Since the beginning, my peers have referred to me as being “weird”. I now realize what a compliment this was and embrace my weirdness every day. It’s too daunting to start at the beginning and stop at the end when it comes to my history, so I will provide some odds and ends (working with the [...]
Archive for September, 2008
HELLO my name is Jenny
Posted in Uncategorized on September 27, 2008 | 3 Comments »
Yep, I’m going there…
Posted in Poetry, Politics, self-loathing on September 26, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
While suturing a cut on the hand of a 75-year old Texas rancher whose hand was caught in a gate while working cattle, the doctor struck up a conversation with the old man. Eventually the topic got around to Sarah Palin and her bid to be a heartbeat away from being President. The old rancher [...]
Welcome to My World
Posted in Bio, tagged Berlin, Iowa, Minnesota, teaching on September 25, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I was born in rural Iowa, though not on a farm, thank you very much. At the age of five, my family moved to the booming metropolis of Cedar Rapids, where I stayed until high school graduation. I went to college at the University of Minnesota, where I was introduced the sensation of having the inside [...]
Kari (pronounced like Carrie, just spelled cooler)
Posted in Bio, Minneapolis, email surveys on September 25, 2008 | 2 Comments »
You know those email chains that your friends send you and it lists a slew of questions that the sender answered, then you are supposed to answer those questions and send it to all of your friends, including the person that sent it to you? Well, a few years ago my friend Mary filled one [...]
And that’s why I am…
Posted in Bio, Familia, arrested development on September 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
In setting out to describe myself I found it easiest to discuss certain relationships I have which have shaped who I am…prepare yourselves, there are more than three:
□ My family, I’m obsessed with them. I grew up with my dad coaching me in every sport I ever played and now work side by side with [...]
Jessica’s First Words…
Posted in Bio, Minneapolis, arrested development on September 24, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My name is Jessica – I’m from Edina, MN and now live about 5 miles away from where I grew up, in South Minneapolis (that’s right, I moved from the suburbs to the BIG CITY). I haven’t been here the whole time though. I went to college at Davidson College in North Carolina where I majored in economics. [...]
Read It
Posted in Bio, Meditation, Poetry on September 23, 2008 | 1 Comment »
I’m from Minneapolis. I live in Chicago. I like stories and poetry and movies and art museums and Paris and candy and walking and NPR and my birthday. I don’t like mushrooms. At all. What I’ve written is a cliched profile. For a dating service. Or a social [...]
My whereabouts and achievements lack substance
Posted in Bio, Los Angeles, arrested development, self-loathing on September 23, 2008 | 4 Comments »
In the only reoccurring dream I’ve ever had, which it turns out is a nightmare, I am a My Little Pony. I think peanut butter and banana sandwiches are the closest I’ll ever get to understanding perfection. My Blackberry does not define me. The Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet reminds me of when I believed in [...]
Allow me to introduce myself…
Posted in Bio, Los Angeles, Nebraska, public transportation on September 22, 2008 | 1 Comment »
My name is Debbie. First and foremost, I loath the shortening of my name to “Deb,” however no matter how many people I tell, it never seems to catch on. Case in point – my nickname among California friends is…leDeb.
I was born and raised in Lincoln, Nebraska. That’s right. I know you are all [...]
