the good, the bad, and the ninja-like reflexes

[minxy]

The good: I have apparently, in consultation with E, decided to get married. We decided this by purchasing wedding rings and making panicked faces at each other (my panic face involves tilting my head up a lot, as E is "a large fella, with the curls" as an Australian tourist put it yesterday.) Date: no idea. Wedding or separate courthouse date and semi-related party a little later: probably closer to the latter. I absolutely forbid any parties with "Shower" in the title. I am not that kind of girl and I'm already skittish about this so don't push me I COULD GO POSTAL AT ANY MOMENT.*

The bad: my cat has been missing for nearly two months. He's been missing longer before, and in this case is in his own neighborhood, but I miss him. I am worried he might not ever come back.

The ninja-like reflexes: now with fannish content! I update my Sherlock (several flavors) Recs List when I find awesome stuff I enjoy reading. I have not yet gotten into Elementary, however.



*side note: whilst in Hawai'i this last week (yes, we made a romantical decision whilst work-vacationing in Hawai'i, WHAT?) we noted a hilarious/freaky tourism campaign to convince Japanese tourists to go to shooting ranges for the novelty. Women and children are welcome! Look at this welcoming photo of a sweet, made-up, matronly-dressed young woman holding a giant glock with a laser sight! She's so sweet and adorable looking with that gun larger than her head! I don't know what to make of that.

Comments

[princessofgeeks]

Congratulations! *confetti*

[sid]

Aww, cheers on the future nuptials! I hope you guys will be as happy as can be. :-)

[minnaway]

Aw, yay! Congratulations!

[synecdochic]

Yay getting married! I am all for the courthouse + party later option; it's what we did :)

[kuwdora]

♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥


congrats !1!!!

[green_grrl]

\o/ \o/ \o/ Yay!

Courthouse+party is totally the way to go.

[abbylee]

Congrats on all the happy news and good thoughts that your cat returns soon to celebrate too :)

[minxy]

*surfs across the confetti on the floor*

Thanks!

[minxy]

We're pretty good at happy. No idea if we're going to pull off the nuptials, but it'll be a glorious disaster...

[minxy]

Thanks! That bit is kinda fun.

[minxy]

I took notes! E is doing all the planning, though, I just live here.

[minxy]

D'aw, thank you.

[minxy]

Totally agree! Except for how eloping is really appealing too...

[minxy]

Thanks, I am also hoping Cat is here to celebrate...

[synecdochic]

Heee. He can be the bride, yes :)

[minxy]

There's a reason I'm marrying him. He has so many surprises up his sleeve!

[minxy]

What are the traditions around wedding shawls? Is someone else supposed to make them or do you make it yourself?

And, should one hypothetically be allergic to knitting flat, what patterns exist that I have half a chance of finishing in a year? In the round? interesting long pattern? Avoid laceweight? I like the look of traditional laceweight... but argh, the prospect of that much flat knitting.

Hang on! Can I make myself wedding socks?

[synecdochic]

You can make yourself wedding-anything-you'd-like!

[minxy]

Hee! I'm already exercising the right to have a ridiculously non-traditional hitching, why not socks?

I do like the idea of a wedding shawl, though, as I intend to spend most of the celebration in a tank-top and jeans, so a pretty lacy thing might be perfect. I just don't *like* knitting flat! I have barely ever finished scarves. Like 3 I've made ever. Let alone lace with possibly lace-weight yarn. I just can't imagine...

Relatedly, Pia (E's Italian grandmother) has offered to crochet us doilies, which are just sentimental and glorious enough for me to love. They'd be a unique pattern that she made up, and I have to help, isn't that wonderful?

[synecdochic]

That is wonderful! Doilies. That's awesome.