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My partner and I don’t exactly go to Church every Sunday. So, instead of doing a baptism, I’ve been looking into Naming Ceremonies for my son.

It just seems like a great way to do something very special for a baby — very similar to a wedding, but the vows you make are for your child. Isn’t that beautiful? And you can also choose a dear friend to be something like a mentor or a role model for your child, very similar to a godparent. I really love this idea and will keep you posted as I discuss it with my baby daddy.

I love my mother. Believe me: I love her. She definitely knows how to ask the wrong questions at the wrong times.

“Does R have a baby?” she asked me, in a slightly sing-song and innocent child-like voice. (It’s a tone she uses when she knows I might get upset!)

Who is R? R happens to be a mofo I have no residual feelings for what-so-ever whenever I think about him, although I do think about him from time to time. He happens to be the dude I mentioned in an earlier entry about marriage. He was the first person I was engaged to.

Gritting my teeth, I replied as respectfully as possible, “I don’t know, and I probably never will know if he does.” I wanted to add “nor do I care”, but I knew my mother would take that as giving her attitude, so I dropped it.

These damn exes. Why should we still think about them? I was talking with a my friend, J, today — delightfully relishing a Shandy (try it, it’s way cooler than a mimosa) during a work meeting. Somehow during this work meeting, the ex-boyfriend talk came up.

How to Attend the Wedding of a Person You Can’t Stand

Somehow, it was unavoidable. You received the invitation in the mail, and it’s not exactly like you can decline. You may love the bride to pieces but want to vomit on the groom. It may be family, or your co-worker, or even a friend of a friend — and for whatever reason, you HAVE to go or else it looks bad. The prospect of attending this wedding gives you intense pains resembling that of a hernia, and perhaps you just threw up a teeny bit in your mouth. Well, suck it up and toss that RSVP card in the mail. You’re going, and you’re also going to ace it.

Things You’ll Need:

Step1) Don’t go alone. Bring an awesome, intelligent, interesting, fun date. It can even be your own sister. Just make sure it’s someone you love hanging out with regardless. Bribe them if you have to.

Step2) Wear an outfit you LOVE. It will put you in a good mood. Remember not to compete with the bridesmaids, however.

Step3) Resist the urge to roll your eyes during the event. It will not go unnoticed. This also goes for any defensive or negative body language. Instead of crossing your arms, keep your hands in your pockets. Put a rubbing stone in there if need be. Finger the beads of your necklace. Take a clutch.

Step4)Do not do anything passive aggressive, like “accidentally” bumping into your object of distaste, or getting a wedding gift you know they’ll hate. It will only appear aggressive.
Step5When you shake the couple’s hands, give a big smile and a firm grip. It helps to be talking about something very positive and happy with your date right before you have to do this so it appears more sincere.

Step6) For whatever reason you hate this person, remember that this wedding day is their day, it is very special, and if you do anything obnoxious it will be you who looks like the jerk.

Step7) Every time you have the urge to retch or make a sarcastic comment, immediately say something complimentary instead. “Her dress is gorgeous!” instead of “What a crock of poo” will go a long way. You also never know who will overhear.

Tips:

Maintain good posture.

Focus on the good.

Leave the reception early if you absolutely have to, but at least wait after a dance or two.

Do not say anything insincere. You will be transparent.

The next generation of 90210 is up on the small screen this fall. Which makes most of us reminisce about the old crew from back in the early 90’s — the love, the fights… the fashion.

One of the best outfits I must say was Donna’s getup in the U4EA episode when that crazy Emily Valentine spikes Brandon’s drink with a drug called “euphoria”. Donna wore over the knee black boots, black hot shorts, a long sleeve scoop neck top and a hot belt. Yay, for the Fly Girl 90’s, I’m so tired of the 80’s and the big leggings comeback.

So, what has happened to the old crew? There are talks of special appearances by Shannen Doherty, Jennie Garth, and Tori Spelling on the “Next Generation”.

Andrea, played by Gabrielle Carteris, unfortunately suffered partial facial paralyzation when during the filming of an attack scene in a movie. She’s blonde now!

Brian Austin Green turned to rap and put out an album called One Stop Carnival, which tanked. Most recently, he was in the Terminator TV show about Sarah Connor.

Jennie Garth and Ian Ziering were both on Dancing with the Stars (but not as partners). I remember when she married the guy from the Lemonheads! Ian has an official myspace page.

Jason Priestley is a big Barenaked Ladies fan and has a really interesting/goofy website.

Luke Perry divorced the model he married (they were married for awhile, I remember reading an article back in the day about how Minnie got his attention by sending him her bra).

Shannen was on Charmed, where Nat (the owner of the Peach Pit) guest starred on a show.