{"id":62,"date":"2009-01-27T07:41:12","date_gmt":"2009-01-27T14:41:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.audreyy.com\/?p=62"},"modified":"2009-01-27T07:41:12","modified_gmt":"2009-01-27T14:41:12","slug":"only-a-week-ago","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.audreyy.com\/?p=62","title":{"rendered":"Only a week ago…"},"content":{"rendered":"

And already it’s such old news!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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As I was too sleepy to stay up ’til 3am to watch the actual inauguration (large hats and all), I joined a celebration at expat bar\/restaurant, The Pink Cow, in Shibuya. \u00c2\u00a0They promised an evening of musicians, a replay of the inaug. speech, and general feelings of hope and goodwill.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Other than being crowded past the gills, it was actually pretty fun. \u00c2\u00a0Had some good tortilla chips (freshly fried, no less), a shared feeling of “Hey, I can say I’m American without being embarrassed” and general cheering, applause, and energetic chatter.\u00c2\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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(It’s an Obama cake!)<\/p>\n

The pictures are a little fuzzy<\/a>, but hey – it gets the idea across. ( I wish I could blame it on the jostling of the packed room, but er…I did have one drink. )<\/p>\n

I subscribed to the whitehouse.org RSS feed. Now I can get government updates along with my normal intake of comic strips, recipes, and other…useful…info…<\/p>\n

By the way, in case any of you were worried…it’s January 27th, and yes, I’m still here. \u00c2\u00a0So much for the bright, short-lived blaze of youth, eh?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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