Yesterday was Club Day. In my previous post, I mentioned how excited I was about it. I was eager to check out what I could join with the intention of branching out a bit and putting myself out there. Trying something new, meeting new people, etc…

Well, unfortunately, that didn’t work out as planned.

During free hour on Wednesday, I wandered out onto the quad with a friend. The atmosphere was great. There was music blasting from two speakers, students everywhere, and many tables set up for various clubs. I remembered this environment from last year, and how much fun it looked like when I was a freshman. Now, as a sophomore, it looked a little less fun and a lot more opportunistic.

We wandered around the quad for quite some time, making sure we didn’t miss any table.

By the end of free hour, I had only signed up for one club.

One.

Granted, I signed up for Circle K, which is a community service type of club. There was something similar in high school, but of course I shied away from that. So, I decided that I wasn’t going to shy away this time. Besides, I think that giving back to the community would be  a great way to explore new things and meet new people as well as help them out.

By the time 1:40 rolled around and I had to go to class, I only had one brochure in my hand.

The feeling of disappointment was almost overwhelming. I felt incredibly bummed out at the fact that I hadn’t done what I set out to do. My mission had been to sign up for as much as I could, but I ended up doing the opposite and siging up for the minimum.

However, I do have a reason.

What ended up happening was that I didn’t sign up for most because I just wasn’t interested.

Maybe I was being a little too narrow-minded. I’m willing to accept that. I guess I was looking for something that pertained to my own interests.

Now that I think about it, I shouldn’t have done that. I should have been more spontaneous, as planned in my last post, and just signed up for whatever. THAT would have been interesting.

Overall, I definitely failed in that mission. I tried, but I didn’t try hard enough. Honestly, I’m disappointed in myself.

Still, I believe that there is a way to fix that disappointment.

As I walked around the quad, I found myself keeping my eyes open for any club that has to do with writing. You know, like a Creative Writing club or something.

There wasn’t one there, but then I thought- why not? I’m sure not all clubs at QC are represented at Club Day.

So, is there a Creative Writing club? Maybe even a Book Club? Possibly even a combination of the two?

THAT is a club I would join in a heartbeat.

Here are my new plans.

Plan A: Look into whether or not a creative writing/book club exists at QC, find out if it’s active, and JOIN!!!

If there is no such thing…

Plan B: Start one!

Whoa. Now there’s a crazy idea.

As crazy as it sounds for me to start a club, I’m also excited by the possibility.

There is honestly nothing I love more than a good book and nothing I’m more passionate about than writing. I know there are others like me around. I want to bring us together!

I have a renewed resolve now. This is a mission I must accomplish!