Okay it's bad enough that our graduation ceremony is at the ungodly hour of 8:30 in the morning in the middle of the week. That's real convenient for my friends and family who might want to come in and see me graduate. Besides 8:30 am is just an extremely strange time to have a ceremony of any kind. Is anyone really feeling celebratory at 8:30 a.m.? I don't remember what time my undergrad convocation was, but I do remember that I had time to get my hair done beforehand.

But to make matters worse, I had to pay $50 to rent my graduation gown! Isn't the $30,000 I gave them over the past three years enough that they could spring to have a few gowns on hand?

And then - this is the coup de grace - after submitting my credit card payment, I get the notice that we have to pick up our gowns an hour and a half before the ceremony! Even law firms don't require people to get anywhere that early!

Add all this to the fact that suddenly nothing I own fits anymore since I suddenly have a belly, and you can bet that I am seriously considering just wearing pajamas under the gown. I don't think that will look strange at the Dean's Reception, do you?