stuff jen says: Oct. 29: Happy day, Sherilee!

Today is my friend Sherilee’s very own holiday. Happy 40th birthday, sweet girl! To honor your special day, I Googled some phrases to find out more about you. Here are the many facts I discovered.

Sherilee wants

...to take a beauty therapy course
...me to go to the Last Night of the Proms
...to be a tattooist

Sherilee has

...nine friends
...no pulse!
...no blog entries yet!
...been interested in the modeling industry most her life
...spent the last 10 years studying subtle energies
...moved back to New York
...a lot of good ideas
...been away from home for so long
...gone wild
...a cornbread stuffing that looks really good

Sherilee is

...a zombie
...out of her detox program
...comfortable expressing herself
...loved
...13
...perfect
...bi-sexual but still in the closet
...an eight-year-old who lives in Australia
...very happy
...living with me
...right
...next to me and we are having a blast

Sherilee was

...the first to give up
...the first one to begin crying
...blabbing on and on

Sherilee says

... “Thank you, honey, you're so sweet”
... “Can’t wait til the weekend!!”
... “Never, ever give up!”

Sherilee wrote

... “I'm so excited for the super Wal-mart!”
... “I make French toast all the time.”

Sherilee got

...cleaned up
...the job done quickly and efficiently!
...it out of your scrap book for me
...her sick kicks
...into her head that Galindez had ruined her life

Sherilee went

...back into the sewer
...au natural
...to Minnesota

Wow, and I thought I knew you. You’re just full of surprises... and inconsistencies... and more surprises...

Seriously, Sher, I hope your big day is fabulous from start to finish. You deserve it! Many lovies—

facts of jen's life

So, who do you think you are? I think I’m Jen. People who don’t know me sometimes call me Jenny. That’s weird.

Tell me about yourself. I was born a small black child, and am now a grown-up, or at least my kids think I am. I’m in my mid-40s and live in the ‘burbs of Portland, Oregon. My husband is Victor, and my kids are Katie and Jack. Read this if you want the real and very long scoop.

Tell me things people might not know about you. I am an ordained minister and can perform marriages. Why no one has asked me to do this for them yet, I do not know. ● At the request of my Disney-hating friend Ed, I got mouse ears embroidered with the name “Satan” and I didn’t even get kicked out of Disneyland. It’s quite possibly the ballsiest thing I’ve ever done. ● I “helped” write this book, published in 2012: You Take it From Here, by Pamela Ribon. My name is in the back, and I’m still geeking out about it. ● I recorded a song in a studio in 1994 and it got local radio play for a few months. At least two times I turned on the radio in the car and my song was playing at that moment—very cool. ● I nearly died from a zit in 1986. I am not making this up. ● Victor and I once appeared on The Tonight Show. Really. If you can find a VCR, I’ll show you the tape.

I read some of your posts and I think you might be an alcoholic. I drink way less than I write about drinking. If I ever STOP talking about booze, then it’ll be time for an intervention.

What do you love? Books. Coffee. Fonts. Broadway musicals. San Francisco. Bacon. Rum. Law & Order. Naps. Butter. Home. Crack cocaine. iDevices. Words. Disney vacations. You.

If you could punch anything or anyone in the face, what/who would it be? Cancer. I was diagnosed with lymphoma in November 2009. I kicked its big fat ugly ass and am in remission now. ● Comic Sans. ● People who won’t take responsibility for their problems—the “I didn’t do anything to deserve this!” attitude. Look in the mirror. That’s who to blame. ● Celebrities who are famous for no reason. Y’know, if we stop looking, they’ll go away... ● Bad grammar and spelling and the dummies who use it.

You seem bitter. Did someone piss in your Cheerios? I’m not bitter. I think unicorns-and-rainbows stuff isn’t very interesting to read, so I tend not to write that way. But also, now you’re being kind of a jackhole.

It seems like no one ever comments on your blog posts. Why is that? Most people comment on the Facebook links. I don’t know why.

What if I want to tell you something? Two ways to reach me: leave a comment on a post, or e-mail me at jenniferTAKETHISPARTOUTmanullang at gmail-dot-com.

2 comments:

AnonymousOctober 29, 2008 at 9:40:00 AM PDT
I am always amazed by Google, but never more than today! All those little tidbits I thought had been buried so deep, apparently available to anyone who does a little research. Nuts.

Thanks for the good wishes. It is going to be a great day and I have high hopes for a fabulous year! Thanks for your part in all of that, dear friend.
Corinne Samu Smith, Owner / Creative DirectorOctober 29, 2008 at 1:22:00 PM PDT
That was such a fun journey in to Sherland! I am adding both your blogs to my morning ritual in my vow to laugh more in the coming years. My expectations are really high - don't let me down...

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Thanks! –Jen

Oct. 29: Happy day, Sherilee!