Is this thing on?
Sunday, January 16 2005
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Jon checking to see if the camera on the tripod had been timed correctly, our wedding day, August 24, 2002. Oops.
Heather chats about how the Armstrongs are cutting back and how Jon and Leta aren't happy about it on www.momversation.com.
- A small taste of what's to come
Wednesday, 29 October 2008 - In honor of her grandfather
Tuesday, 28 October 2008 - In celebration of That Awful Dog
Friday, 24 October 2008 - Mission accomplished
Thursday, 23 October 2008 - A rare moment of blue in a sea of red
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1. kEma said:
hahahahh
2. Shmee said:
I don't see a picture. Granted, it is Sunday morning and I haven't had my coffee yet, so my eyes are a bit blurry.
3. Lisa said:
YAY!!! Nice pic!
4. Goser said:
I can't see it
5. huh? said:
huh?
6. Goose said:
ok, I see it now. Just thought I'd let you all know cause I'm sure you were worried.
By the way, your dress is real perty Heather.
7. Shmee said:
Now I see it. That's hilarious. BTW, I had the same orange gerberas in my wedding bouquet (though I paired them with hot pink ones). You have great taste.
8. Cheryl said:
I love this picture... it's moments like that you don't ever seem to forget!!
9. Cheryl said:
Oh-- I forgot to ask... your flowers are so beautiful... what kinds are they?
10. Ladybug said:
That is SUCH a Kodak Commercial.
Groovy!
11. Eric said:
Funny I was just looking at your wedding pics last night. I love Jon's tie; I too wore tartan on my wedding day. It is a good omen.
12. Susie said:
You crazy kids! That one made me laugh out loud, like the pix of Eli and the kazoo did.
13. Dr. Johnny Fever said:
Heather, the look on your face looks like you need to take a wedding day dump.
14. Bucky Four-Eyes said:
This looks more like a confrontation with paparazzi than a tripod adjustment. Just practice for fame, y'all.
15. sab said:
nice picture!
16. tiffany said:
THAT is the coolest picture ever. I love it. Sell it to bridal magazines. Ha, it looks like you're handling a drunken wedding guest.
JOHN: Come on, Uncle Hal, we'll call you a cab.
HEATHER: Did you seriously just throw up on my fucking cake?
17. maxigumee said:
Haha, this is cute. You guys look so confused. :P
18. Brooke from CT said:
WHAT a gorgeous wedding! I've been to Yosemite, and always thought what a great wedding spot it would make. You guys are living proof.
19. the niffer said:
I love Emily's mom.
20. Martha said:
ya'll r such a cute couple.
21. e said:
awwww :-)
22. Wicked H said:
Love overcame geekiness if only for a moment. Priceless.
Thanks for sharing!
23. Rosalie said:
the gerber daisies are perfect
24. Mrs.Strizzay said:
Is the wedding story on here somewhere?
25. Karen Rani said:
You guys are so fucking adorable!
Hugs,
Karen
26. arielle said:
no joke dooce, you have the longest arms i've ever seen on a woman. must come in handy for grabbing pop-tarts/doritos whilst remaining in sitting position for operation runway.
27. cee said:
excellent! It's great to have all the blooper photos too!
28. August95 said:
This is a great photo. I always love the odd ones.
29. Kimberley H. said:
I want ot hear the story of your wedding dress, Heather. That one has been a LONG time comin'. Don't you remember? hahaha
30. Kimberley H. said:
to hear**
oops.
31. JuJuBee said:
These are the pics that we cherish, no? I see the attack of the curling iron !!
32. Heatheranne said:
You look like you're thinking "Hurry up so I can get the fuck out of this dress."
33. shauny said:
i wish i could frown and be sexy at the same time like youse too! hee hee.
34. zanna said:
"I touch myself"
35. Sarah said:
Yes, tell us the story of your dress!
36. Colleen from NJ said:
Wow, that could be a laundry detergent commercial; you can smell the perplexed freshness.
So purty.
37. Paige said:
Heh it looks like he opened the secret door to the Wiggles World.
38. RazDreams said:
um...are you grabbing yourself? (we all do; it's okay.)
39. Ariel said:
Why, I remember when it happened!
http://electrolicious.com/archives/2002/02/dooce_blurb.html
40. the other Paula said:
The two of you look so confused, as if you're almost saying, "what the hell did we just do?" Very nice pic though, love your dress and flowers.
41. jules said:
I hope that's the picture that's on the fireplace mantle!
42. geeekgirl said:
I thought the pictures were taken by a photographer. Good job tripod!
43. Beth said:
That is such a fab photo. I'd totally frame it and have it up in the house somewhere!
44. Taylor said:
When you decide to come out with your own music album, like all celebrities do, this will have to be the cover.
45. Amy said:
Awesome distortion..
Cute, funny, sexy, land-scapey, goofy, arty, beautiful and cool all at the same time: Only you two could pull that off by accident!
46. Janie said:
Your expressions really make the picture.
Gorgeous. And gorgeous background, too.
47. wendee said:
Great Picture! I don't know why your photo reminded me but, someone sent me a link to a website of Dumb Laws. I thought this was hilarious "Ministers are forbidden from performing marriages when either the bride or groom is drunk. " this is in the great state of PA. Laughed my ass off!
http://www.legal-forms-kit.com/legal-jokes/dumb-laws.html
It will give you a good laugh!
48. LadyBug said:
Love the pic! And yes, I second (or third, or whatever) the request to hear the wedding dress story. I remember reading in the archives a promise of a story to come, but never actually the story itself.
There's another Ladybug here today! Helloooo!
49. kEma said:
I was first HA! Dooce, I've got to admit this is the best pic u've ever posted. ANd by the way what have you done to your hair, its awsome :P
50. Dara said:
LMFAO!!!
51. Mrs.Strizzay said:
I was married in a court house where the ceromony took all of 4.7 minutes. And it was to cold to go take pictures outside. At least we cropped the prisoners out of the pics. And I was pregnant. SO PWT.
52. Julie said:
Excellent. Heather, you were a gorgeous bride!
53. Sarcomical said:
just LOOK at your gorgeous dress! i love it that you guys already knew what many of us marrieds found out after they wed - it's stupid to waste your money and energy on a ceremony for other people...making it personal and your own is the coolest way to go!
you guys are so funny in that pic.
54. Stephanie said:
You both looked fabulous. Heather did you try the curlers again that day? I must say it looks fantastic.
55. Holy Schmidt said:
Love the hair Heather!
56. amy said:
You are a stunning couple - even when you are trying to figure out if the camera is working!
57. Danielle said:
I really like this photo. I too, thought that you'd hired a photographer, or that the person who did your wedding ceremony was doubly-talented. So, I'm impressed at the use of the tripod and timer.
I went looking for your wedding pics, tried "wedding", "elope", and "hair disaster" in the search category.... but nothing pulled them up.
So, I'm going to take pity on anyone else who goes searching and post the link here:
http://www.dooce.com/photos/elopacious/
The third pic? Long arms and a steady hand, wow!
58. Mir said:
See, now, I only have beautiful and posed pictures from my wedding, and I'm divorced. I firmly believe it's pictures like this that hold a couple together.
59. JulieT said:
Heather, A good friend of mine (who reads my site and has subsequently become hopelessly addicted to Dooce) pointed out that it has been a while since you have done any albums like the Elopacious one and the others from trips, etc. So from one reader... they were awesome and I, for one, would love to see more of them. :)
60. RazDreams said:
Danielle: the search on dooce's website seems to be case-sensitive. try searching with Capitals at the beginning of the words to see if that helps. likely, you also may have to have the word typed *exactly* as it is in the post (i.e., if the word is "eloped," you couldn't find it with just "elope"...that's what i'm thinking).
61. DG said:
No.7 & No.12 = ♥
62. Danna said:
I like that one alot.
63. Gooooder said:
confusion
64. romy said:
hehehe i love it.
65. Mrs.Strizzay said:
I love 1, 2, *3*, and 14!!! (yes I just used 3 of em) So pretty!
66. HoneyBunny said:
wow. what an amazing backdrop. you both look awesome. i hope that my b/f and i can take cool wedding day photos...whenever that day arrives ;)
67. Southern Fried Girl said:
That is such a beautiful spot to get married. Good for you all for doing it your own way. :)
68. Amanda B. said:
That scenery is surreal it's so beautiful.
I love the fact that you and Jon did that together. You just went off and got married, damn it. Took your own professional wedding photos, thankyou very much.
After the clusterfuck that was our wedding, I wish Scott and I had done the same damn thing. In fact, on our 10th anniversary, we just might.
69. twisteduterus said:
nerdarific!
dag
70. squish said:
I love this pic! Perfect wedding photo.
71. squish said:
By the way, gorgeous dress!
72. Kerri said:
hehehe. That's cute. :)
73. Alena said:
Totally unrelated to the photo, but in regards to sex with fat men..
I read an article about the size issue with overweight men, and apparently the heavier a man is, the more his penis shrinks. Yes, you heard me, his penis shrinks. So it's scientifically proven that fat men generally have little bitties. I'm at a loss as to how to describe why, but maybe you can Google it.
74. Kristine said:
I wouldn't even know where to start looking for my old wedding pictures ;)
THANK YOU INTERNET.
I will write up something formal and mushy for what you all did yesterday for Julia.
I had no idea how many awkward 13 year old adults who had been teased in school resided on Dooce.com's comment page.
You guys are fantastic and I love you for commenting for Julia...I wish I could just give everyone a hug. I got home and I read what you all wrote and cried. You guys are unbelievable and I am in awe of all of you.
As soon as I hear from Julia & her mom Laura, I will let you know what she said.
Thank you again!!
75. Ash D said:
I also enjoy the word "RIFUCKINGDICULOUS"
76. gardens grey said:
So beautiful!
77. bb said:
You DO have large hands!
(not meant as an insult, since I admire you very much and check this website often)
lol
78. Sarah said:
I was wondering if you got your dress at the place that advertised their selection of "hundreds of modest wedding dresses" for the modern Mormon bride.
Just kidding. You look lovely. :)
79. Fran said:
The dress is beautiful! The flowers lovely. You look gorgeous. But I'm trying to figure out why you would marry a man whose head is three times the size of your head.
Oh, wait, my bad. It's all about the perspective. Carry on.
80. Beth said:
Alena - I know why the fat man has the penis issue, and this may be too much info. As the man gets fatter, his mons pubis gets fatter, and the penis kinda gets enveloped by the fat. If he loses weight, the fat goes, and the knob goes back to normal. So it's not that his penis shrinks, it's just not um..fully displayed.
I just typed the words "mons pubis". Woah.
81. Mrs.Strizzay said:
Fat man penis retraction on the next Extreme Makeover (home edition)
82. SEK said:
Dooce, my husband and I were married on August 27, 2002, and my son was born on February 3, 2004. I just thought it was kinda cool our important dates were so close to yours. Beautiful!
83. Flowers said:
Gerber Daisies and roses!
84. jill said:
I've said it before, and I'll say it again. You're Gorgeous! And he ain't so bad either...
Always love your photo's... it's a daily addiction!
85. christilee said:
That picture is fucking beautiful. I would marry you guys in a heart beat. Please excuse the ass kissing, but I am dead serious!
86. another paula said:
My god yes! You do have incredibly long arms and large hands! I agree- I like your hair not curled like that.. yikes!
But- wow- is Jon hot without facial hair...wowwowowoww... is that why you encourage him to grow it? lolol...
87. Meggan said:
Whoever said this looks kinda like a paparazzi picture was right. And you both look great.
88. Alejandra said:
That's how I first learned about the blurbdoocery, your way cool wedding pics, as linked to by kottke.
89. back to Chuckie said:
Ok, So maybe he doesn't have the "ridge" but he is SOOOOOOO the rest of the Ridgeback thing.....
http://www.akc.org/breeds/rhodesian_ridgeback/index.cfm
I am now lobbying for the naming of Chuck's 75% Rhodesian Ridgeback, 25% Retriver.
Heather? Any votes here? Am I close?
90. bushra said:
you know what i like about those little daily photo icon thingies you have on your main page? it's that you never know what the big picture is going to be.
91. Jonna said:
Dooce - Leta looks like you here. A LOT. Can you see it? I think that it's more apparent to see genetic links when people are making a face that isn't posed for a camera, but is very natural - this is not a face unlike the one that Leta made when she realized Santa wasn't you or Jon!
See? She *does* look like you! Hurrah!
92. Gia on Guam said:
You look so much like Gwen Steffani here!
93. Sue FromOhio said:
This photo, IMO, reminds me of Gwen Stefani in the What You Waiting For video....Heather's hair, the dress, all the colors...IMO...I LOVE IT!
94. España said:
THAT is my kind of wedding picture!
95. karen said:
even when you two are making little gargoyle faces, you still manage to produce an excellent photo. I'm completely irrirated by the entire concept.
96. Harry said:
Ahhhhhhh..........Wedding Pic au naturale....the best and most memorable. Bewbie Newc!!
97. Harry said:
that was bewdie newc!
98. Nicole said:
Number 89: I don't think Chuck has any Ridgeback in him, but only because Ridgebacks weigh in the 100 pound range and AS CUTE AS CHUCK IS, I could totally take his ass. He weighs, what, around 40 pounds?
Anyway, I guess we're all trendy as fuck, because I had orange gerber dasies (at my Vegas wedding) too.
99. Mrs.Strizzay said:
I had like 4 roses at my wedding. HELLO on a budget here people!
100. trucmuche said:
Nice! Is it me or is the picture too stretched horizontally? Looks like the frame was designed for the D70's aspect ratio.
101. the husband said:
This (and all of the wedding shots) was taken with the Nikon 990. We got married before the D70. I was a nervous wreck. Yes, I was getting married. But taking the photos was almost as stressful.
102. Dazed & Confused said:
I agree, Karen Rani. They are sofa king adorable.
103. liz said:
i guess i'm the only one that thinks one of the flowers in the thumbnail picture (in the upper right corner) looks like a scalloped carrot slice, huh?
yeah, i'm not surprised.
by the way- best. wedding. photo. ever.
104. GSV Micturition to Windward said:
Single.
Never married.
No prospects.
Green with envy.
105. trucmuche said:
Yes Jon, that's what I thought - not that you were nervous {what for anyway? You were marrying the doOchess!}, but that the picture was taken with the coolpix (4:3 ratio), which looks stretched on this page because it is made to fit the aspect ratio of the D70 (3:2).
Ok, enough geekery :-P
106. tickled said:
Hey, SEK (#82): August 27 of '02 was a Tuesday, right? You were married on a Tuesday? Well, so was I. And the first thing my father (who'd flown clear across the country to attend) said was, "Let me ask you one thing: WHAT KIND OF GEEK GETS MARRIED ON A TUESDAY?!"
Anyway, congrats to you and dooce on your kiddies' birthdate.
2/3/4 is awesome!
107. kristal said:
One of my favorite pictures so far! perfect timing
108. mashed peas said:
I got married on a Tuesday too, Tickled. Now that I think of it, I think my first wedding was on a weekday too. (The dumbass I married insisted on the 4th of July)
No pictures, no flowers, paid witnesses. Call me romantic.
109. Kimberley H. said:
Dress story please. ;)
110. Danielle said:
2/3/4 is cool... and pretty soon(ish) we'll get to have 3/4/5
but I kinda think a 2/2/4 birthday is cool, because
A) it is reminiscent of 2+2=4
B) You get to celebrate on Groundhog's Day. And who doesn't love small furry creatures?
111. Mrs.Strizzay said:
my son is 2-1-01
112. Dr. Johnny Fever said:
To me, a Tuesday wedding is like taking a dump in the sink. Normal people just don't do that.
113. Mrs.Strizzay said:
You and the poo Dr
114. Girl.A said:
A Tuesday wedding pretty much guarantees you can get married in effin peace.
115. Mrs.Strizzay said:
Umm Heather, I don't even HAVE CABLE. It doesn't make me sad. There is no Barney, no Boobahs or whatever the hell they are other than sex), no Wiggles, no none of that. And the GGlobes suck! I am watching them right now...it seems so amatuerish....is it just me?? But I *DO* like Moet.
116. MrsDoF said:
Great wedding picture. Brave photographer. Lovely flowers.
Mine were Silk, and I kept them, in their little basket on the end table, until the third time we moved.
I'm with Mrs. Strizzay. No cable, but the antenna gets 3 good channels and 2 fuzzy ones. Rarely need to videotape.
The GG were turned off by the son so he could listen to a Chuck Mangione CD he bought at the thrift store. That horn is wonderful!!
117. becca said:
It looks blindingly bright out. I love days like that.
118. Peter Hentges said:
TiVo rocks. On toast.
119. coskel said:
GSV Micturition to Windward said at 05:16PM, 01.16.2005:
Single.
Never married.
No prospects.
Green with envy.
Add that I'm all of the above AND 40, and the statistical averages pretty much make me suicidal. All of you women out there w/husbands, don't let the small shit get to you - I would be grateful for it!
120. tickled said:
Oh come on, Fever! We're normal--well, relatively anyway.
It's just that it was Quarter Break at the U., see, and we only had a few days before classes started up again. If we married on Tuesday we could get the hell up to Vancouver for a two-day skiing honeymoon and be back in time for the groom's Saturday night gig, then rest up on Sunday--THAT's why.
And no, Girl.A, no effin' peace either. Well-attended ceremony followed by Big Party at folks' house, Tuesday notwithstanding.
121. mrs. george #2 said:
Way to be a non-conformist, getting married on a Tuesday. I think I'll get married on MONDAY just to piss people off. How is this Monday looking for you, mom?
122. me said:
Me and hubby eloped too. The ONLY way to go for a stress free wedding day.
123. Mrs.Strizzay said:
Peter Hentges said at 08:00PM, 01.16.2005:
TiVo rocks. On toast.
*In France!!*
124. jules said:
mrs.strizzay i don't have cable either :( how do i get by day to day... :(
125. very mary said:
Yikes. You look about 45 and really ticked off. I am guessing that is not the one on the mantle.
126. Harry said:
Girl.A.....now, thats the way to use profanities!!!
127. Mrs.Strizzay said:
Cable is over rated. Although the shows are pretty great the only one I really miss is The Daily Show.
128. Kristine said:
Must MUST have cable.
Family guy, Sopranos, & Ali G.
Check it! Respek!
129. Todd said:
The groom is also the photographer?
Geeky
130. GSV Micturition to Windward said:
When someone I know first found out I was born on 1 June, she just had to tell me that her birthday was only a few days later: 6 June.
To be even more specific, at 01:06 on 6/6/66. Looking at it another way: she was born 66 minutes into 6/6/66.
She gets a huge kick out of using all the sixes in her birthdate/time to creep out all the idiots who believe in crap like numerology, astrology, "the number or the beast", yadda yadda yadda. Get a few drinks into her and sit her down beside one of those idiots and the way she torments him will be a barrel of laughs.
131. DeAnn said:
That's awesome. I'm glad you are going back and sharing this stuff with us.
132. GEORGE! said:
mg2, monday is no good.
133. mrs. george #2 said:
mom? is that you?
...OH, g boo! Well if monday's not good for you then how about sunday, because we can get a discount at ihop for the reception if we get married on sunday. plus, god would be really effing pissed.
134. Kahli said:
Hi, it is 5:30pm in Manly and I am trying to figure out what time it is at home before I call and check on le kitty. 11:30 MST according to dooce.com...
Yay for dooce.com!
Lovely picture of one of the lovelier couples to saunter about lovely-ly.
Best to everyone!
135. mg2 said:
it's 1:04 CST here, kahli. and boy, do i wish i were in "Manly"
136. allison said:
i'm only 19 but that picture makes me want to get married reallllllllll bad
137. Kahli said:
Dude, Manly is amazing and now it is midnight and I CAN'T SLEEP....
It is warm and sunny and mg2, I wish you were here as well... I would have someone to chat with. My husband is too tired to talk to me, I can really talk a lot if pressed, or bored on a clock that is sitting next to my bed in SLC...
Okay, time to try to sleep. Goodnight all. Goodnight moooon.
138. beth said:
Oh-The Nikon 990, no wonder you are looking at the camera that way! I used to have one of those with this weird third-party battery pack and you I just never knew if it was going to work.