Yeah... like, next week. Or maybe two weeks from now. I don't know. Whenever Mike and I can make it up to the place that hands out the licenses which, of course, is only open two days a week for a few hours. I suppose it'd be too easy any other way.

There will be no ceremony... We'll take care of that sometime down the road, when it's more viable. A big party two summers from now. His brother is getting married next summer, so I'd hate to steal their thunder. And I want an...

Meet my very best friend, Jessica (center).



Jessica is gorgeous, sharp and lots of fun - you know, like all of my friends - 'cept this one's different. You see, Jessica's father and my father grew up best friends. Jessica and I, born a mere 6 months apart (although you'd never tell by the height difference), joke that we've been friends since "before...

Today is Philicia's 25 birthday. I'm no good at shopping for presents, so if people want something more personal than a gift card, it's going to be lunch, dinner or drinks somewhere. Of course, when I wished her a Happy Birthday on her FB page yesterday and mentioned that we should do something to commemorate, I didn't think that was going to be tonight.

I happen upon FB today to see this, "So tomorrow we are planning on going to the Chapel or something in the evening or...

So, when my sister said that her husband's employer was dicking him around a few weeks ago, I told her what I always do - "Come home. It'll be better, here." But for the last year, that statement was always met with, "Yeah, well, I'll think about it, but..." This time? "You're right. We'll leave Monday."

She wasn't kiddin', either. They packed up a U-Haul and came right over. They've been here since last Wednesday. So far, so good. Their cat...

The last two days have been 70 degrees and sunny here in Seattle. I'd have no complaints with the change of weather except... It reminds me that, once again, I'm forced to go clothes shopping.

I'm opposed to clothes shopping for nearly every conceivable reason short of a mannequin phobia.

1.) I'm nearly 6' and well-endowed, with an abnormally long reach. Great for fighting - absolutely shitty for shopping. Finding, say, a blouse that's not only long enough, but...