Sound Waves
Jewel – Painters
Jewel – Absence of Fear
Melissa Etheridge – Sleep
Ginny Owens – If You Want Me To
Amy Jo – Puddle of Grace
Janet Jackson – That’s The Way Love Goes
Author: Jennifer Hogan
Guys I Have Kissed
Kevin S., 5th gradeHe was in the 7th grade and thought it was sooooooo cool to be kissed by a 7th grader … until he cheated on me with an 8th grader who would ‘put out’
Donald, 8th grade
He broke up with me after a month or so to go out with Holly Fields, a cheerleader who promised to give him a blow job. He dumped me the night of my first basketball game. He is also the reason I got the nickname ‘Hoover’ … my b-ball coach caught us kissing in the hall once and said it looked like I was trying to suck his face off, like a Hoover vacuum.
Tony, 8th grade
This was mostly on a whim, it seemed like the thing to do and we were both really bored at that school dance. He later set fire to a locker of a girl he liked. Boy, can I pick them or what???
Charles, 8th grade
This psycho tried to rape me after the one time I kissed him. He stalked me for a year afterwards and tried to choke me on the school bus in 9th grade. I found out a few weeks ago that he commited suicide after his wife told him she wanted a divorce. He pulled out a gun and shot himself in the head going down the road with his family in the car.
Kevin H., 9th grade
This guy is now the police chief in city near Greensboro. He still hits on me every time I see him.
Ronnie, 9th grade
This loser dumped me for my best friend during Easter vacation. I was relieved.
Michael, 9th grade
Michael was the cutest guy I dated, but I swear I will end up being in news footage about him one day. “Serial killer Michael —— was apprehended today after a four year killing spree. His high school girlfriend is with us now. Ma’am, can you tell us a little about him?” ‘Well, he was always kinda quiet, socially withdrawn …’ (at this point I scratch my butt and readjust the kid on my hip)
Eric Manley, 10th grade
I had a crush on him forever it seemed … he kissed me AFTER we broke up … almost as logical as the rest of them, huh?
Jason Clark, 10th grade … ended up marrying him after five years … this was a seven year relationship except for the first summer … “the mop guy”
Jeff Sorrell, summer after 10th grade … we all need a jock in our life. He was a brooding artist. Too bad things didn’t work out.
Jim Arsenault, 09.99
This was a guy I was friends with for about eight years and he was my rebound guy after Jason and I split up … he cheated on me with the same friend that Ronnie did
Mitch Rice, 01.00
This was somewhat of a surprise to me, but I guess it counts all the same
Mr. Sweetie, 01.00 – present
We met on Jan. 29th, 2000 and have been kissing ever since
Sound Waves
Perez Prado – Moliendo Cafe
Rosemary Clooney & Perez Prado – Bali Ha’i
Sergio Mendez & Brazil 66 – Dance With Me
Ricki Martin – She Bangs
Sublime – Santa Ria
UB40 – The Way You Do The Things You Do
Reasons Why I’m Warped
Flipping through stations looking for Christopher Lowell’s interior decorating show, I passed a music video with a young black girl dancing about in sparse clothing. This is not a new phenomona in television, to be greeted by a wriggling belly button and a hip hop beat. The thing that caught my attention wasn’t the nudity, but those abs … they were so firm and defined.
‘My God,’ I thought, ‘There are muscles in there? Have I ever had those to any degree?’
I lifted a boob to get a better look at my own belly. Nope. No sign of muscles here.
I tried to remember back to my childhood days, were there any muscles then? (I was skinny back then.) Nope. I don’t recall them there, either.
I guess that’s why I am an art student and no a pop diva. I’m built for pottery and painting and giving birth to ungrateful children. I’m not cut out for dancing and regurgitating trite lyrics.
Then it occured to me, ‘It that really a bad thing? Would I really want to do that?’
I chuckled an kept searching for Mr. Lowell and his “7 Steps of Decorating”. At least I’ll still have a career when I’m 40.
Baby Steps
If you consider the time table that I am normally working on when churning out a paper for my comp. class, I got this one done rather early. I still have 45 minutes before I have to leave for school. Woo-Hoo!
Little by little I am kicking this procrastination thing in the ass. You have to take baby steps before you learn to walk … *toddle toddle*
Poetry by Me
Further proof that I have NOT sold my soul to Jose Cuervo, here are some links to my softer side …
“The Muse” 01.13.01
Inspired by a fellow Xanganite telling me in a previous post that I was his muse.
“Cure In A Capsule” 11.22.00
Inspired by a really tough time in my separation from Jason, the ex, due to nightmares, depression, and such. Hell, it was the day before our anniversary … cut me some slack.
“The Dance” 02.08.00
Inspired by a dance in my kitchen to “Iris” by the Goo Goo Dolls with Mr. Sweetie.
“It’s You” 01.29.00
Wrote for Mr. Sweetie the day I drove down to meet him for the first time … in a sleet storm no less.
It’s Only Fair …
I asked Tain some questions the other day and it’s only fair that answer them, too, so here ya go:
I Love Lucy (although I did love Andy Griffith, too) but Lucy was awesome and I loved her spunkiness. Ethel was a trip, too.
Froot Loops
The Best Christmas Pagent Ever by Barbara Robinson
This book is still funny as an adult reader, but it was a riot as a kid.
Where The Wild Things Are by Maurice Sendak
This book is chock full of wonderful illustrations that still draw me into the story.
Crash Diet by Jill McCorkle
I love the way she writes and she is equally charming in real life. The book has 11 short stories in it, the title story taking the cake for me.
Dirty Jokes and Beer: Stories of the Unrefined by Drew Carey
I was very suprised how interesting this book was, but the man CAN write! You have to see the chapter called “101 Big Dick Jokes”.
Discovering colors, especially crayons and markers. My favorite toys as a kid were my Crayolas … I go through a new set every year.
Well, my teenage years were rather hellish, actually, but by having it as rough as I did, I learned to be very self-reliant.
(1) I am finally in college
(2) I have found out who I am independant of any man
(3) I have found a wonderful guy who I absolutely adore!
I bleached my hair blonde from a dark brown.
I’ve spent the day expanding my mind. Mr. Sweetie and I bought Scrabble® last night … I’ve beat him four times already … hehehe.
I found a list of words with ‘q’ not immmediately followed by ‘u’ in the Official Scrabble® Players Dictionary:
More ammo for the next round … I also found this list … *evil laugh*
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P.S. I feel like a complete nerd for looking up Scrabble words online … *shivers*
This is the cutest thing I’ve read in the poetry arena in a long time … enjoy. Give the man props while you are there …
The talented Meara_al_Jade has posted the funniest damned thing in the comments section of this post.
Please … go read it and run off to tell her how wonderful she is! But … HEY … come back afterwards! 😉