I THINK THAT I SHALL NEVER SEE....

...a poem lovely as a tree. Lots of young trees in NW DC, which is a good thing. Many of them have containers of water at their bases which lets them get small amounts of water continuously. Which is good, as they don't get doused with water, which then dries up. That's how lots of things should be -- small amounts at consistent regular intervals. I just wonder if they draw mosquitoes.

A prof at CU told us about some nutty old guy in his neighbourhood who had a junked bathtub in his back yard. It filled up with water and mosquitoes and to authorities tried to remove it. The old guy got indignant and said "that's my bathtub and them's my mosquitoes." He did have a point, even if they spread disease.

ADAMS MORGAN DAY

Tomorrow is Adams Morgan Day: http://www.adamsmorgandayfestival.com/

WEEK 37

The weather has been cooler and for the most part not very nice. Neither has my massage business. People want massages, but are calling at all the wrong times. I have been thinking a lot about forgiveness, what with September 11th, also the Christian Scientists I've been exposed to and a 20/20 episode on the Amish...

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ON TV

Me with Roz Plater from Channel 5 yesterday:

http://www.myfoxdc.com/dpp/news/local/091009_cyclists_wage_battle_over_ghost_bikes

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SEPTEMBER 11TH

I had forgotten it until about noon today. Is that a bad thing?

janedoe@seductive.com

EVEN WEIRDER TODAY

A woman asked me if I was (were?) Jesus.

THE JOYS OF MULTI-FAMILY HOUSING

Listening to your neighbours having sex at 1:30 AM. Not.

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IT JUST KEEPS GETTING WEIRDER

A guy came into my office without knocking, looking for a psychiatrist.

A CHEAP CURE II

Evidently I am a cheap alternative to psycho/physical therapy. And I am not the only one. Mom commented on how miserable some of the women at the Golden Door looked. I guess for some of them it's a preferable alternative to the Betty Ford Clinic/institutionalization/incarceration.

janedoe@seductive.com

OZYMANDIAS

I met a traveller from an antique land
Who said: Two vast and trunkless legs of stone
Stand in the desert. Near them on the sand,
Half sunk, a shatter'd visage lies, whose frown
And wrinkled lip and sneer of cold command
Tell that its sculptor well those passions read
Which yet survive, stamp'd on these lifeless things,
The hand that mock'd them and the heart that fed.
And on the pedestal these words appear:
"My name is Ozymandias, king of kings:
Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!"
Nothing beside remains. Round the decay
Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare,
The lone and level sands stretch far away

Percy Bysshe Shelley

I forget when I read this poem first, in high school or college. At any rate, to me anonymity is worse than poverty.

janedoe@seductive.com

SUNDAY PAPER

Click here for the Monterey Herald.

JANE DOE'S VIDEO PARTY!

http://www.youtube.com/vatican#play/all/uploads-all/0/qC4qOoQuQIg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LuUV1ME5WbQ

http://s236.photobucket.com/albums/ff240/fooma2001/?action=view&current=Untitled7.flv

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMbIElTpCjo

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1k1ccguXiws

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KlYZbvmgx8E

http://www.youtube.com/user/donjojohannes#play/uploads/32/YR68DWMpK8Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Zagp-4B3jc

http://www.youtube.com/prayersfordummies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yjp3dLfXd5w&feature=related

THUNDER ROAD

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vsJsjaYm03E

The screen door slams
Mary's dress sways
Like a vision she dances across the porch
As the radio plays
Roy Orbison singing for the lonely
Hey that's me and I want you only
Don't turn me home again
I just can't face myself alone again
Don't run back inside
Darling you know just what I'm here for
So you're scared and you're thinking
That maybe we ain't that young anymore
Show a little faith, there's magic in the night
You ain't a beauty, but hey you're alright
Oh and that's alright with me
You can hide `neath your covers
And study your pain
Make crosses from your lovers
Throw roses in the rain
Waste your summer praying in vain
For a savior to rise from these streets
Well now I'm no hero
That's understood
All the redemption I can offer, girl
Is beneath this dirty hood
With a chance to make it good somehow
Hey what else can we do now?
Except roll down the window
And let the wind blow
Back your hair
Well the nights busting open
These two lanes will take us anywhere
We got one last chance to make it real
To trade in these wings on some wheels
Climb in back
Heaven's waiting on down the tracks
Oh-oh come take my hand
Riding out tonight to case the promised land
Oh-oh thunder road, oh thunder road oh thunder road
Lying out there like a killer in the sun
Hey I know it's late we can make it if we run
Oh thunder road, sit tight take hold
Thunder road
Well I got this guitar
And I learned how to make it talk
And my cars out backIf you're ready to take that long walk
From your front porch to my front seat
The doors open but the ride it ain't free
And I know you're lonely
For words that I ain't spoken
But tonight well be free
All the promises'll be broken
There were ghosts in the eyes
Of all the boys you sent away
They haunt this dusty beach road
In the skeleton frames of burned out Chevrolets
They scream your name at night in the street
Your graduation gown lies in rags at their feet
And in the lonely cool before dawn
You hear their engines roaring on
But when you get to the porch they're gone
On the wind, so mary climb in
Its a town full of losers
And I'm pulling out of here to win.

Bruce Springsteen

When I interned at DC 101 it was my job to type rotation cards. Yeah, that's when we still used typewriters. I accidentally typed "Thunder Toad." Thought that was funny.

WEEK 36

Huh. It never fails. Wash your car and it rains. Install a new A/C and fridge and the temperature drops about 20 degrees. I am feeling a little relief, anticipating some new programs which may be open to us. And just hanging in there, day after day.

janedoe@seductive.com

I FEEL GOOD

S. called me a good pig mom.

janedoe@seductive.com

TUCKERED OUT

But in a good way.

AFTER A WHILE

You forget what it's like to receive a compliment. And you stop believing them.

janedoe@seductive.com

I LOVE MY CALENDAR PIGS

The Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, from which cometh my beloved Pandora and cameth my beloved Pippin, is taking entries for the 2010 Pets of Alexandria Contest: http://alexandriaanimals.org

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A GOOD ADVERTISEMENT?

Saw a woman in the cardiology department with a SERIOUS mustache. At least she wasn't in endo.

WHERE IS MY KNIGHT...

...in white satin armour?

Oksana Lada

THE LITTLE SISTERS OF THE POOR

Do they have a height requirement? Seriously, some were are my church yesterday. They were short. So were the ones who used to solicit at my dad's office.

janedoe@seductive.com

"THERE IS A BALM IN GILEAD...

...to make the wounded whole."

SUNDAY PAPER

Click here for the Ocala Star Banner.

JANE DOE'S VIDEO PARTY!

http://www.youtube.com/vatican#play/all/uploads-all/0/XpT6pm7NBbQ

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uqvhkLO_tq8

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lT2OWigvQjY

http://s236.photobucket.com/albums/ff240/fooma2001/?action=view&current=Untitled3.flv

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK92NYwBMts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GeJPYhPX8UU

http://www.youtube.com/donjojohannes#play/uploads/30/YR68DWMpK8Q

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q1-tDvENdkE

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=9A1886F0AF830C67

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XIWKyKUMy34&feature=related

Москва слезам не верит

“Not everything works out right away, and Moscow was built not in one day…” “we go on living and make summer dresses from gauzy cotton…we should be prepared for however strong may be the blizzards their bondage is bound to come to an end.”

From "Moscow Does Not Believe in Tears"

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmFopq25P8A&feature=PlayList&p=DE0E5AC7B846B9D3&index=0&playnext=1

WEEK 35

I guess Teddy Kennedy’s death is the big news story this week. People talk about his resilience and how many setbacks he overcame. Hopefully I’ll do the same.

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TACO TIME...

...at the press club. Keeps me going.

janedoe@seductive.com

SOMETHING WEIRD

Had a client react in a way I've never seen before.

LIVING ON THE EDGE

True Oldies is now The Edge 105.9. Which I like better, but what am I gonna do with those almost 500 unused business cards? I think I still have a job.

janedoe@seductive.com

HOG WILD

Got the bathtub faucets fixed, a new toilet flapper, got the A/C installed and got a new refrigerator.

THE OTHER WOMAN

“At four I was madly in love with Alan Hirsch, who was madly in love with Cynthia Fishman. He played doctor with me but swore he would marry her when he grew up. At age four I was already the other woman.”

Gail Parent

I was not the other woman until I was about 28. Before that I only had to DEAL with the other woman. Not sure which is less fun.

At four I was madly in love with Jeff R, who was three. Even then I had a thing for younger men. Don’t think Jeff was Jewish, but he drove my parents and grandmother up a wall. Hmmm, should have seen the behaviour pattern starting even then.

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OH, NO!

Apparently I am an annoying Facebooker: http://bit.ly/ZVkgA

SUNDAY PAPER

Click here for the Stockton Record.

JANE DOE'S VIDEO PARTY!

http://www.youtube.com/vatican#play/all/uploads-all/0/Qcn5JvN5bu4

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tvpmWf_2-bA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ulzDKHhZe5U

http://s236.photobucket.com/albums/ff240/fooma2001/?action=view&current=Untitled10.flv

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z62ikGqIuUY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C-TwWijC-LY

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lnjYrP5J6rE&feature=PlayList&p=933B4207AB53C00A&index=105

http://www.youtube.com/user/donjojohannes#play/uploads/28/YR68DWMpK8Q

http://janedoesvlog.blogspot.com/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nEisgXwJv5I&feature=related

HAPPY ANNIVERSARY, BABY!

One year ago today my baby Perpetua came to the Montgomery County shelter with her cagemate, Tomato. Both of them delivered within about 48 hours.

A SCARY EXPERIENCE

Came home this afternoon to a condo full of smoke. Pigs are ok, but we are gonna need a new fridge.

WER WIRD DENN WOANA

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uX07DWSqrTk

Du sitzt in da Eckn, dei Make up is ja scho ganz verschmiert!
Sog, konn i di net tröstn, ja wos is da denn passiert?
Hot a vielleicht gsogt, daß a jetz auf a andre steht und daß a scho seit drei, vier Wochn mit ihr geht?
Wimperntusche lauft da übers Gsicht, sog wia schaust denn aus?
Moanst es huift, dann woan di hoit an meiner Schuiter aus!
I konn da nix versprechn, doch i glaub dös geht vorbei;
nimm mei Taschntuach und schneiz di erst moi richtig nei!
Wer wird denn woana, Baby Blue!
Mit so schöne blaue Augn wia du!
Mit so schöne blaue Augn wia du!
Mit so schöne blaue Augn wia du!
Mit so schöne blaue Augn wia du!
Du stehst auf da Brückn,
wuist vielleicht sogar ins Wasser geh?
Madl für a Wasserleichn bist ja doch vui z’schee.
Wärs vielleicht net möglich, daß er dir scho nimmer gfoit und außerdem is d’Isar doch scho sackrisch koit!
Wer wird denn...
Du stehst ja nu oiwei ganz verlaßn in da Kältn rum;
du hoist da ja an Schnupfn,
Madl sei doch net so dumm!
Ja bis in vierzehn Tog wern deine Schmerzn scho vergeh,
doch i glaub, fürs erste huift a Taßn hoaßa Tee!
Wer wird denn woana, Baby Blue!
Mit so schöne blaue Augn wia du!
Mit so schöne blaue Augn wia du!
Mit so schöne blaue Augn wia du!
Mit so schöne blaue Augn wia du!

Günther Sigl

"IF A MAN WANTS INNER BEAUTY...

...he'll take an X-ray."

Joan Rivers

Interesting that Ellen DeGeneres is now spokesperson for Cover Girl Cosmetics. Not that I think Ellen is ugly, just doesn't seem like her thing.

janedoe@seductive.com

WEEK 34

A week crippled by fear. I have even been afraid to do normal things that need to be done – making phone calls, paying bills, etc. Even a homeless guy on Connecticut Avenue asked me why I looked so sad. At least the economy shows some signs of improvement and my financial situation shows signs of stabilizing. Unfortunately, there are things about which I can’t blog, at least not yet.

janedoe@seductive.com

ON FEAR

Coincidentally I ran into Deb Price at the press club today. Years ago she signed a book for me with the inscription "Don't Let Fear Choose Your Path." I thought she was psychic and had written that message just for me, but evidently at that time she wrote it for everyone, still, it was what I needed to hear at the time and what I need to hear again.

janedoe@seductive.com

YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RkDw428mTW4

Ow! You don't drive a big fast car, no
You don't look a-like a movie star
And on your money we won't get far
But baby, you got what it takes,
Oh! to satisfy
You got what it takes to set my soul on fire
But oh, oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh whoa-oh-oh yeah
You got what it takes for me Ow!
You don't live in a beautiful place
And you don't dress in the best of taste Oh!
Nature didn't give you such a beautiful face
But baby, you got what it takes,
Oh! to satisfy
You got what it takes to set my soul on fire
But oh, oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh whoa-oh-oh yeah
You got what it takes for me
Now when you're near me, ooo-wee
My head goes around and around
And when you kiss me, a-little girl
My love comes tumblin' down, you send me
You don't live in a beautiful place
Oh, you don't dress in the best of taste
And nature didn't give you such a beautiful face
But baby, you got what it takes, Oh!
to satisfy
You got what it takes to set my soul on fire
But oh, oh, whoa-oh, whoa-oh whoa-oh-oh yeah
You got what it takes for me
Now when you're near me, mmm-mmm
My head goes around and around and around and around
And when you kiss me, a-little girl
My love comes tumblin' down, you send me
You don't live in a beautiful place, no
You don't dress in the best of taste
And nature didn't give you such a beautiful face
But baby, you got what it takes
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Yeah, you got what it takes
Baby, I'm tellin' you
You got what it takes

Gordy/Gordy/Carlo

AND THE OSCAR FOR BEST-WINNING ACTRESS...

...goes to me.

A GUIDE TO SELF-CARE

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e2lYO7o6HBo

Button up your overcoat,
When the wind is free,
Take good care of yourself,
You belong to me!
Eat an apple every day,
Get to bed by three,
Oh, take good care of yourself,
You belong to me!
Be careful crossing streets, ooh-ooh,
Cut out sweets, ooh-ooh,
Lay off meat, ooh-ooh,
You'll get a pain and ruin your tum-tum!
Wear your flannel underwear,
When you climb a tree,
Oh, take good care of yourself,
You belong to me!
Button up your overcoat,
When the wind is free,
Oh, take good care of yourself,
You belong to me!
Boop-boop-a-doop!
When you sass a traffic cop,
Use diplomacy;
Just take good care of yourself,
You belong to me!
Beware of frozen ponds, ooh-ooh,
Stocks and bonds, ooh-ooh,
Peroxide blondes, ooh-ooh,
You'll get a pain and ruin your bankroll!
Keep the spoon out of your cup,
When you're drinking tea,
Oh, take good care of yourself,
You belong to me!
Don't sit on hornet's tails, ooh-ooh!
Or on nails, ooh-ooh!
Or third rails, ooh-ooh!
You'll get a pain and ruin your tum-tum!
Keep away from bootleg hooch
When you're on a spree,
Oh, take good care of yourself,
You belong to me!

DeSylva/Brown/Henderson

OBSERVATIONS AT KAISER PERMANENTE

1) There was a guy in a Georgetown University Maintenance shirt. So much for employees’ getting care at the hospital there.

2) The woman who did my intake told me she sometimes works 12 hours a day, can’t afford to pay this month’s power bill, and can’t afford a landline phone or home internet access. Gee, I wonder where those $300+ dollar premiums are going?

3) A woman came out of the radiology department limping. This was a staff member, not a patient.

janedoe@seductive.com

I AM PRAYING...

...without ceasing.

1 Thessalonians 5:17

REINVENTING MYSELF

Unfortunately it's time to do that. Why does the prospect not make me happy?

janedoe@seductive.com

HANGING IN THERE

That's about all I can do. And it seems that 's what everyone else is doing, too.

SUNDAY PAPER

Click here for the Lebanon Daily News.

JANE DOE'S VIDEO PARTY!

http://www.youtube.com/vatican#play/all/uploads-all/0/o0QkDhUJrS0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rYCz8vSGTDI

http://s236.photobucket.com/albums/ff240/fooma2001/?action=view&current=VID00049.flv

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4x9VKuKL_1Y&feature=related

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uK92NYwBMts

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOhzydhezEs&feature=channel_page

http://flimmr.passagen.se/movie/beavis_and_butthead_the_final_judgement_of_beavis.action

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9FPv2toi5og

http://www.youtube.com/Prayersfordummies

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQ4ndgoVnxo&feature=related

IT'S ALWAYS SOMETHING

Just as I was planning on ditching my insurance, M notices what feels like a cyst in my left hand. So that means at least another doctor's appointment. Probably it would go away if I stopped massaging and stopped typing, but hardly an option.