end of the line
this is what it's all culminated to. my four years at nyu working my ass off have paid off. and now i present to you...graduation (a pictorial).
*all pics taken by renee, except the one with her in it
dad showed up around 8:30 am and said get the fuck up! so i did...
and after i got dressed me, him, and renee tried hailing a cab
in the cab i said, "fuck! we're late!" and dad amd renee gave me weird looks
uncle rob flew all the way from colorado to see me. you go, boy
i felt like barney the damn dinosaur in my purple robe
why thank you, flashing sign
when we got in, they sent the parents one way and the graduates another...and it was divided by first half of the alphabet and last half of the alphabet...
...until finally all 2 billion cas graduates made it...i sat next to a bunch of people i didn't know. come to think of it, i didn't know who the fuck the majority of people were!
and then dean santirocco spoke, and it was my first time seeing him ever
john sexton gave a rousing, motivational speech
and then una chaudhuri, a cas/tisch professor spoke and told stories about her life as a hippie
the valedictorian followed that up with the worst speech ever given in history. damn smart people.
and i went and walked across the stage to shake hands with santirocco and sexton. and no, sexton didn't hug me...i avoided that crazy bastard.
uncle rob and dad wanted to skip the rest of the ceremony, so we peaced the fuck out
and took pictures (this reminds me of my 8th grade graduation picture with daddy)!
and some weird girl was following me, so i took a picture with her. i'm such a celebrity
finally we had lunch at bubba gump shrimp company, because i love seafood, damnit
CONGRATULATIONS TO MEEEEE!!!! I KICK ALL KINDS OF ASS!!!!!
but i couldn't have done it without all the special men and women that i encountered in my college life, so to you i dedicate this next section.
lala - i've known this woman since 8th grade, and besides being the first person i ever slow danced with, she also introduced me to red house (finest chinese food on 14th st.) and taught me how to do laundry. and who took care of me when i had my first ever hangover? thats right, it was lala.
michelle - introduced me to the fine mexican food at on the border and panchitos here in manhattan as well as helped me immensely when it came to piercings/tattoos. if it weren't for her i wouldn't have known the first thing about helix's and eyebrow piercings. and let's not forget all the concerts i went to because of her as well.
lili - i could always count on her to be late to things, always know where the free food was, and to regale me with tales of her sordid sex life. i was going to live with her, but she screwed me over and i was going to disown her until she redeemed herself by finding me housing elsewhere. don't know if anyone else would have done that.
liz - recently i've wanted to stab liz with a rusty knife, but there was a time when she was actually a very sweet girlfriend and my life revolved around going with her and michelle to on the border or the cheesecake factory. if anything her claim to fame in my life will be a-l-a-wishes and ronasexus.
cristina - cristina has probably had the greatest impact on me out of everybody, as she is the reason i went into journalism in the first place. the development of my personality has also been affected by cristina's presence in my life, for if it weren't for her domineering attitude i wouldn't have been forced to slowly shift away from being the nice naive person i was before into the person i am today. not only that, she was my first friend at nyu.
lucille - if it weren't for her i would have never had my first ever hookup.
chris - after jose and cristina, chris was probably my closest friend at nyu and the only person that i'm still very tight with. she was my second friend at nyu and one of the more down to earth people i know.
nuno - the big brother i never had and not quite sure if i ever wanted. hope him and alejandra have a great future together.
jose - made for a great roomate sophomore and senior year and a very good friend freshman year. despite drifting apart senior year, i still think he's a good person and wish him and kai the best of luck together in the future. hope they invite to the damn wedding.
andrea - we had the worst relationship ever, but it sure was an entertaining and exciting five months.
howard - the greatest suitemate of all time, he's probably the nicest person i've ever met and hope he does big things after graduating from cornell.
sheba - my closest friend first semester of freshman year, our friendship may have been annihilated after that but i'll always remember how we religiously watched toonami after class, always did homework together, watched snatch about 73,000 times, and cooking fried chicken.
katie - one of the best girlfriends anyone could ever have, she definitely made the intense breakup with andrea fade in a hurry. she's the kind of person who'd do anything to make you happy, even if that meant giving up her last dollar. despite everything i've put her through she still continues to be a very close friend. a true class act all the way.
brandon - he's a big piece of crap, but there's no doubt he's had some influence in my life, introducing me to andrea which way the fuck later on down the road eventually led me to renee along with the rest of my former group of friends in dc. if it weren't for him i'd probably still be spending the majority of my time hanging out with liz listening to her talk about how she wants to bang greg all day.
tashawn - introduced me to renee, among other things, and was a pretty decent friend up until her betrayal.
salima - probably the most important non-family member to ever step into my life, salima will always have a special place with me.
renee - we walked to school together, did homework together, lived together, ate together, slept together, did just about every thing there is to do together. we fought a lot, but we always got over it. she's helped me practice for job interviews, cleaned the room and dishes just because, bought me things when the money would have been better spent on herself just because, and is helping me move all my stuff back down to dc just because. i appreciate everything she's ever done for me, despite all the things i've put her through. she's a true sweetheart and i love her very much. i've only known her a relatively short time, but renee has been a major part of this most recent parrt of my life and probably will be for a long time to come.
dave - a man deserving of some kind of prize for letting renee stay here as long as she did without once complaining to me about it.
kat - i miss my little drinking partner
alena - even though she pisses me off more often than not, i think i've learned a lot dealing with a force of nature like her. one day i'll figure out everything she was trying to tell me in her own little way...one day.
steph the thrower - we'll always have coney island, mongollian grill, nipple piercings, and walking around and drinking in georgetown in the rain. oh, and the national zoo.
steph the flip - the twin/true bama, it's all about canada. and it's ok to eat five course meals every other second. i'm glad i actually got to know her back in december, and can't wait to hang out in the summer.
and let's not forget dad for paying the bills and uncle rob, grandma, and uncle richard for all their moral support
people ask why i'm ending this journal when i am. well it's because...
...and that's all there is to it.
no really, this lj has been all about my college life for the past four years, and i figured with that chapter of my life coming to a close it was the perfect time to put this to rest. maybe if there's enough public outcry for a sequel i'll give in, so let your voice be heard.
until then, thanks for reading mr. journal online. you guys are what make this thing worthwhile.
*all pics taken by renee, except the one with her in it
dad showed up around 8:30 am and said get the fuck up! so i did...
and after i got dressed me, him, and renee tried hailing a cab
in the cab i said, "fuck! we're late!" and dad amd renee gave me weird looks
uncle rob flew all the way from colorado to see me. you go, boy
i felt like barney the damn dinosaur in my purple robe
why thank you, flashing sign
when we got in, they sent the parents one way and the graduates another...and it was divided by first half of the alphabet and last half of the alphabet...
...until finally all 2 billion cas graduates made it...i sat next to a bunch of people i didn't know. come to think of it, i didn't know who the fuck the majority of people were!
and then dean santirocco spoke, and it was my first time seeing him ever
john sexton gave a rousing, motivational speech
and then una chaudhuri, a cas/tisch professor spoke and told stories about her life as a hippie
the valedictorian followed that up with the worst speech ever given in history. damn smart people.
and i went and walked across the stage to shake hands with santirocco and sexton. and no, sexton didn't hug me...i avoided that crazy bastard.
uncle rob and dad wanted to skip the rest of the ceremony, so we peaced the fuck out
and took pictures (this reminds me of my 8th grade graduation picture with daddy)!
and some weird girl was following me, so i took a picture with her. i'm such a celebrity
finally we had lunch at bubba gump shrimp company, because i love seafood, damnit
CONGRATULATIONS TO MEEEEE!!!! I KICK ALL KINDS OF ASS!!!!!
but i couldn't have done it without all the special men and women that i encountered in my college life, so to you i dedicate this next section.
lala - i've known this woman since 8th grade, and besides being the first person i ever slow danced with, she also introduced me to red house (finest chinese food on 14th st.) and taught me how to do laundry. and who took care of me when i had my first ever hangover? thats right, it was lala.
michelle - introduced me to the fine mexican food at on the border and panchitos here in manhattan as well as helped me immensely when it came to piercings/tattoos. if it weren't for her i wouldn't have known the first thing about helix's and eyebrow piercings. and let's not forget all the concerts i went to because of her as well.
lili - i could always count on her to be late to things, always know where the free food was, and to regale me with tales of her sordid sex life. i was going to live with her, but she screwed me over and i was going to disown her until she redeemed herself by finding me housing elsewhere. don't know if anyone else would have done that.
liz - recently i've wanted to stab liz with a rusty knife, but there was a time when she was actually a very sweet girlfriend and my life revolved around going with her and michelle to on the border or the cheesecake factory. if anything her claim to fame in my life will be a-l-a-wishes and ronasexus.
cristina - cristina has probably had the greatest impact on me out of everybody, as she is the reason i went into journalism in the first place. the development of my personality has also been affected by cristina's presence in my life, for if it weren't for her domineering attitude i wouldn't have been forced to slowly shift away from being the nice naive person i was before into the person i am today. not only that, she was my first friend at nyu.
lucille - if it weren't for her i would have never had my first ever hookup.
chris - after jose and cristina, chris was probably my closest friend at nyu and the only person that i'm still very tight with. she was my second friend at nyu and one of the more down to earth people i know.
nuno - the big brother i never had and not quite sure if i ever wanted. hope him and alejandra have a great future together.
jose - made for a great roomate sophomore and senior year and a very good friend freshman year. despite drifting apart senior year, i still think he's a good person and wish him and kai the best of luck together in the future. hope they invite to the damn wedding.
andrea - we had the worst relationship ever, but it sure was an entertaining and exciting five months.
howard - the greatest suitemate of all time, he's probably the nicest person i've ever met and hope he does big things after graduating from cornell.
sheba - my closest friend first semester of freshman year, our friendship may have been annihilated after that but i'll always remember how we religiously watched toonami after class, always did homework together, watched snatch about 73,000 times, and cooking fried chicken.
katie - one of the best girlfriends anyone could ever have, she definitely made the intense breakup with andrea fade in a hurry. she's the kind of person who'd do anything to make you happy, even if that meant giving up her last dollar. despite everything i've put her through she still continues to be a very close friend. a true class act all the way.
brandon - he's a big piece of crap, but there's no doubt he's had some influence in my life, introducing me to andrea which way the fuck later on down the road eventually led me to renee along with the rest of my former group of friends in dc. if it weren't for him i'd probably still be spending the majority of my time hanging out with liz listening to her talk about how she wants to bang greg all day.
tashawn - introduced me to renee, among other things, and was a pretty decent friend up until her betrayal.
salima - probably the most important non-family member to ever step into my life, salima will always have a special place with me.
renee - we walked to school together, did homework together, lived together, ate together, slept together, did just about every thing there is to do together. we fought a lot, but we always got over it. she's helped me practice for job interviews, cleaned the room and dishes just because, bought me things when the money would have been better spent on herself just because, and is helping me move all my stuff back down to dc just because. i appreciate everything she's ever done for me, despite all the things i've put her through. she's a true sweetheart and i love her very much. i've only known her a relatively short time, but renee has been a major part of this most recent parrt of my life and probably will be for a long time to come.
dave - a man deserving of some kind of prize for letting renee stay here as long as she did without once complaining to me about it.
kat - i miss my little drinking partner
alena - even though she pisses me off more often than not, i think i've learned a lot dealing with a force of nature like her. one day i'll figure out everything she was trying to tell me in her own little way...one day.
steph the thrower - we'll always have coney island, mongollian grill, nipple piercings, and walking around and drinking in georgetown in the rain. oh, and the national zoo.
steph the flip - the twin/true bama, it's all about canada. and it's ok to eat five course meals every other second. i'm glad i actually got to know her back in december, and can't wait to hang out in the summer.
and let's not forget dad for paying the bills and uncle rob, grandma, and uncle richard for all their moral support
people ask why i'm ending this journal when i am. well it's because...
...and that's all there is to it.
no really, this lj has been all about my college life for the past four years, and i figured with that chapter of my life coming to a close it was the perfect time to put this to rest. maybe if there's enough public outcry for a sequel i'll give in, so let your voice be heard.
until then, thanks for reading mr. journal online. you guys are what make this thing worthwhile.