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I wouldn't usually promote this, but after seeing the trailer question, I think it will be very informative. Check out John Kerry tomorrow night on MTV at 10:30 as part of Choose or Lose 2004. Don't forget to Rock The Vote! Jenn posted at 1:53 AM | |
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I'm having such a good day (yup, that means it's going to go downhill from here). I woke up feeling good and just a bit sleepy, instead of the all over tiredness that I usually feel. I'm wearing my new outfit that I bought yesterday and it is currently 90 degrees. I'm so excited for this day of fabulous weather, even though I have to work. It'll be back in the 60s and 70s tomorrow and the rest of the week, but today is just brilliant! I wish I were at HPR so I could tan on the room during lunch and wear my skimpy skirt and tank top to bear the heat. It's all good though. Jenn posted at 3:25 PM | |
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1. When John F. Kennedy was shot (11/22/1963) It was almost 17 years before I was born, it's hard to say. 2. When Mt. St. Helens blew (5/18/1980) In utero... 3. When the space shuttle Challenger exploded (1/28/1986) Home from school because it was a teacher work day. My parents were painting the dining room (I think) and I was sitting my nightgown in the dining room in front of the television which was between the living room and the dining room, watching the launch. When it exploded, I turned to my mom to ask her what was wrong because somehow, even though I was only five, I knew that it wasn't right. 4. When the 7.1 earthquake hit San Francisco (10/7/1989) In third grade. I don't really remember anything else about it because it didn't affect me or anyone I knew. 5. When the Berlin Wall fell (11/7/1989) Watching it on the news, with my parents having tears in their eyes. I knew it was important, but being only 8, I didn't really grasp what a momentous event it truly was. 6. When the Gulf War began (1/16/1991) I don't remember what I was doing when it officially began, but I remember Emily's dad going over their for Operation Desert Shield as an Army Doc. We had yellow ribbons and hugs for their family waiting for him to come home. 7. When OJ Simpson was chased in his White Bronco (6/17/1994) Well, I would have been home from school after finals. I remember seeing it on television, but I don't remember what I was doing or where I was. 8. When the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City was bombed (4/19/1995) I was in science class and the principal made an announcement over the loudspeaker that it had happened. We all sat in dumbed silence for the last few minutes of the period before lunch. 9. When Princess Di was killed (8/31/1997) I was on the Labor Day retreat. We were having breakfast and everyone was talking like normal. Nancy came in and got our attention to tell us that someone had called up from "civilization" to let us know that Princess Diana had been in a car accident last night and had died. The room was just still for a moment. Kristin and Kimber came traipsing in all happy, which broke the spell, but we were definitely somber that morning. 10. When Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold opened fire on their classmates at Columbine High School (4/20/1999) I was sitting in my basement with my parents, eating dinner and watching the news when the "breaking story" came in with the horrible footage of the kids running away from the building for their lives. It was the second anniversary of Joe's death, so I had been in a subdued mood all day, wearing all black and not really talking much. When I saw that, I couldn't stop crying, even though it had nothing to do with me. In the aftermath, comparisons between Lake Braddock and Columbine High chilled me to the bone, knowing that this could happen anywhere at anytime and there wasn't anything we could do about it. 11. When Bush was first announced President (11/7/2000) I was on the phone with Summer. We had been chatting on AIM all night as the results started coming in and then exchanged phone numbers, so we could talk into the night, as the pundits went back and forth between the candidates. 12. When the 6.8 earthquake hit Nisqually, WA (2/28/2001) I don't remember this happening. 13. When terrorists destroyed the World Trade Center (9/11/2001) I was asleep. It was my day off from work and school and I was looking forward to sleeping in. I was awakened around 6:30 to 7:00 am by a phone call from my dad who was in the Dominican Republic on business at the time. There were tears in his voice and he told me to turn on the news because planes had crashed into the WTC and the Pentagon. All of my family and friends reside in Northern Virginia about 20 minutes from the Pentagon. It was the first of school at my mother's preschool. I couldn't stop crying. I called KB to see if he had gone into work and he hadn't, so he came over. He had just returned from NYC two days before. I tried for hours to get a hold of my mom, but her cell phone reception in the basement of the church wasn't very good and the lines were jammed with hundreds of thousands of other people trying to do the same thing. I watched the news until I threw up. KB took me to a park near the beach and we played blackjack near some homeless people. There were no planes in the sky and very few cars on the street. The sun was shining as if God didn't know what terrors had been wrought on our country. I remember feeling so utterly helpless and really started to question my choice to stay in LA permanently. All I wanted to do was give my mom and dad a hug and I couldn't do that. Without air travel, it would have taken days to drive back there, should I have chosen to. It really made me realize how far away and isolated I really was. It took my dad about 10 days to get out of the DR and I know that it was really tough for him too. After the dust cleared, it turned out that I didn't lose anyone. The people I knew in the Pentagon were safe (one was at a meeting in another part of the building which saved his life because after the plane crashed, his office no longer existed) and my family was safe. 14. When Columbia disintegrated during re-entry over Texas. (1/2/2003) I was asleep as it was a Sunday morning. I had been sick the night before and I wanted to sleep in. I heard about it on the internet before I turned on the television. Jenn posted at 9:36 PM | |
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...make me not want to move to San Francisco. It's been in the 80s today with nary a cloud in the sky. I'm actually having to use the air conditioning. Summer has arrived in West LA and I am SO ready for it! I drove down to Santa Monica to shop, but wished I was going to the beach instead. Oh well, live and learn. I bought some fabulous things (a dress, jacket, top, skirt and purse) and even though Macy's was having a shoe sale, I restrained myself from even trying on. I get paid on Wednesday and I must wait for that before I buy shoes. I found a bunch of delightful shoes in the VS catalog I got today, but I'm not sure if they would get here on time. I am currently debating whether or not I want to go jogging right now. The longer I sit here, the more I'm leaning towards not, especially with all the cleaning/laundry/errands that need to be done. I'll probably just skip it today and go tomorrow. Jenn posted at 8:39 PM |
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I'm either really excited about my move to San Francisco or I'm incredibly pathetic (you decided), but I just found out that the history department has posted their tentative class schedule for fall. So, I'm sitting here working out a potential class schedule. Dork? You betcha! Jenn posted at 1:20 AM | |
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I was at work until 8:30 tonight helping my department put together the 20 binders they need for their presentation Monday morning. 4 hours OT -- Oh, yeah, I'm going to shoe shopping with that money! Maybe I'll get these...or these...oh, so many beautiful shoes! Jenn posted at 1:53 AM | |
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I was running late on my way to the event, but I managed to get there in the nick of time. Yay for me and running in my beautiful Chinese Laundry strappy heels! But wait, what's this? It's not just a reading. It's a cocktail party full of 30-50something Beverly Hills professionals. I was woefully underdressed and out of place. At first, I thought about leaving, but I really wanted to meet Jennifer Weiner and hear some of her new book. A waiter came by and I took a glass of sparkling water so I would have something to do with my hands. I was about five feet from Jennifer and trying not to look too socially awkward. I don't think I was very successful. Jennifer came by and introduce herself to me, but just waved because I had a drink in one hand and a napkin in the other. I was struck by how stupid I looked (and felt) that I didn't even reply back with my name. She thanked me for coming and moved on. I felt like such an idiot. After about 30 minutes of uncomfortable chatter with two women, one of whom was named Kim and the other one, I can't remember her name, Jennifer finally stepped up to the mike in the other room. The scene she read was hysterical even though I've never been in that kind of situation before. She was incredibly personable and funny. After the reading and the questions, the crowd dispersed (somewhat) and I moved toward her. One of the ladies from before kept encouraging me to edge my way into Jennifer's circle, but I'm not nearly that brave or aggressive. After some of the other ladies left, "my" lady subtley told Jennifer that I wanted my book signed. I walked up to her and stood there with my book held out like I was at Disney World and 5 years old, waiting for Mickey Mouse to sign my autograph book. She was so nice about it. She asked me if she could sign my book and I said that would be fabulous. She asked my name (and the spelling) and then recognized me from my e-mail and then thanked me for coming out. I told her it was an honor to meet her and she said that she didn't think that was true and we both laughed. This is what she wrote:  So, I should have gone with my instincts when it came to the attire and I should have brought a friend to talk to. But I got what I came for and I'm so ecstatic! I didn't make a complete fool of myself (like when I met Matthew Perry), but I could have been better. Maybe one of these days I'll be sauve and sophisticated with a wardrobe to match my fabulous shoes. Nah. Jenn posted at 1:22 AM |
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On her blog, my favorite new author, Jennifer Weiner mentioned that she will be in LA tomorrow doing a private reading of her newest piece, Little Earthquakes. I e-mailed her and she put me on the list! I can't believe it! I'm actually going to an exclusive reading in Bevely Hills for one of the great authors I've ever read. I'm totally freaking out. WHAT am I going to wear?! Jenn posted at 9:24 PM | |
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Yesterday my allergies (for even though I haven't had allergies since I moved to Cali, these symptoms could be described as nothing else) were absolutely ridiculous, making sound like a moron on the phone with carriers and clients as well as making me look stupid in meetings with my co-workers. I called my mom to ask her what I should take and she mentioned that Claritin is OTC now. I went to the store at 10 o'clock last night and spent $57.57 on medicine, tissues and vinegar (unrelated). I popped the tiniest pill I've ever seen at 10:30 last night. While I had a few little snifflies this morning, I feel 200% better than yesterday with no end in sight (it's a 24 hour pill). I feel like those ladies in the Aleve commercials that are writing a letter to the drug company. I'm that happy -- I actually want to write to the Claritin people to tell them how happy I am with their product. I haven't felt drowsy (even though I didn't get much sleep) or had dry mouth or anything. It's a miracle pill! I just cannot believe it! Jenn posted at 6:51 PM | |
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The new Arby's commercial where the oven mitt is talking about not finding a slicer in a "subway" was filmed on the Promenade. The "subway" signs were put up on the stairs into the Santa Monica Place mall and the testimonials were filmed a block up from there. They usually film the national Subway commercials in the Subway across the street from SMC which seems strange cause it's not that big. And last week, they were filming something at Pomodoro, an Italian restaurant just down the block from my office. It's so strange to see places I go all the time in the commercials. I'm going to miss that. I'm not going to miss the traffic tie-ups and street closings, but I am going to miss having production in my backyard so to speak. Jenn posted at 3:05 AM | |
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I'm on the Democratic Party mailing list and they are having a regional meet up tomorrow at a Methodist Church. I wasn't thinking about going until I saw this part of the e-mail -- Michael Dukakis will be a featured speaker at this particular location. The year he ran for President was the year that I first knew I was a Democrat. Now, I'm thinking about going. Am I crazy? Jenn posted at 11:35 PM | |
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I was making nachos tonight when the phone rang. It was KB calling me for the second time this evening. He had called me and left a message last night (I was taking a nap). Turns out he had been calling me on his way from a date. It's been two months since he left, but I'm not really sure how to feel about that. During both conversations tonight, we laughed and joked like always, but it was quite strange. I knew something must be up when he asked me about Rey (the guy from my old job that I went out on one date with). Jenn posted at 11:20 PM | |
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Well, we just had an earthquake here. Just a bit of shaking..lasting probably 15-20 seconds, coming in two distinct waves. I'm checking the USGS website and it looks like it was center in Marina del Rey and it was just a little 2.9. Jenn posted at 8:56 PM | |
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One year ago today, I went to class and when I came out, we were at war. It was a strange bubble to be in. I remember calling KB to see how the Laker game turned out that he was going to watch at my house and he told me what had happened. I came into the work the next day and Danielle set up the television with a tiny antenna to watch the coverage. I watched the "Shock and Awe" with a heavy heart. We kept the TV on all day and the various propmasters would come in and sit on the floor next to my desk to watch what was going on. I was nervous that Chris would have to go in, a fear that came true ten days later. It's been a year and we've lost so many troops and so many civilians...was it worth it? I don't know. Jenn posted at 2:57 AM | |
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Okay kids, I've got a question and I hoping you can answer it for me. I know that we had a cast party the night before a musical and I can't remember whether it was "Bright New Wings" or "Living on the Edge." I remember that it was Mr. Trost's idea or he planned it and that Caitlin was there even though she wasn't old enough to be in the play yet, so it had to be one of those two. Jenn posted at 3:33 AM | |
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Photographic Evidence I found these pictures while I was searching for my pin yesterday and it started me thinking. Actually, I've been thinking about these three people quite a bit lately because of a project I've been working on, but this really made me stop. I'm not even sure why. I've seen these photos a million times since they've been taken. King's Dominion, in the choir room after Surrender, after our last concert on our last tour as the four of us and in my living room before dinner on my 19th birthday -- each totally separate events, with totally different feelings associated with them. And there more pictures like these. Every time we got together, it seemed, we'd line up and snap a photo. Perhaps we knew that there would be a time when you couldn't get all of us in the same country, much less on the same coast or in the same room. Jenn posted at 11:26 PM |
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DANC 163 Ballet I DANC 310 Dance Conditioning/Pilates DANC 350 Dance Watching ENG 397 The Journal HIST 347 Women in Modern Europe HIST 429 The Sixties HIST 448 The American West HIST 467 Women in the U.S. to 1890 HIST 468 Women in U.S.: 1890-Present HIST 469 American Childhoods: Past and Present HIST 640 Proseminar in European History: Victorian Women: Gender in 19th Century Britain and France HIST 642 Proseminar in American History: Women's History HUM 375 Biography of a City: Paris KIN 133 Gymnastics: Floor Exercise REC 230 Growth Through Adventure Jenn posted at 3:33 AM | |
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What do you think about my new layout and design? Jenn posted at 1:53 AM | |
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I had a migraine this morning, so I didn't go into work, but I'm starting to feel better, so I'll probably go in for the afternoon. I had to cancel my dentist appointment though. Drats! I found my awesome St. Patrick's Day pin that I made senior year of high school. Last year I couldn't find it in time for St. Paddy's day, but I ended up finding it a couple of days later. I wasn't going to let that happen this year. Katie's new layout has made me think about doing a new layout too. Hmm... Jenn posted at 1:29 PM | |
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KTLA has this new bit for their commercials, showing their morning news people as "real people" doing an activity. The one I just saw was this guy talking about surfing. I wonder if I were an anchor, what my segment would be about. Jenn posted at 2:50 AM | |
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I went to the dentist today and apparently, it was just a consulation, not a cleaning like I had originally thought. Even though I hadn't been to a dentist in 4-5 years, the new dentist said that everything looked pretty good. Of course, that's after both he and the chick doing my x-rays both mention right off the bat if I had ever thought about braces. Yeah, when I was 10, my old dentist mentioned it and my dad, "No way!" Thirteen years later, I'm not going to start that process. Oh, and apparently, I still have a baby tooth. Then after looking at my x-rays, he decides that the baby tooth should come out because it's not supporting the other teeth and has no root and he'll put a small bridge in there. Um, I hate having teeth pulled, so already, I'm thinking, um, nooo. Then he sets me with this chick who must be like the office manager or something to come up with "treatment plan." They want to do a deep cleaning which is $15 plus the $70 anesthetic (which is recommended and knowing my pain threshold, I'm totally going for) and then she starts talking about the bridge. First she points out her bridge which is her front teeth and how you can't tell that it's not real. That's the least of my worries. Then she starts looking at the numbers. The cheap way (with my insurance) would cost me $720 and the way that they really want to do it will cost $1950. And she's looking at me like I'm going to whip out a checkbook and say, "Sign me up!" Well, if I was iffy before, I sure as hell don't have that kind of money to spend on a tooth that's not even bothering me. I mean, that's a year's tuition. I told her I'd have to think about it. Then she's whipping out my x-rays to show me what's going on in my mouth and how I totally should have this done, all the while complimenting my insurance plan. So, I need a cleaning which has to be set up with a hygenist. I ask when the hygenists are available, mentioning that I work from 8am - 4:30pm with an hour for lunch between 11:45 and 12:45. She starts getting more bitchy, muttering that I can't come in during the day. Um, no, that's why I took the 4:30 appointment today cause I have to work. She starts looking at the hygenists that will work during lunch and finds an appointment during a hygenist's lunch next week at 1pm. I reiterate that I have lunch between 11:45 and 12:45, so 1pm won't work for me. She gets more huffy and says that she had a cancellation tomorrow at 11:45. I took the appointment, so I can get this over with, but I was like, damn was that so hard. Not everyone can just flit off during the day for a doctor's appointment. I don't have that kind of flexibility in my job. Of course, it means I'll be missing the catered lunch for St. Patrick's Day that the office is having and I won't really get to eat at all tomorrow, but at least I'll have clean teeth, right? Oh, I got rejected from San Diego State today. I was kinda expecting it because every major is impacted over there. According to the letter, the average GPA for a transfer was 3.14. I have a 3.25 at SMC and that doesn't count the work I did in Virginia that was less than stellar. I still need to write CSUN and let them know what fuckwads they are (long story), but somehow I just haven't found the time. In case anyone was worried, this wasn't near me when it happened and the people I know in Mar Vista are fine. After that one and this one and the one that happened shortly after 9/11, I'm wondering what it's going to take before they either start requiring better certification for the pilots who fly there or (the better idea), shut down Santa Monica Airport. How many more people have to die? Jenn posted at 2:18 AM |
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And a freezing cold one at that! I woke up about 10:45 this morning, so I finished watching the end of season two of Felicity where I squee'd with happiness when Ben said "I love you." After that, I watch some bad television before deciding to shower and head to the beach. I packed up my manuscript and notebook with my CD player and some CDs to listen to while I edited/wrote. It was foggy and cold, but I camped out on the beach anyway. I pulled my hoodie on and set to writing. I've got a new novel idea that I started to put down on paper and it's really seeming to come to fruition. Sure, I've only got 600 words so far, but I feel better about this one than the other one I've been working on. The Mist's Edge will get finished, but I think I need to get this other idea out of my head first. I've just got too much to write and not enough stamina and concentration to write it all out. After about 30 minutes I moved from my layed out position to a sitting one, pulling the towel around my legs and burying my feet in the sand to keep warm. After another 20 minutes or so, I decided to head back in. It was just too cold to feel my hands and feet and I felt stupid trying to write in those conditions. I walked around inside the mall for a bit, seeing some great clothes and shoes in Macy's but I decided not to try anything on because I knew I couldn't buy anything today. I get paid tomorrow, but I've got plane tickets buy and hotel reservations to make as well as my month end bills, so I can't be spending any money right now. I'm watching some old X-Files episodes and writing some more of novel, named Confessions for now. Jenn posted at 1:57 AM | |
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That's what I did today. I watched bad movies on cable and sat around in my pajamas for the most of the day. I felt like going to beach, but I reasoned that once I got there it would have cooled down again. So I decided to go tomorrow. Yeah, I know, I have such hard decisions to make in life. I got a letter in the mail yesterday from The University letting me know that Advising day for new students is May 6th. Yup, that's a Thursday. So, now, I've got to find a flight and a hotel for the 24 hours or so that I'll be in town to do this little advising gig. I guess most students live in and around the bay area and are probably students, so they wouldn't have any problem trekking over there for a day, but I have to take off work and I have no leave after being sick so much this year. Yay for me! Jenn posted at 2:04 AM | |
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I keep seeing ads for this show on KTLA and I just don't get it. Perhaps it's because I don't have an axe to grind with anyone I went to high school with. Perhaps it just hasn't been that long since high school. I just can't imagine leaving my fiancee in Chicago or whatever to spend some time in a resort, hoping to hook up with some guy that I used to have a crush on in high school. That just sounds so ridiculous to me. Jenn posted at 10:12 PM | |
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I wore my awesome new dress today and I wore my hair up in a bun with a great little hair thing and I felt great. Then when I leave the house, it's foggy and there's not even a hint of sun. I had goosebumps on my bare arms and legs while waiting for the light to change so I could cross the street. When I left at lunch, the sun was out and it was great again. Then I'm leaving work and it's foggy and cold again. What's up with that? Anyway, so I'm leaving work and I'm walking with R cause she was leaving the same time as me and I didn't have my phone to make a call with. As we're walking across the street to Borders (where we park), she points out 2 different guys that are checking me out. I didn't even notice. Is it possible that I'm actually LA pretty? I would never think that in a million years so perhaps guys have been checking me out and I didn't know it. Am I really that totally oblivious? Probably. Jenn posted at 8:38 PM | |
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So, I'm reading an e-mail at work from a benefits newletter and it has the following sentence -- Poor 401(k) participation rates among "Millennials" – the generation born after 1979 – may improve with proper communication, according to a poll by Cigna Retirement & Investment Services. So have the masses finally figured out the name for my generation? I used to think I was Gen-X, but have been disuaded of that notion. Then we were lumped together with the kids my cousin's age and called Generation Y, which was quite lame and although unoriginal. So is this it? Can I refer to myself as a Millennial the world will know that I grew up on the Muppets and "Saved by the Bell" with a side ponytail and Nirvana blasting in my new CD player? Nah, I doubt it. Jenn posted at 6:20 PM | |
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I just added over $1000 worth of clothes to my VS wishlist. I couldn't find anything I wanted to buy at the mall tonight (besides the strapless bra I need for the outfit I'm wearing tomorrow) and I think my inner shopaholic is going crazy ;) I don't get paid until next Monday, so I can't spend any money this weekend...but it's so hard!! Jenn posted at 12:48 AM | |
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Why is it that the night I actually have time to sit down and watch King of Queens, it's the one from this season I've already seen?! That just sucks! Jenn posted at 12:03 AM | |
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from A: (X) I NEVER HAVE BEEN DRUNK. (X) I NEVER HAVE SMOKED POT (_) I NEVER HAVE KISSED A MEMBER OF THE OPPOSITE SEX (X) I NEVER CRASHED A FRIEND'S CAR. (X) I NEVER BEEN TO JAPAN (_) I NEVER RODE IN A TAXI. (_) I NEVER HAVE BEEN IN LOVE. (X) I NEVER HAVE HAD SEX IN PUBLIC. (_) I NEVER HAVE BEEN DUMPED. (X) I NEVER SHOPLIFTED. (X) I NEVER HAVE BEEN FIRED. (X) I NEVER BEEN IN A FIST FIGHT. (X) I NEVER HAD A THREESOME. (X) I NEVER SNUCK OUT OF MY PARENT'S HOUSE (X) I NEVER BEEN TIED UP (SEXUALLY) (X) I NEVER BEEN CAUGHT MASTURBATING (_) I NEVER PISSED ON MYSELF. (X) I NEVER HAD SEX WITH A MEMBER OF THE SAME SEX (X) I NEVER BEEN ARRESTED (X) I NEVER MADE OUT WITH A STRANGER (_) I NEVER STOLE SOMETHING FROM MY JOB. (X) I NEVER CELEBRATED NEW YEARS IN TIME SQUARE (X) I NEVER WENT ON A BLIND DATE. (_) I NEVER LIED TO A FRIEND. (X) I NEVER HAD A CRUSH ON A TEACHER (X) I NEVER CELEBRATED MARDI-GRAS IN NEW ORLEANS (_) I NEVER BEEN TO EUROPE. (_) I NEVER SKIPPED SCHOOL. (X) I NEVER SLEPT WITH A CO-WORKER. (_) I NEVER SAW A VAGINA IN PERSON. (X) I NEVER HAD CYBER SEX. (X) I NEVER FELL IN LOVE OVER THE INTERNET I'm pretty boring...::sighs:: Jenn posted at 10:35 PM | |
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All the films that were being shot last summer are starting to come out now and when I see the trailer on television, all I can think of is the props they ordered and the production company and the like. Like I just saw an ad for "The Ladykillers" and the first thing that popped into my head was "Pancake Pictures!" There's a billboard for "The Alamo" that I pass on my way to work and I always think "Texia Productions." Yeah, I gotta get a life ;) Jenn posted at 3:39 AM | |
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I finished up my taxes tonight and I am going to mail them after work tomorrow. I'm actually getting a refund back from both State and Federal...whoohoo! Jenn posted at 10:52 PM | |
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Yes, please, Katie, send the United in-flight mag my way ;) Jenn posted at 12:35 AM | |
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It has been a gorgeous day! It was actually hot in my apartment, so I had to open the sliding door to let some of the stuffiness out. Right now, I'm sitting out on my balcony on my fabulous balcony set, overlooking the alley. Well, life couldn't be that perfect, could it? It's going to be in the upper 70s and low 80s all week. I love this time of year! It hasn't gotten unbearably hot (although not having to go to midtown this summer should help me out on that), but I don't have to wear a coat to go outside. The sun has just gone down now, but it hasn't gotten so dark that you can't see the clouds in the sky. I"m the only one out on their balcony in the alley, but plenty of people have their windows and sliding doors open. I was sick this morning, having learned the painful lesson that you can, in fact, eat too many grapes. Thankfully, nature has run its course and I can have my soup and sandwich for lunch. I got my financial aid letter today and I only qualified for loans. ::sigh:: So, I guess I will have to use my college fund to actually pay for college. I bought some clothes from Vic's C, including a bikini top that will hopefully match the great bottoms I got last month: 
The top that matches is super cute, but it just didn't support me in any way or fit the way a bathing suit should. I'm hoping that by buying from the same company, the blacks will match. I hope I can get the heart shaped tan on my butt before I have to go to San Fran. According to what I've heard, it's not really a lay out on the beach kinda town. I've heard good things about Tahoe in the summer, though, so I may trek out there for my sunshine/tanfest. Any takers? Jenn posted at 9:22 PM | |
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I just watched Iron Jawed Angels on HBO and I am embarrassed that I didn't know that story already. It also made me think about how far I'd go for something I believe in. Would I go to jail? Would I go on a hunger strike? Would I be beaten in the street? Would I even be there in the streets? I like to think I'm active, that I believe in things. But do I really have the conviction of my beliefs? Perhaps I'm just not meant to be a woman in the footnotes of history. Jenn posted at 11:19 PM | |
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and I don't know why! I have been lying awake for the past 45 minutes or so, even though I did not have to be up for another hour. But D just called and had to cancel lunch, so I decided to get up anyway. It's too late to get ready for church and too early to do anything else. I could not sleep as I tried to in my bed, but now that I have forced myself into an upright position, I feel that my eyes will slide shut at a moment's notice and I have developed a large yawn. I wish I knew what was going on with me. Jenn posted at 12:24 PM | |
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I just noticed that it's after 5pm and the sun is still out. It's obviously lower in the sky than say, noon, but it's definitely still out. I love that! It's only a matter of time before my days of cruising up PCH after work to watch the sunset in Malibu is possible again. Yay! Jenn posted at 8:22 PM | |
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So, D just called and we're foregoing yoga to go to the beach and have lunch. She's got stuff to do in the morning, and I hate to get up early. Besides we don't want to deal with all the street closings from the marathon. I haven't been to the beach in such a long time. Seems silly since I live 3 miles from the beach, but I never go. Jenn posted at 8:10 PM | |
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I had a good class this morning and I really got some valuable information. It was nowhere as indepth as I thought it would be, but it gave me a good start. I'll never be a professional travel writer, but perhaps the next time I go on a good trip, I'll get something else out of it. I came up with a couple of ideas to pitch about DC, so I'll probably try to query those as well. Even if I just get one published, I'd feel pretty good about that. Oh and I need your help. Next time you fly anywhere, grab a copy of the inflight magazine for me. Thanks a bunch! Jenn posted at 4:56 PM | |
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Okay, so we have an employee, R, who is on the phone all day as part of her job. She is very loud. You can hear every word of her conversation around the entire floor of the buildling. She has other annoying characteristics, but this is the worst one. Our department was meeting with a bunch of carrier reps today. We were having these meetings around the tables in the common space of our department. R is the only one in a cube in our department that is not actually working for our department. We have fun at these meetings and there a bunch of us, so it can get a little boistruous at times. After our last rep before lunch left, she had the nerve to say to me and J, "Man, I just wanted to stand up and tell him to shut up!" I had to walk away to keep from busting out laughing and/or screaming at her that we all feel the same way ALL DAY LONG EVERY SINGLE DAY! Um, hello, pot, kettle, black? Damn, that was just too much. Our last rep meeting was with Cathy, who mentioned at the end of our session that she was going to see her parents to watch the premiere of her episode of While You Were Out. It's on tonight at 9pm. Check it out! She rocks! My new clothes and sheets from Delia's came today. One of the dresses doesn't fit, so I'm going to send it back for a larger (gasp!) size, but the other one is great. The zipper is in the back and is in such a way that I can't zip it up to the top all by myself, so I'm not sure how that's going to work exactly. But I do know that I need new shoes to match...yea for new shoes! Jenn posted at 9:17 PM |
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I edit best with a red pen and my printed manuscript. I've been taking my lunch hour and using it as part of my daily editing time. In the the hour today, I only got through 3 1/4 pages with all the red marks and new sentences and paragraphs. I suppose it's a good sign, but it makes me think that I'm making progress. Jenn posted at 9:14 PM | |
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Last night as I was drifting off to sleep, I figured out my problem with my novel. I've been trying to capture the voices of the four friends, when I really only had one of the characters down. I'm shifting my focus onto that character, changing some of the attributes from the other characters into this one. I'm looking forward to exploring this girl's relationship with the other three characters, her parents and her situation. It's really starting to feel like real ChickLit and I'm happy about that. Jenn posted at 1:57 AM | |
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I left work as fast as possible today and I drove like mad to the Madison campus. I pulled into the parking lot at 4:57pm and had to buy a parking pass. I was just going to chance it, but the stupid parking guy was standing right in the middle of the lot. To park for an hour costs 50 cents, but I only had a dollar, so I had to overpay for the three minutes of the hour that I actually spent on campus because of course the machine doesn't give change. I walked as fast as I could in my dress clothes and heels to find a man with a briefcase in hand coming out of the Cont Ed office like he's closing up. Me: Oh, you're closed, right? ::sighs:: Guy: Well, yeah. Me: (gives pitiful look) Guy: What did you need? I explained what I had done and that I just wanted to see if I could still get into the seminar. He asked me the name and I told him. He took my envelope from me and put it inside saying that they would process it in the morning and send me a receipt. I couldn't believe it! Actual help from an employee of Santa Monica College -- he restored my faith in the system, until I got home of course ;) I talked to my cousin today and it's amazing how much alike we are. I mean, if you saw us together, I doubt you'd even know we're related (she's 5' 6", blond and gorgeous), but our personalities are totally the same. It was good to catch up on stuff and finally get in touch with each other. We've been playing phone tag for a week and a half. I voted in the primary election, though it seems that according to Yahoo!, my presidential candiate is dropping out. ::sigh:: His official site doesn't say anything, but he and his wife are flying back to their home state and encouraging supporters to be at a local high school for an announcement...gee, I wonder what that could be? Ah, well, as long as we can get a Democrat back in the White House I'll be happy (well, happier I finally went to the grocery store tonight and spent way too much on groceries, though I decided to buy all the things that I would actually like to eat instead of the things that I should eat. I'm going to try to get at least two meals a day. Actual meals, not like some bread and olive oil (today) or a balance bar (yesterday). I bought some fruit and some yogurt to be my snacking foods instead of cookies and ice cream. I'm really trying to be better because I just bought some dresses that look fab now, but would look even better if I lost 10-15 pounds. Jenn posted at 2:35 AM | |
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Well, I just woke up from my impromptu nap on the couch. The rain is really get bad out there. I can hear it beating against the flue in the fireplace. I ordered dinner tonight from Pomodoro and it wasn't exactly what I had expected. Although the bread that comes with the meal is enough to make me want to order from there again. Because there's $20 minimum for dinner time, I've got lunch for tomorrow and dinner tomorrow too. If I didn't know before, SMC is run by a bunch of monkeys. On Thursday I received in the mail, my application and check for the travel writing seminar, being returned to me because I had mailed it to the address you go if you are registering in person instead of by mail. Of course, the seminar is next week (when I receive it back), I'm not even sure I can get into the class. I check online for times when the office would be open and it said that the hours were Monday & Friday, 8:30am to 7:30pm and Tuesday & Thursday, 8:30am to 5pm. Since it showed that they were not open on Fridays, I didn't go after work on Friday. So, today, I decided to go over there to see if I can still get into the seminar. Because I think that the post office closes first, I go there right after work and then head down to 11th street in Santa Monica. I'm wearing my new shoes and it's raining. I park on the street on the outside of campus and I have to walk all the way around the building to find an entrance. As I'm walking, I see that you can buy hourly permits for the parking lot. Then I get inside and it seems empty. Posted on the wall outside of the Continuing Education office is a list of the office hours: Monday-Friday, 8am - 5pm. No evening hours Monday & Wednesday. It's 5:25pm when I get there. Yes, that's right, I schlepped all the way to 11th street in Santa Monica in the rain in my new shoes and fabulous outfit only to find out that I could have had this all taken care of on Friday and they are already closed for the day which means I have to go back there tomorrow. I edited for an hour today at lunch, but I didn't get any editing done tonight because of my little nap. I figure I'll make up the time this weekend. Jenn posted at 1:42 AM | |
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this little bonus day was fantastic. i celebrated the fact that i still had money left from my previous paycheck when i got paid on friday by going shopping today at the glendale galleria. i spent so much of my hard earned money on me and things that i actually wanted to buy. i bought three pairs of shoes, three dress, two dress shirts and a t-shirt, plus some cards from hallmark and clips from claire's. i bought things that aren't necessarily things that i would have tried on, but i wanted to be a little more trendy and daring than usual. chalk it up to too much carrie bradshaw and confessions of a shopaholic. Jenn posted at 2:45 AM | |