WHAT DO YOU FEAR MOST IN LIFE?

In an interesting online conversation I had today, a friend asked me if most people's fear in life is failure, not succeeding. My response was on pure subconscious instinct, and I didnt' even have to THINK bout my response. The below is the exert:

PK: do you think it's safe to say that everybody's greatest fear in life is to not succeed?UscJessC: nope
PK: to never attain their dreams?
PK: no?
UscJessC: people say death, people say failure, i say not having my other half
UscJessC: success is relative
UscJessC: death is certain
UscJessC: love is not.
UscJessC: -the great jess chen
UscJessC: let's carve that in stone. that sounded REALLL GOOD.

What do you think?

Central Park on a wonderful sunny NY day! By Betheseda Fountain 

BIG CHEESE from Mell 

Outside Pastis 

dessert! 

At PASTIS... braised beef with carrots, and grilled salmon over a bed of warm spinach with bacon and pecans! 

drinkin the veuve cliquot.

@ RUBYFALLS ...amelia..caroline..jess..mell..angel 

Waiting for the taxi..mell, caroline, amelia, and jason's sister jessica 

Jess and Mell 

Mell and I met up with a couple of our NY-bred Pledge Bros from college. Jason and Tommy. Here we are @ AVA LOUNGE ontop the Majestic Hotel 

THE NYC CHEEESECAKE decorated by us 3. SHLAG is SOOO GOOOD! 

Mell loves SHHHH-LAAAA-G. 

Caroline in steak-heaven. Oye! 

Along with steak, there was the best BACON i have ever had, creamed spinach, and this tomato/onion appetizer I could've made @ home, as well as delish NYC cheesecake with a full-bowl of SHLAG (aka whipped cream). We like our food! 

THE MEAT.The liquid on the right is "the juice" aka fat. 

2nd Day: The three of us (jess, caroline, mell) found enough courage to take the subway by ourselves to Flatbush Brooklyn in the hunt for PETER LUGER's STEAKHOUSE. We braved a hollarin' TAXI DRIVER on the street who felt the need to tell us 3, "I LIKE WHAT I SEE!" (snicker, snicker). YUCK. Otherwise, the dinner was great! 

When you go to NYC for the first time, where else do you go besides Times Square? (Jess, Mell, Amelia, Jason) 

2nd Cousin Alan and Jess. Picture for the relatives! Bear with us. 

First stop after arrival: JOE'S SHANGHAI in Chinatown for SOUP DUMPLINGS and SHANGHAI RICE CAKE. 6 peeps, 4 trays of dumplings. Heffers we are!