well, it happened! i'm sure most of my readership knows and has been informed but incase i've dropped the ball in the last couple weeks of craziness, let me say it again: I'm engaged.

on tuesday, february 26th, 2008 at about 4:05am I asked the beautiful Jessica Ann Conklin to be my bride. she graciously said yes. there's lots of stories i could tell but they seem better saved for in person. like how just before i asked her parents for their permission, i poured gasoline all over myself. or how i saw the jeweler make the ring right before my very eyes. or how i surprised her with my proposal in a japanese garden while we were rushing around town.

we're incredibly excited and incredibly busy right now trying to make arrangements for our summer wedding. we both leave town for a month (she goes on tour, i go to austin) this weekend so it's quite a scramble. i honestly didn't think i'd get this blog post out. but i did. and life is exciting.

and lastly,

i have another announcement. i've had a wonderful time over the past 5½ years keeping up this blog and telling stories and hopefully brightening your day with my stories of hilarity, misfortune, and adventure. writing and retelling these things has been just as exciting as living them. you, dear readers, have put up with my bitching & whining(read: blogging), mispunctuations, misspellings, and overall emo-ness without much contempt. and for that i'm forever greatfull. however, after much thought and internal deliberation, i've decided to shut down Howdy Mister! for good. shocking, i know. but i'm done. i think i'm really done. i hope this move won't kill wimpkiller, there's always the bbs.

so... that's that. i've never ended a blog before. this is my first one. so, i think i'll just end it here. on a happy note. the blog started off with a breakup and will end with a marriage. that to me is wonderful and biblical.

i know this will leave a horrendous void in everyone's life and the outcry will reach the ends of the earth. but i think i'm committed to this decision. to those who mourn, i advise you to print off your favorite posts, bind them, and put them in your bathroom and read a little bit each day. i'll probably leave Howdy! up for a month, just for a last hurrah... but it's over.

again, thank you to everyone. i've loved your feedback all these years and i hope we can keep in touch. you can probably always reach me at dave [at] wimpkiller.com.

sayonara.