Orange Juice in Bishop's Garden – blog for the teen web series

WE NEED YOUR HELP!!! The word janky needs to make a comeback. Much in the same vein as Paris Hilton and her now trademarked “That’s Hot!”, we want janky to be the new phrase of this decade. Please see the definition below and start spreading it around. Bonus points for crafting additional uses like jankiness, janked, jankier or jankly.

Janky – adjective

- used to describe a person, place or thing which is questionable, fucked up, wrong, strange, broken down, undesirable, and/or just plain dodgy.

The best Janky moments of Shooting:

1. “Otessa, someone burrittoed on your couch.”

2. Judy Coff thinking we had been evicted. “Do you know where I work?!?!?!”

3. Scrubbing blue hair dye and molasses out of Otessa’s floor, pillows and clothes.

Alot of Blue

4. The 105 degree temp of the Mitchell’s kitchen.

5. The tourists at the Jefferson Memorial who thought Nick and Shawn were actually in the Navy. They wanted a picture. Check out our blog post on this!!

INCOMING!

6. Ben Palacios’ Vibram toe shoes. We love you Ben!

7. Realizing the missing LED light had been on set the entire time.

8. The shear number of times Otessa’s security system said “Front Door”. Almost outdone by the secret “Back Door” breaks.

9. Jesse sneaking away from work to see Twilight: Eclipse!

10. The security guard at Alexandria offices who was upset over the actors yelling and not the 10 kids driving a beat up Firebird around a circle at 40 miles per hour. He was on the phone with his girlfriend.

11. Attending a rave for two days! It was hot and we still see flashing lights when we go to sleep at night.

Crew is Ready to RAVE!

12. Shaggy leading our four tutu clad actresses around the Watermelon House in Sketchy Shaw at 10 o’clock at night

13. A PA finding the time to sunbath and read a magazine in Aviators.

14. Otessa getting her tire slashed and a parking ticket for not parking with a permit when the 8″ by 11″ permit was sitting inside the car window a few inches from the ticket.

15. Our entire motley crew that somehow managed to pull off an amazing season!

Working hard in Gtown on the Canal

For most of you who have passed that metabolic threshold and are no loger able to consume 3500 calories a day- before your bedtime ice cream, you have probably been converted to the diet version of all beverages. And for those of you who have neither a vendetta against caffeine, or a moral dilemma concerning carbonated beverages you have probably embraced Diet Coke. And if you haven’t given in to it, eventually, you will.

Diet Coke is, I believe, part of our cultural identity. It is the guilt free drink that combines the greatness of caffeine with the enchantment of cola flavored carbonation- and being diet- there is just enough bitter to hit the spot. 

Considering what a vital role it plays in the daily life of many Americans, I think it important to overview the history of such a forefront product. Diet Coke was introduced to America July 4, 1982. Immediately following its arrival, Diet Coke took over the role originally held by Tab and has since escalated to include 7+ variations. However, much to the dismay of US citizens everywhere, versions such as diet raspberry coke, and diet coke black cherry vanilla, and diet coke with citrus zest, are available only outside of America. 

So for those of you who have yet to fully convert to the goodness of diet coke- give in and enjoy it!