Fun times ahead

• Word up homies. It's another Friday morning blog here. Not so much that's new. Wednesday morning I grocery shopped, then got my teeth cleaned, then met up with the ex to give him some of his stuff back. Yeah I'm about 3 years late, but whatever. Thursday morning I took Dad to get his echo cardiogram at San Leandro Hospital, my most hated place in the world. I ended up chillin in the lobby watching Rachel Ray since it was cold and raining outside waiting in my car, and I kept having to pee. I picked Dad up later that afternoon and he hung out at my place for the evening. Then I came to work. I'm here for a 12 hour shift since Brad has an eye appointment or something. Four hours of overtime, I'll take it.
  
• I should have a jammin weekend. On Saturday Cathy and I are taking Dad to the San Francisco Zoo. I like it there, it's fun. Dad loves animals so I think he'll enjoy himself. Sunday is Easter, and we're going to Uncle Jim's to watch our little cousins hunt for eggs. I'll be using my camera quite a bit. Oh yes and of course next week is NEW KIDS ON THE BLOCK in Fresno!!! We're staying two nights in Clovis, how exciting. I'm just a tad hyper just thinking about it. It's gonna be a blast.
  
• Okay I have about 8 hrs left of my shift, but I'll try to keep myself occupied with surveys, watching TV online, and games on Pogo.com. Fun stuff.
  

Busy and tired

• What's up folks? Not much here. As usual, the middle of the week is pretty boring. Lots of work. Not enough sleep. I'm exhausted, and have too much to do. This includes shopping and getting my teeth cleaned this morning. I'm hoping to get to brush my teeth and put away food before the dentist. I've been up since yesterday afternoon and my teeth are probably kinda gross. Thursday morning Dad has an echocardiogram and I'm babysitting him later that evening. Guess I'll sleep in between. Like I said, my schedule is nuts.
  
• On an awesome note, a week from today I'll be picking up the Wheelchair Getaways van and beginning our journey to Fresno for NKOTB on Thursday the 16th. We're staying 2 nights in Clovis. Haha. Boy it'll be thrilling. I'm a lot less nervous about things this time around since I've done this before. I love me some New Kids, and I love hugging them in person. Oooh wheeee.
  
• Okay I'm going to take a power snooze now. There are actually 2-3 topics I'd love to talk about, but can't for various reasons. Some things you just have to keep to yourself. Okay. toodles.
  

Oh the insanity

• What's up my homies? I'm back. Yeah I didn't blog on Friday morning, but I had good reason. I was sick again. Later on after I got off work I actually went to a doctor (shocking I know), and was diagnosed with pink eye and another sinus infection. I had spent the whole night before with a watery eye that had lots of white/yellow gunk in it. It sucked. Thankfully I do have insurance, plus my work reimburses most of my co-pays. So get this. I'm paying $6 for my doctor visit and $6 total for my eyedrops and pills. Awesome. Guess that $83 a month I pay for Blue Cross pays off.
• Due to my sudden illness, my weekend pretty much sucked. I had planned to spend Friday night with Cathy and Amy in Fresno partying, then driving to Lodi and spending Saturday/Sunday there with Kimmie and her nieces and nephews. My pink eye kinda killed that idea. Instead I did a lot of sleeping and movie watching the whole weekend. Also did plenty of housework to keep myself occupied. Then I got my car detailed, the carpet inside shampooed, and a nice wax. Oh and the nail in my tire finally was removed on Sunday so my air stopped leaking. One weird thing did happen, though. Sunday morning my car stereo decided to stop working completely, and I was bummed. I totally had it planned out in my head that I'd have to call the dealership this morning, and either drop the car off and get a rental (since it's still under warranty), or wait until Friday to fix the problem. Fortunately God is a practical joker, and my stereo started working hours later. Whew, one less thing to stress about.
• This week will be a busy one. This morning Dad has to visit the pulmonologist to get an OK so he can get the operation at Stanford. I'm going to be tired and this guy is kinda rude, so I'm not looking forward to it. I'm also working my second job this afternoon, so I'm going to be kinda tired. Tuesday I'm working both jobs, Wednesday I'm getting off work a bit early so I can get the groceries done then I have a dentist appointment. Gotta get those choppers cleaned. Thursday I'm babysitting Dad, and Friday I may go to the A's game with Sandi. Saturday we might take Dad to the zoo. So yes, this is one crazy week. Next week is the NKOTB concert in Fresno, and we're staying over 2 nights in Clovis. Oh the insanity. Can't wait.
  

i need a nap

• Hey homies. Nothing too thrilling on the home front. Monday I got some sleep, and had to work at Traffic in the afternoon. Took Michelle to Wendys, came home, ate, and could have relaxed had there not been loud children and a loud TV on. Oh well. Worked here later that night. Tuesday morning I had to take Dad to do blood work at his doctor's office, when I should have been asleep. Only got about 3 hours of sleep, and worked at Traffic again in the afternoon. I'm beat.
  
• So yeah I'm tired. I already have plans for this weekend which may include playing laser tag in Sacramento then kicking it at Kimmie's place the rest of the time. We'll see how things go. I've never actually played laser tag, sounds like fun. I'm hoping to get a lot more rest before hand.
  
• I won't be in bed today until 11am at the earliest, because it's grocery day. Hooray. You can sense the excitement, I'm sure. Now let me take a power snooze before I pass out. Oy.
  

nice lazy weekend

• Yay I'm back after a pretty relaxing weekend. Friday morning I went to the gym, then home for some sleep. That night I took Michelle and Dad to dinner at Applebee's, and to Borders to look at books. I picked up some magazines for myself. Saturday I slept in, went for a walk then took Dad to a doctor appointment which ran an hour late. I was not amused. Later that afternoon I took Dad and Michelle shopping with me at Newpark Mall. I got some cute summer outfits from Target and JC Penney, and Dad finally got new blue jeans. Fun times for all. Later that evening I went to dinner at Chevy's with Michelle.
  
• Sunday I slept in again, and went for a nice long walk near the duck pond by my house. Then Cathy and I went for coffee at Starbucks and drive through the Oakland hills. Some crazy old lady almost ran us off the road on Fairmont Drive. Cathy sped up and gave her a piece of her mind. Haha. Later on we did some shopping at Southland and I picked up some fly Cookie Monster New Balance sneakers at Foot Locker. http://tinyurl.com/dcmo7g
• After that we went to Cathy's friend Rose's house for a bit, and watched Food Network. Later I came home and watched TV with Aubri and her kids, then napped and came to work. Oh so exciting. I didn't do much this weekend, and I loved it. I need time to just veg out and do nothing for once. My life is hectic as it is.
• Oh yeah to clear up any confusion, I was listening to a 21 year old aircheck from KYUU last week. Someone taped it off the radio and put it on the internet, commercials and all. So awesome. That station went off air at the end of 88 and became X100. Now it's Movin 99.7, owned by CBS. It was KFRC-FM for years before hand.
  

I'm feeling a lot better

• I'm back. It's Friday, thank God. This week hasn't been that tough, but I welcome weekends. I need time to unwind, catch up on sleep and movies. As we speak I'm listening to a KYUU aircheck from 88.. several hours of hot late 80s jams with Jack In The Box and Mervyns commercials intertwined.. LOL. Summer before 3rd grade, good times. I'm such a radio nerd.
  
• Last few days have been pretty normal. Shopped on Wednesday, worked that night. Babysat Dad earlier, first at my house then his. Watched Three Men And A Little Lady. Haha.
  
• Gee this blog is pretty boring. Oh yes, thank you Sandi and Kimmie for your comments on my last entry. Had a bit of a theological query going on. I'm feeling a lot better now, spiritually. Physically as well. Just a bit of a nagging cough, that's it. Okay I guess that's all I have to talk about. I'm too enthralled in listening to a traffic report including the defunct Embarcadero Freeway. I need a life.
  

kind of theological

• Hey there homies. What's up? Not too much excitement. First, something that's been weighing on me lately. I tried a little meditation while reading Genesis 32, where Jacob is wrestling a man during the night. I'd like to think of that man who blessed Jacob and renamed him Israel as God. Made me think to myself, that I want to know God a lot better. It's like I barely know Him at all. God is all around me but sometimes it feels like no one is there. Does this make sense to anyone? I mean He was there when my mom died, I felt it. Sometimes I just sit there and wish I'd get more of a definite vibe or sign when I need God. I guess I'm kinda talking jibberish. I'm not a seasoned hardcore believer like some people are.
  
• Other than that theological quandry, life is okay. Didn't get much sleep on Monday at all since I had to take Dad to the neurologist. Now he has to get a pulmonary check-up from his primary doctor before he can have the procedure done. We're doing that on Saturday. Oh the joy. Tuesday I worked at Traffic (well Monday I did too). This morning is our errand/grocery day. I hope to be in bed by noon so I can catch up on sleep.
  

Lost my voice

• Hey everyone, I'm back. Yes I'm alive and well. Okay not perfectly well. I caught the flu last week. Had a fever that reached its peak at 102.6 degrees on Friday morning while driving Dad to Stanford for his consult. I got home and eventually took a full dose of Tylenol, passed out for 3 hours and knocked it down. Still had a fever for a day after that, and eventually it went away. Now I just have some major bronchitis/laryngitis. Hacking up green phlegmballs and barely able to converse. It's lovely.
  
• I won't spend too long discussing my weekend. Much of it was a drug induced blur. A lot of relaxing, Beavis and Butthead, good food, rock concert in Modesto on Sunday night, and now I'm at work again. My throat hurts and I may take a brief power snooze for a bit.
  
• This week should be okay for the most part. This morning Dad has a follow up at the neurologist. He probably won't be happy since the procedure hasn't been done, but it's all the red tape, not us. Then I get to work at Traffic in the afternoon. Yay for lack of sleep. Eventually later in the week I'll catch up. Hopefully. Okay now I'm call it quits. Hurts to swallow. Ouchies.
  

Busy week

• Howdy folks. How y'all doing? Not much here to report. Just my midweek "same old crap" blog. Monday I worked both jobs and barely got rest in between. I also didn't get much sleep that morning since I had to run Michelle on an errand. Ugh. I got home that evening and TJ's niece/nephew were there with TJ's mom. Those kids are so freakin loud. No matter how many times you tell them to be quiet, they still have to yell. They also don't go to bed at a decent hour. Oy. Tuesday I kinda got more sleep, still not enough. Worked both jobs, ate dinner and watched TV in between.
  
• Oh other stuff. I bought some fly Nikes from Ross this past weekend, and they're two sizes too small. I had got them off of a rack ziptied together, so I couldn't try them on first. Also I could only base the sizing on a sticker, since there was no way to check the tag inside. I found my receipt, thank God. Gotta return them this weekend. Another fun thing, system crashed at my part time job earlier. We sat around for an hour twiddling our thumbs, it was lovely. Lastly, remember that guy I said yelled at me months ago that works for my network? I met him about an hour ago. He's in town because we're having a special "banquet" tomorrow. Maybe now he'll be nicer to me.
• Okay that's about it. This morning is grocery day. Tomorrow we're getting our taxes done, and I'm watching Dad. More like I'm watching Dad till Cathy gets home then I'm taking a nap. Friday morning Dad has his appointment at Stanford. It's only like 45 minutes away but traffic sucks and he has to be there early. Hooray. Okay, now to eat leftovers and try to stay awake.
  

I got it at Ross!

• Hey there folks. I had a pretty busy weekend. Friday evening I hung out with Fernando and Grace. They treated me to dinner at Black Angus. I tried to pay but they wouldn't let me. I also spent time with Joey and read him bedtime stories. I love that kid.
  
• Saturday morning I got my stuff ready to head to Kimmie's, but before I left I took a nice walk to the duck pond and back. Then I got an oil change at Wheelworks, picked up some coffee, and sped off to Lodi. I met her at Target, and we had fun shopping. I got Scrubs season 7, and a few organic snacks. We were both a little hungry at this point so we had a late lunch at Coco's. The food was great at a fantastic price. Next we went shopping at Marshall's and didn't find much of a selection. We went to some party supply store afterward, and it was kinda lame. We decided to go back into Target for a bit before her bus arrived, and I picked up Mr. Mom on DVD. I love me some Michael Keaton. Once we got home Kimmie subjected me to the original movie production of Romeo And Juliet from 1969. I remember watching it in class as a freshman in high school. Wasn't so bad. Not that exciting either. Haha. Once that was over I ran to California Pizza Kitchen in nearby Stockton to pick up dinner, and Starbucks for coffee. When I got back I put on Breakin 2 : Electric Boogaloo. It was on Comcast On Demand. Cheesiest movie ever, I swear. Kimmie put on Fatal Attraction next, and we watched about half before going to bed.
  
• Both of us awoke around 9am the next morning, since the Dial-A-Crap bus was coming at 11. After I showered and she made coffee, we attempted to watch more of Fatal Attraction, but her DVD player was being stupid. We opted for rockin out to 80s music instead. First stop on our little excursion was the Golden Ox Grill for lunch. Yummy. I was good and had the diet chicken meal with veggies, fruit and cottage cheese. Healthiest thing I ate all weekend. Next we hit up Ross. I found a totally rad pair of retro Nikes, and got em for $24.99. They are so awesome. We then had some time to peruse the 99 Cent Store, although I would have loved to shop there a little longer. I only picked up a few things, like air freshener, snacks, etc. After we got back to her place we finally finished Fatal Attraction. Glenn Close was one scary b**ch. Wow. Then I went to Casa Mexicana to pick up our dinner. I had a chicken burrito, and have one left over for tomorrow. Yum. It was my turn for a movie selection, and I chose Mr. Mom since both of us love that movie. It's so funny. We had about an hour left after that, and Kimmie threw in What's Love Got To Do With It. We watched about half, then I had to leave so I'd get home in time to drop off my stuff and come to work. All in all my weekend was pretty rad. Next weekend should be fun too, maybe just a tad more laid back.
  
• This week I'll be keeping busy, as usual. Tomorrow and Tuesday I'm working both jobs, Wednesday is grocery day, Thursday I'm watching Dad, Friday I'm taking Dad for his consult at Stanford. Fun stuff.
  

Progress

• Word up homie G's. How have you been? You know when I ask that, you CAN leave a response in the comments. Although most of my readers are people I talk to almost everyday, but still. Where was I going with this? As usual, it's the middle of the week and no exciting stuff happening. Tuesday I took Dad to the doctor (well I slept in my car while my sister took him inside), then worked at Traffic later on. Didn't sleep much. Wednesday morning we did the weekly grocery run, and I was in bed before noon. I was so exhausted.
  
• Oh a few things. A few of my Youtube videos had copyrighted music, and now they have no audio. That is until I edit them on Windows Movie Maker and replace the songs, then reupload them. Booo. Johnny, one of my homies from Chabot works for Youtube, maybe he did it. Hahaha. It may be a week or so before I can get that stuff fixed, so sorry bout that. My schedule's crazy. Oh yeah, Dad finally has his consult at Stanford a week from today. We finally got the ball rolling. Now just to get our taxes done. I think H & R Block needs a call, pronto.
• Oh yes, this weekend should be cool. Later today I'm watching Dad then working a 12 hour shift here. Friday I might be going to Fresno with Cathy and Stuart to visit Amy, then going to Lodi early Saturday afternoon to spend the rest of the weekend with Kimmie. So yes I'll be taking my own car, Cathy. Duh. I'm sure I'll have plenty of pics and videos hanging with friends. Yay! I kinda like having the whole weekend off. It's nice. Okay time to go. Gotta pretend to work for 4 more hours.
  
• Oh yeah, I'm on Facebook a little more often now, I just don't add all those stupid applications. Just search for my name. Lisa Sovulewski. I'm also on Twitter like 24-7 now.
  

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Back on the grind

• What's up my homies? Not much here. No important life changing events in the last few days. Technically every action we take every single day affects our lives, but enough philosophical talk. Sunday I slept in until 4pm, then went on a nice walk to the duck pond and back. I watched lots of TV then went to work that night. Monday I worked at Traffic, then came home and made dinner/watched TV. Now I'm here. See? Not much going on.
  
• It's back to the old grind this week. I'm working 54 hours. Right now I'm pretty tired, and I have to interrupt my sleepytime to take Dad to the doctor. Oh well. I can rest on the weekend. Oy.
  
• Sorry this is so short, but I'm sleepy and my creative juices have called it a day. Toodles!
  

I'm baaaack

• Hey there folks! I'm back from my much needed vacation. I wasn't planning on blogging until later tonight, but I'm working an overtime shift and I thought "Oh what the heck?". Okay I'm not going to detail what we did minute by minute, but I'll recall what I can remember without boring you all to death. Cathy and I left our place Sunday morning around 8am. After a few stops to pick up last minute items, we headed out to Fresno and arrived in the late morning. Amy's new place is really nice. We hung out and chatted for an hour or so, and headed on our way. The drive to Anaheim wasn't really bad at all. We got to the hotel before 3pm and got settled in. Cathy and I were both starving so we went to Downtown Disney for some mexican food and shopping. Apparently the sudden climate change did a number on Cathy so we headed back to the hotel. She passed out, and I watched random stuff on TV for hours before falling asleep. Not exactly the way I wanted the first night to pan out, but stuff happens.
  
• Monday morning both of us work up nice and refreshed. My alarm clock was set an hour ahead for some reason, so we were ready to get out the door before 8am. We ate our free breakfast before leaving, of course. It was pretty darn good for being continental. Biscuits/gravy, eggs, oatmeal, orange slices, cereal and toast. No I didn't eat all of that. Opted out on the biscuits/gravy, eggs and cereal. We made it to Universal Studios by 9am and had time to grab coffee and browse a few stores before the park opened. Once we got inside, I took a random survey from a very inquisitive lady, and got a front of the line pass for the studio tour. Awesome. Cathy and I went on the tour first, then did some exploring, rode the Simpsons ride (twice). Second time we rode it some dude next to Cathy kept hecka farting. Hahaha. Oh yeah, we went down to the lower level and rode Jurassic Park. Plus we met Beetlejuice, then Scooby Doo/Shaggy tried to steal our lunch. Professor Klump also took pics with us. Back on the upper level I made Cathy go through the haunted house and she was actually scared. We met Curious George, Shrek and Fiona, Spongebob, Crash Bandicoot, Woody and Winnie Woodpecker, and Fievel from An American Tail. It was so much fun. We browsed Citywalk some more, then headed on back to the hotel and had IHOP for dinner. So nutritional. Oh well. Later on we relaxed our aching legs in the jacuzzi, and watched TV until we fell asleep.
  
• Tuesday was an even better day. Disneyland! We got up early again, ate breakfast and got to the park an hour before it even opened. Eventually we made it inside, and I made a beeline for Goofy. Cathy really had to pee and I forced her to stand in line with me for 10 minutes to get a picture. I'm so mean. Then we got a picture with Goofy's son Max. Throughout the day we covered the whole park. I'm more of a strategical person and used the map as a guide to cover the most ground. I think sometimes I get way too goal oriented and drive some folks insane, like my sister. We did get to see everything. The longest wait for a ride was about 35 minutes, for Indiana Jones. I think we waited about 30 min or so for Splash Mountain. Most of the other rides we practically walked on with no wait. We also got a picture with Mickey Mouse in Toontown. Yes I've met him before, but I love the guy. I did feel bummed about one thing. Early in the day we were going to meet Tinkerbell in Fairy Hollow, but the wait was an hour. We came back at 5pm and realized we had just missed her. I feel guilty for waiting forever for Indiana Jones. If we hadn't, Cathy could have met her. Or if we had read the sign, then we could have made a point to visit earlier, and go on other rides later. Oh well. Later I treated Cathy to Cheesecake Factory because I felt so bad. It was tasty. I was exhausted when we got back to the hotel. I fell asleep before she did, which is rare.
  
• Wednesday morning I woke up kinda sad since it was our last day. I also had quite a bit of packing to do. We checked out and hit the road around 9am. First we drove out to San Bernadino to visit some folks who work with Cathy. They're pretty nice folks. Then we drove an hour back to L.A., and I made an attempt to find Randy's Donuts, home of that giant donut you see in movies, TV shows, etc. After driving through South Central L.A. for 20 minutes or so, we concluded that Randy's is now a Jack In The Box. Either that or Google Maps is very very very wrong. Boo. So we drove to Burbank to take a picture in front of NBC Studios. Yes I'm a nerd like that. This we did accomplish. We drove past Warner Bros Studios next, but there was no access to parking, etc so we moved on to Bob's Big Boy for lunch. The burgers there are to die for. Our tummies were full, and we went further down Riverside Drive to a defunct University Medical Center, known to Scrubs fans as Sacred Heart. Had a nice convo with the security guard, but alas we could not get in. I did see Mike Schwartz AKA Lloyd The Delivery Guy come through the gate in his Range Rover. He's also a producer/writer. How frustrating. Next stop was Paramount Studios on Melrose Ave. No parking anywhere nearby. Cathy was crabby and didn't want to walk 3 blocks, so we just took pics as I was driving by. Last major spot we visited was Hollywood Blvd. It was fun as well. By this time both of us were tired/cranky. We left after an hour or so of browsing up and down the street, and cruised down Sunset. What a fun strip. Took it to Beverly Hills, did a little driving around that neighborhood as well. Then through Bel Air, and eventually to the 405 freeway, where we were stuck in traffic forever.
  
• Well, my trip was totally awesome. I was sad that it was over, but again there's no place like home. Okay I'm just trying to stay awake here at work. Gotta get used to overnights again. Lucky it's daylight savings time and it's nearly 4am already. Whoohooo. I wanna go home and hit the hay. Oh yeah, I already made a 2 part video blog about the trip...
  

Yay!!

• I'm so excited. And I just can't hide it. I'm about to lose control and I think I like it. Woot! Last post before vacation. I won't be blogging again for about a week. I took all five days off from both jobs. Amazing but true. I should have done bible study earlier, reading Numbers 1-7, but thats one of the most boring parts of the Old Testament and I have pre-vacation ADD at the moment. I finished the book of Hebrews in less than 3 days earlier this week so I'd say thats an accomplishment.
  
• The last few days have been okay. Wednesday morning was spent grocery shopping and sitting in a boring meeting with the family attorney. Oh I also had to go to Starbucks twice. First time I went through the drive-thru, I ordered a hot latte, and the one I received was ice cold. I didn't have a chance to call and complain until about 2 hours later. I did receive a new drink and coupons for two free beverages in the future. Like I've said before, when it comes to food/beverages, it never hurts to complain of you've been wronged. Most of the time they'll make it up to you and then some.
• Thursday I woke up in the middle of my sleepy morning to purchase our NKOTB tix, and scan/email some document to one of my bosses. Fun stuff. In the afternoon/evening I hung out with Dad. I was bad and had some Coldstone ice cream, but TJ treated so I couldn't say no. Took forever to get it since I had to order for 4 different people, one of them wanting A LOT of ice cream. Oh well.
  
• I am just so stoked about my vacay, I can't say it enough. Yes there will be a small bit of worry in the back of my head about my dad. I'll try to enjoy myself as much as possible and take tons of pictures and random videos. I can't wait to go on a four day adventure, and spend the next 3-4 days afterward running errands at home, yet still resting in between. Yay!!!
  

Pray for my Dad

• Hey there homie G's. What's crackin? I got a few things going on. Some good. Some bad. Monday morning we took Dad to the neurologist. Dad has spinal fluid pressing his brain against his skull. This could be the cause of his dementia-like behavior, not Alzheimer's. He needs to have surgery pronto, to put in a ventricle shunt. We're waiting on the insurance to approve the procedure, and to find a neurosurgeon who takes Dad's insurance. At the earliest we may get a consult by Friday and maybe can schedule the procedure late next week when I'm back from vacation. Now it's more of a waiting game and I'm spending almost every waking moment worried about Dad. On the plus side, up to 80% of patients show improvement after the shunt, so Dad may get some memory and cognitive function back. Which is awesome.
  
• Other than that scary news, the last few days have been tiring. I got less than 3 hrs of sleep on Monday. Total. Tuesday I slept about 5 hours, give or take. Today I'll be in bed by early afternoon and I'm shooting for 8 hours. We're shopping at both grocery stores and have an appointment with the lawyer in between so lord only knows when I'll be able to hit the hay. I also have to clean the litterbox and start laundry after I put away the groceries. Oh boy.
  
• I'm hecka excited for my vacation next week, yet feel guilty about it. I'm going to be 5-6 hours away having a blast while my dad is at home sick. Kinda selfish. Other people tell me I deserve a vacation, and I have been planning it for almost 4 months. Okay, my boss will be here soon, time to pretend I'm being productive.
  

"Why does Ray look like John Candy?"

• Hey there my buddy old pals. How was your weekend? Mine was pretty fun. Friday morning I went to the gym, and that evening I took Michelle and my dad out for dinner and to Target. I got an awesome Grover puppet. Haha. I worked here later that night, a nice overtime shift. I need the money so I didn't mind.
  
• Saturday I got about 5 hours of sleep, then got up, showered and headed over to Kimmie's house. We had a lot of fun. We watched a few episodes of Forensic Files, then I went to get our dinner from Carls Jr/Green Burrito. When I got back we watched a remake of Sybil. I like the original with Sally Field much better. After that I put on Little Shop Of Horrors, one of my top 5 movies now. Cute little Rick Moranis, I can't help it. Then we watched all of the NKOTB music videos on DVD, including some live tracks. It was pretty fun. Then I made a quick trip to Starbucks for a much needed coffee boost. Later on, then I really totured Kimmie with Sixpack, a movie with Kenny Rogers and a very young Diane Lane. In the middle of the movie we were both hungry again and craving fries/shakes, so I made a 1am random trip to McDonalds. I got a chocolate shake and a snack wrap, she got a vanilla shake and fries. After the Kenny Rogers movie we watched an episode of The Real Ghostbusters (On Demand), and went to bed.
  
• We slept in until about 11am on Sunday. We listened to Howard Jones and other random 80s stuff while getting ready, then took the Dial-A-Crap to Casa Mexicana, a pretty decent restauraunt. They had awesome chips. Only downside is that I still have heartburn almost 12 hours later. I took several sips off of Kimmie's banana margarita, it was yummy. Later on we came back home, and watched the second half of Till Murder Do Us Part, that bad Lifetime movie with Meredith Baxter and Stephen Collins. Then I went for our dinner and coffee. KFC for Kimmmie, Jack In The Crack kids meal for me (applesauce instead of fries), and more Starbucks. After the overdramatized TV movie, there wasn't enough time for me to put on another movie, so we watched Highway To Heaven. Awesomeness. I had a pretty fun weekend I must say.
  
• It's another busy week for me. Today Dad has an appt at the neurologist, then I get to go home for about 3 hours of sleep. Gotta be up at 1:30pm for my afternoon job. I'll probably catch up on sleep by Wednesday, so I'm okay. After all, this time next week I'll be snoozing in our hotel room in Anaheim. I can't wait!
  

I'm awake

• What's up my homies? Yay it's Friday. I'm in a chipper mood because I've actually gotten sleep the past few days. Wednesday morning was pretty busy. Took Dad and Michelle and got half of our grocery shopping done, then Dad had a doctor appointment, then to the bank, then dropped Dad off at home for a bit while Michelle and I finished shopping at Walmart. Dad does okay by himself for small intervals, at least for now. I didn't get in bed until about 1:30pm (up for 24 hrs), and I slept until 9:30 that evening. Those 8 hours felt great.
  
• Thursday I got about 7 hours of sleep, then picked up Dad to hang at my house for the afternoon/evening. We got Starbucks on the way of course. He ended up dozing off during Scrubs, that was okay. I took him home around 8:30, with a stop at McDonald's first to get a milkshake. I'd like to lie and say it was for him, but I was still uber hungry two hours after dinner, and got myself a chocolate one. I'm such a fatass sometimes. I try so hard not to eat bad, but yeah.. anyway. We ended up getting two of them, since they accidentally made an extra one. I left the other one in Dad's fridge for Michelle to have.
  
• This weekend should be pretty darn fun. I'm working here tonight for Yuriy. It's 8 hours of overtime, and believe me I need it. I'm spending most of Saturday/Sunday in Lodi with Kimmie for an 80stastic weekend, I can't wait. We have so much fun together. Oh yeah, going to the gym this morning, and probably on Saturday before heading out to Lodi. Woot!
  

i need sleep

• What's up folks? I'm hecka tired. I slept 5 hrs yesterday and 3 hrs the day before. Monday I went to breakfast with Davina at Pelton Cafe there in San Leandro, then took Dad to get his MRI. I didn't get to bed until 10am, and I had to be up by 1:15 so I had time to pick up my latte before working at Traffic. Totally exhausting. That night at my fulltime job I was pretty busy due to automation problems during most of my shift, so it was kinda crazy.
  
• Tuesday morning I had to run a few errands with Michelle before going home to sleep. I worked at Traffic again in the afternoon, then hung out at home for a few hours before coming here.
  
• Today I'm taking Dad and Michelle grocery shopping at both stores, with a doctor appt for Dad in between. I'm hoping to be in bed by 1pm at the latest. I want to play catch-up with my sleep and get about 8 hours. One can only wish. My schedule is just crazy this week and next, with lots of doctor appointments, medical procedures, and meetings with the lawyer over legal stuff. (Well duh he's a lawyer.. lol.) I still get to go on my little vacation to L.A. in less than 2 weeks, so I'm stoked. I'm also babysitting Dad one night a week so Michelle can go out with her boyfriend. She deserves it. This kinda cuts in on my social time, but whatever. Family is more important then social obligations, least in my book.
  
• Okay now off to make a grocery list and sleep with my eyes open. Haha.
  

I hate rain

• Howdy folks. I'm back from my weekend. Things are pretty much back to normal. Friday afternoon I worked at Traffic, then went home to relax and watch TV, and stayed up way late since I didn't have to get up early the next day. Saturday I slept in, went to the gym, then picked up Dad and spent 7 hours with him while Michelle went out with her boyfriend. We spent about half the time at my house watching TV, and the other half at his house watching movies. I have noticed he seems more coherent now, and his appetite is back. This new medication is definitely making a difference.
  
• Sunday I slept in again, made some whole grain pancakes and went to the gym. I would have gone walking but it was 48 degrees and pouring rain outside so I had to do my exercise indoors. The rest of the afternoon was spent watching TV and movies, and napping. Talk about a lazy weekend. I guess I deserve it.
  
• This week is pretty darn busy. Working 58 hours and taking Dad to several appointments. In fact today I'll maybe get about 4 hrs of sleep if I'm lucky. Oh well, I can make up the sleep on the weekend, hopefully.
  
• Two weeks from now I'll be sleeping in our hotel room in Anaheim, I can't wait. I am so looking forward to this. I already paid for the hotel and admission/all you can eat pass for Universal Studios, so the expenses won't be that bad. Oh and Dad said I could use the gas card, so that's $60-80 in savings right there. I'm just a tad nervous since I lost that third job, and I had to pay almost $400 to my dentist for what my work didn't cover. Stupid dental crowns. I think I'll be okay though. *crossing fingers*
  

That's Life

• Hey folks, I'm back from another brief hiatus. This has been one of the worst weeks I've had in a while. Not THE worst, but up there in the top three. When I last left you guys Dad had just been readmitted into the hospital after going kinda psycho. It took them about 15 hours to get the poor man a room upstairs. That is insanely bad. Meanwhile my sisters and I waited around for hours on end, and eventually we all left and came back later. Later that evening Michelle and I talked with a neurologist (who had diagnosed my mom with brain cancer so I don't really like the guy), and he confirmed that Dad has Alzeimer's. Not a major shock, but still not something I needed to hear. Later on Michelle and I did the grocery run, and I went home and got some sleep. I took the night off since the whole day was pretty stressful.
  
• Wednesday while getting ready to go visit Dad, I got a call from KDFC. I got laid off. Now I understand that everything happens for a reason, but still what a bummer. That means I make $200 less a month now. They encouraged me to file for unemployment even though it's part time, so I'll look into that next week. Hey anything helps. I'm still going on vacation next month, I have to pay off my dentist and Spencer needs his shots. Oh well, I have my weekends fairly free (not counting babysitting my dad) so that's cool. Later that afternoon I worked at Traffic, then I got a call that Dad was being discharged that evening. I picked him up and got him home. He was still a little confused, but physically healthy enough. I was also off from work on Wednesday night as well.
  
• Thursday wasn't so bad. I hung out with Dad for a few hours while Michelle ran some errands, and set up their DTV thing so they can still recieve a signal after next week. Later on I went to the gym, then worked at Traffic. Later on that evening at home I discovered that I lost my timecard. It's nowhere. Searched all over the house and my car. Only place I'd hope to find it is at Traffic. Now I have to leave a note for some lady downstairs to make me a new one. Oh and the zipper busted on the jeans I'm wearing. Stupid $7 jeans from Dave & Barry's. Oh the week I'm having. Could be worse though.
  
• Yes I just ranted about my bad luck lately, but I'm really blessed in the long run. Trials only make a person stronger. Plus, I live in a well developed nation. I have clothes on my back, food in my belly. I have awesome friends and family. So what if I have a few bad things happen? That's life.
  

please pray for my dad

• Wow where do I even begin? The past 32 hours or so have been a rollercoaster ride for me. Let me start at the beginning. Sunday I spent most of the day being productive, but feeling a little bit moody for no reason. Guess I sensed something bad was going to happen. I took Michelle to run a few errands, then when we got back to Dad's house we noticed he was very lethargic and his fingernails were starting to turn a little blue. It was hard to get a good O2 reading on him, so we called 911 and got him into the ER at San Leandro Hospital. My family hates that place with a passion since my mom passed away there a little over a year ago. So Dad got admitted, and stayed there overnight. He was diagnosed with complications with severe COPD (chronic obstructive pulmonery disease), given some antibiotics for his chest cold, and released earlier this evening. The only new medication he recieved was a steroid for his lungs, which he was going to use with his breathing treatments. He also had an irregular heart rate but they told us an echo cardiogram was an outpatient procedure that we'd have to make an appointment for, and didn't refer us to a cardiologist.
  
• Then Michelle called around 12:45am and told me Dad was very disoriented/confused and walking out of the house, down the wheelchair ramp and into the street. I left work and drove over there, and tried to get him to calm down. He didn't know where he was, thought Michelle was a man, and that we were trying to hurt him. He kept insisting to get into my car so I could drive him home, although he was right in front of it. I gave in and drove him around San Leandro for a good 10 minutes. He kept telling me I was going the wrong way, calling me drunk. So we went back to his house, and he refused to get out of my car, because he was convinced it was not his house. Michelle got in and we drove him to the ER. She had two security guards physically get him out of my car, and I had to drive back to work. This was one of the scariest moments of my life, second only to when my mom died. I hate it when this stuff happens. Now I'm at work, least for the next 3 hours. My blood pressure's through the roof and I have a monster headache. I don't know what's going to happen next. All I know is my dad needs some help and lots of prayer.
  

nothing's changed

• Hey there homie G's. I am so glad it's the weekend. My week hasn't been that stressful, least not until a few hours ago but I'm not going there. Wednesday morning was my weekly shopping run with Michelle. It went pretty smoothly. I got enough sleep and went to work later that night. Thursday morning I should have gone to the gym but I chickened out since I was having monster cramps. My boss told me I should go but he's a man and doesn't understand how bad my female problems are. Nothing else really exciting going on.
  
• This weekend I'm taking it easy for the most part. Davina and I are going to some coffee social thing at our church tonight. Maybe I'll meet a cute guy. Chances are I won't or he'll turn into "just a friend." I have plenty of those. Saturday will be typical and same with Sunday. Next week Dad needs to get his echo cardiogram done at the hospital. Procedure should be painless and simple, but our family loathes that place since Mom died there a little over a year ago. I'm also working a lot next week, but hey it's extra money. Money I can use on vacation next month. Yay!

ain't nothin goin on

• Hey there homies. It's the middle of the week. Not much going on. Monday I worked at Traffic, came home, did housework, watched tv and came to work. Tuesday I did pretty much the same thing. On the way home from Traffic I stopped by my Dad's house to check up on him, then went home for dinner and to watch Scrubs. I know most of the first 6 seasons by heart and that's scary. These new episodes are pretty awesome.
  
• So yeah, I'm here eating veggies, drinking water and passing the time. The rest of this week should be semi-normal. I may go to some church coffee social thing on Friday evening with Davina. Free coffee and maybe a chance to flirt with hot Christian boys. We'll see what happens. I'm working A LOT next week, but that's good. More money for my L.A. trip in March. Whoo hoo. This morning I'm going to the gym and it's grocery day. That's how exciting life is. Oh yeah, I'm addicted to Twitter so if you tweet, here's my addy. www.twitter.com/djlisas. Follow me.
  

wonderful weekend

• What's up my peeps? Not a whole lot here. I had a pretty darn good weekend. Friday morning I went to breakfast at Denny's with Leeanne and Davina. It was pretty tasty. Then I went to the gym, and took Dad to his doctor appointment. He lost 5 lbs of water weight over the week. He has to have an echo-cardiogram done later in the month just to see what's going on. Other than that, we're just keeping his feet elevated and making sure he takes his water pill. Friday evening I hung out with Fernando. We took his son Joey to the duck pond, then ate leftover chinese and ice cream and watched Baby Mama. Good times.
  
• Saturday I worked in SF, then went to the gym. After that I went home and hung with Cathy and later on Amy hung out for a bit. I also made some "No Pudge" brownies. I bought the mix for a while ago at Trader Joe's. They're kinda chewy, but I like em. Less fat. I found a recipe for cornbread using yogurt and I may try it subbing eggbeaters for eggs and Splenda for sugar. We'll see how that goes later on this week.
• Sunday morning I dragged myself out of bed and went to church. Good message, about Satan being very deceptive and fooling Eve. I mean I kinda understand that woman are gullable, but come on now. I think if it were Adam he would have been fooled too. That's just my two cents. Anyway after church Davina and I went to lunch at Fenton's Creamery in Oakland. Oh man I love that place. Mostly the ice cream. Swiss milk chocolate. Heaven in a bowl. Later on we went back to my place for a brief nap then walked to the duck pond, around it and back. She kept her arm around me pushing me to go faster, so it was a good workout. Later on I uploaded pics and edited a new video and added it on Youtube. So that was my weekend.
  
• This week should be nice and low key. I'm hoping to get back to the gym at least 3 days a week now. Wish me luck. Oh yeah.. here's the video I made, especially for Cindy.. she wants to see more of what my days are like so I included lots of driving/walking to work and looking around inside. If you need more depth tell me what you want to see, girl.
  

So glad it's Friday

• Hey there folks. I'm so glad it's Friday. I'm wiped out. Let's see Wednesday morning I got my new crowns on my molars at the dentist. I was in and out of there in 10 minutes flat. Awesome. Then I did the grocery run with Michelle. Not much excitement there. I did catch up on sleep that afternoon, which was good. Thursday I spent a good part of the day time watching my dad at my house. He fell in love with our pitbull Prada and wanted to take her home. He was in a good spirits and thanked me several times for bringing him over there.
  
• This weekend I'm hoping to get more rest. This morning after work I'm going to breakfast with Davina, and possibly going walking before taking Dad to his followup doctor appointment. Later on in the afternoon/evening Grace and Fernando already have me booked. I have no idea what we're going but Grace reserved me earlier this week. Haha. Saturday I'm working in SF, then hopefully going home to work on housework and veg out with movies and such. I need some lazy time. Sunday morning I'm going to church since I promised Davina I would, then maybe going to the gym or walking afterward. Fun stuff. Well I'm about to take a power snooze, I got maybe about 4-5 hrs of sleep total yesterday, and I'm pooped.
  

kinda trying to eat better

• What's up my homies? Not too much here.. I guess. Let's see, on Monday I worked at Traffic, then had to stop by Dad's house since he was not cooperating with what Michelle was telling him to do. Apparently, taking his medication and lying down in bed are just too challenging. At least to him. This annoyed me since Michelle called me way too many times there at work and I wasted an hour of my precious "chill out" time in between jobs. Ugh. Later on I came here, and that was it. Tuesday was pretty routine. Worked at Traffic, came home and made dinner, watched new eps of Scrubs. One was Sesame Street themed which was awesome. I was way too excited. Later on I came here, and now I'm blogging. Duh.
  
• This morning I have another dentist appointment so they can take off my temporary crowns and give me my permanent ones. Should take about 10 minutes. Then it's grocery shopping time. I'm going to try and eat even healthier. Compared to the people I live with, I'm a health nut, and in reality I'm really far from it. Kinda hard to be a health nut with a plethora of dessert foods on hand. I do manage to make my own dinner instead of indulging in tacos and sloppy joes most of the week. Earlier tonight I did have a tiny slice of cheeseburger pie with my gardenburger and green beans. I can't resist the fluffy crust. Then a guy from down the hall at work brought a pizza in here. He made me take 2 slices but I threw one away, and picked almost everything off the one I ate. Still, I've had more than my share of saturated fat today. Whoo hoo. I'm digressing. So yeah I'm going to try to eat regular cooked oatmeal instead of instant sugary stuff. Whole grain rice instead of white, nonfat cottage cheese instead of yogurt. Lots of fruits and veggies, as usual. Hope this will help.

Kinda worried

• What's up my homies? How has your weekend been? Mine's been okay, I guess. Friday morning I went to breakfast at IHOP with Michelle, then took Dad to his doctor appointment. We got bad news, but Michelle and I kinda expected it. He's got congestive heart failure. He's on diuretics and potassium, and so far they seem to be working. He's had to pee about once an hour all weekend long. A few months ago he had a little swelling in his ankles/feet, and his doctor told us to keep an eye on it. Well now he has a lot of swelling in his ankles/feet/calves, and we brought it to their attention. That plus he can't sleep lying flat. It sucks, but I'm thinking positive. My mom had heart failure/kidney failure and lived another 4 years, and it was officially the cancer that killed her. I say if Dad listens to the doctors and takes his meds he should have at least a few more years left. I'm so positive, I know.
  
• Okay that was a buzzkill. Thought I'd get it out in the open. Easier to write it here than to talk about it conversations and depress everybody. The rest of my weekend was okay, given the circumstances from Friday. I worked Saturday morning, then dropped by Fernando's house for a bit before picking up Michelle to run some errands. She made me slightly irritated since she first mentioned going to one store for medical supplies and then demanded that I take her to the bank and the mall. I'm sorry, but I don't play that way. You can ask me if I'd like to go there, but don't assume I'm your taxi driver. Anyway we went out to Stoneridge, and I got a few more bad DVDs. Sixpack starring Kenny Rogers/Erin Gray, and My Blue Heaven with Steve Martin/Rick Moranis. Later on in the evening Cathy and I went to Trader Joe's and I picked up a few things here and there, including stuff for dinner. Stuffed pasta shells with alfredo sauce and fresh green beans. Yum. Later on that night I made Cathy watch Sixpack in my room while we played Uno. She was not amused. Haha.
  
• Sunday morning Cathy and I took Dad up to Sebastopol with A LOT of pitstops on the way. First we went to Starbucks then Dad had to pee. Then we stopped in Petaluma at Coldstone so he could pee. Then at McDonalds in Sebastopol so he could pee. Then after the cemetary at Foster's Freeze so he could pee. Then Cathy's job in Richmond. Then at my house. So yeah the diuretics seem to be working. Let's hope they keep working. Anyone that wants to pray for Dad feel free to do so, because I am.
  

MMMM I want me some IHOP

• Hey there homie G's. It's an early Friday morning and I'm trying to kill time. The last few days haven't been too bad. Wednesday morning I did grocery shopping with Michelle, then went home, did housework and went to bed. Worked here later that night of course. Thursday morning I worked out at the gym, then dropped by Pac N Save to visit Fernando and grab a bagel (I love em with low cal cream cheese and sugarfree blackberry jam.. yum). He was happy to see me, and we might hang out this weekend. Tonight he's going skating with his church's youth group so maybe not. Haha. Anyway yeah, nothing too monumental.
  
• I plan on actually relaxing this weekend, I hope. This morning Michelle and I are going out to breakfast then taking Dad to a doctor appointment. This evening I'll probably stay in with Cathy and play lots of Uno. Saturday I work in San Fran, then I don't know what's going on after that. I'd like to get some exercise in sometime. Sunday we're going to Sebastopol since Mom's bday is next week, and we might go to Lagunitas as well. Fun stuff!
  
• I am so starving right now. I ate dinner around 7pm, a piece of cornbread around 9, and all I've had since then is water and grapes. I may have some yogurt around 5 or so. But I'm starving. See, if I ate every time I was hungry, I'd be like 500 lbs. Seriously. I'll save room for some scrambled egg substitute and some harvest grain n nut pancakes. Yummy. Only 5 more hours till IHOP!
  

Cat scratches and dental fun

• Heidi ho there people. First of all for some strange reason the last blog I did is not showing up on my Myspace page itself. If you go to read all of my blogs, it's on there. Also Myspace was semi-screwy on Monday morning since the date on that entry was 1981. Hahaha!
• Nothing monumental going on. Monday I worked at Traffic, came home, made dinner/watched TV, then came to work. Oh yeah. My cat Spencer scratched the heck outta me. I was renewing my Norton subscription and apparently he and JD (Cathy's cat) had an altercation on the table next to me. All I know is he leaped in my lap and hung onto me for about 10 seconds, leaving a nice gash on my right hand and a few small scratches on my left leg. I screamed bloody murder. A few minutes later he came over and offered his version of an apology which is rubbing on my legs and going "Rhee rheeee". I'm sure my cat scratch will heal just fine. It's a little pink right now but that's normal. I've had way too many battle scars from animals over the past 28 years or so.
  
• Tuesday morning I was in for a real treat. I got two of my right upper molars drilled and temporarily crowned. I get my permanent crowns next Wednesday. So right now I'm running on about 4 hours of sleep and my teeth/jaw are kinda sore. Boo. The dentist also told me things I've heard every time I come there. My mouth is small (so get the kid instruments), and I have a prominent underbite. I can't change my mouth size and I can't afford jaw surgery/braces so um no. Hence why I smile with my mouth open so you can't notice. Haha.
  
• So yeah, this morning I'm doing to grocery run with Michelle, and I hope to be in bed before noon. Better go make my list. Taa-taa!
  
• P.S. Davina I'm not sure if you said you'd call back or for me to give you a call. I'll give you a holla in a while. Taking a power snooze soon.
  

Fun weekend

• Howdy folks. I'm back. I had a pretty fun weekend. Friday evening I hung out with Sandi in Stockton. It took twice as long to get there due to traffic, but it was worth it. We had dinner at BJ's, then watched Bedtime Stories starring Adam Sandler. I thought it was funny and cute. Not hilarious, but then again it's a Disney movie. Oh yeah, we finally exchanged Christmas gifts, she gave me a cool t-shirt with a Bible scripture on it. I'll wear it later on this week.
  
• Saturday morning I worked in San Fran, then drove on over to Lodi. I met Kimmie, Joyce, Cathy and TJ for a late lunch at Moo Moo's, then the four of us went for ice cream at Coldstone while TJ napped in the car. After dessert we had time to kill so we checked out a used bookstore across the street. This place was really neat. First of all they had a cute calico kitty roaming the place. He let me pet him and take pictures, so cute. Also, they had a used VHS section which totally rocked. I bought The Dream Team starring Michael Keaton/Christopher Lloyd, The Crazysitter starring Ed Begley Jr/Beverly D'Angelo, and The Principal starring Jim Belushi/Rae Dawn Chong. AND..... I found a cassette single of "On Our Own" by Bobby Brown from the Ghostbusters II soundtrack. I could not pass that one up. Bobby's fade is so jammin. Next time I'm downtown in Lodi with Kimmie I'm going to have to go back. That place is awesome. So we finally got back to Kimmie's place, and had some cake that she bought for Cathy, as a late birthday celebration. It was german chocolate and very delicious. Soon afterwards Cathy and TJ left, and we watched When You Remember Me starring Fred Savage and Kevin Spacey. Very inspirational story, kinda sad at the end. Next up on the movie roster was Miracle on Interstate 880, which I bought online last month. Basically it was about the Cypress Freeway collapse after the 89 quake and two stories of survivors. Buck Helm, the guy who came out alive after 3 days, but died a month or two later, and that other little boy Julio (forgot his last name) who had to have his left leg amputated in order to be pulled from the wreckage. Sandi Duncan was in it, so was Eric McCormack pretending to be latino. Oh yeah, my St. Elsewhere TV boyfriend David Morse was in it too. Whoo. After that made for TV drama, Kimmie put on Gaby: A True Story. It was about a young lady who had severe cerebral palsy and could only move her left foot, and was the first disabled person to attend regular public school back in the 1960's in Mexico. Very moving story, even had some disabled people sex scene in there. Racy. We stopped the movie about halfway through because I was falling asleep, and finished it on Sunday afternoon.
  
• Sunday we both slept in for quite a while. I woke up before Kimmie and finished my book about the Duggars, that family with 18 kids that has a show on TLC. Kimmie was awake soon enough, and we finished our Gaby movie. Then I went out and got Subway for lunch along with Starbucks coffee. Then I put on an episode of 1st and 10, this HBO comedy that was on in the 80s/early 9os with Delta Burke. It was so boring we only sat through that one episode. Next we tried to watch What's Love Got To Do With It, but Kimmie's DVD player was being a piece of crap. We opted on The Good Son with Macaulay Culkin/Elijah Wood. That movie is creepy, and I'm glad Mac gets it at the end. Good riddence creepy child. I chose to put on The Dream Team as the last movie choice. It was funny, but not hilarious. Mental patients lost in New York City, hilarity ensues. The previews at the end for Fletch Lives and K-9 were cheesy and seemed even funnier. We had about 30 minutes to kill before I had to leave, so we played Super Mario 3 in Kimmie's bedroom. I suck at video games, I suck it hard. It was fun though. Oh I can't forget, Kimmie made dinner from scratch. Roasted chicken with celery, carrots, onions and mushrooms. Along with a baked potato. So tasty. Plus she gave me a new Ghostbusters shirt that I didn't have as a late Christmas present, which I totally didn't expect.
  
• So yay this weekend was fun. This upcoming week will be busy. Working 55 hours, dreaded dentist appointment on Tuesday morning (means I'll get about 4 hrs of sleep.. ugh), and Dad has a doctor appointment on Friday. Fun times. Okay, off to finish my leftover chicken.
  

my breath stanks

• What's up my homies? I'm so glad the weekend is here. I had a long week. Only worked 62 hours (including Saturday morning), could be worse. I was asked to work at Traffic on Thurs/Fri but I had errands to run and I have plans today. Oh well. Next week I'm only working 55 hours, well so far anyway.
  
• Again, life's been fairly uneventful. Wednesday I worked at both jobs and ate dinner/watched TV in between. Thursday morning I worked out at the gym, and some random guy at the front desk told me minors aren't allowed to work out during school hours and wanted to see my I.D. When he realized I was way over 18 he had a sheepish look on his face. Hahaha. After that I did the grocery run with Michelle. It took a while since we had stops at Petsmart, Longs Drugs and Starbucks along the way. Also Dad was at home and being VERY uncooperative when it came to letting us help him clean up and getting a tube feeding. He still has a tube in his tummy. Long story. But yeah he was pretty irate but I think it's from very low blood sugar since nothing was in his system. It just took a long while to get him to cooperate with us, and wasted a lot of my time. After I left Dad's house I had to drop by the bank and then put all the groceries away at home. So I didn't get to sleep until about 2pm. Craziness.
• This weekend will be busy but awesome. Friday evening I'm hanging out with Sandi. Dinner and a movie. Nice date. Haha. Working in San Fran Saturday morning then heading out to Lodi for my monthly 80s adventure. Fun times. Okay, gotta go.
• P.S. I ate onions earlier. My breath stanks and I'm gonna have some nasty farts brewing soon.
  

chubby wubby

• Hey there folks. I'm back again. So far this week has been fairly uneventful. Monday I worked at Traffic then here, and Tuesday I did exactly the same thing. There were two new episodes of Scrubs on ABC, so that rocked. Other than that, same old grind.
  
• Not a whole lot to discuss, really. I've been reading a blog called Big Fat Deal that has a lot of good articles about acceptance of fat people. No, I'm not going to stand on a soapbox and yell at the fat haters out there, but I think Hollywood takes their ideals to an extreme. Seriously. On the other hand I'm still on my period and get quite defensive since I feel like a fat whale. Haha. Check it out sometime: www.bfdblog.com.
  
• This week is pretty routine. Working at Traffic yet again this afternoon. Grocery shopping on Thursday. Kickin it with Sandi Friday night and going to Lodi on Saturday/Sunday. WHOOO. Okay off to do surveys, catch y'all later.
  

She's baaaack.. and scarier than ever

• I'm baaaack. Yeah as most of you know I've been really sick over the last week or so. Being sick sucks. It all started out with feeling feverish Thursday before last. I went home and slept it off, and went into work at Traffic that Friday feeling a bit under the weather but not so bad. By the time that four hour shift was over I felt like I'd been hit by a mack truck. I had to work here that night since I had agreed to fill in for one of the weekend guys. I was hoping to get a few hours of naptime then come on over here and rough it. Lying there on my bed things went from bad to worse. I know I had a fever because I had chills so bad I physically began to shake. I tried calling a few coworkers at the last minute but no one could cover for me, so I came in.
• Luckily I had the rest of the weekend off. I still felt semi-crappy on Sunday and left several voicemails for coworkers to cover me. One person called me back to let me know she couldn't cover, she had to work at her other job. Since no one else bothered to call, I dragged myself in here, expecting to sit half-dead in my chair for at least 6 1/2 hrs until my boss came in. After clocking in downstairs, I came in and discovered that my shift was indeed covered and I wasn't even made aware. I quickly left, went home and vegged out. I was kinda miffed that I got dressed, made a lunch and drove over here when I could have stayed home sleeping. Oh well. I am very fortunate that I somehow got the rest of the week off. Thank God for sick pay.
  
• See on Monday I started feeling a tad better but my voice sounded like Peter Brady when he hit puberty. Monday night the beginnings of a terrible ear infection started, and continued through Wednesday despite ear drops and plenty of Tylenol/Sudafed. (Note: I still went to my part-time gigs on Tues/Wed and Sat so give me credit. I'm a trooper.) So I am eternally grateful to the folks here at work for filling in for me all week, because I was sick as a dog and needed the down time. Oh yeah, in the midst of all this my *visitor* arrived on Thursday and that was a load of fun all weekend. Yay.
• I did have a little fun here and there. Spent the majority of my time in bed watching movies I've never gotten around to even opening. Also played a lot of Uno games with Cathy. Thursday morning things were semi-routine as I took the car to get maintenance at Toyota and did the grocery run. On Friday Cathy and I took a little road trip to Laganitas where Dad grew up (ages 10-17, he lived in San Francisco before then) and Samuel Taylor State Park where we annually camped as kids. Lots of fun times/memories. I think we may surprise Dad and swing by there after visiting Sebastopol. Saturday I worked, went walking, and took Dad/Michelle to dinner. Sunday I slept in, went walking again and did housework. So yup, back to the old routines.
  
• I'm back to 58 hours of work this week. I don't mind it, I was getting a serious case of cabin fever hanging around at home all the time. Okay, off to do some surveys or something.
  

feeling crappy

• Hey there folks. Back again. I feel another cold/sinus infection coming on. I'm fairly sure I'm running a low grade fever, whole body aches, headache, sinus pressure, swollen ears, throat hurts. Fun stuff. All I can do is try to rest when I can (which is not often enough) and take it from there. I hate getting sick, and I seem to at least four times a year. Hooray for me.
  
• Nothing much has been going on besides that. Wednesday morning I did the grocery run, then came to work and did a nice 12 hour shift. I was bored out of my mind, watching episodes of Emergency! and The Brady Bunch. I also felt very tired so I skipped the gym on Thursday morning. I thought it was the long shift that did me in, but now I realize it was my body telling me to take it easy. Thursday I got sleep, made dinner, and played Uno with Cathy and TJ while watching TV. I got schooled, man. Later on I took a nap, and now I'm here.
  
• Well, today I'm working at Traffic and I'll be here again tonight. Filling in for the weekend guy, massive overtime. Can't work too much overtime in this economy. I'm not working in SF on Saturday since I'm supposed to attend my cousin Joshua's 1st bday party. If I'm still sick, I'll skip out so I can get sleep and not infect my whole family. Sunday I'm finally getting my oil changed (I've talked about it all week.. haha) and hanging out with Sandi in Stockton. Fun times.
  

Had a fun shopping day

• Word up homie Gs. Its the middle of the week, and almost 2009. Tomorrow to be exact. Where will I be when the ball drops? Here, of course. Anyway here's what's been going on lately. Monday morning I decided to order a Flip video camera on BestBuy.com since I had a $50 gift card to burn and I like new toys. I picked it up that evening after working at Traffic and picking up Michelle first. It took forever there in the store, but I finally got it. It's very easy to use and looks kinda cheap, but I hooked it up to my TV and the picture quality is a step up from my digital camera's videos. I think I'll get some good use of this gadget in 2009.
  
• Tuesday morning I wanted to go to the gym and get my oil changed, but I opted for sleep. I felt guilty but everyone I spoke to told me I deserve at least 7 hours of rest. Cathy woke me up around 3pm, I got ready and we went to The Englander for dinner. I had a salad, split some popcorn chicken, and ate half my chicken burrito. I'm eating the other half right now. It's so yummy. After dinner we hit up Newpark Mall and had a grand ol time. I'm glad we took the time to go to Steve & Barry's. Everything is 50% off since they're going out of business, and the clothes are already cheap. I got 2 pairs of girly jeans and a shirt for $18. Beat that with a baseball bat. We went to other stores as well, like Spencer Gifts. Oh and I got my eyebrows waxed again. They needed serious maintenance. Last store we went to was Target. I got a cute girly shirt, mascara, gel pens, a new car air freshener, Cocktails For Dummies, and I can't remember what else. I'd like to again thank Aunt Brenda and TJ for the gift cards and money so I could get cool stuff while shopping today. Oh and thanks Fern for paying for half of my camera. Haha. Not like any of those 3 people have a Myspace or read my blog. Still, they get mad props. Mad props to all of my friends, just for being my friends. I love you all. Okay I need to make a fat grocery list, see y'all later.
  

hey hey hey

• Howdy doody folks. I'm back from a pretty darn cool weekend. Busy, but cool. Friday afternoon I worked at Traffic, then picked up Cathy's bday cake. Later on I went home and uploaded pics on Myspace, then watched Step Brothers in my room and fell asleep.
• Saturday morning I worked at my job in SF, then met coworkers from Traffic for lunch at California Pizza Kitchen. Good grub, good talk. I was in the middle of the table and heard two totally different conversations. Don't you love that? Afterwards I barely made it here on time to fill in for 3 hours for Shannon. She was in Indiana visiting family for the holidays. Sweet overtime for me, I can dig it. While I was here I ordered the pizza, cheesy bread and hot wings for Cathy's bday thing online, and they were ready to pick up when I got there. Awesome. The bill wasn't awesome but hey it's Cathy's bday. Well technically it's tomorrow, but whatever. So by the time I got home it was 7:30, and I didn't feel bad because no one really showed up until 8. Fernando, Grace, Joey, TJ's friend Joe, Amy, Stuart, Amanda, her husband and two kids all came. It was great. I ate way too much pizza/cheesy bread/cookies. Oh freakin well. Fun times for all.
• Sunday morning I slept in until 9:30am and went to the 1:30am service at church. We were there 30 min early since Davina had told me 11am. I was kinda mad since I lost 30 min of sleep, and Michelle really didn't want to be there at all. I told her she was there for a reason, God didn't bring us by accident. Although I can tell you the sermon wasn't that enthralling. He was talking about how we all go through trials, and to love God through the good times and bad. Yes that is a good point, and believe me over the last 3 years I have had some trials. Oooohwheee. I really don't need more. 2008 has been a lot less stressful than the previous two years. Moving on, he spent most of the time talking about how the church tried unsuccessfully in court to get a new building and how bummed he was about it at first. I mean I feel for the guy but he went on FOREVER. That and there were 3 baby dedications we had to sit through. I'm starting to like first service more, at least we don't have to stay late. After that was over, we took Michelle to pick up an extension cord for her room then dropped her off. Davina and I got lunch at Elio's there in San Leandro. Her dad and Uncle Willie were there too. Haha. I had a turkey cheeseburger and fruit. It was tasty. Afterward we went to my place and watched some special features from Step Brothers, then went on a walk to the duck pond and around the area, then back home. I'd say about a mile and a half of walking. Then we hit up McDonald's so she could get some McNuggets, and Starbucks so I could get my decaf skinny hazelnut latte, then I dropped her off at home. I uploaded more pics, then took a three hour nap, made dinner, and went to work. Whoohoo.
• This week I am working a lot. Cathy's bday is on Tuesday and I'm taking her shopping and out to dinner. Gotta utilize them gift cards. Yay! Okay I've done enough blabbing. Later sk8ters.

Hope you all had a great Xmas

• I had a very fun holiday with my family. Christmas Eve I didn't sleep as much as I wanted to. I was excited. I woke up around 1pm when Amy came over to exchange gifts, and stayed up the rest of the day. She gave me Tropic Thunder, and New Kids On The Block Greatest Hits on DVD. Plus a Mister Rogers shirt that I don't have. Awesome! After she left I went with Cathy to Togo's and Starbucks for dinner/caffiene. I was bad and didn't get a decaf latte. Oh well. So I went home and showered, then picked up Dad and Michelle, and went to Uncle Jim/Aunt Brenda's house. We had an awesome time. Yes scary Aunt Becky was there with Uncle Ray, so were their sons Dustin and Brandon, my cousins. My closer cousins Kim and Terry were there with their respective husbands/kids as well. It was a fun time. The best part was when Santa showed up. I got a picture on his lap, that'll be uploaded this evening. It was great to be with family and friends, and eats lots of sugarloaded goodies. Kim kept literally piling more stuff on my plate. As we were leaving she gave us each bags with even more cookies, candy and yummy treats. Geez woman.
  
• Christmas Day was also fun. I got to sleep in until 3pm, about 8 hours of sleep. Cathy baked cookies and a ham, plus did a great job cleaning the living room. I'm so glad it looks semi-normal again. Once I was up and showered I put away laundry then picked up Dad and Michelle and brought them to our house. We had a great dinner with ham, stuffing, sweet potato casserole and rolls. There was Chex mix, chips, all kinds of cookies and brownies to nibble on. Oh yeah I had a little lite egg nog, and later on endulged in hot chocolate with marshmallows. We also had sweet potato and apple pies, but I haven't really dug into those yet. I'll try some tonight I guess. Yummy yummy. Soon we opened our presents. It was great looking at loved ones unwrapping boxes and getting excited. Here's what I remember getting.. money from TJ, Target giftcard from Aunt Brenda, about $25 in Starbucks giftcards from 3 different relatives, lottery scratchers (I won $3 and got 2 free tix), way too much candy (both of my sisters gave me stockings full of it plus what my cousin gave me the night before), two new pairs of jammie pants, two new sets of flannel bedsheets that match my new wall color, make-up, a Hickory Farms box, a Chocotini gift set, more body wash/lotion/spray, and a rubber duckie themed bath set. I think I did okay. After opening presents, our/TJ's pals Joe, Jeff and Alisha came over. Cathy, Alisha and I played Sesame Street Uno. I think I like regular Uno better. This one didn't have many cards and we kept having to shuffle. After many jokes and cups of coffee, the little gathering dissipated, and I took Michelle/Dad home. Now I'm at work. Again. Oh well.
  
• To anyone I missed, I hope you had a very Merry Christmas. I sure did. It's not about the gifts or even the food. It's about celebrating a baby born in a manger, who came to save us. It's about being with your family and friends, and making memories you'll look back on in 20 years. Not about fighting, not about getting wasted, not even about Santa Claus squeezing his fat booty down your chimney. Remember that.
  
• Okay I'm gonna go now. The next few weekends are going to be busy for me. I'm working overtime here as a favor for a few coworkers. That and Cathy's bday is next week. Lots going on. Everyone have a great weekend, I'm going to go join Leeanne's stupid vampire clan on Facebook so she'll shut up. Sorry Leeanne I love you dear but I think those apps on there are really retarded. Okay toodles.
  

It's beginning to feel a lot like Xmas

• Ho ho ho! It's almost Christmas time, folks. It's Christmas Eve, to be exact. Here's what's been going on in my world. Monday was insane. I worked at Traffic, and had kind of a stressful shift because of a coworker who left me with more than enough work to do. I had to leave at exactly 8pm since I had grocery shopping to accomplish. I did take off on time, then Michelle and I hit Walmart, Lucky and of course Starbucks. Walmart was all kinds of crazy. Unless you are stupid/desperate and have not completed your Christmas shopping, DO NOT GO IN THERE. Please. After our shopping I still had to go home and put away everything. This was no easy task since the dogs were inside and the stupid gates were up. Climbing over them with bags of food and someone's nose in my crotch was not easy. I was 30 minutes late getting here because of all this nonsense. Ugh the holidays.
  
• Tuesday was not so bad. I worked at Traffic again, went home, made dinner, and unwound a bit. Those few hours of down time back a difference. Now I'm at work and all is calm. I'm hecka excited about Christmas time. Last Christmas blew royally, with Mom dying just days before. This year my Aunt Brenda invited us over to join in the Christmas Eve festivities along with a bunch of other family members. I am bringing the camera. There will be footage of crazy Aunt Becky and pictures galore. I hear Santa Claus is coming too, and I'm wearing my elf shirt and hat. Haha. I still have to work here both tomorrow and on Christmas Day, but oh well. I get more comp days for it. In fact by the time my little vacay to L.A with Cathy takes place in March I can use all my comp days and cash in my vacation to use on the trip. My anniversary of working full-time here is in March anyway so I'll get another year's worth of vacation days. 3 weeks I believe. Okay enough rambling.
  
• Everyone have a very happy and safe holiday. I love all you guys. Thanks for the cards Davina and Dustin. Oh and Fernando too, although he doesn't have Myspace anymore. Anyone I forgot, my bad. I didn't send cards this year, sadly. I've just been so busy lately and such. Y'all will get "Merry Christmas" comments on your pages soon enough.
  

P.S. I just farted, and it hella smells.

I miss you Mom.. and newsflash.. I'm fat!! ROTF

• Hey there homies. Back from another weekend. I actually got rest, can you believe it? Friday morning I worked at Traffic, then came home and collasped into bed. I was TIRED. I'm tired most of the time, but I was to the point of feeling drunk. I told my coworker Gianna to answer the phone, since I was kinda slurring my words. The other Lisa (Lisa D, who used to be Lisa C, you know her Leeanne) was doing traffic for KOIT and both she and Gianna made nummy treats. I was a bad Lisa. Okay anyway so I went home and conked out, and Cathy woke me up around 6pm to tell me she and TJ were going to the Iron Horse and I was invited. They waited for me to shower and eat some supper, then we took off. We only stayed there about an hour and I had a few drinks. Then we stopped by Coldstone and TJ treated me to a Who You Callin Shortcake? Sundae. Did I need it? Not really. It was good though. Face it, its the holidays, I'm already fat. Haha. Later I went home, watched TV and went to bed.
  
• Saturday morning I worked in SF, and got stuck for an extra 30 min on BART due to a track malfunction near Lake Merritt. Eventually I got back to San Leandro and went to the gym. No it didn't reverse all the bad stuff I've eaten lately, but whatever. Later on I came home and did housework, then watched a lot of TV. Oh and I made a mixed Christmas CD to bump in the car. I watched even more TV after that, then fell asleep in my room watching Scrubs.
  
• Sunday morning I woke up nice and refreshed. 11 hours of sleep will do that to ya. I think I deserved it. I took a shower, ate some instant Cream of Wheat (those servings are uber small, no wonder I'm hungry all the time), then Cathy and I picked up Michelle and Dad for our ride up to Sebastopol. We stopped by Safeway so Michelle could pick up flowers and I could get coffee for everyone. Soon we were on our way and were blasting Christmas tunes. The ride up there is so peaceful. After visiting Mom at the cemetary, we had lunch at McDonalds. I got my fries with no salt, if that helps. Yeah I was bad. Ugh so hard to eat healthy. So on the way back we got more coffee then headed on home. Once Cathy and I got back to the house we switched cars and I went with her to pick up some groceries at Lucky for her and TJ. TJ gave her money to buy food since he's a guy and eats triple what even I can put away. When we got back home I uploaded pics to Myspace then watched movies in my room. The cinema choices for the evening were "Single Santa Seeks Mrs. Claus" (thanks Kimmie) and "Like Father Like Son". Cathy came in and I popped a huge pimple on her buttcrack. I'm sure she's stoked to hear I'm blogging about it. It was gross.
  
• It's 3 days until Christmas and my schedule is hectic. I'm working all week of course, with comp days coming for Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. I'm actually doing our grocery run this evening since there's no way on God's green earth that I'm setting foot in a store on Christmas Eve. That's the only other time I'd have to squeeze in shopping. So yeah. Craziness.
  
• Yesterday was exactly one year since Mom passed. I really don't have enough time or energy to blog a giant retrospective about what the past 12 months have been like for our family. This will be my 2nd Christmas without her. Last Christmas was only 4 days after she passed and we were too busy planning her funeral arrangements to fully enjoy the holiday. I still wake up sometimes and wonder if it's a bad dream, if I call my Dad's house maybe she'll answer and not Michelle. Guess I'm just silly. I miss her a lot, and I always will. God needed her more than we did, obviously. I shouldn't be so selfish. Okay well I'm gonna go now. Here's a video Victoria from my fulltime job made at our Christmas dinner last week. I have 2 giant chins. LMAO

I hope you dance

• Hey there homies. Yes it is Friday. Here's what my past few days have been like. Wednesday morning I did the grocery shopping in a fast manner. Well I tried anyway but Michelle took her sweet time at Walmart and drove me up the wall. Then I managed to get 5 hours of sleep and had to be up and showered since Mikey was coming over a little before 4pm. Once he was safely in my car we had dinner at In-And-Out, then met Tricia at her house. She was the driver on our road trip, not me. Awesome since I got to relax and actually drink/enjoy myself for once. I ended up having a ton of fun there at the bar in Sacramento. I only had 4 drinks in 4 hours, so I wouldn't say that's too bad. Leeanne got plastered but hey it was her birthday and everyone kept buying her drinks. I also got to hang with friends I hadn't seen for a while, and learned to play beer pong. Good times. On the way back we had Del Taco and stopped in Pinole to pee. Well for Mikey to pee, since there was no open bathroom and I didn't feel like peeing on my socks. I held it until I got home. Mikey and I drove to my place from Tricia's, and watched In Living Color season 1 on my bed until we both fell asleep. What a Wednesday night off, huh?
  
• Thursday morning I had to be up kinda early since I was picking up Dad at 8am. Michelle wanted to go on a day trip with her boyfriend Albert to Sebastopol and I brought Dad to my house to keep an eye on him. First we stopped by Starbucks of course, and at home I got him settled in a chair with a blanket and a steady marathon of Animal Planet. Meanwhile I did dishes and laundry, straightened my room, and finished my little tribute video for my mom. I'll post it at the end of this blog. Cathy was home in the early afternoon and sent me to Lucky to get her blue cake frosting. She was baking a cake for her boss' bday. Once I got back from there, I took a nap in my room for a few hours. I dropped Dad at his house later on, then met my coworkers at Quinn's Lighthouse in Oakland for our holiday dinner. I ended up being myself, Brad, Victoria and our boss Jon. None of the part-timers showed up. I didn't mind too much, the food there is kinda pricy. Once I saw the bill for the four of us I almost crapped myself. Thank you Family Radio for paying for my steak, rice, veggies, salad, garlic bread, and bread pudding. Yum. I forgot the stupid memory card for my camera so I didn't take a lot of pictures. The ones I did post came from my phone. Victoria and Jon both took some pics so eventually I'll post them once they're available. After dinner I went home and watched TV for a bit and took a nap, then came to work. The End.
  
• I hope to actually get enough rest this weekend. That always seems to be my goal lately and I rarely accomplish it. This morning after I get off work here I'm pulling a shift until 11:30 or noon at Traffic. Extra money for me. I hope to be in bed by 1pm and then I'll sleep until whenever. Saturday I'm working in San Fran, then I hope to return to the gym and rest later on. Sunday is one year to the day since my mom passed away from cancer. My sisters, Dad and I are going to the cemetary to see her, eat lunch, get coffee, etc. Oh yeah, here's the little tribute video I made for my mom. It isn't much, but it made me teary-eyed anyway.
  

I miss caffeine

• Hey there folks, it's me sleepy Lisa. I haven't had caffeine in days and it shows. I am not counting decaf lattes since they have only a trivial amount of caffeine. Anyway not too much going on lately. Worked at Traffic both Monday and Tuesday. Went home, made dinner, ate it, tried to watch TV. My roommate's been here with her kids the last few nights. I don't mind too much, although I haven't been able to work on my Mom project because those kids are so distracting.
  
• I should have enough fun today/tomorrow. Tonight I'm going to Leeanne's bday get together in Sacramento and carpooling with friends. I actually got the night off so we don't have to leave too early. Mikey's staying the night at my house (just like old times), it should be fun. Thursday morning/afternoon I'm babysitting my dad. Michelle is taking a well deserved trip with her boyfriend to Sebastopol. Basically I'm picking up my dad and bringing him to my house, and he can watch TV/nap while I also take a nap. I may do some work on the project if I'm conscious enough. Then in the evening I'm going to a work Christmas dinner at Quinn's Lighthouse in Oakland. Whoo free dinner.
  
• Okay I'm almost near the point of falling asleep, looks like it's time for a power snooze. Toodles.
  

Simply having a wonderful Christmas time

• What's up y'all? I'm back from my weekend, which didn't seem to last long enough. Lemme break it down for ya. Friday afternoon I got up, showered, picked up Davina and headed on up to Cache Creek to see my hot dancing men Australia's Thunder From Down Under. There was a little traffic on I-80 but we made it there in about 2 hours. We had more than enough time to eat at the buffet before the show. It was a little overpriced but there was an awesome spread. Lots of different meats and seafood (which I didn't eat.. DUH), that's probably why it cost so much. Lots of desserts too. I got my real taste of dessert once the show started. Oh my lordy it sure was worth the drive. I'm sure Davina's favorite part was the bald guy who ran up to our section in his thong and she got a hug. Haha. We waited afterward and got pictures with them, in case you haven't noticed the new pictures on my page. Haha. I'd say overall I prefer the Chippendales. The Thunder guys are better looking, but the Chippendales put on a more entertaining show, use more props, and also sing/play instruments. American Storm is coming to Cache Creek in April, so we'll definitely be there. Anyone wanna join us? Haha.
  
• Saturday morning I did the usual work in San Fran, and in the afternoon I took Michelle and Dad shopping at Newpark Mall for the last of the Christmas shopping. Dad was pretty bored and I tried my best to entertain the old guy, but it didn't help much. Eventually we left the mall, got coffee and hit the freeway. There was a fun incident where Dad decided to sip his coffee (a big no-no), the lid came off and I got a nice hot beverage in my crotch. Not cool. Literally. After pulling over, finding the lid on the floor, and sponging off my pants, we drove around and looked at Christmas lights on houses. I love holiday time, even though it sucks not having my Mom here to enjoy it anymore. Mom loved the holidays. After dropping them off, I went home and spent quite a while wrapping presents. I had like 20-30 of them. Sorry but I like to give, and most people are getting more than one present. Haha. Eventually I settled down and took a LONG nap. One of those where you lay down for a few minutes and wake up 3 hours later. Then I woke up after 4 hours, uploaded pictures, then went to sleep.
  
• Sunday I was a good girl, woke up, had breakfast, picked up Michelle and went to church. Afterward we hung out with Davina for a few hours. We had lunch at Nick's, then went to Target and blew up our Thunder pics into 8 X 10s, and got frames. Mine is on my wall by my bed. Haha. Also picked up a Christmas 80s CD. At home later I downloaded a lot more Christmas music, ate dinner, watched TV, and took a nap. Now here I am.
  
• This week I am one busy woman. Working at Traffic, going to a birthday party, a work related Christmas dinner, babysitting Dad. Fun stuff. Also working on that video project. Fun times.
  

Oy vey

• Thank God it's Friday! Whoo. This week has been busy and tiring. Okay so technically I'm working the Thursday night shift at work, but this time tomorrow I'll be asleep (I'm hoping).
  
• Here's a little of my stress the last few days. Wednesday morning on the way home from work I noticed my air pressure was low in my front driver's side tire so I filled it at the ARCO station. In the afternoon the pressure was low again as I went to my job at Traffic, but was fine on the drive home in the evening. A few hours later on the way to this job, it was low again, and low on Thursday morning. After my long shopping excursion I took the car to Wheelworks and they checked the tire for a leak. No leak in any of the tires. Air pressure is fine for now. Maybe it's due to cold weather, I don't know. I'm driving to Cache Creek out in the boonies later tonight and I'd appreciate knowing that my tire won't go flat on a deserted road. They said if it keeps happening they'll patch the tire for me anyway, but I don't have a lot of spare time to go have that done. Oy.
  
• Other stresser. Got chewed out by some dork back east for a mistake that was the computer's fault, not mine. I caught a mistake halfway through the 30 second file. I was under the impression that in broadcasting it sounds more professional to play the wrong thing all the way through then cutting it off halfway and cutting into the middle of something else. Forgive me if I'm wrong fellow broadcasters. (It was a 30 sec newsfile, and played a broadcast from the previous day instead of that morning, at 6:30am their time on a boring religious network.) Okay this guy totally was going off on me on the phone, and went on about stuff that doesn't even happen on my shift. Since I value my employment I just apologized and left it at that. Made me so angry though.
  
• Well other than that life is peachy. Tonight Davina and I are going to have a grand ol time at Cache Creek seeing our Thunder Down Under. Saturday I hope to kick back and relax during the evening. Sunday I may do some make-up sleep and wrap some presents. Okay see y'all laterz.
  

too much crap to do, too little time

• Hey y'all. I sound like Paula Deen. Haha. Anyway I'm back. Not a whole lot of excitement going on. Monday I worked @ Traffic, came home, made dinner, and watched a movie in my room. TJ's sister was home, and so were her kids. I didn't mind but I needed some alone time to veg out. After a bit of rest I came to work here. Ooooh aaaah.
• Tuesday was pretty much the same. Worked at Traffic, came home and ordered some pics to be printed at Walgreens. Then made supper, watched some TV, then went to my room and hung out in there before work. Now I'm here. TJ's sister and her kids were there again, plus the dogs were inside since it was freezing outside. I don't mind the dogs, but the baby gates I have to climb over are a pain in the ass. That and they have to hide the garbage cans so the dogs won't get into them and the kitchen is a mess. Oh well. I'm crossing my fingers that later today I'll get some rest without loud kids or dog barriers in my way.
  
• This morning I'm taking Michelle to pick up a rake at OSH, then dropping her off at home. I gotta start some laundry and get to bed ASAP, since I work at Traffic again. I really don't understand why that woman needs a rake that bad and can't wait one more day for it, but whatever. Okay well off to edit my Myspace page and talk online with Mikey. Yay.
  

! can only take so much Fred Savage..

• Hey there folks. I'm back. Weekend was pretty fun, since it was my monthly trip to Lodi. Lemme break down what happened. Friday afternoon I worked @ Traffic, and that was okay. After work I originally had plans to go to Fernando's house and hang out, but I was pretty tired so I decided to lounge around at home instead. I ate dinner and had a few drinks with Cathy and TJ, then Alisha came over too. I went to bed around 11:30pm since I had to get up at 6 the next day. Cathy later told me that Jeff came over soon after and everyone stayed up until 3am. Good thing I didn't stay up and party, I can't run on 3 hours of sleep without becoming a walking zombie.
  
• Saturday I worked in SF, and got back to Bayfair BART a little before 2pm. I stopped at Starbucks to pee and get a decaf caramel macchiato then off to Lodi I went. Cathy was also going to Kimmie's to spend just the afternoon, and she left San Lorenzo a few minutes before I did. In Tracy I got a call from Cathy, and we realized I was only a mile or two behind her. I tried to catch up, but to no avail. Once we got to Kimmie's house, we had a lot of fun. Her niece Joyce was there to also spend the weekend with us. She's a great kid but can be a bit obnoxious at times. So first thing we did is watch NKOTB's Step By Step home video, one of the classics. Then Joyce put on the Hangin Tough album since everyone likes seeing me dance like a moron. Once we got that out of our systems we watched 4 episodes of the Wonder Years (one of Kimmie's Xmas presents from me, bootlegged but oh well). Soon everyone was hungry so Joyce went with me to Foster's Freeze to get dinner and Arco to fill up my gas tank. When we got back we watched Ernest Saves Christmas and Jack Frost (two movies that Kimmie gave me). While lounging around viewing Ernest save Santa's butt, I busted out the Mad Libs. I love putting gross words in there, its so awesome. After Jack Frost was over, we decided it was time for bed. I was tired and everyone needed their sleep.
  
• Sunday morning I woke up around 8:30-9am and hopped in the shower. We had to be ready by 10:30 since Kimmie's Dial-A-Ride was coming. We were barely ready on time but somehow made it. After going to the bank I met Kimmie and Joyce at Weinerschnitzel. It has absolutely nothing nutritional there at all. I tried to pick the least sodium filled items, which were a corn dog and regular fries with no salt. I was bad and had a sundae for dessert. I wanted a shake at Foster's Freeze the night before but we were a dollar short on our order so I had gotten a diet soda instead. I'm digressing. After filling our bellies with greasy fast food we did some serious shopping. First to Kmart. I got a cute present for Michelle (another one) and some Sesame Street Uno cards. Then onto a dollar store that I forgot the name of. I got more Christmas decorations, wrapping paper, fun stuff like that. On to Big Lots where I found some $3 treasures in the DVD bin. "Diner" starring Steve Guttenberg and Daniel Stern is a classic. Also "Daddy's Dyin.. Who's Got The Will" with Judge Reinhold, and "Like Father Like Son" with Kirk Cameron and Dudley More. Hahaha. So eventually we got back to Kimmie's place, then decided on Subway for dinner. I got everyone $5 footlongs since that's more economical. One sandwich for now, one for later. My sandwich was turkey, and later I read online that it has 1000mg of sodium. Only sandwich there with a lower amount is the veggie delight. I really love meat but geeze I think that's what I'm getting next time. Anyway after Subway we got coffee at Starbucks (decaf nonfat latte for me), then back to the house. It was Kimmie's turn to torture us so she threw on the Wonder Years again. She's obsessed, man. We played Mad Libs for a little while longer, then Joyce had to go home. After she left, I put on "Betaville", a horribly made straight to DVD independent film. It's BAD. Then of course, Kimmie put on a few more episodes of The Wonder Years. Can you tell she likes them? After this I had to pack up and leave, then come here.
  
• Oh and of course we exchanged presents. That broad got me Ernest Saves Christmas, Baby Boom, Jack Frost, Single Santa Seeks Mrs Claus, and Earth Girls Are Easy. I also got a stocking full of stuff. Oh and her mom got me a Simpsons Battle Of The Sexes game, random bird knickknacks, some generic gem necklace, lotion and bodywash. I made out like a bandit. I gave Kimmie several DVDs including The Wonder Years, Secret of My Success (on VHS), and Doc Hollywood. Cathy got Wonder Woman jammie pants among other things. I gave Joyce a giftcard for Kmart and she used it on our trip. So overall, I had a fun pre-Christmas celebration with my friends.
  
• This week's gonna be kinda crazy. Working at Traffic Mon-Wed, Thurs is shopping day and on Friday I'm driving up to Cache Creek with Davina to see my male strippers. Haha. All this on top of working here of course. Whoo hoo adult life rocks.
  

way too many details

• Hey there folks. It's Friday, and thank God for that. Wednesday was grocery day. I was supposed to go to the gym, but when we arrived Michelle discovered she didn't have her membership card or her I.D. So no dice. Instead we started our grocery/christmas shopping. Walmart first, then Kmart, then Lucky. Starbucks last of course. When I got home I put away groceries, started some laundry and such. I only slept about 5 hours then Michelle called because she had a fever of 102 and she could barely talk. So I rushed her to urgent care at Kaiser in Oakland and we barely made it on time. It closed at 7pm, and she walked in the room at 7 on the dot. Of course I hauled ass through San Leandro and downtown Oakland by taking 880 to 980 to 580, it was fun. Anyway yeah she has strep throat and is on antibiotics.
  
• Thursday was okay. Worked at Traffic, then came home and did a little housework, made some dinner. Fernando called and invited me over to see his new kitten Bumblebee. He's a male orange tabby and very cute. His nephew found him at school, poor thing. I also had a piece of Fern's ice cream bday cake. Yummy! So then I came to work, and.. WARNING: IF YOU DO NOT LIKE READING ABOUT MY PERIOD, STOP HERE.. things got a little interesting. See Aunt Flo's been lurking around and I expected her to come back soon but not this dramatically. Wowzers!! Messed up my jeans, then an hour later messed up my gym shorts. Rockin the sweatshirt tied around my waist. If I didn't sit on my butt all of my shift I'd be calling folks to come in. This is a crimson monsoon dude. (Urgent! Urgent! EMERGENCY!) That was from a Foreigner song. Anyway.. I have pads but even wearing 2 of them doesn't help much. Ay chihuahua! Have I used enough crazy "Oh my God" expressions in this blog entry or what? Okay I think it may be time for a power snooze. Toodles.