Shouts of joy echoed down the halls of Walker three east Wednesday night at about 11 p.m. I am the resident advisor on the glorious floor we call Threeast, and expected nothing less when the snow day was announced.
The proclamations of No school tomorrow, came about an hour before the official email was actually sent out by OU public affairs.
Its really cancelled, I saw it on the KOCO Channel 5 website! one of my residents proclaimed to assure me his excitement was legit.
Thus began the hysteria.
All plans for paper writing and studying were immediately cancelled, in exchange for well, Im really not quite sure.
Being a grumpy bearded old man, I went to bed at about 2 a.m. and left the hooligans to their own pursuits.
However ,when morning came, I decided to join them. Who can pass up a game of football on a snowy morning?
Tackling people into the ice-packed ground at 11 a.m. proved to be quite a good time. Two hours later, the blood was pumping and we were shedding layers, wishing the snowfall would pick up.
As time progressed, gridiron heroics abounded and then it was time for lunch. So we headed back to Threeast to get the good ol student IDs for a visit to the caf. At about that time, one of my more intelligent residents proclaimed, Lets go in shorts, t-shirts and flip-flops!
I immediately agreed, it absolutely had to be done.
A line of 15 ridiculous fellows, dressed for July, hauled down the stairwell of Walker Center, ready to face the cold head on, picking up stragglers along the way so our final number bordered 20.
The true experience can really only be summed up by shaky digital camera video taken with nothing in mind but YouTube.
I enjoyed my 1 p.m. bowl of Trix, though for some reason throughout the meal people found it necessary to tell us it was cold outside. Anyhow, the group picture turned out well, but something more had to be done to make this an experience worthy of the Complete Waste of Time at College Hall of Fame.
Enter Diet Coke and Mentos.
Our floors scientific expert engineered a geyser and two rockets. Unfortunately they didnt turn out too well. Nevertheless, a digital camera was there just in case YouTube feels like it needs more footage of Diet Coke and Mentos reactions.
By this time, it seems hundreds of other students had caught on to the fact that there was snow outside. Our turf for shenanigans was being encroached upon by other football games, snowball fights, and shaky digital camera video taping.
How dare they.
A trio of my extremely intelligent residents then saw it fit to show up the other residents by running and making snow angels in shorts and t-shirts, barefoot.
The kiddos from Threeast were getting a bit worn out, so some took a break, others kept frolicking in the snow for a few more hours, while a select few resorted to digitally throwing punches at each other with their new Nintendo Wii in a game of Wii Sports boxing.
The hall died down for awhile, then it started to get absolutely ridiculous outside.
Did you hear the news! one of my residents proclaimed. My paper isnt due until Monday, I dont need to start until Sunday night!
I had to tell him that I actually hadnt heard the news about his paper due date.
At any rate, not soon afterwards, I became a broken record answering I do not know to the perpetual question of, Do we have school Friday?
Though I figured the campus would be closed down again, considering I grew up in Norman and havent seen it like this, since ever, I still told them to wait a few hours and then we would know.
As I was about three quarters of the way done with this narrative, a familiar ridiculous amount of noise came rushing down the hall and into my room.
No school Friday, I saw it on the Hub, I saw it on the Hub!
Really though, it was a ridiculous amount of screaming.
Now I have to figure out how a second snow day can top the first one.
Threeast ensembles performing live elevator music then trick-or-treating the halls for extra Halloween candy comes to my mind first, but let me know if you have any better ideas.

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