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Oh, I presented it to her as a birthday present in a CD jewel case with false covers. I made it seem as though I had no money and that all I could afford was to make a custom-made mixed CD. The cover had a picture of me in my long black wig with the words "Rock'n'Roll" above my head. The back cover had a marketing photo of Jack Black and the kids from School of Rock and a fake tracklist.

The inside had a cheesy picture of a heart-shaped box full of roses, and this image lay beneath where the CD would normally rest. The ring was too thick; the case could not close properly. So I cut out the circular area where the little teeth hold onto the the inner circle of a CD. I placed the ring there and voilà, everything was good. Except that the ring would fall out if she didn't open the case while holding it horizontally. So I got a square piece of a clear plastic envelope and placed the ring under it, with the inner part of the jewel case over the plastic. Since there is a circular hole, the ring was now safe from moving about but accessible.

The sides of the CD simply said "Will You Marry Me". Unfortunately, the cover was a one-off copy I made in Illustrator and didn't save (for secrecy purposes) and so I can't actually show it to you. I guess I should have taken a picture of the whole ordeal, but I was constrained by time.

There was, of course, no CD. When she opened it she was expecting to find a one-of-a-kind mixed CD by me (which, by the way, she was perfectly happy with as a birthday present—isn't she the best?), but upon not seeing a CD, she became a little confused. It was dark in the bar and she didn't notice the ring right away. A second later she saw it and I showed her the side of the CD. I pulled the ring out and prayed that it would fit on her finger. It did. It does. Perfectly.

The words "Will you marry me?" never actually escaped my lips, but then she asked, "Do I have to answer?" Remembering that I hadn't actually asked her to marry me, I understood her position. I told her she had to answer, and yes, she did say "yes".