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ReneeAPickup from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck Wendig October 18, 2012 - 11:53pm

Ha! The dress. I honestly don't feel much one way or another about the ex. Well, I suppose not the dress, either--but at the time it would have been a thrill.

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Emma C from Los Angeles is reading Black Spire by Delilah Dawson October 19, 2012 - 12:19am

First wedding I wore blue velvet pants and platform shoes. Second I wore couture and bare feet. No longer have the pants/shoes, but the puppy ate through the box holding the dress and began mangling the hem. *foreboding*

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Gordon Highland from Kansas City is reading Secondhand Souls by Christopher Moore October 19, 2012 - 7:33am

I've never particularly wanted to get married (not that it's ever been close, even), and you guys are solidifying that for me. Burn in effigy!

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. October 19, 2012 - 9:52am

I've never heard a happy marriage story. 

But living the bachelor life forever would probably decrease your life by a few years.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters October 19, 2012 - 9:59am

ACTUALLY - I have heard a happy marriage story.  It's Renee's.  Not to be really weird (I can't help it), but I always consider Ren and her husband to be a really awesome couple.  Which is nice. 

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. October 19, 2012 - 10:04am

It's Renee's.

Maybe marriage is a trial and error sort of thing. 

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters October 19, 2012 - 10:06am

Maybe. 

I know life is in general, so why not? 

 

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Dave from a city near you is reading constantly October 19, 2012 - 11:04am

Finally.

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ReneeAPickup from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck Wendig October 19, 2012 - 11:10am

D'aawwww.

 

It's true though. HusBANG! is pretty awesome and we work really well together. We aren't perfect, but I can't imagine us splitting up (the fact that we're both stubborn plays into that).

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Emma C from Los Angeles is reading Black Spire by Delilah Dawson October 19, 2012 - 11:16am

Mine is good, or as good as it can be for a noncommittal independent little minx like myself. We've been together for—fuck—12 years this December, married for 4. We were once drunk, punk and in love. Got married for practical tax/legal reasons and to get me health insurance. I'm admittedly crazy and he puts up with me. He's the one who told me to quit the jobs I hated so I could do what I love. He works 40 hours, then goes to class 5 nights a week so my lazy ass can sit here in pyjamas and write. We love the same shit, I've finally made him both a football (soccer) fan and a Whovian. He got me into Iron Maiden. He'd let me leave him for David Tennant, no questions asked.

And naturally, because I'm a Holly Golightly little bitch, I nonetheless feel "caged".

First husband? Got married to him because a) I'd never done it before and b) he was a rock star. We ruined each other. He cheated constantly, once with a girl in Hole while he was on tour. It would actually make a really good book, come to think of it.

 

Maybe marriage is a trial and error sort of thing.

That is exactly what it is. First one's free.

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Emma C from Los Angeles is reading Black Spire by Delilah Dawson October 19, 2012 - 11:15am

Congratulations, Renee! I like husBANG, by the way. I go with "hubble" or just "T".

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters October 19, 2012 - 11:21am

I don't want to put you in a cage, I want to love you!!

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ReneeAPickup from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck Wendig October 19, 2012 - 11:50am

Emme--so funny. I could have written that post myself. Although I rarely feel caged. I think I said it once on Litreactor, I was saying something to him and I said "Let me read it to you so you don't think you accidentally married a crazy person" and he said "It wasn't an accident" hahahaha. Our marriage in a nutshell.

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Emma C from Los Angeles is reading Black Spire by Delilah Dawson October 19, 2012 - 11:54am

Avery- this is why I have a Breakfast at Tiffany's quote on my arm. Every boyfriend I have ever had has been subjected to the film (and my synopsis of the novel, in which Holly remains alone). Incidentally our wedding rings came from Tiffany and until we went broke every year my birthday present did, too.

To this day I'm disappointed for giving my cats names, but I just really love naming shit.

Renee- as Paul Varjak would say, it's a cage I've built myself.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters October 19, 2012 - 11:57am

I have that movie on DVD and I adore it.  I understand that thinking. 

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Emma C from Los Angeles is reading Black Spire by Delilah Dawson October 19, 2012 - 11:58am

Oh, and incidentally, I was about to back out of the wedding at literally the last minute, but the hotel muzak began to play "Moon River", which I took as an omen.

My wedding itself was Buddhist, and my brother played "Rainbow Connection" on the banjo.

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Emma C from Los Angeles is reading Black Spire by Delilah Dawson October 19, 2012 - 12:01pm

Avery- in high school and early college my "fake names when talking to guys" were Holly Golightly and Anne Boleyn. And Breakfast at Tiffany's is my happy place. I want to watch it now, actually.

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sean of the dead from Madisonville, KY is reading Peckerwood, by Jed Ayres October 19, 2012 - 12:01pm

Is Breakfast at Tiffanys as good as Elizabethtown?

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Emma C from Los Angeles is reading Black Spire by Delilah Dawson October 19, 2012 - 12:02pm

Better, but Elizabethtown is my hubble's Breakfast at Tiffany's.

I heart Ruckus' Freebird!

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters October 19, 2012 - 12:03pm

Sean - it's BETTER!  I'll let you watch it. 

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ReneeAPickup from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck Wendig October 19, 2012 - 12:08pm

Well now I have the song Breakfast At Tiffany's stuck in my head...and the entire second page of the picture thread is pictureless...

 

So here's this. Me and HusBANG! At a wedding picture booth, being us. Yes, that's a real USMC officer dress uniform, NO the Hef captain's hat is not the real cover. :D

EDIT:: I see there was a picture on this page. Of a BOOK. Because Dave's a cheater and doesn't realize how much I want to see everyone's bright smiling (or duckfacing) faces.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters October 19, 2012 - 12:10pm

I love pictures!!!!

 

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Emma C from Los Angeles is reading Black Spire by Delilah Dawson October 19, 2012 - 12:30pm

OK, now I have to share:

Christmas 2011, the only photo we agreed to pose for. Gangster.

At Mardi Gras 2010

Saying goodbye to our cat the day he was put to sleep in April after a 2 day "sleepover party" where the three of us snuggled and watched movies away from the dogs.

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters October 19, 2012 - 12:33pm

I LOVE PICTURES!!

Emma - awesome shoes.  You guys look so cute together!  I love it. 

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ReneeAPickup from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck Wendig October 19, 2012 - 12:34pm

Very nice!! Can we get  close up of the tattoo on your leg? 

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Emma C from Los Angeles is reading Black Spire by Delilah Dawson October 19, 2012 - 12:38pm

Have I mentioned I have a new puppy?

She is the destroyer of worlds:

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters October 19, 2012 - 12:39pm

But, she looks so sorry for what she did...therefore you must let her do it. 

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Emma C from Los Angeles is reading Black Spire by Delilah Dawson October 19, 2012 - 12:47pm

Avery- thanks! The dress and shoes were the tradeoff for me attending T's family Xmas.

Here's the best close-up I can find right now. It's a dead oak tree. I don't take photos of mine in general, but I know I took a photo of my foot when I was at the beach last. Maybe it's on my phone.

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Emma C from Los Angeles is reading Black Spire by Delilah Dawson October 19, 2012 - 12:48pm

Yeah, she has perfected "little dog face". She enjoys making found art and eating the crotches out of dirty underwear.

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leah_beth from New Jersey - now in Charleston, SC is reading five different books at once. October 19, 2012 - 12:49pm

So...I'm releasing a zombie book this month. A friend of mine offered to film a book trailer for me. We needed zombies, and my dad, a longtime horror movie fan (seriously, his whole life!) asked if he could be in it, as a zombie. I also wanted to be in it.

This is us, ready to go.

 

Happy Almost Halloween!!

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Emma C from Los Angeles is reading Black Spire by Delilah Dawson October 19, 2012 - 12:50pm

Leah- LOVE! Good for pop!

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leah_beth from New Jersey - now in Charleston, SC is reading five different books at once. October 19, 2012 - 12:50pm

Also, @Emma - LOVE the tattoo on your arm. Beautiful. AND the shoes.  :)

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avery of the dead from Kentucky is reading Cipher Sisters October 19, 2012 - 12:52pm

@Leah - that gash on your head looks great!  I've always sort of wanted to say that.

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Emma C from Los Angeles is reading Black Spire by Delilah Dawson October 19, 2012 - 12:54pm

@Leah Thanks! It's still a WIP and has gotten filled in a lot since December.

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leah_beth from New Jersey - now in Charleston, SC is reading five different books at once. October 19, 2012 - 12:54pm

Ha! Thanks, @Emma and @Avery! I'm so glad I could help you admire the gash.  :)

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Utah from Fort Worth, TX is reading Lonesome Dove by Larry McMurtry October 19, 2012 - 12:58pm

I love open minds.

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Emma C from Los Angeles is reading Black Spire by Delilah Dawson October 19, 2012 - 12:58pm

Guys don't like bloody gashes. Except those that do.

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Emma C from Los Angeles is reading Black Spire by Delilah Dawson October 19, 2012 - 1:00pm

Renee- what's on your chest? Wine glasses? Were/are you both USMC? T was a crew chief in the USAF.

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ReneeAPickup from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck Wendig October 19, 2012 - 1:04pm

Martini glasses! And yes. We met when we were both Lance Corporals in the USMC Reserve. I got out as a Corporal, and he went on to get his citizenship (He's English) and get a commission.

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Emma C from Los Angeles is reading Black Spire by Delilah Dawson October 19, 2012 - 1:11pm

OooOooOOOooo, lucky you with an English bloke!

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Emma C from Los Angeles is reading Black Spire by Delilah Dawson October 19, 2012 - 1:12pm

I have my keypad set to UK and it seems autocorrect changes "oooo" to the Who theme music. 

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Sound from Azusa, CA is reading Greener Pastures by Michael Wehunt October 19, 2012 - 1:48pm

Emma, Your puppy is adorable.

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Jonathan Riley from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland October 19, 2012 - 4:08pm

Emma, I'm extremely curious. How long did it take you to teach that dog to write?

She has better penmanshipt than me. Spells better too!

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leah_beth from New Jersey - now in Charleston, SC is reading five different books at once. October 19, 2012 - 5:20pm

OK, this is lame, but we need a "like" button...I kept wanting to just click on a comment to say "I dig it" but I couldn't.

So maybe we need an "I dig it" button instead.

 

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ReneeAPickup from Southern California is reading Wanderers by Chuck Wendig October 19, 2012 - 10:03pm

The icon could be a shovel.

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Jonathan Riley from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland October 19, 2012 - 10:26pm

let me try this again. ONE MINUTE.

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Emma C from Los Angeles is reading Black Spire by Delilah Dawson October 19, 2012 - 10:27pm

The pup could write when we adopted her. Who knew! She's from Mississippi. She's named after the little girl ninja in Final Fantasy 7 and has in fact become a little ninja. She sneak attacks the big dogs by hiding under furniture, then pops out and jumps to grab them by their ears. She also loves to steal "materia". Se is most likely a German shepherd Chihuahua mix. Go figure. Momma was a chihuahua-dachshund named Annabel Chong.*

 

*not true that I'm aware

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Jonathan Riley from Memphis, Tennessee is reading Flashover by Gordon Highland October 19, 2012 - 10:39pm

How the hell does a German shephard inpregnate a chihuahua and better yet. How the hell could a chihuahua inpregnate a German shepherd. I guess that explains how she learned to write so young. Multiple miracles taking place here.

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Emma C from Los Angeles is reading Black Spire by Delilah Dawson October 20, 2012 - 12:27am

Pictures are fun

@Renee: Feet. This is the best I have. It needs touching up every year because the skin on the foot gets so beat up and sheds more quickly than the rest of the skin.

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Emma C from Los Angeles is reading Black Spire by Delilah Dawson October 20, 2012 - 12:28am

My writing environment: