I probably shouldn’t be admitting this because I understand that a ‘D’ is barely a passing grade, but eff it! Throw some Ds on my transcript!!

I am so high right now not even the clouds can see me. Since April I’ve been living with this gawd awful feeling because of a failing grade I received in my Bio Mechanics class. For three months I’ve been silently fearing school and even more; graduation. I was certain I wouldn’t be able to graduate in October, which was the plan all year! With procrastination on my right side and defeat on my left I drudged through the first summer semester with one thought on my mind: How the hell am I going to graduate this year?! The possibility appeared far fetched. I looked for other ways to graduate, or even come back another year and switch majors so it wouldn’t seem like a total loss. Just when I thought I had become a Kinesiology drop out with a strong sense of becoming an Urban Studies major for the 08/09 season I spoke to a magnificent friend of mine. Fat shouts to Jonelle Ward; one of the mot resilient ladies I know. She put me on to a lady in administration who convinced me to approach my biomech prof about my less than average grade. She figured I was only three credits away from the almighty piece of paper so it was worth a shot. A couple emails, two finished labs, and two weeks later I received my D!! Today is that day!! Just cap n gown me right now ’cause I’m as good as graduated!! I text messaged close friends and shared the joy with co-workers. I’m still smiling. I’ve never been so happy to receive a D in my life.

I would like to thank Dr. Gage, Karen Tait, Jonelle Ward, and Danica Jones for helping me complete the task! It may be a D, but it’s mine! I also want to give future thanks to all my people who will be celebrating my near completion this weekend. Watch out now, it’s my mutha-f*uck-KINE time!!!

P.S.: Look out for my bdayslashgraduation sworay at the end of August. Big shit poppin’. LMAO.

Peace.

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