Headed to Vegas for the night. Catching up with @Melorokstar tonight then headed to UT in the morning!

There weren't even 10 mediocre moments! RT @pandora_radio: 10 best moments of the 2011 Video Music Awards @RollingStone: http://t.co/KWGbfJk

Had a dream that I got a new job and was so happy I cried. Damn you, subconscious. thanksforthat

Maybe I should start praying to Murphy. That guy and his law are pretty damn accurate.

True for me! RT @davepell: The insta-legacy: In next few mins, millions learn about Jobs' resignation via 1 of the devices he spearheaded.

"We had an earthquake? I didn't notice." - the entire state of California

In a perfect world, I would have @StacyLondonSays 's arms.

WHEW! RT @cnnbrk: The magnitude of the earthquake that struck Virginia and much of the East Coast has been downgraded from 5.9 to 5.8

FF RT @kellyoxford: Hef's runaway bride claims she "didn't notice the 60 year age difference" but really meant "I can't count that high"

Self sticking bubble wrap is genius! moving

Finally watched the WNTW premiere. @clinton_kelly LOVED your jacket at Becky's reveal! That color!

Ha! RT @allisuzanne: I decided that planning a wedding is much like pledging a sorority. The most fun that I'll never want to have again.

Not a good sign that my 1st thought every morning is "how can I avoid going to work on time this morning?" And by "on time" I mean "at all".

LOL! RT @MNSportsbitch: Kara, woman on House Hunters? Hope a shark eats the bitch.

An entire night of @HGTV, uninterrupted. lastdayslivingalone

DING DONG THE WITCH IS DEAD designstar

Thankfully, only 2 weeks left til I have a 24 hour gym 30 feet from my place! byelafitness noexcuses

Finally get burst of motivation, only to find gym closed at 8. LAME. Thanks LA Fitness. Am missing my 24 HR & LVAC in Vegas!

All three Backtothefuture movies back to back on VH1 Classic! lazysunday

How quickly could we get Iowa to secede? taketexaswithyou

LOVE 8x, O 5x, Mystere 4x, Ka 2x RT @unmarketing: Anyone seen the same @Cirque show multiple times? I've seen Ka 5x, O 3x, Mystere 3x

United too! RT @bazecraze: The only slogan Delta should legally be allowed to use is "Beats Walkin'!"

In addition to the cardigan I'm wearing, I now have on a fur-lined jacket. It's STUPID how cold my office is. hatemyjob

Heartbroken that there were Iines on my beloved @AmazonKindle screen, warranty almost up. Called to have it repaired. Immediately replaced!

I will be a lifetime @Amazon customer! Thank you @AmazonKindle team for being awesome & replacing my broken Kindle with a simple phone call!

Wetsuits = my own personal seventh level of hell.

Vacation lies I tell myself! RT @jennyandteets: "Yeah, but we did a lot of walking" code for: "Why did we mother fucking EAT THAT!?"

Even a rainstorm can't ruin this day though! I love you, @MyDeformedElbow ! http://ping.fm/P1aHY

Mini rainstorm in Kona. Waiting for the sun to break through so we can continue our day in the water! vacationtweets

I would like to make an official request from @scottscool7 to bring back the TOTD!

Pomona fair > OC fair

Really people? Getting your teeth whitened at the fair? gross

FF If @JennyJohnsonHi5 @jennyandteets and @kellyoxford were the only people I followed, I'd still be thoroughly entertained all day!

Restarting my PC all day makes me really happy to go home to a MacBook at night. windows POS

Really, Hollywood? Rioting over a DJ show? If you tried that in Vegas, we'd laugh while watching hotel security punch you in the head.

Something like this. Crumbling city = work crap we leave behind! http://ping.fm/lg6ye

I envision our takeoff to Hawaii as one of those scenes in 2012 where they fly off just as everything falls in on itself.

Me and @MyDeformedElbow better hurry and get to our vacation before the crankiness swallows us whole!

Dear @Target: Those little stick on handles that you put on items too big for a bag? Genius.

Sleeping with the windows open is nice and cool but slightly terrifying. Am convinced every sound is an axe murderer. wuss

VACATION IS SO CLOSE! woo

Mine's the only cat that looks at the red light from a laser, shrugs, and goes "meh."

Looking for beauty in Los Angeles

I have a strange relationship with Los Angeles. When you tell someone that you're from Southern California, they naturally assume you mean LA. Growing up living much closer to Orange County, I never spent much time in or near LA, save the occasional trip to Universal Studios. It always seemed like a long trip to a dirty place. While this is untrue (it's only 40 minutes to a place that does have pretty areas), it didn't make my bias any less real.

The last two days, I've been to LA for a concert, and to go shopping with my mom, and started looking and seeing the beauty of the city.

The Wiltern was a gorgeous inside, I would definitely buy tickets for another show there.










The Jewelry District was a home for some of the crazy stereotypes running around LA, but beauty could be found by looking up. The buildings were old and beautiful, and reminded me a lot of New York City.







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My Deformed Elbow: Jenn's Mix

My Deformed Elbow: Jenn's Mix: "I've made my girlfriend a mix-tape. Well, the modern day equivalent. I created a playlist on iTunes and then ripped it. Even this process seems outdated. Enough about that. What follows is a song-by-song explanation of why I chose each song. I'm trying to be John Cusack at the end of "High Fidelity" where he makes a mix-tape, using songs his girlfriend would like rather than what songs he thinks she should like. I'm not completely there yet, but hey, at least I didn't include any Slayer..."

From out of nowhere...

Oh wow, do I have some updating to do! It's so easy to forget about this blog now that I'm living among my friends and family once more. Plus, my life has been in upheaval for about the last 2 and a half years. Now that things are settling down, I'm hoping (fingers crossed) that I'll stop and update more often.

For this post, I'm sticking to one subject: work. After being unemployed for 4 months in 2008/2009, 2 years ago I took a position in a field that, while steady, doesn't hold my interest. Not only that, but the company is run far differently than I've ever experienced. And I've had to be content with that since then. This isn't an economy where you can be picky. Not only am I not getting interviews, I'm lucky if I get an automatic email reply to my application! It's hard to not have a passion for what you do, but I am aware that is how most people live. They do what they have to do to pay the bills and keep their standard of living. I wish I could be content with that, but I need at least the POSSIBILITY of waking up and not dreading going to work. For now, I have no one depending on me, so thankfully, making a change affects no one but me - perfect time to do it. It will likely be a long wait, and I am doing my best to remain positive.

Happy Slapsgiving!

If you don't get my title, please introduce yourself to the awesomeness that is "How I Met Your Mother" (pictured at left). It's worth it. Anyturkey, this is the first Thanksgiving in a decade where I don't have to travel! Would've been last year, but I went to Napa with Arion, where he is headed once more - dropped him off at the airport this morning. I'm Chino Hills-bound and then -- God forbid! -- I actually have to work on Friday! Unfortunate, yes, but most of my lovely (can I have a sarcasm font for Christmas?) coworkers will be gone, so it will be that much more enjoyable. Plus, I have been cured of the insanity that led me to actually enter malls on that most evil of shopping days.

In more painful news, my mother (hi Mom!) has guilted me into joining her at her weekly spin/torture class. (Folks, never accept a free laptop until you read ALL of the terms and conditions.) I have a total love/hate relationship with this class because it just hurts SO good. True, I am cursing the whole time, but feel amazing (if slightly nauseated) afterward! The only drawback is that it makes me HUNGRY like you can't imagine. So my next step is to figure out how to resist the temptation to devour the entire contents of my pantry. Talk about defeating the purpose...

Follow me on Twitter @JennMoser for more random musings/coworker hatred.

Happy Turkey Day!

Blog FAIL

Well as you can see, moving home has obviously been successful! Got here and promptly filled my time with things other than blogging! Actually, that's not entirely true. With the advent of Facebook and Twitter, I'm sure I've been "microblogging" this entire time. But, with all that is new and ongoing in my life, I'm feeling like I need this outlet once more. So, this is my re-entry into journaling... a year and a half later. It will likely be a lot less than before, considering I was all by myself in Vegas! I'm going to attempt to chronicle my adventures in search of the perfect job, getting back on the gym/weight loss wagon, and all of the wonderful memories that come from living among my amazing friends and family.

Being back

Well, I've been home for a month now and if I haven't said it enough before... I LOVE IT! It was truly the right decision at the right time.

I've been making the most of it, too! As most of you know, I recently lost a bunch of weight. And now I know why! In Vegas, especially the last year or so, after work and on weekends I didn't do much besides go to the gym or go shopping. I didn't really have anyone around to go out to eat or anything... let me just tell you, I don't have that problem here! I thank God and Weight Watchers that I've taught my metabolism to work overtime because there's ALWAYS someone to eat with! Whether it's lunches with my mom, dinners with Arion or Amanda or her family or (now that my dad is back) MY family, there's constantly meals to be had! I indulged for about the first two or three weeks and now, I just can't. My willpower has, thankfully, kicked back in and so has my gym routine.

Then there's my new job - the reason that my move was even possible. For those that don't know, I work for the City of Rancho Cucamonga at the Victoria Gardens Cultural Center as a Supervisor in charge of Marketing, Fund Development, Box Office, and the Front of House. Tomorrow will be the start of my fourth week, and I'm loving it. My team is great! I work with smart people who seem to love what they do, which is more than I could ask for. Everyone has been so warm and welcoming and it has made the whole move that much better. It's a very busy workweek and most days are pretty much scheduled from beginning to end, but it makes the day fly by! And the drive isn't bad since I'm going against traffic both ways. At the end of the summer, Jessie (Amanda's sister) and I will be looking for places to rent probably somewhere off of the 210 between Covina and Rancho.

As I could have predicted, I'm running into many familiar faces around here. It seems like very few people have left the area, and if they did, they came back! All I really have to do is go to the gym to have a another high school reunion! The city has changed so much, though... what is with that big mall opening in two weeks? Craziness. Growing up here, there were farms and cows and we had to drive at least 10 miles in either direction for any shopping!

I went to Vegas a couple of weekends ago (no one get mad - I was only there for 7 hours!) to pick up some things I had left at the house. I miss my house, definitely! I wish I could move that thing to California brick-by-brick! But at least it's there for my family and friends and I to use for the next year or so. Most of all, I miss my friends. But I will see you all very soon when I come visit for longer than a day! I'm hoping to come up this month or next.

It's funny - in some ways it feels like I've been given my old life back - I'm in my old room (again, just for the summer!), Amanda's been across the street from me, I even have the same CA driver's license number and when I signed up for my new insurance, I got my old card number. They just re-issued me those! And yet it STILL doesn't feel real. I feel like I'm on an extended vacation and at any moment I'm going to have to leave. Maybe it will finally set in when I move into my own place, who knows?

Either way, life is good. :)

Packing

The first box... and my makeshift dresser for the next 4 months or so...

Casey knows something's up. She does the same thing with suitcases.

Moving home!

I can't believe how long it's been! But I've been away from this with good reason. So much has happened in the last few months. On a whim, I applied for a job with the city of Rancho Cucamonga, and I got it. Really, it was as simple as that! I was SHOCKED. I had planned on LOOKING for jobs to MAYBE move home but instead, fate found me. I've very happy, obviously, but a little sad at the same time. It's bittersweet to leave the place where I've become an adult, really. I've spent all of my twenties here, I've made some great friends, and I've had a lot of fun times. But, the time has come for me to go home. My going-away party is on March 29th so I will be sure to post some pictures here!

Top 5 things I will miss most about Vegas:

1. My Bellagio people - you know who you are and you're why I didn't move home 4 years ago. Nuff said.

2. Cherry Hill - I've been going to see them for almost 6 years.

3. My job. I LOVE my job. Even more specifically, I love my team. If I was staying Vegas, I would never leave.

4. My house... probably my biggest (literally!) sacrifice. There will be no 3 bedroom house in California. I will be lucky to get a 3 bedroom condo with 2 roommates!

4. My very short (10 min) commute to work.

5. Traffic updates - there are (3) freeways in Vegas and after they are done with them, they start listing SIDE STREET accidents. In California, I'm lucky if they even mention the freeway that I'm on.


Things I will NOT miss:

1. The incessant WIND.

2. The construction - as I write this, they are tearing up the street outside my window and their light is shining directly toward my house. It's 11:51 p.m.


And when they are done at 5 a.m., the construction on the shopping center behind my house begins. Good times. Thank God for my iPod. P.S. SCREW YOU Momeni & Associates!!! Whew, had to get that out.

3. My electric bill in July.

4. My gas bill in December.

5. The long drive to California!