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love
FRIENDS WITH
BENEFITS
Strangers in the night…
that’s the plan, anyway
DATE
by david perloff
P h o t o s b y B R E V I N B L A C H
During the day, Jessica promotes
nightlife. She’s a publicist for a
prominent local public relations
firm and focuses her energy
on servicing the company’s
hospitality accounts. For work
and pleasure, she’s always on the scene. She grew up
in San Diego and seems to know everybody in town.
Finding a guy Jessica doesn’t know is a tall order, but
tonight’s date is meant to be a blind one. Failure is
not an option.
J.R. is a mechanical engineer from Mission Viejo,
California. He moved to San Diego less than a year
ago and isn’t friends with Jessica on Facebook (a
PacificSD blind date prerequisite), so it feels like a safe bet that
they haven’t met before.
As we speak, J.R. is riding in style in a mega-stretch N Style
limousine. He’s being chauffeured from his downtown apartment
to Jessica’s place in Pacific Beach. Before the vehicle exits The Five
at Grand/Garnet, let’s review the pre-date interviews.
PacificSD: What do you do for a living?
JESSICA: I’m a publicist at J Public Relations, a
hospitality and luxury-lifestyle public relations firm
based here in San Diego. We represent restaurants,
nightclubs, hotels, et cetera, all over the world. Love
my job!
J.R.: I am an engineer.
What do you do for fun?
JESSICA: Just about anything social. I love going
out downtown, grabbing dinner with friends,
going to Padres games, going up to LA—whatever
I feel like at the moment.
J.R.: Anything to do with the beach—Jet Ski,
volleyball, boating, fishing, et cetera.
What makes you a good catch?
JESSICA: I’m smart, funny, have a great job, am
down to earth and just like to have fun no matter
what I’m doing or where I’m at.
J.R.: I’ve had my fair share of practice in
relationships, so my relationship commonsense is
on point.
What are you looking for in a date, physically
and in terms of personality?
JESSICA: I like the standard—tall, dark, handsome,
athletic—but personality is definitely important. No
douche bags, please. I don’t care how hot you are.
J.R.: I like a girl that has a good balance, physically,
mentally and spiritually. Bubbly personality helps, too.
Fill in the blanks: In general, the people I date
are “blank” and “blank.”
JESSICA: Outgoing and funny.
J.R.: Social butterflies and electric personalities.
How and why did your last relationship end?
JESSICA: We were just in two different places in
our lives.
J.R.: Restraining order.
What’s your favorite thing about yourself?
JESSICA: Not taking myself too seriously—
definitely not afraid to laugh and have fun with
things. Life’s too short to be uptight.
J.R.: My drive.
What’s your biggest fear?
JESSICA: Bad first dates. Oh, and heights.
J.R.: Hot air balloons.
What animal are you most like and how?
JESSICA: A polar bear—I’m cute and fluffy, but
don’t f#ck with me.
J.R.: A dolphin. Don’t all girls like dolphins?
After the limousine pops over to PB to collect
Jessica, the daters pop a bottle of champagne for
the ride north to dinner at Flavor Del Mar.
As they step out of the limo in front of Del Mar
Plaza, Jessica and J.R. flicker amid flashes from
PacificSD’s paparazzo. There isn’t enough
space in the magazine to print 100
photos of the couple disembarking
their chariot, but it’s a blast to
watch passers-by stop, whisper and
point, expecting to spot someone
famous. Works every time.
(Continued on page 74)
THANK YOU!
N Style Limousine,
619.866.1616,
nstylelimos.com
72 pacificsandiego.com {January 2011}