Nekkid as Jaybirds.

Look carefully. Do you see Paul?

Yes, you were correct. Sushi and sake. BUT. Evangeline fell asleep while we waited for Paul and never woke up again. So, we postponed the sushi date until tonight. It was the first time ever that everyone in the family could have a sake glass. We were worried that this would make future sushi dates very expensive, but thank you Jesus it turns out that Evangeline doesn't like the taste. Sasha, on the other hand, managed to choke down a couple of glasses.

So we ate our raw fish and conversed about this and that. Sasha and Evangeline discussed the Battle of Agincourt because they are pretentious like that. Evangeline waxed nostalgic about the Russian banya experience (first you steam in a sauna room while people beat your nekkid body with birch branches, then you roll in the snow or splash in cold water, then you steam again). And Evangeline claims that it is a good time.

Sasha topped this by sharing with us that she participated in the St.Mary's Nekked Bike Ride this year. She and about 75 others stripped bare, painted their bodies, and rode their bikes up and down Route 5. She painted tiger stripes on her ribs and arms. Boyfriend Paul and his friends wanted to go with a nautical theme and paint their penises to look like local lighthouses but they lacked the artistic talent so they just went  with plain blue.

WHAT? It's a college TRADITION! You can't argue with tradition. (I am either the coolest mother on the planet or so completely crushed by life that nothing they tell me gets more than a shrug and a raised eyebrow.)

In the interest of full disclosure I will confide in you, the grand Internet, that my misspent youth included 2 or 3 streaking adventures. Including once at the National Cathedral.

But I digress.

I have to go back in to work on Sunday and do NOT try and talk me out of it. I am desperate to crawl out from under the pile of papers that threatens to smother me.

Enjoy your weekend.

Comments

[Margaret]

Oh, yes I think I see Paul. He's the one with PAUL written on his back. Nice bod, if I'm supposed to notice. If not, I covered my eyes! I am not surprised about the sushi and sake, not at all. With us, it would be Thai food which all of us, including our vegan, can eat.

[blackbird]

I seem to have overlooked the value of TRADITION in my recent research for colleges for Middle. Must remember to ask about any naked activities during Homecoming.

[maddy]

College-age is definitely the time to frolic in the nude, because body-wise everyone looks their best. In later years, this would be a scary sight. Twenty-somethings, however, can pull off the no-clothing look.

[MsCellania]

DAMMIT! It's times like these that make me seriously regret my lack of attendance at college.

[Kathryn]

This makes me wish I'd told my mother about my nekkid convocation attendance, I wore two green masking tape 'x's over my nipples and some green panties, I guess it wasn't totally nekkid - but the chair of my department was there. Yes, I do plan on applying for a job in that department in two years, why do you ask?

My mom would probably do more than raise an eyebrow, though. There was also binge drinking involved that started at dawn. I'm certain we couldn't have ridden bikes.

Ah, tradition.

[Michelle]

I've been gone from SMC for 7 years and DAMN that makes me miss the good ol' days. Glad to see the tradition is still going strong. My freshman year the bike ride coincided with a Board of Trustees meeting that got a nice view while Maggie (the pres) had her back to the window. Excellent!

[Laura/DaPFG]

haha...rock on. they have, erm, lighthouses of steel. or something.

[Liza Lee Miller]

No streaking in my mispent youth but I did get to enjoy watching some friends strip down and run naked through the sprinklers at a local park late one night. Oh those white, white behinds bobbing in the dark.

[Sue]

The National Cathedral?!?!?! How daring!!! You're a rebel!