May 26th, 2010

Nope, that’s not graduation day …. that would be two days earlier.

May 26th is the day that I’m moving out of my apartment and putting all of my life into storage.

…insert mini panic attack here…

I can’t believe that it will all be over so soon - and we’ll all be working on our next life adventures.
I almost didn’t write this as a blog post because I feel like the majority of my recent MBA community posts have been about school being over so soon. I think the reasoning for that is because its been such an incredible experience - and it will be sad to see the party come to an end.

I feel really lucky that I have some time to transition back to the “working world”. I will not be starting my new job until mid-September and that means that I have nearly the next five months off… woo woo.

I’ve used Mercury Movers (www.mercurymoving.com) every time that I have moved since I graduated from undergrad. Its almost as if I invite them along whenever I’m transitioning to something new whether it be a studio apartment, grad school, or the next adventure. They are a fabulous company (highly recommend them - and they aren’t even paying me to say so) and while it will be great to see them on my doorstep in May…. it’ll be a wee bit sad to say good bye to Brighton.

In the mean time, I’ll be trying to purge my life of all the stuff I’ve accumulated in this apartment and deciding whether or not I want to pay to move/store it…. especially all of those heavy coursepacks our professors so lovingly put together.

(This picture is what 1.5 years of your MBA career looks like in paper- after a significant purge)

The Optimal Day

You know how you hear people talk about their "optimal hair cut" day. Its the day that their new haircut looks "the best".

I think that today is "optimal flower" day.

I bought these tulips for myself on Sunday and although they get more beautiful each day.... I fear that today is optimal tulip day.

Note: I hope you enjoy the reflection of my hot pink gym shorts in the vase.

Thanks.... but really?

Over Christmas break, I went to Napa with some classmates and we checked out Round Pond winery.

It is gorgeous.

Next time you go to the Bay Area.... you should totally check it out. They have a patio that I have dreams of relaxing on again some day.

But to my point.... I bought some delicious Blood Orange Olive Oil from them and have been loving it.... until the cork/stopper combo broke. Round Pound came to the rescue by responding to my email within hours and letting me know they would send a replacement out right away.

So yesterday I get the package from them:

Don't worry folks.... I got the package and there was no way the replacement cork could get damaged because the box was about 50x bigger than the product. I'm guessing that they didn't have anything smaller, but really? You could have just put it in a padded envelope and tossed that sucker in the USPS instead of putting it in this big box and sending it UPS.

Whatever.

Here are the facts:
1) I have a new cork
2) I still love Round Pond
3) You don't want to hear anymore about product packaging

Ms. Fix-It

I feel like we've all seen that episode of Seinfeld with the low flow shower heads. Right?

Well in the event you haven't.... here's a clip.



I myself have been experiencing less and less water pressure I feel with each passing month I live in this apartment. It became a lot more evident to me when I got home from spring break and didn't feel like I could wash my hair without the help of a firefighter's hose. Recently, I politely requested my management company check the water pressure.... they were not really interested in engaging in my issue.

So... I've decided to fix it myself. I know I am only going to be living here until May 26th - but that it just too long to go with this ridiculous problem. Thanks to Jeff Bezos, I can buy a shower head for $7.69. I am willing to fix my own problem for less than $10.
















Selling points of this showerhead? Its sub $10 and one of the reviews said: "This is by far the best shower head I have ever used. Installation...so easy a girl can do it!!"

I'm a handy person*, and so I think I should be able to do this myself. Also, don't worry I'll capture video of the flow with both shower heads so you can be the judge... and I'm sure I'll have pictures of the entire "Jen=Handyman" experience


*Don't judge me by the holes in my wall where I attempted to hang pictures in this miserable apartment. The walls are exceedingly hard - or at least that's what I tell myself.

Interesting...

I was busy doing some research this morning for a case due this week (lies) ... and I saw this picture of Adam Sandler and his daughter on X17online.com.

Source: X17online.com

Don't get me wrong, all children are a blessing... but it quite literally looks like they photo-shopped Adam Sandler's face onto that little girl's body.

Just something to think about on a rainy Monday morning.

Link:
Adam Sandler article

Where did all of my pens go?

I've never really been short on pens before... usually the situation is that I can't find a pencil or a highlighter. Pens? Not a problem. You get them for free... everywhere.

Well, the tables have turned and last week I had nearly 0 pens. I say "nearly" because I couldn't find any in my bag, but I find it hard to believe that I had killed all of my pens (or lost them).

My friend Meghan has always been a vocal fan of the Uniball Vision Elite Micro pen. I'll never forget when she announced to the class that they had changed her life. (ok, i think this happened but I can't remember really... it was in the fall). So I tried her pen in class, and was pleased but I never pay for pens, so I wasn't about to start. Recently, I got an email from someone else proclaiming their love for the pens and asking for help finding them on sale online.

This particular friend was also really specific about the difference in blue pens, black pens, and blue black pens. I had no idea.

Again, I didn't buy the pens for myself.

So flashforward to this past week, I have ZERO pens. I need pens. desperately.

I gave in.... bought myself some Vision Elite Micro on Amazon .... and got them last Thursday.

I love them. I'm a convert. Meghan was right these pens will change your life. Also, having tried the blue pens and the black pens.... I know see why you'd want blue black pens... they might just be the best combo ever.

So to sum up:

1. I bought pens for the first time in potentially 5 years
2. I now know why "blue black" is the best pen color
3. Its been raining in Boston for 4 days.... and a water resistant pen has become nearly a necessity. As evidence, here is my shopping list that got drenched in the weather yesterday... and was still totally readable.

My favorite color

You know when people ask you what your favorite color is, some people have an answer and others do not.

I don't think I really have a favorite color...

or at least I didn't... until I was hanging up some stuff in my closet today.

In my closet I found that I have 5 fleeces and 4 of them are blue.

I'm not going to attempt to rationalize why I need 5 fleeces ... because each of them all have their unique advantages and selling points. The lesson I did learn today is that I have a slight preference for the color blue.

Profile of a successful Hollywood Manager

This is most certainly someone that I would hire to be my cut-throat Hollywood manager.






Nice job Heidi Montag.

Your music career is about as successful as my dance career (which thankfully my parents never took video of any recitals), and I can't see how a healer will be better than your fame obsessed hubby.

I never thought I'd defend Spencer Pratt...

Apparently, Heidi Montag has ditched her husband's managerial skills in favor of a psychic's.

Spencer is a pretty big fame monger - and I'm pretty sure that while we all think he's a waste of space, I'd rather have him as a manager than some dude who thinks he can see the future.

So to keep the list going, great decisions made by Heidi in 2010:
- ditched hubby as manager
- had 10 surgeries in one day
- continuing to film the Hills

Article link:
MSNBC article

Guess what came today in the mail?

Yep, my delectable little treats from Amazon.

I love these little snackaroos ... and as you can see I didn't finish all of it.... before I took the picture to share. I totally dominated this as a post-class snack.