and someone I consider a friend yelled at me for making her feel bad about being single.

Hmph. Well I now consider them an ENEMY. HA! I yell at at this "friend" like this: "Do NOT fuck with the Rio's Happy Fun Wedding Buzz. You are harshing her mellow."

U = BEST

I feel bad about it, though. I don't want to be one of those people who go on and on about Their Special Day and don't think about anything else for a interminably long time.

I DO THINK ABOUT OTHER STUFF, OK?

Like, um, well, Buffy. And also my stupid job. And clothes! Also hair. SO THERE SO-CALLED FRIEND.

I feel bad about it, though. I don't want to be one of those people who go on and on about Their Special Day and don't think about anything else for a interminably long time.

Oh no no! You are not allowed to feel bad about this. You are not a bridezilla. JZ gave me the test for bridezillas, which is: makes all the brides maids wear colored contacts so they coordinate their eyes with the dresses with the flowers.

No. You are excited and happy about a happy and exciting thing, and your alleged friend was being a neurotic cow and being selfish.

That is my ruling on the matter.

Also, you will undoubtedly take cuteness to the realm of Ultra Mega Cute on your wedding day. I am very excited for you.

Now, though, I think maybe you should go to sleep.

A cow-irker of mine told me that her sister gave her bridesmaids a narrow range of colors with which they could get manicures for the wedding. Anything short of that I think is non-Bridezilla territory. Though I may up the standard to the colored-contacts rule.

Thank you for your ruling and for this:

Now, though, I think maybe you should go to sleep.

I will obey!

Saget? A nickname? Or am I being truly dense?

Rio, we can squee about wedding planning together! Ours is October 1. I may expire from the stress way beforehand though...

Jumping in the thread discussion...

I dislike flying, and would rather drive if I had the time. So I'm leaning towards driving to NO in The Comfy Car, but I'm not sure if I'll be able to take enough time off work for that....

Tom, I'd do it with you. I wanted to drive, but I didn't think I could do it all on my own.

Also, theremin players add a certain eerie charm to the event.

That's what I told her!

Though a theremin rendition of the Buffy/Angel theme would lend a certain drama to the proceedings.

I work cheap. IJS.

Saget? A nickname? Or am I being truly dense?

A nickname for Rio's sooper seekret boyfiend, MFN.

t edit "boyfiend"? Ima gonna let that typo stand.

Hmmm, I might have to look into staying at The Library. Even if they don't want to pay the full rate I may come up with the extra.

t is quietly, achingly jealous of ND

I AM SO JEALOUS THAT ERINACEOUS GOT TO MEET EMMETT OMG.

t is quietly, happily smug about meeting Emmett

New topic!

The Empress, her consort, and the heir to the throne will be in Michigan January 20 - February 6. I am in Ann Arbor, and DebetEsse, shrift, and beathen had already expressed interest in a simultaneous visit, unrelated to the Empress-in-training. Then SailAweigh and brenda m thought they might want to come see the Miracleborns too, at which point the whole endeavor felt like it had reached critical mass.

So I have come to the F2F thread to organize this Michiganian convergence on Aims, MM, and Emma (hey! if you take the A and e from Aimée and the MM from MM, you can spell Emma! Or emmA.). If we can't all get together at one time, well, they'll be here for two weeks. There's time.

makes all the brides maids wear colored contacts so they coordinate their eyes with the dresses with the flowers.

Adds to wedding checklist.