Nah, just kidding, no question popped. But Abby did turn 24, so here’s a photo of her birthday which kills two birds with one stone: You get to see what she looks like, and you get proof of my shorn locks.
Go on then, here’s a another picture of her at the Taste of Minnesota. 
Before you say it, I know she’s beautiful, I tell her everyday.
Don’t say I never give you nothin.
Have any of you seen the Star Wars pisstakes on YouTube? I caught a couple this evening worth sharing:
The Empire Strikes Back is worth watching and this Luke, I’m Your Father video has a nice twist at the end.
And from the world of stop-motion animation is the Robot Chicken series – check the Office Deadline/Street Fighter vid and their Senator Palpatine on a conference call.
When people meet my best friend for the first time, they would be forgiven for thinking her a shy and retiring person, one given to isolation and not bothering with other people’s lives.
Let me assure you that nothing could be further from the truth. In her approach to middle age, Lisa McGarry has chosen to live vicariously through my life.
To be fair, this behavior isn’t actually a new thing. I recall the time she wrote to “Mr Nestle” under my name, explaining (in an obviously retarded grammar and vernacular) that I would love to meet him and I had a fascination for Kit Kats, borne from my grief during the unfortunate time my father tried to hit the swimming instructor, for nailing my mother at Butlins. I may still have the Kit Kat wrapper they sent me in return.
I think I also have the letter Bella magazine sent me to see if I would appear in an article about long-distance love, seeing as how “I” had sent them a letter, detailing my latest tryst. Not to mention the time Lisa attempted, and succeeded, to sell me on Ebay.
This is her latest, and some might say greatest, wind-up. I never said I would ask Abby (correct spelling) to marry me, as wonderful as she is. If you’re interested, here’s a saved messenger conversation that Lisa and I had, the day she posted. I like to call it The Big M.
And so, I am filled with a mix of emotions. I laughed for a long time after reading the post; my friend has always, and will always, make me laugh. I am peeved (“Of course”, says Lisa, or what would be the point?) that a decision I never made has been broadcast, but who cares, it’s funny. Most poignant of all however, have been the responses. How fantastic to know that people would take such an interest and give such serious and heartfelt comments. Thank You. Now, go round and egg Lisa’s windows for leading you up the garden path.
Not many of you will know this, but Stephen is currently toying with the idea of proposing to Abbey on her 24th birthday this Saturday.
He feels it is time to make the big step, but is worried that his ring won’t be good enough, or expensive enough, or that Abbey will say no and leave him hurt and humiliated.
I urge all of you to offer him your support in his time of need and help him to get through this period of self-doubt. I am sure that Stephen would love to hear all of your thoughts on the matter, feel free to leave a comment………
Good evening people. Gerardy(?) here!
Just wanted to pass on the details of how to sign up to this blog and add your own posts. First, you need to register. You’ll get a password by email, then you can log in. Once you reach the dashboard, click the Write link and do your worst. Click Publish when you’re ready to share your post with the world.
I’d recommend that you create a categoriy for yourself if you want to seperate your posts up a bit. Because not everybody will have admin permissions, you’ll need to email Wooftie and get him to add a category for you.
And for the record:
Anyway, if you’re having trouble signing up…find a Gerardy who cares….!
I forgot to mention one other thing…
‘Nuff said.
Gerardy made a point on the phone the other night. He was saying that since interest in the blog had risen, people might be interested in actually posting to my site, instead of just reponding to my posts. It could give it a bit more of a community feel. Anyway, comment on this post if you’re interested.
Would love you all to be a bigger part of the site.