The Nest

STD Drama

Posted Monday, February 25, 2008 3:47 AM

So I got my STD cards from 123print.com.  They are not greeting cards, like I thought.  They are business cards.  I was wondering why they were so cheap.  I even called the 800 number to confirm they were in fact folded cards, and the lady even told me yes.  Well, at first she didn't know what STD's were, then she said yes.

So I can't use business cards to send my magnets out.  I've decided to stop ordering so much off the internet.  I never get exactly what I want.  I need to just suck it up, get up early, drive to a store, and spend three hours browsing and comparing and inspecting and confirming before I decide it's not what I need.  So that's what I did tonight.  I got an early-out from work, and dragged my tired butt around town.

I got some printable wedding cards from Office Max.  I'll just print them out on my computer and attach the magnet with photo-corners and send them out.  Of course, I have to decorate them. So I bought a snow-flake punch and some glittery sparkly paper and decided to go to town.  The total cost of my STD's has exponentially exploded tonight.

But, I will be including all the information normally reserved for seperate cards in the invitation.  I keep telling myself I need to get these STD's right and that will save me money when I make the invitations.  Less inserts.  I'll include lodging, airline, car rental, etc.  Sidenote: Are we really supposed to think our guests are too dumb to figure out which airport to fly in?  I mean, really.

So yes, I've decided to use my magnets from Vistaprint.  I've showed a few people, got some opinions and decided to just write the date in using a Sharpie.   Martha Stewart, eat your heart out.  Everyone liked the magnets, no one thought they were hard to read.

I had a dream last night.  I was getting married at work.  Since there were some extra people there, I had to set-up another table. That was kinda humorous, watching me use serving napkins as table runners and rigging up a centerpiece using artfully placed loaves of bread.  Anyway, on this extra table was a big pile of unfinished STD's.  Nothing more motivating than that.  Having your wedding and still working on these damn STD's.

I've decided as soon as I decide on a photographer and get these STD's out, I'll start working on my invitations.  What a headache.  I'm sure the invitations will take me several months to figure out.

On a NWR note: Tuesday is a huge day for me.   I compete for the Las Vegas Poetry Slam Team.  If I get on, I'll represent Las Vegas in the National Poetry Slam.  Only the top three poets will be on the team.  Wish me luck!