On Valedicting...
Oct. 22nd, 2007 08:50 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
highlyeccentricSo, as of tonight, I am officially a Valedict of 2007. Which is a little weird, since I'll be back here next year. There's something to be said for valedicting with your friends... but as my friend groups change every year, and this year they've spread out across various year groups as well, I'm not so sure about that anymore.
First off, my sincere apologies to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
kayloulee for the weird school-esque ritual in which the freshers- all 130 of them, more than half the room, were made to get up and sing a slightly doctored version of Hot Stuff, apparently in our honour. Singing and dancing is the sort of thing they make kindy kids do at year six graduations. I'm perplexed. Also, the general reaction from the valedicts seemed to be aaawww how cute. Maybe it's just that I'm a young 'un... but freshers aren't children! Children, by and large, aren't that frustrating. Also, children can't be blamed if they throw up all over the hallway, whereas freshers should damn well know better. (kayloulee, i assure you, is above such antics)
Secondly, I now have a lovely pair of college champagne flutes.
Thirdly... I like college. But I don't think it's the place where I've forged a lifelong network. A few good friends, yes. But not the HUGE NETWORK OF LIFELONG FRIENDS they promise you at O-week.
First off, my sincere apologies to
kayloulee for the weird school-esque ritual in which the freshers- all 130 of them, more than half the room, were made to get up and sing a slightly doctored version of Hot Stuff, apparently in our honour. Singing and dancing is the sort of thing they make kindy kids do at year six graduations. I'm perplexed. Also, the general reaction from the valedicts seemed to be aaawww how cute. Maybe it's just that I'm a young 'un... but freshers aren't children! Children, by and large, aren't that frustrating. Also, children can't be blamed if they throw up all over the hallway, whereas freshers should damn well know better. (kayloulee, i assure you, is above such antics)Secondly, I now have a lovely pair of college champagne flutes.
Thirdly... I like college. But I don't think it's the place where I've forged a lifelong network. A few good friends, yes. But not the HUGE NETWORK OF LIFELONG FRIENDS they promise you at O-week.