This is a man we are talking about, right?

I always wondered what it'd be like to be in a family that had a monthly newsletter. Like those coffee chat pages you get at diners, one side about random family "Did You Know..." trivia and the other with Historical family events. The middle is a few paragraphs of current happenings, where everyone is, new jobs.
Alas, we are not that family.
Last night my Dad inadvertantly told me that my younger brother, the middle one, is getting married. His exact words were "You're brother's getting married... I just hope that you're doing alright."
I'm excited for my brother. I think this is awesome. I think being a brother-in-law affords me to drop it at parties, like a business card. I'll hand someone the subtle off-white card with a flick of my wrist, an in black italics it'll read brother-in-law in fine Impact (I'll request Impact font).
I imagine it was a big decision for him. The men in my family are a bit reserved, so express anything permenance or sentimentality to us is a HUGE step. I think it's a good direction he's going in. I'm very proud of him. Although he's a man of few words, I'm going to try and ring him up and coax something out of him. I've never been the older brother to give advice or steer either one of my brothers in one direction or another, but maybe I should.
Commiting to another person is a battle of blood and glory. It's very fine tuned in my opinion. To be able to get someone, or at least to be able to overlook their faults is a action not unlike the focus of some sixth-century Samurai. I can count the number of major relationships on less than five fingers, and each time the thought has crossed my mind. I'm not sure if I have my brother's conviction, but the times are always changing. I treat the institution of marraige like the a sword of Damoclese type situation.
I've never considered myself a commitmentphobe...

New purchases:
Takk...- Sigur Rós
Here Come the 123's- They Might Be Giants (the song Triops Have Three Eyes is especially hard hitting. I have a history with the prehistoric creatures)

My laptop at home may or may not be out of commission, due to an explosion. More on that later.