Tales of Home [2]

Pettytyrant101 wrote:

VIKINGS!!

pretty much.

thats scary

thats very very scary

Not really... they forgot scarves.... will all turn back home after about 5 minutes.

And have man-flu for the next 3 weeks.

yah, right....

Petty has man-flu.

No I dont- I have proper illnessy things goping on - I need someone to bring me stuff, pour my buckie, ring out my kilt.

do you have people to bring you stuff? antibiotics, paracetamol soup? what the fuck is it, there shouldnt be flu in May, have you been sniffing things you shouldnt?

I supsect a virus from Daves Vegetable Patch! He doesnt have chickens does he?!
Right now I cant sniff anything- totally blocked solid- can only breath through my mouth- I fear Im just getting old (for a Scotshobbit!) crap I used to shrug off is flooring me!
Well bolllocks to that! Im not having it! (wonder if a buckie bath might help? )

quitting smoking might help you know.

but then I might live into my 70's or something!

Mrs Figg wrote:what the fuck is it, there shouldnt be flu in May, have you been sniffing things you shouldnt?

there shouldn't be flu in may... bwaAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!

and bwaHaHaHaHa means you Vikings have flu in May? well you do live in a giant freezer so it figures.

hhahaha.. ha.

is that a hahahaha yes or hahahahah no?

it's both... kinda..

Popping back in to share some good news. My university's graduation ceremony was today. We all drove down to the city and I put on the cap and gown despite it being hot and muggy. I decided the night before to forego dressy clothes and just rock the sandals and shorts under the gown, which helped make the temperature not feel so bad. The ceremony plus line-up and procession was like four hours but it was actually really nice.



Here's me all decked out with my academic regalia and assorted bling (albeit messed up by the wind outside). I had the opportunity to get and wear even more shit but I decided not to be too ostentatious. (For those not familiar with US academic regalia, everything but the plain black gown and the mortar board cap is extra, usually associated with honors ).



The day before graduation the Honors College had a separate ceremony for graduating ceremony that I attended (with my family in the audience). It wasn't a cap and gown event so I wore a suit instead. This is me posing with my brother like a bro after the event.

Fun story: during the ceremony all the graduating seniors went on stage to receive a medallion from the Honors College (visible in picture #1). Right before we went up, we were informed that we had to say a few words about our plans for the upcoming year. Most people mentioned jobs or grad school, a substantial minority said they had no idea yet (I fall into that category), and a handful cracked jokes. I couldn't decide what to say until right before it was my turn, at which point I walked up to the microphone and, being nervous and sick and not really seeing anyone around me, said, "I'm going to Disney World." *

That got the loudest laugh of anyone's comments and a bunch of people came up to me after the event to mention it. The best part is that we really are going to Disney World this summer, as well as the nearby Harry Potter theme park in Orlando, Florida.

* Cultural context: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/I'm_going_to_Disney_World!

Rock beats scissors

Good pics Eldo

Congratulations Eldo! That's plenty impressive bling right there!

Disney!!! Woohoo!!! Was there last year and will be back in 2015.

Well done on getting through it all.

Congrats Eldo - and you finally got to dress up like a wizard in real life! (A Terry Pratchett wizard mind you by the looks of it, with all the taste and selfcontrol for bright and colourful things of a demented magpie )

I've never liked people with a good education behind them --- until now that is...

You seem to have got under my skin Eldo, so a big congrats!

{{{Educated bastard! }}}