Miss Jenny Watson

Emoticon rescue

2012-02-04T17:01:00.002-05:00

The other day I made a faux pas. A text faux pas. You see, I got a text from this woman, a woman I don't know well, in fact we only met once and we spoke professionally, although there was an underlying chemistry. When I responded to her text I ended it with a winky face emoticon. Yikes. I meant to use a happy face emoticon. I didn't mean to flirt. I could have flirted — I mean, I might have

Facebook cycles of life and love

2012-01-25T12:01:00.000-05:00

I'm always at a loss for words when I see a Facebook friend change their relationship status to 'in a relationship' and immediately start gathering 'likes'. What are these people liking exactly? And why is this Facebook friend needing people to 'like' their relationship? What exactly is going on here? Is this about approval? Are they liking the fact that their friend is capable of getting a man

Will work for inspiration

2012-01-20T11:26:00.000-05:00

I am self-employed. I have been for awhile, but recent events have got me thinking it might be time to get a job — or move to Europe. One being the loss of one of my biggest clients (they hired an in-house designer). I started thinking about what I would like to do. Besides the obvious of getting a graphic design job, or something in production. I mean, what interests me, where do I see myself

Social Media 1, Jenny 0

2012-01-15T13:43:00.000-05:00

I ran into this woman last night that I've had a crush on forever. This woman is not on Facebook — for whatever reason — she isn't. So, I only know her from the last time I saw her, you know, like in the olden days. She is the kind of woman that makes you feel like a 13-year-old boy. The kind of woman that makes you feel nervous and shy and insecure, the kind of woman that feels 'out of your

DUMPED!

2011-12-29T21:55:00.000-05:00

I got back from Vancouver last night. I was there visiting my family for the holidays. The night I arrived, I arranged drinks with a bunch of old pals. Some couldn't come and one of my oldest friends was one of them. I was disappointed. Mostly cause I kind of got the feeling from the excuse given that this friend was just not into me anymore. This friend had moved on. I will admit this

No one sleeps when I'm awake

2011-12-06T11:02:00.001-05:00

I have trouble sleeping. I have trouble sleeping quite often. You see, I'm a thinker. Now, I'm not saying that I am an intellectual, in fact, far from it. My formal education is well, non-existent. I am not thinking about world issues or philosophical ideas, I'm thinking about, well, wait for it....myself. Now, it might surprise you to know what I am thinking about. It might surprise you to

Do's and Dont's

2011-11-21T10:17:00.001-05:00

Things you should not do when depressed 1. Hang out on Facebook. Sometimes just a quick scroll through my news feed is enough to send me on that downward spiral. Exes frolicking about, crushes that don't crush you back, parties you weren't invited to (they were lame for sure, but Facebook makes them somehow seem thrilling), oh I see 'blah blah' and 'blah blah' are now in a relationship —

Simplicity and technology

2011-09-28T17:45:00.000-04:00

So, my computer was away in the repair shop for about a week. During that time I noticed a few things — well besides nature and the Food Network. I realized how much I rely on it. For more than just work that is (and porn). The morning after it broke down, I woke up in a haze. Did I dream that? Is compie really gone? I looked out the window to a beautiful, sunny day. Hmm, I thought it was

My rational mind

2011-09-19T12:34:00.002-04:00

Last night I was awoken at 3am. I heard some sort of clank noise that jolted me awake, followed by the sound of water. Drip. Drip. Drip. My sleepy mind struggled to understand what was happening. My first thought was that there was a killer in my house. My heart began to race. Then I turned on the light and slowly crept out of my bedroom. I saw no one and continued to hear the Drip Drip. I came

Do not take a picture....it lasts longer

2011-09-13T11:56:00.000-04:00

With all the online sharing we do these days, it's become second nature to want to photograph, write and post all the moments of our lives. Or blog about our silly opinions on things (for example). Lately when I've seen something beautiful, from a stunning sunset, to my niece pulling a cute face, to the sexy gaze of my crush — my first instinct was to want to photograph it. "ooh, where's my

Seasons of change

2011-09-07T15:53:00.001-04:00

The last few days, it seems Fall has fallen upon us. It was Summer one day, then I went to bed. When I woke up, it was Fall. I'm not ready. Maybe I'm just in denial. Maybe slow to change. Whatever do I wear? What was I wearing last Fall? I seem to forget every season change what to wear. I feel like I'm just starting to 'get' Summer and now...here comes Fall. I guess I'll just throw on a

Comings and goings

2011-09-02T11:08:00.001-04:00

I flew in from Vancouver late last night. When I got on the plane I was immediately disappointed with the level of attractiveness of the flight attendants, they were more the motherly type and that's not what I look for in flight attendants. I mostly stared out the window, looking for shapes in the clouds while listening to my iPod, but then as the sun set I decided to check out the movie

Just do it, soonish

2011-08-06T14:09:00.000-04:00

I had a dream last night that I did something. Something that I wasn't sure I wanted to do. I woke up and thought I had done it. It wasn't a dream at all, I was just remembering what I had done. Man, I was bummed for those 20 seconds or so. Until I realized that it was a dream. I didn't do it in real life. Whew. Thank god. I got out of bed and wrote in my metaphorical notebook in the 'con' column

Trapped!

2011-07-29T14:48:00.003-04:00

I am currently trapped inside my house. I went to go on a bike ride and found my door wouldn't open. This had happened to my downstairs neighbours weeks ago but unlike me, they have a back door to go in and out of. I climbed out my back window, unto my roof and my neighbours asked if they could throw me up a beer. I declined, but took a cigarette. I starting thinking terrible thoughts like what

I'm growing and changing and changing and growing....and getting paid for it (a little)

2011-07-28T15:07:00.001-04:00

I got paid today from Google Ads for this blog. You know for clicks on ads. It only took 15 months to make over the mandatory $100 before receiving payment. I started thinking about those 15 months ago and what my life was like when I started this blog. Well, I was unemployed, with A LOT of time on my hands. And now I am self-employed, with A LOT of time on my hands. I was single. I'm still

Goes both ways

2011-07-26T11:36:00.001-04:00

Ever since I 'broke up' with my friend, I've been paying more attention to the friendships I currently have. Are there anymore break ups I need to initiate? I'll admit that I have been jokingly telling some 'be nice or I'll friend break up with you!' However, I've been noticing that I am being slowly broken up with by a few. I mean, they are not being blunt and telling me it's over, but come on,

Laugh of the day

2011-07-23T12:54:00.000-04:00

Remember when I used to post funny videos of things that were funny? I want to do that again. I saw this episode of How I met Your Mother the other day and this scene made me laugh out loud. It also reminded me of something I might do and you know I gots to make it all about me! Enjoy.

You got to know when to hold em....

2011-07-20T12:16:00.000-04:00

I broke-up with someone yesterday. I did it quickly, a few paragraphs via email and sent it off. It had been plaguing me for awhile. We had grown apart, we didn't 'get' each other anymore, it was time to move on. Oh, I didn't mention that this was a friend break-up. Now I have had many, many, MANY friend break ups before, but usually I'm the one being broken up with. It has hurt, i would say some

La Belle Époque of me

2011-07-13T16:49:00.002-04:00

Today I got on my bike and rode through the hot, hot heat and went to see a matinee. I walked into the theatre and went straight to the top, back row, right under the projector. I was early. No one was here, not yet anyway. I thought, life is sweet, life is sweet! I like to be early when seeing a movie. I remember a few years ago being out with my girlfriend at the time. We walked by a theatre

Friday night at the Legion

2011-07-09T14:43:00.002-04:00

Last night I went to my good friend's 40th birthday party. Another friend of ours had rented out the Legion — who knew? I got on my bike and immediately regretted it as the humid air started wreaking havoc on my freshly washed body and styled hair, but I pushed on. I arrived just after 7pm to a beautiful setting on the water, a harbour full of boats — again, who knew? I went to the bar and

I got a [gut] feeling

2011-07-04T12:10:00.000-04:00

Sometimes one has brief moments of clarity while completely intoxicated. One such moment happened to me this Pride weekend. Picture it: Toronto, 2011, The Churchmouse and Firkin, 145am. I met my friend and filled her in on the events of my night up until this point. We then got talking about our lives, what's been going on in them, etc. She said to me 'The difference between you and I is that you

What condition my condition is in

2011-06-29T10:39:00.000-04:00

I went for a chest x-ray this morning — I HAD MY REASONS SO JUST SHUT IT — anyway, I left my house at 7:30am, hoped on my bike to make it for the 8:00am x-ray place opening. What a beautiful time to leave the house, who knew! No traffic, a cool breeze as the sun was not yet shinning it's hot, hot rays. I weaved through the side streets all the way from Landsdowne to Yonge Street, cutting through

I hate it when I can't 'like things'

2011-06-28T12:21:00.001-04:00

I will admit that although I'm pretty free with my opinion, sometimes I do hesitate to make comments/like things on facebook. Mostly on friends posts that I may have dated/slept with/crush on, etc. I don't want them to get the wrong idea, I don't want them to be thinking 'oh gawd, Jenny is SO into me' or something to that effect. But I have a hard time controlling myself in these situations,

No pun intended....I swear

2011-06-25T10:58:00.000-04:00

I got caught in the rain riding my bike home from work yesterday. My first reaction was to pull over, seek shelter, wait it out, which I did. I stood under an awning, wiping water off my cheeks, watching other cyclists and cars go by. I took off my rain spotted sun glasses and put them in my basket. I suddenly felt lonely, felt small. I thought, fuck it, I'm just gonna go for it. I got back on my

We've been hacked!

2011-06-24T09:22:00.001-04:00

One of the jobs I have is designing for this monthly, lifestyle magazine. I go into their office 2 or 3 days a month to do this. Yesterday, I was there and as we worked, our printer kept spitting out pages and pages of, well, nothing. This nothing changed into wingdings, the wingdings got bigger and bigger to the point of only one wingding per page. A large club, then a heart — ok, um, what are