Granulation

Going to the commencement ceremony on Saturday was an experience. I watched two friends (who need to get their theses finished) walk, while I sat out in the crowd. It was surreal listening to the endless parade of names. I’ve never gone in for this sort of thing. I felt like I was trapped in a bad French movie.

But then, it was fun looking at all the costumery. I got entirely too much satisfaction from watching everyone exit the big arena, exiting right into the path to the cattle barn. I did come to one major conclusion though—people from computer science and engineering should never be allowed to give thirty-minute speeches. Oh, the humanity!

I can see the attraction to the medieval ceremony of it all, but it just doesn’t pull on me. I wouldn’t have missing seeing my friends walk the gauntlet though!