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hello world

Posted by lyn | Oct 17, 2010 | philosophy | 10

Okay, trust me guys, I have been writing, but lately my main writing technique has consisted of staring at the computer screen for ten minutes debating whether “inconsolable” or “distraught” is just the...

three weeks later: regrets, i’ve had a few

Posted by lyn | Oct 9, 2010 | our wedding | 16

Our friends from the Bay Area are getting married here in Santa Barbara today. This will be our first wedding as a married couple. And let me tell you, what a blessed relief it is to a attend a wedding as a guest. You mean all I...

oh. my. god.

Posted by lyn | Oct 8, 2010 | our wedding | 15

I had a hipster wedding after all. [departs to flap hands, babble incoherently, look through...

look, i have collected some words and will now present them to you in a semi-organized fashion

Posted by lyn | Oct 6, 2010 | philosophy | 31

First of all, PHOTOGRAPHY UPDATE: I clicked the link. I did it. I looked at the first batch of my wedding photos. Fifteen times in a row. I did it for you guys. And the money and fame. Wait, that’s not right. I did it for you...

the old college try

Posted by lyn | Oct 1, 2010 | favorites, philosophy | 19

The other night we arrived home from honeymoon to a refrigerator that contained approximately 17...

off the grid

Posted by lyn | Sep 28, 2010 | philosophy | 8

You know that ridiculously starry-eyed, all-consuming, fleet-footed, fiery-passioned storybook romance into which people in movies and on TV are always falling? The internet and I have long had that kind of relationship....

things

Posted by lyn | Sep 27, 2010 | our wedding | 11

Since the list format was working so well for me during the last few posts, let’s just continue that trend, shall we? Things I forgot to do: Take off a few pounds. Yes, I know I’m not supposed to care about that, but I secretly...

so that’s done then

Posted by lyn | Sep 20, 2010 | our wedding | 30

It was terrible and beautiful and stressful and fun. Our Facebook pages have already been flooded...

shock and awe

Posted by lyn | Sep 16, 2010 | planning | 16

These final weeks of planning a wedding are like being on drugs. The euphoric, blissful highs are always bound to be followed by crushing, empty comedowns. For every item you cross off the list, for every minor victory,...

roshamBEAU: gender roles, wedding expectations, and my blissful ignorance

Posted by lyn | Sep 15, 2010 | philosophy | 9

A couple of weeks ago, when I got home from work one day, the beau looked straight in the eye and said, “I wrote a blog post.” My response was to gaze back at him slack-jawed, for he might as well have said he...

postcards from the front lines

Posted by lyn | Sep 10, 2010 | wedding stress | 18

Cannot navigate rooms. House has become Boxtown, USA. And Bagtown, too. Can’t forget about...

getting married

Posted by lyn | Sep 9, 2010 | philosophy | 20

Nina got married on July 3rd. Nina, for those of you who are unfamiliar with the comments section, is an awesome lady who somehow found my blog one day and started commenting. One thing led to another — you wouldn’t...

Year: 2010