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edamame

Long time gone

Apr 23, 2008 11:40

Long time, no post.

Since I don't use twitter and probably won't start, I will make my little punctuated updates here.

Last night: got carded buying celebratory bottle of wine. The girl who carded me got all bug-eyed and said, "Wow! You look young...REALLY young." I was like, "But wait....I'm not that old!" 32's not old, right?

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Comments 8

... professorbooty April 23 2008, 16:56:04 UTC

At this point, the only people I know are going to MBM are you, me, and Jules.

Everyone else is lame, it seems.

Re: ... edamame April 23 2008, 17:40:13 UTC

Dorks! Oh well, more awesomely fun times for us.

dr_gluck_ April 24 2008, 01:27:40 UTC

If this is your first time, you should be thoroughly blown away. The video sampler that EBN used at their shows is fully utilized to have a visual counterpoint to all audio samples -it is geeky rad. This is done by the guy who was DHS (Think old techno song "House Of God) and they often play a MBMized version live.

edamame April 24 2008, 13:57:20 UTC

NIce! Now I'm even more excited to go! :D

judithiscariot April 25 2008, 21:37:43 UTC

ZOMG destination wedding YES. I absolutely get the appeal. Cutting down on drama is such a great feeling, isn't it?

My cautions for destination weddings:

* Pay careful attention to the prerequisites you have to meet. I know that when we were looking at Puerto Rico, I found out that we would have to get a blood test. Paperwork, etc etc blah.

* If they're at all difficult, finagle some way you can GET AWAY from your family. I went on a dest. wedding with a friend of mine and her family basically ruined her honeymoon with their bullshit.

Everything else is just gravy. Except maybe hurricanes. Watch out for hurricanes.

edamame April 28 2008, 17:54:38 UTC

Yeah, in Mexico you need a blood test too. Not sure what they're testing for...the herp? The hiv? Dunno, but we've decided on Cancun, so I'm going to call the hotel this week and find out what we need to bring in order to get married. Family is already proving difficult, as no "adults" seem to approve of our desire to have a destination wedding. We have been told that we are being selfish. This is from the same people who have previously told us this is our day. So which is it?!

judithiscariot April 28 2008, 18:08:40 UTC

in PR they were testing for syphilis! but who knows. depending on the regulations, you may be able to get a blood test locally and just bring the certified paperwork to mexico. better than trying to navigate a foreign healthcare system, for sure.

i absolutely cannot believe you're being accused of being selfish.

let me tell you, i stopped planning a "real wedding" about ten minutes in -- not coincidentally right about the time people starting telling me what i "had" to do. i put my foot down and said NO, FUCK IT, GETTING MARRIED ON THE BEACH AND NOBODY'S INVITED. the people who don't like it are, i suspect, currently lumping it.

whooo, this is a rant that once it starts, it might not ever end. so, stopping here. but what i'm trying to say is: i feel you. this is one day out of the rest of your life with who i assume is a wonderful man. head up, do your thing, have a great time, never look back.

edamame April 28 2008, 18:59:57 UTC

Thank you, this is exactly what I needed to hear. We will have the wedding we want dammit, and it's going to be wonderful. Despite the naysayers, I'm still super excited. I mean c'mon...we're getting married on the beach in Cancun, how cool is that??

Like you, I got frustrated pretty early on with the wedding planning, but I was about a month into it before I said "screw it." It became clear pretty quickly that it is totally not worth it, not just from the stress perspective, but also the money. And I never wanted a big fancy white wedding anyways, not my style. I really am so relieved.

YAY FOR BEACH WEDDINGS!