Anthem. From Dave.

Sorry, I can't vote for any of those songs. So, there's this instrument maker who always talks about the people he has built for and... nevermind. Long story short is that most Fleetwood Mac songs are now a bit tainted for me and "Don't Stop Thinking About Tomorrow" was never one of my favorites to begin with. Moving on.

Whitney. Hmmm... Too much baggage, and when was the last time a Whitney song sounded like an anthem? She can't even sing "Oh Canada" without trying to show off. And, oh yeah, if you're smokin' a rock you're supposed to stay in the shadows. Moving on.

Madonna. Ever since she caused every Pepsi exec in the country to have a simultaneous coronary by dry-docking with a twelve year old on national TV, I've been a fan. But my admiration stops shy of her music. We need another choice.

We need a product of the 80's that can sing an ANTHEM! We need a song that says "Fuck Cancer!" We need a song that says "Hey World, Obama is our president now and we'd like to come out and play again and we promise not to pee in the pool, throw sand, or lick all the Oreos." We need a song that says all that but... better. And it needs to sound like an anthem, and it needs guitars. Guitars at the knees and not too many chords, and it needs to be loud. And it needs to be sung by someone like Jess who is defying logic and the rest of us and is getting hotter with age - and could also kick your ass!!!

Amen... Hallelujah... where's the aspirin?

Dog Love

Hello Lovely-
Yesterday was a crisp, sunny day in Eugene, so Marley and I ventured out to celebrate one of the ever fabulous Mondays off (okay maybe only a half day!). During the course of our walk I found myself thinking of you (again!). Marley's expression pretty much says it all. I know she thinks you're great too.

Sending big dog smiles and the good vibe.

With love and hugs, Alison

Vote for Week 6 Anthem

Once again we have mined our database of Most Inspirational Songs and we have found three for you to choose from. Vote to your right.

And if you have ideas for future Anthems, leave them in a comment below!

Flower of the Week

Hi Jess-
Your friend Arica is right: so many of us are thinking of you *every* day. Rest as much as you can, pamper yourself, and let your friends do the heavy lifting.

Here is your flower of the week. It's a crown of thorns, which suggests both trial and triumph. Take some energy from the red blooms, a proactive color of strength and hope.

Joyce

Strength and Wisdom

Silver contemplates strength and wisdom with Gn"om"

xo,
Your Crazy Gnome Lady

Anthem for Week 5

Chosen by overwhelming popular vote, please enjoy Jess's anthem for Week 4.

Jess, take special note of the part, about 2/3 of the way through the video, where the creepy vest guy is hassling the young lady and Pat and her Thriller-esque cohort teach him a lesson. I'm imagining your cancerous mass as the vested hassler, you're Pat of course, and we're your big-haired back up dancers shaking our boobs at the creepy vest guy.

We are strong.
No one can tell us we're wrong.
Love is a battlefield.

Indeed.

VOTE!

Hello Ninjas.
We have added a new and exciting interactive feature to the welovejessblaine blog. Check it out to the right - we'll now be voting for Jess's weekly anthem to provide a little inspiration and something to sing in the shower. You'll see three unquestionably moving choices. Vote for your favorite. The one with the most votes by Sunday at 5pm will become Jess's Anthem for Week 5.

You can also suggest songs for future anthems by adding a comment below.

Pirates or Ninjas?

(Nick and Tom are my two friends that live on a random website found by typing Harry Potter and Ninja into the Google. This is a conversation between them, which I tried to join, but they're pretty exclusive so I only got a few words in edgewise.)

Nick: Do you think Harry Potter is a Ninja or a Pirate?
Tom: I think Harry Potter is definitely a Ninja
Tom: it's the cloak of invisibility
Nick: Really?
Tom: but Ron Weasley is WAY pirate
Nick: I would have said the relentless good feeling made Harry a pirate.
Tom: I'm going to categorise EVERYONE into categories of ninja and pirate from now on:
Tom: Margaret Thatcher - pirate
Tom: Bill Gates - pirate
Tom: Steve Jobs - ninja
Melissa: Jessica MacMurray Blaine - ninja
Melissa: Karen Stapleton- ninja
Melissa: all the MICE - ninjas
Melissa: Frank MacMurray - ninja
Nick: And Ninjas are, of course, creatures of the night, subversive, rejecting the male authority...
Tom: exactly
Tom: much like...
Tom: Britney Spears
Tom: - ninja
Nick: Subtle rather than confrontational, weaker in a head-on confrontation...
Tom: actually no. she's a pirate
Melissa: I agree
Melissa: Barak Obama - ninja
Melissa: Sarah Palin - pirate
Melissa: Voldemort - pirate
Melissa: I will now be categorizing everyone as a ninja or pirate. It's addictive, much like Kanye West. He's definitely a ninja too.

Ninjas read Harry Potter too:

Let HP get you through the day my friend.

Busy Lady

Wow! Jess, you must be tired. You come to work with me every day. You ride my bike to teach at school and go running with my friend Lorri and me. You pickup groceries, you clean my house. You even come to MICE. (You don’t come to bed with me or shower with me; sorry I gotta draw the line.)

You are a busy lady running around everywhere with everyone who proudly wears their TEAM JESS bracelet. You are with us all every day, every moment.

Don’t forget to take us with you too. Take us to the doctor visit, to the treatment room, to anywhere you need us. We are your team. We’ll keep sending you energy… you are almost there, but we know you need us just a few more weeks. We’ll keep you with us.

As I mail out more bracelets today, I hope you remember how your circle widens and grows stronger every time we look down and see your name in bright, powerful red right alongside us as we go about our day. You are on our minds.

Arica

Live from DC

(Tuesday)

It's Obama time!! I thought of you today while standing on the mall, hoping that you were watching history and smiling through treatment. Stay warm!