Our Little Girl is Growing Up

This is a very special post, about a very special girl, who did a very special thing: Bug graduated last weekend from Boston University.


It takes a lot of desire and dedication to recommit yourself and pursue something that doesn't fit so easily into your life or your schedule (and study and write about things that have little to do with yours OR YOUR FRIENDS' interests. Fractals anyone?) But Bug held strong and graduated cum laude thank you very much from BU's Metropolitan College, which offered an online program in which she was one of the first students to go through the curriculum. Her class consisted of several people from around the country, many of whom traveled to BU to participate in the ceremony. You could tell by witnessing the interactions Bug had with her classmates and teachers at various receptions how utterly charmed they were by her and how much she contributed to their humble community.

It's kind of the way we feel about her in our humble community here in metro DC. She's added a lot to our little world and we couldn't be prouder of her (note: I totally pillaged this picture from Bug's site. Take advantage of a two for one deal and see it twice!)


Also along for the ride were mama and sister, who are two of the loveliest ladies you could meet. Thank you mama for not being (or at least not showing that you were) annoyed with us and for allowing us to share in the festivities. And I am not, I repeat NOT, in any way entering into a BFF/girlfriend-like relationship with Kirsten (KK, you know the code, I'll call you when the eagle has landed. A not so subtle wink and a hardly discrete nudge follow.)

It was lots of fun hanging with some of my favorite people to celebrate this milestone. Congratulations, Bug. Now girl, you better eat some cheese!

Moving On...

So, it is hard for me to move on from the last post, but alas, I must. There are people to congratulate, you know.


Let's start with obvious. Miley Cyrus got MORE attention from the ADULTS in this world via the Vanity Fair photo shoot and leaked photos of her-showing-her-bra "scandals." Did I not fear this would happen? That Ms. Cyrus would go the way of the Lohan?

And speaking of Ms. Lohan, has anyone read the latest gossip that she is a) reportedly dating DJ Samantha Ronson and b) when La Lohan found Ashley Olsen recently chatting with Ronson, screamed at her: "Get your 15-year-old 'Full House' a** away from my girlfriend!" Ladies, you are keeping it classy! But it's not you who I congratulate...it's your parents, for just giving it their all. Miley's parents were apparently horrified with the now infamous shot, but they left the shoot early. Now granted, there were handlers, but I think publicists and other such members of a professional posse are coming at it from a much different angle then say, Mom and Dad. And quite possibly, "horrified" could be decoded as "generally very pleased with all the publicity" in the Hollywood-to-average person translation book.

Speaking of horrifying Hollywood parents, has anyone been catching the new Tracey Ullman show on Showtime? Does anyone have Showtime? It's a pretty biting take on American culture, spectacularly manifested in Ms. Ullman's imagination of Dina Lohan's social life...

Warning if watching at work (some F Bombs are dropped):



Happy Hump Day!