commencement speeches

it's that time of year folks. commencement time. time to feel like all of those college years have flown by, that you'll never get all that time back, et cetera, et cetera, ad nauseam. I definitely had moments of sadness when my graduation from vassar came about. six years later, I sit in the memorial library at the university of wisconsin, with pages of notes of swahili to get through before my final exam in the morning. as 'commencement' so blatantly states, the end of college is only the beginning of more. for me, right now, that is more work for school. the life of a graduate student.

I take a few minutes from the hours of work ahead of me to note that the commencement speech given during my graduation (by mr. tony kushner) is listed as one of the more noteworthy on gawker's page today. have a look!

and also, a gigantic shout out to my big little sister, jessica. in 12 hours, she will officially receive her master's of divinity degree from eden seminary. well done jess! you know that I am only one of many who is super proud of you. you give so generously through your compassion and faith.