Hedrick's Good News

I suppose now would be a good time to mention that I am engaged. I know this is not much of a surprise since I started talking about it years ago. Right now the wedding is planned for September 9. If you would like to be invited, give me your current address so I can send you something in the mail.

I Have a Secret and I Know What it is...

The moment you have all been waiting for has finally arrived, the rumors are true, surely these are the end of times...I have a girlfriend.

Her name is Jessica and we have been dating for just over 4 months. All I can tell you is that she's a secret agent woman... OK, now she has to kill you.

No, just kidding...

As will see from the following photos we have been having a lot of fun together. We took a trip to San Diego a few weeks ago. If I am to sum up her best quality, it would be this: she makes me feel good about being myself...

For her official unveiling we have prepared some photos:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/rkstormer/sets/72157594150533854/

P.S. Jessica apologizes for not posting any photos of her pet rat Chloe. She thought that might be a bit much this time...stay tuned.

The G.D. Chase Conundrum

Well, it's been two days and counting, and no post yet from G.D. Chase. Since the reader has "neither denied the veritities of these premises" (courtesy of Geoffrey himself) nor posted an actual message on the blog, I'm not sure where that leaves us. I guess it means that I'm right, but I'm also wrong. Hmm.

In the meantime, while we're waiting, here is some artwork from Geoffrey's girlfriend (i.e. potential spouse). Cool stuff. (In .png format, I might mention... Any guesses on why Geoffrey chose .png over .jpg or .gif?)

-joel

Formal Announcement

I would like to formally announce that as of today G.D. Chase has become an official "contributor" to this blog. (See to the right.) Let us all take a moment and offer him a cordial welcome...

This special occassion is best expressed through a Geoffism: "If the reader neither denies the verities of these premises nor fails to follow the above conclusion then I have completed my task in one paragraph and I thank him for his time. However, I urge the reader who finds fault with the above argument to continue reading in hope that I may convey to him such truth."

Well, I guess the proof will come when Geoffrey posts his first message. The question is, how long will it be until he posts? Any predictions?


-joel

Apology to all my single friends

My sister is engaged. I am going to be a brother-in-law. Now I feel old.

puppet has a secret (& I know what it is)

now before you all start saying that I'm becoming part of the evil media by over-selling the infomation which I posses, I'll quickly state that I've spent 4 semesters & 3 j-terms w/ Geoff, so...

when I say "secret" a secret is "complicated" & is "difficult to explain" & some other Geoffisms, oh & a secret is from a certain point of view

...although, what I know is really none of the above "Geoff" things, so the secret is that Puppet has a new cell phone #

a new cell phone number, with a Chicago area code, because he lives in Chicago now, and it is easier for someone who also lives in Chicago to call him if he has a Chicago area code

just in case someone was wondering WHY he might need a new cell phone number

that is what you were talking about, right maddog?

`Zach

ps I'd post Bruce's cell, but google is now working w/ the China gov machine, & I don't think Bruce wants China to have his cell phone #. Plus China doesn't live in Chicago or even the Chicago area & China would have to use an area code anyway if China wanted to call Puppet. yet I don't really think Puppet cares that much about China

pps oh, I'll probably have a new cell phone number too in a month or two. but there is no secret why I need a new phone number, I got a job at CBS 58 in Milwaukee, start this Monday & move there from Madison when my lease ends in June.

Goeff has got nothing on this guy.

During my time at Taylor there was many a rumor that Goeff had been at Taylor since the time of Sammy Morris. Well, if we had known that there actually was a guy who has been in college since 1994 maybe we woudln't have given Goeff such a hard time. I found an article on the Milwaukee Journal Sential Online today about a UW - Whitewater (the school I will be graduating from in 3 days) undergrad student who has been in college for 12 years. Apparently he enrolled in 1994 and has had such a good time he doesn't want to leave, so he hasn't. He actually applied for graduation for this Saturday, but yeasterday withdrew his application, so it looks like he's coming back for a 13th year. If you want to read the article here it is:

http://www.jsonline.com/story/index.aspx?id=422398

It's kind of sad actually. And I thought it was bad to come back and visit campus so often last year. At least I'm not pushing 30 and still in school. You wonder where he gets the money to keep coming back.

Between Walls -- My Latest Album

Hey, Guys --

It's been a while since I recorded Between Walls, but for anyone that hasn't checked it out yet, I encourage you to give it a listen. I've actually gotten some radio play, a couple reviews/interviews, was selected as "Artist of the Week" by the Fort Wayne Reader, and had the album described as a sleeper for the "most underappreciated album of 2004" by Phantom Tollbooth.

You can "tune in" to some samples and order a copy at www.cymbolicsound.com.

You can also order albums at the website for $10 or individual tracks on iTunes. It would be a great help -- the proceeds going towards Jeremiah's hospital and funeral costs.

(If you liked this post, make sure to look out for my next post... when I will be auctioning my soul -- the reserve price is only $3.59!)


-joel