one week and counting

one week to go. here are more things to check off my list

1. reception centerpieces.

I had to make another Michael’s run, but they’re done!

a closeup of one

you can’t really see, but nestled in the middle is a glass votive candle holder.

2. necklace for wedding.

Nanner said she’d [...]

so many mental hugs

…sent to Jen. I’m glad your mom is finally at peace. I am so very very sorry for your loss.

mission accomplished

One robotic dog for the future nephew.

One 2GB iPod Nano for my father.

An 8×10 frame, a mother-of-pearl butterfly ring*, and a sopranos DVD* for the future MiL

An 8×10 frame, a small Coach purse wristlet, and a “coin pearl” necklace with matching earrings for my mother.

*previously purchased

Bridesmaids are already taken [...]

soap!

Dude…Serra has SO MUCH SOAP AVAILABLE!  WHY HAVE YOU NOT BOUGHT ANY YET!

Get on it, beeyotch!

wedding updates and such

One of the nightmares I’ve been having lately is that it’s our wedding day, and we’ve forgotten EVERYTHING. The candles aren’t lit. My dress is wrinkled. No one knows where they’re supposed to be. And WORST of all, we forgot to get a marriage license!!! NO WEDDING WITHOUT THE LICENSE!!!

This morning, I dragged [...]

Ikea

Ikea: selling furniture for college kids and divorced men.

click on “download the mp3″ to hear it.  totally worth it.

sciencey rant

AAAAARGH!  PvuI?  who the fuck uses PvuI?  NO ONE, THAT’S WHO!  STUPID NEB FREEZER!  Normal people need PvuII.  DO YOU HEAR THAT, NEB?  YOU ARE OUT OF YOUR MINDS!  FUCKING PVUI???? NO!  BAD STOCK FREEZER!  BAD! I hate you.

sunday sunday SUNDAY!

two words I have never heard put together until today:

“ukulele virtuoso”

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the kindness of strangers

at home depot:

ESC: excuse me, what amp err…level is this wiring?

HomeDepotGuy: 15

ESC: KEV! 15!

Kev: see if they have 20

ESC: do you have 20?

HomeDepotGuy: probably…give me a minute

Kev: I THINK I [...]

a mighty wind

Kev gets himself a bowl of cereal to snack on and walks into the living room and goes to sit on the couch next to me

ESC: goddammit.

Kev: what?

ESC: just…nothing…godDAMIT!

Kev: *getting upset now* what? what did I do?

ESC: it’s just…

Kev: ???

ESC: OK, you are in that other bedroom [...]

asshattery

Via BoingBoing, I found this post, which pissed me off to no end. It’s weird, though, considering how “red” my state is, I had no trouble getting PlanB, which I’m assuming is the same thing as EC.

Then from the comments in that post, I found this post about a safe herbal method to [...]

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