twitter- a little over one month

Crazy, how time flies while your having fun.  I discovered twitter.  Time waster, maybe..learning new things definitely. Things I will not let you know.  When I am going to the bathroom, when my doggie is going to the bathroom or when my kids are going to the bathroom.  But it is sort of a method of releasing random thoughts in my head or just journaling in bite-sized pieces. Here is the 102 tweets so far from @jboydsandiego:

 

 

@Lilazndude I am so far behind on Lost, I think I need to take 8 hrs. to catch up now.10 minutes ago from web in reply to Lilazndude

  
  



http://tinyurl.com/ckn4o2 (via @addthis) Great use of this application, this is just the start of real time learning11 minutes ago from web 

  
  



Ok, I should of got the facts first http://tinyurl.com/c4n49p - at least something positive came out of this contest. My bad.24 minutes ago from web 

  
  



what is w/this Kutcher/CNN garbo? I get that his EGO went up mucho points. 1M acknowledge his existence, his next msg. should be UR PUNK'D.32 minutes ago from web 

  
  



I think @oprah will be a great boost for twitter, O has many people who love and respect her. Great tool for her 2 spread her pos influence.about 1 hour ago from web 

  
  



RT @LukesBeard Create a Retro Photo and Background http://snurl.com/g2ple - Thanks for this, now to learn Photoshop!about 1 hour ago from web 

  
  



@anyamarina Cool Louie thanks youabout 5 hours ago from TwitterFon 

  
  



Ate west coast bbq, I hate it when I eat too much, but it was so good. Gonna watch the shows on NBC tonight, lay in bed and just be.about 6 hours ago from web 

  
  



@Lilazndude so do you find following me amusing? Are you going to SF this weekend too?about 10 hours ago from web in reply to Lilazndude

  
  



RT @CombsSeth Fucking hipsters! http://tinyurl.com/c8vkwu - This is funny!about 12 hours ago from web 

  
  



I'm irritated by everything. I think I need a vacation.about 14 hours ago from web 

  
  



Still sleepy, at least it is sunny today. My inbox is overflowing with things to do, but don't wanna do anything. Is this normal?about 17 hours ago from web 

  
  



http://tinyurl.com/cw3uzm (via @addthis) can't wait!9:19 PM Apr 15th from web 

  
  



Cool to see how many servers facebook has to store all their photos9:09 PM Apr 15th from web 

  
  



employment branding at facebook - http://tinyurl.com/dm4eu29:08 PM Apr 15th from ShareThis.com 

  
  



Waiting for ai results show to come on. Also have a new hairdo :)8:17 PM Apr 15th from TwitterFon 

  
  



RT @melgordon Who has a better business card than this? http://tinyurl.com/4xy6e6 -My response is Lego-http://tinyurl.com/c94rpf Best Ever!3:01 PM Apr 15th from web 

  
  



on the 4th peep (yellow bunny) out of 12 in the package. thats my 110 calories of sweetness for the day.11:56 AM Apr 15th from web 

  
  



work, work and more work today. After work, new hairdo.10:12 AM Apr 15th from web 

  
  



kings of leon "use somebody" ♫ http://twt.fm/515688:30 AM Apr 15th from web 

  
  



back to get some zZzz3:11 AM Apr 15th from web 

  
  



I found this article to be useful 4 those Twicruiters/Twijobsearcher http://tinyurl.com/bceltr3:06 AM Apr 15th from web 

  
  



@sodaly agreed, it is a San Diego twitter affliction.2:34 AM Apr 15th from web in reply to sodaly

  
  



Ok, I am obsessed with peeps and Easter is over http://tinyurl.com/cweyff - you need to see this "Nighthawks" Peep rendition2:33 AM Apr 15th from web 

  
  



I just ate a whole box of these artificially smelling sugary tasting yellow bunny Peeps, out goes my no-sugar diet.2:44 PM Apr 14th from web 

  
  



Twitter is not about making money by spamming a follower. It is about networking and learning new things that may interest me. Please!11:54 AM Apr 14th from web 

  
  



Even though I have all these other twitter tools, I still use twitter and twitterfon. I guess the basics work best.9:51 AM Apr 14th from web 

  
  



http://tinyurl.com/d77snn mmmmmm...PEEPS are good8:43 AM Apr 14th from web 

  
  



@SDSU_NewsTeam- Sun went bye bye8:39 AM Apr 14th from web in reply to SDSU_NewsTeam

  
  



RT @yazad: Good advice for Job Boards (ain't gone yet), from ERE: http://tinyurl.com/c2e9p7 I totally agree-save yourself while you can8:21 AM Apr 14th from TwitterFon 

  
  



Another day, what adventures will my mind take me today?8:18 AM Apr 14th from TwitterFon 

  
  



Twitter Tuesday, what do we do today? It is not follow Friday, or unfollow Monday. The question of the day.5:05 AM Apr 14th from web 

  
  



Ahh... feel much better in Pj's getting ready for primetime tv.6:21 PM Apr 13th from web 

  
  



Tired of work today, wanna go home now4:18 PM Apr 13th from web 

  
  



@LiveSpeakR shewanders.com for photography4:14 PM Apr 13th from web in reply to LiveSpeakR

  
  



Multi-tasking my superb coordination skills, with daydreaming about vacations I will not be able to take till next yr. and reading tweets.2:30 PM Apr 13th from web 

  
  



Why can't everyday be a holiday, I am looking at the calendar, Easter Sunday, Easter Monday..Is there a Easter Tuesday?10:29 AM Apr 13th from web 

  
  



listening to the adventureland soundtrack, if you like the 80's you'll like this music.9:53 AM Apr 13th from web 

  
  



How can people get up so early? I was up at 7:15 am and I am still dragging.8:01 AM Apr 13th from web 

  
  



Why can't they have Britain's Got Talent in the US too? We have a BBC network. http://ping.fm/naPU39:59 PM Apr 12th from Ping.fm 

  
  



Peeps for Breakfast, Peeps for Lunch, Peeps for Dinner. Happy Easter!8:14 AM Apr 12th from Ping.fm 

  
  



Hmmm...I wonder which stores are open today? I plan to go the movies and perhaps the ceramics cafe'. Of course, it depends on family plans.3:40 AM Apr 12th from web 

  
  



RT @guykawasaki: Deep-Fried Peeps http://adjix.com/r3qu Sounds Gross6:27 PM Apr 11th from TwitterFon 

  
  



Last minute, consumerism shopping a' la easter bunny. Waiting for those peeps to be on sale on Monday for half off. Marshmellow madness=:)3:35 PM Apr 11th from web 

  
  



Saturday morning, should be sleeping in. I wake up with things I wanna do (art classes, gym times) on the internet. Then I will zzZZ again.5:29 AM Apr 11th from web 

  
  



listening to the Decemberists perform live (recording) on npr. http://tinyurl.com/dlxbdg Concert in my living room. Nice.8:37 PM Apr 10th from web 

  
  



Ready for the weekend, back to the real world tomorrow with kiddos back and a tore up front yard.1:42 PM Apr 10th from web 

  
  



@chriscantore I love the easter bunny video. Happy Easter Bunny Weekend to all!!!http://tinyurl.com/9rrbeg8:25 AM Apr 10th from web in reply to chriscantore

  
  



Guide to everything Twitter- Like learning a new language- http://ping.fm/RIjjS7:11 PM Apr 9th from Ping.fm 

  
  



http://tinyurl.com/c76xgx Ping.fm + HootSuite: Distribute Your Tweets Everywhere- I love it! Update all at once.7:02 PM Apr 9th from web 

  
  



Trends in Recruitment Advertising http://tinyurl.com/c4c35l I see social networking taking a big piece of the mix.2:13 PM Apr 9th from web 

  
  



On my to do list..See Tokyo!, Paris 36 and eat at Red Pearl Kitchen. Boy do I have the travel bug.I am waiting till next yr. J'ai volante'!4:25 AM Apr 9th from web 

  
  



Ate Sammy's Woodfire Pizza, waitress got a dollar tip for every time she came to our table. $3. At least we didn't complain.6:42 PM Apr 8th from web 

  
  



@bcarroll7 Flour Power in El Cajon or Cake (more expensive)4:00 PM Apr 8th from web in reply to bcarroll7

  
  



learned so much this morning. Unfortunately, I have not found anything on recruitment advertising with the use of social media.10:51 AM Apr 8th from web 

  
  



@maryjanefrances - couchsurfing.org I haven't used but it seems to be a safe way to travel for less and meet people along the way. Goodluck8:53 AM Apr 8th from web in reply to maryjanefrances

  
  



loving everyone's links about social media/advertising, I am going to learn so much. Thanks everyone!8:46 AM Apr 8th from web 

  
  



RT @SocialNetworkTV: Twitter To Find A Job - Forbes http://bit.ly/JQTi85:54 PM Apr 7th from TwitterFon 

  
  



just ate a small bag of cadbury mini eggs..210 calories absorbed in a matter of minutes.1:44 PM Apr 7th from web 

  
  



Branding webinar..in a ten min. Never hurts to refresh refresh refresh10:51 AM Apr 7th from web 

  
  



Branding webinar..in a ten min. Never hurts to refresh refresh refresh10:51 AM Apr 7th from web 

  
  



Sharing is caring http://www.cheezhead.com/20..., in the world of recruitment advertising8:56 AM Apr 7th from web 

  
  



Right brain is on-ready for work. I still need my coffee. So quiet and peaceful. No kids or dogs. Right brain= work Left brain=fun8:42 AM Apr 7th from web 

  
  



had my fat food fix. Jack in the box chicken strips and curly fries. I heard Sonic had a 200+ car line at 7:40 pm Crazy....8:24 PM Apr 6th from web 

  
  



back to work tomorrow, time to put my right brain back on.5:24 PM Apr 6th from web 

  
  



Naptime-life is good today2:52 PM Apr 6th from TwitterFon 

  
  



the cutest pic for a sonny angel http://www.dreams6.com/hpge...8:07 AM Apr 6th from web 

  
  



going to enjoy the beautiful day, get a facial and have a clean house when I get back. The birds are singing what could be better?8:02 AM Apr 6th from Ping.fm 

  
  



eating pesto pasta with pinenuts with yellow gold potatoes even the dogs like it.5:11 PM Apr 5th from Ping.fm 

  
  



up from my nap still in the frazzled mode2:48 PM Apr 5th from web 

  
  



Happy Saturday Night, gonna eat my leftovers from last nights amazing dinner at Costa Brava.9:02 PM Apr 4th from web 

  
  



Watching milk6:46 PM Apr 4th from TwitterFon 

  
  



@uyensday I wish but didn't go to afterparty. It was a great show!6:39 PM Apr 4th from TwitterFon in reply to uyensday

  
  



woke up from nap still have this not yet back into the world feeling.4:17 PM Apr 4th from web 

  
  



My favorite time of day, savoring my white mocha from Starbucks. Still replaying After Party at Jimmy's in my head.8:48 AM Apr 4th from web 

  
  



@uyensday http://twitpic.com/2syyz - great pic. I was there last night but standing at the side near the bar.8:43 AM Apr 4th from TwitPic 

  
  



@happyron use ping.fm it is a great tool to post on all 3 in one swoop. Good luck to you in your music career.8:41 AM Apr 4th from web in reply to happyron

  
  



It seems that John Mayer has nothing to do on a Fri. nt. but twitter. I however am going out to the Casbah for the second time in my life.6:56 PM Apr 3rd from web 

  
  



No kids for a week. What am I going to do with myself? Going to actually stay up after midnight tonight.Lets see if I turn into a pumpkin.6:53 PM Apr 3rd from Ping.fm 

  
  



Remembered dream last night...I couldn't inverse my french verbs and my pronunciation sucked. Hmmm. Real Life maybe?10:01 AM Apr 3rd from web 

  
  



@threadless Congrats on the 200,000 followers9:51 AM Apr 3rd from web in reply to threadless

  
  



@DanitaArt Get Well Soon! Love your art.8:13 AM Apr 3rd from web in reply to DanitaArt

  
  



rise and shine..Madonna gets rejected in her adoption bid. Crazy to think that so many children need help and when help comes it is rejected8:10 AM Apr 3rd from web 

  
  



Going back to sleep now.4:56 AM Apr 3rd from web 

  
  



I am up way too early, set up my ping.fm acct. So I can use my million social networks I have signed up for in one post. Productive=Sleep4:48 AM Apr 3rd from Ping.fm 

  
  



Nite10:42 PM Apr 2nd from TwitterFon 

  
  



I want one of these! http://consumerist.com/5195...8:13 PM Apr 2nd from web 

  
  



No Office or 30 Rock what the Heck?8:06 PM Apr 2nd from web 

  
  



anya marina "move you" ♫ http://twt.fm/246238:05 PM Apr 2nd from twt.fm 

  
  



Trying to get family in gear. My front yard is tore up and have no idea how to fix it. Still going to casbah tomorrow night LATE. Like 10pm7:29 PM Apr 2nd from web 

  
  



 

@lillynn29 you can change your twitter name to ""30. Didn't want relatives following me so I took it off facebook. Will call on weekend7:27 PM Apr 2nd from web in reply to lillynn29

  
  



 

A Master List of Free Online Language Lessons: http://lifehacker.com/51948...3:36 PM Apr 2nd from web 

  
  



Thinking about the weekend.. can't wait to see Anya Marina at the Casbah tomorrow night. Workie today and getting kids ready to go tomorrow!8:10 AM Apr 2nd from web 

  
  



wondering spain or italy? Next yr. trip8:33 PM Apr 1st from web 

  
  



up at a god awlful time again. hope to go back to sleep soon3:52 AM Apr 1st from web 

  
  



off to a photo shoot at balboa park! Then back to the office I go.8:32 AM Mar 31st from web 

  
  



accidently listening to infomercials...more scammy crap in real estate.4:15 AM Mar 29th from web 

  
  



listening to genius mix of somewhere around midnight and cooking dinner5:51 PM Mar 28th from web 

  
  



instructables.com is my new favorite site of the moment3:59 AM Mar 27th from web 

  
  



20/20 vision I am not9:39 AM Mar 23rd from web 

  
  



pet peeve..if I call you you should call me back3:54 PM Mar 22nd from web 

  
  



to yoga or not to yoga that is the question9:12 AM Mar 22nd from web 

  
  



teaching myself to play beer pong10:41 PM Mar 21st from web 

  
  



found a dead rat on my porch, not a good way to start a morning8:28 AM Mar 20th from web 

  
  



trying to bend the rules, pissed off I can't bring dog to work anymore.7:48 PM Mar 11th from web 

  
  



 

         

Lately

Hmmm.. lets see.  Work is slowing down, my dog got kicked out of work today (lease rules suck). The joy is gone.  I have a inner conflict of being happy and saving money.  You need to spend some money to be happy.  Yet, I want to make sure I have money in the future by not spending money. I have a travel bug. It is still there. I am not sure what else to say.  Life is throwing curve balls. I need to hit one out of the park. I am still winning but don't take that for granted.  I am still playing the game and you can never take your eye off of that ball.  Gotta take one day at a time. Gotta invent something of myself...It's in my head.  Need to get those ideas into the real world where they matter.  Good side- family, friends, health and wealth are still intact.  Just trying to deal with my inner conflicts.  Peace out.

Times of the Unknown

RANT: In all my adult years, I have never seen the world so f^^d up as it is now.  Today (or rather yesterday), it has touched my life.  I didn't lose my job, but had this furlough thing happen.  Plus side, I get every other Monday off.  Minus I lose the salary I would of made on that day.  I love three day weekends, but not affording to have fun and to spend money freely really sucks.  This is my give and take.  I am contemplating my new Monday life... maybe I can turn this into a positive and go volunteer somewhere. I just need to think where it will be a good symbiotic relationship. We will see where this yr. takes us.  Hopefully, the end of the doomsdays are near, people need to go back to work and stop begging for money. 

Stuff...

FLIP

I own lots of Stuff, in fact, I purchased a flip yesterday. It is a mini video camera that takes short movies. It is about the size of a cell phone. It is pretty handy and maybe I will take it out and shoot numerous life moments of mainly my dog and daughter. We will see what happens. Like cameras, I need them to be in front of me in order to use them. Anyways, life has kind of been on hiatus.  I get depressed about the nature of our city, county, state and country.  It is this ugly trickle down effect. I just do my own thing everyday.  Somedays, I think to just get up and do what ever comes to mind which is frightening.  First class ticket to Paris please?

Rainy weekend

I love the sound of rain. I just don't like being in the rain. Hopefully, it will stop raining by the time I get up and do errands today. This weekend, nothing is happening. Last nt. I saw the Rocker on DVD and fell asleep to A GOOD YEAR with Russell Crowe. The Good Year DVD stopped about 45 min into the movie. This pissed me off so I fell asleep. Anyways, I may try again later by wiping the disc off with windex and then slipping it back in the player.

Out and About

So this week, i was out and about. On Thurs. Nite, I went and saw my long lost friend at the casba. It was a good experience, got to chat for a tiny bit about how we are doing, what we have been doing and just catching up in general. Great to see talent not go to waste. Lots of people were there, ran into a old french class mate and a couple of girls who were staying a the beach hostel even the Mayor. Travellers... to be young. Anyways, I am glad I went and realize I am too old to be staying up so late on a "school" night. On Sat. I went to a friend/neighbor/business associate's brithday party, All her friends were quite nice and I would totally hang with them again. Anyways, this week was 2 for 2, 2 nights of drinks, 2 nights with no vomit. Amazing. Note to self, Nightclubs/Bars are totally hilarious. I would never purposely hang out with one, but if thrown into the situation...take it with a grain of salt. Don't do it too often or you may end up broke. I know I spent $100 this week on these 2 places alone. Thats a lot of mac and cheese... Sunday, I went to lunch with Suzanne and her bf. The beach was warm and cozy..nice quick walk afterwards and then off to Ed's mom for dinner, where she got a new dog that I am not quite sure what to make of him. He's cute but still has some issues. Sounds like lots of people I know. It's February already!!! Obviously, spring is here already. It has been the 70's here in SD for the past week. Cheers..

Come on Universe

I am so tired of the world being so f**cked up. I just want everything to be productive and happy again. It is all doom and gloom. All this greed has gone down the totem pole and now it is going back up to where it started. I am continuing to live the simple life, no drama, no craziness. Just raising the family trying to protect them from the outside world of negativity. Looking outside my glass house, life needs to get better for the rest of the Americans and the world for that matter. I am truly grateful for what i have and the people who surround me. Anyways universe...get a move on. Love, Me

Early Sunday Morning- UPDATE as of 3/12

Getting up in the middle of the night is becoming a huge habit. Stuff in my head that keeps popping up. Maybe there is not enough time in the day. So here are my thoughts for now. Things in my head to get accomplished:

1. gut and redecorate my office -  NOT DONE YET

2. look into running the r and r marathon....4 months to train is doable.- NIX

3. learning how to fuse plastic bags into plastic material using plastic bags and old magazine clippings to make things like wallets and clutches. - NEEDS PRACTICE

4. still the sewing debacle- NEED LESSONS AND A MACHINE

5. printmaking class- SOON

6. setting time aside for self-taught french lessons- NOT YET

7. watching films I like to be inspired. - GETTING THERE

8. being more productive yet rested.

9. Sleeping through the night

10. better at the volunteer service thing.....

where have I been

I have been here, there and everywhere. I saw my grandma, where she lives and how her town is. It is perfect for her. She lives in Yuma half the yr. and the other half in the same town as my aunt and uncle up in N. CA. I think that is a great mix of places for a gal her age. I am more of a city girl myself, I am still young and trying out new things. It really puts things in perspective. My reflection on this, comes to the conclusion- there is more I can do. I tend to think of all the things I can do but never act on them. I see that my home office is a total disaster and I can turn it into a cool room, I just am not up to the work right now. I have to make those action plans. Right now, they are all thoughts... There are things I should be making but I tend to lump the steps together and make it a huge chore, when i should be breaking everything down into small manageable steps. My brain is one big blob of goo right now, it is functional, just not fashionable. So right now where am I, I am trying to train myself out of bad habits. Bad habits of setting my low expectations because it is easier for me to get through life easier. Stop being practical rather than tactical. Doing things for me. What do I want to learn? What do I want to experience? What do I want to accomplish? Those are things I need to find out because I am always changing and everything is evolving in my head. Unfortunately, I am yet to take on those life challenges. I should of been there by now. So as of today, I will explore the roadmap in my head and follow it in the orders it takes me.

history being told

Watching the inauguration on tv right now,truly proud, and it is so cool how many people showed up. I got tickets, but the trek out to that was too costly. It is much warmer watching on my hdtv. I can't explain my joyness and inspiration I feel right now. Yay!!!

crazy..

I am not one to look back..but it has been weird I have been on my own for fourteen yrs. now, I left home at nineteen. Anyways, I looked at my local newspaper website and thought I saw someone I knew in a band picture playing at the local "cool" club. Did some internet searches and sure enough it was him, I used to work with him. I actually went on a date with him once. I thought he was an odd one but cool at the same time. Who knew...trips me out that things are going well for him. Anyways, I am not one to be nostalgic, I would love to say hi, how are you doing.. that kind of banter. I am a mom and am happily married and lead a Cosby Show life and you? It makes things interesting. Anyways, just an observation. I sometimes wonder all the what ifs...I am happy with my crossroads. I enjoyed this reflection. I love to sit back and watch on the progression of life. Now back to watching sitcoms and working 9 to 5. Yay me.

Brand New Year

Seems I only blog when I can't sleep so forgive me if you read incoherent caca. I am diligently keeping track of my purchases on my other blog.. Purchases I made today..which I so far have managed to pile up three days...notes everywhere in my electronic notepads throughout my email and ipod touch. My Ipod touch.. it is genius. I love it, what a time waster. It is that in a good way. I have applications galore, what is on tv, games, koi ponds, facebook applications... you name it. It is not the iphone, which doesn't bother me because I like my ghetto razr. It works and connects to the bluetooth speaker phone in my car- I think that is all that matters. I have to say, the holidays came and went.. which is a good thing. I did take a mini-trip to SF and also saw my folks and family in Modesto. All in all... pretty painless. This year I am blaring the positive vibes....maybe they should make yoga class mandatory for them politicians they seem to blare the negatives lately. In a perfect world.

Gingerbread house making

This year, it was simple.  Take kit and make it with just the items it came with.  I got into a fight with the frosting, but other than that it was a piece of cake, no falling walls on the house, this year unlike last year. The trees were another story.  Anyways, enjoy the pics of gingerbread house makin' 2008...

It's Friday

Elise awoke me this morning. She drank a whole bottle of water before she went to bed. I guess she knows what happens if she does this so close to her bedtime. So I am wide awake now, almost 2 in the morning, when most of San Diego is asleep right now. I will go back to sleep after I wind down but I always feel like a zombie in the morning. The weeks have flown by. Ed already had his holiday party, we stayed the night at the HR hotel in downtown SD. So once a yr., it is a valid excuse to drink too much. Luckily, this time, I did not vomit. It was nice to see how partiers do it once in a while and how spending too much money feels like, without actually spending it (company party, company tab). Also, on my adventure last weekend, I ate fish. I never eat fish, but the funny thing, the fish wasn't fishy. But I am not a fish eater, so that was my hazy experience eating fish. This week has gone by too fast. The massive consumer holiday christmas is almost among us. I did not buy myself the Ipod touch I want. This year, I will pass on buying for myself. I do need gym socks though, maybe that will be my splurge. It feels weird seeing commercials for stores like Mervyns on the tv, saying they are closing their doors forever. I think that is where I bought my childhood wardrobe. Sadness on the memories of watching the open open commercials and the brands like ellemenno, cheetah, etc.. fade away. This holiday isn't like all the others that we will have massive present opening sessions. But at least we have each other.

Paris on my mind

Tout le temps.... mais pas le temps. Translation: All the time, but not the weather. Now how can le temps, mean the time and the weather?? I love sunny and warm. I guess that is why I live in San Diego. Also, I am not financially stable to travel right now. I have to keep my job secure and cannot spend any discretionary income. Did I mention real estate is worth nada anymore. Nada equals no credit lines. If I can have goals, then my goal is 2010....Paris awaits me again.. If I do not spend (see spending blog, starting Jan. 09), I will go to the city of lights. I am still learning this difficult language with my dictionary always by my side in class. I am even on Paris time... It is apres midi there now. But soon, I will return to San Diego time...otherwise I may turn into a pumpkin *(potiron), possibly at work today. C'est la vie.

BLACK FRIDAY

Why the name Black Friday for the ritual of buying countless things that you don't need, get a discount on gifts on things other people won't need?  I am sure I can wikipedia the origin, but I it is almost 5 am and I am too lazy.  I am not going anywhere on Friday, I am not going shopping, I do not need a useless mp3 player that holds 10 songs or a dvd player that plays special dvds  that makes the picture a tad better. I have an amazon.com wishlist, all of these things I don't need but want.  Someday, little by little, I may get them.  Right now, they look good on that wishlist.  What I wish for is a three-month trip to Paris...all expenses paid, my job on hold and family that can come or wait for me to get back from Paris.  I would really want to take my dog Stewie.  My other confession... watching a Parisian Bakery webcam around 8 in the evening, they are baking their morning bread in this cool oven.  And another thought, why do I buy things as gifts that I want to keep for myself.  There are these cool earrings I bought on etsy.  I am not sure who I want to give them to , I was thinking Elise (she says the rhyme from time to time), but she may loose them, that is what 6 year old girls do.   I want to say on this Thanksgiving morning at 5 am.  I am thankful for having a roof over my head to shelter this hard falling rain from me, my friends and family, a job, food to feed my family and for the internet to keep all that is far near to me.  I am going to go back to bed now. 

HAPPINESS

Things that make me happy...

cute toys

traveling for leisure

Paris

kids/husband behaving

sleep

a good movie/good tv shows

family

starbucks white chocolate mochas

puppies, kittens

a good book

friends that talk to me on a regular basis

Madonna

Obama

Oprah

Sarah Silverman

watching people have fun

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Now I can go to work and wonder how this all fits into the picture.  

inspiration

I am often inspired, I read blogs and see lovely things I want to buy. This consumerism bug has really got to go. I love cute stuff, but right now it is look and not buy. I go to the store and see cute dollar items at Target. I have to think to myself, is that going to collect dust in a week and is it that cute for a dollar? This leaves the poor hello kitty paper pad alone in the bin collecting its dust at the store. I want to bring a camera and photo all the stuff I am tempted to buy, but I don't think you are able to photo in stores. I am starting to buy little things for xmas gifts, but I am tempted to keep all this stuff because I quit buying things for myself. I want to try the year without experiment, but I am scared. There inspiration and temptation is too much. Maybe I can get this out of my system before Jan. 1. The year without material items. Buy only what you need (school books). No new clothes, souvenirs, crap at the dollar store. Exceptions are starbucks and eating in restaurants. You can buy kids clothes, at beginning of school season. No buying music for exception of free stuff and listening on rhapsody for free. Hmmm. Lets see how much I save and how long it lasts. I will have to be concious and journal all my purchases. This is a new leaf, lets see if I can turn it and how much money I can save.

Muchadoabout Nothing

News flash... The economy is tanking.  I am becoming cautious, I am not buying crafts at Michaels anymore, I had a handful of things and put them back. I don't think I can cut down on my coffee habit, getting manis and pedis or learning French.  I probably have to not buy clothes for a while and not dream of weeks in Europe on my credit line.   Also, we got a letter in the mail saying our house is worth nothing (it is worth something, but nothing in my head) and our second morgage credit line limit has been drastically reduced. Pool dreams are officially over. I have posted some happy pictures to make this world a better place.  I am glad for all the cute stuff I have in my possession. I am thinking of having a garage sale to fund my vacations, drastic measures call for drastic times. 

An evening with Madonna

What an evening it was, Just want to say first of all, it was an honor celebrating the night with a bunch of great people. It was on election night, so this night was extra special. I have been to Madonna concerts before but this is the first one that i didn't have to leave town and also, more importantly, it was a start of a beautiful future; Obama was elected!! Now the nameless dynamic duo will fall off the face of the earth. Madonna started the night about an hour and a half after the time on my ticket. But it was all worth it, the set on the PETCO park field where I am used to watch the Padres baseball games was gi- enormous. The stage and lights were insane, no wonder this evening cost me over three hundred and fifty dollars a ticket. Madonna proceeded to play about two hours. Ed and I sat (stood) around an array of people, straight, gay, old and young... we sat (stood all night) next to two "bears" and were kind enough to share their goodies with us ( that sounds really bad, but I can't reveal anything illegal here). Now that sounded really bad, just say it was a happy night, no one was harmed. We got to rush the stage and be a part of the concert experience. I am a little spec somewhere in that youtube video. I have real pictures from my camera, but have to wait to get my files from Ed, who downloaded on his computer and erased the camera so I couldn't get them myself. I was in awe, I am still in awe. I also have to say even though she is 50, she doesn't move like it, she is Madonna and will always be. Here was the set list...MADONNA's PETCO PARK SET LIST

"Candy Shop"
"Beat Goes On"
"Human Nature" BRITNEY dedicated video...her LA show was cameo'd by BRIT and JUSTIN
"Vogue"
"Die Another Day" (Remix) (Video Interlude)
"Into the Groove" BACK GROUND with KEITH HARING ART
"Heartbeat"
"Borderline" GREAT ROCK and ROLL version, was very nolstalgic
"She's Not Me"
"Music"
"Rain" (Remix) (Video Interlude)
"Devil Wouldn't Recognize You"
"Spanish Lesson"
"Miles Away"
"La Isla Bonita"
"Doli Doli" (Dance Interlude)
"You Must Love Me"
"Get Stupid" (Video Interlude)
"4 Minutes"
"Like a Prayer"
"Ray of Light"
"Express Yourself"
"Hung Up"
"Give It 2 Me"

yeah, lets party!!!

I found this hilarious!!

I am so happy!  Hope won!  

Halloween Weekend

It was a fun day.... Looking forward to Tuesday, finally we will know who our president for the next 4 years will be(of course it will be Obama, the real hope for America) and this endless hatefest from the McCain camp will end and what is with those who are wanting to pass Proposition 8 ( it is the keeping marriage between a man and a woman), not fair to all my friends who's partner's are of the same-sex, they deserve all the same benefits of marriage as a man and a woman.  Anyways, the Madonna concert is also on Tuesday!!  I think I have seen her three times already, but the forth is a charm.. Also it is in San Diego.  NO TRAVELLING!!  It should be a good Tuesday.  

What is this world coming to

So I was driving in my car, listening to the radio on the way to work yesterday, I hear stockpile on those mother's cookies NOW, they are being sold on ebay at twice the market price. Then the DJ on the radio proceeds to say how those iced animal cookies were the best thing on earth. Aaargh, I am in the car, there is no internet access to my disposal. I scrurry to my office and quickly turn on the computer, google "mother's cookies". The listing comes up Mother's cookies has gone out of business plus numerous other articles on the same thing. So in this post, I dedicate my love to american goodness. The Mothers Chocolate Chip Cookie, so good with a glass of cold milk. Oh, now to go find a bag.....probably impossible at this time. Oh, please some cookie fairy please rescue this company!! I know there is at least a few rich people left in this world. Oprah, please I plead. Do not let the best bagged cookie on earth go to cookie heaven.

Marriage and Life

I awoke today and news broke that my idol Madonna was getting divorced from her husband of 7 and a half yrs Guy Richie.  I am not totally shocked, but I am saddened.  This woman has (had) it all, a family, a career and a husband.  I wonder what made this match made in heaven fall apart? It makes even the brightest star a little bit more human.  Statistics now show that marriage is about 75 percent ineffective.  Relationships are hard things to master, I think communication is a big key and then understanding.  Also, it only takes one to make the relationship fall apart. It is kind of a  symetric dance that always needs to have some balance- I am not a good dancer but I guess I am surviving my relationship dance so far, nothing is broken yet.  On another note, I got my Obama, Biden Vote Nov. 4th T-shirt.  It will go nicely with my Nov. 4 Madonna concert- I am sure despite her personal setback, her show will still rock. I wish her happiness.

It is home/just thinking

Thoughts are always running through my head...can you be one of those people that do things on a whim and succeed?  In reality, this is not me.  I am cautious of my actions in life, I plan in my head and make sure that there is plan B. What I am is a survivor. If I had to survive, I know I could, those instincts are there somewhere.  I read a blog recently,  and I am paraphrasing. There are people that just have stuff fall into their lap and there are people that actually work for it.  I think I am somewhere in-between.  But the main point of the entry was we are all lucky in this world (or at least America), we are not born in a time when there is a health epidemic like the plague or crappy air diseases that wipe out thousands at a time, we also live in technological times of the internet, space travel, world travel, which is good.  I know there are scientists and others that devote their days making our country and other countries better.  I salute that.  I salute those who try on a daily basis to love, live and make this world a better place to live.  I still have thoughts in my head, on how I can leave my thumbprint on the world... I know right now, I am doing this through raising my kids in a proper way (the best way I know how).  But occupation wise, not so much... I truly am working for the man. But this is all about survival. Granted, I do this with a small surrogate family of my fellow-man working collegues. With all those thoughts running through my head, I guess I am working on changing that, and that is what is called slow-evolution.

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Just thinking

In my option, I am sick of the news... I am sick of the world economy, I am tired of the political bashing....My opinion, why has the world gone awry? Because of greed and ego-centric behavior.  But it is in the 'reality world' times we live in, I still care and keep up with this news. It is reality, but sometimes I think it is all a bad dream.  I just think, people thrive on drama, it is in a lot of people's nature to find things that are not logical.  Is that why we are in this mess? Not thinking or evolving but just doing.  Success takes process and well thought out execution otherwise it becomes the chaotic mess we live in. It may not be the plague but it is a sickness that many people put upon themselves.  Vote Barack- lets get us out of this mess now!!

my exciting weekend

Not.  Just another weekend.  I did relax a lot on Saturday, I think I watched many movies this weekend. I saw Iron Man, Nick and Norah's Infiniate playlist in whole.  Saw parts of No Reservations, Atonement...just because they happened on HBO and I was watching tv this weekend. Sun, I went to hillcrest farmers market. I bought a couple of lavender plants, two artichokes,  a watermelon, a mini cantalope, a couple white nectarines. Then walked around downtown for a while.   I have decided, I need a vacation. It seems I always need a vacation. I also forgot to do my french homework for my Mon. Nt. class.  Hopefully, I will be able to do it sometime Mon. afternoon.  I have also decided this entry isn't exciting either.  Maybe next week.

Weekend- the fastest two days of the week

It seems like my weekends always fly.  It is already Sunday... I have a whole day to clean my house, do my french homework, and get ready for the rest of the crazy week.  I feel like I am obsessed with this learning French thing, reading up on Paris and people's blogs abroad on how they live.  I think the best thing for me right now is just to visit.  Plan in the next 5 yrs. a strategy on how I can stay a whole month over there.  I guess this means to get in to something that self sustains my living.  I am going to start brainstorming... I think this is the beginning of the "5 yr. plan".  I actually think that I can get the best of both worlds eventually.  I love the conveniences of america, thinking of leaving for good- is just talk for now.... but I just love the crappy food, crappy tv, my prius. Yet,  I love the culture and lifestyle of the parisian- slow pace in a fast environment, french crap tv not understanding anything, their crappy version of American Idol, nutella crepes, the metro and the smell of old buildings.  I am sure I will love other parts of France as well, and other European Countries for that matter. What can I do to marry these two worlds together into my world.  I need to find out fast... not too fast.. Just 5 years fast.  This can be done. I will do some research on trades I can get into that can be transcontinental for future endeavors.  This does not mean that I would pick up and go permanently, just a good transition into dabbling in the life of a european, one month at a time.  The 5 yr. plan is to spend a month in Paris/Europe, no interruptions.  Whether this be while on current job's vacation time or whatever life brings to me at this time. The goal is to go there and not be broke, sustain living with the family. Hopefully, all of my family will be able to partake in my experiment. 

My so called life

So how has been life been treatin' ya lately? You might ask me while runnin' in to me unexpectedly at god knows where. Well my answer to you probably on the fly would be "fine, busy, great, grand, astonishing". Well here is the lengthy, thought out answer in a ramble:

Lately, I have been feeling like crap. I have this awful cold that won't go away. Everytime, I think it is going away, it comes back in a different form. My breathing may be better, but the wheezing still exists and the cough sounds like I just smoked a pack of cigarrettes. My neck and back aches and my nose started wanting to drain all the snot I have in my system. Maybe this is a good thing that my gooey bodily fluids want to escape but please now, can I just return to my normal self, where it is ok to do some streneous exercise and return to my weekly yoga class.

My kids are grand, they are kids... They fight and do some idiotic things, but they are good kids in general. Elise can't keep her room clean but I guess neither can I. Ryan is lazy, but I guess that also runs in his genes, but he is overcoming this laziness by playing soccer once a week and doing the household duties of our choosing. I am not lazy but I am not greatly motivated and do not wish to become vice president of the US of A either ( which I may ad could be a heartbeat away, if that idiotic pagent wanna be can, I can as well). I will not go to my newly found following of the political world right now.

My husband is grand as well, he is keeping busy with keeping our family in tact. Thank god he does our finances and keeps all that in order. His obsession of the moment. Faux drumming. Yes, faux drumming.... Rock band style. Takes all the time away from those nifty household projects around the house and constructive work he could be doing. Also, he is a stones throw away from graduating college, which I may add... video games equal time drainer.. therefore school would not equal video games.

Myself in general, my real thoughts....I am loving my house, my dog and my family. If all of those moved to France. I would be really loving my house, my dog and my family. I so wanna learn french, so I am taking classes stateside. In the event, I am able to move across the pond. Which I can say may be more of a reality if last name M and P become the leaders of this free world, I will be semi prepared. I like my job as well, but it is not the end all be all of jobs or careers, it sometimes stresses me out, but there are more pros than cons at this point that I will not turn it in for something else. I wish I could reach out more to friends that are a stones throw away but we are often to busy to do stuff. I am loving tv at the moment...all brainless activity a go! My guilty pleasures.. crap teen dramas... Gossip Girl, 90210... adult crap dramas.. dirty sexy money, californication... good shows about crap... entourage, the office, picking daisies..vampire shows... True blood. All of these shows I am lovin'. The hills not so much, but it is fun to easedrop from time to time.

Well that is all that has been going on...I am sure things will change in a month or so, but this is my so called life at the moment.

Challenging life

This last week has been challenging, I have been coughing, wheezing and my throat irritated enough to initiate this hoarsy sounding cough. I also had a really bad migrane a week ago to set off this annoying respiratory problem I have. I am on a bunch of prescribed inhalers and usually they work, whereas, this the wheeze goes away but this has not happened yet. I know I have improved since last week, where I had no voice and sounded like crap if I did try to talk. Lately, I absoulutely have not had any fun with exception of watching first episodes of the new season of grey's anatomy and the office. This also has prevented me from spending any money walking around stores due to my shortness of breath and limited exercise abilities. Maybe the part about spending money is a good thing. Due to economy and unsureness of everything, we have suspended pool installation for the time being. I don't have a huge stake in stocks, I do have a few mutual funds going from my 401 K, but plan to ride all of those out. I still think the stock market has some good in it, despite this weird turn of events our US has taken in the past couple of weeks. I guess my take is long term, if this happened when I was 60, I would be crying because of my dependence on my retirement. What is this lesson to be had from all the headlines going on about financial institutions crumbling? Don't spend out of your means. I seem to find myself guilty of doing that sometimes but in actuality I am too hard on myself. People still haven't learned that lesson to spend within your means. People think money will just fall out of the sky so they can pay their morgage and credit cards. Just because I get a credit card in the mail for a 20,000 limit doesn't mean I need to spend it. I cut it up or just don't activate it. Granted, there are those who don't have a choice to overspend in order to live and are still in debt, are using the credit cards to buy groceries and to pay for healthcare, I feel for those people. Because of this economic fiasco, we have lost a lot of equity in our house which sucks because it means any improvements we do is deemed worthless to add to the value. In other news, one of our leopard geckos died. We thought she was pregnant with eggs and was doing fine, the next day she was dead. It always sucks when one of your pets die, no matter how unattached I was to it. C'est la vie...looking forward to the weekend to rest and recouperate. Hopefully, I won't be so downer debbie in the future.

What's Happening

Freshly off of my newly turned age. Life is taking a few twists and turns lately. I believe age is simply a number. There are many experiences, many good a few bad in the last few months. I am fortunate that my health, family needs and wealth are not affected by these financial/natural disasters happening. For those that have been hard hit, my hat is off to you. I can't imagine having a flooded house, having to rebuild again or life changes in health or wealth. My personality is to lay low and ride things out. My nose is on the news streaming on the internet, depressing it may seems, the reality is nothing is happy anymore. I think Brad Pitt is doing more positive things for the world than the US government is right now, which in a way is really sad. My focus is family first, myself and work second and third, respectively. I cannot ever forget that or stray from that focus. Truly, at this time of dire straits in our country, I am blessed. My hats off to Obama to pursue the goal of change for our country. With him, it really can happen... with McCain and Palin, the chances are better that hell freezes over. So anyways, if American dreams really exist, I will be celebrating on Nov. 4 with the melodies of Madonna in the brisk Petco Park air rather than plotting my move across the Atlantic to hawk lavender bundles in the countryside. Just my thoughts this week, by the way French class is going very well, I have a exam on Monday so lets hope I spell correctly and keep my tenses, objects and gender agreeing.

On a lighter note

It is the weekend.  Yesterday, I went to Ryan's first soccer game of the season, it was an exciting game ending in a tie of 3 to 3.  I get nervous and anxious watching these because you get proud and want only for your team to succeed.  But they are fun and it is great watching the kids mimic soccer stars like David Beckham.  After the game, we went to Costco to go on the "necessities" shop.  That was one expensive shop.  I guess we were out of everything.  Then after my ritual weekend nap, I perused Barnes and Nobles for french study aides and browsed for a while.  It amazes me how many people are there on a Sat. night just hanging out.  

Next Tues. is my birthday, I am still young I guess.  My last name won't be. I am actually officially changing it through the DMV on Monday morning when I need to renew my drivers license, this is a feat that has taken me 8 years to do. I want to stop flip-flopping my maiden name and my married name and just have an idenity.  I am going to take my birthday off of work and I decided to do....somewhat absolutely nothing. I may go off and take my weekly french tutor hour so I don't miss work doing so this week but other than that I plan to catch up on episodes of tv that I am neglecting.  Usually on my birthday I reflect on the last year for a brief moment but other than that it is just like any other day. I also think of all the free meals that I could get using my drivers license from participating restaurants but never take advantage of the deals.  

Ok, I haven't given up yet but there is no pool or startings of a pool in my backyard, it is on "hold".  I officially have a mowed weed yard, our gardeners probably think we are crazy telling them we are killing our lawn for nothing. I keep imagining prettiness someday.  I guess that is what hope is for. 

I erased my likes etc. on my myspace and facebook pages, it is time to think anew, what are really my favorite tv shows, movies, interests etc... I feel I have somewhat evolved in the last few months. I am going to reevaluate and rewrite in the next week or so. 

Last weekend, I went to my grandma's birthday celebration up in Los Gatos which is near the San Jose area.  We landed on a Sat. morning,  I took the kids and we drove down to Santa Cruz for the afternoon.  It was a good time, the road is windy from San Jose to Santa Cruz but all the memories of driving there as a teen came flooding back.  I used to go to Santa Cruz to boogie board and just to hang out, those were the days. After Santa Cruz, we had a family get together on Sunday with about 44 people.  This included 2 babies under the age of one and a handful of kids under the age of five.  My kids are over the age of five, which sounds crazy since the parents of the kids under five are older than I am by as much as 17 years or so.  I really enjoyed my day with my family, I have to do this a few times a year to keep me sane. It gives me a calm to see my mom and dad.  Overall, It was a good weekend trip away. 

I am a mom too

So I guess that qualifies me to be VP. I am a soccer mom and PTA member, I am even in charge of counting Box Tops for Education, I work full time and hold down a household. Following all this nonsense of backwards politics this week has made me just want to say if you vote for a backwards lady for VP, I feel sorry for you. She, Fallin is hypocritical, dumb, stupid, idiotic..need I say more. She is so extreme she thinks it is god's will for all these tragedies in the world. I am not basing on her family, because it is her family, that is her personal life. Her views and gun toting agenda are not who I want leading this country. Who knows how long the big McOldperson will last in the big chair if he becomes elected. I cannot believe the country I currently reside in America is falling for this crap. If they sit in the two top seats, all of the progressive rights America has made in the last century not inc. the last eight years (because there was no progression) will be halted and even taken away. I am all for National Security and safety of the fellow American, global conservation and new energy sources like solar and wind but I also see the value of seperation of church and state, upholding the constitution, pro choice, and the same rights for gays as married hetero people. I see the economy dwendling in front of my eyes seeing much first hand being in recruitment advertising. I even heard India has taken over writing articles for the newspapers. Our dependence on oil can be averted not by drilling more holes in the US and in the process potential harm to the environment and the wildlife surrounding the oil fields. A more logical way to reduce the dependence would be to produce more efficient vehicles and educating on how to use less and conserve. There is a lot of untapped renewable energy sources still available, it would be more efficient to invest in those than to have all our polar ice caps melt and harm our atmosphere by drilling for more oil. Think of this, if we drill our other sources, will eventually use it up at probably a faster pace because of potential abuse of oil/gas resources. I don't see drilling as a good solution. It really sounds lame hearing a group of people chant drill, drill. Come on be educated. Change is good, it is not just a motto, it is a mission and hopefully for the better. I want to stay a proud American and not second guess where this country is heading. This year, I am voting on experience on not who has served in the military for a bunch of years but who is willing to open their hearts and mind for actually changing America life for the better. That experience is Obama/Biden. My opinion, my thoughts, my blog.