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Blog – Page 9 – Jen Kirchner

Oversharing, Q&A, and the Next Vote Your Adventure

  • Posted by mark
  • On June 23, 2013
  • 6 Comments
Jen considering oversharing Previously, I confessed that I’m not comfortable talking about myself. I had a personal blog for a long time, but the things I would write on it were only interesting to my mom. Come to think of it, they may not have been interesting for her, either. Plus, when I share personal things, I feel as if I overshare. There seems to be no point to my personal stories; they are neither entertaining nor informative. I could try to direct the stories so that there’s a lesson at the end, like Aesop’s Fables, but that’s too difficult and takes too long, and I don’t feel that my role in our relationship is to tell you what your morals should be. So, when I sit down to blog, I try to write things that I want to read. Like many folks, I have a full-time office job; comic vignettes help to break up the monotony of my day. There's a point to this, so bear with me. This is sort of an apology. My blog doesn’t look like many others, and for that I am fiercely proud and wholly embarrassed at the same time. I’m sure people come here and are immediately confused. Maybe even put off. Of course, there are no rules about blog content, and I'm sure most people don't have any expectations prior to visiting, but I imagine some are confused or surprised. And for that I’m sorry. Also not sorry.
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Better with Plissken: Escape from the Black Pearl!

  • Posted by mark
  • On May 20, 2013
  • 3 Comments
Snake Plissken - Escape from the Black Pearl! It was brought to my attention that we're way overdue for another Better with Predator segment, where I rewrite an unlikely story or movie by adding Predator. (Many thanks to Wikipedia, whose movie plot entries are incredibly helpful!) At the same time, my partner-in-crime, Angela Wallace, chooses the same story but puts her take on it by My-Little-Pony-ifying it. Whether we're improving these stories or not is anyone's guess, but it's at least a hell of a good time. However, since we're still rocking and rolling along with Snake Plissken Month, I've done a little switch on my end. Instead of Predator, we're dropping Snake Plissken in. Or hang gliding him in. Or one-man submersible-ing him in. You get the picture.
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Mad Mashup/Happy Mother’s Day: Snake Plissken Style

  • Posted by mark
  • On May 12, 2013
  • 0 Comments
Snake Plissken Mother's Day Card Happy Mother's Day to all our mothers out there, and happy Snake Plissken Month! I hope everyone's feathered hair is holding up. Last week we started a Mad Mashup, which is our version of "Mad Libs." But in honor of Snake Plissken Month, we Snake-d it. Snake-ified?
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Mad Mashup – Snake Plissken Style

  • Posted by mark
  • On May 6, 2013
  • 17 Comments
Plissken Demotivational Welcome back to Snake Plissken Month, where it's all Snake, all the time. Which you probably gathered by the name, "Snake Plissken Month." I'm so subtle. Anyway, this week we're going to continue Snake Plissken Month with a little group participation in our very own Plissken-themed Mad Mashup!
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