tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61791172011-04-21T18:47:12.751-07:00The Daily AmoebaFor all your amoebic needsjennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comBlogger2371100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1121738765822803292005-07-18T19:01:00.000-07:002005-07-18T19:06:05.826-07:00So.. yeah Im going to update my blog more often.. riiightGuess I shouldnt have said that right before the new Harry Potter book was released.I went to the beach this weekend with a bunch of friends from work. Good times were had by all. We were at the beach from 3pm till 11 then a 1.5 hr drive home. Its really nice living close to a beach like that. Carlos and I will surely go once he gets jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1120972528081077032005-07-09T21:55:00.000-07:002005-07-09T22:15:39.700-07:00Im a terrible lazy blogger. Ooops.Anyway, life has been busy. Super awesome news - Carlos accepted a job in Portland and will soon be joining me here! WooHoo! Anubis and I are very excited about this.And for those of you who like pictures I finally uploaded some pics to my Flickr account. you can see them by going here. I must say I was annoyed to learn that I cant have more than 3 "sets" (jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1118864186658663342005-06-15T12:32:00.000-07:002005-06-15T12:36:26.663-07:00Sorry for the lag again, life has been busy.I got a kitty! We are converging on the name Anubis for him. He is uber cute! ;)I saw some news today that I just had to report.After being lambasted by a fundamentalist friend for supporting Michael Schiavo I had to post these articles regarding the results of Terri's autopsy, which show that her parents, the side the conservative church supported, jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1118021670090837632005-06-05T18:32:00.000-07:002005-06-05T18:34:30.096-07:00Please see this entry on disjointed for more information on the export licensing issue I mentioned previously. I have included links to government documents and contact information as well. The BIS has extended the opportunity for comments until June 27. I would highly encourage all who are in industries that will be effected by this to send your comments to the BISjennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1118012606932274632005-06-05T16:00:00.000-07:002005-06-05T16:03:26.936-07:00one more recipe before i go...wheat berrie fruit saladcooked, cooled wheat berriesstraberriesapplegaram masalacinnamonsugar (i used turbinado sugar)cut apples and strawberries into little pieces. mix with wheat berriesadd garam masala, cinnamon and sugar to tastemmmmI really like the chewy consistancy of wheat berries. Garam masala is kind of like an allspice type thing used in indian cooking.jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1118010780450160972005-06-05T15:10:00.000-07:002005-06-05T15:33:00.456-07:00So now we know that Newsweek's story about the Quran abuses was substantiated after all.And all the Bush administration can say is "its too bad that these incidents have been taken out of context"Hmm... Id like to know what the proper context of pissing on the Quran is.Really, this whole thing about desecrating the Quran is a pile of crap. Since when do interrogators give a rats rectum about the jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1116647854652733292005-05-20T20:29:00.000-07:002005-05-20T20:57:34.686-07:00Greetings cyber-teersIsnt it funny that Laura Bush thinks her husband should have been interrupted on his bike ride to be told about the evacuation of the capital when a small plane veered off course into restricted airspace.Well, if history tells us anything we should have expected the following in such an event:Secret Service: Mr. President. The capital has been evacuated. An unidentified jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1116271058695463952005-05-16T12:04:00.000-07:002005-05-16T12:17:38.700-07:00I read CNNs international addition. The difference in news is pretty stunning, particularly headlinesInternational: 55 Iraqis found dead in Iraq. Red Cross expresses concern over high civialian casualty numbersUS: Forecasters predict heavy hurricane season.(note, the subheadlines included the headline from the international addition)headlines on Fox News:Newsweek apology inflames jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1116013067058763182005-05-13T12:31:00.000-07:002005-05-13T12:37:47.076-07:00And in a story exclusively NOT brought to you by Fox News A joint UN and Iraqi Ministry of Planning report on the well being of iraqis finds that at least 18,000 - 29,000 Iraqis have been killed in so called "operation iraqi freedom"article hereI again scoured fox news for this article and didnt find a thing. Apparently republicans threw Tom DeLay a dinner party however, Im sure that is much jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1115927282044361772005-05-12T12:21:00.000-07:002005-05-12T12:48:02.160-07:00Sorry for the downtime folks, I was in PA this past weekend and have been preparing for (and recovering from) my trip there. We had a good time; we went to a driving range and Bethany and Carlos discovered they arent bad at golfing and we had hamburgers and hotdogs for dinner. I really need to get a grill, I havent grilled anything in months. We took mom out for breakfast before I headed back jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1115351773037117292005-05-05T20:43:00.000-07:002005-05-05T20:56:13.166-07:00Today I read almost exclusively Fox News.They had an article I particularly liked about role reversals of the Republicans and Democrats now that the Republicans have power. Basically the columnist points out that all the things the Republicans accused the Democrats of doing in the way of abusing their power when they were the majority are now being readily committed by the Republicans. Maybe jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1115261858007887132005-05-04T19:34:00.000-07:002005-05-04T19:57:38.100-07:00Fair and BalancedSo as I said in my last post I was thinking about becoming more "fair and balanced" in my regular news reading lately. I will query fox news on occasion to see what articles they have on a particular issue, but i dont read it regularly.For sure, fox news is differentThe NY Times and CNN.com have pretty similar websites. The setup of the website draws attention to the content; jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1115094764285963832005-05-02T21:16:00.000-07:002005-05-02T21:32:44.286-07:00Moo!So I missed the paper at the end of last week so Im just now reading about Bush's more fleshed out approach to social security. Big suprise; Id contribute the majority of the $$ and get the least benefits.Good grief this guy sounds like a democrat. How on earth did conservatives vote for this guy? They must be pulling their hair out.The thing I wanted to post about wasnt social security jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1114975002612134702005-05-01T11:36:00.000-07:002005-05-01T21:05:31.850-07:00So the weatherman lied, but Im not mad.This weekend's forcast was grim; rain rain rain. There was even rain forcasted for the Gorge which nearly trampled camping plans Isaac and I had. Fortunately, the weather man was dead wrong and the weekend has been lovely.Yesterday Isaac and I went to the Gorge (that is, the Columbia River Gorge) to hike the Nick Eaton and Gorton Creek trails. The jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1114227956459512352005-04-22T20:14:00.000-07:002005-04-22T20:45:56.466-07:00Immigrants as common criminals:anklets for immigrantsSo now not only do criminals under house arrest have to wear ankle bracelets, but also people seeking to legally immigrate into this country! In other news, the IEEE is reporting that their help wanted list is at an all time high :"A stronger economy and a site redesign combined to produce a record-setting year for the online IEEE Job Site. jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1114211666388816642005-04-22T16:09:00.000-07:002005-04-22T16:14:26.390-07:00Bullying people to Christ"Dr. Hutcherson, pastor of the Antioch Bible Church, who has organized several rallies opposing same-sex marriage here and in Washington, D.C., said he threatened in those meetings to organize a national boycott of Microsoft products. After that, "they backed off," the pastor said Thursday in a telephone interview. "I told them I was going to give them something to be jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1114040998080292572005-04-20T16:39:00.000-07:002005-04-20T16:49:58.083-07:00sorry for the absence kids, hope you are still with meIve been busy lately with not a lot of time right now either. But I just had to wonder... is Tom Delay on the verge of a nervous breakdown? Check out his latest rantings against the justice system hereAmong others a few jems are:"We've got Justice Kennedy writing decisions based upon international law, not the Constitution of the United jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1112334411084734912005-03-31T22:38:00.000-07:002005-03-31T22:46:51.086-07:00Aha, as I saidTom Delay says the Judicial branch is "Out of control" for not following the "direction" of the Executive and Legislative branches and they will be looking into its cavalier way of doing business.Earth to Tom Delay: The Judicial branch was the ONLY branch that upheld the constitution & the balance of power in the Schiavo case.I wonder if its "out of control" like Tom Delay's jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1112331625076274262005-03-31T21:14:00.000-07:002005-03-31T22:00:25.083-07:00The battle is over.Finally a woman who has had the most intimate details of her life strewn across the media world wide can have rest and privacy. A woman who was so concerned about her appearance that it led to the bulimia that ultimately caused her brain damage, just to have pictures of her at her worst flashed across televisions and newstands worldwide. I thank God that Terri is finally jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1112159441850178422005-03-29T20:57:00.000-07:002005-03-29T22:10:41.853-07:00"Then Peter came to Jesus and asked, “Lord, how many times shall I forgive my brother when he sins against me? Up to seven times?”Jesus answered, “I tell you, not seven times, but seventyseven times."-Matthew 18:21-22I dont know what is worse about A jury using the Bible to give someone the death penalty...the fact that they came to the conclusion of "an eye for an eye," ignoring practically the jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1111908379069666962005-03-27T00:23:00.000-07:002005-03-27T00:26:19.070-07:00OH yes, and most importantly, our dear President Bush who claims to "err on the side of life" signed a law that allows Texas hospitals to pull the plug on critically ill patients despite family objections:Florida Sentinel Article(reblogged from disjointed.org)jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1111907072822393372005-03-26T22:00:00.000-07:002005-03-27T00:09:35.390-07:00So, Pastor Rick Warren, author of the Purpose Driven Life, was interviewed by Larry King this evening.Rev. Warrren said that he cannot look within himself to find his purpose, and has talked to people who also failed to find their purpose by looking within. He conceeded that some people are successful finding their purpose but they are not significant, because that comes from God. So because Revjennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1111783781524915842005-03-25T13:19:00.000-07:002005-03-25T13:49:59.440-07:00Biased evidence?In the past week we have been bombarded with stories about Terri Schiavo, who's trial was the topic of a recent blog entry of mine. I also posted to disjointed about this, attempting to find out what other people think about this. After being berated by a fundamentalist, to the point of being accused of being a demon (well practicing doctrines of demons) and accused of jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1111695210984885072005-03-24T13:13:00.000-07:002005-03-24T13:13:30.983-07:00jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1111469373673652622005-03-21T21:11:00.000-07:002005-03-21T22:47:03.456-07:00Yet another obstruction of justice by our governmentIm sure you have all heard of Terri Schiavo, the woman whose cerebral cortex is mostly spinal fluid according to doctors and whose parents are fighting to keep her alive and whose husband is fighting to let her die.All was well and good - Terri's parents and her husband were processing through the judicial system as normal. When the verdict wasjennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1110519664404882232005-03-10T22:37:00.000-07:002005-03-10T22:41:04.406-07:00So I have looked through the archive of the policy log - communications between IEEE-USA and the 108th congress in 2004, 2nd semester. I found several "Action Alerts" I would have liked to read about however the links seemed to be expired. I did find this article in which the IEEE expresses concern regarding the lengthy visa process & cites concequences if something is not done about this. I jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1110515493243926232005-03-10T20:54:00.000-07:002005-03-10T21:31:33.250-07:00To all IEEE members who happen across my blog:Please read this statement from the IEEE regarding the additional 20k H1-b work permits that are about to be issued for foreign students that graduated from US universities. I will post additional links to other IEEE articles regarding their stance on the H1-b issue in general.For those who are unaware, multitudes of students from around the globe jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1109880173830520772005-03-03T13:01:00.000-07:002005-03-03T13:02:53.833-07:00Sometimes a headline says it allBush Priorities are out of step with AmericansSeriously people, if you didnt like him, why the hell did you vote for him? I would really like to hear from a person who voted for bush who now is opposed to his policies.jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1109817786409213532005-03-02T19:38:00.000-07:002005-03-02T19:43:06.413-07:00"Our faith has been stolen and its time to take it back" - Jim WallisHere is an article about a conservative christian college and the conservative political climate in america. I find pastor Wallis's words to be comforting. Thats right, theres a lot of christians that dont agree with this conservative nonsense and we need to stand up and let people know that."Jim Wallis, one of America's jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1109797555870950652005-03-02T13:59:00.000-07:002005-03-02T14:05:55.873-07:00"Special relationships"So the newly knighted bill gates has the following to say:"Gates said he was proud of what he called Microsoft's "special relationship" with Britain."Isnt that... special? You know, they really do. I believe it was in the UK that windows billboards announcing the release of windows XP were vandalized to say "Suddenly everything just sucks" instead of the intended "jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1109362499304796172005-02-25T13:12:00.000-07:002005-02-25T13:14:59.306-07:00OK. Some of you out there arent doing your fair share of baby eating. Look at THIS! "World population to top 9 billion" Babies are getting to be an epidemic! We must do our civic duty and eat babies, thats all there is to it.If you need some help a good reference site is www.eatbabies.com There are many tasty recipes there I think you will enjoy.Now go out there and eat babies!jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1109276344272417512005-02-24T13:12:00.000-07:002005-02-24T13:19:04.273-07:00Breaking News: Rest of world decides US should not have a nuclear weapon... or many nuclear weapons.In a worldwide-minus-the-US summit today world leaders expressed their concern over the stockpiling of nuclear weapons by the United States. The recent re-election of the cavalier cowboy George Bush heightened concerns world wide that world war III may now be imminent. The rest of the world has jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1108948176657737952005-02-20T17:09:00.000-07:002005-02-20T18:09:36.663-07:00FYI: 100% cranberry juice is not what you think. Its incredibly gross. Maybe they put blueberries, raspberries, and apples with this stuff to make it drinkable. Oh well, Ill just get some good apple juice to mix with it.As I said I finally have internet at my house now! So you get to once again be regularly updated on the sometimes interesting, sometimes inflaming, and sometimes downright jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1108699679339356822005-02-17T21:07:00.000-07:002005-02-17T21:07:59.340-07:00woohoo!!! i have internet!!!! AND my wireless router issetup!!Yay!!!jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1108668151791379552005-02-17T12:16:00.000-07:002005-02-17T12:26:15.526-07:00Believe it or not, I actually agree with the president on something:-ONot signing the Kyoto treaty. Environmentalists have lambasted the Bush administration for not signing this treaty and "setting an example" for other nations. Well, that would be fine, except that this treaty excludes major developing nations, such as China and India. This article "China replacing the US as leading Consumer"jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1108587539248894002005-02-16T13:31:00.000-07:002005-02-16T14:00:52.403-07:00And the internet saga continuesI am STILL without internet at home, as my ISP is totally sucking. They finally got around to sending me my "self install" kit only to send it to the wrong apartment, forcing me to drive 12miles during rush hour to retreive it from UPS. I get home to find that my internet connection appears to be down. I am suspicious of my modem, however after running my ISP's jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1107982237176382552005-02-09T13:44:00.000-07:002005-02-09T13:50:37.176-07:00Its depressing when you can tell your ISP is going to suck even before you get service
So Im still sans internet, my provider, despite receiving my order on Jan 26th, was still unable to hook it up even on Feb 8 and are now telling me Feb 11th. Fortunately I can at least get a really good deal with another ISP if I switch.
At least I have TV now, so I can watch the Golden Girls and other jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1107810986366820612005-02-07T14:12:00.000-07:002005-02-07T14:16:26.366-07:00Hola mi amigos!
Well today is my first day of work. I had some down time so I figured id post a bit of an update here.
Portland is pretty awesome so far. I just got my bike put together yesterday.. after finding i had some missing pieces on saturday. Poop. Well its all better now, and I found 2 good bike shops within like ~1mile of my house! The commute to work is going to be tough to get jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1107199323133083342005-01-31T13:20:00.000-07:002005-01-31T12:22:03.133-07:00Hola amoebites.
Im in Portland now, but still with sketchy internet access until ~ Feb 8 when my DSL gets set up. So Im moved in and will spend this week getting house things and work clothes.. Oh boy!
TTFNjennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1106779992533705702005-01-26T15:46:00.000-07:002005-01-26T16:08:02.453-07:00Sincerest apologies to my amoebites, Ive been vacationing and getting ready to move to OR this friday, so internet time has been REEEEAAALLY scarce.
Just to let you know Im still alive, heres a brief look into my odd mind.
"Some religions dont have the capacity for self government"
President Bush in response to a question about the Iraq war and further conquests of democracy by our country. jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1105559675762203172005-01-12T13:43:00.000-07:002005-01-12T12:54:35.763-07:00well apartment hunting was a success
im staying at a place right next to a MAX (light rail) station. I have to walk maybe 1500ft to get to the metro station. NIIIICE. Carlos and I are thinking about going up to Ikea the weekend I move in to get stuff. After all a bed would be a nice thing to have ;)
Well i dont have anything interesting to say today, but its interesting to note that in jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1105046042828189592005-01-06T14:06:00.000-07:002005-01-06T14:14:02.830-07:00Theres a mouse in the house!
Hopefully not any more. Carlos and I got some unwelcome house guests when we opened a window last weekend.. the only window withuot a screen of course!
So we tried trapping them to set them free. I got those sticky traps, which didnt work, and I got the kind that close after the mouse goes in for the bait, which didnt work either. Finally we resorted to barbaric jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1104952916136406262005-01-05T13:20:00.000-07:002005-01-05T12:21:56.136-07:00Did Alberto Gonzales craft a legal framework to allow the Abu Ghraib prison abuses to take place legally?
Article
Considering Bush wants him for attorney general I wouldnt be suprised. After all, we know Bush likes torturing people...jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1104868606809872422005-01-04T13:53:00.000-07:002005-01-04T12:56:46.810-07:00Sorry for the lack of updates lately, the internet at Carlos's apt has dissapeared so I am forced to go to the library to use the internet. Wowee.
So the US is starting to pull people off their list of retirees who are willing to serve. Including a 57 yr old man who's son is in Iraq as well.
story here
It reminds me in the fight at Helm's Deep in the Two Towers where young boys that can jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1104532684569543362004-12-31T15:22:00.000-07:002004-12-31T15:38:24.503-07:00Extra Extra! Read all about it!
"Christian" President gives himself the OK to torture people
"The Justice Department backed off its narrow definition of torture as "excruciating and agonizing pain" by releasing a legal memo rewritten since the Iraqi prison abuse scandal.
The 17-page memo omitted two of the most controversial assertions made in now-disavowed 2002 Justice Department documents: jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1104165556678482062004-12-27T09:14:00.000-07:002004-12-27T09:39:16.676-07:00George Bush flip flops on immigration
"We will keep working to make this nation a welcoming place for Hispanic people, a land of opportunity para todos (for all) who live here in America," Bush told the League of United Latin American Citizens last summer.
Oh really? My boyfriend is latin, yet he isnt sure if the INS will let him stay in this country... did I mention he has a PhD, was funded byjennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1104088908070203492004-12-26T11:57:00.000-07:002004-12-26T12:21:48.070-07:00Happy Holidays
So this year christmas was different, i guess thats kind of obvious considering my dad isnt with us, but it was different in a good way. My sweet boyfriend's family came to visit him and they spent Christmas in cold PA with us. Good times! I think it made the whole thing a little easier on everyone, since it was his first time not going home for christmas and our first jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1103779771886580942004-12-22T22:17:00.000-07:002004-12-22T22:39:19.493-07:00Taking the Christ out of Christmas
Maybe Christians should consider the comandeering of the festival of Saturnalia, the god of agriculture, from the Romans. Perhaps more noteworthy is the celebration of the birth of Mithra, the god of the sun, which was celebrated on the 25th of december.
For those that dont know, Christmas wasnt originally about Christ at all. Before about the 4th century jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1102963208261984352004-12-13T10:59:00.000-07:002004-12-13T11:48:10.353-07:00New title, snazzy
I was going to look into changing the template but since id a) likely lose my comments and b) have to reinsert comment code I decided that was too much effort.
Thus begins my vacation! Carlos and I spent the weekend in Sedona, which is an awesome awesome place bout 30miles south of Flagstaff. If you are going to Flagstaff do yourself a favor and take a ride to sedona. Just jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1102555221055926342004-12-08T18:05:00.000-07:002004-12-08T18:20:21.056-07:00There are few things that really really bother me.
Drunk driving is one of them.
Drunk driving in Canada is a felony. It should be here too. Too many times Ive heard about innocent people killed by drunk drivers who walk away unharmed. It just makes me sick.
I just watched a segment on our local news here about a girl who just moved to Phoenix to reconnect with her dad 5 months ago after jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1102532620673709402004-12-08T13:02:00.000-07:002004-12-08T12:03:40.673-07:00For once I am speechless
Celebrity Nativityjennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1102519751041891482004-12-08T08:02:00.000-07:002004-12-08T14:28:19.273-07:00So I guess not all the military is happy about the situation in Iraq
Rumsfeld faces tough questions from troops
In addition to having concerns over needing to armor their own vehicles from scrap the troops seem to be discontent over the "stop loss" power of the military. Im not very familiar with this concept, but from what I understand it basically mens during a time of war the government canjennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1102390460607693972004-12-06T20:00:00.000-07:002004-12-06T20:34:34.030-07:00US Students fare badly in international survey of math skills
"High school students in Hong Kong, Finland and South Korea do best in mathematics among those in 40 surveyed countries while students in the United States finished in the bottom half, according to a new international comparison of mathematical skills shown by 15-year-olds.
The United States was also cited as having the poorest jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1102306424972352572004-12-05T21:02:00.000-07:002004-12-05T21:21:05.576-07:00More propaganda... Now for your kids!
The "Peacekeepers" Military action figures I saw for sale at the mall yesterday.
Move over G.I Joe!
They even had an "urban combat" (aka Fallujah) action figure. I wonder if they have the "Abu Ghraib" playset.
When I think of peace keepers i think of people like the Dhali Lama. I wasnt aware peace needed to be enforced.. and with guns.
Then again, I jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1102275904589002952004-12-05T11:29:00.000-07:002004-12-05T12:45:04.590-07:00Sundays are nice. Still raining here in phoenix, guess Im just getting ready for life in Portland :)
Thus begins my last week in Arizona. It is an interesting place to visit however I dont think Id live here. Way to damn hot in the summer and it is still cold in the winter. Its been in the 30s and 40s in the morning here. To be fair, its no where near as cold as Ohio or PA this time of yearjennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1102228351601169422004-12-04T23:07:00.000-07:002004-12-04T23:47:11.963-07:00Even republicans dont support the President.
This article appeared in the New York Times today. Apparently the President's intelligence reform bill is too conservative for some of his own.
As usual, our president is lying to the american people and using the same scare tactics he did to win the election. "I ugre congress to pass this bill to ensure the safety of the American people." Isnt jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1102193009439918582004-12-04T13:10:00.000-07:002004-12-04T13:43:29.440-07:00"Practice what you preach"
It seems there is some confusion regarding my views on abortion. Rather, there is a fair amount of ignorance as to what "Pro Choice" means.
I believe killing people is wrong, as it says in the bible. That means a multitude of things, among them
1. Capital punishment is wrong
2. War is wrong
But wait you say. What about when God told Israel to go kill all the jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1102107651480769042004-12-03T13:53:00.000-07:002004-12-03T14:00:51.480-07:00Can you feel the love?
Ive noticed lately that people I dont even know seem to be full of nice comments regarding my blog. Except that they seem to miss my points entirely. And are often times too cowardly to even identify themselves or make any sort of attempt to truely understand my opinions in a reasonable manner.
At any rate, ive responded to these comments for the last time. If you get jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1102050515203318542004-12-02T21:50:00.000-07:002004-12-02T22:08:35.203-07:00Finally a church that doesnt suck
The united church of christ is running TV ads highlighting the fact that many churches turn away a variety of different people. You can see their website here
In the ad a pair of men are turned away, followed by a few different individuals of varying race and a white family with 2 kids are let in. Having attended various fundamentalist churches in my life, jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1101962521316943912004-12-01T21:40:00.000-07:002004-12-01T21:42:01.316-07:00Geez, Im dumb
I forgot to say that Carlos and I just celebrated 6 months of togetherness last Sunday. Yay!
Hes so cute and great! :-*jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1101866937400038642004-11-30T18:01:00.000-07:002004-12-01T21:40:20.753-07:00Hello amoebites!
So I hope everyone had a happy turkey day. I know I did. It started with me flying to DC on Tuesday nite to hang out with Carlos and my friend Laura. I got some nice red tulips when i arrived :)
Carlos and I had a nice rainy day for our tour of DC. We went to the white house and learned that people will stand in line from 5am just for a tour, a lot of times only to be told jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1101009088711277182004-11-20T20:50:00.000-07:002004-11-20T20:51:28.713-07:00And now for a bill the amoeba comic!! well, almost.
Bill wanted to join the folks at sorryeverybody.com in apologizing to the world for re-electing el busho.
jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1101005068633645012004-11-20T19:33:00.000-07:002004-11-20T19:46:40.136-07:00I announce with great flourish and grandeur the bill the amoeba cheese sandwich
Not available on ebay for any amount of money. And by the way, it was delicious.
It all started when I heard about this crazy woman auctioning off a 10yr old cheese sandwich with the likeness of the virgin mary on Ebay. I happened to buy a loaf of sourdough bread the other nite and noticed that it was shaped jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1100933248006813482004-11-19T23:36:00.000-07:002004-11-19T23:47:28.006-07:00Ok this is it, im going to stop reading the news before i become so irritated I cant sleep.
It amazes me that assholes use the same tactics to force people to go along with them. Much like our president scared the nation into voting for him, Steve Ballmer is currently trying to scare China into using windows vs Linux. here is the entire article and here are some choice exerpts:
"Linux jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1100932502042249232004-11-19T23:31:00.000-07:002004-11-19T23:35:02.043-07:00Oh yeah and according to this article over 11% of families in this country "went hungry" last year. Too bad we were so busy feeding war lords in Africa and people in Afghanistan and spending 2billion on the pulling saddam out of a hole in a poor iraqi's barn.
Wealthiest nation on earth lets 12 million of its own go without food.
ARGH!jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1100931411290913752004-11-19T22:47:00.000-07:002004-11-19T23:16:51.290-07:00Its starting already.
This article appeared in the NY times today regarding attempts by senate republicans to begin limiting women's reproductive rights.
I will say now, if abortion becomes illegal in this country i will first go protest and second leave this country, taking my US funded educated mind with me.
I no longer feel sorry for the majority of the military families in this country. jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1100749139363329152004-11-17T20:36:00.000-07:002004-11-17T20:38:59.363-07:00Move over Grilled Cheese Mary
I have a loaf of bread that looks like bill the amoeba!!!! Im not kidding. I might make a cheese sandwich out of it and sell it on ebay.
Ill post some pics soon.. if i dont eat it first ;)
jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1100214367951253432004-11-11T15:55:00.000-07:002004-11-11T16:20:46.880-07:00Its all about the pentiums...
So, I have a pretty big announcement
I got a job!
Not just any job either. Practically the coolest job an EE can think of.
Wanna guess?
Well, I will be moving to Portland OR to join the CPU development team at Intel. Loosly translated, that means I will be working on the next generation Intel processor
:-O
Yes, I know all you geeks out there are going jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1099414813078740662004-11-02T09:49:00.000-07:002004-11-02T10:00:13.076-07:00The most patriotic thing ever
So I went to vote today - as all US citizens should, so if you havent get off your ass and go. This was the first time i ever voted at a polling location, i did an absentee ballot in 2000 from PA. It was at an elementary school. What is more american than cute kids running into the gym/lunch room/auditorium with plastic bags of milk money? Said children showing upjennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1098849808675179712004-10-26T20:57:00.000-07:002004-10-26T21:03:28.676-07:00So today was the first of many special days that will suck now that dad is gone.
Today would have been my dad's 59th birthday. Happy birthday dad.
I had cake and ice cream. I wish I could be with my family today, I guess I am starting to get a taste of what it is like to be, for all intents and purposes, a world away from your family in hard times.
I had a bad dream about my dad the other jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1098245360089505822004-10-19T21:00:00.000-07:002004-10-19T21:09:20.090-07:00SO Ive started commuting to work on my bike
Its not a long trip, about 7 miles one way, and it typically takes me about 35min. I will say traffic is pretty heavy here but i havent felt really endangered yet.. Then again today was day one ;)
Now that Im biking I can eat yummy things. Like chocolate on chocolate hagen dazs bars ;)
Yesterday I saw my first tumbleweed! It was smack dab in the jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1097646106501858352004-10-12T22:23:00.000-07:002004-10-12T22:41:46.500-07:00HSA's will save us all! ?
If you havent heard, President Bush is proposing health savings accounts as standard for employee health benefits. Read about it on the NYTimes here but you need a login.
For those that dont know, a health savings account or HSA is essentially a tax-free savings account that you use to fund your medical expenses. Coupled with a "high deductable" this means that if jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1097468480701406122004-10-10T20:57:00.000-07:002004-10-10T21:21:20.700-07:00:-D
So I have returned from my weekend on the east coast. It was nice, but too short.
My awesome boyfriend made me this amazing peruvian dinner when I arrived friday nite.. candle lit and everything! He had some.. er.. nice music on too ;) I know who is going to be doing his fair share of cooking once we can live in the same city! :)
The next morning we had brunch at a nice little place at jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1096957418113967862004-10-04T23:20:00.000-07:002004-10-04T23:28:48.363-07:00OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11111!!!
Is it really a new bill the amoeba cartoon?
It is!
:-O
I present to you "In the end its all the same" Note: the pic quality is poor cuz i have to transfer from my notepad to a the computer with a digital camera. I typed in the text since it was too blurred to read.. but you get the idea...
And some other comics...
Beatnik bill and New Orleans Jazz bill (whojennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1096949856684001202004-10-04T21:17:00.000-07:002004-10-04T21:17:36.683-07:00Why everyone should use gaim...
>:)jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1096842947091959062004-10-03T14:33:00.000-07:002004-10-03T15:35:47.090-07:00MMMM I love to cook!
So now that im not longer tied town to books and all the other evils that are part of school I have much more time to do things I like.. such as cooking
I have a few cookbooks but lately Ive been doing some experimenting with my own recipies. I think ive got a good one so Ill share it with you. I dont have a name for it, so feel free to suggest something. The only thingjennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1096739893242974552004-10-02T10:20:00.000-07:002004-10-02T11:00:40.073-07:00My dear little amoebites
Sorry for the lack of info lately. I heard that a CNN correspondant said that bloggers will play a "key role" in the outcome of this election, I am sorry to have shirked my patriotic responsibility to bring you my unfair, unbalanced opinion of this scharade called "the election"
So Ive been doing some reading and some thinking lately. I just came across this article on jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1095133299150301092004-09-13T20:41:00.000-07:002004-09-13T20:41:39.150-07:00I really dig the music on the weather channel. Im partially ashamed to admit it. Oh well.
jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1095092989801659562004-09-13T09:07:00.000-07:002004-09-13T09:29:49.803-07:00So I said Id write when I had happier news.
Well, I guess this isnt totally happy news, but at least Im feeling a lot better now. It is with both saddness and relief that I announce that my dad, Donald R Leonard, passed away last wednesday.
We took him to a hospice inpatient unit on labor day because it just became too much for us to deal with. I think he would have agreed. They had him up jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1094199733699835082004-09-03T01:00:00.000-07:002004-09-03T03:21:26.140-07:00Life has been sucking a lot lately, which is why my blog has been vacant.
Ive thought about whether or not to write about it here and I figure there is no harm in really just saying what is going on.
My dad has been battling cancer for the last 7 years or so. He had it once before that, back in 88 i think. That time was non-hodgkins lymphoma which has a really low survival rate. When he found jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1090473860534865292004-07-21T22:11:00.000-07:002004-07-21T22:24:20.536-07:00wacky news
it seems to me that the quality of news in this country is flowing swiftly down stream to a giant waterfall. and that people take themselves far too seriously.
aside from the Rev. Breedlove and his book burning lately I have heard about the Govonator's "girly men" comment. The guy is trying to be funny (and in my opinion succeeding) by quoting SNL and people get their panties in a jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1090175636039921642004-07-18T10:44:00.000-07:002004-07-18T11:33:56.040-07:00Fahrenheit 9-11.
I went to see "the must see movie of the year" (according to Carlos) last nite. So being that I am a good american who cares about the political goings on in this country I feel compelled to give my opinion on the movie.
For reference, michael moore's site is here and the site for a rebuttal I read this morning by Christopher Hitchens (who apparently debated Moore sometimejennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1090009032382128662004-07-16T12:40:00.000-07:002004-07-16T13:18:41.400-07:00peppermint pattys have become my candy of choice.
1. They make your breath nice
2. They have "only" 160 calories, compared to other candy which is around 260cal and up
So Im perusing the news on cnn and i come across thisarticle about rapper Jadakiss blaming bush for 9-11. I could care less about that part, but I found one of his comments in reply to why it made people so mad to be jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1089957527904478922004-07-15T22:28:00.000-07:002004-07-15T22:58:47.903-07:00Moo!
Today i saw a funny thing at work. It was a monitor sitting out in the hall with "BAD" written across the top in black marker. I scolded the monitor by saying "bad monitor!" as I walked by. Im sure if someone had been walking around the corner at that instant they would have thought I was crazy.
I went climbing today at the phoenix rock gym after work. Compared to VA in columbus its jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1089651458131670182004-07-12T09:56:00.000-07:002004-07-12T09:57:38.130-07:00Is this for real??
http://www.cnn.com/2004/US/Midwest/07/12/no.book.burning.ap/index.html
Rev. Breedlove?? Shredding not biblical? Symbolically burn??
I cant believe this is real. If it is then its one of the funniest things ive heard in a while. I think they stole this article from the onion
back to work....jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1089522342512990192004-07-10T22:00:00.000-07:002004-07-10T22:05:42.513-07:00Cookin with the Miles Davis Quintet.
Not quite
Cookin with Jenn. I like too cook, so now ive got the time so i can actually try new things
Like...
beans and rice with avacado salsa
puff pastry with spring veggies (fancy)
Both are veggie recipies, and both are pretty good. I got a vegitarian cookbook at borders and im trying out some of the recipies. Mmmm.. i like cooking but i love eatingjennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1089212023036754202004-07-07T07:53:00.000-07:002004-07-07T07:53:43.036-07:00blogger is dumb and wont publish the last post i made. maybe if i do this it will help.jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1089180806635942932004-07-06T22:40:00.000-07:002004-07-06T23:13:26.636-07:00Some thoughts on independence, disney, happily ever after, and real life.
As most of my close friends are aware, Ive been basically single since high school. Sure I went out with a few guys once or twice, but nothing ever seemed to work out. Throughout my 6 years of near celibacy I learned a lot about my self and my emotions. I felt very sure that I was a fairly confidant, comfortable woman jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1089067511881792352004-07-05T15:04:00.000-07:002004-07-05T15:45:11.880-07:00:-D
So Ive got internet at my place now. Well.. actually since friday nite, but since i had a special visitor this weekend i wasnt so interested in blogging :)
I really like my new place a lot. The couch is really great! Carlos remarked that it must be a bachelor pad - one step from the living room to the bedroom. I noticed that the tv is a bit off center from the couch, and it takes about jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1088646808965284992004-06-30T18:25:00.000-07:002004-06-30T18:53:28.966-07:00Hola amigos!
I tried to be tricky and add an upside-down "!" by using an "i" but it failed. I am ashamed to admit I actually was once fooled with a file name that started with "i" and thought it was an upside down "!" for like an hour back when i first got on the net. it was some pic i was trying to upload to my geocities (yes, you heard me) website and i kept thinking "how the heck do I get jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1088292433536762052004-06-26T16:23:00.000-07:002004-06-26T16:27:13.536-07:00So more thoughts from phoenix. Hey I gotta use the internet while im here.. its a bit of a pain to drive back to borders once i leave.. well, not really, its the next street over. ;)
So I think I will like phoenix. If I can survive the hot summer the rest of the year is pretty awesome.. and with the mountains and outdoor activities I think I would really like it here. The rest of the year its jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1088290619554575212004-06-26T15:26:00.000-07:002004-06-26T15:56:59.553-07:00Phoenix is for lovers...
... of living in hell!
;)
I think perhaps I will change the name of my blog to "the fried amoeba" or "amoeba in the sun" (which, if you will recall, is actually the name of a bta strip of old). People kept saying to me "but its a dry heat, its not so bad" Well guess what, 110 is frikkin hot, humidity or not! granted, if it were as humid as ohio people would surely jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1088004311829486822004-06-23T07:51:00.000-07:002004-06-23T08:25:11.830-07:00Im a bad blogger
Sorry dudes and dudettes, Ive been all askew in the last month, mostly due to moving and my current 10-day layover in PA before heading on to sunny hot hot phoenix.
So lets see. I have received a shiny new digital camera for my graduation gift and of course have numerous photos stored on my memory card which I cannot share with you because 1. I am on aol dialup *shudder* and 2jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1086384344285278572004-06-04T14:09:00.000-07:002004-06-04T14:25:44.286-07:00wow ive been bad about writing lately
for those of you who havent completely given up on my blog i present the following tidbits about my crazy life.
i am leaving columbus a week from this coming wednesday. I have two finals to prepare for as well as some final ends to tie up for my research (very small ends that i dont technically have to do) not to mention spending as much time with my jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1085156864831059592004-05-21T09:12:00.000-07:002004-05-21T09:34:11.776-07:00blogger is lame.
i tried writing a fairly lengthy post the other day but it was stupid and didnt publish it. meh.
also lame is the fact that there were only 18 episodes of freaks and geeks, one of the best prime time shows ive ever seen. Its centered around the lives of sam and lindsey, a brother and sister in high school. sam is a freshman, i think lindsey is a junior or something. at any jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1085055798204127882004-05-20T05:20:00.000-07:002004-05-20T05:23:18.203-07:00Online Church
Interesting concept, havent been able to actually go into the "church" yet, but maybe sometime when i have a lot of time to waste. It reminds me of this old forum I used to hang out in on compuserve (yes, compuserve) back when i was 13 or so. I was quite the religious zealot when I was a kid, and i must say I was a pretty huge asshole. Fortunately im over that now.
Now to drinkjennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1084994311011107842004-05-19T12:01:00.000-07:002004-05-19T12:18:31.013-07:00Theres some proverb or something about an idle mind leading to some form of badness
Maybe there should be one that says something about "he who finishes long race just wants to take nap for 1000 years and ignore other duities and obligations" which is basically how I feel. I feel like not doing anything at all. It could be the loverly weather in Ohio. Let me summarize it for you:
Monday - jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1084643385601073852004-05-15T10:27:00.000-07:002004-05-15T10:49:45.600-07:00So Im really enjoying my new found freedom from ridiculous amounts of work.
One of my friends asked me if I felt empty, cuz when he finished his undergrad, during which he really worked his ass off, he felt empty. I said no, and so far I still dont feel any emptyness. Maybe its because I still have things to do. I think its really because this last year has taught me that working on the jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1084406462924785222004-05-12T16:57:00.000-07:002004-05-12T17:02:44.273-07:00Good bye OSU
I am done. For those who missed it my defense was today and I passed with flying colors. I even got all my paperwork and thesis signed. I am relieved. Bill the amoeba even made an appearance during my defense.
After the conference 2 weeks from this past monday I will be completely done with all my EE responsibilities. I cant wait.
And blogger totally changed up everything. jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6179117.post-1083953592385170302004-05-07T11:13:00.000-07:002004-05-07T11:17:40.716-07:00It is finished.
My research, that is.
I just verified the operation of my final mode of operation. Thus my pipelined ADC is reconfigurable and can be used for 3 modes of operation: full speed, half speed, and 1/4 speed. Just in the nick of time too.. im flying home this afternoon to attend my sister's graduation this weekend. My final simulations are running and the data should be ready for jennhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09358997258712860298noreply@blogger.com