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!"
07/01/22
Milk is confusing.Victor: Ew. Did you just pour tap water into your cereal? me: Yes, because there’s too much milk in the milk. Victor: What. me: We only have whole milk but I like 2% milk. What’s the other 98% of 2% milk? It’s gotta be water, right? But also, why doesn’t it cost 2% as muchContinue reading "Milk is confusing."
06/28/22
Baby Jesus doesn’t need your likes. Probably.I wrote this series of social media posts last night because I thought it was funny but I didn’t it because I couldn’t tell if it was one of those things that’s just entertaining to me late at night when I’m punch drunk, but this morning I still think it’s funny so here you go.Continue reading "Baby Jesus doesn’t need your likes. Probably."
06/21/22
Ups and downs and upsYou know when you find a big puddle of water where there shouldn’t be a big puddle of water and you’re like, “Ugh, I hope that’s not pee” and then a second later you realize that it’s water that has run down the wall because there’s a leak somewhere and you suddenly are like, “Fuck.Continue reading "Ups and downs and ups"
06/14/22
I need a distractionSometimes when my head is a mess I have to distract myself with movies. You’d think that ridiculous comedies would be the best thing for depression but I’ve found that the cognitive dissonance on not being able to laugh at something that I know should be funny actually makes it worse and so instead IContinue reading "I need a distraction"
06/10/22
Hello, strangeling!Every time I type out “strangeling” my blog turns it into “strangling” and it’s a fair guess but at a certain point you’d think it would learn. Anyway, if you are a member of my book club (The Fantastic Strangelings – JOIN US!) then you are used to me apologizing for opening the discussion threadContinue reading "Hello, strangeling!"
06/09/22
It’s Friday, y’all.It’s Friday, y’all. You know what that means? It means that it’s time to step into my office so I can show you all of the insta things I loved lately that I’ve been saving for you. (Yes, you.) Because you deserve a damn break right now. View this post on Instagram A post sharedContinue reading "It’s Friday, y’all."
06/03/22
I’M NUMBER ONE.It’s just nice to see I’m winning at something.
05/30/22
Things I learn and things I never learnSo last night I was supposed to be moderating an event for Christopher Moore, who is one of my favorite authors and I was very excited about it but on the way there I started to feel sick and it was the kind of sick that precedes an anxiety attack (racing heart, dread) but itContinue reading "Things I learn and things I never learn"
05/25/22
Help us, Kenny ChesneyDid you miss seeing Victor and me answer a million ridiculous questions while I wore frozen ice packs because being anxious makes me overheat? If so you will not understand this piece of fried gold that my friend Michael Nachoff sent: But you are in luck! Because the whole ridiculous evening was recorded so justContinue reading "Help us, Kenny Chesney"
05/19/22
TONIGHT…ONE NIGHT ONLY…So tonight I’m celebrating the paperback release of Broken (in the best possible way) by having a free virtual tour stop where I will do a bit of reading and then be in conversation with Victor. I think this may be the first time any of you have ever heard Victor in real life andContinue reading "TONIGHT…ONE NIGHT ONLY…"
05/17/22
Come see me on tour without ever leaving the safety of your couch.So last week the paperback of Broken was released and I did my first live book tour stop in literally years. We did it at Nowhere Bookshop (naturally) and it was also our first ever live reading at the store so it was terrifying on both accounts, but also amazing. View this post on InstagramContinue reading "Come see me on tour without ever leaving the safety of your couch."
05/10/22
Let’s talk about books, babyI’ve been a bit behind but I’m about to open up the facebook discussion page for The Fantastic Strangelings Book Club to discuss Kaikeyi by Vaishnavi Patel. (And if you haven’t read it yet I suggest you move it to the top of your TBR list because I found it a strangely encouraging read duringContinue reading "Let’s talk about books, baby"
05/08/22
I’m fimes.So Victor was in California visiting some friends and he’s not a big drinker normally but he always drinks too much sake with them, so I was only slightly surprised by this text that came in that night. Bit concerning…but all of his friends are much older than he is so I wasn’t afraid thatContinue reading "I’m fimes."