the online journal of jordan e.

I'm wishing you all a very merry Christmas and a happy new year. I just entered a contest in which I had to offer my suggestions for making the holidays more luxurious. So I'll leave you with my recommendations: Use the word "delectable" at least twice during your Christmas meal. Wear velvet underwear. Sing carols in vibrato.
Have a wonderful holiday!

posted by Jordan @ 10:22 fm

new ulm

I spent last weekend with Asa visiting his family in the lovely neighborhood of New Ulm. With buildings like this one, stores filled with spaetzle, rotkraut and lebkuchen, and a brewery tucked into the hill, you can't help but feel a little deutsch here. His parents, however, have made their home outside the city limits in the farm country where they can roost their two goats, Pearl and Escondida.
It was really a lovely time - mostly because his parents were so warm and welcoming. They didn't grill me on politics. They didn't ask for my thoughts on natural childbirth. They didn't force me to bathe a goat. Okay, so I did have to turn down an offer for what I imagined would be an awkward massage (his mom is a massage therapist), but that's about as weird as it got. Other than that, we explored New Ulm a bit, shopped for a new coat for Asa and hung out at their home. It was so comfortable and friendly that I honestly felt blessed when we waved goodbye Sunday night.

posted by Jordan @ 11:29 fm

to fill in the gaps
1. Name as it appears on birth certificate: dame jordan elizabeth
2. Are you married? nope.
3. Piercing: one in each ear. i was also skewered by a toothpick in the foot a couple of years ago.
4. Eye color: a mishmash shade of cyan
5. Place of birth: mora, mn. where dala horses hang on lampposts and grandma shops at reichel's.
6. Favorite food: a good thai curry
7. Ever been to Africa? no, though I so desire to go to south africa
8. Ever been toilet papering? those precious rolls of charmin have just one purpose in my mind
9. Love someone so much it made you cry? yes. and then I called kara and we sang two part harmony to "yummy, yummy, yummy, I've got love in my tummy"
10. Been in a car accident? Not really. Just a little rendezvous with a mailbox and a cart corral and a little old lady on rollarskates
11. Croutons or bacon bits? I prefer gizzards
12. Favorite day of the week: friday
13. Favorite restaurants: sawatdee, a naetsu groesum (this vegetarian joint in reyjkavik, iceland), india palace
14. Favorite flower: pink peonies
15. Favorite sport to watch: jonah and jake playing girltalk
16. Favorite Drink: water. eight glasses a day does the trick.
17. Favorite Ice cream: toasted almond fudge is magical
18. Disney or Warner Bros? poop on both
19. Favorite fast food restaurant: the deli of the whole foods coop, my tender tummy can't handle the grissel and grease elsewhere
20. What color is your bedroom carpet? I dare say, I don't have any bedroom carpet, just brown wood
21. How many times did you fail your driver's test? not once. Sir crabby/crappypants did rip me a new one after a few minor mistakes, but he still forked over the license. sucker.
22. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? Ikea
23. What was the last movie you saw? last decent movie? Neo, an icelandic film
24. What was the last book you read? Power Healing by John Wimber
25. What do you most often do when you are bored? daydream about ponies, sunshine and applesauce
26. Bedtime? I'm always in bed by 8:30. or so.
27. Favorite TV shows: dang. i don't watch much tv. i used to be a fan of bbc's changing rooms and keeping up appearances
28. Last person you went out to dinner with: my family and asa
29. Favorite car: 1990 dodge dynasty (rest in peace my beloved meal on wheels)
30. What are you listening to right now? a penny whistle in my nose
31. What is your favorite color? I rather fancy pinks, greens and blues
32. Lake, Ocean or river? lake superior makes my heart happy
33. How many tattoos do you have? besides the lifesize face of bob saget on my back, none

posted by Jordan @ 4:26 em

We are in the midst of our first major snowfall of the winter. Snowy cars, creeping traffic, squeaky shoes, spinning tires. It sort of makes you want to bake a batch of spritz cookies, watch It's a Wonderful Life and pat your mailman on the head and call him "Mr. Nubbins." Instead, I am at work copying papers and wishing late starts and snow days still worked for office jobs.

posted by Jordan @ 10:30 fm