ALIAS: JENNIFER

Hello blog...

2010-02-09T14:39:00.003-07:00

So, no excuses why I haven't written in a while...I just haven't. So here goes...

I have come to the realization the employees at the liquor store I go to don't speak English. They repeat English. "Need a reciept? Need a bag? Have a good day!" I know this because I tried to have a conversation with one of them today and it made me feel like an idiot. The guy stared back at me, but I knew he couldn't understand me because of the look on his face. I tried *shrugging shoulders*...

We recently had the Vice President in town and staying in our building where I work. The Secret Service officially have a file on me. Well, at least they've done a background check, that is. We all thought it was gonna be a pain in the ass but all in all, it was painless. The SS were super nice and friendly and I almost want to write a letter to the President and let him know what a super job they did. I assume he already knows but I might write a letter anyway.

Our downstairs neighbors moved out. They were pretty good neighbors compared to the other ones we have. The wall sharing neighbor on the other side of the building have spawned the child of Satan. That kid cries and cries and then cries some more. Pretty ridiculous and annoying. The cop chic that shares out floor with us has her dad in town because she busted her knee. I swear her eyes are daggers when she looks at me and my dog. She has to know that's not all Baby's poop down there, right? I really hope whoever moves in downstairs is nice. I haven't ever really had good luck with neighbors.

My poodle needs a bath...

How I wish I wasn't so bored with life...

If I could erase memories...I might think about it...

This entry isn't very inspiring...

My favorite person of "Jersey Shore" is Snookie...

Things Happen For a Reason...and I'm Psychic

2009-08-18T14:49:00.002-06:00

Deep down, I had a feeling it wouldn't work out. No, I'm not talking about my relationship. I'm talking about get a photographer for the wedding...that's in a month. I have procrastinated to the point of being stuck trying to get a non professional to shoot our wedding. I made plans on Saturday to meet the photographer tonight and he just cancelled. Damn! But you know, I had a strange feeling that was going to happen. Weird, but I was checking my phone and email all day because I knew it was gonna happen. And if our meeting is not a priority today, how can I be confident that our wedding day will be. Oh well, back to square one...

F word

2009-08-15T19:45:00.004-06:00

I have to say, I love Gordon Ramsay. I've met a few celebrities in my time; Tiger Woods, Melanie Griffith, Kyle Petty, Edwin McCain, Ken Griffey Jr., to name a few, but I would shit if I ever met Gordon. He is a god in the kitchen...and sexy as hell!! He's not the prick you see on Hell's Kitchen. He's a wonderful chef, a devoted husband and a super cool dad. My dream meeting with him would be to be able to cook dinner with him for a select few of my friends and soon to be husband. I would also love to go to a restaurant with him and critique their food and preparation. He is amazing and is someone whom I would go absolutely ga-ga over if he ever walked into my place of business. It could happen, because I work in a popular resort where we have a lot of food and wine events...it could happen :)

Another day, another dollar...

2009-07-10T06:06:00.003-06:00

So my current job is not my career. For new readers, I have been a golf pro since I was 19. You can do the math, I'm over thinking about how old I am. Anyways, living in Colorado, we have 6 months of summer and 6 months of winter. Actually, it's about 2 months summer (June and July), 6 months of toss up weather (April, May, August, September, October and November, I've seen it snow in each of these months) 2 months of bitter cold (January and February) and 2 months of seemingly fluffy powder and interstate closures (December and March). Either way, 6 months of golf season altogether. So, during the "winter", us locals find a winter job. Most locals moved here for the winter to play in the snow and stay here for the summer, because all things considered...it's fabulous! Ok, I have gotten off track, where was I...Oh anyways, due to the financial condition of the golf club I had worked for for 4 years, my director of golf called me in February and asked me to come in for a meeting. Sweet, I thought, I'm gonna find out my starting dates. Turns out he called me in to let me know they were "opening up" our positions and interviewing other people >( ! HUH??? you ask?? His exact words were "we want to have the best people for the least amount of money". Go ahead a shake your head, scream "That's bullshit!", whatever your normal reaction would be....thanks! This guy had hired me and now he's asking me to RE-INTERVIEW FOR MY JOB??!! Needless to say, I didn't. Because you see, I still had my winter job, in which I made the same amount of money, worked less hours and it was available for the summer! I'm not an idiot...and let me tell you, my resignation letter was fun to write!

Soooooo, I said all that to say this, although I have a different job currently, I am still a golf professional. My current job is as a shop girl/flower processor/delivery person at a cute little flower shop in one of the upper class villages. My work hours are 10am to 6pm five days a week (love it!), my boss is fantastic, I've met alot of really cool floral designers and...I'm happy when I go to work! Go figure! I'll take this golf season off and see where I go from here...

What's interesting is that as I went back and read this post, this is not was not what I was going to write at all. I was gonna vent on how when I was hired for the flower shop job, I wasn't supposed to do deliveries and now that is one of the main things I do. But, turns out, I don't have much to bitch about...hmmm :)

R.I.P MJ 1958-2009

2009-07-07T14:53:00.004-06:00

As I sit weeping to John Mayer plucking "Human Nature" at Michael Jackson's memorial service, I cry because we have lost a unique genious. I remember my dad telling me, I can't remember if it was at the outset of "Thriller" or "Bad", but he told me I was witnessing history in the making. And through all the allegations, strife, rumors and character crumbling tabloids, deep down we all know that WE DID witness history. I spoke to my dad on the phone tonight and he made some sort of pedophilia reference and I was shocked! Here is the man that 20 years ago told me I was in the midst of someone I can only compare to the Beatles of his era and he's reciting horrible rhetoric about someone who was acquitted of ANY wrongdoings. He later apologized as I reminded him of these things. Thank God none of us are under the ever scrutinizing, disgustingly twisting eye of the media. I guarantee there are things in ALL OUR LIVES that if manipulated by the blood sucking media, would look terribly criminal and horrendously heinous. Let us all try to focus on the genius of one of, if not the greatest, entertainer of our generation. Michael Jackson will always be remembered, never forgotten or duplicated. He was a great humanitarian, musician, entertainer, dancer and lover of all.

ILYMJ
by Jennifer Buynak

May you all love
Instead of hate
Care for those less
Hold their hand
Always remember
Everlasting childhood
Lasting hope

Just in time
Attributes of hope
Come and be joyful
Know we can change
So many with peace
Only seek
Never condemn

You will be greatly missed, Michael. You are on that cresent moon, smiling down....

Drive the speed limit, PULEASE!

2009-07-06T09:10:00.002-06:00

I really don't know how I controlled my road rage when I lived in Orlando. My commutes used to be 5 times longer with a million more idiots on the roads. I try to take a deep breath now when a supposed illegal pulls out of Little Tijuana going 35mph in the posted 50mph. But deep breaths don't help! Not only do I have to swerve into another lane of traffic for the stupid bikers, now I have to drive at a snails pace behind a beat-up Toyota Tercel with 8 people in it. Go the speed limit douchebags!!! You won't stand out so much!

Here's some tips to driving the speed limit:

1) READ THE MPH SIGNS! Whatever they say, look at your speedometer and make it stay on that number!

2) When you are looking to pull out on the road, don't pull out in front of someone a car length away!

3) When you see a car in your rearview mirror and you can't see the grill of their car, speed up until you can see the road in the rearview mirror!

Alright, that's about all I can muster for today...

Road bikers are Law breakers

2009-07-02T18:44:00.002-06:00

Not a big fan of people who ride road bikes. Today I was sitting at a three-way stop and this bike came up across from me as I was about to turn, held out his hand and just went! WTF! Aren't you supposed to obey the road laws like everyone else?? You hog the roads, go 6mph if you're lucky and disobey every car law there is. And here in Colorado, cars have to give them three feet on every side or you get fined. Ridiculous!! Let me give you some advice two wheelers, use the bike paths if they are there, keep off the actual road and OBEY THE LAWS LIKE WE DO!!!

Enough with the rant....

I am overwhelmed with wedding planning....'nuff said...

It's been awhile...but I'm back!

2009-07-01T22:09:00.004-06:00

Holy Moly!!! It's been a really long time!! Who knows if I still have any followers but here goes...

So, I'm engaged!!! Believe it or not! In fact, I think I wrote a blog about him way back when...

July 6, 2006!!! I had to look it up. Wow, crazy how time flies but I'm so glad I documented it!! I really can't wrap my mind around actually blogging again. I'm so used to giving one sentence updates on Myspace, Facebook and Twitter *gasp*! I know, I know...I have succumb to the hypeness of instant gratification....it really IS only good for a minute. Be that as it may, my tougue feels free, we have a fantastic, black president, I have a super loyal little white fluff ball of a dog named Baby, the Giants won the Superbowl and I....I am happy....content really...with my life. I can breathe a satisfying sigh of relief....and wait for the other shoe...to...drop...Ciao for now!

Old Lady Perfume

2007-03-01T13:53:00.000-07:00

I hate the smell of old ladies. I don't know what it is; mothballs, sicky sweet perfume, old hairspray for their nasty gray hair that unravels down past their ass. God, I don't want to get old. I always used to think 50 would be old but now I look at my parents and think they are probably some of the coolest 55 year olds around. I don't want to get wrinkly skin. I don't want to have long, gray, nasty hair. I don't want to start to say things are too loud or that I want to eat dinner before it gets dark.

It's funny to think that when I'm old (20 years from now), talking about rap groups is going to be like our parents talking about classic rock, iPods will be relics and texting will be so outdated. For now, I will settle for not having to breathe gross old lady perfume...PLEASE!!!

Just put him to my voicemail....

2007-02-28T15:10:00.000-07:00

This is a statement my boss loves to use when she doesn't want to talk to anyone during work. Really?? I'd rather take the phone call then return 10 phone messages anyday, but that's just me. Doesn't that just make more work for yourself?? Hmm...

I just got back the East coast from visiting my boyfriend. I also met his parents this weekend in Pennsylvania. I had a great time despite my worries before I went. His family is hilarious!! He has 6 brothers, 3 older and 3 younger. That makes for a big family dinner. His family is still in the same house since he was 2 so it was fun being there and knowing the history of his family.

I got lucky on my trip back and didn't get stuck in any bad weather even though I was stuck on I-70 to Denver for a hour on Thursday night going to the airport. Well, I'm about to get out of work so this was just a short note....

OK, I Can Be Sweet

2007-01-28T09:10:00.000-07:00

Well, the bitch that I blogged about yesterday came up to talk with me today.....and believe it or not, I was nice to her despite what she said behind my back. Kill them with kindness, I guess.

The bus sucks. I think what I hate the most is having to sit next to people. I can't stand it. Do people really have to sit right next to me almost on my lap? I really get so annoyed by that! Also, idiots who bring money on the bus and don't get it out until they need to put it in. Thanks to them, I missed my other bus up the hill today and was late for work. And then there is the bus driver who doesn't know how to use the brake so every five seconds you are jerked forward by bad braking. Come on douchebag bus driver, I learned how to brake smoothly in driver's ed in 10th grade! So all in all, I HATE THE BUS!! If I come into some money, I'm definitely getting another car.

*To Tim: You are the best boyfriend in the world. I love you so much and I can't wait until you get home!!

My 100th Post!!

2007-01-27T09:40:00.000-07:00

My absence from blogging really has to do with having someone to vent to in person and not taking it out on my computer. My boyfriend is in the middle of school at Rutgers and will be back in the middle of March. I have so much pent up anger towards things that I need to blog. I'm not good at venting over the phone to him. So here goes....

People smell. I don't know if it's me getting older and sense of smell getting keener or what but I am noticing that people reek. I sat by a guy on the bus this morning who smelled like a combination of cooked cabbage, coffee and mildew. GROSS!! I hate the smell of people after they ski, too. It's that smell of sweat, old deodorant and wet dog. GOD I HATE IT!!! And then there's those guys who where way too much aftershave. I could go on and on but I think I'm good for now.

One of my favorite owners just walked by the desk with one of the bitchy owners and asked if I needed anything. I smiled and said no thank you and as they walked away the bitch said "wow, you got her to smile, she's normally such a sourpuss". You know what, cunt, maybe I would smile more at you if you didn't f---ing complain about everything to me. F--- YOU!!! I'm sure the bitch will say something to my boss and I will get in trouble. Never fails....

Nicole Richie vs. Karen Carpenter

2006-10-08T08:46:00.000-06:00

For those of you who don't know who Karen Carpenter is, she is the one in the white dress on the right. She died in 1983 from anorexia. This picture was taken that year. We all know that Nicole Richie has been chunky. She's guzzled alcohol like a fiend and she's also be engaged to the meth smoking DJ AM. Why doesn't someone intervine!! I would love to be skinny, to get rid of my little tummy pooch that I have and get rock hard abs. But I never ever want to look like this......EVER!!!

Fergie Could Be Kirstie Alley's Younger Sister

2006-09-20T09:03:00.000-06:00

Watching the video "London Bridge" I couldn't figure out who Fergie reminded me of while she's strutting on top of the table in her British monogrammed booty shorts. Then it came to me...she looks like a skinny, skinny version of Kirstie Alley!! I think it's the hair and the eyes and part of her mouth I guess. Anyways, just an observation... (and once Blogger shpes up, maybe I will post comparison pictures....God BLOGGER IS ANNOYING!!!)

It's starting to get cold here in Colorado. And again I find myself with dwindling funds and the end of my summer profession. I start at the hotel in three weeks! WOW! I can't believe how fast the summer has flown by this year! My boyfriend is still awesome. He starts gearing up for a big month in October in his job and also for hockey season. I have a feeling that I will watch more hockey this winter than I ever have in my entire life. We have a few tickets to certain Colorado Avalanche games, the first one being October 8 against Vancouver. It should be fun! Well, I better get ready for work...

This Is my Political Profile

2006-09-07T07:40:00.000-06:00

Your Political Profile:

Overall: 65% Conservative, 35% Liberal

Social Issues: 75% Conservative, 25% Liberal

Personal Responsibility: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal

Fiscal Issues: 100% Conservative, 0% Liberal

Ethics: 25% Conservative, 75% Liberal

Defense and Crime: 100% Conservative, 0% Liberal

How Liberal Or Conservative Are You?

Hope For Geeks Everywhere

2006-09-01T08:05:00.000-06:00

Scott Storch needs to add a stylist to his entourage of people. I swear I made fun of this guy in high school. At least he looks like it. This douche bag is a billionaire just for laying down the same beats for artists such as Danity Kane, Brooke (Hogan), Christina Aguliara, Beyonce' (yuk), Paris Hilton and Justin Timberlake (I'll take the sexy back). All of his beats sound the same!! And yet this ordinary guy has somehow weaseled his way into the music and socialite scene and has brain washed everyone with his hideous looks and copycat music like a pied piper. Anyways, just thought I would rant...WHAT AN IDIOT!!!

Winter Is Coming

2006-09-01T07:16:00.000-06:00

I went out yesterday morning at 7:30am and played golf with some of the people I work with. It was beautiful but really cool temperature wise. I played OK but didn't hit my driver as well as I wanted. My left shoulder hurts a little so I'm not turning my shoulders the way I should be. Oh well...

I have tomorrow off and my boyfriend and I are going the horse track in Denver. That should be a lot of fun. I've never been before so I'm pretty excited. I just want to see the horses. I love horses. We are also going to visit my boyfriend's brother and sister-in-law. It should be a good day. Other than that, money is a little tight this week. That sucks!

Back on Track and Ready To Make Nice

2006-08-28T15:36:00.000-06:00

Finally, I have wireless in my condo! My roommate left for the Virgin Islands today and had me call Comcast to have them come install it. So hopefully I will be able to keep up on my blogging. I feel excited about getting back into it. I've lost all of my blogger friends I think :(

First, I would like to tell everyone that my love life is great. My boyfriend is the most wonderful guy I've met ever. It's hard to describe sometimes but I'd have to say I've found a good one and he's also one of my best friends.

Second, I can't believe it's almost the end of golf season. We had our first frost this morning. That is the first sign of the true beginning of fall. I can't wait until the first hint of a whiff of burning wood from a fireplace. That will be wonderful!!

Lastly, I'm jealous of Alaska. They now have the pleasure of having one of my coolest friends as a part time resident. My friend Gretchen is there now as a speech pathologist. I got an email from her today (a mass email but an email nonetheless) about her first days there in the tundra. I love ya girl!!!

That's all for now...

I've Lost My Faith in Humanity

2006-08-05T07:52:00.000-06:00

Sorry about the long sabbatical. I'm sure I've lost all of my readers but I guess I will have to deal. My relationship is going along really well and golf season is slowly but surely winding down. COME ON OCTOBER 1st!!! Giants preseason football starts August 11th. Shockey, who cares about your concussion, just take your shirt off (as my friend AJ would say).
But alas, I have lost faith in all humanity. Well maybe not all but my boyfriend got me into watching the Tour de France this year. And I really got into it and loved that it was a close "race" and that Lance Armstrong wasn't there to run away with it. But I can honestly say that I will NEVER watch the Tour de France again. I'm so disappointed that Floyd Landis tested positive for supposed blood doping that it has tainted my whole veiw of the Tour. It's like watching Tiger play golf if he ever got acccused of cheating. That would suck!! I guess I will just have to watch baseball next July or reruns of Martin.

I will try to keep up a little better. Bear with me...

So It's Official...

2006-07-06T19:11:00.000-06:00

Apparently I've let everyone down that reads my blog so: no one is reading my blog AND...I have a boyfriend! Yep, after about four years (or maybe more depending on how you look at it) I'm officially someone's girlfriend. Not because I'm a golf pro, not because I'm fun to go to a bar with and get hammered with but because this guy likes me for me...he really likes me! I gotta say, he's pretty great. He's the crush I talked about when I wrote the post about going to Central City about a month ago. He works out here at the golf course and we have a lot in common. In fact, he normally beats me on the golf course. He' not a golf pro though...he's a superintendent. But things are going really good with him. We'll see...I don't want to jinx it. As for people reading my blog, I don't know what more I can do. Maybe it's just because it's been a holiday weekend. Hmmm, I don't know

My Roommate's Boyfriend Could Be a Therapist

2006-07-02T17:05:00.000-06:00

So my roommate is dating this guy who is pretty cool. His name is John and before I left for work today, he was on his hands and knees scrubbing our kitchen floor. If I haven't told you before, my place is a pig sty because my roommate (Kim)is a piglet...a clutter piglet, not a grubby piglet. Anyways back to the therapy part. John was handed the phone by Kim and on the other line was her friend, Jill. Jill is a really good girl but has some self esteem issues (she's a cookie monster) and has endless issues with her family (mostly her mom and sister) which she deals with by using alcohol. Poor John had to listen to her and talk her off the proverbial ledge....AGAIN! Kim and I were talking to eachother during that phone call that thank goodness he's dealing with that mess rather than us. He's definitely talked some sense into me before so he's definitely the patient one out of the three of us.
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I did the above divider because Big Ben does it on most of his posts and I thought it looked cool. Anyways, it looks like you guys will be getting one post a week for a little while. I'm just finding it hard to find time to work and juggle the rest of my life and write in my blog too. All is well but my personal life is a little crazy...

Wow, so much to say, so little time....

2006-06-22T06:00:00.000-06:00

Sorry guys! I know how much I hate when I go to visit a blog and it's the same entry I've read the past ten times. I am so freakin' busy, I barely have time to sleep. Not to mention my computer doesn't work at my house except when the wind blows just right so it's been hard to update this. I have lots to catch up on but I can't at this moment. So here are a few favorites:

Favorite videos:
1) Buttons (Pussy Cat Dolls, I just love that lead singer!)
2)...that song by Keane (the video looks like you are riding on Space Mountain at Disney World)

Favorite Time of Day:
A toss up between sunrise and sunset since I've been witnessing both for a couple weeks now.

Favorite Upcoming Movie Release:
Pirates of the Carribean, releasing on July 7th (I LOVE YOU JOHNNY DEPP!)

Favorite Fast Food:
Burger King Whopper(with cheese, no onions)

Favorite Golf Course in the Vail Valley:
Sonnenalp (I'm a little biased) or the Vail Golf Club (again biased, even though the greens SUCK!)

Favorite person to work with in the golf shop:
Toss up between Donna and George H. (he makes me laugh)

Favorite cancelled series on HBO:
Sex and the City

Favorite cancelled series on Showtime:
Queer as Folk (I love you Gale Harold!)

Favorite Time of the Year:
Mud season (the last half of April and first part of May and the month of October...normally I don't have to work)

Favorite Soft Drink:
Mountain Dew (or any Pepsi product, sorry Dad)

Favorite Fast Food Establishment:
Sonic (I love the tots with cheese and the Route 44 Cherry Limeade)

Last but not least...

Best thing a guy can say to me....
"You make me want to be a better man"...(Jack Nicholson to Helen Hunt in the movie "As Good As It Gets")

I promise to fill you in on my life soon...thanks for your patience!

LPGA Here I Come!

2006-06-10T06:44:00.000-06:00

Ok, well maybe that's a high expectation. I did fairly well in my tournament. The first day was a two person four-ball match which means I had a partner and we played against two other girls. We each played our own ball and took the best score against their best score and kept score like match play. If you know golf, you'll understand what I'm talking about. If not, what I just explained will probably be clear as mud. Anyways, my partner and I won 2 & 1 (1 point)the first day. The next day we had singles matches. I played against a Colorado Women's Golf Association Hall of Famer and ended up all square (1/2 a point) in our match. I should have beat her since I was up 4 after 9 holes but she got into my head a little bit on the last few holes. Anyways, I had a great time. It was SO HOT though where we were playing. Driving back from Denver, I looked at the temperature on the dashboard and it said 102! Stupid hot for this reformed mountain girl. We also had about a two club wind all day the last day. BRUTAL! The girls on my team were awesome! The were super nice and really good players...just like me! :) Our results were in the Denver Post which was cool because when I got back to work a bunch of the members knew about it. So anyways, I'm getting a short lesson this afternoon to see if there is something I can do to hit my irons just a little bit longer. I kill my driver in most cases but I hit my irons about a club shorter than the girls I was playing with. That's unsatisfactory in my book if I'm going to keep playing competitively this summer, which I do plan on playing in some more tournaments. I'll keep you posted...

Timing Is Everything

2006-06-05T07:03:00.000-06:00

I was laying in my bed waking up watching MTV and the video for Daniel Powter's "Had A Bad Day" came on. Not a huge fan of the song but I always watch the video. I think it's a great example of how just minutes in your life can make you miss the opportunity of a lifetime. Those same minutes can also save your life, prevent accidents and enable you to walk through doors that may not have been open a second before you got there (figuratively and literally). I've always been a huge supporter of the whole "right place, right time", "everything happens for a reason", and "if it's meant to happen, it will" mind set. Any time I've tried to force anything in my life, I have failed miserably or things have turned into being completely awkward. On the other hand, there are some things that have fallen into my lap. Take for instance my career. It's the most amazing thing to me. I miraculously got a college scholarhship without playing high school golf. I walked into the most amazing experience of getting all of my PGA training paid for by Disney (not to mention the best training experience a golf professional can have). When I got my first job in Vail, it was within three days (a week after I turned down a similar position at Kapalua, Hawaii). The position I have now fell into my lap 45 minutes after I emailed my resume to my now director of golf. I guess my point is again, timing is everything but you have to be in the position to recognize and accept the opportunities. And if you aren't in the right place at the right time, if it's meant to be, the opportunity will present itself again. Life's pretty easy, huh? Right....

God I'm So Conflicted!

2006-06-02T02:03:00.000-06:00

So yeah, two posts within a day of eachother? No way, right! Well, believe it! I have to vent. I have too many guy situations happening in my life right now. The crush that I went to Central City with, Johnny P (who I will see next week) and James from the Red Lion (who I just talked to on the phone who I will see Saturday). No fair world!!! Why are there three guys who with all of their qualities, make up the best guy a girl could ever have! What do I do? James, I liked him. But it's been so long since I've seen him, who knows at this point. My crush? Yeah, I work with him so good chance that won't work. And Johnny P (affectionately called 6 digits) he likes me for three reasons. Something about 14 year old girls, golf and booze (not necessarily in that order). So I'm stuck behind the 8 ball. What do I do?

Super Busy

2006-06-01T15:06:00.000-06:00

Wow! I feel like I live at the golf course. Yeah, I know to some of you that seems like a dream job but it's not as great as it sounds. I feel so disconnected to everything in the world because I feel all I do is work and sleep. I haven't been keeping up with anyone's blogs and I haven't been out in ages. But I do love what I do! I am playing in a golf tournament next week called the Colorado Cup. It's a group of six PGA girls and six PGA guys from the state. The first day is four ball matches. It's a 2 day tournament so I'm going to have to stay in Denver overnight. WOOHOO! Road trip! I'll put the website address on here in the next couple of days so you can keep up with the results. It should be a fun tournament.

And I take that back when I said that I haven't been out for a while. I went to Central City last weekend. For those of you who don't know what that is, it's the Atlantic City of Colorado. I went with a crush of mine and we had a great time. Neither of us won any money but it was a good bonding experience. I'll keep you updated on that situation. I'm sure I'll screw it up somehow. Well, that's all for now. I don't know why I'm not being able to post any pictures though. That's my favorite part!

"Trust me," said the Used Car Salesman

2006-05-23T07:51:00.000-06:00

I want to preface this post by apologizing for not keeping up with my blog this last month. I'm at my regular summer job as a golf pro so my time is always spent at work.

So, I've determined that the only people I can really whole heartedly trust are my parents. They love me unconditionally and would never try to bamboozle me in anyway. But it's amazing to me who I sometimes put trust and faith in and then always get screwed. For instance, my roommate. She's great. But some of her friends, not so much. Take the guy who spent the night on the couch last night. I got up his morning and was getting ready for work. In between my shower and fixing my hair, (Ben , you'll get a kick out of this) he goes into my bathroom, which is the communal bathroom, and takes a GIGANTIC dump. GROSS!!!! Not only that, but my fan doesn't work in there so there was no way for the nose hair melting smell to get out of there! The only thing that kinda makes me smile on the inside is that I had just used the last of the toilet paper and the roll was empty. HEE HEE HEEE! Karma will always get you somehow! So now, my day can only get better, right?

Anatomy Of My Love Life

2006-05-16T19:51:00.000-06:00

The length of a relationship I've had in the last three years is equivalent to the life span of a midge (you guys that fly fish will know what I'm talking about). Either way, it's really short. It doesn't matter if I meet the guy at a bar, at the golf course, at a concert or at the gym. The result is always the same, one week...MAX! That's actually longer than the lifespan of a midge but sometimes my realationships are shorter. Why? I have absolutely NO IDEA! I don't pressure guys to call me, I'm not a nagger. I'm fun, I'm cute, I don't have much competition in the valley...so what's the deal? Do I not give the green light for guys to hang with me for a while? Am I choosing guys from the wrong jerk pool? Probably all of the above. The only thing I know is that I have been told SOOOO much crap from guys about promises and plans and stuff we're gonna do and places we're gonna go and then....nothing ever happens. Sometimes, the guy turns into to Casper the ghost and disappears (BTW, how long's it been JD?[said with sarcasm] ). Sometimes, he's a quick, crafty ninja who stabs at my heart and all I'm left with is a wound from a Chinese thrown star. The wound is deep, but it doesn't hurt at first. Then, it starts to bleed and bleed and won't stop and then the pain comes with putting pressure on the wound. There's always a scar and it's never the only one. Why does it have to be so complicated?

I'm Not Scared To Fly

2006-05-10T21:28:00.000-06:00

Mmmm….Tom Welling, the modern day embodiment of a young Superman, WB style. I’m working my way through the first season of Smallville thanks to Netflix. I have to admit, I didn’t anticipate liking the show very much but I’m really getting into it. Plus, I’ve always had a crush on John Snyder (for you younger readers, he used to play Bo Duke in the original Dukes of Hazard).

Anyway, Smallville got me thinking about super powers. The age old question: What would you want as a super power? Very interesting topic to think about. Would you want speed? I would love to be able to maximize my sleep quotient by being able to get to work faster than the speed of light. X-ray vision? In the original Superman, the writers made it seem he could see under clothes. But the way Smallville portrays it is as an actual x-ray machine, to be able to see through walls, boxes etc. Either way, I’m not really interested. Super strength? Not really the best thing to have as a golf professional. I don’t need to hit the ball farther than Tiger Woods. So what would I want as a super power? Man, I’m not sure now that I think about it. Having a super power would have its upsides and downsides. Would I want a power that would make me money? Would I want to help people, heal the sick? I’m not sure; I just hope I never find my Kryptonite.

When I Say Dated, What Does That Mean?

2006-05-05T20:50:00.000-06:00

Ok, so Big Ben made a comment on my last entry that I've seem to have "dated" alot of guys. Hmmm, what does that mean? At first, I was a little offended but then I started thinking, that's not so bad. At least I'm getting asked out and I'm not so shallow to give guys a chance even if they're not as hot as most of the boys that read my blog. I'm still not giving out my...what was it called Ben, slut ratio number? I think that's a number that can be misleading (yikes). Anyways, I qualify dating a guy as going to dinner, meeting for drinks (the second time you go out), going to lunch, seeing a movie, kissing goodnight etc. There's a lot more in that etc. that I'm not going into because my dad happens to read this blog on occasion and I would hate for him to get the wrong idea about his little princess! I guess what is discouraging is that I haven't had a long term relationship since "Tad"...really. And I really don't know if he was even a relationship, it was complicated because I was his boss and people couldn't know, so it was weird. (Insert innuendo comment about working under your boss here.) I am kinda dating someone* right now that I met right before I left to visit my parents and now he's gone to New Orleans until sometime next week, so who knows. Here's our relationship, we've hung out about five times, doing various party/nightlife activities, gone to lunch, go out to bars and hung out at eachothers house's. Does that constitute a relationship? I have no idea, probably not. But he's a hottie! God, I'm such an idiot!

*James from the Red Lion that I met after the G-Love concert on April 7th.

Just A Coincidence? Probably...

2006-05-04T15:58:00.000-06:00

Have you ever be in a new town or even just traveling and thought you saw someone you knew? Then you realize as you catch another glimpse that it's not the person you thought it was at all. This happened to me on the way home the other night but it was the person I thought it was.

Before I moved to Vail 4 years ago, I was kinda dating this guy we'll call "Tad". We dated for about 8 months and we were really good friends and had really good chemistry. He was a golf pro too and we worked for the same golf course at Disney. He actually convinced me to move out here because he said I would love it. He was originally from Colorado Springs and he said I would love the mountains. Well, he was right but that move took me miles away from him. Tad and I tried to keep things going but we knew it wasn't ever going to work. He wasn't moving back to Colorado and I was staying out here for a while. So we broke up. No hard feelings just sad. He showed me what I really wanted in a guy but I wasn't ready to get married (not that that ever came up). I went back to Florida two years ago and saw him but that was it. After that, we never talked again. I heard through the grapevine that he married a chic right after that and that was it. No wonder he never responded to emails I wrote him.

So I'm in the shuttle coming back from Denver and we have to make several stops in the Vail Valley. It's about nine o'clock at night and we have to go up to the Ritz Carlton in Bachelor Gulch to drop off a couple staying there for a convention. As we pulled past the guard shack, the guy waving us on....WAS TAD! Are you kidding me? I recognized him immediately but had no idea he was in Colorado! What was he doing here? I'm in shock at this point, all the old feelings come rushing back but I have to stop myself. "He's married, Jennifer, he's married." But I had to talk to him. I told the shuttle driver my story as we drove back down and he was more than happy to sit and wait while I chatted with Tad. So I get out of the shuttle, peek in the shack and he's not there! All of a sudden I hear, "Hey, dipshit" (one of those cute pet names). He's sitting in the SUV we pulled up behind. Well, to make long story a little shorter, he let me know within the first minute we were talking that he was married (damnit) but it was so good to talk to him. He looked great. Apparently, he moved here in November and he was working for Bachelor Gulch security. His wife works in F/B for the hotel and he's finishing the Denver Police Academy.

WOW! Sometimes I wonder why things like that happen. I don't think if I would have seen him 6 months ago or even a year ago, if I could have taken it. But now, I don't know, it wasn't too bad. I still think about him alot and will always classify him as "the one that got away". Probably just a coincidence that I saw him...probably.

The Road We All Travel

2006-04-30T20:59:00.000-06:00

I was reading Slopmaster's blog entry this morning and wrote him an email reply. As I was writing him, I got the idea for this entry. I went to church AGAIN with my parents yesterday and the sermon really made me think. The basic point of the sermon was that just because we come across hardship in our life, doesn't mean that we are on the wrong path. Here is an excerpt of the email I wrote Slop:

"My life is soooo not what I thought it would be at 30 years old. Through twists and turns, worthless guys, different places to live, different living conditions, physical pain, mental pain, drugs, alcohol....I'm a SHRED of what I thought I would be at this point in my life. But I think it's a good shred, at least a smarter, more mature shred...I think. You just have to trust that the path you're on is the right one, just with different stops than you had planned. You're still on the correct highway, you just may have been traveling under different conditions, whatever those may have been."

I think we all struggle with the fact that we have no control of the plan of our life. I don't mean that we are ultimately predestined to fail OR succeed. I think we have a say in that but it's how we get to those points that make the difference. I read somewhere that Donald Trump has filed for bankruptcy more than once. I'm sure when he was going through that he didn't even grasp where he would be in 10-20 years. But he pressed on I'm sure and now look where he is. But who's to say he will still be one of the richest men in the world in 10 more years?

I was watching the E! True Hollywood story about Colin Farrell last night before I went to sleep. He will be 30 this year and apparently after all of the shennangins of his life, he is building a house next to his brother in his hometown in Ireland and wants to move back where his family and friends are (sound familiar Slop?). I think there is a point in your life where you have to get back to your roots, find yourself (or whats left of yourself) pull it together and move on, a better person for it. But only you can decide when and where that point is and how you can pick up the pieces.

*While losing brain cells watching "Last Call with Carson Daly" the other night, he played part of a song called "Bus Ride" by Rocco DeLuca and the Burden. I downloaded it to my iTunes and it's amazing! Check it out! By the way, did anyone see my girl Imogen Heap on Jay Leno the other night? She was fantastic!

Charlie Sheen is a Jerk!

2006-04-29T21:39:00.000-06:00

I remember the first time I saw Charlie Sheen in a movie. I think I was in about 9th or 10th grade and he was in the movie "Men at Work" with Emilio Estevez. I thought Charlie was so hot! Come on, I was a boy crazy 15 year old girl! I think I thought Kirk Cameron was cute too! Wow! Anyways, I lost track of him after that movie (oh wait, there was also the movie "Hot Shots" and "The Three Musketeers"). But I just read the affidavit that Denise Richards submitted to the police and if even half of it is true, he's a grade A jerk! I'm not sure how credible "The Smoking Gun" is but it seemed pretty authentic. It accuses him of perscription drug use(Norco and Xanax), soliciting prostitutes (imagine that) and get this, downloading gay male porn! Nice, Charlie! Not to mention, he has pushed Denise around, called her names in front of her kids and has threatened to kill her! Watch out, folks! We have a white OJ on our hands!

Carson Daly and Howie Mandel Should Get Married

2006-04-27T21:26:00.000-06:00

So I couldn't get to sleep last night in my childhood room so I was watching Conan O'Brien. I think he has got to be the funniest guy on TV. He had Howie Mandel on his show as one of his guests. I don't know if any of you have "Deal or No Deal" but it's pretty much the equivalent of "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire" for idiots. But, apparently it's saving the NBC network so Mandel is SO full of himself. Come on douchebag, you didn't think of the concept of picking a briefcase, did you? No! You didn't! It's your ridiculous antics and the hot chics that have made the show popular. As far as I'm concerned, I would never want to be on any game show. I always thought I would want to be on TPIR just to be able to spin the big wheel and the final showcase drama, but I've had seconds thoughts about that too. You have to cut the government in on your winnings and have to pay taxes on your prizes so God forbid you win the car! Wow, I got off the subject but my point is that Howie Mandel is most arrogant guys I've seen on TV in a while. Yuck...and I used to love "Bobby's World"!

On the flipside, I still was unable to fall asleep, so at 12:30am, the show with Carson Daly as a host comes on. (I can't even remember the title but I'm sure it has Late or Last in it.) This guy really is the biggest TOOL on TV. He makes the stupidest jokes, acts like he knows so much about music and all the while, his show is pretty much an adult TRL. This guy was so in he right place at the right time. I mean, you've got to be pretty stupid (or wasted off your ass) to even think about proposing to Tara Reid back in the day! I can just picture the proposal....Carson and Tara drunk off their asses walking out of a bar, making out in the car like high school kids. I'm sure that's Carson's style (and we all know Tara would have no idea where she was anyways!) All of that ranting to say that, well....I think I'm now dumber for watching both of these guys last night!

Muffin Tops and Heffalumps*

2006-04-24T10:26:00.000-06:00

Alright this is a post for my girls out there, just info to think about so don't take offense. This world is so weight concerned and I can't stand it! Me, I've been called athletic. I'm about 5'8", not telling you how much I weigh but I'm not considered thick and I'm not told to "eat a sandwhich" either. I could probably lose about 5 pounds, but when I do lose weight, it comes right out of my boobs! So, Ben, you'd probably prefer me not to drop any :) My point is to say to you girls out there who may need to lose 5-10 pounds, WEAR CLOTHES THAT FIT YOU! I guarantee, no one will notice the extra, you'll feel better about yourself and I swear guys won't notice (until you get in the bedroom, but you shouldn't be in there anyways the first time you meet him).

I see so many girls (especially here in fat engourged MO) that wear clothes that don't fit them. This results in tight shirts and jeans. Nothing more unappealing than that, for sure! This causes what my guy friends call (and call you behind your backs) Muffin Tops! You know, when you make muffins and you fill the cup too far and you pull them out of the oven and they've overflowed. That's what your fat skin looks like coming over the top of your jeans! GROSS! So when you're in the dressing room at the Gap, Banana Republic or (god forbid) Wal-Mart, sit down in those jeans you just squeezed yourself into! If you can grab a handful on the side, DON'T BUY THEM! It's SO unattractive! If you buy bigger jeans, you give the illusion of being thinner because when you're out on the dance floor shakin' it with the boys and they grab your hips, they aren't grabbing a handful of skin! Who cares what size you are! No one is looking at your tags! Also, size XS and S aren't for anyone but those girls in the "Pussycat Dolls". If you aren't tan, have your navel pierced and especially if you're wearing jeans that are a size too small for you, don't wear a form fitting tee! There's nothing worse than seeing how big a chic's bellybutton is especially if it's the size of doughnut! There, I said it!

*Heffalump: word used by Slopmaster to describe girls that are overweight (and probably have muffin tops)

What Was Jessica Thinking?

2006-04-22T23:12:00.000-06:00

Being here visiting my parents is a real eye opener about how relationships should be. My parents have been married for 31 years this month and are best friends. They bike together, hunt together, fish together, go to church etc. They have been such a great example for me over the years growing up as an only child to see how a man should treat a woman and how a wife should love her husband. I have never been one to dream of getting married, to have the big wedding, have kids, buy a house etc. But when I look at their life, I would really love to have someone to be my best friend and to share a life with eventually.

I'm watching the show "What's Left of Me" that focuses on Nick Lachey and his upcoming album and recent divorce from Jessica Simpson. Yeah, I got sucked into watching "Newlyweds" on MTV. I never liked Jessica until that time because watching that show revealed her as a real person, a naive innocent girl who wants attention from her gorgeous, football obsessed husband (not that there's ANYTHING wrong with that). God knows if I ever get married, my husband better like football and appreciate my love for it too. But, to see the hurt behind Nick's eyes when he talks about her and losing her, is heartbreaking. They seemed like a great couple and I'm not sure she will be able to find someone who will put up with her antics or demands. As far as I'm concerned, they were a perfect couple and should have tried to work it out. But alas, Nick Lachey is single, but who would want the damaged goods?

Few Things Surprise Me

2006-04-21T09:18:00.000-06:00

So I'm sitting in Panera Bread, a chain coffee/bagel shop in Springfield, Missouri. I dropped my mom off at her work so I could use her car today. I LOVE BEING ON VACATION! I don't think I've driven a car in about 2 months but it all comes back to you. I didn't get my driver's license until I was 17, which was probably a good thing. I've only had three tickets in those 13 years but I've had three accidents too (apart from the tickets). Believe it or not, none of those accidents I was ticketed for.

The purpose of the title of this entry is to explain what HAS surprised me recently. First, I'm not a big American Idol watcher but when I flipped to it the other night and saw that Ace Young got the boot, I was shocked! This kid is so good looking (LOVE THE HAIR!), fairly talented and humble, all the things that you would think America would want, especially us girls. Who knows, maybe if I did watch, I could have voted and kept him on with one vote. Yeah, right!

The next thing that surprises me is the trust of some people. I got a new cellphone the other day, finally, and as I was standing in the Sprint store with my mom and had a lady come up to me and tell me how much she loved my hair color. My hair is 3 inches past my shoulders, cut in layers, fairly straight and a rich dark chocolate cherry color. Yeah, it's not natural, I told her. She preceded to rave where the whole store could hear her telling me over and over how pretty it was and how pretty it made me look, blah blah blah. I actually got embarassed! Me, blushing! That doesn't happen too often. Then she told me to take a picture of my hair with my new cellphone and send it to her email! Come on lady, I could be the biggest virus hacker in the world and you're giving me your email address? I didn't do it of course because I don't want my email address all over the place but I politely took her address and said I would. Unbelievable!

Lastly, I got an email this morning from someone who reads my blog. The individual who reads this will know who I'm talking about but I'm not going to give him away. I was surprised how genuine he sounded in his email about himself, his beliefs and how he expressed them in the email. I was impressed. By reading his blog, I would think he's one of the many self-centered, good-looking, egotistcal, womanizing guys by the stuff he writes. But he kinda showed a different side and some good depth to his character. Again, I was shocked and pleasantly surprised. So, like I said, few things surprise me, but I love it when it happens.

No Wonder I'm Single!

2006-04-19T21:42:00.000-06:00

Your Five Variable Love Profile

Propensity for Monogamy:

Your propensity for monogamy is low.
You see love as a gift that you should give to many.
It's hard for you to imagine being with one person at at time...
Let alone one person for the rest of your life!

Experience Level:

Your experience level is high.
You've loved, lost, and loved again.
You have had a wide range of love experiences.
And when the real thing comes along, you know it!

Dominance:

Your dominance is medium.
You tend to be the one with more power.
You aren't a total control freak in relationships..
But of course you don't mind getting you way!

Cynicism:

Your cynicism is low.
You are an eternal optimist when it comes to love and romance.
No matter how many times you've been hurt - you're never bitter.
You believe in one true love, your perfect soulmate.
And if you haven't found true love yet, you know you will soon.

Independence:

Your independence is high.
You don't need to be in love, and sometimes you don't even want love.
Having your own life is very important for you...
Even more important than having a relationship.

The Five Variable Love Test

Loss of Inhibition, Middle of the Night & Jerry Maguire

2006-04-15T20:49:00.000-06:00

"...it was a mission statement...just a mission statement." Have you ever noticed that your mind seems clearer in the middle of the night? Have you ever been laying in bed, not able to sleep and thought of things you need to say to your boss and determined you were going to say them first thing the next morning? Or, you're tossing and turning and think, "I'm going to go up to that guy/girl tomorrow and ask them out." But then in the light of day you're like, "What was I thinking?" This kind of thing happens to me all the time. I have so many grand plans that I have determined to do thinking about them at 3AM in the morning but when I wake up, I have no motivation and no ambition. I think that is probably what separates me and some of you from the Fortune 500 moguls out there in the world. That takes the ambition you have at night and the most courage you can muster up in the daytime. There must be some sort of chemical reaction that your brain goes through in the middle of the night due to lack of sleep, restlessness and seratonin levels...maybe. All I know is that if I did all the things I thought about at night I would probably be way ahead of where I am today but who knows how many friends or jobs I would have lost.

*inspired by the movie "Jerry Maguire" that I happened to flip to tonight (but you all know I can't stand Tom Cruise, right Vera?)

Dear Dubya

2006-04-13T19:38:00.001-06:00

"FREEDOM IS THE SURE POSSESSION OF THOSE WHO HAVE THE COURAGE TO DEFEND IT."
Dear President Bush:

I'm about to plan a little trip with my family and extended family and I would like to ask you to assist me. I'm going to walk across the border from the U.S. into Mexico, and I need to make a few arrangements. I know you can help with this.

I plan to skip all the legal stuff like visas, passports, immigration quotas and laws. I'm sure they handle those things the same way you do here.

So, would you mind telling your buddy, President Vicente Fox, that I'm on my way over? Please let him know that I will be expecting the following:

1. Free medical care for my entire family.
2. English-speaking government bureaucrats for all services I might need, whether I use them or not.
3. All government forms need to be printed in English.
4. I want my kids to be taught by English-speaking teachers.
5. Schools need to include classes on American culture and history.
6. I want my kids to see the American flag flying on the top of the flag pole at their school with the Mexican flag flying lower down.
7. Please plan to feed my kids at school for both breakfast and lunch.
8. I will need a local Mexican driver's license so I can get easy access to government services.
9. I do not plan to have any car insurance, and I won't make any effort to learn local traffic laws.
10. In case one of the Mexican police officers does not get the memo from Pres. Fox to leave me alone, please be sure that all police officers speak English.
11. I plan to fly the U.S. flag from my house top, put flag decals on my car, and have a gigantic celebration on July 4th. I do not want any complaints or negative comments from the locals.
12. I would also like to have a nice job without paying any taxes and don't enforce any labor laws or tax laws.
13. Please tell all the people in the country to be extremely nice and never say a critical word about me, or about the strain I might place on the economy.

I know this is an easy request because you already do all thesethings for all the people who come to the U.S. from Mexico. I am sure that Pres. Fox won't mind returning the favor if you ask him nicely. However, if he gives you any trouble, just invite him to go quail hunting with your V.P. Thank you so much for your kind help.

Imogen Heap

2006-04-11T16:55:00.000-06:00

So I discovered this great electronic artist the other day named Imogen Heap. I was surfing along different blogs and came across this blog that had music attached to it. I just couldn't stop listening to the song. The song is "Headlock" and it's fantastic. So I went right away to iTunes (which I can't believe that I ever lived without) and downloaded it immediately, along with two more songs off the same CD. The song is very hypnotic and chill, kinda what I'm into lately, music wise. The lyrics to her songs are pretty dynamic also. They are very rich, well put together and insightful. It's weird how you just run across some things by accident that make a significant impact on you.

I'm sitting in this great little coffee shop/lounge with a WIFI connection called Loaded Joe's. Great little place to sit and chill. I just happened to hit happy hour so I'm sipping on A glass of wine (singular, folks....hopefully). I have to work super early in the morning and might try to hang out with that guy James, who I mentioned in a previous post, tomorrow. I can't wait to go on vacation next week to visit my parents. I'm so excited to get out of here for a while! Well, back to my music and wine :)

Reelin' Rollin'

2006-04-08T22:12:00.000-06:00

So I went to the G-Love and Special Sauce concert last night that was in Vail. It was pretty cool. There were so many people there and I feel that I knew about half of them. Being that Vail is such a small town, you run into people all the time that you know. It makes it hard to date because you are always going to someone who dated the guy your dating. It's kind of like a social petrie dish. I like the anonymity of big cities where if you dump a guy, you're not going to hear about him dating one of your friends later. But there is about 4 to 1 guys to girls here, so we do have our pick mostly. But we also have a saying, "The odds are good but the goods are odd". It holds pretty true. Another saying that the guys like to use is, "When you breakup, you don't lose your girlfriend, you lose your turn". Gross but mostly true also. I envy Slopmaster's fabulous life in Hollywood where he can date as much as he wants and doesn't have to see the girls ever again if he doesn't want to. Lucky!

*To James from the Red Lion: Thanks for the ride home and...how fun was that last night?

Breathe In, Breathe Out...Life's Not Fair

2006-04-04T13:05:00.000-06:00

Have you ever had something happen that you know you should be happy about but you just can't make yourself because you don't understand why things didn't work out for you in a similar situation? I'm really having to bite my tongue and take some deep breaths this week. The girl that was in the accident I blogged about a few weeks ago is doing much better. They've figured out that she is probably paralyzed but continues to have improvements in her movement where it looks like she may get better in the long run. Great news! I'm just thankful that I can walk (and now run) off the 10 pounds that I've gained in the last three months in bits and pieces.

But here's what I'm moaning about and probably being the worst and most selfish person on the planet. Practically the whole town of Vail is organizing a benefit for her with fundraising, silent auctions etc. The company that she works for is covering her with work man's comp and still there are endless donations piling in to the place that I work. It's really hard to be excited about anything associated with the event knowing that I had no insurance (yes, my fault, but still...) and I'm probably going to have to take some sort off drastic measure to take care of the six digit number that I'm facing. I know, I know, I'm a horrible person but I'm finding it extremely difficult to know how to deal with everything and be happy. But, OF COURSE, I am glad to be able to walk, glad I can still swing a golf club (which is my livelihood) and I am not wheelchair bound for an indefinite amount of time. Yes, I am thankful, I am thankful, life's not fair, I am thankful, I am thankful, I am thankful....

Going on Vacation

2006-04-02T20:04:00.000-06:00

Well, it's April and in two weeks, I'm going to visit my parents... in Missouri. That may not sound like much to everyone else but I'm just excited about getting out of the mountains for a while. I'm an only child so I love going home, hanging out with my parents and eating home cooking...or at least eating for free :) My parents are both health nuts so the food we eat isn't like your regular down home food. One place that my mom and I go though is this Jamaican restaurant called "Tropical Breezes". The food is fantastic! Another reason I love to go home is I get to see the dogs. My parents have three: 2 Rotties and a Boxer. The Rottweilers are females and the Boxer is a male. The oldest of the dogs is Sadie, one of the Rotties. She will be 12 this year and my parents got her when I was in college. The other two are both 6 years old and were both adopted. The Boxer's name is MJ and the other Rottie is Sydney. I haven't got to meet Sydney yet but I'm sure we will get along famously. Not a whole lot else here in my world right now, I'm just glad to have a couple days off!

*To Devin: Hope everything works out

An Alley

2006-03-29T10:21:00.001-07:00

Here is a picture that Devin has recently taken. I think it's pretty interesting. I have no knowledge of photography basics or inner workings but I'm sure they are there. What I like is to think of is a back story on pictures like this. If this was real life, what is she doing in the alley? Why is she balancing delicately on the post? Where did she come from? Stuff like that...here's my interpretation...in free prose with a little word play.

NO WINDOW
By Jennifer

An empty passage
Looking down from darkness
Leaning up from nothing
Everything looks small
Yet nothing has changed

Hamsters Smell!

2006-03-25T22:56:00.000-07:00

So Devin read my blog and came up to me today and was like, "Hey I read your blog thing but...hamsters smell!" Oh, but on the contrary, Devin, you don't smell and I was refering to how cute you are. Just like this picture (thanks, Rebecca!). I tried to explain that, back in the day, I had one of the cutest boyfriends, Jason, who my best friend would tell me he was so cute she just wanted to put him in a cage and watch him run on his little wheel. Devin again took that as I was wanting him to be in a smelly cage and go nowhere, kidding of course. So, me blushing, had to flat out tell him that it was a compliment, that he doesn't smell and that I think he's super cute. Way to be subtle, Jen! So, again Devin, you're a super cutie, you smell like Chapstick and I love your green bandana!

*To Jason - Hope you are doing well! And remember, you were the original hampster!

Cute as a Hamster

2006-03-23T20:33:00.000-07:00

This is about a guy I know named Devin. I met him because his shop is kind of attached to our hotel. He works at this place called Sharp Shooters. It's a photo shop that takes pictures of people skiing and or posing on the mountain.I've gotten to know him this winter because those guys always pass in front of the front desk where I work. He's also friends with my friend Dan that I've mentioned before. Devin also takes pictures on his own. He just gave me his website where he posts his pictures, www.dbphoto.deviantart.com. There are some pretty cool ones and also this picture of him on the site too. He's also cute as a hamster but I would never tell him that :) He'll probably read it on here anyways. Anyways, I thought I would talk up his photos and give you guys some cool pics to look at while you're reading this!

*To Devin: Thanks for stopping and chatting with me during work even if it does get you in trouble with Randy. You make my day!

Too Much Pressure

2006-03-21T15:07:00.000-07:00

I laugh everytime I see that commercial they show on MTV where the high school girl is basically squished flat because she says she has to deal with too much peer pressure. But even I, at 30, have too much pressure. Here are 5 sources of my personal pressure:

#1 Pressure: TO BE SKINNY
At 5'8", I am never going to weigh 100 pounds, not even 120 pounds. I would be skin and bones. I am perfect weight for my height yet I still get told by society, T.V., my friends and even my dad that I need either work out more, lose weight or tone up. It's never good enough to be satisfied with yourself. I've never been one to make myself throw up and I love to eat. I also think it's crazy that P!nk's song and video "Stupid Girls" makes fun of the Hollywood starlets on being scantily clothed and making themselves puke to be skinny and yet P!nk doesn't have an ounce of fat on her. It's hypocrisy!

#2 Pressure: TO MAKE MONEY
At 30, I should probably own a house or condo, own a car and even have a savings account, but alas I have none of the above. All I have are student loans, credit card bills and now a huge hospital bill because the profession that I have chosen does not allow me to have ongoing health insurance. I love reading about those top ten billionaires that are under 30 who really didn't make their money by earning it, they inherited it from a trust fund or a rich, dead family member. Way to work it!

#3 Pressure: RECYCLE!
My feelings on recycling is that it is a super big waste of time. Unless you are willing to go down to the dump and physically watch them put your supposed recycled crap in a different junk pile and watch it get mulched up and reused, don't kid yourself that it actually happens. It's just another scam to get us to stress out and get on medication because the world is coming to an end. Come on, people, you can think of another reason to take Zanax, can't you?

#4 Pressure: EAT ORGANIC
Go ahead and eat organic if you want. But my dad is a microbiologist and according to him, we're better off eating the antibiotics and pesticides than the meat full of grubby viruses (i.e. bird flu) and grubby grubs (i.e. pin worms) on your stupid, sliced for you, packaged organic apples. Plus, organic food is way more expensive and should be called "yuppie" if we were still in the "80's. There is a lady that comes through the hotel that is on a complete organic and macrobiotic diet and she looks like death warmed over all the time. Hmmm, coincidence? I don't think so.

#5 Pressure: TO DRINK MORE THAN ONE DRINK AT THE BAR
OK, this is totally self induced, so I can't complain. But, apparently I drink like I'm in a race and my feet are the finish line and I puke on them. God forbid I sit at the bar and sip on one or to drinks and go home. No way! Not Jennifer! Let's see how many drinks I can guzzle down before I feel like complete crap, which by the way don't go hand in hand.

So there you go, just some of the pressure I have to deal with in my life. Why can't I just live my life to the fullest and not worry about things. And if I dwelled on all five of these at the same time, I would probably end up in a fetal position in my closet!

*To Esta: Eat some meat! You need some color in your cheeks!
**To my guy friends: You're never going to find a Paris Hilton!
***To my dad: I'll never look like Mom, Whitney Houston (cocaine addict) or even Angie Harmon! Sorry :(

Cellphones...Can't Live With 'Em, Can't Live Without "Em

2006-03-20T19:56:00.000-07:00

So John lost his cellphone today, you know the guy who I've been talking to for the past month in a half from NY. It's probably for the best because he's going on a cruise in a week and I won't be able to talk to him for 10 days anyways. But it leads me to the question, what would we do without cellphones? I know I feel naked without mine, a little unsafe and totally disconnected. And I love having caller ID with every call, because you can choose to answer or not. I love it! But, we as Americans are so spoiled in having our cellphones to call or text and blackberries to be able to get emails or text messages or even our social calendar. All I know is that I'm sad when I can't hear someone's voice or thinking that I may be missing out on something. Anyways, knock on wood, I've only lost one cellphone and was able to replace it in a heartbeat. So, I guess I will have to settle on emailing John and hear from him when he gets back from the cruise. So sad...

*To Mike and Aubrey: Can't wait to see you tomorrow!
**To my friend Cliff who passed away a year ago today: Four bowls, four beers, four shots and four bars.

Good Times, Old Friends

2006-03-18T16:29:00.000-07:00

So I chatted online with one of my old friends today named DW. I was friends with him when I was a golf pro down in Orlando. We KINDA dated a little back in the day when I was "brand new" but I kind of screwed up and ended up seeing a good friend of his. When I chatted with him today, it's like we didn't have any years between us. You ever f---ed up a relationship and then looked back years later and say, "Damn, I really messed that up"? Well, that's what I say about him. At the time, I was really immature and didn't know what I wanted. I guess you live and learn. But he's always been really nice to me and never held anything against me. Thanks D-Dub!

One of my favorite times with DW was during Hurricane Floyd back in the mid-90's. There were seven of us holed up in a house with what must have been 20 cases of beer and couple bottles of Crown. We watched Tommy Boy and the guys stood out in the wind and rain like the studs they were. The next morning we were all hung over and went to eat at Shoney's for breakfast, the only thing opened. I can remember that like it was yesterday. Thank goodness Floyd didn't hit land or it might have been like Katrina! He's also one of the guys that loved great music like I do. We were into Dave Matthews Band and Creed back then. I'm sure I will have more to write about him later but that's all for now!

*To my friend DW: I can't believe how long it's been but I hope we hold on to what we got!

Aren't We All A Little Irish?

2006-03-17T23:22:00.000-07:00

Well, I know that I'm 1/4 Irish thanks to my mom's mom. My other quarters are Czech, Greek and Welsh. Wow, talk about Heinz 57! I've definitely got the drinking down from my Irish side, the outgoing and loud side of my Greek side, the pretty, tan Mediterrainean skin from my Czech side and....everything else from the Welsh side, I guess.

So I'm stuck at work tonight on St. Patty's Day, which is fine. It's not super big here in Vail for some reason and it really is amatuer night anyways. One of the very first St. Patty's Days that I remember was when I was in college and we had a golf tournament in Mississippi. My coach ended up taking the team to stay in New Orleans for three days, which I may remember one of them. Yikes! So after that, nothing can really hold a candle to the Irish holiday anymore than chugging Hurricanes on Bourbon St. and watching the sunrise on Lake Ponchatrain. Hope everyone got lucky tonight!

*To my old golf coach Stephany: Thanks for holding my hair back!
**To Matthew McConaughey: Dump Penelope Cruz and find me!

Wine, Steak and Free Dessert

2006-03-16T23:14:00.000-07:00

My friend Dan and I went out to eat last night at the Gashouse. Great restaurant in Edwards. We had wine and raw oysters to start out. So yummy! I had the 10 oz NY strip (medium rare) with veggies and a baked potato. Dan had a rack of lamb with mint sauce and get this...curly fries. That's the kind of restaurant this was! Anyways, we were full as ticks and then our waiter brings us a combo of pecan pie and vanilla ice cream for free since he kept bumping into my chair all night. That put both of us over the edge! After that we went back to my house and played gin. I kicked his ass!! Anyways, it was a good night and satisfied my craving for steak for the time being. This picture is what I would have been looking at if I would have turned around in my chair. Seriously, this water buffalo had an attitude problem!

*To Manchester at South Forty: Thanks for the wine, cutie!

Glad To Be Able To Walk

2006-03-14T12:39:00.000-07:00

A girl I know from my job had a pretty bad accident this weekend. She was driving on our crazy Colorado roads and flipped the big truck she was driving. She was thrown from her vehicle even though she was wearing her seatbelt. My boss Julie is really good friends with her and said when she went to visit her yesterday, she wasn't able to move her legs. She fractured her T2 and T3 vertebrae and had to have a rod put in her back for support.

For those of you who don't know me, I fractured my L1 vertebrae last summer falling off a ladder. My vertebrae was 50% into my spinal cord and I was in the hospital for two weeks. My surgeon was great but it was tough rehab to be able to get out of the hospital. I'm about 98% good with flexiblility and have no kind of limp or problem swinging a golf club. I got really lucky! And I have a really gnarly scar to boot. But I am so lucky to be able to be alive, be able to walk and be a golf professional. I thank God everyday that I am not in a wheelchair and all of my bodily functions work properly. So when life gets you down, just remember to count your blessings and know that you are here on earth for and reason and live everyday to the fullest.

*To Gina: We're praying for you, girl! You're gonna be OK and we love you!

Thank God It's My Friday!

2006-03-11T22:44:00.000-07:00

I'm so excited for a day off finally! It's been a busy week for the hotel and this next week will be slow before spring break hits. I really need a vacation though. I would love to be laying on a beach somewhere soaking in the sun. My friend John is going on a cruise at the end of March and I'm so jealous. My boss Julie is going to Jupiter, FL in April. I have no idea what I'm doing for mud season yet. I have about two weeks off starting the middle of April. I wish I could go somewhere fun.

Anyways, we are having a girls night out tomorrow night. Me, Julie, Sarah and my GM Tamara are going to go to a musical and having dinner and drinks. It should be a blast! We've been looking forward to it all week. Maybe I will have some fun pictures to post (even though my dad warns me about that). Other than that, I'm pretty excited about having two days off in a row! WOOHOO!

*To my long lost friend Shann: I heard a song that reminded me of you today and I wonder how you are. I miss you.

**To my mom and dad: Thanks for making me finish college. Too bad I not in sync with this picture.

Back to Being Friends

2006-03-09T23:28:00.000-07:00

When I lived in Florida, all of my friends loved the Dave Matthews Band. I liked them too. I have quite a few of the cd's and used to listen to them all the time. But when I moved here to Colorado, everyone called DMB sellouts. Here in the mountains, we have what is called underground music. Many bands get their start in this area and we get to listen to them for the bargain price of a five dollar cover. Gov'ment Mule, Acoustic Semi, some really good Pink Floyd and Grateful Dead tribute bands and many others have got their start here.

Some other bands that are really popular are Phish, Widespread Panic, Leftover Salmon and The String Cheese Incident. When a festival will come through the valley or to a neighboring town like Telluride or Aspen, everybody skips work or takes a weekend trip and goes. Really cool atmosphere if you're into the whole mushroom and ecstacy trip. Me, not so much. I appreciate music for what it really is and don't need it chemically or herbally enhanced. Which brings me back to Dave Matthews. On Itunes, as you Mac users will know, there is a feature called Party Shuffle. What a great idea! But DMB ispired the title to this entry. "Say Goodbye" is probably one of my favorite songs from them and it just came on before I started writing tonight. I might just have to play it again.

*To my friend Bobby: Thanks for introducing me to Dave Matthews!!

Bus Etiquette

2006-03-08T22:45:00.000-07:00

After about a month (yeah, mom and dad, it's been a month) of riding the bus, I've realized that there is a protocol and etiquette to taking public transportation. Listed below are a few of these observations and etiquette tips to fellow bus riders.

1) Always be early for the bus. It more than likely will be late but if you're late, it won't wait for you. Don't worry, I haven't found this out the hard way. I'm ALWAYS 5 minutes early.

2) Make sure you pull the stop request cord if you need to get off at the next stop. It helps the bus driver be efficient in stopping and helps the whole bus from coming to a jerking stop unexpectedly.

3) Don't talk on your cellphone on the bus. This is the most annoying thing ever! Just today, I couldn't turn my music up loud enough to drown out a woman talking to one of her guys friends who apparently has a dead end job. God, that was the most annoying, agonizing 5 minutes of my life. You should have seen the looks I was giving her that she was oblivious to.

4) Don't talk to the bus driver while he's driving. He's got important cargo, namely me, that he needs to guide the 15 ton vehicle you're riding in. He doesn't want to know that you just got a new job or whatever you think is important.

5) If you sit in the front of the bus, it's gonna be cold; sit in the back, you'll be sandwhiched in between smelly Mexicans. Not being prejudice at all, that's just the way it is. It's funny though, the bus is like a school bus, the boys sit in the back and the girls sit in the front, it never fails.

There they are, a few helpful tips for when you guys ever have to take public transportation. Just sit back, enjoy the lack of road rage, cruise to your music and love the ride. That's my outlook :)

*To my friend John: Sorry you got fired babe :( Everything happens for a reason!
**To my friend Mike D.: I miss you!
***To my roommate Kim: Have fun in the Dominican Republic! See you in two weeks!
****In memory of my friend Cliff who passed away this time last year: I love you and will never forget you!!

Trip tp Wal-Mart with Julie

2006-03-07T08:27:00.000-07:00

It's really sad when all I have to blog about is a trip to Wal-Mart. My boss and of course friend, Julie, needed to go to Wal-Mart so we went together. Much better for me than trudging home with groceries on the bus. I ended up spending more than I wanted because I'm trying to stock up so I don't have to go back for a while. We had a good time but I could have spent way more money than I did. But I stuck to my list and only impulse bought a couple of things.

Impulse buy #1: Orbitz Sweet Mint gum - this gum is awesome! It's not as strong as straight peppermint. I compare it to chocolate mint ice cream flavor minus the chocolate. I encourage everyone to try it.

Impulse buy #2: Movie Theater Butter popcorn - love this snack. I try not to eat popcorn a whole lot because I could eat it every night and then it takes away from it being special when you actually go to the movie theater. The light butter just doesn't cut it though. It's too dry!

Forgotten item - Parmesan cheese - this goes on the popcorn. It's an awesome treat but a very high priced item.

The only bad thing about having all the stuff I need grocery-wise in the house is that I nibble constantly at night. Yikes! I need to watch it or I might become a little fat piglet :O)

*the picture has absolutely nothing to do with anything but I've been in a retro-romantic mood so I like it!

No More Winter Blues!

2006-03-03T16:41:00.000-07:00

Well, today was probably the most beautiful day I've seen in a long time of winter. It was 55 degrees here, full sun and lots of snow melt. My walk to the bus stop was fantastic! I have this CD that is jam packed with my favorite music and it lasts all the way to work. It's got a lot of Dave Matthews, John Mayer and Jack Johnson on it, great boppin' music. Did some hard core partying two nights ago which made me waste all of yesterday on the couch. BOO! I have sworn off the bar scene for another week at least. My roommate leaves for the Dominican Republic tonight and I have the whole condo to myself for two weeks. YEAH!! What I'm gonna do with that time I don't know but I will miss her.

So here is a question I have been pondering since my bus riding has started. Is it polite to try and talk to someone when they clearly are listening to music? I was on my way home the other night and an aquaintance saw me sitting on the bus and started to talk to me. I had to fumble with my headphones and pull one of them out of my ear just to be able to hear him. It was pretty annoying. If he saw that I was listening to music, you would think he would just wave and I could wave back and if I wanted to talk to him I could decide whether I wanted to start a conversation with him. But is that being rude?

My Own Johnny Bravo

2006-02-25T19:14:00.000-07:00

Johnny Bravo is the skirt-chasing character who constantly searches for a woman willing to date him, but even when he seems to find one, something goes wrong. Johnny Bravo looks and sounds like Elvis Presley, except for having blonde hair and a Fonzie-ish appearance. He is incredibly narcissistic, and incredibly dim-witted.

Well, I have my own Johnny Bravo believe it or not but he only slightly resembles the above description. Apparently, I have chatted with this guy for going on 6 years. We are both golf pros and he is from NY. Until recently, we only chatted online and only at random times. Within the past two weeks we have exchanged phone numbers and have started talking to eachother on the phone. It's so awesome to have so much in common with someone. But, we still haven't met one another. I think I remember seeing a picture of him a long time ago but I think he might have been 19 or 20. He says people call him Johnny Bravo because of his blond hair and I would assume a little bit of the other part of the description is true going on just phone conversation. Anyways, I'm having a great time getting to know him and we'll see where it goes. I'm not getting my hopes up though. But at least for now, I'm happy to have my own cartoon character.

Babysitting Cuties!

2006-02-22T10:34:00.000-07:00

This past week has been super hectic hence not posting in a few days. I've been babysitting for possibly the 3 cutest girls I've ever met in my life. The family is from Scarsdale and the girls are 9, 8 and 4. Their names are Danielle, Courtney and Emma. Even though my week has been busy, they definitely brighten up my day. They are very well behaved and are currently trying to set me up with their ski instructor! I tell you what, if I ever wanted to have kids (which is not on my life agenda as of right now) I'm pretty sure I would be an awesome mom. That "Mom" gene kicks in and I find myself doing things automatically that i had no idea i could do i.e. make mac and cheese and be able to split it up between three, let the 4 year old put my hair in pigtails, make sure they all brush their teeth and tuck them all into their beds. Anyways, these girls are such cuties, I'm gonna miss them!

Thanks Neighbor!

2006-02-18T22:36:00.000-07:00

For reasons beyond my control, I've been having to take public transportation to work lately. Our bus system here is great only I have to walk about a half a mile to the bus stop everytime I'm going to work. The other morning at 6:30AM, the wind was howling and we had just gotten the most snow in one night as we have for a long time. I started my trek and just as I got out of my driveway, one of my neighbors pulled over and asked if I wanted a ride to the bus stop. God bless people like that in desperate situations! BTW, thanks for the ride Ryan!

Another calamity with the whole bus venture happened today. I was boppin' along changing buses and I was crossing the street. I can't remember what song I had playing in my Walkman but as a snowplow went through the gate that has an electronic arm, I walked behind the snowplow. And then, "Bam", the arm came down a hit me in the side of the face. Luckily, it wasn't right on top of my head or it probably would have knocked me out. But as a result, I have a nice bruise right by my temple and on my cheek. Fun experience, this public transportation thing.

Valentine's Day...Who Needs It!?

2006-02-12T22:07:00.000-07:00

So here I sit at work again. 6th day in a row. No biggie though, because I have no life. Posting on my blog is sometimes the highlight of my day. I am completely off work on Tuesday though, Valentine's day. I'm actually going to hang out with my friend Dan. He works at the Sharpshooter store in our building and he's one of the funniest guys I know. He's bisexual so we aren't going out as a serious date but I'm excited to do something with a guy on Valentine's day even if he will be checking out both guys and girls :)

The youngster actually asked me if I wanted to do something on Tuesday but when I reminded him it was Valentine's, he promptly climbed out of the hole he had dug and started to stammer. I let him off the hook and said I already had plans and that I hadn't expected to do anything with him anyways. Girls, be glad you have someone if you do. Guys, treat your women like queens, they deserve it!

1st Five Songs on My Auto Playlist

2006-02-10T20:53:00.000-07:00

My auto playlist is what I listen to when I set my laptop up at work and listen to background music. I have all my music downloaded on my laptop. Here's the first five songs:

1) Devil's Party - INXS

2) Primavera - Santana

3) Who's Got My Back - Creed

4) Laugh As The Sun - Rusted Root

5) Like A Prayer - Madonna

My New Favorite Chocolate

2006-02-09T19:22:00.000-07:00

Every night I have a craving for chocolate. I usually deny myself to keep the fantabulous figure of mine. But I indulge every once in a while and tonight I grabbed a thing of Swoops. They come in different flavors: York Peppermint Patty and Hershey's. I got the York variety tonight. They're pretty good. They are thin chocolate wafers and they look like mini Pringles but they are pure chocolate. They fit on your tounge perfect and taste awesome!! The box has three containers of 6 wafers each which makes 18 (I did the math for everyone). Anyways, I would encourage you chocolate lovers out there to try these for a snack. I'm sure there's something you can do to work off the 190 calories for...every...2...wafers. HOLY CRAP!! Get ready to run a lot on the treadmill!!!

Free Prose For Valentines Day

2006-02-09T16:53:00.000-07:00

This is really not as desperate as it sounds. This is the way most girls feel about the guys that are super but the guys don't know that's how they feel. I entered this prose in our local paper here in Vail but I doubt I will win anything for it. Enjoy! And remember, it's not supposed to rhyme...

Can’t Live Without You
By Jennifer

I’ve denied it for too long
I try to ignore the feelings
My heart doesn’t want to admit

How can it be true?
Why does it feel so right?
Is my mind playing tricks?

We fit
It can’t be helped
It’s against the odds

My sprit needs to express
These thoughts of being whole
It’s a difficult task

I don’t work this way
But not having you
Makes me crazy

You’re my soul mate
You’re my best friend
You’re my partner in crime

We need each other
Complete on our own
Together we would soar

I love you deep down
I respect you
I trust you

Good times and bad
There for one another
I don’t want anyone else

You’re the one for me
My knight, my saint
I won’t break your heart

Short Term, Really Short Term and Long Term

2006-02-08T22:09:00.000-07:00

So I went out with a friend last night and saw a guy friend that I hadn't seen in a really long time. My friend Dennis is very special to me. I've known him for about a year and I met him while I was bartending at the Sundance (a bar of 20 years now torn down, pause for a moment of silence....). Ok, anyways, I went camping quite a bit with this guy and some of his friends last summer and actually had an unfortunate accident at his house in August. I was climbing up his ladder to his loft bedroom and fell off the ladder unfortunately fracturing my L1 veterbrae. He took me to the hospital where I spent two weeks but now have a bionic titanium vertebrae, no paralysis or strength loss and a pretty little six digit number for a hospital bill since I didn't have insurance. Anyway, Dennis is one of my good close friends. I guess you could say we dated but our timing has always been off. But he's one of those guys who I can only see being with short term. I really can't see us together in the future if I look down the road 5 years from now. I've tried but I just can't see it.

Greg, the youngster, is very short term. Not only is he leaving at the beginning of April for his summer job, I have vowed not to date anyone more than five years younger than me again. It's just too big of an age difference for me. He still talks about friends from high school. I don't even remember anyone from high school, like I even want to.

Then there's Mike D. I love this guy! He's probably my best friend and totally my partner in crime. He's a guy that I could take home to meet my parents and not have to worry about him doing anything stupid or saying anything offensive. He plays golf and totally thinks its cool that I'm a golf pro. He's down to earth, funny and I can't help but be able to see us down the road coexisting together and having a good life. But he has no idea that I think this, at all. And he never reads my blog because he says it's "the rantings of a crazy woman", so he won't find out about this post.

But what will probably happen is I will end up an old maid with a dog (probably a male boxer, the most masculine of dogs) teaching golf lessons on the side while I make money selling vegetables from my garden in a small seaside town. No men in site...

Have I Sold Out?

2006-02-04T17:25:00.000-07:00

So I broke down and bought the new INXS CD, Switch, today. First of all, I used to buy CD's all the time when I was younger. Then when I got a laptop a few years ago, I'm ashamed to say that I used to scam music from Kazaa. That eventually turned my computer into a virus riddled mess and it was probably a good thing that I spilled wine on it last year and ruined it. So with this new laptop, I vowed to never download music from the internet again and go back to buying CD's. The reason I used to buy CD's is because I knew if I liked at least one song on the album, I would probably like most of the CD.

That theory is true with this INXS CD. The song "Pretty Vegas" is the track that gets the radio play and MTV time right now. The rest of the album is pretty good. But I wrestled getting the CD because of the way INXS got their lead singer. In 1997, the former lead singer, Michael Hutchence, committed suicide. Until 2005, the band did not have a front man. Last year, Fox's show Rockstar with David Navarro and the band of INXS did a reality show to find a new lead singer. I hate to admit it but I watched almost every episode. They ended up with JD Fortune as their front man. I wasn't a big fan of him at all in the show but I have to admit that he does a good job and I'm impressed that he helped write about half of the songs on the album. Anyways, some might say I'm a sell out but I'm just a fan of good music.

New herbs, how I make my salad and my favorite music

2006-02-03T21:53:00.000-07:00

My last post was about how I was feeling a little down and not knowing why. I figured it out. I hadn't taken my Vicodin for the day. Granted I only take one a day usually and that's only because I had back sugery in August and I still have a perscription for them. So I was looking online for some mood altering herbs and I think I may have found at least one: Passion Flower. Apparently, it's supposed to help you relax and put you in a good mood, so we'll see.

I try to eat a salad everyday. Not because I have to but because they are easy to bring to work and light on my tummy when I work at night. I take a bag of assorted greens that you can buy in the produce section, some crumbled Feta cheese, baby carrots, some sort of nuts (walnuts, almonds, sunflower seeds, pine nuts), thinly sliced pepperoni (very yummy), crushed Ramen noodles and lite balsamic vinagarette. I hated salad when I was a kid but the way I make it now, I could eat it every night! Oh yeah, sometimes I will put drained canned chicken on it too.

Lately, I've been delving into some different music genres and I'm really digging what's called Trip Hop. It's a cross between trance, electronic, ambient and abstract beats. The recent CD's that I have bought are Boards of Canada and Thievery Corporation. It's chill music to listen to if you're surfing the net, sitting bored at work or my favorite, on a pill high* at work : ) Ok, I don't get high at work but I can imagine, right : )

*or smoking pot, trying to go to sleep, making out with significant other etc.

**by the way, the picture of Colin Farrell is just for my enjoyment : )

Good Times, Where Are They?

2006-02-01T20:49:00.000-07:00

So I had dinner with the youngster last night. He invited me over and his roommate cooked a great comfort food meal. Those of you who read normally know that I have blown this guy off for a couple of weeks by not responding to his phones calls. But I felt like a little lovin' couldn't hurt so I broke down. We ate dinner, watched a couple of movies, cuddled on the big leather couch and and the end of the night, I was a little too groggy to drive home ; ) Ok, sure I had an ulterior motive. My roommate calls me a "cake and eat it too girl". I'm not hurting anybody. He's going to be gone in two months anyways. But even the 30 minutes of passion didn't raise my spirits. Well, it did about three times but I still felt amiss as I fell asleep. Maybe I need more caffiene. My vitamin regimen is a little off lately, maybe that has something to do with it. Work is the best part of my day and that's sad. I would rather stay in bed all day to tell you the truth. If I were to describe the feeling it's like I'm homesick but I don't miss my family. I feel like I've taken a Xanax but the "I don't care" feeling isn't there. Maybe I will feel better tommorrow or maybe I need to look into taking some sort of mood enhancing herb.

Sitting in JFK Airport

2006-01-31T05:17:00.000-07:00

So I missed my flight to Denver last night. We were on the runway in Orlando for 90 minutes and I only had an hour lay over in NYC. So JetBlue put me up at a Hampton Inn last night and I have a flight out in about an hour. So here I sit in one of the biggest airports in America watching the hustle and bustle of a variety of people walk by me. This is my first time in New York by the way. What a weird experience. I checked into my hotel and there was a guy at the desk who asked me to have a drink. So I put my stuff in my room and met him at the bar. He was a harmless guy from Indiana who drove bakery delivery trucks for a living. While I was sitting there talking to him, I met a couple of other guys from Philadelphia. Needless to say, I didn't spend any money last night. Probably the best thing about being a girl. Come to think about it, the only money I've spent on this trip is to park my car at the Denver Airport. Not bad for a five day kinda vacation. Oh by the way, I called the youngster last night. I know, what am I thinking? But I need some love, ya know? Nothing better than a little sympathy from an admirer. God, I hope he never reads this : ) Alright, I'm out for now, gotta board the plane.

Does Everything Happen for a Reason??

2006-01-30T13:46:00.000-07:00

So this trip to Florida has been planned for a few months and the anticipation was ridiculous to be able to hang out with my guy friend, NY Mike. My last post was the other night while he was passed out and I couldn't go to sleep. The next morning we woke up fairly early ready to start the day and he saw that he had missed a phone call from his mom. He called her and found out that his dad had a heart attack the night before. He had to leave immediately and I have not heard from him yet. Our villa was already paid for and so was my flight and ironically my dad's family are all in Orlando so I got to visit with them all weekend. But that leads me to the question, does everything happen for a reason?? What was the reason? It just doesn't make sense to me. I don't even know how I could survive if something like that had happened to my dad and I can't imagine what Mike is going through. If you believe in a higher power then you have to know that everything is predestined and there is a strange plan woven through our lives as we knock shoulders with eachother. I don't get it, what was the reason?? Anyway, my heart goes out to Mike and his family and I hope and pray that everything is OK.

On Vacation in FL

2006-01-27T22:41:00.000-07:00

So I spent all day yesterday and early Friday morning taking the red eye to Orlando. My friend, NY Mike, flew me out here to hang out for a few days. The plane ride was alright but I really didn't sleep much. He got this villa for us at the Marriott. It's awesome!! But now its almost one AM and I can't sleep. Remember I'm on CO time and it's only 10:45pm at home. We had a few drinks this afternoon after we checked in, came back to the villa and now he's passed out and I'm trying to be quiet so I don't wake him up. The weather is great here. It's a little chilly because of the humidity but still comfortable. GOD, I have a headache. I think it's the combination of no sleep, half a bottle of wine, four beers and really no food to speak of. You think I would be able to sleep but no such luck. But it is nice to be off of work for a few days. Believe it or not, my dad is actually in Orlando this weekend too. His side of the family are all down here so I may try to catch up with them tomorrow. Anyway, that's all for now. I just popped some sleeping pills and a Vicodin for my headache...that probably wasn't the best idea...but I bet I will get some sleep now. Crap, I didn't even think about that.

9 Things Men Need to Know About Women

2006-01-25T22:31:00.000-07:00

1) Valet. It's hard to walk through parking lots in heels.

2) If you have the money to go to a strip club, you have the money to buy us flowers.

3) When we go to the bathroom together, we are talking about you less than you think.

4) ...and that's because we get to the most embarrassing (for YOU) details right away and get it over with.

5) We will tell you when it's time to pluck your eyebrows; and no man should touch them without a woman's say-so.

6) Even the staunchest feminist has flipped through a bridal magazine, at least once.

7) Saying a woman is hot is not the same as saying a woman is beautiful.

8) We don't want you to kill the bug because we are THAT scared, stupid. It's all about "coming to the rescue" and all that. Never pass up a chance to kill the bug.

9) We obsess about what you are thinking because we cannot believe you are thinking so little.

Traditional or Not

2006-01-23T12:30:00.000-07:00

My boss was talking about her boyfriend the other day. She said they were about to break up because she's afraid that he wants more of a traditional girl. A girl that makes dinner for holidays, watches football on Thanksgiving and Super Bowl Sunday and wants to hang out with the family on Christmas. She's says she'd rather go out for sushi on Christmas, has no idea about any kind of sport and would rather snowshoe up the mountain on New Year's Eve (snowshoeing is big here in Colorado). Oh yeah, and she doesn't want kids. Well...neither do I. But, I love football, I love big family dinners and I am definitely into counting down the New Year at abig New Year's Eve party. I told Julie the kind of guy she wants to marry is not possible...because he's gonna be gay : ) So the question was: What do guys want from a girl? Not a girl that you are going to just date but a girl that you could settle down with. This conversation was a moot point for me anyway because I have absolutely no prospects and I've been told I run from commitment anyway. I love my guys friends but the thought of having to spend more time than I want with them stresses me out!

Three Gorgeous Women

2006-01-20T23:32:00.000-07:00

OK, here's an entry where I'm not whining about being single or god forbid another male bashing story. Here are three women that I think are outstanding. Hopefully this gets me back on the good side of the guys who read my blog.

First, someone I've already mentioned, Jennifer Garner. She's got a rockin' body, a beautiful smile and kicked ass in "Alias". Hey Michael Vartan, you really screwed up! :)

Second, Penelope Cruz. Normally, I can't stand the Latino women because they are perfect no matter what they do: long, dark hair, smooth, tan skin and that killer accent that guys love. But, Penelope takes the cake. Plus, she's with one America's hottest guys: Matthew McConaughey! Way to go, Penelope!!

Last, but certainly not least: Adrianne Curry. She ran away with "America's Next Top Model Season 1" and she shocked every girl by bagging Peter Brady. A midwest girl with an rock star attiutde, Adrianne reminds me a little of myself.

Well there you go boys...enjoy the eye candy :)

Brad Pitt and Old Friends

2006-01-19T17:10:00.000-07:00

First of all, I would like to say that they reason most of us girls that are around 30 years old are jaded about relationships and men in general (ok, maybe it's just me) is becuase of guys like Brad Pitt. One of the better looking guys who was easily snatched away from his equally as gorgeous wife, Jennifer Aniston, by another beautiful but younger woman, Angelina Jolie. That's right, I'm really not blaming Angelina because it does take two and she was not the one married, Brad was. Jennifer probably trusted him completely as he left to go film the movie "Mr. and Mrs. Jones" with Jolie. The last thing we girls would want to do is show an ounce of insecurity before a boyfriend or husband goes off on a trip with another hot chic. So I'm sure she didn't but she should have! Things do happen for a reason and I'm sure it's all for the best. Brad and Angelina won't be together very long, as most of us know. Why would you as Angelina stay with a guy who cheated on his wife with you?? Anyways, this is part of the reason why I am jaded. I don't base all my decisions and feelings on actors and movie stars but stuff like that happens in real life too and it's easier to compare with the beautiful people.

So, on to personal things in my life. I am going on vacation in about a week to Orlando for about four days. I was born there and lived there before I moved to Colorado. I have a bunch of friends that I have lost touch with down there because of distance etc. I just talked to one of my friends, Javier, who I haven't spoke to for a while but he makes more of an effort than I (thanks, Javi!). We caught up on gossip. I found out that a guy that I was kind of seeing down there is now married! He got married about a year after I left FL. He was a great guy and the girl that has him is a lucky chic. But, I can't wait to go to FL and lay by the pool. Hopefully, the weather is good!!

My Boss

2006-01-16T20:54:00.000-07:00

One of the things I like about having a blog is that I can write things about people who I know will never read my bloog. The youngster is one of them and my boss is another. I won't make this a long rant but I need to vent.

I love my boss. She's a pretty cool chic. She just turned thirty so we are about the same age. She's worked at the hotel now for 7 years. This is her first year as a manager...and clearly, she's not manager material. First of all, she won't train anyone but gets frustrated when people do stuff the wrong way. My theory? You better train your ass off so people know how to do their job so it takes pressure off of your shoulders. Second, she's negative about most things. I've always been of the mind that if you're positive about things, life will be much easier and less stressful. Last thing, she's really judgemental. Even though she smokes pot every day after work, I get the condescending look if I even mention that I've gone out and had a few drinks.

We both have the same background: only children, born in FL, raised in the Midwest. But she went through her wild streak before I did (try drinking and smoking at 15) and she never went to college. I guess I'm lucky that this is my winter job and that I don't have base the rest off my life on a dead end front desk job. Ok, I'm done : )

The Youngster

2006-01-12T23:37:00.000-07:00

Well, the boy was a little miffed that I hadn't contacted him over the past two days. I texted him this morning and let him know that I was still alive. He came in tonight as he was going to work, vitamin C in hand since he knew I had a cold. Of course, I'm on my second day of my vitamin regiment so I declined the extra mgs of C. I was told that the ball is in my court for the phone call now. Guess he won't be hearing from me : ) I know, I'm horrible. I don't call guys! My parents always told me, "Nice girls don't call boys!" And after harassing a few boyfriends when I was between 19-23, I learned my lesson. I don't need 'em. I don't care what you're doing, when you ate, what you ate, when you pooped and if you've got to poop (by the way, Oversized Ben, I don't care about your bowel movements either yet I continue to read your blog). I have enough of my own crap to deal with (no pun intended). A 5 minute courtesy call every other day is just fine with me. I'm a harsh and grizzled individual, as my dad would say. That's just me. Again, why I'm probably still single. Well, I'm about out of work so I better wrap it up.

I thought nobody loved me : (

2006-01-11T22:39:00.000-07:00

For a couple of days I've been wondering, "Why don't have any comments? Doesn't anybody love me anymore?" Normally, I get emails letting me know I have new comments but I hadn't so I just decided to peek at my unmoderated comments. You do like me, you really do!! So, comments are posted!! Yeah!! So I'm watching "There and Back" on MTV. I helps me get over not being able to watch "Making the Band 3". I know, I'm lame but I used to think O-Town was so cool, because I was living there when they were popular. The boys were cute now they're all broke and out of work. This show is about Ashley Parker Angel, who I thought was the cutest, of course. Anyways, I didn't call the boy back today, I didn't go to my boss's birthday party and I didn't even leave the house! But I did clean the bathroom, did laundry and now you can actually see my floor. Woo hoo! I also started taking vitamins today. I am taking a multi-vitamin, vitamin C, super B complex, biotin, fish oil and a couple of other things. I feel stronger already : ) I'm so amped I found the comments!!

Just one of those days...

2006-01-10T22:49:00.000-07:00

I think I'm finally recovering from this vicious cold that I've had for a couple of days. My friend and boss, Julie, has a b-day party tomorrow so I'm laying low tonight. I went grocery shopping tonight. I stood in line at Wal-Mart for about a half an hour. Ridiculous!! Anyways, I kinda had plans with the young boy tonight. He called 3 times but I didn't return or answer any of his calls. Yeah, I know, I should have at least called but I hate turning people down so I flake out and avoid instead. Oh well, I'll call him tomorrow. This why I don't have a boyfriend!! I can't commit!!

I bought some of my favorite foods at the grocery store tonight: apples and cheese. They both go along great with popcorn!! My family used have this tradition that when there was a good movie on TV, we would make popcorn, apples and cheese. The different textures, different tastes and the overall yumminess of each food made it a perfect snack. Top it off with a large soda of your choice and it was heaven when I was between the ages of 7 & 23 :) Over the years though, my family and I has tightened up a bit, gotten healthy, and those cheesey, appley, popcorny nights have fallen to the wayside. I still revive the tradition on my own, in a smaller dose. Try it sometime!! Well, I'm in the middle of watching one of my "Alias" Netflix, so I gonna get back to it. Late :)

If you don't like what you hear, turn it off!!

2006-01-09T16:53:00.000-07:00

So I laid in bed with my massive head cold and watch Larry King Live last night. Howard Stern was the guest and promoting his satellite radio show on Sirius. My dad will be so disappointed when I say this but he also respects my opinions because he knows I'm smart and can make my own decisions. I like Howard Stern. I may not think all of his topics are something I want to listen to but I think he's funny, I think he's a pioneer and I think overall he is a good and decent human being standing up for what we as Americans should all be fighting for: our right for free speech.

If we continue to let organizations like the FCC stifle peoples' voice, opinions and ideas, what else will they do? Will they take away my right to vote? That's in the Constitution along with free speech. My opinion is that if you don't like what you hear, turn it off! It's not like Howard Stern shoved his show in people's faces or we were forced to listen to him on our morning commute to work. We chose to turn on the radio and listen. Some mornings, I was disinterested or didn't want to listen to what he was saying so I changed the channel. My right to choose to turn him off and censor myself. I don't need someone else telling me what I can and can't listen to.

I wonder if he will be as popular now that he can freely say what he wants, though. Kinda like Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden. The fruit was forbidden therefore more desired to the point of losing everything to taste the forbidden fruit. Now that Stern can say and do anything, will we as a selfish and hedenistic society still be drawn to that fruit that is no longer forbidden. Only time will tell...

Tribute to my name and blog title

2006-01-06T21:18:00.000-07:00

Sitting at work wishing I would have eaten some food before I took the Tylenol Cold and the Vicodin. Not because it hurts my tummy but I'm a little bit of a space cadet right now. So I guess Combos and almonds are going to have to do for dinner. Kinda fun to listen to ambient, trip-hop music in this state though : )

As I hope most of you have figured out, that's not a head shot of me in my profile. That's the beautiful Jennifer Garner as Sydney Bristow from the now off-air show "Alias". I got into watching "Alias" in the last month or so thanks to Netflix. You really have to start from the very beginning of that show to understand anything in the shows to follow. Very complex plot and storyline. I think Garner is awesome. And she kicks so much ass in the show. Why she is with goofball chubbo Ben Affleck, I'll never know. And Michael Vartan really f---ed up in the relationship department with her, too. Despite those down notes, she's my hero and eventual body double. Wow, is she ripped in these photos. Only a year more to go of 200 cruches a night!!

Criss Angel...what a freak...in' hot guy!

2006-01-05T22:07:00.000-07:00

So we had blue skies today in the Vail Valley. Absolutely gorgeous! Cold, but beautiful! Another boring day at work though. Not very many people in house at my hotel and I don't get paid until tomorrow so I can't shop on line. I just window shop but it's nice to know you have money in your account if you actually want to buy something : )

I was watching bad late night TV last night and ran across one of my favorite A&E shows, MindFreak. This is a show about a guy named Criss Angel who travels the US freaking people out with street magic. One, magic is a lie. We all would love to believe that someone actually sold their soul in trade for the powers to do things unimaginable. But in all truth, magic is crap. I love watching and can't help watching because Criss Angel is gorgeous (minus that lisp he has). Two, we are all so gullible. We want to believe it's true and this gorgeous Adonis would never lie to us to profit himself. Right?? WRONG! That belief along with the pretty package on A&E and the 1000's of dollars socked into tricks normal people can't afford works wonders on the mind. But, I encourage you to take the time, find the show on A&E (Wednesdays 10pm/9c) and take a peek. Girls, you won't be disappointed. It's the long hair that gets me!

Greg Kinnear, Starbucks, and stupid drivers!!

2006-01-04T18:36:00.000-07:00

**First of all, I would like to stand corrected and state that from what I have researched, Greg Kinnear is NOT gay. Hopefully this rumor doesn't make it to Hollywood (not that it would matter). Sorry for the misinformation.

So I'm standing in line at the Starbucks by my house and when I get up to the counter, I am faced with a tip jar. Why is there a tip jar at Starbuck's? I could understand if it was a small locally owned coffee shop where they only had a few workers. But a chain store as big as Starbucks?? I'd be interested in knowing how much they make hourly as a wage. I would guess around this area (Vail) they make $10-$12 an hour and then plus tips. Must be nice.

Also, I was driving home last night and the roads are treacherous!! Alot of snow. I am following the car in front of me about a car length and a half and there is a minivan right on my ass. We get up to this crosswalk light about a half mile from my house and the minivan proceeds to pass me on the shoulder only to take up the space between the car in front of me and my car. Why was this necessary!!! So as any sane minded person with the latent road rage gene, I turn on my brights. The minivan slams on his brake, not once, not twice but three times. Wasn't he the one that cut me off?? To that A--hole in the gray minivan, here's the middle finger!!!

Funny sayings that make my tummy hurt!!

2006-01-03T08:45:00.000-07:00

So my friend Gretchen finally got into town. I love that chic. We sat a chatted last night at the Sandbar. I had a couple beers but apparently, she's had a bad case of the blow chunks and had to go to the emergency room right before she got here, so she wasn't drinking. But thank goodness she's getting better, good enough to hang at a bar anyways.

So we were sitting chatting about different stuff and almost falling off our bar stools laughing. First of all, we were talking about when I first met her a year ago and we were hanging out with this guy who she's kinda dating now. At that time we were all attempting to quit smoking. Yeah right. Anyways, Micah lit up and I was like, "How's quitting smokin' going for you?" And then he says, "Well, I'm chewing Nicorette gum while smoking, what do you think??" Oh my gosh, hilarious!

Then I told her a story about the roommate of the youngin' I'm kinda dating right now. We were telling stories about first dates and Ken, Greg (the youngin)'s roommate said he was on a first date with this girl who asked Ken where he was from. Ken said he was from Rhode Island. She asked, "Where is that?" Ken proceeded to tell her it was somewhere south of Colorado Springs : ) The girl was like, "Cool, I've been down there before but I never been through Rhode Island." Needless to say, Ken didn't call her after that date. Wow!!

And finally, Gretchen and I chatted privately in the bathroom about the baby that I'm dating. She's like, "Jen, I like him. He's cute and really nice." I was like, "Gretl, guess how old he is? He'll be 23 in 3 days," I said. Gretl exclaims, "He's brand new!!" To which I doubled over laughing. "He's not tainted!" To which she did her best she did her best Mr. Burn's impression, "Excellent!" I love you, Gretl!!!

Overall, my NYE sucked. Too many things to explain why it sucked, it just did. I'm so glad it's 2006 and I can start off with what I feels is a clean slate. Happy New Year everybody!!

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

2005-12-31T17:49:00.000-07:00

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??

2005-12-29T19:42:00.000-07:00

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!!

2005-12-24T20:26:00.000-07:00

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!!!

2005-12-23T20:57:00.000-07:00

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!!!

2005-12-22T23:29:00.000-07:00

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

2005-12-22T18:13:00.000-07:00

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!

2005-12-21T17:32:00.000-07:00

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

2005-12-18T09:17:00.000-07:00

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...

2005-12-17T22:32:00.000-07:00

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..

2005-12-17T16:36:00.000-07:00

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

2005-12-16T21:33:00.000-07:00

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...

2005-12-14T18:05:00.000-07:00

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!!!

2005-12-13T10:38:00.000-07:00

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

2005-12-10T22:11:00.000-07:00

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!!

2005-12-10T19:53:00.000-07:00

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!!