Holiday Gift Idea (to ask Santa for maybe too)!  

I rarely drink regular soda anymore, but I am a huge Seltzer/Club Soda fan. Soda Stream makes “My Water” flavors (pictured bottom left). You can add sugar free flavors like lemon-lime (my favorite), orange or raspberry. Last week I was buying new CO2 cartridges for my Soda Stream and saw a sample pack of Crystal Light flavors for 50% off and decided to give them a whirl. UMMMMMM SUPER YUMMY. I’ve tried the Lemonade and the Strawberry so far and I’m hooked already. I like Crystal Light and I like Seltzer, put them together and WOWZA. 

I love my Soda Stream and I highly recommend you get one. I’ve had mine for 2 years now. I actually got it from a guy I was dating at the time who was moving overseas and he couldn’t bring it with him. I don’t know if I would have ever went out and bought one, but I’m so glad I have it and I would totally buy one now if anything happened to mine. I’m obsessed. I have even cute 1 liter and .5 liter bottles in fun colors that I got as a thoughtful gift from my old roommate.

Modern Day Chivalry

I was just reading a FB article in my newsfeed about chivalry and I just had to share this little story. 

T has been wonderful about regularly opening the car door for me when he is driving and I think it’s super sweet. Over the past month I’ve driven us a bunch since I’ve invited T to some concerts, events, etc and I know where I’m driving. 

I teased him about only opening the door for me when I’m the passenger and not when I’m the driver. He joked how when I drive I should be opening the door for him. So lately when I’ve driven I’ve been opening the car for T (when I remember). I think it’s super cute of us. In fact once when I forgot T stood by his door and cleared his throat haha.

Even though it’s a silly example I really do like that T doesn’t have a caveman mentality about gender roles in relationships. My last serious ex once said I was “too dominant” in our relationship and he didn’t like it. I actually talked to T about that last weekend because while we were out I ordered both of our beers when the waitress came. I realized that maybe he didn’t like that I sometimes “take charge.” We had a good little chat about things and T said he doesn’t mind at all, in fact he likes it. We have a good balance between us and I can’t believe we are approaching 6 months together! 

So ladies (and gentlemen) take that ramble for what it’s worth. 

Eyeball PSA

Worthy of a reblog from 94monkeys

Last night was the eye doc, where I found out something surprising that some of you might want to know. 

I’ve had some dryness in one eye for a while now — not enough to get it checked out, but enough to irritate me occasionally. I figured as long as I was in checking my glasses prescription, I would get it looked at, and that it was probably nothing. 

The dryness turned out to be a symptom of sun/ wind damage on the outer membrane of my eye (technical term: pinguecula). ”Do you spend a lot of time outside?” the optometrist asked me. Well, I run outside in a windy place along a body of water that causes UV rays to bounce right into my eyes… oh crap. 

Now, it’s at a very mild stage and I’m currently treating it with OTC eye drops and so on. But I’m going to have to start wearing sunglasses when I run outside in the daytime from now on, and probably the rest of the time as well. (I apologize to everyone I thought looked like a tool in them before. Now I understand for some of you it was probably necessary or a good idea. I will also take this time to apologize to Bono, he knows why.) 

Being super-pale and mindful of it, I would never ever go out for a run in the summer without sunscreen on. I wish I had taken the same care before for my eyes, but I will from now on. I hope if any of you have had similar issues, and you are able, you will get this checked out sooner rather than later. 

Tag: I’m It!

I was tagged by runsforbrunch

Name: Jenn

Nicknames: JJ

Birthday: August 4 

Gender: Female

Sexual orientation: Straight

Favorite color: Orange

Time and date at current moment: December 4, 2014 12:41 EST

Lucky number: 3

Last thing I Googled: Services at the National Cathedral in DC

First word that comes to mind: Meow

One place that makes me happy: Long Beach Boardwalk

How many blankets I sleep under: 1 right now, but 2 when it gets colder

FAVOURITE…

Fictional character: Chandler Bing

Book: The Sneetches by Dr. Suess 

Anime: Animaniacs? 

TV show: How I Met Your Mother

Favorite beverage: Dunkin Donuts Toasted Almond Iced Coffee

Favorite food: Sweet potatoes

Last movie you saw in theaters: Fury with the boyfriend

Dream wedding: Church wedding outdoor reception under a tent a la “My Friend’s Wedding”

Dream job: switch places with Carson Daly. He was a radio DJ, MYV VJ, TRL Host, Late Night host, Voice host, and now is on the mother effin Today show. 

I am tagging: myownmelt, yearwon, neatlyinshambles, celebratingorselfmedicating,  wickedwayneeyes

David Cook is less than $18,000 away from his $1 Million for Accelerate Brain Cancer Cure milestone.  

We’re hoping to reach the goal TONIGHT before his benefit concert. Please considering donating to this cause on Giving Tuesday today. https://www.crowdrise.com/dc1million

This is a cause near and dear to my heart that I’ve been involved with since 2009. I’ve run 5 Race for Hope 5Ks over the years and was on ABC2’s LA Marathon team with David in 2012. 

https://www.crowdrise.com/dc1million