I add the Valentine wishes because it is now almost February...been a full two months with no news... Sorry about that.
Now news posts, I should say. There has been, on the contrary, quite a lot of news. Mom and Dad came over for Christmas, and we marched past more UNESCO World Heritage sites than you can actually name on your own, ate and ate and ate and ate....and drank.... Mom decided raw fish was objectionable in theory only, and devoured a small shoal worth of sashimi while here. Dad and I topped her though...we may indeed be responsible for the sudden upsurge in interest in protecting fish stocks among the Japanese.
Mom also decided that sake was damn fine stuff, something Dad and I also reconfirmed...for the umpteenth time. All in all, it was a wonderful Christmas holiday...tiring..but wonderful.
Speaking of Christmas...K and I officially tied the knot on Christmas Day. It was a beautiful 45 minutes of standing at a window at the city hall watching a flustered little old man try to decipher the forms needed to process a wedding to a foreigner....there were many phone calls and reference books and redundant questions... Romantic, eh?
The actual real wedding ceremony happens in April, in Waikiki. That little jaunt will also serve as the honeymoon. I'm looking forward to checking out Robin Master's estate, taking a ride with T.C. on the Island Hoppers chopper, and sipping a martini at Rick's Cafe. Maybe even take tea with Higgins and the Lads. I also want to listen to the Ventures song "Diamond Head" while sitting atop Diamond Head, and watch the waves come in on the North Shore...nice.
In the meantime, we will be REALLY busy I think. We are moving into our new apartment next weekend, so two months after packing up my old apartment, I get to repack my stuff and pack hers too. Yay. We ge to buy a new bed and sofa, though, and she hired movers who will bring a truck, load it up and unload it all for less than $300. Nice. I will leave for work from the old apartment on that friday, and come home to the new place. I'm excited.
K is also quitting her job. The 30th will be her last day at that monument to self abuse. 80 hour work week anyone? I thought not.
So we'll have the new place to contend with, Hawaii to prepare for, and god knows what other fun little incidentals will pop up along the way...
Oh, and on a geek note...my friend just got a new MacBook. I played with it for 30 minutes and fell deeply and hopelessly in lust. I WANT MAC. K said I could get one if I really wanted one, but I don't thing she really meant it. So enraptured was I that I went home that very evening and formatted my HD and installed ubuntu Linux. No halfway, no more MS anything. If Ubuntu cant do it , it doesnt get done. I'm appeased somewhat for the time being....but I can almost gaurantee there is a mac in my future...and maybe sooner than later.
Also, I bought a game for k's PS2. Medal of Honor: Europe...a WWII themed shooter that is really pretty good. I wanted a game where I could shoot aliens, but shooting Nazis is a fairly satisfying, cathartic undertaking as well. I also want a Nintendo Wii, maybe we'll get one as a housewarming present...
That's all for now, kids. I'll try to do better about this thing in the future...
