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Tuesday, September 30, 2003

.the.cubs.

i'm not a cubs fan, by any means (go sox!), but after reading yano's site (click on the link to the left), and her sept 28th post on the cubs win, i will admit. i got choked up. i mean, any team who wins after not winning the division on their home field since 1938(?), deserves it. and so do their fans. pictures of old, grown men, who were crying tears of joy were taken all over the city last saturday. and boy, do those fans deserve it as much as the team.

so good luck cubs! even though i'm not a fan (have i stressed that enough yet?), making it this far is awesome.

yay sports.

.do.i.work.at.a.spa?.

i started the new job yesterday, and just to give you an idea of how it's going, i'll start tell you a little story. my boss came into my cube at 5PM and said, 'it's a little late for you to still be here, especially since it's your first day of work...'. i looked at him incredulously. i'm sorry, what did you say?, i say in my head. it's 5PM. not even close to quitting time. at least the kind of quitting time that i'm used to. i feel like i'm in bedrock where the bell rings and fred drops what he's doing and jumps the fence to get on his dino ride. i responded to my boss that it's a little early, and i'd like to try to be more prepared to start the real work tomorrow. so i sit. and read. at 5:30PM, my boss comes in again, practically yelling, 'ok, now you're really here too late. go home! you don't need to read that before tomorrow! i appreciate that you want to, but you DON'T HAVE TO. SO GO HOME.'

i shit you not. he practially kicked me out.

where am i?

oh, it must be a spa.

am i even doing work?

these are the random thoughts floating in my head. because this can't possibly be work. however, i may take my words back in a couple weeks. but leaving at 5:30??? unheard of.

i haven't had a drinky drink in a while, but i did last weekend, and i think i will this weekend too. we decided to try out the wineries in napa, and annie b. and i got smashed as all hell. it was hilarious. i think i sustained mine the longest, and i had so much fun. i think annie did too. and this weekend a's sister is having her bday party night on saturday, and it's all you can drink. may as well drink it up! i usually don't feel the need to drink a lot. but now, i think, why not?? enjoy it now while i can.

i need to work out.

oh, good times.



Wednesday, September 24, 2003

.tying.up.the.loose.ends.

so the new template might not be found as easily as i would have hoped. there really aren't any good ones out there. it would seriously take me a long time to refresh my html skills and try to create my own. plus i'd have to find a nice background, layout style..etc, etc, etc... sounds like excuses, right? yeah, maybe they are, but i don't feel i have the patience right now.

well, we finally finished painting the living room. FINALLY. woohoo! gee, that only took us a month...but it is now painted, clean, and now waiting for those coffee tables to get to cratenbarrel's warehouse. and then we might finally be able to throw a proper housewarming. only a year after we moved in. not bad if i do say so myself. (does my sarcasm translate over blogger?)

so now i need to organize my bedroom. i just have too much crap. i still need to find that goodwill drop box where i can give away my clothes and these nasty shoes that have piled up for 5 years.

i just need bookshelves. and shelves.

maybe what i really need is an interior decorator.

goin to san fran tomorrow to visit marcely and annie b. good times at the wineries. and i was sneaky enough to win another ebay auction and won some awesome giants seats for friday night's game against the dodgers. woohoo! poor girl/guy who i outbid. tsk tsk tsk. maybe some of you out there will learn how to smart-bid. (yes, i did just make up that word)


Sunday, September 21, 2003

.new.template.

i was sitting here trying to decide which new template i should use. well...blogger doesn't seem to offer many choices. and google didn't google me anything either. (yes, i'm using google as a verb.) so after much thought i've decided that this will take up some time. i need to create my own template..

maybe this will help my html skills?

i'm not exactly looking forward to revamping the layout. but maybe i'll find that i actually like it.

maybe not.

has anyone googled any pretty blog templates out there?

.i.did.it!.

i finally ran more than 3 miles today. i think i ran between 4 and 5 miles along the lakefront, so lets just say that i ran 5 miles today. woohoo! something that i thought i couldn't do, i did. so it feels good. i finally accomplished a little bit of something. i'll be running that 1/2 marathon in no time! wha?

oh, and i ran today after a night of good times, loud talking, and buzzed stupor. it was an unexpected good night. who knew that i would actually have fun at spy bar? i usually don't like those pricey bars where you have to pay 10 bones to get in and the drinks make you go broke. but it was fun! thanks to roomie jeffie for buying me drinks and to jeff b for driving. i was so buzzed that i didn't recognize my friend's ex-boyfriend who happened to be the bouncer at barleycorn last night. i admit, i was the biggest ass, and i felt horrible afterwards and even now. but it's not like i'll see him too often...good times.

and i think this blog needs a facelift. so don't be alarmed if you come back tomorrow and this is different. sometimes we just need a good change.

my legs hurt...*ouch*

Friday, September 19, 2003

.worth.something?.

well today i was not worthless. i was defo worth something (that reminds me of a worth nothing story that i will digress to in a minute). yes, i actually did something productive today. i painted 1 more wall in the living room. so that leaves 1/2 a wall to finish up and then maybe we can finally entertain properly. well...i mean we can entertain after we finally get our coffee tables. and those tables should be coming in a the end of the month. i guess i hit the wall today, and got sick of surfing and just putzing around, so i taped up the surrounding walls, painted the edges first, and then finished up with the roller. woohoo. yay. slowly but surely this place will feel more like home.

and i digress to that worth nothing story*. when i was at my former place of business (FPOB), we received these periodic emails with the subject line: 'Worth Noting!'. since FPOB was bought out last year, it has been sending out these emails so the employees can keep up to date with what changes were being implemented. one of my friend-coworkers, who is also a developer on my previous project, received these emails also, but as a typical consultant would do, he would scan his inbox and delete any email whose sender name was not recognizable. apparently in a project team meeting (which i missed because i was on vacation), one of our project managers was explaining something that had to do with the company transition, and he said that this issue was mentioned in our 'Worth Noting!' emails. my friend proceeds to blurt out, "don't you mean those 'Worth Nothing!' emails?" everyone laughed. not because they knew he seriously thought that's what the email said. but because it was funny, since these is no love lost between the company and my coworkers. however, my friend emphasized the fact that he really thought those emails said 'Worth Nothing!' this is where i assume that everyone bursts out into larger fits of laughter, at this dyslexic faux pas.

in reality, FPOB really is worth nothing.

new job countdown: 10 days.

*details may have been exaggerated. i said i was on vacation when this happened!

Thursday, September 18, 2003

.worthless.

i was completely worthless yesterday. and while i would usually be proud of it, i am not. i let the entire day pass me by. i let the internet take control of me. so today i plan on being more productive. tape up the walls to paint. go to the beach or park and read my book. maybe i can finish it today. then start my other book. i also need to find a goodwill/salvation army drop off location so i can get rid of some of these clothes and shoes. i tried looking at the salvation army web site, but it's not very helpful. does anyone know of a good site where i find a location close to me?

i haven't been watching too much tv lately either. at least as much as i could be watching since i am at home. that just sucks you in just like the internet. no good, man. no good.

i need to find a hobby too, to fill up my time. some purpose other than work would be good. i tried looking into cooking classes (expensive). but now i should look into photography classes. however, that would require that i buy myself an SLR camera, and i really don't have the funds right now to buy one. maybe i can do something athletic-like....i know, who am i kidding? maybe if i actually find something that i like doing, i will...the possibilities are endless. but where do i start?

Tuesday, September 16, 2003

.the.battle.

another new thing happened today. i saw my first movie by myself. yes, you read right. i finally did it. and it wasn't just going to see it alone. it was the-only-one-in-the-theater alone. that kind. and i loved it. absolutely loved it. of course, i was a little weary about being in that theater by myself for fear if someone were to walk inside and decide to slit my wrists or cut my throat, no one would be the wiser. but i told myself, 'if it's your time to go, then it's your time to go.' you're probably wondering why i didn't just wait for this movie to come out on dvd, instead of dropping 9 dollars. but i figured i go see it. spend my hard earned cash and think of it as a donation to the film industry. someone who still believes in 'the making of' stuff. see, i had watched the making of this movie, so i was interested in seeing the outcome. i guess i'm biased because each scene i watched, i remembered watching it being filmed. if i had watched this movie without seeing the behind the scenes takes, i wouldn't have been interested. lets face it, the movie was choppy, with laughable lines, at best. it really didn't flow as well as it could have. the storylines didn't come to life or make us care as much as it should have. but can you expect much else from 1st time directors who are still stuck in small-movie land? yes, i can bitch and moan about these 2, but that's my choice. i'm not saying that i'm better than them, but this is a free country isn't it?

in other news, the new H&M store is just what i expected. good cheapie clothes, that i'm sure i can wear to my new job. woohoo! i started going through my closet also, to make room and to get rid of clothes i haven't worn in a while. and i only collected a small pile. i think i have to go through it again, because i know i don't wear that tank top. or that button down shirt. and i have to remind myself that no, there will not be a time when i will wear that. otherwise, i will once again become the eternal packrat. is that a required trait of filipinos?

Monday, September 15, 2003

.new.things.everywhere.

these last couple of days have been exciting! got a new cell, laptop, and cheapie purses! woohoo! now i just gotta chill. i've spent all day today, setting up my laptop, downloading aim, ym, and now these microsoft security patches. i hope i got them all. i didn't see one for the sobig virus. should i have? i better check on that again after i'm done with the security updates. i hope everything works ok. the internal wifi on this works so well too. how exciting!

now that i have 2 weeks off before i start the new job, i have a lot to do...catch up with old friends over lunch and dinner. clean up the condo. clean the bathroom. get rid of clothing that i don't need anymore. make room for new clothes. get rid of shoes that i won't use anymore. etc, etc, etc...i feel like i'm getting really old because my tastes in shoes and clothes has been changing. at least from what i've noticed. old age. blech.

now i just have to get back into the groove of working out at least 3 times a week. double blech.

Wednesday, September 03, 2003

.maybe.not.so.heavenly.

i'm staying at the westin again, and now i'm thinking that last week was a fluke? my bed is sqeaky and too bouncy...even if i just turn over lightly, the bed sways and squeaks for a couple seconds before it's still again. the sheets aren't as fluffy as they were last week. the hair dryer's low function does not work, only high. the bathtub doesn't drain fast enough, so by the time i'm in the shower for 5 minutes, the water's up to my ankles. that's the worst. who wants to take a shower in still water? ick! i suppose 'spoiled' is a work you could use to describe me, but excuse me if i don't want to take a shower with my feet in 3 inches of already-used water. already-used. blech.

so i can finally say this freely. i got a new job! woohoo! i found out last wednesday, right before our team/project meeting. we spent a good hour complaining about how our new groups within this company are only concerned with themselves, and not with the company as a whole. and how this negatively affects our raises, promotions, etc. i could have chimed in, because god knows that i have a lot of complaints, but who cares?! i'm audi TT, so i could care less anymore about this place. i feel bad for everyone who's left here, but i believe they're only staying here because their salaries are too high to give up now. mine defo does not compensate for the amount of time i put in. thank god i'm out!

i'm itching to go to nyc again. i heart ny. let's go!