Yes my friends, TOG is here to official acknowledge that the majority of the French did something right.
In honor of the French people's spirit of sovereignty, I am placing a 1-month moratorium on any and all jokes dealing with, but not limited to, military defeats, unshaven regions of the French female, and any and all references to capitulation prone members of the primate family with a possible predisposition toward the partially cured dairy arts.
A tip of the beret to you, my fine Frenchy friends.
So, as I sort through the contents of the 'rents basement for non-stinky furniture and the piece-wise discontinous function of kitchen gadgets, in occurs to me that everthing in my life would be going much better if only I had my very own Deion Sander's Hotdog Express
I moved back home yesterday, and will spend the next week and a half repacking and readying myself to move all my worldly possesions down to wichita. The moving people are set to come and pick up my things on June 7th and move them into my new apartment in Wichita on the 8th. I'm quite nervous about all the paperwork I've still got to finish before I start work. In fact, until I see some official piece of paper that says I really did graduate on Sunday, my breath will be held. I don't imagine I will truly feel at ease until I get the first paycheck.
So here's to June, my month of nervousness.
Far above the golden valley
Glorious to view,
Stands our noble Alma Mater,
Towering toward the blue.
Lift the chorus ever onward,
Crimson and the blue
Hail to thee, our Alma Mater
Hail to old KU.
In less than 8 hours, my life as an undergraduate will end. It's been hell at times, delight at others; I've been triumphant and depressed. But I wouldn't have had it any other way.
To all those whom I've met over the past 4 years: It's been a pleasure knowing you all. You've made the time pass and the work tolerable and for that I thank you.
Freedom of press is such a pillar of American society, how could you treat it like this? Sure, nothing but the highest level of ethics when dealing with energy dependence or drug abuse; but on matters of international perception and national security, you forget your own rules? Tell me, how is it possible that 13 year old junior high newspaper writers are better journalists than you?
You have been granted such extensive freedom never before seen; the least that you could do is to attempt to speak the truth. There are people all over the Internet and cable TV that incite for fun and stir up controversy for a living, and there is not one of them who doesn't cringe when they think of the live & death ramifications of your irresponsible brand of journalism has caused.
You're better than this, start acting like it.
Nil, Neyt, None.
That's exactly what I've done in the past 3 weeks. I've made the grand transformation from insatiable American icon of work ethic to worst-case stereotypical couch potato. I've given up on the semester, and college in general. I have one class that could have been sewn up a month ago, but still sits unvisited. I have a single hour of independent study that will determine whether or not I graduate, but haven't talked to the professor about it ever...yes, ever.
Oh how the mighty have fallen.
Yeah, it's not really true. Grad school is coming eventually, but for the near future I'm done going to class.
And by the way, 9 days until graduation.
Spent all weekend at GCGA 05 in the sprawling metropolis of Williamsburg, KS with lots of very, VERY Catholic peoples. It's okay though I don't hold it against them...too much.
I also looked at apartments in Wichita all day today. With this inspection I've determined that I will definately be living on a man-made lake. If you're familar with wichita, you're laughing right now, if not...too bad for you, inside joke.
Alright, I'm opening it up for discussion. The 'rents have asked me what I want as a graduation gift, and I honestly don't know.
Therefore, I'm open for suggestions. Keep in mind that there is a monetary limit ($500>) so I'm not looking for a new car or a trip to Fiji. Also, there are a few typical suggestions that I don't need:
Television
Computer
Furniture
Kitchen Appliances
Any and all other suggestions are welcome.
UPDATE: Good suggestions thus far. It would be great if it were something memorable, so not just like money or something immature like Xbox.
Alumnus: Singular, Masculine
Alumni: Plural, Masculine
Alumna: Singular Feminine
Alumnae: Plural Feminine
Just thought you should know, before you embarrass yourself in front of a thousand people...again.