• JennieB
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      • In response to: "What's the one thing you're never gonna give up?" You! and I'm never gonna let you down... Never gonna run around and desert you Never gonna make you cry Never gonna say goodbye Never gonna tell a lie and hurt you!
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    • Soundtrack of summer

      • The most traditional summers I ever spent were with my mom's family in rural Michigan. The soundtrack of which still plays in my mind...


        Laying in the grass

        My family there aren't big 'grill-out / BBQ' kinda people... so one of my favorite sounds (sizzling of food on the grill) wasn't very common. The summer-in-michigan sounds that I hold fond are:

        the "swishish" of the breeze running through the cornfields
        the "crunchslurp" of biting into a wedge of watermelon
        the "zzzzPoP!" of the mosquito zapper
        the "clickssssshhh" of an ice-cold canned/bottled beverage being opened
        the "eeepEeepEeep" of crickets hiding in the shadows
        the gentle "crwereeeek" of the porch swing as we swayed in the warm summer evenings
        the "clap!-twist" of metal lids on the jars that captured fireflies live in and the tinkling laughter of kids chasing them....

        sigh, there's nothing like a summer on the farm!

      • answered by JennieB on 07/14/2011
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    • THE Television Show I Didn't Expect to Like

      • Don't have long to write about this because "cyabz ah hea-yah", and I've got to get a workout in before hitting the clubs tonite...


        GTL Bakersfield Graffiti Art

        When I first heard about The Jersey Shore, I was appalled by the description - it sounded like an embarrassing car crash of a show.

        Then I watched it -- all my worst fears came true! Trashy girls, cheesy meathead guys whose sole meaning in life is drinking & having sex. Which by no means are unimportant in life ^_^, but should not be your raison d'être.

        Of course I had to watch a few more episodes to confirm these fears and better understand the GTL phenomenon and other 'shore slang' such as creepin', grenade, Guido, and DTF.

        Next thing I knew, I was hooked. (insert fist pump here)

      • answered by JennieB on 05/10/2011
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    • Bad Habits that Need to Go

      • Staying up too late has always been a bad habit. There are always so many things to do - and there's never enough time...


        Arianna Huffington

        I always believed I could get away with 5-6 hours of sleep until I saw a TEDtalk by Ariana Huffington about how the key to success is sleep.

        Watch the TEDtalk here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nncY-MA1Iu8

        When you see a talk like that - how could you not want to get more sleep?!

        .....zzzzzzzzzz

      • answered by JennieB on 03/30/2011
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    • Is Chivalry Dead?

      • Dictionary.com defines chivalry as:

        chiv·al·ry
           /ˈʃɪvəlri/ [shiv-uhl-ree] -noun,

        the sum of the ideal qualifications of a knight, including courtesy, generosity, valor, and dexterity in arms.


        Knight preparing to joust

        Some days when I take BART or the bus and I see teenagers and men all around me in seats while I stand, the question of chivalry does come to mind. Then again, I've never been much of a feminist in the sense that men and women are absolutely equal. However, I do believe each gender has its unique and special strengths.

        The city I live in, San Francisco, is intensely diverse. My fellow citizens are varied in sexuality, race, social classes, and I've noticed that younger generations seem to have been brought up under more self interested ideals. This diverse cultural and societal mix makes standardizing rules for etiquette so much more difficult.

        Being human and being kind, however, should not be dead. Common courtesy dictates not to drop the door closed in front of another person. If someone on the bus has a load of things they're carrying, I think they should be offered a seat. It should be natural to respect our elders and offer them our seats when we can.

        Chivalry shouldn't be dead, and it shouldn't be a commentary on gender related interactions - but about courtesy & generosity. We should ALL be chivalrous and kind to one another.

      • answered by JennieB on 03/01/2011
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