Oh, I'm a terrible photographer. NEVER let me take pictures of your important events. Good thing there was a professional getting a picture of Emily getting her diploma.

Oh. congrats Em and Jen! I skipped, but I got that much.

I am dead. Dead, dead ded. I have the worst fucking cold ever, and I had to go to a bail bondsmabn today and spend 2 1/2 hours in the cashier's line at the Municipal Courthouse doing paperwork for 19 idividual warrant bond-y thingies with him (he was VERY nice, tho) while the 6 trillion people behind me thought STABBY STABBY DIE DIE thoughts at me (which I get, totally -- they must have thought I killed someone or something). But still, 2 1/2 hours of death-cold, stabby thoughts and city paperwork. AND then I still had to go to BFE and get my car out of hock. Which took another 2 hours.

So I am home, miserable, and asked my friend to lend me some DVD's. She listed off a bunch of DVDs, including all of the LOTR. I said, yeah, LOTR's, bring it on. Perfect. She asks "You want any others" to whicj I reply (not very graciously) "If I am not over this cold by the time I'm done watching all of the Lord of the Rings, I need you to come over and fucking shoot me."

This post is all me, me, me and I don't even care.

OW, myfuckingnose.

I believe Barak was there. I don't believe you graduated. I don't believe vw brought all sorts of weather protection items.

This is high talk from someone whose very existence is questioned regularly.

Erin, it's so unfair that you got The F2F Ick without having been there.

Though you *could* consider it the universe's way of saying that you were there in spirit, because we did invoke your divine sassiness.

May flights of hobbits sing you to your recovery....

Unrelatedly, I'm starving, and The Boy has promised PB&J sammiches if I go over there, and who am I to turn down peanut butter in any form? Exactly. So, off I go.

Oh, poor poor Erin.

Ok...will this prove it to you (while Emily downloads pictures)? After Obama's first piece of advice to the graduates, it started to drizzle. He commented on the drizzle (which probably wasn't in the printed link), and promised he only had two more pieces of advice left. The last one was empathy, which he went on to some extent on. I liked it. He's a good speaker.

Pffft. I want to know what you liked. What did he say that was so great or funny or inspiring to you? Otherwise, I'm just gonna keep thinking Emily is still a piker with only one masters degree, and the two of you were down the pub.

Oh, what a crappy day. I'm sorry, Erin. I am glad you have your car back, at least. And you have a good friend there. Feel better -ma headed your way.

I'll save my "Yay, Jen!" for when she's around. Or, really, just say it twice.

Aw, poor sickie Erin. It's just not right that any Buffista, much less YOU, should have to endure a day whose description includes both "worst fucking cold ever" and "bail bondsman."

I took Scola to eat at the Thai Stick restaurant after the aquarium trip.

If he likes Thai food, next time he's in town we could all go to Phuket.

I want to know what you liked.

You should go read my LJ. And in a minute I'll tell you all about Obama (I'm on the phone, but feeling the need to prove this to you).

Me & Obama.

I am glad you got things done. and I hope anyone thinking mean thoughts gets a piece of your cold. ( even though it would have killed me to stand in line however, if I had to do that kind of thing , part of me would think I deserved it. damn puritan blood)

Tonight is Art walk in Niles and the first St. Niles parade* of the year. DH has been off galivanting with Nic all day, so I have no idea when he will return. I want something other than home food. I was going to walk down town( less than a mile ) but two coughs make me want to curl up and die for a bit. so drive it is. Now the question is - so I wait til closer to 6, so I might see the parade, or just go now?

*I have a friend that makes 'saints' out of found objects. they have very fun stories to go with them. the parade has a song and we bless the stores that are open