April 5, 2011

  • 33 - Part 1

    Blogging 100 things about myself is just too much. I am going to do this in 3 installment of 33. The last one will be a tweet. Cuz that's how I roll.


    source:  http://www.rj-studio.com/jessica/image/JessicaLagunas_21_33.jpg

    1. I have one brother. Good think too...don't think I could handle any more siblings than that.

    2. Thus far, two dogs been gracious enough to bless my life with the pleasure and joy that comes with being a dog owner - Shadow (1994-2008) and Elfie (2007-present).
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    3. I have three ninja turtles. They're not teenage anymore as they have kept me company for over 20 years...but Dribble, Pee-Wee and Junior still guard my house from the evil Shredder.
    4. Four (April) is the best month of the year...it's MY month!
    5. Five is the family number.
    6. Six is the maximum number of martinis I will consume in one evening (shots don't affect the count).
    7. In first-year university, I hung out with this group of girls who were obsessed with finding patterns. Since there were seven of us... all Chinese... all girls... in the same program... and a token white guy that hung out with us, they proclaimed that we were Snow White & the Seven Dwarfs. Because I was the most unwitting, I, of course, was dubbed Grumpy. And for my birthday that year, they bought me a 3-foot tall plush Grumpy Dwarf from the Disney Store. And yes...I still have it.
    8. I've been to NYC 8 times in my whole life.
    9. Nine months, I put up with that deadbeat boyfriend. Then...I called the police.
    10. The first time I was allowed to invite friends over to my house for a birthday party was the year I turned 10.
    11. Eleven years ago, I had a summer job working as a process optimization specialist at International Paper. One of my paper mills was in Augusta, Georgia. On my trip down to Augusta, when I went to implement my operational recommendations, I was introduced to the southern fry house. Everything they serve is deep fried. I inquired as to what was "deep fried fat" and was informed that it is animal fat, cured with sugar, cut up into chunks which are then battered and fried. I asked what kind of animal fat it was and the 400-lb waitress replied, "Does it matter?" I ordered a basket of oysters.
    12. In 2007, I was invites to twelve weddings...the most number of weddings to which I'd ever been invited in a calendar year. I attended 10. I was the MC for one. I was a bridesmaid in two. I have since vowed not to attend anymore weddings unless it is family, someone as close as family, or I'm being paid. Otherwise, forget it.
    13. When I was in high school, I went on exchange to Nice, France. It was my first trip overseas and I had an incredible experience. It would be 13 years before I'd get to visit Nice again. And as an adult, I was able to appreciate it so much more than when I was a teenager.
    14. Shadow was almost 14 years old when she passed away. And that insensitive vet at the hospital who just callously informed me without warning that I'd have to put her down should've been fired. Hateful bastard.
    15. That's all I have in my change purse right now - 15 cents.
    16. My sweet 16 was the most uneventful childhood/adolescence birthday. Chinese parents just don't understand Western milestones. *sigh*
    17. I was 17 when I spent a week a Queen's University studying astronomy. I had developed a crush on one of the guys in my class and foolishly told my roommate. One night, she called out our window to him. He didn't recognize the voice and when he asked who it was she said my name. Ahhh...teenage mortification. So glad I'm not there anymore.
    18. I spent my summer in the Shad Valley program when I was 18. Honestly, who knew geek camp could be this awesome. It was definitely one of the most enjoyable experiences of my life. But maybe it wasn't the camp. Maybe it was the hiking trips on the weekends in the Rockies and the visits to Banff & Lake Louise.
    19. There are currently 19 bottles of wine in my wine cellar. Wine. So we're not counting my bottles of hard stuff.
    20. I know it's exposing my inner groupie, but I've spent 20 days abroad for the purpose of going to see Michael Bublé in concert: 7 days in Chicago, 1 day in Detroit, 3 days in Paris (yes, France), 4 days in NYC/Philly and 5 days in Seattle.
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    21. I went to San Francisco for the first time when I was 21 years old - just 4 weeks before I turned 22. Do you know how satisfying it is to be legally of drinking age when you get carded in the USA? Okay...so it was a big deal at the time. But the fact that I still get carded now is just downright annoying.
    22. How many days abroad can you handle with your mom? I spent 22 with mine touring the UK, Dublin & Paris. I also had to foot the bill. And of course, my mom who was not a huge Starbucks fan at home, developed a burning desire for Starbucks everyday (sometimes twice a day) while we were in the UK. Her drink cost £5.60...Over $13 CAD! Good thing I'm good at budgeting. Including all her Sbux, the entire trip (accommodations, plane/rail/bus tickets, admissions & food) was ~$7,000 CAD total for the 2 of us. Yup...22 days. I'm just *that* good. Oh yeah...and this wasn't a "roughing it" sort of trip. My mom does not "rough it."
    23. Longest time I ever spent in transit was my flight home from Sydney, Australia - 23 hours, including a 2-hour connection in LA. I would be more than happy to never have to spend 23 hours in transit again. I'll do it if I have to, but I'm ok with not repeating it.
    24. I encountered the hawtest guy to have ever entered my life (non-celebs) when I was 24. This crush would span several years before it finally died off. But then again, I guess that's why those were the years I partied the hardest. Nothing ever came of this crush, but I hold those memories dear. Especially since I've never met/seen anyone better looking than my bartender. Yah...I was such a party girl, I had my own bartender.
    25. I spent $25k on my post-secondary education. Tuition, books, and living expenses. My program wasn't easy but it was worth it. For the life I have now, $25k over 4 years was money well spent. No regrets...even tho I hated it at the time. It wasn't the subject matter I hated...it was the suffering that U of T felt obligated to inflict upon us.
    26. I get paid 26 times a year. Yay, money!
    27. Speaking of money, my first tutoring gig, I charged $27/h. That was for math, science, or piano lessons.  My last tutoring gig -- I charged ~2x that.
    28. The only novel-turned-movie where I preferred the movie to the original novel was The Joy Luck Club.  The book was just to fragmented with all the different storylines.  What hung in the air of dialogue between two characters was better experienced by watching them than by reading about them.
    29. Shadow was already 4 months old when I got her.  A toddler by dog years.  She was absolutely perfect...a 29-lb puppy that would grow up to be a 100-lb lion dog. Chow chows FTW!!!
    30. Whoever said 30 is the new 20 has no freaking idea what they're talking about.  That's so much wishful thinking.  Just embrace every day for what it is and remember that age is just a number.  Some people are healthier in their 40s that they were in their 20s.  Others are still as dumb as poo even in their 80s.  Remember how far you've come and look to where you're going.  But most importantly, live your life TODAY!
    31. He's *my* goalie.
    32. She cost me $32k and was worth every cent.  She was completely, totally reliable; perfectly ergonomically designed; and she was the colour of champagne.  And every time I have to deal with disgusting, rude, groppy passengers on the TTC, I miss her dearly.

      This isn't an actual picture of Ginger (my very first car), but it's the same year, make & model.  I bought her brand spanking new from GM because at the time I needed a car to get from my downtown home to my Mississauga job.  I've since changed jobs and have been working downtown for the last 4 years.  It's just cheaper to not have a car.  So although I don't *need* a car, I miss her.  *sigh*  We had such great times.

    33. He's the reason I love hockey -- my all time hockey hero.  I know there are lots of haters out there (even amongst Habs fans) but if it weren't for him, I would not love hockey nearly as much as I do.

    Part 2, Part 3, and the epic Tweet to follow...

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