The jen-erator

Best Picture of the Night

2009-05-31T21:29:00.001-07:00

2nd to last picture on my camera...who even knows what we're doing?!

Ohh So Good...

2009-04-22T14:15:00.000-07:00

It's feels oh so good to know that when your boss acts all put out and annoyed that you quit to think to yourself, "be annoyed at me, I don't care sucka!"

Anyone?

2009-03-30T23:39:00.000-07:00

Europe anyone? Let's go! I need to get back to Pisa to hold up that tower!

Are you sure these rocks won't pop my tires???

2009-03-22T23:04:00.000-07:00

This weekend Louie and I had our first desert adventure! We drove about an hour and half to a place called Trona and visited their landmark, the Trona Pinnacles. We hiked a little, climbed a few rocks, I yelled at the top of my lungs, and drank half a gallon of water. I might also add that to get to the Pinnacles you have to drive on a rock/dirt/sand road for 5 miles, and the whole time I just kept asking Louie if the rocks were sharp enough to pop my tires. Luckily they were not, however, now I wonder how sharp rocks have to be to pop tires, it just seems like it would happen eventually.

Callin' all Jimmie Johnson fans...there's a random group of campers off Highway 395 dedicated to you. That's Nascar talk for those of you unfamiliar.

Can't Stop Thinking...

2009-03-20T11:11:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I read an excerpt from the conversation Obama and Leno had on the Tonight Show regarding all the AIG bonus ish. Obama said something and I just can't stop thinking about it...

"...the larger problem is we've got to get back to an attitude where people know enough is enough, and people have a sense of responsibility and they understand that their actions are going to have an impact on everybody. And if we can get back to those values that built America, then I think we're going to be okay."

That right there is why I voted for Obama. Say it's socialism, say it's anti- capitalism, say it deters self- determination, say it's whatever you want. I on the other hand say it's awesome.

Cuba

2009-03-09T23:28:00.001-07:00

I showed this cat to my roommate and she responded, "that cat looks like it could punch me in the face!" I'll let you make up your own mind. How does a cat have such a chiseled jaw?

Apparently the cats name is Cuba. Just fyi, you know in case you meet in a dark alley and try to talk it out of attacking you.

My Other Car is a Porsche

2009-02-27T09:21:00.000-08:00

This morning on my way to work I was behind this very slow Mercedes Benz, with a personalized license plate (of course). The BENZ4LU is what caught my attention until I realized the "gem" surrounding it. The frame read as follows: "My other car is a Porsche." All I could think of was a quote from Friends when Chandler and Joey's apt gets robbed and they're left with nothing because Joey got into the entertainment center to prove a point to the robber. Anyway, Ross says that he has an extra futon, you know so the guys can use it until they get new furniture and Joey says something like "dude, you don't have to brag, we've got nothing here!" To make a long story short, I thought the same thing about this mid 60s guy owning at least 2 cars totaling more in worth than a house is going for these days. Oh and I was driving my Grandma's old lady Cadillac, so I was already feeling real good about myself. ha

Baker

2009-02-16T23:49:00.000-08:00

I have seen the World's Largest Thermometer, oh and Louie was there too, and I made him take like 5 identical pictures in the rain at 11:00 at night and it was 40 degrees.

I'm 24...

2009-02-16T23:31:00.000-08:00

So even though I'm a week and a half late I thought I would share some fun birthday moments. Louie and I ate Judy's Donuts and went to 4 Clovis/Fresno museums, I went out with friends, ate some slow but pretty good sushi, but most of all laughed a lot and ate some really good french toast (thanks Jess)!! I hope I am never too old, or have too many responsibilities to turn my birthday into a 3 day extravaganza!!!

Desert Fun

2009-02-05T15:32:00.000-08:00

My iGoogle Places to See never disappoints. It makes me interested in all these places that are just amazingly beautiful. Louie and I have been talking about making the most out of his desert location for the next ten months and I have just added a few fun weekend trips for us to take. He doesn't know yet, but hopefully he won't get tired of this red rock theme I seem to be into right now.

Grand Canyon, we're hiking down, camping, and climbing back out.

Bryce Canyon National Park, UT, any of my favorite Utahans are welcome to come along.

Horseshoe Bend, AZ just a 3/4 mile walk up to this amazing lookout, no effort at all. Will have to be combined with Grand Canyon adventure...I'm not going all the way to AZ for only 3/4 mile hike.

Zion National Park, UT, like I said, Utah friends meet us there!! :)

We are taking applications at this time for cool travel partners who are interested in participating in any of these adventures. Don't hesitate to sign up below!!!

Caution!

2009-02-03T09:27:00.000-08:00

On my way to work this morning I was behind an Alert-O-Lite truck. This is interesting to me because I toured their whole store and facility in college. For those unfamiliar, they are a construction supply store, also specializing in orange cones and traffic blockade signs. Anyway, the point is that I started thinking about all the random field trips I had to take during college for my degree. I have seen glass made (really hot and really smelly), cinder blocks at a concrete making factory, gravel and rocks made and sorted for landscaping, windows and doors at Anlin being fabricated, toured a construction supply store, toured our University's Rec Center when it was still under construction, toured a Madera Winery and I'm sure more that I just can't remember. I also need to add that at most of these places I had to wear a hard hat and steel toed boots (which I later loaned to someone for a Halloween costume! How random was my major?

Ta Da!

2009-01-28T00:47:00.001-08:00

A few months ago I became the proud owner of a queen size bed frame. For months I schemed on how I wanted to "fix it" because let's be honest that's what I do. I decided that since the frame was free I should do something funky and wild with the paint...so I decided on this chartruesy, pea soupy, sagey, limey green...and I love it!!

The original...

Step 1: Prime

Step 2: GREEN!!!

Step 3: Final Product

I should do this full time.

It's Finally Friday

2009-01-23T09:16:00.000-08:00

Every Friday throughout the day, my favorite country station KISS Country has this song they play. For some reason ever since I was in high school I have been obsessed with hearing it at some point during my favorite day of the week. My Friday just doesn't feel complete unless I hear it. The good news is I heard it on my way to work this morning so I feel pretty good. SO needless to say,

"it's finally Friday, free again, got my motor running for a wild weekend, it's finally friday out of control, forget the working blues and let the good times rollll."

Only 7 hours, 30 minutes until I get to leave my very messy desk. Wish me luck. And yes, I know those lyrics by heart.

A Duck You Say?

2009-01-19T13:03:00.000-08:00

I think I want to be a duck... an Oregon Duck that is. There are still plans to be worked out but I think it's meant to be. Do you know how much they recycle in Oregon?! These are my people!

Oh yeah and they seem to have a pretty awesome Museum Studies program, which I think is really cool. I know, nerdy, but we got to be real, I'm kind of a nerd.

Cheezy Goodness

2009-01-16T09:42:00.000-08:00

So the fat kid in me is actually going to write an entire blog regarding my love for Cheez-Its. Basically, I love them day or night, breakfast or dinner, snack or meal they're my favorite. I have to actually ration how often I eat them otherwise I would eat like a box every 3 days. Last night at Target I put a box in my cart and I can't stop thinking about snacking on them all the way to Fort Irwin tonight. It's only 9:45am, I don't know if I can make it till 5 without sneaking a few. Thanks for still being my friend, even though clearly I have a problem.

Typical Monday

2009-01-06T09:10:00.000-08:00

I will make this short and sweet. Last night I did a class at the gym called butts and guts. It targets exactly what you would think. Oh and I forgot to mention that Wendy Gennuso was next to me cracking up the entire time. Oh and the class was taught by a man who was wearing the tightest and shortest spandex shorts I have ever seen on anyone, man or woman. Thanks GB3 for making my night.

Gingerbread

2008-12-20T23:31:00.000-08:00

Last year Louie bought me a gingerbread house kit as a gift. Last night after a night of Christmas shopping and eating fish tacos we decided it was time to bust it out! For everyone out there curious about gingerbread houses...they are really hard to build, and letting one sit in a box for a year makes the candy hard as a rock!! Oh and also we put these circle candies on the sides but they slid down to look like tires. We actually ended up with a gingerbread mobile home. Awesome!

Sweet rims...

He makes me laugh...

The Rain In Spain Stays Only on the Plain

2008-12-16T00:25:00.001-08:00

A LIE by the way!! All of the intense rain we had today brought back some really awesome memories of my travels abroad. For those who don't know I studied in London for a semester in college and during one very cold weekend in January my flatmates and I took a trip to Barcelona, Spain. That weekend all it did was rain, and manage to keep my feet very wet. Looking back now, I can laugh about the trip, however, when we arrived, we were seriously contemplating whether or not we would get out of this country alive. Let's just say it rained...a lot, I saw a flutist perform on some kind of electric flute (pictured below) all this happening in the middle of a 'night club', spent a great amount of time inside a huge indoor market (avoiding the weather outside), and got caught in a wind storm with my new umbrella on a deserted beach (also pictured below), oh and Melissa tried to turn herself in for smuggling bananas into the country (sadly, not pictured below)!!!

Spain's Version of Ron Burgundy

People thought I was really weird for taking pictures of all the food, but it's so awesome looking!

I can feel Jess' sinus infection coming on....

Wind Storm = Broken Umbrella

I've Still Got It...

2008-12-15T13:11:00.000-08:00

To keep you updated on a previous post, I am still able to remember the Army alphabet. I just tested myself, and I got 100%! Mini wave in celebration of me! And yes Monica, that was a Friends quote.

Foggy Day Schedule

2008-12-08T09:20:00.001-08:00

I miss foggy day schedule. Even though I maybe got to live the benefits of it 5 or 6 times when I was in school, those days sure were amazing. It was almost as amazing as when we got out of school for a week and a half because of mold. Who knew bacteria could have made me oh so happy! Anyway, the point of this whole thing is that this past week there has been some pretty crazy fog, making it near impossible for me to get out of bed or arrive at work on time. I wish there was foggy day schedule in the professional world, wouldn't that be amazing to see your company's name scroll across the bottom of the morning news. Think about it..."MWD on 2 hour delay, Fresno Fire on 2 hour delay, Barrows 3.5 hour delay, the Tut. Club on 2 hour delay, Army on 1 year delay..." Oh how sweet it would be!

Is that you?

2008-11-25T21:37:00.000-08:00

Gob?

Revision: Alpha, Bravo, Charlie...

2008-11-20T22:42:00.000-08:00

Actually this is my Army expert. Thank you for all of your wisdom Buster.

Alpha, Bravo, Charlie...

2008-11-18T16:06:00.000-08:00

One night I was talking to my Army expert (Louis) and we somehow started talking about the Army alphabet. Well, after many stupid guesses on my part I listened to him rattle off the Army alphabet. I was impressed to say the least. So yesterday at work I tried to recall all the words like I was back in high school practicing for a vocab test. Well, needless to say I rock and have the whole thing memorized, so please let me enlighten you:

alpha, bravo, charlie, delta, echo, foxtrot, golf, hotel, india, juliet, kilo, lima, mike, november, oscar, papa, quebec, romeo, sierra, tango, uniform, victor, whiskey, x-ray, yankee, and zulu.

Don't be surprised if Louie and I only talk in code from now on.

SF & The Misty Rain

2008-11-16T22:43:00.000-08:00

Last weekend a few of my favorite gals (Katie, Mess and Rhonda the Honda) got up early, consumed a lot of banana chocolate chip bread (well I did most of the consuming), listened to the same cd repeat 5x, had a few heated political discussions, and best of all drove to Alameda to see our favorite birthday girl Ms. Whitty Jay. We had lots of fun, consumed a tasteful amount of 'treats,' and best of all got to spend time with the Bakers! I just wanted to say thanks for opening up Jessica's old couch and your camping mats to a few old pals. I have also decided that life feels that much sweeter when old friends can pick up just where we left off.

Me, Whit, Mess and KT braving the misty city rain

Bret, Whit, KT's eyes, Me and Mess (thanks Bret for driving us around in your Mazda-Nissan)

Places To See...

2008-11-11T11:41:00.001-08:00

Just a quick follow up on why I love iGoogle... Every time I see my homepage I get distracted and start daydreaming about places to go exploring or to have new adventures. My list of places to see is quickly growing and ironically that is what the 'gadget' or 'application' is called. My work day passes a lot faster when I get to look at places like these:

Change is Coming...

2008-11-03T00:11:00.000-08:00

Whether you are about to agree with me or not all I ask is that you VOTE!!

Obama pretty much rocks my world

Have You Seen My Ears?

2008-10-28T22:39:00.000-07:00

For the past, 3 or 4 Halloweens I have been a cat. It's easy, you wear black, use eyeliner to put on some whiskers...there ya go. Every single year I have to buy new cat ears because I am so lame that somehow I manage to put them in that perfect spot, you know the one, where nothing is ever found. When I find that spot, imagine the gold mine I will hit! Sometimes I seriously annoy myself!

**cat ears last seen Halloween 2007, please call with any information regarding their wearabouts**

The Fort

2008-10-28T10:34:00.000-07:00

Everyone asks me when I go and visit Louie what we do. I have no response, because we really do nothing...and it's amazing! Here is the summary of my weekend:

Friday-
- 7ish arrive at the Fort. Louie does not answer the guards phone call, I have to wait outside till he does. Word of wisdom for all of you planning to enter onto a military base, do not get out of your car. They do not like it, and 'politely' yell, "ma'am, get back in your vehicle" scary.
- Consume the greasiest pizza known to man, and watch a movie, fall asleep.

Saturday-
-12:30ish wake up, Louie makes his signature eggs for breakfast, watch a movie
-4:30ish take a 2 hour nap
-7ish go play rock band at one of his friends house

Sunday-
-12:30ish wake up, I make Louie's signature eggs (not well I might add), watch a little football
-3:30ish I hit the road back home

So you see nothing accomplished, yet it's becoming one of my favorite things to do!

How Much Longer?

2008-10-24T00:21:00.000-07:00

I have been an emotional mess the past week, and this image (found on 'day in pictures' duh) just pulled at my heart. It's a memorial service for a soldier killed by mortar fire in Afghanistan. It brought a few little/big tears to my eyes.

I only have one question: How much longer is this going to go on?

How Cool Is THIS?!

2008-10-21T23:53:00.000-07:00

So every night around 9 or 10 I get online to check my "dailys." These include emails, myspace, facebook, cnn.com, bank accounts (yikes!), and finally my favorite: BBC 'Day in Pictures.' For those of you looking for something new to add to your favorites, add that site! Crazy, cool pictures taken from all over the world for that day. Tonight I came across this one, and I think it is so cool! KICK VOLLEYBALL! Are you kidding me? How come all the other countries have these cool sports? And how in the world can you bend your body to kick the ball over the net? I'm amazed. (By the way this is dedicated to my friend Sarah, who without doubt during a volleyball game will kick the ball and yell out that it's a legal hit! Got to love it!)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/default.stm

The match is between Burma and Thailand (Whit and Bret's two true loves)

iGoogle

2008-10-14T20:24:00.001-07:00

I am obsessed! Completely, totally 100% obsessed with iGoogle. For those of you who are missing out on using this version of Google, just click in the top right corner of the classic Google page the words iGoogle. You can customize your home page to have news clips, the weather, add applications like a to do list, places to see, lyric finder, guitar cords, etc. It is amazing. There are also all kinds of tabs you can add, my favorite is the cooking, really good recipes at least once a day. So yes, I am a dork but it helps pass a very boring work day! Try it out...you'll loove it too!

Vote or Die

2008-10-14T20:03:00.000-07:00

I have been doing a lot of thinking about this up coming election and have made a few observations which I would like to share with all of you. I heard someone saying the other day that this election will probably be the most important one of our lifetime. Suddenly I switched my thinking from being annoyed and opinionated to being passionate and excited! It is so exciting to hear everyone becoming so vocal about the issues that are the most important to them, even if I personally don't agree. So I say, keep writing, keep talking, and keep thinking about all of the issues facing our country! Change is what we need (no matter who's "change" you agree with)! So as P.Diddy preaches "Vote or Die," I strongly urge you to choose the first and be part of the change you wish to see in the world.

Ok those last few words were stolen from Gandhi but I think they're awesome.

The jen-erator!

2008-10-12T22:17:00.000-07:00

Hello friends! So I am joining the many friends of mine who blog about the newest happenings in their lives. Reading random and entertaining blogs have brought so much fun to my evenings, that I thought I would finally return the favor! First off, let me explain the name, "jen-erator" You see many years ago I was sitting at Red Robin with some super cool people and we were talking about Gladiator names. I thought we were trying to come up with our own Gladiator names, so I excitedly said, "The JEN-erator!" I thought I was being super clever and all original because you know I'm Jen and it's a play on words, etc... It turns out no one else was thinking about new names, yet they were trying to recall past Gladiators! Soooo anyway, Lou and I were reminiscing about this memory a few weeks ago, and I thought it would only be appropriate to share it with the thousands of people this blog will reach! :) And plus, I think I'm funny, and now hopefully you do to!!