Archive for June, 2008

running up my visa bill

Friday, June 27th, 2008

last year i ran 10k. after the 10k in may, i stopped running outdoors. now that i’m back to running outside 3 times a week, i’ve purchased the following: three long sleeve running shirts (i’m a geisha) two running skirts a running hat (i had one from last year too) new sneakers 2 pairs of […]

Jenn is going to run a Half Marathon

Thursday, June 26th, 2008

That’s right. It’s time for me to commit: I’m going to run the Scotiabank Half Marathon on Sunday September 29. Now it’s on the internet, and I have to do it. And for what it’s worth, this hobby is costing me a fortune.

fiddleheads

Friday, June 13th, 2008

161/365 – eat your veggies Originally uploaded by jennschac in may sometime i was at the grocery store and noticed a weird vegetable called a fiddlehead. they were so funny looking, and i had absolutely no idea what to do with them or how they taste. well, i ended up in line behind someone that […]

Hedy Lamarr

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

Through my outreach activities I’ve learned about some really cool women and what they contributed to the field of science/engineering. There’s one that’s fun to talk about – Hedy Lamarr. The girls like hearing about her because not only did she create signal technology that’s used every day, but she was also a glamorous movie […]