Pics added on Flickr, finally.

Wedding invites printed and sealed...just collecting addresses now.

I've procrastinated writing bc there's a lot of things I want to mention but didn't feel like I had the energy to describe them as well as they deserved. I still don't but if I wait any longer, it will feel wierd to blog about them.

So, in order from most recent to least recent:

--We sent Dwight to the SPCA to get neutered today. I was a little worried about sending him to a shelter to get neutered (I kept getting flashbacks of that scene in dirty dancing when Patrick Swayze's ex girlfriend gets an abortion from a traveling doctor who uses a dirty knife...), but we are all out of funds due to his other vet visits. Anyways, it turned out fine, and the people there were way nicer than most of the vets I've been to. He's back now sleeping in his crate.

--The Killers were amazing in concert. Brandon Flowers is 20% matador, 20% magician. I am totally in love, one of those infatuations that makes me never want to actually meet him in person, bc there's no way he would ever live up to the image. And I think he knows that, and uses it to his advantage, because in concert, he says very little in the way of normal conversational things that lead singers typically say...like, "Dallas, you are awesome!!" Which, is not only lame, but wholly untrue.
In any case, seeing the killers in concert was everything I'd hoped it would be, and more. Aaron had to let me stand on his toes the whole time, though, bc I was too short to see. I sometimes wonder if he thinks fondly back to the days when he didn't have to do things like that, and could just enjoy concerts without worrying whether someone else can see what's going on.
The rest of Edgefest was just mediocre. Muse just wasn't good enough to distract me from all the crowd surfers threatening to kick me in the head. We also saw the Kaiser Chiefs who Aaron liked, but I didn't especially. And we had to sit through Blue October in order to get a good spot for Muse. I saw a boy who looked hardcore playing an imaginary tambourine to them, and it made me laugh.

--Boston! I rode the subway a lot, a few times by myself, which was cool. I noticed that girls in Boston tend to wear long coats, carry large bags, and use a lot of lip gloss. I think the large bags are to hold entertainment for the subway rides, and the long coats and lip gloss are because of the cold.
Rachel's house will forever be engrained as my mental image of the quintessential Boston house--wood floors, brick, and slightly old-ish with strange linoleum in the kitchen. I was sorta freaked out at night, bc it seemed sorta creepy in the living room, but I got over it, and also quite enjoyed sharing a bed with Rachel!!
Also Rachel and her roomates have an incredibly comfortable chair that they got free from Craigslist that I am totally jealous of.
As for the convention, I did a lot of studying there, lost and found my computer charger, presented mediocrely (knowing me and my public speaking, it's the best that I could do), and had dinner with some of the other Vampire/Stephen King presenters. I was unsure about the dinner thing, but I ended up enjoying it, and met some nice people--only of whom was an incredibly beautiful scottish girl that was quite intimidating at first but turned out to be nice. I also learned that people from Glasgow are called Glaswegians. I think.
On my last day there, me and Rachel took the train to Salem to see the witch museum and drink coffee and shop a lot. There was a bookstore there that was amazing--stacks of books everywhere, so much so that to check out, you had to slide your book and money through a five-inch opening between stacks of books on the counter, and they would slide your change back through the opening. It was called the Derby Square Book Store, but it's going out of business soon, in a couple of months. There's more about it that makes it amazing, but I will have to wait to write about it later, so as to do it justice.
In any case, I flew home on Easter morning, which was fun bc I got empty rows all to myself both flights back.

I have been trying to set up a Blockbuster online account, but I keep getting an error message! What will I do with all my free time if I do not have a steady supply of rental movies?? Ha, just kidding. But I have been craving to watch Shiloh. Which is ridiculous, I know, but I can't help it.
By the way, Bridge to Terabithia was nowhere as ridiculous as its chronicles-of-narnia preview made it out to be. It actually followed the book quite closely and was pretty good, despite it being a bit heavy on the goody-two-shoes-ish morals.
And Zoey Deschanel (sp?) was in it, which always is a plus.
I also am quite in love with the bond girl from the new bond movie. But I don't think most people would agree, as she is a bit awkward looking sometimes, but that's what I like about her.

Here is a great video of a very cute hamster.

Incidentally, I am feeling quite guilty about not spending enough time with the gerbils.

I leave for Boston on Tuesday! Apparently, it is about 40 degrees there now. Stephen King/Gothic nerds, here I come!!! I am excited about hanging out with people who share interests with me again. And of course, hanging with Rachel!!!!!!!!! who I haven't seen since the summer.

Oh, here is the link to the conference program. I am area chair for my presentation time! Which probably just means I get to announce the others before their presentations, but it sounds pretty cool, right?