Parenting Realities!

found these on Facebook this morning and laughed and laughed and then I realized – Shit, that’s my LIFE …

Indie Artist and My Beloved Sister!

Jenny and Me Does June!!!!

Sounds like a great little Porno flick huh?? I know it makes me giggle thinking back to some poorly made flicks that played in the background of high school drinking parties the kids held while their parents were away!

Man, that was my first introduction to the “drunken” side of life!! and some funny freaking memories … maybe I’ll share sometime I have an Extremely Colorful Past and a pretty rainbow of fusion in my current life too!!

HOWEVER -

Jenny and Me Does June is not a pornographic flick!

They are the collaborative genius of two musicians, a man and a woman, who have worked together for years and released their first LP, Neon Halos, in December 2011.

They are a local Jersey group that continues to work and live and write music and perform together! Well lady and gentleman supporters of local artistry, they have quite the schedule in the next month.

If you are natives in the South Jersey area or local to South Philadelphia check them out! If you have plans to travel to the area – schedule a small visit to a performance. Local artistry supports small towns and keeps the culture of home-grown artistry very much alive! It brings business, gives smiles and helps to give back in the smallest of contributions!!!

If you aren’t going to be in the area but want to support them, check out the album, pass along this blog post or share the link.

I know they thank you and probably heart you lots

Jenny and Me Does June

1) Thursday, May 30th: We’ll be playing at The Kove in Audubon as part of the kickoff of this year’s Breastfest. The line-up is pretty flippin’ sweet. We hit the stage around 9:30pm. So come out for a great cause and great local music!

2) Tuesday, June 4th: We’ll be on a sweet co-bill at the North Star Bar (Philly) put together by the very cool Broad Street Music Group. Details to follow but the magic starts around 8pm.

3) Sunday, June 9th: Battle of the Bands at The Rusty Nail in Ardmore, PA, presented by Gorilla Music. $8 advance tickets/$10 door. Show starts at 4pm. There’s about 8 bands and cool prizes for finalists/winners. Audience draw is a biggie so get your tickets today and help cheer us on to victory!
*If you need advance tickets, just let Jenny (or Me) know!*

4) Sunday, June 23rd: Co-bill at Voltage Lounge in Philly, presented by Afton. Doors at 6:15pm, show starts at 6:30pm. $11 advance tickets/$13 door. Get your tickets here:https://tickets.aftonshows.com/jennyme
Use code: JENNY770 to get $3 off the ticket price!
*(offer expires 5/24)*

5) Saturday, June 29th: Woolley Mammoth on South St. (Philly), as part of a supersweet co-bill put together by the fabulous Dani Mari. We hit the stage around 10pm. More details to follow.

P.S. Word on the street is, we may be pulling a bit of an expand-a-band for some of these gigs for maximum awesome.

Crafty!!!!

Good Morning All!!!

Any of you local to the Pa area?? say, Lancaster County Area?

Well, if you are – there is this wonderful young lady that has quite an affinity for hand-made jewelry and is making yet another debut at an upcoming craft show! Here is the show’s information :

 Memorial Day at the Hempfield Fire Department

One of Rosa’s Petals
19 West Main Street
Landisville, PA 17538
From 7am-3pm

 

Now for those of you who may not be local and are spread out across the world!!

Do you like hand-made jewelry? Do you like owning unique creations? If you love to support local artists, I have a local artist you can support!

Her website is One of Rosa’s Petals!!

She will ship to you for a minimal fee with your order!!!

As an artist (of words), I appreciate the support of those around me when we put our craft on display – when we take a risk with our talent and let the world see it - IN ALL ITS GLORY!

With that – give this Gal a chance, check out her website. If a creation catches your eye, purchase if you can. If you know someone who may like what she’s created, then please pass long this post or her web address!!

Thank you Darlings!!! Have a brilliant Saturday!!!

Secret Agent

Do you ever feel like you’re living a double life?

One is seen by many, the other very much alive and clandestine in your mind?

Your life an uneven balance and at any moment you may be discovered?

Do you speak a foreign language? Do you have a lover? Are you Dexter? Are you sinfully sweet and sleep your way across continents?

Is the wine just a little bit sweeter and the dessert more divine?

Is your body perfect and the cars sleek?

Is there nothing you can’t do in this double life? Nothing you miss? Nothing out of place and the possibilities endless?

There is always a good guy and a bad guy? and who gets the girl? Or which girl gets the guy??

I pose this as an invitation into my head. When I write – there are two sides of me. Actually it is more like a “polymorphic, tri-sexual beast that wins, losses, falls in love, falls in lust, escapes chase, births a family, dies in vain, kills for sport and has the best sex ever.”

She goes by Alexandria, Sasha, Trinity, Carina, Naharianna, Vasile, Elazon,Tansory, Lynne to name a few. She is created, timed, calculated, a heathen, a vixen, a heroin, a boy, a half-breed yet determined, a Guardian and the Collective.

I write poetry with men in mind. I write poetry with girls in mind. I write poetry with love in mind. I write with a lot on my mind. Every part of what I’ve lived, of what I’ve breathed, of what I’ve only imagined comes to life in words and worlds still suckling on the teets of infancy, barely breathing but hoping for growth.

So I ask? When you write – are you living a double life? And does your life bleed into reality?

GAME OVER!

I have a million and one things I’d like to write but anger and rage are at the forefront. I am tired of the betrayals of guilty parading around as innocents. I am tired of having to be firm of mouth and hand because it may upset someone else. I am tired of playing nice.

I am what you see – a sinner, far from a saint, tactless and to the point. I am a rabid animal that will eat you if given the chance. I make deals to stay sane and not jump off the deep end and every time you push me, I get closer to the line of discoloration.

I really hate that I am towing that short-tempered tether right now. On Monday, after being verbally assaulted, without provocation, outside of my assigned room – I handed my badge to my boss. Then the girl who is responsible and gives a crap that we work for a place that is running us ragged and allows people with titles to speak to you in such a way – pulled herself together and went and worked 8 hours with the same person who just belittled her, mistreated her and attacked her over something he never addressed 3 days prior.

At the end of the day – I found out the same person who caused me problems three times before was behind this and further more, continued to plant seeds of doubt about my work capabilities to staff.

Today, I said enough.

Tomorrow, I am contacting the proper channels to make this stop, although, I’ve visited this issue three times over the past year. I will never understand the depth of another’s misery that they want to single out and continue to bully and harass people in the work place

This may not end pretty for either of us but I’ve asked you nicely to stop, repeatedly, and now it’s out of my hands.