Another Meme - 7 Things

I'm a horrible blogger... Oh, I don't know... a month and a half ago Britt tagged me to do this meme. And... um... I'm a slacker, so I haven't done it yet. But better late than never, right? And as we all say, "yay for blog fodder!"

The rules are as follows:
List 7 random facts about yourself
Tag 7 other bloggers

I'm not going to tag anyone... if you need blog fodder, please feel free to do the meme!

Fact 1: I weighed in at Weight Watchers last week and I've now had a loss for 3 consecutive weeks. Would have been 7, but I had one week where I gained. Anyway, my net loss is now 6.8 lbs! And I love the feeling I get when I see the numbers going lower on the scale! I usually wear a t-shirt and yoga pants to weigh-in, but I was running late last night and had to go directly from work, so I wore my work clothes, naturally. The leader told me I looked beautiful! Weight loss PLUS a compliment! Gotta love it!

Fact 2: As much as I want my CPA license and all I have left is one little ethics exam, the book has been sitting on my kitchen table for a couple months now. I wanted to take a break after having studied for 4 years to pass the 4 subject matter exams, but the little break seems to be going on and on... I need to get on it! Tomorrow is a company holiday, so I'll do my best to study and take a stab at the exam tomorrow and Saturday.

Fact 3: I am a total freak about spelling and grammar... And up until yesterday I fully thought, until JP informed me otherwise, that dammit was spelled "damnit". Oh, and he took quite a bit of pleasure in proving me wrong, which drives me crazy because I'm so anal about spelling! I can't be wrong! LOL.

Fact 4: If you haven't heard of comedian Chelsea Handler, you need to! She has a late night show on E! called Chelsea Lately, which is on every weeknight. At my location it's on at 11pm, and she makes me laugh EVERY NIGHT, so I try to stay up for it as often as possible. I also saw Chelsea live back in June. She's just hilarious! She has an assistant named Chuy who is a little person and has a very heavy accent as his first language is Spanish. He gets his jokes on a teleprompter, and then they always have to provide captions so you know what he's saying. I don't know if Chelsea knows ahead of time what Chuy is going to say, but she cracks up laughing every time he replies to her, and more often than not his replies are completely random but totally hilarious. Last night they were talking about Sharon Stone posing nude on the cover of a French magazine and Chelsea asks, "Chuy, you're friends with Sharon Stone aren't you?" and he says, "God no. She tried to feed me to a dragon." I just laugh my ass off at that show.

Fact 5: I love music. A LOT. I'm currently loving Colbie Caillat's new album "Breakthrough". I also re-discovered, on my iPod, a band called Mikeschair. They're a Christian music group and they have a new album out, but the one I have is a few years old. I wanted to recommend it to a friend, but I searched the web and found that it's no longer for sale! Oh well for them, at least I have it! I better go back it up. And my timeless favorite will always be John Mayer. His music is simply AMAZING. His new album "Battle Studies" is coming out November 17. I cannot wait.

*****I'm having a little bit of trouble coming up with 7 things because I'm pretty sure I already did a "weird things about me" post...*****

Fact 6: My hair is naturally curly, but I didn't know until I was a freshman in college. Kids in middle school would call me cocker spaniel because my hair was so poofy. Little did I know it was because my hair was curly and all I was doing was blow drying it. I blame my mom for not helping be slightly more stylish. I was pretty unattractive in those tween years. I only found out because my curly-haired friend said, "Girl, your hair is frizzy. Put some mousse in it and wear it curly." and I was like, what? my hair is curly?

Fact 7: This one is kind of lame, but I can't think of anything else and I want to finish this post today... I cry really easily. I don't consider myself to be sappy or uber sensitive because I'm pretty raw and can be crass at times, but some things just make me cry a river. Like just now my favorite former boss from the accounting firm (in the So Cal office) I worked at called me because I had emailed him asking a question earlier. His name is Peter and he is also my #1 reference for when potential employers need to verify my awesomeness. I've been keeping him updated on my struggles to obtain employment, so he said, "I'm really, truly sorry about your situation. I know it's tough. I think about you a lot and I have my fingers crossed for you." and he added that while he understands and completely respects my reasons for moving up to Northern California (family), but he would have been able to protect me from layoff and/or helped me more had I stayed in LA. I'm certain that had I stayed in LA, I would not have even been at risk of being laid off. And he's said before that if I move back down, he'd hire me in a heartbeat. And that... that made me cry a little bit. I am truly blessed to have a friend and colleague like Peter.

Peace and love.
J

I've been tagged!

Kori tagged me to do this meme.

1. What is your current obsession? The Internets!

2. What is your weirdest obsession? I can't think of anything off the top of my head.

3. Recall a fond childhood memory? Painting refrigerator boxes on my grandparents’ farm, putting carpet scraps in them and then playing in them like they were houses! I have a ton of fond memories from summers spent on my grandparents’ farm.

4. What’s for dinner? a Mexican Tamale Pie.

5. What would you eat for your last meal? Filet mignon, mashed potatoes, and Adam’s Peanut Butter Cup Fudge Ripple cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory.

6. What’s the last thing you bought? Literally? Hair gel and face wash.

7. What are you listening to right now? The television.

8. What do you think of the person who tagged you? Kori is an amazing individual. A strong, independent woman. A phenomenal mother.

9.If you could have a house totally paid for, fully furnished, anywhere in the world, where would it be? This is really tough because there are a lot of beautiful places in the world, so not having seen them all, I can't say. For now I'll go with New Zealand - beautiful scenery and mild weather. I hate heat and humidity.

10.If you could go anywhere in the world for the next hour, where would you go? Snorkeling on the Great Barrier Reef.

11. Which language do you want to learn? I’d like to speak Spanish fluently.

12. What’s your favorite quote (for now)? “Can you look out the window without your shadow getting in the way?” – Sarah McLachlan

13.What is your favorite color? Blue

14. What is your favorite piece of clothing in your own wardrobe? Trouser jeans.

15. What is your dream job? Owning a coffee shop and/or doing something that makes a difference in the world. I’d love to volunteer with needy kids and families or work with Doctors Without Borders.

16.What’s your favorite magazine? I currently subscribe to Self, but I haven’t been reading it. I like National Geographic, but I don’t subscribe.

17. If you had $100 now, what would you spend it on? A bag for my new camera.

18. Describe your personal style? Kind of stylish, but not stylish to the point where I spend tons of money on the newest (and weirdest) fashions. Comfort is the most important factor. Most of my clothes are solids that can be mixed and matched. I’m a Gap & Banana Republic girl.

19. What are you going to do after this? Go to my friends’ house for brownies, strawberries, and ice cream! Yum. (Yeah, I typed this up last night.)

20.What are your favorite films? I love action movies and comedies. My favorites are the Ocean’s trilogy, Old School, and now The Hangover. Not exactly “films”, but they’re what I like.

21. What’s your favorite fruit? I can’t choose just one. I love so many! Peaches, mangoes, blueberries, strawberries, watermelon, cherries, bananas, apples.

22.What inspires you? People who are strong and persevere. Creative people.

23. Your favorite books? Anything by Barbara Kingsolver. She moves me.

24. Do you collect anything? I kind of collect shot glasses, but I stopped because I had too many. I had a cute little shelf above the sink in my last apt to display them, but now they’re hiding in the cupboard because I’m classier now. ☺

25. Any advice from bitter experience? Never burn bridges, no matter how much you want to. The world IS small and everyone knows everyone!

26. What makes you follow a blog? If it’s witty and makes me laugh. I also love to read cute quotes from peoples’ kids. Good photography will also keep me coming back.

Rules: 1. Respond. 2. Tag 4 other people.

I’m tagging Mikki, Brit, J, and MyLittleBecky.

Meme (I so hate that word)

I think the word meme is annoying. I don't know why. I just think it's ugly.

I'm taking this meme from Kori. 7 random/weird things about myself:

1. I can't chew minty gum. It makes me nauseated. I also can't chew gum for more than about 3 minutes. I just have to spit it out.

2. I hate sandwiches. No idea why. I just do. The only sandwiches I'll eat are turkey or pastrami from Togo's. At Subway I'll only get the pastrami. Togo's is my favorite. I don't like Subway, but I do like that they have olives. Togo's doesn't.

3. Apparently it's really weird that I haven't seen any of the Lord of the Rings movies. I just don't care to. I prefer action movies and comedies over sci-fi.

4. My joints are "shallow and loose" according to an orthopedic surgeon. My knee-caps have dislocated since I was in third grade. In 10th grade I dislocated my shoulder after falling on the ski slopes. Now it's loose and has dislocated when I rolled.over.in.bed!! LAME! My knees have been pretty stable for a couple years, so I hope they stay that way! Dislocation is seriously the most traumatic thing I've ever been through. It is PAINFUL. I was very close to going into shock when my shoulder popped out in bed. I was nauseated and almost blacked out.

5. I am a total freak about spelling and grammar. I could NEVER date or marry a man who is a bad speller. Shallow, I know. I also correct people's grammar when they're speaking, and apparently people don't exactly appreciate that.

6. I am hyper-aware of my surroundings. I always notice if someone drops something or if they leave something behind, and I'm the nice kind of person who will let you know. But at the same time, my hyper-awareness is annoying to people. Just the other day my friend (a guy) hocked a loogey in my presence and I said, "Wow. That was sexy." and he said, "Gah, why do you have to notice EVERY single little thing?!" (But in my opinion hocking a loogey is way more annoying that me saying, "that was sexy." LOL)

7. I LOVE office supplies and well organized spreadsheets. Yes, I'm a nerd. I love accounting and auditing. I'm so lucky to have discovered it at a young age and to have had the opportunity and the brains to get into a good school that helped launch me into the workforce. :)

Peace and love.
J

FOUR

4 Jobs I’ve Had:
Team Lead at Jamba Juice, Shift Supervisor at Starbucks, Research Manager at a recruiting firm, Senior Auditor at an accounting firm

4 Movies I’ve Watched Over and Over:
Wild Hearts Can't be Broken, Shrek, Sixteen Candles, Old School

4 Places I Have Lived:
San Jose, Irvine, San Luis Obispo, Los Angeles

4 Shows I Watch:
Grey's Anatomy, ER, The Office, October Road

4 Places I’ve Been:
Suriname, Australia, New Zealand, Seoul, Korea

4 People Who Email Me Regularly:
Dad, Papa, Amanda, Breanna

4 Favorite Things to Eat:
Filet Mignon, Mashed potatoes, Adam's Peanut Butter Fudge Cup Ripple cheesecake from the Cheesecake Factory, Cereal

4 Places I’d Rather Be:
with family, with friends, Hawaii, Australia

4 Things I Look Forward to this Year:
Meeting an amazing man (I totally feel like I will!), seeing the new babies of all my friends who are pregnant right now, passing my last 2 CPA exams, losing weight