Yo DJ, Pump This Party (Welcome!)

Hi! My name is Courtney and this is my blog. This blog is called Bring Your Own Jock Jams, or “BYOJJ.” You might think that’s a weird name for a blog. Well you're right, it is. But I’m sorry, www.courtneybrunsfeld.com is too hard to spell. Let’s get a few things out of the way. Yes, I do happen to like jock jams. And I always thought “Bring Your Own Jock Jams” would be the greatest party I could ever throw. Everyone would wear track suits and bring their favorite Gary Glitter or C&C Music Factory jams. How fun would that be?! Unfortunately, the party never happened. So I’m bringing the party, blog style.

So why should you read this blog? A few things about me first. I am a roller derby-playing attorney from Idaho. I am probably better known as my derby alter ego, Mayor Francis Slayer. I live in St. Louis! Both of my parents were botanists! I was admitted to a prestigious college for the sake of geographic diversity! I was the runner-up in a beauty pageant (ahem…scholarship competition)! I am going to run a marathon this year! I have an overwhelming love for golden retrievers! I hate pickles! I once had dinner with James Carville and he drank enough scotch to kill a man!

But just in case you don’t really think that sounds like the makings of an interesting blog, rest assured-BYOJJ is not *really* about me. Except the really funny stuff that will make you feel validated as a human being. The BYOJJ blog posts will fall into the following five categories:

1. I did something [fill in the blank] today! This is the only category that is actually about me. Don’t be surprised if I am filling in the blank with “stupid” or “humiliating” on a regular basis. For example, I could have a blog entry about how I washed my hands with mouthwash at Oceano the other night. Hypothetically.

2. I saw something [fill in the blank] today! Weird and hilarious things are always happening around us. I like to notice these things and share them with the many readers that are likely to tune in to BYOJJ.

3. This is awesome! I suppose a blog should provide some amount of useful information, so I will be telling you about super sweet things that I come across. We’re talking music, television, cool inventions, restaurants, drinks, whatever I think is *awesome*!!

4. The Physical Challenge! My original blog idea was called “The Running Man-Off” and it was going to be a blog about me challenging people to dance-offs. The logistics and time commitments involved with The Running-Man Off were frankly quite overwhelming, and although I do love to do the running man, I became convinced that I was not a good enough dancer (or a bad enough dancer) to really pull of a dance-off website. But I do like a little healthy competition (especially after a beer or five), and this category will surely include some super weird events that happen at bars after midnight.

5. Survey Says! This category will explore both sides of various controversial topics and draw what will likely be fairly unfounded conclusions. And by “controversial,” I mean topics such as: Was Robert Pattinson seriously the best pick for Edward in the Twilight movies? Which Budweiser product was better: Peels or B-to-the-E (RIP to both)? Would you rather have dinner with the Octomom and all her children or the Duggars and all their children? Reader opinion will be welcomed. Scratch that-required.

So that’s the blog. I really hope it’s not going to suck.