Convocations & Libations

March 9th, 2007
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Here are the videos that I whipped up. Hope you find them marginally interesting. I edited some comments into them as subtitles. (But all I have to work with is this crappy iMovie program – which is about as scaled down as Windows Movie Maker, but really hinders you even more by insisting on holding your hand over everything. Gimme Adobe Premiere any day, please.) Sheesh.

Hakata High School’s Class of 2007 Graduates:

Post Graduation Chillout with the Faculty and Staff:

I’ll do my best to update over the weekend with some customary drivel, but I’ll be in Imabari on Saturday leading the dance group with Adam from Omishima, so we’ll have to see if I make it home after playing with the kiddies. Oh well. Ha ha. Then it’s back to work on Monday, as usual.

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  • Hi Mom!

    Classes ended yesterday (Friday), and they are scheduled to pick up again in April. I, however, continue to go to work. I took 2 days of nenkyu, or paid leave, in order to stretch a long weekend into a 5 day trip. Then I'll be back at work on the 26th. It'll be pretty boring until classes are in session again, though. I think that The Loving Spoonful is always a good call - I've even sung Summer in the City at karaoke. ;-) I'm really glad that you enjoyed the videos. I don't get too much feedback on them.
  • Mom
    I loved seeing the graduation and the faculty chillin' afterwards. I particularly enjoy your subtitles and choice of music, my #1 son. So one class graduates, but school continues year round?
    So how will you have time to go to Korea?
  • Yup. It was an interesting experience. I got to answer the endless stream of comparative questions later, too. I don't mind though, I quite like those discussions. I guess I'm a nerd. (Well, yeah.)

    The pause is but one of many. If our ceremonies were the same, then they probably shared the key feature of ups and downs, bowing and yelling "HAI!," etc. Really resembled what my mother once called the "Episcopalian Olympics," joking about the rigid system of when to stand and sit in the middle of any given service so that people visiting such a church get lost easily. I dunno about you, but I certainly found it bewildering. Found myself sitting on the edge of my seat, waiting for the emcee to yell "Setou, shokuin, kiritsu!" I almost stood up once when it wasn't my turn. I made a good save though, so it's all ok.
  • I see your graduation was as mentally and visually stimulating as mine. :)

    Man. What's with the long pause in the middle? Did they forget what came after "stand"?

    Horray for a new year fresh 1st year meat!
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