jozjozjoz.com

on August 19, 2003

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Thanks for everyone’s comments and input. I really appreciate being able to vent about it, so thanks for indulging me. I usually succeed in living a drama-free life, but every so often, I slip. You can see by reading my archives that I very, very rarely vent about personal stuff, so thanks.

I’m 99.9% over being dissinvited and about 80% over not being told the truth. I’m also about 50% over being mad at myself for allowing myself to get too emotional over any of this. But I don’t hold grudges so I’m sure I’ll be 100% over all of this soon. And to the said “middle man” who is “kind of” mad at me for blogging about this, I’m not mad at you for not telling me… I understand that you were put in an awkward position. I am simply disappointed (and I’d be lying if I didn’t mention a bit hurt) that you felt like you couldn’t tell me the truth. And I’d understand if you are still mad at me for blogging this, but I hope you know I made sure not to name names or to reveal any details. I hope you still know that you can tell me anything in the world and know that I’ll always stand by you.

Now, let’s take the focus away from my dumb drama and welcome tcubed. I love tcubed very much… she is funny, kind, and I am grateful that she is such a good friend and that she wants to contribute to our blog. Her first post is simply great! Please welcome her!

Apples and Oranges

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professoreric

on August 19, 2003

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Because joz is out sick, I am left to my own devices for comradery (msp?) and entertainment. This is what I have been up to. And in my defense I think I am right on this one. What do you think? (�hurl more� to hear my intelligent i.m. conversation with a friend.)
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Call the patent office, I’m registering my DISSINVITATION™ idea first thing in the morning.

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on August 19, 2003

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Here’s the nutshell:
I found out in a very roundabout manner that there will be a party that EVERYONE is invited to but I was SPECIFICALLY not invited to. No details are necessary (and I wouldn’t have been able to go to said party even if I HAD been invited since I have other obligations for that same time), but I really, really, really hated finding out the way I did.

I have asked the person who was told that I wasn’t to be invited & it was confirmed. It was specifically requested that I not be there. I don’t care about not being invited (or even that I’m so hated/despised/unwanted that a specific request was made that I not be there)… I just wished I had been informed directly, instead of finding out in the manner that I did. I wish that I did not have to confront this person stuck in the middle to get the truth… and that people can respect that I can deal with the truth better than I can deal with not knowing/guessing the situation/being told half-truths. And I appreciate that someone was only trying to “spare my feelings,” but I *was* going to find out eventually & my feelings would have been hurt a trillion-fold FURTHER if I had found out after-the-fact that I hadn’t been told the whole truth in the first place. But now that it’s out in the open, I can deal with it & be over it. And I am, mostly.

Which brings me to my fucking brilliant idea (just indulge me, please)…

Seen on IM:
me: At this moment, I’m fantasizing about having an ever sending ~~UNINVITATIONS~~ DISSINVITATIONS™ to people.
me: I’m indulging in evil fantasies
me: Please excuse this momentarily lapse of sanity OutOutBlogger: np
OutOutBlogger: vent on
me: “We are announcing our (event) on (date). Please do us the honor of finding somewhere else to be. Because you’re a piece of shit” [could also be customized: Because we hate your guts. Because you're a smelly cunt. Because you're a fat pig. The possibilities are endless!]
OutOutBlogger: in nice calligraphy
me: Exactly! With an RSVP card
me: That they need to return to tell us where they will be INSTEAD of at our event
me: ha!
OutOutBlogger: me: THINKING evil thoughts is only slightly better than ACTING ON on evil thoughts, isn’t it?
OutOutBlogger: i think it’s much better
OutOutBlogger: healthy, as a matter of fact
me: I think my idea is brilliant
me: But I wouldn’t actually do it, of course
me: But wouldn’t that be much better? If you were going NOT invite someone, to just TELL THEM they weren’t invited?
OutOutBlogger: that’s an interesting idea
me: I’d prefer that
me: the stay-the-fuck-away-o-gram™
OutOutBlogger: that’s very catchy
me: I’d probably get lots of them though. Doh.

I’d still prefer to get a stay-the-fuck-away-o-gram™ instead of finding out the way I did. You?

UPDATE: Response to dj mo fo
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Call the patent office, I’m registering my DISSINVITATION� idea first thing in the morning.

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on August 19, 2003

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Which brings me to my fucking brilliant idea (just indulge me, please)…

Seen on IM:
me: At this moment, I’m fantasizing about having an ever sending ~~UNINVITATIONS~~ DISSINVITATIONS� to people.
me: I’m indulging in evil fantasies
me: Please excuse this momentarily lapse of sanity OutOutBlogger: np
OutOutBlogger: vent on
me: “We are announcing our (event) on (date). Please do us the honor of finding somewhere else to be. Because you’re a piece of shit” [could also be customized: Because we hate your guts. Because you're a smelly cunt. Because you're a fat pig. The possibilities are endless!]
OutOutBlogger: in nice calligraphy
me: Exactly! With an RSVP card
me: That they need to return to tell us where they will be INSTEAD of at our event
me: ha!
OutOutBlogger: me: THINKING evil thoughts is only slightly better than ACTING ON on evil thoughts, isn’t it?
OutOutBlogger: i think it’s much better
OutOutBlogger: healthy, as a matter of fact
me: I think my idea is brilliant
me: But I wouldn’t actually do it, of course
me: But wouldn’t that be much better? If you were going NOT invite someone, to just TELL THEM they weren’t invited?
OutOutBlogger: that’s an interesting idea
me: I’d prefer that
me: the stay-the-fuck-away-o-gram�
OutOutBlogger: that’s very catchy
me: I’d probably get lots of them though. Doh.

I’d still prefer to get a stay-the-fuck-away-o-gram� instead of finding out the way I did. You?

UPDATE: Response to dj mo fo
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First post from tcubed…

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tcubed

on August 19, 2003

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I missed my very first chance to blog last week. jozjozjoz was down…drat. I was at work when the list of 135 (yes, 135) qualified candidates for California governor was released. Of course they only mean qualified in the sense of filling out an application and handing over some money. I personally don’t know where the qualified candidates are.

Anyway, I get to the list and being the civic-minded chick that I am, print it out for the people in my work area. I figure we can educate ourselves when we are bored. OK, I figured it would be good for a laugh, especially since that day seemed like the longest ever created. My co-worker Emily had the list for no more than 6o seconds when she dares me to call Arnold’s phone number. She’ll give me 5 bucks. I don’t take the bait but convince my assistant to do it — as long as it’s on speakerphone. So ensued the following conversation:

Ring, Ring…
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ANOTHER new addition to the jozjozjoz.com network!

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on August 19, 2003

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Our place is small.

Tiny. Not enough seating for more than 2, but thankfully wonderful people still converge upon our small house on Tuesday nights to watch “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” and “Boy Meets Boy.” I’m grateful for this, because I really enjoy having friends over even though they have to sit on the floor or be all MacGyver in creating seating for themselves.

Last Tuesday night, there were 5 of us here… me, yoshi, sharky the kid, professoreric, and tcubed. At the time, tcubed was the only non-jozjozjoz.com-blogger.

We have now rectified the situation and tcubed is the newest addition to the jozjozjoz.com network!

PLEASE WELCOME TCUBED! Her first post is above!

Bah.

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on August 18, 2003

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Mondays suck.

Return to L.A.

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on August 18, 2003

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So we’re back from our weekend in San Francisco.

I heard that there was a bit of blog/server drama and that Sharky & professoreric weren’t able to get online to blog in my absence. I “re-dated” my posts from Friday so that there’s something in the archives for everyday.
Sorry. Thanks to Mike, who seems to have fixed everything (again).

More about our crazy weekend later…

Don’t cheat on Amanda Moore. Don’t try to steal her gf, either!

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on August 17, 2003

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Originally posted 8/15/03:

I don’t know how true this story is, but I just love it. The mental image of this chick punching this dude out makes me want to do the jozjozjoz dance.

Seen on PageSix via OutOutBlogger… of course, here’s a picture of said lesbian model…

LESBIAN BEAUTY STRIKES BACK

SEXY lesbian Vogue covergirl Amanda Moore punched out a man who’s been making time with her girlfriend the other night.
Moore and gorgeous galpal Kate Young, an ex-Vogue staffer, were featured in New York magazine’s Aug. 11 “Sexiest New Yorkers” cover story. She’s not shy about her sexuality. She and Young recently posed for ID magazine while making out.

According to one of their pals, Moore - star of ads for DKNY, Costume National, Plein Sud and others - recently discovered that Young wasn’t being faithful. What’s worse, mutual friends told Moore that Young was being led astray not by another woman, but by a man - a popular player on the indie rock scene who’s also an A&R man for a hipster record label.

Moore found out that her romantic rival is a regular at Union Square hangout Bar 13’s Sunday night “Shout” party. So last weekend she went there looking for him. According to an eyewitness, Moore walked right up to the guy and punched him in the face, sending him to the floor.

When she demanded he apologize for messing with her lady love, he refused and complained about being socked in the kisser. “You deserved it,” Moore hissed. “Now we’re even.”

Our snitch tattles, “She totally embarrassed him in front of all his friends.”

Moore’s sucker-punch apparently had the desired effect. The interloper has backed off and friends are eyeing Moore with newfound respect.

Moore’s agent, Ivan Bart, said he was unaware of the incident, adding, “We don’t comment on our models’ personal lives.”

I’m a slacker

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on August 16, 2003

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What a bad blogsitter I am. I’m SUPPOSED to be guest blogging at Mikey2’s.

If I had been taking care of Mikey2’s fishies, they’d all be doing the backstroke toward the pearly gates of fishie heaven.

Bad Joz! Bad! Bad!

Friday Gratitudes

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on August 15, 2003

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Hooray for:

-Jerk Chicken Friday (aka “007 Commerative Lunch“)
-Trip to SF this weekend
-Mike for letting me freeload server space & for fixing my blog when it gets jacked up.

testing

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mikebdoss

on August 14, 2003

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This is a test entry.

Gah!

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on August 14, 2003

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I don’t know what’s wrong with my blog.

Please forgive the mess as our team of highly skilled technicians (whoever I ~~get~~ beg to fix it) works on the site.

Thank you.

More on former Sparks player Latasha Byears

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on August 14, 2003

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I’m so grossed out by this story. I have cheered for our Sparks. Yoshi and I were at the last championship-winning game at the Staples Center. I’m disgusted that this is probably a true story. And no, I don’t know where the photos of this incident exist. And I’m not going to look for them. That’s sick and wrong.

I’m just grateful I don’t own a jersey with “Byears” on it. (Not that I’m a jersey-wearing kind of gal, for that matter.)
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Ex-Sparks player investigated in alleged sexual assault
Posted: Thursday August 14, 2003 1:25 AM

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Former WNBA player Latasha Byears, who helped the Los Angeles Sparks to two league championships, is under investigation for allegedly sexually assaulting a former teammate, a television station reported.
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The Professor scores free food for the office!

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on August 14, 2003

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Check out the memo I just got in the inbox! Free Jamaican Jerk Chicken due to professoreric’s hard work! Is it ironic that the Professor will not be able to enjoy the meal because he’s a vegetarian?

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From: Eric
Subj: Don’t bring your lunch tomorrow!

Hello Office Family,

As part of Jamaican History Month, I have arranged to have lunch prepared for us tomorrow, so don’t bring your lunches, but do bring your Tupperware. (ok, I don’t think it is really Jamaican history month, don’t even think there is such a thing. but the rest is true.) Feel free to ask me for the menu to prepare yourself for the treats that will arrive at approximately noon tomorrow. This guy is a potential lead, and is excited to convince us with free food. who am I to say no? Just thought you should all have the heads up on this one. Let’s hope he gives the word “jerk” the positive spin he is trying to with us…

The ever so diligent P.A.,
-Eric

UPDATE: Our boss man can be really brilliant sometimes. Check out his reply to professoreric’s memo:

It sounds like a deliciously resourceful idea to me. Since the early James Bond books were written in Jamaica, we can call it our 007 Commemorative Lunch.

another scoop from the shark

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sharky the kid

on August 14, 2003

in :: sharky the kid post ::

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With all the info that’s coming into my life lately, I’m wondering if I should become a entertainment reporter - but not one of those scum of the earth tabloid rags like the enquirer or daily mirror or?? Yuck - I’d rather become that Billy guy on Access Hollywood or Ryan Seacreast (gay men’s posterchild). Oh wait, he’ says he’s not gay. Coulda fooled me! *wink*

Anyhow, there is a certain athlete that has been in the news lately… a lot … and when having lunch with a good friend of mine who’s hubby works in the sports world gave me a scoop on the rumblings around the water cooler.
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jozjozjoz being jozjozjoz

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yoshi!

on August 13, 2003

in yoshi

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i’ve got to get a digital camera and permanently attach it to my arm. that way, i could snap pictures of jozjozjoz in her daily routine, spilling coffee on her chest, doing the jozjozjoz dance, and generally providing the much needed comic relief in our lives.

last week, sharky came over to hang out. jozjozjoz, being the good hostess, was making edamame for us to snack on as we watched tv. we usually buy the giant bag of edamame from costco which has a ziploc top. does anyone see where i’m going with this?
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First Kobe, then this.

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on August 13, 2003

Former Sparks Player Investigated For Allegedly Sexual Assaulting Teammate
Player Allegedly Raped By Attackers With Suspect

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UPDATED: 9:58 a.m. PDT August 13, 2003

LOS ANGELES — Authorities are investigating a former Los Angeles Sparks player for allegations she sexually assaulted a teammate, according to media reports.

An active investigation is under way against Latasha Byears, according to the Los Angeles County District Attorney’s Office. No charges have been filed, but arrests are reportedly imminent.
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Boss mans interpretation of Bjork:

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professoreric

on August 12, 2003

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“She sounds very European”

“like she’s from the 1960’s or 70’s in Spain or Italy”

“it sounds dramatic, but I cant understand a word she says. I think she says “emergency” in one song though…”

“I look forward to taking a listen to some more of her works in the near future…” (was that a hint for a burned c.d? hmmmm…)

he then preceded to ask me “who my favorite dessert island people were” to which I gave him a funny look, thinking he was looking for me to say something anthropological. My answer would have been, having grown up in New England and living par time in Maine, the my favorite would have to be the people of Mount Desert Island, near Acadia National Park. They are such a pleasant people. But he was asking me if I was stuck on a deserted island which 3 musical artists would I want to have the music of with me. First off I like that this island is deserted, yet has electricity or an endless supply of environmentally friendly disposable batteries, along with the sound system this island apparently has. Secondly if I had enough time to prepare my musical preferences before being stranded, I probably would have also made plans for my rescue.

Anyway, I told him that I am not sure how to make a decision like that, and he told me to just choose the first 3 that came to the top of my head. So hastily decided, my choices were 1: Bjork (of course) 2: Belle and Sebastian 3: Cibo Matto. When I turned the question around on him, he couldn’t decide, got disinterested with the conversation and wandered off. This is what Joz and I put up with all day long. We are martyrs really… Behold the glory of our suffering.

Sitting at my desk at lunch…

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on August 12, 2003

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… and eating mild provolone cheese.

It’s stinky.

UPDATE: And listening to my boss listen to the Bjork CD that professoreric gave him this morning. He just turned it up. It’s amusing me to no end that our boss is listening to Bjork.

Sharky scooped out.com!

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on August 12, 2003

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You heard it (where Jai was this weekend) from Sharky here first!

You heard it LATER at out.com!

(Thanks to OutOutBlogger for the link.)
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EXCLUSIVE Genevieve Gallen & Verne Troyer photo

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on August 12, 2003

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As previously mentioned, Genevieve Gallen was nice enough to provide exclusive content for jozjozjoz.com!

Here is a photo of Genevieve with Verne in a limo. Isn’t it a great picture of a handsome couple?

Genevieve and Verne in a limo!

I’ll have to ask Genevieve when this was taken and for what event.

UPDATE: Stop making fun of the watermark! Out of respect that this is a personal snapshot, I had to make it as unphotoshoppable as possible without making it impossible to see them.
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Headed up to SF this weekend

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on August 12, 2003

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I decided at the last minute that I was going to go up north for the weekend.

I know that I’ll be free Saturday night. I am hoping to see a few friends while I’m up north, as I don’t have as much time to travel anymore.

Let me know if you want to hang out. Or not.

I think it’s insanely funny…

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on August 11, 2003

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…that because I keep talking about “Queer Eye” at work, my boss is going to set his TiVo for that show so he’ll “know what I’m babbling about all day…”

Hmmm… maybe that’s a bad thing.

Speechless!

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on August 11, 2003