I moved forward and prepared the marriage proposal I had planned. I told one of my buddies in the movie industry what I wanted to do, and he was all for it. He said he'd take care of it and let me know when things were ready. He called yesterday, and things are set up for tonight. I picked up the ring from the jeweler a few days ago, so it's too late to back out now. Jenny has no idea what's coming...well, she's expecting me to propose to her, but she doesn't know it will be tonight.

Shit, my head hurts, and that damn bird won't shut up. We...