Over the weekend something very cool happened… Jodi and Jason got engaged.
"Who?" you may ask. Let’s just say they’re skeptics and geeks like the rest of us (well, like me anyway; I won’t make any presumptions about you, dear BABloggee). The important thing is not so much the who; it’s the how that’s so cool. Start here to see how Jodi got Jason to agree to spend the rest of his life with her (or, if you’re like Harry Burns, you can skip to the ending here).
My hearty and sincere congrats to the newly betrothed couple! Yay!
June 30th, 2009 at 4:12 pm
That’s really cool… congrats guys!
June 30th, 2009 at 4:56 pm
Hah! That’s cute.
June 30th, 2009 at 5:25 pm
If they are real geeks they could play this at the wedding:
Love Don’t Roam
Well, I’ve roamed about this Earth
With just a suitcase in my hand,
And I’ve met some bog-eyed Joe’s,
I’ve met the blessed, I’ve met the damned.
But of all the strange, strange creatures
In the air, at sea, on land,
Oh, my girl, my girl, my precious girl,
I love you, you understand.
So, reel me in, my precious girl,
Come on, take me home.
‘Cause my body’s tired of travelling
And my heart don’t wish to roam. No, no.
I have wandered, I have rambled
I have crossed this crowded sphere,
And I’ve seen a mass of problems
That I long to disappear.
Now, all I have’s this anguished heart,
For you have vanished too.
Oh, my girl, my girl, my precious girl,
Just what is this man to do?
So, reel me in, my precious girl,
Come on, take me home.
‘Cause my body’s tired of travelling
And my heart don’t wish to roam.
Yeah, reel me in, my precious girl,
Come on, take me home.
‘Cause my body’s tired of travelling
And my heart don’t wish to roam. No, no.
Well, you took me in, you stole my heart,
I cannot roam no more.
Because love, it stays within you,
It does not wash up on a shore.
But a fighting man forgets each cut
Each knock, each bruise, each fall,
But a fighting man cannot forget
Why his love don’t roam no more.
Oh, reel me in, my precious girl,
Come on, take me home.
‘Cause my body’s tired of travelling
And my heart don’t wish to roam.
Yeah, reel me in, my precious girl,
Come on, take me home.
‘Cause my body’s tired of travelling
And my heart don’t wish to roam.
Yeah, walk with me, my love, my love,
Walk tall, walk proud, walk far,
For you know my love, you are, you are,
You are my shining star.
Walk with me, oh my love,
Walk tall, walk proud, walk far.
For you know my love, you are, you are,
You are my shining star, you are, you are.
Yeah!
Reel me in, my precious girl,
Come on, take me home.
My body’s tired of travelling
And my heart don’t wish to roam.
Murray gold
June 30th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
That’s sweet. Too bad you weren’t asked to help out, too.
June 30th, 2009 at 8:09 pm
Actually, Cindy, I was. But last week saw me handling a LOT of stuff, and I couldn’t guarantee I could write up something for them, so I decided (painfully) to decline. Wish I could’ve helped, it would’ve been a lot of fun.
June 30th, 2009 at 9:40 pm
Oops, I ribbed Jodi a little bit on the Skepchick site for not going through your site. I didn’t realize she had asked.
I myself cannot condone marriage, since I consider it outdated and mainly based in religion. It’s just a piece of paper.
But, hey, congrat’s to you two.
July 1st, 2009 at 2:03 am
A “piece of paper” does confer some advantages. A few years ago, friends of mine got married after living together for years, and were quite open about it being for financial reasons. His writing career was finally taking off (he’s now quite a well-known author in his genre) and being ‘legal’ gives them a nice tax break. Plus he has a health problem that could kill him early and he wants his partner to be able to automatically inherit all his royalties and literary estate.
Also, a marriage ceremony (of any kind) give the couple the chance to declare their partnership to the world. And it’s an excuse for a damm good party. So – party on dudes!
July 1st, 2009 at 5:02 am
“I myself cannot condone marriage, since I consider it outdated and mainly based in religion. It’s just a piece of paper.”
Just an aside, It’s nice to see that I’m not the only one who feels that way.
July 1st, 2009 at 10:37 am
@Hi There
I feel the same way.:)
@sophia8
See, that’s another point I’d like to make. Why does it matter to the government if you’re married or just living together? I’d have to give her social security number and some other info, regardless. Why can’t I name whomever I want for a tax break or to put on my insurance? I think the “institution of marriage” is too much based in religious traditions for the State to have to recognize.
Even the “damn good party” is sometimes a big mistake. Couples will start their lives together by going way into debt to feed a bunch of relatives, a lot of whom they’ll never see again.
And just so I’m not made out to be a bitter, lonely old man who can’t find anyone to marry, I’ve been living with my girlfriend for 14 years. So I’m a bitter old man, but not a lonely one.
July 1st, 2009 at 4:16 pm
If you went into debt for your party you spent too much on it. If you invited a bunch of relatives you’ll never see again, you invited the wrong people (barring, you know, deaths and the like, of course).
Seriously, though, congrats, you two. I wish you the best.
July 5th, 2009 at 8:46 am
OMG!
I’m so sorry I missed this Phil. I didn’t expect to see anything here since I knew how insanely busy you were. But thanks everyone (even though I’m crazy late, please don’t hate me)!
I’ve said it a thousand times but I’m still so amazed to look around and find posts like these, where the whole proposal thing has just expanded out across the blogosphere. It’s so cool and totally more than I was expecting, so thanks again!
July 5th, 2009 at 8:48 am
Phil, yours is the first RSS feed on my list, and yet I still completely missed this. The excitement (good and bad) of the last week means I’ve been a bit behind on reading this stuff. Thankfully Stephanie Zvan linked it at her super-linking-post.
As cool as it would have been to have you involved, at least Jodi wouldn’t have ended up in the uncomfortable position of having to have you and PZ fight for the top spot in the chain. Thanks for being the bigger man!