parents' anniversary today, and for the first time in many years, me and my sis conspired to do something for them at the last minute. of course this was mostly to save our sorry asses because we only remembered two days ago, and from experience we know that my mom will never let go of it if we forget her birthday or any other significant occassion. like there was one year she *told* my dad not to get her flowers for their anniversary, and then when she really didn't get any by the evening, she got real sulky and refused to talk to him. and she only called off the cold war when she received an apology in the form of 2 dozen red roses the next day.

so you can guess why me and my sis were eager not to make that mistake this year, and determined that 'don't get us anything' was certainly not to be taken literally. anyway we managed to make a quick online order for an anniversary cake, and, after a few assertive and desperate confirmation phone calls, got it delivered on half a day's notice. thank God for the internet and the wonders of modern technology.

anyway now my parents are extremely pleased with us, and i think i can safely say that all previous debts and grievances have been cancelled out. which is very lucky for my sis, since just this morning they were majorly pissed with her over something, but have now happily forgotten that the morning's lecture ever occured. i'm trying to think of what good -i- can get out of this, but i am currently not in trouble for anything so it is quite wasted really. maybe i can get them to write it down as a voucher or something, and then the next time i land myself in some screwdom i can like produce the voucher and all will be well.

capturing the moment was essential because photographic evidence is now all that is left of our very expensive and useful cake, so you can bet i took a whole lot of photos like the one at the start of the entry. i thought the pink cream was way too gaudy, but hey, when you order online you can't complain about colour specifications ;)