Two things (not three)
I love books. I eat them for breakfast. Plain. Without milk and sugar even.
What’s your oh-mi-god-you-have-to-read-this book?
I like music too. I find those compact disc things cut my gums though, so I don’t actually eat those. They are nice and shiny though. I like shiny.
What’s one of your all-time favourite songs? You know, the one where you put the cd player on “repeat” and either sing along in the car or dance around the living room like nobody’s watching. (Or in my case, like there is nobody pointing and laughing)
November 29th, 2004 at 6:30 pm
You dance around the living room even when there is someone watching. I even point and laugh sometimes.
November 29th, 2004 at 7:04 pm
The calyspo version of somewhere over the rainbow, by Israel someone. Is brilliant. Love your blog and have added you to my favs, so will be back. Cheers
November 30th, 2004 at 8:25 am
THE Sheep Look Up by John Brunner
http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/ASIN/1932100016/qid=1101820849/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i1_xgl/702-3739093-9432856
Amazing book about consumerism gone wrong…still relevant after all these years.
November 30th, 2004 at 9:24 am
A World Out of Time - Larry Niven
Mad World (End Theme from Donny Darko)
November 30th, 2004 at 12:06 pm
hey nostradamus and anything pixies
November 30th, 2004 at 1:09 pm
I have read many wonderful oh-mi-god you have to read this books ove the past year. However, I was simply captivated by The Kite Runner by Khaled Hasseini.
Repeated Song of the Day (yes, they change daily) Brick House by The Commodores..oh yeah, I am THAT hip.
November 30th, 2004 at 3:46 pm
The most recent oh-mi-god book: Mara and Dann, by Doris Lessing.
The usual flail-about-senselessly song: Once in a Lifetime, by Talking Heads.
November 30th, 2004 at 6:46 pm
Oh-mi-god book: It will always be Charlotte’s Web. It’s the only book that’s ever made me sob. Mind you, I was only seven years old at the time.
Turn it up silly song: Afternoon Delight by the Starland Vocal Band. Causes wailing and jerky arm movements.
November 30th, 2004 at 6:59 pm
Jeepers, you could check out “From the Borderlands” if you enjoy short stories that are dark and weird with just a hint of cinnamon. Stephen King, Whitley Strieber, John Farris and some other fine writers are in there with brand new stories. I’m kinda in there as well, but they cut off the last two lines of my story. Which sucks.
No, make that IT REALLY, REALLY sucks. Like Paris Hilton. Like Jenna Jameson. Like, like…
Anyway. Yeah.
December 1st, 2004 at 3:45 am
A Day In The Life by the Beatles - sorry, not very original or obscure - just absolutely fucking true
December 1st, 2004 at 5:42 am
Hey, remember that kids book about the mole with poo on his head? I saw a gift set the other day that contained the book and a little stuffed mole doll complete with poo on his head. I thought of you.
December 1st, 2004 at 10:17 am
Um. There’s a book called “The List of 7″ by Mark Frost which is rather fabulous…
And I can listen to Del Amitri until I sing it in my sleep. Which I think I do.
Ooooooooh. Aaaaaaaaaaand…. do you and Mark drive a red Sunfire? And were you driving up Atwater going north at 11:30 last Friday? If not you two have identical doubles…
December 1st, 2004 at 10:23 am
Nope, no red sunfire. And 11:30 is way past our bedtime. Hmmm, I think there is potential for an evil plot whereby the doubles are made to do our jobs and give us all the money.
December 1st, 2004 at 10:44 am
My secret double life with the second Jen has been revealed. I knew I should’ve got a less conspicuous automobile. Now I’m gonna have to introduce the two Jens to each other and there will be a big fight over which one is cuter *sigh*
Look into your heart pretty baby, is it aching with some nameless need? Is there something wrong and you can’t put your finger on it? Right then, rollllll to me.
December 1st, 2004 at 10:49 am
There can be only one
December 1st, 2004 at 3:58 pm
David Usher’s Black Black Heart is my dirty little secret song.
December 1st, 2004 at 4:28 pm
A favortie book of mine is, “The Five People You Meet In Heaven” by Mitch Albom. It touches your soul and gives you a unique vision of a life lived and how not everything is as it seems.
December 1st, 2004 at 5:07 pm
To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee and Spitting Games by Snow Patrol.
December 1st, 2004 at 5:33 pm
We like Loreena McKennit and Arcade Fire, but feel that books are just a passing fad, like television or that inter-net thing.
December 1st, 2004 at 7:30 pm
I’m addicted to the Stephanie Plum series by Janet Evanovich.
December 1st, 2004 at 8:36 pm
My absolute favourite book(s) are the ones about growing up in wartime England by Helen Forrester. I’ve read and re-read all of them.
Guilty song? Um, I’ll dance and sing to anything as long as it’s on the 80’s channel on TV. Loudly, with gusto.
Remember when your Mum used to sing to her music and you’d cringe? I’m turning into my Mum.
December 2nd, 2004 at 9:16 am
book: pride and prejudice, jane austen
song: help by the beatles … it can get really animated if i’m feeling stressed out. ;D
December 2nd, 2004 at 12:31 pm
Book: “The Power of One,” by Bryce Courtenay, I’ve read it four times in the past 10 years. Come to think of it, I’m about due to read it again!
Song: “Ordinary Day,” by Great Big Sea. You can’t be anything but happy after that song!
p.s. how was quiz night Monday???
December 4th, 2004 at 10:30 am
Book - The Green Mile: Stephen King
Song - (atm) New noise: Refused
December 5th, 2004 at 7:36 am
I have 2 OMG books. The first is Toni Morrison’s “Beloved”. The Second is Charles Baxter’s “Shadowplay”. If you love language and imagery read these books.
Love and Light
December 6th, 2004 at 10:01 am
Books: Me Talk Pretty One Day (David Sedaris), One Fine Day In The Middle of the Night (Christopher Brookmyre)
Songs: Sens (Matthieu Boogaerts), Frontin’ (Jamie Cullum)
If they haven’t taken them down yet, you should be able to download the mp3s from those sites.
December 10th, 2004 at 11:18 am
I eat books too…and sadly forget all about them soon after…much like my relationships.
I’m still engrossed in the same Bill Bryson book that Mark was reading recently…which means you’ve either read it already or didn’t want to, so it would suck as a suggestion. Other OMG books I like you’ve probably already read.
Whore.
How about Crescent by (I think) Diane Abu-Jabar? It’s full of stories, Arab food and romance if you are in the mood for something other than Harry Potter. I also like most stuff by David Sedaris. I don’t know. The pressure!
As for loud must-hear-it-again songs, right now it’s Gilles Valiquette’s ‘Je Suis Cool’, ‘Down With the Clown’ by Insane Clown Posse, and some evil Japanese rap song by Dragon Ash. Oh, and at the office it’s been this heartfelt violin tune that was used in some civil war documentary series that was one of the songs on a Classical Chillout compilation cd. I shit you not.
December 11th, 2004 at 4:19 pm
It’s a bit twisted, but my all-time must read book is “Lamb” by Christopher Moore. (I’m stoppiing by through Blog Explosion.
January 6th, 2005 at 7:21 pm
There’s something to be said for dancing in the livingroom.
Lamb (the gospel acording to Biff, Jesus’ childhood pal) by Christopher Moore
June 24th, 2007 at 8:15 am
Hi Jen, My daughter *( 28yrs) name is Jen too, I was looking in Google for FAT Thumb, I write poetry and a pict. I needed, and your blog appeared Figure!
Anyway, I love it from TOP to BOTTOM!
Thanks! for the laughs, even if it’s very OLD.. It’s now June 24th 2007!
Drop me a line, you funny girl (Women) I think YOU would be a riot to be around!
If not, BE Blessed and How is that “FAT BASTaRD” Shiraz ? I love Fetzer! white and Shiraz RED…
YOU at too funny, and my guy is a geek too, Works at Raytheon, they are all overrrrrrrr the country!
We are here in Boston!
Live, Love and Be Life!
Stay WArm, Happy and POsitive!
WArmest Blessings to the Both of YOU!
Warm HuGs, Warrior Lady Sheeeoox
BE SAFE!
God Bless!
Amen!
Thank you again for ALL the laughs, smiles and snickers!