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Sweet Mother’s Shout Out to J&T

Sweet Mother wrote a post about me, and I loved it so much I almost cried. Almost. I’m not a sissy. PLEASE check it out, and make sure to follow SM. She’s a blogging rockstar.

Sweet Mother

First a note: Happy Mother’s day to all, from your favorite CHILDLESS MOMMY BLOGGER, ME! Second, I know a lot of you have given me some great awards and I have not, as of yet, had time to respond to them, but I promise I will in some way. So, thank you and know that a “fun with awards” type post is on the way.

Now on to the important stuff. Today I would like to introduce this week’s reggie. I call her, “the blogger who I would most like to have drinks with.” (There are a lot of you who fall into that category, but this girl is way high up on that list…) Maybe it’s the title of her blog that makes me feel particularly boozy when I think of her or maybe it’s just her darned hilarious commentary. Every time this blogger stops by my blog…

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Categories Guest Posts, Honor Roll, Team Tonic

And The Winner Is…

10 May

E-mail me, yo: SipsofJenandTonic@gmail.com

Thanks again you sexy beasts!

Tags: contest, jen and tonic, my blog has pimp status and I have you guys to thank, My subscribers are sexy, sips of jen and tonic, team tonic

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Categories Milestones, Team Tonic

Music Monday #4: 90’s

7 May

Credit: KXRT

The 90’s was such a glorious decade. My youngest sister was born in the 90’s. I started junior high and became a social leper in the 90’s. I came home past curfew and got into trouble with my parents in the 90’s. I went through a phase where I wore pirate-y outfits and had a lesbian haircut in the 90’s. I was a ridiculously moody teenager for a better part of the 90’s.

“So Jen, it’s really great that you love the 90’s, and that you enjoy looking like a pirate, but can you get to the point of this Music Monday post already?”

You guys are so impatient.

Something else that really stood out about that decade was the music. If the names Babyface, TLC, Janet Jackson or Boyz II Men mean anything to you, you’ll want to keep reading. If not, you better educate yourself. No, I’m not kidding. Go to a library and read a book or something.

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Categories Music Monday

Troublemaker: Anette

6 May

As many of you may remember, I was recently given the honor of being Le Clown’s assistant for a week. This entailed writing a short post about him which I thought honored him in the way that someone of such magnificence deserved. I had so much fun with it, and was excited when Anette over at Ink. said she’d be interested in “hanging out” with me as well.

I loved this idea. Love. Lovey love love. I’m always looking for new ways to connect with my readers, and what better way than to cavort around the greater Portland area creating mischief with them? And so, a new series was born: Team Tonic’s Troublemakers.

Even though Le Clown was a blast to be around (you’ll always be my first!) I must confess that it was nice having some girl time.

We decided we wanted to look cute and sporty (we didn’t actually want to work out) so we went to the Old Navy sale:

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Tags: anette hermann, humor, I hate breaded meat, I want to take my vajayjay on a vacation, ink., talking crap, team tonic, team tonic's troublemakers, tossing a frisbee, whore makeup, women getting their periods together

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Categories Team Tonic's Troublemakers

Thanks Team Tonic!

29 Apr

Expats Post: http://expatspost.com/category/columns/sips-of-jen-and-tonic/

Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/jandtonic

Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/jandtonic

Le Clown’s Bloggy Blog: http://clownonfire.wordpress.com/

Le Clown’s Facebook Page: http://www.facebook.com/AClownOnFire

Thanks again everyone!!

Tags: a clown on fire, honor roll, jen and tonic, le clown, milestone, sips of jen and tonic, wordpress

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Categories Milestones, Team Tonic

Le Tonic on Fire

25 Apr

As many of you may have noticed, I am really awesome. I’m talking the kind of awesome that makes people want to print out my picture and put it in their wallets. This means others are constantly asking me for my autograph, naming their firstborn after me, and giving me blog awards.

Le Clown, a fellow WordPresser and all around sexy beast, recently gave me an award because I left a very dignified comment about farts on his blog. I got a cool Clown on Fire badge (which you can find under “Tonic’s Haunts” on the right side of my homepage) which I was to distribute around the internet at leisure.

Unfortunately, WordPress was being a major player hater, and wouldn’t let me sprinkle clown dust everywhere. Le Clown, not one to let a little thing like HTML blockage stop him, came up with a new plan. I was to act as his personal blog assistant as well as write a blog post about him. How convenient that this all worked out in his favor.

I must admit, being his right-hand (wo)man was actually really fun!

We answered a few e-mails together:

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Tags: blog awards, clown on fire, dropping a deuce, humor, jen and tonic, le magnificent clown, sips of jen and tonic, wordpress is a player hater

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Categories Fun Times, Honor Roll, Team Tonic's Troublemakers

How About We…

19 Apr

A lot has happened in the world of dating since I went off the market. I recently wrote about Yoke which is a social application that helps singles find dates through Facebook. Now I’ve stumbled on a site called HowAboutWe which allows people to post short blurbs of things they’d like to do on a date. Another user can see some basic information about you, the date you’d like to go on, and can can then send a message to arrange the outing.

As someone who not only has an undiagnosed case of Attention Deficit Disorder, but is also the laziest dater known to mankind, this appeals to my senses. I don’t want to answer philosophical questions about myself, or update my profile with information on the last great meal I ate. Hell, I barely want to brush my hair before taking a default picture. I just want to look at photos and decide who would be least likely to reject me if I tried to have sexy times with them.

When you login to the site you get a list of matches, and their meetup ideas.

Credit: The sexy portland singles on HowAboutWe.com

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Tags: arm wrestle toddlers, courtney stodden tweets, dating, dress up your penis like Abraham Lincoln, get drunk and hold your hair, How About We, HowAboutWe, I have a really bad STD, I jiggle even after I've stopped moving, I'm an unholy eyesore, online dating is so much fun

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Categories Misc., Relationships

Viciously Sweet: Jen and Tonic Edition

17 Apr

There are three reasons you need to hop on over to Viciously Sweet’s blog:

(1) She has amazing illustrations that just make life better

(2) She blogs about the professional knowledge her coworker, Eric, drops on the office. You don’t want to miss his nuggets of wisdom.

(3) This post features toast, talk of Jon Hamm’s sexiness, and a picture that makes me appear 100 times better looking than I do in real life.

Viva Viciously Sweet!

Viciously Sweet

Since my return to the internet. I have not even come close to catching up on all the things I’ve missed.

But whilst perusing some of the internets I particularly love I found that Jen from Sips Of Jen and Tonic made a fabulous post about Sakura-Con. And where I have not Con’d in a while I still appreciate it. Read her post here.

And Then when I scrolled down the page of her post I feel like I met my destiny. To clarify she did not have a strikingly handsome picture of Jon Hamm posted on her site… what she did have is a picture of a glorious Toast costume.

And it was like this kismet moment that only happens in a Meg Ryan movie. I just knew that someday I needed to be dressed like a toast. That toast is my Sleepless in Seattle, it is my…

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Categories Guest Posts, Misc.

Music Monday #3: Marina and the Diamonds

16 Apr

This edition of Music Monday post is going to be a little different from the previous ones I posted. In those, I outlined a list of songs I had listened to while getting my blogging on. This week, I want to highlight an artist whose altar I am worshiping at hardcore right now. Move over fellas, I’ve got a new lady in my life, and her name is Marina.

Credit: Marinaandthediamonds.com

I had heard of Marina and the Diamonds from reading trashy online gossip sites (don’t you dare judge me) but had never actually listened to her music until a few weeks ago. It was late at night, and I was surfing YouTube and clicking on the suggested videos that appear on the right side, and landed on one of her songs. Hearing her music for the first time was like….a million little rockets going off in my head.

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Tags: aimee mann, bon iver, fear and loathing, fleetwood mac, hollywood, If you're reading these tags I love you, james taylor, marina and the diamonds, primadonna, radioactive, shampain, sia, the bravery, three dog night

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Categories Music Monday

A Crappy Post for Sweet Mother

14 Apr

Anyone who has followed my writing for awhile knows that I love to delve into the deepest parts of myself. I’m not talking about tapping into my innermost thoughts and feelings– we all know I’m dead inside. I’m referring to my affinity for discussing those things that take place in the parts of our bodies which only certified medical professionals (and aliens on a probing mission) go. I discussed the unpleasant nature of my menstrual cycle in this post, and who can forget about getting my butt hoovered by a fart-stealing colon specialist?

So it should come as no surprise that when Sweet Mother issued the challenge of taking your picture with a product which aids in colon health, I jumped at the opportunity. Originally I had planned on taking a picture of myself eating a bran muffin, but then I saw that Le Clown got creative and took a picture of himself feeding a squirrel McDonald’s French Fries. I needed to step my game up.

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