i have seen marcia's ring, and it is VERY VERY shiny. kudos to jaz. he definitely did good. and it's funny b/c marcia is funny about it ... this morning after service, i asked to see the bling, and she holds her fist out and was like "that's right. one ring to rule them all." hee hee ... so them.

congrats to jaz and marcia!

i think hideyo and i are right on to make yearly t-shirts. weddings are like band tours. we'll start this year with "wedding tour 2004" and put the names of the people and wedding locations of all the ones we're invited to this year. i'm pretty sure i can contribute at least 8. ev probably more. it'll be fun.

on the other hand, i had my first "set up" experience and can i just say: HELLA AWKWARD. a friend of my dad's tried to arrange a meeting with his nephew a few years back who was the same age as me. there was nothing wrong with the poor guy, but when fob and engineer go in the same sentence ... it's just SO NOT for me. so i thought i was done with that, but the same family friend asked me to lunch with his family so i said yes, b/c you can't be rude to the family friends, you know? but EW EW EW EW EW. he tried AGAIN to set me up ... WITH THE BROTHER. who, mind you, is also a fob and an engineer AND shorter than me when i'm wearing boots. there is nothing wrong with either being a fob or an engineer or short ... but couple that with the fact that there was no conversation ... aaaaaaaaaaahhhhhhhhhh! i can't even explain how awkward it was, and how he magically managed to wangle the seat next to me and refill my teacup every 5 seconds. example of "conversation"

him: so you work in san mateo?
me: yeah
him: how long does it take for you to get to work?
me: 20 minutes
him: oh

and so i can't be accused of being cold and bitchy, like my sister says i am to boys in general, i tried to start a conversation, and that is very hard for me!

me: so do you work?
him: yeah
me: what do you do?
him: i am a programmer
me: oh. do you like it?
him: yes, very much.

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! it was the longest hour and a half of my life. and i was getting ready to lie, like if he asked me if i was seeing someone, i would've said YES. and that i am madly in love with as-yet-unknown-and-unnamed-boy.

do i have "victim of love" tattooed on my forever? or "desperate"? i am all for the wedding tour 2004, but i don't think i'm ready to participate in any. oh. awful awful awful.

i still feel icky about the ENTIRE EPISODE. i will kill my father for not stopping his friend from embarassing me and all others involved the first time around.