A New Year

It's a Fangirl's Life

Is is a bad thing

That the first thing I thought of

was "I met Misha"?

~Jay-R~

The Year on the Hill

Congress gets stuff done.

People don't like it. House flips.

Congress does more stuff.

~Jay-R~

In Memoriam

Written on his grave:

I am now "dead serious."

And still not Shirley.

~Jay-R~

Resolutions

Next year I will write

A novel, lose 10 pounds... and

Meet Misha again.

~Jay-R~

2010, short form

quit job; asia trip;

summer at jew camp;

new job. new place. same love.

~E[dot]S~

2010, long form

quit job. backpacked thru

asia. hair pulled by monkey.

alone, sick, on beach.

summer at jew camp.

someone gets the mumps. hey there,

state health department!

back to DC. found

a new job. found a new place.

and rats move in, too.

~E[dot]S~

resolution

exhale pettiness

and then I breathe in kindness

thanks, yoga teacher.

~E[dot]S~

Say it "Two Thousand Ten"

Now: 2010

Next: 2011

Drunk in the between

~MM~

Christmas and SolsThursday

Cold Wind Boston Snow

Frozen Car and Christmas Lights

Lets Stay Warm Tonight

~SA~

Parked in a guest spot.

If they have to plow, I'm towed.

No White Christmas, please!

~MM~

Good News and Bad News

If you’re in D.C.

No snow Saturday; but lots

on Sunday. Good luck!

~J~

Christmas and Solsticednesday

Longest night ever

Makes it harder to awake

Before the sun sets.

~BB~

By stealing Christmas,

The Grinch proved that it was real.

Would that work today?

~BB~

Season’s Meetings

A lame duck session

stuffed with Senate votes makes a

work schedule most fowl.

~J~

Marketing Gold

Wisely rejected

jeweler’s slogan: “Ev’ry kiss

ends with the S.S.”

~J~

Holiday Recipe

Blend one Messiah,

a jolly folk legend, and

Druid trees. Serve chilled.

~J~

Season, Solstice, Eclipse

We sit astride a

speck upon a god; watching

Celestials dance

~J~

Christmas and SolsTuesday

dilemma of the maji

how many presents

are you s'posed get for a

god in three persons?

~Мир~

How old is too old

To have a Christmas gift list?

28? Guess not.

~MM~

The War on Christmas:

Who the fuck cares if I say

"Happy Holidays"?!?

~MM~

Don't you realize

The holiday season lasts

T-day til New Years?

~MM~

Tiny blue shoes, iPads,

Kindles, X-Box [Kinect]s, Droids.

Christmas in Smurfland.

~JT~

Ice-blue snow shadows

Mirror cool sky above. Steps

Crunch toward a new year.

~JT~

Chop't gave away lunch.

I missed it. Wait! Again today?

Holy freaking crap!

~JT~

Christmas and Solstice

Secular Christmas

It's decorations

Cookies, presents, snow, carols,

Mostly, family

~K~

Darkest Day

It's unnatural

Waking up before the sun

Here's to brighter days

~K~

Not the Equinox

So is tomorrow

The day on which balanced eggs

Will fall most quickly?

~K~

All year, farmers wake

and work before the sun's up.

Thanks for the food, guys!

~E[dot]S~

My forebears lived in

Ukraine. Awesome summers, but

man, winter blew hard!

~E[dot]S~

Both morning and night,

walking the dog in the dark.

I can't wait for spring!

~E[dot]S~

December should just

be called cookie month, because

that's all that I eat.

~E[dot]S~

For He So Loved the World

Saturday Christmas

Robs us of G*d's greatest gift:

The four-day weekend

~P~

Team Lautner

What I wonder is:

During a lunar eclipse

Do werewolves still "turn"?

~P~

Pomplamoose

Does anyone else

Feel more holiday ads are

Targeting hipsters?

~P~

Song Summar[Tuesda]ys

Beat It

Pride. Look, I get it...

but you should really leave town

before they kill you.

~J~

Billie Jean

This can go one of

two ways: DNA test or

restraining order.

~J~

Man in the Mirror

As someone else said,

"We ARE the generation

we've been waiting for."

~J~

Bye Bye Bye

It’s a breakup song!

“Prob’ly gonna start a fight”?

Gee, Justin, ya think?

~K~

Genie in a Bottle

I’m a horny teen

It’s confusing to decide

Whether to have sex

~K~

As Long as You Love Me

I could care less ‘bout

Your life, your past, hell, your name!

What matters: LOVE ME.

~K~

Lucky

“This is a story

About a girl named Lucky”

Read: “not” about Brit

~K~

The Hardest Thing

Penis puns aside,

Not boning other women

Can be really tough

~K~

Gett Off

With Prince, "23

positions in a one-night

stand" sounds like a threat.

~J~

I Cannot Lie

I know not what course

others may take, but MY wench

must be rump-tastic!

~J~

B.B.D. Counterpoint

Aye, Sir Knight...though if

she smiles too often, withhold

thy trust from said wench.

~J~

Song Summaries

Bad Romance

We'd be a sexy,

Drama-filled mess together

Ro-ma, Ro-ma-ma!

~K~

Rolled

Never gonna do

Any number of bad things:

The meme that won't die

~K~

A Pedophile With a Thesaurus

Skintight jeans help me

Be your teenage dream tonight

You ephebophile

~P~

Toast to the Douchebags

Lost in the: World? Woods?

Depends on whether you ask

kanYe or [Iver]

~P~

It's that Dirty Money

Only Puffy Combs

Could coax X-Men raps out of

Justin Timberlake

~P~

I Am a Rock

John Donne had it wrong.

Men exist who are islands,

Of which I am one.

~PM~

This is Why I'm Begging the Question

"I'm hot 'cause I'm fly"

Hypothesis used as proof.

Logically unsound.

~PM~

My Favorite Things

Neither family,

Nor smooches or days with friends.

Rather, rain and geese.

~PM~

Almost Any Eminem Song from ENcore/Relapse/Recovery

I used to rap well

Then I got rich and famous

So I stopped trying.

~MM~

What To Get Someone Who has Everything

(or "Are you really sure this is 'Suitable for children 3 years and older'?")

I'm really hot (Like,

temperature-wise.) Also,

women are objects.

~E[dot]S~

Hey, wanna shack up

in a bright submerged vessel

with some LSD.

~Мир~

Simple Kind of Life

I yearn for a child

Sometimes I "forget" my pill

Wanna get married

~MM~

It's Only Right

To the left to the

Left everything you own in

A box to the left

~Мир~

Fly Me to the Moon

Frank Sinatra makes

Dying of No Oxygen

Sound so Romantic

~Jay+R~

That's Amore

If a pizza pie

Hit my eye, I'd be singing

"That's concussion!"

~Jay+R~

The Requisite Meat Loaf: Paradise by the Dashboard Light, in three parts

•Let's go all the way.

•I demand a pre-nup first!

•Yeah? WEll, screw you too!

~Jay+R~

"I ain't saying she's a

Gold digger," but really,

that's ALL he's saying.

~J~

A Song So Catchy/It Got Stuck in My Head/Just 'Cause I Wrote this

How to make a hit

About whipping hair around:

Say it - Rinse - Repeat

~J~

"The answer, my friend,

is blown' in the wind." Yes,

It's marijuana.

~J~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zmbw8OycJrE

You're dead, and that sucks.

I'm alive and I miss you.

Thanks for the diamond.

~J~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w8KQmps-Sog

Nothing sticks it to

The Man like selling your song

To a bunch of ads

~J~

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hf6SLnvqsfI

Not sure if he was

Just nuts or a mob hit man -

He got this stab on

ANY 80's SATURDAY MORNING CARTOON THEME SONG

Explain the stor-yyyyyy!

Introduce the char--acters!

Crescendooooo.....Freeze Frame!

~J~

Santa Claus is Coming to Town

Watching you. Judging.

Awake, asleep...whatever.

And don't you DARE cry.

~J~

Baby, It's Cold Outside

Here's the thing Sweetcheeks,

It's snowing and I'm lonely,

so you can't go home.

~J~

Rudoplph the Red-Nosed Reindeer

Until someone proves

they have some value to you,

mock them terribly.

~J~

Buttons

Sure, I'll undress

But you can't loosen button

They are binary

~MM~

A Notorious Theorem

As one accrues wealth

One's troubles accumulate

Proportionally

~PM~

Freedursday

A political

Ink blot or football. What does

Freedom mean to you?

~CC~

On Bedrest

Food and remote? Check.

Computer so I can work

from home? Dammit...check.

~J~

Open to Interpretation

I’ve got a B.A.:

Art Major, English Minor.

Why? No wrong answers :o)

~J~

The Other Side

Social norms, culture,

nature, nurture, destiny...

Freedom’s relative.

~J~

It means writing these

haiku on company time

Without losing pay.

~Jay+R~

I am so damn glad

I don't have to bill my hours.

THAT'S freedom for you!

~Jay+R~

Even for Puppies

"There is no free lunch"

Derives from fin-de-siècle

New Orleans saloons

~P~

Half Dozen of the Other

Idle Hands: either

Jessica Alba feature

or Devil's plaything

~P~

Can be Quite Scary

After finals week

Students feel free to relax

And think of failing

~P~

FreedoMensday

Value Meal

Whither Freedom Fries?

Rich with nationalism,

saturated fat.

~m~

Don't Tell Mom

Freedom to me is

dessert before dinner and

ice cream for breakfast.

~m~

Chews Wisely

Most sugar-free gum

contains phenylalanine.

Freedom's never free.

~m~

http://bit.ly/eESHAp

You have to admit,

you wish you thought of it too.

Now ain't that some sh**?

~m~

Freeduesday

Freedom is the thought

"Behind my outward facing

No-one can see me."

~GC~

Less free than a bird

Rather more free than Tibet

Still, slave to money.

~GC~

Freedom

Friday 5pm

Harsh flourescent lights

Eyes on my computer clock

Freedom is a weekend

~K~

Bophuthatswana

Apartheid era

“Masters of our destiny”

Worth the price, indeed.

~K~

Freedom from Want

Ev’ry year I’m asked

And struggle to compose it

What’s on my wish list?

~K~

Today should be a holiday

Trees and flags have days

But not the end of slav’ry?

Wrong priorities.

~K~

Christmas costs A Lot

"Freedom" comes in many forms

Five-finger discount

~MM~

Broke now, job later

Grad school has another name:

Indentured service

~MM~

Quarter Century -

Now no more pencils or books!

retirement (that's free!)

~JB~

At my desk I sit

Dreaming of the days lost here

New Job? I hope soon

~SA~

***

Thoughts while listening to the Prop 8 Trial

"Freedom to marry."

Well, that sounds swell. Not so much:

"The bonds of marriage."

I'll fight for your right

To marraige, babies, divorce

But first: Are you sure?

Abriged argument

Of the lawyer with gelled hair:

"Haters gotta hate."

~Мир~

***

If You Love Something, Let it Go

Like Golden Shackles,

the weight of choosing weekly

themes has been passed on :o)

~J~

Freedom of Speech

Do I have the right

to shout “Theater!” in the

middle of a fire?

~J~

Grade School Sellout

Never had the guts

to sing, “...the land of the freeeee,

Exceeept for the – slaaaaves”

~J~

What Is Freedom?

Action Born of TRUTH

And a Road Seldom Traveled

by the Multitude

~AI~

"Are you free this weekend?"

Yikes! PacSun schedule:

Friday and Saturday night.

Time to quit, perhaps?

~PM~

Soldiers

Those in uniform

Sacrifice countless freedoms

To ensure us ours

~J~

Open Letter to the Downsized Pundit

The Constitution

shields you from imprisonment,

Not unemployment.

~J~

The Last Oppressed Minority

After too long in

the closet, I'm out and proud:

I write fan fiction!

~Jay+R~

No one to please and

nowhere to be; how I miss

traveling alone.

~E[dot]S~

Thanksgiving ExpereiWednes

Awkward family time

For an ugly holiday.

The pie is good, though.

~CC~

SOLVING SECONDS (The Win-Win Situation)

When your eyes want more,

But your tummy full says no;

Sleep, and dream of food

~J~

Thanksgiving TuExperiences

The Great Cranberry Sauce Debate of 2010

Chilled, room temp, who cares?

Guess I'm no foodie, though, 'cause

I love can wibbles!

~KM~

{b}testing 1 2 3{/b}

Sending from my phone

and not sure how to bold words...

There. Did that do it?

~J~

Before Meets After

My specialties are

Beverages and desserts;

Bookends to the meal

~J~

Minimalist Holiday Travel

Up and down the stairs.

Grocery and hardware stores.

A.M. doorbusters.

~J~

3rd Place is Nice Too, Charlie Brown!

Of his holiday

season specials, Thanksgiving's

my least favorite.

~J~

There's No Place Like 5-7-5

I can't tell you how

happy I was to see this

thread in my inbox.

~m~

Locavore?

Is it "local food"

if I switched continents first?

100 miles from what?

~m~

Travel is really opening my eyes to the world and I'm having a great time and the culture here is so magical and I'm applying to grad school for the Fall

To us, Thanksgiving.

But family, friends, and feasts

are universal.

~m~

It Was Passably Pleasant

Next to the pumpkin

we had a papaya pie.

It wasn't as good.

~m~

Sauce Sorry

The cranberry sauce

debate just makes me jealous.

Boysenberry? Yuck.

~m~

But Seriously / They Make the Best Pumpkin Pies / Yay Patriarchy!

Dinner prepared by

Only Wellesley-Women cooks

Seems so regressive

~P

I Could Really Use / Dumbledore's Powerful Wand / (Amiritenudgenudge)

Which is slower: Trains

(Connecticut to DC)

Or Deathly Hallows?

~P~

Answering Irons / Although Your Type was Not Bold / Attempting it Was

Jimi Hendrix's

Take on HTML tags?

Simply — "Bold is love"

~P~

Turkey Day

Highlight of the meal

is stuffing, sauce, potatoes.

Turkey's a speed bump.

~m~

Agreed on turkey.

No plate space for second rate

since I went veggie.

~E[dot]S~

Freshly baked wheat bread,

covered in honey butter...

This is how I roll.

~J~

Thanksgiving Experiences

The Secret to Mom’s Pumpkin Bread

My cousin asks us

“Why are you guys so obsessed?”

Tons of butter, duh!

~K~

It’s Fine, My Plate’s Still Full

Turkey and gravy?

No thanks, pass the yams and peas!

Veggie Thanksgiving

~K~

Sunday, November 28, 8pm

Ignition turned off

Wall of red brake lights ahead

Traffic: kill me now.

~K~

Eat Eat Eat Eat Drink

Eat Eat Eat Eat Eat Eat Drink

Eat Eat Eat Eat Drink

~MM~

Thanksgiving is fun

But football on Friday rules

My team always wins

~MM~

I weighed one-eighty

Then Thanksgiving came and went

Now I’m one-ninety

~MM~

Rude awakening

First thing on Monday morning

Meeting with my boss

~MM~

My Lunch the Next Day

I Look Forward to the Most

Giant Sandwich, Yum

~S~

Bless you, Kate

I’m honored that my

idea’s taken flight, like a

K.R.P. turkey

~J~

Why the Mac and Cheese Gets Better Every Year

The best recipes

Include a heaping dose of

Improvisation

~J~

Taste to Season

Soooo...cranberry sauce,

Room temperature, right? Not chilled?

C’mon, who’s with me?!

~J~

Done and Done

Monday's lunch heralds

the end of all leftovers -

Perfect "per portions"

~J~

Thanksgiving 2011

Eyes closed, and head bowed,

Holding hands with my wife and

daughter...I give thanks.

~J~

Turkey Grease

Carving the big bird...

(Should I put on an apron?)

on my clean shirt.

~S~

Tradition, Mine

On Poppy’s big chair,

The feast did it’s real job and

I did close my eyes.

~S~

Trifecta, triumvirate, trilogy

Taters, turkey and

sausage stuffing are the best.

Don’t care ‘bout the rest.

~S~

it's been four days, but

food brain lingers: today i

wore clogs to the gym.

~E[dot]S~

it's sad to leave home.

thank god they still serve cookies

on midwest airlines.

~E[dot]S~

come now: ev'ryone

knows the cranberry is served

cold, with can wibbles!

~E[dot]S~

Four Day Weekend

Family, like pie

Is a blessing best enjoyed

In moderation

~Мир~

Meatless Stuffing?

Vegetarians

Ruin stuffing and gravy

For the rest of us

~Мир~

On a Positive Note

Psychologists say

Gratitude makes us happy.

Let's give thanks for thanks.

~Мир~

In Their Defense, sort of...

Fake sausage stuffing

can be really good! Gravy?

I don’t eat gravy.

~J~

Reclaiming the “B” Word (no, the other one)

Friday, unlike most

“Black”-named historical things,

gets positive press

~J~

Family Dining

Home’s where the heart is,

Which explains why Thanksgiving

Often clogs up both

~J~

Post-Thanksgiving Resolution

I will exercise

Tomorrow. Wait, I've got a

Day shift? Never mind.

~Jay-R~

Ode to the Cape Cod Outlet Mall

"Buy one, get two free."

No, that's not a misprint. I'm

Drowning in new boots!

~Jay-R~

Fiber Is for Sissies

Mom's famous stuffing

Has the makeup of concrete.

Yep, I'm sh1++1ing bricks!

~Jay-R~