Monday: Of Celebrities and Weather

So, I know I mentioned I saw some pseudo-celebs a week ago (the Olympians), I got to see another big name today: Her Madge, Liz. Yes, Queen Elizabeth II was at University of Aberdeen today. The occasion? The official opening of the new library built on campus. A few of my flatmates (Ernest and Zax) wanted to go see her, and as I never really thought of it one way or another, I was game (I figure, how often will I be near royalty? not all that often, really). So, Ernest and I left the flat around 3:45 this afternoon and walked through Seaton Park (which is a shortcut of sorts from Res to Campus - and a scenic one at that) to get there in time. The rain was horrid, but we made it to the library 5 minutes before the convoy passed. I was about 10-15 feet from her, and I got to see her in her matching dress and hat, both in this blue-green colour (it was too blue to be sea-foam, but that's about as colour savvy as I get). Other than the sighting of Her Highness, I didn't do much so far today; it was pouring off and on, and the wind has been HOWLING all day... sometimes it sounded like a screaming person. Kinda cool, but pretty distracting. So, this evening, the plan is to meet Natalie (of photo fame) and we're going to the Blue Lamp/Lantern/Light/something for some traditional musical jam (I believe I mentioned this in my Saturday post). I may post back tonight regarding the jam session, or I may do it tomorrow. EDIT: The jam never happened, Natalie, who was my contact for it, had to cancel last minute because of band practice, so yeah, I stayed in - which is just as well, since the weather is even worse than it had been before.