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About Me

Super-fun and genuine. Did I say super-fun? So I'm laid back with nothing to prove. What you see is what you get. It's funny how many people are uncomfortable with that concept.I have a weird obsession with cleaning the kitchen. I love design shows (anything HGTV) even though I don't have a design gene inside of me. I love the holidays, if for nothing more, because of all the decorations. I love to decorate for holidays.I just got a job at the Apple store at Old Orchard Mall (I have a good feeling about being there, so let's see how it goes), but I still bartend on the weekends.I have a great family that I'm really close with. Donnie is my super-awesome boyfriend that puts smiles on my face more than he knows (and he's a really good cook too!).Daytime TV sucks (except Golden Girls....they are the best!) except for a few random exceptions. Thank God my metabolism runs on high because I love to eat, although that theory is currently being tested. UPDATE: I really haven't worked out since last October, and I've kept my shape! I really thought I was going to get fat : )

My Interests

Donnie! Bike riding, relaxing with a glass of wine and friends, good meals, walking along the lake, working out, hanging with my Mom and Dad, and Oma.

I'd like to meet:

Genuine people

Music:

I like it all! My mood decides the music I listen to.

Movies:

Serial Mom is my all time favorite, and the new Charlie and the Chocolate Factory is a close runner up! 28 Days Later, Latter Days, The first Harry Potter movie (I know, I know). I just saw Pan's Labrynth and give it extremely high marks. Not a huge movie buff, so as I think of them I'll add them.

Television:

First off, let's just get out that I love So You Think You Can Dance and Big Brother! I never thought I would have gotten sucked into those, but alas! Project Runway, The Biggest Loser, Wife Swap, Golden Girls (love this one to tears), The Amazing Race, Check Please!, Anything PBS or History Channel, whatever is on that looks interesting.

Books:

Watership Down, The Trouble with Islam Today, The McDonaldization of America, Fast Food Nation. I love sociological and historical books. I recently read German Boy by Wolfgang Samuel and Abandoned and Forgotten by Eva Tannehill. They are both excellent books about a subject that not many people are aware of. I highly recommend them both.

Heroes:

My Mom and my Oma

My Blog

Turning a new page

So today Dik and I went to the South Side to show a real estate agent our condo in South Shore. Our renter is moving out unexpectedly, and we are ready to sell the place. We met with the guy and he ...
Posted by Jay on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:00:00 PST

I finally have my own computer!

This is a very big milestone for me! I've had my 30th birthday already, I've closed on two mortgages, I've lived on my own, and had my own apartment, but I have finally just purchased my own computer...
Posted by Jay on Sat, 01 Dec 2007 04:28:00 PST

Getting back to the old me

So I took the GMAT and received my initial score of 490. Let's start by saying that isn't a good score, and that was my diagnostic score I received on the first day of class. I'm disappointed in mys...
Posted by Jay on Wed, 20 Jun 2007 06:04:00 PST

Almost here!

Well, after all this time, I'm finally taking the GMAT today at 3PM. Let's see how I do on it, as I now feel ill-prepared to take it.Wish me luck!
Posted by Jay on Tue, 19 Jun 2007 10:43:00 PST

What else?

So they say, "When it rains, it pours!" That has never been so true for me until this past week. #1 Still looking for a day job.#2 Transmission just blew on 5.5 year old car! NEVER EVER BUY A KIA...
Posted by Jay on Thu, 17 May 2007 01:57:00 PST

Two new pics!

I finally got around to adding my new photos from my most recent trip to San Diego. I am so happy with them because they are exactly what I wanted to capture of the coast down there. I intend to blo...
Posted by Jay on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 06:15:00 PST

I'm back!

I just got back from CA last night, and yet again, I had a wonderful time. - I found out that Carlsbad has a great outlet mall (this was very much a shopping trip). - It was confirmed for me that ...
Posted by Jay on Sat, 24 Mar 2007 07:25:00 PST

I'm goin' back to Cali...to Cali...to Cali

Seems like I have only been back for a few weeks. Oh wait, I have. Well, I'm going back to CA next Sunday for a few days. Donnie and I are flying to San Diego once again. He for work, and me to ju...
Posted by Jay on Fri, 09 Mar 2007 12:40:00 PST

Ouch that smarts!

So I have a tight muscle in my lower back. It hurts so much that I can't take in a full breathe when I first start walking from a seated position. Damn thing is so bothersome that I have pain referr...
Posted by Jay on Wed, 07 Mar 2007 01:59:00 PST

School, work, and other things

To set the scene, my last two jobs involved me contracting. My last gig ended after 3 months because the workload dried up and I was unhappy overall working there. Even since leaving, I ha...
Posted by Jay on Tue, 06 Mar 2007 07:11:00 PST