I've been tagged - Thanks Emily

Current mood: curious

I have been tagged. I've never been tagged before... but since Miss Emily tagged me and I love her, I'll tell you 6 weird things about myself, because I'm supposed to.

1. I refuse to put blinds up in my kitchen, but I am afraid of the windows in my house when it's dark. You don't know whats out there, and when I look in the window at night I'm afraid something will appear on the other side.

2. I am afraid of people in furry costumes. Not run-away scared but they are certainly not allowed to touch me...Ever. You can't see their face, you don't know who's in there!

3. I really hate cold pasta. I won't eat macaroni salad or spaghetti salad or whatever kind of cold pasta you present. If people say, oh, try the pasta, I'll put it on my plate but then later secretly throw it away...It's nasty.

4. I think there is some kind of celery conspiracy and I won't have it. There are several foods which inexplicably have celery in them, and I hate it and won't eat it. Don't put..celery in my chili, don't put it in my chinese food, and certainly do not put it in any of my soups!..No thank you.

5. I won't drink milk after the expiration date. Even if it smells fine and looks fine, I will believe it has bad enzymes in it and have to throw it out.

6. I have sample sizes of everything. Shampoos, lotions, toothpaste, floss, soap, etc etc. and won't ever throw any out. I have this collection of 40 something sample sized toiletries in my bathroom cabinet. And I always look for more when I'm at the store. But to be fair, I do use them. And then buy more...

Bonus! -- I eat salad like people eat french fries, I dip the lettuce in the dressing. Yum.

And I tag these bitches, Jennifer, Fulka, Dave, Jami.Love and Shaffer

All wedding photos now online - final announcement.

Current mood: tired

This is the last time, I swear. Both websites are now active and photos are posted.
You'll like them, I promise.

Hey everybody, it's the moment you've all been waiting for... the wedding photos!!!

From September 23, 2006 at Wellers in Saline, where Damon married Melissa and it was a good party!

The first website is a collection of photos from our friends and family who attended the wedding, and as I receive more I will post them. I will also be updating the captions.
Go here:
http://web.mac.com/damon.becker/iWeb/

The second website is the professional shots from our photographer, You can purchase photos through this website, and there are a lot to choose from. Look carefully - there are some great shots in there!
Go here:
http://bellapictures.com/photos
event code: T0923BECKER

Thanks!

Hot for Heroin Sheik

Current mood: curious

So, I was watching Saturday Night Live this past weekend and the band was My Chemical Romance, and they get on and start jamming and I don't know if you know, but the lead singer has this short, white haircut going on, and dark heroin addict eyes - somewhat similar to Joaquin Phoenix eyes, all dark and twisty, right?
So, I know the dark eyes is probably just makeup but I found it kinda hot. He's not even manly, he's sort of boyish and even quasi-feminine and perhaps even looks ill. But still... he was kinda hot. Why is that hot? Why?
Is it the eye-makeup thing? Cause I'm pretty hot for Ewan MacGregor and Johnny Depp when they're wearing eyeliner, but that's obvious hot.
Is it that I'm really into dead things like Halloween and skull heads?
Is anybody else hot for this kid?

Wedding Gift Etiquette

Current mood: confused

I loved my wedding, we had fun, our guests were great. Afterward we did the sorting of things and found that some people who came did not even extend the courtesy of a card.
I don't need your money, but a gesture of a card would be nice, ok? So, I thought this was weird, and asked other married people but they too, had several guests who came with nothing for the couple. Personally, I would never attend a wedding without a gift for the couple, it's just rude. So, I looked up some etiquette for all you folks and here's the scoop.

"Contrary to popular belief, there is no calculable amount of money each person attending a wedding should spend on a wedding gift. It is not the amount of money spent on the reception divided by the number of guests. A gift should be a token of affection, and is not intended to pay for the wedding. However, to not send a gift altogether is in poor taste. A wedding invitation carries with it an obligation to send a gift, even if you cannot attend the actual wedding. Depending on your relationship with the couple, the gift can be small, or something more substantial."

And Emily Post, wedding etiquette queen:
If you are invited to the ceremony and/or reception, you should send a gift, whether you are attending or not. Generally, gifts are sent to the bride in advance of the wedding. In some localities, gifts are brought to the reception and placed on a special table.

Now, I don't want anything, but for crap sake's when you people attend weddings in the future, bring a gift!

OH MY GOD I'M MARRIED!

Current mood: cheerful

Hey folks, back from Hawaii with short update - we're home. The wedding was AWESOME, if you weren't there I wish you could have been (it was a small wedding).
Photos and blogs to come soon.
Love ya all.