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Hello!

You've wandered onto Jenny's little corner of the internet. This is my portfolio, a page where I can record my goals, short and long term, track their progress, and keep the big and small picture in mind. It's a playbook of sorts for me, an organized, massive, pop-up, pull-out, colored, scribbled all over, playbook of my desires, goals, accomplishments, thoughts, and inspirations. It has my schemes, plans, and ideas with a touch of organization, whim, and verbal diarrhea (sorry for that mental image). All in all, it is my portfolio, so welcome!

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WHO are you? Jenny (1, 2, 3, 5, 5)

WHERE are you? College

WHEN are you?(NST+1)

WHAT
are you interested in? writing, eating, sleeping, reading, laughing
do you like? movies, jeans, knitting
do you dislike? vegetables (especially green beans...)
do you do wonderfully in? quoting obscure quotes from popular movies
do you do oh so terribly in? eating healthy (if you couldn't quite tell)

Visited Often

Neo and I,
just two pals.

Wow. Neo and I go way back.

I first starting playing around elementary school, and sometime before I got to middle school, neo got a little lost in the land of "things that used to amuse me but now don't". Later in middle school, I started neo again and played right up to a couple years ago. I quit because real life was getting a tad jealous. (I know, right? Geez.) So I self-froze all my accounts, packed up my time and said goodbye.

Now I'm in college and we're reunited again. I couldn't get my old accounts back, so I moved on. Most people like to say that they are rebuilding, but I don't feel like it's the correct term for me. It actually feels really nice to just start all over and not deal with the baggage my old account came with--half completed goals, a to do list a mile long, a SBD with enough clutter to avalanche me to death. I can start fresh now, with new goals and a clean slate. Sure, I may have lost accomplishments and pets (*shudders*), but I'd rather not dwell on the past.

So I'm here. I'm enough of a neo veteran now to know what I want from neo and I'm wise enough now (hopefully) to know what I can and can't commit to online_ I'm here to relieve stress, I'm here to be a part of the community, I'm here to spend a little time away from real life and go about doing some things that just aren't possible in real life. Where else can I adopt a flying woolly mammoth?

tyrannian elephante = flying woolly mammoth.
you know you see the resemblance.

It also seems a little ironic to me that one of the first things I did when I started playing neo again in the name of "stress relieving" is to create a list of goals. Ah well. It's good to be back.

Who
are
you?
asked the caterpillar.

Just who am I?

I have been called
quirky
boring
friendly
lazy
kind
shy
caring
oblivious
homebody
social
intelligent
ditsy
neat
messy
giggly
quiet
predictable
spontaneous.
Which of these am I really? Well, most of these are yours to judge. I can't tell you what to think about me, after all. But I can attest that I identify as quirky (it's the attractive form of "weird" apparently) and friendly (I promise I won't bite). I am a bit of a homebody, I'll admit (else, I'd be out instead of here, pouring my life into neo), but the term I like to use is selectively social C:

I'd like to call myself a writer. Enough said. For me, that's one of the most rewarding things on neo is obtaining my "dreamies" or permies, as I would really like to call them. As a writer, creating characters is a huge part of the process, and giving my pets characters, back stories, hobbies, all that jazz is such an exciting part of the creative process. Do I want their paint job to be fitting? Ironic? Ill suited? Uncomfortable or just right? How do I want to interpret their species, paint job, gender?

I like to consider the bigger community, in real life as well as neo. I'm not afraid to give; money and points are earned to be spent. Whether or not I do it wisely or foolishly is up to me.

Famous

.
Naomi Nye
.
The river is famous to the fish.

The loud voice is famous to silence,
which knew it would inherit the earth
before anybody said so.

The cat sleeping on the fence is famous to the birds
watching him from the birdhouse.

The tear is famous, briefly, to the cheek.

The idea you carry close to your bosom
is famous to your bosom.

The boot is famous to the earth,
more famous than the dress shoe,
which is famous only to floors.

The bent photograph is famous to the one who carries it
and not at all famous to the one who is pictured.

I want to be famous to shuffling men
who smile while crossing streets,
sticky children in grocery lines,
famous as the one who smiled back.

I want to be famous in the way a pulley is famous,
or a buttonhole, not because it did anything spectacular,
but because it never forgot what it could do.


Food for thought, yeah?

Rebuilding

Rebuilding; I'm officially going to have to stop using that term now. I've gotten so far since coming back to neo and I think my account is pretty much where I left off my old accounts, if not better. It's kind of crazy to see how far I've come in these past three months (yeah, I'm still a noobishly under 4 months). January and February were especially crazy, and now I've got a to do list about a mile long, so it's back to the juggling game.

It upsets me a little though, how easily I've come this far. Well, it wasn't easy, but it definitely wasn't as stressful and time consuming to get here than I expected. Before I went on my hiatus, I was struggling so much (though I can't remember now, with what) with achieving my neo-goals. For example, it took me forever and so much editing and writing to get a story published in the Neopian Times on my old main. This time around, I just submitted something on a whim that I has wrote for my pets, and it made it. *facepalm* (yeah, I know it won't show, but you get the point) Makes me feel like all my efforts and work on my old accounts were so futile. Especially with the random avvies. Gosh, I spent so much np on the coconut shy one back them, and the tooth faerie avoided me like the plague. THE PLAGUE. Ah well. I guess this is a part of moving on.

I've been branching into a lot of areas I've never ventured into though. Account improvement guilds and portfolios didn't even exist when I left, but Juniper (still sad to see it go) really helped me get back on my feet with this account. Now it doesn't look nearly as noobish as it really is, haha. Habi's also very, very awesome. My babies didn't paint themselves.

To Do (as of 2/28)

Fix La Casa when I get the review back

Redo Nelly and Des's lookups

Get a background for Cate, Luke, Ambi, and Tani

Edit Cate's first story for nt

Get the darn soup faerie avvie

Redo Farri's history series (outline)

Redo ch 1 of devils and ghouls

Write ch 2 of devils and ghouls

Write Nelly's march entry

Write a second article for Tabby

read ani some books x-x

Write ani a short story

Redo and add Ambi's stuff to the devils and ghouls' hoard

HFA {since Jan. 2013} Hassle Free Adoptions is an application-free adoption agency established in early January 2013. At Hassle-free Adoptions, we stick by the saying "actions speak louder than words". Applicants are only required to send in a short questionnaire and are judged by the state of their account, current pets, and other neo activities. HF Adoptions strives to provide convenient, easy, and hassle-free application processes to both owners and adopters. Come visit?

February Goals 2500 hits (2000/2500) 50 pets listed (51/50) 40 pets adopted (37/40) PC board: here 60 pets listed

Goals 1000 hits 2500 hits 5000 hits Guide on choosing an owner 50 pets listed 60 pets listed 50 pets adopted 100 pets adopted

Responses&etc. Listed a pet Your pet has been added! Please let me know if your pet has been adopted, if they are no longer ufa, or you have set a deadline. If you have some time, it would be greatly appreciated if you could rate HF Adoptions at: /~fusd#pets. Thanks! Jenny @ HF Adoptions Board ad 1 At Hassle Free Adoptions, we believe that your pets, accounts, sites, and pages are the best judge of your ownership. That's why we are an /application free/ adoption agency that strives to provide convenient, hassle free adoption processes for both the adopter and the owner. If you are interested in adopting one of our # fosterlings, visit: http://www.neopets.com/~Pauen If you are interested in listing a foster please neomail me the form here: /~Pauen#how If you are interested in listing your dreamies, fill out the form here: http://www.neopets.com/~Darjoie If you want to adopt these pets, be sure to follow the rules! The instructions on applying are at the bottom of the rules page. Board ad 2 (pt 1) HFA: http://www.neopets.com/~Pauen At Hassle Free Adoptions, we believe that your pets, accounts, sites, and pages are the best judge of your ownership. That's why we are an /application free/ adoption agency that strives to provide convenient, hassle free adoption processes for both the adopter and the owner. -c- Board ad 2 (pt 2) Why foster at HFA? Asking for no applications means a simple, fast, /evidence/ based applicant choosing process. No petpage apps to read, no trying to judge whether or not applicants are lying--their pets and accounts will testify to all that they could ever promise. If you are interested in adopting one of our 41 lovely fosters, please visit /~Pauen If you have any questions, neomail or post!

Thoughts Hm... I currently don't know how I feel about hfa. Definitely not closing it, but I don't know how far I want to expand it. I'm thinking about lessening the adopter side of the appeal and focusing more on the owner side of the story; aka letting hfa be a service for owners to get the word out and not deal with petpage apps. Thoughts?

Plans&Ideas Applicant ranking/reviewing services? (take a survey on pc/ac) guild?

La Casa {since Feb. 2013} La Casa is a review site established on February 2, 2013. It offers unbiased, thoughtful and in-depth reviews that encourage improvement, and help increase professionalism, accessibility, and usefulness. There are currently 10 different types of rubrics offered, including a few rubrics that are uncommon or unique to La Casa: improvement only rubrics and interview-based reviews. Right now, La Casa is under construction, but opening date is set for March! Come visit?

Waiting List None yet

Goals Complete 10 reviews Complete 20 reviews Complete 50 reviews by 2014 Offer 15 rubrics Change to story narration Open staff positions Win a sotm contest Be recommended by 5 sites (1/5) 10 affiliates (5/10)

Responses&etc. Accepting a request Thanks for requesting at La Casa! I've received your request and you are now number # on the waiting list for a (name) review. Please fill out this form (below) and I can get started on your review. Thanks for requesting at La Casa! -Jenny @ La Casa Receiving follow-up (name), thanks for the info! Until I finish your review, I ask that you refrain from making any major changes to your site. I'll let you know when your your review is finished! -Jenny @ La Casa Finished review Hi (name)! Your review is ready for pick-up at /~LINK If you would like to submit a re-review, please wait one month before doing so. If you would like a check-up, you may request one in a week. Thanks for visiting La Casa and requesting. I hope you find your review helpful. Have a lovely day! -Jenny @ La Casa Rejecting (rules) Hi (name). I'm sorry, but you did not follow the rules for making a request. Please reread the rules here: /~LINK. You may request again after 24 hours. -Jenny @ La Casa Follow-up needed (name), on (date) I received your request for a (name) review. However, you did not reply to the follow-up form I sent you. I am unable to complete your review request without this information. Here is the form again: (form) Please send me this information asap. -Jenny @ La Casa Rejecting (closed) Hi (name). I'm sorry, requests are currently not open. I expect to have requests open on (date). Please check back then! -Jenny @ La Casa

Thoughts I'm so excited about La Casa! I spend way too much time working on it, haha. The official opening date is set for March, but I'm entertaining ideas about opening it later, when spring break starts and I can really do some reviewing. I've got a lot of plans for the future that can't be implemented right now because of time restrictions, but I'm eagerly waiting for the summer, when I won't have all this pesky homework. I've been getting so much lovely help from Tiffany, my review mentor. Every time I think I've got something right, she always points me in a better direction. Ah well, nothing's perfect, right? Thoughts?

To Do Get a button made for Raya rubric Get a button made for Katch rubric Get a button made for Lafyia rubric Get a button made for Des rubric Get a button made for Ani rubric Create Jenny rubric Create Cindee rubric Run final read through before opening Open La Casa (March 4) Edit rules (shorten) Edit based on Imperfect Perfection review

Review Mentor/Student Activity

Layout

The first thing that I'm struck by when I enter this site is that the layout is a bit blinding. The overall effect of the white content area and the very light blue background is too bright. I suggest you change the background to a darker color, perhaps to a red, organge, or teal, to match the color scheme of the layout. You can find some great background resources at The Lunch Box, Bedazzled, Foomanshu, and 49 Days. Below, I've provided a screenshot of the layout with a different background so you can see what a difference it can make. It's much easier to see and read the context box, and brightens up your layout by bringing in more color.

The header background color and the strip above the navigation is also too bright. You may want to try a more subtle or darker color like #ddf1f4 or #f0f4fa so that viewers will have an easier time reading the headers.

Your header and underline font colors are good, but the italics are too light. It will be hard to viewers to read anything you've italicized, so I suggest changing it to a darker color like #f1a78e. Likewise, your navigation links and bold font colors are leaning toward the brighter side. Visitors can read and see it, but you might want to change it to a darker color like #5ddbc1.

The best part of the layout is, in my opinion, the banner. It has a lot of potential (will explain more later), and it is well cropped. However, I have a difficult time determing the focal image--it doesn't seem to have one. The most probable guess is the cake, but it doesn't seem certain because the cake is cut off at the bottom. I suggest you either choose a focal point and re-position the banner or move the text to the center to be your focal point.

The text border on the banner is very appealing because it uses a gradient between two different colors (rather than going from just a dark blue to a light blue), and the font is well suited for the banner. Good job! The one issue is that the text on the banner is also a little hard to read because of the opacity. I suggest that you decrease the opacity of the letters, so that the text stands out more against the vibrant colors of the banner.

Despite the text visibility and focal point issues, I say that the banner has a lot of potential because of the vibrant range of colors it contains. It contains both warm and cool hues and creates an even and diverse ranged color scheme. I highly suggest that you take advantage of this using more warm colors (pink, orange, yellow, red) in your layout to complement the colors in the banner. This will create a more well rounded and appealing color scheme. See how the red-orange line below your navigation brings a lot of color to your layout? Using more colors like it will really brighten up your site.

Organization

The page is well organized, and I had no issues trying to access any of your pages. My only suggestion is to move the credits on the home page down to the bottom of site, where That Kills Me and Neopets are credited, or move it to its own page.

Unique {brainstorming}

I'm currently brainstorming for a character request site, possibly called Unique. An idea of what it would offer: a "standard" request may include a customized premade lookup (haha sorry, I can't make a graphic to save my life) including three to four character traits and a short blurb or story. Most of the requests would be largely customs though, because there's so much freedom with this; I would have to work with each requester for each character.

Now, I don't think I'm mistaken in saying (please correct me if I'm wrong!) that there aren't any other requests sites like this out there, but I don't know how much of an interest there would be; it would be great fun for me, since I absolutely love creating characters, but a request site with no requests would be a little... useless. Anyway, Unique is still in the process of being brainstormed. If you are interested and want to see Unique happen, please let me know!

Plans&Ideas

customized lookup

customized petpage?

customized (haha) customization?

parts: traits, hobby, occupation, family

offering: narrative blurbs, flash fictions, long narratives, series?

Stats Total: 75 Mystery Island: 44% Virtupets: 12% Tyrannia: 20% Haunted Woods: 16% Neopia Central: 28% NeoQuest: 28% Snowy Valley: 20% Meridell vs. Darigan: 4% Lost Desert: 24% The Battledome: 20% Coins: 0% Battle For Meridell: 8% NeoQuest II: 0% Other: 12% Space Station Coins: 0% Evil Coconuts: 0% Sea Shells: 0% Maraquan: 12% Altador: 8% Shenkuu: 36% Charms: 0% Other Too: 4% Faerieland: 4% Scarabs: 0% Moltara: 0% Maractite Coins: 0% Qasala: 0% Treasures of the Deep: 0% Krawk Island: 0% Neovia: 0%

Goals Collect 100 stamps Collect 150 stamps Collect 200 stamps Wishlist none

Specific Goals

General Goals 175 avatars (160/175) 200 avatars 215 avatars

Recently Conquered

Cheeseroller Strategies Brick Cheese - dive right: 0/3 Alkenore Cheese - dive left: 1/6 Brick Cheese - dive left: 0/1 Quadruple Fudge Cheese - dive left:9/26 ** Tyrannian Dung Cheese - dive left: 21/49 Quadruple Fudge Cheese - dive right: 0/6 ** current method of use

Currently working on Farri's history series Devils and Ghouls's series Extend A Suprising Moment To Do Extend devils and ghouls ch 1 Write Tabby's second article Write the ch 2 of devils and ghouls series Rewrite and plan Farri's history series

Goals Publish 5 articles/stories Publish 1 series

Adopted out

Goals Adopt out 5 fosters (1/5) Adopt out 10 fosters Adopt out 15 fosters Adopt out 20 fosters Adopt out 30 fosters Adopt out 50 fosters

Nelly

lookup | journal | cupcakes | socks

Nelly is sweet, a little spoiled, shy, and loves being at home--the type who never says anything to strangers but can't shut up around her friends. She grows on you; she'll win you over with her smiles and probably half a cupcake that she always seems to be eating.

Info Birthday: December 10, 2010 Adopted: December 5, 2012 (pound) Painted: January 6, 2013

Goals update journal for mar Get all cupcakes on her wishlist (1/18) Get all socks on her wishlist (0/9) buy snowbunny buy faerie petpet pb Redo lookup

Des

lookup | journal | playshed

Des is definitely an outdoorsy type, but won't go far from home, which isn't just the house for him. It's the neighborhood, the parks, the fields he so frequently runs overs and plays in. He's comfortable where he is. He's cheerful, eager and excitable--the type to win your affections in an instant with a few happy smiles, ask you to play catch or tag with him, loves seeing the blue sky overhead.

Info Birthday: September 20, 2012 Adopted: December 5, 2012 (pound) Painted: January 6, 2013

Goals update journal in march 10 toys for playshed 20 toys for playshed Redo lookup

Katch

lookup | letters

A young neopet finally realizing his passions and goals, Katcher is a foster converted homebody. He admits to being spoiled and stubborn in his previous days, and though he has turned many new leaves after his period of rebellion, he is still at time irritable and not the easiest pet to get along with. He has a heart for the pets on the streets, especially pound pets, and looks to the faeries for inspiration and hope. He aspires to become a Defender of Neopia one day and currently spend his time training for the battledome and studying in neoschool. He will be going to a boarding school in Shenkuu soon, to train more seriously for the battledome.

Info Created: October 28, 2012

Goals get custom layout for petpage update page twice in march 100 HSD 120 HSD 150 HSD morph into eyrie paint faerie Buy 'Misty Shenkuu Background

Cindee

lookup

Info Birthday: February 7, 2012 Adopted: coming home in Mar (traded)

Goals brainstorm for petpage create lookup 10 petpets 15 petpets 20 petpets

Cate

lookup

Patient, kind, and loving, Cate seems the type to stay home and love baking cookies, but she is far from that. She loves traveling, visiting foreign places and feeling the adrenaline of the beginning of another adventure. She has her fair share of exciting stories to tell around the dinner table. She is her family's source or morale ans cheer; she is always trusting and believing--believing that her friends can achieve and do all that they set to do, believing others to be the best that they are, believing that all will turn out for the best, and everything will truly be okay. She is currently travel-weary, and will be resting at home for a bit before resuming her travels.

Info Birthday: November 3, 2012 Adopted on: February 28, 2013 (thanks Sky!)

Goals create lookup Add to her provisions Buy 'Neopia Central Background' background

Tabby

lookup | articles | her desk

An independent, clever spirit who spends like time writing and researching. She's got a million different bones to pick, and her articles and letters to the editor are full of her loud, honest, and strong opinions, protests, and complaints. Sometimes she can rub the wrong way, but she's not an angry or spiteful pet, and at the end of the day, her saucy sense of humor and friendly manner will win you over.

Info Birthday: October 25, 2008 Adopted: coming home in April (thanks Cindy!)

Goals update article for Feb edit article to submit to NT Customize

Py

lookup | her box

Py is an absolute mystery. She's quiet, quirky, and surprising, knows a little bit about everything and is all the time random. But she's as loyal as can be, and won't leave you behind for anything--if you've won her heart, as difficult as it may be, she'll never forget you ever again.

Info Birthday: December 11, 2010 Adopted: coming home May (thanks Borealis!)

Goals brainstorm ideas for petpage 10 meepit items (5/10) 20 meepit items 30 meepit items Customize

Raya

lookup

Always cheerful and a tad forgetful, Raya is the typical happy, energetic blumaroo. She's spontaneous--she's not restricted by time, neopoints, or location. The slightest mention of chocolate will have her hopping out the door to get to the chocolate factory, reading about Kind Altador will have her planning a weekend excursion to Altador. Life is never boring around her.

Info Birthday: September 17, 2007 Adopted: coming home March (thanks Courtney!)

Goals Add 1 item to collection every month Create lookup Create petpage

Farri

lookup | history | provisions

Farri is older than most of the pets he knows and has spent most of this time wandering the seas around Maraqua. He fights and travels not for glory or honor but to search for something he does not know, to fulfill a longing that he cannot describe. From all his years of wandering, he has grown wise, but is still susceptible to what Audrey Hepburn once referred to as the "mean reds"--he is suddenly afraid of something, but doesn't know what it is.

Info Birthday: January 30, 2010 Adopted: coming home in March (pound)

Goals complete history series customize

Ani

lookup

Ani, a foster for most of her life, has spent her days dreaming of Maraqua, of studying the maps, histories, and tales of foreign lands and wishing for wishes. She was recently rescued from the pound and morphed into a maraquan Ixi, that she can discover the beauties of Maraqua in person. Curious, intelligent, young and steady, she hopes to travel far and wide, to see the world and discover in reality the places that have fed her dreams for so long.

Info Birthday: August 8, 2012 Adopted: February 4, 2013 (pound) Morphed: February 5, 2013

Goals Write short story Read 10 relevant books Read 20 relevant books Read 30 relevant books Read 40 relevant books Read 50 relevant books Create provisions create lookup Buy background

Qale

lookup

Info Birthday: December 30, 2012 Adopted: January 12, 2013 (thanks Cindy!)

Goals morph into xwee paint pirate brainstorm for petpet

Vehnii

lookup

Vehnii is the queen of the forests. She is the patron of the flora, the keeper of sanctuaries, protector of wild creatures. Her home is among the secret and quiet glades, under willow trees and midst fields of flowers. She is wise and gentle, looked to by many for hope, inspiration and advice. With her eternal patience and calm personality, she seems almost ethereal, and few lucky pets, when meeting her, cannot help but be struck with awe and reverie. She serves on the council of the Lords, and represents the those who cannot speak for themselves.

Info Birthday: May 3, 2010 Adopted: coming home March (thanks Sylvia!)

Goals Create lookup brainstorm for hobby/collection

Roenath

lookup

Info Birthday: April 27, 2010 Adopted: coming home soon (thanks Cindy!)

Goals morph into peo paint royal

Lacrimedes

lookup

Info Birthday: July 12, 2012 Adopted: January 13, 2013 (thanks Lisa!)

Goals morph into krawk paint royal

Lafyia

lookup | story | her purse

Lafyia is the leader of the gang, intelligent and ambitious, a dangerous combination for someone of her character. She is quite the schemer (that's where her brains go, naturally), and she's determined to get what she wants, no matter the price.

Info Birthday: February 7, 2012 Adopted: coming home in Mar (thanks Mae!)

Goals update story with next chapter redo her purse Buy 'Games Graveyard Silhouette Background

Luke

lookup | story | his pockets

The moment you look at him, you can tell that this is one pet you do not want to cross. His a hard heart and incredible strength, Luke is intimidating to just about anyone. He keeps his mouth shut most times and even among his best friends, won't be tempted to speak frequently. A dangerous enemy and a superb ally.

Info Birthday: January 18, 2010 Adopted: Feburary 12, 2013 (thanks Maddie!)

Goals update story with next chapter redo his pockets Buy 'Spooky Forest Path Background

Ambilina

lookup | story

She's all but invisible, speaking from shadowy corners, lurking in dark holes, sometimes just a pair of large, bright blue eyes. She's a difficult person to like, get along with, or beat, so most neopians stay a safe distance from her. At first glance, she doesn't look very dangerous at all, but if you give her a chance, she'll show you just can quickly she can disarm you, and how very dangerous she can be. She doesn't want your friendship--your affection, your help or your love. But she is beyond all, trustworthy and dependable, no matter the cost.

Info Birthday: February 4, 2010 Adopted: February 15, 2013 (thanks Lisa!)

Goals update story with next chapter Add things to her sleeves Buy 'Neovia Shop Silhouette Background

Tani

lookup | story

Tani is a dark sorcerer. She is a practicer of magic, a friend to the things unseen by most Neopians, a seer of hidden powers and creatures. She lives in caves, buried deep in the mountain sides, or in forests so thick that the blue sky is a myth. If you need a potion, a glimpse of the future, anything that cannot be done within the natural realm, Tani can probably help you, for a price.

Info Birthday: December 1, 2012 Adopted: March 2, 2013 (thanks Overlord Pony!)

Goals update story with next chapter add things to her things Buy 'Dark Cave Background