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Sunday, February 22, 2009 - So, this is what it's like to go 'viral'... |
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This has been a crazy last few days. As some of you may know, my friend Heather Idoni and I collaborated on a story poem about the CPSIA in a Dr. Seuss style. In just a couple of days, this story has been picked up by Twitter, CPSIA groups and who knows what else. I guess people like it!
Just in case you haven't read it yet, here is a little snippet:
In the town of Beddubble, far out on the Moor,
there lived a small tot, who was not more than four.
Little Annabelle Ruth (her close friends would recall)
had swallowed the string from a dilly-dunk ball.
You can read the rest here!
Our sudden fame, if you can call it that, has been pretty overwhelming and so much fun! Also, let this be a warning to you - when Heather and I take on a project together, *something* is bound to happen. I'm also pretty happy that my poetry skills honed on birthday greetings amongst the staff at The Old Schoolhouse magazine have finally come in handy for something!
Now, what shall our next project be, I wonder...
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Monday, December 22, 2008 - I believe… (not what you’re expecting) |
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No, this is not a Santa Claus post. It’s not even a Jesus post. This, my friends, is a bit of a Christmas rant. After a few weeks of shopping online and in stores, waiting for deliveries and wrapping gifts, I have a few things I believe that I want to get off my chest.
- I believe…that all products that might have even the slightest possibility of becoming a gift be packaged in squares or rectangles. These blister packs with bumps coming out all over are murder to wrap and I think they should just knock it off.
- I believe…that all wrapping paper should have cutting grids printed on the back side. I had some like that once upon a time and it was awesome. I can’t cut straight unless I have a guide. Give me some guidance!
- I believe…that Amazon should refund the difference when a price decreases within, say, a week after I buy an item. No, I don’t want to pay extra if the price goes up. I just want to stop having that feeling that I have failed because I only saved 37% on an item that is now 39% off. I hate that.
- I believe…that Christmas light manufacturs should provide free technical support at my home. Send somebody over here to figure out what one light in my string is making the whole thing not work. Seriously. This happens to me every year on different strings, even new ones, and quite frankly I’m not amused.
- I believe…that hot cider and/or hot cocoa serving cups should have heat activated color-coding so we can tell if it’s comfortingly warm or tooth enamel meltingly hot. Every time I try to drink a hot Christmas drink I end up with 3rd degree burns on my tongue and can’t taste anything for the rest of the day. And that’s just wrong in this season of sweets and treats.
- I believe…that there should be a special wrapping paper tape that will only stick to paper - not carpet, hair, clothing, hard-surface flooring, walls, doors, socks, pets or itself. Is that really asking so much?
- I believe…that those candy cane shaped tubes of M&M’s that we used to get for Christmas as kids should not cost over $3.00. What, are there like 2 packages worth in there, and you’re charging me 3 times as much as they’d cost if they weren’t in the tube? That sure is some expensive plastic.
- I believe…that pre-lit trees should be legally mandated so my husband will let me get one and I can save about 3 hours each year of contorting myself to get strings of lights on and off the tree.
- I believe…that the postal service should track packages online as well as UPS and FedEx do. I want to know when my holiday purchases are going to arrive, regardless of who is delivering it. I’m still waiting for 2 packages that should have been here last week and I have no idea where they are or if they’ll get here before Christmas. Give me GPS coordinates on them or something.
I think that’s about it for now. I really am enjoying the Christmas season despite these little hiccups and hope all of you are too. Please share some of the things you believe about this season in the comments! |
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Wednesday, September 24, 2008 - What are the chances? |
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It's been a pretty long time since my last post. I won't go into details now, but I'm very glad to be back, I assure you.
I feel the need to blog about something that happened a few minutes ago. The phone rang and I answered it, "Hello?" The lady on the other end says, "Jodi?" And I say, "Yes?" And she says in a teasing way, "How come you didn't call me?" I'm at a total loss here so I say nothing and she continues, "About Charlie? I would have thought you'd call to tell me." At this point I'm trying to think of anybody I know with the name Charlie and I'm coming up blank. So I say, "Who is this?", hoping for another clue. She pauses and says, "Is this National Car Rental?" I tell her that it's not. She laughs and says, "I was calling Jodi at National Car Rental, I must have the wrong number." And I said, "But my name is Jodi!" She replied, "I know! And you sound just like her, too!" Then we both start laughing, say bye and hang up.
Of course now I'm kicking myself for not asking what DID happen with Charlie?!? Now I'll never know...
Isn't that crazy? I can see that it might happen once in awhile if your name is Mary or Amy or Bob. But Jodi??? If I were a gambler, I'd be buying a lottery ticket today.
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