Monday, February 25, 2019

Gearing Up For Graduation.

Although my last classes will be completed in October, I will not graduate USF formally until December.  I told Zahir I didn't need the commencement ceremony. It was enough to get the degree. He, Baba, and Mama all shot that down. "My baby was denied walking at the end of high school. You have earned this!"

In other news: The physics class I'm taking with Baba does count towards my degree, I am no longer auditing. I did have a small dust up with one of my classmates. The idiot thought because sometimes I use sign, I'm deaf. He had a rude awakening.  He was having a conversation behind my back about the "kept boy."  I've told you before that Jordanians are polite to a fault. This is still true, the student in question was from France. The best part was I did not have to say a single word in my defense, Baba's TA heard his comment and corrected him. Most of the class are treating him like a pariah. Baba praised me for not coming down to his level.


Our wedding plans have changed, along with the commencement activities. It looks like I will be a "Disney Princess."  It seems the Disney cast has done several hybrid ceremonies including same-sex marriages between cultures. Stacy had checked into it on a whim. Knowing how Stacey likes to bargain, I have no doubt she negotiated a lower rate since we will be booking 8 cabins for 7 days. Need to thank Brad and J for their input. Brad for telling me to chill and be happy. J the dispatcher for the idea of the Tree-houses.

When I balked about the expense to Mama, I was told that wasn't my concern. My job was to be happy and in love "Let the men worry about the how." I think she forgot I too am a boy. - I thought about asking David to come along as one of my groomsmen/bridesmaids/whatever. That would be kind of weird though, considering he used to be Zahir's boy when we met. Add to that Baba and Mama did NOT approve of him.

I  suppose I should wrap this up. It's a little after 1 in the morning here and I have to get some sleep before class. I'm sorry things have been a little hectic and my posts haven't been as regular as they should be. I'm trying to complete my degree on my timeline. I want all of the course work done before my 20th birthday. I am still on track for a double major in engineering. I'm not sure if I'm going to go for the Masters or the doctorates I think I'm going to take a break for a couple years to find "me/we."