Big entry! September has been a big month so far!

Nicole surprised me for my birthday with tickets to see Ben Folds live in concert last week. I've been a fan of his going back to high school and to be within ten feet of him performing was truly a bucket list item checked off. He played a great deal of new material I'd never heard before mixed in ( Read more... )

It's been a busy couple weeks! The 16th was my one year anniversary with Nicole, and it was a quiet affair. We traded cards and flowers and had a great meal out at a swanky restaurant I've always wanted to go to but never could get seats. Every day around here seems to be more fun with her around and there's always something new to joke and laugh ( Read more... )

A week ago, Nicole's cell phone stopped working out of the blue. This was expected, but not until the end of January. See, her and her ex had a joint cell phone plan and both of them agreed to let it run out on schedule instead of canceling and incurring fees. This meant, however, that they had a financial entanglement well after the end of the ( Read more... )

Here's a photo of my brother, Ryan's, Emmy award. It was taken by someone affiliated with one of Ryan's co-winners who actually claimed the award in person. It's a rather bad, dark photo that appears to have been taken with a cell phone camera. I've cleaned it up as best I can:


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