Busy beaver

yay

• I did hit the gym yesterday morning. Tried a different exercise bike, but it hurt my butt a lot so I'll have to switch it up to something else next time I go. I'm going walking at the SL Marina with Michelle this morning instead of going to the gym. She needs to be encouraged to exercise, and I need more exercise period.
  
• Looks like my weekend may be kinda booked already. Saturday I may be going to a baptism party since a friend of mine is trying to set me up with some guy. Sunday I'll be going to some party thing in Lodi with Kimmie. On the plus side both parties will have free Mexican food, so I won't be hungry.
  

Yuck

• On the negative side, these hormone pills suck. I've only been on them three days and I feel pretty crappy. Nauseated in the mornings, headaches, bloating, etc. They say symptoms subside after a few months. I sure hope so. Oh and even more fatigue. At first I thought it was my schedule, then my anemia on top of it, now my medication. Ugh. I am one whiny baby.
  

I'

hooray

• I had a fantastic weekend. Before you ask, no I don't have any pics yet because I came to work straight from the concert. You'll get em in the next couple days. Friday night I ended up chillin at home, watching TV and going to bed early. Well I kind of went to bed early. Mikey M called me around midnight and I picked him up at BART, then he watched TV while I was passed out on my bed. Saturday I worked in San Fran, then went to Lodi with Noelle to visit my buddy ole pal Kimmie. The three of us and Cara went to lunch/dinner at Strings, a great italian place after we did some shopping at Target. Then Noelle and I got lost for about 30 minutes trying to find Kevin's house to drop off a present. Later we watched a NKOTB special and the Care Bears movie, and I also did a Starbucks run. It was a good time for all. On Sunday Noelle, Amy and I went to Projekt Revolution at the Shoreline Ampetheater in Mountain View. Great bands, lots of fun. I got sunburned a little bit, but oh well. I'm exhausted, but yes I had a great weekend.
  
• My doctor visit on Friday afternoon wasn't as traumatic as I thought it was going to be. I'm on birth control pills, just thought I'd let the world know that. Hope it helps somewhat.
  

boo

• Nothing too negative to report, except that I haven't been to the gym since last Thursday. I will be going Tues-Friday this week which is great. I feel bloated today, but god knows what my hormones are doing right now.
  

hooray for friday

yay

• Well the weekend is upon us once again. I do have great stuff to look forward to. I have a date tonight (pending), so I'm looking forward to that. Saturday I'm hangin in Lodi with Kimmie, her pal Cara, and probably Noelle. Sunday is Linkin Park and a ton of other bands, that should be fun too. I'm going with Amy and Noelle.
  
• I did hit the gym on Wednesday and Thursday morning, and I feel great. Well still tired even after getting sleep, but I think that's the anemia or whatever. Won't get back to the gym till Tuesday morning, but that's okay. This morning I need to run a few errands and squeeze in about 4-5 hrs of sleep until my Dr. appt from hell.
  

boo

• Yeah the doctor appointment this afternoon I am not looking forward to. Both the discomfort, the fear, and um yeah paying $130 up front. (though I get $104 back in a few weeks)
  
• Also just having genuine conflict, I was selfish and said things I didn't need to say.. well things I should have said a long time ago but held inside.. but could have picked a better moment to bring them up. Conflictee was pissed, but I think he/she takes things way too personally at times. The end.
  

happy to be me

Yay

• Well things are looking up for now. I'm not as pissed off as I was a few days ago. I got my Zune player all configured and such, and I'm adding tons of music every day. Still need to get back to the guy at the dealership about my XM radio, guess I'll call him later this morning. I also got 8 1/2 hrs of sleep on Tuesday, that did help greatly.
  
• Oh and I did go to the gym on Tuesday too, and I'm planning on going Wed-Fri too. I know I haven't lost much weight, but I have lost inches, that's for sure. No matter what the hardcore "I'm going to diet until I die" folks say, I think I'm doing good. I used to be a whole lot fatter last year.. look at some of my older pics. Also, I've come to the conclusion that I'll never be a size 2.. probably not a size 12 even. If I got down to a size 16 I'd pass out from shock. I am fat, yes.. but I am so big boned and muscular. I'm built like an NFL defensive tackle, just a lot shorter and with boobs. Yes I have a big tummy and a big booty, but my arms/legs are pretty muscular. And I have very broad shoulders. According to that BMI thing I'm like almost 100 lbs overweight. If I lose 30 lbs, that will be a miracle. This turned into another rant, didn't it? Haha.
  

Boo

• Nothing really bad to report at all. I have that doctor appt on Friday and I'm nervous. That's about it. Ugh.
  

:)

• Well, my weekend was okay. For the most part. I got a little rest. And I'm feeling better. I spent both Friday and Saturday evenings at home watching TV and chillin, so that did help. I still love my car, did I mention that?
• And yes I did go to the gym on Sunday afternoon. I'm hoping to go Tuesday-Friday mornings, if all goes well.
  

ugh

• Well my beloved iPod decided to crap out on me sometime between Monday evening and Saturday morning. Since I didn't go to the gym in the middle of the week, I didn't use it. It refused to turn on when I tried on Saturday, even after I tried resetting it, charging it, blah blah. Well when I purchased it in March of last year, I got a 3 year service plan from Best Buy. I took it there, and they said they'd have to send it to Apple and it would cost an arm and a leg. They advised me to refund my service plan (which I am) and take it to the Apple Store. Well the punks at the Apple Store told me they couldn't "fix the issue" and that I could get another one for $150. Okay, it's not like I dropped the thing out a window. I used it practically everyday. And it decided to stop working randomly. What's the point of having a freakin warranty? So yeah I bought a Zune (microsoft), and I'm hoping this will work out better for me. I can't live without music on BART or at the gym. I was using my ghetto CD player at the gym on Sunday, but it keeps skipping and then the batteries drained. *sigh* Oh yeah, Zune is compatible with iTunes and regular mp3s which is great, but since my ex had all his music in there, he kinda screwed up my iTunes in general. And it's being a bitch when I try to get rid of music. I'm gonna have to delete hella songs from my hard drive in the morning, the only way I'm gonna do this without eliminating the program altogether and doin it from scratch, one CD at a time. GRRRRRR
• I think at this point, I'm really stressed out. I know this is just one of those points in life where things aren't easy, but it's a doozy. Okay maybe I'm just one big baby. My parents are both disabled, my older sister pretty much has quit her job to take care of them. I'm their chauffeur. I recently had to buy a new car. Great car, but the financial stress sucks since I'll never be able to pay off my credit cards anytime soon. I just don't have the money. Then my iPod dies. And my phone still has issues, I honestly don't have the time or energy to talk to T-mobile again. I'm still trying to recitify the whole XM antenna thing, I need to get back to that manager at Toyota about it. I have a doctor appt this Friday with a "woman" doctor and I'm scared out of my mind. My ex keeps bugging me, wanting me to send him his skateboards, and he will pay me back. Uh huh. That fool owes me approx $435 just in gym payments. That's just the tip of the iceberg. I don't care of you read this, Manny. You know it's true. All this shit adds up. But ya know what? I'm going through all this for a reason, I know it. Only God knows why.. and this is making me a stronger person. I need a hug.
  

i am still alive

I'm back

• I'm back after a 3 day hiatus. I was doing a few fill-ins at KKIQ for the last few nights, and now I'm back here at Family Radio one more night until the weekend. I'm so glad it's the weekend, and I'm so exhausted. Okay let me give ya the report from the doctor, least the good part. I'm not diabetic, but I should probably watch my sugar anyway. I have good cholesterol. My blood pressure is still in the slightly high range, but no medication yet, just watch my caffeine and salt. My thyroid is fine. I lost 3 lbs since my last doctor visit. I'll give the bad news in a minute. Keep your pants on.
  
• For some reason this week, I've been in contact with friends I haven't seen in a while, some of them for like a decade or more. It's been awesome. Michael called on Tuesday (or was it Wed?), and we talked about my car. I know you're reading this, Michael. Hi!! Let's hit up La Pinata!! (waving enthusiastically). Fernando called on Wednesday, about my car. My new car is the talk of the town, folks. Okay I talk to Fern/Michael every so often and we do see each other, but still it was nice to hear from good friends. Also on Wednesday I heard from Reyes here on Myspace, a friend from elementary school that I haven't spoken to in about 17 years. I've known her since kindergarten. My friend Bethany from high school called on Thursday evening from Utah. Isn't that cool when you hear from folks you haven't talked to in forever? It makes me feel loved. I love all you guys. Group hug!!!
• Finally got my car insurance straightened out, and my new paperwork should be arriving soon. Also finally got justice from Hayward Toyota bout my broken XM antenna. I talked to their general manager on Wednesday afternoon, and I should be getting reimbursed once I get them a price quote. I've been SO busy and sick this week I haven't had time to get back to him on that. I will later today.
  

:(

• Okay on to the bummer test results from the doctor. I knew this was coming. Basically, I have anemia due to massive and very constant blood loss from my delightful so-called monthly visitor. I need to start taking iron supplements like 3 times a day. This also explains how exhausted I've been. (well besides my crazyass schedule) I also have to go see a gyno ASAP, I need to make that appointment later today as well. Thought I would share.
  
• And I have been sick like a dog. Not a happy dog wagging its tail, but a dog suffering from some cruel painful ailment. Last three days have been spent with a fever, and yesterday/today I've been hacking up lots of green stuff. And I sound like Peter Brady when his voice was changing. I should be picking up some antibiotics later today, so I'll be feeling better shortly.
  
• I feel guilty for missing the gym most of this week. I guess I'm afraid I'll keep putting it off and never go back.. maybe. But when you feel like keeling over and your chest hurts, it's probably not a good idea to do aerobic exercise, huh?
  

YAY

• I love my new car, have I mentioned that? I had a great weekend by the way. Busy, but great. Friday I hung out with Davina. We browsed at Borders, ate dinner at Texas Roadhouse and I helped her pick out a new digital camera at Best Buy. When we got back to my house, Cathy, TJ, Alisha and Stuart were all there having an impromtu party. We watched Teen Wolf. It was lots of fun. On Saturday Noelle and I were going to get my XM radio and CD/MP3 player reinstalled in my new car, but we ran into a complication. I'll explain that in a minute. We ended up taking Michelle and my dad to Borders, then we dropped off my dad and went to Stoneridge Mall. Dinner at Cheesecake Factory was something too tempting to pass up, and it was heavenly. Oh god it was great. Then we walked around the mall, of course. Sunday I worked, went to the gym and ATM, did housework, napped, blah blah. Still I had a fantastic weekend overall.
  

Yuck

• Well I'm kinda mad at the Toyota dealership now. My car is fantastic, that's not the issue. I asked that as part of my trade-in to uninstall my XM radio and CD/MP3 player. They did this, but when I got to Stereo Maxx on Saturday I discovered that they cut the wire on the XM antenna. I was really pissed. I went to the dealership and talked with the service folks and they referred me to the chick who deals with the used vehicles, who convienently isn't there on weekends. She's getting a lovely call from me this morning.
• I also need to call T-mobile, my phone has been funky the past 4-5 days. I called them on Saturday and did some troubleshooting, they said to call back if it was still having issues. So I can get a new one. Oh yes, gotta call my insurance agent back. I called him on Friday morning, he never called me back. Ugh. Phone tag sucks.
  
• Having monthly probs.. AGAIN. Yeah really bad too. Good lord. Help me please. Feel like someone's kicking me in the uterus.
  

my new car!!

WHOOOOOO

• I have a new car!! Just bought it about 6 hours ago. 2008 Toyota Corolla Sport. I love it. Handles great, very comfy seats, really cute. No I didn't take pics yet, but I'll include a pic from the website at the end of the blog. Yes I'll be paying till I'm like 32, but I'm so excited to have something that runs and probably will forever. I'm still in a euphoric state, I'll be coming back to reality soon, I'm sure. Gotta take the XM radio/mp3 CD player out the old car there at the dealer and get it put in the new one, that will be done later today/tomorrow. I'm so excited!
• Went to the gym on Wednesday and Thursday morning, and I'm planning on going this morning as well. I'm feeling pretty good physically overall, which is a good thing.
  

oh well

• Nothing really bad to report. Except that Hyundai experience wasn't good at all. Totally deterred me from buying one. Car was okay, but just didn't get me thrilled. Salesman was an ass, treated Noelle and I rudely. He only did like a 5 min testdrive, and talked to both of us like we were idiots. Ugh. The folks at Toyota were so much cooler. They were willing to negotiate, helped me get what I wanted. They worked with me. Patient. Didn't try to pull the wool over my eyes and talk to me like I'm mentally retarded. I would reccomend Hayward Toyota to anyone. :)

This is a stock photo of what my pretty new car looks like..

cruisin in my hoopty

yay

• Well on a good note, I did get my car back from the dealer. Needed ANOTHER charger and battery. NEVER get work done at Pepboys, at least car parts. They suck. I still think I'm probably getting another car, and from research and various conversations with folks I think I'm going with a Toyota Corolla LE. Now I just need to get all the crap outta my car, get the XM radio taken out, and scrape off the bumper stickers. I hate having monthly payments again, but I'd rather have a car that'll last more then 5 years without having issues.
  
• I can't make fun of *Linda* at work anymore. She's annoying, but she gave me a ride to the chevy dealer to pick up my car. Yesterday morning she gave me her home and cell numbers and said to call her. Well no one else could give me a ride so she picked me up. She also knows how a haul ass, fastest 72 year old I've seen on the road, whew.
  

ugh

• Another weight update. I'm + .6 lbs on Monday, and + 2 lbs on Tuesday. I tell ya, my body is like a mean yo-yo. I know weighing myself daily isn't necessary, but I'm keeping a record so I can talk to my doc about it. I can explain why I haven't lost the 5 lbs he told me to lose last month. Oy!
  

My car sucks balls

hooray

• Well I had an okay weekend. Spent Friday and Saturday evenings alone watching TV with Turbokitty. Sunday afternoon/evening I hung out with Amy. I got some Coldstone Creamery. Yeah that's bad but hey I don't go there often. Then we went to Target with the giftcard she gave me and I got Reno 911 Season 4. I just need to finish season 3 and season 4, then I'll buy the movie. We went to Newpark Mall and I got the cutest purse ever! Ernie! I'll put up a pic next time. Then we had dinner at Red Robin. Then I went home a took a lil nap. Good way to round off my kinda stressful weekend.
  
• I did go to the gym on Sunday afternoon, and really worked it for like 45 minutes. I was drenched in sweat, looked like a bad 80s music video. I'm planning on going Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning hopefully.
  
• Saturday I was -2lbs, and Sunday -2lbs from that. So I lost the water weight plus a smidge more. Very happy! The ice cream thing I ate today probably didn't help, but whatever.
  

ARRRRRRGH

• My car sucks balls. Sorry to be graphic, but it does. For the past week or so it's taken a few tries for the engine to turn over. Saturday afternoon, it refused to start at all across the street from my parents' house. Cathy's boyfriend TJ looked at it and said I should probably go to the dealer. I need to get it towed over there later this morning after work, and they'll give me a ride home. I'm seriously considering getting a new car, but I want to shop around first. If I want to trade my car in, I need to get the XM radio out of it though, I don't want to have to buy a new one. Also, I'm debating on whether to sell the car myself and use the money as a down payment, or trade it in at the dealer. I'll see what the dealer offers me, and compare it to what other cars similar to mine are selling for online. I'm also going to do a LOT of homework before I buy a new car, so I know what I want. I swear, just one ball of stress after another. I HATE MY CAR!!!!
  

My scale is from hell.. have a great weekend!

whoopee

• TGIF biatches. I've had a LONG week working way too much. I don't have any major social plans for this weekend, but I think that's a good thing. I'm still working parttime gigs and I think I'll stick pretty close to home and get some much needed rest. I am pooped.
  
• I felt special on Thursday since I was working in San Fran and got to talk shop with radio vets there at work. Yeah it's no big deal to some people, but talking to someone who's been in radio for like 30 years and actually not sounding like I'm mentally retarded is quite an accomplishment. Like I told Leeanne a while ago, sometimes I feel like I'm not sure if I'm cut out for radio. Then I sit down and talk ratings/marketing/programming with older jocks and I feel like I'm having an instant orgasm. Pardon the graphic language. So yeah that made my week.
  

blah

• Okay on the sad side, of course the weight issues still prevail. Wednesday I lost -.02 lbs. Thursday I gained +3.2 lbs. What the hell? My scale is evil. Damn you Weight Watchers digital scale from hell. Sorry I had to say it. And no, I haven't gotten to sneak by the gym since Tuesday morning, since I'm been working so many extra hours this week. I might be able to go this morning, but I'm pretty busy. Goin to breakfast with Leeanne, swinging by the bank, my dentists' office to pay off a bill, taking parents to the hairdresser, taking Michelle grocery shopping. If I can cram 30-40 minutes in there to go to the gym, I sure will. Oh yeah, I want to get my car washed/detailed this weekend, it's beyond filthy. I may save that for tomorrow or next week then.
  

Crabby lil Lisa

:)

• I did make it to the gym on Tuesday morning, so I'm proud of myself. That will probably be the only time this week, that kinda sucks. I'm working way too much this week and running family errands. Oh well.
  
• On Monday I neither gained nor lost any weight. Tuesday I lost -.6 lbs. So that's something. I guess.
  
• I'm still alive, that's a good thing, right? LOL
• I actually hung out with Cathy and TJ on Tuesday night, we had fun watching Burglar and that other movie I bought with Dana Carvey in it. I don't remember the name of it but it was kinda boring. Oh well, it was good to relax and have company over before work.
  

:(

• Got my bill for my labs. $308. Whew. Gotta wait till I get paid on Thursday to pay it. I get reimbursed for 80% of that from work, but I have to wait like 3 weeks to get the money. Boo.
  
• Mother nature is still not being my friend. Truly not a fun experience. I'm so bitchy/pessemistic lately. It's horrible. Can't wait till my doctor appt on the 17th so I can get a miracle cure. (yeah right LOL)
  

lisa is pooped

yay

• Well I had a pretty cool weekend, although I'm EXHAUSTED. I usually get a nice long deserved nap on Sunday afternoons, but earlier tonight I worked 3 extra hours in San Fran so I didn't get much of a break at all. Still had fun. Friday night I ended up staying home and making a crazy video montage of what my life is like. Nothing brilliant, but there's a great farting sequence in the middle. Trouble is the video is too long and I need to divide it into 2 clips so I can upload it on Myspace. Saturday afternoon Noelle and I went to Santa Cruz. We ate at a place called Saturn which had awesome vegan and organic food, but was served like diner stuff. I had a fakin bacon tofuburger, and it was REALLY good. Noelle had tofu chicken, although she didn't know it at the time. When the word "chicken" is in parentheses and everything else on the menu is vegan, then it's fake. We did lots of window shopping on Pacific Street, and I bought some awesomely bad movies at Streetlight Records. Then we had great coffee drinks at BadAss Coffee. I had a sugarfree blended drink with caramel, toffee, and something else. I'm so helpful. Least it was sugarfree. Sunday I worked at KKIQ, went home and did housework and took a small nap, worked at KDFC, and now I'm working here at Family Radio. No rest for the weary, huh?
  
• I did go to the gym on Friday morning, so yay for me. I will go on Tuesday and most likely Friday this week, that's it. I'm working like 71 hours so I won't be able to go as much as usual.
  

Poo

• Okay people that don't wanna hear about my graphic hormones, stop reading here. Okay "Aunt Flo" as I like to call her visited a while back. Of course for years now she visits sporadically so I don't know when she's coming half the time. Anywhoo, she came back with a vengence. I mean like things you DON'T wanna know about, lots of pain.. yeah I was very tweakin Thursday/Friday. Especially Friday night, good god.
  
• I don't know why but this weekend I've encountered drivers from hell. Specifically on Sunday afternoon. What's with people? Look where you're going, dipshit. Pardon my french. I think I may take a powernap here @ work. Hmm sound like a good idea.
  

I love you all

whoopee

• Yay weekend time again!! I'm not sure what I'm doing tonight, but I'm sure it'll be fun. Saturday I'm workin in San Fran in the morning, then Noelle and I are taking a drive down to Santa Cruz for the afternoon/evening. It should be fun and relaxing, especially since I'm not driving. Sunday I'm doing my KKIQ airshift, doing housework, taking a nap, then I'm working for in San Fran again, then back to Family Radio. That's just a start of what's going to be one BUSY week! I'm working like 71 hours next week. Yeah I'm supposed to be cutting back on stress, but I can't say no to extra shifts, I like the extra money. I'm so awful.
  
• Went to the gym on Wednesday and Thursday morning, and I'm going this morning after work too. That's 5 days this week! Next week I may be able to sneak in on Tuesday and Friday mornings, that's about it. I have a very packed schedule.
  

Boo

• My weight is still fluctuating like a yo-yo. Wednesday I had lost 2.6lbs, but on Thursday I was up 0.4 lbs. Okay so that's not a big deal. It just drives me batty. I keep losing, and gaining, and gaining more, and losing a little bit. Ya get the drift. Can't wait for my doctor appt in a few weeks to get some of this straightened out.
  
• Someone very close to me is angry because I went out with another close friend and she wasn't invited. I feel absolutely awful and I love her very much. We didn't mean not to invite her, we just didn't think about it. Honestly. I hope things will work out, I hate to see people emotionally hurt. I love ALL my friends and loved ones, even if I don't see you all the time, or talk to you as much as I used to. Life happens. But remember, I love you all.
  

Beeeeeeeee!

Beeee!!!

• Okay that made no sense, I know Kimmie gets it. Haha. Anyway, same old stuff goin on. Went to the gym on Tuesday morning, and I'm planning to go the rest of the week. Yay for me. I gained another pound yesterday and lost 2.6 lbs today. My body's playing some kind of mean trick. Ugh. Still a loss is good. I've also been getting enough sleep. Slept 8 hours on Monday, and about 8 hours on Tuesday. I still feel a bit tired @ work, but overnights do that to ya, even after 4 1/2 years.
  
• Other than that, nothing too thrilling. Took dad to the doctor on Tuesday, he has a sore on his tummy next to his G-tube thing. Looks infected, he got antibiotics. Has to go back for follow-up on Friday morning.
  

ugh

• My teeth hurt again. Went about a month or so with no probs, then all of a sudden last night the pain came back. I think I was picking celery out of my teeth and got a little too close to my gums or something. Took Tylenol, and I'm using a cold soda can as a compress, so it's helping. I can live with it, I'm not a baby.
  

my weekend was pretty fun

:)

• I had a pretty cool weekend all in all. Friday morning I got my blood work done and survived, took my dad to the doctor and took my family to the Alameda County Fair. It was pretty fun. I'll post a few pics at the end. My momma got me a metal Sesame Street lunchbox, isn't that rad? Well I think so anyway. Although I was exhausted I had tons of fun. I wish Cathy would have come, though. Just wasn't the same without her. She had to work. On Saturday afternoon Kimmie and I hung out. We celebrated my bday with carrot cake and butter pecan ice cream. Yum. Then we watched Greatest American Hero, the Judith Light episode of St. Elsewhere, Carrie, Walk Like A Man, and Flowers In The Attic. What a day of great cinema, I'll tell ya. Then we had KFC and Starbucks, don't worry I had a roasted chicken wrap (and a few biscuits, sorry) and a nonfat decaf sugarfree iced caramel latte. Say that 3 times fast. Sunday was pretty normal. Airshift @ KKIQ, gym, took family to Target, housework, nappytime, made dinner, came to work. Blah blah blah.
  
• I did got to the gym Sunday afternoon as I mentioned above, and I plan on going Tuesday through Friday if everything goes to plan. All I can do is try to eat right and keep on exercising, and praying helps too.
  

:(

• I gained 2 lbs on Thursday, then lost it by Saturday. Then I gained 2.5 lbs by the following day. I'm not even on my period, but I'm retaining water like a sponge. I've been avoiding salt like the plague, so I don't think it's that. I don't want to find anything wrong with me when I see the doctor next month, but it would be a relief if I did. I'm using portion control, cutting out booze completely, avoiding sugar, caffeine, salt, most carbs, exercising like mad.. nothing works! Okay the past few weeks have been kinda bad due to my excess bday celebrations and such, but I'm back on track now. Guess I'm just impatient, huh? *sigh*

Okay here's a few pics from the fair.. they're in my Myspace pics anyway..

Dad and I muggin.


Me and the produce man!


I have a clown fetish.


I love my momma.

oy1

yay

• TGIF once again. I'm glad it's Friday, hopefully I can get some rest this weekend. Not like I got enough rest today. Later this morning I'm taking my parents and Michelle to the Alameda County Fair, so that should be fun. Don't know what I'm doing tonight, I think I'll take it easy and try to get some sleep. I'm working Saturday morning then heading out to Lodi to kick it with Kimmie, that'll be totally awesome. Sunday I'm working at KKIQ in the morning, then hitting the gym, doing housework, sleeping, same old routine. I should have a pretty fun weekend though.
  
• I did go to the gym on Wednesday and Thursday morning. I wish I could have gone more this week, but my bday celebration kinda interrupted that. I also have a lovely blood test this morning so I'll be skipping the gym today. I should go 4-5 days next week, for sure.
  
• In case I didn't mention last time, I decided to let go of caffeine for the most part, and totally let go of liquor. My doctor recomended this, and I think my body will be better off without it. I'm still drinking a cup of tea a day, and decaf coffee here and there. And a diet soda a day, until I get rid of the diet soda I have at home. This is going to be one interesting experiment.
  

Boo

• Okay first of all, like I mentioned above, I'm having all kinds of blood work done later this morning after work. I have to fast for this, which means I haven't eaten anything since about 12am. I work overnights, so yeah this kinda sucks. After my test I'm going home for a nice bowl of Life cereal and a shower. Then I gotta take Dad to the doctor. Then off to the fair. Yay.
  
• That brings another point. I didn't get to wake up during the evening, take a shower and make dinner like I usually do. For some strange reason I went to bed at 12:30 yesterday afternoon, and was woken up by my coworker Victoria at 10:56pm. I HELLA overslept!! Guess my body's trying to tell me to chill out, huh? This sucked. I had to change my shirt, put on more deoderant, make sure I wasn't too funky, run a brush through my hair, grab a Healthy Choice meal and some salad stuff. After getting to work I drove Victoria home. Then I sat here at work and scarfed down my food like a madwoman, since I had to stop at like 12ish. UGH. I am SOOO hungry!!
• And oh yes, my front left tire has had a slow leak for a few months now. Wednesday night it was kinda flat but not too bad, and I thought to myself, "Oh I'll just stop by Arco on the way to the gym and fill it up, no biggie." Well um it was FLAT yesterday morning when I got to my car after work. I drove it across the street to the Shell station and filled it with air, and went to the gym. Then I drove to Wheelworks and waited a little over an hour to get a new one on. Cost me $90 bucks. Ugh.
  
• P.S. I'm still fat. Boo.
  

all downhill from here.

YAY

• I had a great birthday! I took the night off from both jobs, and had a nice kinda restful time. "Kinda" is what I'll explain in a minute. I ended up getting about 2 hours of sleep on Monday, which was my official birthday. I got home from work around 7am and slept until 9, then hopped in the shower. Then I took Michelle to Albertsons since she just HAD to use the Coinstar and turn her change into cash. Then I got back to my parents' house and my Uncle Jim C. was there with a card from him and Aunt Brenda, with $10 (YAY). The only thing is he's kinda longwinded, which apparently is genetic. So we didn't even get to the Stoneridge Mall until about 11:30. Oh yeah, it was just me and my mom doing bday shopping, Michelle stayed home with my dad thankfully. First thing we did at the mall was getting my hair trimmed. This took about 30 minutes, but I didn't care. Then we traversed the lower level of the mall, and I got a cute Batman shirt at Anchor Blue. My mom wanted to look at Pottery Barn since Martha Stewart shops there, then we looked at the prices and my mom started saying "Good lord, what the hell? " really loudly so I decided it was a good time to go to lunch at that point. We had lunch at the Cheesecake Factory and it was FANTASTIC!!! My mom told the waitress it was my bday, so they put a candle on my Dulce De Leche cheesecake and like 6 of em plus like half the resturaunt sang to me. Fortunately I didn't have my camera (my mom doesn't know how to use it anyway) so no pics of that. I took a pic of the cheesecake with my phone, but haven't loaded it on photobucket yet. In fact I didn't load any pics from yesterday yet, I've been too lazy. After lunch we went back inside and attacked the upper level of the mall. I got more lotion from Bath and Body Works, and a cute outfit at Torrid, thanks to my mom and the giftcard Cathy gave me. After we left the mall, I tried to find Target in Dublin but I had no luck, guess I'm geographically challenged. We drove back to San Leandro and went to Target there. My mom got me a super duper George Foreman grill, the one with the temperature gauge and timer on it, with room to cook 4 burgers at once (I prefer chicken). I used a giftcard Davina gave me to get a new mattress pad, and some makeup. By the time I got Mom home and lugged my new wares inside, I had time to nap for an hour before going to dinner with the gang. I was kinda stupid and bought some Mad Croc gum and chewed a little on the way to dinner. One piece is like half a cup of coffee, according to the packaging. All it did was make me feel weird the whole evening. We went to Claimjumpers in Fremont, and oh my god their portions are HUGE. I drank a Mai-Tai with like 3 different shots of rum in it, and ate some chicken pieces as an appetizer. Dinner was a cobb salad with no blue cheese, because that stuff is nasty. I didn't eat much at all, and drank like 3/4 of my MaiTai. I did get some ice cream with a candle in it for dessert, and everyone sang to me once again. Pics and maybe a video will be surfacing on my next blog, I promise. When I went home I had a rum/diet coke on top of everything else. Then I slept 11 hours straight, I needed it.
  

oh lordy

• Okay here's what sucks. Went to the doctor on Tuesday afternoon. I'm getting blood work done on Friday morning, full metabolic panel, thryoid, blah blah blah. So I can't eat after midnight that morning. Poo. We want to see what the heck is goin on with my body. Oh and, I have hypertension, well the beginning stages of it. High blood pressure. I have another appointment in a month, and we're gonna see if it's lower. I'm hoping this was due to my excessive drinking/partying the night before. But the doc gave me precautions and I think for my health I should start following them. Only one diet soda a day, and no coffee unless it's decaf. No more drinking, period. More exercise (well I'll up my program an extra 10 min a day). I'm watching my salt intake. I still have way too much junk food being shoved in my face due to my birthday leftovers, but I'm eating in moderation. When I come back to work and there's a pan of brownies with my name on it, literally, that's bad. When my boss sends me a memo to tell me there's brownies in case I somehow missed them, that's bad. When he adds that he's bringing homemade cookies, even worse. Help me God, please. Oh yeah my Doc wants me to try to lose 5 more lbs. Hahahahaha!!! Happy birthday to me, huh?
  

happy bday to me!!

Happy Birthday to me!!

Woohooo!!!

• Go Lisa, it's your birthday. Gonna party like it's your birthday. Drink Bacardi like it's your birthday. Cuz you know we don't give a f*&k it's not yo birthday. (But it is!!)
• Went to the gym on Friday morning, but I probably won't be back until like Wednesday morning. Would have gone on Sunday but I went to Jolene's bday party. I'd go today but it's my bday and I'm barely getting sleep on top of shopping with my mom + dinner and drinks with Cathy/Amy. Tuesday I'm recovering from Monday + I have a doctor appointment in the afternoon.
  
• That's another thing, I did make an appt with my doctor to see what's up with my metabolism and hormones, so yay for me. My work will reimburse for 80% of whatever it costs, hopefully not much.
  
• Friday night I went to Sergio's with Cathy and TJ for dinner, it's a little Italian pizza joint that makes good sandwiches and salads too. I had a meatball sandwich but I got a nice salad as my side order. I was a good girl. Saturday was my bday party and it was awesome. Now it wasn't crazy and reckless like last year, but I think maybe it was better this way. We had 3 large pizzas, chips n dip, lots of sliced fruit thanks to Michelle, a veggie tray, and some tasty cookies that my neighbor Leslie sent down. Lots of beer, I made pina coladas, oh man. Noelle made my bday cake, yummy chocolate with Bert & Ernie on it!! Yay!! Pics are at the end of the article, folks. Sunday I worked @ KKIQ, did some housework, went to Jolene's bday party, came home and finished my housework, took a brief nap, got up and made dinner, loaded pics online, stopped by my parents' house for father's day, then off to work. So yeah my weekend was a bit busy.

oh poo

• Ok so I'm eating some baaaaad food this weekend. It's my birthday, people. I shall, eat, drink, be merry, then cry while I weigh myself naked. No joke.
  

So this was my YUMMY cake!


Here's me cutting it.


Here's Fernando's son Joey, isn't he cute?


And I'm holding him..


Here's Michelle with him too..


Me and Graciepoo


Me and cute Tony


Michael and I cheesin.


Fernando, Tony, Grace, Joey, and me of course.


Cathy, Michelle and I, and no one is trying to kick each other's ass yet!


Lorie, Davina, Me, Cathy, and Noelle = Some sexy ex-Sportmart employees

humpy hump day

Yay

• It's my hump day here at work, and I'm feelin alright. Went to the gym on Tuesday morning, and I'm planning on going today, even though I won't get much sleepytime. Thursday morning I'm going too.
  
• I actually got enough sleep on Tuesday! Slept from about 9am until 5:30ish. Took a shower, made a turkey burger and some salad for dinner. Watched some Deal Or No Deal rerun, Grounded For Life, and then King Ralph on VHS... hahaha. I had lots of fun lounging at home and having some free time before work. Oh yeah I had some no sugar added peanut butter tracks ice cream with sugarfree syrup and sugarfree whipped cream for dessert. That turkey burger and salad made me hungry two hours later. I've noticed this week I've been uber hungry this week. Weeird.
  
• Later today I should have some fun. I'm going to my friend Noelle's church choir party in Castro Valley. The people are pretty entertaining, and there's always plenty of grub. I'll try to make some healthy choices, that's all I can promise.
  

:(

• Nothing too tragic to talk about on the negative side. I'm still a fattie, but that's no news flash. I had a bad work related dream yesterday, but it ended on a silly note that made no sense whatesoever. Dreams aren't supposed to make sense anyway, right?

Okay here are some of the pics I didn't post yet, of Noelle on Friday night and BFD last Saturday.



Noelle and I eating @ Mimi's last Friday.


The waiter and I had the same glasses. Can't remember his name, but he was quite entertaining.


Noelle looking oh so graceful.


Noelle and baby Savannah.


Me holding the little squirmer.


Noelle's doggy Bambino!


Me stylin with my New Kids glasses @ BFD.


This girl was so totally 80s, so rockin!


I see you, Cathy!


Using Cathy's tummy as a food tray.


Yes what a great view.. of my retro Pepsi shirt.


Snooze time for Amy.


Yeah it was kinda crowded.


More people.


The diverse crowd behind me.