Jody Reale - ProfilesArchive

About Me

I'm a smart girl who does some dumb things, a mom, and a greeting card magnate. I'm good at writing one-liners and personal essays about dogs, the weather, and my husband's eight-foot-long eyebrow hair. I'm loveably awful at the guitar, and enjoy writing songs about how there was a time when I was able to use the bathroom without being bothered. I love chocolate cake, fireworks, and writing my blog, Kill Your Lunch Hour --not necessarily together. I hate the news, both the televised and print kind. I once grew a goiter big enough to apply for its own COSTCO membership, which wasn't that bad, considering the savings of shopping in bulk and all. I'm a veteran of the '80s, the weird catastrophe/blessing that was the dot-com, dot-bomb, dot-calm economy, and knee surgery. I'm not sure what I'm doing here.
Sincerely,
Jody Reale

My Interests

Using the phrase, "In other news" as a segue between any two statements. Appreciating thinly-veiled hostility, refusing to say the word "panties," feeling self-conscious, and scratching big, dopey dogs behind the ears. Pontificating. Complaining about just having moved for the third time in 18 months. Betting the farm on my dumb luck.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who writes, reads or watches movies and then insists on using quotes from those sources during a serious conversation. Or alternatively, anyone interested in founding an organization called M.O.L.D.--Mothers Opposed to Line Dancing.

Music:

I won't go into specifics, but I like anything that would go over big at a wedding reception (with the exception of the Macarena or the Electric Slide), and pop-ish stuff that's on the sweet and uplifting side, without going as far as Christian rock. Let's just say that if it's the kind of music that an advertising producer would use in a tampon commercial, I'd probably like it. The music, I mean, not necessarily the tampon. On the up side, when I do make it to a concert, I insist on shouting, "More cowbell!" at every opportunity.

Television:

I like the TV show (and movie) Jackass a little too much, Chris Pontius's brilliantly constructed character, Party Boy, in particular. It's simple TV based on physical violence between friends and double-dog dares gone too far, and who doesn't love that?

Books:

Seriously now, Willis, what are you talkin' 'bout? I love all books, even the ones I haven't read, but I hold a special place in my heart for all kinds of zines.

Heroes:

All of my heroes are also Hogan's, but that's just a coincidence.

My Blog

New blog post at Kill Your Lunch Hour

Friends, There's a new post up at the Lunch Hour, the length of which is really more for killing a Ho Ho or a Snickers than a real lunch, but that line about eating dessert first is...
Posted by Jody Reale on Tue, 29 Apr 2008 08:34:00 PST

New post at Kill Your Lunch Hour

Friends, I'm back to my multi-part blog entry ways today with Winter Time Warp: How a Virus Turned February Turned Into April Part Iover at Kill Your Lunch Hour. Come on over. Jody...
Posted by Jody Reale on Mon, 21 Apr 2008 11:04:00 PST

Two new entries at Kill Your Lunch Hour

Friends, Two new short entries are up at the Kill Your Lunch Hour blog. Come on by and bring your comments. Jody...
Posted by Jody Reale on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 11:11:00 PST

Cross-blog

For reasons that have to do with low adventure and a week’s stay at the hospital, the blogging is...flogged over at Kill Your Lunch Hour. I do, however, have a new post up over at Zwaggle,...
Posted by Jody Reale on Tue, 01 Apr 2008 12:50:00 PST

New blog post at Kill Your Lunch Hour: Patry Francis. Period.

Dear Friends, There's a new blog post at Kill Your Lunch Hour, entitled Patry Francis. Period. Please come on over.Love,Jody...
Posted by Jody Reale on Tue, 29 Jan 2008 01:38:00 PST

New post at Kill Your Lunch Hour

Friends, there's a new entry at everyone's favorite blog, Kill Your Lunch Hour. Happy New Year,Jody
Posted by Jody Reale on Tue, 08 Jan 2008 11:05:00 PST

A Very Perry Christmas: a MySpace supplemental blog

Dear MySpace friends, For those of you playing along at home, you're already familiar with my unhealthy fixation on the band Journey. So I couldn't help but watch one of today's featured MySpace vide...
Posted by Jody Reale on Mon, 17 Dec 2007 09:29:00 PST

New posts at Kill Your Lunch Hour

Friends, there are a few new posts up at Kill Your Lunch Hour, including a Thanksgiving entry entitled Thanksgiving is Going to the Dogs. Please come on by. ...
Posted by Jody Reale on Thu, 22 Nov 2007 08:06:00 PST

New blog post at Kill Your Lunch Hour

Friends, there's a new post at Kill Your Lunch Hour, written specifically with preserving your appetite in mind. Come on over to read Grossing Out, Twice Removed. Jody...
Posted by Jody Reale on Wed, 07 Nov 2007 09:52:00 PST

New post at Kill Your Lunch Hour

Friends, Please come on by the Kill Your Lunch Hour blog for a dose of marital bliss. "Boxer Shorts and Black Socks: A Love Story" is fresh off the keyboard. ...
Posted by Jody Reale on Mon, 22 Oct 2007 09:52:00 PST