It totally helps if you know your officiant. This was actually the first wedding that this friend of mine had performed, since he had been ordained about 3 months before. Before it came through, I briefly considered having our family friend who is a judge marry us, and dealing with the Catholic stuff later.

Yeah Mr. Delperro helped a lot, too, including assembling the fan programs (I was going to help him but he said it was easier to do himself, so he put on Top Gear and got to crafting). He also worked on the ipod playlists and menus with me. It was a huge help, plus I think it helped him get excited about the wedding,…

How to throw a low-key, low-effort wedding that appears to have pleased all the attendees.

My maternal grandmother was a full-on Narcissist, and even in their sixties both my mother and her sister are still feeling the effects of it. I am lucky in that my mother is (after years of therapy) a fierce, determined and extremely protective woman. As a result, she managed to keep my siblings and I completely…

The minifigs and the horseheads were actually Mr. Delperro’s contribution. The kitschy, romantic vintage ones came from me.

For the Germans, this guy has a lot to do with it.

we had cake toppers as part of our wedding decor. there were vintage cake toppers on each of the guest’s tables, and on the guestbook and gift tables. On our tablethere were the accoutrements horse head bride and groom (which my brother later stole)

I love Nivea's Kiss of Recovery. Before it was sold in the states, I used to buy out Drugstores in Germany every time I went there, where it's sold under the name Labello Med Protection ( I have tubes of both and I can't distinguish between them)

I love Nivea's Kiss of Recovery. Before it was sold in the states, I used to buy out Drugstores in Germany every…

A shot glass works as an egg cup, if you point the narrower part of the egg down.

I haven't had any Starr Hill since I left Charlottesville in 2005, but I have had quite a bit of Sweetwater, and WOW Starr Hill must have improved for you to make that statement. I'll have to check out some of their new stuff.

enabler mother

I happened to be living next to the tracks in Tucson, AZ when Katrina hit. It was basically a convoy of oil tankers moving east.

Mesa

If that's the second-worst food poisoning of your life, I'm dying/not dying to know what the first one was like.

Are we really trying to convince ourselves that this is confined to only the Steelers? Every team probably has a 'fixer' of this type in their employ.

also appropriate:

I work at a west coast university with an active greek system. I am also fond of getting manicures, and often patronize the nail salon near the University. The other day, I was getting my nails done when a troupe of identically-dressed, (and almost identical-looking) white girls came in and all got french PEDICURES,…

Those pre-cut things of butternut squash are excellent for making butternut squash soup, which takes about 10 minutes of actual work (even less if you have a stick blender) and is not only impressive looking, but is super-healthy. I like to put 1-2 canned chipotles in mine.

If you read Harbaugh's interview from Sept. he basically says he has no place on his team for people who beat up on Women, which would be the key difference between McDonald and Aldon. I don't know anywhere where a misdemeanor gun violation and a DUI are on the same level of criminal seriousness as (allegedly)…

One of the stickier rumors about the cause of the Harbaalke breakup is that one side agrees with you, and the other keeps overriding him. If that's true, this is a very interesting development.