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14436, 9 years
Posted by Inez, Tue Apr-20-04 12:41 AM
1995, maybe 1994, i dropped out of high school. it just wasnt my thing, i was always having family problems i was drinking a lot, doing a lot of drugs had run away from home... long story short, when i dropped out i went straight to community college for one reason only: i was pissed that everyone was telling me that i would never return to school, get a good job or amount to anything.
a few more longs stories made even shorter... i left college, came back, left again, took a class here and there... dealt with a lot of shit and went to chicago. that was a pretty trying experience but a necessary one because i realized i needed to do something. so i went back to school.
now, i have two learning disorders and it a big problem with listening to other people. i refuse to take medication - all it really did for me was make me feel drugged. no one tells you that things like that can be managable without drugs. so i returned in - what was it will ? - 1999?

i almost quit too many times to count, i declared a few majors before deciding to do art - i found out that i love graphic design and photography - and struggggled. tons of money problems, problems with my professor getting weird on me, etc etc. i thought after all the drama that this last semester was going to be cake. hah. checking my dad into rehab, getting in a car accident, a bunch of stuff, i totally wanted to give up.

so now all i got to say is

HAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhhh

fuck everyone who told me in 1995 that id never do anything or finish school, fuck everyone along the way who made things hard because they only made me stronger! i thought that shit was cliche as hell but it is only because its true.

that's all.

sign here if you are graduating this year have a 'fuck you' to say to someone or a few people, or hell if you just accomplished something that felt impossible.

ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i feel like i can live a life now who's buying me a ketel one and tonic at the re:?

ooops now i better go updated the site sorry kebbbbny
14437, congrats!!
Posted by Lyre, Tue Apr-20-04 12:43 AM
i'm not graduating this year but hopefully in the next couple of years... congrats on reaching your goal!

∞ hold up, slow up, stop, control ∞
14438, give it up for determination!!
Posted by cosmicgirl, Tue Apr-20-04 12:44 AM
SIG CORNER

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14439, i got your tonic.... n/m
Posted by Mr Church Hill, Tue Apr-20-04 12:48 AM
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14440, congratulations
Posted by RamXL, Tue Apr-20-04 12:50 AM
no success without failure. that's real talk.

>ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i feel like i can live a life now who's
>buying me a ketel one and tonic at the re:?

got you slim.

one,
-ram
14441, that's peace.
Posted by LadyLoveChild, Tue Apr-20-04 12:51 AM
i don't graduate until next may... but i wanna send a big eff you to the committee that pulled away my full ride scholarship freshman year! i'm still here and graduating.


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14442, word
Posted by Finesse, Tue Apr-20-04 12:54 AM
congrats starli


14443, Good Shit n/m
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14444, Congrats
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See everything I need and want is her
She reminds me exactly why im with her
Problems are so minimal with her (damn)
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14445, thats whats up
Posted by fayban, Tue Apr-20-04 01:25 AM

14446, i'm so proud of you
Posted by KayDee, Tue Apr-20-04 01:36 AM
but let's not lose sight of the priorities.

-->ooops now i better go update the site sorry kebbbbny<--

back to work!....*cracks whip*
14447, congratulations
Posted by res1, Tue Apr-20-04 01:45 AM
it's good to hear that
14448, RE: 9 years
Posted by Notalent, Tue Apr-20-04 01:47 AM
>ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh i feel like i can live a life now who's
>buying me a ketel one and tonic at the re:?

I GOT YOU ON THIS
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14449, Congratz
Posted by BigReg, Tue Apr-20-04 02:01 AM

14450, you're a hero.
Posted by disorganized, Tue Apr-20-04 02:05 AM
and a beautiful person. contgratulations on the upcoming graduation!

i hope you have more than your share of joy and happiness come your way, you deserve nothing but the best of everything. one day you're going to inspire a lot more people out there, you've definitely inspired my old ass on more than one occasion. :)








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14451, im the one being told i will never be shit
Posted by Deluge, Tue Apr-20-04 02:15 AM
since i dropped out of design school in my last year
and dropped out of art school this yr too


14452, well i learned
Posted by Inez, Tue Apr-20-04 02:21 AM
you do what makes you happy. and if you dont know what that is try everything til you do, if people got a problem with that then thats their problem not yours
14453, true but like
Posted by Deluge, Tue Apr-20-04 02:29 AM
people around me say i need a diploma to make it
i saw already i just need what i already got to make it

btw

i was in paris chillin with rafiki past weekend!
14454, I HATE YOU
Posted by Inez, Tue Apr-20-04 02:31 AM
i miss my boy!!! fuck i miss paris too. that reminds me his sister is here right now i need to hang out with her before she goes back to the uk

and you can do anything you want with or without a degree, the only reason i did it was because i needed to learn discipline and i wanted to prove to myself that i could do it. otherwise school is irrelevant, especially in art related fields
14455, once again.. true
Posted by Deluge, Tue Apr-20-04 02:47 AM
haha he's dope
u need to come to europe again tho
come to paris and ill go there too
paris sucks but its cool with the right people

14456, good shit homie
Posted by Iltigo, Tue Apr-20-04 02:22 AM
and yeah fuck em

all of a sudden, america is a spanish speaking Blk woman who might or might not be a lesbian, who never goes to church, who saw the passion of the christ as a theory @ best and a snuff film @ worst, who sells dildos over the internet to plushy fucking former mormon chinese eating spaghetti while beating off to the powerpuff girls

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14457, congratulations to you!
Posted by humblemumble, Tue Apr-20-04 02:31 AM
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14458, it took me 6 to finish school
Posted by ChuckFoPrez, Tue Apr-20-04 02:31 AM
good shit!!! :o)
14459, congratulations
Posted by Rjcc, Tue Apr-20-04 02:34 AM
and you know I gotcha on the drink tip.


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14460, *hug*
Posted by StillWaters, Tue Apr-20-04 02:36 AM
and congrat's...your deserving and worth the world.

o, and f#@k u to those who wished me dead last year and thought i'd b dead round this time.
14461, congratulations
Posted by mindful, Tue Apr-20-04 02:37 AM
starli!


YAY!!!!




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14462, RE: 9 years
Posted by Loverrain04, Tue Apr-20-04 02:59 AM
Praaaaaaaaaiiiiiiiise God!!!!!!! Congratulations dear
14463, congrats nezzie!
Posted by BrainChild, Tue Apr-20-04 03:10 AM
now move to brooklyn.

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14464, oh life would be poi-fect if i could!
Posted by Inez, Tue Apr-20-04 11:43 AM

14465, fantastic! nm.
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14466, *now* take your monkey-ass to grad school!!!!
Posted by nabi, Tue Apr-20-04 03:16 AM
j/k

my undergrad experience was trying as well.

peace!
14467, grad school for graphic design???
Posted by ILLWILL, Tue Apr-20-04 12:55 PM
ooookay. *turns finger in a circular motion next to ear to signify crazy*
14468, im applying to grad schools
Posted by Inez, Tue Apr-20-04 02:23 PM
i dont want to do graphic design in a corporate setting. that shit is boring to me. so grad school it is
14469, *does finger thing again*
Posted by ILLWILL, Tue Apr-20-04 02:45 PM
cookoo, cookoo.

heh.
14470, shiiiieeet
Posted by Inez, Tue Apr-20-04 02:57 PM
i'll be making more and have a funner job than a bfa person, so point to yoself fooool
14471, i'm just doing art until my stripping career takes off.
Posted by ILLWILL, Tue Apr-20-04 03:04 PM
then i'll do that for about 6 years, then i'll live my dream and become a pro wrestler, then i'll get injured and collect on my insurance policy with lloyds of london. then i'll retire and go back to art.
14472, mad props
Posted by unity, Tue Apr-20-04 03:31 AM
great to hear that you're pursuing what you enjoy on YOUR terms.


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14473, *standing ovation* well done! n/m.
Posted by Vette, Tue Apr-20-04 03:33 AM
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14474, thas whats up. congrats.
Posted by braille, Tue Apr-20-04 05:22 AM
fuck them folks.
14475, I'm so proud of you
Posted by sixteenstone, Tue Apr-20-04 05:26 AM
congrats...!
14476, congrats and good luck on your endeavors.
Posted by PlanetInfinite, Tue Apr-20-04 05:30 AM
i might have struggled with the same thing in the past.

but it was never diagnosed.
i just pushed through it.

and so i decide to do something that would shape itself to me instead of me shaping to it.

maybe that's it.

but you're an inspiration.
gimme tips or some shit too.
be sweet.

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14477, early 2000
Posted by ILLWILL, Tue Apr-20-04 12:51 PM
you moved back in like february.

i knew you'd get it done though. congratulations sweetheart.
14478, yes!
Posted by marmari, Tue Apr-20-04 12:59 PM
congrats, babe.

*hugz*


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14479, word!
Posted by DuppyConqueroress, Tue Apr-20-04 01:03 PM
go on wit cho BAAADDD self!! keep on keepin'on!!

guidance.
14480, this is heart warming
Posted by Ababa, Tue Apr-20-04 01:06 PM
especially since my best friend dropped out in january. Im just soo damn worried about her.

im graduating this year..and i really just want to say FUCK YOU to every god damn student who'se hated on me for being smart/weird...to every teacher who hated me because i was more intelligent to them..and EVERYBODY who's trying to force me to go straight to college.

ill do that shit when i get around to it.
14481, Good shit!
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-Improv!?...he's on

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14482, great story..congrats
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14483, that's what's up!
Posted by J_Sun, Wed Apr-21-04 03:04 AM
Congrats Starli!
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14484, ha good for you..
Posted by juxtarose, Wed Apr-21-04 03:08 AM
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14485, Inspiring!
Posted by Creole, Wed Apr-21-04 03:21 AM
Congratulations and good luck in your future endeavors. Sounds like a yearbook entry, huh?

Well, I meant it!