Late night addictions people beware..

I kind of feel like the next thing you know there will redlight district redboxes. Seriously its amazing how well this is working as a product. They took the crack dealers business model (product available 24/7 on any corner) and ran with it. Think about it.

Where everybody knows your name...

So I stop off at Qdoba for a small promotions meeting and I figure I'll grab a bite to eat. When I get to the counter the lady says "will you be having your usual"?....

Does this mean I eat at Qdoba too much? What's worse is that this one isn't even in my neighborhood. I finally recognized the lady as a worker from my neighborhood qdoba-but somehow I don't think that makes it any better. What do you think?

One more test!

Still figuring this out.

Mobile blogging now I am dangerous

This is just a test. But if it works the way I think it does. I'll be
able to get my thoughts out from anywhere at anytime. Isn't that a
scary thought?

(Insert Mad genius laugh here).

Beware.

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Sent from my mobile device

Regarding advice on marriage...

Obviously since it became public knowledge that nuptials were in my near future. People have felt obligated to give me all sorts of advice. Some solicited - mostly not. That's okay I guess - when its done in the right spirit.

But all too often I get the random negativity and well - it annoys me. For example - I am at the bank today - making a (ahem) LARGE deposit into our wedding account and that spurs the "Awwww how sweet" comments from the bank tellers (all women of course). They offer their congrats and I am on my way right? Nope. I don't get 2 steps and I get another comment out of the blue - "Don't do it". Again - no biggie - that's not the first time I heard that. But when I turned to look who said it - you should have seen the fear in this mans eyes!


You know all good advice is great - until you take it. You know why - because then its not advice anymore. Its your decision or road to live or die with. But that's just it - its PERSONAL to YOU. Just because something doesn't work for YOU doesn't mean it won't work for anyone else. Stop throwing your fears onto other people.

Don't get me wrong - I am no fool. I know the statistics. I know the cultural issues, I KNOW THIS IS NOT GOING TO BE EASY. I get that. But its not impossible - in fact its far from impossible. I believe that in my heart. Thats part of the solution -on how I make this work. If I go in with doubts - WHAT KIND OF PLAN IS THAT? I'll tell you.. a dumb one.

It's cool to say "be careful", "communicate", "never go to bed angry", etc., etc.. But to be flat out "don't do it"? That super wack - and cowardly if you ask me. Like if marriage is not CURRENTLY working out for you - Do something about it! But don't expect it to be some full fledged curse against human race. If marriage didn't work for you in the past - ok fine - time to move on. Let's not project the negative spirit that killed that relationship into another one. Give me all the things to look out for - but don't fear me into some corner. Alright!?!

I AM ABOUT TO DO THIS!!! AND BE GOOD AT IT IF I SAY SO MYSELF and if you aren't with that here is a little advice.

AWWW HELL NAW! - This is not how you RSVP to a wedding!

Ok so I am posting this.. but I am not BROADCASTING this one like I normally do. But whatever. Anyway Aliah and I are getting our wedding invites back as of last week and enjoying opening them up seeing who can and can't make the trip and who at least took the time to let us know. We appreciate it - really.

But today - I get the mail and there is this big YELLOW envelope addressed to me - and its slightly transparent so I am thinking - What kind of dummy wouldn't just use the RSVP envelope we sent? Right?

So I open it and find all of what you see in the picture above. Not only did this person TEAR UP our precious invitation (these were NOT cheap!), they took the time to sit down TYPE and PRINT a FULL PAGE BIG TEXT NOTE insulting the thought that we even invited them. THEN they put it in a big yellow envelope and used 2 MORE stamps to send it back to us in disdain (and they are not gangster because it would have been if they would have used the stamp from the RSVP note to do it -now THAT would have been gangster!).

So I am looking at this and there is a part of me that feels like I should be REALLY offended. But surprisingly I am just stuck at "wow" and "for real?" and "seriously?". Its another one of those "who does this?" kind of moments. I mean its funny really (I already called Aliah and had a BIG LAUGH about this one) - but then again, its not because at the end of the day its still at its core - rude.

I am sure the person that did this is well aware of it too. Because for all of the tearing and pasting and taping. They made SURE to not send the addressee piece of the envelope back to us -so we wouldn't figure out who did it. But that sad part about that is..they sent just enough for us to piece it all together (pun intended).

Anyway. I vented. I feel better now.