stuff jen says: May 7: Gadgety links

Are you a celebrity (or wannabe) and don’t know what to name your kid? Here’s some help: The Showbiz Baby Name Generator. Our results were Popo Manullang for a girl and Michaelmas Manullang for a boy.
Want to see if you can handle the emo look? Click the image of me and Vic as emo kids below to make yourself look as freaky as we do. Note: I didn’t see where results can be downloaded; I saved the image as a screenshot and cropped it to publish it here.
I stumbled across some family “photo” generators that are customizable and kinda fun. Also a little lame.

My Stick Family from WiddlyTinks.com

My Family from WiddlyTinks.com
These next goodies are kinda cutesy-stupid, but my kids love them. The animation’s fun.

My Family from WiddlyTinks.com

My Family from WiddlyTinks.com
Makes your own Simpsons character. I did this one today (click it to go to the avatar generator):

This is the four of us I created a while back:

Yes, I know I should’ve used the chubby woman’s body for myself, but I looked way too much like Lunchlady Doris and I just couldn’t handle it. And yes, I probably do look way more like Lunchlady Doris in real life than I ever hoped to, but we’re not going to talk about that right now.

Here’s another Simpsons character generator. This one lets you do different kinds of customizing than the one above, and has a background that can be changed.
While we’re on the subject of cartoon versions of ourselves, check out the South Park character generator at SP Studio. Some of my favorites created with this site are not my own, but fan creations published by a few actors from The Office:
What’s the haircast? Here’s a widget that can help you decide how to style your hair today based on the weather forecast. Enter your zip code and hair type and find your best coif.
I hesitate sharing this next one, and not only because it put my face on weird and makes me look totally creepy and cross-eyed. Consider it a gift, Shevaun. :)

All that junk oughta keep you busy for a while.

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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:

Susan CookMay 7, 2009 at 3:47:00 PM PDT
Wow those are really cool. The only one I have done is the Simpson one. I'll have to check some of these out. Thanks for the ideas. Happy TT!
LauraMay 7, 2009 at 11:27:00 PM PDT
Desdemona Tarter for Emeline and Kirkcaldy for Garrett. We're rushing right down to the Bureau of Vital Statistics to change their names!

Hey, please don’t leave an anonymous comment.
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Thanks! –Jen

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