Slightly more alive today.

[sarashina]

So, commencement happened. It was sort of traumatically long and busy, and our commencement speaker drew protesters that I had to walk past on the way to the auditorium. (One of them told me, "Congratulations!" which I thought was pretty hilarious.)

But there were a lot of good things: we marched in to "Jai Ho" instead of "Pomp and Circumstance," there was a techno remix of the Horah at one point, and honorary degree recipient Paul Simon played a gorgeous version of "The Boxer" for us. ♥ And all the wonderful support I received wasn't too shabby, either.

So I am now the owner of a B.A in East Asian Studies, Cum Laude, with minors in Creative Writing, English, and Anglo-American Literature. Well, in theory - my actual degree is coming in the mail in a few weeks. I have an empty folder with a note. But it's the thought that counts.

Hello, rest of life. I will have to figure out what I want from you now.

But I have a little while to relax, so first order of business: write! Write lots! And what better way to get started than with an Original Fiction Drabble-thon! To those of you who want to play with some original fic - or even just give prompts - come on over and play!

Comments

[noelleno.livejournal.com]

Congratulations baby! You worked hard and earned every fiber of the paper you're getting in the mail. :>
And l-lol, our country will never be done with Jai Ho ever. I don't think this is a bad thing.
And holy shit Paul Simon that is AWESOME.

AND HELL YEAH DRABBLETHON *HITS THAT

[glass-icarus.livejournal.com]

Yay, congrats! :D

(Also JAI HO? LOL.)

[ivory-and-horn.livejournal.com]

Congratulations on making it to the other side! Three minors and a major, that's pretty awesome. :3

[inarticulate.livejournal.com]

Congratulations. ♥ That's awesome!

[lacunarity.livejournal.com]

Congrats! And good luck on your start to finding a career!