i do i do i doo-ooo

i love the smell of a vacuum cleaner when it is first turned on.

i am just realizing this.

as i sit on my butt while someone else vacuums the rug around me.

mmmmm.

well that lasted

i was going to boycott the cafe after my experience there yesterday.



but i really. REALLY. wanted an egg sandwich.

sorry, will power.

i'm so hollywood

but i'm not.

i went to the 'when in rome' premiere party last night. in attendance [that i saw, at least] were rose mcgowan, justin long, and fergie. this was exciting. i stared from afar, or from nearby, in some cases, and acted cool. because that's what you gotta do in this town. unless you meet the avett brothers and just cannot contain yourself [see below.]

i spent the drive home marveling over the fact that i, jessica neilson, from little red hook ny, was just at a feature film premiere after party in hollywood with celebrities. matt talked about how when he was younger, anything his dad ever did before he had kids was the coolest thing ever. you used to play guitar at coffee shops?? COOL!! well now i can tell my kids that i partied with [:using this word loosely:] famous people. and i think that's pretty cool.

yes.

NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- General Motor's Swedish Saab brand has been saved from certain death thanks to a last-minute deal with Dutch exotic car builder Spyker.

Spyker has agreed to pay $74 million in cash and $326 million in preferred stock in a new Saab that will emerge from this deal. The Swedish government has agreed to guarantee a $563 million (400 million Euro) European Investment Bank loan for Saab.

Spyker, founded in 2000, makes exotic sports cars costing more than $200,000. Only 250 have ever been sold. This year, the carmaker hopes to sell 100 of its Spyker cars worldwide. Spyker production was moved from the Netherlands to Great Britain late last year.

"Today's announcement is great news for Saab employees, dealers and suppliers, great news for millions of Saab customers and fans worldwide, and great news for GM," said John Smith, GM vice president for corporate planning and alliances, in a corporate announcement.

The deal is expected to close in mid-February, GM said.

As part of the deal, Spyker Cars will change its name to Saab Spyker Cars

"We are very much looking forward to being part of the next chapter in Saab's illustrious history," said Spyker CEO Victor Muller in statement. "Saab is an iconic brand that we are honored to shepherd."

Saab had been on the verge of launching two new models, a redesigned 9-5 mid-size car and the new 9-4X crossover SUV. Those launches will now continue, Smith said, with GM providing parts and support.

The 9-5 is already being produced Sweden, Spyker said. GM is producing the 9-4X, which is closely related to the new Cadillac SRX, in its Mexican factory.

Saab Spyker is expected to take over relationships with Saab's U.S. dealer network, Smith said. Warranty support will continue without interruption, he said.

"A bright spot for Saab, and potentially why Spyker worked so hard to acquire it, is some of the solid new product in its GM-based pipeline," said James Bell, an analyst with the Kelley Blue Book's KBB.com.

Saab is one of four brands, along with Hummer, Saturn and Pontiac, that GM is dropping as it attempts to restructure itself since emerging from bankruptcy in June. A deal to sell Saturn to the Penske Automotive Group fell through when Penske could not find a partner to supply cars for the brand.

A deal has been signed to sell Hummer to China's Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial Machinery Co., but that deal is on hold pending approval by the Chinese government. No attempt was ever made to sell Pontiac.

Another supercar maker, Sweden's Koenigsegg Group AB, had dropped negotiations to buy Saab in November. Since the end of 2009, Saab has officially been in a "wind down" mode even as GM said it was considering bids from outside investors, including Spyker, which has announced several revised offers in an attempt to reach a deal.

Spyker's motto, emblazoned over the logo on their cars, which as an airplane propeller over an old fashioned wire car wheel, is "Nulla tenaci invia est via." ("For the tenacious, no road is impassable.")

http://money.cnn.com/2010/01/26/autos/saab_spyker_deal/index.htm?postversion=2010012615

srsly?

i wanted coffee this morning. so i got up out of my desk and walked over to the cafe on the lot. i pumped my to-go mug full of starbucks coffee and then put in 3 pumps of french vanilla coffee-mate concentrated creamer [my new obsession]. during my walk to the cafe i had decided i wanted breakfast, too.
[just the other day i made the most amazing discovery. i can get one egg for $0.60 and 2 pieces of toast for $1.20. i can then take both of these things back to my desk and make my own sandwich. for $1.80. oh em gee.]

anyway. this is a new discovery so naturally i got really excited when i remembered my genius and decided i was once again going to pull one over on everyone.

so.
i got my coffee. i went up to the register with a big smile and started to order my food. "HI. i would love one scrambled egg-"
"-we are no longer serving breakfast."
"oh. what? when did you stop?"
"at 11."
"oh...what time is it?"
"11:05."
"oh. okk... just the coffee, then..."
"$2.10."
"$2.10???"
:sees the $2 in my hand: "that will be fine"
"uhh"
"ok nevermind, i will charge you for a small. $1.90"
:sadly hands over 2 dollars:
:opens register, there is no money in it: "hold on, let me get some change" :begins to walk to the back:
"don't worry about it."
"no?"
"no."

i left and came back to my desk.
i looked at the time in the corner of my computer.
11:02.

what a horrible experience.

welcome back

welcome back to your online journal, jessica. otherwise known as your blog. that two people read. i can't believe you have been MIA for one month. one month exactly. what were you thinking?? you know that your two readers have been sitting and waiting with bated breath for you to return. you know they have nothing else to do but laze around and read your blog. and you kept it from them? what, do you get off on being withholding? do you enjoy playing hard to get? whatever your reason, you deserve a kick in the butt and THEY deserve an apology. so apologize, jessica. apologize for not giving these people their daily dose of your life. and mean it.

..i'm sorry.