hi, i'm jenn

Marie et Coco

Originally uploaded by Princess Scarlett.

Belated, of course.
love, Marie and Coco.

there are two things i’m curious about:

1. the sketchy video/gambling place under emily’s apartment (pictured below)
2. zoomr, who is hosting said photo and upgrading me to a pro account for blogging this picture which i hosted on their site.

i wonder which one of the two will kill the cat. or wait, it’s plain old curiosity that did that. righto.

The Mac commercials: As not seen on TV.

Michael made me famous!
Though sadly, we did not dine on May 31st. I wonder if everyone’s calendar module is as creative!

----- Original Message ----
From: jSchachter@somewhere.com
To: jennschac@r0gers.com
Sent: Tuesday, June 13, 2006 12:14:13 PM
Subject: Hello..is this..

Hello,

Is this Jennifer who used to live on Belknap in Arlington?? If so...just wanted to say hi. We played phone tag a couple years back when a friend had tried to call me and got you.

Well..if anyone ever calls or emails you...thinking you are me...send em my way.

Cheers,
jennifer

Jennifer A. Schachter

I wonder how many of us there are. Scary thought.

Q. What do you call a toothpick that has an end that’s shaped like a penis?

A. [It’s in white — highlight it to read] A toothdick!!

this afternoon was spent at BarCamp. what a great day! huray for nerdy goodness.

i participated in two session, hung out at the XP project room and ate some good food and drank some good beer.

did i present? well, no. I did participate, though. yes, the “first rule of barCamp” is that everyone must present, but I’d say that “NO SPECTATORS, ONLY PARTICIPANTS!” was more in tune with my experience. in any case, having those rules in place helped encourage a crowd that’s ready to participate and collaborate and not just stand around. i liked it. and i wore my “I *heart* nerds” shirt. Yay.

definitely looking forward to May’s DemoCamp. though it does conflict with Yogalates (yes, such a thing *does* exist)… hmm…

interesting article from Popular Science: John Koza Has Built an Invention Machine

at first i was scared — if computers can come up with ideas, then who needs people? soon machines will come up with the idea of getting rid of us… or making a virtual reality world and using us as their batteries… the HORROR. the only thing worse would be if everyone in that VR world spoke like Keanu Reeves.

but then i had a comforting realization — what computer would ever be able to come up with a way to open a bottle of Smirnoff Ice on a train from kita-matsudo to shibuya in Tokyo at midnight WITHOUT a bottle opener? That’s right. Team MacGyver (aka jenn and christine) can kick Mr. Koza’s Machine’s ass. Or box. Whatever. Bring it.

It seems like months, not years, since I was a delegate on the March of the Living. April 19 – May 4, 1998. Eight years ago.

Looking at the pictures brings back all sorts of memories and emotions. What an amazing experience. I’m so glad that the trip still goes every year. And that there are still survivors who can go along with them. (It looks like Anita is there on her fifth trip! Wow!)

The nerd in me is super impressed with their site. But *we* were the first March to post pics while travelling – I remember the stressful dial up internet connections, and our floppy disc eating digi cam. Those were the days…

i spent this weekend up north at em’s cottage. good times were had by all, except the deer that i hunted. am i kidding? maybe. well, not about the fun.