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About Me
- Name: January Girl
- Location: Seattle, Washington, United States
I love life, Seattle, the beach, myself. I fall in love regularly--with moments, things, people. I am a jaded optimist whose been around the world (twice). I've studied on the banks of the Charles and Yangtze rivers, and the shore of Lake Washington. I love mysteries and puzzles. My friends tend to be sci-fi and kung fu geeks. The past few years, I've been learning about marine life, yoga, ayerveda, playing bridge, and most recently remembering how to drive a stick shift.
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Monday, November 25, 2024
2024 FACTS
As of 11/26/2024 Nights away from home 28 Time zones experienced 4 High school friend reunions 1 First cousin reunions 2 First cousins thrice removed met 1 Siblings reunited with 4 Grand nieces met 1 Solar eclipses seen 1 Nights seeing the Northern Lights 3 Countries seeing the Northern Lights 2 # of Techtonic plates snorkeled between 2 Yoga retreats 1 Scents in candle made 2 Malas made 1 Beach naturalist shifts 3 Bomb cyclone power outage in hours 20 First time at the Blue Moon Tavern 2024 Moon viewing events 1 Haikus written there 3 Presidential Conventions watched 2 Elections voted in 3 Theater shows 3 Shakespeare plays 0 Movies in the cinema 5 'Kneecap' viewings 2 Parades attended 1 Zoos visited 2 Aquariums visited 2 Museums visited 2 Trolls visited 2 Roller coasters ridden 0 Max Wordle streak 522 Percent Wordle games won to date 99% Pistachio croissants eaten 4 Lobster rolls eaten 0 In-N-Out burgers eaten 2 NYC Slices eaten 1 Boxes of Girl Scout Thin Mints purchased 2 Swimming pools swum in 3 Karaoke events 0 Kayaking trips 0 U.S. States entered 8 Foreign countries entered 1 Foreign Countries visited 1 Nights in a hotel 11 Nights on a plane 1 Train trips (LIRR not included) 3 Subways taken 3 Oceans touched 2 World Capitals visited 2 Foreign countries entered 1 Vaccinations 2 Positive Covid Tests since 2019 0 Instagram posts 240 Average miles walked/day 1.8 Amazon orders 28 Journals written in
posted by January Girl @ 7:11 PM
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Tuesday, December 26, 2023
New Year's Eve Cocktail Menu
Newfoundland Time: St. John's, Canada
Newfoundland Flower
Dark Rum * Elderflower liquer * lime juice
Atlantic Time: Puerto Rico
Piña colada
Rum * Cream of coconut * pineapple juice
Eastern Time: New York City, NY
Manhattan
Rye * sweet vermouth * bitters
Central Time: St. Paul, MN
Childhood NYE Grasshopper
Creme de Menthe * Creme de Cocoa * Heavy cream
Mountain Time: Colorado
Casa Bonita Margarita
Tequila * Triple Sec * cranberry juice * lime juice
Seattle, WA
House Cocktail: Corpse Reviver #2
Gin * Cointreau * Lillet * Absinthe * lemon juice
Timeless
Better Days
Alcohol of choice * Lillet * Campari * lemon juice * cardamom bitters
Root of All Evil
Rye * Cointreau * Cherry liqueur * Fernet Branca * orange bitters
posted by January Girl @ 7:37 PM
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Monday, November 27, 2023
2023 Facts
Dear friends lost 1 First cousins lost 1 Zoom funerals attended 1 High school friend reunions 2 First cousin reunions 1 Evenings with Questlove 1 Operas attended 1 Theater shows 5 Movies in the cinema 8 Baseball games 1 Times seeing the Big Idaho Potato 1 Halloween Haunts attended 1 Cabarets attended 1 Beach naturalist shifts 3 Percent Wordle games won 99% CAH games played 2 Pairs of red corduroy pants bought 2 Size of Tanqueray bottle dropped 1.75L Lobster rolls eaten 2 Pieces of art acquired 7 Native American prints acquired 4 Rooms painted 5 Rooms I painted 3 Faux fireplaces assembled 1 Shelves that collapsed 2 Fridays worked in November 0 Bunches of pussywillows bought 1 Hummingbird fights recorded 1 Years between passport renewals 14 NZ Bird of the Century #1 vote Little penguin Games bowled as Hank 2 Times I locked myself out 1 Magnitude of earthquake felt 4.3 Thumb physical therapy session 3 Boxes of Girl Scout Thin Mints purchased 2 Oyster cornbread stuffing (GF) batches 1 Qdoba visits 2023 12 Qdoba visits 2022 39 Date Qdoba near work closed 4/14 @ 3PM Hiroshi’s Poke bowls eaten 38 Beyond the Bowl Poke bowls eaten 8 Just Poke bowls eaten 2 Taco Time Chicken Soft Tacos 17 Panda Express Bowls 8 Rancho Bravo Chili Verde Tacos eaten 32 Vaccinations 2 Covid tests 20 Negative Covid tests 20 Covid Exposure notifications 1 Covid Exposure notifications lifetime 1 Colonoscopies 1 Spiders on back side of toilet paper roll 1 Times getting gasoline 12 Zoos visited 1 Aquariums visited 1 MLB Parks attended 1 Haircuts 4 Elections voted in 3 Ferries taken 2 Lightrail taken Seattle's 1 line U.S. States set foot in 1 Karaoke events 0 Kayaking trips 0 Yoga classes taken 0 Air miles 0 Shakespeare plays 0 Foreign Countries visited 0 Nights in a B&B 0 Nights in a hotel 0 Nights in an AirBNB 0 Nights in a tent 0 Nights on a boat 0 Trains trips 0 Long Distance Bus trips 0 Subways taken 0 Trams taken 0 Monorails ridden 0 Great Lakes touched 0 Roller coasters ridden 0 Bell towers climbed 0 Lowest tide Instagram posts Average miles walked/day Amazon orders Journals written in Snow days Smoke days Highest AQI Days over 100 Days 90 or higher
posted by January Girl @ 6:03 AM
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Sunday, November 27, 2022
2022 Facts
(As of November 27, 2022) Corpse Reviver #2 as house cocktail 10 years Instagram posts 253 Average miles walked/day 1.8 Daily online games played 13 Wordle games played 317 Percent Wordle games won 98% Max streak 138 Gum grafts 1 Thanksgiving cruises 1 Thanksgiving dinners 2 Pecan pies made 2022 2 Pecan pies made, lifetime 2 Jingle bell wreathes purchased 1 Halloween Haunts attended 1 Greenhouse openings attended 1 Planetarium field trips 1 Jars of Clam-O-Naise purchased 1 Etsy scams encountered 1 Aunts injured post-hurricane Ian 1 Tapings of Says You! attended 1 Husky Football games attended 1 Bonus pizzas aquired 1 Sculpture forests walked 1 Hammocks used 1 Parades attended 1 Caberets attended 1 Bernadette Peters concerts attended 1 Year Bernadette Peters tickets bought 2020 Cannolis eaten 1 Benches assembled 1 Random cigarettes found in condo 1 Beach naturalist shifts 3 Learning Analytics Conferences 1 Learnig Analytics Summer Institutes 1 Amazon orders 33 Hummingbird feeders purchased 2 Induction ranges purchased 1 Agatha Christie themed teas purchased 2 Boxes of Girl Scout Thin Mints purchased 2 Vaccinations 3 Covid tests 31 Negative Covid tests 31 Journals written in 4 Movies at the cinema 3 Zoos visited 1 Aquariums visited 0 MLB Parks attended 1 Kayaking trips 1 Haircuts 3 Elections voted in 3 Karaoke events 0 Yoga classes taken 0 Lobster rolls eaten 0 Air miles 0 Shakespeare plays 0 Snow days 2 Smoke days 13 Highest AQI 292 Days over 100 0 Days 90 or higher 13 U.S. States set foot in 1 Foreign Countries visited 0 Nights in a B&B 3 Nights in a hotel 0 Nights in an AirBNB 0 Nights in a tent 0 Nights on a boat 0 Trains trips 0 Long Distance Bus trips 0 Lightrail taken Seattle's 1 line Local bus routes taken 6 Subways taken 0 Trams taken 0 Ferries taken 1 Monorails ridden 0 Great Lakes touched 0 Roller coasters ridden 0 Bell towers climbed 0
posted by January Girl @ 7:42 PM
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Monday, November 22, 2021
2021 Facts
Condos purchased 1 Closing Date April 23 Back in the office MWF since September 13 Instagram posts 264 800th IG post November 21 Documented walks 183 Average miles walked/day 1.7 Beach naturalist shifts 3 iPhone purchased November 12 Last iPhone purchased March 10, 2018 Amazon orders 15 Vaccinations 4 Covid tests 10 Negative Covid tests 10 Journals written in 4 Movies at the cinema 2 Zoos visited 1 Aquariums visited 0 MLB Parks attended 1 Kayaking trips 1 Haircuts 3 Elections voted in 2 Karaoke events 0 Yoga classes taken 0 Lobster rolls eaten 0 Air miles 0 Shakespeare plays 1 Snow days 10 Accumulation February 13 (top 10) 8.9" Smoke days 2 Seattle record hot temp 108 Day Seattle broke hottest temp June 28 Days over 100 3 Days over 90 8 U.S. States set foot in 1 Foreign Countries visited 0 Nights in a hotel 0 Nights in an AirBNB 0 Nights in a tent 0 Nights on a boat 0 Train trips 0 Long Distance Bus trips 0 Subways taken 0 Trams taken 0 Ferries taken 0 Monorails ridden 0 Great Lakes touched 0 Roller coasters ridden 0 Bell towers climbed 0
posted by January Girl @ 7:10 PM
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Sunday, November 29, 2020
2020 Facts
Working from home since March 20 Neighborhood walks taken 179 Instagram posts 342 Average miles walked/day 2.1 Beach naturalist shifts 1 Amazon orders 27 Library books quarantined with 5 Vaccinations 2 Karaoke events 2 Journals written in 5 Meals eaten on Wolcott's patio 7 Meals eaten in Bill & Eden's yard 2 Zoom Passover Seders 1 Homemade Pizzas 2 Movies in the theater at least 6 Zoos visited 1 Aquariums visited 1 Yoga classes taken 1 Lobster rolls eaten 0 Lobsters eaten 1 Kayaking trips 1 Elections voted in 3 Air miles 4172 Plane trips 2 Nights in an AirBNB 7 Trips to New Orleans 1 Trips to New Orleans, lifetime 1 Trolley lines ridden 3 Guided cemetery tours 1 Museums visited 2 Shakespeare plays 0 Snow days 0 Smoke days around 10 Oceans touched 1 Time zones experienced 2 U.S. States set foot in 2 Foreign Countries visited 0 Foreign capitals visited 0 U.S. Capitals visited 0 Nights in a hotel 0 Nights in a tent 0 Nights on a boat 0 Trains taken 0 Long Distance Bus trips 0 Subways used 0 Trams used 0 Ferries lines taken 0 Monorails ridden 0 Train trips 0 Great Lakes touched 0 Roller coasters ridden 0 Bell towers climbed 0 MLB Parks attended 0 Continents, lifetime 4
posted by January Girl @ 8:54 PM
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Wednesday, December 04, 2019
2019 Facts
Grand nieces born 1 Years of Journaling 40 Average Number of journals/year 3.675 Current journal number 148 Las Vegas magic shows 3 Tricks on stage with Penn Jillette 1 Museums visited 5 Art Museums visited 1 Mermaid bars visited 1 Parades attended 1 In-N-Out burgers eaten 2 Meals eaten on Wolcott's new patio 3 Evacuations, for gas leak 1 Learning Analytics Conferences 1 Real thunderstorms 1 Days of jury duty 1 Passover Seders 1 Hours spent watching Norte Dame burn 4+ Elections voted in 3 Funko items owned 1/1/2019 1 Funko items owned 12/1/2019 6 Shakespeare plays 1 Not-natural hair colors 4 Trips to Vegas, lifetime 2 Trips to Texas, lifetime 4 October visitors 4 Snow days 4 Air miles 5279 Plane trips 5 Nights in a hotel 13 Nights in an AirBNB 2 Nights in a pyramid 6 Nights in a single bed 5 Nights in a tent 0 Nights on a boat 0 Oceans touched 1 Time zones experienced 2 U.S. States set foot in 4 Foreign Countries visited 1 Foreign capitals visited 0 U.S. Capitals visited 0 Long Distance Bus trips 0 Subways used 0 Trams used 0 Ferries lines taken 1 Monorails ridden 1 Train trips 0 Zoos visited 4 Aquariums visited 4 Yoga classes taken 0 Lobster rolls eaten 0 Great Lakes touched 0 Kayaking trips 1 Roller coasters ridden 2 Bell towers climbed 0 MLB Parks attended 1 Continents, lifetime 4
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