Jennifer's 365 Project

Less than a week ago Chris's Palm Pre died, prompting him to buy an Android phone. He snagged an HTC EVO 4G. Nice phone, but massive. Still, having a smooth working Android phone in the apartment sent my hacking senses tingling.



So I spent the next several days researching phones and determining which would work best for me. Eventually I decided on the HTC EVO Shift, which is similar to the 4G but smaller, missing some bells and whistles (no HDMI out) but with a physical keyboard (which I love).

Hurray for a new phone and better looking cell phone pictures (Leki above).

Still love and use the ferret coffee mugs!

Dinner and drinks with the ladies tonight. So much tasty food. So full!

Took a walk after dinner along the trail nearby our apartment. The grass was still littered with rain drops from the lunch-time downpour.

Chris and I headed out the door on the early side today to check out the Grand Haven Art Festival. The weather was pleasant in the morning, and complete with sunny skies.


There were a few different interesting art pieces of various mediums, though most were paintings and photographs.


The art fair was only along one main road in Grand Haven, so we walked through it relatively quickly. But there are plenty of other sights to see in the area! We walked along the water front all the way down to the beach and lighthouse. It was a little before noon when we got out there, so the beach wasn't packed yet.


The rest of the afternoon was a leisurely one. I took nap, watched a few Space Ghost Coast to Coast videos through xfinity on the iPad, and read some of my book.

In the evening we took another stroll, though this one around the apartment complex. The above photo is from Chris's phone. I'm really impressed with his new phone (HTC Evo 4G) and it's ability to take photos in the dark.

So this weekend is JAFAX, which is essentially a free anime convention at GVSU. We've been to two conventions already this year (C2E2 and ACEN) so we decided just to pop by this year for a short bit and not make a whole day of it.


We sat in on Comfort and Adam's panel on how to create your comic/manga from start to finish. It's a good panel and they're always fun to watch.


The rest of the afternoon we ran some errands and watched a movie. In the evening we hung out with Comfort and Adam a bit before bed. I think the cat had an especially good time being dramatic while playing in front of everyone.

Adam and Comfort are in town this weekend for JAFAX, which is a local Anime convention at GVSU in Allendale.

First up, Chris showed them some awesome apps on the iPad. In the above photo Adam is trying out one of the apps (procreate) to color one of their sketches.


Next, we enjoyed some tasty home made pizza. You cant really tell in the photo, but their vegetarian pizza was all kinds of tasty-colorful! I wish I liked peppers. They certainly brought a liveliness to an otherwise typically-red (for us) pizza.


After such filling pizza we took a nice stroll down Kent Trails. We ran into a couple of deer who were just grazing along the side of the path. One thing I do enjoy is having the trail so nearby. It's easy to hop on and hop off.

We finished out the evening the new Green Lantern animated movie, Emerald Knights.

All in all, it was a fantastic Friday.

Green Lantern/Gollum mashup on a woot! shirt. Big thanks to AardvarkSagus on Twitter who pointed it out and Chris who bought the shirt for me.

Play on, dude. Play on.

So I take back yesterday's post. Apparently rain was on the horizon, just a few days further out than initially quoted. At least it didn't start raining until after we got home. I was able to enjoy my lunch rain-free.
Anyway, as you can tell, it was a bit windy out.

For the last several days the weather forecast in Grand Rapids has been for rain and thunderstorms. We haven't had anything more than a small shower overnight, which is fine by me. I've spent the last few days waiting for rain and being pleasantly surprised when it hasn't come.

On a completely different note, Comfort and Adam posted an awesome blogpost today about our wedding. It made me misty!

Every Sunday and Monday in the warmer months the Fulton Street Market turns into Fulton Street Artisan Market. With warm weather and a wide open day ahead of us, we decided to swing by and see what was going on.

There are always a lot of interesting creations, from recycling beach glass and bottle caps to a bicycle-powered smoothy maker. Always an interesting trip.



Much of the late afternoon was spent with me reading comics and watching videos on the iPad while Chris put together some wedding photos. With so many cameras snapping photos that day we ended up with a pretty fun selection. Here's a nice online gallery of wedding photos Chris has up on his site.