Crasymaker

Thanks for all the advice. I did not use the financing they offer. Good advice, ya’ll.

We were kinda in a bind for getting a computer as soon as possible so we quickly decided on one of the new iMacs. The choices were pretty simple. We couldn’t get a laptop for two reasons: 1) We already have a Powerbook and 2) We could only afford a MacBook and I’m tech-spoiled and won’t take anything but a MacBook Pro. That leaves us only two choices. Either we get a Mac mini or an iMac (the Mac Pro is to die for but it’s like a million dollars). Once you beef up the Mac mini, it’s about the same price as the baseline iMac so the choice was fairly easy.

Our local Apple retailer was out of iMacs and there was even a waiting list so I drove to the Tulsa Apple Store where there were Macs-a-plenty. There’s a nifty camera built into this thing so I held up a mirror for you. So far, so awesome.

We’re back from Miami and the honeymoon was great. Mostly it was filled with tons of forced relaxation which I didn’t even realize how much I needed. I feel pretty good. Overall, the wedding was a tremendous success, thanks to my wife (that’s the first time I’ve used that word either typed, written or spoken) and all my wonderful friends/family.

What I am not excited about is the fact that I need a new computer…pronto. I have been pretty spoiled over the last few years. The company I used to work for provided me with computers (good ones) and before that, my Dad bought me a Powerbook (good one). When I left my last job, I turned in my computer and since then I have pieced together (literally) a bunch of parts and have been hobbling along with this awful feeling of knowing that the junkheap in my room will soon give out.

And last night it did. So the money that Sarah and I were so excited to put towards our new bathroom and ChillZone (different story) shall now go to straight into the hands of the nearest Apple Store…unless someone can convince me to finance it using the little “Or as low as $29/month!” option underneath the price on their website.

So here’s my question: Have any of you ever done that and how did it work out? Was it worth it? Seth? Tim? Anyone? Thanks.

I found a few wedding photos that a couple of our friends have posted. First, head over to Bryan’s Flickr set and then to Gina’s Flickr page to see what all the fuss was about.

I’m sure there will be more to come, including the photos we’ll post as soon as we get back from Miami.

Sarah and I are now officially husband and wife. If you’re reading this, however, you probably already know that because you either a) were there b) heard it through the grapevine or c) read it in today’s newspaper.

Yup, we made the papers, ya’ll. Since we were the first couple to be married at the Clinton House Museum since Bill and Hillary, I guess our wedding had more of a story to it than we initially realized. Some very nice folks from the Northwest Arkansas Times stopped by for a while and we woke up this morning not only married but also on the front page of the paper! Here’s the full story.

I’m way too busy packing for our honeymoon to get into all the details and thank-yous that are due so for now, enjoy the article and know that we love all you guys and thanks for making our wedding day so incredibly awesome.

Last weekend was a blast. My friends organized the perfect bachelor party for me and it was so much fun. To go along with our upcoming non-traditional wedding, we had an equally non-traditional bachelor party. Instead of tossing dollar bills to a bunch of strippers while getting wasted, we shot paintballs at each other…and then got wasted.

We went out to Wild World Paintball in Tontitown after work on Friday and basically had the place to ourselves. It was fairly inexpensive (especially for me since everyone chipped in for my share) and incredibly exciting. They had 7 or 8 courses to choose from. Our favorites were “The Town” which had a bunch of makeshift buildings and “Vietnam” which was in the woods. We each got 500 paintballs, masks and of course, guns. Half of us were dressed in camoflage so we played “Camo vs. Wimps” and shot at each other for a few hours before the sun went down.

I managed to make it out with only one injury to the stomache but not all of us were so lucky. Those things friggin’ hurt like hell when they hit you and those who sustained the closest-range injuries are still showing their marks today. Ouch.

I only took about a dozen photos or so but you can check them all out over at my Flickr page if ya wanna.