tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-53333162011-04-21T13:24:47.373-07:00Attention PleaseDo I really need to air my thoughts online? Does the world need another blog? Ah, what the hell. I can always abandon it later. I'm a quitter anyway.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.comBlogger951100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-54913197913199546552008-08-01T14:15:00.000-07:002008-08-01T14:26:16.708-07:00Last night we drove to Asheville to see She & Him. I was surprised to find that my reaction to it was outright jealousy. I love the styles of music they borrow from, and it's not a stretch to say that my husband and I could play like this - albeit in much smaller venues and definitely not as a full-time gig. If only!I'm not saying I'm -as good as- Zoey Deschanel, or that my husband is on a par Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-75453528080449107392008-02-23T10:05:00.000-08:002008-02-23T10:09:56.442-08:00I lie in the dried grass in my front yard, yammering on my cell phone to my sister in L.A. As we talk, she goes outside, sees a sliver, and pops back into her overpriced Sherman Oaks apartment. When she goes back out a little later to check, she reports that her moon is pure-tee GONE. I think it scares her that it disappeared that quickly. It gives me a thrill that we're viewing the same giant Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-86319430466764651712007-07-09T05:33:00.001-07:002007-07-09T07:51:46.744-07:00I'm almost embarrassed to add a post to a blog that is several years old, which no one reads, and that isn't all that interesting. I've been keeping a diary offline in a Word document, so I do have a record of all of the little Camden developments since before she was born.I do want to continue a blog or diary of some sort but I can never seem to keep one going. Also, I'm in need of good photo Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1134656654630587622005-12-15T06:24:00.000-08:002005-12-15T06:24:14.646-08:00December Update.
We are finally getting over what seems like a monthlong cold. Camden hasn't been sleeping in her crib, preferring instead to fuss until I take her into bed and eventually stick her in the Pack & Play in our room. In the past week she has spent 2 full nights in her crib. She is just now able to pull herself up to standing, which of course ups the tantrum level in the crib because Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1132007952844327772005-11-14T14:35:00.000-08:002005-11-14T14:39:12.846-08:00Everyone's Blog is Better than MineIf I were not so busy and didn't have such a deeply fulfilling life, it would bother me greatly that everyone in the world has a more robust and up-to-date blog than I do. I'm a better-than-average writer, and I daresay reasonably witty and well-spoken. But I just don't have time to spill my guts on a blog. I think I noted this in the very first post, and it's Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1124734190118846162005-08-22T11:09:00.000-07:002005-08-22T11:09:50.156-07:00I'm starting to think that insanely busy is normal for me. Did I mention I had a panic attack last week? I mistook my sudden inability to get enough air for asthma. Then I talked to my mother, and she suggested it was probably a panic attack because it sounded like one she had once.
The irony was that it happened AFTER all the crazy busy-ness, on the day I was driving back to work after having Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1122570659277628422005-07-28T10:10:00.000-07:002005-07-28T10:10:59.276-07:00What Baby Camden is up to
About eleven pounds. ba dum bum
She is three months old and her new interests include clutching dramatically at her clothing a la Fred Sanford, poking out her tongue so mom & dad can tickle it with a finger, and "talking" to us in little "hoo-hoo" monkey grunts with a surprised look that says, "Am *I* making that noise?"
She's also holding that head up very nicely, Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1122570347708809872005-07-28T10:05:00.000-07:002005-07-28T10:05:47.740-07:00Kanka Is Some Hardcore Stuff
Apparently I have a canker sore. Not a cold sore, which is contagious. So I picked up a substance called Kanka at my local apothecary (Eckerd) which purported to provide maximum pain relief and form a protective coating around my annoying little ulcer. And boy did it ever. I think I went a bit aggressive in the application of it because my lips, the tip of my tongue,Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1119620001814179212005-06-24T06:33:00.000-07:002005-06-24T06:33:21.816-07:00Since I got pregnant, the April 2005 Expecting Club at iVillage has been a lifebuoy. I was able to find out all kinds of information, great "mom" insider information, and best of all, post or read about the totally embarrassing "is it just me?" and "is this normal?" questions that every pregnant woman has. There's a message board on nearly every subject of life and I recommend them. You can Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1119362591154841522005-06-21T07:00:00.000-07:002005-06-21T07:03:11.156-07:00P.S.Today is my 33rd birthday. I am really enjoying it because I don't look anywhere close to 33. I secretly love seeing the shock that comes when strangers learn how old I am. Even a friend of mine the other day was jokingly saying something about how I was not "old enough" for something. I said mock-indignantly, "I'm almost 33." She paused for a long while and I threw in, "You thought I was Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1119362280057499482005-06-21T06:49:00.000-07:002005-06-21T06:58:00.063-07:00Vampire BabySo now I'm almost eight weeks on the other side of pregnancy ... the side where you have a new baby. The pregnancy and delivery were a cakewalk compared to the first couple of weeks of life with our daughter Camden.Camden was fussy, cranky, crying, frowny, and not as sleepy as I had been led to believe babies are. Breastfeeding didn't work out - she was a "shallow latcher" (don't askJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1109709020533535382005-03-01T12:30:00.000-08:002005-03-01T12:30:20.533-08:00I have got 8 weeks to go and I have to say, for someone who was freaked out for years about the idea of having a baby, I feel cool as a cuke. Maybe it's that calm period while the log flume is gently bobbing along and slowly kank-kank-kanking its way up the incline. You know what's coming -- you got on the ride in the first place, didn't you? So you just sit back and enjoy the ride as best you Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1109262779000234832005-02-24T08:32:00.000-08:002005-02-24T08:32:59.000-08:00If I only had time to read 1000 journals, maybe I would have time too to keep my blog updated. I'm so thrilled that people still make time for creativity and participation in group projects like the one I just linked. "This is an experiment, and you are part of it."Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1109111070749248622005-02-22T14:24:00.000-08:002005-02-22T14:24:30.750-08:00JUMP! All righty. I did not fathom just how much of my youth was spent on video games until I watched this little gem. It starts slowly but it picks up and suddenly you are watching your childhood flash before your eyes -- that is, if you owned an Atari 2600, a Nintendo, or frequented Aladdin's Castle.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1108139689539586602005-02-11T08:34:00.000-08:002005-02-11T08:34:49.540-08:00ThinkGeek :: Geek Love Poem T-shirt
This shirt is so darn funny. I was trying to imagine explaining what the references mean to my mom -- which I think I could do. But trying to explain to her why it is funny? I think that is beyond my abilities.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1107906486257410362005-02-08T18:47:00.000-08:002005-02-08T15:48:06.256-08:00The Top Ten Words I Want To Avoid In The Name Of My Baby's Daycare
1. Kollege
2. Baptist
3. L'il
4. Clown
5. Holy
6. Crazy / Krazy
7. Uncle
8. o'
9. Bubba
10. Experimental
Today I toured six daycares in the area. It was an enlightening (and exhausting) experience on many levels. In addition to identifying several I would actually entrust with my child, I also learned some things. Here are a Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1106935468654838392005-01-28T10:04:00.000-08:002005-01-28T10:04:28.653-08:00Why I will NOT be having natural childbirth.
First of all, I've never been a fan of pain, especially preventable pain. I feel I owe an easy birth to my great-great-grandmothers, who didn't give birth in pain drinking whisky and chewing on bark for me to decide, now that we have modern medicine, that I don't want any.
Recently I found out that they do not issue medals or trophies for women who Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1106685604398201092005-01-25T12:40:00.000-08:002005-01-25T12:40:04.396-08:00I can't believe I have not updated my blog since last summer. I have been too busy making a baby, I guess. Accept my apologies and this link: Timothy McSweeney's is one of my favorite literary timewaster sites. Enjoyez-vous.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1089940747371839662004-07-15T18:04:00.000-07:002004-07-15T18:19:07.370-07:00And now, time for some plugs....
My current favorite website is DailyKos. It's political commentary, with a mix of irreverence, humor, and thoughtful analysis that has me comin' back.
My favorite band remains They Might Be Giants. They kick the crap out of your favorite band.
My favorite current TV show is... well, I don't have one. They all suck, except Seinfeld reruns. I didn't see this one Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1087997164129321432004-06-23T06:26:00.000-07:002004-06-23T06:27:51.886-07:00I got this forward today. I wonder who leaked this "memo"? Ha.Leave One Child Behind Dear Mr. and Mrs. G.H.W. Bush,Once again, it is that time of year when we update the parents of our students on their child's progress, and we regret to inform you that your son, Georgie, is not doing as well as we'd hoped and expected when he embarked on his four-year program at our school. As you are well awareJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1087933417994609782004-06-22T12:43:00.000-07:002004-06-22T12:43:37.993-07:00Drudge bias story ... is biased.So some right-wing friend sends me this link -- of course, from Drudge Report -- that claims to "prove" that the media is biased toward the left. Drudge's headline is UCLA/Stanford Study: Drudge Report is significantly closer to the center than all other media outlets.Here's the link to the HTML version of the doc:http://216.239.51.104/search?q=cache:tCEKSNVW-OYJ:mason.gmu.edu/~atabarro/Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1087577152702317622004-06-18T09:45:00.000-07:002004-06-18T09:45:52.703-07:00And now, for something completely girly.I have this fabulous medium navy-colored nail polish I got several years ago in London. I have gotten several compliments on it, and recently I discovered that when I paint deep bordeaux polish OVER it, it turns a very attractive brown-black color. Black enough to wear with black sandals, and brown enough to wear with brown ones. How odd. I find it likely Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1087309723116043412004-06-15T07:27:00.000-07:002004-06-15T07:28:43.116-07:00"Dean, Dean, Dean, Dean, Dean." Today I'm missing Howard Dean's campaign, really badly. Last night I collected all of my Dean stuff in a box, and this morning I realized what I miss most: the positivity.
Seriously. I made so many friends, and I still have the friends, and we're still working on politics. But it doesn't match the fire we had before. It's more negative -- as in, we honestly hate Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1087267994473371622004-06-14T19:53:00.000-07:002004-06-14T19:53:14.473-07:00Even the military hates Bush these daysI swear, Bush just has something to goad everyone, even the Republicans. For the fiscal conservatives, there's that ballooning budget and deficit. For Christian conservatives, Bush isn't right-wing enough because abortion is still legal. And now, he's ticking off the military by depleting their resources on this misguided war in Iraq. (Not to mention cutting veteran benefits.)Some are formally Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1086224259171018352004-06-02T17:56:00.000-07:002004-06-02T17:57:39.170-07:00I can only quote my friend Blake on this one:
http://www.emogame.com/bushgame.html
"Best. Game. Ever."
Warning, not for children or grownups who don't understand grownup stuff.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1086124338633179462004-06-01T14:12:00.000-07:002004-06-01T14:12:18.633-07:00Eric IdleA sweet paean to the FCC, Bush, et al. by the inimitable Eric Idle.http://www.pythonline.com/plugs/idle/index.shtmlJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1086124239465959562004-06-01T14:10:00.000-07:002004-06-01T14:10:39.466-07:0012 x 12http://www.democracyforamerica.com/DeanDozen/Howard Dean's group "Democracy for America" is promoting 12 candidates at a time for political office. I am behind this movement 100%.Here, in case you missed them, are the first Dean Dozen. Mary Ann Andreas for State Assembly in California. The 80th Assembly District has some of the highest unemployment rates in California, so it's all about jobs for Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1085151294102039702004-05-21T07:49:00.000-07:002004-05-21T07:54:54.103-07:00Now that our five-year anniversary is coming up (yeah, in November) I've decided to finally attempt to assemble a proper wedding album. Not some lacy behemoth nor something too trendy for its own good. I also don't want to struggle with paper corners, mucilage and scraps of pastel paper and end up with something looking like an 11th grade cheerleader created it to commemorate Homecoming.
Gotta Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1084981658653069772004-05-19T08:42:00.000-07:002004-05-19T08:47:38.653-07:00You've heard of Dr. Dobson, right? Writer of Christian books on how to raise family, teaching kids healthy sexuality and all that? My mom actually used one of his sex education series to teach me (and some neighbor kids, with their parents' permission) about menstruation, sex, etc. AndrewSullivan.com has an excerpt from Dobson's latest newsletter:
"Barring a miracle, the family as it has been Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1082478160570931102004-04-20T09:22:00.000-07:002004-04-20T09:26:39.076-07:00Tax Day was just last week. It wasn't Tax Day for me, since we had already filed and gotten back our federal return by the time April 15 rolled up. I spent a little time learning about My Federal Tax Dollars, so that I might be a better-informed citizen.
Here's what I discovered: 2 cents of every federal tax dollar I pay goes toward protecting nature and the environment. 4 cents goes toward Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1081957940629183912004-04-14T08:52:00.000-07:002004-04-14T08:56:10.670-07:00I didn't think I would be all that interested in Air America Radio, but I was wrong. I couldn't believe it -- there is actually ONE liberal talk radio station amid the sea of bombastic conservative crap now. And it's funny, and it's fun and informative.
http://www.airamericaradio.com/
It also is a welcome contrast to NPR -- I mean all these people who say that NPR is "liberal talk radio" can Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1081957653336090792004-04-14T08:46:00.000-07:002004-04-14T08:51:23.436-07:00Yuck. My conservative uncle sent me Zell "Zig Zag" Miller's statement about the 9/11 commission ...
http://miller.senate.gov/floor/03-30-04sept11com.html
At the risk of poisoning some future family gatherings, I responded to this crapola and CC'd my aunt. You see, my uncle will forward Newsmax and Drudge-type stories all day long, but he doesn't actually WRITE anything, so I guess he thinks Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1067535055761344742003-10-30T09:30:00.000-08:002003-10-30T09:30:53.716-08:00I love this song, by the Charlotte band ISHI (now disbanded, I think).
"cafe america"
there must be a corner café somewhere along the way,
most every place we stay
there must be a Main & Broadway in every town we play our music every day.
there are brazen similarities in America,
the scarcity of a single stretch of highway minus signs;
and yet with all their advertising ill-advising me
there's Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1066766121597870312003-10-21T12:55:00.000-07:002003-10-21T12:55:21.003-07:00"Women make up 72 percent of Wal-Mart's sales work force but only 33 percent of its managers. A study conducted for the Dukes plaintiffs by economist Marc Bendick found such discrepancies to be far less pronounced among Wal-Mart's competitors, which could boast of more than 50 percent female management. Even more striking, comparing Wal-Mart stores to competitors in the same location, Bendick's Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1065804591374597442003-10-10T09:49:00.000-07:002003-10-10T09:49:51.066-07:00Page 127 of the Oct. 20, 2003 edition of BusinessWeek. It quotes my husband Charlie. We talked to this reporter for ten minutes, and she chose a quote that makes SC look skeptical of Dean -- how frustrating. So be careful what you say to reporters, 'cause they'll print it!
Dean's smiling picture in A.J.'s bar is on the front page of the article, which is entitled "South Carolina Shakeout."
HereJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1065789716664727632003-10-10T05:41:00.000-07:002003-10-10T05:41:56.243-07:00I got this story from a friend who works for a Peace & Justice group in NC.
1 in 7 North Carolinians lives below the poverty line.
It's hard facts like this that make me so annoyed when people insist to me that everyone in America is equal and/or has an equal chance at succeeding in life. They say this because everyone they know, everyone they associate with, has done so. The ones who don't, Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1065728921255549992003-10-09T12:48:00.000-07:002003-10-09T12:48:40.903-07:00Who irons the pants in your family?
I can’t iron clothes without thinking of my parents. For me, this is a pleasant association. The hot hoof of the iron releasing great whoofs and chuffs of steam, my parents taking pride in clean and stiffened clothing.
Mom did most of the ironing in our house, but Dad showed me how to do it elegantly, flattening clothes with an almost fond touch, the iron Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-1057589312730711182003-07-07T07:48:00.000-07:002003-07-07T07:48:32.706-07:00We've been living in our current house for just over a year now. I alternately complain about the apparent un-neighborliness of our neighbors, who haven't made the effort to meet us, and express guilt at not having made the effort myself. I have met the next-door neighbors but could not tell you their names nor pick them out of a lineup of college girls.
July 4 I was off work and C wasn't, so I Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-960222792003-06-25T10:15:00.000-07:002003-06-25T10:15:52.606-07:00TAP: Web Feature: With Interest. by Michael Tomasky. June 25, 2003. Hmmm, this article reminds me of the post I made earlier today. Good ideas about how Dems should present the argument against the tax cut.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-960187492003-06-25T08:35:00.000-07:002003-06-25T08:35:10.030-07:00Libertarians have some good points, but it seems like the ones I meet lately think that they shouldn't have to pay any taxes and that poor people are every one of them lazy. They think that even a Republican government is "too big." I think they are every bit as idealistic as the Green Party, just the other way!
Here's a question: are there any existing Libertarian countries in the world? And ifJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-957985662003-06-18T10:58:00.000-07:002003-06-18T10:58:23.226-07:00OK, OK, the White Stripes = pretty damn good. Impressive that only two people could put on such a rockin' show. They're still no They Might Be Giants.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-957657772003-06-17T13:25:00.000-07:002003-06-17T13:25:49.033-07:00Going to see the White Stripes tonight. I know about five of their songs. They're pretty good, but they are not the Kings of Rock that they're made out to be. (I may change my mind on that after I see them) Wow, I just noticed it is raining and sunshiny right now, so gotta go look for a rainbow. Byee.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-957206092003-06-16T09:14:00.000-07:002003-06-16T09:14:27.946-07:00
Which flock do you follow?
this quiz was made by alanna Apparently I'm a Hippy Sheep. I guess there are worse sheep to be.
Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-952851392003-06-04T07:38:00.000-07:002003-06-04T07:38:51.116-07:00Do you lean Republican or Democrat? - Quizilla I made a quiz! Ha, ha. Not very scientific. I tried not to make it completely biased, but you know me.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-951932002003-06-02T07:57:00.000-07:002003-06-02T07:57:02.273-07:00C and I saw Bladerunner this weekend. Both of us were surprised that we'd never seen it before, and both of us were impressed by it overall. The ending kind of lost me -- due in part to the fact that Rutger Hauer kept reminding me of Billy Idol -- and the rooftop chase scene seemed a bit much. Why was it that Harrison Ford was such a badass Bladerunner when it came to blowing away female Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-950886222003-05-30T10:27:00.000-07:002003-05-30T10:27:32.620-07:00Salon.com News | What the Bush tax cut could have bought ?That $330 billion could have covered every uninsured child in the country and paid for millions of teachers and child-care workers. Instead it's going to the richest Americans." Argh.
Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-950347452003-05-29T07:22:00.000-07:002003-05-29T07:22:27.233-07:00I think this is a GREAT idea.Greens Consider Standing Behind Democrats in '04 (washingtonpost.com) I was just thinking yesterday that the Greens could tip the scales in the Democrats' favor, if they would realize that it would make an enormous difference to their agenda to have a Democrat in office, rather than the current admin. Every time I take an objective political interest survey, I turn Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-950022682003-05-28T12:40:00.000-07:002003-05-28T12:40:45.246-07:00I'm going to compile a list of things I learned from my mother. I think it would be a great way to appreciate her, and also, it's a super way to have a head start if I ever have a kid myself. I'll have a reference. It would include:1) how to make hospital corners on a bed 2) that there's good reason to sort laundry into lights and darks 3) the names of dozens of plants and shrubs4) naps are keyJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-949994072003-05-28T11:26:00.000-07:002003-05-28T11:26:11.790-07:00The Geek Test says that I am 21.69625% and therefore in the category of Geek. Not Major Geek, Extreme Geek or Geek God. But still a pretty decent showing.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-949969662003-05-28T10:24:00.000-07:002003-05-28T10:24:09.946-07:00Everyone lists on their blogs what music they are listening to, so I guess I will go with the flow... today it's "World of Morrissey" and also a little NPR. Heard a program earlier today with the author of "Fast Food Nation." He's got a new book out called "Reefer Madness" about sex, drugs and migrant workers. Interesting.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-949931052003-05-28T08:45:00.000-07:002003-05-28T08:45:44.203-07:00The Secret Garden Have you ever wondered what an x-ray of a flower would look like? Uh, probably not. But now you can find out anyway! Really beautiful.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-949576302003-05-27T14:21:00.000-07:002003-05-27T14:21:06.640-07:00 This weekend in Atlanta was fun. I'm too busy at work right now to keep up with my blog. Maybe I'll get re-inspired but who knows? Today I'm listening to Echobelly, "Lustra." I can't believe this album's been in my own house for over three years (Charlie had it) and I've never heard it. It's right up my alley. Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-945857752003-05-19T08:58:00.000-07:002003-05-19T08:58:07.820-07:00CNN.com - Fleischer resigning White House post - May. 19, 2003 I can't stand Fleischer and his arrogance. Not to mention the lies and half-truths he stands there with a straight face and spouts. I say, good riddance. We'll see if McClellan is any worse.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-944565722003-05-16T09:20:00.000-07:002003-05-16T09:20:16.323-07:00Limaxaphobia: Fear of slugs. Anyone who's been around me when I've spotted one of these creatures knows that it is no joke. I am not myself. I squeak, I shriek, I flee -- and if I've been unlucky enough to come into any contact with the thing, I shed clothing as I bolt into the house. Don't bother handing me the lame argument that they can't hurt me. Of course I know they can't hurt me. Other Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-944033412003-05-15T11:26:00.000-07:002003-05-15T11:26:37.440-07:00Download PDF (142 K) Subject: Republicans' budget ideas and how they have historically raided Social Security. Interesting reading, y'all.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-942690432003-05-13T08:18:00.000-07:002003-05-13T08:18:43.846-07:00Slap The Donkey! (Democratic Action) Y'all, check out my shop. I made a T-shirt, yay!Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-942670552003-05-13T07:47:00.000-07:002003-05-13T07:47:04.303-07:00Have You Accepted Jesus Yet? This page is funny for several reasons. Now I ain't laughing at Jesus, but certain of his followers are crazy. The thing that caught my eye first on this web site is the typo. It should read, "Why Hast Thou Forsaken Me?" You would use "hath" to refer to the second person, as in, "He hath" or "Imelda hath," and it's wrong here. Secondly, if he had something to say to Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-942644992003-05-13T06:59:00.000-07:002003-05-13T06:59:34.633-07:00In the world of X-Men, I am Beast! Well, that's according to this particular quiz...Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-940055332003-05-08T11:55:00.000-07:002003-05-08T11:55:48.533-07:00Excerpt from this page, by Howard Dean: "It is a Bush Doctrine of domestic division, and I want to be the President who tears that doctrine up, too. I want to restore a sense of community in this country – where it’s not enough to worry whether your own kids have health care, but whether your neighbors’ kids have health care. I want to go to the South and talk about race. White southerners have Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-939976582003-05-08T09:19:00.000-07:002003-05-08T09:19:05.686-07:00This morning my idle brain turns toward the multi-part question of a) whether microwave ovens cause changes in food which can cause cancer and if so, 1) how much nuked food you have to eat before you are inviting trouble and 2) is it worth avoiding a potential source of cancer that causes such convenience, given the myriad exposures of carcinogens in my daily life ("One word: plastics!") online Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-939943622003-05-08T08:18:00.000-07:002003-05-08T08:18:35.463-07:00Good morning, everyone! Ah, it's so nice to see sunlight outside for a change. I saw X-Men 2 last night with a bunch of good friends, and it was a wild ride indeed. I actually can't say that I liked it more or less than the first one, because to me it seemed like a continuation of the first one. Both were really splendid.My office is a ghost town today -- I think I just saw a tumbleweed -- Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-939299512003-05-07T07:57:00.000-07:002003-05-07T07:57:33.810-07:00.... hey... is my blog turning into a political blog? Oh well, I guess I am what I am.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-939299212003-05-07T07:56:00.000-07:002003-05-07T07:56:56.820-07:00AND THEY'RE OFFSouth Carolina got a big taste of the Democrats this weekend. And I was in Nashville! My favorite quote from this article is from Al Sharpton: "I am going to slap the donkey! I'm going to slap the donkey until the donkey kicks George Bush out of the White House!"DUDE, I just checked and slapthedonkey.com is AVAILABLE. What a kickass (ha ha) title for a Democratic resurrection web Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-939278422003-05-07T07:16:00.000-07:002003-05-07T07:16:01.206-07:00I think The Propaganda Remix Project is a wonderful way to express what "Homeland Security" is turning into. This guy has done a GREAT job. According to his site, he is an ex-Army Ranger and a combat veteran, so he's no coward. I am gonna order his book.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-938733152003-05-06T10:22:00.000-07:002003-05-06T10:22:53.873-07:00South Carolina - It's not crazy anymore. By David PlotzA 2000 Slate article about South Carolina, claiming we are not as bad as the nation thinks we are. Wow. Now if I can only persuade approximately 110,000 South Carolinians to switch their presidential votes to Democratic or 221,000 NEW voters to vote Democratic, maybe we'll really have something to brag about down here. At least we Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-938683142003-05-06T08:52:00.000-07:002003-05-06T08:52:44.110-07:00There is a scene in 200 Cigarettes in which Martha Plimpton's character Monica (thank you, IMDB) is bemoaning the fact that no one has shown up for her party. She has gone to all the trouble to prepare food, a festive atmosphere, and invite all her friends, and nobody has come. I have this same problem. I throw parties and then become miserable when no one arrives in the first thirty minutes. Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-938635672003-05-06T07:24:00.000-07:002003-05-06T07:24:20.250-07:00Hedwig Tribute album? File this under "Cool Idea, If It Ever Actually Takes Off. I found Hedwig and the Angry Inch to be very entertaining, funny and sad, and singable in the extreme. "I look back on where I'm from, look at the woman I've become, and the strangest things seem suddenly routine..."Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-938181642003-05-05T12:49:00.000-07:002003-05-05T12:49:05.800-07:00Me, Mary, host of show, AmyJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-938179562003-05-05T12:45:00.000-07:002003-05-05T12:45:27.593-07:00I saw the show! It hasn't really hit me that I was on national TV yet. I mean I only saw it on one TV set, which is exactly like watching a videotape of yourself. But the fact that commercials featuring me or my sisters could come on the Discovery Channel at any given moment of the day is a strange thought. Now I'm waiting to find out if my friend was able to record the show on DVD. Anyway, this Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-938038912003-05-05T08:18:00.000-07:002003-05-05T08:18:05.006-07:00Surprise By Design This is the link for today. My sisters, my friend Suzanne and I were in this TV show. I'm about to see it for the first time at noon today. My sister was very skeptical when she saw the bright colors they were using in her bedroom. The result is completely wild. Anyway, naturally I can't wait to see it. It comes on in 45 minutes so I don't have time to really say much. I'll logJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-936112482003-05-01T12:27:00.000-07:002003-05-01T12:27:12.590-07:00I took the Presidential Candidate selector here and these were my basic results. I was 100% compatible with Ralph Nader. Interesting, because although I agree with many tenets of the Green Party, I strongly support the Democratic Party. Further results: 76% Hilary Clinton, 75% John Kerry, 74% Howard Dean. And President Bush and I are apparently 6% compatible -- must be the "Southerner" Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-936018732003-05-01T09:23:00.000-07:002003-05-01T09:23:10.450-07:00WHO AM I?It occurs to me that a random reader who happens across this web site has no idea who I am, so I will provide my bare-bones info.I am an intelligent, somewhat liberal, friendly 30-year-old woman who lives in South Carolina and works in North Carolina. I am deliriously happy in my marriage of three years to C, a musician/web developer/funny person. So if you develop a crush on me, that isJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-935998312003-05-01T08:44:00.000-07:002003-05-01T08:58:58.000-07:00 This pretty much states the way I feel. (Can you tell I'm in full-on political mode this morning?)
Something I've been thinking a lot about lately is how to get more people in South Carolina to vote. South Carolina's got its share of poor and disadvantaged people -- in fact, Sumter County, which is where I'm from, is getting to be a very bad place to live and grow up, and that makes me so sad.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-935976682003-05-01T08:04:00.000-07:002003-05-01T08:04:15.050-07:00"For years, conservative Republicans railed against "unfunded mandates" -- costs imposed on states and localities by Washington absent the money to carry them out. Bush, oddly, is emerging as the king of unfunded mandates." Article: TAP: Web Feature: State Starvation. by Robert Kuttner. May 1, 2003. Is it just me, or is Bush a truly, really terrible president?
Well, it's definitely not me.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-935972752003-05-01T07:57:00.000-07:002003-05-01T07:57:16.930-07:00I have no idea why the dates at the ends of my posts are linked to nothing. I can't figure out how to make it stop. ALSO, the times are wrong anyway. They are behind by 3 hours. For instance, it is now 10:55 AM.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-935971472003-05-01T07:54:00.000-07:002003-05-01T07:54:56.033-07:00We're leaving for our trip to Nashville tomorrow morning. I am excited because:
1) My sister Mary is going with us. I love me some Mary. 2) I haven't been to Nashville since I became an adult. 3) We are going to see our friends A&T. 4) Our grandparents really wanted to go to the Grand Ole Opry, and so I made all the plans for us. Now I am Favored Grandchild. 5) We made new mix CDs for the trip Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-935315582003-04-30T07:15:00.000-07:002003-04-30T10:08:35.000-07:00Rick Santorum believes that anything outside of a married, child-producing sexual relationship breaks down the very fabric of America. Section of interview here. He also snaps on welfare, which I guarantee you his family never personally experienced.
You know, folks, I heard a statement this morning from a North Carolina state congressman. He said, "A reasonable tax is the price of freedom." He Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-935032172003-04-29T18:59:00.000-07:002003-04-29T19:00:40.000-07:00OH yeah. This site is what I am talkin' about. Do not miss the "Working For the Man" section. To me, this represents what the web was meant for: hilarity and scoffing at people you hate.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-934894322003-04-29T14:27:00.000-07:002003-04-30T10:08:48.000-07:00One more for today and I'll quit. Ukulele lesson is quite seriously among the funniest things I have seen on the web. And if you like that, you will love Engrish.com.
OK, so really that was two. Start your own damn blog if you don't like mine.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-934885782003-04-29T14:11:00.000-07:002003-04-29T14:11:28.860-07:00I found this little tidbit in an article on Salon:
"In fact, Texas law allows anyone to have sex with their dog in private, if they are so inclined. (In the same year that Texas passed its current anti-sodomy law for gays, it repealed the law against bestiality.) You can even have same-gender gay sex with your dog and the law in Texas will protect you. It's only if you're gay and want to have Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-934869872003-04-29T13:43:00.000-07:002003-04-29T13:43:28.486-07:00Oh, man. If I really can post images, links, and thoughts at any moment of the day, with total ease... I just don't know if that's gonna be a good thing.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-934869252003-04-29T13:42:00.000-07:002003-04-29T13:42:10.710-07:00I am going to try to post a photo. Let's see how this goes: C and I test-drove a Ford Escape yesterday. The car has a lot of zip to it. Almost too much. It makes a roaring sound when you give it the gun. I think we'll have one by July.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-934858062003-04-29T13:22:00.000-07:002003-04-29T13:22:33.910-07:00Oops. I tried to post a link in the last post and f*ed it up. Now I can't edit it and it just cut off. So here is what I was going to say. A is part of our band Honeyfly and we haven't been to see his new house in Nashville or anything. A good time will be had by all. But if not, you will certainly read about it here...Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-934856242003-04-29T13:19:00.000-07:002003-04-29T13:19:14.820-07:00Topic: Impending Trip to Nashville.
When I was six, my aunt and uncle took me to Opryland. I know I loved it, but the only memory I have of it is of a place called "Angle Inn," which was basically a room set on a tilt, so everything felt all screwy when you walked through it. I think there were pictures with moving eyes a la Scooby Doo.
Flash forward fourteen years. I now get the privilege of Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-934795962003-04-29T11:24:00.000-07:002003-04-29T11:24:33.556-07:00Since I was so long in creating a blog for myself, I have some "hilarious link" catching up to do. Y'all already know that Britney Spears is a total genius, right?Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-934758382003-04-29T10:12:00.000-07:002003-04-29T10:12:54.503-07:00My Current Favorite Wines:
(pinot grigios, red zinfandels, gewurtztraminers, rieslings, shiraz cabernets)Redwood Creek - I like their whites and reds. Ditto Rosemount, which seems to be an award winner.I seem to like the Australian wines the best overall. Not really sure why -- I don't know much about wine. I also try to not like wine that costs more than $12 a bottle.
Lindemans Bin 65 is Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-934691422003-04-29T08:10:00.000-07:002003-04-29T08:10:44.993-07:00Modem Madness (washingtonpost.com) Article about how bloggers are taking over the world, not to mention the 2004 election. (Go Dean!)
Remember my earlier comment about it being bad that I can post every 5 seconds to my blog? I promise I will slow down. I just don't have much to do today at work.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-934688812003-04-29T08:06:00.000-07:002003-04-29T08:06:04.670-07:00See if you can spot the musicians' ad through which C and I met in 1996. Loafers Exchange - Sound Waves Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-934686712003-04-29T08:02:00.000-07:002003-04-29T08:02:05.120-07:00I wish I could attend this WordPhoria this week but I just don't have the time. Still, it's good to know it exists and the few I have attended were well worth five bucks.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-934685792003-04-29T08:00:00.000-07:002003-04-29T08:00:38.026-07:00Kitchen remodeling can be test of family survival - 2003-04-21 - Charlotte Business Journal My friend Tess wrote this article and quoted me in it. Anything I'm quoted in that doesn't make me come off like a lunatic is good stuff. Maybe undertaking the renovation of my own kitchen DOES make me a lunatic, though.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-934677942003-04-29T07:46:00.000-07:002003-04-29T07:46:24.170-07:00Attention Please I took Blogger's invitation to put a little icon in my toolbar that allows me to click and post to the journal at any time. As distractable as I am, that could be a bad thing.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-934674882003-04-29T07:41:00.000-07:002003-04-29T07:41:11.170-07:00All right, finally Blogspot has decided to post a page for me. When you aren't paying for something, you get what you get.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-934261322003-04-28T15:27:00.000-07:002003-04-28T15:27:50.510-07:00testing!Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-934135452003-04-28T11:34:00.000-07:002003-04-28T11:34:12.290-07:00Oh good lord, I did it. I started a blog. What the heck was I thinking? Just another affirmation of my tendency to unwittingly follow the crowd, I guess. All perfectly normal. Move along, people. Nothing new to see here.
I called it Attention Please because what is an online journal but a silly plea for attention? People have kept journals, records of their lives, for centuries, always with theJenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5333316.post-934134262003-04-28T11:31:00.000-07:002003-04-28T11:34:33.000-07:00hello world.Jenniferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18007037627817492731noreply@blogger.com0