Well after 4 long years, I have finally graduated from college. Indiana Tech's 85th graduation was on this past saturday, May 13, 2006. I now hold a Bachelor of Science in Internet Technologies. Yeehaa.
Dispite the fact that I had a lot to be happy and excited about, I found Graduation to be nothing more than a drag. It was more of a pain in the arse than what it was worth. We had to arrive by 11:00am, a full hour and a half before the ceremony even thought about starting. So I arrive about 11:25; big deal, I was running late. I got in, got my cap and gown on, and walked around the hall to find the little sign under which I was to stand until the procession began. So there I am, standing in place with Tim, the other graduating Internet Technologies major, who was one of my roommates for 3 out of the 4 years at Tech. We literally stood there for what seemed like forever, before finally being marched into the arena.
So the ceremony begins with the typical national anthem, and opening speeches, etc... cough *bullshit* cough.
We got through all that, and then came the bullshit commencement address from Miles Brand, head of the NCAA, and former president of IU. Over all it wasn't bad; I mean he meant well, considering the title was "Making a Moral Difference". Mostly philosophy mumbo-jumbo, blah blah blah, moving on.
Next came the presentation of the Honorary Degrees; snorefest '06 was more like it. I swear the speech for each degree was at least 10 to 15 minutes in length. Where as this, and where as that...who give a rats ass about all that BS.
The graduation ceremony ran 2 and a half hours, which over all isn't bad for a college graduation. However, had they cut out the bullshit speeches, and bumped off all of those damn business majors, we could have been out in 45 mins tops. Had they presented to the engineering and computer studies graduates alone, we could have been out in 20 minutes. The program that they handed out at the door told the story. 98% Business Majors, 2% Engineering/Computer Studies Majors. Our group took only a little more than a page to list, where as those business idiots had at least 5 pages. Anyway, I graduated, and got my fake diploma. Bring on the party and the alcohol.
My family had a big party for me a few hours after graduation was over, and I have to say that I really enjoyed that. After the party was over, a group of us decided that a few drinks would help ease the tension. They certainly made me feel a lot better. :) After that, we decided to go down to the hotel pool/hot tub. Now swimming and alcohol don't really go well, but sitting in that hot tub really helped ease all the tension in my back and neck.
Anyway, I'm tired and have run out of ranting energy for now. I will be going to Louisville tomorrow, and will be back sometime next week. Have to go get the car and take care of some other stuff. Ciao!
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