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Eww - Spammed by Strangers

2005-09-23T11:12:00.000-07:00

I would so like to believe that others are interested and reading this blog. However, deep down, I know it's pretty much interesting only to me.So imagine my surprise when I got not 1, but 3 comments on my blog! Wow, I had readership!Umm no, I can roll back the joy, I've now been introduced to automated comment spam, the electronic version of telephone solicitation.While as a marketer, I admire

Cool!

2005-09-22T09:54:00.000-07:00

See, very little really, but impressive to me!

Because I gotta know everthing

2005-09-22T09:46:00.000-07:00

So I'm taking an online class in XHTML. Why? Well because I gotta know everything and be in control. (Am I really in control if I know everything? No, but I like to delude myself like that.) I want a jazzed up blog and I know I should hire someone to do the work for me, but I don't understand all the jargon they quote me fees for, so I think I should learn a little more about the process before

I'm All Behind

2005-08-05T14:03:00.000-07:00

I'm all behind now on my blogging from the whirlwind that was July. I'd also like totally blissed out from Comic-Con. Comic-Con has inspired me to get out of bed in the early AM and do some writing. Hooray for that!It's also reawakened the addiction that is comic-book collecting of which has cost me $200. OUCH!

IT STARTS TONIGHT!

2005-07-13T15:37:00.000-07:00

COMIC CON begins tonight, if you are lucky enough to make Preview night.I won't be though. Busy crashing a work deadline in order to take off Friday and be completely work-free this weekend. Of course we have a new product rollout that must get done linked to TV commericals beginning Monday! Of Course We DO!There aren't enough comic geeks in my industry to pay true honor and respect to the

It's Coming!

2005-07-07T12:34:00.000-07:00

6 days to Comic-Con!

Short and not Sweet

2005-07-07T12:29:00.000-07:00

Well, heading off to another out-of-town Corporate meeting. Whoo hoo....oh yeah...party now. I know, I know, the older ya get, the more jaded you get after having emotions dribbled like a red rubber ball by Corporate players that want you to bounce their way.Supposed to be some big changes a'comin. Aren't there always? Are you going to haul everyone away from their home city and giant mountain

The Lost World (in Name Only)

2005-07-03T21:44:00.000-07:00

Watching "The Lost World" on TV. Rememer, it was the sequel to Jurassic Park? Read the book a couple of months ago (finally), but had missed the movie when it came out. Probably on purpose because I had heard it wasn't as good as Jurassic.Well that's quite an understatement. Apparently the book was only used as a sketchy framework for the movie, because it barely resemble's the book. Any further

Freedom - Let it Ring

2005-07-03T13:52:00.000-07:00

Sometimes the Pursuit is Over

2005-07-03T13:30:00.000-07:00

http://www.nctimes.com/articles/2005/07/03/news/coastal/oceanside/22_04_517_2_05.txtThis happened yesterday, right by my apartments. Krissy and I were going for our evening walk and we passed the Railroad police vehicle. Saw them and some guys in hard hats down by the tracks. I didn't try to hard to see what was going on because there are plenty of young knuckleheads that rent by the beach for

Is My Angst Showing?

2005-07-02T12:16:00.000-07:00

Your Summer Anthem is Best Of You by the Foo FightersI've got another confession my friendI'm no foolI'm getting tired of starting againSomewhere newWhile you may seem bright on the outside, your insides have a distinct angst flavor.What's Your 2005 Summer Anthem?

Absolutely True!

2005-07-01T14:26:00.000-07:00

You Are Chocolate Chip Ice CreamYou are kind, popular, and generous.You tend to be successful at anything you try.A social butterfly, you are great at entertaining a crowd.You are most compatible with strawberry ice cream.What Flavor Ice Cream Are You?

Ka-POW! BLAM! WhOMP!

2005-06-30T20:35:00.000-07:00

Ohh! Ouch! Whoa! Has it really been nine days since last blogged??I've just gotten slammed at work like one of those lame never-seen-em-before-or-will-again wrestlers fighting the current Big Money guy at a WWF match.You can almost see the Comic Book Titles appearing above my head during the workday. Or I can...but that's just me...and I'm punchy.It's big hush-hush stuff too, so of course I

Awww - I'm such a bad mom!

2005-06-21T12:36:00.000-07:00

Took my little chillen' (i.e. my dog) Krissy to Doggie Day Camp drop off today for the usually weekly visit.I blogged before my vacation on how Krissy was going to have a great time while I was gone because she'd spend 3 whole days at day camp before her dad picked her up. Dog Camp Mom Jean reported a successfully fun visit, and her dad said she was exhausted when he got her (her usual state on

Summer Movie List

2005-06-19T17:28:00.000-07:00

Star Wars (check) - Pretty good ending to the series. Visually spectacular. Actors turning in decent performances with what they had to work with story & dialog-wise. George's story had some pretty big plot holes and inconsistancies. I wouldn't have expected that since I thought he'd been working on that for a while. If he wasn't "The Man" basically responsible for making Sci-Fi stories

Whole lot of Shaking Goin' On

2005-06-17T12:20:00.000-07:00

Out here in Southern California, we had us an earthquake!Well, everyone else apparently felt it except for me. Maybe my whole equilibrium is off balance so I didn't notice anything different than usual? Or since I was at work when it happened, I couldn't tell that the earth was shaking because the office is usually shaking anyway? That's a little disturbing.Anyway, it's all ok out here. I'm ok

I'm baaaaaack!

2005-06-15T14:40:00.000-07:00

Back from the birthday vacation and boy was it fun! Fun with a scoop of extra fun on top! Yeah, I know that's not terribly creative, but I had so much fun it paralyzed my brain, which my job is helping keep numb. It's back to the steamin' pile of work on my desk, and look...I left myself plenty of housework too! Fabulous! I always have intentions to get everything orderly before I go, so I don't

See - I Told You So

2005-06-08T12:26:00.000-07:00

You Are 27 Years Old 27 Under 12: You are a kid at heart. You still have an optimistic life view - and you look at the world with awe.13-19: You are a teenager at heart. You question authority and are still trying to find your place in this world.20-29: You are a twentysomething at heart. You feel excited about what's to come... love, work, and new experiences.30-39: You are a thirtysomething

Who's Going to Have the Better Birthday?

2005-06-04T13:39:00.000-07:00

I haven't blogged in a while due to the flurry of work and personal stuff I've been trying to get done before I go on my birthday vacation to Denver coming up this Wednesday.Yeah, that's right, it's gonna be my Birthday - which either earns a Yay! or Boo! from me depending on my mindset at the time....it's the Shining Happy day that's truely all about me or the Dark cloud of Age vs.

As Victim Begets Victim

2005-05-26T17:52:00.000-07:00

I saw this headline "A Father's suicide, a Daughter's sentence" and had to read it.http://denverpost.com/news/ci_2761242I have strong feelings about suicide since my mother took her own life when I was 20. Obviously, the prevailing opinion about suicide is that it should never be considered an option.And I think unless you've been close to and through the journey of depression with someone who

New Toons at Homestarrunner.com

2005-05-23T12:50:00.000-07:00

It's a plethora of fun at homestarrunner. com! A new toon AND a new Strongbad e-mail!Check it out - good clean, silly fun!

Scamorama - In pursuit of the Almighty Dollar

2005-05-23T12:46:00.000-07:00

Was sent this link from a friend about yet another multi-level marketing scheme where everyone thinks they'll get rich, but doesn't.http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4375477/My friend and I exchanged e-mails about another person we know who's involved with another quasi-religious marketing group (starts with "A") and how he feels bad for this friend who remains caught up in it.I replied don't feel for

Domestic Victories

2005-05-23T12:34:00.000-07:00

Not much happened this past weekend, except a trip to the Hairdresser to get prettified.However, the esthetician that I set up a facial with at my salon "forgot" about the appointment - she went out of town for the weekend. I was going to be rightously angry about her action since it made me show up an hour & a half early on a Saturday morning before my hair appt.However, I don't think I could

Hey employer - Get Back on Your Side

2005-05-20T17:26:00.000-07:00

Story below from the Denver Post describes how an employee of Budweiser was fired because he was seen drinking a Coors beer on his own time!http://denverpost.com/business/ci_2740376Sometimes I think (almost postive) America is a little schizo. As a Mass, we tout the benefits of free choice and no interference in personal decisions or business decisions. The next thing you know there's a story

Weekend happenings

2005-05-16T11:07:00.000-07:00

Wow... this was one of my best weekends even though nothing big happened...no big event, just full of little things that went well.This weekend I - Discovered the miracle of WD-40 Lost 2 lbs Actually cleaned my house.... like I said I was going to Prepared (not reheated or microwaved) a dinner recipe, complete with chopping a raw vegetable. Whoa!

What's in a name?

2005-05-11T10:12:00.000-07:00

I've decided that I want to take my blog off blogger soon and have my own domain. Yes, its a vanity thing, but I seem to want it pretty bad and its a want that's stayed with me over weeks, so I'm going through with it. Usually, my covetous desires fade fairly rapidly, so when something hangs on, then I know I must need it (for something).Originally I started this blog to rave about the people I

Ohhh Anticipation.....

2005-05-11T10:07:00.000-07:00

It was really, really hard not to stay up and watch the finale of the Amazing Race last night. I promised myself I'd go to bed early so I could get up earlier and go exercise. I need/want to get back on track with that again.So it didn't quite happen this morning the way I wanted it to... got up at 5am instead of being out the door at 4am, but hey! that's an hour and a half earlier than

How Not To Start a Monday

2005-05-09T14:21:00.000-07:00

Fall asleep Sunday with the lights on.Forget to take your contacts out.Wake up at 4:30 am with crick in neck and scratchy eyeballs.Wake up again at 7:30 am, late for work and dog whining in your face.Today's going to suck.

New Strongbad E-mail

2005-05-07T16:47:00.000-07:00

Head on over to Homestarrunner.com and getcha Nice, Fresh, Strongbad e-mail! Get'em while it's hot!Finish it off with some Marzipan Answering Machine Messages. It's the perfect way to end the day.Can you tell I don't get paid for this???

Work Break

2005-05-07T16:37:00.000-07:00

I'm procrastinating going back and slamming my head into the cement wall again....Here's my 3 Netflix titles I'll be watching, in case anyone's interestedBlade: Trinity (oh yeah, gotta finish the Blade series)Sex & the City: Season 1 (since I refuse to pay for cable, I missed this little gem. I may not be having it but am enjoying the vicarious pleasure in shoes, clothes and guys)Sky Captain -

One of Those Weeks......

2005-05-07T13:42:00.000-07:00

Every so often , there's one of those weeks thrown in the mix. You know, the kind were nothing goes plunging to a fiery death bad.....but nothing goes quite right either.It's a week of late nights, oversleeping, fumbling clumsiness, terrible timing and total miscommunication.Sigh.... I hate those weeks.Well that is/was this week. Today is Saturday, and its still going on. Have several stupid

Galileo Bulletin - The World Doesn't Revolve around You!

2005-05-01T12:25:00.000-07:00

From a friend who knew I'd appreciate this -Margaret, just a quick little story:This morning the area is having a large garage sale! WHooo WHo!I forgot to get smaller bills for 'change', and felt guilty about it, but went to Starbucks to buy a cup of coffee and ask them to break a 20 for me.Well, the funny part - in front of me in line this morning is a older lady. No, that's not the funny part

At Least Try to Have Some Standards

2005-04-29T17:08:00.000-07:00

I need a moment to simmer down from an soon to be departing coworker's utter disrespect for turning in decent work. Since when did doing good work take second place to shooting off your mouth? As long as he can bamboozle the boss man into thinking he's working hard and doing a decent job, boss man just ignores all the tangible signs that its otherwise.Sigh!

And Now We Interrupt You For Some Late Breaking Not News!

2005-04-28T18:38:00.000-07:00

Ran across this tidbit that American Idol Finalist Bo Bice was been arrested on drug charges prior to his American Idol fame.Shocker!! Like the most of the people in music haven't touched drugs before. Puhlease!In a local story - Margaret finally learns how to make a weblink inside a post. Look out world! Next, I'm going to pull a wheely with my mouse!

Not necessarily important news briefs

2005-04-28T14:57:00.000-07:00

Constantine voted off American Idol - smarmy guys around the world are bummed as their leader takes a spanking on national TV by being voted off before Scott Savo. Guess his fans were too busy drinking and partying to phone in the vote.Tim Daly's "Eyes" are Smokin' - this is a most exccceellllent new show. Tim Daly is simply fun to watch as the impatiently bratty, but

Jerry O'Connell - Rowr!

2005-04-25T13:29:00.000-07:00

Ok, I'll admit, it I've got a thing for Jerry O'Connell. Totally fell for him in Sliders and missed him when that show went off the air. Very disappointed in him doing that "Kangaroo Jack" movie, which even his attractive power couldn't draw me to see.Now I can get my weekly crush rush checking him out on Crossing Jordan, Sunday nights. Which, I have to mention, is the crappiest show with some

Artwalk 2005 - An Excellent Day

2005-04-24T14:09:00.000-07:00

I made a committment to myself to go to Artwalk 2005 on Saturday. Like many other committments I make to myself, I half expected to back out and give some rational but lame excuse to me why it just didn't happen.Sounds dumb huh, arguing with myself like I'm two different people? I started to understand that I really do have 2 different sides. The competent, whatever happens-happens problem

Funny Stuff of the week

2005-04-22T17:12:00.000-07:00

Got turned onto this parody site through a link at House of Snark. I really like Boston Rob and Amber (formerly of Survivor, now on the Amazing Race). I know Rob's sly, but there's something about them that's very entertaining. When I figure it out, I'll let you know.But until then, amuse yourself checking out the different celebrity parody blogs on:http://www.teevee.org/archive/2005/04/01/My

Getting back in the Swing

2005-04-22T17:06:00.000-07:00

Finally getting back in the swing of things after a business trip to Denver for another one of those Corporate Meetings. Ugh! Actually this one was better than the last because there was more actual training/doing than corporate speak lecture/rationalizing.Although the company will soon have a new infomercial out that we previewed And. It's. Just. Evil. Designed to bend the minds of the

Current Peeve - Radio Stations

2005-04-10T11:59:00.000-07:00

I'm currently peeved at my local radio station because they just changed formats and their whole identity.Of course they do it at 10am, when most of us drive-time listeners AREN'T listening. We get to find out on the way home when we turn on the radio and go "What the F- - -? They were playing the oldest, crustiest music too. Dude! The 70's were 35 years ago. I realize it's good stuff, but not

Ex-Ex In Laws? How does that work?

2005-04-08T17:17:00.000-07:00

Last Friday night, I had dinner with my ex, his brother and his brother's wife. I didn't think it was going to feel weird, but it did. We're catching up, I'm listening to what's going on with their lives, and I can just feel the weight of the past trying to elbow its way into the conversation. It made it kind of stilted since none of us could just

What's Today?

2005-04-02T09:58:00.000-08:00

Well, besides being Saturday, it's National Picnic Day in Iran!Whoo Hoo! Bet that's a party. 'Course all my knowledge of Iran comes from TV news broadcasts showing blowing sand over the desert. No way that's picnic weather. It'd be like "Hey, pass the potato and grit salad would ya'!"Ha ha, you funny American cultural moron. I'm sure there's nice places to picnic in Iran, they just don't make the

What's Today?

2005-04-01T12:31:00.000-08:00

It's Captain Regent's Day in San Marino, Italy! A little bit on San Marino (from the World Factbook) - The third smallest state in Europe (after the Holy See and Monaco) also claims to be the world's oldest republic. According to tradition, it was founded by a Christian stonemason named Marino in 301 A.D. San Marino's foreign policy is aligned with that

Dessert first, then the Veggies please

2005-04-01T12:29:00.000-08:00

Here's a conversation I overheard this morning in my nail salon between 2 young, very pregnant girls. I'll refer to them as YP1 and YP2 for easier typing.Ooooh! Still sends chills down my spine -YP1 - "Is this your first one (kid)?"YP2- "No, its my second. How about you, is this your first?"YP1 - "No, its my second too. I'm hoping for a girl this time."YP2 - "Me too. Are you guys married?"YP1 - "

Do ah do ah do..... I think you're Amazing!

2005-03-29T15:46:00.000-08:00

TWO WHOLE HOURS OF THE AMAZING RACE TONIGHT! Can you tell I'm excited? If you're not watching this show, you should be. At the very least, it entertains while giving you an appreciation for the country you live in and the life you have. And Oh the Drama! Of couples under pressure and out of their element. Added to this the sneaky likeability of Rob

Nothing Like Monday!

2005-03-28T13:40:00.000-08:00

Boy there's nothing like a Monday to bring multiple crisis out at work. Especially the Monday after a holiday. Friday before the holiday, nobody cares, it can all wait until Monday. Then, suddenly, Monday makes everything urgent, can't wait! What? You may not be able do it today? So-n-so is going to be very displeased, company will explode, people

And Now......Beer!

2005-03-27T07:08:00.000-08:00

Twisted Pine Honey Brown Ale - Twisted Pine Brewing Company, Boulder, CO Rating: 3 out of 5 Aaahs Enjoyed while watching "Dodgeball: An American Underdog story" on DVD. Found TP Honey Brown to be a slightly sweet, smooth, but almost flat brown ale. Nothing distinctive to move it up the Aaah! scale. Slightly better than drinking a Killian's Red. Movie was way better.

Homestarrunner.com

2005-03-26T16:17:00.000-08:00

This is a site that Tyler Shaw turned me onto a year or so back. I think its bust'em up funny! Creative and random humor - Everyone should try it!

2005-03-21T12:40:00.000-08:00

Dream of a PromiseToday I awoke from a particularly strong dream with this statement ringing in my head. Fulfill the PromiseI don't know what "Promise" my dream was speaking to me about, but it rang through my body as being prophetic and important. Not the usual dream jumblings of life memories and petty desires.Now it remains to find out what promise it speaks

2005-03-19T15:03:00.000-08:00

Dog's and beachesFor a change of pace, Krissy and I went to the Dog beach in Del Mar this morning. Not really much of a people beach day, grey skies, sporadic rain. But for dogs, this apparently was fine beach weather.It was our first time going to dog beach, but that didn't seem to make Krissy nervous at all, although her mom tends to worry and fret about the little things involved in going to a

2005-03-17T11:00:00.000-08:00

Well, I kind of knew this about myself, but now you do too. I also learned that I haven't reached the pinnacle of my alcohol education yet. Yay! Something to go for!BourbonCongratulations! You're 109 proof, with specific scores in beer (20) , wine (100), and liquor (60). Screw all that namby-pamby chick stuff, you're going straight for the bottle and a shot glass! It'll take more than a few shots

2005-03-10T21:38:00.000-08:00

That's not EnglishI'm attending an all-company meeting for about 1-1/2 days. The "field" people come in to the Company hometown to attend these meetings and learn all about (or at least what they want us to know right now) the new stuff that we'll be rolling out in our markets.What I find absolutely amazing about these meetings, is that people I've known for a while in this company suddenly not

2005-03-01T13:14:00.000-08:00

This I would have guessed, but nice to have confirmation!You Are 60% Left Brained, 40% Right BrainedThe left side of your brain controls verbal ability, attention to detail, and reasoning.Left brained people are good at communication and persuading others.If you're left brained, you are likely good at math and logic.Your left brain prefers dogs, reading, and quiet.The right side of your brain is

2005-02-04T16:40:00.000-08:00

Chain E-mails I absolutely hate chain letter e-mails. They're annoying messages I rate just one tiny grade above SPAM e-mails. Today I got hit by one for the second time, the "recipe sharing" e-mail. By the way, I love my friends. Really! I do! Which twists in me like a tiny sword whenever a friend sends me these e-mails. Here's the orignial e-mail - Subject: Recipe Exchange Hi All! This is

2005-01-24T17:00:00.000-08:00

E-mail that just shouldn't be Ok, so I get these kinds of forwards and I usually ignore them, because jeez, I got frickin stuff to do and my friends and I should be talking about all this stuff in person and on the phone, not through e-mail. BUT, my ex-coworker Shelly sent this e-mail around and named me in her answers as the last person to reply. I couldn't pass that challenge by and gave in to

2004-12-12T13:22:00.000-08:00

Things I shouldn't have to do Alright, I've decided that on the list of things I shouldn't have to do is killing rats. I'm not talking about killing rats through traps. I mean an up close and personal killing. Now I've got a picture of me and the rat squaring off, circling each other with weapons in hand. Sorry, not quite like that. There's been a mousehunt going on in my apartment for quite a

2004-11-28T22:43:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving Weekend Well after a lovely time at Andre & Jennifer's for Thanksgiving, it was on to serving up sandwiches at the Tyler Mall. That went incredibly well. It's amazing, yet not, how smooth work can go if everyone is prepared and ready. The world would get so much more done if everyone worked according to good restaurant work ethics! Wandering around the mall reminds me how much I

2004-11-24T20:17:00.000-08:00

Dog Dental News - Part 2 Picked Krissy up and she's ok. Well relatively speaking. Her mouth is swollen a bit, but boy she was glad to get out of the doctor's office. Her legs were running in place so fast on the tile floor, she reminded me of a cartoon! Just needed that "ptowh" sound effect and a cloud of cartoon dust as she bolted out the door. Scorpions I officially hate the Scorpions. You

2004-11-24T09:08:00.000-08:00

Back to Blogging My first post in a loooong while. I'm inspired again after taking a 3 week creative writing course and getting compliments from the instructor and other students, so maybe what I write isn't crap. If you disagree, just keep it to yourself. Been writing off blog, so if I can squeeze it in, I'll post some older stuff before this post just to keep some kind of continuity. Today,

2004-07-19T09:16:00.000-07:00

Crazy Reality Show Quick one - my boss just said "Margaret, this isn't some crazy reality show where the producers think up things to try and trip us up! People eventually do reasonable things." HAH! He convienently forgets about the big LIFE show producer. What does the Almighty Producer do? Yeah, I pretty sure he puts us through our paces with life's delightful twists. Get back to you on

2004-07-19T09:10:00.000-07:00

Movie Rating - Serendipity (John Cusak, Kate Beckingsdale) Great movie! Enchantically romantic story without being too sappy. Love John Cusak, he's like the greatest movie boyfriend. Kate B. was charming and believeable. Loved her in Underworld too, which leads me to believe that her performance in Van Helsing was due to poor script and her director/husband's unwillingness to see that her

2004-07-18T16:36:00.000-07:00

Whoa Social Life - No way! Yeah, trying out the new Blogger user friendly text editing. Good work Blogger! Probably the techies who've learned how to do it the hard way hate this, but for people like me - lovin' it! Sympathize with the techies feelins though, that's how I felt when Microsoft windows took all the mystery & magic way from knowing your DOS commands. Don't know DOS??? Take my

2004-07-16T13:55:00.000-07:00

Post Jazz Fest - Pre Comic Con Alright, its pretty shameful how I haven't posted here since I got back from vacation at Jazz Fest in New Orleans. That's somewhat reflectful about how I seem to start stuff but have a hard time keeping up or finishing. First of all, Jazz Fest was awesome! I highly recommend it and the City of New Orleans as a vacation spot. I definitely will be going back

2004-04-27T23:05:00.000-07:00

Almost Jazz Time! It's late Tuesday, and I'm just one day away from leaving to New Orleans for the Jazz Festival with Connie, Cindy, Cathi, and other people I don't know. Excitement is building and the list of things I have to do before I go is growing. I think that's some kind of Snowball Law of Physics. The closer you get to a deadline, the bigger the Task list gets until BLAM! you hit the

2004-04-20T15:29:00.000-07:00

More Movie Reviews Hey, its a new toy. I have to play with it until I wear it out or get sick of it. Watched the other 2 movies from my first Netflix selections - Legally Blonde 2, and Laura Croft: Cradle of Life. My reaction to both -- Ehh, could have been better. I think both movies made the same mistake basically. Letting the lead actress have too much input in the storyline, since it was

2004-04-14T11:53:00.000-07:00

Movie Catchup Trying Netfix.com membership out. Don't live or work close to a Blockbuster or Hollywood video. Don't have another movie buddy besides John, and feel too weird going by myself. I think its alright for guys, but as a single female, it seems kind of sad. May be just me, but still is. For $20 per month Netflix mails you 3 DVDs and sends pre-paid mailers for mailing them back.

2004-04-13T13:29:00.000-07:00

Movie Monday Saw "Hellboy". Most cool. Could follow the story even without ever reading the comic book. That's good for a comic book movie. Somewhat 2-dimensional in terms of plot, but very funny, and interesting, likeable, characters. John said it was original. (Yes I went with John. Until I make some more non-work friends, he's my only movie buddy that lives within 40 minutes). My

2004-04-10T08:23:00.000-07:00

Oh yeah. Working on a Saturday, nothin better than that. Stupid rollout, stupid complex short timeframe project!

2004-04-08T13:08:00.000-07:00

The Changing of the Neighbors Awww! I was finally feeling good with my neighbors around me in the Apartment complex. I had met the people below me, who had 2 dogs. They were completely understanding of my dog, Krissy's, energetic bursts of jogging around the apartment. I can't imagine what that sounds like downstairs (we are the upstairs apt). She's not a heavy dog, but sometimes she amuses

2004-04-07T14:35:00.000-07:00

Sushi Saturday There is nothing better (to me) than fresh, well prepared sushi! Had a wonderful weekend because I discovered "Japanus" a terrific sushi restaurant very closeby. I wondered what type of food they served. The building is pink, and the parking is around back, so I couldn't tell from the patrons whether it was ritzy, family, or whatever. Sushi is reasonably priced (for sushi

2004-03-26T16:41:00.000-08:00

Writing Course continued... Other haps, got my writing assignment #1 back. Good feedback on it, pointed out my passive style well without hurting my sensitive feelings. Made the corrections so I know what to look for in future written assignments. Sometimes I have to see the change to be able to recognize it, otherwise, its back to my old, bad patterns. Was so excited about the creative

2004-03-26T12:29:00.000-08:00

My Dog Has Fleas! I remember when this song used to be funny! Running around, singing it with glee, annoying people around me. Well in S. Ca, its starting to be flea season again. Just saw one on my poor doggy, Krissy after our walk yesterday, so the fight is ON! Last summer, she had them so bad, it was almost nonstop scratching for her. There would be a brief respite after the treatment

2004-03-21T15:11:00.000-08:00

Naive Sometimes, I swear I can't believe how naive I am about other people. I recently found out that someone I've known through work life had a ragin cocaine addiction. would that totally explain the ups and downs of their behavior during that time? Did I attribute it to just a different personality? Of COURSE I did. Because you know, once someone is out of their 20s, has a professional job,

2004-03-15T14:32:00.000-08:00

Well, I seem to be on a 2 week schedule with updating my blog. Works for me! Neighbor Update They all simmah down now! They still fight over there, but not nearly as loud, and there has been nary a hint of a 2AM blowout. YAY! Very, very nice. New Material Things I swore when I moved to my new apartment that I was going to de-stuff. Why invest my money into stuff I gotta carry around when I

2004-03-01T14:14:00.000-08:00

All's Quiet on the Western Front One last post before back to work. Last week, I had to declare a cease fire or I'll call in the authorities with my next door neighbors. Mind you I did this via a note taped to their door, and of course I didn't sign my name, because that would have been brave. But here's the scoop. Tuesday at 2AM, I'm awakened by the couple shouting at each other. This is

2004-03-01T14:04:00.000-08:00

Extra Cheese Please This is a public Thank You to Matt, my bro, for creating his Cheesy Blog. Much more knowledgable people than I know why the great art of Letterwriting has died off, but I say its the endless repetition of the the same facts over and over as the circle of family & friends gets wider. Who has time for that anymore?? Oh yeah, that was before cable, malls, 2 careers, motion

2004-03-01T13:54:00.000-08:00

Section 1 down - 11 to go! Finally, finally, finallly. I finished and mailed the Section 1 assignment to my writing instructor this weekend. I signed up for this correspondance writing course with Writers Digest at the beginning of 2003. Students have 2 years to complete the course, and its self paced (both good & bad news for me). Well after being completely distracted by the breakup of my

2004-02-14T11:09:00.000-08:00

Valentines Day This is the 1st Valentines Day on my own after the husband and I split. I was kind of worried about it before, because I didn't want to be overwhelmed by self pity at being alone. I know some of my co-workers were expressing some concern about me being alone, and what was I going to do, I was going to do something good wasn't I??? But you know, as the day got closer, I didn't

2004-02-07T11:54:00.000-08:00

Ketchup - a condiment and a way of life It's been a while since I've posted to the blog. That says a lot about how busy I've been trying to live up to my work and personal committments. I've thought alot about posting, but seem to have been bouncing from one priority to the next too rapidly to take the time to post. That's also because I want my posts to be thoughtful, funny, and basically

2004-01-24T14:54:00.000-08:00

January is just rushing by! Quite a week at work as we prepare for another superfantastic food rollout. I'm sure it will be a good one, but the minute detail that goes into making restaurants run and promoting food is not something that others outside the industry can really appreciate. Makes me think of what other minute detail that goes into things I like, but don't appreciate or understand

2004-01-20T11:29:00.000-08:00

Well, worked out 4 times last week, making it the 3rd week in a row I've been to the gym and worked out more than 2 times in a week. Mundane I know, but a stepping stone for me to better days. Called Rose, whom I haven't talked to in a very long time. She tracked me down first from my holiday letter address, which is impressive to me since that requires more effort to get in touch than it

2004-01-14T12:18:00.000-08:00

Made up Mt. Dishamennjaro this past weekend. Whew! I take no pleasure in trying to figure out the most space efficient way to load my dishwasher. It's like one of those puzzles you get in Gamekeeper to me. And I feel bad if I don't think I've filled it to max capacity. Now isn't that unnecessary guilt! Is there a cleaning product that will wash that away? Other minor accomplishments - Hooked

2004-01-08T13:00:00.000-08:00

No Way, its Thursday already???!! Wow, this week has really flown by. Getting the year off to a new start personally and at work really consumes a lot of attention span! Brief update of happenin's this week. Got a really nice Christmas Card from Andy. Ate some grubbin ClaimJumper food with John. Did the Mighty Mountain of Laundry left from ignoring it through the holidays (next up, the hill of

2004-01-04T12:29:00.001-08:00

Finished re-read of the sci-fi book "Lantern of God". Basic storyline - merchant spaceship fleeing war crashlands on planet, founding a new society. Dumped their cargo of pleasure droids on another continent. Droids survived and evolved into their own, more spiritually centered society. That is what is attractive to me about this particular story, the spiritual centeredness awareness in a

2004-01-04T12:29:00.000-08:00

2004-01-03T18:12:00.001-08:00

And the New Year steps through the door quietly. About 3 days into the new year and it doesn't feel much different than the old yet. Maybe that's good, maybe that's a bad sign as far as the improvement I'd like to see in my life over 2003. New Years Eve was spent in the company of good friends, Shelly and Mike, Jack and Dee, at a small bar called "Phil's place" or "The Pit Stop" in Oceanside,

2004-01-03T18:12:00.000-08:00

2003-12-30T07:44:00.000-08:00

I love it when I can feel joy swelling up in my heart. After making what felt like a huge effort to send Christmas cards out to people I've known but drifted from over the past 2 years, the tide of friendship is washing back in. Wonderful Hafiz sent me an e-mail and a pic of his dog. Nicole text msgd a response and we talked yesterday. Love her, talking to her was soothing. Spoke to Andy

2003-12-28T15:02:00.000-08:00

In that twilight period after the festivals of Winter, but before the official end of the year, came the birth of these postings.