New York Times readers show up and I didn’t even clean the place up first.
February 23, 2008
If you are here courtesy of the New York Times article featuring Anita Renfoe, welcome. Here are links to her “Total Momsense” video and the lyrics to “Total Momsense” as well. But most importantly, be sure to visit Anita Renfroe’s website for more fun!
I have had an email stalking relationship with her since I found her video online and I can honestly tell you, she is one of the kindest women I have met online. And I have been doing this for years. In fact, we are currently in negotiations for the status of BFF and have agreed to hammer out details over a cup of coffee–time and location permitting.
But, while you are here, feel free to peruse the blog and the archives. It’s not like I am impressed you are here from the NYT Magazine or anything (yes I am) or want you to stay (yes I do) but more importantly, I want you to feel welcome. (But, really? Use a coaster because getting those water rings out of a blog is tough!)
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Bee-oring movie!
November 10, 2007
I took the kids to see the Bee Movie today.
I can never get that time of my life back. Before it was over, Brandon and I were hoping they would all sting each other and die.
Who are the critics who loved this movie? Where are they? Maybe I have been spoiled by other animated movies that cater to adults and children alike. Maybe I was lulled into the false sense that perhaps because of the amazing cast it would rock.
I will admit I might have missed something. Maybe I was not in the best animated movie going mood? Maybe I was tired? Maybe I wanted to actually see a movie WORTH the money I spent? If you liked it, feel free to share.
I came home grumpy and wanting to eat a lot of honey and swat bees just to piss them off.
So, any good movies that someone my age might like. I need to redeem myself and my movie record.
Suggestions?
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Celebrate good times…3 years!
July 4, 2006
Clint said there were fireworks planned. And parades. Celebrations all over town. He asked which one I wanted to attend.
“Well, shouldn’t I attend them all?” I replied
“Why would you do that?” he asked.
“Fireworks. Celebrations. Cook-outs. Parades. I mean, if they went to all that trouble to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of my blog, I should go!” I told him with glee and self importance.
“Dear (always with the dear when he is trying not to have me committed), it is NOT always about YOU.”
Silence
“Yes it is.”
Rolling is eyes, he replied, “Yes, all of America is celebrating the 3rd anniversary of you starting your blog. It has absolutely nothing whatsoever to do with the fact that this is Independence Day or anything.”
“Awwww, aren’t they sweet!” I batted my eyes at him.
“You’re insane. I love you. But you are INSANE.”
So, Happy 3rd Birthday to my BLOG (a day late). And Happy 4th of July to everyone else!
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My server needs V*iagra to stay up!
August 13, 2005
Apparently my server has some performance anxiety. Traffic spiked and it went into full fledged freak out mode and locked itself in the bathroom.
Clint persuaded the server to work again, but when you are dealing with a case of Server Performance Anxiety, you just never know how long it will stay up. (I gave it the whole, “Come on now, Server. It happens to all Servers at one time or another. It’s nothing to be ashamed of. Let’s try again. I’m not mad. I swear!”)
I suppose it worked because look…it is UP!
We are going to do a major site overhaul this weekend and hopefully that will fix things. Drop me an email if you notice things acting wonky. I appreciate the emails and phone calls making sure everything was okay.
Fingers crossed and all that positive mo-jo sent this way should help. If you’re lucky, you’ll see a whole new site design come tomorrow night! (I know….I know….you can hardly wait!)
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A Saturday riddle for you
July 9, 2005
Question:What do you get when you cross a writer who has a blog with a woman who has no friggin’ clue how to update, redesign, edit or code a website?
Answer: An anxiety-ridden, overly-stressed, panic prone, foul-mouthed person now resorting to curling into the fetal position sucking her thumb and has been heard mumbling I just wanted a new look and a new link page, damn you EE! named Jenn.
But I bet you already figured that one out.
I am torn between upgrading my Expression Engine to the latest release with it’s new bells and whistles (which by upgrading of course I mean begging Clint to upgrade for me since I have no damn clue what I am doing anymore!) or changing over to Word Press since my programmer and web designer (again, of course I mean Clint) uses, knows and can be of immense help if I use Word Press.
But EE is so cool with so many features (that I really don’t know how to use, actually) and as of now, there is no documentation on how to switch from EE to Word Press so how the hell do I keep it all safe?
See? SEE!? NOW do you understand why I have been reduced to an anxiety-ridden, overly-stressed, panic prone, foul-mouthed person now resorting to curling into the fetal position sucking my thumb mumbling I just wanted a new look and a new link page, damn you EE!?
EE pros? Word Press Pros? Chill the hell out Pros? Help. Me.
Oh, and if you come back later and see a big jumbled mess of nonsense (other than the normal jumbled mess of nonsense) or a blank page or illicit photos of donkeys and sheep, just be patient. Hopefully, I won’t kill the blog.
Hopefully!
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Boring Bloggish Business
April 23, 2005
She’s back! She’s back! Oh, dear Internet, my blog is back. Did you miss me? (Please don’t say you didn’t notice. That would break my heart. LIE if you have to.) Apparently, the server was horked all day yesterday. I couldn’t EVEN blog. At all. All day. Not that I have been good about blogging everyday, but still. The option was there. Yesterday, all I saw was some “blah blah blah screw you I won’t let you get to your blog” message. It was so very rude!
But I am back now.
With nothing to say.
But I do have to cover some Boring Blog Business. The time has come when Blogrolling wants more money from me to continue with my multiple blogrolls and cool features as such, but here is the deal. I don’t want to give them any more money. I think I am going to just dump the blogroll entirely. I will still have a links page, but the blogroll is out of control. So, while I wipe it clean, I may lose a link or two. If I have you there and you give a damn whether or not you stay there, drop me a line to ensure I don’t lose you in the dumpage. If you are not there and want to be, drop me a line as well. If you wish I would shut the hell up about Boring Blog Business, that’s just not nice.
I am still waiting on the new look. I am not sure when it will be up, but when it does show up here, be sure to let me know if there are any bugs. I am eager to show off my new bloggish beauty.
Finally, I want to apologize for the rarity of my posts here. I have been completely swamped with other commitments and frankly, didn’t have much to say that would be intelligible. I am thinking that an entry that says not much more than “oogkkkekn klsljfklaruiod, thaei;udhf” would interest anyone over the age of 1. I will do better. Really. Once I figure out what to say that would be worth your time.
I do hope you all are having a wonderful weekend. It is our FIRST non-soccer weekend in so long that I cannot remember what I used to do on Saturdays. I have asked Clint about 6 times today, “So what are the plans for today? What’s going on?” He said I need to just go play with his shop*vac and stop asking. But no soccer? On Saturday? What do you people do without soccer on a Saturday? Thankfully, I have 2 full days of soccer to fill next weekend. *whew*
Okay, I nodded off while reading my own entry. Forgive me for boring the hell out of you. Blame it on the lack of soccer. I don’t do well without my familiar routine and soccer mom brain washing.
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Where oh where did my little blog go?
December 3, 2004
Have you had trouble accessing the blog? Ummm, well, if you have or are now then you can’t read this and therefore this question is pretty pointless. I did email a certain guy I dated to see if it was visible to the outside world, but apparently his work and family come before babysitting my blog. Perhaps this is why it has been so long since our last date. I’m just saying.
Anyway, the only thing I can say about the blog being down is that it was server related. At least that is what I was told. I am more convinced that the universe and fates were all working together to keep me off of my blog in order to actually get some sleep since I have been running a fever for 2 days. I mean, ignoring housework and paying writing jobs while I am sick is perfectly acceptable. But to not blog?! That is just ridiculous talk. So in order to get my butt into bed and off of the computer, my server decided to play hide and seek. Sometimes you see it. Sometimes you don’t.
Now, I am going to go shower. Trust me. It is imperative that this be done after sleeping under many blankets all day. Can we say funk? Yes, I knew we could.
Oh, and if you were one of my readers (all three of you are needed) who could not access my blog today, will you let me know. I am trying to figure out if it is just my side or everyone. Thanks. He’ll send you a free t-shirt for helping out. Just don’t him that I said he would. He’s got 3 kids. He’ll never remember that he didn’t promise you one before. Sleep deprivation will do that.
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So where was I?
November 29, 2004
Internet, sweet internet, how do I love thee? Let me count the ways.
1. You forgive me for taking off for over a week without writing or calling or even letting you know I was leaving town.*
2. You come back to me even when I have done you wrong by neglecting you. AND you stay for longer than the minimum 30 seconds that
Blog Explosion requires. (You are staying longer, aren’t you?)
3. You have forgiven me for my brief, albeit torrid, fling with Sergei.
4. When I showed you pictures of my new hair color, your replies were neither “Why in the world did you do that to your hair? Is it permanent?” (Thank you oh so much sister-in-law) or “Uhhhh…ummmmm…well, that sure is…uhhh…interesting.” (Thanks, Daddy.)
5. None of you have preached to me about the whole caffeine isn’t good for you or that it may contribute to my sleeplessness. (That doesn’t mean you can start now, my friends. )
6. Finally, you conveniently forget that more than once I have promised you that I would get better with updating everyday and then disappear for long stretches without writing. This time it is different. No, really, it is. For you, I will update more.
Thanks for coming back again after I have been gone so long. You’re the bestest ever!
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I signed up for what?
November 8, 2004
Apparently I truly have lost my mind. “How can you tell, Jenn?”, you may be asking yourself. (First, that is a rude question, you know. Secondly, good point.) The answer is I signed up for NaNoWriMo Perhaps I have lost my mind. Okay, I have. No one is debating that one. (Okay, there is that freaky guy in the back that may be debating it, but he likes to debate everything so no one really listens to him.)
50,000 words.
30 Days.
Crazy.
Enough said.
I’ll keep you updated.
In other news, I finally picked up a book that has been recommended to me by so many people! I went to my library and got a copy of Anne Lamott’s Bird by Bird. How can I put this? I LOVE IT. I have drawn little hearts around it and put “I love you stickers” on the pages of my favorite chapters. (All of them.) How can you not love a book with a chapter entitled “Shitty First Drafts”? If you are a writer, stop what you are doing RIGHT NOW and follow this link or go to your library and get this book. Now. Go. You’ll love it. You have my word on it. How could I not have snagged it up when I first heard about it? I don’t know either. Chalk it up to craziness. (I do that with everything else!) But I may have to tell the library they can’t have it back. I love it too much.
So, that is the going ons going on here. What about you? Tell me what I have missed being out of the blogosphere so much lately! Update me, people. You are my link to insanity.
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The photo project
October 11, 2004
I have had so much fun with the other bloggers who have done this, I thought I would offer it up for you, my kind readers. Let’s just call it a chance to get a glimpse into my everyday world and/or things that I see on a daily basis that amuse me.
Think of 3 pictures you’d like to see. Leave whatever you’d like to see in the comments. Things around my house, or whatever… something I can take a picture of easily. Once I have enough requests, I’ll start posting them. If I can’t, or won’t, take a picture of something you’ve requested, I’ll let you know.
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