So a friend from down the hall stops by and comments that the room seemed so much bigger now after we moved all the furniture around. I replied that there was eventually going to be a couch to go in front of the TV. He said something about the wooden bench thats currently there. I compared its comfortability to an old church pew. I then pointed out that with this church pew, the organ in the corner, and the TV shelf being set up like an altar, I pretty much had a church. Then the idea came.
"I should totally do weddings in here."
"Don't you need a license or something?"
"Maybe?"
A quick internet search revealed the truth. It turned out that I could become an ordained minister over the internet, for free, thanks to the Universal Life Church, a church founded on the idea that everyone is entitled to choose their own religion. Also the Beatles had all become ministers through them. Perfect! I then sat down to fill out a web form, and prepared to answer whatever number of questions they had to confirm my ordination.
And then I just had to put my name and email. It was easier than making a GMail account. I didn't even have to take time to think of a clever username that wasn't already taken. A few hours later I got an email saying that I'd been ordained (they have people read the ordination requests and do them in batches, because a computer can't ordain you apparently.)
So now I'm an ordained minister, and can officiate weddings, perform baptisms, hold funerals, and call myself Reverend... and its pretty awesome.
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