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l33tminion) wrote2009-05-18 09:28 pm
l33tminion) wrote2009-05-18 09:28 pm
Graduativersery
Saturday was the alumni association meeting and karaoke at Razzy's, which was fun, with promise of more alumni goodness in the future as the size of the group grows.
Sunday, I went out to Olin for Commencement. Mark (faculty) and Bootles ('09) both had good speeches, although the guest speaker was less impressive. The invocation and benediction were non-denominationally bland (in the "but we all believe in god, right?" sense) but insipid, I would have preferred something interesting, even if it was more explicitly religious. But it was wonderful to see so many of my friends graduate. Olin allows each student to choose a brief message (up to fifteen words) to be read with their name at graduation, there were a lot of clever or entertaining ones, but Gui upstaged everyone by using his fifteen words to propose marriage to his girlfriend, Jenn.
After, hung out with DJ, Ginneh, Mel, and Mark, then went with them plus Andrew to Sunset for dinner.
Can't believe it's been a year.
Sunday, I went out to Olin for Commencement. Mark (faculty) and Bootles ('09) both had good speeches, although the guest speaker was less impressive. The invocation and benediction were non-denominationally bland (in the "but we all believe in god, right?" sense) but insipid, I would have preferred something interesting, even if it was more explicitly religious. But it was wonderful to see so many of my friends graduate. Olin allows each student to choose a brief message (up to fifteen words) to be read with their name at graduation, there were a lot of clever or entertaining ones, but Gui upstaged everyone by using his fifteen words to propose marriage to his girlfriend, Jenn.
After, hung out with DJ, Ginneh, Mel, and Mark, then went with them plus Andrew to Sunset for dinner.
Can't believe it's been a year.