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Name: Jenifer
Country: United States
State: California
Birthday: 11/19/1984
Gender: Female
Interests: having fun :) bugging my family, cartOOns, dancing, snowboarding, EATING, being a big KiD at <3, loving to live, SPOP, living to love, and annoying all the people i love sO much
Expertise: being lazy, having randomly deeP and amAzing friendships with random people, complaining about the horribleness of things, professional cartoon watcher, Plumpy Hot dog Agent, Spop Staffer, undercoVer nErdcore, andddd.. EATING!
Occupation: Military
Industry: Construction
Message: message me
Member Since:
2/10/2003
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| its been nearly half a year since i cut my hair... and its big :(
this morning i woke with a sense that it was time to lop it all off!!!
the puff begone...
if i gather the nerve to do it.
hehe
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| i found a hidden unfinished blog entry.. that i guess i never finished :) stinks that i never finished it... memories are fun!
its from quite awhile ago... as you prolly can tell!
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can you imagine that in 6 weeks time, i'll be graduated and out of school?
its a scary thought. to really truly understand that after 4+1
years of college, i am actually near the end. Its been such an amazing
ride though. I can't honestly say that ive been happy with all of
the outcomes during my stay here, but i will definitely agree to the
fact that i am happy with the general results :) I've learned a
lot of nerdy stuff and could talk up any nerdy boy if i ever cared to
do so [which i am sad to say probably will happen, haha], i've
learned how to break out of my shell.. but unfortunately for me, i
realized i like it a lot here in my shell and tend to just kinda crawl
back in, and more than anything though i think ive learned how to
appreciate those around me. no... a better twist to that is that ive
learned to be aware of everything around me. Not just the things
that are of interest to me, nor the things that are directly infront of
me. No ive learned to really, truly observe the bigger picture.
Its an odd feeling being at the end of college. Growing up, tv
always throws this bs image of what college is going to be like at you.
But the thing is, what happens when you dont like starbucks coffee or
partying and drinking till you pass out? What happens when the
spitting image of joining a sorority or fraternity isnt that
appealing? What happens when you are an Information and Computer
Sciences major and not that sociology major? Haha, my stay here
has been anything but typical. Its not what i expected, but it
was perfectly sculpted just for me.
college for me? of course i went to parties, of course i hung out at
starbucks, and of course i did the dorm thing. But truly, college
for me is a haze of images rushing by- flashes of a great friend who in
my 2nd year brought over cha for me while i was furiously working on an
ICS 22 project, a great set of friends who planned a surprise bday
party for me, a group of acquaintences finding a hot dog stand and
becoming great friends, establishing an eating club just so we could
satisfy our insatiable hungers, lying in neighboring sleeping bags
whispering about stories throughout the night while others told us to
shut up,...
so many memories.
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| An abstract i wrote about myself back while doing my undergrad at UCI... :)
My name is Jenifer and I am a fifth year Information and Computer Sciences major, with specializations in Information Systems and Software Systems. My career here at UCI has been anything but typical. Upon first entering UCI, I was a declared Humanities Major, pursuing my interests in Asian American Studies. Soon after in my second year I switched into the School of ICS, because of my growing interest in the way technology shapes and influences society. This interest has been greatly sparked by my current courses, which researches the effects of information systems and human computer interactions. In the future, I plan on combining my two interests with an interdisciplinary education regarding Society and Technology. I hope to one day take this education and spread awareness about the different possibilities that a technological degree can offer to all people, women and men combined.
At UCI, I have been active within many different organizations and clubs. These range from academic-interest clubs, such as Women in Computer Science (WICS), to cultural clubs such as the Chinese Association. Additionally, since UCI has been so great to me these past five years, I've made it a personal goal of myself to give back to UCI as much as I can. For the past two years, I have been a volunteer orientation leader for UCI's esteemed Student Parent Orientation Program (SPOP). For the past three years I've been active within Associated Students of UCI (ASUCI), UCI's student government. For the 2006-2007 academic year I have been appointed the ASUCI's Student Services Spirit Commissioner, and was given the opportunity to spearhead UCI's 2007 Homecoming. Additionally for this current year, I have been working for the Donald Bren School of ICS as a peer advisor.
My advice for incoming students is to step out of your comfort circle! Do not be afraid to challenge yourself and try new things. I've always been a firm believer that no situation is lost as long as knowledge has been gained. And finally, just remember that there is really never a reason to be sad, because as long as there is an adventure out there, there will always be a reason to smile!
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| Life works in a funny way, where you can avoid something so easily for months on end- yet when it comes back into your periphery how incredibly quick it once again becomes a necessity. For me, at this moment, its xanga. :)
So where have i been you ask? what have i been doing? let me catch you up with what has been happening for the past year.. since i seem to have been off the map for awhile now.
One of the most frequent questions i get is: so where are you in now? Currently im in Minnesota, two days ago i was in Illinois, 2 days from now I'll be in Nevada, and 4 days from now i'll finally be back in California.. What a whirlwind year it truly has been. Since graduating from the home that i created around myself at UCI i've been embarking on the journey that we all dread yet inevitably must take- the real world. scary huh? I still remember the time when my world revolved around nothing more than when mommy and daddy had time to play. then when michelle had time to play. then when my friends had time to play... now i look forward to chance when i'll actually have the time to play. Not that I am complaining in any fashion. No way- aside from a few hitches here and there, this past year has been a joy. I've enjoyed the benefits of working from home, spending hours at a time with my lovely penguin(s), the never ending amounts of food and laughter (and dishes), having michenny be only a hour away from brandifer, but more than anything, i've enjoyed the benefits of enjoying life. But i digress, i still moonlight (read: live) in irv- zooming my way through the familiar streets when i'm lucky enough to get some local work.
So aside from my never ending quest to one day become TSA's "expert traveler" and full fledged hotel hermit, i've been enjoying the fruits of nerdcore. Almost a year ago to date, I joined Ascendant Technology- a privately held consulting firm that focuses on IBM branding. Even though its tiring at times and horrible at its worst moments, its been an enjoyable experience. I've had the pleasure of meeting many talented and incredibly intelligent people. Unfortunately, i've also had the chance of meeting a few dicey and unfavorable people along the way. But i'll ignore them for now :) So, at this point, we're starting to narrow in to the reason that i am once again blogging. This weekend was my company's tech xchange- where the braintrust reuinted and partied. At our xchange, the managing partners gave me the pleasant surprise of naming me one of the rising stars in our company. Considering we have doubled our size in the past year to ~300 employees, it's definitely a treat to be recognized. This acknowledgment by others forced me to actually come to terms and acknowledge what i've accomplished over this past year. It's not uncommon that you'll hear me joke around, claiming to not know or do anything. I enjoy taking the lighter side of life. Yet, this recognition made me realize that despite my sarcastic ways... i am quite proud of myself. But, thats all the time i'll spend on this topic, lest my fat head gets any fatter!
So- during the aftermath of the award i started taking in my surroundings, seeing the intellect around me. In my mind's eye new routes that I could be taking, should be pursuing, or at least take into consideration started to illuminate. This is when the need to blog and spread my new found idea was born. In that moment I realized that one of my passions in life is to be inspired. A lot of my drive comes from being inspired. So many of my goals and and achievements are due to the inspiration that i've gleamed from my family. To me, one of the most intriguing facets of inspiration is that it can come at any time in any shape or form. For me, when i become inspired about something- it becomes an all consuming topic. Suddenly, it becomes an idea that is constantly revolving in my mind, driving me to turn the matter round and round. But for me the thing i like most about inspiration, is that this drive and inspiration bleeds itself into other aspects of my life. It's like taking off the rose colored glasses (or beer goggles, whichever suits your tastes) and suddenly having a clear and decisive point of view. It makes sense that inspiration has such a driving effect on me, I think my sister put it best when she said "we don't create, we enhance." For me, being inspired means I see something that I want to do- and then i enhance and make it my own flavor (and hopefully better). It gives me a basis to work off of.. it gives me a light at the end of the tunnel- because by all means, what I end up doing should at least remotely resemble what Im basing everything off of... right?
Only problem with inspiration... is that once it has worn off and you've done everything you've set out to do- what do you do then? ... i guess i'll just have to wait and see :)
Hope you all have been spectacular and enjoying your lives.
xo
fer :)
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Words are flying out like
endless rain into a paper cup
They slither while they pass
They slip away across the universe
Pools of sorrow waves of joy
are drifting thorough my open mind
Possessing and caressing me
Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Images of broken light which
dance before me like a million eyes
That call me on and on across the universe
Thoughts meander like a
restless wind inside a letter box
they tumble blindly as
they make their way across the universe
Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Sounds of laughter shades of life
are ringing through my open ears
exciting and inviting me
Limitless undying love which
shines around me like a million suns
It calls me on and on across the universe
Jai guru deva om
Nothing's gonna change my world
Jai guru deva
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