Random Thoughts from a Large Head

• Jim and I got married
• Jim accepted an offer to teach at Oklahoma City University
• We’re moving to Oklahoma City later this summer
• We hacked some Ikea furniture
• Our cat is quite sick, possibly dying, but actually slowly improving
• I turned 29
• We’re selling our house
• We made a web site to help sell the house: 2217dunloe.com
• I remembered I had a blog

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“Photic sneeze reflex (also referred to as sun sneezing, photogenic sneezing, or whimsically called ACHOO syndrome, a backronym for Autosomal dominant Compelling Helio-Ophthalmic Outburst syndrome) is a medical condition by which people exposed to bright light sneeze.”

Do you have ACHOO syndrome? I think I do.

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My sister has a new job where she works with the most evenly-toned, gleamingly-white-smiled, tan group of people I’ve ever seen collected in one place. Either that, or someone loves them some Photoshop.

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Nearly 6.5 years after buying my last pair, I bought new glasses today. My allergies have been causing a lot of irritation in my eyes, and my contacts have been driving me nuts. One just plain fell out yesterday, deciding it would rather face a life of drying to a crisp rather than stay in my eye one second more. The time had come to start rotating glasses back into my seeing regimen.

I’m amazed by how crisp everything is with the glasses. I’ve willingly sacrificed some visual quality in order to wear more flexible contacts. Now, it’s like I see the world in high definition.

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The dress arrived today. Hooray for places that can instantly ship something labeled “wedding” (most traditional bridal outfits take 10-14 weeks to arrive).

I tried it on and I think it is a winner. It’s lacier than it appeared in the photo, but I think it will still fit the casual vibe we are going for. I’ll need to get some minor adjustments made. The length is good (which was my biggest concern).

I tried the dress on tonight and, breaking tradition, showed Jim. In attempting to delicately remove the dress to put it back in its wrapping and protect it until May, I couldn’t get the zipper down. So, I asked Jim (who was cooking chicken with one hand) to unzip the dress. That’s when the zipper pull broke off.

I’m not sure if that’s a good omen, or a bad one.

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Dinner tonight at Mai’s was tasty, as usual. I cannot get enough of their shrimp imperial rolls with peanut sauce. So good.

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I’ve been really into personal finance blogs lately, and I’m starting to pick up a few wedding blogs here and there. It’s made me realize that what I really want these days is a personal wedding finance blog. Know of any such beast?

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When did March get here? It sure snuck up on me. That means SXSW is right around the corner.

I am *gasp!* not attending the conference this year. I am, however, considering a trip to Austin for the weekend to catch up with old friends and just get out of town. Maybe I’ll see you there.

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Say you’re in town this weekend and want to see a play. As your in-town source for exciting events at UTA, I can tell you that you’re in luck, because Urinetown opens tonight.

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