Jennifer1976

Something I don't get

2006-04-05T06:19:00.000-07:00

Why do they make an announcent about something that's already known? Like KC leaving "Today." She doesn't need to make an announcement that she's leaving when we all already know she's leaving. She can make a statement about her leaving, but it seems like an announcement should be when we're first learning the information.

busy

2006-04-03T06:52:00.000-07:00

I have been so busy with all this travel for work. Sometimes I think I should find a job where I stay home more often, but then again, my job can be so much fun and I get to see so many cool places. So I really don't know which I'd prefer.

Things I don't like:

2006-03-03T05:39:00.000-08:00

1. When someone runs the water when I'm in the shower enough so that the water pressure goes way down and it turns freezing when I'm trying to rinse conditioner out of my hair.

2. When I'm trying to eat my cereal at work, and someone starts talking to me and won't pick up on the cue of me continuing to eat my cereal to leave. And then it gets eaten slower and gets all soggy.

Miami

2006-02-28T06:45:00.000-08:00

This time the trip was to Miami. And you know... I always hate going there (South Beach in particular) b/c there are so many beautiful people everywhere and it's just intimidating. But this trip I actually took the time to watch some of the people. And they're not all that beautiful. The difference is that they all just THINK they're that beautiful. In fact, some of them are quite unattractive, especially when you can tell they've had work done once you get close enough. So here are a couple of my thoughts about people down there:

1. Just because you have money and can afford designer clothes and all, doesn't mean you should wear the most revealing designer outfit you can find. That can just make you look skanky.
2. More makeup is not always better. Lighten up a little people. And also, fake eyelashes are tacky.
3. Tanner is not always better. Some people aren't meant to be dark tan, and when they get overtan, they just look old and disgusting.

New York City

2006-02-09T10:23:00.000-08:00

I just got back from NYC where I was for work for a few days. There were so many celebrities in town for fashion week, and it can get so irritating. There was this one blonde one, who I won't name here, who was just incredibly rude. Some of the things that I heard come out of her mouth were just unbelievable (these weren't directed at me, fortunately, I just happened to overhear b/c she wasn't being quiet about it).

Also, is it that difficult to hold a door for someone coming in behind you? And not far behind... like right behind you. Sheesh.

Touchy People

2006-01-30T08:46:00.000-08:00

I was riding with a friend the other day, and saw next to us a woman who was rolling down her window to remove keys that were in the door of her car. Yes, she was driving down the road with the keys still in the door. Of course, this made us laugh. And she saw that we saw her and scowled and glared at us. Well lady, if you are driving with the keys still in the door and I catch you, I think it's perfectly understandable that I laugh at you.

I do wonder how one does that b/c don't you usually use the same keys to drive as you do to open the car? Or these days most people with new cars, it was a newish Mercedes, don't even use keys to open the doors.

Christmas

2005-12-29T06:46:00.000-08:00

Christmas was so great! I got so much fun stuff! Like new DVD's and lots of cool clothes and some pretty earrings too! I hate to sound so materialistic, but it really is fun to get presents.

Popeyes

2005-12-14T09:20:00.000-08:00

I love popeyes chicken. I don't eat it all that often, but yesterday had a major craving for it. And since I've been eating relatively healthy lately, thought I could allow myself to have some. I'm having leftovers for lunch today. It's also good cold, in case you were wondering.

I know it's sooo bad for me and I'll probaly gain like 5 pounds from it, but sometimes you just have to give into the cravings.

Festive fun

2005-12-05T15:07:00.000-08:00

Don't you just love to make Christmas cookies and decorate them with sprinkles and those little balls and stuff?

Too bad I ate about 40 of them this weekend; I'm sure I'll blow up like a balloon over Christmas this year!

Holiday Road Rage

2005-11-30T10:49:00.000-08:00

Over this past weekend, while I was driving to a friend's house, I nearly hit two pedestrians who jumped off the curb at the last minute. I jumped on my brakes to avoid them - of course - and one of them slammed his fist down on the hood of my car and screamed at me, calling me something horrible.

Now, I know I almost hit him, but it was totally his fault for jumping into the street. People are so rageful; what is up with that?

This reminds me of the time I saw Jimmy Fallon yelling at a hot dog vendor.

More Candy

2005-11-16T07:10:00.000-08:00

Someone brought in Milky Way Caramels to work today. They are basically just Milky Ways without the nougat. But that seems kinda silly to me... that means it's just chocolate covered caramel. Which is tastey, but not as good as with nougat. Although nothing can compare to the Mily Way Darks. Those are the best!

Pet Peeve

2005-11-14T06:36:00.000-08:00

One pet peeve of mine is when people throw cigarette butts out their car windows. It makes me so angry. Why do they think it's okay for them to litter and throw burning trash out their window? I get so mad about this that I worry that someday I will yell at whoever does it and get myself into trouble. Someone in front of me this morning threw a cigarette butt out their window and I was so mad about it I wanted to ram my car into theirs. Fortunately I was able to restrain myself.

You know what I hate?

2005-11-09T11:31:00.000-08:00

1. Cooked carrots.
2. Megalomaniacs.
3. Famous people who are rude on the phone and think it's okay because they're rich and famous. Just because your famous does not give you the right to be rude to me. I just wish I could tell them what I thought of them without getting fired.

blast from the past

2005-11-04T12:04:00.000-08:00

Back when I was 11, at the height of the New Kids on the Block craze, I decided that whatever my career would be, it would have to ensure that I get to meet famous people. See, I met all of NKOTB except for that one that kind of looked like a chimp... you know the one I mean. Not to insult chimps or anything, because they are super cute (I love monkeys!), but this guy. Danny? Gary? I forget. Anyway, he couldn't even really sing, you could tell. Anyway, he was in the bathroom when I met the "kids" at a meet-n-greet in my hometown. When I shook hands with Jordan Knight, I knew I was meant to know really important people. They just responded to me. One of them, I forget which, even told me that I had more charm than anyone they'd ever met in show business.

Tampons

2005-11-01T12:52:00.000-08:00

There is a plastic baggie of tampons in the bathroom at work. Does this mean these are tampons for anyone who needs one? Or is this someone's personal stash that they are just keeping there for convenience sake? Who leaves a bag of tampons lying around?

Food

2005-10-31T07:33:00.000-08:00

I was going to make pumpkin foccacia yesterday, but I can't locate the blade for my bread machine. It was very sad. I even had all of the ingredients in the machine and everything, so not only couldn't I make it, but I wasted money on that stuff (and Gruyere isn't cheap!). But the good side of the story is that instead I ended up making maple banana nut bread with chocolate chips. I'm not so sure how I feel about the maple in it and am thinking I'll just stick with regular sugar next time. But it's still an excellent treat!

Pumpkin Pie Season

2005-10-26T11:53:00.000-07:00

My local grocery store has both pumpkin pie ice cream and pumpkin pie yogurt. Now, the ice cream is REALLY good, especially with whipped cream on it. It really tastes like pumpkin pie! It's amazing! But the yogurt is sort of weird. It almost tastes like sour pumpkin pie filling. I managed to finish it, but don't know if I could eat another one.

New shoes!

2005-10-19T12:08:00.000-07:00

I treated myself to new shoes! Don't you just love new shoes? They always make me just a little bit happier.

Dark chocolate m&m's

2005-10-07T11:49:00.000-07:00

I am soooo sad b/c I just opened my last bag of dark chocolate peanut m&m's and I don't think they are making them anymore. Why are the best m&m's ever only being made for a limited time?

Almond Joy

2005-10-05T12:49:00.000-07:00

My coworker brought in the cutest little fall mini almond joys. They have little maple leaves on the wrappers and are just so adorable I don't want to open the package to eat the candy!

Interesting stuff I've done...

2005-10-05T11:03:00.000-07:00

1. Rubbed noses with an eskimo. This is how they kiss!
2. Seen a polar bear at close range.
3. Accidentally kicked Hilary Duff (I was in LA and she walked by me on the street as I was demonstrating an impressive Karate move for a friend of mine).

Weirdo

2005-10-03T11:56:00.000-07:00

My friend "Jackie" asked me to list 4 reasons why I'm a weirdo (other than that my allergies are worsened by rain rather than lessened by rain like most people's allergies). So here they are:

1. I don't like tomato sauce
2. I have weird thumbs
3. I like shows geared at teenagers like Degrassi and Laguna Beach
4. I have an outhouse collection

2005-10-03T10:00:00.000-07:00

EW!

I also want to let everyone know that I tried the Stoneyfield Farm's Moove over Sugar yogurt and it is total crap. It is the worst yogurt I have ever had. I dare you to try it. It has this weird liguidy film that doesn't quite get all stirred in, no matter how much you stir. And then it ends up with this sort of gummy texture that isn't chunky (since it is smooth) but sorta sticky and chewy. Ew!

Internet access

2005-10-03T07:19:00.000-07:00

I finally have high speed internet access at home now (after it not working all last week despite just being installed last Saturday). Yay me!!! Now I can get my online holiday shopping taken care of from home and don't have to covertly shop online at work.

Kashi Peanut Butter Chewy Granola Bar

2005-09-30T06:12:00.000-07:00

So I am eating one of these now, and I thought I would share my review of it in case you're interested.

Much like the Trail Mix version of the product, the taste is so-so. I can eat it, but I'm not really enjoying eating it, which to me is part of what's good about food, the pleasure of eating it. And the texture is very bizarre. It is rather dry, and has these weird hard bits that are crunchy, but really too small to chew, so (and I'm sorry if this is a little gross) they just sorta get stuck in my mouth like between my gums and the inside of my cheek and lower lip and stuff. The positive part of this bar is it's probably pretty good for you. 4 g of fiber, 5 g of protein. Not sure how much fat b/c I just have the individually wrapped bar and not the whole box. On a scale of 1-10, I probably give this a 5.5.

Know What Else I Think is Super Interesting?

2005-09-29T13:32:00.000-07:00

How, I'm like, often the only person to notice really cool stuff like sunsets, and people's crazy eating habits, and how Mountain Dew is superior to every other soft drink (pop! if you're in the Midwest)...

Ode to Mountain Dew

2005-09-29T09:15:00.000-07:00

Mountain Dew, how I love you so, with your bubbly, fluorescent spunk.
You are always the perfect thing, to get me out of that tired funk.
Your great citrus taste
Probably adds to my waist,
But that doesn’t matter to me.
I shall always choose you,
My precious Mountain Dew,

Even if you make me have to pee!

Bizarre eating habits

2005-09-28T11:04:00.000-07:00

So in my office, we always have plenty of candy. And I have one coworker who eats his candy in kind of a weird way. He always eats all of the outside edges first, then the rest of the candy. So if he's eating a snickers, he eats the chocolate sides, then the chocolate bottom, then the chocolate top and then is left w/ the nougat and peanuts and caramel. And he does this with milkyways, three muskateers, kit kats, reeses...you name it. If it's possible, he eats the candy this way. And really, I couldn't care less how he eats his candy (after all, when I was younger I was referred to as the "Queen of food disection" and anyone who has ever seen me eat a Hoho will attest to this), except that he doesn't do this neatly. So he stands around eating the candy like this, dropping chocolate all over the place which I have 2 problems with.: 1) it just makes a mess and 2) it is a waste of perfectly good chocolate to let pieces fall on the floor! I mean really... allowing chocolate to drop to the floor! It's just awful.

2005-09-28T07:45:00.000-07:00

Well, I guess I should make a blog about something. Really, I just wanted to join the club with my friends. So anyway. I totally have this new habit now of just reading random blogs, but I only comment on a few of them. It’s so weird. I mean, the online thing. You can be anyone you want. And you never know if the person whose blog you are reading is real or fake or just a drama queen or what. I bet you could make a blog pretending to be a famous person and people would fall for that for a while at least. Anyway. It keeps me from working too much at work. Heh.

So last night I watched the Gilmore Girls and I so hate Rory right now. Or maybe just the writers who are being idiots.

All for now! Must work.

Hi

2005-09-19T12:56:00.000-07:00

I'm Jennifer. I really have nothing much to say about anything, but figured I'd jump on the bandwagon like everyone else.