Of Course I Hear Voices: I Own Parrots

This should be interesting: Stay-- Lisa Loeb Fa Fa--Guster Breathe-- Michelle Branch Here and Now--Letters to Cleo Someone You Should Know-- Lisa Loeb Fucking Perfect-- Pink Bad Influence-- Pink Everything I'm Not-- The Veronicas Tell Me Where It Hurts-- Garbage Manic Monday-- The Bangles Sad truth: I sing songs 1, 3, 6, 8 and 10 and would sing 5, 7, and 9 if we had them on karaoke.

Here is a lesson I wish I could explain to a certain suspected google/blog stalker: Okay this one is more for the female readership, but it is good sound advice no matter what your gender is. If you honestly care about someone, your first order of business is to put what is best for them and/or makes them happy first. Yes even if: It hurts like hell Has a high probability of ending badly for you Actually, it probably means you may never get what you want Why? What's the point of getting what you want if it hurts the people you care about most?  There will be times when it breaks your heart, but you need to deal with it and keep going. Dwelling on it just cranks up your crazy level to bat shit and really that is never attractive. 

Due to the birthday and Norm being in the hospital...I fell  little behind.  Here is the catch up blog: Day 20: Nicknames Okay: Jenni Jenny (for those who can't spell Jenni-jen Day 21: Favorite Picture of yourself ALL TIME Why? Meh...hate pictures of me. Seriously.  If I have to pick I guess I'll go with: or Why? I don't know. I guess I sort of like how I look in them as opposed to most other pictures. Day 22: What's in your car silver ballet flats phone charger sync cord running shoes black heels garbage bag folding chair beach towel 12 pack of diet dr pepper jumper cables Day 23: Favorite Movie Ok...this will be another one where I break the rules: Muppet Family Christmas Emperor's New Groove The Never Ending Story The Dark Crystal and of course Better of Dead whew...now I think I am all caught up

I'm not going to lie...this might be a mixed bag of funny and sad. It's been a long week, my weekend is slowly falling a part, and my Norm is still in the hospital... What I miss: the little random things Mom and Dad coming to Indy for my birthday: It wasn't about the gifts or lack there of, it was about them taking the time to come see me. Also: taking them to a P3 show and watching Doug squirm as he tried not to drop the f bomb in front my mom...the minister Being woken up at odd hours of the night by the small town cops firing up the old school Nintendo. I was kept up many nights listening to them play Zelda or Dr.Mario and listening in on conversations my teenaged ears never should have heard...but it was way more entertaining than the silence I hear now when I can't sleep ;-)  The days when I didn't have a killer knot in my left shoulder. Right about now I'd kill for a shoulder rub...or just about anything to make it stop hurting. The days when I ...

Again...this is a tough one. Well there is the obvious: Tony Packo's The Place I can never get anyone to go with me: Myagis (sushi) and Best Breakfast   Toast Two (it is in Chicago, so I rarely get to go here...boooo)

Stupid blog challenge...I can never just pick one thing. :-( Okay here we go: I'm looking forward to this weekend (which officially starts tonight despite my having to work tomorrow...but then it is 3 days off :-) Although I am debating going out tonight as  I am exhausted. I sleep even worse than usual when dad is in the hospital.We will have to see how I feel after work. ) I might be getting older...but I am going to make this year's birthday as fun as I can I'm looking forward to next weekend because I get to see Norm: If all goes to plan, Amy, Kelsey and I will be getting our tattoos. Mine will probably be similar to this. For some reason, I'm also craving Frickers: I'm not sure why I am craving a  F rickin' Chicken ®  Quesadilla but I am.         

My dream house has taken many forms over the years. Now: I don't want a big house...just one big enough for me, my family if I ever have one, and an extra room for friends to crash in. It has to have one handicap accessible bathroom. The kitchen doesn't have to be huge...just functional. I want to be a safe neighborhood. Basically, I want this house back (but not in it's current location): Dear remax.com: I know this is really your picture and it is linked Any of you recognize it? Maybe the big old evergreen in the side yard will give you a hint. This house has had 3 owners since us, and all of them have made big changes. Pretty much any trace we ever lived there is long since erased...except maybe the writing on the far back wall of the upstairs walk in closet. It just seems weird to  me that in the almost 21 years we lived there, we changed so little from the previous owners. Now 11 years later, it is a totally different house. I wish I had more pict...

not quite a year...but the best I can do My Hair is longer My hair is darker and not red I've lost weight I can wear that shirt without a tank top underneath it and it isn't obscene I'm not tan :-( I'm not in St Thomas :-( :-( I do not have a Margarita in my hand :-( :-( :-( although I think that is actually a chuck-o-rita...and that makes me even more sad...best margarita  EVER. I'd say I could drink those all night, but really I'd make it to 4 or 5 before things got out of hand. I'm  a little less shell shocked...things still suck from time to time, but it isn't that same constant under lying panic. I have come to terms with the fact that I'm not the person I was before the tornado. It has changed who I am and shaped the decisions I make...good and bad. I've ventured down unknown roads and broken my own rules...again with good and bad results, but I think I'm better for it.

heh...I probably should have checked the list before picking my writing workshop prompt....oh well this will sort of be a repeat. In no particular order, here are my favorite TV shows: Chuck (seriously, how can you *not* love Chuck??) The X-files (pre them messing with the final few seasons) The Powers of Matthew Star (aka the reason I had a late bed time once a week...and I had  my mother write a letter to the network when it was cancelled) I really don't remember it, but it must have been good if I was that attached to it. Scrubs (original cast only...not that last season) Burn Notice (aka the show I know I should hate...but I love it so) NCIS (because Abby is my hero) Daria (do I really need to explain this one to you?                                                      8. Dexter (who doesn't love a serial killer who kills criminals...

ha..this will be easy. I will try not  to make it too depressing.We have already had our depressing post of the week: the sound of fireworks (sounds like debris hitting the car) being alone (a friend of mine's daughter made me feel uber craptastic about this one Monday) Justin Beiber (sorry P3 guys...who probably will never read this) severe thunderstorms...driving in them is even worse writer's block: soooo annoying. I lose so much time with this. bad hair days my friends getting hurt...I don't have kids so these guys are like my kids. I hate for anything to happen to them and I would do anything to take their pain away something happening to my dad heights do not bother me as much as the threat of the free fall needles

Ugh...another tough one. Well usually not. Typically the song stuck in my head is somehow tied to my mood, but that isn't the case today (Pink's *aka the original version she co-wrote and recorded for her 5th album  but didn't make the final cut and is on her greatest hits album...not Adam Lambert* of Whataya Want From Me is just catchy). Plus I'm just in a weird mood, so this doesn't help. I'm a little sad (and this song is the last song that made me burst into tears) Pink: Who Knew I'm feeling kind of conflicted...about a lot of things Garbage: I think I'm Paranoid Guster: Either Way btw...best.song.ever and a little silly Brian singing Total Eclipse...so tone deaf...so classic so there you have it. It is sort of a weird mood today, but it could be much worse :-)30

As many of you know, my name is Jenni. I am from Ohio, went to school in Michigan and about a decade ago thought Indianapolis was just a stopover...I'm still here. I'm the girl with the dark hair and glasses frames 15 things you need to know: I hate having my picture taken I'm particular about who I let get close to me (emotionally or physically: see the people who can touch Jenni list) I'm not a huge fan of surprises I have a short attent...wait. What was I talking about? I'm dyslexic I'm an insomniac I'm sort of the mom of most any group I'm a little protective of my friends (and by a little I mean if you mess with them I will release the hounds on your arse) I'm a textbook "fixer" I wish I had more time to travel If I'll write a blog post about it...and it pertains to you...I won't say anything in my blog that I won't (and in most cases haven't already) said to your face Aside from Google maps, I use my ...