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Pre-Graduation Ramble
2002-05-29 - 12:57 p.m.

"In the name of love! Once more in the name of love!"

"You crazy fool, I won't give into you" -Moulin Rouge Elephant Medley

I have one more day of classes this quarter, and then, this weekend is GRADUATION CEREMONIES! I technically have one more class in the summer to take, but this is pretty much "it," as I have both my grandmothers, my grandfather, my aunt, my mom and dad, and possibly more coming to see me walk on stage and accept my empty case from Ms. Paula Wallace, our school president. It's hard to believe it came so quick.

I'm happy, and a bit sad at the same time... and apparently not feeling a bit poetic about expressing how I feel. I'm excited for the future, I feel fairly secure, even though a LOT of it is definitely up in the air. I thought for a long spell that perhaps I would continue working here, in SCAD's Career Planning office, since I've worked here for almost two years now and feel comfortable with the department. Very, very minor clues are telling me that perhaps I'm not really wanted full time here. So minor, in fact, that I think I might be reading into things way too much- but regardless, it's making me think whether or not I want to stay- I almost feel like "Oh yeah"ing them, and actually trying for a real design job somewhere. But I'm also wondering if I want to rush into that phase of my life yet, since, it seems, once you enter the workforce, you're kind of stuck there. I want to explore a bit, feel like I've been around the country. Granted, I could do this by having different jobs... which is probably what I'll do for most of my moving around. But there's still the wilder, party side I wanna have a bit of fun with. Aaaactually, this side of me isn't really all that strong. I want to do a few things... a cruise with with party-ish people sounds fun, and some clubbing experiences... and...

Waaah!!! I'm feeling so homebody. I don't *really* want to do all that stuff right now. I don't even wanna run around and score with any cute I see...

"I just want an air-conditioned space, all expenses paid. All my answers are rehearsed." -Fluid Ounces

So, yeah. I got an A on my Economic Exterminators project- woo hoo!! He acknowledged that for the middle stretch, I lollygagged a whole lot, but said that I pulled it together very well at the end, and liked it. He was kind on my soul, and I almost feel guilty for being slack and getting away with it. Well, no, I do feel guilty. It's not as if I didn't work on it though... I just condensed my work into one HUGE session of this weekend. And I enjoyed myself along the way, taking little mini-vacations each weekend, doing things with friends that made me forget I was also in classes.

Gotta cut out. Bye Diaryland.

Reason for Terror # 82:

Using phrase "da bomb" unwittingly in phone tapped conversations could lead to arrest and beatings by the FBI, local authorities, and hip police.

Reason for Terror # 81:

There was a little bit of mold on that bread you had this morning.

Reason for Terror # 80:

When evening falls, you can try to drive away; but the moon will be following... always following...