April 26, 2010

• Graduation

  I went to Utah for my brother’s college graduation the past few days. Drove across the desert with my parents and grandparents. If you’ve never been to a college graduation, they give the diploma to each student, one by one. Sometimes there are thousands of students graduating, and in severe cases it can last five or six hours. Hours of sheer boredom.

  My other brother and I alleviated the boredom by bringing our laptops and trying to connect them so we could play Starcraft. We couldn’t break into the University wireless, so we settled on a Bluetooth connection. We also noticed a number of other people in the area had their Bluetooth turned on. If you have a bluetooth phone, and you are not using the bluetooth, you should turn it off because it uses a lot of battery.

  Despite the utter boredom we went through all for ten seconds of cheering as my brother walked across the stage, I would still suggest you actually attend your graduation if you are graduating. There is nothing like dressing in a robe, that no reasonable person would ever wear from a stylistic standpoint, and getting your friends to come and cheer for you while waiting in utter boredom. Especially after driving 14 hours across the desert. Despite all that it was still a joyous occasion.

  Oh, and I highly recommend leis for the graduate. An excellent tradition.

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