Ginger #5 - Jessie McBroom

This week's ginger is the lovely Jessie McBroom.  She was born on June 28, 1991, and is originally from Grimes, Iowa.  Jessie is a sophomore here at Simpson College majoring in music.  Besides being involved in the music program, Jessie is a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma and works at Waterfront Seafood Restaurant, so she keeps up a pretty busy lifestyle!

When Jessie came to college she had her first experiences with "ginger" jokes.  Before she came to Simpson she had mainly been complimented on her hair, but she doesn't mind the teasing. Jessie says that you can walk
into a room and see plenty of blondes
and brunettes, but you rarely see a ginger.

"I love that I am unique!"

When people call Jessie a "ginger," she just takes it as them pointing out an obvious fact about her.  She takes the majority of her ginger jokes from her dear, dear friend Natalie Erhardt (the "ginger hater"), but she knows that Natalie loves her deep down, so she just plays along with it.

Another thing I should mention about Jessie is that she is one of my closest friends and roommate.  Yes - two gingers in one room!  Although the two of us get confused all the time, Jessie loves having another ginger around.  She claims it's nice to have someone else around who "takes the same heat, if not more."

When Jessie is looking to have some fun she does "what any normal person does for fun" and hangs out with her friends and family.  Despite the common stereotype, this ginger does have a soul and is very loved by all who know her. She is a happy, friendly person to be around is constantly amusing her roommates with her "blonde" sense of humor.

Another fun fact about Jessie is that she is "a half vegetarian" - which means that she only eats chicken.  And turkey.  And some exceptions of beef.  She is still figuring out what she wants to do in the future, but she knows that it will revolve around music in some way.  Good luck with whatever you decide, Jessie - make the rest of us gingers proud!

Thanks for reading, and look forward to my next ginger-post on a male, Simpson student next week!  You won't want to miss it!

Gingers #3 & #4 - The "Twins"

First of all, I just want to apologize for the longer-than-usual wait on this blog post.  Normally I have been ginger-blogging one once a week, but I just wasn't sure if everyone could handle this double-dose of ginger so soon!

That being said, here's what you've all been waiting for......

John and Ryan (left to right)

This week's gingers are John Cord and Ryan Stumbo.

Here's a little background information on each ginger:

John Cord

• Born on January 8, 1991
• From Atlantic, Iowa
• Majoring in math and economics
• Likes to go out, play video games, listen to music, and just relax

Ryan Stumbo

• Born on January 29, 1991
• From Laurens, Iowa
• Majoring in secondary education
• Can disappear if he wears a white hat and stands in front of a white wall

As you can see from the picture above, John and Ryan share a striking resemblance, but it's not only their ginger-qualities that make them so similar. These two gingers were born a mere 21 days apart (coincidence?) and both chose to come to Simpson College and play basketball.  Yes, both of these gingers are on the basketball team.  That should be reason enough to come to a game!

Ryan and John enjoy playing (basketball) with each other, 

even though they get mixed up a lot by the coach. Ryan says: 

"It's nice to have another ginger 

running around out there."

Ryan Stumbo

Instead of letting the ginger-teasing get to them, Ryan and John like to focus on all the things they love about being red-headed.  John loves how his vibrant hair color looks on his ghostly white skin, and Ryan loves how handy it is to be a ginger in the winter - you never get cold when your head's always on fire!

Although both of the guys admit to taking a lot of crap for being a ging, neither of them would change their ginger-ness if given the chance.  Ryan's heard the word "ginger" a million times and has even been asked if he glows in the

dark. He isn't a defensive person, though, so he doesn't                                                        let it get to him.  John, on the other hand, doesn't care for                                                    the "ginger" stereotype, but sticks with his motto: 

"Haters gonna hate."

John Cord

After they graduate from Simpson, both Ryan and John have big dreams for themselves.  Ryan plans on becoming a high-school teacher and basketball coach. John hopes to become an actuary and live in a city somewhere.  

Both of these gingers are doing great things, on and off the court.  Keep up the good work, guys, and never loose your positive ginger-attitudes! 

There will be a new ginger-post coming soon on a female, Simpson student.  Thanks for reading!