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Reverend! and there'll be good bourbon for all. That's the budget, right there.

Def gonna make d4rk wear silly hats. And I owe him big time for offering to drive and letting us use the apartment. It will be fun. I'm just the group project person who always ends up doing the whole project. I was under the impression the other person in charge was going to take on a bigger role helping out, but that isn't the case. He's flipping me a hundred for transportation, so, good enough I guess. The bride is totally understanding about it all, so that helps. And for just about anyone else in the world I would've pitched my own tantrum. I swear I'm the only other person besides her in this group that could tie my own shoes without having a crisis. And the only other bachelorette party I'll ever have to plan in my life is my own, whatever that ends up being. So i'm doin' my time!

:w00t: F#ck yeah.

The bride's mom is a wonderful lady. She told me to ask for financial help if I needed it. I'm going to have to. If people don't pay me back for transportation alone, I'm out about 800 flippin' bucks. I'm also taking care of all the booze, food,favors & decorations. Which I was hoping for some compensation for. People are still asking if I can pay for more because they're broke or whatever. Wow, I have a full time job unlike any of them, I must be a bloody billionaire... I'd rather spend some extra money to avoid a drama bomb at the wedding ruining everything. I already have to deal with the other maid of honor who is coming in from Cali... so named because if she didn't get that title, she was going to absolutely make the bride's life hell. My job, as given to me from the bride is to 1. Keep this girl from hogging everything 2. Make sure no one gets into a fist fight (punks/alt people and conservative parents) and 3. Maybe keep the bride from hurling on her own dress should the party get a little too wild I mean, a wedding at a goth club, we're going to have stories. Or it will be surprisingly boring. Extreme, one way or the other. I gather it would be less of a nightmare for me if this was a group of friends I was a part of and could delegate responsibilities to. I'm virtually planning a day long shindig for about a dozen people I don't know. The joint one came up between d4rk and I because all the bachelor parties he gets invited to are SO much cooler than bachelorette parties. Whitewater rafting, hot tubbing, beer tours? Are you kidding me? Yes please! Screw the mani pedi bullcrap. Few of my female friends would be willing to do stuff like that. All my guy friends would. We have the same friends. Eh. At least the boys and girls are battling in Lasertron at this one. I'm going to dominate.

No one told me setting up a bachelorette party was gonna be such an expensive, stressful nightmare! And we were keeping it "low key!" I only know the bride and one of the attendees- the rest are mostly roller derby chicks I've yet to meet in person. My dearest friend in the world, the bride, says "I'm so sorry. You're the only person responsible enough that I can trust to get anything done.". She's kicking in money where she can but woof. As fun as it all is going to be, I'll be relieved when this wedding is over in a couple weeks. Someday, when I get married... screw the bridal shower and bachelorette parties. Ugh. Or do a joint one. Get a cabin. Have good alcohol. Tell people to come if they want to. Enjoy. I figured it out- you become maid of honor when the bride knows you love her enough to put up with all the wedding bullsh!t!

Not really bold, but Detroit misses the playoffs for the first time in 26 years. Risto becomes a household name. Don Cherry dons a suit made of a pattern of smiling Pierre McGuire heads.

I think the sweater is safest. Can be covered fairly easily. Has a certain.... vintage grunge feel to it, or irony chic. Those shorts... d4rk has a pair that are ripped and such to death. They are often worn with a grungy, torn Metallica shirt when we go to metal concerts. But I wouldn't wish that look on him in the winter. Plus I enjoy having a sex drive.

There's some gold in here. Weirdest hockey cards ever. http://imgur.com/a/pxs8w

I work across from Village Gate and wander around down there after work sometimes. We should grab a beer when hockey's back on! It's a fun place to live. I had an upstairs apartment with roof access. I'd just hang out on the roof for hours. I miss it a lot. Enjoy!

This, my friends, is true love. And even better, I'll be out at the barn while he enjoys the next day effects of his nuclear arse-nal.

And considering it's 11:10 and I just got an emergency design email on a freelance project (a big one I cannot blow off)... I'll just be pulling yet another all nighter. The booze won't be necessary- I'll just pass out at work anyways.

I am absolutely most definitely packing a beer for tomorrow. Or a flask. Maybe a flask. d4rk, do we have a flask around?

And now, as I try to export assets and sort this massive mess out.... the people I need to communicate with all left for the bar. Love my job. Love it. :death:

We just can't get anyone decent because we don't pay enough. Over the course of 9 months, I helped make a major game. On Tuesday night, 30 minutes before I had to leave, they told me I have to flip the entire UI (which took months to do) and reskin all the characters by... tomorrow. Friday. I kinda like the challenge but also... wow... I'm not sure I can physically pull this off.... months of work in 3 days...

I saw! It looks super cute. Happy little family. And Happy Biiirthdaaayyyy!!!!! My awesome is I found a partner for aerial hoop performances. My usual partner found someone else when I broke my leg, and I was terrified to perform solo. Now I don't have to. And now I'm excited again.

oh great, thanks guys, I just lost him to his fantasy land of Catherine Bell. Man, I was so close.

I'm going to go home and watch Blazing Saddles and cry.

I've drawn a lot of memorial sketches this year. Time for another. RIP Gene Wilder. This one hurts a lot.

d4rk and I attended a truly awesome wedding this weekend. I've only been to a couple that really stood out as exceptional- one being sabill's in fact. It was very laid back, with live music (the groom is the drummer in this band: I'm not sure I'd ever seen a groom so happy. He and his wife were high school sweethearts, broke up, then found each other again. They arrived in an awesome old 1930 Chevy, there were lawn games, beer a flowin', a mini cannon, complimentary cigars, a bonfire with smores and... a fire dancer of all things. Didn't really want to leave. Reception was at the groom's parent's home in the country, by a pond in the fields. It was just a really good time. Most of the guests were artists/musicians/creatives of some type, so everyone you talked to was interesting or fun. None of the usual wedding "ok, at 530 we do the garter toss, after that it's the shoe game, followed by these 6 specific dances..." which was kind of refreshing. Good stuff.

I had about 4 yellow jackets attack me at once this morning trying to kill them off. Kind of unsettled but... never understood the flailing and screaming at spiders and bees. Just makes it worse! Reminds me- I was hanging upside on the hoop last week when I discovered a spider on my leg. Just a little guy, but felt the tickle and sure enough, 8 legs. I calmly go "uh, hey guys, there's a spider on my leg. I'm going to flick it, just watch out" and one of the girls in my class FREAKED OUT and ran around like I'd just thrown a bucket of spiders at her. This is the same girl who had a panic attack when I picked up a dead bee we found on the floor and threw it away. She has told me she finds me inhuman and broken for my ability to not a brick in these circumstances.

Which led me to this http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4703359 "(i) The flag should never be used for advertising purposes in any manner whatsoever. It should not be embroidered on such articles as cushions or handkerchiefs and the like, printed or otherwise impressed on paper napkin or boxes or anything that is designed for temporary use and discard. Advertising signs should not be fastened to a staff or halyard from which the flag is flown." Well then, there goes all the July 4 stock

A fire dancer at a wedding.

I actually never realized that was her until you said something. Huh.