Category Archives: HODGEPODGE

Backhoes and Bacon

Posted on January 6, 2013 by jacobstreet

Yesterday morning was a heart-swelling, people-loving morning. I awoke to some sort of scraping, grinding motorized sound just a bit up the hill from my driveway. It wasn’t totally obnoxious and it was time to hit brew on the coffeepot. … Continue reading →

Posted in HODGEPODGE | Tagged africa, Andy Sipowicz, backhoe, bacon, carnies, carnival, cars, coffee, darth vader, herpetology, Jimmy Smits, luke skywalker, Neighbors, NYPD Blue, snakes, West Virginia University | 1 Comment

Happy New Year Because I Don’t Have Another Title

Posted on January 1, 2013 by jacobstreet

Well Happy New Year people of the world! All I can say is that Mayans don’t know shit from shinola. The number 2013 looks really weird to me. Maybe because it’s getting a lot further (further? farther? these two … Continue reading →

Posted in HODGEPODGE | Tagged A Holiday Affair, babushka, Christmas, Columbus, Janet Leigh, new year, New Year's Day, Ohio, outdoors, Rite Aid, Robert Mitchum, snow, West Virginia, winter, Zanesville | Leave a comment

Leading Up to the End of the World…

Posted on December 14, 2012 by jacobstreet

Before the world ends I am happy to say I am making great strides in: 1. Not getting stressed at the impending holidays. 2. Not getting depressed over the impending holidays. 3. Not getting pissed off over the impending … Continue reading →

Posted in HODGEPODGE | Tagged antidepressants, big boobs, bras, breasts, Christmas, clothing, depression, holidays, Jenny McCarthy, making great strides, old people, online shopping, Pennsylvania, people watching, shopping, Soma, style, Ukrainian calves, vaccines, Victoria's Secret, West Virgina | 1 Comment

Life…The Last Two Months

Posted on November 30, 2012 by jacobstreet

Forgive my absence. I have been on sabbatical. Well, actually not, but I wanted to use the word sabbatical because it sounds so scholarly and monastic. I have just been lazy. And sick. And in a metaphoric fetal position. … Continue reading →

Posted in HODGEPODGE | Tagged American Honey, beloved character, benadryl, Captain Parmenter, car buying, cars, colds, F Troop, fetal position, flu, Ford Taurus, piece of shit car, Renault, Tang, Toyota truck, transportation, Valium, Wild Turkey | Leave a comment

The Sexual Car Challenge

Posted on November 4, 2012 by jacobstreet

Remember the guy who wrecked the car on his way to see me? The car I was probably going to buy? So the Versa I was going to look at last week looked promising until this other guy emailed … Continue reading →

Posted in HODGEPODGE | Tagged Alan Rickman, bloody marys, Bob Hoskins, car-shopping, cars, Christopher Walken, Colin Firth, Daniel Craig, Danny Devito, David Sedaris, Downton Abbey, England, Game of Thrones, gin and tonics, John Malkovich, Mitt Romney, Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Ryman, sex, text messages, tin angel, Versa | Leave a comment

Shoes and Boots and Imaginary Stabbing

Posted on October 28, 2012 by jacobstreet

I’ve always thought, in fact I am sure of it, that the internet was created for me so I would not have to endure shopping, I don’t often have to enter a physical store, look around, make my purchases and … Continue reading →

Posted in HODGEPODGE | Tagged acting, Albrecht Durer, ballet flats, black flats, brown shoes, hannibal lechter, Old Navy, online shopping, shoe warehouses, shopping, Sons of Anarchy, stabbing, style | 2 Comments

Kid with Pneumonia Trumps Stomach Burn

Posted on October 13, 2012 by jacobstreet

My father saved all of my report cards and most of them had comments about my being a sweet litle girl, but one that had a tendency to daydream. A lot. The word focus didn’t come up too much … Continue reading →

Posted in HODGEPODGE | Tagged bandaids, brewing tea, burn, college football, costanza, daydreaming, electric tea kettle, exhusband, gauze, health, hospital, hot water, ivs, jupiter, mythbusters, planets, pluto, pneumonia, tea, tv, West Virginia University, WVU | Leave a comment

Jacob Street Week In Review

Posted on September 30, 2012 by jacobstreet

This past week has been so much fun that I thought I would cap off Friday with a doctor appointment. I mean why the hell not? I should have tried to squeeze in a root canal at five because … Continue reading →

Posted in HODGEPODGE | Tagged babies, back pain, cars, cheetoes, Colin Firth, criminal minds, doctors, fairlanes, health, my name is earl, nexium, NPR, orthopedist, people magazine, shemar moore, studebakers, tranmissions, used cars, xrays | 1 Comment

Little Red Riding Screwed

Posted on September 19, 2012 by jacobstreet

So I have been a bit absent because Center of the Universe here is having traumatic, anxiety-inducing car problems. I have a Saturn Vue that the Kid and I call Little Red. We love Little Red, especially when Little Red … Continue reading →

Posted in HODGEPODGE | Tagged car problems, cars, center of the universe, crankshaft, Dating, depression, friends, greek coffee, Greek festival, Lexus, mechanics, Neighbors, Saturn Vue, sex, Toyota, transmission, transportation | 4 Comments

Birthday Mish Mosh and Hodgepodge

Posted on September 9, 2012 by jacobstreet

So the Kid and I have birthdays one week apart. It’s great for him. He gets the lead up with cash flowing through the mail like a money-laundering operation, then the actual day that required me to make an inordinate … Continue reading →

Posted in HODGEPODGE | Tagged birthday, birthday party, birthday suit, Colin Firth, cream puff, Ghostbusters, mid forties, middle age, money laundering operation, nfl season, Pittsburgh Steelers, Starbucks, Stillers, teenagers, wrinkles | 1 Comment

Category Archives: HODGEPODGE

Backhoes and Bacon

Happy New Year Because I Don’t Have Another Title

Leading Up to the End of the World…

Life…The Last Two Months

The Sexual Car Challenge

Shoes and Boots and Imaginary Stabbing

Kid with Pneumonia Trumps Stomach Burn

Jacob Street Week In Review

Little Red Riding Screwed

Birthday Mish Mosh and Hodgepodge

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