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My Almost-daily Journal |
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| About I love trying out new things, especially when it comes to internet technology. I never really kept a journal, but it's something that I've always wanted to do. Now, everybody will get a chance to look inside my twisted, and somewhat-warped mind.
I've also subscribed to Audio Blog, so a few times a week, I'll leave actual voice blogs. Very cool!XML Newsfeed Previous Posts
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Monday, March 22, 2004
Belated Postings I know... I know... it's been a while since I posted anything on my Blog. I know people are just dying to see what's going on in my life these days. LOL. I really have been burning the candle at both ends. Work has been pretty intense at Decoma, and I've had the most web work ever with Filias Consulting. Too bad there can't be a nice balance. My life is either redlining at 14,000 RPM's or idling at 1,500 RPM's. Wedding Planning Wedding planning has slightly picked up over the last few weeks. I'm dying to just cross things off of our to-do list. We've selected a pastor to marry us. We met with him a few weekends ago at his church in New Baltimore. I'm not a religious guy at all, but the pastor really impressed us. Basically, he's against the strict "closed door" policy of many religions with their "strict doctrines". Let people be spiritual in their own way, not how some non-married monk feels one should be spiritual. We've now finally nixed the idea of getting married in a Greek Orthodox church. They don't allow "vows" to be spoken there. Per the Greek priest, "Greek Orthodoxy does not believe in vows. You're not making a committment to each other... you're making a committment to God." That's the biggest load of BS I've ever heard. I'm making a committment to Danielle, and vice-versa. Not to God. And because they couldn't "sway" their strict Greek Orthodox doctrines, it's enough for me to never return. And you guys wonder why I am so anti-organized-religion. We've also decided to get married outside! I am so excited. It's perfect! I don't want to be bound by the walls of some stuffy church. I want to be married outside, with birds chirping, leaves falling, cool breeze in our faces, etc. It's exactly what I've always wanted. Now we just need to hope that it's not raining or snowing. :) Registering... I remember rummaging through countless stores over the past ten years, buying wedding gifts for all the important people in my life. Well, it's payback time! It's finally our turn! Be on the lookout for Crate-n-Barrel, Marshal Fields, and Bed Bath and Beyond! Danielle can't wait to get a crock-pot. I can't wait to eat my cereal with a $5 spoon. These are exciting times! The rest of the to-do list is growing exponentially as Oct. 2 creeps up closer and closer. We still don't have a DJ, a dress, tuxes, a limo (don't think we'll need one), flowers, etc. It's mind-numbing. PhotoFrank is going to be our photographer. He's a great guy. I think I'm convinced to go fully digital. I need to do a little more research to convince myself. I'm a digital kinda guy, but I'm a little reluctant... I don't know why. Plus, Frank is kind enough to just download the entire day to us. No proof sets to worry about... no $30 charges for one 8" X 10". It's nice. We're in charge of our photo destiny. Find any professional photographer that will hand over the entire proof set. House Hunting Danielle and I finished off our weekend with a full day of house hunting. We didn't go out with a realtor. We did our own research on the MLS. Eventually, we'll probably ask a realtor to take us around, once we decide exactly where we want to live. We found many trade-offs this weekend. You have to decide if you want land or a house. Nice land=shitty house. Great house=shitty land. At least in our price range. And the farther north you go, the cheaper the houses get. We ended up around 35 Mile and Rochester. Dirt roads and horse dung are still prevelant way up there. But the drive... damn the drive. We may as well just buy a house in Higgins Lake... the drive to work would still be the same. Danielle, my trooper, is willing to make the sacrifice buying a house closer to my work. Her drive is going to be a chore. That's the update for now. Life is good. posted by Dino at 12:26 PM (permanent link) |