Instead , I stayed in and neatened up all of my stuff in my dorm room . I also made note of everything relevant to my academic life in my organizer . So I did get some stuff done today . Not much writing , though .

A: What is the narrator likely working on based on where they are living ?

I went to the Biden / Obama rally in Fredericksburg last night , and thank goodness I knew where to find a hidden parking spot behind the local SPCA . There were a few people with McCain signs on the corners around the University , but after a while they disappeared because there was literally no place on the sidewalks left for them to stand . We were rained on intermittently , but ... so what .

A: How does the narrator identify politically ?

While we 're on the subject of scary photos , here 's another one that my Mum took when she was over in May ( and just sent me ) . The photo itself is fairly unflattering , but what grabbed me was this : WHERE THE HELL DID THOSE CROWS FEET COME FROM ? And the bags under the eyes that only crepe up when I smile . We wo n't talk about the grey hairs .

A: Why are they so shocked about what they look like ?

Me standing in the cold holding on to a wrapped gift and trying to cover my face with the lapel of my coat , and her in her green and red sequined hostess top . Her face smiling and sobbing at the same time .

A:
What may be the reason why she was smiling and sobbing at the same time