Homeward Bound

Okay. So I'm already here, but I actually got to see the light of NY today, and go to my sister's graduation. How exciting, how touching! Actually, I also got to partake in a traditional NY thunderstorm that absolutely raged during the graduation. Onto more interesting things...
So this is my front lawn, which I got to return to today. I love that wet, verdant green and the scent that hangs around the streets here in the rain.



Here's the kitty that comes with the house. He's silly.


So after this it was graduation time. As my sister had to one up me (by one ranking mind you) she got to give the valedictory address, which was nice. Here's a shot of her giving it, followed by one of her walking away with her diploma. If anyone knows what camera setting you use for far away shots taken under a tent in the rain, I'd like to know, because this is the best I could get.





And finally, one of the three of us after the whole ceremony.



BTW, turns out the class let one of the students bands jam and play "shine on you crazy diamond" by pink floyd at graduation. How typical of my school. Anyhow, one of their friends had died in a car crash and they dedicated it to him, so it was sort of touching.


And the ceremony ended up being a bit of a reunion for me, as practically all my old classmates have younger siblings in my sister's class. One of them is the editor of the Harvard crimson, one went to India, one came out of the closet, one is a personal trainer... sort of nuts to see everyone at once. That was literally more high school friends that I've caught up with than all my breaks from college combined. And then at night I went out with an old buddy for a beer at a local bar, and guess who I saw there? One guess. ALL OF MY OLD HIGH SCHOOL TEACHERS TOGETHER. DRINKING. It was other worldly. They were drunk, chatting with me, one kissed me on the cheek... too much. They said this is what they do when they're not in class. Figures.

So it was a real stroll through memory lane. My sister has a lot of growing up to do, but I'm proud of her, and I think she's headed in the right direction. If nothing else it will be her direction, and no one elses, and I can be proud of that. I really hope she "grabs the bull by the horns", both metaphorically and literally, at Brown (shitty Dodgeball reference, sorry guys).

Miss you.