Those damned drug-addicted reading trains are at it again.I honestly thought being an indie bookshop proprietress would be a pretty tame sort job but turns out I was totally wrong as this week we ended up involved in an ongoing banned book issue that makes me both sad for Texas and even more focused on staying here and fighting the good fight. YouContinue reading "Those damned drug-addicted reading trains are at it again."
09/23/22
3 o’clock in the morning me has a point. But I’m not sure what it is.I often write notes to myself at 3am that I think are pretty brilliant at the time and then the next morning I read these same notes which seem to be from some sort of psychopath, but I thought I’d share the one I found on my nightstand this morning: Why do the words “whose”Continue reading "3 o’clock in the morning me has a point. But I’m not sure what it is."
09/20/22
Don’t yell at me for being a good mother.Victor just yelled at me for sleeping on the floor in the sunbeam with Ferris Mewler in the middle of the day because “Don’t you have a job?” or something crazy like that, and I explained that it’s important to share your son’s interests so that they don’t start doing drugs or vaping, and thenContinue reading "Don’t yell at me for being a good mother."
09/16/22
Bitch, it’s Halloween Eve. LET US HAVE THIS.So last week Aedan and I built the Halloween windows for Nowhere Bookshop, and the floating candles made of papertowel rolls looked fantastic but we also tried to make a ghost out of chicken wire and after several hours we had scratches all over us, a new appreciation for why people wear gloves, and aContinue reading "Bitch, it’s Halloween Eve. LET US HAVE THIS."
09/12/22
Books? Books.It’s September and that means I have a list of wonderful books you should read, including this month’s Fantastic Strangeling Book Club pick, The Fortunes of Jaded Women by Carolyn Huynh. It was exactly the zany, dramatic, messy, hopeful tale that I needed and it had me hooked from the very first line: “Everyone in Orange County’sContinue reading "Books? Books."
09/09/22
I can’t decide if my “for you” page knows me too well or not at all.For the last few months I’ve been screenshotting some of the most bizarre phrases that show up on my twitter trending page because I often wonder if everyone gets the same stuff or if my algorithm has decided to fuck with me. A few baffling favorites: Is it just me?
09/06/22
Missing: one brainI’ve been feeling slightly more scattered than normal for the past few months. Exhausted, forgetful, emotional. I went to see the doctor recently and after a ton of tests he was like, “Beats me, lady” so I went to an Ob/Gyn because a friend said it sounded like perimenopause and my Ob/Gyn was like, “YourContinue reading "Missing: one brain"
08/31/22
Welcome to my android vaginaThis week I had my first ever bone density scan and that was nice except that the tech printed the results out for me and it’s just a bunch of pictures of my vagina? Like, just how breakable is my vagina? I didn’t even know this was a concern. Also, it says I’m part android:Continue reading "Welcome to my android vagina"
08/26/22
Where have I been?I’ve been gone all week because of a series of small but exhausting crisises (crises?) including Hailey giving themselves a concussion after falling into a pole from laughing too hard (which is every bit of proof I need that they are my child.) Their cat scan came back normal (whoop!) and so now they areContinue reading "Where have I been?"
08/19/22
The end of the beginning. The beginning of the rest.Today is Hailey’s first day of their senior year so we went outside to take our annual photo and I got a bit teary when I told Hailey that this will probably be my last time taking a first-day-of-school photo. The look on their face when I said that was of excitement, and wonder andContinue reading "The end of the beginning. The beginning of the rest."
08/10/22
It’s a good month for readingThis month’s Fantastic Strangeling Book Club choice is so, so good. It’s The Book Eaters by Sunyi Dean. I devoured this atmospherically creepy and gorgeous novel. Well, not literally. But after reading the book I kind of wanted to. In fact, I loved it so much I made my own book house inspired by the cover and onlyContinue reading "It’s a good month for reading"
08/08/22
I assure you, I am housebroken.Just a follow up to this Twitter post… …which elicited concerns of “God, I really hope it’s not you, Jenny” until I realized this issue and followed it up with this: And that elicited responses if “yeah, it could’ve gone either way with you honestly” and also, “How is Miss Dorothy now?” And the answerContinue reading "I assure you, I am housebroken."
08/01/22
Judy Snarland fureverSo the other day Victor and I were at a resale shop and I saw this little bit of fried gold. And Victor was like, “That is toddler’s tutu and we don’t have a toddler” and I explained that it was a vintage, hand-sewn costume AND CROWN for $15 and that he just didn’t haveContinue reading "Judy Snarland furever"
07/27/22
Sometimes it’s hardI tried to write this but I couldn’t. Sorry. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Jenny Lawson (@thebloggess) Oh Goddammit. This doesn’t even work. I fucking quit.
07/21/22
Notes to myself, part 3I’m still exploring the bizarre notes I seem to have left for myself on my phone. Most are ridiculous but I can still make some sense of them but today I’m sharing the baffling notes I left on my phone with no additional text that probably meant something at the time but are now secretContinue reading "Notes to myself, part 3"
07/18/22
Notes I wrote myself, part 2.Continuing my series of bizarre notes I wrote on my phone while probably not sober: It’s weird that nobody knows the exact entomology for the word “hushpuppy.” Wait, is “hushpuppy” two words? Also, I don’t think “entomology” is the word I’m looking for but I can’t remember the entomology of the word that I’m lookingContinue reading "Notes I wrote myself, part 2."
07/12/22
Notes I wrote myself that I can’t decide are awesome or mortifying. Bit of both probably.So I have this habit of recording “brilliant” thoughts on my phone late at night after I’ve been drinking and then I forget to go back to them so my phone notes are filled with years of bizarre run-on sentences or strange threats that I don’t entirely remember writing. Hailey recently found them and couldn’tContinue reading "Notes I wrote myself that I can’t decide are awesome or mortifying. Bit of both probably."
07/11/22
What to read this monthI’m about to open up the discussion thread for Hurricane Girl on the Fantastic Strangelings Book Club facebook page but in case you don’t do facebook I’ll leave my thoughts in the comments. But first…have you see this month’s book pick? It’s Florida Woman by Deb Rogers and it is a brilliant escape. I devouredContinue reading "What to read this month"
07/05/22
Get the cake outIf you don’t feel like celebrating Independence Day this year you can skip it and instead celebrate our 26th wedding anniversary. Traditions include cake, one small fight, very loud laughter, cocktails, light arson, binge watching a season of some guilty pleasure, snuggling with small animals, naps, reading, giant metal chickens, contemplating our best and worstContinue reading "Get the cake out"
07/04/22
It’s Friday!It’s Friday and that means that it’s time for you to come into my office so I can share with you all the insta-videos I’ve saved just for you, because if you are anything like me you require a medicinal amount of ridiculousness today. Let’s do this: View this post on Instagram A post sharedContinue reading "It’s Friday!"