December 2011
the wedding recap
I walked down the aisle to the Vitamin Strings’ cover of the Beach Boys’ God Only Knows. The wedding party walked down to their cover of the White Stripes’ We Are Going to Be Friends.
The ceremony meant everything to us. We had written most of it together, so the words weren’t a surprise, but the intensity of the moment was other-worldly. Although I didn’t hear it,...
in sickness and in health
Two weeks and one day after I married her son, I puked all over my mother-in-law.
Christmas night, we were driving back from my folks’ place. We were headed back to Seattle to meet up with a friend for a late night dinner. I was feeling wonky, but thought it was due to ridiculous holiday eating.
About half way home, I realized the situation was more dire, and most likely some variety of...
David Sedaris, Six to Eight Black Men
One of my...
Robert Downey Jr., River
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what a trip
We’re sitting in the Alaska Airlines Board Room, waiting for our flight to Mexico. All of this seems equal parts of surreal and utterly….destined.
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We had splays of gorgeous flowers left from the wedding, and because we were leaving, I couldn’t bear to let them go to waste. I stuffed them in my car and drove to Harborview (our local public hospital), hoping...
dear internet
I want to thank all of you for your well wishes, your kind thoughts, and your fond congratulations.
One day, tumblr will let me respond in real time to comments and hearts, and one day before that, I will learn to better manage my time, but in the meantime, thank you for indulging me the gushy, sappy posts over the past two years, and the frequently tedious wedding related posts in the past...
thirty seconds after I hit send on that last post
I get a call from Lisa, one of my bridesmaids.
“Kari, I am about to get arrested. Come down. I was going the wrong way and I am about to get arrested.”
I shit you not, internet. Thirty seconds after my post about wedding zen.
Flew down 10 flights of stairs, and there, in front of the hotel is a cop car, with flashing lights, and a cop YELLING at Lisa. I walked over and asked to...
recapping has become artful
First up: Melanie Amaro, who is on accent No. 3 and counting. I believe she is now from the Philippines……
Josh Krajcik does the Beatles’ “Something in the Way She Moves,” and just Joe Cockers the living shit out of it. For me, the highlight of tonight’s show comes during the “I don’t know-whoa, I don’t know” bridge, when Josh gets what can only be called Crazy Eyes. He looks like he...
planetary alignment
I just found out that there is a total lunar eclipse on our wedding day.
For whatever reason, that is especially awesome.
Our company is doing a massive phone switchover tonight - new phones, new system, etc. This is my last day at work before the wedding/honeymoon - I’ll be out all next week - so I had to record new greetings, etc.
I just recorded the new greeting under my married...
“Citigroup spent years intentionally buying up every bad mortgage loan it could...”
– Patrick Meighan, a writer for Family Guy, explains why he joined Occupy LA (via journalofajournalist)
things i've learned from wearing a holiday sweater...
citizenkerry:
I want to begin this post by saying yes, I know Christmas sweaters are so 2006, just so you trust that I’m a reliable narrator.
A few years ago, I was comically and kind of amazingly on the wrong path in life, auditioning for commercials.
This is the right path for someone who is good at auditioning for commercials, but I never understood the balance of real/fake-enthusiastic...
thoughts I have not yet had
• I just can’t wait until this damn thing is over
• if I had my way, we would do X
• Planning this stuff is easy - what’s the big deal?
• Planning a wedding is one of the most stressful events in your life.
• Everything has to be perfect.
• I hope X person can’t make it.
• We should have just eloped.
• I just have to get through the ceremony.
• I can’t wait to take all of...
“I talk about ‘The Grandma Rule’ a lot. I try to behave when traveling like I’m...”
– Anthony Bourdain, speaking on WTF with Marc Maron, explaining how he can sit and share a meal with people who have opposite views and philosophies than him. (via thisistheglamorous)
I love this idea so much I intend to find a way to marry it, legally or otherwise. (via frageelay)
