When I left the Indy tonight, I told Gary that the next time I saw him, I’d be a college graduate.
Well, that might be an exaggeration – I got an e-mail (mass-mailing) from the graduation office, just a general list of things to make sure I’d done before they could “graduate me” and the reminder that no one was officially “graduated” until the graduation office said so — but as far as I’m concerned, once Thursday is over, I’m done (and as everyone I’ve spoken to has confirmed, I will be).
One of the unexpected consequences of my school schedule is that I have become an “early bird.” Waking up after 8:30 on a day where I have no classes and don’t have to be at work until 11am makes me feel like I’ve spent half the day in bed. I realize this attitude is laughable — one of my coworkers, who is a car-mechanic during the day and a pizza-slinger at night, told me he had to wake up at 5am every day and had no sympathy for me, to which I responded, “Then why’d you fucking ask?” — but consider that a year ago I would get off work at 11pm some nights, get home, and contemplate watching a three-hour movie before heading to bed.
I can’t complain, of course. I’m sure (or at least, hopeful) that I’ll find an entry level job with a decent pay that’ll require me to be at work by 9am. So I figure, it’s a good thing my body is already getting adjusted.
And now it’s 10pm-ish and I’m fighting off yawns.
I feel old.
Ah, bless ya Snay. Night night, sleep tight, don’t let the bed bugs bite!
Comment by Vi — May 14, 2007 @ 3:58 am
its horribly exciting to think of you as a graduate.
are you going to have pictures of you at the ceemony for us?
Comment by bluepaintred — May 14, 2007 @ 10:06 am
It’s taken me 6 years to go from going to bed at 2 and waking up at 7 to going to bed at 12 and waking up at 5.
It’s been hell.
Comment by Chimeric — May 14, 2007 @ 10:09 am
Snay… are you planning on wearing anything under your gown?
Comment by Juju — May 14, 2007 @ 10:16 am
Great, now I am thinking of you with only a stiffy and a smirk on your face at your commencement. Urgggle brecht…
Please send a picture…
Comment by ADW — May 14, 2007 @ 11:10 am
*gasp* …you sound like a grown up! gratz on the graduating thing… :)
Comment by sue — May 14, 2007 @ 12:01 pm
Congrats on FINALLY being done. Phew! I know that feeling. For the entire month after grad, which included weeks of owed vacation time from work, I slept from 2 a.m. until 1 p.m. every fucking day. I was EXHAUSTED. As I’m sure you are.
Enjoy wearing the funny hat and gown. You earned it.
Comment by Tara — May 14, 2007 @ 1:56 pm
That’s because you are old.
Congrats on the degree. What’s next?
Comment by Rachel — May 14, 2007 @ 2:24 pm
Heya! Congrats on your impending graduation into the erroneously named ‘real world.’ No, I still haven’t written anything, but my deadline for starting up blogging and other writing is May 25th. Anyway, congrats!!!
Comment by Zhadi — May 14, 2007 @ 2:44 pm
You do realize this is only going to get worse. Old sucks.
Comment by Jazz — May 14, 2007 @ 4:26 pm
I’m a morning person as well now … I wake up at 6:00 a.m. for work … and usually only sleep in until about 8:00 on weekends … that was not the case in college.
Comment by losrulz — May 14, 2007 @ 6:44 pm
When I graduated from college we snuck bottles of champagne in under our gowns. Makes the ceremony a little less boring.
Comment by CS — May 14, 2007 @ 9:00 pm
Congrats on graduating. Now you can come and join all us tards in the real world. *cries*
Comment by steph — May 14, 2007 @ 10:17 pm
It’s been “bliss” lately to wake up at 5:30 am instead of 4:45 am (every minute is precious especially since I tend to get to bed around 11:30p.m.).
Comment by Hanmee — May 15, 2007 @ 12:04 pm
Getting old sucks…
Comment by Claire — May 15, 2007 @ 4:25 pm