Jen’s blog

'Fess up: What do you do that's bad for the environment?
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Take a car when I could walk, use shampoos/soaps that aren't biodegradable (at least not that I know of), leave lights on when they could be turned off, eat lots of meat, print out tons of paper at work, and probably toss even more, and the thing I feel worst about is sometimes using paper cups at work instead of using my water bottle.  I really feel bad about that!  That's all I can think of right now, but I'm sure I'm guilty of more.  I'm actually an electricity hog.  I use more than electricity than 99% of people in my zip code according to the power company.  :( Sorry, but we've got lots of computers and gadgets.  

What is something you consider to be "overrated." (Ed. note: Bonus points if you show it to us!)
Submitted by Laurie.

Twilight!  The characters just stare at each other lustily for uncomfortably long periods of time.  I'm embarassed for them!

What is your signature drink?

Gin and Tonic with lemon/cucumber depending on the brand of gin.

What do you miss most about the internet of ten years ago?

Less idiots online.  Not that there weren't idiots, but there were less of them. 

What is the birth order in your family? Do you think it has an affect on your personality?
Submitted by aynge.

I'm an only child, so yes, it has affected my personality: I don't relate to children; I often prefer to spend time alone; and I don't really compromise.  I think I tend to get along better with other only children, or people who were raised like only children (eg people who have large age gaps between themselves and their siblings).  I do think that siblings tend to affect people's personalities.  You can kind of tell who has an older sister, who has a little brother, and etc. 

If you could pick between the superpowers of flight or invisibility, which would you choose?
Submitted by aynge.

Invisibility, because sometimes you just need to be alone!

What food reminds you of your childhood?

Inca Kola, D'Onofrio ice cream, Trix cereal -- the old kind that was round, not the fruit shaped new kind, and BIG chocolate chip cookies from the Pie Plate.

What's your best tip or trick for keeping your closet organized?

My closet is a mess!  I don't have any tips.  I am constantly losing clothes only to find them 6 months later under my bed or something.  Hanging in my closet, I have my dressier clothes.  In my drawers I keep everything else.  I'm a little anal about my sweaters.  I have all the cardigans folded in one corner, but it helps that I have 4 cardigans that are all the same size and style, just in different colors.

Whom have you lost touch with that you wish were still in your life?

Nobody.  I'm in contact with everyone I want to be in touch with.

I went to a god awful place last night.  We're talking 80s music, white trash haven.  The minute I stepped foot in there I had the intentions of getting wasted.  I had a bombay sapphire on the rocks, 151 and oj, midori sour, long island iced tea, and a soco on the rocks. 

Even though I was very clearly trashed, my perception of how drunk I was is perhaps a little biased.  I feel like, while I was definitely drunk, I was still pretty controlled.  I'd like to think I even held my liquor well, despite the fact that I ended up puking.

I usually don't drink, but when I do, I drink.  It's probably a bad thing, but despite how drunk I was I still don't think I was horrible.