FRQNC


Tuesday, January 12, 2010 I realize I've yet to update you all here in Year of the Tiger. But I have some pretty decent excuses for not doing so. First, after only minor hilarity, we've solidified a venue for our wedding ceremony. And that venue would be the Mandola's Estate Winery in Driftwood, TX. (Or Len Tukwilla, Texas.) Here's a quick pan around the event space: I'd be lying if I said the idea of donning an ape mask, grabbing Sobriquet, and climbing onto the roof where I'd roll those barrels down upon our guests and perhaps into a flaming barrel of oil hadn't occurred to me. However, it seems there are no Italian plumbers on our invitation list. C'est Luigi. So that's one reason I've been absent. The rental fee at one of the venues we visited included a complimentary Photoshopping of our heads onto a "Titanic" movie poster (in lieu of Leo and Kate), or onto "The Notebook" movie poster. (In lieu of...whoever the hell is in that movie.) It seems the owner of that establishment did not find my request for "The Shining" instead to be as nearly as clever or funny as I did. The second reason is this: See that house? We live there now. Well, not now now, but soon. February 12th to be exact. We signed the lease on it yesterday. And yes, I'm aware it looks a bit like the Cleaver residence, thank you very much. So there you go. And here I go. Talk to you soon. j.s.