January 2007 - Posts
Posted Tuesday, January 30, 2007 11:45 AM
I got the greatest unexpected gift in the mail today! Some friends sent it to me to thank me for doing them a favor (which, by the way, I didn't even consider a favor because what I did was so fun)! Check it out! Actual size! Crazy! You can clip it almost
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Posted by
WeezerMonkey
Filed under: Leisure
Posted Wednesday, January 24, 2007 11:45 AM
I used to think the term "date twins" was so stupid. Until I met mine. I had the good fortune of becoming friendly with several of my date twins. We even went to a Death Cab for Cutie concert together! Amazingly, all these girls were smart, witty, and
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Posted Thursday, January 18, 2007 1:30 PM
Many couples take engagement photos these days. Engagement photos serve as a great way to get to know your photographer, as well as an opportunity to get professional photos of you and your fiance in non-wedding garb. Engagement photos can be hit or miss,
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Posted by
WeezerMonkey
Filed under: Planning
Posted Wednesday, January 17, 2007 11:45 AM
Our wonderful officiant (our friend in common who set us up six years ago) got married a couple of months before we did. And, boy, was his wedding a tough act to follow. I could post dozens of pictures of the insane enormous hanging centerpieces (just
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Posted by
WeezerMonkey
Filed under: Planning
Posted Friday, January 26, 2007 11:45 AM
Welcome to Frequently Used Knot Terms (F.U.K.T.) . This acronym is no coincidence. F.U.K.T. describes what you'll be on certain boards on the knot when you misuse or misspell these terms. I suppose it really should be Frequently Misused Knot Terms or
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Posted by
WeezerMonkey
Filed under: Knotting
Posted Tuesday, January 16, 2007 11:45 AM
Just sent a couple of CDs to our fabulous videographers, Today's the Day Weddings , with possible songs for our wedding video soundtrack. (Mind you, I've been the reason for the extreme delay, not them. Work has been keeping me beyond busy. Poop.) If
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Posted by
WeezerMonkey
Filed under: Planning
Posted Monday, January 15, 2007 11:55 AM
Do I do anything aside from watching movies ? Yeah. But I really really like movies. A lot. We saw three this weekend. Here's the wrap-up: Children of Men : I liked this movie. I knew little to nothing about it before going in, which was a good thing
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Posted by
WeezerMonkey
Filed under: Leisure
Posted Friday, January 12, 2007 6:42 AM
I am not a baby person. I am happy for people who have babies. I am happy for people who love babies. Babies are a blessing. But, while others coo and cuddle and fawn over li'l bundles of joy, I pass those suckers along like hot potatoes. Yeah, that's
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Posted by
WeezerMonkey
Filed under: Me
Posted Wednesday, January 10, 2007 10:10 PM
When Edvard Grieg wrote his pieces on trolls, he had no idea how relevant his music would be over 100 years later on message boards. Of course, Grieg was inspired by Norse mythology, but the same concept lives on here at the knot. What is a troll? In
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Posted by
WeezerMonkey
Filed under: Knotting
Posted Saturday, January 06, 2007 6:11 AM
Forget diamonds. Checks are a bride's best friend. Handy-dandy money with a guest's address right there, ready to copy onto an envelope. 74 thank-you cards done. All for checks! Lucky us! 100+ thank-you cards to go. If only everybody just gave us checks...
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Posted by
WeezerMonkey
Filed under: Etiquette