what jen does

Life, home, and a little travel

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  • So I've been busy

    So I've been busy

    One of the benefits of my blog is that I consider it almost like a repository of the things that I’ve done / seen / read / found …. so I feel a little guilty when I’m not on top of posting. Work has gotten busy recently and so the idea of posting 5 times…

  • So I’ve been busy

    One of the benefits of my blog is that I consider it almost like a repository of the things that I’ve done / seen / read / found …. so I feel a little guilty when I’m not on top of posting. Work has gotten busy recently and so the idea of posting 5 times…

  • An Actor, A Politician, and A Chef…. quite the afternoon

    An Actor, A Politician, and A Chef…. quite the afternoon

    As I previously alluded to on Twitter, I had a trifecta of “celeb” sightings on Friday. I’m a pretty big celeb gossip follower. I don’t have a particular celeb that I follow or am invested in – I just find it to be one great way to waste some precious time. (Sidenote: A few years…

  • Penn Station can be exciting

    Penn Station can be exciting

    So, I promised an update last week about my celeb sighting from Friday… and its coming I promise. But, I figured a bit of a teaser would be fair since one of my “celeb”s is currently featured on the MSNBC.com homepage. Source: MSNBC.com homepage at 11:30 AM Yep, last Friday Charles Rangel was in the…

  • The meaning of life?

    The meaning of life?

    A few weeks ago I posted a picture of a coffee mug that a family friend had given me … that calmly instructed me to breathe deeply… now, I’m for sure working on that although the mug gets less use since its not travel friendly. My mom gave me this pack of gum the other…

  • Cool Art

    Cool Art

    I’m a “business” person. I like the internet, spreadsheets, Google … etc. When I try to be creative, it is usually in something that I can design via Excel. I’m not kidding. I “design” quilts via Excel and count fabric and what not that way. I’m pretty sure that is not what Bill Gates has…

  • Wednesday is Link Day

    Wednesday is Link Day

    So, I’ve been a little bit occupied with life (ahem, work… travel…. ) but I figured I’d share a few articles and links I’ve found over the last few days that I found interesting. Now, no guarantees that you’re going to find it interesting but hey, throw caution to the wind and click away. 1.…

  • Conan + Twitter + Free Tshirts …

    Conan + Twitter + Free Tshirts …

     = no t-shirt for me. So, Conan O’Brien … more specifically Team Coco …. is giving away 1,000 tshirts a day for 10 days as they approach the premiere of his new show on TBS. The marketing for this show is totally bananas. Between the webcams, the blimp, the Foursquare badges, and now the free…

  • Update: Sharing is Caring

    Update: Sharing is Caring

    Yesterday during my lunch break, I decided to finally pick a loan off of Kiva to donate to. I have been aware of this site for probably about a year or two and really admire the efforts and I guess the whole system/principle of microfinance. And… since I don’t explain things very well, here is…

  • Slight Price Difference

    Slight Price Difference

    I’ve been a solid purveyor of legal music since iTunes came out when I was in college. I’ve been known to buy music to avoid writing papers, cleaning, and just about anything.  Yesterday there was a promotion on Amazon that if you sent 5 friends an Amazon/Facebook gift certificate (each valued at $1 or more),…