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Blogs (if more than one, separate with commas): pause, blogher
Blog URLs: www.jorydesjardins.com, www.blogher.com
Topics I blog about: business_trends, career, relationships
Other URLs about me (social networks, etc.): www.blogher.com
BlogHer Conferences attended: blogher_'05, blogher_'06, blogher_business, blogher_'07
Birthday: june_16, 1972
Gender: female
Favorite Blogs: how_to_change_the_world, tom_peters
Favorite Books: the_kite_runner, a_whole_new_mind, the_naked_truth, flow
Favorite Movies: anything_with_vast_views_of_europe, amadeus
Favorite Music: eclectic--from_prince_to_etta_james
Favorite News Sources: the_new_york_times_online, mediabistro
Favorite TV shows: top_chef, lost, monk, psych
Favorite Foods: chocolate, guacamole
Favorite Holidays: christmas!
Favorite Cars: liking_audis_a_the_moment, though_i_do_love_my_jetta_and_am_impressed_with_sa
Favorite Politics: left_on_social_issues;_libertarian_otherwise
Favorite Causes: susan_g._komen;_aids_relief
Favorite Guilty Pleasures: silly_usa_network_friday_night_programming;_gossip
Celebrity who looks like me: jeanne_tripplehorn, and_just_heard_sally_field
If I won the lottery (3 things): new_house, a_personal_assistant, travel!
Relationship Status: married
Children at home (#): ?
Schools (name): evanston_township_h.s.;_university_of_illinois
Degrees: ba
Industries Worked: executive_development, new_media, publishing
Employers: including_myself, 8
Zip code: 94611
Who am I?
Jory Des Jardins is a co-founder of BlogHer, Inc. She is an avid writer and reader of personal development and personal narrative. She threatens to do nothing but read an write all day but won't make good on that promise yet. Her background is mostly in media, having worked at Penguin, Time Inc, and The New York Times Syndicate before making the switch to new media. She's written for Fast Company, Inc., and The New York TImes, among other publications. She lives with her husband, a lanscape architect, and her cat, who does not much but sit around and shed on perfectly good black outfits. She resides in Northern California.