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edenfalling) wrote2018-12-07 09:46 pm
edenfalling) wrote2018-12-07 09:46 pm
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Graduate Recognition Ceremony! (and some other stuff)
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. :)
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. :)
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