JENNIFER f English
  • Pronounced: JEN-i-fur
  • Cornish form of Gwenhwyfar (see GUINEVERE).

    • GUINEVERE f English, Welsh Mythology

  • Pronounced: GWIN-e-veer
  • Old French form of the Welsh name Gwenhwyfar, which is composed of the elements gwen meaning "fair, white" and hwyfar meaning "smooth". In Arthurian legend she is the beautiful wife of King Arthur.
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    1. My friends call me "Jen"
    2. That's with one "n", not 2.
    3. I am SO not a Jenny (or Jennie), with the exception of my 5 coworkers who know and love me as "JennyU".
    4. I am 5'4".
    5. I have lived in Southern California my entire life.
    6. I have been known to call people "dude" and say "like" a lot.
    7. I live by myself in a small studio apartment.
    8. I currently have no pets.
    9. I used to have 2 dogs and 2 parakeets.
    10. I am not a morning person
    11. I am a Scorpio.
    12. It takes a lot to make me hold a grudge.
    13. My grudges are pretty much eternal.
    14. I graduated from UCSB in 2001.
    15. My major was English.
    16. My minor was German.
    17. I am a bit of a Germanophile.
    18. I have been to Germany and Austria once.
    19. I would very much like to go again.
    20. I think living in Berlin for awhile would be awesome.
    21. I've been to Europe twice.
    22. I am a web developer for a small company.
    23. There are 6 full-time employees.
    24. I get to write HTML and CSS all day!
    25. I work from home.
    26. I want to improve my web design skills.
    27. In 2005 I earned my certificate in Graphic Design & Visual Communication from UCSB Extension.
    28. I am a closet geek.
    29. I want to get good at PHP and MySQL.
    30. I cannot live without the Internet.
    31. I take pictures with a Canon Rebel XT
    32. I recently finished paying off my student and car loans and am now debt free!
    33. I drive a silver Jetta.
    34. Despite being right-handed, I cut meat with the knife in my left hand, eliminating the need to constantly switch hands to eat.
    35. I can recite all the US States in alphabetical order in under 20 seconds.
    36. I pace around the room like crazy when on the phone.
    37. I use my cellphone as my primary line.
    38. I have a bad sense of direction but I am very good at reading maps and will never get lost while I have one
    39. One of my favorite hobbies is knitting
    40. It is one of the only hobbies I have stuck with, and I have made many cool things
    41. I love kickball and joined a league in town
    42. I am deathly afraid of needles and avoid them at all costs.
    43. I should really start exercising.
    44. I am essentially a sloth
    45. A skinny 102 lb. sloth.
    46. I am extremely indecisive.
    47. I think my eyes are my best feature.
    48. They are blue.
    49. The shade of blue varies depending on what I'm wearing.
    50. I desperately need a haircut.
    51. I don't spend enough time on my appearance.
    52. I could probably look cuter if I tried.
    53. I am too lazy to try.
    54. I don't wear makeup.
    55. Unless it's a special occasion.
    56. I wear flip-flops almost every day of the year.
    57. I hate wearing socks and closed-toed shoes.
    58. I walk around barefoot whenever possible.
    59. My toenails are always painted.
    60. I can solve a Rubik's cube without removing the stickers.
    61. Sometimes I wish I could be more like other girls.
    62. Almost all of my friends are guys.
    63. I am probably one of the pickiest eaters on the planet.
    64. I despise almost all things that are healthy.
    65. Especially vegetables.
    66. I love chicken.
    67. I can eat the same thing every day and not get sick of it.
    68. I don't really know how to cook.
    69. Although I am able to follow most recipes.
    70. They usually turn out OK.
    71. WHEN I cook.
    72. Which is almost never.
    73. I bite my nails.
    74. Especially when I'm nervous.
    75. But oftentimes even when I'm not.
    76. I have an incredible memory when it comes to the banal and have memories since age 2.
    77. But don't ask me to remember the details of something I might be tested on later.
    78. I like soap operas.
    79. I used to watch all the soaps on CBS with my grandma during the summertime.
    80. Summer is my favorite season.
    81. I despise being cold.
    82. I think that 90 degrees is an ideal temperature.
    83. I like routine.
    84. Change scares me.
    85. I wonder if I'll get married.
    86. I wonder if I'll have kids.
    87. Little kids love me.
    88. Sometimes I think I might actually want some one day.
    89. I'm usually too nice and polite for my own good, not wanting to rock the boat.
    90. I tend to keep personal thoughts and feelings to myself.
    91. I don't trust people not to laugh at things I take seriously.
    92. I have a small circle of friends.
    93. I was never especially wild or rebellious.
    94. I am not as shy as I used to be.
    95. I used to beat kids up if they beat me at tetherball.
    96. I sometimes talk too much.
    97. I am very anal about proper spelling and grammar.
    98. I used to hate my middle name.
    99. Kevin created my screen name "Icyshard" in 1997.
    100. He picked "Icy" because I am always cold and "shard" because it sounded cool.

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