Why It Should Be Illegal to Wear Orange / a picture essay
I was sitting at home minding my own business, and all of a sudden, thanks to my friend Lisa, this monstrosity of a t-shirt shows up (you can read the entry “Homework My Dog Did Not Eat” to fully get why she did this). Very funny lisa. You're a real comedian.
There are only 5 things in this world that have any business being orange: 1) Oranges 2) Pumpkins 3) Carrots 4) My Aunt Betty's Hair 5) And this cat that Emmiko just found and brought home *for those of you who may be wondering, this is not Gena's stoned cat:
Lastly, this will be my last blog as a Californian. We're leaving Monday with dumb old Gena who just couldn't stand to be away from TN for more than 3 weeks without coming back for a visit. What an eggbeater.
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on August 27th, 2005 at 12:25 pm
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Ah, Jen, orange will grow on you. I promise! (sorta like mold? No no no, I'm gonna get in trouble talking like that) You'll get to good ole Tennessee and the love of orange will be infectious. (like the flu? Ok, must stop. The Football Police are gonna get me if I keep that up….) Seriously, though, you'll have a great time. 🙂
on August 27th, 2005 at 12:36 pm
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I only have five things to say about today's ridiculous blog entry:
1. You look like an old beanpole in that orange shirt. Eat something for heaven's sake.
2. I am only in California to help YOU move out to Tennessee. What do you mean I couldn't stand to be away? I have a mind to up and outa here early – without you or your orange torso.
3. Aunt Betty's hair is not orange; it's maroon.
4. I'm not old as you indicated. If I'm old, you are old since we are BASICALLY the same age.
5. That cat is kinda cute; what does this make now, 12? (seriously!)
and a bonus number six:
Aren't you supposed to be working? Why are you messing around when you should be writing an article or dealing with PR? And leave Scott alone…it's embarrassing. Famous people don't like weirdsmobiles buggin' them, asking for autographs or free legal counsel (won't animal control come if you have more than 10 cats?). And I know for a fact that he only listed you in his friends list out of an act of charity – his good deed for the day. Stop gushing…sheeesh.
on August 27th, 2005 at 12:39 pm
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You are a riot. Let me tell you something- orange isn't so bad! My gramma's hair used to be orange for like, 40 years. So did her lipstick. Sorta ala Ronald McDonald-ish come to think of it. Yah, that''s right, and now I remember…it's all coming back to me. I was scared of him. Well, never mind. Maybe orange isn't so great.
I have cut back on the coffee by the way. Not much, but it's a start. *_-
on August 27th, 2005 at 1:00 pm
Gena Gets 40 Points and a Stuffed Cheese Pretzel
….for actually making me laugh outloud today. The comment you left on my blog page made my kids come running to see what I was howling about.
you did me proud.
PS if you're supposedly out here to help us move to TN then why don't you get over here and help me PACK, hmmmmmmmmmmm? hurry up. And by the way, that new orange cat will be going into your laptop case alongside Paul's new weird pet.
on August 27th, 2005 at 1:51 pm
Oh, dear…
I'm delighted to list you as a friend… but now I'd better go find out what Gena thinks of this…
on August 27th, 2005 at 3:22 pm
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Scott,
Since you asked what I think about this…..
OK. Here's all I ask. List ME in your friends list as well – but – make sure it reads ABOVE Jen Ig's. It mustn't be below hers. Above as in up higher, way higher. Do this and you get chocolate. Lots of chocolate from TOS to TOG (hey, pretty close initials there, too).
-gena
on August 27th, 2005 at 4:58 pm
LOL!!
You guys make me laugh!! Ooops! I meant to say "Y'all make me laugh!!" I've been away from the south too long. We are going home in just 17 more days. Alabama – where people have fights over orange and maroon. 🙂
About orange – some people here in Romania paint their houses orange. Nope, I aint kiddin'. Maybe I'll take a picture………….. Have a safe trip!
Karen
on August 27th, 2005 at 9:11 pm
You ARE blessed!
It just warms my heart to see you sporting the TN orange tee. The fact that your buddy Lisa loves you enough to get you started off correctly just shows that you are one of God's favorites. Besides that you have a very cute daughter who looks very happy to have a very cute little orange kitten. AND you made it on Scott's friend's list!!! I guess God just pours out these blessings on you since you've learned how to deal with Gena's jealousy if she's not higher up on someone's friend list. Just joking… I do believe in saved by grace and not by works…You all scare me with your talk of hate mail. Maybe I should delete this whole thing. But then again I just had to toss out that you might want to consider purchasing large prints of Neyland Stadium and little boys dreaming of football to decorate your new home. They must be matted appropriately with orange and white. You are SO gonna love TN – you and your orange T shirt!
on August 28th, 2005 at 10:23 am
Wow, can I borrow that shirt for our hunting trip?
One thing orange is good for is hunting, you know. That way other hunters don't mistake you for a deer, or an elk, or a moose, or a bean pole, or a cat………
I think you are the most cleverest friend I have, and I am SO glad that you are and that you always point me to the King of Kings—He invented laughter, ya know.
Have a great day today, my famous friend of a famous friend or two,
Nancy
on August 28th, 2005 at 11:37 am
Gena – Scott
is a guy. Guys don't get all swoony about chocolate. Trust me on this. If you want to tempt Scott into listing you as a friend you need to:
1. Offer him some really cool electronic gizmo
2. Offer him some really cool computer code
3. Offer him some free advertising space in TOS 🙂
4. Offer Offer him an autographed copy of an old Star Trek script (trust me!)
5. Offer to protect him from your weird, orange sister . . . .
Sheesh. Now that I think of it – I am not listed as one of YOUR friends. Harumph. Why am i helping YOU?! In fact, your famous sister has only just now listed ME as her friend. Me, her buddy, her pal, her ally, her duct-tape dueling partner. Double Sheesh!
Jen – someone as gorgeous and skinny as you can wear anything she wants. . . except maybe orange I'm thinking . . . .
PS – LOVE the cat! He looks like mine!
PPS – Can I borrow your daughter? I always wanted some girls, too.
PPPS – I may be in NW GA soon – if so I'll let you know. We can have some of that chocolate Gena is throwing about with abandon. Wasting it on guys . . . sheesh.
on August 28th, 2005 at 3:06 pm
Hello Jen!
Hello Jen, this is Robin from therobinsnest. 🙂 You will see lots of orange down here in TN/KY. LOL You actually kind of get used to it, believe it or not. I was born in CA and grew up in OKC, OK, so orange things were new to me, too. It's not so bad after a while.
Thank you for your complimenting my photos! How sweet. I have actually had one photo published since I began being a more serious photographer last Spring. It was of a goldfinch in a birder's magazine. If you or someone you know are interested in any of the photos, just send me an e-mail @ marmeescountrygarden@msn.com so we can work out the details. Mostly to make sure I'd be properly credited for my photos. 🙂 🙂 🙂
I hope you are having a wonderful wonderful weekend, Jen! ((HUGS)) ~ Robin
on August 28th, 2005 at 5:08 pm
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Ok now guys, after reading all of this *absolute* silliness, there's only one thing I want to know:
Can I have Scott's chocolate if he doesn't want it? I really do think Maggie is right that he'd rather have free advertising or a computer gizmo instead, so can I have that chocolate? pleeeease?
JennMarie = )
on August 28th, 2005 at 8:39 pm
Yeah, Jen!!!
You look great in your Orange and White! Now we just have to get you the car flags and magnets!!! (Have you learned the words to Rocky Top yet? LOL.
Ya'll crack me up. I was laughing so hard I fell outta my chair. lol
Looking forward to meeting your gang. (Just call me if I need to come and referee…) HA! HA!
Have a safe trip!
Blessings,
Amy Beth <><
on August 29th, 2005 at 12:04 am
Aw, you look lovely!
Jenner……y'all look so purty in dat der ORANGE shirt–and HEY–blame Marc……he dragged me into the sports store at a MALL (GAG) no less… to find that flamin' orange number for you. THEY HAD ONE. I am guessing TN isn't a big seller up in in the NW 😉
Lest Gena feel left out, we didn't look further, for one for her…..I KNOW she'd fire me for that. She encourages my torture of you tho…….go figure…. (we're currently trying to find a matching hat and sweatpants…)
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Love to all y'all — have a safe trip……
Lis & Marc and da youngins
on August 29th, 2005 at 8:36 am
Y'all are sooo funny!
And look! TN is growing on me, too, after being here for a year and 3 weeks. BUT, I'm not going to wear orange! I hate orange! It is not on my favorite colors list at all but on my unliked colors list (I think it is the only one on there, but oh well!) I considered wearing orange for Israel and that would have been a move of G-d if I did and didn't even do that. No way for TN, even though I plan on living here for several years. (Sorry, but I'd rather be in Israel.)
I hope you have a wonderful move. You are going to like it here, I can guarantee that. You will have so much fun just touring your area and finding out what it is like. It really is pretty and the people are nice. I hate moving though, that from a lady who has moved 3 times in the last year. I'm soooo glad we have a year lease on this place. I DID NOT intend to move 3 times in 9 months but it was in my Father's plans. I survived (don't ask those around me, they may have a different report – but when someone is already crazy, how much more crazy can they get? right?) I'm getting very quick at packing and settling – lots of practice really helps. ; ) Sorry, I couldn't help you with that packing. I'm not that far away if you want help settling. : ) Anyway, you are traveling across this BIG country today and welcome to TN when you get here!
Love and shalom,
Serena
ps – orange is NOT your color, but like the others, you can get away with it because the rest of you is so pretty!
on August 29th, 2005 at 10:48 am
whatta trip!
I know, it's a trip, isn't it? How does a non-name like jayfromcleveland get listed on the famous guy's blog when he only lists a couple of famous bloggers like Spunky and JenIg and a couple of famous guys no one's every heard of? Truly remarkable!
No Maggie, guys aren't so easily influenced by electronic gizmos! Here's the tip, Gena — help the famous guy with customizing his site! And you're right, you gotta try real, real hard to resist to resist the urge to be a "weirdsmobile" — you know, telling him how much you loved all his movies and that sorta stuff. (Actually, I really did love Scott's performances in "Somerville Sways the Supremes," "Homeschool House Party" and especially "Scott v. ACLU: Destroy All Monsters"!!!)
Anyway, Scott's a great guy with a whole lot to say, and also one of us few homeschool dads around HSB, and he's even a fellow astronomy nut to boot! I'm sure glad to be his friend!
on August 29th, 2005 at 10:50 am
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nooo, i'm pretty sure aunt betty's hair WAS orange..its like the only thing i remember.. except for her being REEEEALLY TALL…. gotta stick up for Jen on that one. But seriously, the orange doesn't look all that bad. It's the "TENNESSEE" part that scares me. "run away!!!!!"
yo sista
on August 29th, 2005 at 12:36 pm
the weather back east
JenIg, I know you guys probably can't read this if you're on the road, but I sure hope y'all don't make it into TN until after Tuesday, since the weather forecast is calling for Hurricane Katrina to blow through. This would be more of initiation into southern USA weather than anyone from the dusty canyons of the west deserves! It looks like the storm will be blowing on my head in Ohio by Wednesday, and even a thousand miles inland, these hurricanes (even "downgraded to a tropical depression") can dump a whoooole bunch of rain. We pray that y'all have traveling mercies on this drive. -j
on August 29th, 2005 at 2:51 pm
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Okie dokie Jen- my husband has BLOGGED! You will take notice that YOUR name is first on his friends list.
http://homeschoolblogger.com/Douglas/
on August 29th, 2005 at 9:13 pm
Jen, you look great in orange!!
You'll probably be sick of orange by the end of football season. LOL Be sure you wear your t-shirt on the days that TN has a game!!!!
Love, Tami
on August 29th, 2005 at 11:10 pm
well aren't i lucky to not be one of mom's orange ones?
well, arn't i lucky i'm redhead not orange head? is so, you might kill me till i'm dead, lol.
well, happy to be lucky,
love,
your orange fan, (just kidding)
-REDheadRyann
on August 30th, 2005 at 10:02 am
Southern Life
Jen you are absolutely a "hoot" and it is so fun coming over here to take a look at your blog. Having lived in the south myself for a time (Dallas), I must tell you some things you should get used to while living in Tennessee (LOL):
(1) sweet tea (the cold kind);it is a staple at every proper southern family home during the summer.
(2) "Ya'll" must be at the end of every hello and goodbye; note the direct misuse of the English language. Break down that contraction and you get "you all." I pity the public school system in "them thar woods." tee hee.
(3) make-up, and lots of it!! Don't even walk out the door without your Mary Kay kit, or you'll be accused of not "paintin that barn of your's" ROFL.
(4) Forget your "Yankees Rule" bumper sticker at home. You're in Rebel territory now! Don't mind the shotguns hangin in the back of the truck window.
(5) Chicken fried chicken . . ya just gotta try it 🙂
Have fun and keep us posted on your new life in the south. Can't wait to hear some of your stories. Southerners are great with hospitality, so enjoy 😉 <>< Kelly
Edited by Kellyque777 on Sep. 1, 2005 at 8:39 PM
on August 30th, 2005 at 10:25 am
You look…..
Why Jen — you look amazing, gorgeous, lively, bright, beautiful, lovely, peppy & cool in that orange shirt!!!
on August 30th, 2005 at 11:17 am
Ok…
I know we are joking and making fun of people in the south. I know the stereotypes northerners place on southerners. People who visit here actually expect us to dress and act like the cast of Hee Haw. No, really. I know some people are shocked to find out that we aren’t like the people on Hee Haw. I just want to say for the record, that southerners are not dumb hillbillies. We DO wear shoes (most of the time.) and we don’t wear overalls and smoke a cob pipe. lol. We don't all dress/look like Dolly Parton. lol
(I am not saying that anyone said this. I know sometimes comments can lean that way.) I just wanted to ‘nip it in the bud.’ LOL
You will find southern traditions and hospitality charming. We enjoy the 'slow life' and sitting on the front porch rocking and drinking a tall glass of ice cold sweet tea. The food is unique. Don't forget the biscuits and gravy. Yes, we do have wonderful fried chicken and homemade banana pudding.
Remember, we are in the Baptist Belt. So this area is rich in Baptist roots, and the people are set in their ways. It is how they (we) were raised.
So, enjoy your visit to the south, whether it be KY, TN, GA or SC. You will enjoy the hospitality and traditions of the folk that call the great south home.
<I am now stepping off my soap box>
Blessings,
Amy Beth <><
on August 31st, 2005 at 10:47 am
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I will be praying for you this week Jen! I know it can be really stressful to move and then have to deal with the unpacking. Praying for safety in your travels, peace in your heart, and lots of silly songs to sing in the car when you're driving.
And if Gena is with you, you better be nice to her! You never know when you might need to borrow some change to get some red hots or my stinky breath fav–corn nuts– to sustain you on your journey. I just spent an entire fabulous week with one of my sisters and I am so jealous that you get to live in the same town as yours. I'm already going through sister withdrawal…with 4 of us girls and one brother in the fam you'd think that at least 2 of us would live in the same state…and we actually really love being around each other! Sorry, I digress.
You should be in TN now and hopefully have all your stuff with you….you did remember your things didn't you? I know you normally have your wits about you but the packing tape could have long-term adverse effects, you know…
~Marsha
on September 2nd, 2005 at 12:36 am
LOL
I know I'll always get a good laugh when I come to your blog.
I don't like orange either!! I can't even wear orange or anything with orangishy tint because it makes me look like I am dead. I mean… ewwwww. I can't wear greens either… probably a good thing so I'm not confused with any veggies…
Love,
Dianna
on September 3rd, 2005 at 7:05 am
What kind of friend?
OK, If its not bad enough that you move away Now you are wearing an orange Tennessee T-Shirt. Orange is not your color. Ca colors are much more suitable for that bleach streaked hair. And to top it all off, I am not even listed as a friend on your Blob or Genas either, (not that I am sensitive or anything! Really It's not like friends can't have other friends) but come on propriety would say, You need to list long time friends even if they are morons. Now I admit I am not much of a blobber but for crying out loud your oldest friend at least oldest that still is a friend deserves to be listed as a friend( exception Carol H is older), even though I am a homeschool nobody….Let me sing, Nobody knows the trouble I've seen No body knows my sorrow….la la la …..Anyways I know its not that big of a deal but its hard to say good bye to Dear friends…..Can someone please comfort me I am so sad…..Next time I see Coie she will probably be married with at least 2 kids I just can't take it. Can we go back to the days of Cokie snuggled between me and her uncle Brian watching Pooh Bear when she was barely 5 and making eucalyptus wreaths and homeade lemonade and 6 year old Paulie on skis falling all over himself and Beaver stealing chicken and Lukie asking too many questions and And And And. What is time passing but a reminder of the inevitable impending sorrow of death living in a fallen world. Praise Jesus he took the sting away but it still is not fun to get old and having the precious ones in your life move away. I am having a huge pity party. Sorry friends don't give friends guilt trips. God Bless your southern life. We Love You!