Hey, how about a huge party?

Betty Landers drumforever at earthlink.net
Tue May 21 04:21:18 UTC 2002


   Date: Mon, 20 May 2002 03:01:47 -0000
   From: "dradamsapple" <dradamsapple at yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: Hey, how about a huge party?
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Congratulations on your Graduation!  My own college graduation was 
exactly twenty years ago (May 16, 1982, 1:30pm to be exact; and no, I 
didn't remember it, I looked it up in my year book!).  

*Lol!  I doubt I'll remember mine that clearly, either.  I really didn't
feel special or proud or anything.  It was way too ritualistic for my
liking...either that or I was just too tired to care about graduating
officially by then.
I have to agree with you, the ceremony itself is rather anti-climatic 
at times.  I remember that one of our speakers was An Wang, the 
founder and president of Wang laboratories (it's an OLD company that 
no longer exists here in Massachussetts), and the other speaker was 
Paul Tsongas the U.S. Senator from Massachussetts.  I guess at the 
time they were pretty prominent people but I could'nt save my life if 
I had to tell you what they said.  

*we had a bu nch of University dignitaries and Sen. John Edwards come
and speak.  I was not impressed...I could have summed up their speeches
in 3 sentences.  "Congratulations!  Welcome to your second permanent
family!  You have all the ingredients for success, so do it!"
Same ol' thing.  I was bored and it was chilly.  I expected it to be
warmer than it was...

The really important part of college is yes, of course, that stupid 
piece of parchment that will open doors, but it is also the 
friendships you make and party's that you've gone to, and stupid 
things you've done in class (on the last day of my organic chemistry 
class, we started drinking at 9:30am; NOT a good idea!!).Well, you 
know what I mean; it's the (*breaking out in song*) MEMORIES!! 

*You know what?  My fondest memories are of the marching band.  I didn't
have many friends outside the band and didn't do much outside the band,
but that memory will be a sweet one the day I die.  
Anyhow, I'm rambling . . . sorry. I guess I'm getting little 
reminiscent (spelling?)of those good old days!  
God I feel old!!
*Lol!  well, I am rambling in response to your rambling, and maybe the
other listees will join in the fun.






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