Dear, WI-C

[likethebeer]

Happy Birthday!

I wish it could be monster trucks this evening, but I figure you are at home w/the family (and hopefully the honey is still in the US). Actually, given our experience, 1 monster truck rally is enough.

How do I count the ways, oh fat controller?

It's odd, now that I think about it, that you and jujupees have been the friends of my 20-something to 30-something years. You always have "Whitnail and I" as one of many bonding moments w/the mda. You were there at the surprise party that I gave to mda when we decided to "come out" as a couple, and the lovely M stated her happiness. You took that nasty Australian-from-the-outback out on a g-damned walking tour on the day the heat index hit 110 degrees. mda wrote your phrase "150,000 fucking degrees" about the summer of 1995. I have seen you wear your hair on the top of your head in a ponytail, while sporting that rockin' silver jacket (which I still mourn). I have seen you "do the worm" in FLLW's house. I partied in your first house when you & M had just bought it. You made dinner for Blane & I as I was dumping after I dumped my old bf. Mda re-did your deck, got drunk, and everyone lived to tell the tale. You saw him plunge into the fire. During your g-damned bachelor party, nonetheless. And, of course, he was the man to marry you. I've seen you as "JC 2000" with the marvelous M as your agent. You gave us Italian goodies on the night that you announced the pregnancy of jujupees. You sung up the praises for the house we now live in. You've opened your house to those who would seek shelter on Jan. 1, and I have seen many John Cusack movies I would not have experienced without the intervention of you & M. I have gotten to hear you sing the praises of your penis, while your wife gave me a marschino cherry (really, not as kinky as it sounds). You have always been welcoming of us to your house (and have given me marvelous food). You drove to and from Madison twice w/me along for the ride to see David Sedaris, and bought me food and drinks all the way. I stated my desire to fornicate with all of the members of your new band, and you not only took that phrase the way it was intended, you reiterated the phrase not using my name (but, really, I did want to fornicate w/all of you, I was so pleased). You have always given me marvelous food.

And, of course, who could forget the many hours that have been spent (but not many enough) playing with Z, even though we are child-impaired and may have many Sharp & Dangerous things around. And the fact that you seem to understand mda's relationship to her and all kiddies.

That's quite a list.

I love you, dude.*

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*Now, do you think you can help us sometime with a new vent and some new insulation? thxmuch.

Comments

[kalimama.livejournal.com]

Very sweet. I'd like to add a Happy Birthday as well. WI-C has been nothing by wonderful to me, and how I wish that I had people of that quality nearby. Happy Birthday guy, you're cool. Was it Monday? That's Amelia's birthday. XO

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

Yeah, it was Monday. I forgot that it was A's birthday. I hope you all had a good one.

danke

[(Anonymous)]

I appreciate it. A and I are bday buds? Cool. I read somewhere that if you stand in a room with thirteen people, odds are 50/50 that two people in the room share a bday. Happy belated to your daughter!

I've been following your posts re: your father. Though I haven't known what to say (still don't know what to say about my own dad's passing), I've been thinking about your family every day. I wish you all the best and hope that whatever time you have with your daddy is time spent cheating death and appreciating life.

Warm Regards - WI-C

Re: danke

[kalimama.livejournal.com]

thanks, I understand about not knowing what to say...me, I just put it all out there and it's all wrong. I think he may get out of critical care today or tomrrow, so I'm thankful for that. It's all given me a new perspective, that's for sure.

a fitting eulogy

[(Anonymous)]

Damn, dude - make me laugh, make me cry. Thanks for the kindness.

Love you, too - WI-C

Re: a fitting eulogy

[(Anonymous)]

PS Martha is in Davos, Switzerland & of course I'll help you with house stuff (you didn't even need to say nice things about me - bout time you cashed in some buddy bucks). I'm not your guy for small spaces, though. WI-C

Re: a fitting eulogy

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

I knew M was going to due to be gone at some point soon, just not when. I remember the, "Do you want me to be gone for your b-day, Valentine's day, or both?" comment.

I'll mention you to mda. We're musing about it right now, and have called up Jesse for advice, b/c the icicles are so frightful on the east & west sides of our house (front & back doors). I've been thinking about pulling in the J-man for this job, too.

However, there's nothing we can do at the moment. So hopefully this will be a warmer time activity. Anyway, I just needed a way to end that barrage that didn't make me too embarrassed. But, hey, if it gets the job done...

Re: a fitting eulogy

[(Anonymous)]

MKM - Please call me at usual prefix -3331. I have a question for you (not freaky or anything) - WI-C

Re: a fitting eulogy

[jujupees.livejournal.com]

The icicles on that house have always been epic. I remember them well from my days as an impressionable 2-5 yo. I think it's the slope of the roof as much as anything. Also....i just remembered. I have really distinct childhood memories of my dad putting insulation in the attics. I remember goofing around in there with him while he rolled it out and how he warned me that it would hurt me but I couldn't understand how he could touch it and not get hurt.

Re: a fitting eulogy

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

Oh, excellent! mda have been wondering how long the icicles have been there, and how Linda could have dealt w/them. Or, maybe it's not so excellent, b/c now I'm wondering if we'll do all this, and it won't really change a thing. I could also go into our discussions of R-value & venting (that was J's suggestion) that might improve things, but really, that's not a v.interesting subject.

i've got a journal now.

[wi-c.livejournal.com]

Check it out. wi_c

Don't know how to add friends.

Don't know how, other than to do this, to let people know that I'm an LJ robot.

Re: i've got a journal now.

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

Yowza! Hey, you didn't know how to reverse in a BMW manual, and you did it. (check out the FAQ) If you need more help, I'll be happy.

I can't believe you finally took the plunge.

Re: i've got a journal now.

[wi-c.livejournal.com]

Yeah. What the hell am I thinking? - there goes six years of my life. I figured out the add friends thing. Haven't figured out hat fancy thing where user name gets highlighted when referred to in a post. Also need to post some sort of icon. M has our camera & I'm on a new computer, so none of my files are here yet, but i'll grab some incredibly "ironic" thing from the web & begin a long and happy life of iconographic identification. Woe is me.

Re: i've got a journal now.

[likethebeer.livejournal.com]

"save image as" is a wondrous thing.

The funky "look at my livejournal friend's journal" thing works easy. Just substitute the [ ] for < >
[lj user="buttmunch"].