walking in a straight line

This looks like some kind of sobriety test: if so, I promise I had no difficulty in walking straight down this path alongside the golf course in Griffith Park - the one that's bifurcated by Crystal Springs Drive.  I'd say it was good to get away from campus, only the amount of emails and Instagram posts and, well, everything that have been flying around means that I've been living there in virtual reality.  These were enlivened by a message from the President - yes, she's woken up, or located her speech writer - too little, too late, too absurd.  "The current pressures and polarization have taken a toll in ways that break my heart."  Maybe.  Maybe that's written from the very core of her being. But ... it's missing rather a lot that it might be helpful to address.  And when it comes to Commencement, "We are working around the clock to infuse this special day with new activities, surprises, and celebrations, while upholding traditions that are uniquely USC."  What might they be?  Egg and spoon races in academic robes?  Traveler galloping across campus, scattering families in all directions (they probably won't have been allowed to bring chairs and blankets, in any case, since these surely count as camping equipment).  Caleb Williams parachuting in?  Doubtless the "surprises" will amount to an appearance from Will Farrell, who always, mysteriously, gets wheeled out as entertainment - so frequently, indeed, that his presence wouldn't be a surprise ...