Well, today was an interesting day. It didn't start out that great, since I've been waking up a lot in this hotel bed. It's really uncomfortable and my upper back hurts.
Wheaton College is a small liberal arts college in this not-that-sleepy town called Norton. The campus itself was really pretty and I liked it a lot better than many other schools I visited last year. It was basically the epitome of New England- the woodwork and whatnot just seemed like home. That being said, the school is quite small. Not certain if I like that or not. Anyways, I do think parents tend to have really stupid reactions to silly college traditions. There's apparently this Wheaton tradition that kids swim in Peacock Pond at some point before they leave. However, parents apparently called the school fussing that "you can't force kids to swim in a pond to graduate"! Honestly now people, do you really think a respectable organisation would make kids swim in a pond as an actual graduation requirement? Come on, get a sense of humor.
This hotel is currently hosting Readercon, which is an imaginative literature convention. Seems interesting enough, though some of the folks around here have very interesting choices in attire. There are lots of interesting conversations to be heard around here.
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