Very Limited Democracy

So... I showed up at Jodi's place after going to the chiropractor (I screwed up my neck and shoulders by repeatedly lifting a 50lb server to the top of the rack while a contractor tried to get the damn thing to boot).

And she wasn't there.

I tried segnbora and tregoweth's place.

She wasn't there.

So I found a pay phone and called her, and it turned out she was having dinner with them and Amanda at Steak 'n Snake.

Not that I'm bitter -- I just had some leftover vegies+dip, and that was fine. I'll take her out for our date night some other night.

And afterwards? We cleaned and hung out and just generally had fun. (But not *too* much fun, more's the pity.)

So Jodi's mom showed up today with a chocolate cake with raspberry filling and chocolate fondant icing -- a sample of our wedding cake. It's goooood. And we discussed the possibility of Amanda being a groomsman. Groomschick. Whatever. Well, if she could be chairman, she can be a groomsman. And yes, she'd wear a tuxedo, 'cause otherwise she'd feel uncomfortable being <in drag>.

Jodi, her mom, and Amanda are all in her room and not all of them are fully dressed. I knew I should have set up a webcam a long time ago...

Tonight we'll probably go to Lai Thai; we just came back from Indigo Coffee (yum!) and had stopped on the way back to pick up the wedding dress that Deb Bowen offered to lend us. I don't get to see it at all until June 19, but I did notice the neckline and some embroidery through the garment bag when I hoisted it over my shoulder in front of the sun. (Totally not intentional. I *want* her to take the free dress and I don't want her to get spooked by my seeing it. Besides, I've heard it looks great on her, and it's lightweight, which is perfect for a bride of limited mobility who'll be outdoors in a Florida summer.)

Valerian root stinks like shit, but it sure has helped un-spaz my neck and shoulder muscles. Highly recommended. I took 450mg last night and 900mg this morning and I'm 70% back to normal. Yay.

Funny and yummy

School of Rock is even better than the ads suggest. It's going to put Jack Black solidly on the map. The beginning was the anti-Dead Poets Society -- the new teacher standing at (sometimes on) his desk, except he's telling the kids that everything is bullshit. Great stuff.

We got back just before pandorable and randommiss arrived in Tampa to go to The Castle with Amanda. I went to dinner at Lai Thai with Jodi and her mom, leaving a very nervous Amanda home to be picked up and taken out for a night of pleasure. We're not sure whether she'll be coming home tonight or tomorrow, but since Kevin drove everyone down, I'd guess the Gainesville three will leave together, too -- whenever that is. When we explained to Jodi's mom that Amanda is bi, she said "Oh, I'm not as straight as everyone thinks I am!" (We learned later that she meant 'square', but it was still a great moment.)

Remember, everyone, to turn those clocks BACK! (The 1am-2am hour will occur twice: 1:00, 1:01, ... 1:58, 1:59, 1:00*, 1:01* ... 1:59*, 2:00.)

An extra hour of sleep. Yay.

Whoops, I was wrong -- it's the LAST Sunday of October. -- 11:19am (really) Sunday