ON THE BEACH

Sunday, June 10. 2007

I'm writing this from our family beach vacation, which was planned long before the events of last week. Suddenly it feels very strange to be apart from Fenton. As a scientist, logic would dictate that nothing substantive has changed, but the heart says otherwise. I wonder if this is the last vacation trip I'll ever take without him.
Tree seemed eager for the drapery designs I uploaded into her system for her approval. While I won't be moving in until after the wedding, I could tell she's been waiting for a woman's touch. While I'm certainly no Martha Stewmeat, Fenton freely admits that I'm an improvement over him in interior decoration. (Remember, he sees things with his sonar as simple shapes; no colors or patterns register to him.)
Rudy, in his usual tactless way, asked how I'd feel living inside a sentient Tree in regard to... um, marital relations. I doubt Tree would care at all about what Fenton and I would do in bed, as she'd probably view it as a natural process completely lacking in emotional resonance to her...the way we see pollination.

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(Belated) Congratulations, Lindesfarne and Fenton!

Incidentally, my cousin's wedding is in just a few weeks, so this makes two weddings to look forward to! I've actually been making the montage video for her reception party; maybe I could make a montage of how you and Fenton met, leading up to today.

Maybe someone could host your montage video online, perhaps on some place like EweTube?

#1 Kero on 2007-06-10 15:29 (Reply)

Kero, if you're serious about a Fenton+Lindesfarne montage video, I can help. I've been itching to try out this video editing software trial I downloaded (but haven't installed). I've got a very large library of songs that would work too (I've been thinking of something similar, but animated, but that stays in my head since I'm not that good of an artist and I'd be lucky to get the keyframe sketches done, plus syncing would be a nightmare). Granted, some of them are pretty general, but one for example that could fit would be "You" / Rascal Flatts. Of course, I have a little bit of everything (I've been told I have "eclectic" tastes). Maybe you could throw some example images that you had in mind my way and we can see what eachother does with them? Then we could host them on YouTube, Google video, Photobucket, etc. Maybe send Lindesfarne (or the human who channels her world through ink, A.K.A. Bill Holbrook) a copy? Who knows?
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#1.1 TuxRug (Link) on 2007-06-10 23:57 (Reply)

So Rudy was thinking along the same lines as me. I'm just slightly surprised, as I thought he'd try to keep his mind far from the idea of his stepsister's bedroom activity. Me, I keep forgetting that you're not 17 anymore.

You're right that Tree's vastly different biology means that she won't see it the way animals do, but I was afraid that she'd be curious like a scientist to the point that you'd be perturbed. Or maybe she'd just see no problem with talking to you during that time. Either way, you probably wouldn't have to tell her more than once.

Meh, I just have trouble imagining life in a sapient house. It's creepy, and I like having time to myself at home!

#2 Classic Steve (Link) on 2007-06-11 09:20 (Reply)

Classic Steve wrote:
You're right that Tree's vastly different biology means that she won't see it the way animals do...

Except, remember when Tree was hooked into Hare-Link? She said herself that she had intercepted spam and porn. Soo.. I think she would know what's going on. This is really scary because of Tree's maternal feelings towards Fenton, it's like you've got your mother-in-law in the same room. I don't know, you guys might have to get a hotel room every time you want to ... er... do "woo-hoo-hoo". Gees, this is like Big Brother...

Also... if you don't want kids right away, be REALLY careful with the... uh... yah... a quill could easily pop... oh wait -- POOR FENTON! yah... be very careful even without. O.O need to get that image out of my head.

#2.1 TuxRug (Link) on 2007-06-12 21:54 (Reply)

Oh yeah, I'd forgotten about that episode. But, um, Tux, you're thinking worse than I am now. I've never seen all of Lindesfarne, but from what pictures I have seen of hedgehogs, her entire front basically must be quill-less. I think you can figure out where I'm going with this.

#2.1.1 Classic Steve (Link) on 2007-06-13 20:38 (Reply)

Well, I guess I know where you're going with this...

http://www.kevinandkell.com/1998/strips/kk19980702.gif

Got the Point?

#2.1.1.1 Evan Nacali on 2007-06-18 12:32 (Reply)

I'm wondering if there's some way to turn off any video or audio reception Tree might have in the bedroom when you need some privacy. I'm kind of shy about such things myself, so would definitely not want an audience.

#3 Seanette on 2007-06-11 21:38 (Reply)

Is it a little troubling that the first thing considered, percentage wise, takes up only a small portion of a couple's time. She may have been raised by a rabbit but yet...

Anyway, Congratulations and best of luck. I am sure that everyone would love to chime in with many kernels of wisdom, one more breathless and ancient than the last. Meh. Just remember to have fun in everything! Always!

#4 Phaen on 2007-06-13 18:04 (Reply)

now now love is never logical other wise it would not be love. all logic is applied to love in hindsight and a loft of times even that is shaky

#5 e_voyager on 2007-06-14 02:08 (Reply)

The evidence is in: in a lighted area, fruit bats prefer their eyes over their sonar. (The tie-in joke about interior decorating pretty much writes itself.) Of course, since Fenton comes from a family of night-flying insectivores, he'll be more inclined to do the sonar thing.

#6 BlueNight on 2007-06-14 20:54 (Reply)

Yes, but even with his coke-bottle-glasses, he is legally blind. Which is a shame. Y'know, Lindesfarne, maybe you should try to get in some Bat Blindness research in your genetic studies. If you could find a way to improve his eyesight, Fenton would definitely be grateful. But his vision is poor enough that he'll probably still need glasses, but at least he'd do better on paper tests.

#6.1 TuxRug (Link) on 2007-06-15 00:53 (Reply)

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