Author: The Jody

If the guy calling WXLO is to be believed, Noah Wylie owns a house in Leominster. I will admit I’m not sure I believe this. Look, I like Leominster. I have lived here almost my whole life (aside from college, I’ve lived briefly in 2 other towns).

But I wouldn’t live here if I could afford to step up to something a little more upscale. So no, I don’t think Mr. Wylie would choose Leominster. Lunenburg even, I would believe. But Leominster?

You mean I haven’t posted anything since Thursday? Shame on me. Well, I can put part of the blame on me trying to be tidy at home. In an effort to make the house presentable so the family could come over to sing Happy Birthday to Junior, I put away my laptop and all it’s various appendages, and I still haven’t taken it back out of the bag. So actually, I had a lovely computer-free weekend, which is shockingly unusual for me. So sorry, I’ll try to never let it happen again.

Yes, Junior is now 8. I resisted the urge to pull out his birth video and force him to listen to my screaming. I did that once (well, we fast forwarded past the bad audio…that’s all there was until he popped out, and by popped I mean “took his sweet time seeing as he was shoulder breech (facing left) and 8 pounds 12 ounces and he didn’t really have a burning urge to exit”) and he was more than a little distraught. Heh.

His “party” this year was for 10 family members to go to the Hibachi grill at Chopsticks in Leominster. MMmmmmmmm. A great time was had by all. And to top it off, a crushing win by the Pats on Saturday night. No wonder I had no need to entertain myself with the computer.

I will be pulling it back out this week, so don’t you fret. I started noodling around again with a book idea. Not a big “On sale everywhere” thing but maybe something a small press would pick up. And each and every one of you who promises to buy a copy will be mentioned by name in the book, just so you’ll have to buy multiple copies so that you can give them to people and say “Look, here is my name in print! I am somebody!” I should be in marketing, don’t you think?

I am getting a new pen! Okay, this is a little less mundane than normal, because it is a hand-made pen and the friend who made it let me pick out the wood and sent me pictures of the whole process. Because that’s what geeks do for each other.

I have taken the pictures and created a little web page for you. If you like them, and want your own, he’s building a store on Etsy (eBay for crafters). I know he has one up there right now, but I’m guessing there will be many more. If he sells enough of them, he can buy his own lathe so that he doesn’t have to go to the woodworker’s shop to use/rent theirs.

I have another friend who is selling handmade jewelry on Etsy. I had no idea I had such talented friends.

Hey everyone, tomorrow night the brother of local Friend-of-the-Dump Sally Cragin is going to be on The Office! Don’t forget to set your Tivo/DVR/VCR/whathaveyou so you can watch for him! Details on his appearance are here: http://www.sentinelandenterprise.com/entertainment/ci_3353703

Most interesting thing I learned from all the local press is that Steve Carell used to go to the Wallace Civic Center to play hockey games. How cool is that? I LERVE Steve Carell!

My baby turns 8 on Friday. Do you know how big 8 is? Do you? Do you? Pretty soon he’s not going to want my smooches anymore. It’s not going to be a pretty site the day that happens. Luckily, he’s a sweetheart who loves me so much that he DOES still smooch me and will hold my hand in a parking lot. Cause he’s the best boy there is.

8.

Who came up with that idea?