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Jess!

Yo.

About Me

I was born in Edmonton, Alberta back in the 80's and moved to British Columbia in the early 90's to my horror and dismay. Although, now I love B.C. and wouldn't move back to Alberta for anybody.

My favorite person in the world is my one and only older brother, Dennis; although, I think he might be leaving me for his girlfriend... I don't blame him (I'm annoying).

Anyway, I've lived in B.C. for most of my life and went to school on Vancouver Island at the University of Victoria. I finished my degree with a major in English literature and a minor in Philosophy (Applied Ethics). I love philosophy but I just didn't have the motivation to finish a major in it as well. And, in my naive state in 2nd year I thought that English would be a more useful major... but it's not....

Now, I'm trying to get into law school but considering scrapping that plan for a year or so to move abroad just to be closer to my buddy Sarah (don't tell my mom). Just kidding. Kind of. I fell in love with London when I was visiting but felt that my two weeks there were tragically short, so I would love to go back! The fact that Sarah is there is icing on the cake... no... maybe more like 1/4 of the actual cake plus the icing (she's that special).

Right now I'm just looking for a real job after my 1.5 month hiatus in Ghana and London, and tutoring English to a bunch of ESL kids that are none too happy that I came back.

And that's my life in the longest form possible ;)

My Interests

All music, literature, fashion and sewing (I'm 100, I know), art, theatre, the world, life... everything really.

I'd like to meet:

Anyone with anything interesting to say

Music:

Again... everything.

I'll listen to anything you can play on actual instruments. I am not a fan of techno or house.

I love anything you can sing or dance along to and anything creative. I lean mostly towards the jazz-blues-rnb persuasion but I also really like anything with an acoustic guitar or a piano.

I think Missy Elliot is really unique and Philosopher Kings are definately one of the top 10 best bands (according to me), Josh Groban will always be near my CD player and Sweet Salt. I'm addicted to the Hillsong United's "look to you" album right now too. Old Blue Eyes, of course... Coldplay, Alicia Keys, Diana Krall, Jars of Clay, Newsboys, Three Days Grace, Joss Stone... I love them all...

Movies:

Godfathers I & II, American History X, Shawshank Redemption, Sound of Music and anything with Audrey Hepburn, Gene Kelly or Fred Astaire in it.

Television:

Gilmore Girls!!! Judge me if you must...

Books:

"If Nobody Speaks of Remarkable Things" - Jon McGregor

"Long Way Round" - Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman

"Jane Eyre" - Charlotte Bronte

"The Giving Tree" - Shel Silverstein

Heroes:

Anyone who's brave enough to pursue their dreams and live life with confidence.

My Blog

Hi Sarah...

Hey!I'm pretty sure that Sarah is the only one who reads this but who knows!Anyways, just writing to let you know that I'm leaving to go to the motherland (Korea) on Thursday.  Sounds like m...
Posted by Jess! on Tue, 14 Nov 2006 07:24:00 PST

What's been going on lately...

Hey!!!I haven't written for so long... I don't even know if anyone checks this anymore.  Anyways... for those of you who do...I'm still teaching... and that's pretty much the same.  I celebr...
Posted by Jess! on Wed, 23 Aug 2006 11:57:00 PST

Same old, same old...

Hey everyone in blog world...Yah... I feel like I set this up for nothing because I never post anything!  So here's a little blog for you... if by you I only mean Sarah it's all good...My life is...
Posted by Jess! on Thu, 04 May 2006 01:21:00 PST

Cousins!

Hey!So... my cousin Justin FINALLY was released from the hospital.  It took SO long.  They said he would get out in 1-2 days... and then (after he stayed for 11 days) they said he was the fi...
Posted by Jess! on Tue, 21 Mar 2006 10:14:00 PST

Faith...

Okay... I'm still reading that book "I Still Believe".  It's so short but it's been taking me weeks!  I don't know what's going on but that's the story.  Anyway... I'm close to the end ...
Posted by Jess! on Tue, 14 Mar 2006 09:29:00 PST

Morphine... friend to all

Hi!Yesterday was so weird. I woke up to snow... SNOW in March.  Now those of you familiar with the rumor that Canada is always cold may not find this bit of news interesting... but it barely snow...
Posted by Jess! on Fri, 10 Mar 2006 11:41:00 PST

Love you cuz...

A month or so before I left for Ghana my cousin was complaining about chest pains and shortness of breath but we thought he was just out of shape or something until one day his lung suddenly collapsed...
Posted by Jess! on Wed, 08 Mar 2006 11:12:00 PST

"Give Back the Love"

"You were never more than 15 minutes away from me,growing up on the very same street never you without me,I was there when you crashed and you burned and you cut off your hair,It was me that helped yo...
Posted by Jess! on Tue, 07 Mar 2006 11:27:00 PST

Y'all better stop clapping before this song starts up again...

yo cyber world...Haha... I'm in such a weird mood today.  I'm really bored but I've been doing things all day and I've been going from grumpy to hyper and back again.  And then I say things ...
Posted by Jess! on Sun, 05 Mar 2006 08:43:00 PST

Back to the real world... sort of...

I'm going back to teaching today.  I have my first student in two hours and I'm dreading it like nobody's business.At least they'll be better than the preschoolers in Ghana and I get paid better;...
Posted by Jess! on Fri, 03 Mar 2006 07:24:00 PST