Thanksgiving was very nice.

Maybe more later.

But you know what I'm really thankful for right about now, at 1:58 am on the last day of November?

My grad school application to Berkeley has been submitted! All that's left to do is drop off some forms and send my letters of recommendation and this is all finally out of my hands and hair.

University of British Columbia...same thing.

2 down...3 (or 2) less important ones to go.

HALLELUJAH!

They'd better let me in!

Big Game, 2004

Cal 41 - Stanfurd 6

We've come a long way since 2001.

Rushin the field

Roomies

Peace Out Lauren, Peace Out

Big C

-The band put on its best show...EVER!-

We are Golden

I am a senior

I saw a 1-10 season

Thank you, Jeff Tedford

-Daily Cal Haiku

Class of 2005 - SENIORS! Oh Yeah!

Fiat Lux

On this, the eve before my last Big Game as an undergraduate (or student?), I can't help but feel nostalgic. Especially with Lauren and Erik in the dining room going on about how quickly the rest of this year is going to fly by.

It's hard to articulate what I feel about this place, these people. Even if I do end up going here for graduate school, nothing will compare to these four undergrad years here at Cal. They have been amazingly wonderful.

Enjoy the pics from bonfire. Go Bears!

Bonfire! 

...Our last big game bonfire rally...together....as...students :*-(

Ned's latest banners... 

"There is something intrinsically good and genuine about the Bears, something scrappy and gold-hearted that makes the events that will transpire tomorrow less about football and more about a struggle against everything smug and self-righteous in the world."

http://dailycal.org/article.php?id=16999

yeah!

And here's a pic of Doe and the Campenile together, all nice and blue. Too bad I couldn't keep my hand steady enough to not make it blurry...but you get the idea 

And like last, year the Campenile is blue with gold projects. This side says "Bear Territory." 

This year, even Doe turned blue for Big Game Week. The campus looks so awesome.  

Avengelyne01: are you doing weird cultish big game stuff this weekend?
Avengelyne01: like on friday and saturday
Nap98: friday is the bonfire rally, im going to that obviously
Nap98: after it we're having a little get together at my house, beer and pizza i think
Nap98: you can drop by then
Nap98: saturday is devoted to big game
Nap98: after the game, ill either be with my family or going to a thanksgiving potluck with my dorm friends
Avengelyne01: so weird cultish behavior
Avengelyne01: i understand
Nap98: ....don't you even feel a tiny bit sad you've never gone to a big game?

Avengelyne01: football is lame
Avengelyne01: and the guys aren't hot
Avengelyne01: and it's way to cultish and creepy
Avengelyne01: and it goes against my morals
Nap98: i still say, that you can feel that way, but you should have tried to go once during your four years here
Nap98: at least so you could criticize it without any caveats of having never really been
Nap98: you always try to get ME to try new things.
Avengelyne01: well i think people should try going to europe while they're still young
Nap98: yes, i agree
Avengelyne01: i've been to a cal football game
Nap98: when?
Avengelyne01: i don't need to go to a "big game"
Avengelyne01: my freshman year
Nap98: god
Nap98: no wonder you hate it

I won't always love what I'll never have
I won't always live in my regret.

All right! 22! Yeah! Woo....hoo.....?

I have officially entered the realm of non-important birthdays. The days of really really looking forward to every birthday probably end when you're 18...at the latest. Then after that you just gear up to the big 2-1. And then...well, nothing special except those semi-depressing decade milestones. 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80, 90....eh.

I think we need to disperse our happy milestone birthday years. Like, say at the age of 34 you get a free trip to Tahiti or something.

At least 22 is a cool looking number.