Happy (belated) birthday to my blog! It was one year ago that I started this project. Never would I have imagined that it would grow into a rarely updated, even more rarely original site of pseudo-biographical information. (Actually that's not true; that's precisely what I imagined would happen.)

In other news, I'm heading to Milwaukee this weekend to hopefully find an apartment for Lauren and myself. Very exciting times, and now all I need is a job and I'm set to go. I also wanted to wish a happy and blessed Easter to all who come across this. God bless.

wheremu17: march madness!
JRicoND: March madness can suck my balls
wheremu17: haha

That about says it all for my bracket. Perhaps I was drunk after all.

Illinois, Gonzaga, Connecticut, and Duke in the Final Four.

Illinois over UConn in the finals.

Do something.

Our engagement pictures are online!

To view them, just type "laurena" into the event code. I may be biased, but I think they're pretty awesome. Check them out if you'd like.

One of the good things about long drives is that it gives me the opportunity to become reacquainted with some CDs that I haven't listened to in years. Such was the case coming home from Missouri last weekend when I popped in an old Weird Al CD. I'd forgotten how much I enjoyed the crazy bastard back in my younger days. For a sample, here's "Since You've Been Gone."

(Note: The lyrics alone don't do this song justice. For the full effect, you have to hear it as sung in the barbershop quartet style.)

Since you've been gone
Well, I feel like I've been chewing on tinfoil
Since you've been gone
It's like I got a great big mouthful of cod liver oil

Oh well, I'm feelin like I stuck my hand
Inside a blender and turned it on
You know, I've been in a buttload of pain
Since you've been gone

(Since you've been gone)
I couldn't feel any worse if you dropped
A two-ton bowling ball on my toes
(Since you've been gone)
It couldn't hurt any more if you shoved
A red-hot cactus up my nose

Since you've been gone
Well, it feels like I'm getting tetanus shots every day
Since you've been gone
It's like I've got an ice cream headache that won't go away

Ever since that day you left me
I've been so miserable, my dear
I feel almost as bad as I did
When you were still here