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The IRC Transcript
David Steinberg described our wedding online, as it was happening, via IRC. Many of our friends who couldn't attend the actual event were able to join the IRC channel and "watch" the wedding that way. Thanks to David for his help, and to Leah Kaufmann for transcribing the channel! Here's the transcript:
*** Topic for #asgx-wedding: Wedding starts at 7:30 PST
*** Topic for #asgx-wedding set by ZZYZX on Friday, December 27, 1996
9:48:39 PM
#asgx-wedding: Bug @Manteca @Confusion @ZZYZX
*** #asgx-wedding :End of /NAMES list.
*** Mode is +t
*** Channel created at Friday, December 27, 1996 9:33:31 PM
ZZYZX: greets
Bug: hey
Manteca: hi leah
Bug: hi amber
Manteca: zz is quite the un-chyk
Bug: is he not allowed to attend?
ZZYZX: well duh
ZZYZX: mbr is peeved because I haven't described what ppl are
wearing enough
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Manteca: hmph
Manteca: hi dean
Confusion: who's there, what are you doing?
ZZYZX: we are still waitng for ppl to show
Peck: hola
Bug: hi dean
ZZYZX: hoping for some stragglers
Peck: do I sit on the bride or the groom's side
ZZYZX: but it;s seeming unlikely
Bug: what's wendi wearing?
ZZYZX: dunno yet
Manteca pushes dean a beanbag
Bug: what's jason wearing/
ZZYZX: dunno yet
Peck: does someone have a powerbook and modem at the wedding or what?
ZZYZX: they're changing
ZZYZX: Win95 machine thakyouverymuch
Bug: how many ppl are there?
ZZYZX: wendi might be spending the night in the airport
ZZYZX: 20
Bug: why?
ZZYZX: because of the weather
Bug: are they scheduled to fly out right after the wedding?
ZZYZX: tomorrow morning
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Katchoo: hi
ZZYZX: if you want to leave tomorrow morning you better be there tonight
Bug: maybe you can get a ride to the airport
Manteca: hi col
ZZYZX: hey kat
ZZYZX: I plan to
Bug: re coll
ZZYZX: it;s looking like it's about to start
Bug: yay!
ZZYZX: big band music is coming from the tv
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ZZYZX: people are sitting down
Confusion: The Wall is on VH-1. flip their DSS over there halfway
through the ceremony for BIG LAUGHS!
ZZYZX: we thought about that
ZZYZX: the chairs are in a semicircle in the living room
ZZYZX: and ppl are taking pictures
ZZYZX: there are a bunch of disposible cameras
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Manteca: of what?
ZZYZX: that ppl are using
ZZYZX: each other
ZZYZX: the tree
ZZYZX: the snow
Manteca: so they're getting married in front of the tree?
ZZYZX: there's a camcorder now
Antmoose: how are you all watching this blessed event?
ZZYZX: no, in front of the tv
ZZYZX: I'm there
Bug: via zz
Antmoose: you're there in the room???
ZZYZX: yep
Antmoose: Wow.
ZZYZX: the tv has a curtain in front of it
Bug: is jason waiting for wendi yet?
ZZYZX: with ribbons on it
Manteca: ok, they're getting married in front of the tv... which is on?
Manteca: heh
ZZYZX: yeah he is
Antmoose: Fox. It's "Married: With Jason"!
ZZYZX: I can't see him fm where I'm sitting
ZZYZX: from
ZZYZX: the photographer is fascinated by thi
ZZYZX: s
Bug: the tv is on and covered?
ZZYZX: well music is playing
ZZYZX: jason is wearing a dark suit
Antmoose is happy for the happy couple!
ZZYZX: he is wearing a silkflower arrangement
ZZYZX: created by wendi
ZZYZX: that info was brought to me by daviddaviddavid
Antmoose: david ...?
Manteca: hi david :)
Bug: librik?
ZZYZX: wendi is late
ZZYZX: maybe she changed her mind....
Antmoose: will she or won't she?
Bug: that would be bad
Manteca: leah: mcnickle
ZZYZX: the master of ceremonies has taken his seat
ZZYZX: photos are being taken
Bug: they're being married by a judge?
ZZYZX: yep
Bug: a seated judge?
Antmoose will brb
ZZYZX: retired district court judge
*** Signoff: Antmoose (using sirc version 2.151+n0thing-v2.4.pl+ssfe)
ZZYZX: or so she CLAIMS
Bug: heh
ZZYZX: the truth is much more dark I think
ZZYZX: amanda has emerged from the room where wendi is changing
ZZYZX: I think I hear a bong?!?!?!?!?!?!
Bug: oh! the suspense!
ZZYZX: dunno what it is
ZZYZX: prob music from the tv
hawley: I hope it won't be one of those things where 20 years from
now they'll find out that they're not legally married.
ZZYZX: is someone logging this btw?
Bug: I got i logged
ZZYZX: cool
Peck: a bong? the couple is smoking up for the wedding?
ZZYZX: nah
Katchoo *thwaps* dean.
ZZYZX: hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm still no wendi
ZZYZX: ppl are sitting down
ZZYZX: there is tension in the air
Manteca: they were sitting down before
Peck: sorry
ZZYZX: quiet descends on the room
ZZYZX: they got up to take pictures
ZZYZX: wedding beells are playing
Manteca: oh
ZZYZX: some music
ZZYZX: I was exiled to a corner
ZZYZX: shari and david david david are coming
ZZYZX: with candles
ZZYZX: and there's wendi
Bug: what's she wearing?
ZZYZX: wearing white
hawley: Describe her, ZZ.
ZZYZX: white dress
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ZZYZX: veil
Bug: veil?
ZZYZX: "Dear friends
ZZYZX: out of love and affection for wendi and ason
ZZYZX: ...she's talking too fast
ZZYZX: they bring the dreams that bind them together
ZZYZX: your psaths will be parralel
ZZYZX: responsibilities with increase
ZZYZX: but your joy will multiply
ZZYZX: may you be gentle and understanding
ZZYZX: and quick to forgive each others fault
ZZYZX: jason says I do
ZZYZX: wendi's asked
ZZYZX: she says I don't^H^H^H
ZZYZX: ok exchanging rings
ZZYZX: looks like mcnick gave it
ZZYZX: jason put it on her finger
ZZYZX: "With this ring I thee wed"
ZZYZX: by the authority vested in me....
ZZYZX: i now pronouce you man and wife
ZZYZX: smooch
Bug: whoo hoo1
Manteca: awww
Manteca passes out kleenex
hawley: (|< <- champagne cork
ZZYZX: when you wish upon a star is playing
Peck: YAY! Congrats to the newlyweds!
Katchoo: yay!
ZZYZX: they're walkng out
ZZYZX: followed by shari and mcnick
rprprp: yay
Bug: *snif*
ZZYZX: posing in front of the cake
ZZYZX: kissing in front of the cake
ZZYZX: for the photographer
ZZYZX: witnesses are signing the license
Manteca: did you get to throw anything at them?
ZZYZX: nope
ZZYZX: I'll throw this lap top if you want
Manteca: that's not really traditional
Confusion: see who you can nail in the head.
ZZYZX: jason and wendi are signing the certificate now
Bug: throw diskettes
Peck: LOL
Peck: throw AOL CD -ROMs
ZZYZX: I've never seen you in a suit jason
ZZYZX: and you never will again
Manteca: :)
Manteca: did it say 68 on it?
ZZYZX: jason bought the tie
ZZYZX: specifically for the wedding
ZZYZX: and went to a web site to learn how to tie it
Bug: heh
ZZYZX: according to david ^3
ZZYZX: more photos
ZZYZX: some poppy music
Bug: will the reception be there, too?
ZZYZX: doesn't sound liek the posies
ZZYZX: yep
Bug: I can't stay and log this much longer; is anyone else logging it?
ZZYZX: wendi says hi
ZZYZX: esp to you bug for logging
Bug: hi wendi! congrats!
Manteca: hi wendi
ZZYZX: she thanks you
ZZYZX: any other messages?
Bug: she's very welcome. Shall I post it to the serv?
ZZYZX: sure
rprprp: hi from rprprp, zz
ZZYZX: she gave a somewhat exasperated tell everyone hello :-)
ZZYZX: jason is wearing converses with his shoes
ZZYZX: suit
Peck: i'm out of here too... cleaning to do... congrats again...
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ZZYZX: oh my god, they knocked over the cake
Bug: no!
ZZYZX: oh false alarem
ZZYZX: -e
Bug: fshewh
ZZYZX: jason looks very happy
ZZYZX: as does wendi
Bug: can you get a chyk to tell us a bit more about the dress?
Manteca: no kidding, go get shari :)
Bug: not that you're not doing a stellar job, zz, but we
enquiring minds need to know
ZZYZX: no
ZZYZX: shari typed that
ZZYZX: maybe later she says
Bug: amanda?
ZZYZX: she'll put pics on the web
Bug: okay
ZZYZX: sorry I suck with that
ZZYZX: picture with them holding hands
Bug: s'alright. now we know that for the next wedding we need to
supplement you with someone with fashion sense :-)
ZZYZX: hd on\
ZZYZX: here's amanda
Confusion: night all, congrats to wendi and jason
*** Signoff: Confusion (Leaving)
*** ZZYZX is now known as koogle
Manteca: hi manda :)
rprprp: i gotta go people, congrats to wendi and jason!
Bug waves at Koog
*** Signoff: rprprp (Leaving)
koogle: the dress is ivory with mesh at the top ...
koogle: it's a Jessica McClintock
Manteca: sleeves?
Bug: length?
koogle: floor length, plain mesh sleeves
Bug: lovely
koogle: sweetheart neckline and ribbon embroidery on the bodice
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koogle happens to know that the bride scored a bargain, and
got it on the first time she looked for a dress
b: hey all
Bug: excellent
Bug: Thanks for the skinny on that.
Bug: hi b
Bug: I gotta go, but have logged things thus far
koogle: anyway, we've reached the milling about part of the wedding
Bug: night, all. congrats to the newly weds
© 1997 by Wendi Dunlap Simpson and Jason Simpson