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  • Back to School: My First Steps

    Jen | July 1, 2009

    I’ve been trying to figure out what to do with my life since I realized that my English degree isn’t going to get me anywhere that I want to go.  I don’t regret focusing my time on literature at all.  I love reading and thinking about what I’m reading.  I loved the vast majority of [...]

    A Successful Beginning

    Jen | December 16, 2008

    Good news!  I recently sold my first article!  The article, Full Support for the Eee 701SD in Linux, outlines the steps a person should take to install Ubuntu successfully with full support for all the Eee’s hardware.  It’s amazing what a little bit of time can yield in the open source community.  Please visit the [...]

    Exciting News!

    Jen | November 20, 2008

    Since I was a child, I dreamed of writing articles, stories, and poems that would make money.  Now I have that chance.  At least on a small scale.  A site named Associated Content allows people to submit material for publication.  When these items are reviewed and placed on the site, the author is paid for [...]

    Military Recruiters Lie

    Jen | October 18, 2007

    They do.  Maybe not all of them, but some do.  I was lied to – I know.  I don’t remember the recruiter’s name, but I bet it’s on some of this old paperwork in my filing cabinet. 
    The biggest lie that I was told was that lieing on my application (is that what it is?) to [...]

    Future, Past, and Present

    Jen | May 25, 2007

    Everything I’ve ever done with myself has been a complete waste of time. No – I take that back. It’s just that very few of the things I’ve done have had a positive contribution to who I am now. And most of the things I’ve done that sucked have been highly significant parts of my [...]