Comments for Joanna Volavka http://joannavolavka.com thoughts and other things Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:05:15 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ Comment on The North Dakota Conspiracy by North Dakota Conspiracy, Revisited | Joanna Volavka http://joannavolavka.com/2011/07/15/the-north-dakota-conspiracy/#comment-1296 Sat, 27 Apr 2013 16:05:15 +0000 http://lavavolavka.com/?p=1637#comment-1296 [...] terms people use to find the blog, and there have been consistent (if in low frequency) hits on this post I wrote almost two years ago in which I posit my personal conspiracy theory, namely that I don’t believe in North [...]

]]> Comment on Doctor Who Commentary: Thoughts on Hide by asuccessionofbusynothings http://joannavolavka.com/2013/04/23/doctor-who-commentary-thoughts-on-hide/#comment-1285 Wed, 24 Apr 2013 02:15:36 +0000 http://joannavolavka.com/?p=3125#comment-1285 I enjoyed the nod to the past in the use of the term “assistant” as well. Also, I was just discussing with a friend how no issue seems to be made anymore of the Doctor needing to refuel the TARDIS on the rift. Either we’re just supposed to assume that he does it between stories or they’ve simply dropped the whole idea.

You also bring up a good point about the Doctor not appearing in the ghost stories. I hadn’t really considered that angle, but it seems like he should have, unless it was only her familial connection with the house that was making her appear on that spot, but that was never stated in the story.

]]> Comment on Well, I SAID I wanted to see the Sonoran Desert. by Scott Jones http://joannavolavka.com/2013/03/18/well-i-said-i-wanted-to-see-the-sonoran-desert/#comment-1276 Sun, 21 Apr 2013 22:29:55 +0000 http://joannavolavka.com/?p=2879#comment-1276 Sonoran Desert National Monument is part of the National Conservation Lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management. The model for the Conservation Lands is different from the park service-style monuments, where there’s a visitor center inside the unit, paved walkways to the “attraction” and twice daily ranger talks.

Instead, the Conservation Lands model is to keep much of the land as it is, siting visitor services (when necessary) in adjacent communities. This allows for a more personal journey through the land, a chance to discover the land through self exploration. However, this requires visitors to be self-sufficient and prepared.

I’m a fellow national parks road tripper (just crossed off my 237th national park last month) and while I enjoy the experience that those provide, I really love that the Conservation Lands provide a different way to enjoy the outdoors.

]]> Comment on Butterbeer at Home by Joanna V. http://joannavolavka.com/2013/04/19/butterbeer-at-home/#comment-1270 Sat, 20 Apr 2013 01:11:50 +0000 http://joannavolavka.com/?p=3097#comment-1270 Glad I could help! ^_^

]]> Comment on Butterbeer at Home by PudHog http://joannavolavka.com/2013/04/19/butterbeer-at-home/#comment-1269 Fri, 19 Apr 2013 16:09:52 +0000 http://joannavolavka.com/?p=3097#comment-1269 YES! This looks so exciting!

I’ll have to give it a go…

]]> Comment on Thoughts on Boston, Editorial Choices, and why I’m choosing not to look. by Nikki http://joannavolavka.com/2013/04/17/thoughts-on-boston-editorial-choices-and-why-im-choosing-not-to-look/#comment-1261 Thu, 18 Apr 2013 01:20:16 +0000 http://joannavolavka.com/?p=3087#comment-1261 Well said! I am a news junkie & have been avoiding Twitter & all my other news sources since Monday night. All of the misinformation is completely ridiculous! & why do they think we need to see the same horrific images/videos over & over again? It’s so ridiculous. Maybe when they get their facts straight & stop showing the images I’ll tune in again. I for one would like to have accurate information, NOT “the person that heard it first”.

]]> Comment on Doctor Who Commentary: Thoughts on The Rings of Akhenaten by Joanna V. http://joannavolavka.com/2013/04/09/doctor-who-commentary-thoughts-on-the-rings-of-akhenaten/#comment-1235 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 20:17:40 +0000 http://joannavolavka.com/?p=3036#comment-1235 I agree with you! I think it’s absolutely his love of puzzles that’s propelling him. I just really hope that there isn’t more to it, that her catching him at the funeral is enough.

]]> Comment on Doctor Who Commentary: Thoughts on The Rings of Akhenaten by Jeff http://joannavolavka.com/2013/04/09/doctor-who-commentary-thoughts-on-the-rings-of-akhenaten/#comment-1234 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 18:07:13 +0000 http://joannavolavka.com/?p=3036#comment-1234 •Speaking of kids… Clara realizes that the Doctor has been watching her, at least at her mother’s funeral. Do we really need another “my childhood was spent with the Doctor” character?

- My response to this is simple: I don’t think he was watching her in the same way as Amy. More like the Doctor was studying her, attempting to learn if something in her past made her (as he states) “Not possible”. Clara is a puzzle…and you know how the Doctor loves a good puzzle.

]]> Comment on Painted Rock Petroglyphs by Joanna V. http://joannavolavka.com/2013/03/19/painted-rock-petroglyphs/#comment-1226 Tue, 09 Apr 2013 01:32:02 +0000 http://joannavolavka.com/?p=2898#comment-1226 I have since discovered that the lizard is a common chuckwalla, probably a female! ^_^
http://www.desertmuseum.org/books/nhsd_chuckwalla.php

]]> Comment on Trailer park fun and vintage things older than me: Joshua Tree camping trip by Lisa Kimberly http://joannavolavka.com/2013/04/01/trailer-park-fun-and-vintage-things-older-than-me-joshua-tree-camping-trip/#comment-1225 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:23:41 +0000 http://joannavolavka.com/?p=2980#comment-1225 yay for hicksville! it was so much, especially hanging out in your super rad 70′s trailer. definitely a highlight of the night :)

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