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Ugh, I hate everything. Today was the Classical Studies department reception, which was...fun, I guess, there was good food and I got to see a lot of professors, but despite being a major I'm generally very dissociated from the department. I only know about half the profs, and only three or four of the other graduating majors and minors, so there was a lot of standing around awkwardly with my mother trying to get the attention of one of the profs I know to talk before we finally gave up and left.
Then there was Under the Oaks, which is the Newcomb College (Institute) ceremony, which was touching at the beginning and then led into, "Why are all these people so much more talented than I am, why did I waste my college career?" with the awards. (I...kind of hate graduation right now just because I feel like a failure.)
Then Wave Goodbye, which had a lot of food and, well, also led to me hating the entire world because my father and grandmother were late and there were a ton of people and really long lines.
( personal family and academic stuff )
So tomorrow is graduation, and then I'm spending one more night in the dorms before going back to Washington in the morning. I'm also supremely frustrated because I can't figure out whether or not my university is letting me bring my purse to the ceremony or not, because I don't have time tomorrow morning to give it to my parents and I can't figure out if I can just bring it with me. (I...think so? Because they say that you have to carry personal belongings with you throughout the day on one page, and on another they say you have to leave them with your guests or family.) And I'm just supremely frustrated, because I have one dress with pockets, but that was the one I wore today and I have one I bought specifically for graduation that I really want to wear. And...I think I'm just going to bring my purse. What are they going to do, take it away from me? Not let me out on the floor for the Unified Ceremony? (There's like a three-hour thing in the middle before we walk for actual commencement, where I'll be with my parents.)
Also the shoes that I was going to wear broke and I had to throw them away at Wave Goodbye. (I was also wearing them today, but they actually match my graduation dress, so I'm going to have to go with another pair of shoes, but at least those are more comfortable and walkable.)
In conclusion, I still hate everything and I've cried my eyes a really alarming shade of red.
ETA: The only really good things about graduating are (a) finally being able to check "4-year college degree" on online surveys instead of "some college" and (b) my Newcomb College Mignon Faget ring. (Which is annoying me slightly because it's a hair too big and because it displaced my grandmother's engagement ring. I'm trying to decide if it's okay to wear that ring on my left ring finger or not. To be fair, I'm pretty sure I'd be irritated by anything this week: it really is an awesome ring.)
Then there was Under the Oaks, which is the Newcomb College (Institute) ceremony, which was touching at the beginning and then led into, "Why are all these people so much more talented than I am, why did I waste my college career?" with the awards. (I...kind of hate graduation right now just because I feel like a failure.)
Then Wave Goodbye, which had a lot of food and, well, also led to me hating the entire world because my father and grandmother were late and there were a ton of people and really long lines.
( personal family and academic stuff )
So tomorrow is graduation, and then I'm spending one more night in the dorms before going back to Washington in the morning. I'm also supremely frustrated because I can't figure out whether or not my university is letting me bring my purse to the ceremony or not, because I don't have time tomorrow morning to give it to my parents and I can't figure out if I can just bring it with me. (I...think so? Because they say that you have to carry personal belongings with you throughout the day on one page, and on another they say you have to leave them with your guests or family.) And I'm just supremely frustrated, because I have one dress with pockets, but that was the one I wore today and I have one I bought specifically for graduation that I really want to wear. And...I think I'm just going to bring my purse. What are they going to do, take it away from me? Not let me out on the floor for the Unified Ceremony? (There's like a three-hour thing in the middle before we walk for actual commencement, where I'll be with my parents.)
Also the shoes that I was going to wear broke and I had to throw them away at Wave Goodbye. (I was also wearing them today, but they actually match my graduation dress, so I'm going to have to go with another pair of shoes, but at least those are more comfortable and walkable.)
In conclusion, I still hate everything and I've cried my eyes a really alarming shade of red.
ETA: The only really good things about graduating are (a) finally being able to check "4-year college degree" on online surveys instead of "some college" and (b) my Newcomb College Mignon Faget ring. (Which is annoying me slightly because it's a hair too big and because it displaced my grandmother's engagement ring. I'm trying to decide if it's okay to wear that ring on my left ring finger or not. To be fair, I'm pretty sure I'd be irritated by anything this week: it really is an awesome ring.)