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That was easy! Originally uploaded by naomi_bot I am maintaining this blog to provide myself with points of reference in my life. This year I am turning 30. I have several goals set out for myself. I have this feeling that life will only get better after 30. Oh how grand!Goals:Climb Mount WhitneyIncrease my endurance enough to be able to run a half marathonPass my qualsContinue to

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Mount Baden Powell view from Baldy Originally uploaded by naomi_bot Summit log for '08Mount Baldy (June 28, 2008)Mount Baden Powell (July 1, 2008) Mount Baldy (July 2, 2008)Mount Islip (July 3, 2008) Mount San Gorgonio! (Tomorrow)

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Mimulus shevockii with stigma receptive Originally uploaded by naomi_bot Mimulus shevockii is now in bloom.This is a photo from my last visit to Kelso Valley. I expect the species will be in peak bloom in about a week or so. I plan to do another round of surveys April 5th. I will do more pollinator observations, and will census as many populations as possible in days work. Hopefully

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Gilia cana subsp. speciosa Originally uploaded by naomi_bot Hey, check this out. I was featured in a Los Angels Times article on wildflowers in California! Speaking of wildflowers I am headed in for a field trip on Monday. I hope to come back with lots of pretty pictures. Yay!

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madeline Originally uploaded by naomi_bot Ever since my little raisin died I have been pet-less. This is madeline, my new cat. She likes to stare me down and give me dirty looks, so I have decided to call her MAD cat. This photo was taken on our first day together. She must like the way my hair smells because she keeps burying her face in it.

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The Hallway Originally uploaded by naomi_bot I've left my downtown apartment and returned to the suburbs. That is not my hallway anymore. It feels a little weird that someone else will reside in apt. 830, it was my home for two years and I kind of miss it. Wow so blogger auto-saves my drafts, thats nifty. I remember when I was enthused about spell check. I have been blogging for

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City Hall Originally uploaded by naomi_bot I have lived in the beautiful city of Los Angeles for 3 years. While I always considered myself an LA native, my time spent living within the actual city limits was brief. I am moving to be closer to work/school, to save money, and to relive my life of the stressful commute. Even though the move is a positive one I will still miss living in

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Mimulus shevockii flower Originally uploaded by naomi_bot In an effort to organize my dissertation research I have created a website for one of my many projects (the website is skeletal at the moment). Mimulus shevockii (shown here) will be the focus of at least one chapter of my dissertation. About a month ago I gave a presentation to one the California Native Plant Society chapters.

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Pectis papposa inflorescence Originally uploaded by naomi_bot My photography skills are marginal at best, and my new camera is the suks. This is probably the best photo I have taken with my new digi cam, and to be honest I don't think its half bad. But it took a hell of a lot of tries to get it. I will have to get a new camera ( Canon Digital Rebel I think) before field season starts

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Star in Your Own JibJab! It's Free!This is hot!

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this is awesome.

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Mini rubber duckie Originally uploaded by naomi_bot. Now I shall recount the events of my life over the past six months in bullet points.Due to extenuating circumstances we did not move the bay areaI just renewed my lease for my downtown LA apartment (anticipated move date to Claremont is January). I have been accepted to the graduate program at CGULife has continued to be good I finally

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I am preparing my application for various graduate programs. I hope I get in, if I don't I am screwed. Being screwed out of something you want sucks. I don't want that to happen. Fo' real. With all these new things happening everything seems remarkably the same. I guess technically nothing has changed yet. I stayed in Redwood City last week to check it out. It almost felt like a different

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Crap! I dropped my camera in the water and now its dead! This is a major bummer. And it happend on a day that required photo documentation!! You see, I had people scaling the walls, hauling ladders through the canyons, chaparral, riparian vegetation, etc.! All to collect seeds from a wall loving Dudleya. I was depressed for a week. I have since moved on and I'm ready for a camera upgrade.

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The blurry dining room Originally uploaded by naomi_bot. I like my new place. Its pretty alright for the most part. I think my favorite room is the living/dining room because it is usually the cleanest. I do miss my old leaky apartment, but this place seems to be a. less leaky and b. more spacious.

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tiny tortise Originally uploaded by naomi_bot. I haven't taken pictures of my new place. It doesn't quite feel like home, but so far it seems alright. I wanted to post a photo of the new friend I made a'field. I was working in Joshua Tree National Park and came across the most tinyest of tortises. He was the cutest thing ever! I wish I could have stared at him all day long. The

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I have finally moved. Downtown is surprisngly quiet at night and I have been getting a good nights sleep. I will post pictures of my new place soon.

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My baby, Sancho Originally uploaded by naomi_bot. Sancho was the best pet who ever lived. I miss him as much today as when I lost him in September '05. I only hope I can have another pet as good and kind as he was. from my flicker page..."He was the love of my life, and the best pet to ever walk the planet. He was my fifteenth birthday present, and I would not have traded him for the

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Naomi collecting plants Originally uploaded by naomi_bot. Here I am collecting plants off Hwy 395 last spring. I have been been processing my backlog at work. When working with my previous collections it always gets me excited to collect some more. Spring is finally here and the field collecting season is about to begin. I am so excited!

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I am working on a manucript entitled the Short flora of Short Canyon. The paper is fairly short but its taking me a long ass time to finish. I'm feeling uninspired and maybe a little bored. Most of the content is there, but I am trying to interject some style and I am failing miserably. Other thoughts from this week. I move March 3rd (I think?). I need money.When will the rains come? I have

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How excited am I?? Very. Google earth for Mac is here!

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this log serves as a my own personal record of events in the life of n. I have a few things to record.1. I am moving to downtown soon, about 1 mile from where I live now. This should be fun. 2. overall 2005 was not so good. I had many losses. I lost 4 pets including my most dear sancho. I am still very sad about that. 3. I think my second friend has left me. Two friends down, are there

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feeling inspired to simplify... Went to NC for the holidays. I have contact lenses. I look very non-nerdular without glasses. I can go undercover and be a spy for the botany geeks.

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I am much to lazy to make my own photo album, so instead I joined flicker. Check it out.

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note to self. work on photo album.I have a new host so I will be able to get a nice photo album up and running soon.pics to come: plant picys, LA picys, and apartment picys.

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