The LEGEND comes true

Throughout the semester I have overheard tales of a legendary day...

You will wake to car honking at 6 am. All students will rise and join together. Your first beer will be cracked open by 6:01. Although you all will be at school, no student shall attend a class. Instead, a full day party will ensue. Free breakfast will be served. Yard games will take over the village grass areas. There will be a ferris wheel, bumper cars, and a festival in the center of campus. Performances by Australia's best homegrown bands will fill the air with music. If you're still awake by 4 pm you're doing well. At 8 pm, you are a champ. And if still awake at 1 am, then you didn't party hard enough. This is closest our generation will be to woodstock. This is "Conception Day."

This is how Macquarie Uni caps off the end of midterms and initiates the start of spring break. It brings the famous motto to life "Work hard, play hard."

Conception Day begun as an annual day to celebrate the birth of the university and has since earned its now legendary reputation. Initially I thought the tale must be greatly exaggerated. How could any event live up to all the hype, much the less a school-sponsored event?? But now I can pleasantly say tale is true. Yesterday was Conception Day and it was everything the legend proclaimed and more.

You can't get much better than casually kickin' back with the entire student body for a whole day. I played all kinds of yard games (washers-esque), shaved 6 mohawks for friends (7 if you count my own), and experienced my first mosh pit. The headliner band was "Wolfmother." You may have heard their song "Woman" in Guitar Hero. The day was absolutely awesome and a great way to start spring break. Here are a few pictures from the day...

WOLFMOTHER!

It was an experience that must be lived to fully understand. But it was one of the coolest days I have lived first hand. Although alcohol assisted, the day was sooo much more. Spending an entire day with a group of friends is one of life's simple wonders. It really doesn't happen as often as one would think. People have hectic lives and conflicting schedules. Days like Conception Day, 4th of July, Thanksgiving are all special. Everything in life is put on pause and full enjoyment of each others' company can take place for several hours straight. The gift of celebration should be cherished. Life is short, live it up. And have fun doing it!

And to close, I leave you with another poor attempt at a home video. The video is from inside the mosh pit. Unfortunately, this event marked the death of my already-ill camera. You will see that the lens only opens half way and you can only see a portion of the scene. Still, I feel it captures the moment. Lastly, I advise those who easily suffer from motion sickness to please not watch. You may experience nausea.