OK. Another REVIVAL. The Passion of Jess will now be debuting @ a website near you! Anyways, I have been "away" for awhile, forgetting to update good ol' blogger-----Anything Less, Wouldn't Be Jess. Now onto more important matters.
Since last posting in freakin SEPTEMBER, it is now borderline MARCH. Let's name off a few important benchmark time-passers.
1. ALIAS - we are already on Episode 14. Best show on earth, though season 3 has not been up to Season' 2 LEVEL of GREATEST SHOW ON TELEVISION!!!! Syd and Vaughn are finally expressing their feelings, and syd is kickin' ass in the SPY WORLD as she should...and MICHAEL VARTAN is again, the hottest breathing mammal EVER. haha.
2. GOIN TO TAIWAN--- this Sunday for two weeks. First BIG vacation in years. I'm surprised work let me take these many days off. Hopefully by the time I get back, I'll get..... we'll continue this THING Sat. evening, maybe I'll know the finalilites. Anyways, goin to the Motherland to see my Gramps, Grams, Cousins, Aunts, UNcles, nieces, etc. etc. Walk with Grams to the open market each morning, helping her cook, taking Gramps for walks, basically....being good grandchildren. And of course, being given the THIRD DEGREE by my youngest aunt, who REFUSES to believe that all of the Chen Girls, i.e. My two sisters and myself, don't have boyfriends. Should I be surprised that my aunt gives us the THIRD DEGREE about BF's? Maybe not, cuz sometimes I do wonder, why the hell don't we have a nice, sweet dish by our sides? And trust me, this is not me thinkin' we're ALLL THAT. We're just good decent looking people with good hearts and good personalities. What's the problem?!
In a nutshell, I can definitely expect EVERYONE to ask if either of us have BFs, so does anyone want to help me brainstorm believable reasons why that is? Then they will ask what we are doing with our lives. Then they will ask us when we are going to get married. Then they will tell us how crappy our Chinese has gotten. And maybe, they will decide to give me an arranged marriage and introduce me to a nice FOBBY boy. Blech.
3. NEW RESTAURANTS --- for you to try out. TOAST -$- on 3rd st. between La Cienega and Fairfax. GO for BRUNCH and LUNCH. What's good? EVERYTHING on their b-fast menu. B-fast quesadilla, the pasta, SHakshuka, 3 eggs special, and ALWAYS go for their side choice of FRUIT SALAD. It's sooo good - fresh berries, kiwi, mango, pineapple, melons. Best in town! Don't leave without trying their Banana Pudding with Nila Wafers. To die For! TIPS: ON weekends, arrive by 10 if you want a short wait. If arriving later, expect 20-35 min. wait. Salads and sandwiches are great too! Fast service!
JOE's -$$$- in Venice on Abbot Kinney. Try their Price Fix Specials, otherwise, great tuna tartare, foiegras, peach cheesecake thingy. Great ambience, definitely pricey, save for special occays. Make Rezzies. NAPA VALLEY GRILLE - $$- Westwood. great Lavender Duck, Grain Mustard Pork CHop, Seafood Risotto, and Lamb. Cute ambiance. BANDERA - $$- Wilshire and Barrington. omg. I just went here yesterday for the 6th, 7th time? YUM. Start of with their Bread Platter for a buck-fitty..or DEFINITELY go for their HOME SMOKED SALMON PLATTER for $13. SOOO GOOD. Toasted thin white bread with a generous serving of smoked salmon with a herb spread. Drinks: Nick got the bourbon, but that's NOT my cup of tea. Try the CInnabar red wine for $7. Generous glass. Onto the FOOD! The LEg of Lamb is delish, as well as their Beef Tenderloin and Spinach/CHicken Enchilada Platter with Escobece (southwestern vegetable salad with lime, cilantro and champagne vinagrette) and rice. HELLA GOOD. Their CHeeseburger is hella good too. For dessert... homemade oreo ice cream sandwiches. YUM. Drinks. Appetizer. Entree. ~ $30/person. Jazz piano/guiatar/bass group plays on most evenings.
OK. All this talk about food is making me hungry. DInner rezzies @ GYUKAKU - japanese-korean yakiniku bbq on PICO. It's great tooooo! Grill your own meat without leaving smelling like it!!!
Bon appetit! Live, love, eat.
"In life, go big, or go home."
Thursday, September 25, 2003
Damn I've Been Gone For A While.
Ok. Here I go again. Another Jess Revival. Only hopes is that I check-in with blog more often from now on. Reason for lack of "bloggin'" in recent months is because nothing really BIG has actually happened. It's been rather hum-drum, uneventful, a life needing a jolt of sumpin' sumpin'. What that could be... I dunno. Just a good sign needs to be sent to me for me to feel like everything I'm doin' is going fruitfully according to some higher plan/agenda/work-in-progress, called, Jess' Glorious Life.
So, in a nutshell, I'll just B-line through some cool stuff of the past summer.
ABC PRIMETIME WEEKEND @ California Adventure
Who: Tin and I, and a buncha ALIAS FREAKS we don't know.
When: Beginning of Aug.
Where: Calif. Adventure
Why: To See the Stars of our favorite TV show, ALIAS. If you haven't been watching, there's no time like NOW. Season premiere, Sun. 9 pm. ABC. Stars i.e. Jennifer Garner, Michael Vartan. HOT HOT HOT.
What Happened: Cast did a Q&A with Fans, it was fantastic, then there was a parade.
Highlights: HIGHS: Seeing Garner and Vartan.. in PERSON.
LOWS: Riding California Screamin' --the only upsidedown ride, that was considerably weak, and becoming NAUSEOUS afterwards. Tin had to go to the First Aid Hut and get my Ibruprofen and water, and I was NOSH for 2 hours, I threw up, it was horrrrible. But I was all better by Q&A time. NOTE TO SELF and OTHERS: NO MORE ROLLER COASTER RIDES for JESS, NEVER INVITE ME TO GO, I WILL BE POOR COMPANY, I WILL MAKE YOUR DAY SHITTY. Thanks, Tin, for taking care of me. =) heheh.
PARTING NOTE: Garner is soo cute and great, VARTAN is SOOO HOT and awesome, ALIAS is the one show you aren't watching, but need to start. Season 1 is out on DVD, go get it, rent it, watch it. I've already converted my two sisters into BIG BIG Alias FANS!
ALIAS SEASON 1 DVD: It's great. Best commentary, great bonus features. And I ask again, WHY AREN'T You WATCHING?
COOKING: I LOVE TO COOK. I LOVE to COOK. I WANT COOKING APPLIANCES. If you ever want to get me a gift I will like, THINK KITCHEN, or think MOVIES, or think ALIAS.
JOB HUNT: STILL GOING. STILL GOING. Sending those resumes. Goin' to interviews. Waiting for callbacks. I can't stand places that don't call you back even if you don't get the job. I don't care if I didn't get the job, at least call and tell me, and lemme know what I can do to make myself a better sell. The right job will come around, so, DOOODE, just lemme know why I didn't get the job. No hard feelings, buddy.
NEW APT: It's great. So everyone come visit.
J.CREW: I'm a Client Specialist now, so if you'd like to be added to my Client Book, lemme know. =) Come to J.CREW @ the grove for SUPER CUSTOMER SERVICe. Clothes with a SMILE. Visit http://www.jcrew.com and see the newest stuff from our Fall collection.
I can't think of anything more at the moment. Get back to you later. Adios!
Ok. Here I go again. Another Jess Revival. Only hopes is that I check-in with blog more often from now on. Reason for lack of "bloggin'" in recent months is because nothing really BIG has actually happened. It's been rather hum-drum, uneventful, a life needing a jolt of sumpin' sumpin'. What that could be... I dunno. Just a good sign needs to be sent to me for me to feel like everything I'm doin' is going fruitfully according to some higher plan/agenda/work-in-progress, called, Jess' Glorious Life.
So, in a nutshell, I'll just B-line through some cool stuff of the past summer.
ABC PRIMETIME WEEKEND @ California Adventure
Who: Tin and I, and a buncha ALIAS FREAKS we don't know.
When: Beginning of Aug.
Where: Calif. Adventure
Why: To See the Stars of our favorite TV show, ALIAS. If you haven't been watching, there's no time like NOW. Season premiere, Sun. 9 pm. ABC. Stars i.e. Jennifer Garner, Michael Vartan. HOT HOT HOT.
What Happened: Cast did a Q&A with Fans, it was fantastic, then there was a parade.
Highlights: HIGHS: Seeing Garner and Vartan.. in PERSON.
LOWS: Riding California Screamin' --the only upsidedown ride, that was considerably weak, and becoming NAUSEOUS afterwards. Tin had to go to the First Aid Hut and get my Ibruprofen and water, and I was NOSH for 2 hours, I threw up, it was horrrrible. But I was all better by Q&A time. NOTE TO SELF and OTHERS: NO MORE ROLLER COASTER RIDES for JESS, NEVER INVITE ME TO GO, I WILL BE POOR COMPANY, I WILL MAKE YOUR DAY SHITTY. Thanks, Tin, for taking care of me. =) heheh.
PARTING NOTE: Garner is soo cute and great, VARTAN is SOOO HOT and awesome, ALIAS is the one show you aren't watching, but need to start. Season 1 is out on DVD, go get it, rent it, watch it. I've already converted my two sisters into BIG BIG Alias FANS!
ALIAS SEASON 1 DVD: It's great. Best commentary, great bonus features. And I ask again, WHY AREN'T You WATCHING?
COOKING: I LOVE TO COOK. I LOVE to COOK. I WANT COOKING APPLIANCES. If you ever want to get me a gift I will like, THINK KITCHEN, or think MOVIES, or think ALIAS.
JOB HUNT: STILL GOING. STILL GOING. Sending those resumes. Goin' to interviews. Waiting for callbacks. I can't stand places that don't call you back even if you don't get the job. I don't care if I didn't get the job, at least call and tell me, and lemme know what I can do to make myself a better sell. The right job will come around, so, DOOODE, just lemme know why I didn't get the job. No hard feelings, buddy.
NEW APT: It's great. So everyone come visit.
J.CREW: I'm a Client Specialist now, so if you'd like to be added to my Client Book, lemme know. =) Come to J.CREW @ the grove for SUPER CUSTOMER SERVICe. Clothes with a SMILE. Visit http://www.jcrew.com and see the newest stuff from our Fall collection.
I can't think of anything more at the moment. Get back to you later. Adios!
Thursday, July 10, 2003
OK. WELCOME BACK, ME, AGAIN. PART DEUX.
Ok. I can't even remember if a lot of things have been happening recently. The most important issue I have been concerned about has been finding a job/career. Currently, I'm still a lovely J.CREW Associate which has been great cuz I love the people I work with and love customer service, and I think I might even have a knack @ retail somewhere down the line. Yes, you heard it here first. But I just got a call from 20th Century Fox Tv Publicity and I have an interview MOnday. Fingers crossed. I guess this entry will be made up of random thoughts and recounting memories of the past couple of weeks.
MELL's GOING AWAY *BOW CHICKA-BOW-WOW* POW WOW: consisting of LOTSA friends, deltas, boys, and alcohol. Dinner was @ Miyagi's and it was great seeing and yappin with everyone that came. Drinks flowed right from the get-go with Mell tippin back a nice, refreshing LONG ISLAND!! Those in attendence, Mell, Mao, Jen Ito, Vanessa, Annette. Jessica, Caroline, Everly, Angie, Angie's Bf Ryan without the B, Cindy and Cin's Bf Jamie, Master P "Matt", Merlo, Eric, Joe, Seung, and Jin, Lance and Frances, and I forgetting anyone?! Anyways, drinks flowed thanks to the generous boys who kindly offered us beverages, Caroline even hit on the Frenchie bartender in which she swapped her number for free drinks. Caroline, caroline, always knows how to take one for the team. FYI: Frenchie called her up a couple days later for a date. hahah. Miyagi's, surprisingly, plays great music videos. Alotta alternative rock, such as COldplay, Chevelle, Bush, NO Doubt, in which we decided to sing half the songs, and do cool 80's dance moves. Well me and Matt decided to Robot and Worm around in a pair, it was awesome. I'm VERY impressed that Matt, of all nerds and dorks, can DANCE!! He can actually punk-move. Talk about never judgin a book by its cover! (No offense Matt, love you, you know that!)
Anyways, we were there for a while, drinkin' sake bombs, tequila puffs, *unmentionable* named drinks, yeah. Nuff bout liquids. Next off it was DUBLINS, but DUBLINS does not have a dance floor anymore to our surprised so we left ASAP, but not before Caroline decided to get into a lil argument with one of the Dublin guys. ANyways, Matt decided to piss off the bouncers by wearing his "DORK" cap to the side and tellin the bouncers that the place sucked ass, so bouncers were like, "if he tries to come back in, don't let him."
After DUB's, it was off to SADDLEBAGS, i mean, SADDLE RANCH, aka SAUNA. TOo many people. Too little rooom. Crowd was crappy. And yeah, Too many people giving off too much sweat and heat, so needless to say, our entourage BOUNCED. NEXT STOP: The Standard on Sunset.
The Standard: was great, strongggg drinks, good lookin crowd, great ambiance. Yeah. Till Caroline decided to walk into the kitchen with a drink and chuck the glass on a table full of glasses and piss off the kitchen staff. But this is after she pee's on these steps cuz the line was too line for the b-room. Annette, thanks for watching out for her. Caroline seriously makes any outting, a MEMORABLE one. Time to roll out, as we head to... NAKWON in K-TOWN.
Drinking + Late Nite = Trip to K-town for Kalbi Tang. Short Rib Soup, for you white folk. SO we go, and drink our hangover healer. And the nite concludes. THanks for the memories. It was fun. Thanks to Matt for generously driving my car so we couldn't be sober.
SUNDAY: BRUNCH with THE GURLS @ PEDALS CAFE @ SHUTTERS @ THE BEACH HOTEL, Santa monica.
BEAUTIFUL PLACE, DAY, COMPANY, EVERYTHING! We sat on the patio, as this was an early Birfday Brunch for dear CINDY's 22nd BDAY. Which is today! SO everyone say HAPPY BDAY to cin! 7/10! This place is so pretty, and I'd recommend anyone to go have brunch here. We all tried something different almost, Lemon Ricotta Pancakes, Raisin Brioche French Toast, Roasted Salmon with Garlicky Potatoes and Buttered Green Beans, Eggs Benedict, and Chicken CLub Sandwich. ALL were magnificent!! I was drooling at all the food, as Mell pointed out, I especially went into fulll DROOL mode when I saw and tasted The Chicken CLUB. SOOOOOOOO YUM. Anyways, Cin got some of her bday gifts, including the KETTLE she's been dying to get. It was great. Just Fabulous. Mell and Annette are moving upnorth this week, and it's damn sad I tell yall. The gurls are finally seperating and Jess is getting weepy. WAHHHH!!!!
As for other highlights of the week, COOKING has been a big deal.
Monday Lunch: Turkey Sandwiches on rustic french bread: ---> Sliced fresh French Bread from La Brea Bakery toasted in the oven, with a bit of dijon spread, warm deli-thin turkey and ham with a sprinkle of melted cheddar, sliced avocado, arugala and tomato.
Night: Seared Lime-Cilantro Steak on a bed of Lime-Drenched Spinach and Arugala with sweet corn , cherry tomatoes and avocado, drizzled with a Honey Peppercorn Dijon dressing. In addition, a lovely Pan-roasted Red Trout in a tomato and spinach reduction. "Dinner was amazing!" -- Nick Yay! Alb made some delish pasta as well!
Wed Lunch: Seared Steak Sandwich with Fresh Guacamole Spread on French Toast Bread. It was good. I won't go into details and you aint gonna hear any complaints for my customers (aka, my sisters)
Wed Dinner: Red Pepper Ground Turkey Penne Pasta with fresh mushrooms and caramalized onions in a tomato garlic basil sauce. "Your pasta was soooooo good, Jess." --Guest
OK. Today is also Kat's bday. So everyone wish her a happy 23rd bday too!!! We're having dinner @ CYNTHIA's, this restaurant on 3rd st. Apparently she, the owner, aka Cynthia, is kinda mean sometimes to guests, but everyone loves the food so they don't give a crap!! Supposedly her COBBLER is to DIE FOR. SO it should be a wonderful evening!
As for this weekend, the Chen Gurls are cruisin up north to celebrate Kat's 23rd Norcal STyle. Dinner @ THE HOUSE, The dynasty clubbin the night away, Tea with the family on Saturday, and if Wei can find someone on ebay to sell her John Mayer tickets for Sunday, that'll be what's going down. IN the meantime, I hope I haven't bored my fellow blog readers to death. I hope this was worth a second of your time today. Yeah. Life outside of work, is a blast. Have a great day!!!! See you sooooon!!!
Ok. I can't even remember if a lot of things have been happening recently. The most important issue I have been concerned about has been finding a job/career. Currently, I'm still a lovely J.CREW Associate which has been great cuz I love the people I work with and love customer service, and I think I might even have a knack @ retail somewhere down the line. Yes, you heard it here first. But I just got a call from 20th Century Fox Tv Publicity and I have an interview MOnday. Fingers crossed. I guess this entry will be made up of random thoughts and recounting memories of the past couple of weeks.
MELL's GOING AWAY *BOW CHICKA-BOW-WOW* POW WOW: consisting of LOTSA friends, deltas, boys, and alcohol. Dinner was @ Miyagi's and it was great seeing and yappin with everyone that came. Drinks flowed right from the get-go with Mell tippin back a nice, refreshing LONG ISLAND!! Those in attendence, Mell, Mao, Jen Ito, Vanessa, Annette. Jessica, Caroline, Everly, Angie, Angie's Bf Ryan without the B, Cindy and Cin's Bf Jamie, Master P "Matt", Merlo, Eric, Joe, Seung, and Jin, Lance and Frances, and I forgetting anyone?! Anyways, drinks flowed thanks to the generous boys who kindly offered us beverages, Caroline even hit on the Frenchie bartender in which she swapped her number for free drinks. Caroline, caroline, always knows how to take one for the team. FYI: Frenchie called her up a couple days later for a date. hahah. Miyagi's, surprisingly, plays great music videos. Alotta alternative rock, such as COldplay, Chevelle, Bush, NO Doubt, in which we decided to sing half the songs, and do cool 80's dance moves. Well me and Matt decided to Robot and Worm around in a pair, it was awesome. I'm VERY impressed that Matt, of all nerds and dorks, can DANCE!! He can actually punk-move. Talk about never judgin a book by its cover! (No offense Matt, love you, you know that!)
Anyways, we were there for a while, drinkin' sake bombs, tequila puffs, *unmentionable* named drinks, yeah. Nuff bout liquids. Next off it was DUBLINS, but DUBLINS does not have a dance floor anymore to our surprised so we left ASAP, but not before Caroline decided to get into a lil argument with one of the Dublin guys. ANyways, Matt decided to piss off the bouncers by wearing his "DORK" cap to the side and tellin the bouncers that the place sucked ass, so bouncers were like, "if he tries to come back in, don't let him."
After DUB's, it was off to SADDLEBAGS, i mean, SADDLE RANCH, aka SAUNA. TOo many people. Too little rooom. Crowd was crappy. And yeah, Too many people giving off too much sweat and heat, so needless to say, our entourage BOUNCED. NEXT STOP: The Standard on Sunset.
The Standard: was great, strongggg drinks, good lookin crowd, great ambiance. Yeah. Till Caroline decided to walk into the kitchen with a drink and chuck the glass on a table full of glasses and piss off the kitchen staff. But this is after she pee's on these steps cuz the line was too line for the b-room. Annette, thanks for watching out for her. Caroline seriously makes any outting, a MEMORABLE one. Time to roll out, as we head to... NAKWON in K-TOWN.
Drinking + Late Nite = Trip to K-town for Kalbi Tang. Short Rib Soup, for you white folk. SO we go, and drink our hangover healer. And the nite concludes. THanks for the memories. It was fun. Thanks to Matt for generously driving my car so we couldn't be sober.
SUNDAY: BRUNCH with THE GURLS @ PEDALS CAFE @ SHUTTERS @ THE BEACH HOTEL, Santa monica.
BEAUTIFUL PLACE, DAY, COMPANY, EVERYTHING! We sat on the patio, as this was an early Birfday Brunch for dear CINDY's 22nd BDAY. Which is today! SO everyone say HAPPY BDAY to cin! 7/10! This place is so pretty, and I'd recommend anyone to go have brunch here. We all tried something different almost, Lemon Ricotta Pancakes, Raisin Brioche French Toast, Roasted Salmon with Garlicky Potatoes and Buttered Green Beans, Eggs Benedict, and Chicken CLub Sandwich. ALL were magnificent!! I was drooling at all the food, as Mell pointed out, I especially went into fulll DROOL mode when I saw and tasted The Chicken CLUB. SOOOOOOOO YUM. Anyways, Cin got some of her bday gifts, including the KETTLE she's been dying to get. It was great. Just Fabulous. Mell and Annette are moving upnorth this week, and it's damn sad I tell yall. The gurls are finally seperating and Jess is getting weepy. WAHHHH!!!!
As for other highlights of the week, COOKING has been a big deal.
Monday Lunch: Turkey Sandwiches on rustic french bread: ---> Sliced fresh French Bread from La Brea Bakery toasted in the oven, with a bit of dijon spread, warm deli-thin turkey and ham with a sprinkle of melted cheddar, sliced avocado, arugala and tomato.
Night: Seared Lime-Cilantro Steak on a bed of Lime-Drenched Spinach and Arugala with sweet corn , cherry tomatoes and avocado, drizzled with a Honey Peppercorn Dijon dressing. In addition, a lovely Pan-roasted Red Trout in a tomato and spinach reduction. "Dinner was amazing!" -- Nick Yay! Alb made some delish pasta as well!
Wed Lunch: Seared Steak Sandwich with Fresh Guacamole Spread on French Toast Bread. It was good. I won't go into details and you aint gonna hear any complaints for my customers (aka, my sisters)
Wed Dinner: Red Pepper Ground Turkey Penne Pasta with fresh mushrooms and caramalized onions in a tomato garlic basil sauce. "Your pasta was soooooo good, Jess." --Guest
OK. Today is also Kat's bday. So everyone wish her a happy 23rd bday too!!! We're having dinner @ CYNTHIA's, this restaurant on 3rd st. Apparently she, the owner, aka Cynthia, is kinda mean sometimes to guests, but everyone loves the food so they don't give a crap!! Supposedly her COBBLER is to DIE FOR. SO it should be a wonderful evening!
As for this weekend, the Chen Gurls are cruisin up north to celebrate Kat's 23rd Norcal STyle. Dinner @ THE HOUSE, The dynasty clubbin the night away, Tea with the family on Saturday, and if Wei can find someone on ebay to sell her John Mayer tickets for Sunday, that'll be what's going down. IN the meantime, I hope I haven't bored my fellow blog readers to death. I hope this was worth a second of your time today. Yeah. Life outside of work, is a blast. Have a great day!!!! See you sooooon!!!
Monday, June 23, 2003
Mp3 Bumpin: Macy Gray - Speechless, off her new album 7/15/2003
Sure do like the way it's going down with you, we could be
Together for years, and I'm ready to make that move cross
That line, we could put some joy in each other's tears.
l.o.v.e. don't sum it up for me it's much m.o.r.e. than any
world could mean.
Baby aaaaah 'cause it's going down - make me sing lala when
You come around - make me say ooooh weee when u look at
Me - baby aaaaaah 'cause it's going down and I'm speechless.
Practicing all day what to say to you, but it never seems to
Come out right, just to know the feeling is so perfect for me and
You and I want to feel it for the rest of my life. l.o.v.e.
Don't sum it up for me it's much m.o.r.e. than any word
Could mean.
Baby aaaaah 'cause it's going down - make me sing lala when
You come around - make me say ooooh weee when u look at
Me - baby aaaaaah 'cause it's going down and I'm speechless.
O it's fur sure, there is love then there is something more.
I'm hoping the music can express what I feel when you caress -
Do you hear it when I scream your name when we're laying?
Sure do like the way it's going down with you we could be
Together for years
Go DL it. I love it. it's the jam. How'd I find it? ALIAS baby.
Sure do like the way it's going down with you, we could be
Together for years, and I'm ready to make that move cross
That line, we could put some joy in each other's tears.
l.o.v.e. don't sum it up for me it's much m.o.r.e. than any
world could mean.
Baby aaaaah 'cause it's going down - make me sing lala when
You come around - make me say ooooh weee when u look at
Me - baby aaaaaah 'cause it's going down and I'm speechless.
Practicing all day what to say to you, but it never seems to
Come out right, just to know the feeling is so perfect for me and
You and I want to feel it for the rest of my life. l.o.v.e.
Don't sum it up for me it's much m.o.r.e. than any word
Could mean.
Baby aaaaah 'cause it's going down - make me sing lala when
You come around - make me say ooooh weee when u look at
Me - baby aaaaaah 'cause it's going down and I'm speechless.
O it's fur sure, there is love then there is something more.
I'm hoping the music can express what I feel when you caress -
Do you hear it when I scream your name when we're laying?
Sure do like the way it's going down with you we could be
Together for years
Go DL it. I love it. it's the jam. How'd I find it? ALIAS baby.
GOOD FOOD. GOOD FRIENDS. GOOD TIMES. LIFE IS GOOD.
Ok. So yesterday I threw a Sex And The City Premiere Launch Party Cocktail Dinner Party BASH! It was off the heeezee with plenty of good food, good friends, good times, good alcohol, and good everything. I spent all afternoon whippin' up Shrimp Avocado Seviche, which was the RAVE of the evening that got polished off before everyone arrived, Chicken, Potato, Butter Lettuce Salad with Honey Dijon Peppercorn Dressing, Miso-Glazed Salmon, FLatbread with Tomato Basil Hummus and the entourage brought Mango Salsa, Spring Rolls, Fresh Baked Cookies, breads, mango pudding, chocolate dipped strawberries, alkohol, dammn am I forgetting anything?!
Anyways, drinks flowed all evening with Lime MoJitos, Lychee Martinis, Wine, and coolers. Great conversation, mixing it up with mtg. new people, and yeah. It was great.
It's times like these that a big part of me lives for. I love to cook. Host lil shindigs. Seeing everyone getting along and catching up. I love my life.
Ok. So yesterday I threw a Sex And The City Premiere Launch Party Cocktail Dinner Party BASH! It was off the heeezee with plenty of good food, good friends, good times, good alcohol, and good everything. I spent all afternoon whippin' up Shrimp Avocado Seviche, which was the RAVE of the evening that got polished off before everyone arrived, Chicken, Potato, Butter Lettuce Salad with Honey Dijon Peppercorn Dressing, Miso-Glazed Salmon, FLatbread with Tomato Basil Hummus and the entourage brought Mango Salsa, Spring Rolls, Fresh Baked Cookies, breads, mango pudding, chocolate dipped strawberries, alkohol, dammn am I forgetting anything?!
Anyways, drinks flowed all evening with Lime MoJitos, Lychee Martinis, Wine, and coolers. Great conversation, mixing it up with mtg. new people, and yeah. It was great.
It's times like these that a big part of me lives for. I love to cook. Host lil shindigs. Seeing everyone getting along and catching up. I love my life.
Saturday, June 14, 2003
It's Been A While
Ok. It's been a while and much has changed. For the better. I do believe so. I have finally moved in comfortably into my new home in West LA. The CON of all of this: the water heater sucks more ass than I don't even know what. It's lukewarm showers 24/7. Time to call the landlord and demand HOT WATER if we're payin this much rent. Ok. Moving on. =)
Last nite a lotta us went barhoppin in HERMOSA BEACH. If you've never been, u need to go. ASAP with a 9-1-1 quickness. Lemme tell ya, goin here is by far one of my favorite places to go. We always hit up Patty Malloys. Who's we for last nite? My sisters, mell, wendy, mei, mei's bf phong, lance (who left before we even got in.. PARTY FOUL), vanessa, adrienne, gertrude, gauvin, robb, daniel and more and more. We waited outside for seriously, over an hour, but finally got in and started partyin the nite away to *drumrolll* booty music as usual. I think our circle of girls mesmerized the white folk and the guys that tried to join the circle, did not succeed. Shot down left and right. Sorry guys! But anyways, we celebrated Mei's graduation, @ this time, she will have already received her diploma. Congrats, Mei! The music was ecclectic.. so ecclectic that we salsa'd, cha-cha-cha'd, and even country danced hahah. Highlights: imaginary lasso, imaginary fish hook, electric slide, imaginary wash the windows as we cha-cha-cha! And of course, West Side Story moves.... again. And Lance, if you're reading this, we did do a dance homage to you... we Karate-Chopped and Body-Rolled insync.. in honor of our fellow Team Madison teamster who had to leave early. You were missed dearly.
Anyways, Jess is on the job hunt, and it's goin pretty good. I'll keep the world posted with further developments.
Ok, I'm tired. Nap-a-roo time. Nite Nite.
Ok. It's been a while and much has changed. For the better. I do believe so. I have finally moved in comfortably into my new home in West LA. The CON of all of this: the water heater sucks more ass than I don't even know what. It's lukewarm showers 24/7. Time to call the landlord and demand HOT WATER if we're payin this much rent. Ok. Moving on. =)
Last nite a lotta us went barhoppin in HERMOSA BEACH. If you've never been, u need to go. ASAP with a 9-1-1 quickness. Lemme tell ya, goin here is by far one of my favorite places to go. We always hit up Patty Malloys. Who's we for last nite? My sisters, mell, wendy, mei, mei's bf phong, lance (who left before we even got in.. PARTY FOUL), vanessa, adrienne, gertrude, gauvin, robb, daniel and more and more. We waited outside for seriously, over an hour, but finally got in and started partyin the nite away to *drumrolll* booty music as usual. I think our circle of girls mesmerized the white folk and the guys that tried to join the circle, did not succeed. Shot down left and right. Sorry guys! But anyways, we celebrated Mei's graduation, @ this time, she will have already received her diploma. Congrats, Mei! The music was ecclectic.. so ecclectic that we salsa'd, cha-cha-cha'd, and even country danced hahah. Highlights: imaginary lasso, imaginary fish hook, electric slide, imaginary wash the windows as we cha-cha-cha! And of course, West Side Story moves.... again. And Lance, if you're reading this, we did do a dance homage to you... we Karate-Chopped and Body-Rolled insync.. in honor of our fellow Team Madison teamster who had to leave early. You were missed dearly.
Anyways, Jess is on the job hunt, and it's goin pretty good. I'll keep the world posted with further developments.
Ok, I'm tired. Nap-a-roo time. Nite Nite.
Wednesday, May 28, 2003
Jess's Sportscenter
The Tuesday Nite Watering Hole: Pint Nite @ Madison's Westwood
[visit: http://www-scf.usc.edu/~chenj/mylife.html for the play-by-play visual captures]
Mission: Team Madison ---3 Chen Gurls, Wei's super sidekick Mei, and OST's finest Havocs Albert aka Albie, Lance aka Karate Chop, and Winger aka Sasquatch, aim to drain the kegs and taps of Madison's. With glasses of Sam, Miller Lite, and Pear Cider being downed, fun was definitely on the menu. Karate Chops. Shaved eyebrows. Bodyroll s*ittalkin. Alkie spillage. And, of course a special appearance of, 3 COOL.
The Highlight Reel:
-Albert outside of the bar cramming "Jonathan Wong's" California Driver's License i.e. vital statistics, and horoscope sign.
-Westside Story Body Roll Duet Rendition courtesy of the gurls inspired by the real-life events of the Justin and Britney Westside Story Shakedown Showdown.
-Lance's signature dance move, The Kar-ra-tay Chop, in real time and DOUBLE TIME a la Billy Blanks and Tae-Bo. Can you handle this **chop chop chop**???
-The enlightening public roundtable bar discussion of Winger's Eyebrows. Too much? Too little? Too hot? Too hot? Or just right?
-Alb and Jess' run for the Bathroom @ Chevron on Gayley with Bladders Threatening to Burst @ the Seams.
- Chen Gurls giving the world premiere of 3 COOL. Thank you, grams, for the wonderful bountiful adipose tissue we have been so blessed to have. Fat is great. Kidding.
There were more happenings, but I'm afraid they are unmentionable at this time.
Hope you enjoyed Jess's Sportscenter. Please come back for more or leave comments. The people of Team Madison appreciate it.
The Tuesday Nite Watering Hole: Pint Nite @ Madison's Westwood
[visit: http://www-scf.usc.edu/~chenj/mylife.html for the play-by-play visual captures]
Mission: Team Madison ---3 Chen Gurls, Wei's super sidekick Mei, and OST's finest Havocs Albert aka Albie, Lance aka Karate Chop, and Winger aka Sasquatch, aim to drain the kegs and taps of Madison's. With glasses of Sam, Miller Lite, and Pear Cider being downed, fun was definitely on the menu. Karate Chops. Shaved eyebrows. Bodyroll s*ittalkin. Alkie spillage. And, of course a special appearance of, 3 COOL.
The Highlight Reel:
-Albert outside of the bar cramming "Jonathan Wong's" California Driver's License i.e. vital statistics, and horoscope sign.
-Westside Story Body Roll Duet Rendition courtesy of the gurls inspired by the real-life events of the Justin and Britney Westside Story Shakedown Showdown.
-Lance's signature dance move, The Kar-ra-tay Chop, in real time and DOUBLE TIME a la Billy Blanks and Tae-Bo. Can you handle this **chop chop chop**???
-The enlightening public roundtable bar discussion of Winger's Eyebrows. Too much? Too little? Too hot? Too hot? Or just right?
-Alb and Jess' run for the Bathroom @ Chevron on Gayley with Bladders Threatening to Burst @ the Seams.
- Chen Gurls giving the world premiere of 3 COOL. Thank you, grams, for the wonderful bountiful adipose tissue we have been so blessed to have. Fat is great. Kidding.
There were more happenings, but I'm afraid they are unmentionable at this time.
Hope you enjoyed Jess's Sportscenter. Please come back for more or leave comments. The people of Team Madison appreciate it.
Monday, May 19, 2003
HIT & MISS: What Rocked, What Sucked @$$---> Graduation and Retreat
HIT: After 4 years, I'm leaving USC with a degree, and great memories and friends.
MISS: it took the work of accumulating a $120,000 education compiled from FREE money, daddy's hard-earned moohla, lovely loans, and work study.
HIT: the greek tapas reception
MISS: the chicken kabobs were drier than a drought
HIT: Grad Lunch @ Taiko
MISS: mommy chen distributing an entire round of Vitamin B and E vitamins to the entire Chen Clan after our meal. *sigh* mother's will be mothers.
HIT: prancing around with Libbi being "wispy and romantic" bridesmaids in J.CREW summer dresses
MISS: mom giving us a fashion show of what she was plannin on wearin to a wedding this weeekend. Ok. It wasn't that bad, since she ended up giving me a gold necklace. Cha-Ching!
HIT: The Chen Gurls goin Mystere "Unmentionables" Shopping @ Nordstroms @ The Grove, with daddy strolling by and buying all of these Unmentionables for 3 of us Chen's. Thanks daddy!!! These Unmentionables minimize the ladies nicely while offering fabulous shape.
MISS: These unmentionables cost an arm and a leg.....EACH. Thanks daddy!!!
HIT: Partyin it up @ the Lounge with the Chen/Huang Girls, friends........with Mell and I finding 2 cute bOyS!
MISS: numbers were not exchanged. But this hawaiian hapa boy was very very very cute and sweet.
HIT: Palm Springs retreat... tanning, swimming, grilling, with deltas.
MISS: I drove there and back in the same day. Totaling 230 miles.
Lessons for you to take away from this entry: You could buy yourself 2 RangeRovers for the price of an SC education, only come if you're gettin a grip of financial aid..heheh... my family is very cool beyond the usually typical family insanity factor, hawaiian boys are great, don't drive to and back from Palm Springs in one day. Lastly, go out and get yourself a Mystere bra, you won't be dissapointed. Oh, and eat your vitamins.
HIT: After 4 years, I'm leaving USC with a degree, and great memories and friends.
MISS: it took the work of accumulating a $120,000 education compiled from FREE money, daddy's hard-earned moohla, lovely loans, and work study.
HIT: the greek tapas reception
MISS: the chicken kabobs were drier than a drought
HIT: Grad Lunch @ Taiko
MISS: mommy chen distributing an entire round of Vitamin B and E vitamins to the entire Chen Clan after our meal. *sigh* mother's will be mothers.
HIT: prancing around with Libbi being "wispy and romantic" bridesmaids in J.CREW summer dresses
MISS: mom giving us a fashion show of what she was plannin on wearin to a wedding this weeekend. Ok. It wasn't that bad, since she ended up giving me a gold necklace. Cha-Ching!
HIT: The Chen Gurls goin Mystere "Unmentionables" Shopping @ Nordstroms @ The Grove, with daddy strolling by and buying all of these Unmentionables for 3 of us Chen's. Thanks daddy!!! These Unmentionables minimize the ladies nicely while offering fabulous shape.
MISS: These unmentionables cost an arm and a leg.....EACH. Thanks daddy!!!
HIT: Partyin it up @ the Lounge with the Chen/Huang Girls, friends........with Mell and I finding 2 cute bOyS!
MISS: numbers were not exchanged. But this hawaiian hapa boy was very very very cute and sweet.
HIT: Palm Springs retreat... tanning, swimming, grilling, with deltas.
MISS: I drove there and back in the same day. Totaling 230 miles.
Lessons for you to take away from this entry: You could buy yourself 2 RangeRovers for the price of an SC education, only come if you're gettin a grip of financial aid..heheh... my family is very cool beyond the usually typical family insanity factor, hawaiian boys are great, don't drive to and back from Palm Springs in one day. Lastly, go out and get yourself a Mystere bra, you won't be dissapointed. Oh, and eat your vitamins.
Saturday, May 17, 2003
GRADUATION: THE END OF AN ERA
The CHEN FAMILY
The cousins
4 wonderful years concluded yesterday. Officially, officially, @ the end of June when I finish one more summer school class. Yesterday was a big big day not only because it was my graduation, but it marked the first time the Chen Family was physically together in over 20 months. 20 months! Almost 2 years! I hadn't seen my mom in 19 months! My cousins Albert and Liberty also came to the festivities and I was very happy we were all together to celebrate this event. Lining up before the main ceremony @ 8 am was nostalgic. I lined up with Mell, Grace,Cin, Annette, Amy, Annie, and the guys, in the BIOLOGY line, all so we could sit together....near the front. We took a gazillion pictures in line and all these memories came flying back in my head:I had met these particular friends the 1st week of school 4 years ago.... most of them at rush or in my dorm room. The different ways we all met, how we met, where we met, why we met come together to form a fascinating story and saga for our lives.
Mell: I met in line during APASS Orientation, and she was also in my Group, and it was then that she decided she wasn't gonna like me cuz I said I came to SC cuz I didn't get into UCLA.
Grace: she lived 3 doors down from me in the North Residential Dorms.
Cin: while gathering outside of EVK before a Rush event, I found out she was from Metairre, Louisiana and that she was friends with our mutual friend, Yvonne.
Annette, Annie, Amy: Either @ APASS Orientation or @ our 1st Pledge Meeting to elect our cabinet. Annette and her broken sandal from Macys. She was so pissed about it.
From those lil moments, incredible friendships have been built over the course of 4 years with many memories to come. Ahh, I thank these wonderful people for letting me be part of their lives, and them being a part of mine. The times for Tea, Dinner, Shopping, Brunch, prepping for Xmas Dinner, 7-hour Jell-o, Seung's Tan 4-Runner that we managed to pawn from him to let us use, pledging, dp-ing, X-mas Dinner I have to mention again, Cin's mad case of stubborness, Drunken Dialing, past/present bf's, UV, Elegance, the list continues forever. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. xoxo.
The ceremonies themselves were wonderful as the tuition money we've paid has paid off into a wonderful greek food reception, a big white nice tent to have our ceremony under, newly planted flower beds all over campus, and just a beautiful campus in general. The speeches, the presidential address, everything. Thanks mom and dad for paying my valued tuition of $120,000 (thank god for financial aid), thank you to my siblings for taking this journey with me, the friends who have made the past 4 years the best 4 years of my life, and I thank myself, for choosing to come to SC, and for letting the past 4 years unfold in the most amazing way. I am truly truly truly blessed. Full steam ahead into the next chapter of the wonderful life of Jess. You with me?
The CHEN FAMILY
The cousins
4 wonderful years concluded yesterday. Officially, officially, @ the end of June when I finish one more summer school class. Yesterday was a big big day not only because it was my graduation, but it marked the first time the Chen Family was physically together in over 20 months. 20 months! Almost 2 years! I hadn't seen my mom in 19 months! My cousins Albert and Liberty also came to the festivities and I was very happy we were all together to celebrate this event. Lining up before the main ceremony @ 8 am was nostalgic. I lined up with Mell, Grace,Cin, Annette, Amy, Annie, and the guys, in the BIOLOGY line, all so we could sit together....near the front. We took a gazillion pictures in line and all these memories came flying back in my head:I had met these particular friends the 1st week of school 4 years ago.... most of them at rush or in my dorm room. The different ways we all met, how we met, where we met, why we met come together to form a fascinating story and saga for our lives.
Mell: I met in line during APASS Orientation, and she was also in my Group, and it was then that she decided she wasn't gonna like me cuz I said I came to SC cuz I didn't get into UCLA.
Grace: she lived 3 doors down from me in the North Residential Dorms.
Cin: while gathering outside of EVK before a Rush event, I found out she was from Metairre, Louisiana and that she was friends with our mutual friend, Yvonne.
Annette, Annie, Amy: Either @ APASS Orientation or @ our 1st Pledge Meeting to elect our cabinet. Annette and her broken sandal from Macys. She was so pissed about it.
From those lil moments, incredible friendships have been built over the course of 4 years with many memories to come. Ahh, I thank these wonderful people for letting me be part of their lives, and them being a part of mine. The times for Tea, Dinner, Shopping, Brunch, prepping for Xmas Dinner, 7-hour Jell-o, Seung's Tan 4-Runner that we managed to pawn from him to let us use, pledging, dp-ing, X-mas Dinner I have to mention again, Cin's mad case of stubborness, Drunken Dialing, past/present bf's, UV, Elegance, the list continues forever. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. xoxo.
The ceremonies themselves were wonderful as the tuition money we've paid has paid off into a wonderful greek food reception, a big white nice tent to have our ceremony under, newly planted flower beds all over campus, and just a beautiful campus in general. The speeches, the presidential address, everything. Thanks mom and dad for paying my valued tuition of $120,000 (thank god for financial aid), thank you to my siblings for taking this journey with me, the friends who have made the past 4 years the best 4 years of my life, and I thank myself, for choosing to come to SC, and for letting the past 4 years unfold in the most amazing way. I am truly truly truly blessed. Full steam ahead into the next chapter of the wonderful life of Jess. You with me?
Wednesday, May 14, 2003
Personal Mantra: "Anything less, wouldn't be Jess." [thanks Cin, for helping me come up with this! You are truly amazing, just like I told you today.]
definition: I really do strive to be good, to be great, to give everyone the best of me. So never ever doubt that. Not that you ever shoulda. I dont' give anyone less than the best. Ya hear?
First off, I spent a wonderful day with Cin today. Selling back books. Paying off library fines. Buying Dayquil @ UV. Eating @ Panchos @ UV. And just talking. Seeing her sooOoooo in LuuuurrrrrVe with her bf Jamie, knowing how happy he makes her, and how happy she makes him, makes my day. There's not enough lovin' going on in the world, so I'm glad she's having a great big vat of it. I love seeing people so happy and knowing her, makes me believe that there really could me someone out there for muah. hahha. I'm so grateful to have a friend like Cin and I hope everyone has someone like her. Cin..thanks for listening to me about my life and everything that goes on with it today, I truly appreciate your company and your listening ear....even though I'm still goin hold youre "stubborness pledge year" over your heard....for foreverrrrrrrrrrr.
On that note, thank you to my big sister Kat aka "dajie, kath" for writing me a superb dedication to me today....sharing one of the rare "emotionally revealing touchy-feely" moments in the Chen family. And so it is my turn, for one of my ONE in a MILLION moments of sharing a piece of my heart.
Four blazin' years have gone by and you've been my soundingboard to whom I share and told some of the best moments of the past four years to. How wonderful deltas have been in my life, how i've gone on and on about how I love my friends at SC and SC, how I have loved my jobs and internships, how I've loved everything I've had the chance to get my paws on. I only hope that you have and will experience all of these wonderful feelings and people in your life. I'm happy to have been able to share some of the most important parts of my life in the past four years with you....i.e. mell, all the deltas, skess, tin, newline, j.crew, movies, my love for g.clooney and michael vartan, alias, gossip, cool industry perks, movie screenings, and whatever connections I have. Thank you for the Laker and Kings games, for letting me borrow your car pledge year cuz I know how hard it was for you to even think about lettin me borrow your car, and most of all, for being understanding about my commitment, dedication, loyalty to everything I am invovled with: deltas, work, and school, for those times I had to bail/couldn't play with you and wei and other important people in our lives. Though I have shared this much, there's still a ways to go, way more depth to achieve.
since we'll be living together soon, I'm sure that will bring our r-ship to another sisterly level, that I'm slightly dreading, because with sisters, no courtesy is reallly neccessary re: dirty dishes, and whatever else. I look forward to one bill for dad to pay for the apt, and to more laughs others will have of watching the Chen Gurls in-the-flesh...in person is what I mean. Interacting on a daily basis. And providing entertainment for all the world to see. Hi, wei! Had to get you in there somewhere. And i guess, with the Chen Gurls together, we can now go on the hunt, for 3 great {BLANK} Boys to go with the 3 Chen Girls.i.e. let's find 3 great bf's, for 3 great gurls. xoxo --- your sis, Chi
definition: I really do strive to be good, to be great, to give everyone the best of me. So never ever doubt that. Not that you ever shoulda. I dont' give anyone less than the best. Ya hear?
First off, I spent a wonderful day with Cin today. Selling back books. Paying off library fines. Buying Dayquil @ UV. Eating @ Panchos @ UV. And just talking. Seeing her sooOoooo in LuuuurrrrrVe with her bf Jamie, knowing how happy he makes her, and how happy she makes him, makes my day. There's not enough lovin' going on in the world, so I'm glad she's having a great big vat of it. I love seeing people so happy and knowing her, makes me believe that there really could me someone out there for muah. hahha. I'm so grateful to have a friend like Cin and I hope everyone has someone like her. Cin..thanks for listening to me about my life and everything that goes on with it today, I truly appreciate your company and your listening ear....even though I'm still goin hold youre "stubborness pledge year" over your heard....for foreverrrrrrrrrrr.
On that note, thank you to my big sister Kat aka "dajie, kath" for writing me a superb dedication to me today....sharing one of the rare "emotionally revealing touchy-feely" moments in the Chen family. And so it is my turn, for one of my ONE in a MILLION moments of sharing a piece of my heart.
Four blazin' years have gone by and you've been my soundingboard to whom I share and told some of the best moments of the past four years to. How wonderful deltas have been in my life, how i've gone on and on about how I love my friends at SC and SC, how I have loved my jobs and internships, how I've loved everything I've had the chance to get my paws on. I only hope that you have and will experience all of these wonderful feelings and people in your life. I'm happy to have been able to share some of the most important parts of my life in the past four years with you....i.e. mell, all the deltas, skess, tin, newline, j.crew, movies, my love for g.clooney and michael vartan, alias, gossip, cool industry perks, movie screenings, and whatever connections I have. Thank you for the Laker and Kings games, for letting me borrow your car pledge year cuz I know how hard it was for you to even think about lettin me borrow your car, and most of all, for being understanding about my commitment, dedication, loyalty to everything I am invovled with: deltas, work, and school, for those times I had to bail/couldn't play with you and wei and other important people in our lives. Though I have shared this much, there's still a ways to go, way more depth to achieve.
since we'll be living together soon, I'm sure that will bring our r-ship to another sisterly level, that I'm slightly dreading, because with sisters, no courtesy is reallly neccessary re: dirty dishes, and whatever else. I look forward to one bill for dad to pay for the apt, and to more laughs others will have of watching the Chen Gurls in-the-flesh...in person is what I mean. Interacting on a daily basis. And providing entertainment for all the world to see. Hi, wei! Had to get you in there somewhere. And i guess, with the Chen Gurls together, we can now go on the hunt, for 3 great {BLANK} Boys to go with the 3 Chen Girls.i.e. let's find 3 great bf's, for 3 great gurls. xoxo --- your sis, Chi
OUR ANTHEM..........
[For all the awesome sexy single gurls in the world to know...
and ...
For all the BONEHEAD guys out there who need to wake up, read that, and realize, go for the TOP. ASSHOLES.Oops, did that just slip out?]
---stolen from mell..from annette...from someone else.
Women are like apples on trees.
The best ones are at the top of the tree.
The men don't want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and getting hurt.
Instead, they just get the rotten apples
from the ground that aren’t as good, but easy.
So, sometimes the apples at the top think something is wrong with them,
when in reality, THEY'RE amazing.
They just have to wait for the right man to come along,
the one who's brave enough to climb all the way to the top of the trees.
HALLELUJAH. WORD to the WISE. Hollaback.
[For all the awesome sexy single gurls in the world to know...
and ...
For all the BONEHEAD guys out there who need to wake up, read that, and realize, go for the TOP. ASSHOLES.Oops, did that just slip out?]
---stolen from mell..from annette...from someone else.
Women are like apples on trees.
The best ones are at the top of the tree.
The men don't want to reach for the good ones because they are afraid of falling and getting hurt.
Instead, they just get the rotten apples
from the ground that aren’t as good, but easy.
So, sometimes the apples at the top think something is wrong with them,
when in reality, THEY'RE amazing.
They just have to wait for the right man to come along,
the one who's brave enough to climb all the way to the top of the trees.
HALLELUJAH. WORD to the WISE. Hollaback.
Sunday, May 11, 2003
Full Circle: A Decade Later...The EuroCrew is Still Chums
mission: Then Chen Gurls. The Cheng Duo. and Ben "Ming Ming" Foo. All of our
parents have been friends since forever. They all grew up together/and or worked or lived together before any of us were ever born. And their kids, aka "The Chen Gurls, Cheng Duo, and Ben", have all become friends thanks to one lovely EASTERN EUROPE motorcoach trip in the summer of 1993. A decade ago. European memories of a haunted hotel in Baden, a mission to find a SWIMMING POOL in each hotel we stayed at, throwing trash, popcorn, bottled water, and whatever food in the hotel room, out our hotel room window in VENICE cuz we thought it would be cool, eating too many potato balls, having a molester tour guide named steve, never sleeping, riping out the interior of this plane that ELVIS apparently flew on, many memories were made. It's been 8-10 years since we've all seen each other, and seeing each other again was super-swell and fabulous. The EuroCrew, forever in my heart. Chili's coasters from Seattle, baby!!!
Might be another 10 years before we are all together again, so we celebrated with japanese food, mojitos, coronas, and azian clubbing. Witness the reunion @ http://www-scf.usc.edu/~chenj/mylife.html
mission: Then Chen Gurls. The Cheng Duo. and Ben "Ming Ming" Foo. All of our
parents have been friends since forever. They all grew up together/and or worked or lived together before any of us were ever born. And their kids, aka "The Chen Gurls, Cheng Duo, and Ben", have all become friends thanks to one lovely EASTERN EUROPE motorcoach trip in the summer of 1993. A decade ago. European memories of a haunted hotel in Baden, a mission to find a SWIMMING POOL in each hotel we stayed at, throwing trash, popcorn, bottled water, and whatever food in the hotel room, out our hotel room window in VENICE cuz we thought it would be cool, eating too many potato balls, having a molester tour guide named steve, never sleeping, riping out the interior of this plane that ELVIS apparently flew on, many memories were made. It's been 8-10 years since we've all seen each other, and seeing each other again was super-swell and fabulous. The EuroCrew, forever in my heart. Chili's coasters from Seattle, baby!!!
Might be another 10 years before we are all together again, so we celebrated with japanese food, mojitos, coronas, and azian clubbing. Witness the reunion @ http://www-scf.usc.edu/~chenj/mylife.html
Saturday, May 10, 2003
COMMENTS SECTION NOW ADDED
For those that want the honor or adding your own lil footnotes/comments/reflections to my blog entries..... you now have that option. CLick on the COMMENTS link under each entry you'd like to respond to. BIG SHOUT OUT to MATT, for being such fabulous BLOG-SUPPORT and adding the Comments options. You rock!
For those that want the honor or adding your own lil footnotes/comments/reflections to my blog entries..... you now have that option. CLick on the COMMENTS link under each entry you'd like to respond to. BIG SHOUT OUT to MATT, for being such fabulous BLOG-SUPPORT and adding the Comments options. You rock!
Friday, May 09, 2003
CELEBRITY SIGHTING: OZZY OSBOURNE @ WOOD RANCH THE GROVE........ or so i thought!
Last night, my delta family had dinner @ Wood Ranch @ The Grove. Things to point out @ this time: WOOD RANCH is a BBQ haven. Chicken, Pork Ribs. Beef Ribs. Tri-Tip. Garlic Rolls. Artichoke Dip. It is the place to go in LA for some damn good finger-lickin-lick-lick-lick good grub!!!! If you haven't been, Go, Run, Now! Ahree thoroughly enjoyed dining on a pair of BBQ'd chicken boobs, boobs that would not shrink in size, according to her. She claimed to have taken at least 5 bites of the boobs, yet the chicken boobs did not appear to reduce in size in her eyes. Things to ponder: abnormal hormonal chicken? Or was Ahree seeing a mirage?
Mao had trouble cutting up her "half of a chicken carcass" dinner platter as she decided to "eat like a lady," *gasp!* by using her fork and knife. Apparently her parents think she usually noshes in a "wild" manner. Personally, I have never witnessed Mao consuming food in a savage or sadistic manner, so I guess I should keep my eyes peeled for flying bones and chicken flesh next time. Note to self: Bring umbrella and pancho to dinner next time to fend off any AIRBOURNE food pieces from Mao's plate.
Nothing exciting occured on Kristen's plate, but if I do recall, she did model a lovely new bracelet with some pretty ICE. At dinner, Jess(AO) did mention her enjoyable days @ work. She had her 60 day review and her boss has complained that she spends much too much time on ** gasp!** AIM... who woulda knew!?!?!? To improve her behavior, Jess has decided that she's gonna go COLD TURKEY: she uninstalled AIM on her computer and hell has frozen over. DevilishXangel will no longer be online from 9-6 daily now. R.I.P. DxA. You will be missed. hahahah.
And, of course, my big sis. Bon Bon Bon. Funny annecdote, she was wearing a jean jacket and dinner, and I'm busy eating my fabulous tri-tip with lotsa BBQ sauce when she decided to take her jean jacket off to reveal an assymetrical clubbing like top. Fabulous top showing plenty of skin, it was, so I HAD to tease her with food still in my mouth, "Sexy top big sis!!!" And then Jess(AO) decided to point out, "Uhhh Jess, realll nice, you've got bbq sauce all over your mouth." Yeah. Note to self: don't talk with my mouth full of globby bbq sauce. Sorry if I grossed yall out.
Ok. The ultimate highlight of dinner was seeing OZZZY OSBOURNE....then realizing, it wasn't OZZY, but it was a WOMAN who looked like OZZY!!! Check it out, we're all sittin in a booth eating dinner, and I peer over Ahree's head at the next banquette behind our booth, believing that I see OZZY OSBOURNE in the flesh. I'm about to shout out to my delta family, "Look over there, it's Ozzy Osbbb..." when I realize, it's a brown-haired WOMAN who looks like OZZY. Scary thought I know. So I bust up laughin so hard, like I haven't laughed in ages and tell everyone at the table bout how I mistakened a women for OZZY OSBOURNE. All of us look over and most of us start cackling. It was great. Our table couldn't stop laughin, and neither could I. Ok. Maybe you had to be there.
Ok.... on a more serious and hearfelt note, last nite's dinner was held as a farewell dinner for my grandlil sis/daughter AHREE. Ms. Ahree Song hailing from the great Midwest. Who is she? She's a mini Korean girl who enjoys hittin up her local WAL-MART back home, cuz, it's apparently the thing to do out there in the midwest. Sweet, sweet, thoughtful girl she is and I'm gonna miss her soooooo much. She's this lil ball of fire, with such determination, love, thoughtfulness, dedication, and devotion to her p-sisses. I wish nothing but good things for her as she goes back to Ohio to attend Cornell during the fall for Hotel Management. She was only out here for a year, but she has definitely left a huge impact on all of us here, for a lifetime. It's very sad to see her go, and I pray she flies back out to LA for crucial events and for fun soon. We'll miss you, Ree, and your flashing boobs. xoxo.
Last night, my delta family had dinner @ Wood Ranch @ The Grove. Things to point out @ this time: WOOD RANCH is a BBQ haven. Chicken, Pork Ribs. Beef Ribs. Tri-Tip. Garlic Rolls. Artichoke Dip. It is the place to go in LA for some damn good finger-lickin-lick-lick-lick good grub!!!! If you haven't been, Go, Run, Now! Ahree thoroughly enjoyed dining on a pair of BBQ'd chicken boobs, boobs that would not shrink in size, according to her. She claimed to have taken at least 5 bites of the boobs, yet the chicken boobs did not appear to reduce in size in her eyes. Things to ponder: abnormal hormonal chicken? Or was Ahree seeing a mirage?
Mao had trouble cutting up her "half of a chicken carcass" dinner platter as she decided to "eat like a lady," *gasp!* by using her fork and knife. Apparently her parents think she usually noshes in a "wild" manner. Personally, I have never witnessed Mao consuming food in a savage or sadistic manner, so I guess I should keep my eyes peeled for flying bones and chicken flesh next time. Note to self: Bring umbrella and pancho to dinner next time to fend off any AIRBOURNE food pieces from Mao's plate.
Nothing exciting occured on Kristen's plate, but if I do recall, she did model a lovely new bracelet with some pretty ICE. At dinner, Jess(AO) did mention her enjoyable days @ work. She had her 60 day review and her boss has complained that she spends much too much time on ** gasp!** AIM... who woulda knew!?!?!? To improve her behavior, Jess has decided that she's gonna go COLD TURKEY: she uninstalled AIM on her computer and hell has frozen over. DevilishXangel will no longer be online from 9-6 daily now. R.I.P. DxA. You will be missed. hahahah.
And, of course, my big sis. Bon Bon Bon. Funny annecdote, she was wearing a jean jacket and dinner, and I'm busy eating my fabulous tri-tip with lotsa BBQ sauce when she decided to take her jean jacket off to reveal an assymetrical clubbing like top. Fabulous top showing plenty of skin, it was, so I HAD to tease her with food still in my mouth, "Sexy top big sis!!!" And then Jess(AO) decided to point out, "Uhhh Jess, realll nice, you've got bbq sauce all over your mouth." Yeah. Note to self: don't talk with my mouth full of globby bbq sauce. Sorry if I grossed yall out.
Ok. The ultimate highlight of dinner was seeing OZZZY OSBOURNE....then realizing, it wasn't OZZY, but it was a WOMAN who looked like OZZY!!! Check it out, we're all sittin in a booth eating dinner, and I peer over Ahree's head at the next banquette behind our booth, believing that I see OZZY OSBOURNE in the flesh. I'm about to shout out to my delta family, "Look over there, it's Ozzy Osbbb..." when I realize, it's a brown-haired WOMAN who looks like OZZY. Scary thought I know. So I bust up laughin so hard, like I haven't laughed in ages and tell everyone at the table bout how I mistakened a women for OZZY OSBOURNE. All of us look over and most of us start cackling. It was great. Our table couldn't stop laughin, and neither could I. Ok. Maybe you had to be there.
Ok.... on a more serious and hearfelt note, last nite's dinner was held as a farewell dinner for my grandlil sis/daughter AHREE. Ms. Ahree Song hailing from the great Midwest. Who is she? She's a mini Korean girl who enjoys hittin up her local WAL-MART back home, cuz, it's apparently the thing to do out there in the midwest. Sweet, sweet, thoughtful girl she is and I'm gonna miss her soooooo much. She's this lil ball of fire, with such determination, love, thoughtfulness, dedication, and devotion to her p-sisses. I wish nothing but good things for her as she goes back to Ohio to attend Cornell during the fall for Hotel Management. She was only out here for a year, but she has definitely left a huge impact on all of us here, for a lifetime. It's very sad to see her go, and I pray she flies back out to LA for crucial events and for fun soon. We'll miss you, Ree, and your flashing boobs. xoxo.
Like a JUNKIE needs HEROIN.
Like a BABY needs FORMULA.
Like a FAT KID craves CAKE.
Like JESS loves...(fill in the blank)
Today's theme: FOOD
***a quick rundown of what [food] makes a crappy day for Jess a good one.***
-Vanilla Bean Cheesecake from CF
-Church's Friiiied Cheeeeken
-California Chicken Cafe
- 2 words: WOOD RANCH.... love them bbq everything and the garlic rolls
-Toast with Butter and Honey
-Homemade Guacamole
-Strawberry Shortcake from Grand Lux Cafe
-Miso Salmon. Salmon in general. You can bring me a slab of raw salmon. Ahi Tuna too. YellowTail too. And I'll cook it. For you. And that'll make my day too.
-While we're on japanese food, SUSHI GEN's sashimi....right julia? Muahahha.
-Crazyfish sushi
-Martha's 22nd St. Grill, MINUS any MILKSHAKES whatsoever.....then lounging on Hermosa Beach afterwards.
-Chano's Mixed Up Burger with Eggg... ok, now I know what I'll miss as I move away from SC. CHANOS.
- Food: do you see the trend here? hahah.
Like a BABY needs FORMULA.
Like a FAT KID craves CAKE.
Like JESS loves...(fill in the blank)
Today's theme: FOOD
***a quick rundown of what [food] makes a crappy day for Jess a good one.***
-Vanilla Bean Cheesecake from CF
-Church's Friiiied Cheeeeken
-California Chicken Cafe
- 2 words: WOOD RANCH.... love them bbq everything and the garlic rolls
-Toast with Butter and Honey
-Homemade Guacamole
-Strawberry Shortcake from Grand Lux Cafe
-Miso Salmon. Salmon in general. You can bring me a slab of raw salmon. Ahi Tuna too. YellowTail too. And I'll cook it. For you. And that'll make my day too.
-While we're on japanese food, SUSHI GEN's sashimi....right julia? Muahahha.
-Crazyfish sushi
-Martha's 22nd St. Grill, MINUS any MILKSHAKES whatsoever.....then lounging on Hermosa Beach afterwards.
-Chano's Mixed Up Burger with Eggg... ok, now I know what I'll miss as I move away from SC. CHANOS.
- Food: do you see the trend here? hahah.
Thursday, May 08, 2003
AS I EXCUSE MYSELF FROM TYPING MY 12 page PAPER...
...I DL mp3s. And because I love music so much and love dl'ing illegally, I also love to share my musical finds. I live a vicarious life filled with very ECCLECTIC music. So share in the love. the glory. the pleasure of mp3s courtesy of my PlayList.
Music from:
The Real Cancun (this move is such awesome fun with such an awesome summer soundtrack. These tracks are beachy, driving, upbeat tracks, so take a crack @ it. Swing batter batter swing!)
Snoop Dogg - Beautiful
Bad Ronald - 1st Time (scandalous, but totally rockin)
OK Go - So Damn Hot
Simple Plan - Grow Up (punk fun)
Trick Daddy ft. Trina - Take It To Da House (ass shakin music)
Kottonmouth Kings - Positive Vibes
Hot Action Cop - Fever for the Flavor
Jack Johnson (new album released on Tuesday called ON AND ON....if you like Kick-Back Jams, he's your man. He's having a concert @ the HOLLYWOOD BOWL, Mon. Aug. 4th, ft. Ben Harper. Me and my gurls are gonna go. If interested, hit me up. If you've never been to a concert @ the Bowl, you need to go. Like ASAP. It's awesome and one of the best things I like about Los Angeles)
Wasting Time
Holes to Heaven
Times Like These
Cookie Jar
Fall Line
Peter Yorn - (He's very BECK sounding, but an awesome mellow-kind. Check him out....his music.)
Strange Condition
Sleep Better
Lose You
On Your Side
Girl Like You
You Never Knew
Greenwheel - Breathe "I'm alright, I'm alright, and only it hurts when I breathe, and I can't ask for things to be still again....
ask
The Juliana Theory - Constellation "Words that cant be spoken, and I wanna be selfish, you're my everything, some things can never be explained, but does your love reamin unchanged, i really wouldnt be teh same without you...."
Kelly Clarkson - Thankful
And if you haven't DL'ed these already, hop to it:
Stroke 9 - Do it Again
Jimmy Eat World - My Sundown
Vertical Horizon - Give You Back
Vertical Horizon - You're a God
The Notwist - Consequence
Josh Kelley - Amazing
Jason Mraz - You and I Both
Jason Mraz - I'll Do Anything
Jason Mraz - Sleep All Day
Ryan Adams - La Cienega Just Smiled
...I DL mp3s. And because I love music so much and love dl'ing illegally, I also love to share my musical finds. I live a vicarious life filled with very ECCLECTIC music. So share in the love. the glory. the pleasure of mp3s courtesy of my PlayList.
Music from:
The Real Cancun (this move is such awesome fun with such an awesome summer soundtrack. These tracks are beachy, driving, upbeat tracks, so take a crack @ it. Swing batter batter swing!)
Snoop Dogg - Beautiful
Bad Ronald - 1st Time (scandalous, but totally rockin)
OK Go - So Damn Hot
Simple Plan - Grow Up (punk fun)
Trick Daddy ft. Trina - Take It To Da House (ass shakin music)
Kottonmouth Kings - Positive Vibes
Hot Action Cop - Fever for the Flavor
Jack Johnson (new album released on Tuesday called ON AND ON....if you like Kick-Back Jams, he's your man. He's having a concert @ the HOLLYWOOD BOWL, Mon. Aug. 4th, ft. Ben Harper. Me and my gurls are gonna go. If interested, hit me up. If you've never been to a concert @ the Bowl, you need to go. Like ASAP. It's awesome and one of the best things I like about Los Angeles)
Wasting Time
Holes to Heaven
Times Like These
Cookie Jar
Fall Line
Peter Yorn - (He's very BECK sounding, but an awesome mellow-kind. Check him out....his music.)
Strange Condition
Sleep Better
Lose You
On Your Side
Girl Like You
You Never Knew
Greenwheel - Breathe "I'm alright, I'm alright, and only it hurts when I breathe, and I can't ask for things to be still again....
ask
The Juliana Theory - Constellation "Words that cant be spoken, and I wanna be selfish, you're my everything, some things can never be explained, but does your love reamin unchanged, i really wouldnt be teh same without you...."
Kelly Clarkson - Thankful
And if you haven't DL'ed these already, hop to it:
Stroke 9 - Do it Again
Jimmy Eat World - My Sundown
Vertical Horizon - Give You Back
Vertical Horizon - You're a God
The Notwist - Consequence
Josh Kelley - Amazing
Jason Mraz - You and I Both
Jason Mraz - I'll Do Anything
Jason Mraz - Sleep All Day
Ryan Adams - La Cienega Just Smiled
Wednesday, May 07, 2003
Mp3 Babble
So....
I still light up like a candle burning when he calls me up,
I still melt down like a candle burning everytime we touch...... Macy Gray - Still
Coldplay "The Scientist"
Nobody said it was easy,
It's such a shame for us to part.
Nobody said it was easy,
No one ever said it would be this hard.
Oh, take me back to the start.
I was just guessing,
The numbers and figures,
Pulling the puzzles apart.
Questions of science,
Science and progress,
Do not speak as loud as my heart.
FYI: no relevance to my life, but it's cute nonetheless.
So....
I still light up like a candle burning when he calls me up,
I still melt down like a candle burning everytime we touch...... Macy Gray - Still
Coldplay "The Scientist"
Nobody said it was easy,
It's such a shame for us to part.
Nobody said it was easy,
No one ever said it would be this hard.
Oh, take me back to the start.
I was just guessing,
The numbers and figures,
Pulling the puzzles apart.
Questions of science,
Science and progress,
Do not speak as loud as my heart.
FYI: no relevance to my life, but it's cute nonetheless.
I LOVE TO MAKE YOU SMILE, I LOVE TO MAKE YOU LAUGH.... REAL MEATY HARDYHARHAR's!!!
mp3s rockin:Jack Johnson - Holes to Heaven, Greenwheel - Breathe, Peter Yorn - Sleep Better
Julia aim'ed me today that she loves to read my blogs. She enjoys reading them so much, she reads them while she proctors final exams for students. She loves them so much she has to stop herself from busting up in the midst of a test. She loves them so much poor lil testtakers look @ her funny cuz she has a huge smile on her face while proctoring poor students taking exams. MUAHHA.
Life is good.
jewels2525: hey
jewels2525: jess i love ur blogs
jewels2525: esp that story about the shoplifters
UscJessC: do u?
UscJessC: thanks for reading. i appreciate it.
UscJessC: :-)
UscJessC: thanks thanks. it felt real good @ work, to be apart of shoo-ing way per-puh-trators
UscJessC: 8-)
jewels2525: haha was reading while i was proctering
jewels2525: almost busted up laughing in class
jewels2525: so i had this huge smile on my face
jewels2525: and these poor kids... w/ the frowns from finals
jewels2525: just stared at me funny
mp3s rockin:Jack Johnson - Holes to Heaven, Greenwheel - Breathe, Peter Yorn - Sleep Better
Julia aim'ed me today that she loves to read my blogs. She enjoys reading them so much, she reads them while she proctors final exams for students. She loves them so much she has to stop herself from busting up in the midst of a test. She loves them so much poor lil testtakers look @ her funny cuz she has a huge smile on her face while proctoring poor students taking exams. MUAHHA.
Life is good.
jewels2525: hey
jewels2525: jess i love ur blogs
jewels2525: esp that story about the shoplifters
UscJessC: do u?
UscJessC: thanks for reading. i appreciate it.
UscJessC: :-)
UscJessC: thanks thanks. it felt real good @ work, to be apart of shoo-ing way per-puh-trators
UscJessC: 8-)
jewels2525: haha was reading while i was proctering
jewels2525: almost busted up laughing in class
jewels2525: so i had this huge smile on my face
jewels2525: and these poor kids... w/ the frowns from finals
jewels2525: just stared at me funny
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