10.13.08 freudian slip

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after the Tunes for Tots ’08 was over mom and dad and some others were cleaning up the courtyard area and the fantastic Dishwater Blonde was breaking down their gear. the last song they had played was a glorious funk medley of Jungle Boogie and Give it Away. it had everyone on the dance floor and jumping around.

so mom is talking to the band, telling them how much she enjoyed it and that “that Jungle Bunny song wore me out.” the lovely Diva, who happens to be a beautiful african american women turns her head around all, “wha?” and dad is all, “BOOGIE! it’s Jungle BOOGIE!” and mom’s all, “ohhh. sorry!”

i wish my mom wasn’t a racist.

i’m kidding! you know mom isn’t a racist.

hi mom! love you!

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10.12.08 happy Columbus Day to all, and to all a goodnight.

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The 2nd annual Tunes for Tots was last night. It was a blast! The three bands were awesome.

There was the Liz Wood Project, which is always nice to hear. The guys from Ballyhoo did a great job. And Dishwater Blonde was the funkiest funk since funk came to funktown. That band was so much fun to watch! Plus there was a little toddlerbaby (i have no idea how old. he was younger than Ben but could walk and clap) hanging out at the front of the stage who kept clapping and dancing and he was so cute it would melt your heart.

They raised $4,000 + I think they get some kind of matching funds from Thrivent.

That is awesome cos I think last year they raised $800.

All the money goes toward the preschool and the children that Jesus loves. Tatdow!

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and now i shall tell you of Je M’apelle Megan. this is actually Liz’z story, but she won’t blog it because she doesn’t blog but every three months. this means i won’t get the dialogue totally correct, but the punchline is the same, so there’s that. the only reason i’m telling you about it is because dad and i run into Je M’apelle Megan not only at the bar, but at the store and other various parking lots as well.

Je M’apelle Megan is the new Big Head Shane.

about a month and a half ago Liz was singing at the pub. she went to the bathroom and came back and said, “you guys, i have to tell you the conversation i just overheard outside the bathroom.”

well, with something like that you knew we were all ears.

“while i was in the bathroom these two girls were waiting outside the door and the one says to the other, “so where are you from?” and the other girl says, “i’m from Brazil.” and the girl says, “aw, that’s so sweet! Je M’apelle Megan!””

and then we died with the laughter.

and now we see Je M’apelle Megan every tues. at the pub. and like i say, dad and i have seen her other places around town and everytime we point and snicker like cruel 6th graders, “Look! there’s Je M’apelle Megan!” which is actually terrible of us, i mean, she could be the nicest person in the world y’know? she might even be the dumbass with the heart of gold.
be that as it may, she’s Je M’apelle Megan forever.

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51. Tomato Girl by Jayne Pupek

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51. Tomato Girl by Jayne Pupek

This is by far one of the best new books I’ve read all year. It’s a dysfunctional To Kill a Mockingbird. I’m not sure what year it takes place but I’m thinking it’s the late ’60s early ’70s. It’s in the south and told from the point of view of the 11 year old daughter, Ellie. I say it’s like a crazy To Kill a Mockingbird because what if Scout’s mom was alive and very bi-polar? And what would happen if Atticus Fitch was not so Atticus-y? And let’s throw on top of that Scout starting her period. And while there’s no Dill or Boo Radley there is a magic black lady.

Normally I’d say a magic black lady would be too much. I’d even go so far as to say that it’s a ridiculous premise. But not so in this book. It works. It totally works and what’s more, thank God for that magic black lady.

I don’t want to tell you too much about the plot because if I do I’m afraid you won’t read it. I almost didn’t read it after reading the jacket cover because I was afraid it would be too sad and a total downer. It is sad, but since it’s told from the 11 year old’s perspective it has this innocence to it. And while it is a bit like reading a trainwreck, you can’t help but want to turn the page to see what’s going to happen next.

It’s a wonderful book, and I did not find myself muttering, “redundant, redundant, redundant,” like I do with most new books. Also? The book gets extra bonus points for being the perfect length. Thank God there’s still people out there who can tell a story within a 300 page limit.

This book gets 0 Cansecos because it was so good.

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10.08.08 pumpkin carving time!

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this evening Kelly, Aline, and I carved a pumpkin. Aline has never carved a pumpkin before. She’s from Brazil and they don’t so much share the Halloween traditions. for her first time i’d say she did great. she and kelly looked online to see some examples of pumpkin heads. there are many. my god, the jack-o-lanterns.

we started with the proper tools:

we hollowed out the pumpkin and kelly cleaned and dried the seeds, seasoned them to perfection, and baked them in the oven to provide us with a fiberous snack.

our canvas:

our first draft:

our second draft:

we all took turns carving.

oh, it’s just so scary! until kelly named him Stuart.

that pumpkin is fierce!

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10.07.08

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Happy Birthday, Cookie Magoo!

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50. Dorothy Parker: In Her Own Words by Barry Day

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50. Dorothy Parker: In Her Own Words by Barry Day

So this editor guy has a series of “In Their Own Words”  bios where he writes about authors and using their writings to write his bios. Get it?

This was a short biography of Dorothy Parker, but I liked it because it quoted a lot of her work in it. It was an interesting idea to take her works and psychoanalyze them a bit to come up with a biography. Although it would be hard to tell how close to accurate the author was. Ms. Parker never wrote an autobiography and not much is written about her, and it seems that when people would ask her personal questions she never answered them the same way twice… so there you go. She certainly didn’t make it easy for someone to write a bio in the first place.

Still, the book seemed to lack actual substance, but I think it’s a good start if you were interested in Dorothy Parker. Start with this book and let it whet your appetite for more.

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10.06.09

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sorry for lack of updates! i’ll get on it later tonight, okay? maybe even with pictures.

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49. EXCLUSIVE!: The Inside Story of Patricia Hearst and the SLA by television newswoman Marilyn Baker with Sally Brompton

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That’s how it’s worded on the front of the book.

Anyway, I could go into how I have a morbid curiosity for all things Patty Hearst/SLA, but you probably already know all about that, and why rehash when I can get into telling you about this book? This book was published in 1974. This should tell you everything you need to know about this book.

“But Jaimie, what do you mean?”

I mean that Patty Hearst was not captured/arrested/whatever until September of 1975. So the book doesn’t even have an ending.

It was a terrible book. It was basically Marilyn Baker tooting her own horn over and over. AND YET, LET’S NOT FORGET: NO ENDING. I’m sure Ms. Baker is a fine journalist. She’s more than capable of chasing down leads and getting info before other people. That’s great. But this book is junk and you can totally tell it’s a “Look what I can do!” type thing. I’m guessing she wanted to be the first person to write a book about the Hearst/SLA thing and in doing so she rips not only herself but all of us off. If she would have waited for the whole thing to play out it would have been okay. At LEAST it would have been complete. But as it is it’s just self-praise and half a story. I expected better.

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09.29.08 The Stranger Beside Me

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heh. no, not the Ann Rule book. sometimes it’s like i’ve married a stranger. i’ve known mr. fleegan for fourteen years. that’s a long time. that’s almost half of my life. (my god, where does the time go?) and still, he says things that suprise me. shock me, even.

last night we were watching the 4 hours worth of Bruce Springsteen concert on VH1Classic (love that channel. by the way starting at sundown today they’re having Rush Hashana! i guess they’re gonna play Rush videos and concerts all night long?), and then after that a Genesis concert started. i think it was a reunion concert cos it was from last year. anyway, mr. fleegan looks up and says, “hey, Phil Collins is playing the drums.”

“…of course he is. this is Genesis.”

“i didn’t know he could play drums.”

“wha- are you joking?”

“no.”

“yes you are. you’re kidding me, right? this is one of those things that you say because you know i’ll freak out about it? like how liz says things about ZZ Top?”

“no. i really didn’t know he played drums.”

“… who are you?”

what’s sadder still, he probably knows ALL the words to every Genesis/Phil Collins song.

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9.24.08 OPAC Blues

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i don’t understand the OPAC at work. i used to understand it. i used to be able to search for something, say, A BOOK, and when the search results came up i could, y’know, UNDERSTAND the results. we’ve changed programs at work but i had no idea it was going to change the OPAC. i figured a catalogue was a catalogue. here’s an example of the confusion and hilarity we get when we search for things now.

a patron called and wanted to know if we had a book called Preparing for the Perfect Marriage. the title was something like that anyway. the search results?

1 result(s) found = More Successful Divorce in Alabama.

that’s irony, right?

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