{"Friendship often ends in love; but love in friendship - never.". }
Jake Elwood
|Nickname|
Jakester
|Birthday|
18 September
|Age|
24 years old
|Nationality|
United States
|Sexuality|
Heterosexual
|Occupation|
Cook at 'LA on the green'
|Hometown|
New York, New York
{"What are friends for." }
Jake is a health nut. Aside from working out at least once every day he is often seen with a health shake. Part of his work out he does by practicing sports. Aside from surfing, he enjoys cycling, soccer, basketball and baseball. Jake also enjoys the other type of drink, the alcoholic kind.
|Talents(T) | Strengths(ST) | Skills(SK) |
*Talented cook*
*Health nut*
*A bit of a sports freak*
|Flaws/Weakness|
~Has a taste for alcohol~
~Holds on to the black and white view he has of the world~
~Has trouble to trust others since he was cheated on before.~
|Hobbies|
- Working out
- Being at the beach
- Cooking
|Fears|
ΓΈBeing cheated on againΓΈ
ΓΈBeing paralyzedΓΈ
ΓΈLosing someone that he lovesΓΈ
ΓΈSnakesΓΈ
|Secrets|
β€Is a member of alcoholics anonymous since a few months, but is not doing brilliantly.β€
β€Still has a photostrip of Sara and him in his wallet.β€
β€Has been with other women, but did not have another meaningfull relationship since his break up with Sara.β€
|Goals/Dreams|
Jake's eventual goal is to get everyone in the States eating healthy. His current restaurant is already healthy, and he is proud to work there. He first wants to become head chef, make a name for himself, then start a food truck company, and eventually start a company that supplies health foods to restaurants and supermarkets.
{"People change, feelings don't". }
|Athletic:Ever since he was young he played as many sports as he could as often as he could. It would be very rare to see Jake sitting on the couch watching TV or playing video games.|
|Loyal:He is loyal in every sense of the word. He would never switch shampoo brands or go to another gas station. Also he will not cheat on the girl he is dating.|
|Stubborn:As a mule. He will continue to stick to his opinion even after he realizes he is wrong.|
|Ambitious:Jake is always trying to improve different aspects of his life. This goes for his cooking as well as his athletic achievements.|
|Proper:Jake is very neat. Everything always needs to be clean and organized. He will go mental if he would have to stay in a messy room.|
|Eco friendly:He always lived healthy, eating the right food, exercising, etc. |
|Technophobe:Jake does not get along with any computer or phone. The only thing he can seem to get working is his Ipod.|
β²The beach
β²Sushi
β²Sailing
β²Sports
β²Warm weather
β²Dogs
β²His sister
β²Rock and Dance music
βΌLiving away from his mother and sister
βΌSport injuries
βΌShopping
βΌMessy environment
βΌPidgeons
βΌSnow/Ice
βΌHorror movies
βΌViolence
{"When a lost loved one appears before you, it's your brain that fights it, not your heart.". }
New York, New York
|History|
Jake had an easy time in his childhood. He had a loving father and mother and a sister that was a few years younger. In school he was not the greatest learner, his grades were usually either on or below average. On the other side he had a great feeling for sports and played in many of the school teams. He mostly enjoyed being on the swim team, soccer team and basketball team. When he was 12 years old his parents got a divorce. Jake did not know why and frankly still does not know what happened to his parents that made them split up. Both of them told him that it was a mutual decision, and that it was in the best interest of everyone. Jake's father moved from New York to start the restaurant he always wanted. His mother stayed together with his sister and Jake. Young as he was Jake was able to see that he broke his fathers heart by choosing to stay with his mom instead of his dad. Although he never told this to his father his motivation was that he wanted to stay with his sister. Over the years Jake did keep very much in touch with his dad and travelled to him often in school vacations.
Finishing high school as an average student Jake was lucky enough to get a scholarship because of his soccer talents. Jake chose to study culinary arts and business management on his fathers recommendation. This appeared not be a bad choice, he got good grades and started to feel more confident in his own doing. To date one of the best moments in his life is seeing both his parents and his sister being there at graduation day. The moment he graduated, his dad asked him to come work for him. Jake felt that it was not the right time for him to leave New York and he got a job in one of the restaurants there. Over the next two years his dad kept on asking that same question every moment he got, but every time with the same negative response.
Then at a 4th of July celebration simply changed his life. He met Sara at the party he attended and they started to talk. He had never felt like this before and it wasn't long before he moved into her apartment. This appeared to be too soon. Amazingly good times were mixed with very bad times and they both did not seem to want to back down on any of their issues. One day when Jake came home from a sailing trip he found Sara kissing another guy. Feeling utterly betrayed he hit the new guy in the face, grabbed his stuff and left the apartment.
Getting home, the first thing Jake did was to call his father. He finally accepted his fathers offer and moved to Los Angeles, not offering any explanation to the people around him. Mistaken Jake's misery for being home sick, his father tried everything to keep him in Los Angeles, and it worked, Jake stayed. Initially he had trouble sleeping and trouble concentrating. Then his father tried to cheer him up by giving him more to do, some nights Jake would be in charge of the menu. Jake was now drowning in work and it helped pushing his mind to better thoughts. It wasn't long however, before it became too much for Jake. What had always been "recreational drinking" started to get more serious, up to the point where Jake showed up at work drunk. His chef being the first to notice, she informed his father. His father took him home and enrolled him in AA.
Since then Jake is doing better and his life is coming together. He should not be drinking at all anymore, but occasionaly he slips up, especially on nights when he thinks back to the summer he met Sara. He has been set up multiple times by the female colleagues at work, but ,as he is still comparing every girl to Sara, none of the candidates ever got a second date. At work his cooking and his commitment to a healthy lifestyle have produced a lot of successes.
|Family Tree|
Father: Christopher Elwood
Mother: Elisa Beadle
Sister: Josie Elwood
Grandfather: Richard Elwood
{"If music be the food of love, play on". }
(http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iC8tP9Oo52Y)