I'm sorry!

I have been neglecting the blogosphere lately. I have had so much going on, personally and at work, that I just haven't been able to devote any time to blogging. I would say 85% of what I've been doing has been fun, though, so I really can't complain. The pinnacle of everything was last night, when I hosted my photobooth party. I set up some curtains, lighting, and a tripod in the living room and went to town. Everyone who showed up was required to sit for at least one photobooth session (4 shots). We had props and booze and great people and it exceeded any and all expectations I might have had. You can check out the final results at my Flickr here.
I can't thank everyone enough for participating. And my most sincere, eternal gratitude to my muse, Tim. He's the entire reason I have rediscovered photography, and I can't believe that I've been missing out all these years.

Quoth the raven, 'Nevermore'

JP and I have a coffee table that some of you may remember. My father made it for us. It's a great design - mission style, with mosaic tiles on top. Unfortunately, it has been moved three separate times and keeps losing tiles. It's hard to clean because of the tiles and grout, and well, it's just seen better days. So I wanted to change the top without losing the rest of the table. I decided our best bet was to decoupage a big piece of wood that we would simply nail on top of the table. When trying to design it, I was completely befuddled. What theme do I want? How big should the pictures be? Do they all face the same way? Completely covered or spaces between? It gave me headaches to try and work it.
And then my genius of a husband suggested writing. Not just any writing, but quotes that we like and wanted to display. The muse struck me the other day, and I started the design and so far, it's fan-fucking-tastic. I love it.

The only thing is, I need more quotes! There are a few standbys that I love that are on there, but the rest are from a quick Google search for Carroll, Shakespeare, and Plato quotes. While all three of these people have many wonderful things to say, I need something more.
So, your mission, should you choose to accept it (and I must insist that you do!) is to leave me quotes in the comments. They can be song lyrics, famous writers, politicians, whatever. Don't make them too sappy or cliche (they'll never pass the JP test) or too bleak (I'll reject them). Please tell me the source if you know it.
When the table is finished (I'm hoping by, say, August, with our track record for these sorts of things), I'll post pictures and give credit to all who contributed. If you want to see the mock design, email me and I'll send you a jpeg of what I've put together so far.
Now go to town!

Have you ever wondered...

...what a big mosaic of pictures of JP and I would look like? Gee, it's your lucky day!

(click to enlarge)

Sorry, I've been having waaaaay too much fun with fd's Flickr Toys today.

The new generation

Remember when this was us? Only instead of a craigslist post, we got a Pitt news editorial written about us and had the police show up?
Fuck you, Ben Rubin. I like singing songs from 'The Little Mermaid'. And no one ever had a heart attack. Sorry that your life couldn't be peppered with fun and laughter your freshman year.

Google image search: "positive pregnancy test"

I'm sorry about my post yesterday. I did not believe that anyone would read it and believe it on April Fool's day. Thank you to all that called/messaged to wish me congratulations, that was quite thoughtful of you, and now I feel like a giant asshole. Please know that if I thought I would honestly fool anyone or hurt any feelings I would never have done this! I realize that not everyone who reads my blog is someone who I would personally call and tell this news to, but if I have your phone number or email, I would have sent a personal message. I would not announce my pregnancy in such a way, nor would I want anyone close to me to find out about it this way. I am so, so sorry for any misunderstandings and I never intended to create drama or strife.

Update: There were 16 of you in all that believed me, so don't feel too badly if you were tricked.

I'm eating my words.

Guess I should apologize to Omi now about being offended by her remarks.