June 05, 2003

Thursdays
Watched Martha graduate today. For some reason, high schools seem to think that Thursday in the middle of the day is a convenient time for graduation ceremonies. To be fair, following an academic calendar puts one into a little microverse wherein time stops being important after exams at the beginning of June, and family members are obviously on the same schedule. Next week Adam is graduating on the other coast, also a Thursday, it's a good thing that California is sunny and wonderful this time of year, especially in comparison with the sucky (non-)summer we've had so far in New England. But I digress...

Twelve years ago (!!!) Emmett and I were gearing up in precisely the same house for precisely the same ceremony, and I remember it being a pretty big deal. Friends and relatives appear out of nowhere, people are pleased, one's own collection of crap that will trail him through life starts accumulating in the guise of "dorm necessities." Suddenly one is about to not live at home anymore.

Long time ago. The intervening years have treated this space well. It now feels old.

Congratulations, Marf. Excellent job.
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