Jennifer Newell - Latest Comments

Re: My Coachella 2012 Must-Haves

Jennifer Newell — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:46:43 -0000

Haha great suggestion! Gross but you are so right!

Re: My Coachella 2012 Must-Haves

Kaitlin Godbey — Fri, 20 Apr 2012 01:18:33 -0000

Nice post! One thing I would add is toilet paper! Oh - and travel size baby powder or "Gold Bond" for the guys. Their junk will thank me later. Gross, I know ... but very very true. I'm going to Weekend 2, too! So exciting!!!

Re: The Tebow Hate

ty_frank — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 16:06:06 -0000

ya, it sounded like a homer

Re: The Tebow Hate

Jennifer Newell — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:08:50 -0000

That "typical bronco [sic] fan" is my little brother and he knows his shit.

Re: The Tebow Hate

ty_frank — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 13:02:11 -0000

sounds like a typical bronco fan. if you follow the stats, the pundits, the experts --all would agree the 1-3 quarters are pathetic. but the 4th quarter he has been one of the best. Someday soon, i predict, they broncos will have to evaluate if they can wait till the 4th quarters of games to receive better production.

Re: The Tebow Hate

Ryanjnewell — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 06:11:04 -0000

The talk that Tebow's play is "horrendous" is absurd and misguided. Factor in the drops he had against New York and last week against Chicago and he's a 60% passer/averaging about 200 a game the last 4 weeks. QB's and WR's need to build rhythm and chemistry together, and it's more difficult with a lefthanded and unconventional QB. He's been the best in the league at not turning the ball over, and despite the jokes about him 3-hopping passes to receivers, he's just doing his job because that's what John Fox has instructed him to do (Instead of forcing it into Triple Coverage). His first 3 quarters are probably average and ineffective (although he'd have another TD last week if it weren't for Thomas' butterfingers) but horrendous is a gross exaggeration when you go deeper into the game. Stripping away statistics is the truer way to evaluate a QB, which is why Brady is better than Manning (but that's a debate for another day).

Re: The Tebow Hate

ty_frank — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 03:18:45 -0000

as soon as the losses catch up to the wins, then they will look at the performance itself. Which, till the 4th quarter is horrendous. They will ask, "could we have won if we had a qb that could play better in those 3 qtrs?" As a chargers fan, i hope the losses come. As a christian, I hope the losses come. As a sports fan, i am intrigued by the phenomenon.

Re: The Tebow Hate

Ashley — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 02:11:07 -0000

Lol yea my Facebook news feed is sprinkled with that crap, stuff like Praise Jesus! He loves his Broncos, let's pray to God for a miracle, and so on. It cracks me up.

Re: The Tebow Hate

Jennifer Newell — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:45:41 -0000

I agree that overdoing it with "God's team" and stuff like that is pretty annoying. Of course my friends and I say it and we're joking, but do people really believe it? Wow...

Re: The Tebow Hate

Ashley — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:40:24 -0000

My only problem with the Tebow mania is his fans, some of them are talking about Tebow like he is the 2nd coming of Christ and how the Broncos are God's team, I think it is pretty disgusting.

Re: The Tebow Hate

Allen Pryor Brand — Mon, 19 Dec 2011 01:29:48 -0000

I don't think hate is the
word I would use for my feelings towards Timmay. I just think all the
praise and unabashed love everyone showers on him at such a young part
of his career where he's still learning how to be an NFL QB is a bit much
and could wind up damaging his development. Yes it's hard to argue
with 7-2, I will give him that. But I just say that the press needs to
back off before they pound him down everyone's collective throat and
turn him into the second coming of Favre.

Re: Help find Aubrey Sacco, 23, missing in Nepal

Shankar_khatiwada2011 — Mon, 12 Dec 2011 08:04:05 -0000

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Re: Pyrex explosion!

Janinecoriell — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 16:04:06 -0000

I too will never buy a pyrex dish again...
I just happened to me in my kitchen.
I used the pan to catch the grease off of a pizza tray in the oven while I partially cooked my meatballs for dinner. all went well until I took it out of the oven and placed it on my stove to cool... I put all the meatballs in the pot of sauce to simmer for a while and then.... BAM! IT EXPLODED RIGHT FRONT OF ME. Shards of glass all over my kitchen all over the couter... shards of greasy glass flying everywhere... horizantally. I didn't get hit though.. as strange as it was.. the pizza pan kept it from flying up and saved my pot of sauce and meatballs too. Now I have a god awfull mess of grease and shardes of glass everywhere else. This could have been a disaster!

Nope! NO MORE PIREX in my house... I know I won't remember what caused this to happen a year from now. It's just not worth the hassle.

lesson learned... I'll be adding that little tid bit of information to my cookbook to pass on to the next generation of cooks in my family.

Re: Google+: My observations, so far

Jennifer Newell — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 18:43:54 -0000

I'm honored, Terry! I still haven't forgotten your kindness and going to an Avs game in the best seats I've ever had for a hockey match. Thanks so much for your comments!

Re: Google+: My observations, so far

Terry Sanford — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 15:19:19 -0000

Thanks Jen, I actually have a Google+ account and was farting around with it a bit but I did not like that it has no sense of humor. I don't like to add a ton of personal info anywhere on the net and they seem to want that in order to set it up. If you don't add the stuff they want in the format they want it in it stops you from going forward.

I think it might be very cool if I get over my personal privacy issues (especially if, as you mentioned the photography stuff is easier to mange on G+).

You have turned out to be a pretty sharp kid with a lot to offer. Glad to call you friend!

Terry

Re: Google+: My observations, so far

Jennifer Newell — Wed, 03 Aug 2011 00:33:47 -0000

This is part of why I don't think it will do as well; most people who aren't as involved in tech or social media won't care for it much because tech/SM stuff serves a purpose besides just being a new toy. There is little motivation for them. Thanks for the comment AB ;) (yep I totally remember your nicknames/signoffs/email!)

Re: Google+: My observations, so far

Lix — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 07:44:28 -0000

Having had no interest to check it out myself I enjoyed your take on G+. I have to say though that from my perspective it's too late. At this point I'd say that FB would need to piss off their users on a truly heinous level, like several orders of magnitude worse than anything they've done yet, OR G+ would have to have some new powerful function that is both desirable, and not cloneable by FB, probably a few such functions.

Re: Apolitical Me

Jennifer Newell — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 17:20:51 -0000

Thank you! I do miss writing things like this. I'll be writing a lot more, soon, as I have a new blog coming out, and of course I want to write more here. I've learned in the last few years that I tend to write less when I'm stressed.

Glad to hear that you know when you're making your wife uncomfortable ;) it's funny how close relationships can also serve as a great gauge of one's behavior and reactions.

Re: Apolitical Me

Kyle Simonsen — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:48:48 -0000

This is a familiar experience. What I've found is that those heated political debates rarely accomplish what we hope they will: no one's mind is opened to new ideas, we don't come across as sounding smart and informed, and we don't strengthen our relationships through the communication. Unlike in the classroom, where I always wanted to win the debate (and did), in real life winning the debate actually means losing in so many other social games. Or maybe not losing, but making serious concessions that, for me, are more personally harmful. I generally stop talking politics these days when the conversation stops being fun, or when people stop handling it maturely because they are too emotionally invested, or when I can see that it is making someone else (usually my wife) uncomfortable.

As an aside, it was nice to get to read a little bit of long-form, non-facebook writing from you. I miss the Xanga community sometimes, and the pressure it created for me to write, because I felt like I was really connecting with the people who read my blog (and whose blogs I read) through the written word. So, this was nice. Thanks. :-)

Re: Apolitical Me

Kevin Thompson — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 01:31:50 -0000

Although people have their different political viewpoints, the thing I appreciate the most during an election year as I am wading through the mostly one sided commentary from my social network friends is an independent and well thought out viewpoint. If I want to go to Daily Kos or Think Progress I can go there myself, but have something new to bring to the table. I want to know how you've come to your own conclusions on the matter, why you feel the way you do, what informs that viewpoint. This is all I ask, no matter what side of the political spectrum you fall under.

Re: One year in San Diego

San Diego — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 10:52:32 -0000

Be sure the carpet is completely dry before vacuuming or even walking on the carpet if possible. To keep dust particles down, vacuum the carpet often and change the vacuum cleaner bag often as well. Dust can settle in the bag and release particles into the air as you are vacuuming - defeating the whole purpose of cleaning your carpet!

Re: T.M.I.

Clare Bear — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 11:33:27 -0000

Resounding amen. I've had the good fortune of working exclusively with women for my last two and current jobs. So we're all very open and understanding. That said, I'm not shy about talking about it. I'll tell Drew I have raging monster cramps and call it a night early. He's used to hearing it by now.

Maybe I'm about desensitizing the issue.

Re: Taking a stab at video blogging

Jennifer Newell — Thu, 24 Feb 2011 16:39:40 -0000

Haha thanks! I'll be on the lookout for your vlogs ;)

Re: Taking a stab at video blogging

wesleyquach — Wed, 16 Feb 2011 23:25:42 -0000

Well you're not terrible at vlogging! Keep at it! I'm going to make a vlog too.

Re: TV.com NOW Awards: A bit of a misfire

samantha — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 04:14:29 -0000

Oh The only thing I can tell you for sure is the management of all involved were not allowed to mention there names in ads at all. Can't explain it but I know it's true. I think it was kind of a test to show people next year... show at even the free things or you will miss a great show and it was a great show with fantastic talent.