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I am, in fact, alive. I had a blog post written up but yesterday was the day of the Internet Access from Hell and it never made it up. Verizon needs a kick in the pants.

To make a long story short, we bought a lot of furniture this weekend - a lot of it discounted. We assembled it last night and now we are awaiting the (cloudlike pillowtop) mattress delivery on Friday. I will be happy when I can sleep on a bed again. Our couch is a little . . . short (though otherwise surprisingly cushy). It’s great to have at least half the apartment in semi-order, and a DVD player and a TV and a couch. I feel like a grownup, albeit a grownup inhabiting a cute shoebox.

We also saw Little Miss Sunshine, which was brilliant and hilarious and off-kilter and the best movie I’ve seen all year, and Half Nelson, which was brilliantly acted but not as good as I wanted and expected it to be.

Dad update: he is doing outpatient therapy (which means if he’s feeling ok, he may even be able to make the wedding!), and he’s in good spirits when I talk to him but he’s uncomfortable physically and not really able to sleep. Pumping arsenic into your body isn’t the most energy-giving activity in the world.

I was out yesterday, working from home and awaiting the furniture delivery, so when I got in this morning I was thrilled to discover that our Bialetti Cappuccino maker (in silver, not spotted) was delivered, as well as our VillaWare Uno Belgian Waffle Maker (big pockets!). Wooha! As I told Laura, we are highfalutin’ peeps now.

Filed at 12:04 pm under Film, Wedding, Dad Update
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They’ve been burning the coffee at work lately, and it just tastes dreadful. Boo! Hiss! I don’t want to have to buy coffee, but this is not a Good Thing.

So Tom and I went up to visit my parents this weekend, mostly to see my Dad before he starts his treatments. Dad is holding up ok, though he’s feeling worse as time goes on, which is to be expected. Mom said he had an EKG yesterday before his first treatment and he’ll have to continue to have EKGs because his heart has trouble handling the arsenic. (Isn’t it just great to think that they’re pumping poison into my dad?) He is doing outpatient, for now, and so far is fine at home.

We had a good weekend, hanging out with my family and some family friends, eating a lot of junk food, watching Junebug, buying wedding shoes, getting lots of people fitted for suits and tuxes, and drinking really random things at Starbucks. I had an iced caramel macchiato for the first time, which is much better than the too-sweet hot version.

I have a good-sized smattering of work to do this week; programming, design, writing, and oh yeah, my job. We also need to actually buckle down and buy a bed this week, and probably curtains. Mmm. I want sleep.

Or maybe just better coffee.

Speaking of coffee, Tom and I had a discussion on the train ride home that I keep thinking about, regarding beverages and their place in relationships and social circles. Specifically, we were thinking about the differences between the effect a cup of coffee and a glass of wine have on the brain. It ended with the idea that a mugful of coffee sharpens the intellect and makes you think better on your toes (it doesn’t really keep me awake - it just makes me smarter), but a glass of wine makes you slow down, stop thinking about all the things that you need to do and all the circumstances of your day, and focus on the conversation at hand and the person in front of you.

I guess it’s not that interesting, but it’s mildly intriguing to think about.

I seriously need a haircut. I don’t think I’ve had one since April, and my hair is yicky. It just needs a trim. I am so haircut-o-phobic and afraid to let anyone near my hair with scissors (which explains why I go to Bumble & Bumble, since they cut with razors). Anyhow.

Filed at 10:53 am under Daily Goings-On, Dad Update
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Yes, I’m still alive.

My dad’s waiting on his doctor to get back from vacation, but he is resting at home and will likely be admitted to the hospital for treatments next week. So, I’m hoping to get home this weekend to see them beforehand.

We decided, after talking with my parents and Pastor Stan and a few other people that the best option was to keep the wedding and reception on September 2, but to have a small private ceremony early in the morning at the hospital on Saturday. This way, Dad can be there for the “real” wedding, but our community of friends and family can be involved as well. We’ve toned it down a bit at the reception (no dancing!) but we thought this was for the best.

Other than that, life plods gently along. Tom’s sister Jessica (hi!!) was in the area last week and we spent Sunday with her, culminating in a Jars of Clay concert. Judd & Maggie and Christopher Williams were the opening acts, and both were excellent. I’m always a bit skeptical about the quality of opening acts, and I’m usually bored when listening to songs I haven’t heard before, but this was great.

And Jars . . . well, they were awesome. It’s long been one of my life goals to see them in concert. They were rocking out, which appears to match their upcoming album (intriguingly titled “Good Monsters” and dropping on September 5). But they also played a ton of old songs, including “Flood” and “Love Song for a Savior”, and even inserted a bit of “Worlds Apart” into another tune. Dan Haseltine’s voice has been one of my favorite voices in music, so it was just awesome to see them live.

Filed at 10:03 am under Daily Goings-On, Music, Dad Update
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