grumble of the day

i am going to my best friend's wedding this weekend, which is turning out to be even more expensive than my own will ever be, assuming hell ever freezes over, pigs fly, and sundry other impossibilities which must occur in order for such an auspicious event as my wedding to take place. when women utter (or, in my case, write) such comments, it is masking a secret desire for marriage and the fact that said woman has far-too-high expectations of her perfect mate. for the record, yes, i do want to get married. at some point. and while i have high expectations, i do not think that they are unrealistic; i am not looking for the perfect man, only the perfect one for me. there is a difference.

anyway. back to the regularly scheduled grumble. as mentioned, i am going to a wedding this weekend and it is one ginormous hassle. anyone else, i wouldn't go. i have to take an overnight train to paris, fly from there all the way to san fran, and then my parents have to pick me up and take me home - a bit of a drive. it is costing me in excess of $800. that is not including the dress (~$150) and accessories and the wedding gift. they have known that they were getting married for upwards of three years. i am going to be done with europe in two months. could they not have waited a little longer? but no, must get married NOW. granted, not my wedding, i have no say in it, but really, two more months???

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i wasn't paying too much attention to where i was walking this morning and ran into the corner of a sign and have some nice cuts on my face now. hope that tetanus shot is still current, as otherwise, things could get interesting.