Yesterday was FAS Formal.

Originally, I was not planning to go. Reasons from things like “I don’t have a date to go with.” to “I’m at camp on the weekend, so it would be crazy for me to go there after.” to “I have time constraints.”. But in the end, I still went.

The reasons were all still there. I went dateless, but tagged along with a bunch of friends. I still went to my camp beforehand and got my Woodbadge II for Troop in the process. I still managed to get all the things done within the small amount of time I had between after the training camp and the formal, which includes going home, cleaning up, getting dressed for the night, and going to Mass. Did I regret my decision to go to FAS Formal? Not one bit.

It was unexpectedly fun! It gave me an opportunity to unwind, which was something that I realized now was badly needed. My focus has just been work, work, and more work with no breathing room to go out and have fun with friends. I really need to make time for more fun social events.

Still too self-conscious and too reserved though. I didn’t ask anyone to dance, but peer pressure kinda got me out there on the dance floor and ended up dancing briefly with two female friends. All the other times, we just stood around in a circle and just moved about. I’m pretty sure I “danced” (if you can call it that anyway) like a fool, but whatever. It was fun.

Also, Curtis Lassam: I still can’t believe you rickrolled the formal, but kudos to you my friend.

After the formal, our table of 7 decided to head out for drinks, namely bubble tea at the Bubble World by Metrotown. We talked about stuff, joked about, and generally had some fun.

Finally got home at 2 AM or so. Sure, I have work today, but I still woke up (and earlier than normal, which is mind-boggling) and wrote some good amount of documentation for my work project. I am working unconventionally though; my co-worker Santi is attending a talk about international studies, but we have a visit in North Vancouver as well. I spent a good amount of time working at a coffee shop by remote desktop and enjoyed a somewhat endless amount of tea.