Seamus visits Massachusetts; terrorizes waterfowl, toddlers, llama enthusiasts

Gaius' party was teeming with toddlers, and I couldn't help noticing that Seamus was a bit wilder than the rest of them. For instance, he threw a small metal schoolbus at a little girl's head (he has trouble differentiating between "giving to" and "throwing at"), tried to claim all of Gaius' gifts for himself, etc. Notice the "Who is this half-naked maniac throwing used plates into my wading pool?" expression on Gaius' face in this photo:



Other manifestations of excessive enthusiasm this weekend included attempting to maul UMass' beloved ducks:



... as well as dumping a cup of orange juice down the front of my shirt while Greta was attempting to hold a civilized conversation with other guests in the hotel's breakfast area (the guests in question were there for a llama-and-alpaca husbandry convention, and I am not making this up).

We got ourselves a live one! Whoooweee!

Brad's cousin Heather, who was also at the party, is getting married next month. She and her future husband are in their late 20's; I advised them to wait a few years before having kids -- but not *too* much longer than that, I said -- "You don't want to be old and tired like us."