Talk About Talking

So I'm back in therapy as of last Friday. Lots to discuss and feeling good about being open about all of it. I'm ready to get this life going and taking it where it needs to be.

The therapist suggested that from now on, 3 times a week, I should start small -random conversations with strangers I meet while running errands.

Yesterday (Saturday) I went to the pharmacy to get my perscription for Zoloft filled. It's suppose to help me with my social anxiety. Anyways, the only conversation I had was with one of the women at the pharmacy who told me a few facts t know about the medication since it was the first time I would be taking it. I also smiled at an elderly woman who was waiting I line in front of me.

I think the biggest chage I noticed was how conscious I was to the people around me and what was going on. Normally I space out and don't pay attention but I managed to stay focused and alert. i noticed the people around me, the conversations they were having, and also the objects and surroundings themselves.

Then I went to Popeyes to get some food and Karla, the woman at the cash register, took my order. We didn't converse, but i remembered her name and when I was handed my bag of food I looked her in the eye and said thank you fully acknowledging her and what she had done for me. I was also aware of the other people who were around in the restaurant enjoying their food.

All in all good for attempts 2 of 3 or 4.

Thursday

Didn't go to Toastmasters yesterday. My speech may be next week. Talking about the wonderful world of clay. I have 4 doctor visit this week. One Monday because I couldn't hear out of my right ear. The doctor visit wasn't successful and I have to go back tommorrow. Had a visit with a psychiatrist to see if there was any medication i could take to overcome my issues with socializing. I'll be taking some new medicine soon. Tommorrow I'm going in for ear hearing part 2 and then meeting with a life coach later that day. A lot of doctors and psychiatrists this week. Whatever it takes to progress.

Thoughts

My head says, “Who cares?” but then my heart whispers, “You do, stupid.” ~Random Quote I Found

I ask this… If there should be an assassination, I would hope that five, ten, one hundred, a thousand would rise. I would like to see every gay lawyer, every gay architect come out. If a bullet should enter my brain, let that bullet destroy every closet door… And that’s all. I ask for the movement to continue. Because it’s not about personal gain, not about ego, not about power… it’s about the “us’s” out there. Not only gays, but the Blacks, the Asians, the disabled, the seniors, the us’s. Without hope, the us’s give up - I know you cannot live on hope alone, but without it, life is not worth living. So you, and you, and you… You gotta give em’ hope… you gotta give em’ hope.

~Harvey Milk

Toastmasters Wednesday

Best speech today (for me) was Alex's. He spoke about baseball, a subject I'm not that thrilled about or familiar with, which shows just how great his speech was. The purpose of his speech was body movement. He showed different stances baseball players have used to take advantage of hitting the ball. It's was funny and informative. I especially liked the fact that he used a light-saber as a prop for a baseball bat.

Next week I have to give a speech on organization. I'm thinking of using clay as my subject and coming in wearing the cover my dad gave me to wear so I wouldn't get clay on my clothes. I might also bring in some tools to talk about. We shall see . . .

Yesterday I went to the store to get some ingredients to make beef stroganoff. Turns out it uses sour cream, which is weird, but works. When I was at the check out stand the cashier was encouraging the woman in front of me to donate some money to breast cancer. After she made a donation he announced it on the overhead speakers. I can't describe him, other than he was really bright, down to earth, and driven to raising money for the cause. I felt inspired and donated 2 dollars for the cause. He looked at me afterwords and sincerely said "Thank you, it really means a lot." Afterwords I felt bad that I didn't donate more. I wish more people like that existed. Just someone to tap you on the shoulder everyone once in a while and ask you to give a little to improve life.

My Religious Family Tree

This is a report I had to write on the religious history of my family. Pretty interesting . . .

Jessica Power
Nov. 11, 2008
Family Tree

Starting with my father’s side of the family, my grandfather Raymond Power’s grandparents on his mother’s side, the Hadelers, were German Lutherans and his grandparents on his father’s side, the Powers, were Baptists. Ray’s father, Robert Power, was born in Texas in 1888 and was Baptist and raised Ray as a Baptist when he was born in 1925 in California. My grandmother says that Ray had to read the Bible and go to church every Sunday as well as sometimes during the week. My grandmother says he was “over-churched” and when he was old enough to practice his own religion, he decided to become an agnostic.

My grandmother, Jean Hanssen, who was born in 1926, was raised Presbyterian. Her mother, Alice Kaerwer, lived in Minnesota and baptized Jean and her brother when they were two years old. They then moved to New York where they attended the Christian Scientist’s church. When I asked my grandmother why she went to that church even though she was Presbyterian, she told me it was because the church was closest to her home and if it had been a Catholic church then they would have been Catholics. When Jean was 12 she and her family moved to California where she then officially became Presbyterian. When she married Ray the Presbyterian Church was only 10 minutes from where they lived. Today, the same church is only 3 minutes from her retirement community. She does not attend church every Sunday and is not particularly religious, though she does go to church on special holidays like Easter. Jean also baptized all four of her children, my father included, when they were young.

My father and his siblings were all raised Presbyterian. Today, my father, Fred Power, still remains a Presbyterian. He owns a Bible, though he never reads it and he does attend church, but only on special holidays to make my grandmother happy. My Aunt Nancy, who lives in Livermore, California, is a lapsed Presbyterian. She was attending church occasionally, but due to issues involving her divorce, she no longer attends the church she was going to. My Aunt Carol was a Presbyterian, but two years after her husband Bill passed away she announced that she had decided to become a lesbian. The news was accepted by my family and Carol is now a Metropolitan Community Church pastor in Corpus Christi, Texas. She is very religious and reads the Bible everyday and recently came to California to help fight against Proposition 8.

My uncle Brad who lives in Boston, Massachusetts is a Unitarian Universalist. The religion he practices emphasizes finding truth in different religions and being open-minded and acceptant to other people’s beliefs. The Unitarian Universalist church is headquartered in Boston, which may be one reason he chose it. Another that was suggested to me was the fact that it is “good for his kids”, which I think means showing them different views on religion. Uncle Brad and my Aunt Mary recently adopted two girls from Ethiopia who are six and seven years old. They attend the church regularly and the girls go there after school and sing in the choir. I think it was meant to be a way for them to meet other kids and gain a sense of community.
On my mother’s side of the family, my grandmother Lee Gail Wheling was born in 1942 in San Francisco. Gail’s mother, Evelyn Anna Flohrs, was born in 1914 in Minnesota and was a Lutheran. Gail’s father, Clarence Wheling, was born in Chicago in 1896 and was also Lutheran. My grandmother could not remember her grandparents well, but I do know that her grandparents on her father’s side were born in Germany in 1859 and 1869. Gail said that her parents went to church rarely and joked that if they “went in a church, it would probably fall down”. Gail herself does not regularly attend church or read the Bible, though she is spiritual.

My grandfather on my mom’s side, Rolla “Bud” Emerson Hunt, was born in 1939 and was raised Baptist. His father, Rolla Emerson Hunt who was born in 1902 in Iowa, and his mother, Emma Elizabeth Ulrich who was born in 1905 in Colorado were both affiliated with the Methodist church. Bud’s two sisters Marlyn and Georgia were following the Catholic faith. Marlyn changed to the Episcopal Church after she married her second husband who was a minister in an Episcopal church. Bud and Gail later got married in an Episcopal church. Bud does not read the Bible to my knowledge and I don’t think he attends church often.

My mother, Julie Willey, was baptized in the Lutheran church when she was young. She says she has attended many churches throughout her life and believes in no one particular denomination. She does say she believes in God and prays to him often. She had a recent accident in which she was bucked off a horse and would have died if she was not wearing a helmet. Throughout her life, she never wore a helmet when riding a horse and believes what happened to her that day to be a miracle by a guardian angel. She has since talked about God often, though she doesn’t and hasn’t to my knowledge, read the Bible. She also still does not go to church. She says she believes you can pray anytime and anywhere and you don’t need a church to do it. She says her beliefs are just “Christian beliefs” and the churches she does go to are plain “Christian churches”.

It seems like, when tracing though the farthest roots of my ancestry, that most of my grandparent’s grandparents were very religious. Those grandparents who came from Germany were distinctly Lutheran, which is not surprising considering that is where Martin Luther made his “Letters to German Nobility”. The Baptist parents of my grandfathers Ray and “Bud” also seemed intently religious, since both grandchildren managed to be baptized and raised in that tradition, though neither practices it now. I think that trend is similar to what Thomas Jefferson wrote in his “Bill for Establishing Religious Freedom”. People shouldn’t have the right to force religion onto others and when they do, those being forced often turn away from that religion. I also noticed that going down through the lines the parents of my grandparents tended to become more lax in general to their religions. My grandmother Jean’s mother baptized her as Presbyterian, but they only attended church to become a part of the community, and it didn’t really matter what denomination it was. Gail’s parents were Lutherans but rarely attended church. Then my grandparents themselves do not seem to be that tied to any particular religion, accept my grandmother Jean. My grandfather Ray was an agnostic, and my grandmother Gail and my grandfather Bud don’t go to church or practice any rituals. Even Jean who is proud to be a Presbyterian does not practice her faith by going to church often or reading the Bible.

As far as my parents, aunts, and uncles are concerned, only two are relatively “religious”. My Uncle Brad attends church with his family, though it is less for the religious aspects and more for cultural and community- oriented reasons. My Aunt Carol is probably the most religious out of all the relatives I have. I believe that she is most religious because she has always been an active member of the church and has always carried a faith in God. My mother is also reasonably more religious than my other relatives, though it is in more of a spiritual sense.

I think location and marriage also have a lot to do with the reason some members of my family are more religious than others. My grandfather Ray’s father was born in Texas and was raised Baptist. I think Baptists in Texas were more diligent in their religion than maybe some other states, especially during the early 1900s. Ray however was raised in California. I think growing up in California and being raised as strictly in the Baptist faith as he was probably made Ray feel alienated by his religion and seen differently by a lot of people he knew. In my grandmother Jean’s case she was raised Presbyterian, but attending church and practicing the religion were probably not as important since she moved from Minnesota to New York to California and went to whatever church seemed closest. In my Uncle Brad’s case he also seemed to identify himself with the Unitarian Universalist Church because it was probably nearby and his wife and children felt comfortable there. My grandparents Bud and Gail were also married in an Episcopal church, although neither practiced that religion. Although marriage has played some small role in my families’ religious history, it seems location has played a bigger part.
As far as connecting to the readings, I think some of the patterns I see in my family’s past can relate to some of what we have read in class. For instance, I think my grandparent’s grandparents from Germany probably came to America believing it to be a place like John Winthrop described in “A Model of Christian Charity”. I think they felt it was a good place to come and practice their religion with people of similar faiths.

I think one of the reasons my German great- great- grandparents probably followed their practices and beliefs so stringently was because 1) they were raised in Germany were Lutheranism was founded and 2) in America they were probably clinging to their old customs and traditions since it gave them a sense of identity and place in their new country. This is very similar to what Mary Antin described in “The Promise Land”. Like Mary, my grandparents from Germany probably had difficulties keeping up their customs in an America that was far less religious than what they were use to. They probably abandoned some of their customs and only carried on the traditions they felt were most important.

I think the changes Mary had over her lifetime is very similar to the changes that occurred throughout the religious history of my family. The oldest generations were very settled and founded in their religion. Then as that religion was passed on and my family started moving more they began to let go of their beliefs and traditions for a more modern and convenient way of life. Now in the present day, their beliefs are mostly spiritual except for the few that, like Mary in the end, still cling to the customs and traditions of their faith.

David Hockney

Jessica Power (Me) ~ Elephant 2007




David Hockney ~Pearblossom Highway, 1986

I had a project to find an artist whose work is similar to mine and discuss his life via Power Point. Here is my Power Point notes:

Today I’m going to talk about David Hockney, is known as one of Britiains greatest artists and he has done work in arious mediums including drawing, oil painting, and photography.
Born 1937 Bradford, England.
• Raised in “radical working class family” Methodists, Sunday school, Jesus cartoons, no smoking or drinking, developed love for opera.
• 1953 Bradford school of art, gained a love for painting, disliked other classes wanted to go to the Regional College of Art in London.
• Sees artwork of contemporaries Francis Bacon, Picasso, Jackson Pollock and other abstract expressionists. Went against avant-garde trend of abstraction
• 1960s Artwork expressed poetry and beliefs. He began painting about his sexual orientation and would include words in his paintings like “unorthodox lover” and “queer”
1960s
We 2 boys together clinging together. His work was seen by some to be controversial because homosexuality was illegal in England at that time. In the early 1960s his work was narrative and tended to tell stories.
NEW SLIDE
• First trip to America in 1961. New York befriended Andy Warhol and Denis Hopper
• 1963 first solo exhibition in London
• First trip to California. Moved to Santa Monica. Started pool paintings that reflected the sunny laid-back lifestyle of California.
• 1964-67 Starts teaching at universities in Iowa, Colorado, LA, and Berkeley. While in Colorado he was inspired by Rocky Mountains which was later reflected in some of his works.
Bigger Splash 1967
Shows the kind o work he was doing at this time. California- inspired. Developed the naturalistic, realistic style he is most known for today. That same year he also met Peter Schlesinger, who became his romantic partner and inspiration for various photographs and paintings during that time.
1970s
Moves to Paris with Peter Schelsinger
Mr. and Mrs. Clark and Percy (1970-1971), naturalism -- that is, representing things as they were actually seen. His interest in photography grew. Hockney’s work tends to reflect and interest in perspective and painting reality.
1970’s continued
• Travels between California, New York, and France

Hockney’s first retrospective, David Hockney: Paintings, Prints and Drawings 1960
• Works on set designs for various Operas including The Rakes Progress and The Magic Flute
• Continues working with photography and making large scale lithographs.
Night Garden, Rakes of Progress
1980s
• 1982 First composite Polaroids and photograph collages. Dissatisfied with the distortion created by a wide-angle lens. "joiners"
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• 1985 Designs cover and forty pages for the December 1985 issue of French Vogue magazine.
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• 1988 Starts painting seascapes, potted plants, family and friends. Tate Gallery, London. Hockney threatens to cancel the exhibition at the Tate in protest over proposed anti-homosexual legislation in Great Britain. Also had issues with Tate over their preference of abstract art.
Fax machines and photo copiers . fascinated wanted to make work that was intended to be photocopied, laser-printed or faxed. "I thought, 'Ah, this is a telephone for the deaf!' " he said of discovering the fax machine. "But I quickly realized not only can I send notes, but I could send drawings. And I decided if you made drawings especially for a fax machine, you could make interesting things." The New York Times
Paintings 1980s
Potted Jade, 1988
Breakfast at Malibu, Sunday, 1989
Collages
Merced River, Yosemite Valley, 1982
Telephone Pole, 1982
Collages
Pearblossom Highway, 1986. One of my favorite collages, because it doesn’t look like a series of photographs placed together.
1990’s
• Operas and plays
• 1995 Begins drawings of his two dogs Stanley and Boodgie . The portraits are published in a book titled Dog Days in 1998
• Paints BMW car for BMW car collection
• 1998 Paints a “Bigger Grand Canyon”
Shows in multiple galleries and exhibits in L.A., New York, and London
OPERA
Premiered in 1992 in Chicago
2000-Now
• 2000 Started research on theories on old masters and their use of mechanical devices
• 2001 Completes book Secret Knowledge: Rediscovering the Lost Techniques of the Old Masters
• Works with BBC on a documentary about his findings

Hockney's fascination with the subject is contagious, and the book feels almost like a game with each analysis a "How'd they do that?" instead of a whodunit. While some may find the technical revelation a disappointment in terms of the idea of genius, Hockney is quick to point out that the use of optics does not diminish the immensity of artistic achievement. He reminds the reader that a tool is just a tool, and it is still the artist's hand and creative vision that produce a work of art. Mirrors and lenses.
• Focuses on creating watercolors centered around nature
2007 regarding the landscape with new eyes, a reassessment that intensified with the death of his mother in 1999. Back in Los Angeles, he began painting Yorkshire from memory; he settled there full time in 2005. In Mr. Hockney's eyes, his interest in his native landscape evolved naturally. He was born and raised in Bradford, a smoky Industrial Revolution-era metropolis in the western part of the county. Yet he has always had strong ties to the east: as a teenager he spent two summers stacking corn on a farm in Huggate. "It made me fall in love with this part of the world," he said. "I cycled all over it. And cycling, you really do realize it's quite hilly. It's not flat at all."
2012 Royal Academy in London new show.
Exploring computer art
Painted earlier this year using Photoshop iPhone
“Throughout his career, Hockney has made a series of abrupt changes of style, often associated with a change of materials or medium.” the dominant avant-garde trend was abstraction; he went against it by painting figuratively, often in bright colors and a primitivist style. "The ease with which he moves between the '60s and the present, his rebellious character and his refusal to be defined makes him very attractive to younger artists," Ms Iles said. 72 years old. Work is still changing and evolving. Art reflects his experiences. Never cared what others thought.
Bibliography

Howgate, Sarah. "The three David Hockneys." Times Online. 25 Oct. 2006. Web. 09 Feb. 2010. .
Weschler, Lawrence. "Hockney's iPhone Passion." The New York Review of Books. Oct. 2009. Web. 09 Feb. 2010. .
Kino, Carol. "David Hockney's Long Road Home." NYTimes.com. T, 15 Oct. 2009. Web. 09 Feb. 2010. .
"Renewal by refocusing — how David Hockney did it." Arts of Innovation: The Blog. Vault9, 12 July 2008. Web. 09 Feb. 2010. .
http://www.davidhockney.com/ ©2003–present DavidHockney.com accessed February 09, 2010.
http://www.hockneypictures.com/home.php ©David Hockney 2010 accesses February 09, 2010.

Chris Jordan (part 2)

Well I mentioned him a while ago in a previous post, but here's the 1 page report I gave on him:

Jessica Power
April 27, 2010
Thinking About Sustainability

Chris Jordan uses art as a means to depict statistics that most people would otherwise have a difficult time understanding. By duplication images representing anything from plastic bottles to packing peanuts and showing them on a large scale, people have a better visual indicator of the immense impact these products can have on the world in only a brief amount of time. In his image “Gyre” on his website www.chrisjordan.com , Jordan shows “2.4 million pieces of plastic, equal to the estimated number of pounds of plastic pollution that enter the world's oceans every hour”. The images of plastic are compiled to show one whole image that is a direct reference to Hokusai’s “Great Wave Off Kanagawa”. On one level the image “Gyre” is referring to the waves and how they can now be seen as completely littered by unfathomable amounts of plastic waste. On another level the image of the gyre also refers to a kind of chaotic storm which is how Jordan views the amount of plastic waste found in the Pacific Ocean. The culmination of these depictions leaves the viewer feeling overwhelmed and helpless –mush like you would if a giant wave was coming down on you. Only this isn’t a wave of water crashing down – it’s the knowledge of what people are doing to the environment and what reality we have created and now have to face.

Jonathan Barnbrook

I gave a Powerpoint Presntation with a partner on Jonathan Barnbrook last year. Here is my portion of the presentation w/o the slides:

“If you are a committed designer there is no separation between your beliefs, your work and the manner of their presentation.” Jonathan Barnbrook is a well acclaimed graphic designer who incorporates his views on politics, consumerism, war, and other social issues into his work. Barnbrook was born in Luton England in 1966. His interests in graphic design began at an early age and in 1982 he studied graphic design at Barnfield College in Luton. He then went on to get a degree at Central St. Martins in London in 1985. Around that time Barnbrook began to focus more and more on typography. In 1988 he got a Masters Degree at the Royal College of Art in London. In 1990, Barnbrook designed his first font which he called “Bastard”. His first commercial font was released in 1991 and his second commercial font, which was changed from the name “Manson” to “Mason”, was released in 1992. That same year he also started his first experiments in new areas of motion graphics after working with director Tony Kaye. And in 1997 Barnbrook set up his own font company called Virusfonts.

Barnbrook has wanted to be a graphic design since age 13. His early work focused mostly on creating various typefaces. The typography he made focused on controversial stereotypes involving religion, politics, and culture. The font names and the font faces reflected each concept Barnbook tried to convey. His font names include Bastard, Manson, Drone, False Idol, Doublethink, and Prozac. His fonts were met with both praise and criticism. In 1997 Barnbrook created a company called Virusfonts. LINK 1984, political figures, In 2004 he made an anti-Olympics pictogram font called “olympukes” on the day of the opening ceremonies. IMAGE The images on the left show scenes involving bribing judges, making fun of mascots, and “medals won through the use of pharmaceuticals”. The image on the right is called “Drowning in Advertising” and has a reference to the Coca -Cola wave.

“What I aim to do and, everyone should be like, is use of our job to help society, whether it is as little or as small as local work. Executing designs for social or local projects by applying pressure on politicians through creation of work to protest. All of these help to facilitate the course of change towards becoming better.” In every aspect and type of work Barnbrook does, the idea and goal behind each piece is to address issues in our society and inspire thoughts from individuals viewing his work to seek positive changes in life. He openly criticizes the norms aesthetics associated with commercialism and political propaganda. He wants to reveal truths that are hidden behind painted up signs and glossy magazines. He wants to show that there is more to graphic design than just “style”. That the message behind the design is most important and the way it is conveyed she be equally significant. There is meaning in the images and text that can stand for something that changes people’s perspectives and the way they perceive the world they live in.

Impact:
Because Barnbrook shows his work in places all over the world, and his impact has become international. His work is also recognized in both commercial and non-commercial spheres. He influences other graphic designers and encourages them to step out of the box and stand up for themselves instead of just doing whatever kind of advertisement a corporation wants them to do. But his work’s greatest impact is on the mindset of people who see his designs. He shares his work openly and unapologetically and pushes people to think and see beyond what is being broadcast in front of them. He does this through his fonts and his designs, and most recently the Barnbrook Bible.

Bibliography

Johnson-Davies, David. "Jonathan Barnbrook." Identifont. Human-Computer Interface, Mar. 2006. Web. 30 Jan. 2010. .

Pinter, Vanina. "Barnbrook, a Messenger." Neshan Magazine. Icograda IDA, 2007. Web. 30 Jan. 2010. .

Burgoyne, Patrick. "What Would You Like To Ask Jonathan Barnbrook?" Creative Review Magazine. 19 Apr. 2007. Web. 30 Jan. 2010. .

http://www.virusfonts.com/fonts Visit this site to see some of his fonts.

Wednesday October 13

Well Toastmasters was today . . . I was the Grammarian. I'm going to be honest, grammarian is the crapiest card you can be dealt in toastmasters. It's like the Old Maid or the Queen of Spades. You have to watch for improper use of phrasing, which sucks because the only people who mess up on that are people who have English as a second language and occasionally leave things out or turn phrases improperly. Yo can still usually understand them though. Today a person left out a couple "a"s and "the"s before nouns.Big whoop. I felt bad calling her and another person out for their errors, because the peech was ultimately understandable. Then I got a slap on the wrist for mentioning them by name. Your suppose to give critics in a more general sense by saying "when using nouns remember to place "a"s and "the"s before them". But how are the specific people suppose to know you were talking about them so they can then pay attention to that the next time they give a speech? It's not like I'm calling them out saying: Epic Fail! You should give up speaking because you can't use phrases properly. We have to pay 25 cents every time we say "ummm" or "uhhh" and those people do get mentioned by name. (I'm down 25 cents today). Nobody holds it against them. It's just something they need to work on and take into consideration.

Anyways, best speeches today were Roger who gave his first icebreaker and described what it was like living in San Jose in the 50s. Apparently before Google and the internet moved in, there were a whole bunch of fruit orchards and the city was known for them. My dad often mentions that he liked hanging out in the orchards before they became office buildings. Kind of sad that we lost all that natural land and fruit.

The second speech was Jeff's. He talked about where common phrases we use today come from. Turns out Shakespeare was quite the quotist. He actually came up with the term "breaking the ice". The Bible also had some handy ones like "the blind leadingthe blind", which is interesting for reasons I won't go into . . . A lot of other phrases came from on-the-job and old habbits people used in the 1800s.

Thoughts for the Day

"I’m the one that has to die when it’s time for me to die, so let me live my life, the way I want to."

~Jimi Hendrix

What ensures a species survival is not determined by its strength or its intelligence, but by its ability to adapt to change.

"When I was 5 years old, my mother always told me that happiness was the key to life. When I went to school, they asked me what I wanted to be when I grew up. I wrote down ‘happy’. They told me I didn’t understand the assignment, and I told them they didn’t understand life."

~John Lennon


To laugh is to risk appearing a fool,
To weep is to risk appearing sentimental.
To reach out to another is to risk involvement,
To expose feelings is to risk exposing your true self.
To place your ideas and dreams before a crowd is to risk their loss.
To love is to risk not being loved in return,
To live is to risk dying,
To hope is to risk despair,
To try is to risk failure.
But risks must be taken because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing.
The person who risks nothing, does nothing, has nothing, is nothing.
He may avoid suffering and sorrow,
But he cannot learn, feel, change, grow or live.
Chained by his servitude he is a slave who has forfeited all freedom.
Only a person who risks is free.

William Arthur Ward

"The key to realizing a dream is to focus not on success but significance - and then even the small steps and little victories along your path will take on greater meaning."
Oprah Winfrey (I thought Athena was the goddess of wisdom . . .)

Wednesday at Toastmasters

We had a guest peaker today who talked about how to pronounce English clearly when you're not a native English speaker. It was interesting to see the ways we speak without really pausing to think about exactly how we are saying things. It's probably because we focus more on what we are saying. I'm glad English is my native language because with the idioms and the slang and the tenses it is the hardest language to learn. I mean, think about it. We have to take at least 14 years of English classes and there are still words we don't know.

The table topic of the day was traveling. At first I thought, I've only traveled 3 times in my life: Mexico, Scotland, and a cruise through the Baltic. Then I remembered my trips to Oregon, southern California, Arkansas, and Missouri. I have traveled a decent amount. I didn't get up to talk about any of it though. Still too nervous. Speaking off the top of my head just doesn't come easy.

How Surfing was Invented Allegedly

So how did surfing come to be (or not be)? That's a perfectly legitimate question, which I'm sure has a perfectly legitimate answer like the following:

One day, probably around the late 60s to early 70s because that's right about the time Hippies came into existence, there was a young man living with his mother in Hawaii. It was mid-afternoon when the young man's mother called the house. "Did you iron all of your clothes?" she asked. "Yah . . ." her son replied. "Good because when I get home I need to iron all of my clothes," the mom said.

Oh crap, thought the young man. So then he hopped in his jeep and headed down to the beach. When he reached the shore he started looking out across the waves. Whoever invented ironing sucks! he thought. At last he saw it. The ironing board he had passionately tossed into the ocean earlier that day was floating 20 feet away.

He began to swim out to the board. The waves were pretty rough, but at last he reached it. He started paddling back towards shore when a huge wave swelled up behind him and started carrying on top of it. The young man quickly jumped on the board and started moving back and forth swiftly along the waves. At last he reached the shore. When he got off the board and looked back at the ocean all he could say was "Tubular".

And that is how surfing was possibly invented. (Image brought to you by Ffffound.com)

Sunday! Sunday! Sunday! (Pop Tarts)

So guess what day it is? Oh shoot I need to check Postsecrets after this. Anyways, just found out there's no table topics topic to prepare for next week. It's an open forum. How can I prepare for table topics if I don;t know what the topic is til I'm at the club meeting. Shoots! and Ladders.

Today I would like to tell you a tale. It's a possible true story about how pop tarts came to be.

The pop tart was first invented in the late 1800s, as was everything else. One day a man was preparing breakfast when he found himself in the middle of a controversial struggle. Did he want toast or did he want a donut? Torn he began pacing around the room. A last he came to a decision.

After the toast popped out of the toaster, or watever early toast-making apparatus they had back then, the man was still not satisfied. Then he noticed some glaze set aside for the donut he could have mde and thought: What if I put the glaze on my toast? Thusly he proceeded to do so. At last he looked and said, "It's like toast, but also like a pastry. Toast. Pastery . . . Toasters Pastry!!!"

Several half centuries later the Pop Tart corporation took the concept of the Toaster's Pastry and perfected it. And that is how pop tarts possibly came into creation.

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Still irritated Deathly Hallows is in 3D. Really? You want Harry's "wand" to come out at you? Damn fangirl-targeted marketing ploys.
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I wish I had a pet chinchilla named Chia. Or a chia pet named Chinchilla.
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Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
My #octoberwish is the same as every other month: WORLD FUCKING DOMINATION. That & to meet Robert Downey Jr. He seems lovely.
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Jessica88music
I have officially accepted new Twitter, it's just annoying that it takes so long to load.
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No me gusta el nuevo Twitter . . .
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Jessica88music
There's a Heroes marathon on today. Remember when that show use to be good?
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Jessica88music
Oh no . . . Gummy bears . . .
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Jessica88music
http://twitpic.com/2sn9xw
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Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
The guy who invented segway's was killed by a segway. I hope the guy who invented snuggies is the next to be killed by his stupid fad.
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Jessica88music - Pics from the past, specifically my old room.
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http://twitpic.com/2smhlr
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http://twitpic.com/2smhfw
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@ @CarnivrusQcumbr What's with your profile picture? You're a cucumber not an egg. (And everyone knows your Really a squirrel . . .)
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I think my leg needs an espresso because it's falling asleep on me.
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Jessica88music
The vacuum sucks, mostly because it wont suck.
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Jessica88music
RT I would like to order lady gagas meat dress at a restaurant medium rare.
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They had a dog surfing contest in CA. Or as sharks like to call it Thanksgiving. - SNL
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Jessica88music
@ @Sykkea Yah it's pretty much mashed potatoes and apple sauce. Maybe mac and cheese. Hope your mouth feels better.
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Jessica88music
@ @CarnivrusQcumbr You make it really hard to associate with you and acknowledge your relatedness to me with a Twitter name like that.
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beingtricia Tricia Huffman
by Jessica88music
DR QOTD What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us. - Ralph Waldo Emerson
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http://twitpic.com/2rxg2v
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Jessica88music
... and the word "touchdown". Wipe her paws when she comes in. Say PAWS and she will give them to you. She likes small ice cubes. Crazy Dog.
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My instructions for taking care of Riley the dog: Fill bowl with food and check water. Se doesn't like blow dryers, phones ringing, vacuums,
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Rally4Sanity The Daily Show
by Jessica88music
Colbert testifies before congress... very comforting. Who could be scared in a world this surreal?
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Hey look they managed to spell Forrest Gump right this time. Good job Twitter.
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danecook Dane Cook
by Jessica88music
You can't RT the past.
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Stephen Colbert rocks! Just read what he's been up to at Congress.
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StephenAtHome Stephen Colbert
by Jessica88music
There’s no good emoticon for testifying before Congress. This’ll have to do: [8^($) The $ represents the value of the truth I’ll be spewing.
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@ @Sykkea Ouches. I got my wisdom teeth out when I was 17. My cheeks swelled and I looked like a chipmunk for 3 days. Good Luck. Feel Better.
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Jessica88music
@ @Sykkea What happened?
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Jessica88music
It was scientifically concluded that gummy bears become enlarged and more jellified when exposed to water. http://twitpic.com/2r9mhx
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Jessica88music
We were bored in July at Tahoe with the fam, so my sister and I decided to do experiments on gummy bears. http://twitpic.com/2r9lzs
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ThisIsRobThomas Rob Thomas
by Jessica88music
Florida Overturns Gay Adoption Ban http://huff.to/aTxr0r via @huffingtonpost good news!
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@ @TheTwelve Thanks!
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Jessica88music
Some of my greatest works of art were not created in art class. Chemistry and Economics were great inspirations for sketches on notepaper.
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Jessica88music
My sister and I agree that our mocha frappuccinos have an aftertaste of nail polish. I'd assume that to be the caffeine, but it is McD's...
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Jessica88music
What to dip my apple dippers in? Hello mocha frapp! Try to make me eat healthy . . .
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Jessica88music
http://twitpic.com/2qntoy
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Jessica88music
If I wanted to eat healthy right now I'd be at Togos. I want tastey!
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Jessica88music
They shrank my happy meal french fries and have me apples. Damn it.
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Jessica88music
What the McHell?
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Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
I wish that when you block annoying people for spam, twitter birds would drop an actual whale on them. Can #newtwitter add that feature?
20 Sep Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

DRUNKHULK DRUNK HULK
by Jessica88music
WITH BAD ECONOMY! DRUNK HULK GLAD WENT COLLEGE! DEGREE NO GOOD! BUT ALL RAMEN NOODLE EATING PRACTICE SURE HANDY NOW!
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Jessica88music
Normally I Hate Mondays, but I'm pretty sure that's why God invented House.
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Jessica88music
I hate when they give great books covers that look like wallpaper.
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Jessica88music
"Procrastinate Now, Don't Put It Off" ~ Ellen Degeneres
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rustyrockets Russell Brand
by Jessica88music
Thanks for your sweet messages of support. After the tips I picked up in chokey I'm an infinitely more proficient criminal.
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Holy Crap! I swear I just saw Steve Wozniak riding a segway down the hill. No Lies.
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Jessica88music
Went to the park and saw a very confused tree with carved tatoos. It had KKK, a peace sign, a swastika, and a smiley face.
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Jessica88music
My Furby has been in a catatonic state for 5 years. I'd wake him up, but I'm afraid to since he's possessed by Satan and everything . . .
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Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
#vampirediaries is trending. Dear diary, Today, I was still dead & teen girls found that attractive for some reason. *sparkle sparkle* -Vamp
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Rally To Restore Sanity 10/30/10. Thank you Jon Stewart. It was needed.
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TrevorProject The Trevor Project
by Jessica88music
"You don't need anybody to tell you who you are or what you are. You are who you are." -John Lennon
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Heks yes! Monsters always win! @Sykkea KEVIN'S A GIRL?!
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Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
'Twilight is better than Harry Potter' #reallymeans 'I can only read at a third-grade level'.
16 Sep

Johnrzeznik1 John rzeznik
by Jessica88music
I think the clown outshines us http://twitpic.com/2oz674
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Someone should write a book called "The Professional Guide to Being an Amateur".
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Jessica88music
Had a new friends request on myspace. Great, now who's stalking me?
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RobThomasFacts Rob Thomas Facts
by Jessica88music
Fact - @thisisrobthomas is running for President in 2012. His VP running mate is Soundwave from Transformers.
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"Which is it PETA, delicious food or vegan food? It can't be both." -Colbert
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docpemberton Doc Pemberton
by Jessica88music
I’d like to raise a glass (of Coke) to all those who love and drink my invention. #youdeserveashoutout
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StephenAtHome Stephen Colbert
by Jessica88music
Oops! I always thought PETA stood for Please Eat This Animal.
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Jessica88music
I Want To Believe this poster. http://twitpic.com/2oouid
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Jessica88music
Yah, guess who just designed this :) http://twitpic.com/2ohv64
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RobThomasFacts Rob Thomas Facts
by Jessica88music
Fact - when Twitter says a "new experience is coming", they're really just setting all of your backgrounds to a picture of @thisisrobthomas.
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Jessica88music
My sister has just complicated making a stew. The process that involves dumping veggies and meat in a tub to stew, just got complicated.
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Jessica88music
I like how I can tell what movie is playing on T.V. because twitter trends it. Apparently #StuartLittle is on.
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Jessica88music
http://www.envipco.com/ Green technology is awesome.
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Jessica88music
There's a company called Envipco that makes reverse vending machines where you feed it empty cans and it gives you change back for recycling
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Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
Dear Taylor Swift. He stole your microphone. It's been a year. Get over it. It's not like he broke up with you on the phone or something...
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Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
#Letshaveatoast to opinions & the fact that we can all have one. I mean, most people's are stupid, but cheers to their freedom to be wrong!
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Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
Kanye'll be on his best behavior at the VMAs so some other ass has to step up & best him. My money is on Ke$ha punching Bieber in the face.
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Jessica88music
Bringing balance to the force like Luke did since 1988.
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Jessica88music
@jason_mraz says there's a place called San Disco, Rageafornia. I live in Cali, but I don't know where it is. Must consult google maps . . .
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anyamarina Anya Marina
by Jessica88music
"sometimes i wonder if she just planted us to watch us die" (tweets of my herb garden)
12 Sep

Jessica88music
Fortune cookie said "You will have many friends when you need them" Tried to show it to my friends, but none were around. #FortuneCookiesLie
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Jessica88music
The Jonas Brothers are always matchy-matchy. I don't think Destiny had one Child, I think she had triplets. #90sReference
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ItsThingsInLife Mariana✔
by Jessica88music
If you used to watch Ed, Edd n Eddy,Dexter's Lab, Cow & Chicken, Powerpuff Girls, Johny Bravo,Pokemon you're a 90's kid #ItsThingsInLife
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Jessica88music
Classic = Maverick
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Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' was declared unconstitutional. I bet Dumbledore's pleased. With him it was more 'Don't ask, it's obvious.'
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Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
It took Harry Potter seven, extremely long, books to get the bad guy. It only takes Scooby Doo 25 minutes.
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Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
#dontyoujusthateitwhen people use religion to justify their own insanity. I was with you until the whole owl thing http://twitpic.com/2n3tlr
10 Sep Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

danecook Dane Cook
by Jessica88music
When someone tells you to sacrifice during a relationship that doesn't mean throw the other person in a volcano.
9 Sep Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

danecook Dane Cook
by Jessica88music
A true friend retweets you even when it's not retweetworthy. #modernfriendship
9 Sep Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
While Scooby Doo & Shaggy were eating & Velma was failing at life; Fred and Daphne were definitely hooking up. Let's be real.
10 Sep Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

JonMarro Jon Marro
by Jessica88music
Q: What did the suspenders say to the pants? A: 'Sup britches?!?!
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My cat has trouble with weight so I feed him a pill so he doesn't weigh as much as Casper. But he won't take the pill. Fine be anorexic.
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StephenAtHome Stephen Colbert
by Jessica88music
By hook or by crook, I pledge to stop beginning sentences with outdated idioms that nobody understands.
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ConanOBrien Conan O'Brien
by Jessica88music
Gaga just did a Vogue photoshoot wearing only raw meat. When she does it, it's art - when I do it, it's "Daddy, you ruined another BBQ."
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Johnrzeznik1 John rzeznik
by Jessica88music
We have no life without you I am eternally grateful to you It gives me comfort to know someone understands what I'm saying.
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Johnrzeznik1 John rzeznik
by Jessica88music
It's not about to be threatened by an off handed comment from someone who sits on the sideline and scrutinizes the WORK of creative people
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Jessica88music
Creepy guys are always known for lurking around bars, but you never hear about them being at cafes. I guess creepsters don't like coffee.
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Jessica88music
Be jealous.
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Jessica88music
http://twitpic.com/2ma62f
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http://twitpic.com/2ma5vx
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Kredible Justin Willman
by Jessica88music
Nice to see airport security finally cracking down on the snow globe epidemic. http://twitpic.com/2m0ven
6 Sep Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
I'm stealing the ♥ from "J♥nas" and putting it towards something useful. I ♥ bands that play good music.
6 Sep

Jessica88music
Part of me wishs that I worked at The Office. Then I worry Dwight would do something to make me regret thinking that.
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Jessica88music
Just watched an Office marathon. Hecks yes!
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Jessica88music
#Ihateitwhenicantreadthetrendingtopicsbecausetheyhavetoomanywordsrunningtogether
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Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
That'd be great. PS. Your hate tweet just #failed. RT @BabyChick96 Immature nobodies like @Lord_Voldemort7 make me wanna hate HarryPotter
4 Sep Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
#goblue? What the hell? Apparently twitter supports colors now. I hope shapes trend next. #yaytriangles
4 Sep Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
#5millionbeliebers sounds like a threat. There are 6 billion people on Earth so #5995millionwantbelieberstoshutthehellup. Perspective.
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Jessica88music
Well if there can be emo-emoticons I suppose the can be emo happy faces. http://twitpic.com/2l916g
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Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
Kanye apologized to Taylor. Nothing says 'I'm genuinely sorry' like three words tweeted a year late & the same weekend as the VMAs!
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Jessica88music
Normally people tweet too much on here. I retweet too much.
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Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
Bulgaria is trending. Oh great, did Viktor Krum turn into a vampire too?
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Jessica88music
http://twitpic.com/2kx4gm - My new mini diploma! Compliments of the college I graduated from.
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Jessica88music
http://twitpic.com/2kx4gm
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Jessica88music
@ @Sykkea Maggie! How do I get pics I send from my phone to show up on my twit page?
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danecook Dane Cook
by Jessica88music
I don't look b4 I leap. As I'm mid leap I rapidly look around & prepare myself 4 what I'm about to land in. Certified leaper here.
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Jessica88music
Twitter isnt receiving the pics i send. Crap.
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Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
#nickjonaslive is a TT. Are fans telling him to live? Is this like when they told Bieber to wakeup? Does twitter have that power? #Harrydie
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Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
Seriously, Alejandro, I think Gaga's made it pretty clear that #thisrelationshipisover. Stop calling her damn name.
1 Sep Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

danecook Dane Cook
by Jessica88music
Dancing with the Stars should call itself Dancing With The People You Kinda Know From Somewhere But Don't Really Care Anyways.
31 Aug Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

danecook Dane Cook
by Jessica88music
bankruptcy must suck but sexruptcy is humiliating & deathruptcy is just devestating
1 Sep Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
#blackandyellow are the colors of Hufflepuff House whose only claim to fame was Cedric Diggory. Therefore, they are the colors of shame.
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StephenAtHome Stephen Colbert
by Jessica88music
Nobody puts Stephen in a corner. Because that's where I keep all my outdated movie references.
1 Sep

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My sister is watching a movie called The Box. Cameron Diaz may die because she pressed a button. I'm "deeply concerned".
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Jessica88music
According to the Daily Show it's men wearing speedos. @Sykkea What's a social problem in US Society that i can talk about...
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Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
Bieber wants to do a remake of Grease with Miley. This is a worse than when someone suggested McGonagall & Dumbledore remake Dirty Dancing.
30 Aug Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Kredible Justin Willman
by Jessica88music
Poetry... http://tweetphoto.com/42275441
29 Aug Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
#somewhereintheworld is Carmen Sandiego. Too bad nobody cares about where her irrelevant ass is anymore. Same goes for you, Waldo.
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Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
#Somewhereintheworld Harry Potter is whining about having to search for horcruxes. STFU Potter! It only takes Dora 25 mins to find things.
30 Aug Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
#septemberwish for Buffy to slay Edward. Is that too much to ask?
30 Aug Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

sbasilone steve basilone
by Jessica88music
This meter is a little over dramatic. http://twitpic.com/2jh3r4
29 Aug Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music Jessica Power
Satan has four legs, gray hair, green eyes, and is nick-named "Kitten".
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Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
#septemberwish is the same as every other month: WORLD FUCKING DOMINATION. That and to meet Robert Downey Jr, he seems lovely.
29 Aug Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
Autmn time and the livin' is easier said than done.
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Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
Your spelling definitely isn't. RT @justinbs_girl_ don't hate on Justin cause you are jelous. P.s my grammer is right.
27 Aug Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
#thetimehascome for Lindsay Lohan to learn a lesson. Rehab & jail do nothing, force her to watch Herbie Fully Loaded! VIGILANTE JUSTICE!
25 Aug Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Lord_Voldemort7 Lord Voldemort
by Jessica88music
#twitterismylife. I just turned it into a horcrux.
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Jessica88music
Burningman is Comic Con for hippies.
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Jessica88music
Saw a woman wearing "trendy sweatpants" with two white paw prints on her butt. I think a lesbian cougar got her.
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Jessica88music
There were Avatars long before that movie came out - they were just shorter and called Smurfs.
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Jessica88music
I made hot chilli for dinner last night. It was cooler than the temperature outside.
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@Sykkea It's 95 right now. In 2 days it will be 73 degrees. Thanks random heat wave that came without warning. More like a heat hurricane.
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Sykkea Maggie Yokel
by Jessica88music
This is my homeland. Debilitating heat today, mild warmth tomorrow. And then cool the day after that. wtf.
24 Aug Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Sykkea Maggie Yokel
by Jessica88music
Just stepped outside. I swear i could HEAR the heat physically hitting me. Good lord.
24 Aug

Jessica88music Jessica Power
The weather is off its meds again and its bipolar.
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Jessica88music
Saw Vampires Suck. There was an entire group of freshman girls that showed up. I assumed most of them to be misinformed fans of Twilight.
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rustyrockets Russell Brand
by Jessica88music
SNORTING! The only thing Ryan puts up his nose is his finger.@katyperry: looks like your snorting me... (@RYANSEACREST)http://bit.ly/9deARB
23 Aug Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

h0sepipe Ryan Manning
by Jessica88music
If one more emergency vehicle keeps me from making a green light, they are going to have a few more bodies to claim.
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Going to watch Harry Potter 3 today. Brushing up my memory to be mentally prepped for this November.
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StephenAtHome Stephen Colbert
by Jessica88music
bed bugs are on the rise, giving way to the new expression: "goodnight. sleep tight. oh my god! they're everywhere! get them off!"
20 Aug Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

h0sepipe Ryan Manning
by Jessica88music
I'm surprised '1001 Books To Read Before You Die' doesn't mention itself.
19 Aug Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

RobThomasFacts Rob Thomas Facts
by Jessica88music
Fact - it was @thisisrobthomas who called the cops on Snooki for being so damn annoying.
20 Aug Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
@ @Sykkea MAGGIE!!! I just accidentally hit caps locks! Anyway you should see this: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmwM_AKeMCk
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Jessica88music
Willy Wonka needs to do a better job of sorting the bad eggs from the good ones.
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RobThomasFacts Rob Thomas Facts
by Jessica88music
Fact - @thisisrobthomas invented the Oreo cookie, but he damn sure wasn't going to share half of it.
17 Aug Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

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I wish I had a wishbone to wish for a penny to throw in a well to wish for a dandelion to blow on to wish for a magic lamp . . .
17 Aug Favorite Reply Delete »

jason_mraz Jason Mraz
by Jessica88music
Traffic should be spelled a u instead of an i.
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Jessica88music
"A Very Potter Musical" was one of the most hilarious things I've ever seen. And now I know how Harry Potter sort of ends.
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Jessica88music
Based on Actual Events: Harry Potter the Musical http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wmwM_AKeMCk
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fchimero Frank Chimero
by Jessica88music
Going to add a "No Bieber" clause to my contract.
16 Aug Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

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@ @MrsPhalen88 They're only showing season 5 which I'm caught up on now. I need to see seasons 1-4. The Office is sooo funny.
15 Aug Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
Thank you Hulu. I love The Office.
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Jessica88music
Salt was ok, better than I thought. It was one of those is she a spy?, she is a spy, is she a bad spy?, . . .
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OldSpice Old Spice
by Jessica88music
You my friends are winning at life and I salute you with every muscle of my manly body.
13 Aug

Jessica88music
Going to the movies today. Going to see Salt and the Sorcerer's Apprentice because my dad has bad taste in movies.
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Jessica88music
The blonde woman in The Birds purposely got a pet bird in a cage. That's like being in the movie Jaws and buying a pet shark.
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Jessica88music
Friday the 13th. Beware of crazy men running around in hockey masks . . . especially if you're in a hockey rink.
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TheEllenShow Ellen DeGeneres
by Jessica88music
My marriage is one of the best things that happened to me. I’m so happy that all loving couples will be able to have the same thing in CA.
12 Aug Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

ambikabee ambika noel
by Jessica88music
i'm not entirely sure what @kanyewest says half the time. i think it's the lack of punctuation and the overabundance of TYPING LIKE THIS!!!!
8 Aug Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
Just spent 5 hours cleaning. I never want to see scrubbing bubbles again.
7 Aug Favorite Reply Delete »

JonMarro Jon Marro
by Jessica88music
electric toothbrushes are like escalators in the fact that even if they "stop working" they still work.
6 Aug Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

fchimero Frank Chimero
by Jessica88music
"The new is the good forgotten old." Whoah.
6 Aug Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
Thanks Twitter. You amuse me.
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Johnrzeznik1 John rzeznik
by Jessica88music
Prop 8 gets repealed finally sanity returns thank god ( the god that loves all of us ) common decency And human rights win for a change
4 Aug Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Johnrzeznik1 John rzeznik
by Jessica88music
Love is love we have no right to legislate love everyone deserves to be happy and secure no one has the right to discriminate against love
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RobThomasFacts Rob Thomas Facts
by Jessica88music
Fact - during hurricanes, @thisisrobthomas likes to go surfing.
5 Aug Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
@ @Sykkea That's what happens when you're happy John Locke dies. He will haunt you . . . he is that cool. . .
4 Aug Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
Haven't been on Facebook in 2 days. Life is good.
4 Aug Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
Monotony is the gateway drug to insanity.
3 Aug Favorite Reply Delete »

JimCarrey Jim Carrey
by Jessica88music
Never paint on a surf board! When Great Whites attack restoration can be difficult! 8¥) http://twitpic.com/1rp24x
27 May Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
I feel bad for the Beast from Beauty and the Beast. He was cursed for being vain, then transformed. So he was vain, conceded, and ugly.
2 Aug Favorite Reply Delete »

RobThomasFacts Rob Thomas Facts
by Jessica88music
Fact - this year, the Discovery Channel has replaced Shark Week with @thisisrobthomas week. Tonight, his reenactment of Jaws.
1 Aug Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
Shark week is trending. Had a dream about great whites last night. I'm being punished for seeing Twilight aren't I? I'm sorry universe.
1 Aug Favorite Reply Delete »

johncmayer John Mayer
by Jessica88music
I just woke up from a dream about drinking water. When you get to live your dreams, your actual dreams are boring as shit.
1 Aug

July Twitter . . . The Saga Continues

July for the Twitchive.


Jessica88music
I was excited to fin out Gump was trending - finally something good. But now that I know why it's trending, I'm not so happy about it.
31 Jul Favorite Reply Delete »

Meza9 Aaron Meza
by Jessica88music
"Forest Gump" is Trending because a Jonas tweeted "I love forest gump." Now an entire generation will be unable to spell the film's title.
31 Jul Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
I saw Eclipse. It was almost as funny as I hoped it would be. 5 mintues in Edward sparkled. Hilarious. But those love scenes killed it. Darn
31 Jul Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
I'd hate to ruin the ending to "The Never Ending Story", but I think I just did.
29 Jul Favorite Reply Delete »

StephenAtHome Stephen Colbert
by Jessica88music
In another dimension is there The Colbdog Report with segments like Tug of My Leash/Wag of My Tail, Who's Not Feeding Me Now, and The Bark?
28 Jul Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Kredible Justin Willman
by Jessica88music
Just spent 30 minutes explaining to my mother what The View is. #someoneshowherhowtousethetelevision
27 Jul Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
They should change it from "hamburger" to "beefburger" unless McDonalds isn't telling me something . . .
27 Jul Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
Curse you Shark Week!!! 365 days in the year and they devote an entire week to tormenting me.
26 Jul Favorite Reply Delete »

h0sepipe Ryan Manning
by Jessica88music
Thank God the new Glenn Beck book is out. I was completely out of doorstops.
26 Jul Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
That should be a bumper sticker.
25 Jul Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
Don't you hate it when you come up with something clever to say and see it 2 seconds later on a bumper sticker.
25 Jul Favorite Reply Delete »

h0sepipe Ryan Manning
by Jessica88music
I'm pretty sure Hell will be just like the Atlanta Airport. Humid, senile, and my luggage will end up somewhere in Purgatory.
from Capitol Hill Area, Nashville
24 Jul Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
I think Nasa is missing a monkey.
22 Jul Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
Beverly Hills mansions are funny with their high walls and gates. Sorry commoners, only people rich enough to afford ladders are welcome.
21 Jul Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
I was at the airport with my aunt and a woman threw her cigarette into the street. My aunt said "Nice place to put your cancer stick".
21 Jul

Jessica88music
Back from Tahoe. It's more like Tanotthatpromiscuous.
20 Jul Favorite Reply Delete »

h0sepipe Ryan Manning
by Jessica88music
Percy Jackson and The Lightning Thief should be renamed Percy Jackson and I Didn't Read The Right Book.
15 Jul Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

helloajello Jackie Ajello
by Jessica88music
Really? The world cup ends and we get TTs like Drink Peanut Butter & Hannah Montana Forever? Twitter, #wewasgooduntil the TTs went downhill
11 Jul Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
This is amazing and worth watching. Must have taken forever to make: http://vimeo.com/13085676
11 Jul Favorite Reply Delete »

johncmayer John Mayer
by Jessica88music
"Move, bitch, get out 'the way!!" How RUDE. What about being polite and saying "excuse me, bitch, but may I get by you?" Manners.
10 Jul Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

johncmayer John Mayer
by Jessica88music
Video: A Very Important Announcement. http://tumblr.com/xlrd3on29
9 Jul Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
July 10th 2010. Will Facebook start charging today? If it does I'm going back to my space to befriend friendster.
10 Jul Favorite Reply Delete »

StephenAtHome Stephen Colbert
by Jessica88music
Please do not let the recent Candwich scandal deter you from investing in MY lucrative venture, the Capri Sundwich.
8 Jul Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
I can't remember which one . . .
9 Jul Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
Friends who saw The Last Air Bender are upset because it was originally called Avatar. Unfortunately some other movie took that name.
9 Jul Favorite Reply

Jessica88music
The livin ain't easy, but life is good.
9 Jul Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
U r welcome.
8 Jul Favorite Reply Delete »

h0sepipe Ryan Manning
by Jessica88music
Just so you know, I check your profile about once a week to see if you retweeted me.


Kredible Justin Willman
by Jessica88music
So hot in NYC!!! I'm sweating like Criss Angel at a metal detector!!!
8 Jul Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
Awesome http://vimeo.com/13085676
8 Jul Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
"Dear Prudence", "I Want To Hold Your Hand" "Because" "I Am the Walrus". ~ Sincerely Coocoocachoo
7 Jul Favorite Reply Delete »

StephenAtHome Stephen Colbert
by Jessica88music
if a book is about noise but you don’t read it, does it make a sound?
6 Jul Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

RobThomasFacts Rob Thomas Facts
by Jessica88music
Every time Youtube lags, @thisisrobthomas is uploading Prince's videos.
6 Jul Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
@ @Sykkea yah I heard he has a new album out. Yus!
6 Jul Favorite Reply Delete »

Kredible Justin Willman
by Jessica88music
RT @Funfacts: In Back to the Future, Doc sets clock in the DeLorean to a day 25 yrs in the future. Today is that day.
5 Jul Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

h0sepipe Ryan Manning
by Jessica88music
Keep a watch for my fireworks. They're in the middle of the street in an unmarked package. They sound like a clock.
4 Jul Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Sykkea Maggie Yokel
by Jessica88music
FUCK. ANGRY BEAVERS ON NETFLIX?! I AM SET FOR LIFE. KFJDSAJFDKSAKJGIRAGB 8D
4 Jul Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
Happy independence Day!!! Hope the aliens don't try to blow up the White House again. We should make sure Will Smith is on call.
4 Jul Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
I'm decoring the house for the 4th of July party today.
4 Jul Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
If I married a man whose named Mr. Truelove would that make him my lastname?
3 Jul Favorite Reply Delete »

h0sepipe Ryan Manning
by Jessica88music
I have hired a Ringwraith to be present at my wedding. Don't even think about stealing my precious.
1 Jul Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

johncmayer John Mayer
by Jessica88music
"see my previous works for my intentions/ I'm still running the game as aforementioned"
1 Jul Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Kredible Justin Willman
by Jessica88music
Just got this Facebook msg? "the zebra screams 2 the full moon at midnight as gregory eshun sneaks out for some fun...touché says the llama"
30 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
Wait never mind. They're only following because I reteeted something Colbert wrote that mentioned a certain product made by a certain comany
1 Jul Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
I left for 2 hours and I gained 2 followers. I should leave more often.
1 Jul

June Twitter

I should update these more often to make life more convenient. stupid new Twitter just made copy/paste harder. Took me 20 minutes to compile. Appreciate.


StephenAtHome Stephen Colbert
by Jessica88music
so nicholas something thinks the internet is doing something like we can't focus or something but whatever. wanna see my new iphone 4?
30 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
My yellow Lance Armstrong band broke. What does that mean???
30 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

AllisonSimone AllisonSimone
by Jessica88music
Deathly Hallows is still TTing... and Twilight is still... not. My faith in this generation is now restored
30 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
New catch-phrase for the South: "Oh tar balls."
30 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

StephenAtHome Stephen Colbert
by Jessica88music
hey twitter, why haven’t i been nominated for a prestigious tweetie yet?! i won’t take “there’s no such thing” as an answer.
29 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

RobThomasFacts Rob Thomas Facts
by Jessica88music
@thisisrobthomas shoved a vuvuzela up the collective asses of the World Cup players, thus ending the game & declaring himself the winner.
19 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Kredible Justin Willman
by Jessica88music
Who hates clapping?...by a round of applause.
26 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
You know, twitter wouldn't be over capacity if those tweet birds would stop carrying whales around. Or if people stopped mentioning Bieber.
28 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

h0sepipe Ryan Manning
by Jessica88music
You're looking extremely acute today. (Complementary angles)
28 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
My grandma wants to own a gun. Look out california.
28 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
Going to visit my mom and se my friend Chelsie!!!
27 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
Just saw Shutter Island. How is it that I knew the ending to The Sixth Sense before I saw the movie, but not Shutter Island?
26 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Sykkea Maggie Yokel
by Jessica88music
I love you Torres, I really do. FAINTING SPANIARDS. http://twitpic.com/1zzj7p
25 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

StephenAtHome Stephen Colbert
by Jessica88music
word is those vuvuzelas can cause hearing damage. good thing you can turn it around and use it as an ear horn.
24 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
"Not the orphans!" Toy Story 3 was awesomazing!
24 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
Avoid strawberry - scented teddy bears with a limp.
24 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

jemstarmusic ♬ Jemstar - iRAP
by Jessica88music
Dear Twitter #ThouShaltNOT be OVER CAPACITY every 5 seconds.. upgrade the server #imjustsaying
22 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

StephenAtHome Stephen Colbert
by Jessica88music
in honor of oil-soaked birds, 'tweets' are now 'gurgles. http://bit.ly/cIhZNf
16 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
I'm retiring off my beanie baby fund. Wo wants a turtle? I also have unicorns, rabbits, cats, puppies, lizards, foxes, tigers, zebras . . .
21 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
Want to see Toy Story 3.
20 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
Scotish fairs: There's no rodeo and Halloween is months away. Finally a place to go where you look strange if you don't dress up.
19 Jun

Jessica88music
I went to an undisclosed location today. There may or may not have been people obsessed with Scotish Renaissance involved.
19 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

TheOnion The Onion
by Jessica88music
South African Vuvuzela Philharmonic Angered By Soccer Games Breaking Out During Concerts http://onion.com/dkwWFJ
17 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

darthvader Darth Vader
by Jessica88music
Just made the dude who invented the vuvuzela my new evil apprentice.
18 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

ThisIsRobThomas Rob Thomas
by Jessica88music
i can handle the soccer. but i want to shove the vuvuzelas up their asses.
19 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

john_fabrizio John Fabrizio
by Jessica88music
Free idea: "Bi-curious George". It's all yours.
16 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
@ @Sykkea you're in North Carolina? Whatcha doin'?
19 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
RIP Dr. Peter Lutz. (For the past 5 years).
18 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

TawneyB Tawney Bevacqua
by Jessica88music
I have a hard time deciphering the fine line between boredom and hunger
16 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Greg_Carroll Greg S. Carroll
by Jessica88music
As if you could kill time without injuring eternity. - Henry David Thoreau
16 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

ThisIsRobThomas Rob Thomas
by Jessica88music
funniest "sighting"? "are you rob thomas?" "yes." "i'm a moderate fan." "i'm moderately thankful"
16 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

ThisIsRobThomas Rob Thomas
by Jessica88music
another favorite sighting? "are you who i think you are?" "i think so." "i LOVE the goo goo dolls!"
16 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music Jessica Power
My sister wanted some of her hair dyed purple. I was dying it with the purple jelly dye and it looked like I had murdered an alien from Halo
16 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

StephenAtHome Stephen Colbert
by Jessica88music
lesbian parents raise well-adjusted kids. great, now at my next parent teacher conference, I'm gonna be told I have to be a better lesbian.
15 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

iheartquotes i heart quotes
by Jessica88music
"Not all who wander are lost." - J.R.R. Tolkein via @KalehVita #iheartquotes
16 Jun

fchimero Frank Chimero
by Jessica88music
I made this in 2009. I predicted Bieber Fever! http://bit.ly/9Jc4nw
16 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
Bought my dad Zombieland for Father's Day. U r welcome padre.
15 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
It is those who are held back that make the greatest leap forward.
14 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

h0sepipe Ryan Manning
by Jessica88music
@ @Jessica88music I am going to attempt 'Surfga' as soon as I finish 'Videogamesga'.
14 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
When will people larn I HATE cinnamon.
14 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
Going to a Scotish fair with my family next Sunday. Be jealous.
13 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
Surfing and yoga are the new popular things to do. I bet somewhere right now someone is doing yoga while sufing. "Surfga".
13 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

fchimero Frank Chimero
by Jessica88music
Listening to Goo Goo Dolls in IKEA. I am the prototype of good taste. Can I get my hair cut here?
12 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
I have officially graduated. Yayz!
12 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
"The Fountain". Still not sure entirely what it's about. Kinda confusing. Probably cause Lost only has 2 realities. This has 3 or 4 . . .
12 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
I graduate today. 8:30am? Wayyyy too early to graduate. Don't they know students and former- students usually go to sleep at 8:30 am?
12 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
http://browse.deviantart.com/?qh=§ion=&global=1&q=bp#/d2qmyxb
11 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
Great now the BP's trying to cover up evidence. Why isn't he in prison at this point? http://www.commondreams.org/view/2010/06/11-9
11 Jun

RickWarren Rick Warren
by Jessica88music
When people call an ocean oil spill caused by human drilling "an Act of God"'-THAT friends, is taking God's name in vain!
10 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
just saw "xtina's" new video. I miss britney.
11 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
Had a Hawaiin bbq lunch and I graduate tommorrow. Thought I graduate on Sunday, but everyone but me knew it was tommorrow. Good 2 know.
11 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Johnrzeznik1 John rzeznik
by Jessica88music
I'd rather be criticized than quoted Sentimental fool that I am Crisis is common to me I get scared when things are going well
10 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Johnrzeznik1 John rzeznik
by Jessica88music
I apologise if I let my feeling go too Far I'm just sick of bullshit "tweeti g" I hate Twitter your life can't be lived in 144 characters
10 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
Opened the fridge door: "What did I want again?" . . . 2 minutes later: "Napkins".
10 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

h0sepipe Ryan Manning
by Jessica88music
I can't wait to pick up the new NOW! music collection to hear things I hated last year.
9 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

RobThomasFacts Rob Thomas Facts
by Jessica88music
@ @freakaboutsound No. In fact, @thisisrobthomas hunted down a group of teenage vampires that even bothered to sparkle at all.
9 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

fernandavidal Fernanda Vidal
by Jessica88music
stupid whale              █▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀▀██▀▀█▀▀▌ ▌───▄─▐█▐██▐▐─▐██───█▌ ▌─────▐▄▐▄█▐▐──▐█▌─▐█▌ █▄▄▄▄▌▐─▐─█▐▐█─────██▌ █▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄▄███
9 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
Testing out font changes. Copy and paste from Word. Didn't work. Stupid twitter.
9 Jun

Jessica88music
Lady Gaga "Alejandro" - That's not exactly how I imagined the video would go down.
9 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

JonMarro Jon Marro
by Jessica88music
let's transform "self-centered" into "a centered-self."
8 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

RobThomasFacts Rob Thomas Facts
by Jessica88music
Just like a prayer, @thisisrobthomas will take you there. "There" being the threshold of pain.
9 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
You can get spam comments on blogspot?
9 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
¡Feliz cumpleaños! (I stole the tilde and the upside down exclamation point from google. Happy birthday!)
8 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

h0sepipe Ryan Manning
by Jessica88music
I don't know about you but I am still waiting for The Land After Time to finish the series.
8 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
Clint Eastwood is 80 years old?! I bet he could still beat Chuck Norris.
7 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
Sandra Bulock needs to make more speeches :)
7 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Johnrzeznik1 John rzeznik
by Jessica88music
The best for us I have nothing but faith in them (sic)
6 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Johnrzeznik1 John rzeznik
by Jessica88music
Yeah I'm sorry the label pushed back the release to aug 31 shoot them an email and ask them why? I have no idea I'm sure they just want
6 Jun

RobThomasFacts Rob Thomas Facts
by Jessica88music
Tommy and Gina were livin' on a prayer...until @thisisrobthomas crushed both of them.
7 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

RobThomasFacts Rob Thomas Facts
by Jessica88music
Starship built their city on rock and roll. @thisisrobthomas built his city on fire and awesome.
7 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
A wise man always begins his sentences with "A wise man . . ."
6 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
I graduate a week from now: Bust a cap'n gown!
5 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

RobThomasFacts Rob Thomas Facts
by Jessica88music
At the end of a rainbow, @thisisrobthomas waits with a pot of grenades.
5 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

h0sepipe Ryan Manning
by Jessica88music
I would like a moment of silence for my recent lost follower. Coolhorsegames, you'll be sadly missed.
5 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

StephenAtHome Stephen Colbert
by Jessica88music
Still looking for a studio to produce my screenplay - "What's Eating Gilbert Grape 2: Piranhas"
5 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

michaelkosta Michael Kosta
by Jessica88music
Think about this: A manic-depressive polar bear who has homes on both the North and South Pole is a bipolar bi-poler polar bear.
2 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

rustyrockets Russell Brand
by Jessica88music
Makers of "UP": Attaching balloons to a house does not lift it. More effective to attach them to a kitten, but less heartwarming.
4 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
Current Score: 19 following, 20 followers
4 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
Someone I know just got an electric wine opener. It has a wall charger and it came with instructions. Is wine really that hard to open?
4 Jun

StephenAtHome Stephen Colbert
by Jessica88music
BP's cut pipe is releasing 20% more oil. You know what they say - in order to make an omelet, you have to kill everything in the ocean
3 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

bananannawow Anna Brichacek
by Jessica88music
RIP Rue McLanahan you sassy Golden Girl
3 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

StephenAtHome Stephen Colbert
by Jessica88music
when pizza's on a bagel you can eat pizza any time. i would eat mine in 15th century florence. oh, the intellectual flowering
3 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

StephenAtHome Stephen Colbert
by Jessica88music
george w. bush has a facebook page. i bet he's clearing a lot of brush in farmville
3 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

jason_mraz Jason Mraz
by Jessica88music
Before Twitter, I think the only way we could communicate like this was on bumperstickers.
3 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
Debating whether or not to get a tumblr. Still not entirely certain what it is, but apprently it's "in".
3 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
Sending tweets to my peeps. Ptweets as I like to call them. Or peeptweets. It'll catch on.
3 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
George Orwell is so glad he's dead right now. http://www.commondreams.org/
2 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
July 10, 2010 I'm officially ending my 4 year relationship with Facebook. We had some good times, but now you're getting expensive. Hasta.
2 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
Have you ever been in a relationship wth someone and you decide you want to break up with them but only when its convenient? Sorry Facebook.
2 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

StephenAtHome Stephen Colbert
by Jessica88music
two wrongs don't make a right. but i'm determined to find out how many wrongs do
2 Jun

h0sepipe Ryan Manning
by Jessica88music
The Taco Bell $2 commercials reminds me of just how stupid the food at that place actually makes you.
1 Jun Favorite Undo Retweet Reply »

Jessica88music
"L.A. : The epicenter of the decline of Western Civilization" - John Rzeznik.
2 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
The Mountain Winery. A Winery on a Mountain with narrow winding roads for people to drive down at night after they've been wine tasting.
2 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
Saw Goo Goo Dolls 4 years ago before I started college. Now that I'm graduating next week I think seeing the Goos last night seems right.
2 Jun Favorite Reply Delete »

Jessica88music
Going to see Goo Goo Dolls tonight! YUS!!!
1 Jun

Well Crap (Part 2)

So last night, Friday night, I talked with dad and Kari. I thought bombs would go off and an air strike would come down. But instead they took me out to dinner. It was hard to see my dad's war torn face after talking about the angry texts my mom had sent him at work. But come on, what did they think would happen?

It turns out when Kari was young her parents established a rule. After she reached a certain age, if she did not have a job she could not go out anywhere. She said it was tough, but she just had to deal with it. And thusly the rule was passed on to me.

I can see that rule being justified under certain circumstances. Like if the person wasn't actively looking for a job, which I am. Or the person wanted to go out clubbing or partying with fiends, which I'm not -just trying to see my sister who flew all the way over from Arkansas on her own dime. Or if the person was wasting a lot of money on whatever trip they were taking; it costs me $20 to go to my mom's house and I don't have to pay for anything while I'm there. I would probably spend more going to Target to buy something. Or if the person were of a certain age or maturity where such a rule would need to be applied so the person could keep their priorities in focus. I've been applying to jobs like crazy and had a job interview that went well last Thursday. Monday I'm calling up AppleOne temp agency to schedule an appointment to see what jobs might be available. Also I'm 22, I don't drink or smoke, and I don;t go partying or stay up late. I'm boring - I know.

Since this morning: My sister Emily called and just said "OK" when I told her I wasn't coming. My step-sister Sarah texted asking if I was coming, and then said she was sorry I couldn't come and told me to have a good weekend. My mom texted, but had a bit more to say. She said "Are you still a prisoner?" Then when she found out I wasn't coming she said "It's just sad that your dad won't stick up for you and let you come". Then a couple hours later my grandmother called and said she didn't understand how a 22 year old could no be allowed to go where she wanted to or see her parents.

I feel like a 12 year old coward. Or a least that's what everyone else seems to be thinking of me. It's probably true. Every time growing up, when I tried to confront my mother, I just ended up getting nowhere and feeling worse off. I have no inner lion. It was caged just as soon as it was old enough to roar and now kittens sound more ferocious than me. It's hard to stand up for myself because I don't want to hurt anyones feelings and at this point I just don't know how to period.