h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

For those who haven't heard one way or another, I'm engaged. Peter and I wanted various people to know before we made a general announcement, and by the time we'd finally managed, it all seemed rather old hat somehow. So I procrastinated more than I could have, but here we are finally.

Peter proposed to me on the first day of spring in Prospect Park just a little ways from our apartment. We raised butterflies last year and released them there, in the anticipation that we might see butterfly descendents in subsequent years. So it was a sentimental place and a good one to reflect on how we've grown. It was very easy to say yes.

We're not exactly speeding the wedding plans along. So far the idea is to get married in March next year in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina. It's rougly equidistant between our respective extended families. My parents had their honeymoon there, which also helps ease my mind. We have no exact date and no particular place yet. We have no idea how many people we're inviting. We only know that our budget is very small.

Though I'm going to Las Vegas June 7th through 11th for a work-related convention, we decided not to run off and get hitched then. It might've been easier, but both our mothers would have been very upset indeed.

Congratulations!

Thanks, Danny B. I'm glad to see the Musicians Guild is still about.

Oh, we're still going! There's even a MuG collaborative project on simple guitar songs being written at the moment

Oh, that's excellent to hear. What a great idea!

Best of wishes to the lot of you.

Congratulations Frag!

It's great to hear that the whole lifestyle thing is coming together for you. I know you've spent fair bits of time away from the guide, so it's especially nice that you'd let us all know what's up.

Good luck! If he is not already a member of the community, bring him on for a howdy.

Thanks, FordTowel. I felt I should say something here. While I'm not around as much in a Researcher capacity, I still have friends here. And not all of them have migrated to places where I commune more regularly.

And I'm afraid the fiance isn't much for online communities. I convinced him to create an online journal once, which he used a few times and then left largely fallow. Something like h2g2 would be even less likely to grab him, I think.

Understood, and quite okay, Frag!

(Ask him if he minds that we sometimes call you Frag?!)

If he is of a mind to just say hello to your friends here, perhaps you would let him use your account. Either way, good to know that life's treating you nicely.



BTW: In case you missed my (admittedly less interesting) announcement, my unemployment came to an end. I'm enjoying a brand new job, except for the traffic.

No, I don't mind Frag at all. I seem to recall that Pastey started the tradition. I'm rather fond of it actually. It's a bit off the wall, as am I.

Congrats on the new job, and boo on traffic. Boo, I say!

Hmm. I don't seem to have scared it away.

You may not have scared the traffic away, but at least you've cured my hiccups!