Jensized

These are the thoughts that keep me up at night.

Jen — Thu, 09 May 2013 11:11:35 +0000

How will I fit in five yoga classes a week with my new job? Will I really get up for a 6 a.m. yoga class? Am I ready to try hot yoga? Am I holding myself back if 3/5 of my classes are with the same teacher? Are all of Zooey Deschanel’s clothes from ModCloth? [...]

Whoop that Clip. (Git ‘em)

Jen — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 18:59:11 +0000

One of the commentators on last night’s TNT broadcast of the Grizzlies-Clippers game complained about fans chanting “BEAT L.A.” Something about how this isn’t Lakers vs. Celtics. (uh, thank goodness for that…) Well no. It’s not the most creative. But is “DEE-FENSE!” creative? No. It’s just best to keep things simple when it comes to [...]

The dark side of East Memphis living?

Jen — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:57:08 +0000

I like to think we’re pretty good neighbors. We keep to ourselves. We don’t have loud parties. In fact, we rarely have company because most of our friends live in Midtown and don’t want to drive home drunk. (What can I say, I’m a good hostess.) Brian does the best he can to keep the [...]

Who is the real King of Memphis?

Jen — Tue, 16 Apr 2013 21:10:08 +0000

This morning when I logged in to Facebook I saw that a few of my friends had liked DJ Paul’s barbecue sauce and dry rub. No surprises there. After watching his Youtube cooking channel I was ready to buy a case too. But it did remind me yet again of a question that has troubled me for [...]

#FoodTruckFriday: My recent mobile dining adventures

Jen — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 18:39:46 +0000

After so many false starts, I feel like I’m tempting fate by declaring it’s finally spring. Saturday, I finally dared to wear a skirt without tights. Tomorrow’s high is 80. If it gets cold again, I’ll start stockpiling animal pelts for a long Westeros winter. During these spring previews I’ve made a point to dine [...]

This is not the post you’re looking for.

Jen — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 01:03:04 +0000

There was a post here about a once-beloved local business that I thought had begun selling its signature product again. I mean, my husband had brought said product to me. It was wonderful. I wanted to reach out to the people who would care, so I wrote about it here. I provided information on how [...]

We need to talk about your alcoholic home decor.

Jen — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 15:54:15 +0000

Yesterday I went to several stores looking for a hairbrush caddy. Or something I could use as a hairbrush caddy. Some kind of hanging wall storage for my brushes, to keep me from leaving them in the sink and getting hair everywhere. Such a thing apparently doesn’t exist, at least not in the form I [...]

Renaming three Memphis parks: My recommendations

Jen — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 17:47:36 +0000

The City of Memphis’ Parks Naming Committee is hosting a public forum to discuss potential names for three Memphis parks. Nathan Bedford Forrest Park, Confederate Park, and Jefferson Davis Park were given new, temporary names in February because of their negative associations with slavery and the Civil War. The forum, set for Monday April 1, [...]

Why Grumpy Cat isn’t grumpy at all

Jen — Wed, 27 Mar 2013 19:30:11 +0000

“Tard,” better known to most of us as “Grumpy Cat,” has been an Internet sensation for about six months now, and it’s time for the poor kitty’s fifteen minutes to end. Grumpy Cat’s star began to rise in September, when Reddit users made her a meme. And boy, have her owners cashed in. Her official website [...]

XOJane, explained

Jen — Tue, 26 Mar 2013 01:55:48 +0000

Gawker demystifies my super strange addiction: XOJane.com is a site specializing in an advanced version of trolling in which A) a community of like-minded readers is cultivated and B) that community is led, little by little, to ever more ridiculous editorial horizons, until they wake up one day wondering, “What the f— am I reading?” [...]