All graduated and what.

[rallamajoop]

Wednesday night was my graduation ceremony. You know the drill - everyone dresses up like a Harry Potter extra and queues up to get their bit of paper and their handshake, so let's just summarise the rest:

1. Somewhere in the past seventeen years of education, I must have built up a quite impressive tolerance for long, boring ceremonies full of long, boring speeches, because all the sitting around and waiting didn't bother me at all. That, or knowing that this was the very last long, boring ceremony the Australian education system will ever make me sit through made all the difference.
   
2. While everyone was finding seats, the organist played one of the pieces of music that the huge pipe-sculpture from Scitech used to play. Only, on an organ, with a bit more flare. Apparently it's, like, an actual piece of music written by an actual composer that exists outside of the City West building. It's a lot longer too. Who knew?
   No-one said "I'm hungry" or "That's very sweet" during it though, which is a bit of a shame.
   
3. Those hoods and gowns make no sense to anyone. No, seriously, even some of the department heads couldn't get theirs on straight.
   
4. I'm an actual, qualified engineer now. Holy shit.
   

Comments

[cielrose.livejournal.com]

holy damn!
thats amazing to hear..u should be proud! congratulations! n.n

Rallamajoop and the Degree of Engineering

[harveystoat.livejournal.com]

To use your own words: Holy shit!

That's terrific! Was Dumbledore there, too? I hope your name wasn't in any damn goblet.

(I'm sorry we haven't had lunch yet, things have been stupid and hectic around here. Your news is excellent, though!)

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

It's all a little anti-climatic really, considering I finished uni somewhere north of five months ago and have been working for the last four. Still - nice to finally have it all official. Thanks!

Re: Rallamajoop and the Degree of Engineering

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

Didn't see Dumbledore, no. Unless he's done something sneaky like have a shave. In which case he could have been anyone.

(Life is a stupid, hectic thing. Let me know when things calm down a little.)

[phred-has-sonar.livejournal.com]

I hear the hood and gowns are a special intelligence test. If you can put them on properly, an offer to join the Illuminate will be waiting under your pillow upon your arrival home.

Congrats on getting the piece of paper that says you offically can do what you spent all that uni time learning to do XD :D YOU WIN! PERFECT!

[rallamajoop.livejournal.com]

Under your pillow or delivered by owls? Because clearly anyone who can put the gown on straight has *got* to be a wizard, right? It all makes sense now!

Crud, I knew I should've paid more attention when they were telling me how to put it on!