March 2011
1 post
like a house of cards, one blow from caving in
January 2011
1 post
i am wearing jeans that i haven’t been able to wear in over a year.
the rest of the day can go fuck itself because i’m in my skinny jeans.
November 2010
1 post
Coxism
I believe in the Dr. Cox theory on exercise - the key to my exercise program is this one simple truth: I hate my body.
The second you look in the mirror and you’re happy with what you see, baby, you just lost the battle.
October 2010
1 post
Fish and rodents.
My zodiac signs seem to define me more and more. Like they were made for me, or I for them.
Compassionate and intuitive and idealist (which leads into being escapist). Circling around and around, constantly seeing both sides, rights and wrongs and feeling everything that everyone else feels.
I always resented that I was born in the year of the rat. But more and more, I see that I can be intense...
September 2010
4 posts
love letters
Reading Door Wide Open is still utterly heartwrenching. Even little snippets.
I thought I might grow out of my love for this book, but I think it’ll be in my heart, forever and ever.
just saw a commercial for a new show on ABC called My Generation. they showed clips of some kids in 2000 talking about what they were going to do with their lives. the show catches up with them 10 years later to see what they’re doing (not a reality show, it’s actual actors).
it looks super depressing. i have a decent job that i love (most of the time), and i still wonder if...
hippos
sometimes i am just hungry for more.
remember remember the fifth of november
I hate this “never forget” bullshit. It insults me.
Do you really think that I’m going to forget? I mean really. Am I going to forget that fucking planes crashed into buildings? No. I’m not. I don’t need you to constantly whine at me about not forgetting (I won’t). I don’t need you to tell me that I’m unAmerican because I don’t believe in...
August 2010
9 posts
hello, summer
yesterday was 72 degrees. today was 90. hello summer. please go away again, this girl is ready for fall.
sweaters and scarves and boots. my faves.
conundrum part 2
i work in animal rescue. and i love it. i love the animals at work, i love my animals at home. i find them just utterly delightful creatures.
but i believe in using animals for research purposes (using certain parameters). i am a raging carnivore.
and i constantly feel guilty about this, because i don’t think i’m allowed to be an animal lover, a meat eater, and a believer of...
High Noon in the Garden of Good & Evil: Breaking... →
Hello, you beautiful bucket of piglets! I’m coming to a city near you — if one of these nine cities happens to be near you: kicking off in Portland in September, with escapades following in Vancouver, Chicago, Madison, Aiken and Wilmington, then a wild week of theatre and bar shows in Atlanta and…
Dear James Adomian,
When are you coming to the Bay Area? Please do sometime soon. So...
working hard on a Sunday
Eating pretzel M&M’s - genius
Watching Bend it like Beckham - also genius
war zone
stella and i braved the mobile vaccination clinic at pet food express. milo foundation was there with puppies and dogs and 50 ppl surrounding the puppies. lots of dogs on flexi-leads, and one terror of a schnauzer who screamed the entire time. we made it out unscathed, except for one little bark at some approaching pomeranians. mission accomplished.
cars
took my ‘97 camry in for it’s 30k mile service (yes, you read that right). have a loaner corolla for the night. so this is what driving a decent car feels like. i don’t want to give it back tomorrow.
“On Sept. 11, 2001, thousands of first responders heroically rushed to the scene...”
– Michael Bloomberg
Read the entire address at the link above.
(via soupsoup)(via brooklynmutt)(via notthatkindagay)
(via absurdlakefront)
(via devmonster)
laziness and F & G
a i don’t understand why people make mashed potatoes from a mix. mashed potatoes aren’t even hard. they are ridiculously easy.
what? you’re busy and don’t have time to boil potatoes? put the potatoes on and do something else while they boil. i did a couple miles on the elliptical.
also, IFC is showing Freaks & Geeks. it’s glorious. i own it on DVD, but i find a...
mmmmf
jeffrey dean morgan, let’s make babies.
okay, let’s not actually make babies. let’s just do it a lot.
July 2010
17 posts
stand-up
sometimes, when i do presentations at work, i feel like i’m doing stand-up. the crowd is engaged from the beginning? i get laughs when i should? all is good, and i’m on a roll. i am charming and delightful, engaging, informative, witty. but if the crowd stares at me with dead eyes, unmoved by my presentation, i start trying harder. like an untalented comic frustrated by my lack of...
luck
some days even my lucky rocketship underpants won’t help
Up Next:
devmonster:
shorthairedrapunzel:
axelrod:
- company picnic at noon - off tomorrow for Cubs v. Cardinals game (two fridays, two cubs games!)
Oh God. God do I hate Cardinals fans. So glad I don’t live there anymore.
You know, Cards fans are way better behaved when they’re not in Chicago. They were perfectly reasonable in Kansas City. Civil even.
I know. I couldn’t believe it, either....
conundrum
I do not like it when I have to coddle people. Overly sensitive types just waste my time.
I also do not like people who are not very conscientious of others. I find it rude and a little sad that they are so unempathetic (the red squiggly line is telling me that is not a word - oh well).
My dislike of these two types of people is exhausting.
time wasters
I’ve been sick for two and a half days. I went to work yesterday because we had an important event, and I felt I should be there. I had a shit ton of stuff to do because I missed Monday. I was busy right up until 5:29. The event started at 5:30.
Why was I occupied until 5:29? Because people kept asking how I was feeling. I totaled it up - I spent one hour answering questions about the...
Advice
I seem to have food poisoning or something.
I am starving, but nothing really stays down. The internets suggest eating the BRAT diet (bananas, rice, applesauce, and dry toast) or bland, soft foods such as pasta or mashed potatoes. I don’t know what the hell kind of mashed potatoes these people eat, but mine are made from scratch and contain roasted garlic and tons of butter, real butter....
Automakers GM and Chrysler were pressured to quickly close hundreds of dealerships by the Treasury department without regard for the job losses that would result, according to a government watchdog report out Sunday from CNN Money
What a terrible sentence. They also use “to” instead of “too.”
15 reasons Mr. Rogers was best neighbor ever →
some of these are unconfirmed, but this article always makes me feel better about the world.
Multi tasking
Ellipticaling and tumbling AT THE SAME TIME
marketing
the various religious folks who stop by my house with flyers are not employing very effective marketing strategies.
shelby
we said goodbye to a furry friend at work today. she languished in the shelter. adopted last year and returned 4 months later, and then she stayed with us for 7 months.
i know we made the right decision, but i feel like we’ve failed her. we, as people, failed this dog. her quality of life began to decline as she sat in the shelter month after month. we have some of the best trainers and...
devmonster:
jesusplaza:
I’ll get him hot. Show him what I got.
Whenever I hear or see ‘Poker Face’ lyrics, all I can think of is this.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bW5czKqT05A&feature=player_embedded#at=59 that’s all i can think of
We are...
I am sad for so many things, but mostly my city.
On January 1, 2009, 22 year old unarmed Oscar Grant was restrained on a train station platform face-down and was shot in the back by BART police officer Johannes Mehserle. Twenty-two, and he had a daughter.
Mehserle’s verdict was announced today - involuntary manslaughter.
But he pulled a gun and shot a man in the back. This man who...
improvisation
only trained in pet first aid (not human), but still managed to butterfly tape boyfriend back together.
delayed gratification
i kind of hate movie trailers. they get me really excited, and then i have to wait several months for fulfillment. WHERE IS THE FUN IN THAT?
fact. bears eat beets.
harry potter people are better than twilight people. like, they’re actually better people.
true story.
June 2010
1 post
tumblr attempt part deux
let’s try this once more, with feeling.
my name is jenn.
i work for a non-profit (which i love and hate).
i love shoes, my creatures, and strawberries (and perhaps a few more things).
i want to be the person my dog thinks i am.