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Well, I am now officially graduated with an MLIS and an MA in English. I even got an A in my Romantic poetry class, which surprised me, because I was hovering in the A-/B+ range before the final and I rather thought I did poorly on it.
My parents and grandparents came down for graduation. It was really *really* nice. I think this semester helped prove something to my parents. In one semester I manged to work full time, attend classes, present and win a court case, write a 70 page thesis, and find a job. And for the first time this semester I've felt like my parents were truly treating me like an adult, even an equal. It felt very good. That is not to say we won't still have our disagreements, but it's a major step, I think.
Thursday I'm flying down to Baton Rouge to check out apartments. Hopefully I'll come back Friday with a definite place to live. My father is planning to fly down to Columbia Memorial Day weekend to help me load up a truck, and then he'll drive the truck and I'll drive my car to Baton Rouge. We'll stop somewhere halfway for the night, get into BR on Tuesday, spend Wednesday unloading the truck, and then we'll both fly back to Baltimore on Thursday for my brother's high school graduation on Friday. I'll stay the weekend, and probably go back to BR on Monday to finish unpacking and getting settled in.
I figure on putting Robin and Róisín together in the kennel, and getting a large carrier for Siobhán. She gets along with the terror twins fine in general, but she's still a little standoffish, and I don't think she'd take close quarters for an extended time very well. The kennel should fit in my back seat, and if it doesn't it's large and flat and can go in the truck. The carrier will go in my car, and I should even be able to take my potted herbs and such in the trunk. The logistics of this whole move thing are starting to come together, which makes me feel much better about it.
My parents and grandparents came down for graduation. It was really *really* nice. I think this semester helped prove something to my parents. In one semester I manged to work full time, attend classes, present and win a court case, write a 70 page thesis, and find a job. And for the first time this semester I've felt like my parents were truly treating me like an adult, even an equal. It felt very good. That is not to say we won't still have our disagreements, but it's a major step, I think.
Thursday I'm flying down to Baton Rouge to check out apartments. Hopefully I'll come back Friday with a definite place to live. My father is planning to fly down to Columbia Memorial Day weekend to help me load up a truck, and then he'll drive the truck and I'll drive my car to Baton Rouge. We'll stop somewhere halfway for the night, get into BR on Tuesday, spend Wednesday unloading the truck, and then we'll both fly back to Baltimore on Thursday for my brother's high school graduation on Friday. I'll stay the weekend, and probably go back to BR on Monday to finish unpacking and getting settled in.
I figure on putting Robin and Róisín together in the kennel, and getting a large carrier for Siobhán. She gets along with the terror twins fine in general, but she's still a little standoffish, and I don't think she'd take close quarters for an extended time very well. The kennel should fit in my back seat, and if it doesn't it's large and flat and can go in the truck. The carrier will go in my car, and I should even be able to take my potted herbs and such in the trunk. The logistics of this whole move thing are starting to come together, which makes me feel much better about it.