Graduation Fashion Emergency

I didn't shell out the fee to have UPS ship my cap, gown, and hood to me. Why not wait until today and pick it up for free on campus I say! Ran into the fabulous J while picking it up. At around 6 months or so she is glowing in her pregnancy I dare say.

Anyway I'm unpacking this rental monstrosity and looking at the instructions for the hood. Even with the pictures and directions it still didn't make the best sense. It didn't help that one of the strings is missing. I tried to put it together and I don't know if it just looks odd because I put it together myself or if it just looks odd in general. I'm thinking the cap and hood is going to be unweildly on the stage.

I've never been hooded before and I've never seen it so I have no idea what to expect. I barely remember my last graduation and I didn't participate in that one as I was in the band and playing for everyone else! On the plus side by playing in the graduation ceremony band I got my degree personally handed to me by the university president. I'm sure the pic is around somewhere.

I put it all together and saw the puffy arms, the velvet, the funky black stripes and realized I'm a black, velvety Stay-Puft Marshmallow Man! I'm not even going to comment on what the red and white hood looks like as Amanda and The Fabulous Kelly P. others so pornographically described it. What am I talking about had I seen it first I'm sure I would have come up with that description as well.

So how come I'm not excited yet? Yes I graduate, but that's only a double I guess. I want the grand slam home run baby by passing the Bar!