# My life, an update **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [May 31, 2002, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-an-update/111737 "2002-05-31T15:12:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2002, 3:12pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-an-update/111737/1 "2002-05-31T15:12:27Z")
I’ve been so immersed in LiveJournal lately, it finally occurred to me that there might be friends on the boards who don’t read LJ who just might have some interest in what’s been going on and my plans. Where to start? Well, I’ll get the biggie out of the way first. You all recall reading my announcement of my engagement to **UncleBill**. We will be marrying on November 9 of this year, in Key West. My sister wasn’t very enthused about the idea at first, but has since realized the benefits of having a wedding in a vacation spot. We’ve found an absolutely lovely spot for the wedding, in an old Civil War fort that has been taken over by the Key West Garden Club. It’s beautiful. I was planning to move to Miami in September, but that has been moved up to early July, in large part because I hate my job, and besides, I’d much rather live with my sweetie than roommates (and anyone who has read my LJ knows aaaalllll about my travails with my one crazy roomie. Ugh.). Speaking of roommates, I still have those rooms available, so if ya know anyone in NoVa, let me know! I don’t recall if I posted here about my car dying, but Second Honda (poor thing never got a proper name) expired abruptly in late April. Bill and I had been planning on getting a new vehicle for me after I moved to Miami, but this forced that purchase up by a few months. I was driving my mother’s car for a while–fortunately, she was out of town for a good bit of that time, so it was less of an inconvenience for her. Bill came up last weekend, and we went to CarMax and purchased a purty 2000 Ford Ranger pickup truck. After a rather long and convoluted financing process, both our names are on the title, so we now own property together–though I have to make all the payments. That’s all right, since I get to drive it. I am very much in love with my truck. [Pictures](http://photos.yahoo.com/bc/geobabe1964/lst?.dir=/My+Photos) if you wanna see. That’s about all I can think of for now. ---
**Author:** ![World\_Eater](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/f04885/32.png) [@World\_Eater](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/World_Eater)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2002, 3:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-an-update/111737/2 "2002-05-31T15:21:43Z")
Congrats on the engagement and best of luck to y’all. Nice truck when do we get a ride? 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2002, 3:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-an-update/111737/3 "2002-05-31T15:34:56Z")
I got it parked right outside; let’s go! ---
**Author:** ![3waygeek](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/3/e95f7d/32.png) [@3waygeek](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/3waygeek)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2002, 3:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-an-update/111737/4 "2002-05-31T15:55:53Z")
Congrats. Good choice of wedding date, **Geobabe** – it’s my 40th birthday, and Key West in November should be quite nice. ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2002, 5:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-an-update/111737/5 "2002-05-31T17:15:56Z")
As it turns out, November 9th is also my sister-in-law’s birthday, so she gets a nice trip to the Keys for her birthday. We had our first date in KW last November–nice and warm, but not crowded. Very pleasant. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2002, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-an-update/111737/6 "2002-05-31T18:40:06Z")
> [@](#): > > in an old Civil War fort that has been taken over by the Key West Garden Club I’ll tell ya, it was quite the battle, too! The soldiers almost had 'em beat, too, when the Garden Club brought out the BEGONIAS and made that last attack, leaving the soldiers sneezing and wheezing and defeated. ---
**Author:** ![flyboy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/4da419/32.png) [@flyboy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flyboy)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2002, 10:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-an-update/111737/7 "2002-05-31T22:07:24Z")
Pictures of the car but no pictures of the wedding site? ☹ Anyway, glad to see things are going well with you two. ---
**Author:** ![UncleBill](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/d26b3c/32.png) [@UncleBill](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/UncleBill)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2002, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-an-update/111737/8 "2002-05-31T22:16:45Z")
[West Martello Tower](http://dhr.dos.state.fl.us/maritime/forts/fort.cfm?name=West_Martello_Tower) is our wedding site. [This](http://www.geocities.com/unclebill35/Wedding.html) is our wedding site, too. This is a small affair, and this is not a “ya’ll come” announcement, merely a look into what we have planned. ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2002, 11:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-an-update/111737/9 "2002-05-31T23:18:10Z")
Dammit, woman, I wasn’t getting bored with no one to stalk! I’ve said it once, and I’ll say it again, Bill is one lucky bastard. ---
**Author:** ![Arden\_Ranger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b487fb/32.png) [@Arden\_Ranger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arden_Ranger)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2002, 11:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-an-update/111737/10 "2002-05-31T23:31:01Z")
[actually, you know I actually was getting bored with no one stalk. Don’t be a stranger] ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 12:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-an-update/111737/11 "2002-06-01T00:02:00Z")
It’s not like I’m going to the Moon. Just Miami. I’ll still be online. 😛 ---
**Author:** ![DAVEW0071](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e19b73/32.png) [@DAVEW0071](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DAVEW0071)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2002, 11:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-an-update/111737/12 "2002-06-01T11:59:49Z")
All of this seems strangely familiar to me… ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 11:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-an-update/111737/13 "2002-06-03T11:58:51Z")
Jeez. 300+ views and only 11 posts. I guess I can conclude that lots of people are interested enough to read, but not enough to post. ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-an-update/111737/14 "2002-06-03T15:05:40Z")
Hey, I’m interested. Just hanging out on LiveJournal is all. So, will you and the mister be at the Dave/GingyFest? ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 3:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-an-update/111737/15 "2002-06-03T15:11:22Z")
I know, I just thought I still had a few pals on the boards who were interested, but I guess I just haven’t been around here enough lately. Yes, the fella is going to be in town again next weekend, so we will be in attendance. ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-an-update/111737/16 "2002-06-03T15:17:56Z")
**Bill** and **Babe** , huh? Nobody tells me nuthin’ no more. A’ course I ain’t been around much. 'Grats, guys! ---
**Author:** ![Zappo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/b3f665/32.png) [@Zappo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zappo)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-an-update/111737/17 "2002-06-03T15:54:04Z")
Huzzah! We’ll be able to see you crazy kids again next weekend! Just keep the foolin’ around in check, willya? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Geobabe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/geobabe/32/3908_2.png) [@Geobabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Geobabe)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 3:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-an-update/111737/18 "2002-06-03T15:57:41Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Zappo \* > \*\*Just keep the foolin’ around in check, willya? 😉 \*\* Oh, we wouldn’t want to upstage Dave and Ginger. 😉 And thanks, **Chief**. A Marine is the next best thing to a squid, right? (Ooh, I almost put a smiley there and caught myself just in time.) ---
**Author:** ![ChiefScott](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/58f4c7/32.png) [@ChiefScott](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ChiefScott)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 4:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-an-update/111737/19 "2002-06-03T16:01:27Z")
“A Marine is the next best thing to a squid.” A better motto to live your life by I’ve not found. I suggest including it on the invitations… ---
**Author:** ![RTFirefly](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/c77e96/32.png) [@RTFirefly](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RTFirefly)\ **Post date:** [June 3, 2002, 4:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-an-update/111737/20 "2002-06-03T16:40:03Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Geobabe \* > \*\*I know, I just thought I still had a few pals on the boards who were interested, but I guess I just haven’t been around here enough lately. > > Yes, the fella is going to be in town again next weekend, so we will be in attendance. \*\* I just figured I’d wait and catch up with you this Saturday. 🙂 [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/my-life-an-update/111737.md?page=2)