26 August 2010 09:57pm UTC
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Just got this random email in my inbox this morning:
Quote:
Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you
didn't do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail
away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore.
Dream. Discover.
Mark Twain
Hmmmm... No links or products mentioned. Maybe they are promoting the first
edition of Mark Twain's full autobiography
coming out in November?
Either way, I like spam like this! Especially since that is one of my biggest fears. And since I majorly suffer from Brain Crack (warning Ze Frank uses the F-word a lot in that video).
So, anyway, spam sucks, but is a little better when it looks like that!
9 August 2010 08:22am UTC
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Well, it officially happened:
As of last friday around 6:45am, my former fiance is now my wife!
[Well, I guess pending us mailing in the completed marriage license tomorrow.
I'm not sure about the legallity of it all, but my guess is now that we have
officially signed the paper there is no going back. Anyway, I digress.]
These last 3 weeks have been a pretty overwhelming experience. I cannot
express how it felt to be at each of the parties and be surrounded
by (literally) hundreds of people all there because they care about Keri and me
in some way. I don't like to get mushy but really there is no other way to
feel or describe the experience. It was mushy.
The overwhelming-ness was only compounded by the fact that there were so many people
that I wish I could have had the whole evening (or more!) with just them, but
I could only chat with them briefly and then move on. I'm sorry friends!
A big "thank you" to everyone who came, for making Keri's and my marriage
celebrations two absolutely wonderful and amazing events.
In particular, though, our families need a specific mention. The amount of work
and toil that they put into those parties was above and beyond what I imagined
when Keri and I came up with the idea to have two "simple" parties instead of a
ceremony. Thank you Martha, Greg, Debbie, Neil and Erik. The parties were
amazing.
As for where we got married, Keri and I chose Delicate Arch, which is
about as magical a place as any I have ever seen. By my count this was my 9th
trip to see it and it still takes my breath away. The original plan
was for Keri and me to be by ourselves when we exchanged our vows but about a
month ago we decided it was important to have our families with us. Fortunately,
they were able to get the time off and obliged. It was truly a
spectacular morning.
Some other random things:
- When mentioning all the TSPers who were making long treaks to come to the
parties, I apparently forgot to mention people coming to the Oregon Party. So,
Cotton Eyed Joy and Seamonster Bruceend definitely get
mentions as well!
- Speaking of Cotton Eyed Joy, she officially has earned the distinction as
being the only non-family-member to attend both parties! This of course
means that she loves us more than the rest of you and also that we
love her more than the rest of you. I'm only kidding of course, I love
you all equally. (Don't worry Joy, I'm just telling them that to make them
feel better)
- My dad was also 26 when he got married, and in fact was 49 days
younger than me. So, while I still do feel too young for all this, I guess it
worked out for him!
- I've put it up online if you'd to check out the slideshow I made for the
parties.
- I'm ecstatic about spending the rest of my life with Keri.
22 July 2010 01:32am UTC
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In 2½ weeks I am officially tying the knot with my fiance.
Holy cow! That's crazy.
At this point, I'm quite used to the fact that I'll be spending the rest of my
life with her. That's not the crazy part at all. The crazy part is what it
means in the context of the rest of my life. I mean, I'll be a husband and
have a wife.
Does this mean I'm officially an adult now? I think a lot of people would
probably say yes. I still don't feel like an adult, though. Maybe that's why
the thought of me getting married is just so crazy.
Unfortunately though, I think by even my own definition of adulthood
I'm starting to get there. Bills? Check (I need to pay for Keri's PT school!). Stability? Check (Been living with
Keri in Boulder for the last year and a half and just signed an 11 month lease
and hope to stay there for 36 months).
I guess this whole marriage thing means that there is the possibility that just
maybe I might have to start thinking of myself as an adult. Perhaps I'll just
use the term 'young adult'. No sense in rushing into anything. ☺
I suppose the obvious question is, am I nervous? And the answer is an easy no.
I'm convinced that there are no skeletons in my fiance's closet. I know that
she is a good, wonderful and amazing person. So while I obviously cannot
guaruntee that we'll always be on the same page, I feel like I am pretty darn
sure that she won't turn out to be an axe murderer. I am also pretty
sure that she is always going to care about me and do her best to treat me with
kindness and respect. Mostly, because I've never seen her not treat someone that
way. Plus, she knows about all of _my_ skeletons already, so the time for her
to run was a while ago.
Though, I suppose that is only half the question. The flip side is how do I
know I'm going to always care about her? And once again, I can't see into the
future, but all the things I said about her before still apply and are
even more true now.
I guess really this is just a leap of faith. I'm trusting her in the same
way that she is trusting me. In the same way that we have been trusting each
other for the last few years. She hasn't let me down yet, and that's all the
evidence I have to go on.
I don't really know how a marriage disintegrates and ends in divorice. I know
it happens. But I just don't think it will happen to us. I'm sure everyone
getting married thinks that though, and I can't tell you why it won't happen to
Keri and I. But it just won't. Though, I have to believe that it won't,
otherwise what the hell am I doing?
Anyway, enough talk about divorice, I'm getting married in 2½ weeks!
[Though, one more quick note about feeling nervous. I'm not feeling nervous
now, but briefly during Twilight Sage: Eclipse I started feeling it a
little. I just felt like I could relate to what Bella was going through. These
decisions have far reaching effects! Though I don't have it as bad as Bella
did, I'm not making a choice for all eternity—just the next 70-90 years.]
So, this Saturday we will have the first of two parties to
celebrate this union. Now, the parties I am pretty nervous about. For a few
reasons. A) I like to be the center of attention, but only casually. For
example, if a some people are hanging out, I love to crack jokes and do my
antics. However, if everyone is specifically there for _me_ I tend to feel
like I have to make it worth there while, and I end up almost performing. It
is exhausting, and I never feel like I properly make it worth people's while.
B) There are going to be a lot of people there that I care about and want to
spend time with. 150 and counting at the Oregon party. In a 4-5 hour party
there is no way for me to properly spend time with all of them. So, I'm
nervous about trying to have meaningful (not just for them but for me)
interactions with person after person after person. I guess I'll just do the
best I can. Let's hope they like the slideshow.
And August 6th is the day of the actual marriage. The original plan
was for it to just be Keri and me on a hiking trip some where. But some time
in the last few months we decided we wanted our families to be there. So, my
mom, my dad, Keri's mom, Keri's dad, and Keri's brother
will all be joining us at Delicate Arch on August 6th while the Misses and I
very informally exchange some vows and our rings (we'll have to take them off
first I guess!).
All in all I'm pretty darn ecstatic about the whole thing. I am very, very
excited about all the TSPers making treks for the parties. I'm looking at
Boatswain, Pops, Robert, flychipmunk and
especially the Peon (not that I am picking favorites, but he has to go
through customs! (also note that the list is ordered from West to East.)).
I especially can't wait for my fiance to get her butt out to Oregon. She's been
slaving away in Aurora in the name of education for the last two weeks. But
enough is enough! I need her already!
Three cheers for love!
9 July 2010 02:03pm UTC
At some point in my life I started compiling a list of my top 5 simple things
in life. I think it was during college. What is a "simple thing in life"?
Well, it is something that really doesn't change your day all that much, is of
pretty much no consequence, but when it happens it makes you glad you were
alive to experience it.
Here's my list so far:
- Getting into a down sleeping bag
- Being able to see your breath
- A one wipe poop (Peon Peetie calls this a "5 star")
- A misshappen Skittle (or really any misshappen hard candy)
- ... ...
Don't ask my why I haven't come up with a 5th one yet, but I've just never
found one (and remembered it!) that seems worthy of being on such a
distinguished list.
Any suggestions?
2 July 2010 09:16am UTC
My love of peanut butter and honey sandwiches backfired the other day
when my sandwich slipped out of my hand onto my laptop. Now the right side of
my space bar is a little slow to respond and it is driving me crazy.
Seriously. Crazy.
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