more boring blog stuff

yippy skippy

1. Went to the gym on Monday and Tuesday evening. I won't be able to make it today, but I'm planning on going Thursday morning and Thursday evening. Yes I'm that insane. I've observed that evenings are not only crowded, but full of horny guys gawking at everyone. I prefer exercising in the morning with the old geezers, fat people (I'm one of em) and the gym rats.
   
2. Cathy said she thought I was 20 lbs lighter then my older sister Michelle. The sad fact is that Michelle and I weigh roughly the same amount. Most of her weight is water and fat. Mine is mostly muscle with some fat here and there. I appreciated the comment though.
   
3. Only 8 days till Hawaii!!!

ugh

1. Got in a lovely argument with my older sister. She's always taking advantage of the fact that I take her and my parents here, there and everywhere in the mornings when I should be asleep. When I tell her I'm tired, she gets really bent out of shape. My schedule is insane as it is. Do I really have to lose sleep so I can take her to buy a cat carrier for her obese mentally challenged cat? LOL
   

had a great time

yippy skippy

1. My weekend was pretty cool. Friday I went to dinner at Outback with Amy. After gorging ourselves with evil carbs (and a margarita), we went to Fernando's house. We played with baby Joey and kicked it with Fern, Grace, Michael, Irma, and Irma's kids. Afterwards Amy dropped me off at my house around 9ish since she had to get up way early in the morning. Then I had some long phone convos with Noelle, then Fernando. Fernando really loves to talk, as we all know.
   
2. On Saturday I worked in SF, then came home and took a nappy. Then around 5pm Brad picked me up and we got Victoria, then we proceeded to Giribaldi's for drinks. I had some kind of hawaiian drink, it was made with vodka and pineapple juice. After a while we went to Quinn's Lighthouse down near Embarcadero also in Oakland. We hung out upstairs for about an hour waiting for a seat downstairs, and I had a pear cider. Then downstairs we ate and got merry. I had a sliced pork/turkey sandwich with au jus dipping stuff, and a salad. Also had a rum/diet coke. Really tasty. After that we went to Victoria's house and had dessert while playing with her kitties Xena and Abby and watching 48 hours. Great time.
   
3. I did a pretty good airshift yesterday morning. Leeanne said she heard a few breaks I did, and apparently I wasn't too awful. That's always encouraging.
   
4. Went to the gym on Friday morning, and on Sunday afternoon. Cathy wants to start going during the evenings on the weekdays starting today. If she changes her mind I'm still going in the mornings, I've got to keep up my rigid workout schedule to get some of this weight off.
   

bah

1. Nothing too tragic goin on in my life right now. I'm still a bit bummed that I'm still a chunkybutt though I exercise 5 days a week. Maybe I'm getting smaller and I don't notice. *sigh*
   

Here are some pics from my weekend....

Brad, Victoria and I at Girbaldis..


My froofy drink at Giribaldis..


Don't ask..


These are the crazies I work with.. LOL


and yeah this was a stupid video blog.. I hate Youtube since the audio/video is never synched right.. so it looks like a badly edited Japanese film

yay for fridays

Woot Woot

1. The weekend is upon us once again. Tonight I have no clue what I'm doing, hopefully it will involve my blender and some margaritas/pina coladas. On Saturday I'm supposed to go for drinks at Garibaldi's in Oakland with Brad and Victoria, then dinner at Quinn's Lighthouse. Davina can't come, but I'm sure it will still be loads of fun, and yes I'm bringing my camera.
   
2. Went to the gym on both Wednesday and Thursday, and I'm going this morning too. I'm doin good!
3. Made my final car payment today, that's a major boulder lifted off my shoulders. Starting next month I can intensely pay off my credit cards.
   
4. I just bought Audio Adrenaline's "Adios" CD last night at Borders, in anticipation of going to their show with Mercy Me in Waikiki in a few weeks. It kicks major butt. Now I can see why Sandi is so stoked to go. Besides the fact that it's part of our Hawaiian getaway. Their music is helping me think about a lot of things I've done both good and bad, and how much Jesus means to me.
   

BOO

1. The cat killing dogs struck again, another one of my neighbor Jaime's kitties. Everyone is so frustrated because it's like a serial killer is on the loose in the area, and no one is doing anything. Okay the killer is a group of dogs and the victims are cats, but so what? If that dog somehow magically breaks into my home and takes Turbo, I may commit murder. It won't be pretty.
   
2. I was almost tempted to try Slimquick. I saw the ad on TV about how it's hard for women to lose weight, and it really appealed to me. I even checked out the website. But I realized it's a series of pills, and once you stop taking the pills, you probably gain the weight back. I don't like having chemicals in my body anyway, I rarely take Advil or anything like that. So why would I want weight loss stuff in my body? Good thing I talked some sense into myself. I am in the middle of a lifestyle change, not just a diet plan with some pills. I told myself I would do this the right way, and that's what I'm going to continue doing.
   

happy hump day

yippy skippy

1. Well today's my hump day, the middle of my work week. I actually have a little bit of work to do tonight, just checking up on things later and making some phone calls. Still beats boredom.
2. Went to the gym yesterday morning, and I'm going again today after breakfast with Leeanne. I'll probably get eggs and toast or something not too bad. No waffles or pancakes for me, although they sure are tempting.
   
3. I never realized how many pals I have until I got to work and was bombarded with IMs. I love talking with friends. Makes me appreciate the love from friends I have in my life. Special shout out to Noelle, Sandi, Kimmie and Leeanne. Guess I'll shout out to David since he'll probably be bugging me later on in my shift. Haha.
   
4. Went to the A's game on Monday night, and we lost to the White Sox 4-1. The game was so boring that Sandi and I found more entertainment watching drunk people near us in the bleachers than the actual game. Haha.
   

boo boo boo

1. Sorry to keep bringing up my weight struggles yet again. Just feels like I'm not getting anywhere. I have friends that are dieting and such, but I've been down that road before. First of all I refuse to pay someone to tell me what to eat. Secondly I know that I probably won't eat what they tell me, just because I'm stubborn and don't like people telling me what to do. I'm trying to do this the right way, by eating healthy and exercising almost every day. I just don't see a whole lot of changes yet, and it's been months. Also the fact that my mommy got me a root beer float yesterday at Safeway didn't help the cause. But it sure was good. LOL
2. I just found out that Myspace doesn't allow Photobucket videos to be posted on their site anymore. That means I'll have to use Youtube or Myspace to upload vids. It's not that much of a nuisance, but I hate Myspace for being so corporate and monopolizing the content on their site. I can go on a rant for days about media conglomerates and monopolies (I know Leeanne knows exactly what I mean), but I'll spare the whining for now.
   
3. I've finally realized why my boss says my shift is so grueling. Okay I do have the least amount of work compared to the other operators, that's a good thing. The downside is that no matter how much I sleep, or exercise, or eat right, I'm always exhausted. I guess it's my internnal time clock saying "Hey it's 1am Lisa, sleepytime!!" That's also why sometimes I wake up in the middle of the day and it's hard to fall back asleep. Put in the factors that everyone else is awake and likes calling me at odd hours, and I spend some of my day chauffering my parents to run errands, that's why I'm always exhausted. Almost 2 weeks until vacation!!!! Believe me I need it.
   

soooooo tired

whoopee

1. I got a nice compliment from a listener on Sunday morning. She said that I should be on afternoons, and she finds me pretty funny. She sounded sincere, I was afraid she was buttering me up so she could win some Six Flags Discovery Kingdom tix I was giving away. Haha.
   
2. Sunday was Easter, and it was pretty okay. I worked all 3 jobs, but my mom gave me a giftcard for Chilis, a giant chocolate bunny and other goodies.
   
3. I actually bought a bathing suit for my Hawaii trip. Amy and Cathy said I look cute in it. I figure if we're gonna be across the street from the ocean, and at a hotel with 2 pools, I may as well enjoy it. I can't swim, but I can still play in the water.
   
4. 17 days until Hawaii!!!!!!
5. Tonight I'm going to the A's home opener against the White Sox. Unfortunately bleachers were sold out so I got a ticket for another section. I'm hoping to get down to the bleachers with Sandi and company somewhere in the middle of the game. It will still be a blast.
   

*sigh*

1. I am SOOOO exhausted right now. I usually get a nap on Sunday afternoons after I come home from KKIQ and I have time to run errands, go to the gym, do housework, whatever. But I usually nap for at least 5 hours or so. Yesterday I had to work in SF right after I got off work in Pleasanton. By the time I got home it was 8pm, and I had to get my housework done. So I ended up taking a one hour nap. At least I didn't have to cook, I picked up some Easter leftovers on the way to work.
   
2. I ate kinda bad over the weekend. My mom bought me a giant creme-filled donut on Friday and I ate it. I also at KFC, although it was a salad and a snacker, nothing too bad. Oh yeah I also had a bean burrito at Taco Bell. No this wasn't all in one setting, this was over a few day period. Still awful though.
   
3. Won't be able to hit the gym until Tuesday morning. I'm hoping to go the rest of the week, as much as I can.
   

He died for us

hooray

1. The weekend is upon us, and so is Easter. Yes Easter is a big deal to me, despite the fact that I have to work all 3 jobs that day and only get to grab Easter dinner on the way to my overnight job. I don't care if you are religious or not, I'm still gonna talk about it. Jesus died on the cross for me, and for you. He rose on the third day, and that's what Easter is all about. Easter bunnies and candy are awesome, but they aren't the real reason for the holiday. Amen.
   
2. I should have some fun with Cathy, Amy and friends tonight. We're either going to Amanda's house or mine and I'm going to have some more pina coladas. Mmmm.
   
3. Went to the gym on Wednesday and Thursday morning, and I'm going today. That's 5 days this week!! Woot woot!!

grrr

1. Had to buy a new monitor cable for my computer Thursday at Best Buy. It only set me back $20 and the problem could have been much worse. I also had to go into In And Out Burger to pick up dinner for my folks. You know how hard it is to go into a burger joint while trying to eat healthy? Okay yeah I got a cheeseburger, but no fries or drink. I went home and made some vegetable soup to go with it. (patting self on back)
2. I broke my stupid thumbnail while trying to unscrew my cable off the back of my computer monitor. I'd like to thank Amy for having tiny fingers and finishing the job. I'm so glad I still have plenty of Garfield bandaids in my medicine cabinet. Ouchies.
   
3. Oh yes, in case you didn't catch my Myspace bulletin from the other morning, the cat killing beasts struck again. They killed a pregnant girl kitty who lived next door to me. Animal Control finally came out and took a report, after my mom called their supervisor several times. I hate dogs now. Grrr.
   

random video: Kimmie and I looking at cheap wine at Big Lots.. haha

Stray dogs suck

woot woot

1. 22 days until Hawaii!! I got Hawaii For Dummies from Borders on Tuesday so I'm going to brush up on what to do while I'm there. I am SO stoked.
   
2. Went to Costco with Cathy and Mom on Tuesday, and got plenty of food. I got all healthy stuff too. Lots of veggies, cheese, yogurt, 100 Calorie snack packs, and frozen chicken. I am such a good girl.
   
3. Went to the gym on Tuesday morning, and I plan on going this morning as well, although I'm exhausted. I can actually get sleep today for once, and I can't wait to collapse into bed later.
   

:(

1. In case you didn't read my Myspace bulletin from Monday night, a stray dog attacked and killed 2 kitties on my street on Monday morning. One of them was my family's cat Olly. Cathy kicked the dog but it got away, and Olly died in Michelle's arms. It so sucked. Also, when I got home on Monday morning my neighbor's cat was dead on my lawn. Apparently the stray dog enjoys killing cats. If I find it I'm going to smash it's head in and run it over 10 times. Well I'd like to anyway.
   
2. I have not gotten enough sleep the last few days. Tuesday morning I had to watch my parents while Michelle ran to the bank.. it took 2 hours since she was taking the bus downtown. *sigh*. By the time I got to bed it was after 11am and I had to get up around 4:30pm to take a shower, so I could go to Costco. I am way tired, I definitely deserve this upcoming vacation.
   

Random Video: Cathy bellydancing..

im so weird

I'm still alive

1. Had a pretty cool weekend. Friday night I ended up staying home after a brief journey to Taco Bell for the family. I had a pina colada and a rum/diet coke, and watched a lot of TV. Cathy and TJ came over briefly, but left after like an hour. They were "tired" but I think that's a codeword for horny. Hahaha. I'm just kidding Cathy. Or maybe I'm not, you decide.
2. On Saturday I worked in the morning and then hung out with Davina. We ate at the Elephant Bar (overpriced but good), then went to a pirate store in Fremont where I purchased a provacative skirt. I plan on being a sexy beast for Halloween this year. Then we went to Berkeley and shopped on Telegragh for a few hours, then did karaoke in Oakland.
   
3. Did a decent airshift on Sunday morning. The first part of my shift was a pain in the ass but I'll explain that in a moment.
   
4. Made it to the gym on Sunday afternoon and got a great workout. If I'm not exhausted I'll make it to the gym this morning, too. I know I'm going to try to go all week if possible.
   

:(

1. I ate way too much crap over the weekend. I'm not totally blaming Davina, but let's just say it's hard to diet when hanging out with certain friends. LOL Love ya Davs!
   
2. Oh god serious automation issues during my shift Sunday morning. Lots of running back and forth between studios playing CDs and climbing up a computer rack like a monkey. Great aerobic exercise.
   
3. I told Sandi I would meet her and Scott for some Porky's Pizza on Sunday afternoon, but they called while I was napping. I totally missed it and I feel bad. Don't worry girl. Like I said, I'll buy you a froofie drink with an umbrella in it when we're in Honolulu later this month. No worries.
   

This is what it's like driving in traffic with Davina. Warning: Michael Jackson, and explicit language included.

TGIF

whoopee

1. Thank God It's Friday!! Tonight I'm probably laying low and staying home to make Pina Coladas and watch Miami Vice. I really haven't gotten enough rest this week so I really need to take it easy. Saturday I'm hanging with Davina, probably shopping at Stoneridge or something.
   
2. My mom gave me an almost new blender Thursday evening. Michelle claimed it was broken but she just didn't know how to detach the pitcher portion from the machine. Now I can make pina coladas, margaritas, and milkshakes/smoothies. So awesome.
   
3. Went to the gym on Wednesday and Thursday morning, and I'm planning to go after work this morning as well. I'm so glad I'm getting back into the swing of things after missing the gym earlier in the week.
   
4. Mom said I looked like my back was getting smaller. That compliment helped my self-confidence a lot since I've felt like a fat ass lately.
   

ugh

1. Got in a stupid argument with a good friend last night. I don't know why she was so on edge last night and bringing up old stuff, but oh well. I like to let sleeping dogs lie. Whatever, we're still great friends anyway. Least I consider her a great friend.
   
2. It's still SO HARD to lose weight. My clothes are getting loose, but the pounds won't go away. Grrrr. Someday I'll hit 200 and go under that.
   

lisa the glutton

yay

1. Hung out Mike P, one of my old friends who I haven't seen in a few years. He was visiting from Oregon. We went to lunch at El Torito on Tuesday. Boy was it tasty. We sat and ate, shooting the shit for a few hours. Later on in the evening I went to dinner with Cathy and Amy at Olive Garden. Today I basically pigged out, I admit it. Now I DEFINITELY have to hit the gym this morning after work, no excuses.
   
2. I had some nice sexy dreams about my TV boyfriend Matthew Gray Gubler and Shemar Moore his hot costar. Okay they actually weren't so explicit, just when it was getting good with Shemar (whispering things in my ear), I woke up. Dammit. *sigh*
3. Later today I have a jock meeting and we're eating yummy mexican food. Yummy evil food two days in a row, hooray.
   
4. Mom went to the doctor on Monday morning. She has an infection in her good leg, but she caught it in time. She's taking antibiotics 4 times a day, I'm so glad she's getting better.
   

grrr

1. I haven't made it to the gym since last Friday morning. I was planning on going Tuesday morning, but I was exhausted and had just finished a 9 1/2 hour shift. That plus I knew I had to get up in 5 hours anyway to meet Mike for lunch. I am definitely going today, Thursday and Friday if it kills me.
   
2. My hormones are driving me nuts, I'm a walking progesterone factory. I've been bloated for the last few days, and my emotions are nuts. Cathy said something rather mundane at dinner and I started crying for no reason. So weird. That and my sexy dreams lately too. Haha.
   

Loads of fun

good..

1. Had a blast watching the new Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles movie on Friday night with Noelle. The graphics were awesome and the plotline was pretty cool. Afterwards we went back to my house and watched some Jeff Foxworthy with Cathy, Amy, and TJ. Those three left around 11pm and Noelle and I just watched TV for an hour before I took her home. Good night overall.
   
2. Saturday I was out all day. After I got out of work at noon I met Davina, Anna and Valeria at the Museum of Modern Art there in San Francisco. I had never been there, and it was really neat. I thought it would be boring but I ended up learning a lot. I got a cool new Etch-A Sketch like toy. Then we went shopping at Virgin Megastore and a few other places for a while. Around 5pm we met up with Lorie and went to a Vietnamese vegetarian resturaunt. I was kinda expecting the food to be gross, but it was really good. I had sweet and sour "chicken" (which was really tofu), and it was tasty. I also had some rice, and wonton soup. After dinner we had ice cream at this laundromat/ice cream parlor/internet cafe. Only in San Fran.. LOL. Then we did karaoke in Japantown for a few hours, and headed home. Great eventful day.
   
3. Looks like this week is going to be full and fast paced. Between taking parents and a family dog to doctor/vet appointments, working overtime, going to meetings at work and catching up with old friends who are droppin into town, I hope I'll get enough sleepytime. I'm hoping to hit the gym on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday if all goes well. Depends on my work situation.
   

oh geez

1. My mom's had a sore on her good leg that just keeps getting worse and worse. We're taking her to the doctor later this morning. Either that or the emergency room.
   
2. Brad's got a family emergency goin on, so he can't come in today. I'm picking up Victoria around 7:45 and she's working 8am-8pm. I'm coming in early tonight and working 8pm-7am. Nice long shifts. Hope everything's okay in Brad's neck of the woods.
   

TGIF

hooray

1. It's the weekend!! WOOOOOOOO! Tonight I'm going to see the new Ninja Turtles movie with Noelle. Saturday I'm working in the morning then going to SF MOMA with Davina and pals, dinner, then karaoke. Awesomeness. I gotta work Sunday morning, but oh well.
   
2. Went to the gym yesterday morning, and I'm going again today. Hope it's paying off.
   
3. Went grocery shopping Thursday evening, got more veggies, milk, eggs and cereal. Good stuff.
   

grrr

1. Some stupid guy on a message board was talking about KDFC flipping to active rock and dropping the classical format. Haha. You know how much money Entercom would lose? Moving on..
2. I have 3 monster zits right now. Damn hormones.
   
3. I'm still a fatty mcfat fat. My metabolism sucks.
   

My car sucks booty

yay

1. Went to the gym on Monday morning, and I'm going today for a mini workout. I should also go on Thursday and Friday as well.
   
2. I actually fit into the NKOTB shirts Kimmie gave me over the weekend. I so thought I was going to be too fat.
   
3. Got a new friend request from a nice lady from South Africa. She says I show a lot of joy in my smile. That made my day. I love making new online pals.
   

boooo

1. My car died yesterday morning on the way to the gym after work. A nice taxi pushed me to the other end of the intersection so I could pull over and get out of the way. I had to wait about 40 minutes for the tow truck and I had to pee like hell the whole time. That's what I get for drinking lots of coffee at work. The tow driver was uber nice by the way. He told me a story about some girl at his daughter's school that is 11 years old and pregnant. Isn't that insane? Anyway I got towed to Pepboys and got a new battery and alternator. I'm praying to God that this solves my car probs.
   
2. I still feel like such a fatass lately I swear. I watched a video that Kimmie and I made over the weekend in Lodi, and I'm still hella huge. Seems like no matter how much I exercise and what I do/don't eat, I'm still a fatty. Grrrr. I have the metabolism of a sloth, I swear.

top of the mornin to ya!

whoopee

1. Went shopping and to dinner with Amy on Friday night. I picked up the wall charger for my iPod, and Davina's bday present. We also had yummy Mexican food at On The Border. Then we went back to my place, and soon Cathy, TJ, Jeff and Alicia came over. We all had a few drinks, some more than others. It was lots of fun. Saturday I hung out with Kimmie in Lodi. We went to Kmart and Big Lots, then came home and watched Supergirl. It was tons of fun.
   
2. I ended up walking 6 miles on Saturday with Kimmie. We underestimated the Mapquest directions to Kmart, and it took like 2 hours to get there on foot. Kimmie has Cerebral Palsy and is in a wheelchair, and many sidewalks in Lodi are NOT wheelchair compliant. I smell a letter to the city brewing. I'm adding this as something good that happened simply because I got lots of exercise.
   
3. Oh yeah on Saturday morning I didn't work in San Francisco, I took my folks to get the taxes done instead. I'm getting back over $500, which is awesome for me. Whoohooooo.
   
4. I had a fairly decent radio show yesterday morning. Plus Tricia hooked me up with a KKIQ coffee mug. Awesomeness.
   
5. I got my housecleaning done yesterday. Turbo left me subtle hints on the floor diguised as turds last night, telling me he was dissatisfied with his litterbox. So yeah I changed it, cleaned my bathroom and kitchen, straightened my desk, swept the floor, dusted, changed my bedsheets, all that fun stuff. Today I will have time for the gym, and I'm planning on going all week long, if I can. That will be totally rad.
   

ugh

1. Okay yes I have to mention the 6 mile journey with Kimmie on Saturday again. Yes I did get exercise, but the fact that the city's streets are not wheelchair friendly sucks major ass. Also their bus system stops running at 5pm, which is dumb. And their dial-a-ride (dial-a-shit) sucks.
   
2. I still feel like a fatty mcfat fat. I think my problem is that I've lost almost 30 lbs but you can't tell my looking at me. I've worn the same size shirt and pants since high school when I was 180. Until I really lose like 20-30 more lbs, no one will notice. I think my fat face is what makes it hard. Grrr.
   

lisa's car sucks

yippee

1. TGIF!! Today is Friday, and the weekend is here. Not a moment too soon. Tonight I'm hanging with Amy, and Noelle, Cathy and TJ may be joining us. I'm going to be drinking some rum + Dr. Pepper for sure. Saturday I'm taking my mom to do her taxes and then I'm going to Lodi to kick it with Kimmie for the afternoon/evening. I always have a blast with her, she's a great friend.
   
2. Went to the gym on Wednesday and Thursday morning, and I'm going this morning as well. I'm doing so much better with staying on track.
   
3. Bought lots of veggies at Albertsons on Thursday night, and more yogurt/cottage cheese. Good eats.
   

Blah

1. Some mean kids on Myspace were writing mean "fat" comments on some of my videos. Yes I know they're like 12 years old and plain mean, but it still hurts anyway. Stupid punkasses.
   
2. My car is still having issues. The dealer finally gave me the car back on Wednesday morning and couldn't find anything wrong with it. Uh huh. Car died again Thursday morning at the car wash. Had to get it jumpstarted. Pepboys said they could keep it for a few days, but I need my car dammit. So I bought a portable charger to put in my car, so I can charge the battery myself. I hate my car.
   

hate being a fatass

ok..

1. I had fun with Amy on Tuesday night. We ate dinner at Carrows then got some makeup at Walgreens. After that we drove around and listened to music from my iPod. I played lots of NKOTB. Haha.
   
2. I went to the gym on Tuesday morning, and I'm planning on going this morning as well. I'm also planning on going Thursday and Friday.
   

some days just suck..

1. I took my car into the dealership on Monday morning so they could take a look at it. They gave me a ride back to my house. My car is still at the dealership, and it's Wednesday morning. Two days there, they still can't find the problem. My battery is leaking a little acid, but "that's not the problem". I think they assume I'm clueless. All I know is I better get my damn car back today. It better be working. I can't afford a new car. Not when this car is nearly paid off.
   
2. For some reason unknown, tons of stupid kids have been watching my videos on Myspace. They have been making lots of rude comments about my weight. Yes I know, I'm the one who posted the videos, I just didn't realize how many mean people are out there. Especially the young ones. I have never felt the compulsion in my 26 years of life to say something mean like that to another human being. Yes I've called people names to their face when I'm angry. Everyone does that. I have never walked up to a total stranger and said "Hey you're ugly." or "Damn, you're fat." That's the equivalent of what these kids did. It's just plain wrong. Ok I'm 26 and had years of being made fun of in junior high and high school, that's why I'm so glad it's over with. I feel like I'm right back in high school again. It's terrible.
   

and such is life

woot woot

1. Had an excellent airshift on Sunday morning. I didn't tape it, and that's probably why I did so well.
   
2. Hung out with Davina, Valeria, Barbera, Anna, and Lorie on Saturday afternoon/evening. We went shopping on Telegraph in Berkeley, stopped by Lorie's place so I could give her a belated Xmas gift, then ate dinner at Pasta Pomadero. After Davina and I dropped everyone off we had dessert at Denny's. Yes I know I'm a fatass but the hot fudge brownie a la mode was too good to pass up.
   
3. I actually don't work Sunday afternoons in SF like I thought I did. My boss confused me with the scheduling. I was kinda bummed at first when my misunderstanding was brought to light. Then I realized I can go to the gym on Sunday afternoons, then come home and take a good nap before waking up and making dinner before work. More working out = more weight loss, hopefully.
   
4. Cathy and TJ came over on Friday night. They only stayed for an hour or so, but it was still cool.
   

oh lordy

1. Sunday morning my car decided to have issues again. It didn't start period. I had to walk down to my parents' house and borrow their van. My dad wasn't too happy, but I had to get to work somehow. Later on in the afternoon it wouldn't start either and Jaime's dad gave me a jump. He says it's either a sensor that's bad, or Pepboys gave me a bad starter. I think I'm giving in this morning and taking the stupid car to the dealer. I really have been putting it off since I know it's going to practically cost me my first born child. It's going to be one long day. *sigh*
2. I was stopping at my house to grab more sugar-free mints on the way to my afternoon job when I decided to drink some diet orange soda. Somehow my motor skills weren't in sync, and I splashed myself in the face and soaked my shirt with soda. It's funny now that I think about it, but I had to change my shirt and that put another damper on my day.
   
3. Like I mentioned above, I don't work Sunday afternoons in SF anymore. I found this out when I dragged my ass all the way there and discovered James working. I called my boss and he told me last week was only a temporary thing. The way he had emailed me a few weeks ago made me think this was a permanent schedule change. Grrr. I'm a little peeved about the extra money not coming in, plus wasting $7.30 getting there and back. Oh well.
   
4. I feel fat again. When I weighed myself on Friday morning I had gained the 3 lbs I lost a few weeks ago. All I can do is keep trying to eat healthy and exercising, I guess.
   

Aloha!!

woot woot!

1. Yes this is crazy but I'm going to Hawaii with Sandi next month!!!! She wants to go see Mercy Me and Audio Adrenaline in Waikiki, and have a vacation for once. I just need a vacation, period. I like Christian rock music a lot though, so I know we'll have fun. We're going to go on a few tours, see the Honolulu zoo/aquarium, and try to attend a Luau. It's going to be soooo awesome!
2. Went to the gym on Wednesday morning and got a good workout. I didn't make it yesterday, but I am going this morning for sure.
   
3. Hung out with Amy on Wednesday night and used my gift certificate for Outback Steakhouse. We went to the one in Dublin, and the food was great. I probably gained weight from it, but oh well.
   
4. Hung out with Amy and Cathy on Thursday night. We went to Petsmart and later took my mom to Albertsons to do grocery shopping. I got stuff that I needed. I need to tell Victoria they have Dreyer's Carb Benefit ice cream. I couldn't find Rocky Road but they do have chocolate.
   
5. Dad's making a whole lot of progress. He walked for like 5 minutes with his walker yesterday. He's eating Jello and some baby food, soon he'll be eating solid food before you know it.
   
6. Yay! Weekend time! I have no idea what's going on Friday night, but I'm shopping on Saturday afternoon/evening with Davina and Lorie. It should be a blast.
   

boo

1. I had to go all the way to SF on Thursday morning, just to get my timesheet signed and turned in. It was very inconviencing and I interuppted my sleep. Boo.
   
2. I ate horrible on Wednesday night at Outback Steakhouse although it was awesome. Cheesy fries, bread, etc. Thursday night we had Taco Bell. I had a taco salad, and bought a bean, cheese and rice burrito for later. Well, it could have been worse and I hadn't had Taco Bell in like 7 months. I have no idea whether I'm eating out tonight or not. If I don't I'm going to have some scrambled eggs/fried spam with some steamed veggies.
   

my raging hormones

:)

1. I want to say hi to one of my new blog readers Cindy, who found me on Myspace. What's up girl?
   
2. Went to the gym on Tuesday morning and got an excellent workout, and I'm going there this morning after work as well. I'm planning on going on Thursday and Friday too.
   
3. I got to go visit Fernando's baby on Monday evening, he's so cute!!
4. My friend Jill visited the set of Criminal Minds last week, and has taken tons of pics with lots of details about her adventure. Check out her blog on my links, it's awesome.
   
5. Ive got a pretty cool weekend ahead. Saturday afternoon I'm shopping on College Avenue in Oakland with Davina and Lorie. I need to finally give Lorie her Xmas present. I think we'll have lots of fun. I'm probably hanging out with Cathy and TJ on Friday night. I have that coupon for Outback Steakhouse that came in the mail, so maybe we'll eat at the one in Dublin.
   

:(

1. I don't know why, but lately I've been SOOO hormonal/emotional lately. I mean yes I am a woman and yes my Aunt Flo has been visiting.. but lately it's more than normal. I seriously think I have too much progesterone in my system. I can understand crying when meeting little Joey, but crying while watching Sesame Street, now that's kinda scary.
   
2. I was going to hang out with Amy last night, but she fell asleep. Oh well.
   
3. Lately I've been feeling really fat. It's like I think I'm making progress, then I take a pic of myself and become disappointed. I should just think of it as taking baby steps I guess.
   

eventful weekend!

whoopee

1. Had a good workout on Friday morning. My schedule is a little more complicated lately, so I'll only be able to hit the gym Tuesday through Friday mornings.
   
2. Fernando had his baby! (Well Grace did most of the work.. LOL) Joey Alexander Ramos is 9 lbs 2 oz.. not sure about the length. I haven't gotten to meet him yet, I'm hoping to stop by this evening. He was born yesterday, on my ex boyfriend's bday. How ironic.. I guess.
   
3. Went with Noelle to Dave and Busters on Friday night, and got a little drunk. I won an Elmo doll with my winnings, so it was a good night. Didn't have a great night at dinner, but I'll get into that in a minute.
   
4. Did a pretty decent radio show yesterday morning. My parents and Michelle were listening so I gave them an informal shoutout. It was fun.
   

boooo

1. My car still had probs starting on Friday morning here at work. I had to wait 10 minutes for it to kick over. It so pissed me off. It didn't have any issues the rest of the weekend so I'm not bothering taking it to the dealer or whatever for now.
   
2. Friday night Noelle and I went to Outback Steakhouse in Milpitas since the restaurant inside Dave and Busters had a 2 hour wait. It was a 45 minute wait there at Outback, but we were okay with that, being a Friday night and all. Once we were seated, I ordered the Chicken Griller which is supposed to come with wild rice, veggies, and a side salad. I asked for double veggies and no rice. I ended up with one portion of veggies, either that or their portions are really small. When we got the bill I was charged extra for the salad which was supposed to be included. I also paid $8 for an alcoholic drink which definitely wasn't worth that much. The bill for my order came to almost $30. I felt I was ripped off. Something did come out of this. I emailed Outback Steakhouse's corporate website and let them know I was dissatisfied. A customer service rep called me in less than 30 minutes, apologized for my bad experience and said he was mailing a letter and gift card on Monday, so I can try the restaurant again. I was surprised at the attentive customer service I received. This time I may go to the one in Dublin, it might be less crowded.
   

I'm a major workerbee

whoopee

1. The weekend is here! Gotta take Dad to a doctor appointment later this morning and help with grocery shopping this evening.. plus work my parttime jobs this weekend, but I don't care. Least I get my evenings free!
   
2. I got offered more hours at my job in SF. I work there Saturday mornings 7am to noon and Sunday afternoons 2-7pm. I already work Sunday mornings 6am to noon in Pleasanton, so I drive to San Leandro BART and head on over to the city. This is an extra couple hundred bucks a month, it rocks.
   
3. I helped out at KKIQ on Monday and Tuesday evening, Tricia said I did a kickass job pulling old CDs from the library. I'm gonna do a little extra help for her during Fox All Access on Sunday. I love helping people.
   

ugh

1. Cathy really pissed me off yesterday. We were supposed to do grocery shopping on Wednesday evening but she was tired. Thursday evening she was also tired. I haven't gone shopping in like 10 days, I'm running out of healthy snacks. She sure is snappy lately. I hope she's okay. Guess I'm more worried then angry.
   
2. Finally got new brakes + a new starter for my car, cost me about $650, this was on Wednesday morning. That evening, my car decides to have issues when I'm about to take Victoria to BART. I finally got it to start, but it was a pain in the ass. I took my car back to Pepboys, and they found nothing wrong with it. Just pisses me off that my car has issues and they found nothing wrong. Grrr. If it acts up again I'll keep going back until my problem is solved.
   

i want to punch all men in the face!

Fun

1. Worked a few extra shifts on Monday and Tuesday night at KKIQ, doing production for Tricia. It was mostly grunt work she didn't have time for, but it was pretty fun. Plus that's 10 extra hours. Yay.
   
2. Got offered extra shifts at Max Fm, but for now I had to decline. This means I must be a good board op if they want me to work more hours. I nomally work 51 hours a week, I don't know if I can do more at the moment, at least on a regular basis. I do need my sanity.
   
3. I'm planning on getting back to the gym this morning. Didn't go on Monday due to housecleaning, and yesterday I had woman issues that sent me straight to bed.
   

Ugh

1. Like mentioned above, I had womanly issues yesterday morning. Cramps, bloating, horrible back pain, and chills. A lot worse than usual. I left work early and went home to bed, skipping the gym. I am going this morning, and Thursday/Friday mornings for sure.
   
2. Gotta take my car into Pepboys this morning to get looked at. I'm pretty sure the starter coil or something to do with the ignition needs to be looked at. I also need my brakes looked at, and my wiper fluid pump needs to be replaced. I'm only doing a half workout at the gym then going straight to Pepboys. It's going to be an interesting morning.
   
3. I just listened to the overnight guy on KKIQ, I wish I sounded that good. I just don't sound as happy or seem as creative. I know I'm just putting myself down, maybe this will motivate me to try even harder on Sunday morning.
   

weekend fun

yay

1. Overall weekend was pretty cool. Did hit the gym on Friday morning and on Sunday afternoon, got a great workout. I've lost 3 more pounds in the last 2 weeks!! I'm just gonna keep goin to the gym four days a week and eating decently.
   
2. Hung out with Cathy and TJ on Friday night, ate dinner at Marie Callendar's again. I ended up eating most of my meal from the soup/salad bar and took my turkey croissant thing home. I ate it on Saturday morning at work.
   
3. Saturday evening I hung out at home. I had a few mudslides and watched Summer Rental starring John Candy. It sucked. Oh well, I'm going to write a review on it for Kimmie's website sometime this week.
   

boo

1. Ended up working OT on Thursday night and I'm working OT on my shift right now. I don't really mind that much, but it cuts in on what little "me" time I have. Tonight and tomorrow night I will be about 1 1/2 hours late since I'm working at one of my parttime jobs beforehand. Hopefully things will work out with the schedule. I know Victoria's sick though, I hope she's getting better. :)
2. I had total confusion at my job on Saturday morning. Apparently my boss had sent out an email that I never received. We were sold to another broadcast entity last month. He emailed to let us know that the company we work with was laying everyone off, and the new company was hiring everyone back. This is the only way to get the paperwork straight. I got to work and I had a packet in my box with termination papers. I thought we had all been laid off. I didn't find this out until this new guy Mark that I was training told this to me. I felt SO stupid! The rest of the morning/early afternoon I was busy training him and E, this other new board op. I stayed 2 hours later then scheduled, but oh well.
   

my busy life

woot woot

1. The weekend is here! No definite plans as of yet, but I'd really like to kick back and have some fun. My weekdays are so stressful that I need some fun on the weekends.
   
2. Made it to the gym Wednesday morning. I should have gone on Thursday morning but I was really pooped. I am going this morning for sure and on Sunday afternoon.
   
3. Dad is home! Thank god. He's looking better than ever, and grumpy as usual.
   

Boo

1. Not gonna get much sleep tomorrow. I have to take the whole gang to dad's doctor appointment in the early afternoon. It's Friday so I'm not trippin that much.
   
2. I'm working 12 hours today again. Ugh. I guess I'm bitchy about it since lately I've been lacking sleep and dying of boredom. I'll be happy when the paycheck comes, I know that much.
   
3. Next week is going to be pretty darn busy. Monday and Tuesday evening I'm helping out at KKIQ. Next Wednesday I'm pretty sure that Cathy and I are doing grocery shopping. This leaves Thursday to get my car looked at. It's running, but sometimes it takes a few min to start it. Also, it vibrates when I brake so I'm thinking I need new rotors soon. Usually getting my car fixed is an all-day affair and I don't have time until next week to sit around all day and wait. Oh lordy life is fun. And busy.
   

Dad is home!! Hallelujah!!

fantastic!!!

1. Dad is home from the hospital!! Praise GOD!! I'd like to thank those of you that have kept him in your prayers. Now let's keep praying for an even speedier recovery. Today they were checking his blood oxygen levels while he was marching in place. After 10 minutes of exercise, his oxygen was still above 90%. Awesome! When I stopped by earlier he had two cats on the foot of his bed and looked very comfy. I'm really happy.
   
2. Went to the gym on Tuesday morning, though it was a 25 minute workout. I'm planning on going this morning after work, and I'll stay at least an hour. Even though I still feel like a fatass, I know this exercise is helping. Thursday morning I've gotta get my brakes inspected and probably get rotors replaced at Pepboys, so I have to skip the gym. Fun stuff.
   
3. Earlier tonight I went to Albertson's with Cathy and picked up some stuff we needed. I got more kitty litter, Crystal Light On The Go packets (which are awesome in my water), eggs, milk, sugarfree mints, and more veggies of course.
   

oh well..

1. I really haven't gotten a ton of sleep the last few days, due to running around getting ready for Dad's return. Starting today I should be getting back into the swing of things, and I should get my 8-9 hours of sleep I desperately need.
   
2. I may have to work 12 hours tomorrow if Victoria calls in sick. Don't worry Victoria, if you're sick, you're sick. Plus I get 4 hours of OT. I guess it sucks since I'll miss a new ep of Criminal Minds and I'll have to tape it. Probably won't get to watch it until sometime over the weekend, since my Friday is kind of busy. I'm not even sure if I have to work overtime, I'm just preparing myself for it.
   

I'm so odd

hooray

1. I got a good workout on Friday morning and on Sunday afternoon at the gym. I spent over an hour there both days.
   
2. Played drunken Monopoly on Friday night with Cathy and Amy. Cathy won unofficially since she and Amy had to take off before the game finished. We were playing the Here and Now edition and she had a hotel at Fenway Park. She cleaned me out. Yay.
   
3. Went to a party in Castro Valley on Saturday night with Cathy, TJ and some of his friends. It was cool, we just sat outside and burned a bonfire in the fire pit. I didn't drink since I was driving, but it was still fun.
   
4. I think I did a little better on air Sunday. I tried to sound a whole lot happier. I goofed up a few times, but I've never had a "perfect" airshift. Guess that's why I'm on Sunday mornings, I guess.
   
5. As far as we know, Dad is coming home on Tuesday. Mom and Michelle are waiting for Dad's bed and stuff to be delivered later today. This is awesome because I don't have to run hither and yawn this morning. I'm going to go home, do housework, and be in bed by like 9am. I may have to board op at KKIQ in the late afternoon, I'm not sure yet. Yes I know today is a holiday, but radio knows no holidays. Boo.
   

Blah..

1. I've been a little piggy over the weekend, least in my own opinion. Friday night Cathy, Amy and I ate at Marie Callender's in Hayward. Pretty good grub, but I indulged in the sampler platter with the rest of the girls. Oh well. Saturday evening while shopping with Mom and Michelle we ate at Mimi's Cafe in Dublin. I had a turkey/walnut sandwich on raisin bread. Really good, and the cute waiter liked my Christopher Walken shirt. Sunday evening after visiting Dad we ate at Carrows. I had pot roast with extra veggies instead of potatoes, and some garlic bread. I guess I'll just keep on exercising and trying to eat better and see where it takes me. Not my fault I'm a busybody on the weekends.
   

hospitals are evil

hooray..

1. Dad's coming home on Tuesday! Well we're planning on that anyway. We're all so excited.
   
2. Went to the gym on Wednesday and Thursday morning. I'm also planning to go this morning, and on Sunday afternoon. I haven't lost any weight this week, but I haven't gained any either. I'm just going to keep on pushing myself and eating right.
   
3. I got a slight raise!
   
4. My car's almost paid off. One more month or so, that's it! Once that's done, I can start putting a way a few hundred bucks a month, and pay off my credit cards a little more.
   
5. The weekend is here! I may hang with Cathy and play drunken Monopoly again, we'll have to see if she's goin for a hot date with TJ.
   

oh well..

1. I ate kinda bad on Wednesday night, and I'm kind of eating bad today too. Wednesday night I had scrambled eggs and chili as my main meal. It made it really stink in here by the time I left work. Haha. Today I'm eating a few pieces of fried chicken and salad. My mom got that stuff from the deli at Albertsons yesterday while shopping so she gave me some. I do have plenty of fresh fruit and veggies to munch on later, though I doubt I'll get hungry.
   
2. Dad's hospital = evil. I don't like the people there, they keep trying to tell us Dad's going to die when he gets home. You know what? If he dies, at least he'll die where he belongs. Not in a stupid hospital. Those assholes know my mom hates them, she yelled at the nurses last week in front of a group of doctors. She also had quite a bit to say at my dad's meeting. My mom don't take no shit.
   

My eyes are barely open

goodness

1. Dad is being released from the hospital on Monday or Tuesday next week. I'm saying this tentatively since they've been "discharging" him and pushing back the date for 3 weeks now. Stupid hospital.
   
2. Had kickass steak with veggies at Carrows on Tuesday evening. Of course I had broccoli soup and a few breaded zucchini bites, but oh well.
   
3. Hoping to hit the gym on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday morning this week, despite my lack of sleepytime.
   
4. I have a KKIQ jock meeting today at 11:30. This yet again takes away some sleepytime, but there's free lunch. Free lunches are a good motivation tool.
   

Yucky

1. I still haven't gotten enough sleep lately. I was awake Sun/Mon for 36 hours, then slept 4 hours. Yesterday, I slept 5 hours total. I am so tired right now.
   
2. Meeting with the hospital on Tuesday afternoon was farely morbid. Neither doctor really reccomended Dad going home, but our family knows he'll get much better there. If he dies, at least he'll die at home instead of in a hospital. The family is keeping in good spirits and trying to keep Dad in a positive frame of mind.
   

yeah yams are evil so what? LOL

yay

1. Went to the gym Friday morning after breakfast at Carrows with Leeanne. Also went on Sunday afternoon. I'm planning on going Tuesday- Friday mornings this week. Five days! Awesomeness.
   
2. Saw Dad in the hospital on Sunday, he was very alert and communicating extremely well. I think many of the doctors underestimate him because most of the other patients are zombies. Dad is in no way a zombie. He moves around because his back hurts, he's not trying to escape. Let him go home already.
   
3. Had a fairly good airshift on KKIQ on Sunday morning. Tricia was doing a live remote and I handled it really well.
   
4. Had lots of fun on Saturday evening with Cathy, Amy and TJ. We hung out and watched TV and got buzzed. I had two rum & diet pepsis, and one Jager shot. Not too bad, since I had eaten dinner beforehand. I had grilled chicken and candied yams. Yeah I know yams are evil.. etc. But they were in my cupboard and I'm trying to make room in my pantry dammit, Michelle had given them to me months ago. Okay there's my valid excuse. Sunday night I had mushroom alfredo chicken with two portions of veggies instead of rice/potatoes, and I had a few mozzerella sticks and chicken strips off the sampler. (We ate at Carrows) See.. not too bad!
   

boo

1. Mom had a major cow yesterday when I told her I'm working in San Francisco today. I can't take her to see Dad. Sorry, but when work is offered, I take it.
   
2. The hospital is still dicking around and not letting us take Dad home. Home health services are ready to roll, but the discharge woman there at the hospital is being a bitch. Since the beginning she's been acting as if Dad is dying, when Dad has recovered very well. I think she doesn't know Dad at all and figures he's like the rest of the zombie patients there. We're going to a meeting on Tuesday so hopefully we can straighten all of this out.
   

the weekend is here. yes!

superb..

1. Had lots of hands- on training for taking care of my dad on Thursday morning. I know how to clean his trache and how to suction, all that good stuff. It's not as hard as it seems.
   
2. Yay my new pants are too big. I got them a size 20, and now I need a size 18. I haven't worn a size 18 since high school, dude. Also XL shirts fit comfortably on me now, XXL shirts are really really big. This is awesome.
3. Went to the gym on Wednesday and Thursday morning, and I'm going today. I'm going to breakfast at Carrows with my pal Leeanne then heading to the gym right afterward, and I'll have time to do some toning.
   
4. I'm going to start helping my pal Kimmie with her website, which honors sexual abuse survivors and helps support other sites with great causes. I'm going to have my own page with 80s videos and such, and bad movie reviews.
   

oh well..

1. Got kinda pissed off at my mom and Michelle both Wednesday and Thursday. I dragged them around here, there and everywhere and didn't get to bed until later in the day. On Wednesday I ended up taking them to see my dad twice. I am SOOOOO glad Dad will be home soon, we're looking at Tuesday of next week now.
   

right now im cheating and eating a burger.. LOL

OK

1. Went to the gym on Tuesday morning, and I'm planning on going again this morning as well. Probably will make it on Thursday and Friday morning, too. Once my dad gets home I can actually spend more than 30 min there, and get some toning done instead of just cardio.
   
2. I've decided to help my friend Kimmie with her website, making a page with cool 80s videos, commercials, movie trailers and such. I spend lots of time on Youtube at work so this won't be hard. I'm going to start today or tomorrow on it. The website's for a good cause, helping prevention of sexual abuse in the home. There are other causes too, like breast cancer research. Once I get a page up I'll post a link.
   
3. Actually got about 8 hours of sleep on Tuesday. My sister came over an hour before I got up, but I turned on the 80s channel on my digital cable and blocked out her typing on my computer. I'd rather hear Phil Collins and George Michael then her incessant typing any day.
   

sigh..

1. My dad's probably not coming home until Thursday now. We were pushing for today, but the home healthcare agency hasn't even delivered a bed yet.
   
2. Don't know how much sleep I'll get today. I may have to run my mom around with more errands, and Cathy wants me to videotape her bellydancing practice. She has a recital on Friday night, but she doesn't know if she can get tickets. This and a new episode of Criminal Minds is on tonight. I NEED to watch!!
   

Yeah it's been like 5 days or so

happy things..

1. I am not working such a crazyass schedule this week, thank God.
   
2. Dad is coming home from the hospital either Wednesday or Thursday. He'll get visits from respiratory, speech, and physical therapists almost daily at home. I'm sure I'll be spending plenty of time looking after him and Mom, and driving them to doctors appointments and such. I don't mind, as long as I get some normalcy back in my life.
   
3. I'm starting to feel much better, I'll elaborate on my illness below.
   
4. Finally going grocery shopping later this morning. Haven't gone in almost two weeks, and I need milk, eggs, frozen and fresh veggies, yogurt, cottage cheese, the list goes on.
   
5. If things go according to plan, I'll start back at the gym tomorrow morning, and end up going four times this week. Last week I couldn't go at all due to a crazy schedule + me being sick.
   

oh brother..

1. I was REALLY sick from about Wednesday morning until Saturday night. I still have the sniffles and I'm coughing up stuff. I had a fever, my throat felt horrible, I was stopped up. It was so bad that I called in sick on Thursday night. I never call in sick. First time in a year. I still went to my parttime jobs, mostly because I don't get sick days there. Nyquil couldn't even help much.
   
2. Like I mentioned above I haven't hit the gym since a week ago Friday morning. I feel like such a fatass. I've been generally good. I ate out three days in a row, though. Friday night was Carrows with Mom and Cathy, Saturday night was Chilis with Cathy and TJ, and Sunday night we had Wendys. I had a turkey and cheese fruschetta thing with a side salad. Oh yeah, before that for lunch I had McDonalds. A kids meal with chicken mcnuggets and apple dippers. I also got a side salad but saved that and brought it to work. I'm chowing it down right now. See, on my Sunday/Monday, I wake up at 4:30am and except for a small nap I'm up until noon the next day. So yeah it seems like I eat a lot but I'm burning a lot of calories being awake this long. I still feel bad for eating fast food this weekend, but oh well. Shit happens.
   
3. Got kinda pissed off at Mom on Saturday night. Cathy and I decided to meet up with TJ and do something fun for the evening. I was still under the weather but I didn't feel like staying home. We went to dinner then decided to drive to Half Moon Bay. My mom called right as we got over the San Mateo Bridge, saying she was hot and asking if I was home. She wanted me to turn down the heater and get her some water. Apparently the bottle of water we left her an hour ago wasn't enough. I told her I was on the other side of the bay and she gave me that disappointing, "Oh". Then she hung up. I wasn't about to turn around and drive 30 min back when we had just left. So after Half Moon Bay we decided to drive to Santa Cruz along Highway 1. Absolutely beautiful. As we're driving up Highway 17 on the way home, Mom calls again. She's said that she called two hours ago (which actually was 1 1/2 hours but I didn't want to argue) and she was still overheated. Then she starts ranting about how she thinks herself and my dad should go live in a home, my sisters and I are too busy.. etc. Guilt Trips R Us. Dude, I take her to see my Dad in the hospital every day! I take her to the doctor, to do her labs, to the store, EVERYWHERE. I also work 50-70 hours a week. Can I not spend one evening 45 min away? Okay that rant felt so good. Next I have stupid videos to post..

Turbo licking my ice cream container..


Singing in the back of my car, Cathy's driving..


More crazy Lisa/Davina dancing..

rather tiring week so far...

hooray..

1. Several folks at KDFC thanked me for doing well at the remote last Saturday. It was cool.
   
2. On Tuesday morning my boss let me go an hour early here at Family Radio. I haven't gotten much sleep lately and I was able to take a 2 hour nap before taking Mom and Michelle to see Dad in the hospital.
   
3. Victoria remarked that it looked like I was losing a little weight. I sure hope so. I'm only able to hit the gym twice this week. I went on Sunday afternoon, and I'm going to go this Saturday afternoon. My schedule is way too packed to go any other time this week.
   
4. My boss at KKIQ is going to review my last shift and email me about it. This is instead of doing an aircheck in his office. We are both way too busy to meet in person this week.
   
5. My dad is actually walking again. He may get to go home as soon as next week. We're meeting with one of the doctors on Friday morning to see what he thinks.
   

oh geez..

1. I really haven't gotten much sleep the last few days, like I mentioned before. I sleep about 5 hours during the evening, and doze here and there on my fulltime job. I will be so glad when this week is over so I can go back to a decent sleeping schedule.
   
2. Listeners at KDFC are driving me nuts. They call nonstop. No wonder they need me there to help out. Oh well, I'm paid to answer the phone, so that's what I do when I'm not filing CDs or checking spots in the computer.
   

Hole in my pants..

fantastic..

1. I did go to the gym on Friday morning, and made it on Sunday afternoon. I went a total of 5 days last week! Probably won't be able to make it back until Saturday afternoon this week, due to my 71 hour work week.
   
2. I got lots of positive feedback after boardopping the live remote on KDFC on Saturday. Engineers and programming staff both commented on how well I did.
   
3. Hung out with Davina on Saturday afternoon in Berkeley and bought a new t-shirt at T-Shirt Orgy on Telegraph. Afterward we met Brad and Victoria in North Oakland and had dinner at Barclay's. It was yummy.
   
4. I can't keep my pants up today. You'd think this would be a bad thing, but obviously I'm losing weight. Also, my belt is too big. So I'm walking around looking like a rap star today. Haha. My pants are on, but if you gave em a tug, pantsing would be easy.
   
5. Did a pretty great airshift on KKIQ yesterday. I didn't really screw up on any breaks, and my tape sounds pretty darn good. Hopefully next week when I'm not busy I can sit down with my PD and listen to my tape.
   

boo..

1. I will not be getting much sleep this week, period. I'm working middays in San Francisco all 5 days this week, on top of the graveyard shift here in Oakland. On top of that, I'm taking my mom and Michelle to visit my dad in the mornings in between work and such. After work I have just enough time to get gas, pick up my lunch for my other job, pick up Mom and Michelle so Mom can do her labs, then go to the hospital. After the hospital I'm dropping them off and going to BART so I can get on the train to work. Whoo.
   
2. Got a hole in the crotch in one of my older pair of jeans. I hate it when this happens. That means I'm going to have to start wearing my cargo pants more often until I get the extra dough to buy more jeans. Ugh.
   
3. I need to get an oil change but it's just going to have to wait until next week, probably a week from today. I'm usually very timely about stuff like this, but I literally don't have time to go to Jiffy Lube for 20 min.
   

Cats will be cats..

the right stuff..

1. Went to the gym both Wednesday and Thursday mornings and did cardio. I'm so proud of myself.
2. I'm going to have an interesting weekend. Friday night I'm going to an amateur wrestling thing in Modesto with Amy. James will be there, one of the guys I've been "talking" with. Saturday morning I've got to board op a remote, then when I get home Davina's picking me up and we're shopping in Berkeley. Afterward we're meeting Brad and Victoria in North Oakland for dinner around 6ish. I've got some cool stuff to look forward to.
   
3. Went grocery shopping on Thursday morning with Mom and Michelle. I bought more veggies both fresh and frozen, and "No Sugar Added" Breyers ice cream with some "1/2 calories, 1/2 carbs" Hersheys chocolate syrup. Hey, it's not perfect but the ice cream's 80 calories a serving. I also picked up other stuff I needed, like milk, eggs, and kitty litter for Turbo. Michelle gave me some frozen breakfast sandwiches with sausage, etc. I'll eat these in moderation, maybe I'll take one to a parttime job over the weekend. I still eat bad foods, just not often. That plus working out 4-5 days a week should help.
   
4. I have lost 3 lbs over the past 3 weeks or so. This is awesome. I don't like broadcasting my progress to everyone, then I get quizzed every week on how I'm doing, and it gets depressing if I don't lose anything.
   

not so right stuff..

1. I've been feeling pretty pooped this week. I've exercised dramatically more that usual, I think this is the culprit. Once I make this a routine, I'm sure in a few weeks I won't be so exhausted. I've been trying to get enough sleep but with my crazy schedule it's tough.
   
2. Turbo has been a major brat the last few days. Wednesday morning when I came home, he tried sneaking out and I caught him about 2 feet outside the door. He did the same thing on Thursday morning when my arms were full of yogurt and kitty litter. Around the house he's been following me around and meowing for attention. I give him uber kitty hugs and kisses, ask Victoria. She knows since I come to work with plenty of cat hair on my shirt. Haha. Usually he's vocal if he needs more water (he drinks like 3-4 bowls a day). I've been good about making sure he has lots of water, kibble, and he gets wet food every other day. I give him the wet food since male cats are prone to kidney issues, and need the extra moisture. He's a furry walking pee factory. Anyway, don't know why he's moody. Cats will be cats.
   

its a sunshine day

okay..

1. Went to the gym on Tuesday morning and did some cardio. I'm also planning to go today and Thursday.. possibly on Friday if I don't hear from my PD at KKIQ.
   
2. I'm going to be boardopping for some midday shifts on KDFC next week, I'm not sure how many. This may mean less sleep, but more money, which is awesome. I also am boardopping a remote at the San Jose Tech Museum on Saturday morning, and that's always great experience.
   
3. Dad may be coming home relatively soon. The hospital he's at wants to discharge him pronto since he's drastically improved. They first wanted to send him to secondary acute care, but my mom wants to bring him home and have us girls trained on how to help him with oxygen, suctioning, all that fun stuff. Being able to go back to my natural sleep pattern is going to be fantastic.
   
4. Dad's getting a stomach tube put in today. This may not seem like great news, but he keeps pulling his other tube in his nose, and now he'll be able to get more of the nutrition he needs. He's drastically underweight.
   
5. I do feel that I'm beginning to lose more weight. My thighs don't rub together as much, and I think some of my giant tummy is going away a little bit. I'm just going to keep on eating healthy and go to the gym a lot. Least I'm losing weight the natural way, not with all the pills and crap.
   

whatever..

1. I overslept a little earlier and was late for work. I meant to lie down for 10 minutes and it turned into 45 minutes. Technically I was only 9 min late, and I drove Victoria home instead of dropping her off at BART. Still made me mad at myself, though.
   
2. *Woman Issues!!!!* Lots of bleeding, messed up underwear. Bloating, tenderness everywhere. Thanks mother nature.
   
3. My friend's on AIM express and keeps sending me links to crap, but it's not a hyperlink. I'm on Netscape AIM and can't copy and paste. She's mad because I can't copy and paste. Oh well.
   

i think this is working...

joy...

1. Hit the gym on Sunday afternoon. Not only did cardio but did 10 sets of 10 ab crunches and some arm work. I've noticed my thighs feel a bit smaller, they don't rub together as much. This is a good sign.
   
2. If things go to plan I should hit the gym on Tuesday and Thursday mornings. I'm trying to schedule an aircheck at KKIQ for early Friday afternoon so I won't make the gym that day. Wednesday morning I need to take my mom to a doctor appointment. Yay.
   
3. Both Friday and Saturday nights I had fun. Relaxed with a few drinks, and on Saturday actually enjoyed time with friends for a bit.
4. This guy that I like finally has a Myspace, and messaged me out of the blue on Saturday. Hopefully we can get together and hang out real soon. He's uber shy and antisocial so it's going to be tough to get him out of his shell. He's very intelligent and we were good pals in high school.
   
5. That one annoying guy who works with me at KDFC/Max Fm came in after me on Saturday afternoon, I think we made some informal truce. We talked about KCRH which he's still involved with, and he gave me two pieces of gum. This is good. Even though this guy is a moron, I hate burning bridges of any sort.
   

sigh

1. It's that time of the month, folks. Lots of discomfort and I hate all men. Okay I got that out of my system.
   
2. Kept stumblin and mumblin while on air Sunday morning on KKIQ. For some reason my mouth wasn't cooperating with my brain, I don't know why. I played back my aircheck and it isn't as bad as it seems. Guess I'll use it for my aircheck session on Friday.
   

Blah blee blah

goody

1. Got some cardio in at the gym on Wednesday morning, as I planned.
   
2. Went shopping with Amy earlier tonight, got a new shirt at Hot Topic, my mom a gift card for Bath and Body Works for her bday, and some new body wash.
   
3. Got my reimbursement check back from my new eyeglasses that I turned in a few weeks ago. I'm going to deposit it tommorrow morning after I get off work. This will help out a lot with bills and such.
   
4. Maybe if I do enough whining once my boss gets here at 5:30am, he will take pity on me and let me go early. It would be nice to hit the gym, go to the ATM and get gas before going home for my Cheerios. If I do ideally get to leave that much earlier, I may have a chance for a 2 hour nap before visiting Dad at the hospital. Lord knows I need a nap.
   
5. It's the weekend! I'm off tommorrow night and I'm gonna have a good ol time! I deserve it, I think.
   

Oh dear..

1. Got three more teeth drilled and filled and another permanent crown put in this afternoon. I am in lots of pain. I've been taking Extra Strength Tylenol and it's still a dull ache.
   
2. KDFC, KOIT and Max Fm got bought out by Entercom today. My boss called to tell me about it, plus Leeanne called. As far as I know we all have jobs.. even if format changes happen, they usually keep board ops. Good to know. Buy outs are never a good thing, in the long run. Unless you're going from Clear Channel to something better, LOL. (This is one of my parttime gigs I work at on Saturday mornings. If I get canned, I think I'll recover.)
   
3. I am uber exhausted. I couldn't sleep after coming back from the dentist today, no matter how hard I tried, or what drugs I took. I gave up and went shopping, and now I'm pooped.
   
4. Working a 12 hour shift today and I feel terrible. Definite nappytime in a while here at work. As long as I'm semiconsicious I'll be fine.
   
5. One of my "friends" that has too much spare time was being an ass earlier. I told him that I work 50-60 hrs a week, and when I'm not working I'm hanging with my other friends. He logged on AIM and asked what I was up to. I said I had just gotten to work for a 12 hour shift. Then he called me a fuckin moron and logged off. Nice guy. Some people are so selfish.
   

weirdass dreams...

yay..

1. Had a funny/weird dream on Tuesday. I was in front of some school which didn't look like my high school or college at all, and there were these gang members wearing black and red that were fighting. Only they weren't like gang fighting, it looked more like pro wrestling. Lots of picking people up and slamming them on the ground. All of a sudden some kid turned on a ghetto blaster and played "Fergalicious", and everyone started breakdancing. So awesome. Next thing I know Fernando is walking up to some side gate opening it, and saw me. He yelled, "Hurry up you're gonna be late for 1st period." So I caught up to him and he wanted to see my schedule, which I didn't even know was in my hand. He was excited because we had cooking class together. Then my alarm went off and I woke up. Hahahaha.
   
2. I ate relatively healthy the last few days, getting at least 3-4 servings of fruit/veggies. This is a drastic improvement and probably one of the main causes of plateauing and not losing more weight.
   
3. I drank Naked Apple Juice on Tuesday morning, and honestly it's the best juice I've ever tasted. Just like I was eating an apple. Totally organic. It was so good, I could do a commercial.
   

the ugly..

1. My dad is getting drastically better which kicks ass, but the hospital wants to transfer him to a rehab-like facility. This place costs $20,000 a month without insurance.. and my parents' current combo of insurance won't cover it. This and they make too much money to qualify for Medi-Cal. Thank you Governator! If the social worker doesn't find a loophole or help us find some way to pay on a sliding scale, my parents are screwed.
   
2. I originally planned on hitting the gym Tuesday morning, but I had to take my mom to get blood work done at the lab. She has a doctor appointment next Wednesday morning. Least I can go later this morning and on Friday morning. Thursday I have a fun dentist appointment to look forward to. Hooray for permanent crowns and lots of drilling.
   
3. I've been drinking regular Coke at home, trying to get rid of the 2 liter that was bought for my sister's bday party last month. So yeah I'm drinking liquid sugar, like half a glass a day. I'm horrible. After that lots of organic juice, ice tea and water. Bad Lisa, bad bad Lisa.
   

pretty eventul

fantastic..

1. Got to the gym on Sunday afternoon, did some cardio and serious ab work. I know I have abs somewhere under that flab.
   
2. Both my mom and Cathy reassured me that I'm not a fat slob and I need to stop making myself feel guilty and bad everyday. It takes time to lose weight. Also, I have a lot of friends who think I'm awesome, that has to count for something.
   
3. I did an awesome airshift on Sunday morning. Okay it wasn't awesome by many standards, but I had a good vibe going. I was rested for once.
   
4. Went to Applebees with Cathy, TJ, Dave and Amy on Friday night and had a great dinner. I drank a Bahama Mama. Then I went home and drank like 3 mudslides. WHOO. It was fun.
   
5. If everything goes to plan I will be hitting the gym 4 times this week, including yesterday. I'm trying so hard to do better at getting healthy.
   
6. Went to Costco with the family on Saturday afternoon. It was a madhouse, but I got lots of healthy veggies and a lot of steak that I wrapped and froze. I'm pretty happy with the groceries I got.
   
7. Oh yes, Mom, Michelle and I went to Target on Thursday night (I can't remember if I mentioned this last week) and I got a new space heater. It's been like 20-30 degrees at night and only like 40-50 degrees during the day. For California, that's freezing. The heater and my fleece blankies have made life bearable. I am so thankful for that heater, though.
   

grrrr.

1. Where to start.. Saturday morning BART (our subway system in the San Francisco area) had serious problems, not even running service to San Francisco for a while. I ended up having Cathy pick me up at the Coliseum station and drive me across the Bay Bridge to work. I was a little over an hour late. Hooray for mass transit.
   
2. Oh yeah, woke up with a hangover headache on Saturday, all my own fault. Guess too many mudslides can do that to ya. Major headache, but Tylenol and a hot shower did help.
   
3. Oh yes speaking of showers, Friday evening while showering, my shower rod and curtain attacked me and fell on my head. I went out Saturday evening and bought a new rod and curtain, but now it won't stay up. So for 3 days I've showered with no curtain, with lots of bath mats and towels on the floor. No fun.
   
4. SERIOUS AUTOMATION PROBS at KDFC on Saturday morning. First I was late, then I get to work and the computer seriously crashes. I had to run all the programming off CDs, DAT and what commercials were actually loaded on the Digicart machine. All this while on the phone with tech support. This took about 3 hours total since we did lots of housekeeping and booting computers from servers. Blah blah blah. What sucked was I left lots of voicemails for engineers and for my boss, and no one called back. I wrote a gigantic email to my boss explaining everything in writing, so I covered my ass, basically.
   
5. Had to update this "conflict of interest" thing at KDFC. They ask what other broadcast entities I'm affiliated with, so I put Family Radio and Coast Radio. Hopefully they don't fire me for conflict of interest, since I work for two commercial stations in the same market. If I do get canned, maybe I can go for that Saturday morning shift on KKIQ. I'm hoping it's not, I love Bonneville's perks. I'm so selfish. LOL
   
6. I think I may have pissed off my friend Saturday evening. She wanted really badly to go to the Saddlerack and dance. I was uber stressed and exhausted from running around all day and I had to get up at 4:30am the next day. I ended up goin to bed at 10pm. She pretended not to be mad, but I know better. Sorry lady, I was pooped.
   

Yes! The weekend is upon us!

Fantastic..

1. Got more cardio in on Thursday morning. I'm going to start hitting the gym even more next week, maybe even 4 times. We will see.
   
2. Going to Costco on Saturday, well at least my mom and Cathy are. I could get a new space heater out of it, which I desperately need at home. It's like so cold. At least cold for California. Like 30 degrees, freezing weather.
   
3. Finally hung out with Cathy and Amy on Wednesday night. After grubbin at Chilis we drove around and wasted time, just like the good ol days. It was fantastic.
   
4. Going to have another miniparty at my place tonight. Mudslides and lots of fun. Maybe this guy I like named James will come along. That would be nice. I'd like to get to know him better.
   

blah..

1. Pigged out at Chilis on Wednesday night with Cathy and Amy. I call this bad becuase we had cheese and broccoli soup, shared a sampler platter, I even ate some french fries. It was an enjoyable experience but I felt guilty afterwards.
   
2. It's freezing!! Brr!!!
   

Actually learned something

goodness..

1. Finally got my new glasses on Tuesday morning. Now I don't have too look like a geek today at the airstaff meeting with taped up glasses.
   
2. Dad and I actually had good conversations on Monday and Tuesday morning. He had his speaking valve in, and told me how much he appreciated me bringing Mom everyday. He also loves me, which is good to know.
   
3. Got some cardio done on Tuesday morning, actually ran for 4 minutes. I can't remember the last time I ran, period. I'm going to try to make it to the gym on Thursday and Friday morning, doing more cardio and some toning. I can get more toning done once Dad's out of the hospital. That way I can hit the gym longer then 45 minutes.
   

ugh..

1. I've gained about 4-5lbs since Christmas, which isn't a shocker. Lots of bad holiday food plus food leftover from two parties. Also factoring in not always making it to the gym often, and lots of stress. My new goal is to try and visit the gym 3-4 days a week now. I'm going to do this, I'm going to get under 200lbs and keep on going. I have to.
   
2. Kinda nervous about my first staff meeting at KKIQ. I don't know why, I just am. I just finished reading Numbers in the Bible about how the Jews didn't want to enter Canaan because some spies reported giants living there and stuff, and even though Joshua and Caleb trusted in God to protect them, the others didn't. God got mad and had them wandering in the desert for 40 years and killed off a lot of the people, except Joshua and Caleb. So yeah, I think I'll trust in God and remember he's with me whenever I'm in a new and weird situation. Amen.
   

5 little known facts about me.

Victoria tagged me to post 5 little known facts about myself. Here we go....

1. I attended UC Berkeley for 5 years. The UC Berkeley Academic Talent Development Program that is. It's basically summer school for gifted kids. I went there from 1986-1991. It was a lot of fun. Took science classes, drama, creative writing, stuff like that.
   
2. When I was a kid I had some weird phobia about hearing people sniffling their noses, or people eating loudly/smacking their lips. Bothered me so much I would sit in class with my fingers in my ears if someone had a cold. Bad enough I couldn't sit in the same room as other people eating. Started when I was about 8, waned off about 5 years ago. I'm not joking. I still cringe when people chew their gum loudly.
   
3. I got constantly picked on in middle school and high school. Bullied a lot. I was definitely different and nerdy. I didn't dress like the others and frankly didn't care. I was asked "Are you in special ed?" on more then one occasion. I also got laughed at in the hallways. I took almost all honors classes, so the kids in there left me alone for the most part. The mainstream classes like P.E. and electives like Drivers Ed are where I got the most trouble.
4. Both my parents are in pretty severe health. It's sad. That's why I try so hard to be healthy, lose weight and such. My mom was diagnosed with breast cancer when I was 14 and had a mastectomy. After she recovered from chemotherapy, a few years later, she had eye surgery for the ulcers she has in both eyes. It helped somewhat, but made her legally blind so she could barely drive. She then began to suffer from Charkot's disease, where the bones (in her left foot in this case) become brittle and disintegrate. She began walking with a special brace on her leg. In December of 2003 she collapsed in the bathroom at home and was rushed to the hospital. Turns out she has congestive heart failure, and her kidney function was down to under 10%. She had to start dialysis. Her left leg had also become severely infected with gangrene, thanks to lots of sores from diabetes and the Charkot's. They amputated her left leg from the knee down. She's been doing okay since then. We found out recently that she probably has to go back on dialysis soon because her potassium levels and such are up. Right now she's waiting for my dad's condition to improve before she goes back. My dad has pretty messed up lungs from smoking for 50 something years. He went in the hospital with pneumonia on November 21st, and has been transferred to another hospital since then. He may be transferred to another one in the near future. It's more like rehab then skilled nursing, which is good. But yeah, it sucks to have ailing parents.
   
5. My grandma on my mom's side was first cousins with Herbert Hoover, one of our former presidents. They used to ride horses together. Weird, huh? I also learned that my grandpa played the steel guitar. How fascinating.
   

There's my 5 facts. Most seem pretty sad, but that's my life secrets I don't always talk about. Due to people already thinking I'm nuts.

Typical weekend

good..

1. Had fun on Friday night getting drunk and playing Monopoly with Noelle. She beat my ass, it was still fun.
   
2. Got a new PeeWee Herman shirt and a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles shirt from Hot Topic on Saturday. I'll be sportin them this week. :)
3. Supposed to be goin to a benefit concert for Dennis Erectus on Friday night with Tricia in Santa Clara. About time I go out and have fun.
   
4. Saturday night I'm going to be dragged out to the Saddlerack in Fremont with Noelle and Jolene. About time I get some hot guys to dance with. Now to ponder what the hell I need to wear.
   

ugly..

1. Woke up puking on Sunday morning, well puking and shitting at the same time. Sorry for being graphic. I wasn't sure at the time if I was hungover or seriously ill. Now I'm leaning towards ill. My stomach is still kinda iffy, and my throat's been swollen all day. Felt slightly feverish this morning at work. Yes I did my shift at KKIQ. I'm a trooper. I slept from 1pm to 9pm on Sunday so maybe that will help in fighting off whatever virus this seems to be.
   
2. My glasses still aren't freakin ready. Probably will be Tuesday/Wednesday earliest. I have a jock meeting at KKIQ on Wednesday morning so I'd like my new glasses by then.
   
3. Got two teeth drilled and one temporarily crowned on Thursday afternoon. Three shots of Lidocaine. Not a fun experience whatsoever. My jaw hurted for a day or so, but Tylenol helped.