tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8959021861869216612024-02-19T04:56:19.925-05:00bloggageJenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490130444203537189noreply@blogger.comBlogger51125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895902186186921661.post-89315184080113227272012-07-13T09:21:00.001-04:002012-07-13T09:21:24.636-04:00Columbia HeightsColumbia Heights is my new favorite hangout spot. It's fairly convenient on the green line from where I'm living now and it has a really great vibe. Last night I went down to hang out at the Wonderland Ballroom. On my way there a guy who was walking towards me with his friend started singing, apparently to me; I couldn't understand the lyrics until he said "I'm singing this song for your girl" as he pointed to me. It was super cute and kinda made my day.Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490130444203537189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895902186186921661.post-4878446103175788702012-07-08T19:52:00.002-04:002013-02-05T18:27:01.335-05:00Hello 2012, where did you come from?Not a single post in 2012 yet. Changing that right now with a little update to the blogiverse.<br />
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I have moved into a home with a motley crew of young people assembled by craigslist ads, as far as I can tell. I finally had a chance to hang out with a few of them last week during the power outage. We all piled in a car and drove to the thrift store to find Alex some lady pajama pants and me an album cover for my room door. You see, when you move into the house, you're meant to hang an album cover specifically from Value Village on your door. I picked out a really nice 1970s children's jazz album with illustrations of animals playing instruments. After we returned from our Value Village outing, we went through the fridge and threw out everything that had died since the power went out and things that were expired. It needed to happen. The boys (Alex and Shawn) fried up some fish and battered zucchini and the girls (Tyne and myself) relaxed and drank a berry vodka mixed drink that Alex made us and eventually we all had a dinner of sorts.<br />
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I studied for and passed the first of two exams I have to take to get my professional engineering license.<br />
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I trained for and succeeded in finishing two traithlons and a few 5Ks. <br />
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I am really enjoying single life right now.<br />
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Life is pretty rad. <br />
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1/2 t. cloves<br />
1/2 t. nutmeg <br />
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1 c. mashed roasted (pie) pumpkin<br />
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Mix all ingredients together. Put in greased loaf pan. Bake at 325 degrees Fahrenheit for 65-80 minutes.Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490130444203537189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895902186186921661.post-79912975829873811612011-04-27T18:46:00.000-04:002012-07-08T18:47:09.645-04:00A Weekend in ShenandoahSome pictures from a weekend in Shenandoah last month courtesy of facebook.<br />
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The Collesseum was amazing.Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490130444203537189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895902186186921661.post-90810553123726226042011-02-13T14:50:00.002-05:002012-07-16T11:54:19.701-04:00The Cats of Rome<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;">
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There are homeless cats that roam the ruins of Rome. When I approached this one, it walked over to the wall and sat down with its back to me. Very strange cat behavior. The cats encountered in the gardens of Palatine Hill acted similarly.Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490130444203537189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895902186186921661.post-60532010364831746952011-02-10T14:43:00.002-05:002012-07-16T11:54:44.620-04:00Berlin<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;">
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This is a palace near where my friend Hayley lives in Charlottenburg. Had such a good time with Hayley going to the various Christmas markets. We ended up walking around the palace grounds and when we'd gotten all the way around a caretaker told us that we weren't supposed to be in the gardens this late and we would have to walk all the way back around to get out (even though our exit point was a mere 20 feet from where we were standing and hadn't been closed yet!). So we walked all the way back around to the other gate which had just been shut by another caretaker. Hayley asked him (in German) if he could please let us out and thankfully he did. What a long, cold night it would have been had he not.<br />
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Hayley is an amazing violinist and is in Berlin to play with the orchestras there. Next time I visit her, hopefully I'll be able to catch one of her performances as I haven't been able to watch her play since we were little.Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490130444203537189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895902186186921661.post-6434288595597536552011-02-09T10:37:00.003-05:002012-07-16T11:54:53.785-04:00Manneken Pis<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;">
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The peeing boy of Brussels was presented to us as "the Eiffel Tower of Brussels". These colorful guys are actually little replicas in a Belgian chocolate shop, but the actual boy is peeing into a fountain on a nondescript intersection of two nondescript streets. You'd totally miss it if you weren't looking for it, but luckily my friend was there to point it out to us.<br />
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Brussels was a really pretty city. <br />
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It rained for most of the time and by nightfall, the rain turned to snow.Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490130444203537189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895902186186921661.post-76552793649900546132011-02-08T09:49:00.001-05:002012-07-16T11:55:04.232-04:00Musée du Louvre<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;">
This time around in Paris, I planned my time a little more carefully. Where before I gave myself less than an hour to visit the Louvre, I cut out a half day to explore it this time. It was a good time to go because there weren't as many tourists so we could get up close to the various antiquities and artwork. This is a photo of the inner courtyard of the museum. Looking forward to my next visit to France this summer!<br />
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The magical fairytale city of Regensburg in southern Germany. The city is one of the only cities that was essentially untouched in WWII and so the beautiful buildings constructed in medieval times remain standing today. The city had such a lovely community feel to it and everyone was so cheery and nice.<br />
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Went with Brendan to one of the Christmas markets with lots of little wooden stalls selling various crafted objects. The market also had a campfire for people to sit around and be jolly. There was mulled wine and sausage with various potato dishes, of which we had plenty. There was even a lady going around with a stick with mistletoe at the end and holding it above couples' heads so they would kiss. Storybook fantasy kind of stuff.Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490130444203537189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895902186186921661.post-50596906961175065222011-01-30T17:08:00.003-05:002012-07-16T11:55:33.329-04:00Something Strange Happened Here<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;">
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Daniel Firman: “SSHH is a work that offers an extendable rendition of reality. The work provokes a questioning of one’s interpretation of the “world” in which we live. In this exhibit, SSHH submits itself to the extraordinary beauty of Venice, yet at the same time, to a vision even more complex and colossal such as that of our contemporary world. Without any explanation nor assertion, the work must simply remain a psychological or even a metaphysical question that one asks oneself.”Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490130444203537189noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895902186186921661.post-55857130940189568602011-01-22T02:08:00.004-05:002012-07-08T18:57:07.785-04:00New AptNo Internet at the new apartment yet, however, it's starting to look like a real live place and less like a maze of boxes. I've already got some good ideas for the bedroom going. I'm thinking a Spanish influence. Not sure about kitchen yet, but living room colors will be based from these vintage fire-place ornaments that my friend Jenna got me for a house warming present.<br />
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The biggest issue is storage space so I'm thinking an IKEA trip is in order pretty soon. It's tough fitting 7 rooms into 3, but it's getting there.<br />
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Going exploring this weekend to check out parts of the city that haven't been seen yet. <br />
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I'm looking forward to checking out some of the concert venues. I'm sure DC gets a lot more coming through than good ol' Columbus. Need to research this once I can connect to the internets (on something larger than an iPhone).Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490130444203537189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895902186186921661.post-26603782082357084232011-01-11T18:28:00.005-05:002012-07-08T18:58:08.820-04:00Last Day in ColumbusIt's my last day in Columbus. Today the objective is to get done all of the last minute stuff like making sure all of the random junk is out of the apartment before we leave. It is unbelievable how much *stuff* accumulates over three years of living in a giant apartment. I will certainly miss this place; so many fun parties, a house show, bond fires, cook outs, dance parties, and a magical little space called the dream room. I disassembled the dream tent today - I know it is only one of the many fun little creative environments I will build for myself and the people in my life, but this was definitely one of my favorites. It's time to move on to bigger and better things in a giant new and exciting city.Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490130444203537189noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895902186186921661.post-62149610767563448932011-01-11T17:10:00.002-05:002012-07-16T15:04:49.076-04:00Mosaic in Ostia<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;">
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The floor of one of the many ruins in the port town of Rome. Most of the ruins were not gated off so it was like a jungle gym for adults.Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490130444203537189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895902186186921661.post-34916237302205205272011-01-06T13:32:00.001-05:002012-07-16T15:07:08.917-04:00Venice by night<div style="padding: 3px; text-align: left;">
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This one is a long exposure over the famous Rialto bridge. Venice is such an amazing little city with great restaurants. </div>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490130444203537189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895902186186921661.post-90983876703090969152010-11-04T17:14:00.011-05:002014-02-12T17:19:34.133-05:00Kes-frenI met Kes while hanging out at a friend's house when I was 16. The first time she came over to his house, she had her hair in a ton of tiny little braids. Up to this point in my life, I'd never really connected with another human being quite the way I connected with Kes. She was (and is) creative and fun and would make mix tapes that we would play in my Oldsmobile as we drove around town. We saw a LOT of movies together. We would research far away places that we wanted to visit together. We buried a time capsule together in my mom's backyard which included a tape where we interviewed each other with important questions like: "Who do you have a crush on?". We went on our first serious road trip together "A Trip to Fripp" (Island) where we drove halfway across the United States to the east coast.<br />
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She moved to California when I turned 18 and soon after that, I went to live in New Zealand. We've seen each other once in the last 12 years.<br />
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But Kes is back in Ohio this week!<br />
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Being with her is as if no time (or maturing) has passed since we were friends long ago :)<br />
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Here are a few pictures so far...<br />
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Before bringing her over to the apartment to meet Rob, we stopped at Giant Eagle to get some bread, cheese, pears, wine, and jelly bellies (for extra class).<br />
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She was impressed by all the giant cheeses on display:<br />
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And at very reasonable prices:<br />
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(this taken right before the cheese was confiscated from her by a grocer)<br />
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But, that didn't stop her from picking up more giant cheese:<br />
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And cradling it like a baby:<br />
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After the cheese adventure at Giant Eagle. We went back to the apartment and hung out. Caught up about all the crazy things that have been going on in each other lives since we last caught up. She is working as a sound engineer in San Diego and has done some sound design for a few shorts. She also does recording for various artists around town.<br />
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I knew she'd appreciate the dream lounge so I took her up there and we had an impromptu photoshoot.<br />
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I love this girl.<br />
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There's no way I'm letting 6 years get in between now and the next time I see her.Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490130444203537189noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895902186186921661.post-36705998257518517622010-10-28T20:07:00.009-04:002012-07-08T19:05:06.944-04:00Roadtrip<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyh5pyFGbWnczPsv2bFqqVqFVq9-qJ_vtv4330f1ib2xzhaUnRxYvlltqDWyQJmf8LBn5NA2ZDl07o8pz2Cs93buWLeBbUjANMzykuFPw9Z3Ayc2zysI_ofmMdzBRjkHYFL9J0Bem1_w/s1600/jenandryan-0146.jpg" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533255095621163122" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxyh5pyFGbWnczPsv2bFqqVqFVq9-qJ_vtv4330f1ib2xzhaUnRxYvlltqDWyQJmf8LBn5NA2ZDl07o8pz2Cs93buWLeBbUjANMzykuFPw9Z3Ayc2zysI_ofmMdzBRjkHYFL9J0Bem1_w/s400/jenandryan-0146.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; height: 183px; width: 400px;" /></a><br />
Ryan and me and my bronica<br />
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Went on a little road trip towards western Ohio today to see what we could see. I shot mostly with the Bronica. <br />
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Tonquas sign in Troy<br />
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On the way back we listened to the album that Ryan recently sang/played violin on by Time & Temperature. It is a really pretty album that you should listen to and perhaps even buy.<br />
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In a way it brings the past 2 years of my life full circle. I got to participate in the back end of seeing what it takes to record, mix, master, create album artwork for and release a record. I got to see what the touring process looks like - booking the venues, trying to publicize shows, trying to get people to review the music, sending music out to radio stations and building a fan-base. But, I never really had any idea what it was like to be on stage actually performing (again, terribly insignificant role with the Super Desserts, but still a small taste of what it's like).<br />
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Here are a few photos from the second practice at the Conservatory of Music at Capital University with the Super Desserts and a few of the first photos taken with the new Bronica ETRS at the actual Performance.<br />
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Here are the <a href="http://www.myspace.com/obviouslies">Obviouslies</a>, they recruited some members of the Super Desserts to sing with them during their performance on Friday of Comfest.<br />
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Here are most of the <a href="http://www.thesuperdesserts.com/index.html">Super Desserts</a> and some of the guest choir practicing.<br />
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Here the Super Desserts are performing at Comfest<br />
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Here we are, the guest choir.. Eric, Curtis, Lisa, me, Joe and Cory<br />
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Eve and the some of the ladies of Super Desserts<br />
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The guest choir<br />
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More updates soon including Columbus' first Dance Dance Party Party and my trip to Birmingham (which is happening right now, actually and has been super fun so far!).Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490130444203537189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895902186186921661.post-26182964036911409722010-06-25T09:04:00.001-04:002010-06-25T09:06:36.377-04:00My GrandpaMy Grandpa passed away a year ago today. He was a really cool dude and I miss him a lot. My aunt recently found this post written about him in February. It appeared in the proceedings of The Board of Trustees at Ohio State. He rode his horse 200 miles to go to college!<div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><span style="font-size:78%;"><p align="center"><br /></p><p align="center">THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY </p> <p align="center">OFFICIAL PROCEEDINGS OF THE </p> <p align="center">ONE THOUSAND FOUR HUNDRED AND FORTY-NINTH </p> <p align="center">MEETING OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES </p> <p align="right">Columbus, Ohio, February 4 and 5, 2010 </p></span> <p align="center"> </p> <p align="center">Fairfax E. Watkins </p> <p align="justify">The Board of Trustees of The Ohio State University expresses its sorrow upon the death on June 25, 2009, of Fairfax E. Watkins, Professor Emeritus in the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering and Geodetic Science. </p> <p align="justify">In 1930 Fairfax Watkins rode his horse some 200 miles westward to the mountain town of Blacksburg, Virginia, where he began his studies of mechanical engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute. After graduating with a M.S. degree in mechanical engineering in 1937, he received an offer from Professor Thomas French for a faculty position at The Ohio State University. Professor Watkins taught at Ohio State from 1937-42. </p> <p align="justify">In 1942 Professor Watkins took leave from OSU to serve in the United States Army during World War II. While serving in the military, he managed engineering operations of the barrage balloon protection of the Panama Canal, for which he was decorated with the Legion of Merit Medal of Honor. </p> <p align="justify">Professor Watkins was transferred to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in 1943, where he served as a professor of military science. A year later, while still in the U.S. Army, he served his country by investigating the background of scientists working on the Manhattan Project. </p> <p align="justify">When WW II ended, Professor Watkins took a civilian job with the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation where he designed traffic interchanges for the Pennsylvania Turnpike. These interchanges, then called clover leafs, were among the first to be built in the world. </p> <p align="justify">Professor Watkins returned to Ohio State in 1946, joining the former Department of Engineering Graphics where he taught courses in engineering graphics and engineering mechanics. He retired from OSU in 1974. </p> <p align="justify">On behalf of the University community, the Board of Trustees expresses to the family of Professor Emeritus Fairfax E. Watkins its deepest sympathy and sense of understanding of their loss. It is directed that this resolution be inscribed upon the minutes of the Board of Trustees and that a copy be tendered to his family as an expression of the Board’s heartfelt sympathy.<br /></p><p align="justify"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtrgr7GxLvKIgUIF4AOsKWoMNH7FuBu7rE3GpzxdSiPW8CrkJ3Vjs22YqZ4n45N32dtBLgaQ_1i97bBESmWvBIBd8Ij9ItuUMS6j_gOceH9CcaVxLfayRo0WTAhL-XLuLuES4PHqWbMo/s1600/Olga+and+Fairfax+wedding.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 303px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWtrgr7GxLvKIgUIF4AOsKWoMNH7FuBu7rE3GpzxdSiPW8CrkJ3Vjs22YqZ4n45N32dtBLgaQ_1i97bBESmWvBIBd8Ij9ItuUMS6j_gOceH9CcaVxLfayRo0WTAhL-XLuLuES4PHqWbMo/s400/Olga+and+Fairfax+wedding.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486696826607725234" border="0" /></a></p><p align="justify">My maternal grandparents, Fairfax and Olga.<br /></p><p align="justify"><br /></p>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490130444203537189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895902186186921661.post-52609149012712207302010-06-23T13:16:00.005-04:002010-06-23T13:40:20.513-04:00Urban GardeningI have built the second tier to the <a href="http://jinjland.blogspot.com/2010/05/urban-planter.html">Urban Planter</a>. Only one more tier to go until it's complete.<br /><br />I should have my vegetable plants, which have nearly outgrown their current containers, into their new homes by the end of the weekend.<br /><br />Today I listened into an NPR program on <a href="http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=127240673&ft=1&f=1025">Urban Gardening</a> which featured a guest called <a href="http://www.cheapvegetablegardener.com/">The Cheap Vegetable Gardener</a>. After investigating this chap on the internets, I found out about a nifty little <a href="http://www.cheapvegetablegardener.com/2010/06/garden-safe-gift-pack-giveaway.html">contest</a> he's got going on to win a responsible gardening kit from Garden Safe. I'm all about it. The buggies have got to go!<br /><br />The cutest thing about the NPR interview was the tip regarding how to deal with bunnies, squirrels and birds. You just gotta grow enough to feed yourself and all the little critters as they have as much right to the land as you do!Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490130444203537189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895902186186921661.post-34325956639647208592010-06-20T23:09:00.004-04:002012-07-08T19:11:42.927-04:00LepidopterologyThis weekend I got a brand new (to me) camera that I'm very excited about. More on that later...<br />
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In the mean time, here are some iphone photos from my trip to the conservatory of a few butterflies that were around. There weren't as many as were out in years past, but I think that's due to the fact that I have not ever gone this late in the conservatory butterfly season.<br />
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One landed on my hand<br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ktVTEQYe_48mtg3Q7Vhfc1u8DjzPvSvI4kHdw-BkBFdbhDIz71iB9w2t4E46GXBUw4QttBuGXA2pr0mI7XvTodrQNyN10JLs2haE-h8_V8kY4gMD2jgcf87OIK5QVWs5mP8nO6Ejsug/s1600/IMG_1468.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5485061217304537074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0ktVTEQYe_48mtg3Q7Vhfc1u8DjzPvSvI4kHdw-BkBFdbhDIz71iB9w2t4E46GXBUw4QttBuGXA2pr0mI7XvTodrQNyN10JLs2haE-h8_V8kY4gMD2jgcf87OIK5QVWs5mP8nO6Ejsug/s400/IMG_1468.JPG" style="cursor: pointer; height: 400px; width: 300px;" /></a>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490130444203537189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895902186186921661.post-69426423259440115962010-06-18T12:10:00.003-04:002010-06-18T13:01:57.958-04:00Women's Cycling Conversation ForumMy girl Meredith Joy and founder of <a href="http://yaybikes.com/">Yay Bikes!</a> is organizing a <a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128296430526696&ref=mf">forum</a> to discuss biking for females in Columbus. She wants to know how woman feel about cycling in Columbus; what it means to us and what we would hope for cycling in the future. The info gathered from this forum will be used to create an agenda for women's cycling in Columbus to be carried out in 2011. The forum will be held Wednesday, June 30th at 6:30PM at the <a href="http://www.uaea.org/">University Area Enrichment Association</a> building on campus. It'll be a super low key (multiple, small) round table discussion Let's get riding ladies!!<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128296430526696&ref=mf"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 200px; height: 281px;" src="http://profile.ak.fbcdn.net/object2/366/8/n128296430526696_9378.jpg" alt="" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=128296430526696&ref=mf">Women's Cycling Conversation Forum facebook event</a>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490130444203537189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895902186186921661.post-16523198811207002722010-06-17T22:09:00.007-04:002010-06-17T22:41:30.628-04:00Singing with Super Desserts at ComfestJustin Riley of the <a href="http://banjoforever.com/">Super Desserts</a> invited me and a few other folks to perform with the band as part of a choir for <a href="http://www.comfest.com/">Comfest</a> on the main stage (Bozo) next Saturday afternoon.<br /><br />This is one of the songs I'll be singing with them next Saturday:<br /><br /><object height="225" width="400"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true"><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8506344&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1"><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=8506344&server=vimeo.com&show_title=0&show_byline=0&show_portrait=0&color=ffffff&fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" height="225" width="400"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/8506344">Super Desserts - On Sunday</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/ohiosessions">Ohio Sessions</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com/">Vimeo</a>.</p>We had our first practice session last night at the Conservatory of Music at Capital University and it was a total blast! Justin and his group of musicians are so fun to sing with. Some of the songs we'll be singing may include: Funeral, Ibiza, I Only Love You Because You Can Play Guitar, and On Sundays. The set is only an hour long so I don't know which ones they'll have us all sing on. Last night we practiced 8 songs over three hours.<br /><br />Notes for Wicker Chair:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFiuLK4hd7AR-OCBHZTcHsZPyBUqoXkDNOeqLJk9-1UcD5b_8M4YTftobiAFdzNoUHHGiJTSs0_7Ij9X-psl_v_UfZYe-KWbT1CeR8qUnRLJoECofk85VabR3BLaUPgJpv6PpBp7zcQc/s1600/photo3.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMFiuLK4hd7AR-OCBHZTcHsZPyBUqoXkDNOeqLJk9-1UcD5b_8M4YTftobiAFdzNoUHHGiJTSs0_7Ij9X-psl_v_UfZYe-KWbT1CeR8qUnRLJoECofk85VabR3BLaUPgJpv6PpBp7zcQc/s400/photo3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483936440838029122" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Here's Justin and another guest choir member, Curtis<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPcjYxOVK-O2INiYmvBke8ARDTJdccJHF8FBsMYyhKP31JBJlA9Q3uSjzGXz1WhChedDWXThFL5VynNW6VgoJxmScyV2NFbCSV9hGQHSexYseWWPeFqX4ZH3Lw2XjCJRO0nbIOrcgbx8/s1600/photo(2).jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTPcjYxOVK-O2INiYmvBke8ARDTJdccJHF8FBsMYyhKP31JBJlA9Q3uSjzGXz1WhChedDWXThFL5VynNW6VgoJxmScyV2NFbCSV9hGQHSexYseWWPeFqX4ZH3Lw2XjCJRO0nbIOrcgbx8/s400/photo(2).jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5483937026197545906" border="0" /></a>Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490130444203537189noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-895902186186921661.post-5128666735157093542010-06-14T23:40:00.015-04:002010-06-15T09:12:01.547-04:00iphotos from the weekendPopped into one of Ohio's caves for a wee visit this weekend. Took some poor quality photos with my iphone:<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOEQ3Q5Q1SkFx6mcN_RNE3dc3AYGl08uK-Bud34i0XCAkmgcyg7g0phTXIvL814ioiwHvvfDakI3T9177ziJWUsld7_FC87nEs7ztqgLVBuTTW7JLbdSGGzTsE7nhWc-PyN-SkYdzEis/s1600/IMG_1407.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnOEQ3Q5Q1SkFx6mcN_RNE3dc3AYGl08uK-Bud34i0XCAkmgcyg7g0phTXIvL814ioiwHvvfDakI3T9177ziJWUsld7_FC87nEs7ztqgLVBuTTW7JLbdSGGzTsE7nhWc-PyN-SkYdzEis/s400/IMG_1407.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482841347506250946" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMze_IwAqZ95TyLF97GT5pooeMtaMwDJ5wKrR5n8Rvja_44MxdwtQaKc98KcDWze0uVBpsoOGtNXJwKDpMZc4FLjEt-MZ_hV3EuFz2vxM-l_ruLhjUBpVyMRczew5lJjX4RrLdnvODNk/s1600/IMG_1404.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIMze_IwAqZ95TyLF97GT5pooeMtaMwDJ5wKrR5n8Rvja_44MxdwtQaKc98KcDWze0uVBpsoOGtNXJwKDpMZc4FLjEt-MZ_hV3EuFz2vxM-l_ruLhjUBpVyMRczew5lJjX4RrLdnvODNk/s400/IMG_1404.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482841156885922098" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNfW2-isAe_cEZ-vVOm4NW-SeGeuxl0tjXsJvK5AUIsauBvne_QJb300ZbTBZnIpsFJP2oaSz9FfqbDCwA6lJS_ostHAdRB8v5JIx6otERzflM0jxeEqY3w2TNUmGDm2YY-THYGR1FdY/s1600/IMG_1411.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVNfW2-isAe_cEZ-vVOm4NW-SeGeuxl0tjXsJvK5AUIsauBvne_QJb300ZbTBZnIpsFJP2oaSz9FfqbDCwA6lJS_ostHAdRB8v5JIx6otERzflM0jxeEqY3w2TNUmGDm2YY-THYGR1FdY/s400/IMG_1411.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482841535724558770" border="0" /></a><br />Just for your nerd alert: this is an example of where calcite crystal is hanging off of an iron oxide deposit called a duel formation which is really rare, however I'm kind of suspicious that the Ohio Caverns made this factoid up so they can seem impressive and different from the other caverns in the land. I guess it doesn't matter because I thought they were pretty cool anyhow.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17wVGbWFXYEHT17Po_PT7SsmyVYebFn3674xveDYbRW8z0UeU_OWvwRuWNwbUI8kPR1WLvQVsp9v8sX6kuxWqzyLRF9WkXzkM1qsFZRurcc7CN7mybO14iZ8IDL-Rsyeje2uEhyJl_Bg/s1600/photo.jpg"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj17wVGbWFXYEHT17Po_PT7SsmyVYebFn3674xveDYbRW8z0UeU_OWvwRuWNwbUI8kPR1WLvQVsp9v8sX6kuxWqzyLRF9WkXzkM1qsFZRurcc7CN7mybO14iZ8IDL-Rsyeje2uEhyJl_Bg/s400/photo.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482848786904980898" border="0" /></a><br /><br />After caving, I tried to get to this candy shop in West Liberty that advertised lots of free samples (!), but it was closed (!!!). However, across the street was a pretty sweet green haus. So I went there instead.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAXvTYGFKFnm2uIAGijmJo8K0OQ9lUyqDc0INShXNt4q0q3fTYerEFxlcD-jA6QQAYf_eIAaycZb62at2QLst-zyCnozwNAkGQmhIu2dBmJZ0JYkeatEVRmfjMvH3bOUlfRuJ9q-kGTU8/s1600/IMG_1427.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAXvTYGFKFnm2uIAGijmJo8K0OQ9lUyqDc0INShXNt4q0q3fTYerEFxlcD-jA6QQAYf_eIAaycZb62at2QLst-zyCnozwNAkGQmhIu2dBmJZ0JYkeatEVRmfjMvH3bOUlfRuJ9q-kGTU8/s400/IMG_1427.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482842260663762114" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1c2XmzQI9pbH5WWdsVMUcDDpC_Qv_0qLxWqYkU43ooNwuUjG5mTvD_WzqzLSWBvHt5j7uxVJiZL5CnXISXlrixrgTQbRByV9kITZTpIgIckn3YzyB_1SW9i2w55AoFFwUSLeRtAegOY/s1600/IMG_1428.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhS1c2XmzQI9pbH5WWdsVMUcDDpC_Qv_0qLxWqYkU43ooNwuUjG5mTvD_WzqzLSWBvHt5j7uxVJiZL5CnXISXlrixrgTQbRByV9kITZTpIgIckn3YzyB_1SW9i2w55AoFFwUSLeRtAegOY/s400/IMG_1428.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482842540359578722" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHK930QzXDHedR0ES8u4JF4hclpKoNx4X2bCgxKDj2K4yDvrb7fT32ToWEcNNI88tkiY1xvquEY8H9QLOhP5wguPOZDHRd7cdvderKiVj8UKwn5FrUdDYdjzmUg4EkJYV6zBYLfBp369A/s1600/IMG_1432.JPG"><img style="cursor: pointer; width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHK930QzXDHedR0ES8u4JF4hclpKoNx4X2bCgxKDj2K4yDvrb7fT32ToWEcNNI88tkiY1xvquEY8H9QLOhP5wguPOZDHRd7cdvderKiVj8UKwn5FrUdDYdjzmUg4EkJYV6zBYLfBp369A/s400/IMG_1432.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482842803015949522" border="0" /></a><br />This was my favorite part. This little flower started growing out of the wood in the walls of the greenhouse. What a trooper, huh?Jenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00490130444203537189noreply@blogger.com0