The Famous Group Photo

Ta-Da! Here it is...the one...the only...the Group Photo. Yes, indeed, these photos can either be the bane of your existence of the light of your life. They either tell everyone how photogenic you are or how you don't like flashbulbs. And did I mention the classic Girl vs. Boy episode? Remember the "bunny ears"? Classic. Any unsuspecting citizen would mysteriously grow a pair of familiar-looking ears...for the duration of the photo. Once it was over, however...they were gone. And so was the person standing directly behind them.
It's classic...and none too unusual...for my friend's mom to insist that we get our group picture taken. Me? I'm not against it. I admit, I'm not all that photogenic...but I enjoy having some fresh photos to put somewhere. But why, oh why, did they have to put me in front of two boys? I, unlike some, am a very suspecting citizen...I could see those bunny ears coming! And those two that I am standing in front of...they'd be the ones to do it, too. But you know what? It went off...with only ONE hitch!
Sigh. My eyes are closed. But that's the way of it, isn't it? There's always something wrong with a group photo. ALWAYS. Maybe in the Paradise...we, being perfect, will be able to take a decently good photo, in which NO ONE has Bunny Ears, NO ONE has their eyes closed, and NO ONE is making a funny face. But alas! It isn't the Paradise just yet, so we have to deal with this photo here...the one where my eyes are closed.

One Turd of a Tuesday!

Well. The day really got off to a fine start. NOT.
What's that you say? "What do you mean?" Oh, let me see. Let me tell you what I mean. It all started about 15 minutes ago, actually. I have this picture of my friends and I...and, sure, it's a good picture...but my eyes aren't open. Mom, of course, commented. And I threw a fit. I KNOW MY EYES ARE CLOSED! I KNOW I COULD LOOK BETTER! DO YOU HAVE TO RUB IT IN? So she started to cry, and stomped off to her room, and even yelled at Keelee! *Sigh* But wait. It doesn't end there. Oh, no. THEN, I talked to my best friend...and SHE is having problems with HER parents...and...it's like...no. I won't say it. It's like a jinx. It's...OK. I'll say it. It's like the day couldn't get any worse. But mark my words...as soon as I say that, it will. It always does.