DLA 2010 Day 3 by Nathan Miller

This Wednesday was a hallowed day in the Sunderland Hall at DLA 2010. It was the all-famous holiday of...Bastille Day. Haven't heard of it? I don't really blame you. It commemorates the storming of the French prison the Bastille and the beginning of the French Revolution. If you think that we came to DLA to learn how to operate a guillotine, however, you would be mistaken. For DLAers, it is the only holiday we could possibly find that always falls during the camp. We celebrate this by standing on tables and chairs and telling everyone what day it is. Another holiday well spent.

In other DLA news, life goes on. We all went to a morning class. For me, I learned about philosophy as it applies to Doctor Who. If you're wondering, it does. The Doctor is what Nietzche would describe as a "superman." So, yes, Mom, I am learning something.

And just when I thought I knew what was going on, I was tricked by a clever ploy. The entire camp was prepared for inspiration by watching Invictus. It made sense because the movie followed the number one rule of inspirational films: when in doubt, Morgan Freeman. However, once we were all lulled into believing this, Mayhem began. Not chaos, Mayhem. Midnight Mayhem is a series of "tasks" that lead to the next task. It's comparable to the challenges in Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone without people nearly dying. We somehow managed to cross a river of hot lava on floating stones. We are unstoppable!

Happy Bastille Day, everyone!