MIME Graduation Ceremony

Friday was the MIME graduation ceremony.  I was hooded by my professor.  This is from before the lineup and processional into the concert hall.

David’s two kids were having fun hiding in his robes.

 

 Marching in.

 

 

 The platform party including the invited speaker telling us to have a good time and not sweat the small things.

Getting hooded.  I had to bend down so that my professor could put the hood on me.  Rob and Toni were having a good laugh over the height differential and also the words that the MCs read about me.  I made sure that they read something funny.

 Sitting back down after getting my hood.  Academic swag!

 

  With my professor.  My hands seem to have vanished.

The new PhDs and our professor.

Three PhDs fresh from the academic salt mines.

  With my parents.

 

 I am surprised Heather put up with me writing my dissertation for so long!

 Rob, me, and Irem.

 The whole family.

Padres Baseball Game

As part of the conference we got in free to a San Diego Padres game. This was my first baseball game ever. I had to have the rules explained to me a few times before I figured out what was going on. After a few innings we left because the beer was expensive and the game was boring.

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Our first view of the stadium.  This was the first time I had ever been inside a ball park and the first baseball game I ever watched.

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David flashing his conference gang signs.

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Rob enjoying a good laugh.

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Matt double fisting it.  He represented OSU with pride.

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Irem even got in on the beer action.

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The field.  We sat off of the 3rd base.

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Justin and Mike enjoying the game.

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Conference Day 3

On the first full day of presentations at the conference, Sarah and Mike gave their talks.  The combined OSU group migrated downtown after the end of the reception to a bar called The Old Pro where we had some fun with a mechanical bull.

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Jon and Mike slept in while Sarah and I went to the conference.

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Sarah’s presentation went over quite well even with the funny slide error.

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Outside at the evening reception.

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Matt, my new post doc best friend.

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Rob gets ready to ride the mechanical bull.

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He stayed on quite a long time!

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Matt riding the bull.

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He didn’t make it as long as Rob.

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Sarah taking her turn.

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