Joanie Jenkins

01/03/2024

Yay! Congratulations San Diego!

2024 Rose Parade Sweepstakes Trophy Goes to San Diego Zoo https://www.pasadenanow.com/main/2024-rose-parade-sweepstakes-trophy-goes-to-san-diego-zoo

12/23/2023

Embracing my new look. Mr. 305, meet Ms. 619 Worldwide! 😎🔥

12/23/2023

I’m curious & excited to see what comes from this!

12/05/2023

Try to travel, otherwise
you may become racist,
and you may end up believing
that your skin is the only one
to be right,
that your language
is the most romantic
and that you were the first
to be the first.
Travel,
because if you don't travel then
your thoughts won’t be strengthened,
won’t get filled with ideas.
Your dreams will be born with fragile legs and then you end up believing in tv-shows, and in those who invent enemies
that fit perfectly with your nightmares
to make you live in terror.
Travel,
because travel teaches
to say good morning to everyone
regardless of which sun we come from.
Travel,
because travel teaches
to say goodnight to everyone
regardless of the darkness
that we carry inside
Travel,
because traveling teaches to resist,
not to depend,
to accept others, not just for who they are
but also for what they can never be.
To know what we are capable of,
to feel part of a family
beyond borders,
beyond traditions and culture.
Traveling teaches us to be beyond.
Travel,
otherwise you end up believing
that you are made only for a panorama
and instead inside you
there are wonderful landscapes
still to visit.

- Gio Evan, poet and songwriter.
Translated from Italian.
- photo credit WVW

10/21/2023

https://gofund.me/a8b71250

Three down, three to go! Halfway though Chemo! Fugie doesn’t stand a chance. Surgery consult is this week & Genetic testing came back with excellent news. 😎 I’m looking forward to getting a plan in place. Return to normal is still a long way away, but action helps me feel in control. Yeah, right! 😉

Mahalo to all who’ve contributed to gofundme! You’ve kept me in coconut water! 🏝️It’s hydrating and easy to keep down 😎

I’m Joanie, and it’s been a crazy month. One afternoon in late July, I felt an M&M-si… Jaymie Rivaldi needs your support for Joanie says, “Not Today Cancer!”

10/11/2023

I’ve finally found time to work on my writing skills & have inspiration to share on my humorous journey through breast cancer treatment & recovery. Started a blog! Check it out & please SHARE if you’re inclined:

https://saltwaterandcourage.blog

07/26/2023

Stoked on today’s gig! ⚽️ Carded fans headed towards the Aviation Gin bar & I got to catch a bit of a professional soccer game!

07/22/2023

Brand Ambassador at ComicCon today. Fun gig! Bonus, I ran into Ron Burgundy, Pamela, & Chris!

06/26/2023

Office with a view 😎Being a SEAL mate has its perks! Bring it, Summer!

06/08/2023

I just Dino what to say. Work has been Dino-myte lately! Not a Dino-bore at all...

06/08/2023

Counting Crows performed a corporate gig at the Rady Shell & I got to hold a sign & dance whilst watching the whole show! What a beautiful night. 🤗 Sometimes I'm amazed I get paid to do this stuff!

05/08/2023

Crazy on our first today! Nuclear sub came in flanked by machine gun weilding navy patrol boats, two sea tractors, and crew standing on top of it. The bait barge was busy with fishermen large & small, & the marine mammal center had dolphins out jumping for us.

03/31/2023

SEAL Mate "JJ" reporting for duty. I'm gonna have a super (busy) summer! 😎 Welcome to beautiful San Diego Bay.

03/24/2023

Rocking out across from the head banging Monster booth 🤘🏼 while inviting people to try drinking Naked. Channeling my inner 12 year old boy while representing Tropicana at the Natural Product Expo West last week.

02/23/2023

Fun site that takes you to random interesting locations on google view.

Explore the weird and wonderful things on Google Street View

02/12/2023

Are you ready for some FOOTBALL?!? 🦅

02/08/2023

For posterity...NEXT 2023 Chik Fil-A program was intense! 12 to 17 hour days of hospitality craziness. Rain, construction, 176 busses, 100s of employees from OC LA & Vegas, & jumbillions of dollars dumped into San Diego's economy. we nailed it!!!

01/27/2023

01/26/2023

The actual joy I felt today being back in the saddle, mic 🎤 in hand, was unexpected. It was only a 30 minute transfer, but oh how I've missed this!

01/21/2023

Having too much fun as Brand Ambassador for energy drink road shows. Good stuff! I like it & it gets ya through these eleven hour shifts. Costco employees are the nicest people to work with 😍

01/16/2023

I was paid to be there. These folks sitting through the pouring rain for Sunday sure put the fanatic in fan!

12/23/2022

Another day another demo. Grey Goose anyone? I'm knocking myself out trying out all these new ways to gather money. Sad fact is that most of these random jobs pay better & are less emotionally exhausting than doing the difficult, meaningful, important work I dedicated myself to during the pandemic. 💔

12/18/2022

Filing this under "seemed like a good idea at the time." SOFI Stadium event staff for Chargers ⚡️ game. Game starts in 6 1/2 hours. Um....? 🤷🏻‍♀️ Pretty sunrise though.

12/16/2022

Tried something different today. Hawking samples in the grocery store. It was actually fun engaging with the customers. I think im pretty good at this!

12/12/2022

Festive atmosphere downtown despite the rain. Having too much fun working this week! It's not about what we're doing, it's about who's standing beside you while you're doing it.

11/27/2022

Working at AWS Convention in Las Vegas this week. I think everyone in the industry is here. I'm just one drop in a sea of green.

11/26/2022

I wear many hats these days: Brand Ambassador, Field Staff, Trail Steward, Online TEFL Teacher, Security Staff...but my favorite "job" is visiting Margie at her memory care facility. We've been friends for four or five years now. She is a hoot!

11/26/2022

Spectacular event throughout December. If you're in So Cal, check out Lightscape! Get there for 5pm opening-it sells out and it's more beautifuller and trippier with less people.