I was going to go down to the mall for the inauguration, if only to see the crowd, but when I woke up at 11 and checked online, it seemed that they had shut the place down. So instead of wandering around while Obama spoke, I sat on the couch and watched it on TV like a good American. And then I ordered a pizza.
But yesterday on my walk to work I got about as close to the capitol as the majority of the people did today. If you maximize this photo and squint, you can almost see it!
Then later, a bunch of women were taking pictures with a cardboard cutout of Obama.
I might venture down to the parade in an hour or so. Then back to the gulag work.
UPDATE: This parade of hippies just went by my house. They are law-abiding hippies, though, as you can see when they allow the ambulance to pass. I really wish I could hear the things their cop escort is saying.
If you don't know yet, Canadians are not for making fun of anymore. They are for drinking their booze and eating their food! And maybe appropriating their political stances! We celebrated Canada Day '07 this year thusly:
First, I sprayed the weeds that are taking over behind the house. I stepped on some of them, too. That will probably take care of the problem.
Then on to a friend's apartment for Canada Day party! It happens that the friend lives above the bar where I work. I didn't stop in to say hello! It's Sunday, that place might as well not exist on Sundays! Ha ha!
We brought some Modelo. It's not Canadian, but it's not American, so it got along well with the Canadian beer. I didn't wear Canadian-themed clothing, either. Because I don't have any. Also, remember Katie in the background? Of course you do!
No mind. There are temporary tattoos for this situation.
Like everything Canadian, they teach you things, like geography.
It is customary, you may or may not know, to eat cherries on Canada Day. It helps stave off the rickets.
And remember, it's not about making fun of Canada anymore! We were hosted by a real live Canadian! Say hello, Sandy!
Also there was a Canadian robot there. You know those Canadian robots. Get a couple beers in 'em, they start spouting off at the mouth about social policy!
Sandy made poutine. Seriously, this is not about making fun of Canadians. This shit is delicious. It justifies the existence of the entire country.
