Archive for June, 2008

“ice cream is the new broccoli”

30 June, 2008 at 10:34 am · Filed under thoughts ·Tagged ,

And the moment you’ve all been waiting for… a piece of Jenn’s mind for you all to enjoy :)

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Guest posting provides the perfect chance to write and edit and rearrange and proofread the first impression others will have of you. I could probably rant on for days on the merits of my awesomeness to get you to like me. Instead, I’m going to compare myself to someone you already like - Deva - to establish my credibility and attempt to prove myself better in some circumstances.

Deva’s interests on her 20sb profile could almost be mine. For a person I’ve never met, she sure does like the same stuff as I do.

“Likes: singing, coffee, music, sunshine, laughter, Arrested Development (the show), Michael Buble, tap dancing, broccoli, sour patch kids, kayaking”


IDENTICAL TWINS
Singing: If I could have any talent, it would be to sing. That way, when I sang really loudly to strangers while stopped at stoplights, they might actually enjoy it instead of pointing and laughing.
Coffee: Venti skinny iced vanilla latte from Starbucks. Tall caramel apple spice. Grande non-fat no-whip peppermint mocha. Venti iced unsweetened passion tea. Those are my Starbucks orders according to season: summer, fall, winter, and spring.
Music: I love 90s pop, vulgar techno, soft rock, and country. Many may acknowledge that to be the worst taste in music. EVER.
Sunshine: While natural sunlight on a beach with handsome men and free daiquiris is preferred, I have been known to indulge in the indoor phenomenon known as the Fake N’ Bake. Spare me the lecture - I’m in that invincible period in my life, so skin cancer isn’t even on my radar.
Laughter: I’m not funny. Because of this, I think everyone else in the world IS. I’m convinced that it is laughter that has kept my abs from melting during the years since I quit soccer.
Arrested Development: We’re not friends if you haven’t watched it. Seriously. I have now begun to reference this show in my daily conversations and if you can’t keep up, you’re out. Please leave the runway.

FRATERNAL TWINS
Michael Buble: I only know a song or two. He strikes me as a wanna-be Edwin McCain, and a little too emotional. I’m willing to give it a shot if he promises to stop whining.
Tap dancing: I am not a dancer. The only dancer feature I’ve got is incredible turnout, but I’m pretty sure that only counts in ballet. However, I’m always fascinated by watching people do things I can’t do, and I can respect someone who can shuffle about for hours and make it look artistic. Most of the time when I shuffle about I just look lazy.
Broccoli: We have a love-hate relationship. I love steamed broccoli, broccoli on pizza, cheese and broccoli, broccoli cheddar soup, etc. Because of this, my mind conspires against my taste buds to insist that I enjoy all kinds of broccoli. Not true. I continuously put raw broccoli in salads and I continuously pick it out.
Sour patch kids: Again with the love-hate. I get cravings for them, buy a bag, and eat three. After scrunching my face up and choking down the sourness, I remember why I don’t usually buy them.
Kayaking: Never done it. I want to, but I’m pretty sure it involves nature, and I don’t really DO nature.

After examining and analyzing our shared (or not-so-shared) interests, I’ve compiled a few suggestions for Deva on how to become more like me.

1. Switch out Michael Buble for John Mayer. Less whining, hotter girlfriends.
2. Trade tap dancing for pilates. You still look goofy doing it, but there are fewer sequins involved.
3. Ice cream is the new broccoli.
4. Sour patch kids out, Swedish fish in. The great taste of artificial red flavoring without the bite.
5. You don’t need to go kayaking when you can watch other people do it on TV. Even if that TV is set to Law&Order and America’s Next Top Model marathons, the mere fact that you CAN watch kayaking is enough.

Those are my suggestions on how to complete the Deva-Jenn transformation. If you like Deva just the way she is, in all her awesomeness (and come on, who doesn’t?), head on over to you’ll grow to love me to get your Jenn fix.

Until then, I’m out like a mute kid in Bingo.

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new things: blog swapping!

29 June, 2008 at 12:28 pm · Filed under thoughts ·Tagged ,

Tomorrow is an important day for this blog. I have a guest blogger! How cool is that?

Meet Jenn.

I’m actually her guest blogger too. Get excited :)

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I’m outta here…

25 June, 2008 at 11:17 pm · Filed under thoughts ·Tagged , , , , , ,

Tonight is my last night in Maryland FOREVER.

For some reason, I’m completely emotion-less about it - I have absolutely no feelings whatsoever about this relocation I’m about to pursue. I mean, I’m moving to Connecticut (and soon after, to NYC)… that’s a big deal, right? I’ve never lived in Connecticut before.

But no. No emotions from me. I think I’ve been thinking too much about other things (mostly whether or not all of my crap will fit into my car) - and the idea of “leaving the place where I spent the past 2 years of my life” hasn’t really sunk in.

…so, it’s 12:06am and unfortunately I’m just realizing I don’t really have time to write at the moment. I have about 5 trillion other things I need to get done before 8:30am… I’ll have to write more when I get home (my parents house in Virginia). I’ll reflect a bit and perhaps try to conjure up some emotions.

Oh, and did I mention I’m really excited about seeing my dog when I get home? I even bought him an adorable doggie treat from the mall :)

Adios, College Park FOREVER. It’s been real. And by real I mean, bunk. And by bunk I mean, grad school has almost sucked every ounce of happiness and optimism out of my life and I’m so glad it’s over…

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late night music

24 June, 2008 at 12:21 am · Filed under thoughts ·Tagged , ,

mixwit.com = a new way to spend my late nights when I’m not doing anything important.

Check out my first ever online mix tape! ahora - recents

By the way, there are a few of my faves that didn’t make it to the list this time. Perhaps I’ll get them later.

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My last Saturday in DC

21 June, 2008 at 11:12 pm · Filed under thoughts ·Tagged , , , , ,

Let the countdown to relocation begin.

No - I don’t have a job yet, I’m just getting out from this crappy apartment.

I’m going home next Thursday to drop off my mom’s car and hang out with my parents (of course), then on Saturday my parents are shipping me away. I can’t wait.

So, now that I can see an end to my time in the DC area, I went on one last* Georgetown photo adventure this afternoon. I’ll miss my DC photo adventures. Unfortunately, today’s outing turned into a “buy random things” adventure. I fail.** Overall, I was happy with my purchases.

First, I ended up at Dean & Deluca - the store/market I want to love, but can’t afford to. I did about 3 laps around the market before settling on 3 items:

1. A sun-dried tomato baguette. I thought it would go nicely with my pasta dinner. I’m not sure if I can eat all of it by Wednesday… but I’ll try.

2. A 1/4 pound of Tanzania Peaberry coffee beans. Sure I already have coffee at home, but I need to balance out my Latin American coffee with something African. Plus, Murky doesn’t sell coffee by the 1/4 pound.

3. The Kombucha Wonder Drink. I actually went to the refrigerated section looking for the weirdest drink I could find… this is what I came up with. It’s definitely nothing like anything I’ve ever tasted and I still don’t know if I enjoyed it.*** If it didn’t cost $3, I’d buy another one tomorrow.

I was proud to only have spent $10 in Dean & Deluca. That place ain’t cheap. Eventually, I wandered over to Baked and Wired, where I heard they serve the best strawberry cupcakes. Little did I know, they also serve Counter Culture Coffee. What a treat… cupcakes and coffee!

FYI - the cupcake was pretty delicious. It actually had real chunks of strawberries in it. CakeLove doesn’t do that… On the other hand, I think I like CakeLove’s icing better.

All in all, it was a fairly successful day. Maybe tomorrow I’ll take another photo adventure and take pictures outside of my apartment.

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* That probably won’t be my last visit to Baked and Wired - I was told to return so I could try a carrot cake cupcake.

** I fail because all the pictures (with the exception of the espresso) were taken after I returned from my “adventure”. Lame.

*** Oddly enough, I’m experiencing a strange burst of energy right now. I think it’s because of the drink. I think the back of the bottle says something about being “energy-enhancing”. Crap.

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about me

21 June, 2008 at 9:21 am · Filed under thoughts ·Tagged , , ,

I just came across this website called Blogthings full of all kinds of “informative” quizzes. After pondering on what I’ve always wanted to know about myself, I took a stab at them.

1. What Deva Means:

You are balanced, orderly, and organized. You like your ducks in a row.
You are powerful and competent, especially in the workplace.
People can see you as stubborn and headstrong. You definitely have a dominant personality.

You are friendly, charming, and warm. You get along with almost everyone.
You work hard not to rock the boat. Your easy going attitude brings people together.
At times, you can be a little flaky and irresponsible. But for the important things, you pull it together.

You are very hyper. You never slow down, even when it’s killing you.
You’re the type of person who can be a workaholic during the day… and still have the energy to party all night.
Your energy is definitely a magnet for those around you. People are addicted to your vibe.

You are usually the best at everything … you strive for perfection.
You are confident, authoritative, and aggressive.
You have the classic “Type A” personality.

Those results are about 98% right. How does it know so much about me based on my first name? Freaky…

2. What the House Test Says About You

You consider yourself important, but no more important than anyone else. You love attention, but you don’t feel like you deserve more of it than anyone else.

You aren’t against being community oriented, but it’s not really your thing. You tend to prefer to focus on your family and not the neighborhood around you.

You are creative, expressive, and bright. You are always in the middle of some amazing project.

You take good care of your physical appearance. You dress well, stay in shape, and do your best to look great.

You are moved by what’s exotic and unique. You often have the mentality of a traveler, even when you’re not traveling.

Wow. Seriously, this quiz was only 5 questions… I don’t know how they figured me out.

3. Where Should You Live?

You Should Live in a Small City

You are definitely an urban person, but not any old city will do.
You want a city that matches you well. For you, big cities lack individuality.
You prefer a smaller city with lots of personality, local culture, and history.

Well then. I guess that’s that. I actually have no idea where I will end up once I settle down, but this kinda gives me an idea.

I think I’ve learned enough about me for one day.

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complaining

16 June, 2008 at 10:28 pm · Filed under thoughts ·Tagged , , ,

It’s been 24 days since I graduated, and I’m still unemployed. I feel like summer has been flying by and I’ve been doing a whole lot of nothing in the meantime. It took me about 2 days to pack up my stuff and 2 weeks to sell most of my furniture. Unfortunately, no one wants my loft bed right now. I could really use the money for that bed.

I’m sick of this.

Plus, in the midst of this nothingness, I need to plan my “trip” to Atlanta. The only problem is, I don’t know where I’ll be or what I’ll be doing in mid-July, so I can’t make any travel arrangements. As a planner (I blame my parents), I cannot stand waiting until the last minute to plan things. I can’t afford an expensive plane ticket and the overnight train option is definitely out. Of course, driving was never an option.

I’m going crazy and I can’t relax.

This transitional phase between school and work needs to end soon.

***Side note: Out of all the books I’ve started reading since late May, I’m currently reading my most recent purchase, The Stories of Eva Luna by Isabel Allende. It’s really good so far.

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it’s 12:42am, and I’m bored

16 June, 2008 at 12:17 am · Filed under thoughts ·Tagged , ,

I stole this from one of my blog pals, Kay. Thanks :)

Anyway, questions:

1. What did you do 10 years ago?

- 10 years ago from today? Oh gosh - I was 14 and just finishing up 8th grade. Maybe this was the summer when my choir sang at Carnegie Hall… I think it was. That was an interesting trip - being a tourist in the city I was born in.

2. 5 items on your to-do list today:

- apply for jobs, buy coffee, go to the gym, call my uncle, and read. My life isn’t too exciting right now.

3. Snacks I enjoy:

- Recently, I’ve been eating a lot of watermelon. I need to stock up on some next time I’m at Whole Foods.

4. What would you do if you were a billionaire?

- Take care of my family. Of course. Whatever they need, I’d cover. I have a fairly large family, so hopefully I’d have some money left after this.

- I would take all of my closest friends on a trip to wherever. Basically, we’d hit up every continent.

- I’m definitely into the house renovation thing - I’ve always wanted to do something like that.

- Pay off grad school loans.

- Buy a new wardrobe. and a new computer. and an ipod touch. and a miniature pig. and an awesome loft in New York City to live in…

5. Places I would live:

- Costa Rica; Valencia, Spain; anywhere in England; Washington DC (one day); Hawaii

6. Bloggers I am passing the challenge onto are:

Whoever feels the need to answer these questions. Go for it, ya’ll.

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my first Pride Parade

14 June, 2008 at 11:13 pm · Filed under thoughts ·Tagged , , , ,

I went to my first Pride Parade today. Although I’m not into the ladies (I love the guys) most of my closest friends are homosexual - so I went in support of my pals (and the LGBT community). Unexpectedly, I left with a lot of goodies:

I didn’t even have to flash anyone for these… only scream at the top of my lungs. I gave up once it started raining buckets.

I hate peanuts. I was really hoping these were pretzels, so I took them. Now I know not to fly Southwest because they serve peanuts.

Everyone was tossing candy at the crowds, so I got plenty of that. One group threw bouncy balls at us. That was pretty awesome (but weird).

The gay couple standing next to us gave us their extra condoms. I didn’t want to ask why they were giving them up, so I just took them. Perhaps they could tell I wasn’t a lesbian. Whatever the case may be, I hope those guys are practicing safe sex.

I am so tired right now. All that Pride really wore me out, I guess.

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Why I need the BBC America channel:

13 June, 2008 at 12:18 am · Filed under thoughts ·Tagged ,

Why didn’t anyone (or Peter) tell me about these videos?

I had to find them all on my own - but I’m glad I did :) The part when the cookie hits The Stig is hilarious…

James, aka Captain Slow, is still my favorite.

I wish I could get excited about the new season… except I still have plenty of old episodes to watch.

I’m still on the list for tickets to the show. I really hope I can afford a round trip ticket to somewhere in the UK whenever I get selected.

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