SO! good news and bad news.
good news.. the groundbreaking ceremony went off great. the tent, chairs and food were all set up and it was awesome. i've gotten a lot of positive feedback, and the general consensus seems to be that it went off without a hitch. i'm really happy with the way everything went and i'm kinda, sorta, maybe a little proud of myself.

bad news.. following my tradition of having bad luck and just being stupid with cars (eg having my battery die and then locking myself out of my car after jumpstarting my car.. TWICE! and running out of gas parked next to a gas station).. i've killed my car battery again. in my rush to get started with the groundbreaking ceremony this morning, i forgot to turn off the lights. i tried to jumpstart it, but the engine is making this awful clicking noise which is scaring the crap outta me. i'm just hoping that i didn't kill my car once and for all after all the abuse that i've put it through.

right now i'm hanging out in city hall waiting for roadside assistance to arrive. anyway, i should go back out there.. i don't want them to get there and for me not to be there. but with my luck, they probably already came and left.