One of friends from the Marines in Oklahoma has it (or what sounds like it), but like many other cases its not near death so he's not getting tested. He's in really good shape too. He's a fisherman like we are cyclists (wears a kit, has podiums; but with fish, etc.).
Originally Posted by
Cypress
There wasn't a pandemic when I graduated, and I only walked because my parents insisted. I sat through the graduations of significant others and siblings, so I was content with not going to mine. It was everything I knew it was going to be; one side of my face getting sunburnt with a solid mortar board line down my forehead while listening to a billionaire Alumnus give us an anecdotal, and subsequently spurious, pep talk. Then waiting to walk the stage and sweatysmile for the photo.
Everyone sees college differently though. For me, it was "just another thing" to get through, so it makes sense that I didn't really care about the ceremony.
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My wife really didn't care. For me it was a really big deal walking, getting a degree was my mothers dying wish and something I worked on for 15 years. Also being a poor kid in and out of foster care you're kind of in-tuned that you don't belong there. When you grow up poor everyone tries to keep to down to their level, which is not very high. People really like saying you're stupid.
At the end of the day it really doesn't matter so long as you graduate, though I do get peeved at people that devalue a degree.