so college graduation is a lot different from high school graduation. i think the biggest difference is that i dont know most of the people graduating with me. most of my [very limited set of] friends either are in different schools (college, comm school) or just not graduating this year. so while high school graduation was all about hugging friends who youve hung out with during lunch time, classes, and after school activities throughout 4 years of high school, college graduation was just you being thrown together with random group members that you awkwardly smile at as you pass each other on grounds.
regardless, stepping onto the lawn with 1294028305 people cheering [not] you on was pretty surreal. while walking down, dan asked this lady in the front row of the audience what time she got there and she answered 5:20..am that blew my mind. why would you wait 6 hours to get a glimpse of your son/daugther/whatever for 10, 15 seconds max?? and what about the people that fly all over the world just to watch for 6 seconds as their kid's name is called. i just find the whole thing inefficient. i think the whole idea of watching graduation is weird. i feel like i would almost prefer it if they just gave me the diploma in a back room on the last day of classes (this is probably the hermit side of me speaking). i also feel really bad for making people sit through an hour of names and random awards before im called. i mean, if i find it incredibly boring, i cant imagine what its like for others.
also, they messed up my diploma so i have a piece of poster paper with a 8x11 IOU taped on it from eschool. yeah, haha.
cool. got a couple weeks to chill before work. gonna be in cville this week by myself so it should be some good quiet personal time before i start work. i plan to get fat now.
peace.
Just thought I'd say hi. Hi!
ReplyDeleteI think it's really creepy that both you and Brian write exactly the same way you sound in real life. But also kind of awesome.