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SOOOOOOO!!! Still in the San Dizzle. Just watching Wedding Crashers, while trying to put together how weird this scenario is in my head.
This duderino Zach emailed me a while back saying that the site inspired him to go on his own epic journey. Super rad; he's going to be traveling through the entire Appalachian trail starting next week. Well, his home page is in San Diego, so of course when I posted on my Facebook wall that I was heading down here, we arranged to meet up! Was super super super excited to meet this human being; we left the bar a bit early, and headed back to the house - so I gave him the addy ... and he goes no way! I was like, what do you mean? And he goes - I used to live in that same exact house!!!!!
I'm staying in a friend of a friends house, in San Diego, meeting ONE specific person on this trip, and I just so happen to end up in the house that he used to live in? San Diego has a population of 1.3 million. WHAT IS GOING ON!?!?!?!!? Crazy. Crazy. Crazy. Small world.
Ugh, social media - you make my life. Way to make tangible connections of life's oddities. BAHHHHHH!!!!!
Dudes, and my friend got a free $15 starbucks card from them the other day with their 40th anniversary or somethin promo. Was pretty rad. I thiiiiinkkkkkkk it might still be going on today. Don't quote me - check out Mashable for the deets.
MMMMM caramel macchiatooooooooo with an extra shot of yummy in my tummy.
WHY ARE YOU SO AWESOME?!?!?!!?
K. Ready for a rundown? First off, god bless being so effin nomadic. Dude, the am/pm that is next to the place that I kicked it last night, I have stopped at no less than 10 times. Between my work in cellular sales prior, and having training sessions down here - ANNNDDDD all the stuff with the Fiesta Movement, I was like woah! Totally checked in here before! Loves it.
I'm hanging with Polly Dixon from @dustycpollyd - and dudes, she's got a really rad story. Don't let her partying fool you, this chick is VERY LITERALLY one of the smartest people I have ever met. She's a lawyer, and just went through a really really really gnarly life experience that I am encouraging her to post on the site about. She's a fucking genius, just sort of processing a total life overhaul. Can COMPLETELY relate ... like hardcore. We had some serious bonding over some of these ...
Tampons were not included.
Who owns a shower cap? Like seriously??? WHO??!!
Either way, went out and got crazy with the cheeze whiz!
See, the pink sunglasses is part of Polly's branding. Pretty smart what she's trying to do with it all. I'll let her tell you guys about it - as I only report on my things. Dude, her glasses are absurd. There's just NO other word for it. You bust out with those at the bar, and you are instantly the coolest person on the planet. Seriously. These pictures do not do the glasses justice.
Look ma, I'm having fun!
We pretty much closed the place down at that point. We got there kinda late, so that was going to happen anyway. Then we mosied on over to this place ...
OMMMMMMMMGGGGGGGG!!!!!! I totally had a burrito baby. It was buffalo chicken, and seriously made my life. LOOK AT THIS THING!!!!!
That was very literally the best burrito I have ever had - EVERRRR!!! Like ever ever ever ever ever ever ever. I don't know what was going on in my mouth, but I wanted more, and more and more. It was obscene, they should prolly get a restraining order - I'm not kidding you. NUTS!
HAHA! It was funny though, I was standing waiting for my food, and this dude who was pretty cute but definitely trashed was like "how you doin!" I was all, totes mcgotes awesome sauce duderino! He immediately pulls put with, "what's your facebook?" And me being me, and being handed an iphone - I get super excited and enter in my Facebook URL, click add - and even whip out my own droid to click confirm all while standing there. I was more excited about talking tech than I was about this dude getting in my pants, but it was pretty fucking funny - and totally smooth on his part.
Dude, his names Linden Broccoli. I kid you not - hahahahahaa! Best. Name. Ever.
He kept calling me Katy Perry though, it got a bit old. "When's your next album out Katy? Have you kissed a girl today?" UGGHHHHHH!!! I took it as a compliment, but the attention it got from the rest of the restaurant was a bit awkward. I was like do you not see the boobies? Big dif! She's known for her knockers - I'm known for the badunkadunk!
Thennnnnn ... we all called it a night. Unfortunately. Burrito baby had, alcohol consumed. Wasn't very saucy, more like a mild spread.
Grabbed my sleeping mask, WHICH btw for you fellow nomads out there, you should NEVER leave home without cause you never know when you're facing east, and might wake up in a SUPPPPERRRR bright room. Seriously!! Well, technically if you really tried you could use an app to assist in finding the north star, and then based upon that you could figure out pretty quickly which way is east - but who are we kidding. Just grab a damn sleeping mask.
Put on my "chill time" playlist on my ipod - and I was OUUUUTTTTTTT like a light.
Good night had by all. For reals.
Woke up this morning though, and had an idea for a social experiment ...
I bought this University at Buffalo School of Medicine hoodie at Goodwill a while back for $4. I want to see if by wearing this, smarter duderinos are actually attracted to it. Like hey, you went to med school? How rad!
I totally wanna jump your bones now.
I have no idea if it's going to work, or actually detract dudes today - but I'm definitely going to test it out, and report back my findings.
UGH! Note to self 2 am burrito babies are not bueno 12 hours later. Tummy not feeling so yummy.
Alrite, about to close up shop at this Starbucks, and head over to Pacific Beachhhhhh!!!! BEACH BEACH BEACH BEACH BEACCHHHHHHH!!!! Needs to happen ... like, now! If you guys are in the San Dizzle totally come hang out! Follow my checkins on Foursquare - Foursquare.com/jenfriel ... just do me a favor though, please tweet me prior to arrival. @JenFriel I get a lil spooked when people randomly show up behind me with a whats up! Takes me a minute to connect the avatar to the irl human being. WAHOO!!!
AHHHH!!!! So. Friggen. Excited. To be leaving LA for pleasure, not business. Well, technically speaking - my business is pleasure - and my pleasure is your business ... hmmm might wanna rethink a few things in this scenario.
Omg you guys I'm so excited. so so so so so so so so so excited.
Putting together a playlist for the drive down. Here are some of the first tracks:
Seriously, w2g proclaimers for still being so awesome after all these years.
I can see it now ... 4 redbulls down, head hanging out the side window screaming the chorus:
LIFE IS A HIGHHHHHWAYYYYYYYYY I WANNAAAA RIDDEEEEE ITTTTTT ALLL NIIGGHHHTTTT LONNNGGG!!
Like your mom. Clearly.
Dude, Roxette = makes. my. life.
I listen to an absurd amount of marley. Mostly Bob, some Damien - Jamrock = BEST ALBUM EVERRRR, and certainly Ziggy on road trips. Like for reals, that has to happen.
No playlist is complete without Edward Sharpe and the magnetic zeros. Like at all - ever, for all of time.
ANNNNNNDDD finally MGMT. Just need all of that, like right now. I wanna jump in this video and absorb my body in all of it.
Every lyric of this song is completely explaining my psyche right now. Ugh! Can't STAND it!
This is our decision, to live fast and die young. We've got the vision, now let's have some fun. Yeah, it's overwhelming, but what else can we do. Get jobs in offices, and wake up for the morning commute.
In the land of Jen desires a Kokomo checkin, I need a vacation. Desperately. I am being proactive in this scenario, and decided to head to San Diego for the weekend. The best part is that I came up with a frugally responsible plan strictly utilizing public transportation.
First, I'm popping over to the Greyhound station here in Hollywood - and hopping on a bus.
Cost: $16.72(money received via the psychological fugue fund aka friend of the site)
Bus station to Gaslamp district(where I want to go): $2.25
Upon arrival in the Gaslamp district, I negotiated a deal with a hostel to stay in one of their rooms in exchange for some nerdy loving.
Cost: $0
Food: I got a bunch of Zone bars the other day from the gym doing some sort of promo thing. I'm pretty certain I can survive off of a box of 10 for a weekend. I don't think I'll need to eat more than 3 over the course of 3 days. Might be close, but doubtful. Either way, never underestimate the kindness of Facebook friends you haven't friended yet for web favors in return. Fucking FABULOUS!
And there I beeeeeeee in the San Dizzle izzle my nizzle! I'm literally getting out of town for the weekend for under $50 round trip. How AWESOME is that?
If you're in the area and wanna kick it totally hit me up on twitter: @JenFriel and follow my checkins on FourSquare: foursquare.com/jenfriel
Can't wait to meet some of you! Except that dude over there. Yes, yes you. You smell.
I wanna take the Unapologetically Awesome tour somewhere new. I am getting really really really antsy for a new adventure. I'm thinking Seattle? Which is funny because that was where I wanted to take the tour initially, and we wound up going to San Fran instead.
I can go up the coast on Amtrack, or even Greyhound as they have wifi on buses now ... I just want to take it all in ... maybe fly back. I dunno, throw some ideas at me. I can come up with a way to get the transportation sponsored. If you live in the area and have a couch that would be totally amazeballs as well. I'd love to kick it, as this is what these tours are all about.
Throwing this out to the community to see what's out there, and when a good time is to go. I want some new experiences in my Spirithood, and have extras for you all to wear when we hang out as well ... so let's get it on!! Send me some place cool!!!
Sunday, March 13, 2011 at 4:18PM
