so i just put in an order for a refurbished 80 hour TiVo unit - it should be here in 3-5 days!! and because i feel the need to document it (because I couldn't find it out there) - evidently, with the new home media option - it is possible to avoid using a phone line for updates, instead you can use a wireless network with broadband. (i'm happily typing on my porch as i write this).

anyhow - the initial set-up does require a phone line, but evidently you can do it and a friends house, and then call customer service, switch the address - and that's that. (or so the tivo sales rep expained) i'm so darn excited. yay for wedding cash!

and as i am on the subject anyway... i can't wait to buy the oreilly guide to tivo hacking that will be coming out later this summer.

well a brief update on my well being - i'm not 100% but i'm up and around. worked yesterday. ate a real dinner. that sort of thing.

i came down with random abdominal cramps in the middle of the night last night. i’ve never really felt pain like that... by six when i was in tears - jaimie insisted that we go to the er. i also suppose that after seeing two of my best friends go through appendicitis in the last five years – i’m a bit paranoid.

ever since the wedding i've also been waiting for the physical meltdown... i've always gotten sick directly following all major events in my life - i was surprised when i made it through the honeymoon unscathed.

so anyhow - we spent 4 worthless hours in the er this morning – blood was drawn, tests were performed - and they couldn’t find anything... so i’m supposed to just see what happens. they did give me some vicodin – so at least i've been sleeping. but here i sit - still in pain (but not as bad) - waiting. ugh.

well damn - i did it. i dressed up in a silly outfit, batted my eyelashes, drank some liquor and shook my ass. (what your average party girl pays to do on a friday night).

but let me tell you - when you are on a 7 foot catwalk, it is hot. very hot. and dancing for 3 hours straight is fine if you are an aerobic goddess, but it's pretty tough for a cubie-sittin', laptop lovin' geek. AND to top it all off - when you have to dip your knee sock down to get tips, when you are 7 feet in the air - your thighs get very VERY sore the next day.

but the dj had some brilliant moments, some very cool people turned out to support us, i made some suprisingly decent cash, and i had fun too. i also was tipped a gap gift card (haha! we'll see if there's actually any money on it), and the bartender - who also owns a tattoo parlor - offered to pierce my belly button for free.

and because a lot of people thought i was a bit nuts for participating in such nonsense... i will note - for the record - that it didn't seem demeaning at all. it was all good-natured fun. and i was safe as safe can be. and yes kids, i did wear my wedding ring - and still made tips.

it also seems as if i've been invited back as a regular - but i don't know if my 9-5 self can take it. we'll see...

in reference to #44 below...
101. i cannot tell my right from my left

100 things about me... the meme caught up with yours truly....

1. i have very brittle nails
2. i like to cook
3. i like to eat more than i like to cook
4. i always considered myself a dog person
5. i have two cats
6. i have a slight allergy to kiwi
7. i have to pee
8. i LOVE tv
9. i double-majored in college out of indecision rather than interest
10. i was born in germany, but don't remember it
11. i've always had a good driver's liscense picture
12. i once embroidered my boyfriend's initials into the callous on my heel
13. i hate phones
14. my hatred of phones has resulted in many frienships crumbling
15. i was a military brat
16. my childhood teddy bear was named for my father's boss (sherman w. bear)
17. my bear's cross-dressing, alter-identity was called jennifer
18. until i was 16, i thought 'medieval' was actually 'mid-evil'
19. i know how to tap dance
20. and hula
21. i had a pet lizard named slick who lived in the bushes as a child
22. i am afraid of moths
23. the worst thing i ever said to my mother was that she was "just a house wife"
24. i believe in spanking children
25. i once pinched a child i was babysitting (i still feel guilty)
26. i once babysat a child named chardonnay (poor thing)
27. my fingers and toes are little and wrinkled
28. people have always made fun of my huge teeth
29. the first thing i ever shoplifted was a cadbury creme egg
30. i did not acquire an appreciation for disco until last year
31. bryan shawver was my first kiss
32. i was in student government throughout junior high
33. i was a competitive gymnast
34. until i was 14 i thought my mother had written the song "summertime"
35. the first horror movie i saw was nightmare on elm st. 2
36. i played tambourine in the church folk group when i was growing up
37. i have no musical talent
38. i memorized the dance steps from EVERY paula abdul video
39. my first jazz solo was to everybody by madonna, at age 6
40. i still remember the moves
41. i can still do backhandsprings
42. i don't know what i want to do with my life
43. i own LOTS of shoes, but only wear 3 pairs
44. my birthmark is like permanent goosepimples on my right arm
45. i have been on the pill for nearly a decade
45. i have owned 2 cars - both, honda civics
45. the first car i ever drove was a cherry red corvette
46. i don't like the simpsons that much
47. i love the power puff girls
48. i love riding the subway in NYC
49. i used to be obsessed with jack the ripper
50. i am mostly left-handed
51. i like cigarettes, but only one a month or so
52. i am a bad liar
53. i hate doing shots in front of people
54. newcastle is my favorite beer
55. i was an RA in college
56. i was a hooker on my college rugby team
57. spitting is fun
58. i don't like being naked
59. i can't surf, bowl or play pool worth a damn
60. crossword puzzles give me a headache
61. i often read 3 different versions of my daily horoscope
62. i don't really believe in astrology
63. i'm a taurus
64. i thrive on stress
65. i couldn't tell you where indonesia is on a world map
66. i am not even quite five foot one
67. i hate being around sparklers
68. i get in-grown toenails incessantly
69. i miss having my tongue pierced
70. i also want a belly button ring
71. i think that waxing is kind of fun
72. sometimes i want to write about my sordid affairs
73. my father and boss have been known to read my blog
74. i went to church the morning after i lost my virginity
75. i didn't beleive in god at the time
76. i love cheese
77. i'd rather be in bed
78. i wish i was closer to my brother
79. i did drugs in high school
80. and college
81. but never liked them very much
82. i wore my mother's wedding dress
83. i still have my favorite bra from junior high
84. and my second favorite
85. i like getting sunburns
86. i have a cadaver's achilles tendon bolted into my knee
87. monkeys frighten me a little bit
88. i worry if my car has less than a quarter tank of gas
89. i have never had a speeding ticket
90. i do not know how to change a flat tire
91. i refuse to put air in my own tires, as i fear they may explode
92. i will not sit within 5 ft. of someone stringing a guitar
93. i own a fur coat
94. i know a little about a lot of things
95. i generally feel that most of my friends are smarter than me
96. i generally feel that i am smarter than most people
97. i like walking through the city, alone
98. i always misspell 'believe'
99. my most common typo is "jmaes"
100. i love the ocean

so it seems that i have found myself a new gig for sunday night... due to memorial day weekend vacationing, there seems to be a shortage of go - go dancers in portland. so it seems that i will be dancing at the cobalt lounge's sunday school - this sunday evening - cover, $5. we will be up on catwalks, dressed as catholic school girls.

for the record - it is a true go-go gig, not a p-town stripping thing like the sinferno at dante's. it'll just be hot chicks, in fun themed clothing, dancing and drinking... and ... you get to stuff money into the tops of my knee high socks. too much fun - it's gonna be a riot. (thanks to my friend go-go jo-jo for hooking me up with the opportunity).

so yeah. i laughed (a lot). and cried. the scooby gang rode off into the sunset without us. the buffy finale was fantastic - it brought out the best in all of it's characters. the writing was perfect in it's old school way. they killed off enough of the main cast to avoid being hokey - but kept enough to make you feel that the heroes got out in the nick of time.

buffy has meant a lot to me over the years - i still can't watch the episodes that focus on her mother's death. there is a lot of truth hidden beneath layers of kung-fu slayage and bad (but oh so good) one-liners. i'm just glad that the series chose to end - where it needed to - not with a whimper but with a bang.

tonight, one of my addictions will come to an end - freeing up countless hours to read, or garden, or download infinite tunes from the apple music store.

however, i do find it lamentable that i do not have another whedon show to replace buffy. i was a huge fan of firefly - which is now being rumored to be made into a movie, or at least be published on dvd. i was pissed when it was cancelled. and while david boreanz would be on my "list" (if the big guy and i did such silly things) - i never took to angel, the series.

but alas - tonight the apocalypse comes yet again to sunnydale. (salon has coverage.)

wedding guide: part I, fifteen fights to have before you get engaged. personally - i think that dating for nearly a decade was a great idea. strangely enough, i can't imagine having been married any sooner. anyhow, a great article at the morning news.

where's my rocket car - a very cool yearly zine put together by the fantabulous nerdygirl. designed by the magpie. contributed to by several very cool people. this year's theme? creativity. hopefully i won't be getting married near submission time next year.

my father is in the midst of building his dream house, and is consequently moving out of his current house. this weekend i found myself faced with the monumental task of sifting through the boxes of my childhood. i found the wrapping paper from my baby shower, all of my books (from dr. suess to sweet valley high), all of the costumes of halloween past, and all of the love letters from every boyfriend since jr. high.

it was physically and mentally draining - and i kept too much. did i need the brown mug with the mushrooms on it? the ladybug magnets? is their value in keeping that christening gown if you're not even sure if it belonged to you father or your brother... especially when there's no one left to sort out those facts?

what do i do with the handmade doll that my mother made me for when I had tubes put in my ears when i was three? it's dirty, and the hair is finally coming loose - but it does have that pink heart cross stitched on the chest. we don't have room for storing everything that i'd like to - and it would just sit in boxes anyway. but i still can't bring myself to throw away a piece of family history.

(insert deep sigh here)

and so monday morning rolls around and i'm just beat.

we had a really great experience with most of our vendors for the wedding - including our florist. we used creations by the flower girls - and solara, the owner - was fab-u-lous. she was fairly priced, sweet as pie, incredibly responsive, and the flowers were stunning.

i was thrilled to find photos from our wedding featured on their site. check out the first seven shots - that's us. i was so pleased with their work - the highest recommendation for any portland brides or event planners out there!

i'd like to try this on our new bar-b-que... or maybe this. or maybe visit this for the first time this year. if the weather would only cooperate.

back to the daily grind. everyone keeps calling me mrs. keller. is that me? strange. must get coffee.

my fellow honeymooner has returned to work - as i do tomorrow. i'm ready to return to my routine, and i have some interesting work in the weeks ahead - but i can't help be melancholy about the end of the honeymoon.

today is the second summer day in portland - yesterday was a stunning 75 degrees and i had my first pint of the season whilst sitting on the patio at the big guy's bar. my garden is calling yet i am intimidated by the decisions that are required by such a project.

in technology news - my ibook is not recieving power for some inexplicable reason and so i am stuck on the crappy pc (sorry dear) in the cold cold basement. my ibook is awfully troubled as of late, which is discouraging... and my cell phone appears to be radically malfunctioning as well - making it so that when i recieve or make a call - you can hear me, but i hear nothing.... so i am incommunicado at best.

hopefully reading a good book in the sunshine will cure some of this...

update my ibook was diagnosed with having it's second malfunctioning power cord. i am on cord #3 in the last year! for shame apple, from what i've read - this is not an uncommon problem.

on the eve of the wedding my father took me aside and presented me with a box - inside was the only gift i had truly been waiting for - it is a pendant in the shape of a square celtic knot from the book of kells - and in the middle sits the diamond from my mother's engagement ring. i haven't even taken it off yet...

dad - thank you, it's the most beautiful thing i've ever owned.

(and as a side note - bling bling! I've been wearing more ice than a polar bear.)

(and as a much sadder side note: the day after mother's day is the anniversary of my mom's death... it's nice to wear her so close to me on this occassion)

1) a spectacular dust buster
2) an ironing board
3) sunglasses
4) an x-box (partial payment)
5) the little cord that connects my ipod to my new car stereo :)

today whilst making sandwiches the big guy and i discovered that after nine years we had each been buying and making sandwiches for each other with old school mayo, when we are both actually fans of miracle whip. NINE YEARS! jesus. if these are the things that are mysteriously revealed with the sacred act of marriage.... what's next?!

so it happened... the big day. and a week at the beach following. now i sit, in my beautiful home, with my fantastic husband - happy as happy can be.

it was beautiful. words cannot describe the elation of walking down that aisle. many people made it all come together in one flawless event. i may sum up more of the festivities in the coming days (i don't return to work until next thursday) - but no promises, as i am on my own time... but let me say this - many thanks to those who gave us love and support and time and patience.