Graduating600MilesAway

"I couldn't help but notice. Is this the FINAL Hyperbolic Ramble!?"

"Your tone.... It's as if your almost happy."

"Almost?! I am ecstatic! What joyous news!"

"Ahahaha, joyous indeed!"

"Ahahahahahaaaha!!!! Please don't let gooo!"

"Ahahaha.....Ahhhhh...."

"Dude? Dude, you are, FREAKING ME OUT!"

                                                                                                        ~Flight and Missingnomer



My first road trip! How exciting! The lingering scent of oil, cows, and asphalt still prevails in my nostrils!

650+ miles in one direction by car. Who wouldn't sign up for that? My records of long car rides only recall of times being carsick from a simple 2 hour car ride (1 hour car ride for you crazies) from my hometown to a very well known town on the other side of the island. That's it. I have never experienced a 12 hour trek by land. It sounds daunting, but otherwise bearable. On top of the long journey we would have to travel by interstate, which has a 80 mph speed limit. Good grief. I thought 60 was pushing the bar.

After a while though, you get used to it. Actually, when we did have to slow down during moments we passed through small towns it really annoyed me. I guess after you go 80 mph for a long period of time 60 mph is just never fast enough. I think I'm broken.

The whole reason we undertook this expedition was to congratulate my Eldest Sage Sibling, who was graduating after 4 years of intensive study. It was worth the trip to say the least. But during the whole day we spent getting to his University, we were greeted by wrong turns, vague directions, and a slew of small annoyances that compounded into a very distraught family. Yelling, screaming, face-palms, and offensive dialogue took place among all five of us when we finally arrived at our destination. It was pure chaos and confusion. I was biting my lip half of the time trying to hold back my slew of insults that would have only stoked the raging inferno that was our little family of 5. Hostility was the name of the game, but we managed to pack away my Elder Sage Siblings belongings into our little car. Since they were both moving out of their living abodes at their University we had to stuff all of their belongings into a very small compact car, thankfully we prevailed.

The graduation ceremony.... To sum it up in one word? Boring. It was so boring. Two hours of just sitting there hearing the names of people I don't even know. But hey, this is my Elder Sage's moment, not mine. Though it was amusing to hear people from the stands cry out and scream when they heard their beloveds name being spoken. It was a sort of game. Whoever's family could holler and scream the loudest won. Of course, we participated with our halfhearted squeals of delight when my Elder Sage's name was spoken, but we all know who won that fight. That Mexican family with 20+ members flying off their chairs with their hands in the air. Mexicans sure know how to scream....

After that whole ordeal, I mean, joyous ceremony, we said a few hellos, took some pictures, and called it a day, or so I thought. Apparently there was TWO graduation ceremonies that were being held that day. We attended the first ceremony in the morning. The second was to take place in the evening. It just so happened that my Eldest Sage sibling wanted to go to that one too.

"After hearing that, I just couldn't hold myself back! I just HAD to attend that second ceremony too!"

"Ahh, sarcasm at its finest."

"I'm happy you at least get me, Flight."

*GASP* "I am too!"

"Good. Now put the vending machine away."

"Okay."

                                                                                           ~Missingnomer and Flight

The weird thing was that both of my siblings would be attending a retreat of sorts in Florida the next day after graduation. So we didn't have much time to spend with them, but the time we did have was very enjoyable.

You can imagine, the trip home was very 'tight', but we persevered. Now that we are back home, safe and sound, we eagerly await the return of the Elder Sage Siblings. This coming Summer is going to be filled with more and more uncertainties and fun. I look forward to it. Alas, this is the last Hyperbolic Ramble. I sure hope you enjoyed these segments between my regular Chronicles.

"So this is it? Hyperbolic Done?"

"For now, at least. Yeah."

"Nice, but just one last thing before we call it."

"Hm?"

"Why do we always look different in every picture?"

"Shhh! We don't have any artists backing up this blog, we have to use what we can find, man."

"Ohhhh, lame."

"Oh, shut up, just strike a pose."

"This is Missingnomer and Flight, SIGNING OFF!!!"