See you at the Cafe...

It's become my December habit to turn out the lights, bloggily speaking, and start the new year at a fresh venue. But as you may have noticed, I'm Jess not sayin' much these days. (Hey, I'm not the only one!) In fact, if I were to set up a new blog for 2008, that's probably what I'd call it: Jess Not Sayin' Much. But then what? No posts?

Truth to tell, I most enjoy Jess D'Zerts Cafe, where I can be more fingerpainter--uh, I mean chef--than writer. Turning off the Comments feature there freed me to cook up tasty little morsels for my own amusement, and I think it also frees others to graze or ignore or even think "Boy, is that stupid!" or "I don't get it" but maybe sometimes be amused too, without feeling like they have to say something about it. Whatever. In any case, that's where you can find me.

Update to the following paragraphs:

After repeated problems with the chat room,

I've removed it until a better solution comes along!

Jess D'zerts Cafe is located in the fictional town of Ardis, a friendly place, and in the Cafe spirit, I invite you to slide into the Corner Booth, where I've installed a Meebo chat room. Say hello, tell me what you've been up to, and feel free to engage in crosstalk with other diners. Keep it friendly though, or Dinky Dog (the bouncer) will bite your sensitive area and drag you to the curb.

Yes, I imagine the conversation will be, shall we say, pretty slow! Nobody's going to sit around in the Corner Booth all day! No matter! Whatever you say will linger in the air until someone happens by to hear it. Conversation remains in the window and conversations are archived so you can always catch up. It's even possible for you to eavesdrop on the Corner Booth from your own place and "phone it in" from there, so to speak, when a conversation begins (read the Meebo Wiki if you want more information).

Please remember to edit the nickname box below your message, using the name we all know you by. And be advised, anything you say can and will be overheard by other diners. It's a Cafe, after all, not a confessional. Even if you seem to be talking to yourself, you're not. And even if you are, well... heh... at the Cafe, [Jessie nods] we understand that kind of thing.

There are a few new A La Carte items at the cafe: Jukebox, On the Menu, and Rest Room all feature You-Tube videos. On The Menu items have not been previously posted on this blog before. Most of the Jukebox items were posted here though and are backdated at the Cafe, since I didn't want to feature them as new posts. However, new ones may be added occasionally.

Don't be a stranger!