legal and binding..
i totally forgot to mention why i was riding around on the train. on that day, we were celebrating 4 years of the girl’s legal contract to put up with my poop. i would say that i was under the same contract, but there really isn’t much poop to deal with. then, i started to wonder. maybe there might be a chance that she doesn’t think that there is much poop to deal with. maybe my workaholism and wanderlust isn’t that bad of a thing. maybe, after all these years, i have stumbled onto how to actually do this thing right.. find someone who doesn’t see all the poop in your lifestyle as poop.. but accepts it as normal. hmm…you never know.. we’ll have to see..
on the side, i am a wedding photographer. in alot of cases, i think because i am always really curious about everyone’s stories, i end up as a makeshift wedding/marriage couneselor. it is at that point where i get really scared of saying the wrong thing. i usually just say whatever comes to mind anyway…
now, here’s something i need from you guys.. if you have some good advice that i can share, and spare my couples from my silliness, i would love to hear it.
go here to let me hear your advice!
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on a different note.. i picked up the latest simon and garfunkel dvd the other day. it made me think alot about the nature of friendships and relationships. if you have something to say about it, check this, and leave me a message!
July 30th, 2006 at 1:11 pm
Congrats on you and your maiden. Toleration is a key to a successful relationship . . . my girlfriend carries a gun (professionally) so I know that I could become a duck in an arcade at any time so I try to keep my poop to a minimum!
Now - for the Wedding photography suggestion:
Combine your professional services with the movie “Wedding Crashers” and let the fun begin.
When you have an off date, just “crash” a wedding as “THE photographer” . . . and just start taking pictures like you normally would . . . research a little background information from the wedding announcement or some of the family’s background . . . when asked, you simply state that you were requested to snap shots from some long lost rich uncle . . . and when you get into a battle royale with the actual hired photographer, just start playing paparazzi - knock his ass out of the way like the Carolina Hurricanes!
Keys to success:
1.) Know a little background and spew out dialogue without hesitation
2.) Be ruthless
3.) Hand out cards to EVERYONE saying that the rich uncle asked that you supply specially priced shots and packages for all the guests and he would be compensating for the “other half” of thediscount.
There’s my two cents! Go make a million! I just want a piece of the pie when this turns into a book or a screenplay.
July 31st, 2006 at 2:30 pm
I have been married for six years, and I feel as if I am the guy needing advice!
August 31st, 2006 at 2:18 am
It’s after 2am as I write this, so I’ll attempt to sound lucid.
1. If you have doubts, ANY doubts, RUN, do not walk, away from the wedding. If you have to ask, the answer is NO. Truly. If this is the person you’re meant to be with, you just know.
2. And this is the biggie in my book - Always let your spouse be who they are. And marry someone who will let you be who you are. This goes beyond the whole “Don’t try to change someone” cliche. There’s some weird subconsious cultural force that pressures all of us to conform to some idea of what a “husband” or a “wife” is supposed to be. Bullshit, plain and simple. There are no RULES to marriage, no one way to do it. The only people who have any “say” in the relationship are the people in it. Make your marriage yours, not what your family, friends, neighbors, etc. think it should be.
3. Be together. But have your lives individually too.
4. Laugh. A lot.