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I graduate from college tomorrow, having done four year's coursework in three years' time while taking care of a husband and working part-time. Which is my excuse for not posting much lately. I look back over the past three years, and there's been a lot of learning.

* Oven doors are hot too. They burn.
* Porcelain sinks are an invention of Sauron.
* Even the most sensitive man who actually listens will still have annoying quirks, like never knowing where he puts things.
* Life is not about making my parents happy.
* Ignorance may be bliss, but knowledge is far too much fun.
* I'm the biggest geek at my college
* If someone tells you your idea is impossible, it'll work out great.
* It is possible to research and write a ten-page paper in about four days. And get an A.
* Dishwashers are an enormous blessing and everyone who has one should feel grateful.
* Culinary students are very dangerous around fire. Especially if they insist on using dishrags as potholders.
* Life is a lot more fun when you learn to laugh at your mistakes.
* Most people are afraid to be different and to use their imagination. I pity them.
* It is possible to find truly frightening things on the internet, even with a paranoid filter.
* No matter how many books I read, I keep coming back to LOTR. It just says so much truth about life.

So here's to a new life, out of college. I don't know yet what I'll be doing, or where I'll be in five years. But that's the fun part, right? I'm just so glad to be done with homework.

Eltirwen wrote:

I graduate from college tomorrow, having done four year's coursework in three years' time while taking care of a husband and working part-time.

I thought I was busy enough when I was in school. I did work part time but it took me 4 and half years. Though I did have a lot of extra outside junk due to being in band. lot of learning.

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* Dishwashers are an enormous blessing and everyone who has one should feel grateful.

We have one, but don't use enough dishes to warrant using one. *sigh*

Anyway, Congratulations! I remember what a joy is was to have graduated. What a wonderful feeling it is to know you're finished with school. No more tests or term papers! I do find myself missing a few of my music classes and regret complaining about them.

You'll have to post some of your graduation pics.

I'm going to my eldest's graduation tomorrow too! Congratulations to you both! However, I have one tiny issue with this statement:

* Life is not about making my parents happy. If it's not, then what is it about, I'd like to know!! Rebecca?

Eltirwen wrote:

I graduate from college tomorrow.

Congratulations!

I'm graduating, too! (From high school) (In two weeks) yay for the class of '05!

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* Ignorance may be bliss, but knowledge is far too much fun.

Touché.

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* I'm the biggest geek at my college.

And this surprises you?

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* It is possible to find truly frightening things on the internet, even with a paranoid filter.

That is so true. My school has one, too. It's a little scary what you can find out there. Actually, I'm amused that they blocked TORC, TORn, TST, and other such things but not B77, which has far more foul language than any of the above combined.

Good luck! And congratulations once again.

Eltirwen wrote:

* Porcelain sinks are an invention of Sauron.

Elrond: Cast it into the porcelain sink! Destroy it!
Isildur: No.
Elrond: Isilduuuuuuuuuur!!!!!!!

Eltirwen wrote:

....... or where I'll be in five years.

Negotiating movie rights to Evil Counsel?

Oh, and...
Congratulations!

:cheers

And welcome to life outside of school....may you find an easy job that pays lots of money. And if you don't want that job, let me know, I do.

* Even the most sensitive man who actually listens will still have annoying quirks, like never knowing where he puts things.

That's why all women are equipped with USLs (uterine stuff locators)

* Life is not about making my parents happy.

Thinks of her parents Right. It is not.
Thinks of her son. Actually, yes, it is.

* It is possible to research and write a ten-page paper in about four days. And get an A.

What took you so long?

* Dishwashers are an enormous blessing and everyone who has one should feel grateful.

I hope to find that to be true. One day.

CONGRATULATIONS, Elti!

You know what this place needs? A graduation party!
:cheers

Eltiwen wrote:

* It is possible to research and write a ten-page paper in about four days. And get an A.

It's possible to do this in 24 hours as well.

Congrats on graduating.

Congratulations to all of you, Eltirwen, Duffy and Maiden!

* It is possible to research and write a ten-page paper in about four days.

You're ready to be a professor!

Jn

Congrats Elti! :cheers

(Hot dress! )

Sounds like the three years were profitably invested!

And congrats to Maiden and Rebecca, (represented here by duffy)! :cheers :cheers

Thanks for the congrats!

Eru - I've been an over-achiever all my life. Don't try it - it's incredibly stressful.

Duffy - Congrats to Rebecca! And if my parents were anything like you, I wouldn't mind trying to make them happy.

Maiden - Woot for us! We do need a graduation party thread.

Jude - Hopefully, I'll be doing that And turning it into an opera, with your help Now that I'll actually have time to work on it...

Ara-Anna - Well, right now I'm applying to be a legal secretary. I don't know about easy, but it should be well-paying...

Jnyusa - Is this the voice of experience? I don't think I'm quite ready to be a prof. For one thing, I'd have students older than I am.

Hobby - We'll see about the profitably invested... And thanks for the compliment on the dress. It's the best dress I've ever owned.

:cheers to the class of '05! May we live long and prosper.

Congrats, Elti!

:cheers

We should have a graduation thread on here Im also done my undergrad university right now and my graduation is June 13.
One step done.

Congrats Eltirwen!

Congratulations, Elti! And, Duffy and Mossy as well!

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Even the most sensitive man who actually listens will still have annoying quirks, like never knowing where he puts things.

Not to mention scatterbrained teenagers... (Or, their mom, who should know where everything is... )

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Life is not about making my parents happy.

So true. Wish I had learned that a few years earlier than I did.

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I'm the biggest geek at my college.

I'm the biggest geek at my workplace. Actually, I think I'm the only geek there.

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Most people are afraid to be different and to use their imagination. I pity them.

So do I. "If more of us valued food and cheer and song above hoarded gold, it would be a merrier world." Fortunately, at least most of us here seem to do just that.

Enchie, we're waiting for your graduation party...

Congratu-frickin'-lations! It's all oppurtunity from here on out. Just remember that if you cry leaving campus for the last time it's a sign that you had a wonderful three years!

Always ignore people who say you can't do it. They don't know what they're talking about.

Eltirwen wrote:

* Life is not about making my parents happy.

I remember when I told my parents this my mom congratulated me on reaching adulthood.