10/27/08 02:17 - 43ºF - ID#46367

Just say no

Remember Nancy Reagan with her "Just say no to drugs" campaign? Well it didn't work very well. Lots of people I know who grew up in that era totally smoked pot or whatever. She should have gone with this method instead:

Yeah, I can say with 100% certainty I will never be doing meth.

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Location: Jersey City, NJ

10/24/08 12:20 - 51ºF - ID#46300

My worst fear

(besides being spinster-ish which I think may have already occured) is anything spider related. This picture of a spider eating a bird freaks me the fuck out:

Also related. A spider fell on my head last night when I walked in my door. OMG I almost had a heartattack. For reals.

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Location: Jersey City, NJ

10/22/08 05:39 - ID#46252

It's that time of year again

Our company annual Golf Outing. I organize it. I find it amusing that I'm the one who does this considering I have zero idea about golf. I mean I used to play in Buffalo, but that was a lifetime ago. Anyway every year we have it at a different club. 2 years ago was the best when I was quarantined to a small room, because I was not a member, while everyone else played for 4.5 hours. This year the club is a tad more leinant (or so they say) and apparently I'll be allowed to roam about. I was looking over the club rules to determine what I need to wear (2 changes of clothes- one outfit for registration and one for dinner- just call me fashion golf barbie). As I was looking at the Club rules I came across this which I found hillarious and utterly pretentious:

20. Honoring of the club rules will enable the entire membership to enjoy life at woodcrest at its' highest social level.

I copied that exactly. They are all about the "highest social level" yet they don't capitalize the name of their own club?

Anyway, expect lots of blogging tomorrow if they do indeed have wifi as I'll be bored out of my mind.

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Location: Jersey City, NJ

10/21/08 04:07 - 40ºF - ID#46236

Guitar Hero

A new Guitar Hero is about to be released. I was reading about it on cnn and saw this quote:

Why did you add a beginner level?

KH: Our whole objective with "Guitar Hero" is to make it as broadly accessible as possible. By adding this beginner mode, we can get even young kids, who are 5, 6, 7 and who maybe can't coordinate pressing a button on the guitar and strumming at the same time. . .to make it really easy for them. All they have to do is strum

Me: Uh beginner level is for 6 yr olds? That's the only level I can sorta play on. Really I'm not even good at that level. Embarassing.

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Location: Jersey City, NJ

10/17/08 09:50 - 46ºF - ID#46156

Sad

Tom left this morning we said goodbye and I cired. I'm not sure why. Now I'm kinda sad.

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Location: Jersey City, NJ

10/15/08 03:13 - 65ºF - ID#46128

Travel in Style

My boss's husband just called me. He bought me a FIRST CLASS roundtrip ticket to Arizona for Christmas. Sweet!

This is the third time I've flown there 1st class. A few other times I've gone business. What happens when the Depression hits and I'm forced to travel by Grayhound bus? It's like the Seinfeld episode where Jerry tells Elaine she has to fly coach because she's never flown 1st class and he has. Once you travel in style it's hard to slum it again.

Update: I just reviewed the ticket and noticed on a 5 hour flight they only give you a snack even if you're in 1st class? WTF? I mean granted last time I flew the meal they served was beyond disgusting looking (I say "looking" because I didn't even bother to take a meal it was so gross). Still, for that kinda cash I expect them to at least make the effort to offer me a meal. Looks like I'll be on the all liquid diet (the one thing they haven't done away with is the free unlimited booze in first class).

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Location: Jersey City, NJ

10/14/08 02:30 - 67ºF - ID#46112

Work crush

Ok email flirtation is one of my all time favorite ways to pass time at work. My work crush is totally indulging this and it's not helping my crush situation.

He cc'd me on an email requesting an iphone because I had given him some tips on how to finesse one out of IT. My route to an iphone didn't work and below is the email trail that ensued:

From: Ho, Jessica
Sent: Tuesday, October 14, 2008 1:12 PM
To: [redacted]
Subject: RE: iPhone

Thanks for rubbing my incompetence in.

Also the golf trinkets are on their way for delivery tomorrow.

Best,
Jessica

Then he sent:

At least you have cool headbands....

[redacted], Source of Jessica Ho's current angst

OMG he totally loves my adorable headband as much as I do. Or at least he pretends to (either one is fine with me). And he's started sending me morning updates on his day. Sigh..

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Location: Jersey City, NJ

10/14/08 12:54 - 68ºF - ID#46109

Hotness/Obsession

Just because:

For the record I am not the only one obsessed with Mad Men/ Joan. This was in the Sunday NY Post and there was a 3 page spread about her. So there.

Also for the record she is totally my new girl crush.

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Location: Jersey City, NJ

10/13/08 01:22 - 71ºF - ID#46092

This weekend

I was very domestic (aka broke and didn't go out). I was also contemplating moving. When I have a big decision to make, I'm stressed or sad I cook and clean. Yes, I've turned into my mother.

Friday night:

Note to self: no matter how cheap snow crablegs may seem ($6.99 a lb.) They are NOT worth the effort to get the meat out. I'm a king crab leg only kinda girl.

This is prob the most wasteful invention ever, but I know Maria Visco totes uses these. They are bags you can microwave veggies in. They were $1 a box on sale. They actually work pretty well.

Saturday:

This is one of my favorite foods- Eggplant. I love it breaded and baked. I made this and ate it all day Saturday.

Sunday:

Bean and pancetta soup. OMG this is so good (and low cal). The one drawback is sometimes I think I'm cooking for me and my family of 12. Then I remember after I make enough for a small army I don't have a family of 12 and I'll now be eating this soup for the entire winter.

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Location: Jersey City, NJ

10/13/08 01:12 - 71ºF - ID#46091

2 weekends ago

This is what I did:

Got pretty nails at Dashing Divas
Then we stopped at a bar where I found $10, had a drink (using said $10), and forbid anyone from eating the peanuts. *update: see Mike's comment as to why you should not indulge in community peanuts.

We then wandered around the East Village and stopped for some delicious pork belly.

I also found out that the building where my ex-bf lives is also the same place where Cate went to a party with a sex swing. Just a fun fact.