My third and final update today is in regards to my car(s). I'm kind of out of steam at this point because it happened awhile ago, but the news is this: my Geo Metro was broken into. It happened right below my bedroom window at my house. I had a car alarm, but I had recently taken the car to the mechanic to do some crap I was too lazy to do and he wanted to remove the alarm because he thought it might be affecting the car's computer. Turns out that it wasn't affecting it, and I was too lazy to reinstall the alarm. Within a month, my car was violated. Around $500 of awesome stereo stuff gone. The same thing happened to my Honda Civic down at Andrea's old apartment complex on South Lamar around a year ago. I'm really frustrated with the pathetic state of humanity.
In addition to the above car issue, I now have to get rid of my Civic. Honestly, I haven't used it at all lately. I haven't taken the time to do anything with either of my cars. I'm kinda car'd out. Don't care anymore. We got a note from the homeowners' association yesterday stating that I had to remove it from our driveway. Its out of date inspection and registration stickers are in violation of our policy, but I suspect they'd find something else to tag me on even if I got it fixed and stickered. I think they don't like it's hood straps and chrome stripes. And on top of that, we have so many cars that I have to park my Geo behind it and it sticks out into the street a little - also against policy - so again, even if I fixed it, I still have no place to put it. It's sad. I'm not entirely sure what to do yet. There are drastic measures that could be taken, but honestly, I just don't have the passion for it that I once did...
Suggestions? Does anyone want the CiviTruck? Maybe I'll craigslist it and see if I can find a home for it. I guess I'll have a trailer up for sale soon too. I dunno.
Frowny face.
:(
Pup-date
Andrea's been wanting a puppy for a long time and last week, she finally found one. He's a little half-pug, half-something. His mom is a little dog hussie, so we don't know who the father is. He face isn't as smooshed as a pug.
He's a pretty great little dog. He's black with a white stripe on his chest. He's active, not yappy, affectionate, plays well with others, etc. The house training process is a little difficult, but he seems to understand the concept. He's already attached to Andrea and seems deaf to my voice unless I'm holding food.
We had a difficult time naming him. His name when he came here was "Suge" after Marion Knight A.K.A. Suge Knight (check out the link for a little rap history). Andrea asked me what we should name him, and so I naturally suggested "Brawndo". Initially she was excited, but then she got over it. She wanted to name him after a Greek god, or an astronomical object, like Orion... I suggested "Aswad", which is Arabic for "black", but she thought it sounded to much like "ass wad". Finally, with Andrea on the couch holding the puppy, Vanessa on one computer, and me on another Googling ridiculous things to try to come up with a name we all settled on "Onyx". Simple, interesting, not safe to clean with an ultrasonic cleaner. Good to know.
He's a great little son of a bitch.
He's a pretty great little dog. He's black with a white stripe on his chest. He's active, not yappy, affectionate, plays well with others, etc. The house training process is a little difficult, but he seems to understand the concept. He's already attached to Andrea and seems deaf to my voice unless I'm holding food.
We had a difficult time naming him. His name when he came here was "Suge" after Marion Knight A.K.A. Suge Knight (check out the link for a little rap history). Andrea asked me what we should name him, and so I naturally suggested "Brawndo". Initially she was excited, but then she got over it. She wanted to name him after a Greek god, or an astronomical object, like Orion... I suggested "Aswad", which is Arabic for "black", but she thought it sounded to much like "ass wad". Finally, with Andrea on the couch holding the puppy, Vanessa on one computer, and me on another Googling ridiculous things to try to come up with a name we all settled on "Onyx". Simple, interesting, not safe to clean with an ultrasonic cleaner. Good to know.
He's a great little son of a bitch.
Woman/Wedding Update
Most people that haven't seen me in a while ask, "how's the wedding planning going?" My answer: it's going really well! Almost everything is already done. We've got a site in Maui for the wedding, a minister, a photographer, a restaurant to have a small Maui reception. We've got a venue here in Austin for the big Austin reception. We recently found an awesome catering and decorating company. Andrea's got a dress - a very sexy dress apparently. Her dad doesn't really approve of it, which means I'll probably like it a LOT! Hehe. We've sent out the bulk of the save the date cards - I'm a slacker, so I'm still pushing out a few last stragglers.
Basically, there are just a few things left. I need to find a white beach-wedding kinda suit. I briefly checked out some stuff at Tommy Bahama - they say they'll have better selection in the Spring. It's surprisingly hard to find a white suit... I also need a man-ring. I find that I've been checking out other dudes' fingers to see what they're wearing, heh. I've tried a few on - my hand looks funny in a ring. No subtle anti-marriage sentiment there, I just have weird, skinny, pasty fingers. Usually I imagine rings on like... big, ham-handed, hairy, tan Italian fingers. Haven't decided on golden or silvery. Haven't decided on anything. There's a *plethora* of ring choices I need to make. Yes, I would say there's a plethora. I know what a plethora is.
I've been teaching Andrea HTML and CSS - she wants to create our wedding website herself. So far it's coming along well. She already knew some stuff, but in the process of actually putting a site together you inevitably have to troubleshoot all these weird layout problems and whatnot, and she's picking it up quick! She's smart as a whip! Smart as a tack! Smart as a whip covered with tacks! She doesn't like to show it though - damned if I know why. Maybe she's smarter than me and doesn't wanna embarrass me? Dunno. I jokingly tell her she has muffins in place of real human brains and we laugh. The idea of having 3 or 4 banana nut muffins steaming up the inside of your skull is so ridiculous that it's funny though... at least it is to us.
We still need to get invitations made or make them ourselves. I still need to find some fire-spinners for the Austin reception! Oh, and stock up on fireworks - you're welcome to bring those. We also need to start stockpiling liquor. We were thinking of just hitting up the liquor store every weekend until we get married and buying a bottle or two. We've already paid for almost everything else.
So, the wedding planning is going well and Andrea is awesome! Consider yourself updated.
Basically, there are just a few things left. I need to find a white beach-wedding kinda suit. I briefly checked out some stuff at Tommy Bahama - they say they'll have better selection in the Spring. It's surprisingly hard to find a white suit... I also need a man-ring. I find that I've been checking out other dudes' fingers to see what they're wearing, heh. I've tried a few on - my hand looks funny in a ring. No subtle anti-marriage sentiment there, I just have weird, skinny, pasty fingers. Usually I imagine rings on like... big, ham-handed, hairy, tan Italian fingers. Haven't decided on golden or silvery. Haven't decided on anything. There's a *plethora* of ring choices I need to make. Yes, I would say there's a plethora. I know what a plethora is.
I've been teaching Andrea HTML and CSS - she wants to create our wedding website herself. So far it's coming along well. She already knew some stuff, but in the process of actually putting a site together you inevitably have to troubleshoot all these weird layout problems and whatnot, and she's picking it up quick! She's smart as a whip! Smart as a tack! Smart as a whip covered with tacks! She doesn't like to show it though - damned if I know why. Maybe she's smarter than me and doesn't wanna embarrass me? Dunno. I jokingly tell her she has muffins in place of real human brains and we laugh. The idea of having 3 or 4 banana nut muffins steaming up the inside of your skull is so ridiculous that it's funny though... at least it is to us.
We still need to get invitations made or make them ourselves. I still need to find some fire-spinners for the Austin reception! Oh, and stock up on fireworks - you're welcome to bring those. We also need to start stockpiling liquor. We were thinking of just hitting up the liquor store every weekend until we get married and buying a bottle or two. We've already paid for almost everything else.
So, the wedding planning is going well and Andrea is awesome! Consider yourself updated.
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