Entries from April 2005
and when the night is cold and dark, you can see, you can see light
dear jess,
i am so sorry. so so so sorry. please accept these my sincerest of apologies. it was cruel and unusual to subject you to such a meaningful rendition of Cory Hart’s seminal hit “Never Surrender,” especially when you were trying to peacefully digest your lunch. but sometimes jess, these things cannot be helped. i [...]
a decade
10 years ago today, sister #2 and the stink were married. that’s an entire decade. i haven’t done anything in my life for 10 years, much less with another person. it’s so totally impressive, that i cannot even find words to express how happy i am for the two of them.
Read morejust make the pain go away
ok, i’m not really in any pain at all. i’m just damn crabby and blue, which is sort of painful in some way.
also, just so you know, my co-workers were telling me how the story of the non-extinct ivory-billed woodpecker is like a big deal on the TV. HA! i shouted. because i’m all [...]
the return of the ivory-billed woodpecker
“Just to think this bird made it into the 21st century gives me chills,” he said. “It’s like a funeral shroud has been pulled back, giving us a glimpse of a living bird, rising Lazarus-like from the grave.”
it might just be that i’m a little emotional right now, or it’s just that i find geeks [...]
you’ve abandoned me, witty don’t live here anymore
i’ve been embroiled the last few days in work, sleeping and going to work. plus i’m in full-on monthly hormonal depression which has left me oddly silent. odd, because i am never silent. but when these bouts take over, i tend to pipe right down in order to keep the keyboard psychologists at bay (they [...]
Read morelate-breaking crush developments
there has been an update to the Crush of the Day!
my new crush of the day is my pal Monkey. see, monkey is a westernerd who just hooked me up with my new all-time very favorite song ever. it’s called Jason Lee and i would love it even if it weren’t about the cutest [...]
spring is when a girl’s fancy turns to thoughts of love: the current crush list
1. D’Amico and Sons Turkey Cherry Salad
2. the song album of the year by the good life.
3. Stuart Dybek
4. aveda control paste
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6. me, the supergenius, for staying true to myself in the face of scary meetings with grand high muckity mucks and rocking the casbah. because when i rock the casbah, i rock it [...]
debating the levels of geekdom
yesterday i was on the phone chatting with my friend The Reporter when we got into a nasty debate music geekdom.
it started beause he asked me who the all-time best canadian musician was.
“neil young,” i said with every ounce of duh-ness i could muster.
“you’re right,” he said.
“i’m not that stupid,” i said.
“i suppose a [...]
the funkdoobiest
the date on the calendar tells me that, yes, it is in fact time for me to go crazy. and i’m doing a pretty damn good job of it. irrationality, how i love thee. today, already, i’ve nearly burst into tears talking about catalog copy and i wanted to quit my job because i suddenly [...]
Read morelove is eating cold macaroni and cheese
on saturday the sisterclub and various hangers-on (by that i mean kidlings, spouses and spouses to be) ventured to the mall to get yet another family picture taken. yes, it was only a mere three years ago. but we’ve added three new members to the fam since then and apparently three is the magic number.
as [...]
a nervous tic motion of the head to the left
dear andrew.
i love you. come over and i’ll show you what happens when two substances collide.
Love,
jodi
HEY! you, who is looking for information about sister #4’s wedding
Dear XO Communications User,
yeah, you, the one who keeps putting in the wedding date, bridezilla’s real name along with the name of her groom, groomzilla. what in the hell are you looking for? seriously, you’re starting to creep me out.
plus, do you really think i’m going to give long, exhaustive details about her wedding including [...]
we’re here because of the music. we’re band aids.
as soon as the final chords of “Left of the Dial” faded into the air, the statues came to life and started filing out. i told the westernerds about my odd fortune and showed them the backstage pass.
“well, you have to go,” EM said, and i could have kissed her for that. i was a [...]
Paul Westerberg & His Only Friends Band Chicago, April 15, 2005
the chicago show. it’s a tough one. i think this was one of those kind of concerts you had to be at to totally understand. but before i get into that, can i just say The Riviera is a shitty place to see a show? of course i can. beause it’s damn true.
also, i [...]
i can breathe for the first time
today just might be the best day ever since friday night. let me count the ways:
1. i get to leave work early to go get my haircut which means i’ll get to be cute for like an entire 4 hours
2. i’m meeting twodolla wendy for dinner, a dinner where i will consume margaritas
3. i just [...]
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