and that’s where i’m headed…Riviera Maya to be exact. 4 days of sand and sun and warmth. so the fact that it’s 20 degrees here in st louis can’t really get me down today because i’m soon headed south for a toasty holiday.

i leave early morning on Christmas eve.  i’m a little sad about missing the actual day of Christmas w/ my family, but we’ve rescheduled.  i’m not sure it will be the same.  i’ll be w/ my aunt,uncle and cousin emma.  (she just turned 18).  i created this photo of all of us on the beach to simulate what the experience would be like.  this is what we gave to emma on her birthday to break the news about Mexico:

it’s obviously a very realistic representation.

as far as the actual holiday goes, i have almost all of my shopping done…need to pick up a few odds and ends, but overall, i’ve done quite well this year.  ahead of schedule, even.  which is surprising considering i put nearly all of my own holiday needs aside to tackle Switch’s.  if your company every suggests you personally send out all of the holiday cards, i recommend you politely decline, if that is at all possible.  it’s a big task. (though, i must say, the site/card turned out really well, and i’m really happy about the results.)

ok.  time for some email blasting fun.  i’m launching our Q4 “switch hits” today.  if you’re interested in what Switch is up to, you can check it out here. the field day video is complete with cheesy music and all, AND if you watch closely, you’ll notice the magenta shirted indian on the human roulette wheel is me!  it’s worth viewing simply because of that fact, i think. :)

have a good week before Christmas week.

-jess

so every now and then my local cable just kicks it.  simply won’t work.  it’s super lame because one of the things i like to do when i get ready for the day is watch the news.  gotta figure out where the shootings and robberies occurred the night before.

i also enjoy fox 2’s tim ezell and his silly antics.

but for the past few days, i’ve been forced to find alternative sources of entertainment.

enter saved by the bell.

i can’t tell you how many times i’ve seen each episode of this show that has been playing SINCE I WAS FIVE.  yep.  5.  but i could basically tell you which episode i’m watching in less than 30 seconds.  i can name the teachers that only appeared in even just one episode.  i know the nuances and contradictions. it’s creepy how well i know that show.

anyway, yesterday as i was getting up and around, my all-time favorite episode came on.

yep, you guessed it.  the ever-popular caffeine pill episode.

the “freak-out” is such a memorable moment.  everyone knows what you’re talking about when you say the caffeine pill episode was on.

unfortunately for me, i have to be at work by 8, and since the episode started at 7:30, i missed my favorite part.  sad day. however, i youtubed it and placed it here for your viewing pleasure.

what’s your favorite sbtb episode?

-jess

I’m so excited,
And I just can’t hide it,
I’m about to lose control
And I think I like it.
pointer sisters ~ i’m so excited

so, a few fridays ago, my little sister and i decided to do a little pre-wedding celebrating at the jive and wail (it’s just down the street).  since my roommate works there, we grabbed some VIP passes off the fridge and headed out.

vip @ jive n wail = free cover + one drink (better than nothing, i suppose)

all was well until my sister ditched me to visit the restroom.  immediately after she left my side, the men approached.  i guess lone girl at the bar means attack.  two guys “danced” up to me, requesting that i join them.  before i can even turn them down, a random voice behind me says, “sorry guys, she’s w/ me” and an arm settles around my shoulders. their response was truly fantastic, i must admit, “YOU WIN, SHE LOSES”

i turn around to see who is claiming me.  No, not an ex-boyfriend, not an old friend, not a cousin, but a bald man with a plain face sporting a mustache.

well, when i was little i used to watch a sweet cartoon called “rugrats”.  I specifically remember George from Fishyokia, and i must admit, i was a bit surprised to see him out.

here is a picture, in case you are curious about what he looks like:

same guy, i swear! we left shortly after that…

-jess

until recently, i didn’t know how many or how often people were visiting my blog.  little did i know, quite a few folks are stopping by (despite my low comment count..i’d love to hear from you, by the way)

google analytics has shed much light on the traffic to my happy little blog.

my favorite part is about organic search results (or basically, what they typed in google that led them to me)

i wanted to share a few of the more interesting ones with you:

• i just like cows
• being productive at mcdonalds
• little pubes
• hot librarian pictures
• john mayer pubes
• thug life tattoos
• pube pictures

(apparently if you write just one post about pubes you will generate some traffic…maybe not the kind you wanted, though…)

-jess

this is what engineers are best for:
http://www.octopustap.com/

yes, that’s right…4 beers at one time.  no more waiting in line at the keg…

i don’t even like beer that much…but i like this.

saw it on the news this evening.  thought you might like it too.

-jess

and every time i pass it i can’t help but giggle.

for your viewing pleasure:

i think i’m going to head to jack in the box now and purchase one of the teriyaki bowls.  i’m serious.

**EDIT** The bowl wasn’t as awesome as the billboard.

-jess

yes.  i said pubes…

i thought this would be an appropriate thing to talk about since st. patty’s day is approaching rather quickly.

i’m not irish, by the way.  but sometimes i wish i was.

So there is a place in fairview heights called the “dandy inn irish pub”.  I’ve only been there one time with my old roommate megan.  tasty! (the food, not megan.)

for some reason it always acted as a sort of landmark when i was growing up during our drives from fairview heights to o’fallon.  a halfway mark, maybe.  very irish, green shutters, four leaf clovers, the works.

it never occurred to me to refer to it as anything other than the dandy inn, but my grandmother offered a new point of view that i can’t seem to shake out of my head now and forever after when i pass the dandy inn.

my 60+ year old granny looks at the sign as we sit at a stop-light waiting for it to turn, and slowly reads the sign for my sisters and my mother “dandy inn…irish pube”  the word “pube” was long and drawn out followed by a period of realization by my grandmother.

then she cracked up.  and so did we.  because what else can you do but roll on the floor laughing when your grandma says “pube”.

after approximately 10 minutes of giggling in the car, we finally overcame the uncontrollable laughter only to be surprise attacked again by my grandma’s replay of the situation 15 minutes later.

it’s just a funny thing.  i hope that you can appreciate that.  i hope when i grow old i do not lose my sense of humor.

now i forever will think of irish pubes when i pass the dandy inn.  i’m really okay with that.

anyway– this year, i’m excited for green beer.  i’ve never actually partaken in the holiday aside from wearing a green shirt, or pretending like my undergarments are green/have green on them when i realized i had forgotten the day altogether.

this year i fully intend to participate.

are you in??

-jess

And if our always is all that we gave
And we someday take that away
I’ll be alright if it was just ’til St. Patrick’s Day 

john mayer ~ st patrick’s day

(inspired by kelly c)

 

I found it strange that while surfing for cow pictures, most of the cows I enjoyed were brown, rather than black and white.  It seems to me that the cow you picture in your mind when cows happen to be brought up in conversation is black and white.  Are brown cows more prevalent than black and white cows?  Do they simply tend to pose more? Or perhaps they are just more adorable, and thus, more photogenic.

 

Not sure.  But i do like the way they moooooo.

 

-jessica

 

 

I’ll stand out here all night
Here on your front porch
You Holy Cow

snow patrol ~ holy cow

*i stole these cows images.  because i am a cow image stealer.  if they are yours, i am sorry.  you take great cow pictures, and i am jealous.

check out this children’s book.

funny funny funny :) whhhhhhhat was Disney thinking when they named this book??

you can purchase it here

so, regretfully, i will probably not be posting many more pictures of myself/mylife/myfamily on here anymore. why, you may ask?

because people cannot be trusted.

see, i figured that sharing normal non-embarrassing everyday photos of myself and those i love would be perfectly acceptable. i , however, was sorely mistaken.

i have somehow acquired a creepy creeper identity stealer/stalker.

yes that’s right. some lame, creepy 38 year old pathetic dude stole my photos, my friends photos, and my songs and created a profile for himself on a gaming website.

there he proceeded to make up stories about “jessi” and share my photos and songs. he did all of this through myspace. now my myspace is private. luckily none of my personal info is really on there, and there aren’t THAT many photos of me on myspace–but there were enough.

they’re still up, and i’m not sure if i can get them taken down, i guess it’s not a HUGE deal, but the whole thing is pretty unsettling.

i guess you can’t share your life for your friends and family without having to worry about creepy creepers going to town.

he did it to another girl too–she is in high school.

so yes, i made the things private that i can make private, and unfortunately, i cannot make rockjessie.com private without also blocking all of you…so pictures, probably not as much. i’ll continue to update, though!

-jess

Believe me that your standin on the edge of somethin good.
And its the hardest thing you ever had to do.
Truth be told your beggin on your knees
Singin please dont let it, please dont let it be.

the alternate routes ~ please don’t let it be