UNDER THE TREE AGAIN

UNDER THE TREE AGAIN

WE SAT UNDER A TREE IN THE SHIVERING COLD FOR THREE HOURS IN FRONT OF THE CSULB BOOKSTORE

By Natalie Comfort & Jensen Puckett

Jensen Puckett: 3:15 pm: we’ve been sitting here for 2 minutes and have already seen 5 skateboarders. No one has eaten shit yet. I’ve also seen a lot more scooters on campus this year. Natalie Comfort: 3:30 pm: There are two girls who have been standing talking for the past 15 minutes. One has a really cute fuzzy tote bag with teddy bears on it. It’s cool. JP: 3:45 pm: i see people walking up, asking people questions with a mic- doesn’t look like 22 west tho. Tempted to buy a sweatshirt from the tent outside but i don’t need to spend money lol. Someone just walked by with a hot coffee and i want it i’m so cold. NC: 4:00 pm: I just saw a guy walking by with two different shoes on. One is a white sneaker and the other are some orange and yellow nike shoes that look like sprinting spikes but without the spikes, just like absolutely no sole to the shoe. JP: 4:15 pm: so many people just left the hall of science. I’ve never had a class in there or any big lecture hall actually… wow it so cold NC: 4:30 pm: It’s getting dark and cold. Very cold. I can’t believe I am only halfway through, I kinda regret agreeing to do this. Why is it so windy? JP: 4:45 pm: i’m honestly surprised i havent seen any squirrels yet. The sun is kind of starting to set. NC: 5:00 pm: Hey, the guy with two different shoes came back around. He has been walking with his friend, who is dressed business professional, for almost a full hour. JP: 5:15 pm: it’s dying down on campus and the sunset is pretty and its so cold holy crap and the tables w the sweatshirts are all packed up now NC: 5:30 pm: Jensen is telling me her weekly schedule and it made me think about how some things are easier to remember than other things. I think it is because some thoughts are linked. I can remember her class coming first, and then her second class, but it’s harder to remember which day of the week. I link the days of the week to what order they come in. Like Monday is 1, Tuesday is 2, etc. So I have to go through Monday mentally and then 1 and then class, versus just 1 and class. JP: 5:45 pm: natalie doesnt remember the days of the week in order like mon, tues, wed, etc. she thinks about it like 1, 2, 3. Its interesting i’ve never thought of it that way lol. I can’t believe how dark it get so early now. oh my God it’s so cold NC: 6:00 pm: Thank god this challenge is over. Jensen and I are both freezing… Also, the science building looks so pretty, all lit up at night. It is nice compared to the liberal arts buildings that look like they were built half a century ago. Why is that? *Disclaimer: Andres Leon did indeed force us to sit under a tree on the coldest day of the week. We will be impeaching him as Editor in Chief effective December 31, 2022. **Note from Andres Leon: I did make Jensen Pucket, the next editor in chief, and our lead copy editor, Natalie Comfort, sit under a tree in the cold for three hours. I did it to give them a taste of how it would feel when I graduate this semester haha I’m funny.