Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Julia Lee, former Lawrence junior, became engaged to campus celebrity White Owl earlier this month. Here’s what she has to say about the wedding.
Kansan: How is your family responding to this?
Julia: They are still kind of struggling with this. My dad wants to meet with a third party so we can communicate about this. He wants to meet with me, my mom and a preacher to sort some of this stuff out. He wants this to end because he is not comfortable with this at all.
K: What are the different reactions you have been getting from people hearing the news?
J: I am getting more friend requests on Facebook from friends of White Owl’s. Some random person asked who was going to be officiating the wedding and if it was legal. We have three certified officials and of course, the wedding is going to be legal.
K:What separates White Owl from other people?
J: Somebody in the Old Testament wrote that we should be in constant prayer. Our relationship is all about God, and his blessings in our lives. The reason my past relationships aren’t there is because God has to be at the center of a relationship. He is at the center of my life, and if he isn’t at the center of other people’s life, like daily, in their thoughts and words every day, then I don’t want to be with them.
K: When was your last relationship?
J: Right before this one. We were engaged when I met White Owl. It was a bizarre relationship because it was long distance, and we didn’t really talk all that much. We had been together for three and a half years, but when I met White Owl, I started to remember the things I need in my life. I have to close doors and if I see an open door, I need to walk through it.
K: What was your former fiancé’s reaction when you told him the engagement was off?
J: He flew down here on the plane to patch things up, but I told him I couldn’t promise that we would be back together. So he flew in and it was weird because I didn’t even really recognize him.
K: What did you do before you came to the University of Kansas?
J: I was at the Cleveland Art Institute. I had really big doubts when I went there. I didn’t know if making art for a living was something I wanted to do. I didn’t want to have to deal with the marketing world. I wanted more freedom.
K: Are you staying at the Univeristy?
J: I am not really planning on continuing next year. I don’t really feel I need to get a degree because I am not sure what I would use it for. I don’t really feel it is right for me to get a piece of paper so I can tell people I am capable of doing something.
K: What was White Owl’s reaction when you started talking about marriage?
J: I was at Target and he would come and visit me while I was working. One day after work I called my friend Laurel, and I told her ‘At the risk of sounding completely insane, I think I am supposed to marry this guy,’ and she told me that I was insane. I drove over to his place and we were talking. I knew he was feeling bad because I knew he didn’t want to push anything on me, but I knew how he felt about me. I told him my phone conversation with Laurel and he fell to the floor. It was really cool.
K: What are you planning to do for money?
J: He gets money for disability, and we are working on some Web sites in the future.
K: Any kids in the future?
J: Right after we get married.
— Edited by Mandy Earles
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White Owl’s new fiancée tells all
Who ever pays his disability should watch his YouTube clips...
White Owl’s new fiancée tells all
projectile vomits
White Owl’s new fiancée tells all
Yeah, there's nothing that could go wrong with this picture.
White Owl’s new fiancée tells all
there is obviously something wrong with this girl
White Owl’s new fiancée tells all
I think it's hilarious that she says they will have kids, and if you look at the photo of white owl, and then look at page 2 of the print version of the Kansan, you will see what their kids may look like!
White Owl’s new fiancée tells all
What an ignorant, insane girl. She really needs to get off those drugs.
White Owl’s new fiancée tells all
you know, they're just a couple of crazy kids (more at heart than on paper). white owl is a shining example of doing what you want, not what you're supposed to do. he continues to teach us that age means nothing and loving life has no expiration date. I hope the best to both of them and hope people accept them and their love for one another.
White Owl’s new fiancée tells all
I wonder if she's thought about being on her own after he passes away, which will be sometime waaaaay before she does. I can't tell if she's serious or not, but if she is, wouldn't it be really hard to marry someone you loved and knew that you'd spend a significant portion of your life, especially your golden years, without them? I'm not judging, but this boggles my mind.
I do think it's a HUGE mistake for her to drop out of school, espeically if they plan to live off disability and "Web sites."
Maybe they could get their own newlywed reality TV show like Jessica and Nick.
White Owl’s new fiancée tells all
I've got your new "celebrity" right here! My name is Brown Fox. I'm a former POW gone AWOL during the little known American war against the monstrous Easter Island statues. I like to run around in my spare time and scream incoherent phrases. I would like to bring my craft to KU and rival White Owl when he comes to your class and yells "KU" I'll yell "BOO on you Owl!"
Vote for me 2012
White Owl’s new fiancée tells all
I totally support the Brown Fox idea.
White Owl’s new fiancée tells all
"I wonder if she's thought about being on her own after he passes away, which will be sometime waaaaay before she does"
Not if those Russians, as White Owls foresees, bombs us first.
White Owl’s new fiancée tells all
EWWWW! Old balls!
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