Jessica Fantastica’s blog

What work of art (film, book, record, whatever) changed your life?
Submitted by bodhibound.

As silly as it might sound, Fight Club changed my life.  There's a line in the movie that Tyler says:  "The things you own end up owning you." 

For a long time I was very materialistic.  Not that I ever had anything that was worth much, but I was a total dick about the things I did have.  I demanded that you use coasters on my already scarred table.  If a roommate broke a dish it was the end of the world.  Should my clothing end up in your laundry and not come out the way it went in - oh, it was meltdown time.  It was just petty and dumb.  I took that quote from Fight Club and used it to change my life.  The things I owned DID start to own me.  I cared more about a stupid knickknack than I did my friends' feelings.  I was paying for a storage unit every month that was filled with junk I obviously didn't need because I never went to get any of it.  I would agonize over how I was going to pay to store stuff I didn't need, but really thought I wanted.

So I got rid of everything.  Well, I kept my clothes and bedroom furniture.  I gave my roommates anything they may have needed when we split apart.  I didn't need a blender at my mom's house.  She had one, but my roommates didn't.  So I gave away anything I could and trashed the rest.  I let the storage unit go - my things were auctioned off.  Dishes, lamps, furniture - all of it.

Now it's been over 5 years since that, but I have all that stuff again.  But now, now I don't care if anything happens to it.  Because I know that I can get it all again.  And it's not even important to have all that stuff as long as I have people in my life that care about me, then I know I can go make a smoothie at their houses.  Even better, they might make one for me.

Dudes, I didn't ever show you my Halloween costume.  Now, I shall:

Missfrance

I have to give a big thanks to this lovely lady because without her, I wouldn't have a photo of myself in costume.

The rules:
1) Answer questions and type into google image search
2) Post pictures from first results page

1. Age at next birthday:

2. A place you'd like to travel:

3. Your favorite place:

4. Your favorite objects:

5. Your favorite food:

6. Your favorite animals:

7. Your favorite color:

8. Town where you were born:

9. Town where you live:

10. Name of a past pet:

11. First name of a past love:

12. Best friend's nickname:

13. Your screen name/nickname:

14. Your first name:

15. Your middle name:

16. Your last name:

17. Bad habit of yours:

18. First job:

19. Grandmother's name:

20. Your college major:

Taken from Heidi

Well dudes, I got to meet a celebrity yesterday.  It was Wentworth Miller.  Yes, he is just as good looking in real life as he is on the squawky box.  In case you're not sure who that is, here:

Wentworth

Thanks for letting me take a picture with you.  I could tell that you didn't want to, so that was nice of you.  Sorry, I'm sure that part of being rich and famous is sucky, but at least I waited until you finished your meal, right?  If I'm ever (please no fucking way, thanks) famous, I'll do the same for you, ok?

Update:  The photo has been requested:

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Not the best quality, but there ya go!

Just so you know, Waffle House plates are not microwave safe.  Or maybe they are, but they're not frozen meatball safe.

Just so you know, I washed the meatballs and ate them anyway.  It's not like the Waffle House plate threw up on the meatballs or played fetch with the dog with the meatballs or injected them with Dick Cheney DNA.  It just shattered under the meatball pressure.

Just so you know, I didn't steal that plate, but I know who did.  They didn't eat the meatballs or clean up my microwave.

Well I am back from vacation.  My return from Awesometown was met with a funeral, another death as yet unfuneralized, a friend's baby hospitalized due to viral menengitis, a ferocious cough that don't know how to quit and an engagement.  Hack, hack, welcome back.

I guess I want to say stuff about the deaths and poor baby A. who has spent more time in the hospital than out since his birth in August, but I dunno.  Maybe I'm exhausted from this fucking cough.  Here we go:  it all sucks.

Congrats to D & J on the engagement.  It's nice that there's something not shitty happening in this here entry.

Ugh.

Yay!  Tomorrow morning I'm headed out to New Orleans for a week long vacation.  I've never been on a real vacation before.  I mean, I've taken road trips and stuff, but never for a week with just friends.  We've rented an apartment in the French Quarter that looks so nice in the photos.  I have a friend that has been living down there for a few years and I'm stoked to see him.  A couple of other friends are also heading down for Voodoo Fest, but I'm too fucking cheap to buy concert tickets.  I am really thrilled about just doing touristy things.  I want to see the cemetaries, go on tours and of course drink all day and night.  I've never even the Mississippi, so this whole trip is very exciting.  Woo hoo, just have to work 8 more hours and then it's ON!

Do you have a regular workout routine?  What's your favorite form of exercise?

The only exercise I've been getting regularly, besides of course the 12 oz. curls I perform all weekend, is tennis on the Wii.  I cannot recommend the Wii enough.  Tennis on the Wii is actually pretty ok exercise.  I get all sweaty and today some of my muscles are even sore!  I always liked tennis in the real world except for all the stupid running.  Wii understands.  Wii loves mii and mii loves Wii.

What does your name mean and why did your parents choose it for you? 
Submitted by mommy2two.

 

I just read that Jessica means wealthy, so uh, where's my cash bitches?

Actually I was named after the Allman Brothers instrumental.  My middle name is Loren, as in Sophia.  My last name is really cool, but I'm not telling you wack jobs.  My super hero name is Jessica Fantastica, but you already knew that.