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I'm not that into writing words within parentheticals that begin with the letter "c"

On a computer, I am so-so on writing words within parentheticals that begin with "c," however my handwriten "c's" are much more elongated and slender than their digital counterparts, thus mimicking the physical appearance of the open parenthese [SEE" SHIFT + 9] and often yielding truncated words and a general state of confusion and self-loathing.

EX:
Certain dried fruits are delicious (papaya, cherries), while others make me nauseus (craisons).

EX:
Often, packaged dried fruits are referred to by their original un-dried name (papaya, cherries), whereas others are notoriously referred to by a trendy hybridization of their g-d-given name with that of the most popular dried fruit (craisons = cranberry + raison).

EX:
Dried cranberries (craisons) are not as delicious as dried cherries (dried cherries).

Wizard Candles

Still trendy?

Make No Mistake: This blog is NOT retired

I repeat, this blog is not retired.

Just wanted to see what it would be like to post again, after so long. A non-writing hiatus from my writing hiatus. Blogger feels different. It feels funny. But warm. Like an old friend. With a cashmere sweater. In June. Warm. Yet surprisingly comfortable. Not unlike preforming the electric slide...in a sauna.

On a separate note:

Preperation

Readership, I have taken to a new locale: PHILLY, or Philadelphia

Why, you ask, have I up and left NY, CAMP, MICHIGAN? I bet you've got a hunch!

Dental School!!! Weeeeeeeeeeee!

And begining Mondie, I have a week chalk full o' orientation. OrIeNtAtIoN!!! (Alternating caps and lower case incinuates that it's going to be capital "K," Krazyyyyyyyyy!!!)

En route to Philly yesterday, as I was perusing the upcoming weeks' schedule of events and activities, I took note of a number of "evening activities," which I anticipate to invlove multiple ice-breaker-get-to-know-you-"Say-your-name-and-an-interesting-fact-about-yourself"-or-some-derivation-thereof-games.

Here are a few reponses I brainstormed to really create a lasting first impression on my new classmates! Making Friends!

"Hi, my name is Jamie, really psyched about dental school, and I'm sort of so-so about Asains!"
"My name is Jamie, happy to be here, and in my free time, I am actively invloved in Larping!"
ON A SIMILAR NOTE:
"An interesting fact about me is that I recently starred in MTV's Made: I wanna be a Larp"
"Hi, my name is Jamie and I have a retarded brother...hahah JKJKJK, totally kidding... gotchaaa!! Oh, good one, Jamie [INSERT: self pat on back]"
"Jamie, nice to meet you all, and I am a master of illusions, you know, magic tricks."

So, any of these will work. I'm not sure which I am going to go with.

P.S. For the uninformed reader: Larping is weird. It's an acronym and it stands for Live Action Role Playing. You see, the first letter of each word spells, LARP...acronym.

Here we are, larped up and ready to go. (Not Pictured: ME)

Often...

my friends do not believe me that I did in fact attend summer camp this summer as a 23 year old, after a 4 year hiatus.

I respond, not with words, but rather with this telling visual...
ACTUAL CURRENT WRIST ADORNMENT

Awwww mannnn...

Recent MySpace Comment:
"Also, Jon read your blog, he thinks your falling off, 'it's not as funny as it used to be, she needs to come back to corporate america, good luck with the kids.'"

Jamie-Cat Hybrid kindly replies, "F That"

A new day soon dawns...

Reader, we are getting dangerously close to approaching the 10,000th hit on this blog. Expect a mild [READ: massive/innapropriate] freckling [READ: supersaturation] of JPEGS depicting banners, baloons, and other celebratory items in honor of this impending day. "Other celebratory items" will include, but not be limited to: image of a man patting himself on the back with my face photoshopped on, image of me gripping a peice of sausage between 2 spoons, image of a cat in a frog costume, image of the drama director from my camp donning both a sequin encrusted beret and a fanny pack, image of said drama director dressed as an indian cheif, and image of a bird in a cast...AMONG OTHERS.

On a related note, being a tooth fairy can be tough work!

Lisence Plate Brainstorm: 2th FRY 4 U

Perhaps?

Typical Tooth Fairy-ing Garb and Stance















Keep your eye on the prize. (That's my real hand!)