second observation

I went back to the study lounge on the fifth floor of Knotts/Edwards today to get some more information for my paper. I sat on one of the old green couches in the corner and watched the girls during social hour. At first the lounge was empty, quiet and hot, smelling like an old man had lived there for years. After about fifeteen minutes four girls came in through the door and sat down at the first table they came to. One of the blonde girls set down a game called Monopoly and said "Who wants popcorn?!" The girl then left to make popcorn i assume. While the popcorn girl was gone the others started setting up the board and handing out the fake slips of colorful money. About five minutes later the blonde girl returned with a freshly popped bag of popcorn, go figure. the smell quickly changed from musty old man to salty and buttery popcorn. Although this was a nice relief for my nose, it made me rather hungry. As the girls got to playing the game it became increasingly more intense. The girls would randomly shout and start laughing or even arguing at times. A few other girls walking by the study lounge would stop in and see what all the shouting was about but then soon leave after getting bored with the on goings of the game. After watching these girls play for twenty minutes I decided to leave and continue my observations later.