{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:white_jenna","title":"Warm vanilla, whipped leather, and autumn air","subtitle":"Stirred with a peacock feather and topped with rainbow sprinkles","author":{"name":"white_jenna"},"link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"service.feed","type":"application\/x.atom+xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom","title":"Warm vanilla, whipped leather, and autumn air"}}],"updated":"2022-03-12T20:25:04Z","entry":[{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:white_jenna:375715","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/375715.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=375715"}}],"title":"white_jenna @ 2022-03-12T14:25:00","published":"2022-03-12T20:25:04Z","updated":"2022-03-12T20:25:04Z","content":"Reminder to anyone reading this that I'm also white_jenna over at DW, if you're not already over there. https:\/\/white-jenna.dreamwidth.org\/<\/a>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:white_jenna:375520","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/375520.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=375520"}}],"title":"Put this one on your TBR list!","published":"2021-12-31T22:38:02Z","updated":"2021-12-31T22:38:02Z","content":"

The Hacienda<\/u> by Isabel <\/strong>Cañas<\/span><\/b><\/p>


From the publisher: Mexican Gothic<\/em> meets Rebecca<\/em> in this debut supernatural suspense novel, set in the aftermath of the Mexican War of Independence, about a remote house, a sinister haunting, and the woman pulled into their clutches…<\/strong><\/p>

Disclaimer: I haven’t read Rebecca <\/em>or Mexican Gothic<\/em> (but I’ve got the ARC!). Regardless, I enjoyed this book immensely and immediately gave it five stars. I also knew next to nothing about the Mexican War of Independence before starting and was able to follow along without any issue.<\/p>

After her father’s execution during the overthrow of the government, Beatriz is desperate to find a home again for herself and her mother. She eagerly accepts the proposal of the handsome Don Rodolfo Solórzano (over her mother’s objections) and moves to his hacienda in the countryside. There, the traditional Gothic elements begin to emerge. The rattling carriage ride up to the stately but neglected home. The suspicious servants. Things that go bump (and worse) in the night. The persistent and conflicting rumors surrounding the fate of the first Doña Solórzano (typhus? bandits?). Yes, there is absolutely running down the hallway in the middle of the night while wearing a flowing nightgown.<\/p>

Isabel Cañas takes these beloved elements and firmly establishes them in a time and place we rarely get to read about. Thus we see the addition of racism, colorism, colonialism, the casta system, and the local priest dealing with balancing his eccleasastical learnings with his grandmother’s witchcraft. The limited time jumps and POV changes are handled well. There are a number of Spanish words introduced without definition, but they can all be parsed out from the context.<\/p>

Although not out until next spring, The Hacienda<\/em> is already generating a lot of buzz and I predict it will be incredibly popular once it comes out. I would love to see a movie version, if it can be done without the stereotypical haunted house jump scares. It’s hard to believe this is a debut novel.<\/p>

Thank you so much to Berkley Publishing Group and NetGalley for the ARC!<\/p>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:white_jenna:367728","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/367728.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=367728"}}],"title":"2017 Reading Challenges","published":"2016-12-03T16:01:40Z","updated":"2018-01-01T03:24:26Z","content":"

Because I haven't finished all of this year's (I have 28 days!), so let's prep for next year.

Women Challenge<\/a>: Level 4: WONDER WOMAN - read 20+ books written by a woman author
1. Dinner with a Cannibal: The Complete History of Mankind's Oldest Taboo<\/u> by Carole A. Travis-Henikoff
2. Dark Horse<\/u> by Mary H. Herbert
3. The Raven and the Reindeer<\/u> by T. Kingfisher
4. Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day<\/u> by Seanan McGuire
5. Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up<\/u> by Marie Kondo
6. Valorian<\/u> by Mary H. Herbert
7. The Zookeeper's Wife<\/u> by Diane Ackerman
8. Silence Fallen<\/u> by Patricia Briggs
9. Etched in Bone<\/u> by Anne Bishop
10. King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village<\/u> by Peggielene Bartels and Eleanor Herman
11. Attracting Native Pollinators<\/u> from The Xerces Society
12. Feed<\/u> by Mira Grant
13. Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape<\/u> by Lisa Miscavige Hill
14. Down Among the Sticks and Bones<\/u> by Seanan McGuire
15. Jackalope Wives and Other Stories<\/u> by T. Kingfisher
16. Summer in Orcus<\/u> by T. Kingfisher
17. Deadline<\/u> by Mira Grant
18. Blackout<\/u> by Mira Grant
19. Rise<\/u> by Mira Grant
20. A Gift to Remember<\/u> by Melissa Hill
21. The Last Forever<\/u> by Deb Caletti
22. Shifting Shadows<\/u> by Patricia Briggs
23. Dating without Novocaine<\/u> by Lisa Cach
24. Batman: Arkham Knight Genesis<\/u> by Allison Borges
25. Absolute Power: Tales of Queer Viilainy!<\/u> edited by Erica Friedman
26. Don't You Cry<\/u> by Mary Kubica
27. The Brightest Fell<\/u> by Seanan McGuire
28. Eleanor & Park<\/u> by Rainbow Rowell
29. The Bollywood Bride<\/u> by Sonali Dev
30. Exoneree Diaries: The Fight for Innocence, Independence, and Identity<\/u> by Alison Flowers
31. Until You're Mine<\/u> by Alison Hayes
32. The Halcyon Fairy Book<\/u> by T. Kingfisher
33. A Scandal at Battersea<\/u> by Mercedes Lackey
34. H is for Hawk<\/u> by Helen MacDonald
35. Sparrow Hill Road<\/u> by Seanan McGuire
36. No Way to Kill a Lady<\/u> by Nancy Martin
37. Yield to the Highlander<\/u> by Terri Brisbin<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
38. Cry Wolf<\/u> by Patricia Briggs
39. Half-Off Ragnarok<\/u> by Seanan McGuire
40. The Xibalba Murders<\/u> by Lyn Hamilton
41. The Book of Beloved <\/u>by Carolyn Haines
42. Submerged <\/u>by Dani Pettrey
43. Sprinkle with Murder<\/u> by Jenn McKinlay
44. Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High<\/u> by Melba Pattillo Beals
45. Hard Rules<\/u> by Lisa Renee Jones<\/span><\/span>

Alphabet Reading Challenge<\/a>: Read a book whose title starts with each letter of the alphabet.
A: At Least This Place Sells T-Shirts<\/u> by Bill Amend
B: Black Bart Says Draw<\/u> by Bill Amend
C: Come Closer, Roger, There's a Mosquito on Your Nose<\/u> by Bill Amend
D: Dinner with a Cannibal: The Complete History of Mankind's Oldest Taboo<\/u> by Carole A. Travis-Henikoff
E: Eight Yards, Down and Out<\/u> by Bill Amend
F: Foxtrot<\/u> by Bill Amend
G: A Gift to Remember<\/u> by Melissa Hill<\/span><\/span>
H: Hunting Monsters: Cryptozoology and the Reality Behind the Myths<\/u> by Darren Naish
I: In the Heart of the Sea<\/u> by Nathaniel Philbrick
J: Jackalope Wives and Other Stories<\/u> by T. Kingfisher
K: King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village<\/u> by Peggielene Bartels and Eleanor Herman
L: Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder<\/u> by Richard Louv
M: May the Force Be with Us, Please<\/u> by Bill Amend
N: No Way to Kill a Lady<\/u> by Nancy Martin<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
O: Oh Myyy! There Goes the Internet<\/u> by George Takei
P: Pass the Loot<\/u> by Bill Amend
Q: The Lavender Menace: Tales of Queer Villainy!<\/u> edited by Tom Cardamone
R: The Raven and the Reindeer<\/u> by T. Kingfisher
S: Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up<\/u> by Marie Kondo
T: Take Us to Your Mall<\/u> by Bill Amend
U: Until You're Mine<\/u> by Alison Hayes
V: Valorian<\/u> by Mary H. Herbert
W: The Walking Dead vol. 27: The Whisperer War<\/u> by Robert Kirkman
X: The Xibalba Murders<\/u> by Lyn Hamilton
Y: Yield to the Highlander<\/u> by Terri Brisbin<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
Z: The Zookeeper's Wife<\/u> by Diane Ackerman

2017 Mount TBR Reading Challenge<\/a>: Pike's Peak: Read 12 books from you TBR pile.
1. Dinner with a Cannibal: The Complete History of Mankind's Oldest Taboo<\/u> by Carole A. Travis-Henikoff
2. The Raven and the Reindeer<\/u> by T. Kingfisher
3. Hunting Monsters: Cryptozoology and the Reality Behind the Myths<\/u> by Darren Naish
4. Oh Myyy! There Goes the Internet<\/u> by George Takei
5. Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape<\/u> by Lisa Miscavige Hill
6. Deadline<\/u> by Mira Grant
7. Shifting Shadows<\/u> by Patricia Briggs
8. Mogworld<\/u> by Yahtzee Croshaw
9. Gold Rush in the Jungle<\/u> by Dan Drolette Jr.
10. Fables: Happily Ever After<\/u> (Vol. 21) by Bill Willingham
11. Half-Off Ragnarok<\/u> by Seanan McGuire
12. H is for Hawk<\/u> by Helen MacDonald<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>

What an Animal Reading Challenge VIII 2015<\/a>: Level 4: Read 21 or more animal books. Yeah, I got this....
1. Dark Horse<\/u> by Mary H. Herbert
2. The Raven and the Reindeer<\/u> by T. Kingfisher
3. In the Heart of the Sea<\/u> by Nathaniel Philbrick
4. Hunting Monsters: Cryptozoology and the Reality Behind the Myths<\/u> by Darren Naish
5. Valorian<\/u> by Mary H. Herbert
6. The Zookeeper's Wife<\/u> by Diane Ackerman
7. Silence Fallen<\/u> by Patricia Briggs
8. Etched in Bone<\/u> by Anne Bishop
9. Attracting Native Pollinators<\/u> from The Xerces Society
10. Jackalope Wives and Other Stories<\/u> by T. Kingfisher
11. Summer in Orcus<\/u> by T. Kingfisher
12. Shifting Shadows<\/u> by Patricia Briggs
13. Garfield at Large<\/u> by Jim Davis
14. Gold Rush in the Jungle<\/u> by Dan Drolette Jr.
15. Fables: Camelot (Vol. 20)<\/u> by Bill Willingham
16. Fables: Happily Ever After (Vol. 21)<\/u> by Bill Willingham
17. Garfield Gains Weight<\/u> by Jim Davis
18. Garfield Bigger Than Life<\/u> by Jim Davis
19. And Tango Makes Three<\/u> by Justin Richardson and Peter Parnell
20. Garfield Weighs In<\/u> by Jim Davis<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
21. Garfield Takes the Cake<\/u> by Jim Davis
22. Garfield Eats His Heart Out<\/u> by Jim Davis
23. Garfield Sits Around the House<\/u> by Jim Davis
24. Garfield Tips the Scales<\/u> by Jim Davis
25. Garfield Loses His Feet<\/u> by Jim Davis
26. H is for Hawk<\/u> by Helen MacDonald
27. Cry Wolf<\/u> by Patricia Briggs<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
28. Half-Off Ragnarok<\/u> by Seanan McGuire
29. Garfield Makes it Big<\/u> by Jim Davis
30. Garfield Rolls On<\/u> by Jim Davis
31. The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird: The Discovery and Death of the Po'ouli<\/u> by Alvin Powell
32. Garfield Out to Lunch <\/u>by Jim Davis<\/span><\/span>
33. Life List: A Woman's Quest for the World's Most Amazing Birds<\/u> by Olivia Gentile
34. Garfield Food for Thought<\/u> by Jim Davis
35. Garfield Swallows His Pride<\/u> by Jim Davis<\/span><\/span>


2017 Literary Escapes Challenge<\/a>: Read a book set in each state (and DC), plus bonus points for other countries.

Alabama: The Book of Beloved<\/u> by Carolyn Haines
Alaska: Submerged<\/u> by Dani Pettrey
Arizona: Sprinkle with Murder<\/u> by Jenn McKinlay
Arkansas: Warriors Don't Cry: A Searing Memoir of the Battle to Integrate Little Rock's Central High<\/u> by Melba Pattillo Beals
California: Feed<\/u> by Mira Grant
Colorado: Hard Rules<\/u> by Lisa Renee Jones
District of Columbia:The Lavender Menace: Tales of Queer Villainy!<\/u> edited by Tom Cardamone
Florida: Beyond Belief: My Secret Life Inside Scientology and My Harrowing Escape<\/u> by Lisa Miscavige Hill<\/span><\/span>
Hawaii: The Race to Save the World's Rarest Bird: The Discovery and Death of the Po'ouli<\/u> by Alvin Powell<\/span><\/span>
Illinois: Don't You Cry<\/u> by Mary Kubica<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
Kansas: In Cold Blood<\/u> by Truman Capote
Kentucky: Dusk or Dark or Dawn or Day<\/u> by Seanan McGuire
Maine: The Long Walk<\/u> by Stephen King (written as Richard Bachman)<\/span><\/span>
Massachusettes: In the Heart of the Sea<\/u> by Nathaniel Philbrick
Michigan: Sparrow Hill Road<\/u> by Seanan McGuire<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
Missouri: Life List: A Woman's Quest for the World's Most Amazing Birds<\/u> by Olivia Gentile<\/span><\/span>
Montana: Cry Wolf<\/u> by Patricia Briggs
Nebraska: Eleanor & Park<\/u> by Rainbow Rowell
New York: Etched in Bone<\/u> by Anne Bishop
North Carolina: Jackalope Wives and Other Stories<\/u> by T. Kingfisher
Pennsylvania: No Way to Kill a Lady<\/u> by Nancy Martin<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
Ohio: Half-Off Ragnarok<\/u> by Seanan McGuire
Oregon: <\/u>Dating without Novocaine<\/u> by Lisa Cach<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
Washington: Blackout<\/u> by Mira Grant<\/span><\/span>


Colombia: Love in the Time of Cholera<\/u> by Gabriel García Márquez<\/span>
The Czech Republic: Silence Fallen<\/u> by Patricia Briggs
England: Until You're Mine<\/u> by Samantha Hayes
Finland: The Raven and the Reindeer<\/u> by T. Kingfisher
Ghana: King Peggy: An American Secretary, Her Royal Destiny, and the Inspiring Story of How She Changed an African Village<\/u> by Peggielene Bartels and Eleanor Herman
Italy: Romeo & Juliet<\/u> by William Shakespeare
Japan: Spark Joy: An Illustrated Master Class on the Art of Organizing and Tidying Up<\/u> by Marie Kondo
Mexico: The Xibalba Murders<\/u> by Lyn Hamilton
Poland: The Zookeeper's Wife<\/u> by Diane Ackerman
Scotland: Yield to the Highlander<\/u> by Terri Brisbin<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span>
Vietnam: Gold Rush in the Jungle<\/u> by Dan Drolette Jr. <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:white_jenna:367559","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/367559.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=367559"}}],"title":"white_jenna @ 2016-11-27T20:45:00","published":"2016-11-28T02:45:57Z","updated":"2016-11-28T02:45:57Z","content":"Ha, missed yesterday, too. I have failed, and I am okay with that.
Because I turned in the 15 page paper this evening! With the exception of giving feedback and doing course evaluations, I am essentially done until the end of January!! Woot!! I really don't know what to do with myself....."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:white_jenna:367108","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/367108.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=367108"}}],"title":"Oops","published":"2016-11-25T14:37:55Z","updated":"2016-11-25T14:37:55Z","content":"

Just realized I never posted yesterday. Welp, guess I'm 'out' of NaBloPoMo, but I'd like to keep doing it. Honestly, I don't know what I'd do if I did win a trip to the BlogHer convention. See if I could get cash instead? Skip the con and hit up the local zoos?

So, belated Thanksgiving to those who celebrate! :)<\/p>

Up at 5, worked from 7-10, grabbed some lunch, came home, showered, watched some tv, made a buttermilk pecan pie and then the stuffing, then got the turkey going. Took a nap, read quite a bit, had dinner at about 7:45, watched a depressing episodes of ST:V, and went to bed a little after 11.

Today will be a Panera and cat food run in a bit, maybe hit B&N since I have coupons, and then try and get the paper out of the way. It was so nice not to do school work yesterday!<\/p>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:white_jenna:366993","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/366993.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=366993"}}],"title":"white_jenna @ 2016-11-23T21:17:00","published":"2016-11-24T03:17:44Z","updated":"2016-11-24T03:17:44Z","content":"

Busy day of not doing that much at work. Last day of training my newest relief keeper, so letting her do (most of) the string by herself so she can get a feel for timing.
Except it's the week of Thanksgiving.<\/p>

So all week we've been doubling diets and getting hay and getting grain delievered and doubling diets and getting turkeys delievered for all the park employees (since our concessions area has a walk in fridge) and doubling diets and my string is a bear when you first start out, so we weren't out until almost a half hour late, and that was with me helping out with the 30 million education animals.

Not even pretending to do homework tonight, especially since I have to be back into the zoo at 7. Work 3-4 hours, come home, deal with foodage, try to get some paper written.<\/p>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:white_jenna:366820","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/366820.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=366820"}}],"title":"white_jenna @ 2016-11-22T21:50:00","published":"2016-11-23T03:50:58Z","updated":"2016-11-23T03:50:58Z","content":"Crazy day at work. Slowly chipping away at the discussion, and added some info to the results (supposed to be finished) and action\/reflection section."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:white_jenna:366508","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/366508.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=366508"}}],"title":"white_jenna @ 2016-11-21T21:01:00","published":"2016-11-22T03:01:20Z","updated":"2016-11-22T03:01:20Z","content":"I think it took me about an hour to get two sentences typed and three references entered. Bed time."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:white_jenna:366080","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/366080.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=366080"}}],"title":"white_jenna @ 2016-11-20T21:04:00","published":"2016-11-21T03:04:25Z","updated":"2016-11-21T03:04:25Z","content":"No desire to go back to work today. Slept very poorly. Three day weekend was very good, though. Wish I hadn't had school all the way through it. Great for my back.
Believe I have the results section done, and it's amazing what finding the correct article will do to raise one's spirits about the discussion section. Notes taken. Also, yay, one more source. Have the required minimum, but more is always better.
Can barely keep eyes open and it took at least five tries to type 'finding' above, so bedtime."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:white_jenna:365838","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/365838.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=365838"}}],"title":"white_jenna @ 2016-11-19T22:13:00","published":"2016-11-20T04:13:23Z","updated":"2016-11-20T04:13:23Z","content":"

Felid paper is turned in! 16 days early!<\/p>

Progress had been made on the exhibit paper. Some. Still need to basically do all the research for the discussion portion that should have been done last month. It's due in 9 days. However, one of my classmates was awesome and gave me a bunch of great feedback.

Buckle up, kiddies, it's thrilling content like this for the rest of the month....<\/p>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:white_jenna:365584","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/365584.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=365584"}}],"title":"white_jenna @ 2016-11-18T22:30:00","published":"2016-11-19T04:30:12Z","updated":"2016-11-19T04:30:12Z","content":"Felid paper just needs to be looked at tomorrow with fresh(ish) eyes, and then it can be turned in (11 days early!). That means I can spend the next nine* (gulp) days working on the exhibit paper. I did the quick fixes today; now comes the hard part and erggg, I want this over and done with already.

*3 days of actual time off, the rest will be after work"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:white_jenna:365339","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/365339.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=365339"}}],"title":"white_jenna @ 2016-11-17T22:22:00","published":"2016-11-18T04:22:06Z","updated":"2016-11-18T04:22:06Z","content":"On work restrictions for another two weeks, and trying to get into physical therapy to get me over the last little bit. Frustrated, ready to be back to 100%.
Just need to try and scan a chart in tomorrow, give it another read through, and the felid evolution paper is done. Got my discussion questions done, so now just need to monitor the discussion group for more comments, and all my time and energy can go into the exhibit paper.

Dermatologist appointment tomorrow morning, then homework 'til I can't work no more. Yee haw."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:white_jenna:365124","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/365124.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=365124"}}],"title":"white_jenna @ 2016-11-16T22:32:00","published":"2016-11-17T04:32:18Z","updated":"2016-11-17T04:32:18Z","content":"Won the first annual pie\/cake bakeoff with fudge pecan pie! :D I'll post the recipe tomorrow.

Tomorrow is back check up in the morning, then a three day weekend of homework. Yee haw."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:white_jenna:364883","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/364883.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=364883"}}],"title":"white_jenna @ 2016-11-15T22:06:00","published":"2016-11-16T04:06:51Z","updated":"2016-11-16T04:06:51Z","content":"Today was a much better day mentally. Foot's been twingy since this afternoon where I hurt it a couple months ago, so hopefully nothing comes of that. Got one of the discussion questions done. And a pecan fudge pie baked for the pie\/cake off tomorrow. Have a video conference with instructors\/classmates tomorrow on the paper I haven't touched in two weeks (that's due in two weeks). Whee....."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:white_jenna:364721","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/364721.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=364721"}}],"title":"white_jenna @ 2016-11-14T21:35:00","published":"2016-11-15T03:35:14Z","updated":"2016-11-15T03:35:14Z","content":"A little better today, but still inside my own head too much and my back hurts and I'm still clenching my teeth and I didn't do laundry because I'm so tired and honestly probably a little depressed. Got my reading done, although I'm not sure how much I got out of it."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:white_jenna:364309","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/364309.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=364309"}}],"title":"*anxious*","published":"2016-11-14T04:20:26Z","updated":"2016-11-14T04:20:26Z","content":"I didn't get to bed until after 11 last night, and couldn't fall asleep until closer to midnight. Used BPAL's TKO and everything. Usually don't have issues with anxiety at all, and not happy with it. Jaw is aching today from clenching. School, 'the impending doom' which has replaced 'the election', the apartment is a mess (see 'school')....the presentation got posted a couple hours ago, so that's over and done with. Have started the reading for the human evolution discussion. Think I'll be doing the question focusing on diet and evolution; interested to learn more about the paleodiet. Have my second question picked out as well, so need to read a good overview of human evolution. So yay for two topics that are interesting.

Okay, gonna put on some Celeste (Madagascan vanilla bean, vanilla orchid, orris root, and saffron<\/strong>) and go to bed. And I'm apparently stuck in bold.<\/strong> <\/strong>"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:white_jenna:364125","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/364125.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=364125"}}],"title":"Group Project","published":"2016-11-12T21:40:09Z","updated":"2016-11-12T21:43:17Z","content":"I've done a couple now in grad school, and they've been fine. Not like in high school, where certain people (me) did all the work. This one, though. It's not bad<\/i>, it's just that it's due by midnight Sunday and there's a couple<\/i> little things left to do and someone's started one and I suggested some free music to the group and I don't know how it's going to work technically and I work tomorrow and if it was just me this thing would be over and done with now and I already volunteered to pick up two additional slides and I've got 2 papers I need to work on and augh!
ETA: annd, there's human evolution questions posted for the discussion that technically starts tomorrow."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:white_jenna:363806","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/363806.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=363806"}}],"title":"white_jenna @ 2016-11-11T22:24:00","published":"2016-11-12T04:24:36Z","updated":"2016-11-12T04:24:36Z","content":"Spent most of the day poking at the Prezi off and on. If it wasn't a group project, it'd be done by now. My stuff is done, now it's just '...so, is anyone else going to do that last slide and find the music, and do we want to include these last little things?'

Will be helping out with the Audubon bird seed sale for an hour or two tomorrow, then see what's left to do, then get cracking on the papers.

Went to B&N tonight to use 20% off coupons and get books for a local children's charity. Got the new Walking Dead (#26) and the new Bloom County for a Christmas present for my dad.

Yawn, tired."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:white_jenna:363621","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/363621.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=363621"}}],"title":"white_jenna @ 2016-11-10T22:21:00","published":"2016-11-11T04:21:42Z","updated":"2016-11-11T04:21:42Z","content":"A little better today. Less numb, more ready to get to work. Study weekend; should hopefully be able to knock out most of the Prezi tomorrow."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:white_jenna:363350","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/363350.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=363350"}}],"title":"100 Days of Happiness, Day 1","published":"2016-11-10T03:42:12Z","updated":"2016-11-10T03:42:41Z","content":"Talking to a friend\/keeper today, we agreed sometimes the little things are all we have. So I'm starting the 100 Days of Happiness challenge again. Post one thing each day that makes you happy. It really does help.

Today I got to hear "What'd I Miss" from Hamilton and "Bad Boy" by Cascada on the way home. Yes, my music tastes are eclectic.


"},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:white_jenna:363149","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/363149.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=363149"}}],"title":"Election Night 2016","published":"2016-11-09T04:56:37Z","updated":"2016-11-09T04:56:37Z","content":"I gotta go to bed. Hugs, thoughts, prayers."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:white_jenna:362992","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/362992.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=362992"}}],"title":"white_jenna @ 2016-11-07T22:10:00","published":"2016-11-08T04:10:07Z","updated":"2016-11-08T04:10:07Z","content":"Soooo, they've added Sephiroth to Dissidia Arcade<\/a>. I need this like now."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:white_jenna:362626","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/362626.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=362626"}}],"title":"white_jenna @ 2016-11-06T21:27:00","published":"2016-11-07T03:27:40Z","updated":"2016-11-07T03:27:40Z","content":"Poked at the discussion I'm leading on red wolves for about 45 minutes and that was the extend of the homework tonight. I'm just burned out. And tonight's the night the husband does laundry, so it would have been a quiet apartment and tomorrow night is AAZK and Audubon on Wednesday and the fate of the f-ing country on Tuesday.... It'll all get done; it's almost over.

It was so wonderful to get that extra hour of sleep last night. To wake up with the sun instead of in darkness. I was really tired over the weekend and felt a bit sinus-y today, so not sure if I've got a touch of something or not. Will try to make tonight an early night.

Oh, phooey, forgot to call that lady about Audubon...."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:white_jenna:362253","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/362253.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=362253"}}],"title":"white_jenna @ 2016-11-05T22:20:00","published":"2016-11-06T03:20:11Z","updated":"2016-11-06T03:20:11Z","content":"Getting ready for bed and remembered I hadn't posted.
Today was doctor's appointment, awesome husband getting me lunch, nap time, and poking at homework.
Hopefully more later."},{"id":"urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:white_jenna:362155","link":[{"@attributes":{"rel":"alternate","type":"text\/html","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/362155.html"}},{"@attributes":{"rel":"self","type":"text\/xml","href":"https:\/\/white-jenna.livejournal.com\/data\/atom\/?itemid=362155"}}],"title":"Weenies!","published":"2016-11-05T03:25:18Z","updated":"2016-11-05T03:25:18Z","content":"I got my package of Black Phoenix Alchemy Lab Halloweenie scents yesterday and had a chance to test several today.

Apple X: Red apple and patchouli with vanilla cream, white musk, red musk, and teakwood.<\/i> First sniff, tons of apple and red musk. On drydown, very similar to Mania (Screeching white musk collides with a howl of red musk, with sharp white grapefruit and pale strawberry leaf) but sweeter and redder. Love it, definitely a keeper, and perfect for fall.

Dead Leaves and Blackberries: I adored the DL note from the series last year. However, I didn't get much of a berry note from this one. A faint hint at first that reminded me of B&BW's Sun-Ripened Raspberry from wayyy back in the day, and then it was almost florally. Like blackberry flowers instead of the berry. I'm almost wondering if I got the wrong decant. The DL note was almost absent. Pass.

Dead Leaves, Blackcurrant, and Tobacco Tar: Somewhere along the way, blackcurrant became one of my favorite notes. I love it, and it works very well on me. This is no exception. This is perfume<\/i>. It's fancy and sophisticated, and is still going strong some 7 hours later. Definitely a keeper!"}]}