An update

It's been just over a week since we were married and so far these following things have happened.

* We successfully assembled an Ikea bookcase, two dressers and a bedside table without much yelling. So now my clothes and books have a home and I can stop living out of a garbage bag.

* Because we have places to put things, the apartment is less messy but we have a homeless dresser and beside table. We're hoping for Jeff to get a job and take them off our hands. Otherwise, anybody want a dresser?

* My face is less ugly. I no longer look like that guy from Mask. No, not the Jim Carrey movie (that wouldn't have been much cooler) but the one with Cher. Now I'm just a touch blotchy but much, much improved than a few days ago.

* Nicole has an account of the wedding up on her blog and photos. She says some very nice things about me. Whoop, whoop. Click here for the blog. And here for photos.

* I've posted photos at Flickr of the bachelorette party. Toilet paper dresses are the height of fashion. And yes, that chocolate fountain was awesome. We got the fountain on a deal from Anna's friend and ate most of the chocolate. It was too good of a deal so Anna's friend won't give it again. Oh well. Visit my photo site to behold the fun. Behold it!

* Anna has photos of birthdays, Canada Day and other parties at her site. She has way more photos on the construction of the toilet paper dress. Go here.

* Daorcey met a delightful homeless man behind the Safeay. He asked where Daorcey lived and Daorcey replied. The homeless man (I know he has a name but I can't remember) makes a face and says, "Ooo, the heart of crack alley." So we live in an area even homeless people avoid. Apparently, there's quite the rivalry between the homeless people and crack heads. The homeless don't like crack heads because they often beg, encroaching on the homeless people's turf and give homeless people a bad name. But he was such an affable chap Daorcey gave him our bottles so the guy could get some money.

* Stampede still sucks and we can hear the fireworks and the whoops that follow. The Stampede has forced such delightful bars such as the Hop and Ship and Anchor to tack on tacky wood fencing. As Jeff says, Calgarians delight in celebrating the signifiers and not the signified.

* Two friends have returned from afar, both only for a visit. James and his girlfriend Jen dropped by (can you drop by from Halifax) for dim sum and fun. Jen is nice so I'm glad James has found such a cool girl. Peter has returned from trip from the Far East bearing stories of red light districts and cheap meals of pizza sauce and rice.

That's sorta it.