Friday I was dreading going to graduation, everyone is going to be wearing their hoods and I am going to look like a jackass. Plus, I have no friends to ask to help me so I'll have to ask some stranger and look like a total jerk...
Guess what? Of course, that didn't happen. They actually handed out directions for your hood when you got there. You don't even wear your hood in, they put it on you in the hooding ceremony which is actually what I was going to, not truly a commencement. Get it? So Cortland of them.
What else was so Cortland was (a) the director of English Graduate studies also didn't know how the hell the hood went on (b) the key note speaker was Austin MacRae. Right. He also got his MA that night. In English. But he's published and sipped grape soda with some really awesome guy so he's extra special. Luckily we got to hear a poem he composed after said soda sipping. That pretty much sums up my experience at Cortland. Grape soda. Sounds good, but its just nasty dyed syrup and carbonated water.
But I have my hood and that's pretty cool.
Here I am getting the hood put on:
I did it:
The hubs and I:
If I look spaced and exhausted in this one, its because I am. I didn't realize Corcoran was taking the picture. (Should I mention I said good bye to a bunch of my babes this day, too at work!) Wait, I lied, in this picture I am contemplating my future... thinking two words "holy shinikees!"
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Yay! We have a Master of English in our midst! You know, I never really thought of this before, but that is a really cool title...kinda like He-Man's title, "Master of the Universe" but, not quite as...universal. Sort of more localized to, well, English speaking countries. But you could totally rule in lots of places, like, Cameroon, Samoa, New Zealand, or any of these places: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_where_English_is_an_official_language
You're Awesome!! I love you. You totally deserve a pedicure ;)
CONGRATULATIONS, Kate! What a tremendous accomplishment. We need to see you soon, and celebrate!
i am so very proud of you and i hope you run around your house with the hood on all the time!!! :) love you!
HOORAY for hoods and hilarious posts! As you may or may not know, I, your bff, am SUPER proud of you. And jealous of your English hood. Maybe one day I will have one too- or I could just pretend mine is for English. Or I could get two and wear one in front and one in back? And we could sip grape soda in the yard and speak with Connecticut accents. Ok, I'm just being silly now.
Guess what- it's almost THURSDAY!!!!!!!
Maybe now you will choose to use your words instead of brute strength, which leads to hospital trips, when you want to make a point. You are properly qualified, you don't need to hurt me anymore.
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