by Jessica | Mar 4, 2014 | Humor
Maybe if I composted my jokes, they’d laugh. (This joke is kind of Jainist, which is about as niche as you can get, I think.)
by Jessica | Feb 27, 2014 | Humor, Writing
Sometimes you just need to incarnate some tongue-in-cheek self help. Here are my favorite props for self motivation. I once had one of these in my purse (just in case), and gave it to someone at a bar who said something really rad. I put these around my desk when I...
by Jessica | Feb 26, 2014 | Words
Today’s Word Wednesday is effulgence, a sort of opposite of last week’s choice, penumbra. I should mention I was watching Big Fish last week, and there’s a scene where Danny DeVito, a circus ringmaster, announces the entrance of a circus performer, a giant...
by Jessica | Feb 25, 2014 | Humor
by Jessica | Feb 22, 2014 | Quotes
A lot of people have told me I’m weird, but I know I’m f*cking awesome….if you don’t like my work, you can always go watch ‘Two & a Half Men.’ -Nick Offerman’s answer to a question about how to respond to people who think...
by Jessica | Feb 19, 2014 | Words
Today’s Word Wednesday selection is penumbra, with an honorable mention to umbra. It’s one of many great words with scientific and literary common usages. A little about my friend (taken from the online Oxford English Dictionary): penumbra Line breaks:...
by Jessica | Feb 18, 2014 | Humor
by Jessica | Feb 14, 2014 | Humor, Uncategorized
You’re gonna have to tell people, ‘My wife died when she tripped running to heat up a Venezuelan empenada.’
by Jessica | Feb 13, 2014 | Humor
What is going ON with you two? People who meet my husband and I often remark on our joy and comedic chemistry. We are super jokey most of the time. We also fight, which is where half the comedy comes from. (I really wish we’d thought of We Fought About....
by Jessica | Feb 12, 2014 | Words
The second entry in my literary look book of great words is fulcrum. A little about my lovely friend (taken from the online Oxford English Dictionary): fulcrum Line breaks: ful|crum Pronunciation: /ˈfʊlkrəm 1. the point against which a lever is placed to get a...
