Imminent Inauguration

[altogetherisi]

First up-- I am so so excited about tomorrow!

However, here's my dilemma. For those flisters on EST, where I am is GMT, aka 5 hours ahead of the East Coast. I have to go to school on Tuesday, which ends at 3.50pm. Normally, I would get home about 4.50pm. I think if I leave efficiently I could be home around 4.30pm, maybe, it depends on the buses.

Over here, the coverage of the inauguration runs 4.00pm-7.00pm, aka 11am-2pm Eastern. I was told that the constitution says that the actual swearing in should happen at 12, and therefore at 5, so I shouldn't miss it on TV if I'm fast and the traffic is on my side. Hopefully.

Is this true???

If he gets sworn in before 4.30pm I'm probably screwed.

Technically, I could stay at school and watch it on TV there, but wouldn't be able to be online simultaneously like I can at home, and also, would not be able to crack open the vodka to celebrate. Moreover, am meant to be making an assembly on the topic, including finding video footage of a particularly great bit of his speech, that evening to present the following morning, so really should be at home. (BTW, will totally be back begging for help on that front tomorrow).

So, my query is:

Do I stick to my original plan, where I can get home before 5 and hopefully don't miss anything too incredibly important, aka, the actual swearing in/ the speech?
Do I not risk it and stay at school, thereby getting half the experience but at least no missing it?
Do I try to arrange a third option, like a taxi to take me home so I might get there before 4.30?

Advice? Please?

Comments

[tavven.livejournal.com]

If I were you, I'd go for Option A: GO HOME. You'll be fine. He's not gonna be President before 5pm, and taxis, I feel, are a little... um... dramatic.

(Though t'would be incredibly amusing to see some shiny black number pull up outside reception and you dive nose-first into it. :D)

I, personally, am camping out in the library after school to watch the whole shebang, since I have ballet in town at six and don't want to miss vital stuff travelling home (it takes longer for me...) and then travelling back for my evening class!

[altogetherisi.livejournal.com]

That... is probably what I will end up doing. But you can sit in the library with your phone, reading about me squeeing from home. I need tinternet to be there for me at the same time as the beeb. MUST HAVE TWITTER WHEN IT HAPPENS.

[julyflame.livejournal.com]

Pack lightly your bookbag so you can run to and from the bus easier.

[(Anonymous)]

As a comletely anonymous person, I would like to state the following.

OBAMA.
VODKA.
OBAMA.
VODKA.
OBAMA.
VODKA.
CYCLE OF MANIA.

And mention that all of CCF watched it in a disused history classroom on the projector.
And ask if you've seen his letters to his daughters.
And mention how honored I am that DOR got a blog post.
And beg you not to judge me for googling your blog...

[altogetherisi.livejournal.com]

Hello, anonymous person. The public posts are public, you are of course free and welcome to read them since you've been to such trouble to stalk me via google :D Am still watching the parade, right now. Letter to his daughters is beautiful, beautiful. Vodka is niiice, though I stopped a while ago so I could go back to the chocolate.

[(Anonymous)]

To sound very cheesy indeed (as well as anonymous) it really felt like the American Dream which, for so long was just words and dogma learned by rote, had been reignited as a living, breathing hope... it made me quite emotional!

[altogetherisi.livejournal.com]

Very emotional, but also very fun!