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Jen

In the end, my whole body is my story.

About Me



The older I get, the less compromising I am.

My Interests

Spring...museums, Central Park, mountains, lakes, drives, sundresses, etc...

I'd like to meet:



The honest, the loyal, and the sane.

Music:

John Legend, Jeff Buckley, Nina Simone, Cake, Mary J. Blige, Azure Ray, Regina Spektor, Coldplay, Poe, Joss Stone, Blondie, David Grey, Indigo Girls, Fugees, Sarah McLachlan, Amy Winehouse, Dave Matthews Band, Ben Folds Five, Sublime, Joshua Radin, Tori Amos, Ani DiFranco, The Postal Service, Keane, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Sade, Neil Young, Fiona Apple, The Fray, Norah Jones, and Al Green.

Movies:

My lack of attention span prevents me from sitting through many movies. Some all-time favs...Shawshank Redemption, Love Actually, High Fidelity, Dog Day Afternoon, The Deer Hunter, The Godfathers, Goodfellas, Rear Window, Charade, The Philadelphia Story, and Rebecca. The Cider House Rules because I want orphans.

Television:

My DVR consists of hours and hours of: Law and Order SVU, Scrubs, Family Guy, Aqua Teen, The Daily Show, Colbert Report, I Love Lucy, Dead Like Me, The Office, The Simpsons, and Namaste Yoga. I'll never catch up.

Books:

RECENTLY: "Diary", "Choke", and "Lullaby" by Chuck Palahniuk, "The Haunting" and "We Have Always Lived in The Castle" by Shirley Jackson, "Sacred Time" "Intrusions", and "Salt Dancers" by Ursula Hegi. "The Time Traveler's Wife" by Audrey Niffenegger. "She's Come Undone" and "I Know This Much is True" by Wally Lamb. "The Five People You Meet in Heaven" by Mitch Albom. "The Red Tent" by Anita Diamant. "Asylum" and "Spider" by Patrick McGrath. "The DaVinci Code" and "Angels and Demons" by Dan Brown. "A Time to Kill", "The Street Lawyer", and "The Summons" by Grisham. "Naked" by David Sedaris. "Wicked" by Gregory Maguire. NOW: "The Memory Keeper's Daughter" by Kim Edwards.

Heroes:

The ones who haven't left or given up. The ones who smile.

My Blog

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Yay for the Bronx Zoo!!!  What an awesome place and what a perfect day for it.  Nearly 5 hours wasn't nearly enough...must go back soon.  Come along!! How nice it is that the summer is ...
Posted by Jen on Mon, 18 Jun 2007 06:15:00 PST

Day of me.

I love relaxing days to myself so much.  I don't stay still very easily but the lack of a time schedule is lovely.  I was productive in a selfish way...my favorite. hehe Slept in a bit, ran ...
Posted by Jen on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 05:23:00 PST

So far...

stolen internet Waffle House! new polka dot bikini beach 4 different colors on my body (one being all nice and painful) kayaks! alligators! new cat Freedom Writers mixed cds chocolate postcards kayaks...
Posted by Jen on Sat, 19 May 2007 05:16:00 PST

Stolen

Yay for oddly personal info on the net!!!  Weekend mornings are when these things get me.  Why?  Because I should be pushing a shopping cart right now. And I just don't want to.(001) Yo...
Posted by Jen on Sat, 12 May 2007 07:59:00 PST

Sunday

Sundays are awesome. Sleeping in (kinda) followed by a lazy morning.  A surprise visit for a few hours coupled with a run to B&N.  Hours of reading in my bright and airy living room.&nbs...
Posted by Jen on Mon, 07 May 2007 06:13:00 PST

Restored

A beautiful weekend has calmed my mind.  It doesn't take much to rile me up but it works both ways.  Sometimes. hehe So...it's Earth Day.  My plan here was to write insightful paragraph...
Posted by Jen on Mon, 23 Apr 2007 05:40:00 PST

Florida!

When in doubt...book a flight. I guess. Exhaling. Something to look forward to...
Posted by Jen on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 06:03:00 PST

I need to stop researching disturbing shit

www.circuses.com This is not new information to me and I'm sure it's not to you.  It's just something to remember...and to care about.
Posted by Jen on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 11:57:00 PST

Pilar

Once upon a time, in a land far away, a beautiful, independent, self assured Princess happened upon a frog as she sat contemplating ecological issues on the shores of an unpolluted pond in a verdant m...
Posted by Jen on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:45:00 PST

Lookit

Insane.  But it was only 15 bucks!  I had to.
Posted by Jen on Fri, 30 Mar 2007 06:51:00 PST