| | Work is insane.
And the semester is driving over me, putting it in reverse, and backing over me.
I had to ask for an extension for a paper on Isabella Whitney and the humility topos.
And Zeb is trying to move in between out of town trips for work.
And the wedding is in like three weeks.
And now I've managed to contract some nasty sickness that made me feel like I was going to pass out in class tonight while trying to say something interesting about Greenblatt's assertion that Hamlet is bound up in anxieties about the Eucharist.
In truth, I am only blogging so you know a) I'm not dead, and b) because I need to do something before the heroic dose of off-brand nighttime cold medicine (read: Fake NyQuil) kicks in and sends me off into blissful unconsciousness wherein I do not have to be cognizant of how much my throat hurts.
I know, I am just a lump of sunshine tonight, huh?
Here's the wedding dress, as requested:
I cut off the train. And will try to smile sincerely at the actual wedding. But now I do know that I am allergic to David's Bridal. It was a seriously hive-inducing experience. When I walked in I had to fill out a form--in triplicate--with all my info before I could even look at the dresses. And they assigned me a "personal sales assistant". When she asked what I wanted I went into full out defense mode. "No sequins! No tulle! No rhinestones! No crystals! Nothing strapless! Nothing frou frou! And cheap!"
I like the dress okay, I guess, and honestly it's a fucking relief not to worry about making one. But it's just a dress. And all I really care about is that Zeb and I are getting married. All the rest is just window dressing.
Yes, it turns out I am the antibride.
We did get our marriage certificate today though. So it's almost official. Ish. Our friend Ryan is marrying us, which is awesome. (Yay, online ordination!)
Oh, and while sitting waiting for our turn at the county clerk's office this morning, I was musing about how unfair it is that same-sex couples can't get married.
a) Everyone should share the misery! (ha, ha. I kid.)
b) If the state grants licenses, then marriage is a state-controlled act.
c) If it is state controlled, then it should be fully separate from religion.
d) There are no secular arguments for why gays shouldn't be allowed to marry, only religious arguments.
e) Hey, guess what, there really is no such thing as separation of church and state in this country and to pretend otherwise is a delusional fiction.
f) And it pisses me off.
Hey, there's the blissful knock of nyquil upon my inner door. Excuse me while I answer it, and then dance the tango with it. |
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(I have links if you need them.) I shopped carefully and wound up paying a good $200 or more LESS than jewelry stores wanted for similar (crappier) rings by getting mine at Sam's Club's online store. Steve's is a simple band, also purchased for WAY less than jewelers' prices, also from an online store.
