Adventures of a well-rounded geek
Yesterday started off with Shari coming over to make breakfast with me and Elisabeth. Elisabeth, if you didn't know, makes her own homemade chai. It's pretty awesome, not only the fact that she makes her own, but she makes it well and it tastes good. I've actually had a couple of sips. She told Shari…
I HAVE to show off my bathroom because somehow it became a dinosaur themed bathroom?! And I love it. What can I say, I'm a 30 year old woman who likes dinosaurs. Last year, my friends Katie and Mitchell purchased me dinosaur art I had on my wishlist and I had yet to find the…
I got MLK day off yesterday so I spent it finishing up my cross stitch, doing all the chores, working on some creative tasks for myself, and watching Jumanji and Critical Role with Elisabeth. The new Jumanji movie was so much fun. I remember enjoying the original movie when I was a child, so I…
On Saturday, I went to a cross stitch "class" that one of my local libraries was hosting. A few months ago I decided I wanted to try out cross stitching as an adult. I got an awesome cross stitch pattern from my parents for Christmas but then realized, "This is a huge pattern and I…
I must say, taking this dinosaur class is proving to be both interesting and great for blog posts! Recently I learned about species and how they are named. Did you know that it is estimated there are between 5 and 30 million species on our planet? That is an amazing number. How awesome is it…
Continue reading ➞ Day 102. Fun Fact Friday: Naming a species
Dinosaurs have many interesting physical features. As time goes on and more discoveries are made, paleontologists are able to provide more information about what dinosaurs looked like. Recently there has been a method of looking at feathers and determining what color it is. Scientists have discovered dinosaur feathers that could have been black or dark…
Continue reading ➞ Day 88. Fun Fact Friday: Dinosaurs’ appearance
One of my coworkers told me that today was a free day at the Nature and Science Museum so I decided that I should go! I really like that museum, and think a yearly trip should be had by everyone. I especially wanted to go because the museum has a permanent dinosaur exhibit so I…
Continue reading ➞ Day 83. Denver Nature and Science Museum: free day
There are many divisions of dinosaurs, each division helps us understand the different species a little better. The first main division of dinosaurs is based on the shape of the pelvis. Saurischians are lizard-hipped dinosaurs while ornithischians are bird-hipped dinosaurs. However, it is important to know that birds, modern day dinosaurs, are not actually ornithischians.…
Continue reading ➞ Day 81. Fun Fact Friday: Groups of dinosaurs
While taking the online class about dinosaurs, I've learned many interesting facts. The class not only discusses dinosaurs but it also discusses animals in general to help the student gain a better understanding of the world. I'd like to share some of the knowledge I've received from this class. In this post I'm going to…
Continue reading ➞ Day 74. Fun Fact Friday: Vertebrate skeletons and skulls
