Fifteen-year-old Stacy questions the strange world of high school, love, her role in a harsh universe, and life, in Normalish...
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Available now Musa Publishing Amazon Barnes & Noble Available soon from Apple iBooks Vampires? Bondage? Sex? Um, probably not (much). People tell you high school's so great and wonderful, but they're lying. It's mostly horrible and full of disappointment. It sucks. Your best friend abandons you. The jerk you're in love with pretends to be into you, and then the big dump. The boy you've really clicked with as a friend decides to go all crushy over you, so you break his heart just like yours was -- smashed into little pieces . Your sister goes mental, and you get involved with a guy who’s even crazier than she is (who you know is a very bad idea, but you do it anyway). Math only adds another stink of failure to the whole thing. o
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Thursday, February 05, 2009      |     I Have No Idea
I heart Jack Johnson and it's not a schoolgirl crush (like I'd have if I were in high school), I just really enjoy his music. A couple years ago when we watched Curious George, the movie, I was hooked. Jack provided the soundtrack music and I was left humming Upside Down for the next week. Couldn't get it out of my head. Jack is a surfer, an ultra casual guy, who prefers to go barefoot or wear thongs (you know, flip-flops). He has kids and is a dedicated family man. Jack and his wife have their own charitable foundation and are active in their community. He cares about making a difference in the world and also happens to be incredibly talented. Really, he's the anti-celebrity in a pop culture-obsessed world.
I heard Upside Down today on the radio and it motivated me to share the gospel of Jack Johnson with the uninitiated out there. Here's Upside Down with Jack and a few friends. Warning: it'll be stuck in your head, but it's a good kind of stuck. Enjoy...