So…the beach photos? They like to drag their feet. Walking in sand, you know, is very slow going. However, this happened: Then I had a brief love affair with a bag of potato chips. Or several. (The relationship may have been polygamous.) Returning, I became an at-home professional in a new “office”: The world ended.Continue reading “This is August, Y’all”
Author Archives: Jen
This is August
I’m back.This is me. (This is also an open letter of apology to any human being who encounters me today.) My beverage of the morning is a venti dark roast from Starbucks. Black. Kindly ignore the fact that I haven’t shaved my legs. I moved yesterday. My nose is blue, and I’m not a Smurf,Continue reading “This is August”
Blogging Hiatus
Apologies, blogging friends, for the recent dearth of posts. In all likelihood, I will return to the blogging world in August, full of random ruminations on the raucous risibility of all things beach-related. Until then, I leave you with this reminiscent sonnet by dear W.S. –Adieu Like as the waves make towards the pebbled shore,SoContinue reading “Blogging Hiatus”
In Shakespeare’s Company
I’m sitting in a narrow hallway outside a coffee shop and bookstore called Shakespeare & Company. The door of this coffee/beer/wine/book/cooking supply shop has not one but five Christmas jingle bells hanging from the knob, to be certain the proprietors don’t miss a guest’s approach. (The bells’ effectiveness is undermined somewhat by the fact thatContinue reading “In Shakespeare’s Company”
And the Green Grass Grows
You know it’s time to mow the lawn when two separate lawn services companies, hired by two different neighbors across the street, come to your house by mistake. Within a three-day period. Really. Really. Sorry, aesthetically conscious neighbors. I will get around to it eventually.
45 Minutes of Airtime Later
Point 1: Don’t tell Viki, but she is being replaced. Point 2: “Free”, my foot. Point 3: Mumbled Customer Service lines designed to inspire confidence: “If this screen would just quit wobbling around…“ “Where’s the continue button? There it is. Finally.“ “You’ll just hear some brief silence…” “And that will be…let’s see…two and forty-nine…“ “IContinue reading “45 Minutes of Airtime Later”
Her Logic Is Undeniable
I’ve put this off for a long time, but I think it’s time to introduce you to my phone. No matter how short-lived her remaining days may be, she’s starting to act a great deal like Marvin and Linus, a fact which entitles her to be anthropomorphized. She’s like a grouchy great-aunt who is stayingContinue reading “Her Logic Is Undeniable”
Alas, the Flame
Proverb A flame is always a double-edged sword. Example When putting out the ember of multiple candles by pinching the wicks between two damp fingers, the first candle may leave soot on one’s forefinger and thumb, encouraging the use of an alternate, clean finger for subsequent candles. However, the structure of the human hand isContinue reading “Alas, the Flame”
Maurice Sendak—Children, Eh
This guy. The Colbert Report Mon – Thurs 11:30pm / 10:30c Grim Colberty Tales with Maurice Sendak Pt. 1 http://www.colbertnation.com Colbert Report Full Episodes Political Humor & Satire Blog Video Archive (Watch part two of the interview.)
I Lied About the Vertigo
Road trips abound in opportunities to contemplate identity. The right music helps: Antje Duvekot’s “Vertigo”, John Gorka’s “Broken Place,” and Sarah Jarosz’s “Edge of a Dream.” “oh the view from this heighthigh above the ferriswheel lightsmight cause me to swaybut i am teaching myself to be brave” “That beautiful broken place you could not outshineContinue reading “I Lied About the Vertigo”
Snark on the Side 