Graduate Recognition Ceremony! (and some other stuff)

[edenfalling]

It wasn't an official graduation because the semester doesn't end until the 14th, but pffft, whatever. I could bomb both my finals and I'd still be fine. (My grade point average would be unhappy, but I'd still pass, no sweat.)

Anyway, it was 6:00pm in the gymnasium of TC3. My parents drove up from NJ and picked me up from the rental company office. There were a few speakers, and then all the unofficial graduates walked up on stage, handed a little name-and-info card to the speaker, who read our names, majors, and any relevant accomplishments (this is where my new membership in Phi Theta Kappa, the two-year college equivalent of Phi Beta Kappa, came into play), after which we shook hands with the college president and received a pin since we aren't officially done and couldn't get our actual diplomas.

(Apparently the diplomas will be mailed in late December.)

Then Mom, Dad, and I went out for a celebratory dinner at The Antlers in Varna, which was quite tasty and has left me with enough extra food for another meal and a half. Mmm, delicious! Then they dropped me off back at the rental company office so I could drive the Camry home, since I needed to clear that parking space for New Hire 2 tomorrow morning. (On Saturdays, I park in Mom Boss's space, since she's not there and obviously New Hire 2 and I can't both park in space #56.)

So that was nice. :D

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In work news, today we rented a studio, which is always nice. We had verbal confirmation from a group of boys that they want to rent a 6-bedroom apartment, but they didn't make it in to the office before I closed at 5:00pm. Hopefully tomorrow! We also had two weird package glitches, which I will attempt to resolve tomorrow.

In other college news, I am about 1/3 done with my final State and Local Government class essay. I have a time set for my Spanish oral final (an ~5 minute phone call conversation) and have printed the sample written final so I can practice on it and be ready when Prof. G uploads and opens the actual written final. As I said above, I could bomb both and be fine, but I'd prefer to do well as a point of personal pride. *wry* (And also for my grade point average and future plans, of course. But mostly my pride.)

In fannish news, I am just about done with my final bit of Yuletide canon review, after which I get to pick which of my prompts to write, bang together an outline, and dive in. :) I am really hoping I have enough time and spoons to write both, because I think both lend themselves more to short fics than to something really long and plotty, and also because I love both canons dearly and would like to A) get a chance to play around with them and B) make my recipient extra specially happy when the archive goes live. :)

Comments

[snacky]

Happy almost graduation? Congrats, in any case! :D

[edenfalling]

*twirls* Thank you!

[branchandroot]

*applauds* Almost-graduation, whoohoo!

[edenfalling]

*bows* Thank you!

[jjhunter]

Congrats on all fronts, sounds like!

[edenfalling]

Well, not the package glitches, but otherwise yes! A most excellent day. :D

[musesfool]

Congrats!

[edenfalling]

Thank you! :D

[sholio]

Yay, congrats! \o/

[edenfalling]

\o/ Thank you!

[mme_hardy]

HOORAY FOR YOU!

So proud. You have organized so much stuff and still excelled.

[edenfalling]

*blush* Thank you!

[heliopausa]

Congratulations! :)

[edenfalling]

Thank you! :D

[lexicology]

Congratulations!

[edenfalling]

Thank you! :)

[autumnia]

Congratulations!!

[edenfalling]

*dances* Thank you!

[wistfulmemory]

Go you! It's been fun watching you accomplish this goal.

I am extremely impressed that your work has a 6-bedroom apartment. I would love to see what that looks like.

Good luck with your finals!

Yay for getting through your canon review. Good luck with the writing, and it would be great if you're able to give your recipient 2 stories.

[edenfalling]

Well, these are apartments for college students, so they're not remotely as fancy as you're probably thinking -- in fact, my own apartment that I live in all by myself is about as big as one of our standard 4-bedroom student rental units! (And rents for like a fifth of the price. Collegetown is expensive.) A student housing 6-bedroom apartment is just six bedrooms, 1.5 or 2 bathrooms, a small kitchen, a smallish living/dining area, and occasionally a communal storage closet. There are seventeen of them in the building; they're not really special. (There are also two 5-bedroom units, twelve 4-bedroom units, one 3-bedroom unit, thirteen 2-bedroom units, two 1-bedroom units, and forty-one studios. It's a large building. It is also not our only building.)

Anyway, thank you very much! :D

[harmony_lover]

Congratulations! Graduating is such a huge accomplishment. You should be very proud! :)

[edenfalling]

Thank you! It took me about 15 years longer than initially planned, and it's an associate degree rather than a bachelor degree, but I got there. \o/

[harmony_lover]

All the more reason you should be proud! That's been a long time coming - what a wonderful accomplishment! :)