Jitterbug's Beat

The very definition of too much information. Funny, though.

So you may or may not know, I eat a ton of fruits and vegges.  Lots and lots.  Well lately, the spinach salad I have at lunchtime has been really disagreeing with me in a gastro-intestinal way.  Today I made the mistake of also having romaine with it and the internal result was VERY unpleasant.  Now, I’m equipped with Beano and Gas-X at the office, but you know how painful it is to hold that in sometimes?  Well I find that the older I get, the less willing I am to hold those things in.  I’ve started just hoping they don’t make any noise.

 

Lord help me – I’m just not... something enough to be one of those people who just lets it go at random and doesn’t care a fig.  Besides, that's what boyfriends are for.  Me, I still care.  It's just that sometimes I push my butt down into my chair as much as I possibly can and hope nobody walks by.

I shared this with my two dear friends, and here's their most valuable commiseration:

Thing 1:  I educated Thing 2 as to the definition of "crop-dusting" - walking through the office, farting away, leaving a trail of despair behind you, which isn't necessarily traceable back to you as long as you walk fast enough.  These of course need to be silent otherwise you might as well just sit at your desk at let loose.

Thing 2: I usually walk into attorney offices that are momentarily unoccupied.  

All's Fair in Friends and Book Opinions

Awhile back I received a book in the mail from my fellow-good-booker Alaskan friend - In The Woods, by Tana French.  This book came with a warning, however, in the form of a post-it-note on the cover, that read: "Don't say I didn't warn you."  So it's been sitting on my shelf for at least a year now, biding its time... finally, I had to read it. 

My reaction and subsequent email to my fellow-good-booker-Alaskans: 
I LOVED In The Woods.  Loved it.  Loved it loved it loved it.  Will you guys still be my friends?  J  In fact, I now have no qualms about picking up her second book, The Likeness, that I am always drawn to in Borders.  I’m sending it on to mom.  So inspirational for a first book!  Boy, I loved the writing and the characters, even if it was such a sad ending.  I’m actually surprised I liked it so much – I’m not one for dark endings.  The best thing: The tiniest mention of that coin (or something of that nature) that that one of the highway workers had found on the site that had a picture of the pan-like-creature that was rumored to have taken the children away…  wow.  GGRRRREEEAT!

Response from M:
To be honest, I can’t remember exactly what I hated about the book because I wiped its memory clean from my mind, all except for my loathing. If you skim through the reviews at amazon, people either loved it or absolutely hated it. I thought the premise she came up with was really intriguing but what she did with it was dreadful. It’s been nice knowing you Kelly but I don’t think we can be friends anymore if you liked that horrid book.

Response from A: 
Sigh.... I can't believe that you liked it.  I even like mystical/magical crap usually, it just had so many plot holes with the magical stuff then she seems to just drop the whole thing.  I"m afraid that we'll have to issue a banishment. 

Me:

Girls, I admire your tastes in books SO MUCH – I find myself wondering if we actually, all three, read the same book.  BUT!  I understand.  How ‘bout y’all just keep me on probation until I buy and read her second book!?!  

Response from M:

Next thing I know, you’ll be sending me your copy of Going Rogue.