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i was a bit stressed about going out to my brother’s wedding in LA, especially because jake had to stay home with the kitten and the cats. my mom didn’t seem to believe that was the real reason he wasn’t coming, but, the kitten has never been alone and has just passed the 2 month mark, and the cats will eat her fancy baby kitten chow, so. i got to LA and despite it being a really short stay, not being able to see my niece and nephews and uncle and aunt from australia, i did get to spend a bit of quality time with my younger brother and a bit of time with his new wife christina who is honestly an amazing girl. she is smart and kind and really has brought out the best in my brother. i know that jake brings out the best in me, so i
think i kind of get how being with someone that makes you feel safe and happy and able to really become who you aspire to be, it can do amaze things. that alone would make her something special, but she really is cool. i am hoping that jake and i can take a trip out to LA to visit them, and of course we would love to have them here, although i know things are a bit less exciting in this neck of the woods. the wedding present i had planned was not able to be done in time, but i think it was a good thing because i took photos of the wedding and some of just them and got some really good ideas that might really be even better. at my wedding, we got CRAP photos and i later regretted not wearing a lighter colored dress, if not a wedding dress. knowing that as chicks, we want to have really good photos of our wedding, and of us, because we might not look as good later on (like our butt might grow. mine did, anyway.) and it is just nice to have some rockstar photos, you know? so i made a point to take lots of photos and some of them are awesome. christina is a librarian and is huge into the old movie starlets and some of the photos really really look like she is a movie starlet. really good. i am jealous that i don’t have some like that. anyway, i will be working on them and the present, which i will have to keep mum for now, but i will of course reveal it as soon as it is done. squeee! i am excited. hopefully they will, too.

they had hollywood hair and makeup people, which was really cool. i never had my makeup done professionally before. the makeup guy told me to stop using the bit of tanner that i use and go pale again with some pinky blush. what do you guys think? granted, i am not TAN, i just have such a sallow and pale complexion that i otherwise look sick. i sported that look for most of my life, being into the cure and whatnot. here are some side by sides….

those actually aren’t the best photos. the mac guy told me that mac has a primer called “the paint” that really makes eyeliner and shadow stay. i have really oily eyes and it never stays at all, and this actually stayed for quite a while, so i will be picking that up.

anyway, it was a really cool wedding. the dude that married them is charles phoenix who is an artist and author, among other things, and wore a shriners outfit, complete with a fez! the ceremony was short and really cute. they totally adore each other in a very real way…you can tell that they really get each other and really like each other, and as someone who is blessed to be in a similar kind of relationship, it is the beginning of a different kind of life, one that you can really be yourself and grow and be happy. i think i said that already. anyway, i have to thank christina for bringing my brother and i closer. we have had a pretty rocky relationship and have never really known each other very well. i think that things will change. i think we have realized that we aren’t all that different, and maybe that is part of why we clashed so much.

here is a shot of me with hair and makeup done…

totally off subject…how kewl is this chair?

my brother sent me this article which i hadn’t heard about. although, it doesn’t surprise me that people act so stupid about it. guys have seen their wieners before, right?

in strange health news, my mom mentioned to me that the hospital i was born in had construction going on and i got some sort of really bad infection soon after birth. i know that my health problems started thereafter and didn’t really quit. i wonder what i was exposed to? there is not really a history of any illnesses similar to mine in the family, so i wonder if it started then.

i am trying desperately to catch up on work and get more stuff listed. i listed a good amount of stuff before i left, including some of the crocheted bracelets and neckywarmers, i have more to list. i still need to take photos, too. jakie was sick today and stayed home, so i didn’t get much done. i was jetlagged and headachey, so that didn’t really help much.

i missed you guys!
warm fuzzies
n.