Monday, June 30, 2003
This past weekend was great. Although I didn't really do much, I felt great about it. I usually feel that I haven't really done crap even when I have worked my ass off. My brother has been staying with us, and I really am glad about it. Even though he has to stay on the couch and he cant really help out much, I like having him around.
We never really got to spend much time together over the last what...7 years or so and it's about time we spent some quality time together. We both went through a lot growing up and we've never really gotten to talk about it. Now we are starting to do that "remember this, remember that" stuff, but it is nice. I always worry that he has all this bottled up anger about things when we were growing up, actually I know he does and I wish he would open up more and get it out. I was fortunate enough to have Monica, the saviour of my life, to save me and help me to get it all out when I thought my life was forever going to be haunted by my past.
My boyfriend was away all weekend too so it meant even more time without distractions. Right now I think he is a little uneasy about what he wants. He can't really go back to where he was staying because he knows he will just keep getting into trouble, but he just started a new job there and it is a bit of a pain to go across the bay every day and he doesnt have a car. He was using my truck while Chris was gone, but now he will have to figure something else out.
We are contemplating moving to a bigger place, and we told him he is welcome to live with us. I have said this before with no response, so I didnt think he would be interested, but the other day he asked if Chris could get a job with him so he could stay with us and he could just go to work with Chris instead of going across the bay. Sounds good to me.
All weekend I was so happy to have him around, I went grocery shopping and made breakfast, dinner, and lunches when usually Chris and I would eat out. We looked through some old pictures and hung out at our grandmas yard sale even. We both really miss Isaac and have been trying to get a hold of him, but of course when we call no one answers the phone. I can only imagine what he is going through now. I keep thinking that eventually things with my Dad will get to him and we will be able to see him more. When we saw him in LA we talked about taking a trip together maybe for xmas break or something. That would be cool.
Chris brought back some really cool goodies for me from Hawaii. I got this really cool shirt, which kind of sounds so wrong, but it has a really funny meaning for me. It says "no mo money, no mo honey". Not that I am some gold digger, but I am going to wear it to the club that I work where everyone is always trying to get free food! HAHA!
I have been trying to find these things called tapioca pearls that this little shop makes in Mountain View here. They make this drink that is so cool with these mushy balls in them. Well I couldnt find them anywhere here, but Chris found these kits for making them in Hawaii! Score!
Well thats all for now folks!
We never really got to spend much time together over the last what...7 years or so and it's about time we spent some quality time together. We both went through a lot growing up and we've never really gotten to talk about it. Now we are starting to do that "remember this, remember that" stuff, but it is nice. I always worry that he has all this bottled up anger about things when we were growing up, actually I know he does and I wish he would open up more and get it out. I was fortunate enough to have Monica, the saviour of my life, to save me and help me to get it all out when I thought my life was forever going to be haunted by my past.
My boyfriend was away all weekend too so it meant even more time without distractions. Right now I think he is a little uneasy about what he wants. He can't really go back to where he was staying because he knows he will just keep getting into trouble, but he just started a new job there and it is a bit of a pain to go across the bay every day and he doesnt have a car. He was using my truck while Chris was gone, but now he will have to figure something else out.
We are contemplating moving to a bigger place, and we told him he is welcome to live with us. I have said this before with no response, so I didnt think he would be interested, but the other day he asked if Chris could get a job with him so he could stay with us and he could just go to work with Chris instead of going across the bay. Sounds good to me.
All weekend I was so happy to have him around, I went grocery shopping and made breakfast, dinner, and lunches when usually Chris and I would eat out. We looked through some old pictures and hung out at our grandmas yard sale even. We both really miss Isaac and have been trying to get a hold of him, but of course when we call no one answers the phone. I can only imagine what he is going through now. I keep thinking that eventually things with my Dad will get to him and we will be able to see him more. When we saw him in LA we talked about taking a trip together maybe for xmas break or something. That would be cool.
Chris brought back some really cool goodies for me from Hawaii. I got this really cool shirt, which kind of sounds so wrong, but it has a really funny meaning for me. It says "no mo money, no mo honey". Not that I am some gold digger, but I am going to wear it to the club that I work where everyone is always trying to get free food! HAHA!
I have been trying to find these things called tapioca pearls that this little shop makes in Mountain View here. They make this drink that is so cool with these mushy balls in them. Well I couldnt find them anywhere here, but Chris found these kits for making them in Hawaii! Score!
Well thats all for now folks!
Wednesday, June 25, 2003
I just got back from Las Vegas last night and boy was I ready to come home. I don't care for Vegas too much to begin with just because I don't care to gamble. Chris loves to gamble which is why we go there every year for his birthday. We usually stay at Mandalay Bay, but there must have been a huge convention in town, because their prices were ridiculous. We thought we would try another place for once, and we chose the Palms Hotel. We figured it was really cheap, but from their website it looked pretty cool and it was close to everything still.
Well I don't recomend it to ANYONE! Our flight arrived about 5 pm and you would think that our room would be ready by that time, well it wasn't. They claimed that the hotel was booked all weekend and that they were doing their best to turn around rooms, but as the people in front of us were trying to check it, we all were told to come back in half an hour to see if any rooms were ready. So we went to eat since we were hungry. The casino area wasnt very big or glamorous compared to most hotels on the strip, so there goes disappointment Number 2! We ate at the Agave there in the hotel and the food was great. But wait, here comes disapointment Number #3! Taking a look at the margarita menu, I notice that it says all of the fruit margaritas are made with fresh fruit, how hard it was to choose one. I decided on my favorite, watermelon! After two drinks of it, just to make sure. I was sure that it was made of pure midori! Oh well, cheap flavored margaritas could be worse I guess, but there goes yet another disappointment either way.
After finally checking into our room an hour later, we were impressed with the decor. The rooms were small, but why would you need a big one anyways. The bed had the comfiest comforter and pillows! No complaints there.
That night we had a good time, we met up with an old friend of ours from the city that now lives there and did some gambling and ate at Commanders Palace! That was some good food. We called it an early night and Chris and I watched Maid in Manhattan in our room together.
The next day we decide to spend some time at the pool. Used to the grand pool at Mandalay we knew to expect a lot less, but still here comes disappointment Number......I am losing track! Well it seemed like the size of two normal sized pools. I don't see how if they were completley booked, that many people would be able to have access to this pool. Not only that but the cabana waitresses just stood around and pretty much disregarded anyone trying to get their attention. We ended up ordering ourselves at the bar.
That night we ate at Nobu and had the most amazing dinner ever! Chris' Grandfather drove all the way from the LA area to join us and we were so glad he was there to share Chris's special day with us. Of course he broke out his harmonica and sang Chris his birthday song just as he does every year. After stuffing ourselves, we headed over to the casino to do some damage. Thinking we were so incredibly cool, we all enjoyed some taasty cigars in celebration of Chris's birthday. Many drinks and negative dollars later, we heading over to the Beach, where Chris' long time friend Scottie worked. We spent some time there, planning to head to the Ghostbar later at our hotel as a grand finale.
After getting to the Ghostbar at the lovely PALMS hotel, we were informed that we could not go in because Chris was wearing some Adidas sneakers(monkey butt forgot to bring dress shoes). I thought this was strange because the people in front of us were also wearing sneakers. I was told that they were DIESEL brand shoes and therefore allowed....hmmm. At this point I am pretty sure they are just being jerks and it is pretty much pissing me off! As I am walking to the reception to speak to someone about this, another set of people walk in wearing the exact same shoes, just in another color! Now I am really upset. Now remember the hotel is fully booked, and yet there is no line and from what you can see in the club, not very man people. You would think that they would be cool considering that.
When reaching the front desk I ask for someone who is in charge of the club to speak to, and I am told that there is no one. I have worked in a club for almost a year now and it is sure as hell no club in a Vegas hotel that is FULLY BOOKED, but I know that even if it was a completely dead night that there would never be no one in charge. So after some brush offs, I finally get the hotel manager when they realize I am not going to give up that easy. He informs me that the club is owned by another entity and that the hotel can do nothing to help us. Can you believe it...another disappointment to add to the list. And that day was starting to get good...
The last day in Vegas was decent. We spent more time at the pool and actually found a waitress that was really cool. Chris won some money and our flight back was shorter that planned. We arrived a half hour early and the weather at home was great! Boy was I happy to see Chico!
Well I don't recomend it to ANYONE! Our flight arrived about 5 pm and you would think that our room would be ready by that time, well it wasn't. They claimed that the hotel was booked all weekend and that they were doing their best to turn around rooms, but as the people in front of us were trying to check it, we all were told to come back in half an hour to see if any rooms were ready. So we went to eat since we were hungry. The casino area wasnt very big or glamorous compared to most hotels on the strip, so there goes disappointment Number 2! We ate at the Agave there in the hotel and the food was great. But wait, here comes disapointment Number #3! Taking a look at the margarita menu, I notice that it says all of the fruit margaritas are made with fresh fruit, how hard it was to choose one. I decided on my favorite, watermelon! After two drinks of it, just to make sure. I was sure that it was made of pure midori! Oh well, cheap flavored margaritas could be worse I guess, but there goes yet another disappointment either way.
After finally checking into our room an hour later, we were impressed with the decor. The rooms were small, but why would you need a big one anyways. The bed had the comfiest comforter and pillows! No complaints there.
That night we had a good time, we met up with an old friend of ours from the city that now lives there and did some gambling and ate at Commanders Palace! That was some good food. We called it an early night and Chris and I watched Maid in Manhattan in our room together.
The next day we decide to spend some time at the pool. Used to the grand pool at Mandalay we knew to expect a lot less, but still here comes disappointment Number......I am losing track! Well it seemed like the size of two normal sized pools. I don't see how if they were completley booked, that many people would be able to have access to this pool. Not only that but the cabana waitresses just stood around and pretty much disregarded anyone trying to get their attention. We ended up ordering ourselves at the bar.
That night we ate at Nobu and had the most amazing dinner ever! Chris' Grandfather drove all the way from the LA area to join us and we were so glad he was there to share Chris's special day with us. Of course he broke out his harmonica and sang Chris his birthday song just as he does every year. After stuffing ourselves, we headed over to the casino to do some damage. Thinking we were so incredibly cool, we all enjoyed some taasty cigars in celebration of Chris's birthday. Many drinks and negative dollars later, we heading over to the Beach, where Chris' long time friend Scottie worked. We spent some time there, planning to head to the Ghostbar later at our hotel as a grand finale.
After getting to the Ghostbar at the lovely PALMS hotel, we were informed that we could not go in because Chris was wearing some Adidas sneakers(monkey butt forgot to bring dress shoes). I thought this was strange because the people in front of us were also wearing sneakers. I was told that they were DIESEL brand shoes and therefore allowed....hmmm. At this point I am pretty sure they are just being jerks and it is pretty much pissing me off! As I am walking to the reception to speak to someone about this, another set of people walk in wearing the exact same shoes, just in another color! Now I am really upset. Now remember the hotel is fully booked, and yet there is no line and from what you can see in the club, not very man people. You would think that they would be cool considering that.
When reaching the front desk I ask for someone who is in charge of the club to speak to, and I am told that there is no one. I have worked in a club for almost a year now and it is sure as hell no club in a Vegas hotel that is FULLY BOOKED, but I know that even if it was a completely dead night that there would never be no one in charge. So after some brush offs, I finally get the hotel manager when they realize I am not going to give up that easy. He informs me that the club is owned by another entity and that the hotel can do nothing to help us. Can you believe it...another disappointment to add to the list. And that day was starting to get good...
The last day in Vegas was decent. We spent more time at the pool and actually found a waitress that was really cool. Chris won some money and our flight back was shorter that planned. We arrived a half hour early and the weather at home was great! Boy was I happy to see Chico!
Thursday, June 19, 2003
Okay, so I have neglected my journal a bit, but it has been a hectic last few weeks! First of all I have to just give an update on my little baby Chico. My boyfriend took him to the vet last Friday and he weighed in at 45lbs! Just 3 month ago, he was only 15lbs! Not only that but he tested negative for mange! After 3 months of crazy amounts of expensive medications and continuous dips, he is finally all better! Although he still has the habit of finding food and binging, I am so proud of my little man.
After returning from New Mexico and being a little disappointed that I didn't get to spend much time with my little brother whom I drove all the way over there for, I received a call from him Thrusday night. He was in LA with my family and called the first chance he could. I decided to drive down the next day after work. I got my shifts covered for catering as best as possible and I was on my way down along with my other brother.
LA is incredibly exciting! I always dread coming home. Not only did I get to spend some much needed time with my little bro, I got to see all my other family and friends. Saturday happened to be the first birthday party for my cousins baby, and I got to see some old family friends that showed up! Sunday I got to spend with my family for Fathers Day. But all my Aunt and Grandma do is talk and gossip about everyone.
Everytime I leave on a trip and I leave the catering to someone else, something goes wrong. Last time the guy forgot to take out the oil the next day and health inspectors came by and wrote it up. Friday the grill caught on fire! The building management is suppose to maintenance all the equipment on the premises, well the grill was full of old oil and such and just went up. Not only that, but I swear I saw a fire sheriff checking the extinguishers a while back, well the one next to the stove did not work this time. Thank goodness, there was another one close by to put it out, but the menu was then limited to non grill items, which in the end lost us some money. Cant I leave for a day at least! Now you know why I worry so much.
Yesterday was my brothers birthday! He just turned 20. My mother and I took him out in the city to a nice place for dinner. I hope he moves in with me when we move, I think he needs a change of places. When I dropped him back off at the bart, he had to borrow some more money. I dont mind, but it makes me worry about him. Hopefully he will continue to spend time with his boss who seems to be a great influence on him. I guess we will see..
I have been researching foster parenting. I have always been interested in doign counseling or something like that and well I have really been thinking about it more lately. Although I am already mentoring, I dont feel that I get to do much of that type of counseling. I think fostering would be more fullfiling. I am going to attend an orientation for social services in a few weeks to learn more about it, but from what I read I am going to need a lot of training. Hopefully I can start soon, while I am still excited about the idea. I even started to read some books and subscribed to a foster parenting magazine.
I registered for classes today. I was unable to take classes this summer because I had so many expenses the last few months that I really couldn't afford it. Not that my family helps out at all, bu they sure know how to give me a hard time when I am taking a semester off. This fall I am going to be taking 5 classes to make up for the lat 2 semesters that I missed. General Psychology, Reading & Composition, Contemorary American Business, Intermediate Algebra and Spreadsheets. Two of them are online so they should be a little more managable. The only class I am dreading is english, somehow I am just horrible in it. I took the easiest one a semester and I thought I did well, but I almost flunked it! Well, I will just have to get a tutor or something.
Well thats all for now.
After returning from New Mexico and being a little disappointed that I didn't get to spend much time with my little brother whom I drove all the way over there for, I received a call from him Thrusday night. He was in LA with my family and called the first chance he could. I decided to drive down the next day after work. I got my shifts covered for catering as best as possible and I was on my way down along with my other brother.
LA is incredibly exciting! I always dread coming home. Not only did I get to spend some much needed time with my little bro, I got to see all my other family and friends. Saturday happened to be the first birthday party for my cousins baby, and I got to see some old family friends that showed up! Sunday I got to spend with my family for Fathers Day. But all my Aunt and Grandma do is talk and gossip about everyone.
Everytime I leave on a trip and I leave the catering to someone else, something goes wrong. Last time the guy forgot to take out the oil the next day and health inspectors came by and wrote it up. Friday the grill caught on fire! The building management is suppose to maintenance all the equipment on the premises, well the grill was full of old oil and such and just went up. Not only that, but I swear I saw a fire sheriff checking the extinguishers a while back, well the one next to the stove did not work this time. Thank goodness, there was another one close by to put it out, but the menu was then limited to non grill items, which in the end lost us some money. Cant I leave for a day at least! Now you know why I worry so much.
Yesterday was my brothers birthday! He just turned 20. My mother and I took him out in the city to a nice place for dinner. I hope he moves in with me when we move, I think he needs a change of places. When I dropped him back off at the bart, he had to borrow some more money. I dont mind, but it makes me worry about him. Hopefully he will continue to spend time with his boss who seems to be a great influence on him. I guess we will see..
I have been researching foster parenting. I have always been interested in doign counseling or something like that and well I have really been thinking about it more lately. Although I am already mentoring, I dont feel that I get to do much of that type of counseling. I think fostering would be more fullfiling. I am going to attend an orientation for social services in a few weeks to learn more about it, but from what I read I am going to need a lot of training. Hopefully I can start soon, while I am still excited about the idea. I even started to read some books and subscribed to a foster parenting magazine.
I registered for classes today. I was unable to take classes this summer because I had so many expenses the last few months that I really couldn't afford it. Not that my family helps out at all, bu they sure know how to give me a hard time when I am taking a semester off. This fall I am going to be taking 5 classes to make up for the lat 2 semesters that I missed. General Psychology, Reading & Composition, Contemorary American Business, Intermediate Algebra and Spreadsheets. Two of them are online so they should be a little more managable. The only class I am dreading is english, somehow I am just horrible in it. I took the easiest one a semester and I thought I did well, but I almost flunked it! Well, I will just have to get a tutor or something.
Well thats all for now.
Thursday, June 05, 2003
Well another day is half way done with! As I have been saying lately, things have been hectic. Today was no exception, but things have gone smoothly so far.
I am eager to get to my meeting tonight, it will be very interesting. This meeting will determine my part time business' future as well as my financial future! I am very grateful for certain people that have helped me with this. In particular, a certain person who pretty much holds the authority to keep my business going or shut it down at any moment is very, very helpful. This is hard to believe because this person doesn't seem to be this way for ANYONE else.
I have seen this person be rude, abnoxious, and even cruel to his other fellow employees and always gets away with it. I personally think its is a pride, ego thing that rears its ugly head from time to time. I often have inner conflict with not saying anything about it to this person. I often wonder too that if one day it will rear its ugly head at me for some reason and then what? I have let it go before when its happened to others, who am I to complain.
Well if all goes as planned, I will be venturing into a partnership of some sort that will hopefully create some much needed extra revenue, but it will also create a lot more work! Summer always has its pros and cons. Usually it carries more pros for me because I love the warm weather and BBQ's and such. This summer however, looks like I will be too busy to enjoy it. And once fall comes around, and work starts to slow down, school starts back up just in time to keep me going.
I cant believe Martha Stewart could be guilty! I loved her shows when I had the time to see them!
Is it me, or is all I seem to do is bitch lately?
I am eager to get to my meeting tonight, it will be very interesting. This meeting will determine my part time business' future as well as my financial future! I am very grateful for certain people that have helped me with this. In particular, a certain person who pretty much holds the authority to keep my business going or shut it down at any moment is very, very helpful. This is hard to believe because this person doesn't seem to be this way for ANYONE else.
I have seen this person be rude, abnoxious, and even cruel to his other fellow employees and always gets away with it. I personally think its is a pride, ego thing that rears its ugly head from time to time. I often have inner conflict with not saying anything about it to this person. I often wonder too that if one day it will rear its ugly head at me for some reason and then what? I have let it go before when its happened to others, who am I to complain.
Well if all goes as planned, I will be venturing into a partnership of some sort that will hopefully create some much needed extra revenue, but it will also create a lot more work! Summer always has its pros and cons. Usually it carries more pros for me because I love the warm weather and BBQ's and such. This summer however, looks like I will be too busy to enjoy it. And once fall comes around, and work starts to slow down, school starts back up just in time to keep me going.
I cant believe Martha Stewart could be guilty! I loved her shows when I had the time to see them!
Is it me, or is all I seem to do is bitch lately?
Wednesday, June 04, 2003
My gosh has it been a long day, and it is only 2! It seems to be going that way a lot lately, not sure if that is a good thing. Work has just been nuts! I just got back from a small vacation, and I already need another one. No one on the other end seems to be paying very much attention to anything, I spend half my day trying to get things corrected and the other half explaining things that are very simple..its very frustrating. Not only has my day job been a mess, but the part time gig has been equally frustrating. It seems I must be having a streak of bad luck that keeps getting worse. I have always expected the worse in situations and hoped that extensive planning will help because I am usually disappointed by outcomes for some reason(probably because of my bad luck). But nothing seems to work. No matter how detailed my plans are or how much I put up, things always find a way of not going as planned. Maybe I am just anal about things, but when it comes to work and business, it should be that simple. Ok enough babbling for today....
