B is for Blog

ch-ch-ch-check it.

2009-02-10T09:37:00.001-08:00

http://bloggingbyjen.wordpress.com/

all blogs must come to an end

2007-11-25T22:48:00.000-08:00

b is for blog has served a nice purpose for the past couple years. its given me some distraction, allowed me to vent about assorted reality peeps, served as a springboard for posting pictures and motivated me to perfect some recipes. but i let it get too negative... i let it be a place where i thought i could release some silly nonsense and now the thought of going back is just too gross. i'm even somehow a little sick of pink.

so here's my placeholder on the information superhighway because i'm bad at goodbyes.

bookmark my flickr page.

i love you! jen

The Lady's Reward

2007-10-06T07:30:00.000-07:00

Lady, lady, never start
Conversation toward your heart;
Keep your pretty words serene;
Never murmur what you mean.
Show yourself, by word and look,
Swift and shallow as a brook.
Be as cool and quick to go
As a drop of April snow;
Be as delicate and gay
As a cherry flower in May.
Lady, lady never speak
Of the tears that burn your cheek -
She will never win him, whose
Words had shown she feared to lose.
Be you wise and never sad,
You will get your lovely lad.
Never serious be, nor true,
And your wish will come to you -
And if that makes you happy, kid,
You'll be the first it ever did.

-Dorothy Parker

Or there is this one:

The sun's gone dim, and
The moon's turned black;
For I loved him, and
He didn't love back.

B is for Blog is on hiatus. Look for me after Leopard. Maybe.

Thanks Cara and Megan for being the best friends a girl could ever hope for.

Thanks Bosley for cuddling with me last night.

And thanks, Genesis, for coming in just three days.

the knives are packed, yo.

2007-10-04T11:49:00.000-07:00

thats right. you're dead to me.

error

2007-09-21T15:10:00.001-07:00

error
Originally uploaded by jhenrichs

"approaching. outbound. 1 car. error. followed by. 2 car. mistake. in 5 minutes."

this is my first time posting a picture straight from flickr. its pretty rad! have a good weekend darlings. go ducks.

tag-o-rama

2007-09-18T11:36:00.001-07:00

my flickr page is going off. i've made major strides with my tags and i recommend you check 'em out. cara had a good suggestion to tag portraits which i've done and am pretty pleased thus far with my choices. i also tagged favorites and as you will see, my dear readers, many of you have tags of your own. anywho you can look at all of them here. weekend pics will hopefully be up tomorrow. let me know what you think! byeee!

this is huge. like. for reals.

2007-09-13T15:44:00.000-07:00

BOOYAH! i'm officially way rad and have finally got all my photos up on flickr instead of horrible, disgusting, nasty ofoto. everything is up and fairly organized with the exception of getting my tags sorted out but i suspect that will forever be a work in progress.

SO - i've added my flickr site as a link on the right (along with zinga's new blog which has thus far been fairly amusing). the only thing thats still bothering me is how everything on the main page is in reverse chronological order so the story like quality of my captions is a little lost. i'm attaching the link to the set from my trip to meet brady which has everything in the intended order so give that a try. i'm still learning and might figure a way around this slight annoyance but if anyone out there is a flickr expert and wants to let me know please do.

have fun perusing!

Separated at Birth Part II

2007-09-11T14:26:00.000-07:00

jacquie made an interesting observation a while back. but after watching the finale of mission: man band last night i think the following might be a little more accurate. (oh, and that being said i take back the part about me wanting him to be my life coach.) check it.

Call 1-800-Steemer...

2007-09-06T17:18:00.000-07:00

did you ever notice that the carpet cleaner has the same name as the hot dog vendor? i mean i know its spelled different but that doesn't stop me from singing that damn jingle everytime i'm downtown. just wondering.

...stanley steamer makes carpets cleaner!

brady's rad

2007-09-05T16:36:00.000-07:00

its going to take me a while to get pics from the weekend sorted out and loaded up so in the meantime here are a few for you to check...

brady's first duck game

new mom whitney

wink, wink

whaaaa?!?

2007-09-05T13:18:00.000-07:00

i go away for, like, a couple days and all hell breaks loose? wtf? heath and michelle were for sure my favorite celebrity couple. this tragic news kind of makes me want to dance like bret:

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incase that doesn't work lets watch this oldie that always puts a smile on my face (i've already watched it like 5 times today):

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i'll get a couple pictures of brady posted before the end of the day. go ducks!

here's something fun

2007-08-29T14:00:00.000-07:00

am i the last person to realize that the onion has videos now? check out the onion news network for a little afternoon distraction. thats all.

in further "celebrity" news...

2007-08-28T14:35:00.000-07:00

a source close to B is for Blog tells me that applebee's own tyler florence is raising a stink over the need for an 8 foot wall in front of his new home because he's "famous". ummm... i'm sorry to break it to you tyler but you're not famous.

wolfgang puck - famous. emeril lagasse - kind of famous. you - not so famous.

then again maybe this is the sort of complex you develop after working years at a network whose most popular personality is the devil herself. in which case - i can't blame him.

eatin' good in the neighborhood, yo.

there's gotta be a good joke here somewhere

2007-08-23T15:48:00.000-07:00

let me share with each of you the email i received just moments ago:

from Visit OSU
to jhenrichs@gmail.com
date Aug 23, 2007 3:40 PM
subject Thank you for visiting!

Dear Jacob:

Thank you for visiting Oregon State University. It was a pleasure to meet you.

I hope your questions were answered during your visit. If not, please feel free to email me and I will do my best to answer your questions or connect you with the right person.

Please take a few minutes to complete our online campus visit survey. We would appreciate your comments on how we are doing and how we can improve. Thank you for your time.

http://surveys.bus.oregonstate.edu/BsgSurvey2_0/main.aspx?SurveyID=672

Again, thank you for visiting Oregon State University and Go Beavers!

Cody, TOUR Coordinator

Oregon State University
Campus Visitor Center
visit.osu@oregonstate.edu

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so obvi i'll be taking the survey shortly and double obvi i've already googled this jacob fellow. looks like he lives in medford, plays the baritone sax and wrestles at 215. yep - sounds like a beaver all right!

next i've got to begin crafting my response to cody. any suggestions?

making a lasagna... for one.

2007-08-23T10:10:00.000-07:00

i'm never watching top chef again. this time its for reals.

tre? TRE?!?

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"can we take a picture of this for your blog tomorrow?" - sharon

(popcorn with white truffle honey)

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lets watch my favorite FotC video.

what was that you say?

2007-08-22T10:23:00.000-07:00

fresh figs with blue cheese, truffle honey and toasted pistachios? okay if you say so...

done. done. and yum.

its jemaine.

2007-08-21T13:53:00.000-07:00

so i've spent the past 48 hours trying to figure out who i like more: jemaine or bret. this was after jacquie and i had a super FotC marathon on sunday (10 episodes!) and i subsequently spent all of monday cruising youtube. yes i hadn't seen the show yet which i'm aware is super not-cool. but whatever - i don't have hbo (baby steps)!

anywho. bret is obviously the hotter of the two but jemaine is for sure my new crush (yep blanket - you called it). oh, and on a separate note i really want chris kirkpatrick to be my life coach. trust me - he's rad.

lets watch jacquie's favorite FotC video!

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hey so for those of you who haven't heard - whitney & matt had their baby! brady was born last night at 6:57 coming in at 9 lbs 1 oz. i talked to whitters a while ago and they are all doing fabulously. i can't wait to meet this kid! (he's super fired up to meet me too. obvi.)

remember last night...

2007-08-16T15:44:00.000-07:00

... when i said "that blogger needs to be sent to judges table!" ahem - i'm talking to you blanket, sharon & georg. i said that, did i not? imagine my delight and non-surprise when the folks at bwe are right there with me. they are also totally sick of howie (yawn) and as over the product placement overkill as the rest of us.

i might be boycotting again - this time for reals.

watch this clip. and read this if you want more.

XX

2007-08-16T06:42:00.000-07:00

That conversation we were always on the edge
of having, runs on in my head,
at night the Hudson trembles in New Jersey light
polluted water yet reflecting even
sometimes the moon
and I discern a woman
I loved, drowning in secrets, fear wound round her throat
and choking her like hair. And this is she
with whom I tried to speak, whose hurt, expressive head
turning aside from pain, is dragged down deeper
where it cannot hear me,
and soon I shall know I was talking to my own soul.

--Adrienne Rich, Twenty-One Love Poems

try this!

2007-08-15T13:26:00.000-07:00

i heard lovely things about an appetizer currently on the tasting menu at J Winery so last night i hooked it up. so easy and so rad and soooo delicious: a little slice of Fig and Marcona Almond Cake topped with a small wedge of Cowgirl Creamery St. Pat's and a drizzle of Lulu White Truffle Honey. this truffle honey is so insanely yummy and unlike anything i've ever tasted. since there is now a jar currently residing in my cupboard i'll be experimenting with other delightful applications. will keep you posted!

megan ate, like, this entire plate

this is a really big deal

2007-08-14T11:54:00.000-07:00

so. i've finally found my favorite restaurant in san francisco. as everyone knows i'm super into food and thus people are always asking me what my favorite restaurant in the city is. eight years and running and i've never had an answer. i've never had an answer and truthfully i've been a little embarrassed by it. sure, i've got a handful of favorite sushi places, a couple different tapas places, spots i like to get salads, etc etc but i've never had a favorite restaurant. until now.

megan and i went last week to try bar crudo. its this small spot next to the tunnel top on bush at stockton. i had read about it a couple times and always pass by it on the 1bx in the mornings. now that she is working just down the street we decided to check it out.

its my new favorite restaurant. here are the reasons why:

1) menu is the epitome of what i heart when dining out
--small plates
--mostly seafood
--uber seasonal

2) wine list is like everything i ever wanted
--short yet thoughtful
--well priced ($30-$50 a bottle)
--wines by the glass aren't boring

3) service was r-a-d
--waitstaff were mellow yet way knowledgeable
--courses came out at a slow and lovely pace
--glasses were never empty

4) atmosphere was right up my alley
--really tiny and unassuming space
--you could be dressed up or in jeans
--spots to dine at the bar and watch the chefs

yay bar crudo! it was everything i wanted and when the bill came... $60 each which included plenty of wine in addition to being stuffed full of pure goodness. who wants to go next??

favor a' la' cyberspace

2007-08-07T15:00:00.000-07:00

from Cara
to Jennifer
date Aug 7, 2007 2:51 PM
subject Favor a' la' cyberspace

Can you post this to your blog and tell people to rock tha' vote? Or vote or die? Or whatever diddy says--

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thats the email i just got from cara. i sorta stopped watching MTB after the whole diddy throwing the chair at laurie ann incident but i did catch the last 15 mins of the "finale" last night and was pretty sure cara and becca must have been super P.O.'d when puffy fake pumped big time by neglecting to actually make the band. so - ahem - dear readers - please do cara a favor and vote for donnie. he's her favorite but she also thinks that "big mike has the best voice 4 shizz" and "robert is good 2. he blew it up in the studio, yo."

the choice is yours -- vote or die!

i grant you three wishes

2007-08-03T14:54:00.000-07:00

i've often thought that if i had a terminal illness and there was some sort of "make a wish foundation" for single 30-somethings my wish would be to star in a lifetime original movie. not the movie about my life - but a straight up lifetime movie. it would probably be called Shadow in the Darkness: the Shawna Bartlett Story of Obsession turned into Triumph or maybe Small Town Deception: the Margaret Tillsdale Story of Murder and Lost Innocence. i'm pretty sure i've got the acting chops they are looking for and what better way to build a legacy than decades of reruns?

anywho i just had a major epiphany when i realized what my runner-up wish would be: for me and all of my friends to star in a chapter of trapped in the closet. thats right kiddos - just when you thought the world had nothing left to give r. kelly comes through like a ray of sunshine with chapters 13-22 of his glorious hip-hopera! there is a god after all! thank you mr. kelly for your bravery, artistic integrity and for making this earth a better place. and for a preview of said masterpiece, here you go:

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oh and p.s. incase you didn't hear the good news - the duggar's are already thinking about number 18. have a great weekend!

watch this.

2007-08-03T13:47:00.000-07:00

no, really. go see it asap. and then do a google image search on edward burtynsky. and then call me up and lets talk about the opening scene and if it physically affected you the way it did me. and then lets change the world. we'll follow that with dinner and drinks. okay? excellent.

this morning i tasted pure goodness from the heavens

2007-08-01T16:50:00.000-07:00

i can't wait to go home and fall asleep so when i wake up it will be time for tomorrow's breakfast: honey flavored saint benoît yogurt with fresh blueberries and peaches on top. i've been steering clear of this stuff for about a year because i had a feeling once i went there i could never go back. unfortunately, i was correct and now am no longer able to fool myself with nonfat vanilla flavored continental (a very distant, yet very definite, runner up). if you live in the bay area and want the best breakfast of all time - get thee to either the farmers market or your neighborhood grocery asap.

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question: whenever you experience déjà vu do you really quickly try to remember more so that you can predict the next moment before it happens? yesterday it occurred to me that i might be one of the only people that holds off on saying "woooah! i just had déjà vu!" until after i've focused on trying to see into the future. and then i realized i'm either super cool or really weird.

well. maybe just focus on the yogurt.

happy wednesday! xoxo jen

noooooooo!!!

2007-07-31T13:59:00.000-07:00

i, like, don't even know how to process this information. as most of you may be aware i am a huge fan of LP, BW. i mean i've even taken the quiz to find out which roloff kid i'm most like (zach). i'm not sure how matt got into this mess but i'm willing to bet marty klebba was somehow behind it.

borderline

2007-07-31T10:13:00.000-07:00

i was trying to explain to sharon last night why i really want to go sit in on an either an SF board of supervisors meeting or the taxicab commission meeting for the "public comment" portion. sometimes i get sucked into channel 27 watching the crazies get their 3 minutes and i have to believe it would be extra entertaining in person. its kind of like how i really want jury duty - the people watching has got to be glorious! anyways sharon thinks i'm nuts (she's right) but this guy singing about ed jew makes me want to get down there - stat.

The Cold Hill Side

2007-07-30T09:48:00.000-07:00

As months and years accumulate,
I miss you more and more.
Forgetting where I put the key,
I sometimes find a door

and other times feel stunned and lost,
though living in my own
body and life, presumably,
bewildered and alone

as the knight, kidnapped and released
to a dim world, who said
And I awoke and found me here
on the cold hill side.

--Rachel Hadas

vh1 addiction, cont.

2007-07-27T15:50:00.000-07:00

all this lindsey lohan nonsense got me remembering something i had seen a while back on (surprise!) the bwe blog. i googled it just now and yep its pretty much what i remembered - funny yet very seriously not okay. check it out and have a good weekend!

hello. my name is jen and i'm addicted to vh1.

2007-07-27T15:42:00.000-07:00

i've given some very serious thought lately about getting rid of cable - following megan's lead, cutting it off, upping my netflix subscription. this is all part of some fake quest to live a fuller, more meaningful life of course. i'll read more! i'll understand science! i'll start writing poetry! smart hippie boys don't like pop culture junkies! and so i've pondered on each channel and if i really need it and i've come to the tragic yet very real conclusion that at this point in my life i cannot break my addiction to vh1. food network - gone. TLC - bye. lifetime - over. E! - done. bravo - no more. MTV - i'll watch it at becca's.

so obvi bwe being the most spectacular series ever invented is a major part of my predicament (and please know that there are a few shows on vh1 even i can't bare to watch) but aside from the obvious vh1 has so much to give! looking for a life coach? try mo'nique. feeling nostalgic? here's the solution. can't sleep? well you're in luck because videos are on! (side note - i tried curing a recent bout of insomnia with an episode of auschwitz: inside the nazi state. i do not recommend you try this. ever. please, please turn on vh1 instead.)

anyway i guess i'm not getting rid of cable anytime soon. maybe someday i'll grow up and until then i'm trying to be "okay" with my decision. and in the meantime... only 10 days until the mission: man band premier! yes!

sneak peek!

2007-07-26T12:23:00.000-07:00

in the movie they will make about my life (where kate winslet stars as me – obvi) i’d like to play a major part in the creative process behind picking out the soundtrack. i think about this all the time and i figure its so important i should get started now, right? exactly. so my dear readers, let me share with you two of the current frontrunners. think of it like a sneak preview and start getting fired up for the day you can purchase it on iTunes.

ahem.

so for the montage where they show me bravely toiling away at my corporate job after having my heart tragically broken i’ve chosen “The Artist” by The Hush Sound. you can listen to it streaming by clicking on this link. lets read the lyrics while we listen!

I know that you're an artist,
you're the hardest one to deal with.
Everything that you conceal
is revealed on your canvas.

You find all of your ugly meanings
in all of the things I find beautiful.
Do you see the fall is coming?
Come, I'm falling into you.

You perceive all of these things
I'd never have known.
Love, will you turn off the lights?
We're already home.

You painted me in pastel,
colors that don't tell of any boldness.
That's the way you'd love to see me:
so delicate, so weak, so little purpose.

But your eyes are drawn of charcoal
they're black, they're so cold, they're so imperfect.
Because they see a sleeping world,
where waking isn't worth it.

now take a moment to contain yourself over how impressed you are at my brilliance while you download my next track off the new Stars album. click here and then download “Midnight Coward”. this is the song that will play during the montage where i discover the meaning of life while simultaneously finding true love. there will be lots of twirling around maria-von-trapp-style in vast urban spaces. you’ll probably shed a few tears (of joy) when you see it in the theater but for now the lyrics will have to suffice.

Sweetness, sweetness never suits me
When I get it out to take you home
Maybe it’s love, love at first light
We drunk and we’re walking with the sun in our life

Worry, Worry isn’t well
Gonna let it fell to nothing where we stand

What can’t be decided
In the morning it will bring itself to you
I can’t see what’s coming
But I’m not saying it

Sickness, Weakness at the fall
Of how your boy’ll play. How long should I stay?
Promises, promises never cease to assist it
And now I’m back on my back please bite your words

Hurry, Hurry to believe
I can’t always trust as much as you deceive

What’s your middle name?
How do you play the game?
I’ll be the first to leave
When did I grow up?
I don’t want to say too much
I’ll be the first to leave

what do you think? i’m working on the opening credits next and will keep you updated as i figure it out. after reading jacquie’s blog this morning i think paul rudd might be playing my love interest. but the important question is: who do you want to play you? post your ideas in the comments!

in further tragic news...

2007-07-25T13:27:00.000-07:00

like, for reals. i can't take anymore. whats next?

h-h-h-h-h-heart-heart-heart-heartbreak!

"a blank slate of love's warped potential"

2007-07-25T11:44:00.000-07:00

hey you.

read this.

thats all.

long awaited photos!

2007-07-19T09:46:00.001-07:00

as we all know - the oakland airport totally blows. yeah, yeah its generally less delayed during fog and much cheaper to fly in and out of - but the airport itself is a less than ideal place to spend any extended amount of time. no fun shops, no good bars, and when 360 burrito is the best thing going in terms of food, well, just go ahead and admit defeat.

in predictable jen-like behavior however i've found one mildly amusing thing to do at the oakland airport: reading the headlines at the cnn store near the security line for terminal one. they are absolutely priceless. they consistently either make zero sense, are horribly inappropriate, or both. some of you may recall the pics i took last fall when i went up to portland to visit shimmy. "Iranian Jet Crashes; Burns" "Children Screamed 'We're Burning'" I mean - has no human spot checked these headlines before scrolling them at the airport?

well to my delight this trip was no exception and i took a snapshot of the following:

Extra! Extra! Minister explains cash in bathroom!

(wtf?)

next time you're at the oakland airport spend a few moments outside security for a good laugh. its really the most entertaining thing the place has to offer.

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anywho - here are the pics from my trip to so cal. the whole trip was fabulous - starting with a tour of the ginormous printing press at the LA times and ending with a trip down to encinitas to visit maggie. secondly - here are the pictures from the day holly, steph and i spent at the german tourist club in muir woods a couple weekends ago. if you haven't ever been hopefully these pictures will encourage you to check it out. good times all around.

The False Friends

2007-07-17T09:30:00.000-07:00

They laid their hands upon my head,
They stroked my cheek and brow;
And time could heal a hurt, they said,
And time could dim a vow.

And they were pitiful and mild
Who whispered to me then,
"The heart that breaks in April, child,
Will mend in May again."

Oh, many a mended heart they knew.
So old they were, and wise.
And little did they have to do
To come to me with lies!

Who flings me silly talk of May
Shall meet a bitter soul;
For June was nearly spent away
Before my heart was whole.

--Dorothy Parker

jealous?

2007-07-16T10:29:00.000-07:00

you should be. sharon and i went to see paul f. tompkins at the punchline on saturday and it was every bit as fabulous as we hoped it would be. here's a clip incase you're not familiar with the scope of his hilariousness:

also saw a really lovely movie called once. you should watch it. i'm going out to buy the swell season at lunch.

its monday. sigh.

vivian girls

2007-07-13T16:34:00.000-07:00

do you know about henry darger? i didn’t until i watched the most fascinating documentary this week. he was this recluse janitor who lived in chicago from 1892-1973. no one really knew anything about him until his death when his landlords discovered an over 15,000 page manuscript titled The Story of the Vivian Girls, in What is known as the Realms of the Unreal, of the Glandeco-Angelinnian War Storm, Caused by the Child Slave Rebellion. there were hundreds of drawings and watercolors that illustrated the story. some over 10 feet long.

i’ve been haunted by henry darger for the past few days as i ponder on loneliness and the things we keep hidden from each other. here was the ultimate loner with the ultimate secret and i wonder if he was any more or less happy. or sad. and it’s a hard thing to let someone see the stuff you keep tucked deep inside because once you do there’s no taking it back. people say its worth it. i’m still waiting to be convinced. henry never found out.

so check out in the realms of the unreal. oh and fair warning - dakota fanning is one of the narrators. but if i got past it you can too.

disturbing image of the day

2007-07-12T10:14:00.000-07:00

hey are you guys watching top chef? are you as sick of howie as i am? at what point is someone going to point out that he should not be sweating all over the food? the next time chef colicchio tells him his dish is over seasoned lets not pretend we don't know where it came from.

see?

pocket's surprise party

2007-07-10T13:11:00.000-07:00

here are the pictures from ryan's birthday a couple weeks ago. the raddest part of the evening (besides ryan being completely surprised and happy) was that megan was in town for the festivities. i miss that girl so much and can't wait until she comes back to the west coast! enjoy the pics - more to come...

blanket & darth

hey!

2007-07-09T14:33:00.000-07:00

i've got so many pictures to post and am definitely a little behind. here are the ones from whitney's baby shower a few weeks back and then a couple from stern grove the day after. i'm working on the rest including my trip to so cal last weekend. happy monday!

morel-o-licious

2007-07-03T13:09:00.000-07:00

living and working here in san francisco i consider myself so lucky to be able to wander to the ferry building as often as i like. i love it of course for the gorgeous farmers market but also for all the fabulous shops & food vendors inside. the best part is that once you start shopping there on a semi-regular basis you realize its not anymore expensive than whole foods or even mollie stones. my favorite vendor of all is this lovely little mushroom store called far west fungi. they always have the best stuff and the mushrooms are so unbelievably clean and fresh that i don’t dare buy them anywhere else.

so the past couple weeks they’ve had morels for $5 a basket and i can’t get enough. have you ever had a morel? i remember the first time i tasted one as a kid and freaking off how yummy it was. (it was breaded & deep fried so that only made it like a million times better). if you’ve never had one or if you have and want to try them again – make this. i’ve made it a couple times now and have been using 1 part morels, 1 part baby shiitake and 1 part crimini. i’ve halved the amount of pasta but kept the same amount of mushrooms the recipe calls for (just to make it more mushroomy and less carby). according to the mushroom guy at far west the morels are only going to be around for another couple weeks so hook it up!

have a safe and happy 4th everyone!

breaking news

2007-06-26T09:20:00.000-07:00

paris who? this is what i'm all about this a.m. thats right dan and cara - its nancy grace. married and knocked up.

NY Post article here.

BWE blog entry here.

and oddly my morning got like a million times better just now...

softsational

2007-06-25T15:18:00.000-07:00

okay first off do yourself a favor and hit play on the following for your listening enjoyment as you read the rest of this post. go ahead - do it.

got it? okay so yes i was up until 1 a.m. last night watching VH1's "40 Most Softsational Soft-Rock Songs". and yes, i'm nuts. but OMG i totally forgot about some totally kick-ass soft-rock songs! there were the obvi's like #28 America - Horse With No Name, #24 Phil Collins - One More Night, #5 Chicago - If You Leave Me Now and the ultimate softsational Christopher Cross - Sailing. But what about all the gems I had forgotten about? Ummm... #36 10cc - I’m Not in Love (best song ever?), #17 Juice Newton - Angel Of The Morning (get me to silver clouds asap!), #16 Bread - Baby I’m - A Want You (did someone say roadtrip?) or hellooo #3 Rupert Holmes - Escape (The Pina Colada Song) (yeaaah spring break '98!).

this is all very exciting for me as i've been listening to way to much moby and bright eyes lately. i'm all about easy listening today and loving it. if you want to check out the whole list you can read it here.

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okay so now on to a more relevant topic. did you guys see p.diddy tell laurie ann gibson to "f-ck off" last night? now i'm the first to admit that i've always stood behind puffy (i'm still waiting for him and j.lo to get back together) but who does he think he is? so of course i did a little googling this morning and am i the first to hear about this?

Laurie Ann Gibson filed a complaint with the NYPD claiming Diddy picked up a chair and menaced her with it during an argument over the lackluster performance of the TV show's latest group of contestants. (read the rest here)

uhh yikes. if thats true its super gnarly and my sean john boycott has officially begun. not only is laurie ann the tim gunn of making the band but who is he kidding? i'm not sure what happened to da band and last time i checked danity kane was performing at the brass plum in walnut creek.

(sigh) i miss o-town. anyone? anyone?

he's not even levitating me down!

2007-06-20T14:00:00.000-07:00

okay obvi i found this on the BWE blog this morning (my, like, only source of info) but its so hysterical i had to share. first off everytime david blaine turns around and stares into the camera i laugh out loud and secondly i've decided i'm going to start working "big whoop" into my vocabulary. so if you haven't seen it yet - watch it. and if you want to see the prequel you can check it out here.

David Blaine Street Magic 2

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hey this is pretty yummy... and its from mothers (cara's favorite market)! i made it last night and just had some for my lunch. i used cilantro for the flat leaf parsley and toasted the nuts instead of adding them raw. the dressing sounds sketchy but its not... hook it up!

is it just me...

2007-06-19T13:34:00.000-07:00

... or is this, like, super appalling? have you heard of these LifeGem diamonds? lets read a little more from the website, shall we?

Love. Life’s single greatest risk. Life’s single
greatest reward. Intangible and unexplainable, yet
ever so real and powerful. Love captures your heart
in a second and holds it for eternity.

To desire a LifeGem diamond can mean only one
thing. You have experienced a love without equal.
You have had someone truly special in your life and
mere words simply will not do.

ohhh... okay now I get it. its because i've never experienced love without equal! well they got me there i guess. now i can add not knowing what it feels like to desire a LifeGem diamond to my long list of inadequacies. yay!

its hip to be square, yo

2007-06-18T13:58:00.000-07:00

hey! here are some pictures from becca's birthday brunch a couple weeks back. i will get the pics from the weekend (whit's shower) up soon. a couple of us went to stern grove yesterday for some sunshine, good times & the first concert of the season. we fully saw huey lewis & the news.

well... at least its friday...

2007-06-15T16:50:00.000-07:00

(sigh) i just found out i'm not going in for jury duty on monday. i got my summons 2 weeks ago and was so excited! finally i'll get my shot at playing an important roll in the jurisprudence process! 12 angry men here i come!

i'm getting used to rejection i guess. maybe next week my luck will change.

in further tragic news - that baby factory, err i mean, duggar family is having another kid (number 17) in july. guess what they're naming her? jennifer!

i think i'm starting to hate avocado

2007-06-11T14:22:00.000-07:00

its the wierdest thing. lately everytime i have avocado on anything it sort of grosses me out. and its not like i'm ODing on it or having bad avocado so i'm very troubled by the whole situation. is this what happens as you creep into old age? you start hating lovely and normal foods? i have a hard enough time accepting the fact i don't like capers... now this? even guacamole has lost its luster. i'm on a strict no-avo diet until this passes. JVJ.

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anywho did you watch sopranos last night? did you like it? i did. lots. i thought it was a solid and fabulous final episode. just enough edge-of-your-seat-ness but not too much action that it defined the whole series. and yeah i've read all the theories on the 'net about who was in the diner blah blah blah but i'm not convinced. and since i'll do anything the BWE blog tells me to do... oh and because i'm an idiot... i rewatched the last minutes of six feet under just now. if you'd like to shed a tear at your desk like i did - check it out:

if not... watch this instead. yeah its nearly a week old but i can't get enough of this kid:

writing stuff down

2007-06-08T16:24:00.000-07:00

someone gave me some advice recently on an excellent way to put my thoughts on paper in an effort to get some craziness sorted out. i hadn't done that in ages - you know - write my feelings down. on paper. with a pen. i forgot how nice it can feel to look at what you've written and the way in which it took shape on the page. and the calm in knowing its somewhere where you can touch it - a journal maybe. or folded up and tucked inside your pocket. knowing its somewhere real - not just on your h: drive or out cruisin' the information super highway.

it felt really good. and maybe thats why i felt compelled to share the experience. because the stuff rattling around in my dome as of late wasn't really meant for the cyberworld. and it can really throw you for a loop when life reminds you that not everything has an actual answer. this time i can't google a solution in the way i've become accustomed. and so whats a girl to do? write stuff down. it does wonders - trust me.

anywho. enough of that nonsense. lets check some pics. these are from the weekend in sacto i spent with my 4 most favorite people. uhh... 5 if you count tommy.

have a great weekend everyone. xoxo.

second things second

2007-05-02T18:05:00.001-07:00

hellooo.... as promised i've got some excellent pics to share. first are a few from the shins concert a few weeks back and second are the pictures from the weekend with cora. it was so incredibly good to see and spend time with that fabulous girl. i always love discovering the feeling that no time has past as soon as you're reunited with an old friend. its so easy to fall out of touch with her living so many time zones away but i think about her lots and cora - i think you read this every once in a while - i miss you!

R-A-D

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okay then. so many of you asked for the chicken salad recipe i did for wine tour. its super easy and even i had to toss my veggie tendencies out of the limo and dig in. i took the sauce straight from epicurious and you can find it here. i am sure the recipe followed as is would turn out lovely but if you are wondering... i grilled the chicken instead of poaching, used only half the onion and substituted celery & craisins for the mango & grapes. mostly because i didn't feel like dealing with mango or grapes. hook it up!

first things first

2007-05-02T09:10:00.000-07:00

alrighty my loyal readers. while you all await my anticipated next post full of weekend pics and wine tour recipes - check out what count hottie von hottness treated us all to last night. i've already watched it like a zillion times this morning. like. O.M.G.

i haven't been this in love since joey mcintyre...

2007-04-18T14:34:00.000-07:00

i'm speaking, of course, of my new boyfriend, blake. he's on this totally popular tv show right now. you might have heard of it? anyways you might want to watch his performance from last night and then be super jealous.

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hey so really quick i've loaded up some pictures that i thought i'd share with you. first batch is from sharon's b-day dinner like a month ago... second batch is from this past saturday. becca, jacquie, megan & i went to dinner at mangarosa in north beach (really yummy - check it out) then to northstar to see boys gone wild do their last show. what d-list celeb do we spot when we were there? oh, russell from the bachelorette. we got obsessed with trying to take a picture of him super sneaky style. blanket finally hooked it up! check out the pics of the fun times here.

Trustworthy, dependable, and fun

T. G. I. F.

2007-04-13T15:07:00.001-07:00

like. for reals. why has this been the longest week ever? did any of you watch the office last night? michael scott pretty much nailed it when he defined depression as the number one danger in the workplace. you can watch the 2 minute episode recap here. watch it - its hysterical.

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so i've been cooking a lot lately and made these enchiladas this week. i did mine with grilled tofu, onions & zucchini instead of the chicken. they turned out pretty rad! i included the green olives but don't think they mattered in the vegetarian version. definitely include them if you go with chicken however.

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i saw nancy pelosi at mollie stones on tuesday when i was picking up the last minutes for the above mentioned enchiladas. i'm a little annoyed with myself for not snapping a photo to share with you all but i guess part of me didn't want to be "that girl" and i was actually rather bugged she was there. i mean - its bad enough that all of pacific heights has been fooled into thinking mollie stones is super rad but now nancy pelosi? anywho for those of you that are curious she purchased a mini baguette and was accompanied by two secret-service looking types and a black SUV.

i'm sorry madame speaker but this market is horribly overpriced
and nothing is as fresh as it seems

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hey! so lastly let me share with you what was definitely the highlight of my week. i received yesterday a package in the mail from the lovely miss annie. and what was inside to my delight and surprise? a vintage cookbook from the u of o mothers club! i LOVE it! thanks annie for the super thoughtful and awesome gift.

someone wants to host a 1976 themed tailgate...

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have a great weekend everyone! xoxo jen

personal excellence... here i come!

2007-04-10T10:06:00.000-07:00

so i was out cruising some antique stores in the outer outer richmond the other day when i walked by this place i had spotted on the bus. i had to check it out! finally my dreams can come true!

oh... oops. its closed. and so is darts central for that matter. way to maintain excellence personal excellence resource center!!

bullseye

i can't decide who bugs more:

2007-04-03T10:20:00.000-07:00

lame-o numero uno:

my answer is get outta my car

or this one:

a little pitchy for me, dawg

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check this out. 189 days! booyah!

rachael ray redux

2007-03-23T13:10:00.000-07:00

to my extreme annoyance i've been seeing a lot more of rachael ray lately. what with being the new spokeswoman for dunkin' donuts (shocker!) and the daytime darling with 7 emmy noms (hurrah!)... not to mention how she's plastered over like everything at the market these days.

god bless america

so imagine my delight when i read this little gem in the best week ever blog this morning. watch the video. and make sure you've got the sound on... mmm...

in (even more) further signs of the apocalypse...

2007-03-21T16:11:00.000-07:00

omg. did you read mark morford's article today on SFGate? most likely not and thats why i'm posting it. read it here. as most of you well know there are two things that can get me riled up beyond belief: corporations and processed food. combine the two, add religion to the mix and i'm spinning. so read the article and shudder. J.V.J.

204 days and counting...

2007-03-19T15:17:00.000-07:00

ladies and gentlemen! boys and girls! i have monumental news! in a mere 204 days yours truly along with her cohorts becca, jacquie and megan will be living out a life long wish. a culmination of a dream!

thats right and you guessed it: Genesis. In concert.

as you might be able to tell - i'm pretty fired up. lets watch a video to increase the excitement level!

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i think most of you have heard by now that molly and jeff are moving to seattle at the beginning of june. and so i've been thinking a lot about time lately. how she's both a ruthless enemy and your bestie all at once. how a couple months can feel like an eternity in one instance and a nanosecond the next.

they’re leaving. and i’m sad because i’ll miss them but sad because molly and i started this little san francisco adventure together 8 years ago and now we’ve only got a couple months left. time’s weird. life is too because so much can change in such a short amount of time. sometimes for the good and sometimes for the bad. i can’t tell you how many times i’ve closed my eyes and tried to predict whats next, tried to make something logical out of this series of arrivals and departures.

but you can’t. and so i guess you just remind yourself that for better or worse and no matter what i know exactly where i'll be in 204 days.

which is actually pretty fabulous.

gems from the camera phone

2007-03-13T16:30:00.000-07:00

omg. check out this crazy car i've spotted in my neighborhood. this person hearts frogs. like - big time. i'd seen it before but always at night and thus was never able to capture a good camera phone pic. i snapped this on saturday on my way to get coffee. note the señor frog's tee doubling as a seat cover. no creative solution left untouched!

amphibian-arly

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concert last night was R-A-D-D. youth group rocked in a most excellent way. bonus is that now i'm totally in to the submarines who opened. check 'em out!

talents include starting today tomorrow

some voice is asking how my weekend's been...

2007-03-12T17:28:00.000-07:00

weekend was good! ducks won HUGE which is always cause for a celebration and becca and i saw zodiac yesterday which i totally enjoyed. see it. ummm... i'm not sure if arthur leigh allen is the zodiac but i'm sure of one thing: i heart mark ruffalo.

animal crackers anyone?

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hey so becca, dan, ryan and i are off to see youth group tonight at slims. i'm fired up! everyone should be listening to them if you aren't already. do it.

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hope everyone had a good weekend... GO DUCKS! xoxo jen

cabernet sauvignon

2007-03-07T15:48:00.000-08:00

well oops its been just a month since i posted anything in this so called blog... and i'm not ready to give up quite yet so i figured it was time to post something. anything!

i'm 30. so far its really rad. as i think you all know i had basically the best birthday weekend anyone could ever have! ellie flew in from ny to surprise me which was 100% awesome and it was just so lovely being surrounded by so many good friends. i'm a very lucky girl indeed. here's a picture of me singing karaoke with steph:

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so i am finally checking out the (relatively) new ricky gervais show extras. have you seen it? i'm only 3 episodes in and its pretty amusing thus far. its made me miss the OG office though and today i searched this video clip for a good laugh. i've watched it a couple times and it hasn't stopped killing me. if you aren't familar with david brent, well, you probably won't think this is funny but i know a couple of you out there will love it!

"hi. how are ya? come on in. i've poured you a glass of your favourite wine..."

Question for the Day:

2007-02-07T16:17:00.001-08:00

who will play lisa nowak in the lifetime original movie? cara says jennifer love hewitt. i think thats a good call. meredeth baxter birney is getting pretty old.

hey so speaking of getting old... i'm getting fired up for the weekend! annie and cara are flying in tomorrow which is capital R-A-D. then its nonstop funtimes until monday. woo hoo!

anywho this is most likely the last blog entry of my 20s. catch all you lovelies soon!

xoxo jen

crikey!

2007-01-30T13:37:00.001-08:00

what up. here's a quick tuesday afternoon post for all of you waiting anxiously for the weekend pics. here they are. maggie was in town to celebrate her birthday and we had a super fabulous time. she's totally grown up now and drinks martinis like the rest of the 30-somethings i know. can't wait.

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check it out! dreams do come true! i'm sending them my resume - stat.

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hey so lots of you have asked me about bindi and why i'm freaking off her right now. well the short answer is that i'm a terrible person and going straight to hell for making fun of an 8 year old. if you need a bit more well consider the following clip. bindi's been on the media circuit lately and the whole crimped situation is just so tragic and odd i can't help but obsess. plus the crocmen are gnarly. like. for reals.

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i'm off to farmers market. have a good day! xoxo jen

wait. one. second.

2007-01-25T12:38:00.000-08:00

mandy moore and DJ am are dating?? i kind of just threw up a little bit in the back of my mouth. okay i forgave her for zach braff... but this is completely unacceptable.

g-ross.

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so as you all know the oscar noms are out. and as you may or may not know i am sort of obsessed with seeing, well, everything. here's the problem: i don't think i can see united 93. like. for reals. and its really bothering me because my compulsive side is telling me i must but my tragic and horribly terrified of plane crashes side is saying no way. have you seen it? is it awful? did you cry for days? let me know if you've got any advice. and stay tuned i guess...

Remember When?

2007-01-18T15:14:00.000-08:00

just did a little googling and ummm... check it.

two steps forward. two hundred back.

2007-01-12T12:46:00.001-08:00

this here is a post for my loyal readers cara and maggie (who might actually be my only readers) as they will most definitely enjoy this most fabulous video clip. yes indeedy its our favorite pill popping idol judge absolutely hammered on some seattle morning show. oh-my-simon-cowell its gnarly!

thanks paula for reminding me that my own behavior could, indeed, be waaay worse. and on that note - have a great weekend everyone! xoxo jen

jen & the beanstalk

2007-01-09T14:36:00.000-08:00

holy crap. have you guys heard about space elevators? there is a segment tonight on nova about them which i'll for sure be watching. its been my i-net obsession as of late and i even set up a google alert for them (right along with black holes and alexander litvinenko). i guess whats got me so tripped out is the idea that space tourism could be possible in my lifetime. i mean... its not like i've ever wanted to be an astronaut. (can you see me rocking the g-forces? yeah. me neither.) and hell if lance bass couldn't make it its not like i'd be able to. but if it was easy? if you could just cruise? would you go? i would. for sure.

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okay i was looking for a good south park clip to send to jacquie because she sent me a pretty funny one the other day and thats when i rediscovered this. always wondered where becca's nickname came from? well then you need to watch this so here you go.

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lastly... here are the pictures from NYE. i hope each of you had a great holiday and are ready for a super fabulous 2007. go ducks.

love, jen

waa waa waaaa...

2006-12-28T14:21:00.000-08:00

okay so you know how i totally heart rogue wave? you didn't? well whatever. i do. anyways and you know how we're going to see my morning jacket at the fillmore on saturday? i just found out that rogue wave is opening for them on friday. but not saturday.

dude. is it 2007 yet?

happy belated christmas! hope you all had an excellent holiday and all your christmas wishes came true! i told santa i wanted the war to end in iraq and/or a 1st edition of the joy of cooking. he didn't deliver. sigh. maybe next year?

so if i don't talk to you before the new year -- have a happy and safe holiday! love you all... catch ya in '07! xoxo jen

if i ignore it, it will go away... right?

2006-12-12T09:07:00.000-08:00

i sure hope so because lemme tell ya i am very pleased with the way my december is progressing. yep i'm in straight up denial about this so-called holiday everyone is all aflutter about and its glorious. the weird part is i've managed to accomplish all these lame holiday tasks without even flinching. i heart ignoring the season!

i'll tell you what i don't heart... the fact that in 2 months from today i'm turning 30. and NO i'm not trying to sneaky remind all of you that i've got a big b-day coming up in exactly 2 months from today. but i don't know. i guess its just in my nature to dwell on the unnecessary and damn if its not the holidays its gotta be something. so - ahem - let the fake pumping begin... now!

anywho - on my list of things i'd advise you to not do this week: see bobby. don't do it. unless you totally looove super contrived and cheesy films loosely based on historic fact (oh wait that sounds a whole helluva lot like forrest gump. dan - you might like it). on my list of things i'd advise you to do this week: see the dixie chicks documentary shut up & sing. i saw it last night and was more than pleasantly surprised. i mean i'm not going to go buy their cd or anything but i really liked the film and now i really like them too. do it.

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parties last weekend were a blast. megan, tina & sara had a progressive at their building and the pictures are here. thanks guys for having us over! karly had her white elephant party on saturday and well... incase you haven't heard... steph wins the prize for most stellar performance as a giver of gifts.

hi! i wrapped up this live crab and everyone freaked out when they opened it! i'm rad.

hieee!

2006-12-04T15:41:00.000-08:00

what up yo! fabulous weekend up north for hugh's birthday. bowling on friday, wine tasting saturday, all around good times. here are the pics.

xoxo.

its the post you've all been waiting for

2006-11-29T13:53:00.000-08:00

alrighty. here are my pictures from the weekend in eugene for the UCLA game. first up is friday during the day when we cruised around campus and snuck into mac court. i know. amazing. then friday evening we went to dinner at ambrosia and hit joggers and rennies.

we're nuts

then we've got the game day pics followed by the postgame dinner and trip to the cooler.

go ducks

sorry they took so long! xoxo jen

Lemongrass: My New BFF

2006-11-28T12:44:00.000-08:00

happy belated thanksgiving! I hope you each had a super fabulous holiday and long weekend. I was in sacto with whit, matt & gwen where I had a most relaxing and yummy time. whit and I did all the cooking and didn’t I tell you last year to make this cranberry sauce? didn’t I? ummm… get to it because its amazing. for reals.

so sunday evening I cruised to the andronicos in the sunset because (a) I had never been and (b) randomly I was in that part of town (citycarshare beotch!) and while I was there I decided that’s it – its time to use some lemongrass and love it. I mean lemongrass is obviously pretty rad stuff but I’ve always shied away from dealing with it in my own applications because its pain-in-the-you-know-what potential seemed pretty high. I had read all this stuff on the ‘net about how you need to ‘watch out because its so fibrous!’ and how you should ‘take a mortar-n-pestle to it!’. whatever. I found that if you just peel off the outer layers and make sure you slice it up really thin then you’re fine. so if you want to make something easy to put you on the road to lemongrass aficionado then ch-ch-check this out. press and panfry the tofu instead of deep frying to save yourself both the calories and mess. just add it with the onions and then wait a few before following with the pepper and shitake. serve it with the most spectacular rice ever and you’re good to go.

buy me. i'm expensive. but worth it.

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hey wanna see some pics? I know that’s the only reason you’re here. holly had the girls over to carve pumpkins before halloween and I took a couple.

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oh... and incase you haven’t heard the gossip... guess who’s engaged? zinga and laura! yep. pretty fabulous news – congrats you two!

in further signs of the apocalypse...

2006-11-16T13:09:00.000-08:00

okay so i know this so-called blog has been totally lacking in any real content and i know i'm not tricking any of you by posting youtube clips and passing it off as effort... but whatever! i'm busy! for reals! where are the ucla pics? be patient!

anywho i just remembered i was going to post this for those of you out there that don't watch BWE and maybe haven't seen it (which is really awful and shocking seeing as how its the best show on tv but anyway). its so unbelievably painful that i in no way recommend watching all of it. 30 seconds is all it takes but oh-my-good-god-are-we-dead its insane. the best part was someones comment on the youtube page calling him The real life Micheal Scott. you'll see.

midterm elections

2006-11-07T11:18:00.000-08:00

here's a little something i saw on the daily show last night that made me laugh. ahh democracy. enjoy!

what a deal!

2006-10-31T12:18:00.000-08:00

hey! look what i saw for sale at mollie stones last night: just $2.39 / pound! man i'm so sick of getting overcharged for random trout.

gnarly.

0h... here are some pics from the arizona state game for you.

ode to michael...

2006-10-23T18:25:00.000-07:00

oh michael, how do i heart thee? let me count the ways...

here's a rad little clip from the BWE blog. not sure who these losers are voting for jeffrey (sorry cara) but if you love project runway, tim gunn & michael knight - check it out.

finally - here's another round of pics. this one from my weekend up in portland to visit shimshak and go to the stanford game.

make it work!

hi.

2006-10-19T13:47:00.000-07:00

okay. here's a small taste of whats to come. i'm working on uploading like a trillion pics and here's the first batch... graham's b-day party from a couple weeks ago. i realized i have some photo editing program on my computer here and what started out as an innocent enough exercise in diligently removing red eye somehow got waaay out of control. umm... you'll see what i mean.

check it.

xoxo jen

97 shopping days 'til christmas!

2006-09-18T15:58:00.000-07:00

oh joy. the holiday season is here again...

macy's. yesterday. sigh.

quack. flap. prozac.

2006-08-23T10:16:00.000-07:00

so as you all know... football season is almost upon us (yay! go ducks!) and as you may or may not know... they announced the new "spirit tee" for 2006. here it is:

well... the problem is... cara and i entered the contest and we really thought we were going to win. like, for reals. she was having visions of yellow and green balloons raining down as they announced the winner and i was having visions of long lost acquaintances reading my name in the ODE and thinking "oh, so thats what happened to jen... she's as brilliant as ever i see." so our mindblowing slogan?

quack. flap. attack.

OMG how rad is it? how completely lame is it we didn't win? what? you don't agree? whatEVER! here are a couple of our other ideas for your amusement:

Betta’ watch your Back. Here comes the Quack!
Here comes the QUACK!
QUACK power.
The power of QUACK!
QUACK IT!
Soar and Roar
Shake Your Tailfeather!
Flap it UP!
Quack it UP!
CRANK UP the Quack!
We will, we will, QUACK YOU!
Flappin’ and Quackin’

and I can’t stop laughing everytime I think of this one:
Quackin' and Mackin'
(w/ a "cool" duck wearing t-shirt, chains, and hat backwards.
arms crossed in the "yo" position.)

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i finally got aileen's shower pics posted and you can check 'em out here. i thought everything turned out pretty rad and most importantly i think aileen had a fabulous time. a couple of you asked for the shrimp recipe so its posted below. i took it straight from epicurious and followed it exactly except i substituted baby shrimp for the big ones and i salted the wontons after brushing them with oil. you could definitely make them without the oil at all but they end up tasting too bland if you skip it.

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MANGO CURRY BABY SHRIMP IN WONTON CUPS

12-ounce package wonton wrappers
Vegetable oil

1/2 cup mayonnaise
2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
5 teaspoons fresh lime juice
2 teaspoons mango chutney
3/4 teaspoon Thai green curry paste
12 ounces cooked baby shrimp

Fresh cilantro leaves

Preheat oven to 325°F.

Place wonton squares on work surface. Trim the corners off the squares to form an octagon. Brush lightly with oil and sprinkle each with a little kosher salt. Press each into miniature muffin cup, oiled side down. Bake until wonton cups are golden brown, about 10 minutes. Cool completely in tins. (Can be made 3 days ahead. Remove cups from tins and store airtight at room temperature.)

Whisk mayonnaise, chopped fresh cilantro, lime juice, chutney, and curry paste in medium bowl to blend. Stir in shrimp. Season salad to taste with salt and pepper. (Salad can be prepared up to 1 day ahead. Cover and refrigerate.)

Place wonton cups on serving platter. Spoon 1 teaspoon shrimp salad into each cup. Garnish with cilantro leaves.

picture time!

2006-08-07T13:30:00.000-07:00

what up? no time to attempt saying anything smart or profound or mildly humorous - but do want to get some pictures out there. first off... cara posted a bunch of old ones including her & justin's trip to san francisco back in march. pics from friday night are here and saturday night are here.

weekend was super rad. becca had a party for her parents who were in town to say goodbye en route to australia. it was a beautiful day and the party was awesome. thanks bec! took a million pics and narrowed down to 65. check 'em out here.

st. patty's 06 - i love this pic of annie & cara

my life on the D.. err i mean.. A-list

2006-08-02T17:20:00.000-07:00

what up? thought i'd chime in on this lovely wednesday afternoon with a little scoop and mini update on my life for you all. incase you haven't heard - christian did wait on tony blair saturday night. how rad is that? he ordered the anchovies to start, shared the chicken with his son and drank "a whole lotta" sancerre. amazing. oh, and guess what the prime minister was up to on monday night?

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have been super busy as of late, blah blah blah, but did cruise jackie greene a couple sundays ago and it was super fun. thanks dan for firing it up! i am totally ashamed to admit i'd never been to stern grove prior. if you haven't ever been - GO! here are a couple pics.

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posting videos from youtube might be my new favorite thing... if you haven't seen the tea partay video - check it:

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and finally - speaking of scoops - guess who's engaged? ELLIE! congrats ellie! love you!

blue and blue...

2006-07-20T15:19:00.000-07:00

i know most of you will get a huge kick out of this crazy story. cara gets a phone call from her mom last night telling her that someone called looking for her because someone had found her key. yes. her key - as in kappa key. she gets into work this morning and has another message on her voicemail from another someone trying to contact her about her lost key. so she makes the follow up calls and as it turns out there's a little committee of kkg alumni who search random auction sites and thrift stores for lost keys and lo and behold they found hers on shopgoodwill.com where its located at a goodwill in virginia and is currently up for bid! i mean - what?!? i feel like its a real life mystery and cara's nancy drew. amazing.

Nice mini key with blue crystal stone and diminutive pearl (not tested) as a decoration. On the handle has Letters embossed KKL (A Omega O)and on the back says: Beta and Omega CDS 1/95 10K and hand engraved (hard to read). It is in good condition, no damage visible. 1”L. (Store: 12048D)

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in other random news... incase you haven't already heard - christian (yes, as in aileen & christian) has a cameo in kathy griffin: my life on the d-list. i know - what?!? he's her waiter on season 2 episode 5 when she rolls to the hotel triton. set your tivos and check it out!

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happy birthday annie! hope you're celebrating in style... miss you! xoxo jen

check it.

2006-07-17T16:29:00.000-07:00

vegas was gnarly. i took a few pics and they aren't that spectacular - so when cara posts hers i'll make sure to attach the link. had a great time seeing everyone and all in all the trip was lots of fun... but i decided its my last visit there - like - ever. its just so tragic on so many levels and a million times this weekend i caught myself looking around and thinking "why?" i mean - i get it. i get that the excess and wastefulness is what you've signed up for and part of the whole point. and yeah maybe i'm just too old - but its definitely not for me.

so thats it! don't try to talk me into it because i'm holding firm on this one... no more vegas for jen. oh - unless we're going to the hoover dam - then we can talk.

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here's a little something for your afternoon viewing pleasure:

what DID happen to the electric car?

2006-07-14T14:09:00.000-07:00

things i don't want to do today:

1) fly on southwest airlines
2) wear heels in 110 degree weather
3) go to vegas

oh -- oops.

i'm leaving for vegas in a bit and i'm feeling so bipolar about this trip. one second i'm super pumped and literally 2 mins later i want to cancel. anywho - i know it will be fun and i'm very excited to see cara and co. have a rad weekend and wish me luck!

anywho - i typed the rest of this post on monday but never got around to editing it... i thought it was a super brilliant mini-rant on the importance of sitting still. but now that i read it again - not so much. point is - in the (a) interest of time and (b) interest of getting becca to stop bugging me to post the teddy g pics... i'm deleting a chunk a posting the rest as is. lots of pics to peruse... so check 'em out! xoxo jen

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our last book club meeting sparked a riveting discussion on nicole kidman and keith urban. what do you think? we set the over-under at 5 years. i took the under but everyone else was totally adamant they'd make it. what am i missing here?

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ummm... so yeah. we went to the teddy geiger at the fillmore. becca and i being the mtv junkies we are decided that $16 was an undoubtably reasonable price to pay to catch the popstar live. i was excited to not be the shortest person at a concert for once in my life and not to mention we were convinced it would be a stellar people watching experience. next thing we know a bunch of girls were on board and we've got matching tees. check out the photos.

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aileen and i went to the titanic exhibit at the metreon. it was pricey in an obscene sort of way ($27 with the audio tour - but if you do go - don't skip the audio) and very corporatey in feel - but if you eat this sort of stuff up the way i do, definitely check it out. its amazing to me not only how much stuff they'd preserved but how the preserving actually takes place. there are also some sort of chincy but semi-fabulous life size recreations of a couple places on board. couldn't resist snapping this one with my phone.

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we cruised the same restaurant for gliebe's birthday that we went to for my birthday and i think its gotten even better. terry & JJ ordered sushi and it was actually really good. we gotta go back again for sure. random faux-artsy shots are here.

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fourth of july. sigh. don't get me started. i'll spare you the grief and instead tell you that paul & sharon had a bbq and in true fourth of july bbq fashion paul rallied a spoon race and egg toss. i hadn't laughed that hard in forever. couple pictures here.

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megan (darth) and i decided that we were going to drag each other to a cultural event once a month. an amazing plan indeed and i can't wait for next month (ahem... megan, now that you're unemployed you need to get on that - stat!). anywho this months excursion took us to killer joe. it got the little guy freaking on his chair in the chronicle so i honestly expected a little more... but it was entertaining and a lovely change of pace nonetheless. we cruised the consession booth at intermission and they had a special: a can of budweiser and bag of cheetos for $3.00. how could we resist?

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whit & i went to WSP... check out a few pics here.

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and finally... who did kill the electric car? i suggest you go find out for yourself. if you want to get extra crazy... see an inconvenient truth first. i saw both last weekend and got myself into a little funk about the whole mess. thankfully my dad talked me out of following it up with walmart: high cost of low price. he was right - i couldn't have handled it.

more pictures from my trip

2006-06-22T10:32:00.000-07:00

i finally watched a room with a view last night which i'd had at home since march... so much for being a responsible netflixer. OH - this was after i went to dinner with holly and her friend becky. they were craving korean bbq (which is a craving i've never actually had nor do i anticipate ever having - but i'm glad they did because it was fun) so we just rolled to some place in japantown. best part of the whole experience? the sides and condiments. i wish i could remember what they all were (the waitstaff spoke minimal english which i guess is part of the problem). i kind of assumed that since kimchee is so g-ross that the rest of it would be. not true.

this table cannot hold any additional plates

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anywho - so i watched a room with a view which got me fired up to post more pics from my trip. so here is the second batch which are just a few from our first night in dublin and our side trip to london on our way south. we were only there for half a day and a night but we totally made the most of it. instead of trying to see a ton we had a lovely late lunch, went shopping, and had the most fabulous sushi ever... all super close to our hotel. done and done!

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i took a cab to work this morning... on spare the air day! i'm such a poser.

wine tour pictures and other fabulous things to share...

2006-06-21T14:53:00.000-07:00

so the weekend was super rad (obvi). stayed in on friday to regroup, prep wine tour snacks and watch BWE (i hadn't seen it in like 6 weeks and was going through major withdrawl). what did i do instead? oh, cut up a pair of pants and sew them into shorts. yep, i pretty much had myself fooled into thinking i was daniel franco... big surprise. shorts turned out okay (i mean... i wore them the next day but not sure i'll go so far as to dry clean them and wear again). not as fabulous as my "property of alcatraz - reject: too cute" tube top circa '03 - but almost.

all in all an amazing wine tour. we cruised 4 wineries that i had never visited. first stop was J Winery where the only option is a $20 tasting but you get bigger than normal tastes (4 of them) and little food pairings to go with each one. this of course led to my new years resolution for 2007: get better at food & wine pairings. ahh nothing like setting goals i'll never achieve in advance.

second stop was gary farrell which was a beautiful spot with an amazing view. the wine was supposed to be super good but i wasn't feeling it for some reason which got megan theorizing that the worst thing god could do to punish me would be take away my palate. i've since decided that there are way worse things (you know the whole terminal illness in a 3rd world country scenario) but if i couldn't taste anymore i'd definitely be mega-bummed.

third stop was hop kiln where we also had our picnic lunch (whit made quiche - i made the salad). the building was old and fabulously historic... wines were okay. oh, and so was the pulled pork (megan & whit can tell you all about it).

final stop was de la montanya. we roll in and the girl working behind the counter says "whitney?!?..." oh really - it was jill peterson. yep. she was a freshman when we were seniors. gnarly! she was super rad, gave us a million pours and the club discount. gooo beta omega!

anywho tons of pics to share. karly's are here. check out mine here.

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okay - so i know this is old news - but in all fairness i started this post on monday and i really want a picture of sd & sp on my blog - so whatever i'm still posting it. SO... incase you haven't already read about this - you heard it here first (thanks mags for sending the original scoop). and if you want to watch the video: here you go.

my worlds collide

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i had dinner at christian & aileen's on monday and aileen made the yummiest ravioli. i haven't posted a recipe in a while so i thought i'd share it. i guess because i rarely order ravioli at restaurants i haven't ever given the concept much thought. i just assumed they required a pasta machine or something equally as annoying in the time consumption department. hello - wonton wrappers! it seems so obvious and its amazing how light they turn out. from what i could tell, aileen followed the recipe pretty verbatim. she mentioned she's done something similar with sauteed mushrooms instead of the prosciutto which i imagine is equally as fabulous. i'm hoping to feel inspired to give them a try myself - thanks aileen!

PROSCIUTTO RAVIOLI
Recipe courtesy Giada De Laurentiis

Prep Time: 30 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Yield: 6 servings

1 (15-ounce) container whole milk ricotta cheese
1 (10-ounce) package frozen chopped spinach, thawed, squeezed dry
4 ounces thinly sliced prosciutto, chopped
2 large egg yolks
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
48 wonton wrappers
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter
1 1/2 teaspoons dried oregano
Freshly grated pecorino

Whisk the ricotta, spinach, prosciutto, egg yolks, salt, and pepper in a medium bowl to blend.

Place 1 tablespoon of the ricotta filling in the center of a wonton wrapper. Brush the edge of the wrapper lightly with water. Fold the wrapper in half, enclosing the filling completely and forming a triangle. Pinch the edges to seal. Transfer the ravioli to baking sheets. Repeat with the remaining filling and wrappers. (Can be prepared up to 2 hours ahead; cover and refrigerate.)

Melt the butter in a heavy small skillet over medium heat. Add the oregano and stir 1 minute. Season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Remove from the heat.

Working in batches, cook the ravioli in a large pot of boiling salted water until just tender, stirring occasionally, about 4 minutes per batch. Transfer the ravioli to a large shallow bowl.

Pour the oregano butter over the ravioli and toss gently to coat. Sprinkle the pecorino over the ravioli and serve.

Britney Spears: Poster Child for the Reason You Need an Education.

2006-06-16T15:41:00.000-07:00

so i watched the britney spears interview last night on dateline and yes, it was truly that painful. (for the record: i was also doing many productive things around my apartment so it was technically "multitasking"). anywho - she's an idiot - like, for reals. i actually had no real intention of even talking about this because hellooo who doesn't know brit's a little below average in the brains department? yep. i was just going to drop it... until i read this on CNN this morning:

Spears considering next birth in Namibia

oh gawd. are you kidding? whats next? oh, thats right... a failed marriage, kids with addictions and years of plastic surgery. and i know its horribly wrong - but i can't wait.

don't let this happen to you

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i'm off for the weekend and am super excited for wine tour. goooo summer '06! its a guaranteed picture taking extravaganza and i'll share them with you next week. there are 8 of us going this year and its a fabulous group (maggie & cara will be missed tho!). cheers to kp who's kept the tradition going strong.

have a great weekend... xoxo jen

shasta pics

2006-06-14T15:16:00.000-07:00

weekend was a blast. weather was perfect and its lovely having only two goals to achieve all day long: applying sunscreen & mixing cocktails. took some pictures but they aren't super comprehensive... check them out here.

oh really.

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if i've said it once... let me say it again: i heart jamie kennedy. his new show is putting ashton kutcher to shame. watch it.

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speaking of rad tv shows... i finally finished six feet under last night. i started watching the entire series almost a year ago and now its done. i'm actually kind of bummed because i don't have it to look forward to anymore (cara says its like that netflix commercial... you come home and david & keith are sitting on your couch waiting for you). anywho - if you haven't ever given six feet under a chance - please do. and don't get discouraged during season four (super subpar in my opinion) because season five more than makes up for it. i've put felicity on hiatus because she's heavy into her ben phase so i guess i need a new series to get into. any suggestions?

outbound trains!

2006-06-06T11:01:00.000-07:00

have you ever noticed how lovely the muni voice is at the undergrounds and how awful the bart voice is?

approaching. two car. J. J. followed by. two car. K. K. in. five. minutes. one car. L. in. six. minutes.

there's even a different dinging sound for outbound & inbound trains. its honestly really quite pleasant. and then you cruise down one level and the bart voice is so disgusting.

eightcar trainfor pittsburgbayPOINT in threeminutes. fivecar trainfor richmond in fiveminutes. PLATform two.

its the most awful computer generated voice and why platforms 1 & 2? i mean... have you been down there? there's only one platform. stop trying to fake pump that trains to the east bay depart from platform 2. whatEVER.

i don't know. i guess i find myself thinking about this more often than i should so i though i'd share. because the thing is - bart is so obviously the better of the two public transit systems. so why couldn't they spring for the good voice? why instead do we have the dude who sounds like a throat cancer victim? is that really necessary? and how much do these voice systems cost anyway?

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anywho - here are the pics from dinner last night. rad!

happy birthday becca!

2006-06-05T15:39:00.000-07:00

today's becca's b-day. hope you're having the raddest day ever blanket! a few of us are going to delfina tonight for dinner which should be fabulous. so remember when i'm a total picture taker now? its actually quite odd and i'm wondering how long this mini-phase will last... but in the meantime just call me wally. the weekend was packed with fun stuff and not only did i take a million pictures but was even responsible enough to get them loaded up and ready to share. shocking, i know. here are the highlights...

friday night we went to bay meadows. that place kills me. its sorta like vegas for me due to the part about if you look around and notice the families its sort of depressing... but if you stay focused on the dollar beers, dogs & super diamond - its loads of fun. megan (not mulcahy, the other one... aka darth... long story) took my camera for a large portion of the night and took tons of pics. most of the shots that night were hers and here are two of my favorites... click here to see the rest.

this pic of jacquie is rad. i think i might frame it.

something tells me graham isn't doing so hot at the races.

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saturday was the union street fair - which i totally hate (even though its true i've never actually gone. but whatever - rolling with all the cougars and corporate kids is sort of like my personal hell. not as bad as the chinatown walgreens - but almost) so i instead went to a party at mike (aka tina's) house. i was there early to prep a cake and the corn... went home for a little nap... came back that evening and it was going off! there were flip cups and everything. you can check all the pictures here.

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then finally we went to r bar for becca's b-day celebration. we got there early to score stools and it was a great night. i think becca had a blast... check out all the action here.

bow wow's mean.

2006-06-02T16:10:00.000-07:00

so ofoto is currently uploading the first portion of my trip. if it hadn't been for the insane amount of harrassment i've been receiving i probably never would have done it... so thanks everyone! i think i've figured out how to just give you a link so i don't have to send out emails... i've sort of tested it so it should work - but if it doesn't just let me know and i'll send you an invite to view them via email.

this picture pretty much screams look i'm in ireland. click here to view the rest.

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is anyone else watching jamie kennedy's new show? ummm... its SO RAD.

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i hope you all have a FAB weekend! i'm off to bay meadows after work and am SO excited to see everyone i've missed the last 3 weeks. oh and then there's becca's birthday to celebrate tomorrow... happy birthday blanket! love you!

so... ahem...

2006-05-24T16:47:00.000-07:00

yeah. umm... i have a confession. i'm hooked on american idol this season. like - really hooked. like - i've been voting hooked. and i've tricked myself into thinking its completely normal because i've got a little crew of AI buddies who totally watch it too and we text each other during the show and we write emails all day discussing how lame chris is or how crazy paula is or how constantine needs to just go away already. and what i haven't quite figured out is if i'm loving this season for the season itself - or because i love all the fun thats come with it.

so i admit it. whatever the reason might be i'm hooked on american idol. and i'll be bummed when its over. and yeah yeah i know its uber commercial and doesn't really fit in with my anti-corporate notions.

but whatever. go soul patrol.

i heart ireland

2006-05-23T16:55:00.000-07:00

so i'm back from my trip. had the best time ever and seeing cora was super rad! i was only gone for 10 days but it felt like forever since we packed in so much amazing stuff. thanks to cara who filled me in everyday via text on all the important goings on in the world of gossip & mtv i don't feel too far behind. whew!

i hope to have my pictures loaded up with captions and sent out later this week or early next. i've been trying to come up with a major highlight or a fabulous anecdote to sum the whole experience up but i can't. maybe because my brain has been lost in a cloud of various time zones for the past 48 hours or maybe because the whole trip was equally amazing in every way... probably a combination of both.

i did make 3 very definitive observations however: (1) airplane food truly is as consistently awful as its reputation, (2) the b12 vitamin is a miracle worker and (3) public transit blows no matter where you are.

i missed you all! xoxo jen

looks like someone should have come to the fillmore and performed with cube instead

2006-04-27T09:22:00.000-07:00

here's some breaking news... thanks cara for the scoop!

Snoop Dogg Reportedly Arrested at Airport
04/27/2006 6:42 AM, AP

Rapper Snoop Dogg and five associates were arrested after a fracas at Heathrow Airport that injured seven police officers, British media reported Thursday.

The Press Association news agency said members of the star's entourage had hurled bottles of whisky and argued with staff at a duty free shop after being refused entry to a first-class lounge.

London's Metropolitan Police said officers were called to "reports of a disturbance involving 30 people in a business lounge" at Terminal 1 of the busy airport on Wednesday.

When police told the group that they would not be allowed to board their flight, "a number of the group became abusive and pushed officers," a spokeswoman said on the force's customary condition of anonymity.

Six men were arrested on charges of violent disorder and affray and spent the night at London police stations. Police did not name the men, but said all were U.S. citizens in their 30s.

Seven officers received cuts, bruises and other minor injuries, the force said.

Snoop Dogg — real name Calvin Broadus, 34 — had been due to perform in Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday.

A former associate of Los Angeles gang the Crips, Snoop Dogg built his early career on recordings offering gritty details of gang life.

WESTSIDE!!

2006-04-26T14:51:00.000-07:00

ice cube was at the fillmore last night. it was pretty rad - not the most amazing rap concert i've been to (snoop dogg at slims still reigns as the best night of my life and i think lyrics born at the great american music hall still comes in a distant second*) but definitely a good show.

what always kills me about going to a rap concert are all the times i've been told to be careful. friends, parents, co-workers... i've heard it from everyone. "you're going where? wow... be careful." and while i appreciate the sentiment - its like - be careful of what? getting roofied? getting stabbed? joining a gang? maybe i'm horribly naive and should be on the lookout for all of the above... but this is the fillmore - not some warehouse in hunters point (ahem, POCKET)... and underneath all the rhymes about bop guns - isn't he just a nice guy driving his girlfriend's kids to vancouver?

in anycase - the show was great fun. oh and i forgot how awesome Gangstas Make The World Go Round is. (jacquie - will you please put it on the shasta mix? thanks.) so here are some camera phone pics documenting the adventure.

most dangerous part of the show? waiting in line to buy tickets. we went a couple weeks ago to purchase them directly from the fillmore to avoid the ticketmaster fees. scalpers own scary dogs... who knew?

here's the crew walking from becca's house to the show

tha dogg pound opened. snoop didn't show though...

thats cube on the right. its hard to tell from here but his outfit inspired my halloween costume for this year. thats right - a muni driver.

final shot of the show. not a good picture but look at all the camera phones in the air - a dangerous crowd indeed.

*in the rap concert race - not the best night of my life race

westside bonus

2006-04-26T14:50:00.000-07:00

here's the Gangstas Make The World Go Round video for your viewing and listening pleasure. you have to click play a couple times to get through the ads. RAD.

Westside Connection Lyrics

chicks and ducks and geese better scurry...

2006-04-19T09:50:00.000-07:00

i've had that song running through my head ever since i found out about tomkat's baby. i went for a walk with aileen last night and when i told her "tomkat named their baby Suri..." she replied "with the fringe on top?" brilliant.

whatever happened to chris klein?

good eats

2006-04-18T01:21:00.000-07:00

if you've ever sat through an episode of 30 minute meals - chances are you've seen at least part of good eats. its this super cheesy cooking show that airs weeknights after rachael ray. alton brown is the star and each episode focuses on one type of food or method and always includes a way beyond lame subplot featuring cranky neighbors, the mafia, foreign spies, stuffed animals or all of the above. the thing is - its the most informative food show on TV. and i love it. period.

so i was watching good eats last night and the episode was all about honey - which reminded me i was out and needed a new container. the weather has kept me away from farmers market for months so i decided i most definitely needed to make my way over there today for a new jar of marshall's farm. rad.

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the other thing i remembered while watching good eats was that i had promised some of you i'd post this fabulous ramen recipe that i learned during the episode on pouch cooking. i mean - lets be honest here - ramen is rad. yes its fried and yes its not good for you - but its so yummy. i've made this twice now and what i love about it (besides being an ultimate comfort food) is that its made almost entirely of things i've got on hand and the clean up is nonexistent! my slightly altered version is below. original is on the link. the amounts below are for one serving - you can double, quadruple or whatever - you might have to increase the cooking time. just take a peek and its done when the shrimp is done. don't worry about overcooking... last time i made it i think i overcooked by almost a full 10 minutes and it still turned out fine.

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RAMEN SHRIMP POUCH

1 package Ramen noodles
1 handful snap peas (about 10), washed and trimmed
5 medium raw shrimp, peeled and deveined (i just defrost frozen ones from TJ's)
2 tbsp finely chopped onion
2 tbsp sliced scallions
dash red pepper flakes
dash kosher salt
1 cup vegetable broth
2 tbsp mirin
1 tbsp soy sauce
1 tsp sesame oil

Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.

Place ramen in the center of 2 pieces of aluminum foil stacked perpendicular (you can use one piece of aluminum if it is wide enough). Pull sides and corners of pouch up to form a small basket shape leaving an opening at the top. Stack the following ingredients on top of noodles, in this order: shrimp, snap peas, onions, scallions, red pepper flakes, and salt.

In small bowl, combine vegetable broth, mirin, soy sauce, and sesame oil. Pour liquid into the basket. Press foil together, leaving a small opening to allow steam to escape. Place on cookie sheet and bake in oven for 15-20 minutes. Serve immediately.

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i typed all of the above, saved a spot for a picture of the honey stand, wandered over the ferry building and the honey stand wasn't there! sigh. so i settled for slivered almonds, beets and an artichoke - all definitely good eats.

the one where i tell you how much i hate the government

2006-04-17T01:41:00.000-07:00

i should have seen it coming. the morning started out a little too fabulous to be true... woke up early, took an extra long shower, strolled to the bus stop and got a seat on the 1 bx. "yep," i thought as i took a break from us weekly to look at the beautiful blue sky, "things are definitely looking up: the sun is shining, i'm going on vacation in 24 days, and i got a tax refund this year. 2006? best year ever." sigh. yay life.

you see last year i owed millions of dollars in taxes. like - for reals. this, in addition to the hundreds of thousands that already came out of my paycheck. so how happy was i when not only did i file a month early but was getting a refund! almost 300 dollars! yay tax year 05!

so i check my account this morning and thats when i see it --

US TREASURY TAX REFUND: $10.42

umm. wait. what?!? so, not only did i manage to screw up (big surprise - arithmetic has never been my strong suit - oh, and plus my life blows) but someone caught it? i'm saving myself additional anguish by not calling the IRS on tax day so i guess i'll just wait for the letter explaining my mistakes... "in addition to the careless errors on your tax return, it is our duty to inform you that any medical expenses you incur during the course of your stay in a lonely hospital bed in a 3rd world country after you develop a terminal illness are not deductible..." yay misery!

whats really got me fired up is that if it was a mistake in my favor - they wouldn't have caught it. we send our forms for a refund to a cleverly staffed facility with lots of uber aggressive number crunchers and big expensive machines trained to find errors... and our forms with payment to what? a warehouse staffed with some highschool dropout feeding forms through a scantron? yay america!

and then there's the part about where the tax dollars are spent. don't get me started. sigh. maybe i'll join the libertarian party. care to join me?

weather sorta better...

2006-04-07T12:21:00.000-07:00

...muni still blows though. here's a picture of the daily nightmare i share with other confused commuters:

no need to squint becca

i'm off to sacramento this weekend for some QT with whit & gwen (matt's outta town). how am i getting there you ask? oh, the train. i'm definitely excited for a random adventure and the anticipation of many new and hilarious public transit stories to add to my arsenal.

have a fabulous weekend!