Wow.. haven't been this emotional during a blog in a long time. The king of pop, Michael Jackson has passed away at the age of 50. We lost both him and Farrah Fawcett on the same day. She's also a big shock and I will miss her as well. But Michael is well Michael Jackson. My first thought when I heard he died was "He can't die, he's Michael Jackson!" No one is immortal, except Jesus. That's a different convo for a different blog.
My first experiences of listening to MJ were as a small child, rockin out to Beat It at our next door neighbor's house. Dancing on their dining room table, using a broom to do the Van Halen solo. We idolized him as kids. Michelle had the Thriller era Peechee folder with him in the yellow sweater. I have a t-shirt with the same picture on it in my closet. I found an audio tape a few years ago of my dad's, that he made when we were kids. Michelle was saying her prayers and at the very end she's like "And Michael Jackson, we love you too!"
I remember trying to learn his dance moves from Smooth Criminal. I also remember our neighbor Leslie taping a Michael Jackson special off MTV in the early 90s with all his videos. We watched that over and over, often when I was babysitting her kids. Can't tell you how many hundred times I've seen the Smooth Criminal and Black Or White videos.
Michael did a lot of good for people everywhere. He wrote "We Are The World" back in like 1985 and was one of the lead vocalists. All he wanted to do was love everyone. He was one of the most dynamic performers this world has ever seen, even as a ten year old kid he had "it". That talent, that drive for entertainment, those dance moves. The world has lost one hell of a performing artist, he will be sorely missed. His music will live on forever. Who doesn't love Michael Jackson's music? C'mon now.
What's up friends? Not much here I'm just REALLY tired. That's all. Monday I worked both jobs, nothing much went on. Tuesday morning we had to take Dad to ER because his g-tube in his tummy fell out. Grossorama. Fortunately I didn't have to look at it or anything, just had to drive them there. Cathy was nice enough to leave work early and relieve me, so I could go home and take a nap before my afternoon job. All I can say is thank God for Starbucks. I am so exhausted right now. Sorry I didn't answer my phone Kimmie, I'm just way tired/cranky.
Oh yes, I started writing this about two hours ago. Then Matt called and yeah I talked to him for a little while, and had to cut it short. Thanks to work related stuff. I swear every time I announce to the world how tired I am, I end up having to do more work. First a station in Georgia calls (of course for no reason), then I get a call from one of our clients in England. Ugh. Equipment resets and emails later, I'm finally finishing this blog. Now off to enjoy a salad and maybe semi-doze for a bit. Gotta be alert for the first newscast in an hour. Oh yay.
Hey hey hey! What's up? I'm like all sorts of tired and I have a ton to blog about. I also need to call Matt, hopefully he'll still be awake when I call. Let's see I'll start with Thursday, my actual birthday. Turned out to totally awesome. Went to dinner with Cathy at Cattlemens in Livermore. On the way there we were stuck in tons of traffic on the freeway and I suggested taking the streets and following a route from Google Maps, on my phone. Bad idea. Turns out the street we were supposed to turn on didn't exist, or at least connect to where we were. It was lovely. The highlight of my evening was meeting up with Matt and forcing him to watch Dennis The Menace at my house. It was the most interesting thing on the On Demand from Comcast and the DVD player in the living room sucks. I hope I didn't bore him to death. It wasn't sports related nor did anything majorly blow up, except Walter Mattheau's temper. Oh well. That did make my night though.
Friday I really didn't sleep much, but I was thinking too much about my bday fun the night before. I did get up and exercise, and my goal was to go shopping with my dad. Then Michelle called and said she wasn't feeling well, and that I had to take her to the doctor in Oakland. So I did, and then decided to let her go shopping with Dad and I, although it was supposed to be a special bday/Father's Day thing. Well about 10 minutes after we left the house, her boyfriend called and wanted to meet her at home. I was pretty angry at this point, but I drove her all the way back. Essentially about 5 hours of my time was wasted that morning/afternoon because of having to chauffeur my sister around. ARRGH. So Dad and I went shopping at Stoneridge Mall by ourselves, and had a blast. Got a cute outfit from Torrid, a few things from Hot Topic, a movie from FYE, and more body wash from Bath And Body Works. (Most of this I got with gift cards. I love birthdays.) I also took Dad to Haagen Dazs for ice cream and had some fat free frozen yogurt. Good stuff. Then later on I went to Target with some gift cards I had gotten. I got a few CDs, a new shirt, eyeliner, lip gloss, and various hair products. Eventually I got home at a decent hour and vegged out in my room. Shopping can be exhausting. (NOTE: I just got off the phone after 2 1/2 hrs with Matt so now I'll continue my blog.)
So early on Saturday afternoon I left for Lodi to go hang out with Kimmie. I met up with her at Kmart since she, myself and her niece Joyce were having our pictures taken at Olan Mills, their portrait studio. We ended up taking a lot of poses, and the dude working there was talking our ears off about packages we couldn't afford. It sort of made me mad since we told him what we were buying, but he kept on going with his "deals"l and wouldn't shut up. We lost about 30 min of shopping time. Oh well. On the way back to Kimmie's place I picked up Casa Mexicana for dinner. So bad for you, yet so tasty. We first watched the made for TV movie about Three's Company, and how Suzanne Somers got a giant head. It was rather entertaining. Especially since the Don Knotts guy looked absolutely nothing like him. Horrible. After the movie we took a walk down to Walgreens, just to look around. I was great and didn't buy a thing. Oh yeah, we got iced lattes at House Of Coffee on the corner, my sugar/fat free white chocolate latte one was awesome. So after we got back from our excursion I made her watch The Principal starring Jim Belushi and Rae Dawn Chong. So late 80s and cliche. One of the reasons I did like it was because it was filmed in Oakland and Alameda. So close to home. Then we watched Hounddog, a movie with Dakota Fanning which includes sexual abuse. Such a sad movie. Then we fell asleep.
Sunday I slept in until about noon, and Kimmie woke up around 1pm, right after I had gotten out of the shower. I went out and got Jack In The Box for our lunch. I had grilled chicken and a fruit cup. We watched a movie called Just Ask My Children, where two innocent parents were sent to prison for 14 years because of a fabricated molestation story. It was scary, because it's a true story. Soon afterwards we decided to take another field trip, and walked to Woodbridge. It's less than 2 miles away, not bad. Kimmie showed me her childhood apartment complex, and we stopped for dinner at Woodbridge Pizza. Their food is awesome, so are their bathrooms. We got home just in time to watch an episode of Greatest American Hero, then I had to leave for work. I actually ended up about 13 min late, and took Victoria home. So yeah Kimmie, we can blame it on Ralph Hinckley, see if my boss gets that one.
Well, this has been long winded. Started writing, then a nice long convo with my man, then finished writing. Also discovered my knife isn't here so I need to hunt for one down the hall. I have to eat my orange cut into slices. I'm so weird. Okay well I'm off to find a knife, plastic or not. My boss'll be here soon enough, and he'll talk my ear off. Yay.
What's up homies? Not much here, just the middle of the week. What's been going on? Well Monday I worked both jobs, but in between I had to stop by Dad's house and set up his digital antenna. The poor guy can barely use a remote let alone set up an antenna. Oh well, I got his channels he needed. Monday night at work I kept pretty darn busy too. Lots of technical problems. Tuesday I worked both jobs again, but during my down time Michelle and I went to Coldstone. I got a Like It sized Sinless Cream (or whatever it is) with graham cracker crust as a mix in. Free with my birthday coupon!
So here I am at work, just relaxing. I brought my kittycat Spencer since my boss said I could. Guess that's my bday present from him. Spencer is a BIG boy, 17 lbs. Beats the boredom at work having a giant orange tabby rubbing on your legs, licking your feet and rubbing his head on your trackball/mouse thing. I love my kitty pal.
Well just to let y'all know. My official birthday is on Thursday. I won't be working on Thursday night, since I requested it off and the other fulltimers are covering for me. Least they said they would. I know Brad has car trouble but um yeah that wouldn't be fair if I had to come in at 3am on Friday to cover for him. Oy vey. So yeah, this is probably my last blog of the week. Okie dokie. Gonna call Matt in a few. :-)
What's up folks? How was your weekend? Mine was fantastic. Friday I got A LOT of cleaning done for my party. A little in the morning, and later on in the afternoon too. Heavy lifting, sweeping, dusting and mopping. Fun stuff. Amy came over to spend the night before my party, and she also helped.
Before I knew it Saturday morning was here. I got up, ate breakfast, went on a 2 mile walk, then went and picked up Kimmie in Lodi with my dad's van. After I got back I had enough time to do last minute cleaning and party prep, then I went and got ice and pizza. Two important party elements. Pretty soon folks started arriving, and I had tons of fun. Davina brought some rum so I had a little bit, but not too much. We did the usual like opening presents and singing happy birthday with the cake. We also did "only at Lisa's party" kinda stuff, like watching Adventures In Babysitting, Howard The Duck, Gumby (Cathy bought it for me on VHS.. LOL), and Gremlins in Espanol (on Telemundo). Oh yes, and we discussed transvestites, the definition of a slag, and how on earth my shirt ended up almost backwards. The festivities didn't end until about 2am, and Kimmie and I didn't get into bed until around 3:30am. We fell asleep watching Fast Times At Ridgemont High in my room.
Sunday was interesting. I woke up, showered, helped Kimmie out of bed, and we both had breakfast. Then I went on my walk, and later on I helped her with bathroom duties and all that stuff. I'm sure most of you are aware that Kim has cerebral palsy. It sucks. It takes forever for her to do stuff that only takes us "walkies" minutes or even seconds. I do NOT take my legs and the use of them for granted. Anyway, it took a long time to get ready and leave my house, but we finally did. Big props to TJ for helping out with Kimmie this weekend, by the way. Eventually I got her back home and safely in her house. Later on at home I made dinner, uploaded pics and sorted out my bday loot. It's not even my real birthday yet and I'm already blessed. Anyway, gonna get going now. Gotta call Matt and chat about my/his weekend.
Hey folks, it's Friday!! Whooo! I'm excited because my work week will be over in 6 1/2 hrs, plus I'm having a jammin bday party on Saturday. That means A LOT of housework to do. Ugh. I hope to God that TJ fixes my toilet today, so I can put the bathroom back together and clean it, as well as my bedroom. The living room needs help but the dining room is the absolute worst. Aubri's crap EVERYWHERE. Oh the fun I will have.
Last few days have been cool. I have gotten several comments about me looking skinnier. Like four in the past week alone. Thank you all for recognizing my sexy hotter bod. Haha. No seriously, I've been afraid to weigh myself for months, I just might give it a go today. I think it's the lack of occasional weekend boozing, self control at dinner, and the regular exercise. Yes I'm keeping it up. God only knows what I'll eat this weekend but hey, it's my party time. Okay well there isn't much else to write about. I'll have plenty of stories to share and pics to upload next time. :-)
Hey folks. How's your week going? Mine sure is interesting. Let's see.. I talked to Matt for like 4 hours on Monday morning. (Hi!!!!! We keep on playing phone tag. LOL) Then later on when my boss came in we had a very heated discussion on Prop 8. I guess I'm insane but when I vote I don't think about what the Bible says, I think about our population as a whole. I read the Bible, but not everyone in California does, and I respect that. Two gay people getting married doesn't hurt anyone, so I think they have every right to do so. Sheesh. Anyway, that's how my Monday morning went. Later that day I worked my part-time job, went to dinner at Texas Roadhouse with my older sister, and came to work here.
Tuesday I worked both jobs, as usual. I'm still here as a matter of fact. Well duh I always work overnights. Anyway, nothing exciting happened except the toilet deciding to break while I was on it. Not so much fun.
The rest of the week should be busy, yet awesome. Later this morning I have training for some new software at my other job, so I'm telecommuting and doing it from home. It's an hour and a half and I get paid for it while in my jammies, so why not? Thursday we're grocery shopping and I have a fat list so there's plenty of goodies for my party. Friday I'll spend a lot of time cleaning, and Saturday I'll be running errands until the party starts. Whoo hoo! Okay I think I'll let my phone juice up a bit and give someone special a ring a ding ding. Toodles!
Hey hey hey! What's up my peeps? It is I, the lovely Lisa. Why am I blogging so late and while in such a good mood? 4 hour phone convo with Matt!!! Hi!! Go A's!! (Sorry I had to..) Anyway how is everyone today? Good, good. My weekend was tons of fun. Friday morning I took Dad's kittycat Louie to the vet for his shots. Later on that evening I took a nice long walk, made dinner at home, then went with Michelle to Fenton's in Oakland for ice cream. We got dessert for the whole gang. Swiss milk chocolate = YUM.
Saturday was BFD, the concert put on by Live 105 that signifies the beginning of summer. Davina and I went together, and met other friends there as well. Cathy and Amy did NOT come. BOOO you guys suck. Anyway, we had a blast. We rocked the Subsonic stage, hung at the bar with Leeanne and Mikey, and generally wandered around. I have to admit Steve Aoki's set at Subsonic was awesome, and being in the middle of that pit of sweaty dancers was exhilerating. Then we went up to the lawn area, and found a nice comfy spot to put the blanket down and relax. It was cool and we almost took naps, but there was too much stuff going on around us. Soon it was getting cold and we got bored. We left around 8pm, after the Yeah Yeah Yeahs played and before 311. I love 311 and the Offspring, but I've seen both bands hecka times and was tired/hungry. So we beat it outta there early and took Mikey home in San Jose. Okay almost home, we dropped him off at Wendys. Then we drove back to San Leandro for some La Pinata, a nice late dinner. It hit the spot for sure. What an awesome day.
Sunday I must have been pooped, because I slept in until 10am. I woke up very refreshed. After a quick shower and a bombass breakfast (whole wheat pancakes, scrambled eggbeaters + turkey bacon), I took another nice long 45 min walk. Then I decided to be nice to my dad and take him on an adventure. After getting Starbucks and gassing up the car, I picked him up and we drove to Lagunitas, in rural Marin County. He lived there from age 10 to 17, and hadn't been there for years. Then we ate lunch in Samuel Taylor State Park, where he took us camping as kids. It was lots of fun, I could tell he enjoyed himself. I took him to my place for a while after that, then back home. Later on in the evening, I made myself dinner, and tried to take a nap. Unfortunately my future niece/nephew wouldn't shut up, so that wasn't working. I ended up watching Blue Collar TV on DVD there in my room. All in all I did have fun this past weekend. Next weekend will also be awesome, as my bday party is coming up. WHOO.
Word up homies. Thank God it's Friday!! The last few days have been cool. Wednesday morning we ran a ton of errands, and stopped by Grocery Outlet to scope it out. They have some pretty good deals, I must say. I think it may become a regular fixture in our shopping schedule. That afternoon I finally caught up on sleep. Boy I needed it. Not much happened on Thursday. I got my oil changed, new tires and new alignment. Kinda sucked since I didn't want to spend the money on all that, but the stock tires on my Corolla only last like 35-40K and I was on 35. They definitely looked worn. Oh well, had to do what I had to do. That's what I get for driving so much. I did get some sleep on Thursday, but not enough. One of our neighbors was chopping down all the brush in our side and back yards with his chainsaw and weed wacker, so it was hard to get much rest. I slept around 6 hours or so. I'm sure I'll make up for lost sleepytime tomorrow.
This weekend should be fun. Saturday Davina and I are going to BFD. I'm going to try and dress cute, take lots of pictures, and apply lots of SPF 80. Yes, SPF 80. I'm a pasty white girl, and proud of it. Sunday maybe I'll catch up on rest. Okay, talk to ya later.
Hey folks, what's goin on? Not a whole lot of excitement here. I'll try to make this blog short and sweet since I'm VERY sleep deprived and need a semi-snooze very badly. Monday I worked both jobs. Cathy got a kitten from our friend Alisha and gave it to Dad as an early Father's Day present. You should have seen my dad's face light up. The new kitty's name is Louie. From what I hear he barely leaves Dad's side.
Tuesday morning I slept a few hours, took Dad to the doctor and ran some errands, then slept a few more hours. Then I got to get up and go to my afternoon job. I was exhausted. About an hour into my shift I noticed a screw was missing from my eyeglass frames, and one of the sides became detached. Now I have to get the screw replaced later this morning. I've spent this afternoon/evening/early morning walking around not being able to see squat. I wear the busted glasses when I drive though, I'd rather see in some jacked up frames than get in an accident. Anyway, in the evening I was busy preparing dinner and unwinding. I could have snoozed for 45 min or so, but I didn't want to oversleep or wake up feeling even more tired. That happens sometimes. So I'm here now barely keeping my eyes open. I had a two hour convo with Matt :-), and now I think it's time to relax.
So yeah that's about it. The usual grocery shopping this morning, getting my glasses fixed, a few housechores, then I am going to bed. I don't want to be disturbed either, so Cathy do your post-jogging stretches somewhere else. Haha. Okay folks talk to ya later.
