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About Jen

Jen isn't quite sure when she lost her mind, but it is probably documented here on Meditatio. She blogs because the world needs her snark at all hours of the night... and she probably can't sleep anyway.

Friday Night TV and Other Things

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“Men In Trees” was lovely — the Anne Heche character tells her philandering ex to kiss off after he claims that she wouldn’t sleep with another man… and everyone in the bar claims to have slept with her. (It was cute and no, she didn’t sleep with any of them.) And duuuuuude… the raccoon has adopted her!!!!!!!!!

On “Countdown”, Keith replayed his “special comment” from Monday night. It was very awe-filled. Read it here.

To Pisco: thanks for coming on and chatting and making me laugh and all that. You totally and completely rock our (Jon’s and my) world.

To God: thanks for the rain and the wind. Just hold off the snow until after the burial tomorrow, OK?

To the Biaxin: could we stop with the icky taste in the mouth and the making me feel rundown? I kind of have a life I need to live, m’kay?

The podcast is being put together and will probably debut around 10/15.

That is all.

I Guess We’re Skipping Fall?

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The weather yesterday was lovely — 60 was the high around here.Â? Today, I think it got up to 45 and was really rainy and windy.Â? (I slept soooooo well because it was just “stay in bed” weather.)Â? Saturday: THEY’RE FORCASTING SNOW!!!!!!!!!!!Â? (I probably wouldn’t care except that Jon has a funeral and going out in the graveyard when it’s that cold is just miserable.)

Next week, it’s supposed to be 55-60 during the day with highs of 35(!!!!!) at night.Â? I guess the Almighty is compensating for it being so bloody hot this summer and harvest being a month early!

Sportsmanship

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I went to the junior high basketball game tonight.Â? It turns out that the town I used to work in was playing the team which has some of my church kids on it so… cheering was *interesting*.Â? (On a happier note, I got hugs from the people I worked with who were at the game, including my former co-receptionist.)

Something that really impressed me: the girls were just very good about their sportsmanship.Â? People *did* get elbowed and tripped and all that but they’d help each other up even if the person was from the other team.Â? That was just wonderful to see because I remember seeing almost bloodshed at games in Minnesota.Â? I was quite proud of them, especially my church kids who behaved themselves so well on the court.

Hear the Words of Lauren Winner…

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In the spirit of Dreama’s post today, hear this passage from Mudhouse Sabbath:

… the shopping expedition [where she finds that she can’t fit into a medium dress] was good proof that, though I believe God has something to say about human bodies, I generally tune God out and listen to Cosmopolitan instead.Â? I’m pretty sure that God, if he called to chat about my body, would say things like, “I like your body.Â? I created your body, and if you have read the first chapter of Genesis lately, you might recall that I called Creation good.” (pp.66-67)

I dunno… the quote just came to me while reading the post.Â? And duuuuude, I want the scale from the article that she cites.

(Oh yes… this book needs to be on the wishlist of a certain Episcopalian I know.)

Podcast

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To try and distract myself from the positively crappy day I’m having, I’ve been listening to a couple podcasts.Â? Dreama just started hers and has gotten me addicted to QuirkyNomads.

I wanted to throw this out: if I were to start a podcast, how many of you would be interested in listening?Â? Leave me a comment.

Men in Trees

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[in best fan-girl voice]

Like OMG, I watched Men in Trees tonight and it was, like, soooooo good!Â? Highlights were:

  • Marin trying to use the example of ordering a soy lattÃ? in a talk to a bunch of backwoods Alaskan guys.
  • Her trying to shoot down the wildlife biologist who really doesn’t give a rat’s butt about flirting with her.
  • THE RACCOON!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • Her EXTREME FAN-GIRL STALKER taking the bus up to Alaska from Vancouver to cheer her up.
  • The incredibly geeky innkeeper who hooks up with EXTREME FAN-GIRL STALKER and the two of them finding out that they know each other from online.
  • Her trying to get cell phone reception — I SOOOOOOOOO relate!!!!!!!!!!!!Â? (It’s a joke out here because only in various small towns and up along the Canadian border can you mildly get reception.)

So anyway… I have a new show to get all fan-girly (fan-girlish?) over and… yeah.Â? (Trying not to end a sentence with a preposition can be a pain.)

[/fan-girl voice]

Do They Know Where I Live?!?!?!?!?

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From MoveOn.Org:

In 2004, we had parties where we got together and used our cell phones to call voters. Folks told us they had an awesome time. So we’re doing it again. We know there are a bunch of people in [small town where Jen lives] who are interested in coming if there’s a host. Can you step up to the plate?

OK… I live in a town of 10 people, only 9 of whom are old enough to vote. Of us, I think there are only 3 Democrats. So… exactly who is this “bunch of people”?

(You know you live in a small town when the entire town and extended family get together to watch fireworks and y’all can fit on someone’s deck.)

Also… don’t you need cell phone reception to have a calling party?Â? Exactly WHERE are they getting good enough reception around here?!?!?!?!?