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Manga and Matrimonial Mania
Feb. 11th, 2003 10:22 amWhew. I'm tired. Last night, I stayed up until 2:00 am hanging out with ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
arianadream. That was fun, but I haven't done that in a LONG time. Thank goodness for my trusty chai!
Some people believe that I'm addicted to chai. I'm not! I can quit anytime I want! *SLUUUUURP* Oops, need more.
Anyhoos...weird stuff has been happening to me lately. The other night, Alex and I were coming out of Wal-Mart, and there was this woman standing next to the exit door with a cell phone. She turned to me as we started to pass her and asked, "Are you Amanda?" Since that's my real name, I answered in the affirmative. The woman then informed me that I had gone to high school with her daughter, who was on the cell phone right at that very moment. Then the woman handed the cell phone to me. Confused by the random-cell-phone-lady, I put the phone to my ear and said, "Hello?"
The voice on the other end was one I had not heard for many years--Amber, an old friend that I had totally lost contact with. She told me she had moved to Seattle, so it was no big surprise that we had lost each other. I gave her my phone number and she said she'd call me the next day, which was Sunday.
She has yet to call.
Ah, well. It's weird to re-meet friends that way, though. Outside of Wal-Mart, late at night, when their mothers randomly hand you their cell phones. It's an odd, odd, odd, odd world.
At the moment, I am hating Kazaa. It keeps freezing up. *beets it severely* Sometimes, it freezes up the computer. Spammit.
This morning, I went to the Tokyopop Website to take their survey on what they should bring out next in the U.S. Then I started surfing around their site. I must say, I am seduced by the shininess. I checked out what's coming out this month--and it's new volumes of many of the titles I read, including Chobits, Wish, and Lupin III. I have to say, I prefer the anime of Lupin III to the manga. The manga is...ah...a bit naughty sometimes. *blushes* I love Tokyopop. They rock my world. I hope they bring out those titles I asked for soon--Fruits Basket (a wonderful anime with, I'm sure, a wonderful manga that I want to read!), Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne (another great anime with another great manga), and Dragon Half (I want to know the rest of the story! They only brought out two episodes in the U.S.!). But, if they don't, I'll just keep reading what does come out. Whee! Need...more...manga! WAI! Luckily, Alex is even more of a manga addict than I am, so I just read the stuff he's finished with. WAI WAI! ^___^v
This entertains me greatly. Remember those little E-Sheep you can get for your computer? Check it out.
News from the Wedding Front: Alex, Mom,arianadream, and I all went out to the church and got a bunch of stuff done. Patterns were traced, large dress panels were cut out, and much growling was heard about how evil shifting fabric is. We still have some cutting out to do, but that's okay. We'll get it done sometime soon.
Heidi, my maid of honor, threw us a wedding shower last Saturday. It was co-ed and lots of fun. Alex and I still have thank you cards to write. Heh. D'you know how hard it is to write a meaningful thank you card? Try it sometime.
Heidi's dress is really, truly, almost finished. We just have to work out the hem. Alex's outfit is nearly done, too. He was working on it yesterday, and it looks GORGEOUS. Unfortunately, both of us have put in a little bit of weight this winter, which we'll need to work off by next month if we want to be truly comfortable at the wedding. Heh. I never thought I'd say that--high metabolism and all that. But I haven't been walking to and from the bus every day, I'm generally stuck at home, and I haven't been getting the exercise I need. Maybe I'll go for a nice, refreshing walk today. Put on the headphones...listen to Queen or something...sounds nice. If I can fit it in with all the other stuff I have to do today. Gah!
Bride's and bridesmaids' shoes have been delivered. Groom's and groomsmens' shoes are mostly delivered. Sundry important details and things are coming together. We need to meet with Barry (our pastor, who will be doing the wedding) to work out all the details of the ceremony and everything.
GAH! KAZAA FROZE UP AGAIN! STUPID KAZAA! *BEETS!*
Ahem...anyway...*plays the Neverending Story theme to make herself feel better*
I've been feeling very...stretched lately. I find myself having to bite my tongue for fear of snapping and saying things I'll regret...and I've been having to bite my tongue a lot. I've been having mood swings and times when I just want to tell everybody to go away. The problem with preparing for a wedding is that you have people around you all the time. I'm starting to feel claustrophobic. I'm not one for large crowds in any case, and there are times when I just want to be with my family and a few close friends. I miss my family...I hardly see them anymore. I miss my friends...I never see them. Well, almost never. *sighs*
I've been trying to keep events small--the wedding shower, for instance, was just a few friends, and that was great. The wedding itself, however, keeps getting bigger and bigger, and that kinda scares me. I keep telling myself it's only one day and we're not inviting anyone else at this point, but still...there are so many people on the list--and they're all people we HAD to invite. I love all of them, but...I wanted a small wedding. I really did. *sighs* At least the bachelorette party should be fairly small...I hope. *sighs*
I know that weddings are supposed to be joyous occasions where everybody wishes you well and you get to see your family and friends and everything...and it's going to be wonderful. But I can't help thinking that things may have gotten a little out of hand. Remember this, if you're ever planning a wedding--things will happen that you don't expect. Even if you have a set list, you'll have to add people because you forgot them in the first place (unintentionally!) or one set of parents really wants to invite them or you have to invite them to prevent a rift in the family or any one of a million sets of circumstances. I don't know how people manage to have small weddings. Maybe they just elope. *sighs*
Despite all of my complaints, I know that this is right and the wedding is going to be beautiful. However, I'm really looking forward to after the wedding is over and Alex and I can get on with our life together. He's the reason I'm going through all of this--I want to spend the rest of my life with him. When I think of that, everything else just becomes a lot more bearable. I think it's the preparation and stress that's getting me down...plus the waiting. I want to get married now, spammit! Only thirty-nine more days...and counting.
I've probably gone on long enough for now...more later.
arianadream. That was fun, but I haven't done that in a LONG time. Thank goodness for my trusty chai! Some people believe that I'm addicted to chai. I'm not! I can quit anytime I want! *SLUUUUURP* Oops, need more.
Anyhoos...weird stuff has been happening to me lately. The other night, Alex and I were coming out of Wal-Mart, and there was this woman standing next to the exit door with a cell phone. She turned to me as we started to pass her and asked, "Are you Amanda?" Since that's my real name, I answered in the affirmative. The woman then informed me that I had gone to high school with her daughter, who was on the cell phone right at that very moment. Then the woman handed the cell phone to me. Confused by the random-cell-phone-lady, I put the phone to my ear and said, "Hello?"
The voice on the other end was one I had not heard for many years--Amber, an old friend that I had totally lost contact with. She told me she had moved to Seattle, so it was no big surprise that we had lost each other. I gave her my phone number and she said she'd call me the next day, which was Sunday.
She has yet to call.
Ah, well. It's weird to re-meet friends that way, though. Outside of Wal-Mart, late at night, when their mothers randomly hand you their cell phones. It's an odd, odd, odd, odd world.
At the moment, I am hating Kazaa. It keeps freezing up. *beets it severely* Sometimes, it freezes up the computer. Spammit.
This morning, I went to the Tokyopop Website to take their survey on what they should bring out next in the U.S. Then I started surfing around their site. I must say, I am seduced by the shininess. I checked out what's coming out this month--and it's new volumes of many of the titles I read, including Chobits, Wish, and Lupin III. I have to say, I prefer the anime of Lupin III to the manga. The manga is...ah...a bit naughty sometimes. *blushes* I love Tokyopop. They rock my world. I hope they bring out those titles I asked for soon--Fruits Basket (a wonderful anime with, I'm sure, a wonderful manga that I want to read!), Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne (another great anime with another great manga), and Dragon Half (I want to know the rest of the story! They only brought out two episodes in the U.S.!). But, if they don't, I'll just keep reading what does come out. Whee! Need...more...manga! WAI! Luckily, Alex is even more of a manga addict than I am, so I just read the stuff he's finished with. WAI WAI! ^___^v
This entertains me greatly. Remember those little E-Sheep you can get for your computer? Check it out.
News from the Wedding Front: Alex, Mom,
arianadream, and I all went out to the church and got a bunch of stuff done. Patterns were traced, large dress panels were cut out, and much growling was heard about how evil shifting fabric is. We still have some cutting out to do, but that's okay. We'll get it done sometime soon.Heidi, my maid of honor, threw us a wedding shower last Saturday. It was co-ed and lots of fun. Alex and I still have thank you cards to write. Heh. D'you know how hard it is to write a meaningful thank you card? Try it sometime.
Heidi's dress is really, truly, almost finished. We just have to work out the hem. Alex's outfit is nearly done, too. He was working on it yesterday, and it looks GORGEOUS. Unfortunately, both of us have put in a little bit of weight this winter, which we'll need to work off by next month if we want to be truly comfortable at the wedding. Heh. I never thought I'd say that--high metabolism and all that. But I haven't been walking to and from the bus every day, I'm generally stuck at home, and I haven't been getting the exercise I need. Maybe I'll go for a nice, refreshing walk today. Put on the headphones...listen to Queen or something...sounds nice. If I can fit it in with all the other stuff I have to do today. Gah!
Bride's and bridesmaids' shoes have been delivered. Groom's and groomsmens' shoes are mostly delivered. Sundry important details and things are coming together. We need to meet with Barry (our pastor, who will be doing the wedding) to work out all the details of the ceremony and everything.
GAH! KAZAA FROZE UP AGAIN! STUPID KAZAA! *BEETS!*
Ahem...anyway...*plays the Neverending Story theme to make herself feel better*
I've been feeling very...stretched lately. I find myself having to bite my tongue for fear of snapping and saying things I'll regret...and I've been having to bite my tongue a lot. I've been having mood swings and times when I just want to tell everybody to go away. The problem with preparing for a wedding is that you have people around you all the time. I'm starting to feel claustrophobic. I'm not one for large crowds in any case, and there are times when I just want to be with my family and a few close friends. I miss my family...I hardly see them anymore. I miss my friends...I never see them. Well, almost never. *sighs*
I've been trying to keep events small--the wedding shower, for instance, was just a few friends, and that was great. The wedding itself, however, keeps getting bigger and bigger, and that kinda scares me. I keep telling myself it's only one day and we're not inviting anyone else at this point, but still...there are so many people on the list--and they're all people we HAD to invite. I love all of them, but...I wanted a small wedding. I really did. *sighs* At least the bachelorette party should be fairly small...I hope. *sighs*
I know that weddings are supposed to be joyous occasions where everybody wishes you well and you get to see your family and friends and everything...and it's going to be wonderful. But I can't help thinking that things may have gotten a little out of hand. Remember this, if you're ever planning a wedding--things will happen that you don't expect. Even if you have a set list, you'll have to add people because you forgot them in the first place (unintentionally!) or one set of parents really wants to invite them or you have to invite them to prevent a rift in the family or any one of a million sets of circumstances. I don't know how people manage to have small weddings. Maybe they just elope. *sighs*
Despite all of my complaints, I know that this is right and the wedding is going to be beautiful. However, I'm really looking forward to after the wedding is over and Alex and I can get on with our life together. He's the reason I'm going through all of this--I want to spend the rest of my life with him. When I think of that, everything else just becomes a lot more bearable. I think it's the preparation and stress that's getting me down...plus the waiting. I want to get married now, spammit! Only thirty-nine more days...and counting.
I've probably gone on long enough for now...more later.
