Everyone Loves a Party

Got married this weekend. Going to review photos tomorrow. Filed the certificate and retrieved a few copies from the county auditor today.

Working in Seattle. Temps are cooling quickly up here. Sorry if you live in California.

The wedding was held in Tacoma, at Point Defiance-- a wonderful place to start a new life, now that I think of it. Many of Beth's friends came, pieces of families came together, and lots of people had a few too many merlots.

Going this weekend to Wisconsin to revisit some folks and give others a chance to come see us. Plenty of joy is just around the corner!

Life is good.

Catch up

Just spent some time at home, in San Francisco, at home, and in San Francisco again. On my way to Los Angeles. Hope to get some time to see people. Going to work tomorrow morning, hope to get an early flight home, and spend some time in Sunny Seattle! Well, my birthday is also coming up this weekend... kind of a non-event with all else that's going on for me. One week till I'm married... things are coming together for that, to. Beth and I wrote the ceremony, and outlined things... dance music and dinner music is being dropped on my good friend, Elena, since Beth and I don't have the time, energy, or taste to do this alone.

Looking forward to seeing plenty of folks there. Most of my friends had other obligations, even my brother is testing the waters to make sure he can come, and there is no sign of anyone from California... time, money, the usual... we'll remember who goes to who's weddings, come funeral time, some folks won't be getting very nice floral arrangements...

Weddings are every bit as expensive as people say. Even on a decidedly thrifty plan the total cleared 10,000 early, and crept upward from there.

I had a beehive taking shape on the front porch. I found a spray nozzle attachment for the hose, and took about three rounds of drenching before all the larvae fell to the ground, the shell stripped clear. I feel a little bad about causing harm, but it's nice not to be a nest for insects...

4th of July weekend

I got a four day weekend. It was very fun to be driving home last night and realize that sunday had become a kind of friday. I go to San Francisco again Wednesday morning for three days, but I have a bit of local work leading into the wedding, and a week of local work following it. I don't worry about making mileage, that's tending to be a given.

Things are going well for me, I took a final in my programming course yesterday, I got an A, with a 97.5 overall grade. It was easy, basic high school math, and simple control structures. With built in function reference in the software, as long as you know what you're trying to do, it is merely a question of being able to read, and write, and think. I never thought I was short in those.

Trying to get music organised for the wedding reception. It turns out I don't have nearly as broad, or narrowly focused, perhaps, a music collection as I had hoped. There may be some cash plopped out to iTunes yet.

Got the banquet license. Had to promise not to serve minors. Not to drastic a concern. Also, the one sticking point is that all alchohol has to be bought in the state of washington, with valid taxes paid... given that a large wine purchase almost merits a trip to our tax free southern neighbour, I found this a little disappointing.

You may fire when ready, Gridley.