Jacqui's Room

Thanks, Corey!

2010-01-05T20:27:34.649-05:00

Thanks, Corey!

Okay, I know I have said this before, but... FUNNI...

2010-01-05T19:29:01.299-05:00

Okay, I know I have said this before, but... FUNNIEST POST EVER!

Thanks, Thorp. You too.

2010-01-05T13:54:24.079-05:00

Thanks, Thorp. You too.

welcome back, my friend -- it's good to have you.

2010-01-05T11:18:19.977-05:00

welcome back, my friend -- it's good to have you.

Oh, Hope. That is so much worse than what happene...

2010-01-05T09:25:40.799-05:00

Oh, Hope. That is so much worse than what happened to us! We did get pulled out and sent to the naughty room where we were forced to stand for what felt like hours while the people in front of us explained why they had a suitcase full of pomegranates and fish. And we definitely got the "how dare you attempt to spread disease and pestilence across the good ole US of A with your strange foreign horsie germs" speech. But we did not have to use the sterilizing solution. I count my blessings.

Kelly, it made some caiman really happy, I am sure. But it also probably engendered a love of human flesh. Poor next tour boat.

cath c, I wish I had the patience to try. I wish I had smuggled home some instead of horse poop. That would've been worth the naughty room.

Pamela, ha! The computer and I keep singing that song from long ago "Reunited and it feels so good..."

That was a sweet walk inside your field of golden ...

2010-01-05T01:12:50.834-05:00

That was a sweet walk inside your field of golden words, Jacqui. I felt like a tourist in a living museum. In the next room, please remain silent while the author returns to her natural habitat and re-discovers her affection for the man-made invention they called "The Computer." Remain seated if The Author squeals in delight. This behavior is normal. {}

-Pamela, a native daughter of the backstreets of Brooklyn

serious laughs out loud deserve to be fully spelle...

2010-01-04T23:19:37.683-05:00

serious laughs out loud deserve to be fully spelled.

glad you're back. hope ya'll had a blast. a peruvian mother of kids in my captain comic's taekwando class told me the ancient secret recipe of dulce de leche.

it involves a can of sweetened condensed milk and hours of boiling then cooling.

hahahaha Jacqui and Hope! But I'm really feeling ...

2010-01-04T22:58:03.313-05:00

hahahaha Jacqui and Hope!

But I'm really feeling kind of bad for that piece of chin that got left behind.

Do you live in MY head, Jacqui, or do we just lead...

2010-01-04T21:42:08.594-05:00

Do you live in MY head, Jacqui, or do we just lead strange, parallel existences? Because I know exactly what happens if your spouse promises he has thoroughly scrubbed your toddler's barn boots before packing them, when in fact, he has merely done a C- effort. Humorless USDA agents will pull you out of the line, scrounge through all of your bags in search of other evidence of so-called "accidental" manure smuggelry, and march you to the naughty room, which is decorated with sins of travelers past: ivory, alligators, sausages, berries, seeds, and taxidermied flying monkeys. There you will be requested, no, commanded to scrub all traces of aforementioned manure from the offending boots, not once, but THRICE, until they meet the exacting standards of the dept. of agriculture. And the sterilizing solution will make your travel-weary knuckles ache. And then you will do the smuggler's walk of shame out past arriving passengers and enforcemnent agents, and you will meet the other members of your party, and someone will say, "What took you so long?" And your head will explode.

Bless them -- "While it's still pristine and fresh...

2010-01-01T09:33:51.628-05:00

Bless them -- "While it's still pristine and fresh..." I lived in Manhattan for a year so I know for a fact that's about, oh, ten minutes. But even five minutes of snow PLUS free cocoa would draw me in, for sure.

Happy New Year, Jacqui!

Almost Matrix-like! See you in 2010! I hope to...

2009-12-25T23:53:21.962-05:00

Almost Matrix-like!

See you in 2010! I hope to be around blog-land more.

Thanks, cath! Michael, welcome! And thanks for m...

2009-12-24T20:12:44.460-05:00

Thanks, cath!

Michael, welcome! And thanks for making me feel better about picking my own book. I will definitely check out Otto Grows Down.

You're right, Jacqui, that was false modesty on my...

2009-12-24T19:39:15.574-05:00

You're right, Jacqui, that was false modesty on my part. Otto Grows Down is definitely the picture book of the year! It's got fabulous illustrations by Scott Magoon & is the first picture book to feature backwards time!

Since writing my piece for Tara Lazar, I've had a chance to read A Book by Mordicai Gerstein, which is a hoot.

I'm afraid I haven't had a chance to read Two of a Kind, but it's at the top of my list!

neat art! sounds like mtv to me....

2009-12-24T09:05:25.492-05:00

neat art!

sounds like mtv to me....

excellent list. i especially like #1.

2009-12-22T10:54:30.942-05:00

excellent list. i especially like #1.

That's nice and all, but it irks the snot out of m...

2009-12-20T22:25:09.196-05:00

That's nice and all, but it irks the snot out of me that a snow storm in NYC is national news.

I can't imagine how Montana feels about it.

He's afraid of heights, of course! Why else would ...

2009-12-20T13:50:07.798-05:00

He's afraid of heights, of course! Why else would he be going down to the subway?

I think this is a book you should write, Jacqui.

Belated donut, Jacqui (although, when it comes to ...

2009-12-18T15:44:59.998-05:00

Belated donut, Jacqui (although, when it comes to donut, better late than never, I say).

My word verification is "bromp," which it the sound one makes after raising a pint of root beer and toasting "donut" with one's mates.

Debbie, me too! Cath, um, I don't know how I find...

2009-12-17T21:22:09.831-05:00

Debbie, me too!

Cath, um, I don't know how I find them. But it does not involve spending hours trolling odd news sites and giggling. Nosirree, not me.

me, too. how do you find these things? and then ...

2009-12-17T13:54:18.455-05:00

me, too. how do you find these things? and then also remember to write them down? i mean i come across plenty that makes me laugh in the news, but i usually let it go with the laugh.

I'm so glad that TNoftheAWSPWTBIM is back!

2009-12-17T08:52:25.113-05:00

I'm so glad that TNoftheAWSPWTBIM is back!

Thanks, guys!

2009-12-16T13:12:09.125-05:00

Thanks, guys!

yippee!

2009-12-15T20:10:38.316-05:00

yippee!

WHOOO!!! I read both review and they are fantastic...

2009-12-15T13:54:58.629-05:00

WHOOO!!! I read both review and they are fantastic! Go, J!

hugs,
Donna

Corey, Happy Hanukkah (and sufganiyot) to you! Ch...

2009-12-13T22:50:15.709-05:00

Corey, Happy Hanukkah (and sufganiyot) to you!

Christy, this is true. I know lots of Christian parents who get totally fed up because they spend a ton of energy trying to emphasize the religious aspects of the holiday and all anyone asks the kids is what they want to get. This is why we should all just wish one another donut :)

WordWrangler, thanks! Donut to you too!