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Breaking news: I'm going to BlogHer! 2008-05-27 12:54:00 Danielle made my day/week/month today and told me that I'm going to BlogHer '08 this year in San Francisco! I heard rumors about this from a spy in the office but today it became official and I am so excited that I'm running around giving people random hugs. Look out Rebecca.Now it's not going to be strictly parties and mingling, I'm there in an official capacity, but I am looking forward to meeti Read more:Breaking
I hate my closet 2008-05-28 12:23:00 This post might be PMS- or exhaustion-driven, but right now I'm hating my closet and everything inside of it. My closet and I are so fighting right now. I hate it's face (figuratively).I have no logical reason to hate my closet. There is nice stuff in there - some of it with the tags still on - and I have a lot of stuff in there too, which I can't help because I'm a girl. But it seems that as each
My Sex and the City Saturday 2008-05-31 15:38:00 ***Note: this post does not contain spoilers***So I did it, I went and saw Sex and the City today - even though it is an insanely gorgeous day in Chicago today. Ripe with tourists.Let's get to the good stuff first, then I'll explain about my overall moviegoing experience on this one - it's a gem.My thoughts on the movieAs a pretty big fan of the TV show, I was overall happy with the movie. It was Read more:Saturday
Two parter: Letter to my fair skin and summer self-esteem 2008-06-02 13:52:00 A letter to my fair skin:Dear Jess' skin -Hi, how are you? You've been looking pretty good lately, clear and soft from this new body lotion I know you were trying. Keep it up!Unfortunately, I'm writing today because you're killing my soul. I know, that might have been harsh but seriously, you are. It's summer and Sunday you really dropped the ball when I went for my walk and was enjoying my Bobtai Read more:Letter
When parents should(not) call their kids at work 2008-06-03 13:48:00 My job isn't always high-stress but when it is, that is the exact moment that my parents call me at my desk to chit-chat. Believe it or not, I try to be polite when I tell them that I can't talk but somehow when I actually say that, it never seems to come out as nice as it sounded in my head. I feel so bad about this too because I love my dad and I love it when he calls just to hear my voice, but
100 (un)interesting things about me - brace yourself 2008-06-05 22:20:00 On Monday Rachel decided to play hardball and tag me for a meme where I have to list 100 things
about myself. To be honest, it wasn’t as painful as I thought it would be and I came up with my 100 things pretty quick. Considering the week I've had so far, this could be a good thing. Shows the brain is still sharp.This might be more information than you ever wanted to know about me but fortunately Read more:interesting
Friday tidbits: Fun video and a note to my blosse 2008-06-06 15:14:00 First off, thank you everyone for the sweet comments - minus the fat and materialistic one - to yesterday's post about 100 (un)interesting things about me.It was great to see that I'm not alone in my freakish and girly tendencies. And I want to say a big thanks to Rachel for trying to lure my mean-intentioned commenter out in the open. You tell 'em! (Also Rebecca came up with the "blosse" term, wh Read more:Friday
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Weekend recap: Vodka flights and more Meme-ing 2008-06-08 20:02:00 I hate the humidity, I really do. My straight hair does too because it curls in a Carol Brady-way. So without further ado, here we go!To beat the heat on Friday, friends of mine and I met up at Tavern on the Park for a few drinks – because alcohol cools you down (not really). Fortunately the bar wasn’t too packed so my friend Mike and I asked about getting a table so we could all actually enga Read more:Weekend
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Dating "deal breakers" 2008-06-10 11:18:00 My friend Sarah once told me that I have "too high of standards" with guys. Personally, I disagree. My core standards with guys are actually pretty common (I think):Has a job that isn't illegalHas job aspirations or goalsIs financially-stableAre these really too high of standards? I don't think so!But then as friends and I started talking about dating, the subject of "dating deal breakers" came up Read more:Dating
Am I mother-material? 2008-06-11 19:03:00 Most of my non-blog friends know that I am not exactly child-friendly even though I recently admitted that I did want to have kids, contrary to popular belief. In my 100 things about me meme (where I admitted I wanted kids), I also mentioned that I hate inattentive parenting. But overall, I'm just not sure I'm mother
-material
.I've been known to take candy from children, be unsympathetic when they
What I want to be when I grow up...again 2008-06-13 11:56:00 I've been a kick-a** communications professional (at least that's what I think I am) for the last three years, but I couldn't help but wonder what I would do if I didn't enjoy my job?Realistically, 20-something men and women will change jobs multiple times in their lives and even change careers at least two or three times. So if I need to start thinking about a second career, what should I be cons
Peer Pressure - do it, do it, do it, do it 2008-06-16 09:07:00 I am a sucker for peer pressure. I have trouble saying no to my friends and family, especially when they give me the "pretty please" look or tell me how important this party/movie/event/dinner/kegger is to them. I pretty much yield.In college, I got in trouble for minorly defacing property because my friend asked me to go to a frat's keg party. I originally declined because I had plans with my eve Read more:Pressure
All the randomness fit for print 2008-06-18 19:03:00 I normally get all of my genius ideas on the elliptical trainer, probably because it's the only time I can actually focus and clear my brain. The voices in my brain are very high maintenance during the rest of the day.So because I've been super busy at work again and working later, I haven't had the energy or time to go to the gym and come up with genius ideas to write about, so tonight, this post Read more:randomness
Class of 1998: Ten f*cking years later 2008-06-24 20:08:00 Some of you may have seen my Tweets from about a week ago announcing (with a bittersweet tone) that Facebook recently invited me to my 10-year high school reunion. Well Facebook itself is not hosting it for me, but my high school, which has a group on Facebook (which I find odd that it exists there) notified me about the event. Actually, June 13 was the official 10-year anniversary date of me gr Read more:later
Who has two thumbs and sucks at flirting? This girl! 2008-06-22 18:15:00 You may think I'm kidding, but I'm not. I suck at flirting. Let's take Saturday night as another shining example of this point.Scene: Unnamed Lakeview bar and grill, me entering to pick up a carry-out order. Dressed in an Old Navy tank top (with a small smoothie stain I discovered later), bra strap exposed, looking very warm and flustered from the heat and wearing a cotton skirt with little mak Read more:thumbs
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The Swell Season & Blogger event! 2008-06-19 10:53:00 Big post tonight, my randomness from last night is g-o-n-e, for now.Tuesday night Anne and I went to the lovely Chicago Theater for the second of three sold-out concerts with the Swell Season
a.k.a. Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova from the indie movie "Once." Oh they also won the Oscar last year from Best Original Song.Glen is already a star with the band the Frames (which I had not heard of befo Read more:Blogger
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Random Tuesday - advice and stickers with a dash of humor 2008-07-08 13:53:00 While I was home this weekend, a few weird/funny things happened so I thought for today's random post, I would bullet them out and share a few photos. Gotta love a weekend at home :)Good adviceI laughed when I saw this note on my parent's oven Sunday night....Why did I laugh? First off, it's kind of funny, but the reason the note is there in the first place is because we store our birthday cakes i Read more:Random
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A Funtastic 4th of July weekend 2008-07-06 17:48:00 I'm thrilled to report that I had another funtastic weekend, this time at home, which was a great follow up to last weekend's blogger extravaganza. Every year I go home to Wisconsin for 4th of July but this year was extra special because it was also my dad's 60th birthday. But before the birthday celebration today, dad and I still made time to head out to the neighborhood I grew up in for the an
My approach to making out with guys 2008-07-02 15:47:00 As as just about everyone knows by now, I am not very good at flirting. Actually I think I might be more "action than talk" when it comes to guys because I don't know what to say to them, especially in the heat of the moment, so I tend to just stop talking and tell them what I want or coax them into doing what I want.That method seems to get a pretty good response from members of the opposite sex Read more:making
An angry letter about 10.25 percent 2008-07-01 12:49:00 Dear Chicago -First off, thank you for being so great lately with the weather and the CTA. Seriously, a girl cannot complain. I did have awesome bus service and timing this weekend with my bloggy friends in town so thank you for cutting me a break. I'm not sure if you're the person to really be talking to about this, but just wanted to put it out there. Moving on to the real purpose of this e-mai Read more:angry
Olympic glory & a blog-errific weekend 2008-06-28 07:41:00 That's right, I held the torch and I didn't have to run.On Thursday and Friday, my company was hosting a New Media Academic Summit at Northwestern and I was lucky enough to be chosen to live blog the two-day event. So while my fingers felt like they would fall off by Friday afternoon, one of the coolest parts of the entire Summit was being able to hold one of the official Beijing 2008 Olympic
tor Read more:glory
Things that I'm grateful for 2008-06-26 09:16:00 So tonight's post might seem kind of random but I've seen other blogs talk about this so I figured it was appropriate for me to do so as well.I'm not always the nicest, happy-go-lucky person but that doesn't mean I don't know and recognize things that I am grateful for. So I've decided to list them below to prove yet again that I'm not a heartless b*tch - I'm just misunderstood :)Things this Every
San Francisco part two: Girls Gone Touristy 2008-07-23 20:17:00 As the bookend to my BlogHer adventure, I've decided to show you the second part of my trip in pictures. BlogHer ended Sunday so my friend Sarah (who is also the first friend I made in Chicago) met me at the hotel and we were off!Sadly we weren't "Girls
Gone Wild" but we did cover a lot of the tourist attractions in the city in the two days we had together. Below is my montage for you all. Oh I ha Read more:Francisco
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San Francisco part one: BlogHer '08 2008-07-20 03:26:00 After three crazy days, a run-in with hotel security, a cheeseburger party, damaging photos, many late nights and one early morning, BlogHer ’08 is officially closed for this year. And now it’s 1:15 a.m. San Fran time and I’m blogging because I can’t seem to fall asleep yet. That will be painful tomorrow. Anyhow, my time in San Fran for the conference has been amazing. Truly eye-opening an Read more:Francisco
, San Francisco
The List: What I love/hate right now 2008-07-15 13:15:00 Things are pretty busy at work and getting ready for BlogHer so I'm keeping it short tonight.I've already listed things that I'm grateful for so now I'm going to share with you all some things that I'm loving and hating right now that aren't maybe as profound.I'm loving....Clinique City Block, SPF 25 - I wear it all year but especially in the summer. I live in it.Mario Badescu Azulene Calming Mask
Civic duty calls 2008-07-13 13:52:00 Here is a snippet from a phone call I had with my dad earlier this week:Dad: You got some mail here todayMe: Oh yeah? Is it a check or a bill? I prefer a check Dad: Neither, but you have been picked for somethingMe: Really? What's that?Dad: Jury dutyMe: Shut up, no I wasn't, really?Dad: Yep, I'm mailing the summons to you today. I would have called the courthouse myself to tell them you can't Read more:Civic
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28 going on 16 - the car fight continues 2008-07-10 17:07:00 When I go home to Wisconsin to visit my family, I've noticed that the Amtrak train magically puts me in a time warp once I board at Union Station and I exit the train as a 16-year-old again. This is not always a bad thing, but there are a few teenage memories I would prefer not to relive.The major issue I have when I go home is: the car. I don't have one in Chicago because a) I don't need it and b Read more:fight
Toto I don’t think we’re in Chicago anymore 2008-08-07 19:11:00 I’m back!!!!! Miss me? That’s a rhetorical question to some of you ;) So I’m officially back in Chicago
/civilization and I won’t lie, it’s bittersweet. While I was gone, of course I missed things like: central air, television and available Internet, but there are some things about being not only on vacation, but also in the “middle of nowhere” that is very soothing. Being in northern Read more:think
Vince Lombardi meets Suzy Homemaker on crack 2008-08-04 17:32:00 Yes that must be quite an image.I'm technically on vaca right now, doing my time in northern Wisconsin where there is no cell phone access or Internet, except at this nifty little cafe with Wifi, where I now find refuge from a house full of people, including my dad, stepmom, stepbrother and his girlfriend.The reason we're in northern Wisconsin is because of a golf tournament at the local state p Read more:Vince
, Lombardi
The purse evolution 2008-07-31 21:18:00 Back in my tomboy years, I swore that I would never carry a purse
. Why? Because I hated the idea of having to hold it all the time and I thought purses were pointless, especially when I could fit everything I needed in my cargo pants pockets. Yes, at that time I had no idea how much "weight" the puffy cargo pants pocket would add to my full legs.But now, I not only can't live without purses, but a
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