jessica’s not-a-blog Vox 2008-06-28T04:00:43Z jessica http://monkeykat.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom tag:vox.com,2006:6p00c22525b2fb549d/ The trip that almost wasn't. Or: how I stopped worrying and learned to love the flow. tag:vox.com,2008-06-25:asset-6a00c22525b2fb549d00fad693d8f80005 2008-06-25T15:22:32Z 2008-06-28T04:00:43Z jessica http://monkeykat.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Big tree Not for human consumption! Sequoias Tall Tree Being chased by a camera Powered by Nutella Vernal and Nevada Falls Meadow. Not pictured: Lots of Mosquitoes Meadow near Glacier Point Where the earth separated Glacier Point, Yosemite Falls Half Dome Rain won't stop me Yosemite Falls Nevada Falls, not in Nevada Kris scopes out the scenery A tree that grows out of rock Water's edge Gold? No, just spring water. Half Dome Vernal Falls Rainbow, no leprechauns Vernal Falls, Rainbow Full Frontal Vernal Falls Meadows The Obligatory Camera-Propped-on-a-Rock Tuolumne Meadows Cathedral Peak, Bears are in them woods Meadows, winding creek The hills are alive...

Water was the theme of this trip. Not only were we once again searching out from the desert for lakes, rivers, puddles, drops of rain, we were challenged with near show-stopping frustrations: a cold, the Prius that ran out of gas, an evening al...

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]]> Hugging Ghosts, for Salt and Pepper (of course) tag:vox.com,2008-04-14:asset-6a00c22525b2fb549d00f48d0cfa7c0001 2008-04-14T03:36:43Z 2008-04-14T13:43:40Z jessica http://monkeykat.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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The best part about these salt and pepper shakers--the sound effects I like to make when using them. "Woo......WOOOOO!" You know, the standard ghost noises.

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]]> Kolob Canyons tag:vox.com,2008-04-14:asset-6a00c22525b2fb549d00f48cee3ee80002 2008-04-14T03:26:47Z 2008-04-14T03:26:47Z jessica http://monkeykat.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

From under the Kolob Arch 70 degrees and shin deep in snow Ah, spring IMG_1247 IMG_1244 IMG_1240 Flowers Cabin, luckily not where we slept Tree climbin' His new favorite pair of Keens

Like a cowboy lost in the desert without provisions, some days I get an insatiable and desperate craving for water. When I started hearing that hoarse, dry plead in my mind, Utah was first to come to mind. Sure, I could go to Lake Mead. I coul...

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I was tempted to drape myself on the hood in an american flag bikini, but the thought sent shivers down my spine. Some jokes just aren't funny. I have survived my pangs of buyer's remorse, which come with any purchase over about $100, and I'm n...

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]]> Death Valley tag:vox.com,2008-03-13:asset-6a00c22525b2fb549d00e398e565070004 2008-03-13T03:33:04Z 2008-03-13T03:48:32Z jessica http://monkeykat.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Death Valley March '08

I love the desert. Maybe it's because I grew up in the midwest and south, but from the first time I saw it, I was amazed. Several camping trips, drive-throughs, and lazy-day wanderings later, I still marvel at the nuances of life and color. Kr...

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]]> Unlike no other... tag:vox.com,2008-03-07:asset-6a00c22525b2fb549d00e398e3adaa0005 2008-03-07T19:04:33Z 2008-04-09T02:23:27Z jessica http://monkeykat.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Blue Bottle Latte

When I first moved to Las Vegas, I swore never to drink Starbucks. My coffee palette was spoiled by small cafes in San Francisco like Muddy Waters, Royal Grounds, Dolores Park Cafe, Organic Mr. Espresso, and I still had lofty ideas about which c...

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]]> Nunez! tag:vox.com,2008-02-26:asset-6a00c22525b2fb549d00f48cdeca030003 2008-02-26T05:37:30Z 2008-04-09T02:24:17Z jessica http://monkeykat.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

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There are a few things that make me laugh when I just think about them, this is one of them.

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]]> End of Year Roadtrip '07 tag:vox.com,2007-12-31:asset-6a00c22525b2fb549d00e398cd5b430001 2007-12-31T19:09:34Z 2007-12-31T19:09:34Z jessica http://monkeykat.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

End of Year Roadtrip '07

What better way to end the year than to go on another roadtrip! Staying at Zion Mountain Resort was the perfect contrast to our day-long hikes through Coral Pink Sand Dunes, Bryce Canyon National Park, and Zion National Park. Our little cabin k...

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]]> Spreadably Delicious Crack tag:vox.com,2007-12-13:asset-6a00c22525b2fb549d00e398c772e80005 2007-12-13T05:06:24Z 2007-12-13T06:35:25Z jessica http://monkeykat.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Nutella

He had skin the color of hazelnuts, hair the color of chocolate. A warm, melting smile greeted me, a jar of Nutella in his left hand. "A spoon, is all you need!" The invitation evoked some resistance, reminding me of my tendency, recently ove...

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]]> Bad AquaTherm! tag:vox.com,2007-11-25:asset-6a00c22525b2fb549d00e398c110840001 2007-11-25T21:35:08Z 2007-12-07T21:35:35Z jessica http://monkeykat.vox.com/?_c=feed-atom

Coils Monstrosity Looks like a happy logo

AquaTherm, almost like a superhero name, but in this case it's a cumbersome, antiquated, and currently despised home heating unit. The day before Thanksgiving, Las Vegas got cold. On Thanksgiving, I tried to fix the heater myself, only to re...

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