To cut to the chase, Radio and I got engaged this past Valentine’s Day

I decided that I was going to propose in early January. Radio has not been shy of the subject recently, hanging from my neck in a swimming pool in Szombathely and saying “See, they got married Babel, so why can’t we?” and writing that her ideal station in life now would be to be married.

I drove up to her parents’ house one January morning and decided that I would propose that we find out each other’s ring sizes “just in case I ever do decide to propose to you one day.”

Armed with that information, I decided to start the hunt for rings, so that I could pop the question on Valentine’s Day, at that point about four weeks away.

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Sufiĉis jam.

Mi nur malofte uzis na Facebook, tamen lastatempe pasigis pli kaj pli da tempo ĉe ĝi, pro tio, ke mi instalis iun programon Vida Librobreto, kiu necesis pli ol mia kutimo duonsekundo da atento.

Tamen pli kaj eĉ pli ofte amikoj ĝenas min per la babilada funkciilo, kiun lastatempe instalis la kreintoj de FB. Aparte du amikoj ĉiam saltas sur min tuj kiam mi malfermas la paĝon, unu el kiu neniam meritas konversacion, ĉar ŝi ne havas interesindajn diraĵojn.

Sufiĉis, do mi eltrovis kiel ŝajnigi min esti for. Pro tio, ke mi uzas la Esperantan version de Facebook, mi decidis fari tiun afiŝon en la lingvo internacia.

Do, por kaŝi vian retstaton, por ke teduloj ne interrompu vian retumadon nur pro tio, ke vi pekis per okulumado de via Facebook-paĝo, faru tiel:

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I was perusing eBay earlier whilst killing some time. My plan was to pick up a couple of small Transformers, since my nephew, all of twenty months old, loved playing with my cuddly plush of Bumblebee, which even transforms into a Volkswagen Beetle.

Slumblebee

He enjoyed playing with his new buddy so much that I went as far as getting some friends down, this time my keyrings of Windcharger and Brawn.

Minibots Re-Released As Keyrings

So far, so good, since I’ve found a bulk lot of minibots going for a pound, so I’ll be sure to keep my eyes open there.

I used the broad search term decepticon and quickly descended on the most unusual gift, though one that is perfect for someone who meets my characteristics of being in a settled relationship that could get a little bit more serious over the next few years … (more…)