Jenn Martinelli Blogging in Boston

If you'd like to hear about some crazy lunatics who call themselves "pharmacists", go here. Sorry but if you refuse to fill a prescription for a legal drug prescribed by a doctor, then you don't get to be a pharmacist. I guess if you want to, you can go be a pharmacist at the Vatican or something. Otherwise, shut up and find another job.

Thanks to this product. I guess I just learned not to highlight your hair yourself at home unless you like bright orange hair. At least if you're a dark brunette like me.

Too bad now I have to wear a ponytail till I fix it, which I don't really have time to do since we're leaving for vacation tomorrow. But it must be done. I don't want orange hair please. You can still see a little of the orange even with my hair up, but it's much better than it would have been. I should probably try to fix it with... I can't remember who makes it but there's a now "non-brassy brown" range of colors that is supposed to take the brassy orange out of brown hair if you have dark brown hair and lighten it. Since mine is now lighter but orange, maybe that would be a good idea.

Oh, and thanks to the hair genetics on my maternal side, I also have an awful lot of gray hair, which complicates everything. SIGH.

I would draw you a little birthday cake but I'm at work and don't have Photoshop. I should have done it last night at home.

Anyway, you are probably having lots of fun and I hope taking lots of pictures in Capri. Have a great time and please don't do anything stupid like drinking 21 shots. That just makes no sense. Unless you enjoy blacking out and vomiting for roughly 10 hours. Just have a nice dinner and some wine. You are in Italy, after all.

Meanwhile it's disturbing to me that my "baby" brother is 21. Nevermind that this makes me conscious of the fact that Dan is 25. We're each 4 years apart. Thus the steadily decreasing count of my "days till I'm 30" on this page.

I don't really care about turning 30. At least not at the moment, but then it's more than a year off. I just can't believe I'm the age I am because I don't feel different than I did when I was about 22. Weird.

This is supposed to be my church, but I'm not too keen on this. No, I don't mean I have a problem with this minister, I mean I have a problem with the church's handling of it. This is my favorite quote from the article:

Methodist law is "very, very clear on homosexuality being incompatible with Christianity," Hall said. "The point here is did a person violate the covenant that we currently have -- not if we agree or disagree with it."

So the point is, do we currently interpret God this way or not? Nice idea of religion you moron. Don't use your common sense or your conscience or anything. What happens if in five years the "current covenant" is different? Does God sign all these covenants? Is it a legally binding document? For Pete's sake.

I'm pretty sure God is pretty pissed at basically every religion I've ever heard of at the moment.

Poor Elizabeth.

Hey, let's solve our energy problems by using a short-term, destructive solution! Good idea, genius. I'll have to hope that the Senate comes through with the filibuster.

I mean, honestly, is it that people don't see the problem with continuing down the same stupid path, or is it that they really don't care?

His last term can't go fast enough. Hurry up time, before he does too much more damage.

You picked your new pope, so now us non-Catholics don't have to hear any more about it, right?

I get it. The pope is dead. You're picking a new pope. I don't need it taking up 90% of radio and TV news time. Take 30 seconds to tell me about it when you pick a new one, not that I care.

Are there really that many people out there who need constant updates on every aspect of this whole process? I'm sick to death of hearing about it. It's not that interesting. There are more important things to talk about.

So now I need to get a good haircut too. I gave myself a little crazy late-night haircut last week which came out fine despite the 1am timing and the use of not only scissors but a razor too - clippers I mean. Anyway, but it's still at least shoulder length and Heather's is very short and cute which is what I now want. Heather, post a picture!

"I got out of Beirut, I think I can get out of New Jersey."

• Charlie

"I wouldn't count on it. Many have tried and failed. Like the whole population for example."

• Hennessy

From the movie "Long Kiss Goodnight"

Animals laugh too. That's why Casey always looked like he was having so much fun. He smiled all the time. And I know Billy laughs at me.