Bill & Amanda's Wedding!

Well, now that Bill & Amanda are safely hitched we can all relax!

The last few days have been busy, Ron has been sick with chesty badness and his gout decided this week would be a fine time to fuck with him, and on top of that I have been indisposed in a feminine sort of way. Other than my back rebelling against me, and cramps from hell, there are a few things I crave at this time of the month and the wedding reception provided all of them in the form of filet mignon, sweets and liquor.... two words: open bar.

Here are some statistics from last night:
Total number of guests: about 190
Drinks spilled on me: 2
Number of rolls of film shot by Dylan: 11
Photos taken by me: 353
Church Toilets clogged: 1 (I swear it wasn't my fault!)
Martini's had by moi: 2
Folks pulled over by police on their way to reception: 1 (hi Fraser!)
Hairpins digging into my skull: 67
Guests forgotten at church: 3
Awkward moments with relatives: surprisingly few


We could not have asked for better weather. 55 degrees in New England in January is nothing short of a miracle. I had nightmares of there being a blizzard for the last 6 months or so, but apparently Bill & Amanda have some good connections with Mother Nature... or they owe some weather deity their firstborn.

The ceremony was lovely. St. Theresa's in Sherborn is a very pretty little church. Apparently the inside ceiling is designed to look like Noah's Ark turned upside down, and the woodwork is gorgeous. Some day I will have a house with woodwork like this.

The bride cried, as she knew she would. Apparently Amanda cries at all weddings and the potential for a true blubber fest was high. She managed to pull it together rather well though. The dress was beautiful of course and I hope the pictures I took do it justice. Fortunately they hired a professional photographer so I felt free to be the "candids queen."

My brother Joey was supposed to be Anthony's transportation, but after the ceremony he took off with his girlfriend leaving Anthony behind. He was also Melissa and the baby's transportation and fortunately someone thought to remove the carseat (Angie, I think?) from Joey's car and they all hitched a ride with someone else.

The day before the wedding me and Ron gave Dylan a little wedding present of his own. We figured that getting a new step-mom was a big enough occasion to warrant a gift of his own so we got him his very first camera and gave him a butt-load of film. He shot 11 rolls and learned how to change the film and the batteries all on his own. It appears that I now have an apprentice!

The reception was at the Charter Oak Country Club in Hudson and it was absolutely beautiful. There was just enough snow on the ground to make everything pretty and the facility was just perfect. The staff was great, though I must say they were a little quick to clear plates and glasses, and the bar staff makes a mean martini. The food was so good Ron actually ate salad!

Ron's toast was perfect, he brought his mother to tears and I was sure Amanda was going to lose it again... and just after pulling herself together from her fathers speech.

Bill & Amanda are now soaking up some sunshine and much needed rest in Aruba.

I should have my pictures up in the next couple of days... there's alot of them and many of them need fixing, especially towards the end of the batch as the more tired I got, the sloppier I became.

Photos!
- Hanging at B&A's House
- Jack's Birthday Present (We made a pit stop)
- The Rehearsal & Dinner
- Dylan's Picture's of the Rehearsal
- The Wedding!
- Dylan's Picture's of The Wedding
- Post Wedding Hair

Happy Birthday Jack!

Holy crap can you believe this guy is 5 already?
Oh how time flies!
Happy Birthday Jack!

Sadly, my bathroom is exactly this color.

My house is almost clean! It's at a point where I could stop... 'cause it's cleaner than it has been in a long time, and my back is telling me it's time to stop, so perhaps I will...

Anyone Else on MySpace?

Me and Ron just recently signed up for MySpace... mainly so we can heckle Fraser. If anyone else is on there and wants to be on my friends list you can find me HERE.

I don't check in there often, but there are some funky folks in there.

Bitch, Bitch, Bitch

I've been a tad scarce lately... no real posts to speak of, just goofy links and other time wasters from me. Ron has been sick and on top of it his foot is acting up again, my back is killing me this week, I have PMS, or something like it... I am on new medication and it's fucking me up royally and I am afraid I will catch whatever Ron has just in time for my brothers wedding.

YAY.

Aren't you glad you asked?

Fortunately I am off for the next week so I have time to deal with things and generally chill out after the wedding festivities. Now, I have to go clean the house, and with my back the way it is is no easy task. *sigh*

New Google Game!

Okay folks, here's a new game to try!

Go to Google. Type your name followed by the phrase had sex with all in quotes and see what comes up. The quotes are important or it won't work.

Apparently I have had sex with Patrick Duffy, love dolls, granny and I have a small penis. All of my results are HERE.

This little gem was gleefully stolen from Kelley.

More Link Dumping!

Because I don't have a whole lot to say right now... NOT WORK SAFE!
Enjoy!

- Send yourself an email... IN THE FUTURE!
- Sexy Furniture!
- Man Draws Mug Shot of Thief... note to self, don't steal from artists.
- Men who look like... KENNY ROGERS!
- What to do with all those old books... BRILLIANT!
- Russian Barbie Porn
- The Amazing Bendy Woman!
- The Camel Toe Report
- Sexy Woman in Bar
- "Many years ago I realised that being painted on was a Good Thing." (OH MY GOD! Spiderman is my favorite.)
- Bedpan Art
- Taking ones love of horses a wee bit too far.


And because it's Sunday, here's a little religion for all you sinners out there!

- 'Cause ya gotta have faith....
- And speaking of faith.... behold The Power of Zogg!
- Bush is Lord
- Fundies Say The Darndest Things!
- #1 Christian Porn Site (if "Craig" and "Mike" are straight, I'll eat my monitor.)

Guilty Pleasures?

I have been tagged by Dawn to confess my guilty pleasures. I too tend to do what I want, when I want so I do not have many "guilty" pleasures, for I do not often feel guilt. Does guilt make the pleasure sweeter?

If I did feel any guilt it might be over the following:

- I like it when R tickles my arms. Foot rubs are good too. I feel guilty when I don't feel like returning the favor, which lucky for him isn't terribly often.

- I like to shoot rubber bands and I am frighteningly good at it. I take particualr glee in hitting people with them. Snapping towels at people produces the same glee.

- Oreo ice cream from The Black Cow in Millis... definately worth the guilt and the calories.

- Buying cute cheap glasses at the Crate & Barrel outlet, when the last damn thing in the world I need are more drinking glasses.

- Buying art supplies I don't need... I have stuff I bought YEARS ago that I haven't used yet.

- Somedays I call in sick to work... and I'm not sick. I feel guilty for about 30 seconds, but then I get over it.

- Popping bubble wrap to the point of annoying the fuck out of people. I am evil, but I am comfortable with that.

- The feel of clean cool sheets against naked skin... oh wait, I don't feel guilty over that... I just really like that.

- I revel in the perfect well planned prank.

So now it is your turn to admit a few guilty pleasures. Tag! You're it!

A Big Dump

This post started differently, but is ending up as a link dump.
Enjoy!

Too much free fucking time: Pencil Carving!

A New Fetish? Well THIS is a new one on me... not as weird as wrapping Roy Orbison in cling wrap mind you, but it's pretty far out there.

Yikes! Got to tell someone you have herpes (or worse?) but want to do it anonymously? Go HERE. Frankly, I think this is a brilliant use of the internet, but it is ripe for abuse.

Self Portrait Tuesday

What's that Smell?

Can you dream smells?
I think I did last night. I woke up in the middle of the night with the stench of some hideous cologne in my nostrils. It was so bad I could taste it. I got up to pee and I could still smell it and I couldn't get back to sleep until it faded. Has anyone else ever experienced this?

Best Blonde Joke EVER!

Having been a blonde for most of my life I have become quite the connoisseur of Blonde Jokes. I have stubled upon the Best Blonde Joke EVER and you can find it HERE. (It's under the Jan. 13, 2006 entry)

A Whole Lotta Stuff!

Lots of things going on!
Bridal Bru-ha-ha, New Years resolutions, preparing for school and the debt that goes with it, life in general... Where, oh where, to begin?

RIP
First off, let's begin with something I forgot to mention in my Year in Review post. We had to ditch the hearse. Yes folks, the big, black, beautiful beast is gone. We are both very sad over this, but it had to be done. We WILL buy another one someday and we did strip all of the cool parts off of it.

Bachelorette Party
Next we have to report on Amanda's Bachelorette Party! The hangover is gone and the pictures are up. Allison made Amanda a shawl covered in Life Savers that said "A Buck a Suck" on it. It was fucking hilarious.

We started out in the North End at a nice restaurant called Ricardo's... yes, the same Ricardo's me and Carrie discovered back in August. We took a group photo in the ladies room.

We made a pit stop at a bar near the Park Plaza Hotel, the name of which escapes me at the moment, where a transvestite sucked a lifesaver off of Amanda's chest. Let the games begin!

Then we were off to Nick's Comedy Stop in the theatre district. The comedians pretty much sucked. One guy was kind of funny but not funny enough to remember his name. Frankly, we had a better stage presence than those dudes. Then we ended up at a club called An Tua Nua... an irish bar with a dance club in the back. Amanda's friend Anita took a shine to one of the bouncers and went out on a date with him later in the week.

Ron had a Bachelor Party the same night for Bill. He has his own stories to tell and I will leave it to him to tell them. He rented a gi-normous car and everyone survived.

I spent the night at Bill & Amanda's house then crawled my ass back to Framingham for a Retirement Brunch for the former director of the library. After eating 5 pounds of grease and eggs I slogged my tired ass home. On the way home I stopped to photgraph my favorite cemetery in the snow. Pictures can be seen HERE.

Adventures in Poutine
I attempted to make Poutine again... and I documented the proceedings. This time it wasn't so bad... unlike that time in Maine... barf city!

Bridal Shower!
Yesterday My mom, Angie and me held a Bridal Shower for Amanda & Bill. I got to meet my new nephew Teddy Jr at last and boy is he adorable! Pictures from the party are HERE.

Hanging at C&K's
We spent last evening over at Kenny & Carol's house with Carrie, Tom & Jack. We all watched the Patriots choke. They had to blow it sometime! Pictures from the evening are HERE.

New Years Resolutions
And finally, the neglected resolutions! As usual I will try to take better care of myself this year, eat better, sleep more and drink less. I will do my darndest to get some long overdue projects done, such as Jack's quilt, my mothers baby pictures, sorting old negatives and a bunch of other stuff I keep putting off. I will try to spend more time with my friends as school and work allows and I will try to be a better person.

Belated Birthdays!

Happy Birthday to Sharon!
One of the few people on the planet I have known since before puberty set in. I would have posted this yesterday but I wasn't home all day and didn't have access to embarassing old photos. Hope it was a good one!



and speaking of embarassing old photos...
And happy much belated birthday to Mara!
Her birthday was at the end of December and I just plum forgot. Sorry babe!

Happy Friday the 13th!

Yes, it's a little late in the day to wish y'all a happy Friday the 13th, but better late than never!
Big fat update coming soon! Got a bridal shower to get through tomorrow with my mom AND Ron's mom at my mothers house. Welcome to my ring of hell...

But anyway... big update coming soon! Stay tuned!

Happy Birthday!!!

Happy Birthday to Carla!
Have a good one babe!

HA!

Mouse gets his revenge!

Blazing mouse sets fire to house A US man who threw a mouse onto a pile of burning leaves could only watch in horror as it ran into his house and set the building ablaze.

Luciano Mares, 81, of Fort Sumner, New Mexico, found the mouse in his home and wanted to get rid of it.

"I had some leaves burning outside, so I threw it in the fire, and the mouse was on fire and ran back at the house," he was quoted as saying by AP.

More HERE.

T-I-R-E-D!

I am so fucking tired!
We both survived our respevctive Bachelor/Bachelorette activites last night and have stories to tell! Some of which are best not told here... But I will post pictures! Stay tuned!

Let the Party Begin!

Cell phone party updates can be seen HERE.

Taking a break...

Check THIS out...

THIS one is for Taki!

Hi!

Hiya Kids!
Guess what! Ali got a blog!
Go HERE to check it out!

And my cousin Sarah who is also a photographer is the featured artist at the Photographic Resource Center, which coincidently is at Boston University where I shall be going to school in May. Check out her work HERE.

I'll be photoblogging Amanda's Bachelorette Party on Saturday as it happens and you can check HERE throughout the day to see what's going on.

I am tired and have much work to do! So I'm gonna go eat something and get crackin'... The next few days will be busy, but I'll try to pop in now and then.

Self Portrait Tuesday

It's late and I'm tired... and I almost forgot to do this.
Goodnight!

Goodbye 2005! A Year in Review

Y'all let me know if I missed anything big!
Happy New Year!

January 2005
- Comic book genius Will Eisner passes away January 3rd. He was 87.
- Kris discovers a new planet hovering in low orbit... somewhere near Wellesley.
- Ron & Kris see Bob Mould live. Will the first of 2 shows we saw him at this year.
- Construction on my Mom's house is FINALLY in full swing. Didn't know they built houses in the winter.
- Ghostbusters was released in theatres 21 years ago. feel old now, donthcha? Strangely, Sigourney Weaver is still hot.
- Jack turns 4!

February 2005
- The Patriots win the Superbowl. Again. Wow. I hope it helps them sell more football jerseys.
- Actor Ossie Davie passes away. He was 87.
- Gay Hockey League? What will they think of next?
- My Brother Joey is HOT! Maybe He'll take up hockey.

March 2005
- Silly white boy embarasses himself.
- Ron, Kris, Alexi, Stan and Ali win Trivia at Finbars.
- Kris gets some strange mail from Arizona.
- Stan gets cut open, then sewn right back up again.
- Someone shoots my mom's dog with a BB gun.

April 2005
- The Container Store opens in Natick. Kris like cubbys.
- Ron starts blogging again.
- Frank Purdue and The Pope die on the same day. Coincidence?
- Kris gets Bronchitis, coughs up lung.
- Ron and Kris go bowling with friends.
- Sin City opens in theatres. Awesomness prevails.
- April 12 is Library Worker Appreciation Day.
- New Pope elected. Be afraid.
- John and Sheryl visit from California for the Libana concert.
- My brother Anthony gets Confirmed.
- Oooh! More bowling!
- Ron and Kris see Melt Banana. Best live band EVER.

May 2005
- Ron and Kris see The Reverend Horton Heat with The Supersuckers. AMAZING!
- Kris goes to Maine with a bunch of other crazy gals. Hilarity and Muffy-wuffys galore!
- New Star Wars movie opens. Umm... not quite what we all hoped for.
- Kenny & Carol celebrate their 1st Anniversary! Chip & Carrie have an Anniversary too!
- Carla graduates from Mass Bay.

June 2005
- Joey graduates from highschool.
- Mark gets pneumonia and lands in the hospital.
- Stan does NOT need chemo. Amen.
- Ron and Kris buy a new car.
- Stan gets into school!
- Bill & Amanda buy a house.
- Kris & Ron go to Las Vegas. Las Vegas sucks.
- We lose power and my computer gets FRIED.
- Dany turns 1!

July 2005
- Someone gets mugged at knife point in the parking garage where I work. Hilarity ensues.
- Bill & Amanda get a puppy.
- Baby Shower for my step-sister Melissa.

August 2005
- Someone smashes the window of Kris' car and steals the xm radio. Fuckers.
- Dylan turns 9!
- Much loved supervisor retires from library. Kris VOWS to never help plan another retirement party.
- Some twatwaffle hacks Angrylittlebitch. Kris is mildly amused.
- Kris & Ron celebrate 9 years of wedded weirdness.
- Kris eats a mushroom and doesn't die.
- Sharon & David survive Hurricane Katrina.
- Tom & Carrie destroy their kitchen in the hopes of making it better.

September 2005
- Bill turns 30!
- Another twat hacks Angrylittlebitch. Kris is not amused this time.
- Angrylittlebitch is reborn in the pretty new form you are enjoying right now.
- Kenny, Carol and Kris nearly get arrested photographing THIS building. Then they go out for burgers.

October 2005
- Kris and Ron fulfill the dream of meeting Mick Foley while surrounded by nerds.
- Carol and Kris touch sharks.
- Ron & Kris see Bob Mould again.
- Cal falls from a third story porch when the railing gives way. He not only survives to tell the tale, he did not break a single bone in his body! Cal IS Spiderman!
- A tree falls on my car. 2005 is not a good year to be my car.
- Melissa & Ted have a baby! Welcome Teddy Jr.!
- John Lennon turns 65! Well, he would have...

November 2005
- Ron turns 35! His father thinks he's 36.
- Kris gets a new computer! It's red and shiny!
- Bridal Shower for Amanda.
- Kris and Carol do another craft show.
- Kris finds Jesus on the internet.
- Actor Pat Morita passes away. Who will train modern Jedi now?

December 2005
- Miracles DO happen! Kris & Ron survive the holidays!
- Kris gets into school! Let the debt begin!
- Stan & Ali have been together for a year and have shacked up together.

More to come!

Happy New Year!

After much consideration we decided to stay in for New Years Eve. We have alot going on in the coming weeks and we will be attending many parties and events related to Bill & Amanda's wedding. A nice quiet night sipping a drink and watching a movie was the "no-plan plan" for the evening.

Stan & Ali came over at the last minute to ring in the new year with us. We ate, we drank and we played in the snow. It was a nice surprise, and we didn't have to drive anywhere!