Five of my fave online tools of 2011

This was another year of discovering great online tools or finally having enough of life that these online tools were useful to me. Task Man...

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TV Liberation-Me TV

A dream schedule brought to you be MeTV For most of the time that I've lived in Cali, I have not had cable.  Since I've spent al...

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Up on the roof

So I finally made it up to the roof! This was my 3rd installation with GRID, first as the Volunteer and Training Associate.  It was great...

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FE/EIT here I come

After years of procrastination, I've decided to take the EIT exam. No, really. I've not the determination to go to grad school full ...

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Natural Hair, don't care.

The Half-fro! I realised that in the 3 years I've had this blog, my hair's never been mentioned.   Which isn't such a big...

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Steve Jobs (Resquicat in pace)

"Innovation distinguishes between a leader and a follower." "Sometimes when you innovate, you make mistakes. It is best to...

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About GRID Alternatives

Since I did this 2 years ago when I did my first year of Americorps, it's only right I give GRID Alternatives the same attention.  GRID...

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Top tracks - Week 9/25-10/2

 Marvin Gaye – After The Dance - Interlude  Marvin Gaye – After The Dance Jill Scott feat. The Isley Brothers – Said Enough ...

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New Facebook: Chapter 1 (新フェイスブック : 一の章)

I'm at home today sick from work, which sucks because I like work. It's that kind of cold where you're half-awake and fairly ab...

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Serve America

Maybe it's my background. Small city, military town (Augusta, Georgia) that makes me perhaps a bit more patriotic than people "expe...

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Social Networking Seminar this Saturday!

I am just so excited!  For the first time ever (yes, ever!) I will be giving a workshop on Social Networking that is fully open to the publi...

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Lately on ColourLovers: Cali-versary

July 23rd was my 2 year "Cali-versary". Hard to believe it was over two years ago on a chilly July night (50F and windy) I arrived...

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August is nearly gone

It's been awhile, I know.   I have been busier than I would have ever dreamed.  After months of ridiculous underemployment at times just...

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Quick! Watt is unit of...?

Today is the final class for the summer quarter. We'll give out the final exam and have a speaker and then that will be it for ECT 1 unt...

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Makes me wonder

There was something I said in an interview last week that really made me stop and think.   "I've never had a job I didn't lik...

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Back to Lab...

So I've just started the second week of my new part-time job. I work at Laney College, the very same college where I was a student just ...

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A special announcement

I'm back home in the South, what a feeling. I love Oakland, y'know I do. But the Deep South will always be my home. Being in Calif...

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Teach 'em how it's done

As of late, I've been very busy on the tutoring scene. From pre-algebra to Cascading Style Sheets(CSS), if I'm proficient in it then...

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Review: Leslie Sansone's Walk of the Pounds 5 mile

Summer is fast approaching, if you're back East you probably think it's already here. The weather's been quite warm from what I ...

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Plateaus bite

So what's the news on the health update?  Not much really.  My personal life has been a bit of a roller coaster lately, I'm trying...

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Going West, the Jasmine DK Shepard story

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Where ideas are made

I try to have "brain-storming" sessions at home but when you live in a studio there's really no place to get away from media b...

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EVO and Yoghurt Loaf Cake

Lost keys, bike tire blow-out, stepped on the cable of my external Hard-drive. Not a good day, I was all set to go to bed at 7pm to prevent...

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Jasmine Shepard on Peralta Matters

So as you know, I recently finished up a 10 week program. During finals some of the heads of the program asked if I'd do an interview o...

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Vegan French Toast

No, I haven't completely gone over to the dark side. I just like different kinds of food and challenging myself in the kitchen. I start...

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According to the corn farmers....

Now I'm from Georgia with family from North Carolina that has farmed generations so I'm all for the farmers getting what they deserv...

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School's out for now

I finally finished my classes at Laney College!  A couple of weeks ago I had my finals and on April 4th we had a small ceremony to recognise...

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Today in School

We spent all day learning about Lead Safety for Renovation and Remodelling. Afterwards we took a short exam and once pass we'll get a le...

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5 Ways to get HFCS out of your life

Well the health udpate is I gained 3lbs,  stress from the news in Japan, school, and my always present under-employment.  I need to relax an...

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5 ways you can help Japan

The update on my end is that 2 loved ones are confirmed dead and 1 is still missing. Unfortunately it pales in comparison to my closest Cali...

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Tsunami udpate

First off thanks to everyone for your prayers and thoughts. Luckily all my loved ones live in the Southern part of the country. However 3 p...

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A major health update!

It's been awhile. I finally have high-speed internet at home again! So hopefully I can get back into blogging more. I was doing so well...

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Learning curve

Week 2 of my "Intro to Energy Efficient Retro-fitting" courses at Laney has ended. Only 8 weeks to go. Things are going pretty we...

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Sans internet

I no longer have internet at my house. Big update soon. すみません, JDKS

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Stopping a Binge

The past few days did not go well. I ate like a maniac.  Well as much as a girl with a 12oz pouch  can.   I gained about 2lbs in the past we...

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Have you ever made any original recipes?

A few. I think my first ever was a blueberry lace cookie, that's when I was seven. In recent years my favourites include: Vanilla Almo...

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What is your favorite color?

Pink is my favourite colour but I'm often seen in my second favourite: blue. Ask me anything

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Back to the books

In my first in what should be weekly updates on my job search, I need to tell you about the classes I´m going to be attending in a few weeks...

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Health update 1: configuring the pantry

Well this year is off to a neutral start. When I returned to Oakland I got some crazy bug coupled with jetlag, I literally was in bed for 2 ...

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New Year's Resolutions and how to stick to them

Get a full time job , constantly updating hirejasmine.com, refining my CAD skills, networking and going to any job fair I can within a 50 mi...

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