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Vampire Princess

I bought Bunny a dress, and it just arrived today. The dress was labeled "Vampire Princess dress" and was originally about 93$ When I first looked at it the dress was on clearance for 43$ and I considered getting it then, but held off. On a whim, I looked at the sight later and the dress was marked down to 21$ and they still had Bunny's size. I thought to myself that I could not possibly pass this up and got it for her. Like I said it came in today and I'd say it was more than worth it, what do you think?

I've decided to learn how to play an instrument. I've never been that musically inclined so I decided to start easy. The easiest choice would be to take up the tambourine, but I think I can do a little better than that. So, on an impulse, I decided to look into Pennywhistles. I got the idea from Neil Gaiman's Neverwhere book. A roguish and somewhat dodgy character pulls out a pennywhistle from his coat pocket and plays a tune on it. The fact that a passable pennywhistle can be purchased for under ten dollars is also a factor in my decision. After plenty of research I decided to go with a lovely starter whistle from the Walton company. Walton whistles are the top sellers in Ireland, and the particular whistle I bought is a Walton's Little Black Whistle. If anyone needs to ask, the answer is yes, the color did affect my choice of whistles. I almost went with the Guiness whistle from Walton, but I read in several places that there is no difference between the Guiness and the Little Black except color and 3 extra dollars for the Guiness version. So here it is, the Little Black whistle.



















I have found several places online to start my study of the instrument. One of the best seems to be this nice fellow, who just happens to be a Jesuit in training but I wont hold that against him.

So....I just bought an engagement ring.

Technically I bought a bridal set--the engagement ring and the wedding band. The whole shabang only set me back half a months wages, and was wholly worth it. The diamonds are not as big as the original ring we had been looking at, but Bunny really liked the look of this one so this is the one we got.

Today was the going away celebration for my fiance's little brother. Liam is going into the navy and he starts soon, so today he wanted to celebrate.

The day started off with a trip to Cheyenne. I had to register for a CPR course and since it was on the way we stopped by LCCC. After that it was a quick jaunt over to Fort Collins. The first 45 minutes there were spent looking, in vain, for Play it Again Sports. I was hoping to acquire a kettlebell of my own, but google maps gave me bad directions. So I resigned myself to getting it another day. After that we went on over to Seuhiro for some sushi. Holy cow, it was good. I often forget how mediocre the sushi here in Laramie is until I go back and eat in FoCo. Once lunch was over Erin and I drove on down to Denver--Thornton really but who cares. There we went to WaterWorld. WaterWorld didn't start out too well for me. I was a little pissy after not finding the kettlebell, and then Erin wanted to go on a particular ride which had a long line and was high in the air. Long lines and heights are two things which make me less than happy. After getting through that though the rest of the day was a blast. We went on many fun rides like the Journey To the Center of the Earth, the big wave pool, the racing slides and many others. We had met up with Erin's brothers shortly after the first ride and we all had a blast there. After WaterWorld closed, we headed to Casa Bonita for dinner. At first, we were following Erin's brother, who claimed to have a gps thingy on his phone. He got us totally lost and so we all stopped, talked about it, and he decided to try his gps again, while Erin and I went over to the nearest gas station to ask directions. Erin and I arrived a full 20 minutes before they did. At the restaurant we had some so so food, and a blast walking around the place. If none of you have ever been, you should at least try it once, so long as you are not expecting wonderful food. The place took us nearly 2 hours to explore and during that time Erin and I got our picture taken in old west clothes, saw several cliff diving performances, and watched a crazy fellow in a Gorilla suit run around the restaurant. All in all it was pretty darn fun.

After all that, Erin and I went home. We were both pretty exhausted and she conked out right away. I decided to stay up a little while and chill on the interwebs and soon here I will join her in worn out slumber.

ding

I'm gonna get married.

Here in the near future I'm going to put an engagement ring on the finger of my love. Erin Coleen Anderson will become my fiance and future wife. I'm very excited about that thought.

That is the big news for now.

sometimes I feel sad.
sometimes I feel the kerosene burning at the bottom of my skull.
I want to let it slide down my spine.
I imagine it flowing through my muscles.
I feel them tense and pull themselves apart.
I fight back, imagining myself becoming stronger, becoming harder.
then when the pain goes away, and everything feels lighter.
The kerosene still burns at the bottom of my brain.
I cant bring myself to smother the burning.