Leftist Lunch, Populist Potluck, Freedom Frolic, Anti-Bush Bash, Non-Republican Num-nums

The Progressive club/gsa meeting was quite diverting. I vote yes on it. Seeing all of the Alumni was especially so. Ian and David remind me that we are all going away. Which is sad, but very, very happy. Also, discussing with Ian, Ryan, and Rachel (as you can see in this picture) the finer points of nerdy books that we all have read. It was oh so much fun. Kind of like the social aspect of school...but, without the whole school part. Very much fun. And the food was great. We ate beans and rice (courtesy of my grandmother), assorted goods from trader joes, cherries, mango lemonade, pasta salad, and a delicious garbanzo bean, swiss cheese, and pineapple casserole provided by my wonderful GSA advisor. Everything was rather delicious. After eating, Rachel, Ryan and I watched the rest of them play frisbee while my mother and GSA advisor discussed interesting topics...i assume. Then, we all sat down and talked about Progressive issues, political movements, our favorite movies, etc. Some people left, including mom, which was sad but, the party kept going strong. I spoke with Ryan for about an hour, just talking. It was nice. We had to keep moving further away from the trees of our picnic site because their shadows would get longer and longer which put us in the shade. The only thing that kept it from being an absolutely perfect outing was the cold. It's summer: what's the deal here? But, as it stands, it was definitely a pleasant saturday to remember.