Random and Opinionated Thoughts

by: Jennifer Zelazny

Food/Drink

Valentine’s Day = Lou Malnati’s

Nothing says Valentine’s Day in my house like Lou Malnati’s Valentine’s Day heart shaped pizza. I look forward to this every year – and every year they do not disappoint. Who needs a fancy dinner/restaurant when you have this?

Food/Drink

McDonald's Shamrock Shake is Back!

As I was ordering my Fruit & Maple Oatmeal from McDonald’s this morning – I noticed the Shamrock shake is now available! My recommendation: ask for it half Shamrock/half chocolate for a real treat!

Business

Iffy v. Ideal Clients

I love having the opportunity working with a number of diverse clients from very diverse backgrounds. There are certain clients though that you can – right from the initial contact – that are going to be “iffy” v. “ideal”. I have learned over the years how to easily spot the “iffy” clients. They clients are […]

Software

Why I Use Google Docs

I have an assortment of clients – all who prefer to pass documentation back and forth in a number of ways: email, spreadsheets, documents, faxed, etc. Over the last year or so I have been using Google Docs for almost all of my client interaction/checklists/etc. Using Google Docs is great for a number of reasons […]

Life

My Volvo Has No Fear

I am a Volvo fan tried and true. This morning I needed to go out. My Volvo was pretty buried from the Chicago blizzard (the snow was even packed tight in my wheel bases!). Without fail – I turned it on and backed right up, no problems. Thank you Scandinavia!

Games

SSX Deadly Descents

Well just when I was ready to re-buy a PS2 to play one of my favorite games of all times (SSX Tricky) – I saw a trailer was available for the upcoming new SSX game: SSX Deadly Descents.

Life

And It Snowed…

So apparently Chicago can predict a storm or two correctly. I spent this morning walking through (and snow blowing) a few feet of snow in my driveway/back patio area. Even though it took some work – this morning was fun!

Life

Bracing For the Non-Blizzard (Chicago)

Growing up just south of Buffalo taught me quite a few things: How to always be able to start a snow blower The difference between “Upstate New York” vs. “Western New York” How to not root for the home team How to actually deal with snow Out here in Chicago I have seen a trend […]

WordPress

WordPress Commercial Theme Now Available: Lucidity 2.0

After a few long months of updates, tweaks, and new features, I am happy to announce Lucidity 2.0 is now available for purchase. You can see a demo of the theme by going to http://themes.sandboxdev.com/lucidity/. For those interested, Jappler.com is simply a child theme of Lucidity 2.0 and contains around 75 lines of CSS, and […]

Places

What Do You Want in Life?

Over the past year I have spent a lot of time thinking about what life really means for me personally. Now that I have three kids – I have a lot more on the line…not only for them, but also for me. I realized I needed to get a real perspective on life. I saw […]