tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-52184732011-07-08T06:59:45.886-04:00A nice person to sit in front ofJolenenoreply@blogger.comBlogger2491100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-59736526748051447662008-12-20T16:39:00.006-05:002010-02-07T01:08:18.591-05:00

So, some people I know convinced me to sign up for Twitter. I'm still getting used to it. I promised I would complain at some point that the 140-character limit is too short. So here you go: the 140-character limit is too short! For someone who likes complete sentences and still refuses to text-message, it's annoying. But what are you gonna do?

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-50542379507266755612008-11-20T03:37:00.005-05:002008-11-20T07:21:21.696-05:00

It's just a little bit weird when you see a guy you once made out with many, many years ago get interviewed on The Daily Show.

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-45332483745766176032008-11-04T16:17:00.004-05:002008-11-04T20:35:14.332-05:00

Perhaps an even greater mystery than how a cat was allowed to vote is why my webcam is now taking pictures in mirror image.Incidentally, it's really hard to get a cat to sit still with a sticker on its head. He's kind of pissed at me now, but I'm sure he'll get over it, what with his tiny brain and my position as the provider of food (the only thing that really matters at the end of the day).

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-47935452182420485972008-10-14T01:34:00.008-04:002008-10-14T11:59:26.251-04:00

So of course it would have to come to pass that right after I finally decide to go ahead and buy a place here in California, we start up with the apocalyptic firestorms again.*****(*telephone rings*)Me: Hello?Friend: Hi! Are you okay?(For a brief moment, I was confused, trying to figure out how she knew that only minutes before, I'd tripped in the dark after walking in the door, and fell with

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-37822512711027290072008-09-21T17:48:00.007-04:002008-09-21T19:53:47.108-04:00

When you spend every match constantly picking the wedge out of your ass, you're bound to injure it:Nadal said after the match he nearly didn't play because an MRI scan Saturday showed a strained buttock muscle.

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-5546798565296093322008-08-19T02:15:00.007-04:002008-09-21T18:03:41.179-04:00

I don't usually post stuff like this, but I'm sorry, I am powerless.

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-28574690070204464072008-08-07T13:38:00.011-04:002008-08-11T04:39:56.107-04:00

Words of wisdom:He said the lender of the chainsaw wants to remain anonymous. "It's one of those things he did that he and I agreed, years later, you don't do," Banks said. "You don't loan your chainsaw."Honestly, though, I think the greatest mystery in this whole Clark Rockefeller story is not who he really is (probably the German exchange student) or whether he killed those people in California

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-84192318105747862442008-07-12T17:26:00.006-04:002008-07-12T17:36:59.365-04:00

As if the mere existence of the social networking phenomenon weren't bad enough, apparently, people now pay actual money for graphic "gifts" they can send each other:Joni Gleason of Haverhill spends about $100 a year on gifts for her pet-loving friends. But the gifts can't be held or wrapped. They can't even be seen unless her friends are online.As a member of Dogster.com, Gleason, 62, sends

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-33038962836653416142008-06-30T21:56:00.006-04:002008-06-30T22:04:32.854-04:00

Ten bucks says the person who made this threat is a regular commenter at Deadspin and KSK.

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-12123261675704173772008-06-13T00:23:00.007-04:002008-12-09T10:05:36.894-05:00

This is the outfit he wore to Game 4 of the NBA Finals:Wrong sport? Check. Wrong city? Check. Although he is wearing the visitor's uniform, so at least he sort of got that part right, which is nice.Anyway, I'm hardly much of an NBA fan, but that game was pretty awesome.

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-24862158784936619172008-06-08T15:47:00.004-04:002008-12-09T10:05:37.050-05:00

We found this little guy crawling around in my parents' yard today.He's cute, but, despite what the wingnuts will tell you, probably not marriage material.

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-27940008341553749252008-06-04T20:47:00.002-04:002008-06-04T20:51:38.549-04:00

Balfour is a really unfortunate last name for a pitcher.

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-41158347303799166682008-05-28T00:01:00.007-04:002008-05-28T00:24:43.287-04:00

You know, I hate Rachael Ray as much as anyone not named Dweeze, but apparently the right wing assholes (I know, redundant) are forcing me to defend her. I mean, sure, she regularly terrorizes our aesthetic sensibilities, and I know there are a lot of stupid people in this country, but I really doubt anyone's going to mistake her for a terrorist sympathizer. For fuck's sake.

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-80801380304642856612008-05-17T01:47:00.009-04:002008-12-20T16:20:02.961-05:00

I lived in Massachusetts when gay marriage was legalized there. Now I live in California, which, as you likely know, just legalized gay marriage. Clearly this is no coincidence.Today I am officially announcing that I will, for an appropriate fee, move to your state of choice for the requisite amount of time to legalize gay marriage in that state. I cannot tell you how I do it. All I know is

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-16192448040263315612008-05-13T14:01:00.008-04:002008-05-13T19:10:43.286-04:00

Men like to look at scantily-clad women:In addition to signals shown on the tape of the Chargers game, the video shot by the Patriots also includes up-close shots of San Diego Charger cheerleaders.If Roger Goodell were to penalize the Patriots cheerleaders for stealing routines, maybe even suspend them, it wouldn't be a tragedy. I'm just saying.

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-42406122434342515592008-05-09T03:57:00.002-04:002008-05-09T04:00:21.240-04:00

Rustic Overtones - Letter to the President

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-91913445817445930622008-05-03T18:26:00.011-04:002008-12-09T10:05:37.557-05:00

Okay, so, some author-lady tagged me for this 6 random things meme. Well, then, here ya go:Six Random Things About Me:1. My ipod was having issues the other day, so I reset it and reloaded all the music, and now it refuses to shuffle. This irritates me greatly.2. I have dents in my skull behind both of my ears. About eight months ago, I got a new pair of glasses. The parts that sit on your

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-54633970955642832862008-04-30T05:01:00.004-04:002008-04-30T05:14:53.581-04:00

Morrissey just performed on Craig Ferguson's show wearing an American Idol t-shirt.

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-16273756712035900522008-04-09T15:04:00.005-04:002008-12-09T10:05:37.738-05:00

As great as it was to see the Red Sox get their World Series rings yesterday, I think the coolest picture from the day has to be this picture of the hawk (or one of its friends - apparently there are three) that made the news the other day for attacking a girl at Fenway*. Seriously, how cool is that? It's got a freakin' rat in it's mouth!*Confidential to the Boston Globe - the fact that the

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-15412889136521888272008-01-01T15:23:00.000-05:002008-01-01T16:31:12.870-05:00

My New Year's resolution is 1440x900. (A little nerd humor, courtesy of my brother.)

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-81190838090221782962007-11-17T19:17:00.000-05:002007-11-17T19:42:17.949-05:00

Only one of the last names from my five* grandparents even cracks the list of the top 5000 most common in the US, and even that one isn't in the top 1000. Makes some sense, I guess, given that my ethnic group is only something like 3% of the population, but it's still a little surprising how uncommon the names in my family are. Although, actually, given this: Altogether, the census found six

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1402238996268731392007-11-08T07:01:00.000-05:002007-11-08T07:05:54.024-05:00

Seriously, what?The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston has placed a Stoneham priest on leave after the 46-year-old was arrested in New York City last week on charges of stalking talk-show host Conan O'Brien.This sounds more like it should be a skit from his show, rather than something actually real.

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-61273954509998063732007-10-31T15:14:00.000-04:002007-11-04T03:14:22.433-05:00

I don't care if you love or hate the Red Sox, or if you love or hate Jay Leno (for the record, I love the former, hate the latter) - you really should watch the Tonight Show on Friday, because Manny Ramirez is going to be a guest. No matter where you stand, I think we can all agree that high comedy will be in the offing.(Also making appearances - Papelbon on Letterman tonight, which should be

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-92202948641401562542007-10-04T01:20:00.000-04:002007-10-04T02:41:20.264-04:00

Earlier this evening, by telephone, on the first night of the baseball playoffs.My mom: So are you going to watch the Red Sox game tonight?Me: I don't know, probably not. It's not really that important.My mom: Oh really? Wow, I would have thought...Me: Mom, that was a joke.My mom: Oh. Haha, right!

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-10827236293472529132007-08-20T03:24:00.000-04:002007-08-20T03:54:50.385-04:00

I can't remember if I've actually seen Basic Instinct, or just seen/heard so much about it that I think I've seen it, but anyway, everyone knows about the most famous scene, the one with Sharon Stone uncrossing her legs. So, I'm watching this IFC show on sex scenes and censorship in movies, and they mention Basic Instinct, and of course they show that scene. And what I totally didn't know or

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-19177975294697047052007-07-30T15:41:00.000-04:002007-07-30T16:07:53.109-04:00

'Wonder Years' actress: 'Smart is cool':McKellar, who played Winnie on the 1990s television show "The Wonder Years," is coming out with a book, "Math Doesn't Suck," to encourage girls to get into math."When girls see the antics of Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan, they think that being fun and glamorous also means being dumb and irresponsible," the 32-year-old McKellar told Newsweek for editions to

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-14761101107747303702007-07-10T15:09:00.000-04:002007-07-10T15:19:23.573-04:00

When you decide to check the damage from a week and a half of restaurants, weddings, birthday parties, and your mom's cooking, and the scale answers you with "ERROR".

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-33281097906041924622007-06-25T21:36:00.000-04:002007-06-25T21:50:32.351-04:00

What famous person, when staying at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel, special orders bologna sandwiches on Wonder Bread with mayonnaise, with Doritos on the side? Answer here, via Gawker.No mention of a beverage, but my money's on chocolate milk or apple juice in a sippy cup.

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-20009587330962846202007-06-21T16:35:00.000-04:002007-06-22T00:57:48.534-04:00

Older siblings are the smartest!Never mind the actual evidence that my youngest brother read algebra books for fun as a child, or writes his own computer games, or placed in national and international math competitions. Never mind that he takes double the normal course load at one of the toughest colleges in the country, doesn't go to class, and still has a perfect GPA. None of that matters!

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-54737313210094555212007-05-27T16:57:00.000-04:002007-05-27T17:13:02.003-04:00

Not only does he have an inexplicable ability to pick up leather-clad ladies, he also, apparently, has won a Nobel Prize:Also receiving honorary degrees were Brown medical school founding dean Stanley Aronson, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Samantha Power, and three Brown alums: sportscaster Chris Berman, actress Kate Burton and Craig Mello, who shared the 2006 Nobel Prize for Physiology and

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-29103418663712391382007-04-02T04:15:00.000-04:002007-04-02T04:36:41.802-04:00

I like these songs. I want to buy them. But I don't want to pay for two entire CDs just so I can own these two songs. And I am too pure-hearted* to resort to illegal downloading. So, seriously, please kindly add them to your inventory as soon as possible so I can give you money to buy them. Kisses,Jolene*Or possibly, too much of a Luddite to learn how, and too apathetic to care.MC 900 Ft.

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com27tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-63694103081622484372007-03-27T13:37:00.000-04:002008-12-09T10:05:38.079-05:00

I know it's not surprising he'd be driven to drink by all that's going on, but it's nice to see it confirmed by a major news outlet.

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-37181609105202800812007-03-21T16:59:00.000-04:002007-03-21T17:57:36.863-04:00

So there's this baby polar bear over in Germany that animal rights activists want to kill or somesuch nonsense (because seriously, what?). All you need to know is that it might possibly be the cutest thing to ever grace the internets.

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-43976053910798394792007-03-02T00:36:00.000-05:002007-03-02T03:44:31.446-05:00

Today, something possessed me to look at one of my old high school yearbooks, and once I started, I couldn't stop until I'd read through all four years. Presented now for your reading pleasure are the following quotes, totally verbatim (except for a few egregious grammatical and spelling errors I could not abide), written by my friends. (Technically, these quotes span all four years of high

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-48925608677973483082007-02-26T22:49:00.000-05:002007-02-27T12:53:19.248-05:00

Actual cake, that is. Not the band this time.You know how anxiety usually manifests itself in dreams in the form of being naked in public, or forgetting to study for a big exam? For me, these days, anxiety dreams involve food, like so - the other day, I had a dream where someone gave me a forkful of cake, and I just ate it. And I then I freaked out because how could I let my guard down and eat

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-45741461195393072622007-02-15T23:57:00.000-05:002007-04-02T04:14:37.052-04:00

So I heard there's this YouTube thing, and you can, like, watch videos and shit. Who knew? Once and for all, here is the song that my fake name is based on. The video's pretty bad, and they cut off the very beginning of the song, but there it is. And while you're here, I'll take the time to push my most favoritist band in the whole world, the Trashcan Sinatras. How Can I Apply...?And here's

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-13583660953494764542007-02-01T14:11:00.000-05:002007-02-02T18:42:32.453-05:00

So first we have a Dr. DeCock discussing circumcision. Now we have a Robert Vanderhoof, deer management coordinator (discussing, incidentally, hermaphroditic deer).

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-34441535534487620182007-01-30T16:39:00.000-05:002007-02-02T18:42:53.437-05:00

Apparently this is on the new blogger now. I hope I didn't fuck things up.Mostly I just wanted to see what it would look like with the new labels.Update: I'm not sure I care for the placement of the labels. I will probably have to some template modification at some point, but I don't have time now. Also, apparently the labels are arranged alphabetically, even if you didn't enter them in that

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1169610060558922752007-01-23T22:40:00.000-05:002007-02-02T18:43:02.152-05:00

Links are finally updated, in both the Friends and Strangers sections. Some dead or dormant ones are gone. Shiny new ones added. Oh, and if you didn't notice, I messed with the color scheme again, because that's what I do. Who needs substantive content when you can just yammer on about superficial things?Also, I know I should write a Blog For Choice post, even though it's already a day late (

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1169410138307902482007-01-21T15:07:00.000-05:002007-02-02T18:43:29.553-05:00

So I suppose this is really not so surprising, in light of this (sort of NSFW).

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1169062429466549522007-01-17T14:29:00.000-05:002007-02-02T18:43:52.378-05:00

You know how you're always wondering what the hell Rod Stewart is singing about in that stupid Broken Arrow song? Well, apparently you weren't the only one (last question), and now you have an answer! Who knew?

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1168983124772679692007-01-16T16:18:00.000-05:002007-02-02T18:44:14.147-05:00

I don't know why I still bother reading his stupid column. Although I suppose "read" is being generous - mostly I skim to find the one or two paragraphs about the Patriots and don't bother with the rest. But anyway, sometime way back when (I'm too lazy to find the link to it right now), I wrote about his penchant for being a bully and his mocking of science. Well, he's doing it again (scroll

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1167863883893635442007-01-03T17:15:00.000-05:002007-02-02T18:45:32.488-05:00

Have you ever noticed how common it is in movies and TV shows to have one character make another character dig their own grave, after which the grave-digger is murdered and buried in said grave? First of all, do you think that really happens much? I doubt it. But more importantly, if you were the person made to dig, why would you do it? You know you're going to get killed anyway, so why not

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1166053372235973392006-12-13T18:38:00.000-05:002007-02-02T18:46:07.033-05:00

Sure, it's great and all that they showed that circumcision can dramatically lower HIV transmission, but it was kind of hard to stop snickering and take it seriously after they quoted a man named Dr. Kevin DeCock.

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1162601703301492872006-11-03T19:50:00.000-05:002007-02-02T22:03:25.990-05:00

No, I am not trying to insult you. That was the subject line of an email sent by my aunt a few days ago, letting me know how my mom was doing after having surgery. My aunt is of those people who seem to have just discovered the interenet - she's a forwarder, she capitalizes inappropriately - but luckily for her, I find it endearing (but she's the only one - don't anyone else get any ideas). A

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1161580681169894822006-10-22T22:02:00.000-04:002007-02-02T18:47:35.381-05:00

So I'm watching The Girls Next Door, which is, as you may or may not know, a reality show on E! about Hugh Hefner's three girlfriends and their life living at the Playboy mansion. Now, normally, I wouldn't have much interest in Playboy, but there is something incredibly fascinating about this show, in that trainwreck sort of way. Anyway, the episode I saw today had the three girls doing photo

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1160435374935753812006-10-09T19:04:00.000-04:002007-02-02T18:48:03.792-05:00

CNN, I'm disappointed. How can you run this article and not use the headline, "It just looks like a big Tylenol"? I mean, really.

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1159820024072767442006-10-02T16:09:00.000-04:002007-02-02T18:48:23.756-05:00

Seen on the back window of a car today: A Raiders decal, a Lakers decal, and a Yankees decal. Not present, but implied, was the one reading "I am a complete douchebag."

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1157612673936394002006-09-07T02:59:00.000-04:002007-02-02T18:49:56.617-05:00

When you're reading a political blog, and they mention New Mexico, and you think, why are they talking about Marcus Vick on a political blog?*Hypothetically, anyway. Not sure it's actually possible.

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1156265055516527662006-08-22T12:38:00.000-04:002007-02-02T22:13:31.436-05:00

This isn't even really worth highlighting, except in that it's always nice when someone else (particularly a someone else who is a paid professional) validates your (often mocked) feelings. Why I love the movie Titanic:[T]he drippy love story isn’t what the film is about at all. It’s merely the mechanism though which we see the film’s true subject — the boat.Indeed.

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1153802283540738512006-07-25T00:28:00.000-04:002007-02-02T18:51:42.863-05:00

Reason number 8,459,362 why I hate American Idol: It is repsonsible for foisting upon the world that asshole in those infernal Ford commercials that seem to be in permanent rotation on EVERY fucking show I watch. Seriously, that guy is haunting my nightmares. And can someone explain to me these Pepsi ads with Jay Mohr and Jackie Chan? I guess the whole Coke-acting-as-stunt-double for Pepsi is

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1152653252665227952006-07-11T17:25:00.000-04:002007-02-02T21:49:49.783-05:00

Before moving on from memes, I thought it would be worth mentioning another one that's been floating around recently, the "needs" meme. It's where you put your name into Google with the word "needs" and then post the results you get, which are usually funny. What's even more amusing (to me, anyway) is that when you put my real name in (full or nickname version, both of which are annoyingly

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1147213500287012962006-05-09T18:20:00.000-04:002007-02-02T21:53:10.528-05:00

So I've been meaning to write up something on the big move out to California, but I haven't had the motivation to do it yet. I'll get around to it eventually. In the meantime, please enjoy this little video of tv shows set to other shows' theme music. I think my favorite is definitely the CNN clip.

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1143609362361495832006-03-28T23:35:00.000-05:002007-02-03T17:21:47.895-05:00

1. Found a fabulous new apartment in The O.C. 2. Bought a fabulous new car. First car I have ever owned, ever. 3. Drove a car for the first time in about seven or eight years. On the freeway, even. 4. Bought a fabulous new Tempurpedic bed. 5. Had my credit card rejected for the first time in my life. Had to call them up and say, no, nothing's been stolen. It's just me, hemorrhaging

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1142560648078273352006-03-16T20:47:00.000-05:002007-02-02T22:06:47.672-05:00

I am moving. All the way to California. Don't worry, though, the blog isn't going anywhere.

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1141422946852331062006-03-03T16:55:00.000-05:002007-02-02T22:07:26.060-05:00

No, not recently. But what states I've been to, ever (via Bitch Ph.D.). They have a countries map too, but that one's not very interesting, at least in my case. If you include states where I've stopped just to switch planes, you can add Texas and Michigan. And it's highly likely I once drove through Delaware, but I can't remember for sure.create your own visited states map

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1139120688632256702006-02-05T00:51:00.001-05:002010-02-07T01:58:43.019-05:00

So Dweeze has tagged me for this "Four Things" meme, and it is a well-known fact that I do whatever Dweeze tells me to do. So. Four things.Four jobs I've had:1. Materials science lab gopher.2. Office gopher.3. Undergraduate research assistant.4. Undergraduate teaching assistant.Four movies I can watch over and over:Not necessarily the greatest movies of all time, but that's a different

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1139118658368121042006-02-05T00:36:00.000-05:002007-02-02T22:16:34.301-05:00

So I watched Empire Falls this weekend. And in one scene, there's a featured extra played by none other than Zoe Zanidakis (who? Exactly).I'm not sure which was sadder: the fact that she clearly thought being an extra in an HBO miniseries made her a big-time movie star, as evidenced by all the mugging for the camera she was doing, or the fact that I recognized her instantly, without knowing

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1138572309670017482006-01-29T16:49:00.000-05:002007-02-02T23:25:09.404-05:00

(ring)Me: Hello?My Mom: Hi, it's me...Me: (cutting her off) Yes, I'm listening, don't worry. He's not on yet. There's some other guy on. It's pretty boring. I'm not really paying attention to what they're talking about.My Mom: Heh. I've got my walkman on so I can walk around and I won't miss it. And then she started talking about something else for ten minutes, and by the time I turned

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1138207827572307372006-01-25T11:39:00.000-05:002007-02-02T22:42:51.087-05:00

It's been more than two months since I updated, and look what's happened - now I'm missing a month from my archives. Fuck. I suppose I could backdate this post and force it create a December archive, but that wouldn't be right. I'm all about the honesty here. (Ha. Ha.)Anyway, I promise I am in the process of writing a big honkin' new post, and it should be posted within the next day or two.

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For those of you chomping at the bit for a new post (don't deny it, you know you love me), I have something in mind about how I could totally be a terrorist, if I wanted to. But I have another writing assignment I'm working on at the moment, so that post will have to wait. However, in the meantime, please amuse yourselves with the idea that, in addition to all of his myriad and varied legal

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1129185204372571602005-10-13T02:17:00.000-04:002007-02-02T22:51:35.562-05:00

No really, he does. Although that may be just a polite way of saying he has, um, a grooming problem. I really don't know what's brought this on. I know long-haired cats often have issues with their fur, but I've had him for over five years, and only once in that time can I ever remember noticing any mats. At first I thought maybe he'd somehow managed to knock something sticky on himself, but

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Gay marriage ban expected to fail:Less than two years after the Supreme Judicial Court legalized gay marriage, backers of the ruling say they have built a majority in the Massachusetts Legislature sufficient to block a proposed constitutional amendment that would ban same-sex matrimony.[...]Lawmakers said the change in position developed as they found that the onset of same-sex marriages did

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I fell asleep while reading my email and watching the Pats-Raiders game last night, and I dreamed that Al Michaels was sending me spam.

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It's not that I don't feel like writing anything. It's just that I've wanted to write something about the hurricane and its aftermath, but I just don't know how do it. I finally went to go edit some links and realized, since I had Blogger open, that I really should just make myself write something. I kind of feel like George Bush over here, what with the taking a week to actually have some

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1125044528428313912005-08-26T17:05:00.000-04:002007-02-02T23:05:44.093-05:00

So I'm perusing the latest bloggish stylings over at Atrios, and I see this, and in my mind I hear that sound effect of a record abruptly stopping, because, WHAT?! Michael Penn has a song I have not heard? Does this mean he has a new album I did not know about? How did this happen???* So I listen to the mp3, and holy heck, this song is gorgeous, even forgetting about the political aspects,

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I'm like a fucking drug addict. I can't help it. Which is to say, I'm messing around with the template again, so if things look wonky for a little while, that's why.UPDATE: Okay, I think I'm done. I like it. Not that I necessarily hated it before, but I realized my problem is that I don't like using the default Blogger templates because I don't like having the exact same design as zillions

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com17tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1124234642539238882005-08-16T19:14:00.000-04:002007-02-02T23:08:22.080-05:00

The White House wants us to believe that not only does the president read actual books, but he reads books about history and strategic commodities. COME ON. Do they think we wouldn't see this for the transparent attempt to make him look smart/well-read/intellectually curious/whatever that it is? Do they think we're that dumb? (Oh, right. They do. Nevermind.)

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Fat thighs may benefit health, say researchersFor many people, mainly women, fat on legs, hips, and buttocks may actually help ward off heart disease and diabetes, recent research suggests.

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Normally, I hate the whole meme phenomenon. But this one Badger has posted is fairly non-threatening, and I really, really need something to jog my brain. Seriously, people, the well? It is dry.1. What is your first name? None of your business.2. Were you named after anyone? Not that I know of. 3. Do you wish on stars? No.4. When did you last cry? A few weeks ago. 5. Do you like your

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If you're lucky, anyway.So I got to see a real-live, honest-to-goodness, gen-u-ine-article World Series ring yesterday. It kind of gave me chills. But the best part was how it turned a bunch of grown men into giddy, giggling schoolgirls. I would have taken a picture, as they all did, but as you know, my cell phone is about a thousand years old and doesn't have a camera.

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I was just thinking I needed a new slogan anyway, so Dweeze's Sloganizer link came at the perfect time. I think this new one works really well. It reaches out to the young people (as we all know, they are the prized demographic for advertisers), it recalls the previous title of this blog, and it's not dirty at all (that's important to me; I'm running a clean blog here).

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It's always hard getting back to the blog when you've been away for a while. I have stuff I want to say, but I'm having a hard time putting anything together into something coherent. In fact, I've written several versions of this post and erased all of them because I hated the way they sounded. It's not looking good, people. Anyway, while I'm still working my way back into blogging mode, I

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So I'm slowly recovering from last week's trauma. Maybe ready to resume blogging again. Of course, right now I'm still hung up on housekeeping issues. I did indeed cut and paste in all my Haloscan comments, despite the best efforts of Blogger's spam controls. Apparently, there's some maximum number of comments you can post within a certain amount of time; if you exceed it, Blogger thinks it's

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Looks like I successfully changed the template. I miss the old one already. *sniff* I'm also sad that I've lost all the Haloscan comments. I'm switching back to the Blogger comments because they have the feature that emails you when you get them (Haloscan actually did have it, but you have to pay for it). The Blogger comments don't seem to have all the problems now that they had back when I

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So I made a few minor edits to my links today and managed to fuck something up. I have no idea how or why this happened, but the post font completely changed. None of the code appears to have changed, so I don't know what's going on, and thus, I have no idea how to fix it. It is driving me nuts. I HATE the way it looks now. HATE. I am really senstive to aesthetics when I read, and if

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1118334303804894352005-06-09T11:58:00.000-04:002007-02-03T13:20:45.330-05:00

Hey. Hi. How's it goin'? You might have noticed a serious dearth of posts lately. I've noticed too. But here's the thing. I've always been busy. I've always been sleep-deprived. But now? Things have reached a whole new level. As a direct result, the motivation to expend mental energy on anything other than certain life obligations is rapidly waning. I predict that the circumstances

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The good news is, I remembered my subway pass today. However, my morning commute still managed to produce a fair amount of cursing.On the way in this morning, I had to make an extra stop to pick up a bunch of books. For some unknown reason (probably because people enjoy making my life difficult), these books could only be picked up today between 10 and 6. Thanks, it's not like I have A JOB or

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1. Leave apartment.2. Realize, halfway to subway stop, that a new month has started, and new month's subway pass is still sitting in apartment.3. Curse.4. Decide to pay $1.50 to get on subway, because it would take too long to go back and get subway pass.5. Check wallet. Realize wallet only contains twenties, which are not accepted by change machine at subway stop.6. Curse.7. Decide to

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I have never heard of these things before. I must have them.

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Okay, not entirely true. I'm just in another rut. Can't think of anything to write about. I thought that once that thing that had consumed the last four years of my life was over, I would have more motivation to write stuff here, but it's been exactly the opposite. I'm not sure what's going on.My life really isn't very exciting, so it's not like I can find much inspiration there. I did have a

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It's one thing to stand on a street corner and try to hand people religious literature. Or to preach about Jesus using a mic and amp that can be heard from four blocks away. These things, both of which I see on a regular basis near my office, are annoying and intrusive at best, offensive at worst, and, in my completely baseless opinion, probably not very effective. But if you really want to

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So I was rereading my previous post, and I got this funny feeling that I used the term "critical mass" wrong. So I looked it up. And I was right, in that I was wrong. And this is extremely embarrassing to me. I am so paranoid about sounding like an idiot, that if I have any doubt that I don't know the exact meaning of a word, I'll look it up before using it. Yes, even on a blog that about

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Bitch Ph.D. put up a new link to a site that's a resource for emergency contraception. If you ever find yourself, or someone you care about, in the position to need it, the site has a directory of medical providers where you can get it. Too bad you can't get it over the counter, thanks to this guy. Anyway, I'm going to add it my sidebar as well.Getting less serious, I accidentally typed in

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So in the comments to my last post, I mentioned this heinous assignment I was working on. Well, it is done. It. Is. Done. And now, I am going to steal a page from Dweeze's book (Illustrated Field Guide to Weasels, 4th ed.) and give you a song: "Weightlifting" - The Trashcan SinatrasI discover the wheel and watch the buildings go by you talk a little soft, turn off the radio I just want to

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This is really funny. Over at Wonkette, there are a couple of posts about this Christian telephone company (I'm not going to link to the actual posts, but I think you're all smart enough to find them). The guy who taped the calls from this company's telemarketers is someone I knew in high school.(And ew, speaking of things I read on Wonkette today, I will never look at the indicator light on my

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A few days ago, out of nowhere, I had a craving for stuffed cabbage. I don't know why - it's not like it's my favorite food or anything. But today, I went out to get lunch, and the place I went to had stuffed cabbage. I should note that I've never seen it on the menu there before, so it's not like I had any reason to be thinking about it. (It was excellent, by the way.)And then yesterday, I

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But until then, I feel the need to inform you that the track currently playing on my iPod is a piece of music from my NFL Films music collection, and it is called "Headcracker Suite." How awesome is that? I think the only way it could be more awesome is if they choreographed a ballet set to it. Which sort of reminds me of one of Jack Handey's Deep Thoughts: To me, boxing is like a ballet,

Jolenenoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5218473.post-1115322122974674952005-05-05T15:39:00.000-04:002007-02-03T14:01:51.828-05:00

And you thought Bjork's swan dress was weird. I think this is going to give me nightmares. I'm not even wearing it, and still I feel like that giant hand is going to grab me at any moment.

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There's been a lot of Lynndie England in the news lately, but I hadn't heard much about Charles Graner, other than the basic details - that he was the father of her baby, that he was in prison, and that he was the one who just derailed her guilty plea by saying she was following orders. But wow, this is one scary guy. Sending your own kids pictures of yourself torturing people, and saying how

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So I've got the TV on the Today Show this morning as I'm getting ready to go to work, and just before I was about to leave, they showed Katie interviewing Orlando Bloom, who was promoting some movie that I will never see. And she asks him (paraphrasing), "So, this must have been a challenge for you, since so much of your communication was...noncommunicative."Pssst, Katie dear, I think the word

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Britney Spears, looking more and more like a crazy homeless person as the days go by. But here's what I want to know - what is she doing in a video store? If I had the paparazzi trailing me everywhere, I might look into NetFlix. I'm just saying. If you're taking notes, this is the only reference you'll ever see me make to Star Wars in this blog, or anywhere, really: Star Wars Nerds Rendered in

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Dear My Boss:PLEASE STOP BUGGING ME. I am working on that project and I will LET YOU KNOW when it's done. Leave me the hell alone.Love,Jolene*****Dear Lady In The Lobby With The Worst Fashion Sense I Have Ever Seen In A Long Time:Please dress better. You are hurting my eyes.Love, Jolene*****Dear Lunch Place In My Building:Please stop sucking so much. You never have anything I want to eat. And

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I decided to play around with my links a bit. Separated the friends out from all the rest of the random blogs I link to. No real reason, except maybe it was starting to get a little cluttered, I guess.

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You've tried twice. And failed. Most sensible people* would take this as a sign that you have to change your tactics in order to succeed. If you really want people to accept a dollar coin, you need to provide a damn good reason**. Like, STOP PRINTING DOLLAR BILLS. I mean seriously? This argument that people don't use the coins because they don't like them? Is bullshit. If you stop giving

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As many of you know, Saturday night was Passover. As some of you also know, I am not the slightest bit religious, myself. But my family is, at least to the degree that we have a Passover seder every year. We don't necessarily take it very seriously, but we do have it, for what that's worth.* * *Because I don't have a car, my aunt L gave me a ride over to my parents' house. As I met her at my

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It was soooooo awesome!!! Even more awesome that I expected!!! So awesome that I need to use many many exclamation points!!!!And I love you guys for telling me to go, because I'm pretty sure I would have wussed out otherwise. It was in this little bar, and I'm sure there couldn't have been more than 100-150 people total, if even that many, and everyone there was a longtime fan except for the

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Dear readers: I have a dilemma. One of my favorite bands ever, the Trashcan Sinatras, is playing a concert tonight. I forgot about it until this morning. So my question is, assuming there are still tickets available (probably), should I go?Facts to consider:*I got about three hours of sleep last night.*It probably won't be over till at least 10 or later. (It's been so long since I've been to

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If you really didn't want to be Pope, you could have, oh, I don't know, said no.

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Best NamesErasmus, Fabian, Brodney, Darrent, Antonio Perkins, Ciatrick, Craphonso, Roydell, Airese, Jeb, Tyjuan, Ceandris, Tab, Deandra, Nehemiah, ParisOddest player analysis(Disclaimer - I really didn't read many of these, so I don't doubt there were stranger ones.)Shows good upper body definition, with a thick chest, broad shoulders, good arms, tight waist, good bubble and hamstrings"Good

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