grad weekend

After attending two graduations in a row, this is what i've learned:

1. bring something to entertain you through the long and numerous speeches, such as a deck of cards or small snacks. if you forget, 20 questions and "i spy with my little eye" works well too. My favorite is a long zoom lens to put on your camera so you can take pictures of unique or intriguing people from afar when they are not looking.

2. there must be some sort of mandatory code for girls to only wear stripper heels to graduate.

3. all those people in their oversized robes, square hats, and dangly things look like idiots. but in reality, i'm incredibly jealous of them because it means they don't ever have to go to school again.

4. "commencement" is the new "graduation" ........since when?

5. you don't need 9 different traffic controllers within the same five foot distance. you wasted your money hiring dem foolz.

6. kettle corn, funnel cake, and mini donut stands automatically make any event 100% more legit.

7. no matter what you wear or how carefully you choose your outfit, the weather will somehow manage to make you hot and/or cold... repeatedly.

8. sit next to someone who likes to make fun of people too.

9. i found that saying "congrats grad!" is fun...just always.

10. the most exciting part of a graduation is getting your loved one to see you from the stands and then proceed to crazily wave and scream at them. This may last for about 10 seconds, but you never stop being proud of them.