So my diploma showed up in our mailbox, sealed in a white canister yesterday. The shipping was $1.90. I presume that shipping to the lower 48 is the same. Assuming the bulk of the class of 2009 is around 3,200 that puts the total for shipping those parchments at $6,100. It really is fascinating to take a closer look at the costs involved with sending one semester’s worth of graduates their diplomas (couldn’t they curb costs by giving it to us directly on the stage?).
Physically seeing the document has also stirred a few emotions within me. I am officially an alumni. Am I okay with that? Sure, but can I keep some of my now-vintage Duke-Carolina t-shirts, pretty please? Another thing, I can now hang the accomplishment on a wall somewhere. Plus it actually looks a lot cooler than a trophy. Imagine what it would be like if you received a trophy upon completion of undergraduate study. What would a bachelor of the arts trophy look like? Would it involve a beer funnel and viking horns?
I apologize for the long gap between content. It isn’t that I am particuarly busy as I await my semester at VCU to start. Rather, I am finishing up some reading, Fallout 3 and watching a good deal of films I might not have time to see for many years. Crazy stuff. More soon.
This past weekend was a blur. My sister finally finished high school and is now at Myrtle Beach until Thursday at Beach Week. The actual graduation ceremony was a raucous affair (much more so than my own) and I nearly went deaf from all the unnecessary whistling and cowbells. Next time the rodeo is in town feel free to inform me.