Things are still going extremely well. Wedding planning continues... we just bought me a wonderful two-toned wedding band with cool diagonal patterns in them. Not so understated as to be boring, not so out there to be gaudy, not HAI LOOK I GOTS DIAMONDS. Yet still shiny. I suppose a pic would help, but alas, today's adventures in future in-law ( Read more... )

So I haven't posted in a while. Stupid Facebook addiction. Well, that's not everything. I've also been extremely busy at work with the tsunami of news pouring down. And wedding planning. Which is going surprisingly well! We've got down payment on tons of things and just about all the groundwork is laid. Huh, I'm getting the hang of this ( Read more... )

...because it's awesome, that's why. Sorry about the huge images, but you all need a face full of Micktimus Prime. (Yes, you can actually buy this next month.)


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It seems I gurgle in my sleep now ( Read more... )

Weddings seem to continuously evolve along with modern society and bring on new forms. What was the norm 20 years ago might be considered passe or even downright rude. Sure, there are traditions, but according to an interesting book I'm reading, One Perfect Day: The Selling of the American Wedding by Rebecca Mead (fantastic look at the wedding ( Read more... )

Yikes, been a crazy couple of weeks. But I'm fine, in case any of you were wondering. And my future sister-in-law is about to give birth! Good stuff ( Read more... )

Call me strange, but if I ever need a lawyer to protect my financial well-being or even my freedom, I'd like to think I'd choose one based on their qualifications, the universities that granted their degrees, their reputation, their poise in the courtroom, their knowledge of the inner mechanics of whichever area of law I need help in, etc. etc ( Read more... )

So a seven-year-old family member was completely unimpressed with the build-your-own marshmallow cannon/book I got him. It has parts you can use to assemble a gun to blast marshmallows across the room! What's not to love? But alas, he pulled it out of the sack and instantly got a face of pure "meh ( Read more... )

Today's topic is diaper cakes ( Read more... )

Slate.com has an "explainer" feature that answers burning questions of the day, usually sparked by news events. Such as what the hell a Ponzi scheme really is and whether terrorists actually fist bump ( Read more... )