lost in translation.

spiderwebs in the dreamworks parking lot.

it seems the campus is over-populated with spiders these days. they're freaking everywhere. ugh.

big big big news! my diploma came today!! it says:

VNIVERSITAS PENNSYLVANIENSIS

OMNIBVS HAS LITTERAS LECTVRIS SALVTEM DICIT

Cum academiis antiquus mos sit scientiis litterisve
humanioribus excultos titulo iusto condecorare
nos igitur auctoritate Curatorum nobis commissa

JENNIFER JUN-NING PAN

ob studia a Professoribus approbata ad gradum

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN ENGINEERING

admisimus eique omnia iura honores privilegia ad hunc
gradum pertinentia libenter concessimus
Cuius rei testimonio nomina nostra die mensis
Maii XIX Anno Salutis MMVIII et Vniversitatis
conditae CCLXVIII Philadelphiae subscripsimus

yes, it is in latin - which is awesome, in my humble opinion. translated:

UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
GREETINGS TO ALL WHO MAY READ THESE LETTERS
whereas it is the ancient custom of academics to honor
with a proper title those who are distinguished in sciences or arts,
therefore by the authority of the Trustees committed to us,
following approval of his/her studies by the Faculty,
we have admitted jennifer jun-ning pan
to the degree of bachelor of science in engineering
and to him/her we have freely granted all rights, honors and privileges
pertaining to this degree.
In testimony of which we have appended our names at philadelphia
on the nineteenth day of the month of may in the year of grace 2008
and in the 268th year of the university.


woohoo!