Jenn Martinelli Blogging in Boston

I want to know if it's really true that Beacon Hill residents aren't supposed to put their trash out at the curb until after midnight the night before/morning of trash collection. Because that's what I heard somewhere, but not anywhere official, and certainly in my experience the vast majority of every residence around me puts theirs out sometime the evening before - after 5, but mostly before midnight.

The only reference I can find online about it is this, which only specifies that you can't put it out any earlier than 5pm the day before collection.

Now I just put my trash out because it's really smelly and gross and some idiot yelled at me, "It's actually midnight!" I didn't see who it was which kind of sucks because I'd like to know who the asshole is that feels like he needs to yell at me when I'm sure 80% of the neighborhood will have their trash out shortly.

So really, I want to know if he's right or not.

Does anybody know?

UPDATE 2006/03/16: Eat me, jerkoff. It's not a real rule, it's a "suggestion" of the Beacon Hill Civic Association.

Haha, it's funny that the headline for this just caught my attention as it mentions things you shouldn't overspend on like $200 jeans.

By the way, Heather and I are not in a fight over Banana Republic. Heather, I wasn't trying to say that you buy all your stuff there or anything either. I only meant I'm not going to give you a hard time if you do, just for me, I refuse to buy jeans there for $80 that's all.

Meanwhile, there are even crazier people who spend $800 on sheets for example.

People are in love with bamboo at the moment. I haven't really seen a bamboo floor in person yet myself I don't think. It sounds like it's a good idea for a lot of reasons, though.

Geez, will some secret distant rich relative just die and give me their millions or something so I can buy my dreamhouse and put in bamboo floors and glass tile and do whatever the hell else I want? Come on, people.

Too bad Banana Republic thinks it gets to charge $74 for jeans. I won't even get into my issues about jeans. I think it's OK that they're so "in fashion" now but I don't think it's OK that people therefore think they can cost $80+ for a normal average broke person to buy. I mean, not even addressing the crazy $1000s people will pay if they have the money. I mean I'm supposed to be buying jeans that cost almost $100. That's insanity. I completely refuse. Give me $20 Old Navy jeans, I don't care, they suit me just fine. I just can't believe someone would buy jeans at Banana Republic for $74. Or worse, they have others for $88. It makes no sense.

Glad I'm not the only one. I don't really feel like I'm having a crisis at the moment but the 20's to early 30's really aren't what you're set up to think they're going to be. I'm 28 and by my age my parents had 2 kids, a house, and my dad had been working the same job for 5+ years I think. I hardly know anyone my age who's been at the same job for that long. It's a weird dynamic. Meanwhile, contributing to the problem is the fact that you practically need a bachelor's degree to bag groceries and a Master's if you want to sit at a desk of any kind.

Does anyone know if it's really Tawny Kitaen in Bowling for Soup's 1985 video? Because she was in the White Snake video they reference in the song. I can't find a definite answer. If it is, she looks about 300% better in this video than any other picture of her I can find online. Poor Tawny, with a name like that she really didn't have a chance. (Of course, she gave herself that name, her parents didn't, so I guess she was asking for it.)

Interesting article. Just in time for Valentine's Day. Ha ha. Maybe this is why dogs sometimes die when they lose an owner or a fellow pet. Poor little guys, they don't know what to do. [[bio-heatherrose Heather]], you should research "broken hearts" in animals. You'll be some kind of ground-breaking researcher.

Besides wanting every man in the country to keep his hair 2" long or shorter, North Korea also enjoys manufacturing nuclear weapons to protect them from a "hostile United States". Maybe all that "Axis of Evil" talk wasn't a good idea.

Oh, well. Let's just all trim our hair in accordance with Socialist lifestyle!

"Our country puts $1 billion a year up to help feed the hungry. And we're by far the most generous nation in the world when it comes to that, and I'm proud to report that. This isn't a contest of who's the most generous. I'm just telling you as an aside. We're generous. We shouldn't be bragging about it. But we are. We're very generous."

• President George W. Bush, Washington, D.C.; July 16, 2003

Wow, what a great guy.

And this is it. Ooooo! And you can get it at Bloomingdale's! Naturally. And while we're on the subject of Bloomingdale's, can we please discuss the circumference of the woman's waist in the green dress on the home page? I'm sure it won't be there forever. I usually don't complain about skinny models because who cares, but something about her is super creepy. It looks her waist is about 15" around.

Oops, guys. Looks like one of your teammates is ratting the whole lot of you out.

My favorite is the pictures they showed around the time this was all over the TV a few months ago, of Giambi and Bonds. Ridiculously hugely pumped up in like one year for no particular reason. Pretty suspicious, folks.

Get ready. We'll soon get to watch many video clips on TV of idiots out in the streets starting fires, throwing furniture, turning over cars, and other very celebratory types of activities.

I recommend that every sane person stay inside. Thank God I don't live in Kenmore.

My family's dog, Casey, who is 15, is not doing so well and might have to be put to sleep soon.

Casey is an awesome sweetheart of a dog. We found him as a stray when he was about a year old in February of 1991. I invested a lot of time in getting him to trust me and come close enough for me to put a leash around him and get him home. We tried to find owners for about a week but no one claimed him and by then we loved him so forced Dad to keep him... sorry Keyrock, but I know you're glad now.

This picture was taken in 1995 I think. He is excited with his bone in his mouth, and very proud. He always likes to show you that he has his bone.

We love you Casey!

Guess what? It's not the police force's fault, nor is it the fault of bars and liquor stores if college kids can't control themselves because of a stupid game. In fact it's very stupid to act like it's anybody else's fault. College kids need to stop acting like assholes. Guess what? I was a college kid, and I wasn't an asshole, so I know it's possible. I also know lots of other people who weren't idiots or jackasses in college.

This whole country needs to stop trying to blame someone else for everything. Take some responsibility for yourself. If you can't control yourself on superbowl Sunday, then maybe you should just not even watch the game.

Our Chinese fortune cookies:

Billy the dog:

You will always possess a charm and sense of humor that attracts others.

Rob Reed:

You have a strong desire for a home and your family interests come first.

Me:

The hard times will begin to fade, joy will take their place.

I like Billy's the best!