Graduation

THE FIRST REALIZATIONS THAT YOU'RE NOT IN COLLEGE ANYMORE - also applies to student teaching....

© Marty DeAngelo, Writer's World, Inc.

http://www.delanet.com/~martytdx/humor.htm

* You're waking up at 6 am instead of going to bed.
* College sweatshirts are 'casual' instead of dress up.
* Your parents charge rent.
* It's 'getting late' when it's 9:30 p.m.
* Three words: Student Loan Payments.
* You make thousands of dollars a year - and still can't afford that dream Porsche.
* THEN, discussing with your friends: GPA's, spring break plans, and tonsil hockey; NOW: mutual funds, interest rates, and wedding plans.
* Naps are no longer available between noon and 6 p.m.
* Sneakers are now 'weekend shoes'.
* Your salary is less than your tuition.
* Your potted plants stay alive.
* Mac & Cheese no longer counts as a well-balanced meal.
* You haven't seen a soap opera in over a year.
* You have to file for your own taxes.
* You hear your favorite song on the elevator at work.
* You carry an umbrella.
* "Twenty-something" means over-qualified, under-paid and not married.
* Your friends marry instead of hook-up; and divorce instead of break-up.
* You start watching the weather channel.
* You go from 130 days of vacation time to 7.
* You stop confusing 401K plan with 10K run.
* Your car insurance goes down.
* You refer to college students as kids.
* Your parents start making casual remarks about grandchildren.
* You get your news from sources other than USA Today, ESPN Sportscenter, and MTV News.
* You wear more ties in a week than you even owned while in college.
* You find yourself reminiscing fondly of 2-hour Calculus exams.
* You empathize with the characters from 'Friends.'
* METABOLISM SLOWDOWN
* You actually eat breakfast foods at breakfast time.
* Grocery lists actually contain relatively healthy food.
* Over 90% of the time you spend in front of a computer is for real work, not video games.
* Golf is beginning to seem a lot less silly.