Just Good Stuff | Posted by Jannie on 11 November 2009 @ 4:41 PM
A Kelly-Mommy afternoon at the Texas State Capitol.
Foliage starting to hint that it’s finally fall in Austin.
Thanksgiving creatures.
Chanced upon Santa this past Sunday at our grocery store’s holiday kick-off. Talk about a perfect day for Kelly to wear her red sparkly shirt — a shirt which was actually a long-ish dress on her when she was 4 (but I’ll have to spank my laptop’s buttocks to retrieve the pics of her at age 4. Naughty-naughty laptop with power problems.)
Tooth fairy came to our house again Monday — 3 teeth gone now.
Picnic lunch at school.
(The children help plant and maintain the courtyard’s garden and aviary. Pretty cool, eh?!)
So there you have them — some of my first iPhone pics. Not atrocious quality, I think. Do you?
Really wish I could set the pics so you could click-enlarge them to 1024 x 768 pixels, but something got lost in translation in my recent Wordpress upgrade and I dasn’t know how to enable click-enlarge anymore, boo hoo.
Oh well, I’ll get it or another similar trick figured out soon — which will make your life complete, as I know you plan your every day and night around my next jpeg. 
Blogging, Friends | Posted by Jannie on 7 November 2009 @ 2:09 PM
photo credit: getty images
I am so rude to not remember who memed me with this… so Mystery Blogger, please forgive me and identify yourself so a little “ding” will go off in my head. Then e-mail me and I”ll send you a bag of your favorite potato chips or cookies, a new pair of socks (yes, matching ones!) and some Additional Fabulous Prize.
THE MEME…
Where is your cell phone? in a golden holster under my right bosom.
Your hair? a bit like Larry’s only blonde and longer.
Your mother? laughing.
Your father? fair-minded.
Your favorite food? steak!
Your dream last night? scary — spam took over my comments.
Your favorite drink? Himalayan holy water with lemon (I so lie — margarita, frozen, no salt with a sangria floater.)
Your dream/goal? to win Kerrville New Folk.
What room are you in? rubber one.
Your hobby? dish washing avoidance.
Your Fear? that when I’m naked and scrubbing down the shower my buttocks will touch up against the cold sudsy tile.
Where do you want to be in 6 years? on a lazyboy chair – with abs of granite, buns of steel and triceps of titanium.
Where were you last night? camping in Bulgaria. 
Something that you aren’t? tall.
Muffins? no thanks, just ate 2 hotdogs, 2.5 pickles and a carrot.
Wish list item? inline skates with sterling sliver spurs.
Where did you grow up? haven’t yet.
Last thing you did? read the “last thing you did” question.
What are you wearing? blue chiffon gown, motorcycle helmet and hiking shoes.
Your TV? a Toshiba hubby bartered a Toyota MR2 for 10 years ago.
Your pets? absolutely great, when not puking on the rug.
Friends? yes, luckily.
Your life? careening on a path of intense funsterment with frequent pit stops to the beer aisle.
Your mood? nonchalant with shades of wistful longing for 1897 when Oscar Wilde was released from prison.
Missing someone? yes, Albert Einstein.
Vehicle? hail dented.
Something you’re not wearing? extra bras.
Your favorite store? Whole Foods (when I can afford it.)
Your favorite color? neon denim blue.
When was the last time you laughed? 10 minutes ago.
Last time you cried? in car earlier at Zeppelin’s “Goin’ To California” on the radio.
Your best friend? my new iPhone. (whoo-hoo!!)
One place that I go to over and over? donut shop.
One person who emails me regularly? Santa.
Favorite place to eat? in the broom closet by the light of a lone votive candle.
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So, blogging buddies, if you shouldst desire, feel free to…
1. insert your own answers below in the comments, or
2. post the meme on your blog (and return here with a link to it,) or
3. just go on your merry way and remain blissfully meme-free…
And have a super sunshiney day!!
xo
Seriously Weird | Posted by Jannie on 3 November 2009 @ 4:07 PM
1. Get a haircut unlike any I’ve ever had. Maybe something like this…
2. Hang out in a cafe all day writing in my Moleskine and looking mysterious in a long black knit dress and a hat like this…
photo credit: Sarah McAlister Hats
3. Hang out at Austin’s Driskill Hotel drinking margaritas, eating fine food and making new friends.
3. Hang out at the airport (until I get booted out) with an official-looking clipboard, asking strangers if they blog and if they do, hand them my business card.
4. Hang out at the bus station (until I get booted out) with an official-looking clipboard, asking strangers why they’re taking the bus and not driving or flying. (Be prepared for long rambling answers and / or marriage proposals.)
5. Hang out at a park all day doing nothing but going up and down the tallest slide, being careful not to bowl too many toddlers over.
7. Cook a 7-course meal to surprise my family.
8. Hike in unmarked woods with nothing in my backpack but 5 waters, 4 beers, 3 donuts, 2 jumbo packs of beef jerky, 1 roll of “bathroom tissue,” hand sanitizer, 2 extra bras, my new iPhone and my Burt’s Bees lip balm with zinc.
9. Take the earliest possible flight to NYC to spend the day at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in the stained glass rooms. Also, hang out in the Ancient Egypt rooms looking mysterious in my silver lame unitard and another kind of hat, like this…
photo credit: Costume Craze
And be home in time to tuck Kelly in at 9:00.
10. Stay in bed reading nothing but blogs all day, getting up only to powder my nose, snag more Almond Joys from the freezer, champagne from the fridge and accept the pizza delivery.
And you? What are some things you could do tomorrow, but probably won’t?
