Happy 2006!!! (and why am I always the last to know?)

Thank goodness 2005 is almost over!! I only have to work until 10pm and then I am going to wrestle the amatuers for a spot at the bar at Billy's Island Grill. Actually, it shouldn't be that bad since it's not a bar but just a restaurant. Anyways, my friend Mike D. is actually making the trek to Edwards to celebrate. God forbid he come visit me in Edwards. The one night I'm in Vail, he's going to be in Edwards. Boys SUCK!!! My Giants are playing tonight!! Hopefully they beat the Raiders to win the NFC East first time since 2000. My friend Gretchen comes in on Monday!!! YEAH!!! I went out with a 22 year old the other night, two dates!! Come on 2006, maybe this year will be better. Oh by the way, why didn't know that Greg Kinnear was gay??? Really?? No wonder I think he's hot!! Blog ya next year!!

Am I wrong to laugh??

So I went out this week and saw the movie, "The Ringer". Oh my goodness!! It was hilarious!! Johnny Knoxville was great in it and it wasn't near close to stepping over the line of being politically correct (not that I care). All of the humor was in good taste and poked fun at Johnny's character rather than the Special Olympics. Go fo gold, Jeffy!! I highly recommend it!! But thank goodness Christmas is over and we are almost into 2006. I'll be so glad when this year is over!!! Come on 2006!!! ***by the way, what a sexy pic of J.K. I might have a crush on him...

Again with the FOMO!!

Alright, my FOMO is pallipable!! It's Christmas Eve and still not a drop of alcohol for me this weekend. Which is ok I guess, I don't feel crappy like I normally would on a Saturday. Just thought I would pay homage to a few of my favorite blogs on Blogger. You guys keep me entertained while I sit here and pass the hours reading. Just add .blogspot.com to the words in parentheses : )

1) Haiku Movie Reviews (haikumoviereviews)
-this blog is so fun, and Christopher and Brook even let me contribute!

2)Memoirs of an Oversized Canadien (benmyers29)
-this guy made a comment on my blog first but I love reading his blog now!

3) Cooper Lowenthal (cooperlowenthal)
-I ran across this blog by next blogging, super cool gay guy from Connecticut who probably doesn't know I exist anyways :)

4)Confessions of a Go Go Dancer (go-go-boy)
-lifestyle ala "Queer As Folk" and a really great writer with fun stories

5)I'm Not Too Obessesed (imnotobsessed)
-this chic is hilarious and has a lot of pictures on her blog (and we both hate Tom Cruise)

So these are my hotspots during my boring front desk life from 4pm to 12am at the Park Plaza. Read and enjoy!!
By the way I love "Happy Bunny" magnets! This picture is one of my recent purchases!!

I HAVE FOMO!!!

My old roommate Lisa came up with this acronym:

Fear
Of
Missing
Out

It's Friday night, the weekend of Christmas and I am stuck working 4pm - 12am the next three days. Again, why I will be doing shots on Dec. 26th. I was just really rude to my friend, Mike D., because he called and asked what I was doing. We were supposed to go see a Grateful Dead tribute band tonight at the Sand Bar but instead, I'm here trying to read people's mind at my job. What's the temperature outside? Why doesn't my wireless computer working??AARRGGHH!!! And I'm straving and the Asian restaurant across the way won't let me order any Pad Thai for take-out : ( Should I go out tonight after work?? And deal with all of the drunk people at Finnegan's?? Probably not. Merry F---ing Christmas!!

I think he's cute, I can't help it!!!

Alright, I don't know what it is but I think Seth Green is a hottie!! I know my guy friends are going to give me such crap for this but I love him, I can't help it!! Sure I'm probably taller than him by a mile and yeah he's got crazy red hair most of the time, and ok he looks like he's twelve but there's just something about him. I have this "friend" Mike W.* who I haven't seen in 5 years and this is how I picture him in my head. He looks like Seth Green!!! I guess I'll find out in about a month when I see him. So guys, let me gush a little and don't make too much fun.

*NY Mike for those of you who read regularly

Christmas Wish List

Things I want for Christmas but have to buy for myself:
1) New clothes & shoes
2) XM Radio (my SKY Delphi won't be here until January)
3) A new cellphone

Things I want for Christmas but will never get:
1) Widespread Panic tickets (to any show, anytime, I don't care)
2) An Ipod Nano
3) A puppy, since apparently a boyfriend is out of the question


Things I will actually get for Christmas:
1) About 10 assorted Christmas cards from various friends and family
2) Shots at the bar on December 26 with my friends
3) A friendly call from my car loan agency letting me know that my payment is late

Katie Holmes has been brainwashed...shame on you Tom!

First of all, I think Scientology is weird. I've read about it and it sound like a bunch of hocus pocus if you ask me. Silent birth?? Really?? Bunch of horse hockey!! Second, why don't I know anyone who's a Scientologist?? Because it's a hyped up, glamourized version of the occult that movie stars such as Tom Cruise and John Travolta have made popular. Lastly, poor little ex-Dawson's Creek star, Katie Holmes, has been duped into believing this load of crap. Like a lamb led to the slaughter, I think. She's going to wake up one day and her kids are going to be wearing masks, she'll only be able to make phone calls at a certain time during the day and Tom will be off flying his private jet to a secluded Scientology compound where I can only guess what happens there. My point: I think Scientology is the biggest lie ever...and weird (as I mentioned before).

Tribute to Johnny Depp

So this is my tribute to the great actor, Johnny Depp. From his portrayal of Hunter S. Thompson in Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas to recreating the drug dealer, George Jung in Blow, Depp never ceases to amaze me with his chameleon like persona. Characters such as Jack Sparrow and Willy Wonka fail to disappoint me and make me appreciate his talent even more. At 42, he is the embodiment of class, hard work and eccentricity. I love you, Johnny!!

A few of my favorite things...

So I just finished watching "Sound of Music" and I turned it on in the middle of this song. So below are a few of my favorite things:

1) Watching snow fall out of the night sky (looking up)

2) The smell of a wood burning stove on a cold night

3) The taste of salt water when I go to the beach

4) Snuggling down in a warm sleeping bag while camping

5) Watching shadows of fire bounce of trees around a campfire

6) Butter Rum LifeSavers

7) A good writing pen

8) Sleeping during a thunder storm

9) The smell of pine tree sap

10) Eggnog, pumpkin pie and vanilla ice cream

Girls, listen up...he's just not that into you..

Just a few words of wisdom on guys, harsh but true:

1) An excuse is a polite rejection. Men are not afraid of "ruining the friendship".

2) Don't get tricked into asking him out. If he likes you, he'll do the asking.

3) If you can find him, then he can find you. If he wants to find you he will.

4) "Hey, let's meet at so-and-so's house/any bar/ friend's house" is not a date. Even if you live in New York.

5) Men don't forget how much they like you. So put down the phone.

6) You are good enough to be asked out.

Feel lucky if the guy lets you know early on that they are not ready for a relationship for whatever reason (thanks, S.R., really, I'm actually kind of relieved!). It saves you from wasting time on him and prevents you from having to deal with heart break if you end up really liking the guy. There are replacements in the wings, girls, so don't sweat it. Next!!

Family is closer than you think

I can't believe it's almost Christmas time!! I think a lot of my friends up here would agree with me that we miss our families and wish we could be with them. Making a little extra money working on the holidays helps the angst of homesickness a little bit but nothing can take the place of having family to be with during this time.

Family is closer than you think
All around you is love and warmth
Miles away our loved ones might be
Isolated and lonely we may feel
Look around and you can find
Your own strand of light and hope

Always believe what your dad tells ya...

I remember when I first started dating, my dad told me to watch out for a couple different types of guys: surfers and snowboarders. Surfers while I lived in FL and snowboarders since I've lived in Vail. My dad was a pretty good surfer in his day and not too bad now even in his 50's. I guess he knows what those guys are like becuase he used to be like them. He always told me, "Jen, they'll leave you in a heartbeat for good waves or good snow." But, I can't help likin' the guys who love to surf or ride. I love the look, a little punky, pretty laid back and great physiques for sure!! I'll learn my lesson one of these days, but until then you just gotta love the guys that have their ears pierced, awesome body bling and sick mohawks:)

Everybody wants to be a wanksta!!!

To the firefighter...why I'm a big dork!

Alright, this message is to the super cool fireman who comes in and keeps me company at my job. You know who you are : )
So I'm boppin' my head to "Talk Dirty to Me" by Poison; #1 reason I'm a dork, I love love love 80's hair band music. Next reason: using phrases like "super cool", "sweet" and "right on". Another reason: I know more about football than the average guy, seriously, you've heard me. This blog page qualifies as dorky too I think. Watching "Iron Chef" on the Food Channel when get home at night @ 1am. I think working at Disney World qualified as somewhat dorky, especially since I mention it in regular conversation so much. My friends give me hard time and say I start 90% of my sentences....(oh my gosh, I love L.A. Guns, again on the DMX)...with "When I used to work at Disney....". So, I think that's enough to legitimately qualify me as one of the dorkiest girls you might know. Happy 30th Birthday!!! (See, I told you you're going to be in my blog at some point).

Gale Harold, I love you!!

Wow, it's been so long since I watched an episode of "Queer as Folk" (I don't get Showtime so I have to wait for the Netflix) that I forgot how gorgeous Gale Harold was. He is the epitome of the saying, "All the good ones are taken or gay". It's unfortunate that he hasn't done anything else of note except for this show. It's also a shame that he doesn't look this good in person, i.e. unshaved and not dressed to the nines. But, you're still gorgeous, Brian, I mean, Gale :) There's a lot of girls who love ya! Too bad you're gay!!

Jim Morrison, Chris Farley and Robert Downey Jr.

One of my favorite things to do is ask people who would be three famous people, dead or alive, to party with. I mean really party! I'm talking wee hours of the morning with a lot of party favors. My three people would be Jim Morrison, Chris Farley and Robert Downey Jr.. I think it would be so cool just to meet Jim Morrison let alone be able to sit, talk and party with him. Chris Farley would be so hilarious, I can't even imagine!! Definitely, the center of attention! And I love Robert Downey Jr. He's a brilliant actor, beautiful and...well, beautiful.

To have a guy like Harry...and oranges!

Laying in bed this morning sipping coffee, I watched one of my favorite movies on AMC: "When Harry Met Sally". This movie is fundamental to how men and women interact and what needs to happen to prevent divorce: be sure the one you marry is your best friend! Marriages today have over a 50% failure rate because of many things. One of these things is lack of things in common. Another is lack of acceptance and patience. I know that with my best guy friends, I accept them for who they are and don't try to change them because that's why I like them. Everyone is unique in their own way and to truly love someone, you must accept them. If you like oranges but go to the grocery store and all they have are apples, you don't buy an apple and try to change it into an orange once you get home. You just wait until the grocery store gets oranges back in stock. If you change your mind while at the store and decide apples are what you want, commit to your decision and don't covet the orange or just settle for the apple. We are who we are and if we can't accept that for truth, we'll never be able to accept anyone else.

Clear Vision

As sit in front of the computer trying to adjust to my new glasses, I am reminded just how important clear vision is. I have what the optometrist calls astigmatism, which is vision that isn't as sharp as it could be. Clear vision is crucial in life. Different things can muddy up vision. Alcohol and drugs are a couple of these things. It's amazing to me that when you clear your mind from at least these things how clear your life path becomes. It feels like someone turned on the lights and now you can see all the crap that has been lying on your floor that you can now vacuum and tidy up. Your life may have become a mess and you'd never know without giving up your pride and opening up your eyes and putting on the glasses of sobriety. Some of us can only guess how our life is and don't want to know. Others have put the glasses on, couldn't stand the squalor and put took them right back off, quick. I don't try to pretend to understand where my life is going or comprehend why I've gone through the things I have but I know that facing life head on with clear vision and without blinders on is the only way to gain strength and grow.

Beautiful, wonderful snow...2 feet to be exact!!

As I sit here at work, I can see the big, fat flakes gently falling to the ground from the latest snow system we've had here in Vail. It's so beautiful and yet so cold!! I'm so excited how good my little asian vehicle does though. Even without snow tires, my car climbs nearly 1,000 feet everyday to my job here in Beaver Creek. For those of you that are unfamiliar with where I live, here is a website that is all about my resort, www.beavercreek.snow.com . It's a great website where you are able to see how much snow we've gotten, different events going on at the resort and live feed cameras showing the mountain. It's World Cup week here this week so we have the likes of Bode Miller, Dahren Rahlves and Hermann Maier skiing our mountain faster than anyone ever will. I compare those guys to Tiger Woods, Phil Mickleson and Ernie Els in my world. I think the competition is televised sometime in January on ESPN or one of the other networks so keep your eyes peeled.

Lindsey Lohan and the rest of dumb hollywood girls...

So I'm watching a repeat of Jay Leno last night at about 3am which is only a couple hours after I get home from work and he had as guests Lindsey Lohan and Dane Cook. Leno's studio audience is filled with guys from all facets of our wonderful military: Army, Air Force, Marines, Navy and Coast Guard. Apparently, Lindsey Lohan is making a film about Bobby Kennedy and she plays a part of woman who marrys men so they don't have to go into the Vietnam war. And swear to god, this is what she says, "It's for a good cause, right??" Audience: dead silent.
How ignorant can you be Lindsey?? I realize that the Vietnam war turned out to be very political and the most deadly war ever but these guys served our country. They died for what hopefully was going to be a good cause and so are our troops today. You wouldn't even die to save your Manolo's. So don't sit around expressing your 18 year old dumb self like you know what you're talking about. You could be living in a pile of old newspapers under a dictatorship that makes you cover your face and not speak unless spoken to. Be thankful, little spoiled Hollywood grrrls, that you have shoes to walk in, food to eat and a 30 million dollar roof over your head!!! Get a grip, live in reality and SHUT THE HELL UP!!!

Friends named Mike

I've gotten in the habit of calling a lot of my friends by their last names over the last few years. I think it all started when I lived in FL. One of my best guys friends, who I haven't actually spoke to in forever, is named Mike S. This friend is the best friend a gal could ever have. He would go out to the Orlando Alehouse with me just because I didn't want to go by myself, with full knowledge that I would probably be secure with my surroundings in about 15 minutes. On one of these occasions, I met one of the cutest Mike's I know: Mike W. He's also a PGA Class A golf professional from New York, so when I refer to him, I call him by his last name or just New York Mike (I will see you soon!!) Another Mike is Mike M. I met him through a guy named Kevin Y who used to play golf on the Nationwide Tour and Mike M. was his caddy. Now Mike M. is one of Orlando's finest fireman and I do mean FINE!! Last but definitely not least is my most recent addition to my Mike collage, Mike D. He's definitely been a big part of my life the last year and hopefully we can be pals for the rest of our lives.

MTV in Vail???

So supposedly the MTV Network is filming some new reality show with Vail Resorts onVail Mountain. At least this is what I've heard. For those of you who are not familiar with Vail Resorts, it's the winter snow version of Disney, the corporate side. Anyone who wants to read about the development of Vail Resorts should read Powder Burn. Not sure who the author is but it tells a lot about the how the town started and has turned into a corporate (or so it looks that way) monster. But anyway, back to MTV on the mountain. Not sure if I would stick around if MTV was actually in Vail Village. The last thing I want to do is see myself on TV hanging out with a bunch of my friends in the background of the show looking like a gaper. Gaper (pronounced like ape-r with a guh sound) is a word that I learned from my good friend Dennis. He uses it to describe numerous silly looking people (or tourists) who think that fur hats or their blue fag bag one-zy is the latest mountain fashion. "Hey GAPER, take your goggles off when your not skiing and please rub the sunscreen all the way in on your face."

Mission Statement of my Blog

Have you ever tried to get someone's attention over and over again by doing a number of different things and then finally do something that you are oblivious to and finally you've got their attention?! The purpose of this blog is not to hurt anyone's feelings or make anyone upset. It's for me to be able to express my feelings about different stuff and people and guess what....there's a thing called the 1st amendment that I think this blog falls under. This blog will also let you guys know about my life and the different things going on in it. If you identify with anything or maybe you recognize a situation that sounds familiar, deal with it. Maybe I'll try not to use specific names but you know who you are and to ask me not to talk about MY LIFE on MY BLOG is heinous!!! Family stuff will be kept completely private, that's a no brainer. Friend situations are another story, so if I think you'll be offended, I'll use an alias for you. As for those who have already expressed concern, you can rest assured that I will use an alias for your name(s) in the future. And there is only one person and you know who you are...

I sent you guys emails...

I have recently sent a bunch of my aquaintances, friends and relatives this website address so I hope to get some feedback from you guys soon. So you guys who even care about me at all can log on and keep up with my random thoughts and life. I will try to post everyday, so WELCOME TO MY LIFE!!

My friend Gretchen

I love my friend Gretchen!! We do this thing when we text each other that is hilarious (well, to us it is) and keeps us laughing at life and eachother. Have you ever heard about the Pink Dot delivery company on the west coast? Apparently there is a company that delivers whatever you want in 30 minutes or less and they will get anything for you. So we think of the three most random things you can think of and put them together. Like: Can I get a map of Bosnia, a Dixie cup full of Prell shampoo and a garden gnome?? Bosnia and garden gnome are ones we've used before but a couple of my favorites to reprise. Gretchen and I met at our favorite yet torn down bar called the Sundance, in the heart of local Vail. We met through an ex boyfriend named Chris, who I 'm sure will come up in later posts. All I know is that we are a couple of really cool chics and he is a very confused 39 year old guy. Love you Gretl!! I'm so glad we're friends!!!