Thanks Link, you're the hero of Hyrule

[vovat]

Just in case you haven't seen it yet, this Contract of Wifely Expectations has to be seen to be believed. (Link courtesy of 3x1minus1.)

Apparently there's some joke involving dogs and the Super Bowl to which I'm not privy. That's according to my dream a few nights ago, anyway. I also remember there being stuff about rest stops, children's birthday parties, onib living in my town, and Laura Cantrell playing in my living room.

petie_s made this cool Triforce cake, in honor of the twentieth anniversary of The Legend of Zelda.

And while I'm on the subject, twobitme posted a link to this tribute to Link. Isn't it crazy how there have been so many different Links, yet they're all practically identical? Are they related? Is there a small gene pool at work? Or are they reincarnations of the same hero, as Wikipedia suggests?

Last night, bethje and I watched Polyester. I've seen better John Waters films, but they all have a good deal of exaggerated, satirical, and somewhat surreal humor that I enjoy. Who else would have come up with the Baltimore Foot-Stomper?

Today, I completed another one of my objectives for the week by getting an oil change. I get a free car wash with that, but I decided not to use it today, since it was raining. It doesn't have to be used the same day as the oil change, but I think I totally forgot about it the last time I didn't get them both done on the same day. Here's hoping that doesn't happen this time around. As for the final item on that list, I think I'm going to wait until I find out my exact word schedule for the next few weeks before making a dentist's appointment.

Beth and I had lunch at Applebee's this afternoon, which was tasty. I like the Apple Chimicheesecake that they offer for dessert. Now I'm eating a Red Baron sausage and pepperoni pizza, which is also tasty. And for anyone keeping score, I found my Starbucks gift card (it was UNDER the car, as I found out after pulling out of the space), and Beth's mom fixed the rip in my coat.

Comments

[bethje.livejournal.com]

Twenty years? Wow, I still remember the first time I saw it and how exciting it was, when I was six.

[vovat.livejournal.com]

The first time I played that game (as well as the original Super Mario Bros.) was in sixth grade, when someone else in my class brought in a Nintendo. The sad thing is that I don't think I'm any better at it now than I was then.

Incidentally, that day was also when I was supposed to be in a spelling bee, but my teacher had told me the wrong time, so I ended up missing it.

[revme.livejournal.com]

Maybe it was the Puppy Bowl?

[vovat.livejournal.com]

You know, I didn't even think of that, and that's probably it. That's not to say the Puppy Bowl was actually what I was dreaming about, but it might well have inspired that part of the dream.

[onib.livejournal.com]

Well, you know, as long as Laura Cantrell is playing your house regularly, I'm sure I could move.

I like the contract. I mean, wow. I always forget that there are people like that in the world until I meet them. It'd be one thing if the contract was for a master-slave BDSM relationship, but for a marriage?!?

thesmokinggun

[(Anonymous)]

Travis sure has some kinda hangup about body hair, doesn't he?

So I can only assume the wife and he had a B&D arrangement? Why else would he think that the contract wouldn't get him laughed out of the house?

And on a more practical level, if she always wears garters, where's the fun of garters? What I mean is, if she follows all these rules, won't that be boring? Or is the idea that she breaks the "rules" so he can punish her or something? I find these alternative sexual arrangements perversely fascinating; it just amazes me what other people are doing privately.

Re: thesmokinggun

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Travis sure has some kinda hangup about body hair, doesn't he?

What are you talking about? Her pubic hair can be in ANY shape or design! Maybe she has some of those stencil things.

So I can only assume the wife and he had a B&D arrangement? Why else would he think that the contract wouldn't get him laughed out of the house?

See, that's what I might think if I saw it without context, but since the wife didn't sign it and showed it to the cops, I get the idea that she wasn't into that kind of thing. And considering that he's also facing child pornography charges, he's probably just really sick. I do have to wonder why the woman wanted to marry him in the first place, though.

Re: thesmokinggun

[bec-87rb.livejournal.com]

I do have to wonder why the woman wanted to marry him in the first place, though.

Oh, I expect his penis is made o' gold, or possibly bionic?

Or maybe he got her pregnant, they got married before she really caught on about his personality, or perhaps he hit a stressful time in his life and it brought out his more cracked traits.

The contract just reads like boilerplate slave and master stuff, so he'd have to be pretty cracked to think his wife would be interested unless they had discussed that sort of thing beforehand, I figure.

Re: thesmokinggun

[vovat.livejournal.com]

Considering there's a specific mention of kids, I think the pregnancy thing is quite likely.