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| Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 | | 3:52 pm |
| | Monday, May 19th, 2008 | | 3:30 pm |
Crosstown
So last year, I took up bicycling and tennis. I can now happily say I am a 3.0 tennis player and a member of the USTA. I took up bicycling just to cruise the beach (in my pink beach cruiser). I decided to take up cycling on a more serious level and bought a new hybrid bicycle... the Fuji Crosstown 1.0. I fucking love this bike and I love cycling even more. It's addicting! I never thought in a million years I would be a cycling junkie but I am.  My Route: PACIFIC COAST HWY FROM SUNSET BEACH TO NEWPORT AND IT'S ABSOLUTELY BREATHTAKING!!! The scenery never gets old. I love my life... | | Thursday, May 15th, 2008 | | 4:16 pm |
Health Insurance
Quite honestly, I am pissed off about the current state of our health care system. Being an entrepreneur, it is my responsibility to provide myself with health insurance. Last year, I subscribed to Blue Shield of California as an individual. I filled out pages of forms, listed all of my pre-existing conditions, ect and later received a letter stating I was a level 3 insurance risk factor. That allowed Blue Shield to raise my monthly premium to $250 per month plus they would not cover any pre-existing conditions. Well whats the fucking point? Anyway in the last year, I went to the doctors once because I had some kind of allergic reaction on a hike. My face was swollen kinda like this...  I went to the doctors and they gave me a shot of steroid. Problem solved within 48 hours. I paid my $40 copay and went on my way. Then 30 days later I get a bill from doctor stating the insurance company would only pay $70 of the total appointment leaving me with an additional $125 plus the $40 I already paid. So let's get this straight. One doctors visit ended up costing me what??? Annual Premium $3000 Co- Pay $40 Amt insurance refused to cover $125 Grand Total $3165  Here is what I did because I was outraged. I was paying a lot of money with no true benefit. If you're an individual, they can pretty much cancel your policy at anytime or increase your rates and refuse to cover pre-existing conditions. So I put the insurance under my company and qualified for "group coverage". And did you know that there is no underwriting for group policies and the rate increases are fixed. This means they have to cover your pre-existing conditions. Shit you could have a condition and qualify. This brings me to a point... Watching Sicko (michael moore), I recall stories of folks getting married to qualify for health insurance, move to canada, raft to guantanamo bay... I am sure I am missing some. I would recommend not getting married and every couple start a small business together (if they are not properly insured), even if you only do $20 in sales or buy your house together under a company (that will hopefully secure your status for years). The fee's for starting a business are relatively small and you qualify for reasonable health insurance. Just something to consider especially if you are out of options. And it could be worse, I could be like the millions of american who simply cannot afford health insurance. I'll donate my economic stimulus check to socialized health insurance for ppl who make under a certain amt annually. Or better yet, how about some of the tax dollars I give away or social security. Oh wait 75% of our taxes are still funding this war and social security... oops the government already borrowed against it. Hmm, I wonder if I could get away with that. Actually that is a perfect idea. I'll start JD Retirement Investment Firm. Fuck, I'll save social security for another day. | | Monday, May 12th, 2008 | | 3:07 pm |
The American Nightmare
The American Nightmare is the American dream gone wrong. Living up to the American dream is a lot of responsibility. It requires 2 car payments, an overpriced mortgage payment (maybe not right away...but pay late or finance into ARM and you're well on your way!), tons of credit card debt, and don't forget student loan payments...ahh, student loans. I am not sure where we got things mixed up over the years but this sounds more like an American "fucking" Nightmare. Bragging rights.... oh you got em, alright! That type of dream never appealed to me. I always had other ideas about the way my life should be. I want to live "The Real American Dream". The dream of life without debt. The dream of entrepreneurship. The dream of investing your money into yourself rather universities, corporations, and governments. This is the dream of financial freedom! When I left Michigan in 2005, I had no idea as to what my life would have in store for me. At the time, I knew it couldn't get much worse. I was unemployed, and going nowhere fast. Now two and a half years later, I am 100% debt free and have been for a while. I own a database marketing company that grosses over a million dollars per year out of a mere $6000 investment. I won't ever have a mortgage payment, a car loan, or any debt. I have the choice not to support our credit and loan system. Sadly, many people do not have that choice. They bought into a system and will pay the price for the rest of their lives... Bragging rights included. The American dream is a scam that benefits everyone except for you.  | | Friday, November 10th, 2006 | | 7:21 pm |
Woo hoo
Well I lie and I'm easy All of the time But I'm never sure why I need you Pleased to meet you I am moving forward with my blog theme of music titles. It's like fun trivia for you all. Anyway, this is my intro post and first post since I have moved to CA. Going forward, friends only. *insert sparkley fairy graphic that says friends only here* Comment and I'll add you. Peace! | | Monday, March 20th, 2006 | | 9:21 pm |
Thoughts on internet dating...
... " But does efficiency make dating easier or does it just serve to further perpetuate the endless cycle of settling? In many ways, online dating is an expression of a high-tech culture that wants quick fixes and instant gratification. It's the ebay of dating. If the offering is decent, you might as well hedge your bets and put in a low bid. Online dating turns love into a packaged commodity, one mouse click away. Of course, some online dating services have grown more attuned to the deeper nuances of interpersonal "chemistry" or so they say. With "scientific matching technologies" and "proprietary relationship engines," finding a boyfriend is now as easy as buying the new Eminem CD on amazon.com. But can you really fall in love with someone's answer sheet on a multiple-choice questionnaire? In an ideal world, isn't physical, emotional, and sexual attraction based on a wonderfully mysterious synergy of unconscious impulses we can't even fathom ourselves?" --Ian Kerner | | Monday, December 12th, 2005 | | 11:50 am |
Whats this I hear?
Instead of snow blowers, I am hearing the sound of lawn mowers. Yes, it's true the lawn guys are mowing today. That is so amazing to me. Yesterday was in the 50s and sunny. I went out to the Lake and went trail running in the middle of december wearing a tshirt. Then saturday afternoon, I drove home from Rocky Mount which is an hour east of Raleigh, in a tshirt and barefoot. ha! I can def get use to this.
| | Tuesday, November 22nd, 2005 | | 3:41 pm |
"GM cuts latest blow to Detroit".... Blows up Iraq?
That made the Raleigh newspaper guys. GM just announced a 60,000 job cut in the past week with more to follow. MI unemployment rate is getting out of control. Jobs are being cut all over the state and for those of you who do now believe in the trickle down effect, you better start. It's very real. Very very real! I have to say right now, so many of my friends are unemployed. My mom lost her job because of the trickle down in the auto industry. It's scary. I honestly have not known so many unemployed people in my life. After this temp position, I am going to be right there with everyone. I am really curious as to what kind of future MI has in store. Where are all these unemployed people going to work especially since they keep cutting more jobs? I can't think of one industry in MI that is growing other than hospitality type work. I don't know a single person that can afford to make $7 per hour or less. It's no way, no how in their budget. There are car payments to made, house payments, skyrocketing insurance, gas prices to scout for jobs, credit card debt. The list goes on. The cost of living is rapidly increasing and high paying jobs are sky diving. I am sure you all knew this was coming. It's been apparent for quite some time but now everyone around me, including myself, is unemployed. It's all becoming very real. Hitting close to home I guess you could say. My mom handled the situation by going back to school and hoping that in a couple years her field is growing. I am not sure if that is really the answer. My mom is very lucky and her college education is paid for by her previous employer due to the length of time she worked there. That is very rare. Many other people are taking on huge amounts of debt to go back to school and pay for their cost of living in hopes that things will be different in a few years. What happens after you take on all of that debt and find out things are worse? Now you’re stuck with another payment you cannot afford to make. Once you default on one loan, everything you owe on increases. Some of you may not be aware but your interest rate will increase on everything if you pay late. 24-25% in most cases. Then you are in this huge hole and it's tough to dig yourself out. Then you finally find a job only to learn before you get hired, they check your credit. Bad credit means no job. It's one huge circle fuck and the only person that is being fucked is you... right in the ass! That might be a lil extreme but what in the world is going on MI and the US really. MI isn't alone. Yes, I am going to go there... this fucking WAR!!! Most people are finally starting to realize that the Bush administration is filled with a bunch of liars. I am not sure why it's surprising, we have made jokes for years about politicians being crooked. This is not surprising but the thing that pisses me off most is the amount of money "WE” have spent on this. Yes, we, the working class. We are funding and supporting a war that has no cause. Further more, I don't know about you guys but I could think of a million ways to better spend my money in the US. All of you took economics; I am sure, so you all know that it is necessary for the government to pump money into the economy especially when it is doing so poorly. And yes, it's part of the cycle to have a depression but I do not agree the time is now. "Congress has already approved four spending bills for Iraq with funds totaling $204.4 billion and is in the process of approving a “bridge fund” for $45.3 billion to cover operations until another supplemental spending package can be passed, most likely slated for Spring 2006. Broken down per person in the United States, the cost so far is $727, making the Iraq War the most expensive military effort in the last 60 years"!!!!! That's a lot of money. Long-term Impact on U.S. Economy: In August 2005, the Congressional Budget Office estimated that the cost of continuing the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan at current levels would nearly double the projected federal budget deficit over the next ten years. According to current estimates, during that time the cost of the Iraq War could exceed $700 billion. I am sorry but that is sickening... we are spending 700 billion dollars to kill people and some people are okay with this. Oh no, how dare someone attack us! Revenge is getting pretty fucking pricey if I don't dare say. I am just waiting for the day that everyone is poor... fucking self interest will finally start to surface. Once you can't pay your bills or feed your family and you're getting fucked in the ass, the war is going to seem pretty fucking silly. But hey, George Bush and his family will still be living a life a luxury and I am quite sure he is going to hook all of his supporter up after he is out of office. I also want to add that I am a bare min researcher. I don't read or watch shows about the war everyday. It's not meant to be offensive. It's just an opinion. I also know this is not new news and if you know me in real life, I have been bitching about it forever. Well now I am writing about it because I am bored today and especially aggrevated with it. If anyone would like to fill me in, correct me, or add, please do so in a constructive fashion. Any personal attacks will result in me bombing your house because like some, revenge has no limits including 700 billion dollars. ha! ( Read more... ) | | Friday, November 18th, 2005 | | 12:52 pm |
Oh Lord
I think I am going to be sick... I am sooo hungover today! | | Wednesday, November 16th, 2005 | | 5:08 pm |
Random Babbling
1. Yesterday, I found that I am so lonely and desperate for conversation that I have resorted to carrying on a real conversation with myself. ha 2. I also went to wine night last night. It took place at my new friends apt, Sarah. We mainly just talked about girly stuff since we are new friends. In a new friendship it takes time to broach those more controversial topics. A common denominator between most single straight girls is clothing, boys, music, hair, and stupid girly realty shows. Yep, guilty as charged. I've watched Laguna Beach so take that! We had a really good time. We carried on about our hairstylist for at least an hour. Finding a new hairdresser when you're new in town sucks. Like Sarah said, you can find a new job, a new apt but replacing family... oh no! She's right. A hairdresser, if you keep up with your appearance, is tough to replace.... He is like family. 3. Tonight, my friend is hosting a benefit at the bar to raise money for charity. Yah!!! 4. I am really starting to hate my job. These ppl do not believe in online calendars. For some reason, they have this preconceived notion that I attended Miss Cleo's University for the psychics. I am ready to be like fuck you rednecks. I am out! 5. I would guess that about 5/10... 50% of the companies have voluntary prayer in the office here in NC. My office is a lil different in that they offer mens only prayer. "the men’s fellowship" haha, that's great! 6. It’s 77 degrees today. 7. I am going back on unemployment for a while. My new goal is to become a housewife and have children never to return to work again. I am craving children, marriage, and zero independence. Quite honestly, I am ready to be taken care of. I have been dealing with drama for at least 6 months that linc/corecomm/state of mi created and I am ready to just chill. If you have a prob with it, i'll punch you right in the face. Oh the hostility! 8. Okay, guilty once again, I created this drama on my own and I think in the end it's gonna be worth it. If you had this super power, you would do it too. The ppl that would rag on me for doing what I am about to tell you, are the ppl that would never have this opportunity. So shut up! John’s friend emailed me yesterday and you know I flirted. It ended with him asking me out and apologizing for John. Today I accepted just to cause trouble. I mean I do think he is cute and nice but normally, I would just be done with them all together. I gave the John the disclaimer not to fuck with me because it will backfire. I really give every guy that disclaimer and everytime they fuck with me, it has backfired. I come out smelling like roses.... can you say unemployment? Just say no to fucking with Jessica... Haven't ya heard, honesty is the best policy. 9. I am coming home next week and I can hardly wait. Who knows how long I am gonna stay. I have $300 a week guaranteed no matter where I go. I just might stay a couple weeks since I don't plan on working anytime soon. 10. I am soo tired and pissy today I am like the Rambo Commander with an automatic machine gun! Pow pow pow pow pow!.... pow pow! I just remembered something seriously funny from that 70s show.... Tator nuts! tator nuts! | | Tuesday, November 15th, 2005 | | 4:47 pm |
| | Monday, November 14th, 2005 | | 9:17 am |
A birthday not to remember
Wow, this years birthday was probably the worse birthday of my life. One day I am going to be able to laugh about it but right now, not so much! My birthday weekend started on friday. Friday I got out of work at 2:30 and then went home and drank a bottle of wine. I was feeling pretty fired up and playing with cat-dog. Well our dog is a big rough animal. He ends up getting too fired up and knocking my feet out from under me while I was running through the living room. I went flying into the air and fell on my fucking head completely throwing my back out of whack. I was so sore after that I ended up passing out. Mind you this is 6pm. I pretty much slept through the night. I wake up the next day with a stiff neck and in total pain. Well I am not going to let that stop my first bday in Raleigh. So I proceed with my bday plans despite being broken and completely homesick. No preparty tho. I end up going to Johns friends house for a bbq. John is the boy that I liked. Anyway, he wishes me a happy birthday and says he was so happy to see me. I always brighten up his day. yadda yadda. Every woman likes to hear that. I was feeling great and very happy. So then we head up to the club and hours later, I come up to him and give him a sweet lil kiss on the cheek. That is when he turns to me and is a complete asshole to me. He tells me he doesn't like me, he is not ready for a relationship, and to not touch him again. Right in front of all of his friends. I just looked at him, didn't say a word, and left the club. I got in a taxi and sobbed all the way home. It was very rude and disrespectful. So the next day he calls to apologize and I told him to take a hike. He was like I don't know why I acted that way but I don't think we should date. I told him that was fine that I would never want to date him anyway. He is two sandwiches short of a fucking picnic and has a lot of growing up to do. I would rather have no friends than friends that are going to be shitty to me. So that is the story of my crap-tastic bday. I do love it here in Raleigh but I am still extremely homesick. It's tough not having ppl around that care about me. I feel very alone here that's for sure. I know tho that it will take time to make quality friends. It can take years. I just need to be patient. Ooooh, I am coming home next week! Thank the lucky stars! | | Tuesday, November 8th, 2005 | | 1:13 pm |
YES
Thank you state of Michigan, CoreComm, Linc, and everyone else who contributed to the Jessica gets to collect unemployment out of state fund. I called the unemployment agency today and after my temp job, I can file for unemployment again even if I live out of state. Therefore, while I am looking for work here, I can collect for an entire benefit year. So after this job is through, I am going to take a lil 3 month vacation from work I think. $1250 is totally enough to live off here esp when the men are so generous. I was under the impression I could only collect for a month after I moved. Well this is not the case at all. Sccchweet! Addition... even if I get appealed, I have thus far earned enough to re-qualify. And so you guys don't think I am a total lazy slacker, I looked into volunteering my time with a local womens organization with an emphasis in working with young children. | | Monday, November 7th, 2005 | | 1:48 pm |
| Your Birthdate: November 12 | 
You're a dynamic, charismatic person who's possibly headed for fame.
You tend to charm strangers easily. And you usually can get what you want from them.
Verbally talented, you tend to persuade people with your speaking and writing.
You are affectionate and loving, but it's hard for you to commit to any one relationship.
Your strength: Your charm
Your weakness: Your extreme manipulation tactics
Your power color: Indigo
Your power symbol: Four leaf clover
Your power month: December |
| | Friday, November 4th, 2005 | | 4:54 pm |
| | Wednesday, November 2nd, 2005 | | 12:17 am |
| | Wednesday, October 19th, 2005 | | 3:31 pm |
Poor House
Tonight I am going out to the Poor House to check out my new buds I met a couple day ago. They are from Ithica, NY and rock my world. They play awesome ass funk music. Check it at: http://www.myspace.com/revisionmusic. I have yet to check out the poorhouse but it seems pretty fucking sweet. It's located right downtown on Blount St in the beautiful Moore Square Art District. http://www.the-pour-house.com/pages/ThePourHouseHasTheBestOfBeersAndBands.htm Wed is also mug night. Mug night allows you to purchase a 32 oz mug for $4 that you can bring in there for the rest of your life and have it filled for $3 with any type of beer you want. Uuuh that fucking rocks. I think I have mentioned this a few hundred times but I love this town. I have a job interview making 52k a year with quarterly bonuses, and pimpy benefits package. I also have an interview with Preston Development which is a swanky development company located in Cary. The job market here is super sweet and I am just waiting for the right fit. I never want to work for another CoreComm type company again. I have been having a blast here. I have met so many new ppl... so many. I hung with some canadians last night that were here on business. They were pretty sweet guys and we got to talk about how much we hated Bush. ahh haha... loaded statement. Then I called my boy for a ride at 2 something and he picked my drunk ass up. I would be running out of money by now but the southern gentlemen here don't let women buy their own drinks. They say please, thank you, and yes maam and hold your door. Fuck off northern men cause you suck in comparison. Yes Maam! haha say it again! *cracks whip* I also have this perfect sun kissed glow. The sun here does not burn you... oh no, you become a golden delight. Yep it's 85 right now and I am on my way out to lay out in the sun while the hot pool boy fans me and feeds me grapes. hehehe Take it easy kiddies. | | Saturday, October 15th, 2005 | | 12:07 pm |
Sending some love
Nicole I miss you! The boys want you to come over on Mondays still... they miss you too. | | Friday, September 30th, 2005 | | 12:59 pm |
Hi Friends
It's me... I had to start a new lj for many reasons but one being that I am reinventing myself and starting from scratch in NC. Yes, that's right, I am moving to NC monday. Going away party at shawna's on sat 9-10 if you would like to come. It's gonna be pretty chill. Anyway, I will be posting pic of the Raleigh area and my trip down. Good Luck all Love, Jessica |
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