Jenna's House of Idiosyncrasies Version 10.0 [Focus.]

There is not much to report this year, but this is a Christmas tradition. Read More »

I do this every year, (or, at least, every year since 2003) and it is absolutely compulsory.

As in years past, I must preface this with a warning to not proceed if you have delicate sensibilities. I would say, though, that overall, I've been especially good this year. Read More »

Next week I'm traveling to Boston with my parents see my sister, Sarah, graduate college. My parents have rented a minivan for the occasion. I can promise you that even with the current price of gas, going by automobile is much less stressful than trying to convince my father to fly; not to mention the general farce that is the airline industry these days.

The big downside to driving is I can't get drunk and doze off.

Sarah and I are discussing the upcoming trip, in which my father, my mother and I will be trapped in a rented Kia minivan together for hours on end.

“That is going to be really entertaining; I wish I could be there.”

“Well, maybe I'll have to take notes.” I laugh. “You know, they've talked about putting me down as one of the drivers, so that should be interesting.”

Sarah pauses a moment, then says in a slightly serious tone, “Now I'm picturing you driving a minivan.
“It's a pretty disturbing image.”

Happy birthday to the kindest, smartest, funniest and most talented little sister a woman could have. I love you, Sarah.

We do this every year. Frank, R-rated discussion of friends, drinking, sex, music, money, illness, politics, and many other subjects follow. If you are a sensitive, delicate flower, I suggest you go elsewhere. Particularly if you are over 50 (if you baby boomers proceed anyway, I'll bear no responsibility for possible heart attacks). Read More »

Singing the Beatles' “Blackbird” to myself softly in the Sam Deeds arranged style; going through old parts of my flickr for no reason and remembering things I had forgotten; Sarah Tollerson's solo performance giving me goosebumps; hanging out with Maggs, who comes to my bar just to see me; Happy Hour with Matt and Chris, who throw things a lot; Happy Hour with Ripley, who can pop it with the best of em, and who queued up my song without me asking; hanging out with Zach, who I've missed dearly; making a Happy Birthday video to send to Abie; all of Brett's damn enthusiasm; Stephanie adjusting my shirt to show more of my breasts, despite my insistence that maybe that button should stay buttoned; finding out I can go a damn long time without eating a thing as long as I keep drinking and smoking (breakfast of champions!)

“For those of you who don't know, the man standing in the back is my father, Thom Tollerson”, [pauses as everyone who knows and loves Thom applauds], “and he taught me everything I know, including how to wear a skirt.” - Sarah Tollerson

106 West is open once again, ready to provide musical entertainment to the greater Winder area. Here are some pictures of the opening event last night. Also check out the extremely talented bands who rocked the house for us - Sarah Tollerson & the Big Fantastic, Mike Willis & the Escape Artists, and Leaving Araby.

Sarah (9:59:30 PM): so [your photos] will be famous!
Sarah (9:59:50 PM): unless you don't want fame and glory
Sarah (9:59:51 PM): brb

Sarah (12:37:28 AM): by the way...
Sarah (12:37:35 AM): I've been meaning to tell you this story FOREVER
Sarah (12:37:37 AM): you're gonna love it
Jen (12:37:54 AM): ouuu
Sarah (12:39:03 AM): Bain, Rivers, and Mike all told this story to me seperately... they were talking about how they just discovered flickr, and they were backstage at the 40 watt after the show checking it out
Sarah (12:39:12 AM): and they looked for bain mattox tags and they saw your photos
Sarah (12:39:36 AM): and they were trying to figure out when it was from, then they realized it was from like 30 minutes earlier and were just floored haha
Jen (12:40:16 AM): HAHAHA
Jen (12:40:18 AM): AWESOME
Jen (12:40:33 AM): that is totally freakin awesome
Sarah (12:40:48 AM): I knew you'd love it
Jen (12:41:37 AM): dude... that makes my entire day
Jen (12:42:07 AM): also it cracks me up they all had to tell you
Sarah (12:42:19 AM): yeah I know, really funny
Sarah (12:42:23 AM): it obviously made an impact haha

Why are we posting this? Because Sarah is AWESOME.

Originally uploaded by Sayruh.

this is what it looked like outside the front door of my building on the first day of class

(a poem by sarah tollerson, continued in the photos below)

on the stairs

in my hair

I had to wear long john underwear

'Nuff said.