Alrighty. I'm attending a wedding on Sunday for a friend I knew in college. He was always really nice, and he had a confidence about his work and his passions (theatre and science fiction) that I admired, even if I didn't quite approve or agree with him. But we were never what I would call very close(or at least not invite-you-to-my-wedding close), and honestly I was shocked to receive the "Save the Date" postcard, and then the invitation. But I thought it was a lovely gesture, and then I thought, "He must not have many friends left over from college". So the handful of us are going together, as a small group...boy girl boy girl.
Earlier this week I received an Evite for a bonfire "get-to-know-the-wedding-guests" pre-party for the day before. Fortunately I had an out for that one, as it occurred to me that I only know a few of these people and for all I know, they could all show up in Rebel costumes, or dressed as Boba Fett or something. He is what I affectionately refer to as an Ubergeek. He doesn't just have hobbies or interests he POSESSES them.
So anyway, remembering that I was told he registered on Amazon.com, I decided to check it out and buy his wedding present. Among 30 different items, only three were housewares. The rest of them were DVDs, and memory cards for their Playstation 2. I kid you not. They registered for different seasons of the various Star Trek vehicles, different versions of the re-release of Star Wars, and I could've sworn that The Last Starfighter was in there SOMEWHERE. I didn't know whether to laugh or cry. I mean, that's not even QUASI-normal.
I already checked to see if they happened to be on Target.com, CrateandBarrel.com, or the other typical wedding registry websites. No luck.
And it's not like they have money, or anything. At least, not that I know of. He grew up in a town whose most notable cultural contribution is the state headquarters of the KKK. And if they had money, wouldn't they just say, "We don't need anything, we have money", or ask for more expensive things or something?
I am so NOT going to buy them "Flight of the Navigator" or "Logan's Run" on DVD. I'm apparently much more practically minded than they are. What to do? Should I just do what an old person would do and just get them something ugly that they never asked for in the first place? I suppose I'll have to cave and buy them the waffle iron.
I'll be there with my camera, and I'll let y'all know if they have Han and Leia on the top of their cake (Doubtless they will). I wonder if I can post pictures on this website.