My office sent out an e-mail asking, nay, begging, people not to watch tomorrow's inauguration on their computers since all of those people trying to stream it on their desktops would slow down the company's network to a standstill. Instead, we're supposed to watch it on the TVs they've got set up at each location (ours will be in the cafeteria). I won't be here, so I don't have to worry about that, but that's the first time I've ever seen such a request issued by TPTB.

My mom's school district made the same request. My work didn't say it explicitly, just implied. But we're old hands at bandwidth taking out our connection. But it is usually done to us, rather than us doing it.

We weren't asked not to watch at our desks, just invited to bring our lunches to the conference room.

my work has not done a damn thing. Almost everyone I know has something arranged at their offices, or some acknowledgment. us, nothing.

The actual swearing in is at like 11:30, right? I have to figure out the actual mechanics of my lunch, because I will not be able to wait until after. Hmm.

We're watching it as a school via the network because our facility doesn't have a cable connection. We got the warning to not watch on our own and were then directed to one of three viewing spots in the building.

I guess I could just plan to be out at the actual swearing in and catch it on a tv out somewhere.

My peeps are swinging by at 7:45 for the trek down to the Mall.

I made oatmeal raisin cookies and Im packing cards and trivia for the long hours standing.

I just hope I don't have to venture to the porta-johns much. I suspect, once we are in place, it'll be hell to move.

The market was lovely today. Packed with giddy people with smiles plastered all over their faces.

The husband of the outgoing press person stopped his car to jump out and chat this morning. I may not love his politics, but he's a truly lovely guy. He cautioned that the euphoria can't last and I (graciously, I thought) did not point out that HIS guy oversaw the decline that we now have to climb out of. No point in gloating.

But it made me wonder how Shrub, in his deepest heart, it processing how much people loathe him compared to how much they love Obama...or at least his image.

Off to lay out my clothes.

Since it's our field, we've got TVs everywhere and I've already confirmed with our department head that we'll have ours tuned to the inauguration.

If the office is open tomorrow, we'll be showing the inauguration in the lunch room. If not, I'll probably be watching it on my upstairs neighbor's big new flat screen tv. Either one would be good.