Ramblings from a Social, Zealous, Fashion Loving San Diego Chick.
As most of you know, I’ve been a vegetarian for over 2 years now and not a day goes by that I miss eating animals. So when I saw Jennifer Van Grove post a video on her Jenn Live site - I about DIED when I watched it. I knewww there was a reason I loved being vegetarian. Too bad they’re not playing it during the Superbowl…but you can still enjoy it here. 
As some of you may know, my birthday is tomorrow and it marks a quarter century for my life. It’s kind of amazing and scary at the same time. For so long you want to just “grow up” and move on with your life - work on bigger things, meet more people, move around, explore the world, make a difference… But then one day you wake up and realize - wow, I’ve done it! I’ve accomplished SO much, met such amazing people, dealt with issues but got through them, worked (really) hard, traveled, fell in love…
So what’s next? Even though 25 is still such a young age - it’s exciting to think there’s SO much more out there! Sure, I look forward to being an even stronger woman, more confident, beautiful and seasoned but I don’t wish my life away. Look at how fast 25 years has gone, the next 25 will be even more rapid.
As I sit here typing away I reminisce about the last 25 years…
I remember being in EVERY school musical in high school and LOVING it. I loved music and being on stage. My freshman year I was in the chorus in Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Sophomore year I was again in the chorus for Phantom of the Opera, Junior year I was a (small) character in Grease and Senior I was the lead, Ariel in Footloose. What an AMAZING time in my life. My love for music and dance was fed through my presence onstage.
College was a whirlwind of change - moving to Chico, CA to attend CSU Chico for 2 years. I loved music so much that I wanted to produce and write music as a career. So I attended Chico State and pursued a degree in Recording Arts & Music Industry. That path changed as I came to the reality that I would have a tough time finding money in that line of work…and if I’m not cut throat I probably won’t make it. After 2 years of study at Chico I transferred myself to SDSU and pursued and finished a degree in Business Administration/Marketing. Even though I wasn’t studying music on a regular basis, I followed my passion for creativity and art by attending live shows, painting at home, going to art galleries, photography, health and fashion.
Now I’ve been in the business world since 2006 and I’m realizing THIS is the part of my life that is flying by the fastest! Weeks wash away so quickly at times that my head can’t stop spinning! How are we almost in February 09?!?! I remember my parents always saying “Just wait until you get older - your life will speed by” and I remember thinking “I can’t wait until I’m older”. How naive and young we once were, right?
So looking forward and contemplating on starting my research for Botox doctors (joking!) I take a deep breath and hold on tight for the ride ahead. Some things I’m going to do in the next year….
1) To slow down and cherish every moment whether it’s at work, home, with family, or alone. My time here is precious and I will cherish every single second God has given me.
2) To get more involved in music again. Whether it’s through private singing or piano lessons or singing at church.
3) To give back more of my time to the community. There are SO many organizations that need volunteer help in San Diego - beach cleanups, animal shelters, charity work.
4) To LIVE! So that when I look back 25 years from now I can laugh hysterically, cry out of passion and be reminded again of how “naive and young” I was… when I was 25.
Tonight is the kick off event for SANDIOS - San Diego Online Society - is the networking, round-table discussion and mentoring group for Southern California’s Internet executives, including leaders in software and mobile development.
The event is tonight, Friday, January 23 at 7pm
Osetra
904 5th Ave
San Diego, CA 92101
(619) 239-1800
Sign up for the event here: http://www.meetup.com/sandios/
If you want to join the group on LinkedIn, you need to have an invitation code to join. You can apply for your invitation code by joining our LinkedIn group: http://www.linkedin.com/e/gis/136221
I went up to LA this past weekend to visit Jason’s parents and hang out for the long weekend. While up there we went on a beautiful hike near a local waterfall, went to Malibu and shopped, and relaxed the nights away. It was a perfect get-away! Here are some pics from the trip…can you tell I’m loving this new Nikon??
Check out my flickr stream for more pics…
I got my hair done last night and made the decision to go DARK…not just dark but almost BLACK. What do you think?
Ok people, it’s called SATIRE! There are so many people freaking out about Larry Flynt and Joe Francis’ porn industry bailout request and nobody is reading between the lines - the men are making a point that if EVERYBODY is asking and receiving a freakin’ bailout, why wouldn’t porn (one of the biggest industries in America) ask for one too? They need to put food on their dinner tables too, ya know? Come on!
I would love to get some opinions going on about this story - I think it’s a very interesting time what’s happening in American economics and we’ll all shake our heads decades down the road at how this all snowballed. This story is absolutely hilarious because Larry Flynt is obviously making a point and most people don’t get that. At this point I wouldn’t be surprised if every single industry in America asked for a bailout - yes, let’s give the pro sports industry bailout money too! Blah!
The quote below seriously made me laugh…
“It’s time for Congress to rejuvenate the sexual appetite of America. The only way they can do this is by supporting the adult industry and doing it quickly.” Flynt said people were “too depressed to be sexually active”. “This is very unhealthy as a nation. Americans can do without cars and such, but they cannot do without sex.”
Need I say more? Some of the comments on the articles I read about this were ridiculous - “people are starving out there because they can’t put food on their tables”. Well, don’t you think Larry Flynt needs to eat too? My feeling is he’ll always be hungry…
*PHOTO: Telegraph.co.uk
I got a Nikon D60 for Christmas and have been having lots of fun taking “creative” pictures. I don’t have many test subjects (I like taking pictures of people & animals over scenery) so I have been using Malibu as my subject. Honestly I think she’s getting pissed. Everything I pull out my camera she runs! haha! Whoops!
Anyway, I will be posting pictures on my Flickr account but here are a few I’ve taken so far…
