Saturday, February 4, 2006

About 8:30am EST, Alex Koroknay-Palicz sets off in THABOAT to go to American University to set up the NYRA table for the conference, but must first do the regrettable: swing by my house and bring me along!

At 9:00am, we arrived and set up the table. Well, more like Alex went to the registration table to take care of everything and told me to set up the table, but I was a bit too tired and stupid and unfocused at the moment to do anything more than stare at the table for a bit, but I got into gear eventually.:D

Once the table was set up, with three-year-old literature stacked about, buttons glimmering promisingly in the fluorescent lighting, and the big clumsy banner taped precariously to the front of the round table, we sat behind the table and played the waiting game. I think I started rambling on about my own college days for some reason. I probably had a point I meant to get to, but like all my other ramblings, I most definitely forgot the point right away.

Beside us was the Albany Free School, whom we talked to a bit. Well, Alex talked, I just kind of nodded along. I’m not exactly the talking kind. Except when I’m rambling out of my ass about something or other, of course. Either way, they were there with a bunch of their students. Some of them came to our table and bought Fuck Ageism buttons. Ranted about the Crossgates Mall curfew, too.:b:

“We’re the National Youth Rights Association. We fight oppression against youth. Lowering the voting age, lowering the drinking age, getting rid of curfews, fighting for students’ rights, youth free speech, etc. Take a flyer if you’d like and sign up for our low-volume e-mail list. Buttons are a dollar each, and wristbands are $1.50.” Ah, the pitch. Repeated ever so often.;)
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