tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-153708012012-02-01T04:41:00.059-08:00little girl with a big attitudea tale of life in a small town, along with whatever else wanders thru the valley of my brain at any given moment. safety devices are recommended.dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.comBlogger1091100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-87621676561717738852011-03-09T06:45:00.000-08:002011-03-09T06:53:12.683-08:00Thoughts for Ash Wednesday:The Catholic Church and the Republican party are very, very similar. Both are into self-aggrandizement, both run by old, rich, white men who hold that women are "lesser" beings, and that all must bow to their wisdom and power....and if you don't agree with their ideals you must be the devil and must be vanquished in battle. Also, they are both so tied up with RULES dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-28234667118465936592011-03-07T06:47:00.000-08:002011-03-07T06:51:08.848-08:00 Stolen, once again, from the brilliant Chez at Deus Ex Malcontent. Sad, really. Sums up where we are heading and why.Update: My co-worker state legislators today begin their 3rd week of hiding in Illinois. Seriously, if I was going to take off and hide from my job, I'd like to think I'd pick somewhere a little more....exotic? than Urbana, Illinois.dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-25387752019201618102011-03-02T09:04:00.000-08:002011-03-02T11:18:08.216-08:00For the People?You know, I have to admit. I used to be one of those people. I used to think that people who worked in Government....local, state, federal....had it made. Good pay, easy job--maybe even a job where you could feel like you were accomplishing something, great benefits, and you worked for "the people," and they cared about you. You would find compassion, understanding, kinship, and dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-9015939091543087472011-01-13T06:54:00.001-08:002011-01-13T06:59:56.179-08:00Chez at Deus Ex Malcontent again hits the nail on the head:dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-53862182049876424652011-01-11T10:59:00.000-08:002011-01-11T11:01:30.719-08:00I can't thank Joanna Robinson enough for including my note about my niece in Pajiba Love last week. I was on Facebook chat with her this morning...she is home from the hospital, and gets her staples out on Wednesday. They ended up having to open her up from her sternum to (her words) her "hoo ha bone".Her husband is transferring to NC for Special Forces training, and she is going to come home dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-20511408709543931102011-01-05T10:10:00.000-08:002011-01-05T10:22:44.653-08:00 I just want to thank all the Pajibans for being awesome. Your support is immensely appreciated. I don't want to say too much, but you know who you are what you are doing. Love you all. Will give updates as I get them.dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-68395948627433833742010-12-03T08:44:00.000-08:002010-12-03T08:45:02.688-08:00The fabulous Allie Brosh at "Hyperbole and a Half" sums up my feelings about my birthday!dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-34705530238627065972010-11-18T10:01:00.001-08:002010-11-18T10:02:25.809-08:00From my son the Marine....this came in yesterday's dinner....It speaks for itself. dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-19622702950195934722010-07-15T12:26:00.000-07:002010-07-15T12:37:44.537-07:00Ok, today's rant. I finally bit the bullet and upgraded my beloved Env2. I LOOOOOVE my phone, but the 0 and the OK on the front are not working, it randomly shuts off at times, and tends to randomly dial former calls, but I still love it. It has been my only camera forever, and held a shit-ton of pix, boatloads of ringtones I have downloaded or made, videos shot of all kinds of stuff, old text dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com8tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-1568501623902410132010-07-14T11:46:00.001-07:002010-07-14T12:17:29.919-07:00 I loves my Pajiba. Most of you know this, and are Pajibaholics yourself. So, imagine my immense JOY today to find the 2010 Pajiba Ten--the 10 most bangable celebs out there. I would like to re-post my faves. And, yes, I've included a couple of the girlys, too. Enough alcohol and who knows what could happen? I have to admit, I don't get a couple of the guys on the list.....and the fact that dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-22336451869865692062010-06-22T07:53:00.001-07:002010-06-22T07:53:25.189-07:00Four Score and Countless Zombies Ago....Seth Grahame-Smith has got a hell of a gig. First he took the dry-as-Emilly-Dickinson's-cooter chick lit classic "Pride and Prejudice" and made it readable by adding zombies. Now he has taken arguably America's greatest President and turned him, his whole life, and the history of our country upside down in "Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter."I love me a good dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-42782780355394363632010-05-24T10:56:00.000-07:002010-05-24T11:16:13.111-07:00If you haven't watched the finale of LOST, DO NOT READ (yet!) So.....that was......wait, what? I mean, I get it...but I don't get it. So many questions left unanswered, so many characters left hanging. There were moments when it felt like this was all going to come to a fantastic end. Jack and Smocke battling over the Island, after Desmond pulled the hell-cork, including a fantastic shot of dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-562917130651953242010-04-19T10:31:00.000-07:002010-04-19T10:39:19.132-07:00 (picture courtesy of my mother-in-law's MAD photoshop skills!)HI!! Yeah, I've been gone for.....ages. My life is a lot different now.....when you're truly happy, time flies. I don't have a lot to say, and since practically nobody reads this anyway, it really doesn't matter! Let's see....where to start...1) grandson #3 born in January...Colton Cash. Doing well..yes, that's 3 dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-68168635091544638382009-11-04T05:48:00.001-08:002009-11-04T05:49:42.597-08:00From the most awesome Chez at Deus Ex Malcontent:(Yes, I have purchased the book. Yes, I CANNOT recommend it highly enough! Entertaining, harrowing, brilliant, funny, sad....Chez)No, the Other TwilightWe're still a few weeks away from the big Fall Pledge Drive around these parts, but in the interim I'm gonna ask for a minor favor from the regular readers of DXM.Basically here's the deal: dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com38tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-43753911529728230482009-10-30T10:04:00.000-07:002009-10-30T10:06:43.500-07:00Happy Halloween....I guess. I'm too depressed to care.......... (yes, I am at work today in this outfit!!!)dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-81110628723334501862009-10-21T08:22:00.001-07:002009-10-21T08:23:59.589-07:00 I swear, my whole life people have told me I look like her!dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-63557580563276404622009-10-15T12:13:00.001-07:002009-10-15T12:13:53.726-07:00Rush County Players Community Theatre Group presents: THE HAUNTED TRAIL OF TERROR!!! Oct. 23 & 24, from 7 - 11 pm. Kid friendly area in the pavilion--$5, Haunted Trail--$7, or $10 for both. Family-friendly Halloween scares for all!! Come out and support the Rush County Players!!!! dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-59216824450204858282009-08-28T10:00:00.000-07:002009-08-28T10:01:22.925-07:00WHEW!!!! Finished the EE yesterday, and it was a hell of a ride! thanks to all the insane Pajibans out there who made it both a challenge and a joy!dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-72459096962485077882009-08-25T12:40:00.000-07:002010-04-19T12:34:36.999-07:00Happy Anniversary to me!!One month today!! Thanks, Mark, for making me happier than I have ever been, or ever thought I could be!dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com45tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-15273779120453911162009-08-24T07:50:00.001-07:002009-08-24T07:53:44.034-07:00A quick note, since I am up to my eyeballs in comments....You Pajibans are....a fucked up bunch.To mis-quote some random guy overheard on the phone in Season 2 episode of Six Feet Under entitled "The Plan,"I love you, you sick twisted fucks!dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-41494346842664500982009-08-20T12:36:00.000-07:002009-08-20T12:45:08.203-07:00That's right, bitches. It is ON! The illustrious Figgy of Pajiba, melting majestically in Texas while on vacay from Honduras, has chosen yours truly to take on the duties of choosing Pajiba's "Eloquent Eloquence"-- or top 10 comments of the week, for the upcoming week. As a Pajiba-nut (Pajibanatic, Pajibaloonie, Pajibamaniac, what have you) I am very excited and honored. I will freely admit that dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-49889618259587220232009-08-18T10:42:00.000-07:002009-08-18T10:52:14.212-07:00Here are the basic rules, people....these should be followed rigorously, no matter what:1) If you are a little fluffy, DO NOT wear a dress that is NOT MADE for your body type and is TOO SHORT....I ain't wanting to see where Tribbles come from2) Do NOT wear hooker heels to work...unless, of course, you're a hooker3) Your co-workers/friends DO NOT need to hear about every issue you are having, dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-16550696372820932992009-08-18T09:01:00.000-07:002009-08-18T09:03:12.630-07:00Ok, I SERIOUSLY have several fantastic things to add to this little ramble of mine, but DAMNED WORK keeps getting in the way!So, until I can properly pen my tomes, I leave you with a link...http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/2009/08/sunday-sweets-doctor-who.htmlAll Time Lords and Companions rejoice. I WILL have one of these for my birthday! I'm just sorry I didn't see them before the wedding, or my dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-43884069535846404922009-08-14T10:11:00.000-07:002009-08-14T10:12:31.972-07:00Friday's Cheddar & Bacon Potato Skins are evil......dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-67315968760210767692009-08-11T12:28:00.001-07:002009-08-11T12:31:44.070-07:00Random thoughts:*How on earth can it be that my youngest son is starting high school tomorrow?*Will I get to see District 9 this weekend, or will I be so wrecked from Irish Fest (LOTTA VODKA!! LOTTA VODKA!!!) that I won't be able to?*Why the hell haven't I heard more about Zombieland?*How can I get a job just basically wasting my time on Pajiba or Facebook?*How can I get a job basically doing dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-69777725173654258412009-08-10T10:31:00.000-07:002009-08-10T10:45:48.290-07:00Well, I did it. It's been just over 2 weeks, since I took the plunge. Yup, got married *sigh...again!* But, this one is IT! I can't believe how happy I am, how lucky I am, how full my soul and my heart feel.....as if I have been missing some big chunk of both for years...Now I know I had been missing for at least 9 years, but fate was kind enough (and Mark patient enough) to allow them to come dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-59053647864473254972009-07-20T09:54:00.000-07:002009-07-20T10:11:51.277-07:00Well, here we are, kids. On the verge of an event I thought would never happen. This Saturday, July 25, I am getting married. Yup, little ol' me, at 45, walking down the aisle again. Never thought it would happen. I never thought I'd get remarried for a lot of reasons.....1) my previous relationship was seemingly not ever interested in tying the knot...he was happy (or the equivalent of) with thedammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-36542711656117101222009-06-30T10:18:00.000-07:002009-06-30T10:28:35.503-07:00The Joys of Working for the StateOk, so, I got a pretty good job last winter working for the State. I'd been out of a job for several months, and REALLY needed one! A friend of mine worked for a certain department in State Government and they had an opening, so he recommended me. I applied, and was lucky enough to get the position. It's been a good gig....made some new friends, learned some dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-35735713675876211282009-06-03T05:32:00.000-07:002009-06-03T05:42:16.670-07:00Ok, so haven't posted anything of real value lately, and this won't be either. But, what the hell? It's 8:30 AM on a Wednesday and I'm already bored. So, I might as well bore you all too!!!Work is going ok....officially hit my 6 months mark with the State on Monday, so I am now a full-fledged employee of the great State of Indiana. WOO-HOO!!!Home is great......still going through a lot of dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-76209377292124038322009-05-26T08:46:00.001-07:002009-05-26T08:47:17.523-07:00Bonnie & MarkOur Wedding DateSaturday, July 25, 2009Just a reminder about the long-awaited upcoming wedding! Remember, it's going to be a very casual family affair. We hope you can be there with us. Time....1 PM at Greg & Janet Foster's, 803 S. 600 E. More info coming soon!Love Bonnie & Mark-->dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-68456461512625038272009-04-20T15:12:00.000-07:002009-04-20T15:31:11.578-07:00Proud Mom, Beautiful Daughter2 incredibly handsome men (yes, Mark is slouching to make Jeremy look taller!)Trae, Amanda & Jeremy....all very lovely!!Well, down to the last week in the cracker box apartment. Got some of the big stuff out over the weekend, when Mark had his dad's truck. But, still more to go. Amanda, Trae & Jeremy all seemed to have a great time at prom last Saturday, and they alldammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-75572279152141014102009-03-31T09:00:00.000-07:002009-03-31T09:11:57.758-07:00Quite often, y'all know I steal completely from my friends in the on-line world....here, I'm gonna steal a little, and write a little of my own....Last week, this world lost a beautiful soul.... a woman I had never met, but yet know with every fiber of my being that I would have enjoyed hanging out with, talking about obnoxious movies, books, TV, etc. Like me, she was not a "girly girl" but a dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com75tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-17750928684163360152009-03-19T07:18:00.000-07:002009-03-19T07:21:00.599-07:00 The lovely Amanda....dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-23781486067195503092009-03-13T03:04:00.001-07:002009-03-13T03:04:36.418-07:00Like, it’s TOTALLY an 80’s show! Director Chante Wells, and Producer Bonnie Locchetta are pleased to announce auditions for Rush County Players long-awaited 80’s musicale, “Video Killed the Radio Star!” Auditions will be held at the Playhouse, 201 N. Morgan Rushville, on Monday, March 16, Tuesday, March 17, and Wednesday, March 18, from 6:30 pm to 8:30 pm. Music and scripts will be provideddammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-21417574458356300492009-03-09T12:07:00.000-07:002009-03-09T12:52:47.367-07:00We waited.....in anticipation.....of the GREATEST CINEMATIC TRIUMPH OF THE 21ST CENTURY!!! Was this it? Was it worth the hype, the money, the wait.......ummm, sorta, kinda....not really. Yeah, we've been waiting for months upon months for "Watchmen" to finally open. I don't know a lot about the source material (GOTTA read it now) but it looked awesome, and any time there are copious amounts of dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-39640294651490968442009-02-25T10:43:00.001-08:002009-02-25T10:43:42.455-08:00Yeah, playing with templates. Whaddya think?dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-49394901814258928892009-02-25T08:46:00.000-08:002009-02-25T08:47:19.269-08:00 I.........ain't seeing it. dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-17335628191410553272009-02-25T06:06:00.000-08:002009-02-25T06:24:59.759-08:00So, here I go stealing from Jeremy at Notes on Bar Napkins again....Actually, I think I filled this out already, or something very similar, but I liked it, so here ya go. Please feel free to go ahead and do your own version in comments....like, really, please. So I know someone other than my good friend Mr. C is reading this!!!Did you date someone from your school?Oh, yes. Never dated anyone fromdammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-19901211289866730732009-02-24T06:05:00.000-08:002009-02-24T06:06:08.365-08:00Just in case anyone sees anything on the news....apparently there was a fire at the Ronald McDonald House during the night last night. Brittany called and it was NOT where they are, and everyone is ok.dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-21098933942268361202009-02-23T13:04:00.000-08:002009-02-23T13:07:05.199-08:00Update on Xavier.....he is up to 5 pounds!!! Still on oxygen (he was off temporarily, but he still needs a little help) and is taking bottles of breast milk. He is doing very well.Big brother Jayden is staying at the Ronald McDonald House for a couple of days with Mom and Dad, too, just so they can all be together.Thanks to everyone for your kind wishes, thoughts and prayers. He will still most dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-64209446302721764202009-02-23T11:58:00.000-08:002009-02-23T12:03:51.053-08:00Oh, and let me say something else....I know some of you (well, that's assuming SOMEONE reads this!!!) may look back and think, wow, wasn't that long ago that I was suicidally lamenting the loss of a relationship. And, you're right. But, as they say, hindsight is 20/20. I was stubborn, really thought I was in love, and completely unwilling to see what wasn't working there....probably because I wasdammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-25056531380515788932009-02-23T11:32:00.000-08:002009-02-23T11:41:16.504-08:00Just want to be really sappy for a minute. I am SO HAPPY right now. I never really understood the whole thing about "if something is meant to be....." and all that "if you love something set it free...." crap before.....but now I do. After several years and much pain on both of our parts, our friendship remained. Then, when my life came apart, he was there. Somehow, he knew. I haven't asked himdammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-49065964431176573642009-02-11T18:31:00.000-08:002009-02-11T18:33:28.620-08:00Just so you can see how he is doing....dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-88853586143857929672009-02-11T07:46:00.000-08:002009-02-11T07:50:32.459-08:00Just watched a very short bootleg trailer Tarantino's newest, "Inglorious Basterds" (thanks, Pajiba!) Tarantino is very up and down.....you love him, or hate him. I think we're gonna LOVE this one! Go to Pajiba to check it out before it disappears!!!dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-61939699879552441832009-02-10T06:37:00.001-08:002009-02-10T06:37:56.241-08:00Xavier is in Riley Hospital in Indianapolis, probably until late March. He is down to 4 lbs 4 oz, and is under the bili-lite, but is stable. They were going to attempt to start feeding him milk thru the tube in his umbilical cord yesterday, and may try to remove the vent today.Brittany is staying at the Ronald McDonald House near Riley, so she can be close to him. Thank you for your thoughts, dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-8242465938571493112009-02-09T15:56:00.001-08:002009-02-09T15:58:19.190-08:00Update on baby X.....he is doing well. Still at Riley, and probably will be until the end of March. He is now under the bili lite, still on the vent, and being fed thru a tube in his umbilical cord. Brittany is now staying at the Ronald McDonald House so that she can be close to him. I will keep you all updated. Thank you for all your thoughts and prayers.dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-29826277267744806942009-02-06T03:31:00.000-08:002009-02-06T03:33:12.593-08:00Got quite a shock yesterday. Brittany, my 21 year old daughter, was taken in for an emergency C-section, to deliver her baby (Xavier Allen) 6 weeks early. His heart rate was low due to her placenta failing, probably due to a car accident she had about a month ago.He was taken to Riley last nite via helicopter, and is being treated for Hyland's membrane disease (?) which means the air sacs in dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-50335363996282665572009-01-28T11:13:00.000-08:002009-01-28T11:26:02.851-08:00I just totally stole these pictures from my new addiction, Notes on Bar Napkins. Jeremy, you rock! I, too, DETEST these 8 legged buggers, but damn if this little guy isn't the cutest little sucker I've seen in a long time. Enjoy some hairy, spidery, smiley goodness.... All Bow Before the Smiley Spider dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-40433003818164790652009-01-26T07:32:00.000-08:002009-01-26T07:56:06.718-08:00I don't consider myself a movie snob, but there are just some movies that I DO NOT want to see....Any Sex in the City movie, for example. Or the "dance" type movies, like Step Up or Off or whatever the hell they are, and torture porn, AKA the Saw movies, or Captivity or crap like that. This weekend, we decided to watch "Burn After Reading." We both wanted to see it--great cast, written and dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-69874392525235998432009-01-25T13:52:00.000-08:002009-01-25T14:01:25.691-08:00I was reminded recently of this movie....I always liked it, but in a lot of ways, I am living it now....Hope Floats Birdee Calvert-Pruitt is back in her hometown of Smithville, Texas after discovering that her husband is having an affair with her best friend, Connie. The entire town knows what happened to flawless beauty Birdee since Connie let her know about the affair on a national talk show. dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-83640589166141425022009-01-20T11:09:00.000-08:002009-01-20T11:12:44.069-08:00.msnbcLinks {font-size:11px; font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; color: #999; margin-top: 5px; background: transparent; text-align: center; width: 425px;} .msnbcLinks a {text-decoration:none !important; border-bottom: 1px dotted #999 !important; font-weight:normal !important; height: 13px;} .msnbcLinks a:link, .msnbcLinks a:visited {color: #5799db !important;} .msnbcLinks a:hover, .dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-89698199577512957752009-01-20T08:17:00.000-08:002009-01-20T08:20:01.725-08:00This is it. Today is the day America grows up, changes, begins to heal. Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen. I am trying very hard not to get too emotional, because I am at work. HE will be at work soon, for you and me, and all of us. God Bless America!dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-5457948875404874452009-01-14T11:59:00.001-08:002009-01-14T11:59:54.661-08:00From Sofia, posting on Pajiba......Where would your ideal wedding take place, and what would it be like?all comments welcome......dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com236tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-53316235844334280332009-01-12T19:40:00.001-08:002009-01-12T19:40:32.601-08:00player widgetdammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-57820905293182758152009-01-12T09:52:00.000-08:002009-01-12T09:57:44.171-08:00Someone told me recently that things happen in our lives that we don't understand...we may never really understand why some things happen, and maybe it is for someone else to sort out. This may be true. I have had something happen quite recently that has taken me quite by surprise. Something I truly did not expect.....I found a quote that somewhat sums it up: “Find a guy who calls you dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-50196260478449733352009-01-09T06:41:00.000-08:002009-01-09T06:46:23.507-08:00For all of my Pajiba-friends....welcome to the Sacred Order of the Snuggie!!!https://www.getsnuggie.com/flare/next And, imagine the possibilities of a Snuggie, made entirely of SHAM-WOWS!!!! Ahhh, warmth and absorption all in one!!!! Makes sitting thru the entire ballgame or movie THAT MUCH MORE CONVENIENT!!!!dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-35106506155196879192009-01-09T06:34:00.000-08:002009-01-09T06:40:18.185-08:00Knightstown ‘Children’s Home’ to close KEN KUSMER Associated Press WriterINDIANAPOLIS — The state of Indiana will close a 143-year-old home for troubled children in May, disappointing alumni who had found refuge there and the veterans groups that supported it.The Indiana State Department of Health said it would close the Indiana Soldiers’ and Sailors’ Children’s Home in Knightstown and move its dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com30tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-53108717940324551962008-11-12T06:09:00.000-08:002008-11-12T06:29:27.932-08:00WHEW!!!!!Thank you, thank you, THANK YOU!!!! I have had a crappy couple of months, but now there is light at the end of the tunnel. I got a phone call this morning, and I have been offered a job with the state!!! I don't start until Dec. 1, and they hold the first check, but MAN!!!!!I am still struggling to pay what I have now, but at least I know that struggle will be easier by the Christmas. dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-70828194088219622212008-11-06T05:55:00.000-08:002008-11-06T05:56:20.416-08:00Even after such a wonderful election victory, there is still much farther to go. I told my children that I wanted to say, following the election, that I was so proud of everyone.....but I couldn't. The hatred and fear shown during McCain's speech, the ignorance of all those states who voted to continue to treat the GLBT community as second-class citizens or worse, is inexcusable.I do believe dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-32179720973387741272008-11-05T11:57:00.000-08:002008-11-05T11:58:19.882-08:00A night to remember.A night to tell our children and grandchildren about.A night when the PEOPLE spoke, and a man of the people became THE man of the people.I am so proud and happy.dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-81631160612089274352008-11-05T09:00:00.000-08:002008-11-05T09:06:12.772-08:00I have laughed, I have cried, I have hugged my children, who also laughed and cried. I took them with me canvassing and they voted in mock elections at school. My 8th grade son has argued so much in favor of Obama at school, he even had to give a speech in favor of him for his English class. I cannot believe I was lucky enough to meet our President-Elect. I am so proud of so many in our country. dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-3375397077191673032008-11-04T03:50:00.000-08:002008-11-04T04:11:02.401-08:00However you vote, whoever you vote for.....today is the day.You can have your say.You think just one vote won't count?Your vote, plus my vote, plus others makes a great amount.This is our country,WE get to decide how it will be.Will we keep things the same,or will we vote for change?Vote for age and years put in,nice legs and cuteness, and vote Republican?Vote for youth, hope and ideas like that,dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-40153369606974330062008-10-31T04:37:00.000-07:002008-10-31T05:10:36.697-07:00In honor of Halloween, a list of some of my personal favorite scary, and cheesy, horror movies:Scary or just good movies:1) Halloween2) Nightmare on Elm Street3) Friday the 13th4) Nosferatu (original silent)5) Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (original silent)6) Pandora's Box ( Louise Brooks is the BOMB! if you don't know who she is, IMDb her NOW!!!)7) 28 Days Later8) Shaun of the Dead9) Alien/Aliens10) dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-40180673688731413562008-10-27T17:19:00.000-07:002008-10-27T17:44:06.028-07:00I just want to say thanks to all those who, both in person and via the interwebs (you know who you are) are being so supportive of me. I just really feel like shit, and its good to know that I have a few really good friends to count on.And, Mr. C, it means a hell of a lot...I always knew that I was Bridget.......dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-43496806757087834462008-10-26T11:14:00.000-07:002008-10-26T11:16:01.664-07:00So, the weather has been kind of cold & crappy....the job hunt is not going as well as I had hoped....so I needed something to brighten my day. This is an oldie, but godDAMN is it a goodie....don't drool on your keyboard.dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-25171999858013576262008-10-10T06:17:00.001-07:002008-10-10T06:19:52.203-07:00Kevin Bacon presents GWB & John McCain's thoughts on the current economic crisis.....dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-41370358972172749522008-10-09T09:55:00.001-07:002008-10-09T09:56:44.805-07:00dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-90698842013366498022008-10-09T09:30:00.000-07:002008-10-09T09:32:05.787-07:00Yeah, ok, been gone a while....life sucks and all....but, when the going gets weird, the weird go pro...lost job, find job...looking, at least.....in the meantime.....new, from bonco.....PUNCH A PALIN!!!!dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-51572532157866799142008-09-17T11:41:00.000-07:002008-09-17T11:46:32.331-07:00Sarah Palin Isn't Not Not Dis-Un-Lying About Banning BooksMy grandmother Grace was a librarian in a tiny northern town. (Population 20,000. Average annual snowfall 11 feet.) She was a little old Irish lady. Flinty. You'd have liked her. She'd help you find a book. So, while I know there are lots of other, better reasons to dislike Sarah Palin, bullying the librarian is mine. You might think thatdammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-6332021061753133732008-09-17T11:23:00.000-07:002008-09-17T11:34:34.438-07:00From Fark.com A millionaire CEO of a multinational company and Hillary fundraiser who shuttles herself back and forth between London and New York on a private jet is backing McCain because, "Obama is an elitist."dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-12951698325606160172008-09-17T11:16:00.000-07:002008-09-17T11:23:14.806-07:00Holy crap! I have to admit, I am totally stealing some of the things you are about to read, but at least I am crediting them to their original sources....something local media outlets took a very long time to learn about....but these are just TOOOOO good not to be shared. If the following few items don't scare the ever-loving poop right out of you, or at least make you say, "What the....?" then Idammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-56410475851880200402008-09-12T11:35:00.000-07:002008-09-12T11:36:11.445-07:00dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-8429946116013894492008-09-11T09:36:00.000-07:002008-09-11T09:38:46.001-07:00Wow, I hate being right all the time......In response to my letter in 9-10 Rushville Republican:I disagree with most everything you wrote. Having said that, your enthusiasm, and the obvious extent to which you have informed yourself, are totally inspiring. Our country needs more people like you.Posting date 9/10/2008 10:23 AMPosted by spartan75 I CAN vote for McCain/Palin! Wish I could CHANGE dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-81273188745424953222008-09-10T11:39:00.000-07:002008-09-10T12:03:53.062-07:00OK, I put my name and my ass out there on the line, in this little hill-jack town, for what I believe in....what are you gonna do???Published September 10, 2008 12:09 pm - Dear Editor: When I was a kid, I saw Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. I still remember seeing body counts on the evening news with Walter Cronkite as reports from Vietnam came in. Obama supporter speaks outDear Editor: When I dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-14273601472301103102008-09-09T16:21:00.000-07:002008-09-09T16:22:41.561-07:00dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-19048632586454331842008-09-08T12:20:00.000-07:002008-09-08T12:24:34.843-07:00I don't think a lot of people around here read the Huffington Post, so I took the liberty of re-posting this article here for you. It is very insightful, and says a lot of what I have been saying....we need to dig deeper, people. This is not a time to be polite. Too much is at stake here.....Naomi Foner We're in Big TroublePosted September 7, 2008 | 11:41 PM (EST)We're talking to ourselves.And dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-91606985975129447272008-09-06T06:41:00.000-07:002008-09-06T07:12:53.032-07:00Ya gotta love Jon Stewart. Well played, my man, well played....Thanks to Chez at Deux Ex Malcontent for the link!dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-82842812184923853552008-09-05T08:29:00.000-07:002008-09-05T08:34:00.527-07:00The annointed one....the crown has been passed.....Behold, your Republican ticket.....She did mean the DOG wore lipstick, right?dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-59387908950522486922008-09-05T06:36:00.000-07:002008-09-05T06:37:39.528-07:00 It's your call....dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-21571155115219004202008-09-04T13:21:00.000-07:002008-09-04T13:57:41.427-07:00dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-58111522580628705652008-09-03T11:47:00.001-07:002008-09-03T11:49:49.192-07:00Yup, we're on own way.....Especially the way this week is going.....dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-83813891721427291402008-09-03T05:16:00.000-07:002008-09-03T10:07:48.149-07:00Hmmm, another idea....So, I just had a thought...what if Bristol Palin (sorry, what kind of name is THAT??) got pregnant ON PURPOSE? Come on, you know girls who have done that. I had a friend all through high school...she and I went to the same college. About half-way through the fall semester she told me how much she hated school, and how she would do ANYTHING to get out of coming back....VIOLA!dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-22681311532399306692008-09-02T18:18:00.000-07:002008-09-02T18:37:37.278-07:00He's 23 years older than the whole damn state!Okay, I have already written here about how insulted I am by John McCain's choice of a Vice-Presidential Candidate. Apparently, the Republican National Committee thinks that women will not be able to see past their sexual organs in making political choices. We are all so stupid that we are going to be SO GLAD to see a woman.....any woman, on a major dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-21640140398834779842008-08-29T11:02:00.000-07:002008-08-29T11:56:16.080-07:00History in the making...I cannot believe that I have been lucky enough to see this.....When I was a kid, I saw Neil Armstrong walk on the moon. I saw several moon launches and landings, as well as the splash-downs that followed. I still remember seeing body counts on the evening news with good old "Uncle" Walter Cronkite as reports from Vietnam came in. I remember MLK and RFK being shot. I dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-6394130553332503642008-08-29T10:12:00.000-07:002008-08-29T10:20:03.081-07:00I simply want to offer my most sincere thanks to the most talented writers on the web at Pajiba for giving me more than a weekend's worth of, um, thinking material...... (and these are only MY personal faves.....for more, click on any pic to go to Pajiba and check out the whole.....delicious.....list.....) 6. Nathan Fillion: I don’t quite know where to begin. Nathan Fillion seems like a guy who’dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-23310344775813518422008-08-13T14:29:00.000-07:002008-08-13T14:45:42.700-07:00from www.cryptomundo.com.......BIGFOOT BODY FOUND - EVIDENCE AND DNA DETAILS TO BE PRESENTED AT A PRESS CONFERENCE ON FRIDAY, AUGUST 15th FROM 12 N00N TO 1:00PM AT THE CABANA HOTEL-PALO ALTO IN PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA A body that may very well be the body of the creature commonly known as “Bigfoot” has been found in the woods in northern Georgia. DNA evidence and photo evidence of the creature dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-49991250471835376392008-08-05T09:35:00.000-07:002008-08-05T09:39:29.599-07:00I want to conduct a little test. I have been doing this little blog of mine for a little while now, and I really don't think anyone out there in blog-onia is reading the damn thing. I mean, I've only had, like, one comment, and I KNOW who that was from!!!So, here's your test, peoples......If you came with a warning label, what would it say?Mine would be: Contents of package are much larger than dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-78954032746648065302008-08-04T19:27:00.000-07:002008-08-04T19:29:19.082-07:00Need I say more?dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-74828931886756495202008-08-01T12:27:00.000-07:002008-12-09T18:59:06.876-08:00GREEN BEER FOR EVERYONE!!!!!!Get jiggy with it! by Elizabeth Gist ( my bud) Irish traditions and music have long had a place in Rush County’s community, and August 1’s concert at Riverside Park Amphitheater is just another opportunity for everyone, Irish or not, to celebrate. Mother Grove and the McCabes will headline the Rushville St. Patrick’s Day Committee-sponsored concert, which begins atdammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-86227360600515421062008-07-30T12:05:00.000-07:002008-12-09T18:59:07.194-08:00Many congrats to Chez & Jayne on the arrival of the beauteous Inara Grace Pazienza, who arrived Tues. July 29, 2008. Many, many happy returns, and best wishes and much love to the whole fam-damily.Oh, and if she has a brother, he better be Mal or Wash (you already have a Jayne!!!)dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-42530912745010894452008-07-29T08:46:00.001-07:002008-12-09T18:59:07.971-08:00Ahh, man, why did I have to come back? First time just the kids and I went on vacation alone. Amanda, Steven and Steven's near-twin Wade and I drove up to the Indiana Dunes on Lake Michigan (unbelievably beautiful for Indiana) and rode the South Shore Line train over into Chicago. Fan-freakin-tastic. Would have only been better if we could have done it when they were shooting "The Dark Knight" ordammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-17184994884885942812008-07-07T10:12:00.000-07:002008-12-09T18:59:08.320-08:00I now present.........the MURDERBUG(TM)!!!!!!!!!Makes me feel sorta.......anxious.dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-83689322555361731602008-06-27T11:42:00.000-07:002008-12-09T18:59:08.556-08:00After a great week of doing very little work and spending a hell of a lot of time yakking it up with all my buds on Pajiba (Godtopus, I love talking to youze guys!!!!) particularly one drunken party listening to records on my turntable, which may or may not turn up at a video store near you,these drinks are for you.Bethy-----BOOOOOOOZE!dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-51911673208310351092008-06-27T07:17:00.000-07:002008-06-27T07:28:44.158-07:00Right on, Supreme Court, right on.Better bears than most people.dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-53156230883849949502008-06-23T07:37:00.000-07:002008-06-23T08:07:42.135-07:00Damn. I am sad. I have long been a fan of George Carlin. We were just talking about him and his influence at our play last weekend. Think about his influence on comedy, and our culture today. He was one of the giants, along with Lenny Bruce, Hunter S. Thompson, yes, even to a lesser extent Steve Martin. Today, who could measure up? In 10 or 20 years, what comedians from our time would people be dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-68200042202297673772008-06-07T06:56:00.001-07:002008-12-09T18:59:08.787-08:00This week, our county lost a local landmark....and a lot more. The tiny town of Moscow, in the southwest corner of our county, was nearly decimated by a tornado. We had terrible storms Tuesday night, June 3, and were even evacuated out of the County Courthouse, where we were rehearsing for our play. When I got home, one of my friends, who is a volunteer firefighter and EMT called and told me thatdammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-86819484078479347662008-05-31T11:57:00.000-07:002008-12-09T18:59:08.934-08:00I posted this on Chez's Deus Ex Malcontent blog, and he apparently enjoyed my venom.....here on my thoughts on this weekend's premiere of what I like to call, "Sex is so shitty....."A friend emailed a bunch of us at the beginning of the week, saying what a big fan she was of this idiotic slut-fest and how she had been DYING waiting for this movie to come out and did a group of us want to get dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-91896863001184672282008-05-21T14:02:00.000-07:002008-11-19T07:56:25.997-08:00Ok, so I haven't posted for a while. But, I have a REALLY good excuse. We pulled it off! Last Saturday, the Riverside Park Amphitheatre Committee put on one whale of a shindig down at the Amphitheatre. We had a hog roast, bluegrass band, DJ, games, silent auction, the Colts in Motion van......the weather was pretty good (AWFULLY windy, but otherwise, not bad) and we had a great crowd. We did a dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-53697227783598681562008-05-11T07:22:00.000-07:002008-12-09T18:59:09.199-08:00Just wanted to say, Happy Mother's Day to all you real Mother's out there, like me!!!! Hope its a good one!dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15370801.post-77952413127678841912008-05-06T07:52:00.000-07:002008-12-09T18:59:09.647-08:00Yes, it's Tuesday. Yes, I VOTED! Yes, I encourage you to GET OUT AND VOTE!!! But, we've talked about that, haven't we? I think you have heard enough about that, kids, now, haven't you? I mean, really? Seriously, if you don't know that this election is about the difference between the same old Washington politics as usual and A NEW BEGINNING (yes, Obi-Wan), well, I don't know what to tell dammitjanethttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09902253122840047094noreply@blogger.com0