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.