upon my recommendation.
in Funny Stuff, Thoughts and Feelings, photography
as America, band, band of thieves, blah, blog, dance, dance experience, google, google image, google images, merry makers, Shane, something, South Africa, university of pretoria
So, this is Shane. 
If you recall, he is in a band with me. We call ourselves the paper janes. We call ourselves this because it is our name. And in this band we play music. We deliberated over different kinds of bands–say, a band of thieves or a band of merry makers, but thought that would require more than just two of us, so we decided against those particular kinds of bands. We also considered starting a dance company instead, but then we remembered that Shane doesn’t have what one would call a ton of dance experience, so we figured it would be safer to stick to something we both know.
Anyway.
Shane is currently in South Africa. Allegedly, he is going to school. This is yet to be proven. Although, if you go to his blog, you will find a picture of one school building. The picture looks suspiciously like any old google image, but I suppose he would say this is proof that he is, in fact, going to school.
I have told him that we have plenty of schools right here in America, but apparently Shane wants to live a life full of adventure and learn about other cultures and make new friends and grow and be brave and live a story that is worth telling and blah blah blah Shane, if you didn’t want to be in a band anymore, you could have just said something instead of running off to South Africa to “go to school.”
Ahem.
But my point is that Shane has started a blog. And you should go read it, if for no other reason than to see some of those google images of the University of Pretoria pictures of his school out there.
Actually, the truth is that I am totally proud of Shane for living life the way he does. And I like all of you who read this here blog, so I wanted to let you in on a new blog that’s pretty rockin’.
today.
in Performance, Thoughts and Feelings
as brother josh, business, colored pencils, home, Josh, prehistoric birds, rain, rain boots, Shane, today, tomorrow, yellow rain
Today was spent in the business of pilates and baking and peanut butter tasting.
It was waking up from a dream that involved large prehistoric birds, tigers in tree-cages, and a good friend who dropped me off; I felt alone and scared, but upon a closer look I noticed that I was actually home and there was no sign of the birds or the tigers anymore.
Today was fingers all stained from colored pencils cause I’m making a picture again.
It was filling my thirsty car up once again while quietly observing a drug deal to my left. I tried to pretend like I didn’t notice, just in case they minded.
Today was painting my toenails a pretty minty blue and subsequently planning on wearing flip-flops tomorrow so that the world can see this fete on my feet. Ha.
It was running to meet someone in the rain and, sure, being glad that the earth was finally getting watered, but also not minding the fact that I had a reason to wear my yellow rain boots.
Today was playing a show with Shane; singing songs that mean something so good, I think; passing the time but not wasting a second of it, because yes, it’s that precious. It was seeing my family–every one of the original Latshaws and then some–listening to us from among the crowd. And then my brother Josh, telling me that he’s gonna have to remix our rap, cause he’s gotta put some ke$ha all over it.
It was getting home late, heart full and happy and needing to bake just a little more because there’s another party tomorrow. But first there’s church, which leads me to now–this business of sleeping so that I can then get up and get to church.
Because today is now tomorrow.
when we talk and see what happens and find that it’s good.
in Loved Ones, Thoughts and Feelings
as awe, butter, chunks, drizzle, fine, macaroni, macaroni and cheese, meander, night, part, Shane
Tonight I made late night macaroni and cheese for some lovely friends. It was nice; lots of laughter and help surrounded me. The very last part of the recipe called for butter to be “sprinkled” on top of the rest of the ingredients. I wondered how to do that, exactly. Which is why my friends [...]
oh, man.
in Funny Stuff, Performance, Thoughts and Feelings
as american idioms, brother jonathan, chicken, cut, Delaware, dress rehearsal, Esther, fancy footwork, head, Henry VIII, jonathan, king henry viii, Pat, rehearsal, Shane, Tim Gunn, week
One time I overheard my mom trying to use that old expression, “running around like a chicken with its head cut off.” And I know. It’s not the most poetic of our American idioms. But my mom failed to mention the chicken, and so she simply told someone that she was “running around with HER [...]
I will no longer judge the frogs.
in I Lift My Eyes Up, Thoughts and Feelings
as boiling pot, dangerous temperatures, fact, frog, love, nick of time, pillow, recording music, Shane, something, sweeter sound
Shane is drumming. Pat is engineering. I am sitting on a pillow. And collectively? We are recording music. Oh man, I’m working hard; I’ll let you know how the pillow sounds with these particular microphones. On to something else now. Like frogs. Particularly, how they get boiled alive sometimes, not even realizing that the water [...]
a few days’ worth of pics and words.
in Funny Stuff, Loved Ones, Performance, photography
as blur, boi, card, Don, janes, Jase, Jason, purse, Shane, sleep, Summer Molestice, ton, Yep
This weekend was a blur, I think. A beautiful blur, but still. I didn’t get a ton of sleep. I have many pictures here, but none of them are of me sleeping because, right: I didn’t get a ton of sleep. Too bad, because you know how I love to post pics of me sleeping. [...]
ridiculousness.
in Thoughts and Feelings
as air, bandz, Cape Henlopen, conditioning, cool air, double edged sword, freezing, God, jenna, ocean, pestle, s rays, season finale of 24, Shane, something, sort, world
I am ridiculous. I mean rolling-out-dough-at-3:30-in-the-morning ridiculous. And as if that isn’t ridiculous enough, please bear in mind that I was rolling out dough with some sort of tool that, as far as I can guess, is used to crush pills. The word that comes to mind is pestle but I could be making that [...]
thoughts and a song for you tonight.
in Funny Stuff, MP3, Performance, Thoughts and Feelings
as bathroom, Fair Hill, God, Guy, hold ups, Jesus, Shane, song, time, uofd, warm weather, way, weather, weather baby, weather reports
I think that I like weather reports very much because, in a way, they are a small glimpse of what my life will look like in the future. And yes, I realize it’s the very near future–and a faulty prediction at that. But, still. At least when the ladies gather round me in the church [...]
My name is Jessica and this is a nice, quiet space that I like to cram with words.
