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all rights reserved <br>reform school jillnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4091100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-58541369192481568562009-02-01T04:13:00.002-06:002009-02-06T03:55:51.686-06:00laziness. or is it apathy. or is it...too busy right now. or is it...too numb.nobody likes to hear anybody complain...so i'll just say that everything is great. because, essentially, it really is. it really could be a lot lot worse.zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-41574770422404321362008-12-04T00:44:00.004-06:002008-12-04T01:09:53.723-06:00good advice for [insert whatever ails you. or just be this nice to yourself] alwaysTreat yourself with care. Get plenty of rest. Tempt yourself with healthy, delicious foods. Wear your warm fleecy pajamas. Indulge and comfort yourself.Write a list of 50 things that are good and worthwhile about you. Once you've completed the list, add one more thing to it every day.Change up your weekend routine. Plan new adventures with your friends. Join a book club or take a cooking class. zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-91728864698007783182008-09-25T17:05:00.002-05:002008-09-25T17:18:56.194-05:00TONIGHT! THURSDAY! ACL PRE-PARTY!TONIGHT! THURSDAY! ACL PRE-PARTY!@ Beauty Barclick here on do512.com to rsvp, entry ONLY $3!! (and only $5 if you don't rsvp)and over at emo's...rsvp hereoh, and over at lovejoy's = summer wardrobeTGITh!zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-63991155549585205992008-09-24T11:16:00.010-05:002008-09-25T17:18:15.294-05:00ACL 2008I will be updating this link with ACL and not-so-ACL goings-on, with things to do starting...tonight! WEDNESDAY 9/24PROJECT RUNWAY @ 8PM - SIDE BARLOST SOUL REVUE @ 9PM - CREEKSIDEHOLLYWOOD GOSSIP / TIL WE'RE BLUE OR DESTROY @ 10PM - EMO'Sor more like this..TONIGHT!! START YOUR ACL WEEK/END RIGHT! w/ 1-2-3!1 - Project Runway @ The Side BarEPISODE 11: Rock N' RunwayThe designers tune in to their zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-2565138522387710702007-09-26T14:32:00.000-05:002007-09-26T16:57:23.237-05:0015 Things I Learned in Marfa this Weekend15 Things I Learned in Marfa this WeekendThere were some things I already knew, some things I had forgotten but remembered, and some things I learned for the very first time. 1) I remembered I love road trips. Hitting the open road and heading out of town is one of the best feelings in the world. Listening to good music without a care in the world and leaving your life behind in the rearview zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-5764194425932346792007-09-25T14:50:00.000-05:002007-09-25T14:59:43.067-05:00American Cities That Best Fit You:65% Austin60% San Diego55% Atlanta55% Honolulu50% DenverWhich American Cities Best Fit You?zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-35386736677896944092007-09-25T12:42:00.001-05:002007-09-26T16:51:10.554-05:00observations on lifejanuary 4, 2007showers are weird. you stand there...and water falls on you.puck is an odd word.brushing your teeth feels really strange if you think about it. if you sit there slowly and analyze the feel of that brush on your teeth. brush. your teeth. we believe we are so civilized with our teeth brushing and our showers of water.secret santas shouldn't present their gifts on zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-13740036123130510812007-09-25T12:42:00.000-05:002007-09-26T16:50:32.407-05:00New Year's ResolutionsJan 2 2007New Year's Resolutionsthis struck me as funny, cuz yes it is easier to fix things in other people's lives than in your own... INTERMISSION WITH BROCKMAN, BLOGMASTER: Rather than find things to improve about myself, I like to ring in the New Year by making lists of resolutions for the special people in my life, to help them pinpoint and fix the qualities that aren't so great about them. zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-10117850217480447082007-08-06T12:17:00.000-05:002007-08-06T12:19:52.706-05:00north vs southi knew you were going-how? what?stalking you-what? nuh-uh. what are you talking about?Tami Aug 9 2006 9:14A There is one pimp Jiltron Trooper heading up there next week... that's a warning. haha!zenbetty Jul 19 2006 5:26P Jimmy is forcing me to drive the Trooper up to Kansas next month. We'll be there~Lawrence...watch out! Here we come!!i knew you would be therei was keeping my eyes open for youzenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1174514230656013762007-03-21T17:51:00.000-05:002007-03-21T17:57:10.680-05:00Happy Birthday To MeSo...for many a years now, having it been post-sxsw or merely post-spring break, I have habitually thrown myself a birthday party the following weekend. Probably every year since the age of 19. Though this may seem a bit egotistical, it couldn't be further from the truth. I'm not the type who withholds my birthday information to make people prove they can remember my birthday,zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1169757553422627112007-01-25T14:39:00.000-06:002007-01-25T14:48:59.300-06:00What am I? What am I?(video blogging is the laziest form of blogging. but this was so damn funny i just couldn't help it)zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1169742769413928502007-01-25T10:32:00.000-06:002007-01-25T10:32:49.480-06:00Shut Up Hookerzenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1169592189041574482007-01-23T16:35:00.000-06:002007-01-23T16:43:09.056-06:00i'm just not cool enough to blog every day...how do people do it?!zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1169499456777480892007-01-22T14:55:00.000-06:002007-01-22T16:24:41.683-06:00Blue Monday: the most depressing day of the year. If you are down today, you're not alone.Last year's Blue MondayHow to Beat Blue Mondayzenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1168935345890736642007-01-16T01:55:00.000-06:002007-01-16T02:26:57.326-06:00p.s. NSFWp.s. #2 that means: Not Suitable For Workswamp assbat wingsgrundle- The prime piece of real estate located conveniently betweeen Scrotumburg and Anusville.aka gooch = gay cooch (piece of skin connecting the scrotum & testes to the poo chute)fromunda - slimy residue commonly found under a nut sacaka dick cheesebeefalope (oh, i don't like that one)i actually wrote "that is horrible" i zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1167954522223584362007-01-04T17:47:00.000-06:002007-01-04T17:57:01.540-06:00so here's an oldie but goodie:zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1167954469595647402007-01-04T17:46:00.000-06:002007-01-04T17:47:49.610-06:00omigoodness. i have not blogged in forever.zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1164061853476130472006-11-20T16:06:00.000-06:002006-11-20T23:28:43.116-06:00I don't know what to say, Sarah. Except I had a friend commit suicide two Februarys ago, and it affected me more tremendously than I ever thought it would. Not because we were close and she loved me unconditionally, like your dear friend did you. But because I didn't have a clue as to the depths of her distress. I could have called her on her birthday, I could have given her another day of hope, zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1163189762128585422006-11-10T14:14:00.000-06:002006-11-10T14:19:27.580-06:00Tap That Ass RecipeIngredients1 oz Hennessy® cognac1 oz Alize® Red Passion liqueur1 oz Alize® Gold Passion liqueur1 splash cranberry juicetop with soda waterDirectionsFill the hurricane glass with ice. Pour the Hennessy, Red Alize, and Yellow Alize. Splash in some Cranberry Juice and top it off with soda. For garnish you can add a slice of pineapple and/or cherries.zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1163099549189199822006-11-09T12:57:00.000-06:002006-11-09T14:35:20.793-06:00this is your brain on jillcleanbutt.com vs cutherbutt.blogspot.comRobots Run Amuck at dorkbot tonightAnd let the robot holocaust commence: Robots think we taste like baconkoop radio benefit this saturday at red's scoot innand funfunfunfest fri dec 1josh homme is a hottieand there's chaos at the luaupurity balls are scarybut neuticles never get oldb told kfed of divorce via blackberryand html is zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1162583551640337132006-11-03T13:52:00.000-06:002006-11-03T13:52:31.696-06:00UFO - CNN reports on The Disclosure Projectzenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1161726939264256262006-10-24T16:55:00.000-05:002006-10-24T16:55:39.280-05:00ugly is the new hot.zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1161365520695740852006-10-20T12:18:00.000-05:002006-10-20T12:32:00.720-05:00zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1161296217683565122006-10-19T17:12:00.000-05:002006-10-19T17:29:07.483-05:00Without T-Shirt: You will not be served in restaurants.You will catch cold. People will think you're showing off.(courtesy of Screech of the Decapitated)zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1161015259884238932006-10-16T11:12:00.000-05:002006-10-16T11:14:19.903-05:00i hate days like today. maybe it's the rain. maybe it's the dark morning. maybe it's the monday.and it doesn't help that i woke up on the wrong side of the nightmare.someone please do something nice for me today. please do something to cheer me up...because i'm unable to cheer myself up on my own this morning.zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1160585855307024682006-10-11T11:49:00.003-05:002011-04-28T22:02:01.001-05:00
If You Wear That Velvet Dress (mp3)
Tonight the moon is playing tricks again
I'm feeling sea sick again
The whole world could just dissolve
Into a glass of water
I've been good 'cause I know you don't want me to
Do you really want me to be blue as you
It's her daylight that gets me through
We've been here before
Last time you scratched at my door
The moon was naked and cold
I was like a two zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1160518781229731402006-10-10T17:18:00.000-05:002006-10-10T17:19:41.246-05:00Here isa test to findwhether your mission on earthis finished:If you're alive,it isn't.-Illusionszenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1160425529745731802006-10-09T15:25:00.000-05:002006-10-09T15:25:29.800-05:00Album Cover Galore!fwd from my good friend antneonzenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1160170208859660642006-10-06T16:28:00.000-05:002006-10-06T16:34:50.586-05:00Space Weather News for Oct 6, 2006HARVEST MOON: Tonight's full moon has a special name--the "Harvest Moon." It is the full moon closest to the northern autumnal equinox. Long ago, before electric lights, farmers relied on the Harvest Moon to light up their fields at night, allowing them to harvest autumn crops even after sunset.The Harvest Moon of 2006 is a big one--almost 12% wider than some zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1160169225747306632006-10-06T16:11:00.000-05:002006-10-06T16:31:36.703-05:00"tell me it's ok to take a day off"email conversation earlier today:girlfriend 1 - who's playing hooky from work today? me! i'm being so lazy today - someone tell me it's ok to take a day off & not do much of anything. i feel guilty looking at all my incomplete house projects. and it's so beautiful outside but all i want to do is nothin'!girlfriend 2 - OMG girl! if ever i knew anyone who needed zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1160161095906579532006-10-06T13:58:00.000-05:002006-10-06T13:58:16.006-05:00Macy gray - sexual revolutionzenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1159549814067621352006-09-29T12:09:00.000-05:002006-09-29T12:10:14.070-05:00zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1159484899069269432006-09-28T18:07:00.000-05:002006-09-28T18:08:19.130-05:00zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1159457954015937052006-09-28T10:37:00.000-05:002006-09-28T10:44:05.476-05:00lastnightspartywhere were you last night?partyends.comoneoctobernight.comzenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1158884017382768962006-09-21T19:13:00.000-05:002006-09-21T19:16:47.320-05:00The Little Girl GiantFor some reason, this makes me want to cry. Because it is so beautiful. I don't know if it's the song, or the large magical girl, or the cooperation of the many hands enabling her to move so gracefully.Or to be a child looking into her eyes. I can see her soul. She encourages me to believe in hope. And I envision the most mystical of fairy tales.zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1158272598114010492006-09-14T16:46:00.010-05:002008-12-04T01:26:09.860-06:00this gorillavsbear guy is one of my favorite music bloggers. he lives in dallas but i think he visits austin quite a bit.I know I post on an Austin band seemingly every other day, but I honestly feel like Austin's current independent music scene is better than any other in the U.S. (for sure), and possibly the world. -gorillavsbear but now he just officially sealed the deal. you had me at: "zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1158251977213517492006-09-14T11:11:00.000-05:002006-09-14T16:42:32.596-05:00Friday's lineup for me~1:30 - 2:30 Ted Leo and Pharmacists2:30 - 3:30 deadboy & The Elephantmen (or Guster)3:30 - 4:30 Wolf Parade4:30 - 5:30 ***nothing*** (that Crazy songs scares the shit out of me and i'm gonna avoid all the gnarls barkley fans if possible)5:30 - 6:30 Gomez6:30 - 7:30 Thievery Corporation on kcrw7:30 - 8:15 Sparklehorse8:30 - leave Van Morrisonokay. no links. i'm stressing. zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1158090827968487912006-09-12T14:53:00.000-05:002006-09-12T14:56:24.323-05:00so i bought these choco bananas at phoenicia bakery today, and left the brown little turds on all my coworkers' desks.sometimes i think i'm very funny.zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1158010608329140392006-09-11T16:30:00.000-05:002006-09-11T16:36:48.356-05:00The Austin City Limits Festival is quickly approaching (as in this Friday), and I still don't know if I'm even attending or not. Last year, I planned my schedule and posted online concerts for the majority of bands that I wanted to see/hear.This year, I feel compelled not to anticipate so much, just in case el-wristband-o's do not come through. Draggity drag drag. Lastly, for 2005 ACL, I also zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1157584343081090942006-09-06T18:01:00.000-05:002006-09-06T18:12:25.853-05:00i was so gonna be productive tonight. and work out. or clean. or both. or take care of business, i.e. bills.but now, i really really don't want to. yeah, what do i want to do? you guessed it...drink an ice cold cocktail.well things change, ya know, one second you're being productive. the next, it's time to regress a little.and doesn't this just look like fun on sunday evening:admit it. it does.zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1157491986365834882006-09-05T16:21:00.000-05:002006-09-05T16:46:27.176-05:00The Austin Outlaws[OT] Women's Tackle FootballHere is the press release for anyone interested in trying out for Austin's own women's tackle football team. They are a non-profit organization as well so if you don't want to try out, support them by going to games or through your contributions. AUSTIN OUTLAWS HOST TRYOUTS FOR 2007 SEASON! The Austin Outlaws Women's Football Team will kick off their 2007 reform school jillnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1157479648389561772006-09-05T13:06:00.000-05:002006-09-05T13:07:28.403-05:00FREE Pet Rescue Sticker. Register your pet with the ASPCA.zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1156822205437991482006-08-28T22:28:00.000-05:002006-08-28T22:30:05.456-05:00came across this blog tonight. good place to reference books. or cocktails. or both.zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1156802031063550942006-08-28T16:52:00.000-05:002006-08-28T16:53:51.063-05:00yes i really have forgotten how to write. or maybe i just don't have anything left to say.zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1156529466145293282006-08-25T12:33:00.000-05:002006-08-28T16:50:08.420-05:00zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1155358473836350992006-08-11T23:46:00.000-05:002006-08-11T23:57:24.516-05:00i'm sitting at home on a friday night and a 'sex and the city' episode just made me cry. her mother's funeral. death of a parent. i guess those moments will sneak up on me like that for the rest of my life.i miss my father.zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1155140454719169022006-08-09T11:16:00.000-05:002006-08-09T11:20:54.733-05:00okay, should i buy this velour romperor these satin shorts?granted, my belly wouldn't look as good as this chick's, but they're still very retro cool.all this and other great products at American Apparel online.now all i need are some classic white roller skates...anyone?zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1153768423700446622006-07-24T14:07:00.000-05:002006-07-24T14:27:35.783-05:00Where I will be the next couple of days...and so should you!Tuesday July 25thIrreversible, 7pm @ Alamo Downtown-->After that, I'm walking over to the Velvet Spade (912 Red River) for the FREE Pong show! PONG @ 11pm, w/ Peel @ 10pm - Listen to some Pong Songs:• Pong - Interpol• Pong - Killer Lifestyle• Pong - Incapacitated--Wednesday July 26thSummer, 7pm @ Alamo Downtown-->After that, I'm walking zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1153169607054445532006-07-17T15:50:00.000-05:002006-07-17T16:04:01.973-05:00Every time I see an adult on a bicycle, I no longer despair for the future of the human race.~H. G. WellsThe bicycle points a direction. It allows people, in a simple but radical way, to gain control of their lives.~Andrew RitchieThe future belongs to those who understand that doing more with less is compassionate, prosperous, and enduring, and thus more intelligent, even competitive.~Paul reform school jillnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1153164927775627162006-07-17T14:04:00.000-05:002006-07-17T14:39:32.110-05:00TNRHow cool is this?!You may have noticed that Northfield (North Loop Area) is blessed with an abundance of cats, some of which have one ear shorter than the other. They're our neighborhood TNR cats. TNR is an acronym for "trap-neuter-release," a form of animal control that regulates the population of stray and feral cats. Volunteers humanely trap and neuter the cats, then release them at their zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1152998726389141282006-07-15T15:53:00.000-05:002006-07-17T14:59:54.380-05:00So today I went to the Austin Farmer’s Market at 4th & Guadalupe. It was my first time there. Last month while I was on vacation, it was one of the things I vowed to do upon my return. My first Saturday back, and I’ve already done it! In Greece, all of the meals were so fresh, practically straight from the restaurant owner’s garden. People seemed to buy what they need and what was available and zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1152996690153339192006-07-14T15:32:00.000-05:002006-07-15T15:51:30.183-05:00Margaret Cho is my new hero:3/23/06BeautifulOnce a friend was upset about going home. Me: "Why?" Her: "Because you can take a cab, but I can't." Me: "Why not?" Her: "Because I am really pretty. You are so lucky because nobody bothers you. I could get raped." Me: "I could get raped too!"Her: "Marg. Ok, get real now. You would not get raped. They don't go for girls like you." Me: "Like what?"Her: "zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1152870580382022762006-07-14T04:41:00.000-05:002006-07-14T05:18:53.173-05:00so my travel-high wore off already. yeah, that was unforgivably fast. five days. i went out tonight and watched my friends flirt as i realized i'm too old or whatnot for anything to change for me in this town. so i cried all night when i got home. and here it is, 4:30. maybe it was long overdue, but still, i didn't need that. i needed a night out, a night out as good as i was feeling inside. butzenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1147300747520984302006-07-13T14:37:00.000-05:002006-07-13T15:20:00.530-05:00ha! "I'll race you to your vagina!" Good stuff, ScaryBear! good stuff...zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1152639791320670652006-07-11T12:14:00.000-05:002006-07-11T12:43:11.386-05:00I am back. Did you miss me? Austin will always be here, right? I can leave again, and come back...or can I? Things change when you leave. When you're not part of that change, then that change happens around you not because of you, it happens without you, and you have no say or influence anymore. I don't know. I'm already daydreaming about Summer '07. Already planning Italian language classes & zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1150889760763934872006-06-21T06:35:00.000-05:002006-06-21T06:38:58.926-05:0021-Jun Amsterdam24-Jun Athens27-Jun Crete03-Jul Prague07-Jul Amsterdamzenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1150748860612059152006-06-19T15:23:00.000-05:002006-06-19T15:27:40.630-05:00Feel Better about Yourself!FluidEffect.comclick [portfolio]click [AGREE]click [before/after]under the photos, click & hold down [click to see BEFORE] for each photo~more examples under [composite/manipulation]zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1150739262668516102006-06-19T12:47:00.000-05:002006-06-19T12:47:42.680-05:00zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1150408905487956392006-06-15T17:00:00.000-05:002006-06-15T17:01:45.496-05:00zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1150135454652475432006-06-12T13:03:00.000-05:002006-06-12T13:04:14.673-05:00it makes me want to vomit. i get nervous. i don't like anticipation.that's why i don't like dating. it's not a giddy feeling for me. it's an i don't know what's gonna happen, and i'm too much of a control freak to enjoy those feelings.zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1149879796464257642006-06-09T13:52:00.000-05:002006-06-09T14:04:23.736-05:00The World Cup starts today.Here is the Girl's Guide to the World Cup, just in case you get distracted by the half-naked men or need a refresher course. Or some mouth-to-mouth.zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1149270582738766522006-06-02T12:48:00.000-05:002006-06-02T12:49:42.750-05:00zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1149270112395382942006-06-02T12:37:00.000-05:002006-06-13T13:44:41.846-05:00It's Friday!!i am sooo hungoverdrank whiskey with the roommate for two hours and watched "so you think you can dance" on fox. awful. awful good fun. mean. sad. funny. yes, it hit all the bases.then trevor called, he dropped by, had a brief catch-up visit while he dropped me off at dog 'n duck. he's leaving for thailand tomorrow. wow. he just got back. me = totally jealous.met up with jimmy & biffzenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1149190974043076982006-06-01T14:59:00.000-05:002006-06-01T14:57:26.940-05:00zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1149191464076477312006-06-01T14:46:00.000-05:002006-06-01T14:56:27.883-05:00I love watching late-night reruns of the X-Files on TNT & the Sci-Fi Channel.I want to kiss that Skinner, yes I do.zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1147720808400811542006-05-15T14:16:00.000-05:002006-05-15T14:25:05.440-05:00Diamond Shamrock is now Valero...whatever that means. And 18.123 gallons of gas is FIFTY BUCKS!!!!I'm riding my bike again this week fo' sho!! This month of May is Austin Bike! Month and this Friday is Bike to Work Day!Friday, May 19 - Bike to Work Day Breakfast StationsEnergize your commute to work. Ride your bike to these locations for food and drink on your way to work. Human power rules!zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1147279980404710482006-05-12T11:50:00.000-05:002006-05-15T13:57:17.603-05:00Europe Callingzenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1147211923389247312006-05-09T17:58:00.000-05:002006-05-10T17:39:17.586-05:00"Have a Cold One"Necrophilia means never having to say you're sorry.zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1147213001371085532006-05-09T17:35:00.000-05:002006-05-10T17:35:27.583-05:00Ode to NecrophiliaYes, I'm going there...--David Cross - NecrophiliaWhat's so wrong about donating your dead body to necrophiliacs?--Necrophilia on Wikipedia--Over the years, a child's romantic ideals about death blossom into necrophilia, and the most profound relationship of her life.--Seriously, I was joking all day yesterday, saying "it's not illegal." And now, I really can't find anything zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1147213738504494202006-05-09T17:23:00.000-05:002006-05-09T17:30:45.933-05:00Making a Buck Off of Fear...Bird Flu Movie Airs Tonight on ABCWhatever you do, don't watch it. But tonight you can watch the Reunion of the Real Housewives of Orange County. Don't ask me why, but it is okay to watch that one.Real Housewives on Bravo at 9 CSTzenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1147206740047821882006-05-09T15:31:00.000-05:002006-05-09T15:32:20.056-05:00zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1146524971720060892006-05-02T15:25:00.000-05:002006-05-02T17:45:59.203-05:00New Year, New You...right? Well, my "new year" starts now. I'm on a different fiscal year than January 1st, because, well I say so! I'm just too damn busy to start a new budget or take on new tasks in the middle of January...I can't even think straight until April.So...May 1st it is! I now reopen my budget book. (You, too, can own one for under five bucks from any Office Depot store.) My zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1146592928378459292006-05-02T12:54:00.000-05:002006-05-02T13:22:18.860-05:00SAVE THE INTERNET!The free and open Internet is under seige!! Sign this petition and let your member of Congress know you support preserving Network Neutrality!! Click here to sign.--Snopes take on Network NeutralityAdvocates of maintaining and protecting the current form of network neutrality assert that:* Surcharges imposed on information providers will ultimately be passed along to end users.*zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1146517476427704342006-05-01T16:00:00.000-05:002006-05-01T16:12:24.956-05:00tips for a good night's sleep, re: your diet-avoid caffeine past 2pm-don't eat a large meal before bedtime, but don't go to sleep hungry either. a light snack, high carb or high in the amino acid tryptophan, the precrusor of serotonin, which reduces anxiety and relaxes the brain. these include: warm milk, whole grain bread & crackers, cereal-QUIT SMOKING! nicotine raises blood pressure & heart zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1146516650281895262006-05-01T15:46:00.001-05:002006-05-04T12:33:17.666-05:00Damn! I sure got stuck on some NY Times articles today! I'm sure that's what I get for not logging on all weekend...So, here's me: A Clue to the Hoarder's Compulsion for ClutterScientists have long been puzzled by pathological hoarding, which afflicts up to 40 percent of the seven million to eight million Americans with obsessive compulsive disorder. As a group, studies show excessive hoarders zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1146513801311201682006-05-01T14:50:00.000-05:002006-05-01T15:04:42.730-05:00Beer Spas: Yeast of Eden "There is something perversely satisfying about soaking in a tub of beer. First there is the yeasty aroma of malt and hops, followed by a warm and sticky sensation as the brown liquid envelopes your body. You think to yourself: this must be every lad's dream."zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1146512729444202342006-05-01T14:43:00.000-05:002006-05-01T15:14:54.110-05:00Are They Here to Save the World?Schools should treat children more like adults, rather than placing them in "fear-based, constrictive, no-choice environments, where they explode."It's not ADD...I'm an Indigo!zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1146510160073707052006-05-01T14:01:00.000-05:002006-05-01T14:02:40.083-05:00zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1146505646368768832006-05-01T12:41:00.000-05:002006-05-01T12:47:26.380-05:00Safeguard Organic Standards!A MOUTHFUL OF MONEY: THE CORPORATE TAKEOVER OF ORGANIC FOODS* Kraft Foods bought small natural cereals producer Back to Nature in 2004. The company is a subsidiary of Altria Group, which also owns Phillip Morris Companies Inc., one of the largest cigarette makers in the world. Kraft also owns Boca Burger Inc.* Odwalla Inc., which produces natural and organic fruit zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1146515456413342752006-04-29T10:17:00.000-05:002006-05-01T15:35:23.903-05:00zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1146252961592791182006-04-28T14:29:00.000-05:002006-04-28T14:45:10.706-05:00October 2005, Part I(Spoilers listed below for Unknown White Male)p3000: how was your second movie last night?zenbetty: i really really liked itzenbetty: and it really really made me thinkzenbetty: do you know what it was about?zenbetty: god it made me think all night, couldn't sleepp3000: no idea what it's about. do tell...zenbetty: 35-year-old guy in NY had amnesiazenbetty: he's originally zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1146175289433261572006-04-27T17:01:00.000-05:002006-04-27T17:01:29.443-05:00i'm usually not one for "cute" but i'll make an exception today:zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1146171320060512442006-04-27T15:54:00.000-05:002006-04-27T16:12:18.250-05:00All we are saying is give peace a chance.Best. Remix. Ever.-courtesy of skalarImagine there's no HeavenIt's easy if you tryNo hell below usAbove us only skyImagine all the peopleLiving for todayImagine there's no countriesIt isn't hard to doNothing to kill or die forAnd no religion tooImagine all the peopleLiving life in peaceYou may say that I'm a dreamerBut I'm not the only oneI hope someday zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1146091476198471682006-04-26T17:40:00.000-05:002006-04-26T17:45:23.426-05:00I used to LOVE Highlights magazine. Is that still around?! Yes! It still is!Anyway, I really liked my horoscope from a couple of weeks ago (April 13):When I was a kid, I read Highlights magazine. My favorite feature was the section that asked Zen-like questions like "Can you laugh and cry at the same time?" or "If you were a talking parrot, what words would you want to learn?" For this week's zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1146091036570370202006-04-26T17:35:00.000-05:002006-04-26T17:37:16.570-05:00omigoodnessthe chronicle is promoting kinky hook-ups! ha!(yes, i'm going thru the old chronicles accumulated at my desk before the new one comes out tomorrow)zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1146090567772144032006-04-26T17:27:00.000-05:002006-04-26T17:29:27.773-05:00I still need to go here. Look how yummy those look!zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1146090400246422082006-04-26T17:26:00.000-05:002006-04-26T17:26:40.256-05:00what the hell is this?!zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1144878680994732932006-04-12T16:49:00.000-05:002006-04-12T16:51:21.003-05:00honest question: why is everyone in love with gmail? i want to know. it doesn't look that user-friendly to me. --serious statement: if i'm every diagnosed with cancer, i'm moving to hawaii.zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1144787650866068662006-04-11T15:33:00.000-05:002006-04-11T15:34:10.876-05:00i'm twice as old as the dancing queen...zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1144785607360785202006-04-11T14:51:00.000-05:002006-04-11T15:00:07.373-05:00Mom is perfectly fineCan't remember who all I told, but I took yesterday off work to take my mother to her colonoscopy and (since she has previously had breast cancer and we lost my father to cancer) she was completely convinced they were going to find some sort of cancer. BUT everything checked out fine! and doped-up mom, after the procedure, was a lot of fun. Unfortunately, the valium-like drugzenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1144196408184546672006-04-04T18:19:00.000-05:002006-04-04T19:20:24.636-05:00What you think you createWhat you feel you attractWhat you imagine you become--I am a walking contradiction.--I love the smell of gasoline on men.zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1144190208629510992006-04-03T17:34:00.000-05:002006-04-04T17:36:48.630-05:00Weekly MeditationsTry practicing this Eating Meditation before your next meal, taking a small portion of food, like a single strawberry.Amnesia: Imagine you have never seen a strawberry (or any piece of food) in your life, and examine it the way a baby would examine something newly discovered. Look at the strawberry and try to notice something about it that you have never noticed before. This reform school jillnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1144189905712693942006-04-03T12:25:00.000-05:002006-04-04T19:11:28.346-05:00Hello friends. I finally have some extra time on my hands. Be careful of Jill when she has too much time on her hands. Also be wary when she says she's trying to clean up her life.This week's Chronicle has the best horoscope for me EVER! If you know me at all, then you know it is perfect for me:"It would be a great time to launch several new ventures all at once, even if it means abandoning an reform school jillnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1144082093782708932006-04-01T11:32:00.000-06:002006-04-03T11:34:53.796-05:00Top 100 April Fools Day Hoaxes of All Timezenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1143667170013242502006-03-29T15:09:00.000-06:002006-03-29T15:25:30.253-06:00so what now? travel? hibernation?i've been sick for about a week (the annual post-sxsw flu) and now i'm back in the land of the living. i'm a year older and yet not a day wiser. i feel as if i *must* do something this summer, be it a photography class, a web/html class, something!rut rut rut to what do i owe theei wrote this last night sitting solo at barfly's, with my two beloved tuesday night zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1143062704476822882006-03-22T15:23:00.000-06:002006-03-22T15:25:04.493-06:00here's a cool little link that can tell you stuff going on around town when i don't have the time to.yeah, research it yourself, yo! i still need some sleep...zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1141614358890936352006-03-05T21:04:00.000-06:002006-03-05T21:05:58.890-06:00this is kinda cool: imdb.com is doing live updates with the Academy Awards right now. if you're not at home watching them, just hit refresh on your imdb.com and you can see who the new winners were.zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1141613771026706542006-03-05T20:33:00.000-06:002006-03-05T21:13:28.706-06:00okay so last night, i watched one of the best shows i've ever seen on TV. trying to figure out something about it today, it looks as if it aired in August 2005 on FX.So last night they had a marathon of all 7 episodes, and yeah, i'm neurotic like that. but i was just lying in bed relaxing and reading magazines and flipping through bad cable channels (my last night like that for a while. i "took zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1141608643218018892006-03-03T19:28:00.000-06:002006-03-05T19:30:57.943-06:00oh thank goodness...MSN finally explains why I'm still single.i'm sooo glad they know me so well.whatEVER.zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3861951.post-1141336562040545872006-03-02T15:04:00.000-06:002006-03-02T16:29:19.823-06:00my mom has the beginning of osteoporosis and she wrote: "It can be reversible...so I must take more calicum w magnesium & vit d...exercise more (walk), cut back on sodas & caffeine, etc."so, listed below is what i emailed her, cuz i had researched it for myself recently. I AM NOT A DOCTOR. so this is all stuff i found online or made up (ha!) not really, but it's just opinions or whatever. ANYWAY,zenbettyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07976495909818759007noreply@blogger.com0