soopajess

Wed, 18 Feb 2009 23:42:57 GMT

Yeah; i'm a sucker.

posted my old table on craigslist. wrote 100/firm as cost. Sold it for 80.

that was after i said "view after 7" and the chick calls me at 5:50PM and says she is "on her way". Waking me up. I'm just going to pretend that i was such a sucker because i was half asleep.

Bah.

GRE Practice Words

Fri, 06 Feb 2009 22:04:22 GMT

Aerie- A nest built high in the air, secluded. Perch; stronghold.
"Perched high among the trees, the eagle's aerie was filled with eggs."

Alacrity- Promptness, cheerful readiness; Eagerness
"The cafe was her favorite place to eat because the waiters responded to diners with alacrity."

Vex- Annoy; puzzle, confuse, nettle
"The old, quiet-loving man was vexed by the kids' loud music."

Usury- Practice of lending money at exorbitant rates; loan-sharking
"The moneylender was convicted of usury after it was found he charged 50% interest on all loans."

Voluble- Talkative, loquacious, glib, verbose, garrulous
"The voluble man and his quiet, reserved wife were proof that "opposites attract."

Wan- sickly pale
"The anorexic had a wan face in contrast to her healthy, rosy-cheeked peers."

Edify- Instruct morally and spiritually
"The guru was paid to edify the actress in the ways of Buddhism."

Effigy- Stuffed doll, likeness of a person
"Michelle Obama was disapproving after the new Ty dolls were said to be effigies of the First Daughters."

Effrontery- boldness, audacity, brashness, gall, nerve, temerity
"The receptionist had the effrontery to laugh out loud when the CEO tripped over the computer cord."

Myopic- short-sighed, unthinking; lacking foresight
"Not wanting to spend a lot of money up front, the myopic business owner would likely suffer the consequences later."

Nadir- lowest point
"As Shannon waited in line to audition for the tampon commercial, she realized she had reached the nadir of her acting career."

Nascent- starting to develop; embryonic; emerging; inchoate; incipient
"The LGBT health week campaign was still in it's nascent stage, and nothing had been finalized yet."

Neologisms- new words or expressions; slang
"Gramma Muriel was often perplexed by her grandson's clothing, music, and neologisms."

Neophyte- novice, beginner, greenhorn, tyro
A relative neophyte at bowling, Jess rolled most of her balls into the gutter."

Noisome- stinking, putrid, malodorous
"The dead mouse left in the basement caused a noisome odor."

Fri, 09 Jan 2009 16:22:27 GMT

Unwillingly, I am becoming a morning person. It seems that 2009 has decided to yank my sleepy ass out of bed and force it to be productive before noon. I am doing better than expected with this.

Today, I only hit my snooze button three times before rolling out of bed. However, i stumble into the kitchen to make coffee and ended up pouring water directly onto the grinds rather than the appropriate area. And didn't figure this out until I had woken up a little more, dressed, brushed my teeth and wondered why the hell the coffee wasn't done. Oops. [thus, brueggers got another day of business from me!]

Get to work about 9:20 for a 9:30 meeting. WHY?! Rescheduled to next Wednesday at 9AM. Sigh! Same day I have an evening board meeting for GLSEN. Guess who will be working a 11-12 hour day? Yipee.

Today is *supposed* to be one of my days off. I'll end up leaving about noon, but then have to work all day tomorrow doing a GLSEN training of trainers. And my next day off isn't until next SATURDAY, as I will be in a high school all day next Friday talking to health classes. Damn good thing I love my job!

On a different note-- i was walking out of my building this morning and suddenly my upper back really cramped up. Like I had to STOP moving and wait out the pain because it was so uncomfortable. It got less intense after a minute, and now i'm just experiencing mild tightness when I breathe and a bit of cramping when I move in certain ways. Weird. I wonder if I slept on it wrong. Not enough discomfort or pain to warrant a doc visit. But I will have to arm myself with tylenol/advil to get through the training tomorrow.

Okay.. not much else.. Trying to figure out if i want (and can afford to!) go to the L Word premiere party in Boston next weekend. It is very tempting since this is the last season!

Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:37:49 GMT

Hm.

So. I have a parking ticket due tomorrow. Or so sayeth my ticket that is in front of me. But when I went online to pay it, it says that it does not exist. The ticket I got a week later is shown (I know, i know...). Not sure what to do about that. I guess i will be calling Parking Bureau tomorrow.

That would be sweet if I didn't have to pay it.

GROSS.

Fri, 26 Dec 2008 17:55:33 GMT

watching House marathon at my dad's house while waiting for dinner.

The patient had a tapeworm and they SHOWED it. Pulling it out of her abdomen. i think i'm going to hurl.

disgusting. i HATE HATE HATE worms. And one's that live inside your body... ugh.

holy god, i really did just lose my appetite.

well good thing i'm jew-ish.

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 21:28:05 GMT

Dear Santa...

Dear Santa,

This year I've been busy!

In April I donated bone marrow to love_n_solace in a life-saving procedure (300 points). Last Thursday I committed genocide... Sorry about that, strugle2achieve (-5000 points). In November I helped belovedfreedom across the street (6 points). In September I invaded Iraq, broke it, and couldn't glue it back together before Mom got home (-1012 points). Last Friday I pulled emt7876's hair (-5 points).

Overall, I've been naughty (-5711 points). For Christmas I deserve a moldy sandwich!

Sincerely,
soopajess

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 04:54:09 GMT

President Obama!!!!!!!!

I am so excited. So RELIEVED!

There is hope.

Wed, 05 Nov 2008 01:47:05 GMT

Why do people in other areas have to wait so long to vote?

i've NEVER had to wait, like maybe i waited 5 to 10 minutes ONCE (maybe the 2004 election?).. But today, i literally walked right in and out, just like the past few years.

I mean... there are so many polling locations here. Is that not the case in other places? Do they lack election inspectors? any insight?

Wed, 22 Oct 2008 17:43:30 GMT

Good Stuff:

1. Lesbian plot on Grey's Anatomy. HOT.

2. Lesbian plot on House, MD. Hot, but wtf, why does 13 need a terminal illness??

3. my cat. always. i love him. even though he hasn't purred once since the kitten came.

4. Coffee. Pumpkin flavored. Caffeine in general.

5. Cheap used books from B&N. i bought two Jeannette Winterson (love her!) and an Amy Bloom (love her more!). Books in general are awesome.

6. Cheap used DVD's from Record Archive. I treated myself this paycheck to The Princess Bride, The Namesake, Cats & Dogs and Scream.

7. Cheap used CD's from Record Archive. George Winston. Relaxing.

8. Fiber.

9. Haunted Hayride with friends on Friday. wooo!

10. My roommate putting up with my shit and generally being fun and funny.

11. Word games on Facebook.

12. Comedy.

13. Friends. Even if they live far away.

14. Sex. even if i'm not getting any.

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 19:47:13 GMT

nothing like a never-quit case of heartburn to remind me that i'm no spring chicken. Geesh!

I have never, ever had a case of heartburn before. Let alone something that has lasted for over 12 hours already. i just got myself dressed and out the door and its almost 4.. i feel AWFUL. ugh. and i dont know how to make this go away!

im gonna try some ibuprofen and i guess buy some tums if that doesnt work.? i hatehate chewing or liquid medicine, so i'm hoping it doesn't come to that.

i hate that even the smallest bites of food hurt like a mofo going down. WHYYYY. i didnt even eat anything bad yesterday?? don't people usually get heartburn from like spicy food and friend food?

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 17:10:20 GMT

ok. i was up at 5 and 9 with this heartburn pain. i have never really had heartburn before. at least never like this.. holy god it hurt to swallow my saliva! i tried to stay up at 9, but went back to sleep purely in hopes that when i woke up, it would be gone.

now its 1pm and i just have twinges of it. i dont know what caused it... i didnt things mentioned as trigger items from online. ARGH. i want it to go away!

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:07:38 GMT

holy god. i dont know what i ate, but i have reflux or heartburn or something going on... in my throat? OWW. its freakin 5am and glad i dont have to work tomorrow. good god, make it stop!

Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:49:24 GMT

there was a fire a block away. it woke me up. or, rather, the sirens of the multiple fire trucks, police and ambulances/. i was like sleep, sleep, wtf is up with the sirens, sleep, wait it smells like smoke!

Yeah, it smells like smoke in my apartment now and the fire was a block away. you can see the smoke from my window. my roommate and i just went down to be nosey (i totally woke her up) and you could see the firefighters in the second floor of the house. weird!! i've never seen a fire that close before (and it was put out by the time we got there).. crazy!

Tue, 05 Aug 2008 02:48:15 GMT

i'm not sure why, but i find the lindsay lohan/samantha ronson romance incredibly sweet.

(and my gaydar was going off since that kid was in the parent trap remake)

aw.

omfg

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 06:16:20 GMT

there was just this creepy crawly bug in the bathroom. I HATE BUGS! Linus found it and i ran around trying to find something to kill it. came back with ant spray and fucking sprayed half the can on it. its underneath the radiator in the bathroom now. and i seriously cannot pick it up because i'm too... i dont know. i hate bugs!

the scary thought: if there is one, is there more??

i can't deal with more of these bugs. This was the size of a caterpillar and had a bunch of legs and WHAT IF IT IS ONE OF THOSE BUGS THAT GROWS TO BE HUGE! centipedes?! those fuckers scare the shit out of me. i'd end up sleeping in my car. holy fuck. i need virg to get the fuck back from new orleans and take care of this!!! AHHH.

its 2am and i was about asleep and now i'm WIDE AWAKE, afraid of these bugs. i gave linus a bunch of treats for finding the bug and then i had to close the bathroom door since i didn't wipe up the bug and ant spray and i can't have him going in there to eat it or inspect it and get poisioned.

Okay. i'm okay. holy fuck i hate bugs.

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 18:01:24 GMT

holy tainted tomatoes, i have cramps.

seriously. GRR. i've already had about 6 ibuprofen in the past six hours. and if something doesnt let up soon, i'll b3e taking the 8 I have left. ARGH!

the jesus nutters next door arent helping much. seriously, i was patient and blissfully tuning them out for the first 90 minutes. But SHUT THE HELL UP!!! SERIOUSLY. at least turn down the mic! There are ten people in a small room. YOU DONT NEED A MIC. especially when the sign on the door says "No talking allowed." I will be complaining to the building people tomorrow. It was beyond ridiculous today. It is also the last performance of Wicked in Rochester this afternoon and even the usher guiding people in was annoyed.

Okay. group soon. Two kids are here. It's fathers day, but still have group for the kids who may not have father figures in their life. After this shindig, I'm gonna head to the market and then home to do laundry and clean. Fun stuff. Maybe watch a fun movie. Harry Potter, L Word, Freedom Writers (i havent seen that yet, but oddly i own it)..

The end.

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 16:56:00 GMT

okay, i'm all about freedom of religion and workshipping however you choose. EXCEPT when you rent space in a SHARED building, do you REALLY need a microphone and amp to preach to 10 people? SERIOUSLY. It's just rude and disrespectful. I think Jesus would agree.

everyone likes a survey...thanks Tanya :)

Sun, 15 Jun 2008 04:34:48 GMT

"You know how sometimes people on your friend's list post about stuff going on in their life, and all of a sudden you think "Wait a minute? Since when are they working THERE? Since when are they dating HIM/HER? since when???" And then you wonder how you could have missed all that seemingly pretty standard information, but somehow you feel too ashamed to ask for clarification because it seems like info you *should* already know? It happens to all of us sometimes.

Please copy mine below, erase my answers putting yours in their place then post it in your journal! Please elaborate on the questions that would benefit from elaboration! One-Word-Answers seldom help anyone out :)"

1. First Name: Jess.

2. Age: 27. Where did the time go?

3. Location: Rochester, NY.

4. Occupation: Youth Services Coordinator at the Gay Alliance of the Genesee Valley. Non-profit agency. I work with gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender/queer/questioning/straight allied kids ages 13-25. It's a pretty awesome job.

5. Partner: Virg. She's in New Orleans for the summer and attending nursing school.

6. Kids: someday.

7. Brothers/Sisters: Dan (28) and Brian (twin-27). Dan just got back from his second tour in Iraq and is living a few hours away with his wife, Deb. They have four cats and are looking to move closer to central NY to be near family/friends. Brian is a math specialist at a rich suburban school district near Syracuse and is pretty much Type A brilliant, motivated, homeowner already. I get along very well with my brothers. They rock.

8. Pets: Linus (cat). age 8. Adopted three years ago from humane society. he is the best and i love him beyond words. Nicknames include: Killer, LiLi, Fluffybutt, Orange Chicken, Stink, Bubb. Favorite activities include: sitting in the same spot for hours, staring at the doorway, running into the closet when scared and hiding. Generally getting fur everywhere. I also had a few pets growing up. Wile E Cockatoo (citron cockatoo) is age 13 and lives with my dad and stepmom. My childhood cat, Ted, died two years ago. He was 15. I had some fish randomly.. but i'm not a big fan of fish. They are kind of gross.

9. List the 3-5 biggest things going on in your life:
- Work. Always busy, usually good. Trying to provide positive, fun programming for the kids and expanding services.. filling my predecessors shoes (she left in january) isn't easy.
- Generally improving relationships in my life and getting thru with Virg being in New Orleans.
- Trying to figure out if/where I'm going to move at the end of the summer.

10. Where, and for what, did you go to school?: I went to SUNY Brockport, state college in upstate NY. Had three majors until the last semester of my senior year (Health Science, Psychology, English) until taking a semester leave to attend treatment. Came back in the fall and graduated with one degree to just finish.. even though i was only 12 credits shy of three full bachelors degrees. My degree is in Health Science, with a concentration in Alcohol and Substance Abuse Counseling.

11. Parents? They live in Syracuse. They separated when i was 8. My dad remarried when I was in my early twenties. My mom has some health issues. My dad is another Type A, successful, workaholic guy. He is funny and we get along. I'm not emotionally close to either of my parents.

12. Who are some of your closest friends?: Virg (duh... even though we have very different personalities and interests), Terri, my twin brother. I could use some closer friends. I'm very friendly with everyone, but not always easy being closer.. Does my cat count as a friend? (is that pathetic?... how about the golden girls..?)

Sat, 07 Jun 2008 07:50:05 GMT

yay for bloody nose in the middle of the night!

at least Linus seems to be happy that i'm awake. He has made himself comfortable next to me on the couch and is currently grooming. i suppose it could be worse-- i could be covered in a long fur coat in the middle of a hot summer night.. poor Linus.

I need to sleep... tomorrow AM: AIDS Walk. have to run to bank to get change collected by kids switched into lump sum for our team.

it is gonna be HOT tomorrow. i am not too excited to be walking a 5K, even if i believe in the cause. Can't we just not, and say we did? ... we raised money, we can have a little hippity hop around the block, clap for bestest fundraisers, eat some hotdogs and get the heck back to somewhere with air conditioning. Good plan? Yeah. I thought so.

social skills group, perhaps?

Wed, 21 May 2008 19:53:58 GMT

Comment from Youth Program member today: "ohhh your face is breaking out, that's so bad!"

Thank you, Captain Obvious. Good thing I'm beyond caring about shit like that. I'm 27 years old, my face is breaking out because i jsut got my period and i'm stressed. I think I'll survive.

However, i am seriously contemplating starting a Social Skills 101 group. Because a good number of teens who attend the program have ZERO people-skills.

Thank you. Drive thru.

Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:10:31 GMT

back at work after being in New Orleans since last Wednesday. holy hamsters, i'm tired. i'm ready to faceplant at my desk. i may need to make a caffeine run shortly.

LOTS of cool stuff to write about from New Orleans.

LOTS of work to do first.. The next three weeks are going to be NUTS at work.

i am super busy today with my "To Do" list, but i had to take a moment to share my exhaustion (as if sharing it would take the power out of it.. haha, not working..)

Caffeine Run. Then more work. Then Tax Day Protest for equal tax rights for LGBTQ couples.

happy birthday to me. :)

Mon, 07 Apr 2008 02:44:23 GMT

Wow. I'm 27 today. That feels so weird to write. I definitely don't feel 27. Just when I start to get used to a number, BAM, another birthday.

Today was a very busy, but very nice, day. I had to leave for work early, as WXXI was there today filming for a show they are doing on kids that are "already out." They are following three of the kids in the program. It's very cool, but lots of stress. We had youth advisory council today and they filmed that to be a part of the show. and they will be at day of silence and prom. Fun stuff!

My friend Erin and the kids and the program assistant were sneaky and got me a cake... i was so oblivious. haha, i woke up this morning and didn't even remember it was my birthday, because i was so concerned about the filming and getting myself the youth center ready. My mom called and sang to me.. And then my dad called and he, my brothers, my stepmom and my sister in law sang. It was nice. :) i talked to them all briefly, because i was at work and rushing to get ready. I'm sad that i'm not with them. They are in kansas city because dan got back from iraq last week and is finishing discharge stuff. but i couldnt go because of work stuff. Double shitty, since i'm not with my twin on our birthday. Despite, it was a pretty nice day.

Thanks to everyone who wished me a happy birthday. It meant a lot to me... seriously. Kris, Kristin, Bri, everyone.. I didn't do anything special for my birthday this year (like a party or going out), so it was nice to just have friends remember. I think Virg, Terri and I will have drinks or something in New Orleans to celebrate. But for now, I celebrated at work (which was really sweet and touching) and taking myself to Panera for dinner.

The next few days are going to be nuts as I get ready to go. Putting in long hours at work and trying to get packed and ready to go. It feels good to be busy and have a job that I love and feel like I make a difference at. 26 was a long, difficult year.. I can't believe how far I have come in the past few years. I amaze myself.

Tue, 26 Feb 2008 20:30:22 GMT

holy hell, im tired.

nothing like bleeding out my hooha to suck the life right out of me. So glad I get to enjoy this 5-7 days a month, 12 months a year.

i'm ready to faceplant on my bed and call it a day. seriously.

i have to take a letter upstairs to be mailed (i'm at work) and you'd think i had to walk a mile uphill in a snowstorm. crimey.

So. I didn't go to Albany today, because my exec director was concerned about the weather. Fine wiht me, because i probably wouldnt be very effective lobbying for funding today. I'd be like "quit being a bigot and give me the money, bitch!" Then i'd sit down and ask for some hot tea and a donut.

Friday, i'm going to see kate clinton (wooohoo!) with Virg. Terri is going to go, too. I may have dinner with erik, jason and toby, too. Dinner with Erik will probably be more amusing than Kate. Seriously, i almost choked on my cheese when he was making comments at the Sweetheart Ball with Joe Robach right behind us.

New Orleans is coming up. Hooray! Although Ellen Degeneres isn't going to be there anymore aned i'm pretty disappointed. But hell, it is new orleans! i've never been there and am excited to go. It will be my third Vagina Monologues of the year (and fourth ever..) Next year, Terri and I are going to try out for the Rochester production. I'd like to say I would make a good moaner, but I wouldn't. Maybe i'll try out for the old lady talking about her "down there." haha.

Back to work. I have no caffeine in the office. I had a soda at lunch and i've been sucking on the ice cubes, trying to get whatever diluted caffeine is left. Pathetic, but true. I think today is going to be a short day, which is fine, since tomorrow and thursday will be a little longer than normal. Maybe i'll work up the energy to follow through with my Tuesday night gym routine. OR maybe i'll just watch Biggest Loser and settle on getting a gastric bypass once i've gained 50 more pounds. the end.

Fri, 18 Jan 2008 23:48:08 GMT

Dinner at Moe's with Terri, Kari and Dave. Mmmm. Welcome to Moe's!

I slept until nearly 1pm today. I was so tired. I got up around 8, but then went back to bed shortly after. My body was like a magnet to my mattress.

Tomorrow, rock climbing! Sweet, but i suck at rock climbing. I also NEED to get to the gym. Maybe I will look online to see what time the pool is open. Swimming sounds pretty relaxing right now.

I am so happy lately. :) Cool to have a job that you are passionate about. haha, except i contacted Writers and Books to get a volunteer for Writers Workshops and i get a mini-lecture about how to use "service" versus "serve." Now, seriously, I used to be an English major. And i graduated with a addictions counseling degree. But i don't go around handing out free advice to every person who gets tipsy. Geesh. I hope they send us someone who doesn't lecture the kids about grammar, or her volunteerism will be short lived!

Time to go. Welcome to Moe's!

holy gay kids!

Thu, 17 Jan 2008 03:33:34 GMT

sooo my first full week as Youth Services Coordinator has been awesome. BUSY, but awesome. :)

there were FIFTY kids at drop-in today. Yeah, there have never been that many before. And we almost ran out of chairs at group on sunday. And we had eleven people at young adult group. there haven't been that many people in a LONG time.

It is exciting. I love my job. i'm so blessed. and i've been kicking it with Terri most of the week, which is fun. She just beat my butt at SORRY. Saw a few other friends, too. Hooray :) And the L Word season 5 started and it is great. Maybe not as great as previous seasons, but still. I love the L Word.

Time for bed. Last day of work tomorrow before th weekend. Yay!