The defintion of life according to me.

Venues.

2009-03-06T13:00:00.002-05:00

I'm still looking at wedding venues when one site suggested Sweetwater Casino. I try to go to their website, and it's a no go. Googled it and it turns out that the place burned to the ground in June.
I'm still waiting to hear back from The Chelsea.
The Flanders is nice, but I'd have to provide liquor. For the price of their packages, I'd rather go somewhere that includes alcohol.
There's the Ram's Head Inn or Lucy the Elephant, although seating for 40 people would be impossible. Ripley's Believe It Or Not, I think, would a great place to hold this bitch.
I don't know, we've got to make sure we set a solid date first.

Folding cranes.

2009-02-28T18:01:00.003-05:00

I've got about a year to fold 1000 cranes. Easy enough right? I just have to make sure I've enough wedding magazines to cut into squares. About half of the cranes will be used for the center pieces with the rest as place cards and table decorations. It will be almost as pretty as this.

I really do hate most of the people of this country.

2009-02-04T13:29:00.008-05:00

Oh noes! This doll is an evil, hate spewing piece of plastic. Panic! They are invading.

So in October, there was some controversy because some paranoid parents thought that this doll was was saying, "Islam is the light" and "Satan is king." Reading some of the comments here makes me regret living in this country.

I listened to the doll. If it said anything, I heard, "Is mama right?" That's only because I expected to hear something. Saying you heard the doll say "Satan is king" and/or "Islam is the light" is ridiculous. It's like me telling everyone my 15 month old daughter said "Blastoff" when in fact all she said was "ba o", repeating what she heard on one of her shows.

The whole thing can be explained in one word: Pareidolia.
Pareidolia describes a psychological phenomenon involving a vague and random stimulus (in this case, baby babbling) being perceived as significant.

And now for something somewhat similar: This comic made me laugh so hard.

Phone calls.

2008-12-07T20:50:00.004-05:00

When an 800 or an 866 number calls, I don't usually answer my phone. The few times that I do, I have a tendency to listen to the whole 10 speech before I politely decline. Not tonight. Some chick from The Pink Apron Preview called. 2 minutes to hear what I won before I told her the wedding was canceled. It's not, but it got me off the phone and off their list.
Me: 1
Wedding Industry: 0

With the way things are looking, if I have my way, we're going to end up going to a courthouse. Or Vegas.

And I'm still going to wear purple.

Halloween.

2008-10-31T22:11:00.001-04:00

Last night was nice. Not spectacular, but nice. The Goddess had some fun, as long as her daddy was holding her.
My costume didn't turn out right. It irked me. To no end.

Weekend fun.

2008-10-20T01:42:00.002-04:00

We're all fine
Then fights begin
We're all wrong
She has to win
Burma Shave

A birthday party
She turned one
Ate some cake
Had some fun
Burma Shave

Marriage.

2008-10-14T14:11:00.004-04:00

I'm sick of hearing that marriage is for one man and one women. It's not. Marriage now, in this point of time, is the state acknowledging a couples commitment to one another. Because of that, people marry for many different reasons, love being only one.

If I lived 500 years ago, I would be considered married, even if there was no ceremony. I live with my intended and have a child with him.

Same-sex marriages were not illegal in the Roman Empire until there were Christian emperors. And why is it that in the United States, save for CA, and MA, that same-sex couples cannot be married? It's because politicians are basing these law on what The Bible says. Laws that are unconstitutional.

Now, I have no intention to marry a women, but there shouldn't be laws limiting rights based on the beliefs of Abrahamic religions. Especially in a country that claims separation of church and state.

Preparations.

2008-10-01T11:59:00.001-04:00

We went to the Halloween store yesterday. We, as in; me, The Goddess, FMIL, and the eldest niece, Fruit. We found a costume for Fruit, and I got the two items I needed for my Wa Lolita costume. I already bought one for The Goddess in Chinatown months ago.

Waloli combines traditional Japanese clothing styles with the Lolita fashion. Wa Lolita usually consists of kimono, yukata, or hakama modified to fit with common Lolita garments. I figure, since I already have the yukata, I can modify it to suit my needs. It really is something I've been interested in trying for a few weeks. But since I don't go anywhere, what better day than Halloween to get dressed up.

FMIL also got some decorations for the house, and I have to start making the trick-or-treat bags soon.

Dumb questions

2008-09-18T01:42:00.001-04:00

Wednesday evening, I'm hungry, I need to pick-up some food. Hey look, it's a ShopRite.
All I really needed was a few jars of baby food, some veggies, rice, and grits (which I completely forgot). Ended up grabbing cookies and chocolate too. I had The Goddess with me, as well as mom and one of the bothers.
So I'm in line, with my stuff in the conveyor belt, when The Goddess starts fusing. I pull a gift card out of my wallet so she could be distracted. The cashier asked me if she was mine and then asked if the boy was mine as well. Do I look old enough to be the mother of a 13 year old? Apparently not, as I later found out, she thought I was about 16 years old.
"Are you still with the father?" Why yes I am, as if that's any of your business. I don't know you. What makes you think it's polite to ask a stranger such a question. It's not as if it was required that for me to pay, I needed to fill out a questionnaire.

Paracusia

2008-08-16T00:07:00.003-04:00

Inspired by this comic, I've decided to make a list of all the voices I hear when I read.

Patrick Stewart
James Earl Jones
Adam West
David Boreanaz
David Kay as Sesshoumaru
William Shatner as Captain James T. Kirk
Gilbert Gottfried
Zach Braff
Christopher Walken
George Takei
George Carlin

It really is odd, to think in someone else's voice, and none of them are female.

Porn.

2008-08-01T20:42:00.005-04:00

I was watching an episode to the Tyra Show and the subject happened to be pornography. It reminded me of a conversation I had with my mother, of all people.

While she believes it's disrespectful and disgusting, I tend to think opposite. As long as the people (or person) are adults and consenting to be filmed, I see no problem with it. That being said, child pornography is disgusting and the adults who participate in making and distributing it should have hot pokers shoved in their asses. If anybody ever touched The Goddess in an inappropriate manner, I'd have no problem with torture.

I know there is a difference between watching porn and having an addiction to it. And some women feel pressured to perform the same acts as the women in the videos. But the people in the videos are actors, same as Al Pacino or Kathleen Turner, the only difference is that that they are naked and are having sex.

Wedding stuff

2008-07-24T14:40:00.005-04:00

So I got a call 2 weeks ago saying I only have 2 months to order the dress I love. I don't have the money to order it within that time frame. Now I got to start searching for a new dress in the same or similar colour.

The whole thing is thoroughly frustrating.

Time to sew.

2008-07-03T20:23:00.005-04:00

I started making an obi yesterday. Cut and pinned the fabric, I just haven't sewn it together. I'm hoping to get it done by the end of Saturday. After I get that done, I can start working on my t-shirts.

Also, huge ass zipper.

When I get the money, I want to get a half a dozen. I've got all sorts of ideas.

Tesi Bridal.

2008-06-25T00:18:00.005-04:00

I went out with my MOH to look at bridesmaids dresses; for her wedding, not mine. Since they're the only place around here that sells Sophia Tolli, I thought I'd look to see if she had the dress I want. She had it, but in all white. I want the white and lilac.

She spent 15 minutes trying to convince me that's not what I wanted. I know what I want and I don't want a white dress. The whole thing was amusing. Nevermind that it was half off, I'd rather drive to Haddonfield to look at the dresses at the trunk show. If I don't get it before it's discontinued, then my loss. I'm not going to let somebody try to convince to buy a dress I don't want.

We never did get to look at bridesmaids dresses.

My dear daughter.

2008-06-19T23:19:00.008-04:00

The Goddess is a whole month older today. She still hasn't figured out how to crawl, but she's trying. She wants to play with things I don't want her to play with. She thinks pinching my nipples is funny. I want to know what other 8 month old, breastfeeding baby does this. She thinks the simplest things are funny. She currently laughing at a box of tissues. Maybe because she just pulled one out.

She gets so much enjoyment from waking her father in the morning. She loves to look at fans, ceilings or tables. The opening credits from Star Trek: TNG amuses her. She's stubborn and likes to try to feed herself. If she can grab it, it goes in her mouth; with the exception of tissues. Never mind, she just stuck one in her mouth. She'd rather play with her bottle than drink out of it. She thinks that biting me is funny.

I wouldn't trade her for anything. She's my Little Goddess.

Dresses cause indecisiveness.

2008-06-13T22:15:00.000-04:00

I tried on another wedding dress today. That brings the count up to 6; 3 Demetrios, 2 Maggie Sottero and a Mori Lee. It's just been a pain in the ass trying to find a dress in the right colour. Either the shops don't carry it or the dresses they do carry have an element I do not like. It shouldn't be this hard to find a white and red dress.

That might be why I'm considering changing the colours; from red, black and white to purple, green, black and white.

Planning things this far in advance is making me second guess almost everything. I know what florist I want. I'm not sure of the flowers. I know the toasting flutes are going to be pewter. We've pretty much narrowed the ceremony and reception locations down to 3 places. The wedding party is all sorted out. We still do not have a firm date. It would be anywhere between March and May 2010.