I am actually laughing out loud at some of the things I'm reading in this Kindle on my PC. Here's a sampling. For your info, the author's comments, some are in parenthesis and others are just comments. (None of this is my comments) :
Nurmi wanted to explore the upwardly mobile careers of Jodi and Matt. She was working at Applebee’s (I’m assuming it was part-time or he would have wanted to credit her for working full time.) “What about Matt?” “Oh yes, he was a Manager at Subway.” Well, isn’t that something! He’s not slicing tomatoes or throwing slices of turkey on rolls, he was telling other people to slice tomatoes and throw slices of turkey on rolls. Fasinating work, if you can get it.
Nurmi could have asked how many hours the two of them worked a week, but instead gave her a big, open-ended question. He said, “Tell us what life was like. How did he treat you?”
Jodi responds, “That was probably one of the best times of my life. um…he treated me very well. He was very kind. He was respectful. He was very spiritual (Get it? He was all of the things that mean old Travis Alexander wasn’t.) "When I first met him, I was a little bit leery of some of the things he was into. Um…I saw some books on witchcraft and I thought ‘uhhhh’ (all of her teeth are on display as she smile at the jurors) but he explained to me that he was just seeking…that he had gone to church most of his life and UM…he and his family were very much into Native American culture, so he asked his Pastor about Native Americans and the Pastor told him they went to hell – because they did not have Jesus Christ (she’s still smiling as she talks about Native Americans burning in hell). UM…so that turned him off to Christianity…and….UM…he decided to explore other religions, so when I met him, he was not practicing Wicca, but was studying it…and …UM….so he explained it a little bit to me so that I wasn’t, I guess, frightened or suspicious…or superstitious, I guess, maybe – of the religion. UM…I never practiced it myself, but I think he did prior to us getting together, and by the time I met him, he was sort of moving on to other – like studying eastern philosophy and Hinduism and Buddhism, and that kind of thing, too."
Nurmi attempts to stop the flow of whatever the hell this is by saying, “Okay.” She’s not ready to stop, she continues, “So our relationship took a lot of spiritual turns and twists (She does a swimming hand motion for emphasis).
Does anyone remember the question? She was asked to describe what life was like when she was working at Applebee’s and Matt was working at Subway. If she is to be believed, life was lived on a bookshelf filled with books about various religions. Jodi claimed she was frightened by witchcraft and Wicca. Really? Does she remember Bobby Juarez, the vampire she dated? Has she so quickly erased from her memory the long dark coat and high collared white shirt of the undead? Does she remember talking about her love for Ann Rice novels?
Nurmi shifts gears without warning. He wants to examine the carnal areas of the couple’s life. I’d rather go back to the spiritual plane. As pointless as it was, at least everyone was wearing clothes. Nurmi plows forward. He asks, “This may go without saying, you two lived together, but was this a sexual relationship?” She’s still sitting up strong. Answers confidently, “Yes.” Nurmi asks, “Did you love Matt?” “Yes, very much. I was in love with him.” (Yawn)
Nurmi wants to know about money. She said they split everything 50/50, but never told if they worked FT or PT or how much the rent was and lived in a small apartment for about 5 months (why do I believe they fled under cover of night or were evicted?) and then moved to Crater Lake. (I will refrain from pointing out the irony of the town name and certain parts of Jodi’s anatomy.) Her answer solidifies my belief they skipped out on their last landlord.
Does this sound like anything a normal person would say? Would you talk about the elevation of the town you were moving to if someone asked you why you moved? No, probably not. However, Jodi does. She tells "its very high elevation and the snow stays till about July and comes back in October." They worked there for a season and got a dorm room there. (Anything to keep from paying rent.) Going from an apartment to a dorm might be impressive if your spirituality demanded that you become detached from the material things in life, but it’s not too impressive if you can’t invite anyone to your home for dinner because there just is not enough room on the dorm beds for everyone to balance their plates.
ROFLACGU (ROLLING ON FLOOR LAUGHING AND CAN'T GET UP)
But I agree with the author who asks several times, What has any of this to do with what she did to Travis on June 4, 2008?
Nurmi wanted to explore the upwardly mobile careers of Jodi and Matt. She was working at Applebee’s (I’m assuming it was part-time or he would have wanted to credit her for working full time.) “What about Matt?” “Oh yes, he was a Manager at Subway.” Well, isn’t that something! He’s not slicing tomatoes or throwing slices of turkey on rolls, he was telling other people to slice tomatoes and throw slices of turkey on rolls. Fasinating work, if you can get it.
Nurmi could have asked how many hours the two of them worked a week, but instead gave her a big, open-ended question. He said, “Tell us what life was like. How did he treat you?”
Jodi responds, “That was probably one of the best times of my life. um…he treated me very well. He was very kind. He was respectful. He was very spiritual (Get it? He was all of the things that mean old Travis Alexander wasn’t.) "When I first met him, I was a little bit leery of some of the things he was into. Um…I saw some books on witchcraft and I thought ‘uhhhh’ (all of her teeth are on display as she smile at the jurors) but he explained to me that he was just seeking…that he had gone to church most of his life and UM…he and his family were very much into Native American culture, so he asked his Pastor about Native Americans and the Pastor told him they went to hell – because they did not have Jesus Christ (she’s still smiling as she talks about Native Americans burning in hell). UM…so that turned him off to Christianity…and….UM…he decided to explore other religions, so when I met him, he was not practicing Wicca, but was studying it…and …UM….so he explained it a little bit to me so that I wasn’t, I guess, frightened or suspicious…or superstitious, I guess, maybe – of the religion. UM…I never practiced it myself, but I think he did prior to us getting together, and by the time I met him, he was sort of moving on to other – like studying eastern philosophy and Hinduism and Buddhism, and that kind of thing, too."
Nurmi attempts to stop the flow of whatever the hell this is by saying, “Okay.” She’s not ready to stop, she continues, “So our relationship took a lot of spiritual turns and twists (She does a swimming hand motion for emphasis).
Does anyone remember the question? She was asked to describe what life was like when she was working at Applebee’s and Matt was working at Subway. If she is to be believed, life was lived on a bookshelf filled with books about various religions. Jodi claimed she was frightened by witchcraft and Wicca. Really? Does she remember Bobby Juarez, the vampire she dated? Has she so quickly erased from her memory the long dark coat and high collared white shirt of the undead? Does she remember talking about her love for Ann Rice novels?
Nurmi shifts gears without warning. He wants to examine the carnal areas of the couple’s life. I’d rather go back to the spiritual plane. As pointless as it was, at least everyone was wearing clothes. Nurmi plows forward. He asks, “This may go without saying, you two lived together, but was this a sexual relationship?” She’s still sitting up strong. Answers confidently, “Yes.” Nurmi asks, “Did you love Matt?” “Yes, very much. I was in love with him.” (Yawn)
Nurmi wants to know about money. She said they split everything 50/50, but never told if they worked FT or PT or how much the rent was and lived in a small apartment for about 5 months (why do I believe they fled under cover of night or were evicted?) and then moved to Crater Lake. (I will refrain from pointing out the irony of the town name and certain parts of Jodi’s anatomy.) Her answer solidifies my belief they skipped out on their last landlord.
Does this sound like anything a normal person would say? Would you talk about the elevation of the town you were moving to if someone asked you why you moved? No, probably not. However, Jodi does. She tells "its very high elevation and the snow stays till about July and comes back in October." They worked there for a season and got a dorm room there. (Anything to keep from paying rent.) Going from an apartment to a dorm might be impressive if your spirituality demanded that you become detached from the material things in life, but it’s not too impressive if you can’t invite anyone to your home for dinner because there just is not enough room on the dorm beds for everyone to balance their plates.
ROFLACGU (ROLLING ON FLOOR LAUGHING AND CAN'T GET UP)
But I agree with the author who asks several times, What has any of this to do with what she did to Travis on June 4, 2008?