Thursday, March 26, 2009

Graduation Dinner

Finally decided on a place.

Rock Bottom in La Jolla

I just emailed their events lady to make an appointment to talk about specifics, but it's a relief to have picked a place.

Once it's official I'll order the graduation announcements. Now I just need interviewing clothes....

Almost done!

Thursday, March 12, 2009

Lack of Updates

I realized I haven't posted much at all lately, nothing that exciting is really going on. Working on my last class, looking for a job, walking the dog, these things take up most of my days.

I ordered my cap and gown, I've paid my 'graduation fee' and ordered my graduation tickets. Only six and they claim they don't have extras, I'll have to check on that.

I do need to check on my last transfer class, they have the transcript it just takes time. Once Physics is accounted for I"m good to go!

I picked out which announcement I want, the ones the school is offering I don't have a choice on what is printed inside and theirs is stupid. I even called the company and they can't change it, it's lame. So I'm getting third party ones, nice quote on the front, simple and yet still a little girly...

Anyway now I have to decide what to put inside. I"m open to suggestions!

Also I need addresses. That is my big project this month, making sure I have everyone's address. Also I want addresses of people you know that I may want to send announcements to. This is a pretty big deal, I'm kind of really proud of this so I want to stand up on the rooftop and shout!

Don't post addresses here but email them to me. I think you can do that from here, if not message me and I"ll give you my email (if you don't have it).

Now to make spreadsheets of addresses!! I"m a nerd

Wednesday, March 4, 2009

Graduation Announcements

So I'm trying to not wait until the last min and get all my graduation stuff done early. Announcements are the most time consuming so I go there first. NU contracted with a place to do their announcements so I go there and check it out. It's awful, the wording is tacky, it actually says, on the announcement something about how this isn't a ticket to the graduation.

I only get six tickets to my graduation, why the hell would I want something like that sent to all the people I"m sending announcements to?? My University has to main campuses that do graduation, the one here and the one in Sacramento, and Sac's doesn't say that.

So I call the company, Jostens and talk to a very nice man who agreed with me completely that the wording was terrible. However the University picks out the wording and normally it can't be changed. He's going to have the rep talk to the University and see if we can at least take the 'this is not a ticket' nonesence out but he said he's tried and the past and normally the University doesn't allow it.

I"m on hold with them right now about my cap and gown, that isn't up on their site yet either, and I have literally no interest in a class ring, so unfortunately they're going to lose my business through no fault of their own if they can't get this changed.

So, chances are I'm going to have to find someplace else to do this announcement. That isn't' a huge deal, though the stuff found with an initial Google search were horrible, but then I don't get the NU logo embossed, or at least not easily and most likely not cheaply.

I've also sent an email to the University as there is another place to get diploma frames that I liked better than the ones offered on Josten's site.

Just annoying