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doctor mac

nobody@flickr.com (Bakerina) — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 08:12:32 -0700

Bakerina posted a photo:

As I have pointed out in other fora, these doctoral robes do nobody (and no body) any favors. They're like chef's whites: you can be petite, "average," tiny or 6 1/2 feet tall; you can be thin as a bean, chubby as a samovar or somewhere in between the two, and yet, you will still look ridiculous in this outfit, because that's the nature of the outfit.

I have to say, I do like the velvet tams we were given (and which are ours to keep), as opposed to the boring old mortarboard. Between the robe, the hood and the tam, I felt like a magistrate from some clean, friendly, progressive European nation.

Photo taken by my stepdad, in front of the Mission Santa Clara de Asis.

say cheese

nobody@flickr.com (Bakerina) — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 08:12:33 -0700

Bakerina posted a photo:

People have already asked me "so where is Lloyd in these pictures?" Sorry to say, Lloyd is not as enamored of himself as I am of him, and over the years has developed a *thing* about how he looks in pictures. Having lived with this same *thing* for the better part of 15 years, I understand and I sympathize. But I'm still sad, because no one should go a day feeling that bad about themselves -- least of all Lloyd, who is my hero, because he kept me from eating nothing but saltines and Kraft Dinner for three years.

(Of course, I just received in my email a proof of the pic of me receiving my placeholder degree. "Not flattering" is putting it mildly. I think I went into a rage and compared myself to Fat Bastard in Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me. So I'm a moving target on this issue.)

Photo taken by my stepdad, in front of the Mission Santa Clara de Asis.

avec momerina

nobody@flickr.com (Bakerina) — Fri, 03 Jun 2011 08:12:34 -0700

Bakerina posted a photo:

You can see now why my mom's best friend's brother used to refer to her, in childhood, as "Eyes 'N' Teeth." It runs in the family. (This is not a bad thing. :)

Photo taken by my stepdad, in front of the Mission Santa Clara de Asis.