Author Archives: Jodi

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Gambler, gunfighter and now deserter?

I have two things I feel I must say, today.

1. I have a big crush on Barack Obama. And it’s not just because of his name. Although, President Obama has a nice ring to it. I’ve just been reading a bit about him recently.

2. I need to thank Bill O’Reily for giving me even more reasons to visit Canada. What a buffoon. I’m going to go get a trunk load of Smarties.

But, Jodi, you say, what about the deserter? Well, I’ll tell you what, I guess this is the chance for all the people with ribbon stickers on their cars to prove whether or not they really support our troops. And I mean all of our troops. Including those who have a problem with war. Oh, I know, there is a problem with my logic of supporting the man. That’s not the way the military works. But, really, I can’t blame him. I can’t.

The important thing is, Bill O’Reily is a dumb ass.

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I was thinking...

I was thinking…

Nowadays, everyone says that no self respecting woman would be caught dead wearing a scrunchy in her hair. I’ve read it several places. They talked about it on Sex in the City, so you know it’s true. But I often use scrunchies to pull my hair up into a look I affectionately call a “curl mass.” [because if you say it affectionately it sounds cuter.]

So is it ok if I wear an occasional scrunchie if I do it ironically?

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evildeb, movies and tv

Pink, brown, yellow, orange and blue – I love you!

it’s very quiet around here right now. Here being work. A lot of people are down south, at the Mother Ship, for the week. Including Evildeb. It means the parking is better and the lines in the cafe are shorter. Hey… Evildeb leaves town and the sun comes out. Coincidence?

I said I would try to do more, in February, in order to have things to blog about. [I finished all the House dvd’s, sadly.] So Saturday night, I did something. I went to a party at Evildeb’s house. She decided to have a function designed around two things, wine and the fact that Tessa had never seen “Yellow Submarine.” Neither had I, but I didn’t mention that since it was already part of the plan to begin with. The only problem with this plan was that Evildeb did not serve any of the psychedelic drugs required to make this movie the slightest bit tolerable. The music was good, that is true. But the movie itself? Everyone kept telling me it is a classic, and that I was just too young to understand. As the movie went on, I kept getting younger and younger. I’m surprised they let me stay up that late.

In the end, the party was enjoyable and Tessa and I proclaimed the movie to be absolute crap. Although we did enjoy singing along to “All Together Now” at the very end. Which, when you think about it, is a pretty crap song.

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thenandnow

Then and Now: Episode 19 The Handy Capable Episode

I came across the cover version of this song, and it was a no brainer that I would need to use it.. it’s Frank Black. I would need to use it for William’s sake, if nothing else. However, I found out the James Taylor version I am familiar with is not the original. The song was originally done in 1960 by Jimmy “Handy Man” Jones. I have to say, I prefer it to the JT version.
Handy Man – Jimmy Jones

Here is the James Taylor version for comparison. I’m not sure he’s really all that handy.

But if you ask me, the handiest sounding man of all is definitely Frank. I think I would call him.
Handy Man – Frank Black with Teenage Fanclub

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50 Word Fictions

50 Word Fiction Friday Vol. 44

Rain rain rain. Actually, it is currently not raining. But that is only temporary. We are supposed to have a big wind storm tonight. We are currently experiencing the calm that comes before. Last night I asked Christine what the theme should be today…. something positive. She suggested Sunshine. And let there be light.

SPF

Their faces red not from embarrassment, they passed the bottle of aloe back and forth. She felt bad, but how many times had she told them… warned them? They thought she was being cute, they didn’t take her seriously. They would now. She really was full of inner sunshine.

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So there I was, in the clinic, drunk, so I opened the drawer, closed my eyes, grabbed the first syringe I could find…

I’m addicted to a new tv show. Generally, I try to avoid watching new shows, I don’t need to spend more time watching tv. But, recently, USA has started showing reruns of season 1 of House MD, right after Monk on Friday nights. I love Monk, and they have been new episodes, so I’ve been watching. I’ve heard good things about House, and so I decided to give it a try. I love that show! Not since Veronica Mars has a show so delighted me. Dr. House is such a jerk, but so entertaining. My original plan was to enjoy Season 1 one episode at a time, weekly. But I caved and bought the dvd’s.

Anyway, maybe that’s why there have been no blog updates since Saturday… I’ve been too busy working my way through those DVD’s. I will try to be better.

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50 Word Fictions

50 Word Fiction Friday Vol. 43

Based on online lookups, the # 1 word for the year 2005 is “integrity.” I wonder how few of those lookups came from the White House. Anyhoo… that is the theme for today.

The Importance of Hair Care

She tested the integrity of the golden braid, and climbed out the window. Why wait for some knight in shining armor to come? She didn’t even like horses. Landing on the ground, she shook her short blond curls. Feeling free in more ways than one, she set off for town.

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