Jenn Martinelli Blogging in Boston

Dear Sudan:

You are fucking crazy.

love, Jenn

Really. This guy built a Tesla Coil. Not sure exactly why, but being someone who's always had weird issues with thunderstorms/lightning/tornadoes, this is strangely fascinating.

I'm not sure if they show it on this video but on one I saw they show the guy's checklist of what he double checks before turning it on and one of the items is "dogs inside". I'm glad he's not electrocuting his dogs with his lightning machine.

Since I have such a vast readership, you may not all know this yet - my parents are moving early next year.

Here.

Um, yeah.

I will be accepting reservations to visit them beginning in early 2008. Please contact me early as Casa de Martinelli may book up fast. (Preference given to immediate family and pseudo-family.)

Hey, Coen brothers, we get it. Life is random. Everything is pointless. You never see what's coming next. The hero doesn't always win. The bad guy doesn't always get caught.

WE GET IT ALREADY.

Jesus Christ, do yourself a favor and DO NOT see this movie. No matter what lies the critics are telling you. Seriously. Unless you like being bored, annoyed, and disappointed. In which case, hurry up and get a ticket!

Spoilers below if you care.

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Today is the day Clementine and Petunia finalize Hester Willa's adoption in court. It's a day of some mixed emotions, but I'm so happy for them to finish this process and legally be a family, though of course they have been already for so long.

Congrats Clementine, Petunia, and my little Hester!

I just have to say this because it's really been bothering me more and more lately.

What is up with all the smoking, folks? I mean, I feel like about 85% of the people I see on the street on any given day are smoking. OK, even if you're in denial, everyone knows it definitely causes cancer and lots of other problems, right? I mean, at the very least, you lose all sense of taste and you walk around smelling like a stale ashtray. It's really gross my friends.

I'm not saying smokers are bad people or anything like that, or that if you smoked a cigarette once at a party you're an asshole. I'm just saying I can't believe the vast number of people who smoke and I can't conceive of what they could possibly be thinking.

Can we just get over it already? It's astoundingly stupid.

Cold turkey everybody. Just do it.

...at the moment. Sorry.

Just wanted to let all my devoted readers know that it wasn't their fault, it's related to our server upgrade. I'll try to put a note up again when it's working again.

At least my site is up and you can enjoy reading all the wonderful things I have to say!

Holy crap, why in the world am I purposely leaving a terrible paid advertisement for some CD collection called "Flower Power" on the TV so I can hear 10 seconds of all the 70's songs? Why do I apparently not just like but love about 85% of this music? Granted, some is really terrible, but hello:

• Your Song - Elton John
• Somebody to Love - Jefferson Airplane
• What's Going On? - Marvin Gaye
• City of New Orleans - Arlo Guthrie
• Morning Has Broken - Cat Stevens
• Summer in the City - The Lovin' Spoonful
• San Francisco - Scott McKenzie
• Brown Eyed Girl - Van Morrison
• Here's To the Music - The Doobie Brothers
• California Dreamin' - The Mammas and the Pappas
• Abraham, Martin and John - Dion
• Leaving On a Jet Plane - Peter Paul and Mary
• Turn Turn Turn - The Byrds

I love this stuff! It's true.