The Author:

Hi. I’m Jamelah (rhymes with tequila). I am a scholar:

I live in Michigan, that mitten-shaped state. Living in Michigan means that I have a lot of sweaters (we have winter roughly from November through May) and I call it “pop.” I maintain that people who laugh and say “You mean soda” are fascists.

I have strong opinions about sugar, the foods in which blueberries do and do not belong, and milk. I have to be in the right mood for broccoli. I’m pretty open-minded about bacon.

I got sent to the principal’s office a lot when I was a kid. I have a very overactive imagination and I cannot sit still. I love shoes but I’m barefoot at least 75% of the time. Sometimes when I’m intimidated by someone, I picture that person’s O-face, and all intimidation goes away. Try it. It totally works.

I like to read and write and take pictures and make jewelry and play outside with my dog.

I do not like raisins.

If you really really want to know a lot about me, more than could even be considered remotely necessary, here is the requisite 100 Things post.

The Site:

I’ve had a personal website in one form or another since 1996 or so, but began blogging in earnest in 2002. The blog that existed from 2002 through mid-September 2008 is now gone, thanks to some technical difficulty and my love of the Delete button. In short, after six-plus years, it’s like I’m a brand new blogger all over again.

The best way to describe what happens here at this blog is that I write about stuff. I tend to lean toward observational humor but sometimes I am just not funny at all. And so it goes.

I use WordPress for content management and Feedburner to handle the RSS thingamajig whatsits. I used to design websites for fun (I never promised I wasn’t a little odd) but am now content to use pre-made templates and modify them to my liking. I do still design all header images myself, because that’s what all the cool kids do. Well, the cool kids and me.

Contact:

You may contact me by leaving comments on individual posts or by sending an e-mail to jamelah dot earle at gmail dot com. I guess I should be honest and tell you that over the years I have become somewhat unpredictable in my e-mail-replying habits and I may or may not respond. Please don’t take it personally, though, because it’s not you. It’s me. But if you have something to say or a question about how I did this or that or how I manage to get my hair to be so awesomely shiny, I’d love to hear from you.

Thanks for dropping by. You’re swell.