Don't let the marriage go the route of the cake

Brother left for Los Angeles on Wednesday, amid much crying and hectic packing. I, sadly, was unable to go with him due to time constraints. Travelocity was kind enough to allow me a $200 credit toward another trip (as I had already booked a non-refundable plane ticket from LA to Detroit), provided I make that trip by June 15, 2006. Anybody need a house guest?

Despite the fact that I'm not getting married, things are beginning to get a bit hectic as Tim and Christine's wedding looms on the horizon. They are the first of my friends to be getting married and, as many young recent-college-graduates can attest, it's weird. What's even stranger is that this is simply the beginning in what may be a series of weddings in the next few years. And as somebody who truly dislikes weddings, I simply cannot wait. Actually (truth-be-told), I think this event will be pretty decent. Some weddings (many weddings) suck, but when it's the wedding of a close friend, it will probably be fun. Being friends with that peron (or those people) probably means that you have something in common, meaning that they will probably have a wedding that won't entirely offend you. Of course, they are having a Catholic wedding, so this could go either way. But the wedding isn't the important part, it's the marriage, right?

Enough wedding crap. I have more important business to talk about. Namely, my lazy ass. As I've mentioned, I'm unemployed now, and as I'm only going to be living here for another month or so (and only sporadically, at that) it doesn't make a whole lot of sense to go looking for a job here. But I need something to do in between traveling to Miami and making trips to Detroit to visit my grandparents. I want to volunteer somewhere. But where? Any suggestions? I've heard that the Lansing Area AIDS Network is not a particularly good place to volunteer, though it would be right up my alley, so to speak. I wouldn't mind working for a really controversial cause, because I believe in a lot of controversial causes and because it'll give me something to talk about at the end of the day. Is there a local chapter of Americans for Baby-Eating?

Speaking of controversial, how about that whacky Sandra Day O'Connor? Apparently it wasn't that surprising, but it sure as hell took my by surprise. I suppose things are just getting interesting.