It was just a simple picture of a sequined glove. But it was on the obituary page of The Economist, the magazine I was leisurely reading this morning while sipping coffee and relaxing in my fav REI lounger.
Now, I know Michael Jackson is dead. Duh. It’s not his death that shocked me. It’s just that [...]
Entries Tagged as ‘Life’
July 11, 2009
Obituary.
June 30, 2009
Day 1 of Year 2
Today was my anniversary. I’ve now had a j-o-b for 12 months. 365 days. A whole year. And now, I’m starting my second year there. I like it. I like having a job and being inside a structure. I wrote more about what I like at my six-month mark.
What I find fascinating, thrilling, exciting, frustrating, [...]
June 25, 2009
I gazed at him lovingly every day
When I was eight years old, I got my first-ever album. It was by The Jackson Five. Inside, there was a paper sleeve protecting the record. And on this sleeve was printed many fan items for purchase. The heart-shaped stickers with Michael Jackson’s photo in the center I pined for, day in and day out.
I [...]
June 21, 2009
They called me Martha.
Last night, I found myself at the Baltimore Gay Pride street party. It was after a long day indoors at Baltimore Barcamp and a nice after-party at Brewer’s Art. My BFF and I, dressed alike, as we often find ourselves in some mysterious sort of way, were headed out of Baltimore and back to the [...]
June 16, 2009
Worlds. Planets. Words.
Of late, this concept of worlds and planets has come up in my life. It is possible for there to 100,000 coffee mugs that say “World’s Best Dad,” but it would be inaccurate to say “The Planet’s Best Dad.” Ja? There are, in my view, an infinite number of worlds, as a world is a [...]
May 28, 2009
Barock Spock Obama
OMG. Saw this on Derek Showerman’s website. Love the prez. Don’t mean no harm with humor. Just thought this was a beautiful creative expression of someone’s mind. Live long and prosper.
May 27, 2009
Poor Gal
Poor gal who just called me to do a telemarket survey. What a lame scriptwriter the company hired. Not her fault, of course. “The TV and radio stations really value your input … can I have your mailing address?” Yada, yada. I just told her straight up: “At least be honest. At least have your [...]
May 27, 2009
The power of the shower.
I’m mostly-mostly done my unpacking from camping this past weekend at Playa del Fuego. While the weather held out somethin’ good, a small cost for that was the level of dust from lack of rain to tamp it down a bit. No worries. I have a solution for that: the power of the shower. I [...]
May 19, 2009
Bummer. Missing the Hoolahoop-athon
I’ll be missing this year’s Hoolahoop-athon in Baltimore. Been to every one so far. I’ve even come close to the grand championship … that is, several years back when the region had but a few adult hoopers. I’d get scorched today by the stellar hoopers who abound in this area. Well, I’ll be at Playa [...]
May 6, 2009
My lovely, quirky family
Life. Timing. The rain. Whatever things combined tonight had me purchasing presents for my lovely, quirky family. I can blog about the gifts because none of my family members read my blog, so I don’t have to worry about spoilers.
For my sister’s birthday next week: Organic poop. Actually, I’m just giving her cash toward [...]
April 3, 2009
I can haz an instalanche?
I don’t check my blog stats too often. But this evening, I did. Mercy. I thought WordPress had made a mistake. But then I looked a little closer. I had one of the instalanche experiences where my traffic skyrocketed in and on one day: April 1st. A typical day my blog gets about 150 page [...]
March 6, 2009
National Frozen Foods Day
Today is National Frozen Foods Day. I learned this when planning tonight’s BlogTale party with @wendyscherer. We were looking to see if there was anything special to tie into tonight’s party, and Wendy unearthed that it was National Frozen Foods Day. So, in celebration, we’re asking those local bloggers and twitterers who feel so inclined [...]
February 26, 2009
Going west. And south.
Headed to South by Southwest, or SXSW, if you’re cool.
Clearly, I wasn’t cool last year around this time as I not only had never heard of SXSW but had to endure the “You never heard of South by South West!” taunt, accompanied by an exaggerated look of shock.
So, lest you be uncool, like I was [...]
February 15, 2009
A wise investment.
My feet don’t like cheap shoes. My feet especially don’t like cheap high heels. They tell me such things, they do, they do.
So, you see, I’ve been wanting a quality pair of black, high-heeled boots for a few years, but either the price or the quality of my options just wasn’t appealing. And I’m really [...]
February 13, 2009
Color me beautiful.
I think it’s midlife. A shift in my skin tone, perhaps. My aura, vibe, oomph. I’m not quite sure what it is, but I find myself wearing colors I’d never, ever have worn in previous incarnations of my years.
There was a time when my wardrobe consisted almost entirely of clothes ranging in oatmeal, rye, sand, [...]
February 12, 2009
Adaptive Intelligence
I’m remembering Mo this morning. Mo, and an experience that opened my mind and had me in awe of intelligence, in its many manifestations. See, Mo was a cat of mine. He joined Larry (my gargantuan, very male, orange tabby) and I as a youngin’, and we both loved him in our own ways.
Mo was [...]
February 6, 2009
Bitter, strong, intense — he’s my man
Yep. He’s my man. Dr. Schulze, that is. And the herbal tonics he makes and sells are outta this world: bitter, strong, intense … and, in my experience, effective.
Earlier this week, I started having the uh-oh symptons of a flu. I knew the flu was raging in Virginia, one of the heaviest hit states. And, [...]
January 8, 2009
Polyvore
For any of you familiar with the notecards and parties I’ve created in tandem with my friend, Cherie, I hope you’ll share in my excitement of discovering that our Ladies are beginning to be used in some Polyvore art. There’s work to be done to get the whole she-bang a bit smoother and more in [...]
December 22, 2008
I’m JessieX, and I’m back!
Well, I’m Miss Jessie, or Ms. Jessie, or Ms. Newburn or something — anything but “Jessie” — to your kid. But JessieX, and my blog header, are back after a few friendly grumblings about my latest image. So much for my Obamification. Rock on, my peeps. Rock on.
