I have never in my life been on a diet. I was blessed for many years with a metabolism that kept me very skinny without requiring me to do a lot of work. I was pretty sure that this would be the case for my whole life. Wrong. Somewhere around 25 things started slowing down, [...]
Rest assured, I have survived the kitchen fiasco. While it isn’t completely done, it is mostly done, and we are cooking in there again, and it is amazing. In other news: – I have started playing classical guitar, and I love it. – At the end of April I am going to California for four [...]
As promised, a year end letter. But as I have mentioned in the past, it is getting harder and harder to write these things. I did the “completely absurd” a couple of times, but you can really only go so far with those. And then I tried sort of a mix, and that kind of [...]
Happy Birthday, Kelly! I hope that your 27th was a good one.
So I haven’t posted since regionals, but there is a good reason. I’ve been getting ready to get married, and now I am. And to be honest, it doesn’t really feel that different than before I was married. But that is probably a good thing, because I was happy then, and I am happy now. [...]
Believe it or not, my house is whole once again. (If you ignore the kitchen, which I am.) I have a functioning bathroom, that is amazing and beautiful. The biggest thanks go to my parents, for financing such a large part of it. Kelly and I are deeply, deeply grateful. And then I also have [...]
So as of Thursday morning, Kelly and I are engaged. To be married. And a very strange thing is happening. People keep telling her congratulations and I want to be like “You know, she is getting married to me, right?”
I hope that everyone out there had a lovely Christmas. I certainly did. I got lots of lovely presents, and spent the whole day hanging out with my family and eating way too much food. So that seems like a pretty good day. This year, as opposed to previous years, I am writing a New [...]
As many of you know, this weekend was July 4th weekend. And what is the most American thing to do to celebrate our independence? Why shooting off fireworks, of course. Drunkenness can be included, if you so wish, but that greatly increases the chances of getting blown up by said fireworks. So being good American’s, [...]
Kelly gets these ideas in her head. I’m not sure how it happens. Sometimes it involves horses. Sometimes dogs. And sometimes it involves taking roller skating lessons. Earlier this week she IMed me and asked me if I wanted to take roller skating lessons out at Rollercade in South County. And since I’m a sucker, [...]
Remember when I posted down below about how Kelly and I were going to a Polo match? I bet you all want to know how it was. Well, I’m here to tell you. So we gathered our stuff up yesterday, packed a lunch, and headed out. After driving way the hell out to Defiance, MO, [...]
So if you are lucky enough to live in St. Louis, you know that we’ve been going through a little bit of a heat wave. Of course, by “little bit”, I mean that the temperature basically doesn’t seem to have dropped below 95 for the last week. We’re talking seriously miserable, especially for someone like [...]
I don’t know if any of you are interested, but Abby, Kelly, and I are playing in the orchestra for Les Miserables. Some of you may remember that last year Abby and I played in the pit for West Side Story. Well the same group this year is doing The Miserables, and again, I am [...]
Ever since Kelly came around, there has been a disease that has slowly been affecting our family. I’m gonna call it “dog disease”. Before Kelly, our family was not made up of dog people. In fact, we were decidedly anti-dog. Even more in fact, for the longest time, we were anti-pet people, due to Phil’s [...]
I know that I haven’t written much on here lately. I’ve been kind of busy, and so it doesn’t always cross my mind to come on here and entertain my throngs of adoring fans. But since I’m here, some entertainment is in order. Perhaps you’d like to know about some of these things that have [...]
All day I have been thinking that today is Wednesday. All day. Until just now, when I realized that no, it is actually Tuesday. Now, this development in itself is pretty sad. And it is really depressing, because when you think it is supposed to be a certain day, and you feel like it is [...]
Kelly and I are going to Chicago later this month, and instead of driving, like we have the last 2 times, and instead of flying, we are going to take the train. I’m very excited, but a little nervous. I was thinking, and remembered that I have taken a real train trip before. It was [...]
Kelly and I just finished watching The Graduate and are having a slight disagreement. So if you’ve seen the movie, I’d like your input. Do you think that the ending of the movie is happy or sad? I won’t spoil it if you haven’t seen it, but if you have, let me know. Also, did [...]
Just doing some more testing.
Last night Kelly, Lucia, and I went karaokeing. It is only the 2nd time that I have been, so I was very nervous because I don’t like being up in front of people and I really can’t sing. Despite this, I put on a determined face, got up, and sang 3 songs. Yes, THREE whole [...]