Beaver, you need to read this and seriously consider it...

What to discuss today? So many options…

I’ll start with the obvious, just to get it out of the way:

@Beaver:

Listen man, all this pressure being put on your head right now – being expected to give the world’s best speech and world’s greatest bachelor party that will be better than mine was – is total BULLSHIT. You are Erich’s last remaining friend, and he treats you like this. Telling someone, “You’re best man speech better be GOOD,” is one of the LOWEST moves a guy could pull on a friend. Placing high emphasis on “one-upping” another guys bachelor party is another really low move.

If you feel that you can suffer through this wedding as best man – or even part of it at all – then just DO THE BEST YOU CAN, and if Erich gives you shit about how it wasn’t “good enough” for him, fuck him.

HOWEVER – if you personally feel that you don’t want to do this anymore, and you honestly want out of this wedding…drop out. Do it, if you feel that way. Don’t let anyone tell you that it’s your responsibility to see it through to the end regardless of how you feel – it was Erich’s responsibility not to put you in this position and to be a good friend, and he hasn’t been living up to that. Make your OWN choice in this matter, and don’t let anyone fast talk you into sticking it out if it’s not something you REALLY want to do.

It’s YOUR choice. It has NOTHING to do with “responsibility”, or “seeing this through to the end”, or what should be done to make things “easier” on anyone else. Scott has already told you this, in his own way – and now I’m telling you in MY way.

We may have had our differences, but I’ve never put you in the kind of position that Erich is putting you in now. (Some people might tell you I'm only saying this stuff because I have it "in" for Erich in some way - don't listen. What I say I say because you are my friend, and you should do what you WANT, not what others tell you is "proper".)

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Now that we have that taken care of…yesterday, we went to dinner at O’Charley’s with Joe, Angel, and Scuba. Then we hung out for a bit at Joe and Angel’s, and then went to Suson Park for a bit. It was a really fun time.

I recently saw the movies “Dead Birds”, “Batman Begins”, and “Boogeyman”. I liked all three of these movies, ESPECIALLY “Batman Begins”. Christian Bale is a really good Batman, he doesn’t beat Keaton, but he’s neck and neck with him. I highly recommend that everyone go to see this movie.

July 2nd will be another party at our place, for the people who were out of town or couldn’t attend the last one. Keep in mind, the food spread won’t be anywhere near what it was June 11th, but we’ll have some stuff for you guys. Mark your calendars.

The mp3 archiving begins tonight (somewhat). EAC will be my tool of choice for this job, and 192 kbps will be the mark to hit. That basically means really awesome sound quality…and in the coming months? The “server”, which will hold the music, game ROMs, and other files used in Quillcade and around our home.

@Heather: Last night was amazing. Yeah, it might be bragging posting it on my blog, but if you can’t brag about THAT, what can you brag about? :P


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Quilled Link(s) of the Blog:
Now THIS is funny stuff:

Rock, Paper, Saddam!!

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Quilled Tunes: “Loaded Gun” - Hednoize

Quote of the Blog: “All marriages are happy. It's the living together afterward that causes all the trouble.” – Raymond Hull

Literary Quote of the Blog: “More helpful than all wisdom is one draught of simple human pity that will not forsake us.” – George Eliot, ‘The Mill on the Floss’

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Word(s) of the Blog:

hegira \hih-JYE-ruh\ noun

: a journey especially when undertaken to escape from a dangerous or undesirable situation : exodus

Example sentence:
To escape the lowering clouds of impending war, Grandmother's family embarked on a hegira that would carry them far from their native soil.

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onomatopoeia \ah-nuh-mah-tuh-PEE-uh\ noun

*1 : the naming of a thing or action by a vocal imitation of the sound associated with it (as buzz, hiss)
2 : the use of words whose sound suggests the sense

Example sentence:
When Blaine said that the bacon was sizzling and the refrigerator was humming, he was using examples of onomatopoeia.

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On This Day In History – June 21st:

1788: The United States Constitution takes effect after New Hampshire becomes the ninth state to ratify it.

1877: Ten members of the Molly Maguires, a secret society of Irish immigrant coal miners, are executed for their roles in a violent coal strike in Pennsylvania.

1964: Future baseball Hall-of-Famer and U.S. senator Jim Bunning pitches a perfect game for the Philadelphia Phillies, the first perfect game in the National League in 84 years.

1964: The Haitian National Assembly adopts a new constitution that proclaims François "Papa Doc" Duvalier president for life. He remains dictator of the country until his death in 1971.

1978: Evita, a musical written by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice based on the life of Argentine political figure Eva Perón, opens in London.

1997: The New York Liberty defeats the Los Angeles Sparks 67-57 in the inaugural game of the Women's National Basketball Association.