I Suck At Presidential Inaugurations

wherever you go today, the big news around the united states is the presidential inauguration of this country's 44th president, barack obama. too bad i suck at presidential inaugurations.

i have never watched any presidential inauguration. the closest thing i have ever seen of a presidential inauguration is a snippet from john f kennedy telling americans to "ask not what your country can do for you - ask what you can do for your country". today was no exception.

the historical significance of barack obama becoming this country's first african-american president is not lost on me. this country has definitely come a long way in terms of racial equality.

today, it seems like everyone i know (including everyone at work) was tuning in to watch the inaugural address. i almost feel bad for barack obama because everyone is expecting him to turn things around for this country after years and years of turmoil left behind from the previous administration. it is as though barack obama is america's savior. hopefully, his plans to lead this country will work out. they don't say the presidential position is full of pressure for nothing.

i almost wish i had watched the inauguration... not because of the address... more for seeing aretha franklin sing "my country 'tis of thee". aretha franklin may be the queen of soul, but i heard she may well be the pauper of fashion with her bow-shaped hat. apparently, the hat is customized with swarovski crystals and is created by mr. song millinery in detroit.

anyway, hopefully the fervor of the inauguration was worth it. for the life of me, i still don't understand why some people are hysterically crying over the inauguration. i sometimes wonder if those are the same people at the concerts who are crying hysterically, thinking the song is about them. oh well... i guess that is why i suck at presidential inaugurations.

I Suck At President's Day Weekend

this weekend is president's day weekend. luckily for me, this holiday is one of the few holidays i actually get off from work, which makes this weekend a three day weekend. anyway, because i have president's day off and want to avoid sucking at president's day weekend, i decided to visit my friend scott, his wife ofelia, and his son xavier, who live in new york, with a few of my close friends. (the following picture is xavier with karen).


anyway, my friends (marc, kelley and cass), karen are i left bright and early saturday morning. packed in one car, we made good time making only one pit stop at a ruby tuesdays for lunch. it's been a long time since we've seen scott and his family. the last time that i recall was after thanksgiving and my infamous choking on steak incident. (luckily, i'm still alive after that incident.)

regardless, we got to hang out with scott and his family. it was good to hang out with them. we ended up watching a couple of movies (which were pretty funny movies), and playing "dead rising" on the xbox (which was also pretty funny... because killing zombies is always fun). in fact, it was sort of a zombie weekend as one of the movies we ended up watching was "planet terror".

scott and ofelia totally spoiled us with their hospitality. they provided such great food for all of us, etc. i would say everyone had a very good time hanging out, eating, laughing, etc. i sometimes wished they were closer so that we could hang out with them more. (although, if you read my post about how i suck at hanging out with ron, physical location may not matter in terms of my suckitude). anyway, i hope to see them soon.