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#NerdsUnite: The apartment brought to you entirely via social media

Wednesday, May 4, 2011 at 12:30PM |

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OMMMGGGG you guys, I am officially moved in. Welcome to my effing pad brought to you ENTIRELY via social media ...

Queen size bed purchased and delivered from Craigslist: $200

Bed in bag set: $30 (on sale from $50 at Anna's Linens here in LA)

Desk & Bookcase combo: $65 Ikea (Built by OKCupid date 99 - thanks again so so so much Ryan)

I keep all of my badges from conferences. I'm not a huge collector of things, but those I adore - they're like travel tokens and pretty rad reminder of places I've been and a motivator of where I want to go again.

OMMMGGGGG I am going to have so much fun with this mirror being this close to my bed. MWAHAHAHAHA!!! =) =) =)

And how did this pad come about? How is it that I am no longer urban camping after almost exactly 365 days?? Because of Effing Gear!

Dude, I'm going to wear their shirts to conduct the next leg of my social experiment (which kicks off tomorrow, btw) - and they gave me a place to hang my hat and an allowance to keep the beer in my belly.

I just cannot stress the gratitude I am feeling enough. No like straight up, all the BS, all the whatevs aside - human to human ... I am so fucking grateful. I just get to play, and talk about products that I very GENUINELY believe in, and do cool shit with. Blows me away.

I HAVE A BED!!!!!!

MIIINNNNNEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!

I have a home to call my own ... I've just been feeling so overwhelmed the last couple of days just processing that all of this is happening. Shit got real, man - and it's all fueled by passion.

Do what you love.

The money follows ... but the hunger keeps you creative. Like Unkie Steve Jobs says, "stay hungry, stay foolish." Go, do stupid things! When you operate from a place of nothing to lose, you're not afraid. It's a shift in consciousness - and fuck, man ... it just doesn't stop unfolding. So incredible.

I am though scared of conducting this next leg of the experiment. hahaha, I'm going to be going out to various bars here in LA wearing Effing Gear's shirts as an ice breaker. They're location based tees, and I KNOOOOWWWW after wearing my University of Buffalo sweatshirt that they will absolutely work as an ice breaker at a bar.

I'm just so socially awkward when it comes to IRL situations like that. If it's a meeting or something for business - rad, I can rock it. But when it comes to dating or just "chatting" - I get bored. I don't do polite conversation, and online is my little comfort zone. People google, and tweet, and Facebook ... this is just me ... Jen ... some random chick sitting at the bar. I very literally have no idea what I am going to experience except that I am UNBELIEVABLY scared. It's just not my scene - but after 103 dates on OKC, unless I wanna be some old maid or something ... I've just gotta do it.

AHHHHHHHH it's freaking me out just thinking about ittttt!!!!!

Either way, it's put up or shut up time ... from the depths of my soul, thank you so so so much Mark and Jake from @EffingGear. Dude, you guys just gave me the gift of a home. Seriously ... you're amazing.