we goin to da moon, y'all.

sorry chuckles. we're not actually going to the moon. we're going to montana. and you're not coming. they don't allow astrocats on the plane. they'll barely allow paul on the plane (mainly because they heard of his reputation for being ultra skeezy.)

headin out west in the morning, be back laterrr.

this is a PSA.

please don't say 10:00 am in the morning.

it's redundant and makes you look stupid.

this has been a public service announcement.

jenni eat ticket to jimmy eat world show.

it's happening. it's finally, finally happening. i'm going to see my favorite band for the first time in september.

that's right, jim. i am.

let the countdown begin.

55 days.

happy hump day.

even though this dumb blog says it's tuesday,

we hope you have a rockin wednesday.

i just got a new travel book!

and it is awesome. it explores every single country in the world. if i can't actually do it, i don't mind reading about it instead.

this book is also why i love writers so much. only the most skilled pen could bullshit its way through an entire page of trying to convince us that north korea is a "good place to visit." i'm slowly considering a vacation in pyongyang. and you should too! here's why:

best time to visit:

may or any time free of famine!

essential experiences:

hey you! go feel the north-south tension for yourself as you traverse the demilitarised zone at panmunjeom! maybe you're a lady who looooves to shop? then head on over to Department Store No 1 for the best deals and modern fashions! our prices beat Department Store No 2!

getting ready for your...um.."experience":

-read: anything! but don't expect to actually "experience" anything you've read about north k-town. mainly because anyone who actually would have done these things and lived to tell about it...can't. but, sure! read!

-listen: to the soothing sounds of ocean waves, seagulls soaring overhead...wait a minute. i'm thinking about myrtle beach. um...you should get used to the sound of the fifth largest army stomping around like they were raised in a barn.

-watch: 'Forever In Our Memory,' the smash hit 1999 film that deals with the starvation of up to three million north koreans in 1990. a must see for the whole family and the obese!

-eat: bibim naengmyeon. that's cold noodles. yum.

one word that sums up north korea:

juche (self-reliance.) just don't get a flat tire over there and you're good.

time honored trademarks of north korea (and this i'm copying word for word from the book, no snarky commentary by me):

the great leader (the late kim II sung) and his son, the dear leader (kim II jung, aka the great leader. confused? so are we.); cult of personality; the 38th parallel; cold war 21st century style; kidnapping; nuclear tests; rapprochement; border tension.

surprises (although nothing you do really throws us a curve ball anymore, n.k.) :

there's an internet cafe (just one); the current great leader has only uttered six words in public ("i really want a hot dog.") (actually, it was "glory to the people's heroic military." there i go again, trying to make him sound like a good conversationalist.); he doesn't really need to talk anyway, he owns 20,000 movies. baller!

well, that does it. i'm going to north korea.

i'll adventure any way i want.

some people post pictures of themselves doing really cool things.

i post pictures of my cats.

say hello to my little friend...

bobble!

i picked up two of these bad boys today at earth fare (the green one for paul, the pink one for myself.) it's a water bottle with a built in filter, so you get bottled water quality from the tap! not to mention it's made from recycled plastic, but the best part is: it's only $9.95. oh yeah. that's right. for the price of maybe 8 bottles of water you get 300 bottles of water. just change the filter every 2 months (which is around $6.95 i believe.)

so basically, this is a no-brainer.

• good for earth
• good for you
• super cute
• super cheap

ah...i'm in love with my bobble!

yar.

i feel like i've reached the point in this process of grief when i have to pick myself up, dust myself off, and move on. two and a half months is a long time to let your brain convince you to feel sorry for yourself and to mope around doing nothing.

i've learned a lot about myself through this. i've been a mover and a shaker, especially when things get hard. but this time, i've pretty much just stayed put and was quiet. paul has been incredible. he doesn't let me run. he lets me freak out and cry and act all weird, but he doesn't let me run. he helps me think rationally and clearly. he's such a good man.

i'm going to try to get a car and a job tomorrow. i ran into a high school friend in target the other day and she told me about career connections. they aren't a temp agency, they permanently place you in a job. so i'm gonna check them out tomorrow.

in other news, i came home today to a plague of bugs (does 3 qualify as a plague?) and no hot water. weird combo of events.

somebody shoot meh.

i don't generally think ahead and i really don't think ahead to worst case scenario. i came home after a 2 day 4th of july fiesta at paul's house when i realized i didn't take my trash out and it smelled super funny in my house. (general not thinking ahead.)

i went to take the trash out and when i opened the lid, an entire freaking colony of fruit flies experienced their very own independence day celebration. (worst case scenario.)

in addition to cleaning my house from top to bottom, i set up "fail-proof" fruit fly traps: aka apple cider vinegar glasses with paper cones.

screw fail-proof...fruit flies have evolved! they can get out of the funnel!

so, now what? i'm about to go mental because one little smartass fruit fly thinks it's cute to orbit my head. i know i don't stink. i showered. he's just trying to be funny. you know, impress all of his other little fruit fly friends.

well guess what. i'm gonna kill you all. i've got a VACUUM CLEANER, SUCKER.

eat that, fruit flies.