Karma is a bitch....

1. "Jodi, I have finally forgiven you, ________ told us how when you came to visit us, you told her we were fighting and it just sucked, why would you tell, ________ this?"

2. " A lot of people have been coming around asking me how it is to make out with so many people, they told me you told them, that I make out with a ton of people".

3. "Jodi, Why did you tell____________, that I didn't want him to call me anymore, even though I didn't want him to, that is my business and you should but out".


Welcome to my world. I speak and low friendships crumble. What happened to the art of gossiping, and not running to the person for a clarifyer. Damn it, why, why, why? Why is it that words spoken in context, in fun, in a jovial spirit, get turned around and get me in an awkward conversation, where I have to try to explain my actions, when honestly... I don't even remember saying it. Then my favorite is when I am severely punished for my folley...Can I please, just stop being quoted and misquoted. Seriously. I have been laying lower than I have in the history of my good old 30 years, but I must sure be saying alot, because the natives are not happy. BLAR.

big belly?

Today when I was subbing there was a little guy that was especially huggy. He was a kinder kid. We were leaving the computer lab, and he patted my belly, and said, "you sure got a big belly" so today I worked out. Nothing like a 5 year old commenting on the mid section to make one be hardcore otra vez. PS I don't even think it's big. I think when your five everything looks big. Thank you for the extra motivation, I guess.

Full circle....

I wrote about Boy Jody below. Today I am substituting at my old Elementary. As I was walking to the classroom where I would be teaching the 5th graders, it all came rushing back to me. There was the spot, where Jody asked me out in 4th grade. A flood of memories... sort of. Talk about full circle.

Torpedo and Maximo...

I am giving you my predictions for this year in percents.

1. My two best friends will marry each other after 2+ years of dating (63 percent)

2. I will get into BYU Law School (19 percent)

3. Rita's baby will have tricked us all and be a boy (5 percent)

4. I will win the black out at Fort McDowell Bingo and win the 35,000 dollar Jackpot (.0004 percent)

5. Torpedo and Maximo(the two dogs I hope to adopt) will happen (13 percent)

I guess the marriage has the odds in it favor. Something gotta happen.

"I guess sometimes there just ins't enough rocks" -Forest "I guess sometimes there just isn't enough Kava" -Jodi

"Was it a bad day, or are you just having realizations" -Rita

Yep, it must have been written all over my face.... my sister wanted to go to lunch. I got in the car. The radio song annoyed me, my skin was itchy, I start training as a server soon and I am nervous. Shoot. The funny thing about life, is it always seems like I am at the crossroads, and yet I never seem to get anywhere. I try, I worry, I plan (everyone knows I plan), I try to keep that body tight, I occur debt to make those dreams come true, and yet here I am back at the beginning... trying to decide if I should ask MPS if I can drive for them in the mornings to make a few extra bucks (I drove school bus for 3 and a half years while I went through college). I am nervous about my Law School applications, I feel like I am way too idealistic with the schools I am applying to. I did great on the LSAT, yet that Ricks College year and a half of college madness did a number on my GPA. I am worrying about moving for school, or worse staying here. BLAR. I guess I am just having "realizations" Rita.

I'm in love with Goran from Law and Order CI.

Today we were watching tv at my parents house... and there he was, Jeff Goldblum from "The Incredible Shrinking Woman" and "The Big Chill", and Rita said, "Jodi, didn't you used to think that guy was sexy". Then she proceeded to laugh hysterically. She is definitely my sister, i laugh hysterically when ever i get a chance. Anyways, it got me thinking. I think strange men are attractive, if they play intelligent roles. For example, in my movie star "Who would you rather", guess who is at the top of the list, Goran from Law and Order CI and Elliot Stabler from SVU Law and Order. That is just how I roll. On the flip side, I think I have only dated a man older than me 3x. And have only dated one seriously. If Detective Goran was here, and wanted to hear the missionary discussions, I might fall for the older, older man. Shoot.

On the subject of older men... yesterday i was at my parents again, and the phone rang. I picked it up, and this man asked if "insert my dad's name" lived there. I wasn't born yesterday so I said, "maybe". Then he said, "this ________, would be about 55 years old, his dad was a baseball coach". I said, "keep going". Then he said, "he served his mission in Pennsylvania". At that point I was convinced. So I came clean, and said "yeah, you have found who you are looking for". He told me that his new years resolution is to remake connections. I sent him on his way with my dad's cell phone number.

Dinner tonight, I asked my dad if his mission friend had called him. He said, "yeah, he is going to come visit in a few months"... and all I can think of, is he wants to sell you Amway or Nuskin. Why do I think that, because when ever someone random comes out of the wood work, they have an agenda. I sure am cynical, huh? But my sister Rita, said "Is he single?" As she looked at me, and died laughing". Shoot. Then she said, "sorry Jo, i forgot your so old"... Shoot. She tried to fix it by saying, "I forgot dad was sooo old". Either way blar.










Jeff is sort of sexy....or maybe was. The pictures from the last 20 years, were not that great. Sorry Jeffy.

That'll never be me, that'll never be me, that'll never, ever, never, ever... don't you even think it!!!

Stop being naked in your link up pictures. Remember how i said, "an ex wants to hang out, but I don't think awkardness can ever really die"... well good thing I didn't go through with some reuniting. Because I just looked at his link up picture and there he is with his shirt off, the memo in red at the top of his page said, "new pictures". Nothing like a, "I have no problem posting my unprotected torso, for the web/world to see" mentality to get me all intrigued.

Problem is 2 more random men have sent me messages. One has a normal, "I am wearing a shirt and pants outfit because it is appropriate, yet further down the road there is a chance I might take my shirt off, if we ever are in the ocean or at Big Surf at the same time or I am doing outdoor construction" picture, aka he is fully clothed. Yet the other, has a rather attractive picture of him looking normal, and yet the other picture looks like he is having the time of his life (with his enormous enormous chest, and chiseled abbs) at a gay rave, he even has a yellow arm bracelet (on his bare naked arm to go with his bare naked upper body). Now this gay raver looks good enough to belong where he is, why oh why is he posting this pic on the lds linkup? Just wanted to throw that out.

Do I have issues? Why do I expect my linkster men to all think the way I do? For example, "clothes are important when you are on an lds dating/friendship site". I guess it all comes down to men being visual. Blar, blar we get it. Maybe they are getting confused with what they would want to see (no top) with what I want to see (you wearing a classy shirt, from Mervyns, or Ross, or Walmart). No me inporta, donde su compro tu camisa, pero compre un camisa por favor y hacelo.



Oh PS, my social life is more than what I blog about, in case you were feeling sorry for me. I just gotta protect the privacy of the number one key players. In other words, there is more to life than linkup (i get that) but some of the randomness is just too good to keep to myself.

Resolution Land....

i decided not to start my new years resolutions until Jan. 4th.. I guess that is just how I roll. So with out further delay, this is how the idealistic/realistic mind of Jodi wants her year to be....

1. Learn to dance 3 kinds of dances... Hip hop (like at a club or mormon party) , country swing and Belly (they teach it at the YMCA every Friday night).

2. Complete the P90X series (it's a work out series of tapes, you probably saw the infomercial) Thanks Jimmy for buying it.

3. Learn to kayak really good, sort of hard in Az, but I got dreams of greatness and snow storms in Northern AZ, so the dormant rivers come to life.

4. Build my testimony by increasing the quality of my scripture study.

5. Learn to cook dishes from many countries (this sort of is an anti-resolution to rawsomeness, notice I use the word cook).

6. Only go out to eat once a week, (it is an addiction of mine) unless I gotta date.

7. Run a 4:59 mile, a 2:59:00 marathon and a half iron man in under 5 hours. Woo Doggies, just call me Wonder Woman if I can make these babies happen. Considering the 2nd/3rd from last finish at tuesdays 10k. I gotta a lot of work to do.

8. Document the whole year with pictures and blogging.

9. Complete two book lists. One is by the late Arthur Henry King, called Reading for a Lifetime and the other is the 100 greatest books of the 20th century. Actually if I can just read the entire first list, I would be satisfied... but it is always cool to be an idealist.

What has happened in the last 36 hours.... Surreal.

1. I was given two rose plants from a good friend... it really made me feel special.

2. An ex who used to be super awkward wants to hang out again.... i am not convinced. Does awkwardness ever die?

3. NEW YEARS... ALWAYS MEMORABLE

4. I cleaned my condo, it looks great. Go organized 2008 Barbie(being born again is what it's about).

5. I dj'd last night for about 5 hours. It was sooo fun, because DJ Rome said, "play whatever you want Jodi, I don't even care anymore". You know exactly what that means. TECHNO and obscure 80's. Don't give me the freedom and expect me not to freestyle. I felt old, in a good way.

6.RUSTY AND BRYANT THREW A NEW YEARS BASH... 2 AM-4 THIRTY FOR ME.... BUT I HAD A NEW LEAF TO TURN OVER.

7. It is 2008 and I stayed up until 4 thirty to welcome it in. Yet that didn't stop me start the new year off right. I pulled my ace out of bed to run a 10k. I got 2nd to last and a guy dropped out (does that make me third from last?). But on a positive note, my friend Brendan set a course record. Also my discipline level is being revealed, you see the moment of truth arrived when I knew I could stay in bed and make the excuses or become a champion (one step at a time). I choose to be a champion.

8. I played rock band. I love it, I love it, I love it. I just want to be good, and be in some bands with other like minded, serious about music, folks. I love my friends who keep up on pop culture. I am cooler because you let me chill sometimes. Thanks.

9. Even though it is 2008 and I used this date as a rawsome jumping off point, Since midnight i have eaten 3 sugar cookies, pringles, Candy Cane Joe's( Oreo's with candy canes, i love you) and peanut m and m's . I am out of control.

10. I got resolutions all over the place. In all my planning books, so now I have to compile... you will be privy to the sacred grail soon.

11. Happy New years.... To the best year with friends, family, lovers, great movies we have seen the trailers for but will get to see this year, awesome music that we will love, adventures, babies (my first niece is coming and I can't wait to meet her and ask her about Ruby, Olive, Navy, Violet and Ivory (my future daughters that she has probably just been chilling with), amazing food that I will devour, weddings, missionaries coming home, awesome books to read, new places to visit and dealing with all the crap that will inevitably make the joys so much more sweeter.