Tomorrow I will officially graduate from the University of Iceland. I'm getting a B.S. in Computer Science, finally...

After the ceremony (which starts at 14:00) I'm inviting friends and family over to my parents place to visit and eat food made by my mom. Unfortunately, I've been so apathetic about graduating that I didn't start thinking about this little party thing until last weekend, so most people invited didn't get much of a warning. The people I had the hardest time getting ahold of only found out about it this morning... but hopefully a few people will show up.

Thinking about it has made me a little less apathetic. I guess it is an interesting milestone to reach - my first University degree. The reason it doesn't have me all thrilled is because I don't really have the feeling that I learned all that much in the University, and my current skills aren't very aptly described by the title "B.S. in Comp Sci". Or maybe what I mean to say is that I've learned so much more on my own and at work, that it seems kinda silly to make a big deal of this degree which doesn't really describe my skills at all. After all, "everyone" knows that people with a brand new B.S. in CompSci are just newbies who can barely write code, so why should I be thrilled to join their ranks? Hey look! I'm officially a newbie! Wheee!

(Btw, do I sound like a pompous ass yet? :-) My apologies to my fellow computer scientists... It's a well known fact that I've spent too much time hanging out with (and being a) math students.)

I guess what makes the degree important to me is that it tells people that I was stubborn enough to earn it (it was a lot of work - even if it wasn't all interesting), and that I probably socialized for a few years with my peers, networked and learned a thing or two that way. And of course it is my ticket to graduate studies which can be much more exciting than what I've now officially completed. And after all, that is really why I bothered.

I guess I should start thinking about grad. schools now...