Welcome Home Mr.Diploma!

So HERE'S a rather funny/startling story. First we must flash back to April of 2003 (ahh...the pre- real job days). I was completing my last quarter at Wright State. I must have been parked in the teacher lot or something, because I received a $100 parking ticket. I was really pissed because this was the second ticket I received that quarter. And, if you get one ticket, you can get it forgiven (if you vote for student government..I know, weird ploy. I wish voting in real life got my parking tickets forgiven). So, being that I had only been at WSU for one quarter that whole year (since I was interning in DC) and I could care less about actually receiving my diploma, I didn't pay the last ticket. I did, however, vote for student government and get one ticket forgiven. I figured if I ever needed my diploma or transcripts, I would have $100 by that time and I would go ahead and pay it. Flash foward a year. My mom decided it would be nice to actually have the diploma she paid oh so much money for. So, she was nice enough to offer up the $100.

Yesterday, I finally called WSU to get it settled. And, you know that feeling? That scared feeling just for a fleeting minute when you flash to the most horrible thing that could have happened? Well, as I was waiting to hear from the parking ticket lady, I thought, hmmm...what if this isn't the reason I didn't receive my diploma?!? What if I didn't really graduate!?!? And, to my horror, the parking ticket lady came on and said, "Well I don't see any parking tickets under your name." And, I said, "WHAT?!?!" No, really. She then transferred me to the registrar. And, while I was on hold for what seemed like forever I kept thinking...I DID take all my Geology classes...RIGHT?!? You see, it actually was completely possible something didn't work out with my credits. Because, my degree is a mish-mash of transferred credits (from Marietta and some Gen-Eds I took over a summer in community college), made-up classes (like when I took "arts administration" my last quarter and just worked in the theatre office), and classes I was just plain signed out of (Stagecraft). All of these thoughts were racing through my mind when the registrar lady came on. Then, she flat out told me she had no idea why I didn't receive my diploma because everything was fine. Don't get me wrong, I clarified with her 3 times to make sure I actually held a degree. So, I guess they are going to send my diploma to me today. What's even better, I didn't have to pay the $100 parking ticket. :)