Today I've been listening to the songful stylings of Mister Nick Cave. Maybe it wasn't the best choice. I find that my mood is easily influenced by music for better or worse. On a day when I'm over tired and a little stressy, "Murder Ballads" probably isn't the right tone to be setting. I switched over to the "Until the End of the World" soundtrack, which I find much more upbeat and uplifting, despite the fact that it's mostly about the end of the world.
It's been a busy day at the book mines, but busy is good. It keeps the day flowing and maintains the forward momentum. I didn't sleep well last night, and right now it feels like momentum is just about all that's keeping me vertical. Objects in motion tend to stay in motion.
I did find time today to hoof it to Central Square to pick up our Marriage Certificate at Cambridge City Hall. It's kind of nice to have that piece of paper in my hands. I know it's just paper and doesn't really mean anything... Except that isn't really true, is it? It means quite a bit, legally. It means that if something happens to either of us, we are legally able to take care of each other. It means that Liz can receive my benefits if she needs to... It means that she can change her name if she wants to...
Posted by kromedome at January 6, 2004 04:30 PM | TrackBackWould that it was just a piece of paper. But like you said, it means a helluva lot, that piece of paper.
Does it mean much in your day to day life? Probably not. Or in your relationship with Liz? Also probably not. (We found the ceremony made a difference, but the trek to Vermont for the piece of paper valid only in Vermont, not so much.)
But it does mean benefits at work. Automatically getting to visit you in the hospital if you get hit by a bus. Automatically getting your stuff if you die from being hit by the bus. Not having to pay taxes on the stuff you're stuck with if the other one gets hit by a bus and dies. (Unless you own a *lot* of very valuable stuff.) A lot less hassle if you have kids and want either one of you to be able to take them to the doctor or pick them up from school.
Even the name change thing is a big deal. We had to spend $60 each filing an application to change our names with the court, $230 each to publish our name change legal announcement for 3 successive weeks in the Washington Post, ~$30 on certified return reciept mail notifying our creditors that we were going to change our names, AND we still have to go to the DMV and do that whole part. I am hoping the whole thing is less than $650.
On top of that, the legal announcements aren't even on the Post web site, so we can't send them around to our friends. :P
Posted by: Liza at January 8, 2004 11:36 AMOMG!
congrats are in order!
Happy Marrige and a happy new year!
I saw Ed Guild at the Middle East last night..it got me to thinkin "How are those kids over there?"
Rock and roll,
Clay