was I busy yesterday! busy being not busy, and by this I mean not logging on my laptop, not watching tv, not texting, busy disconnecting. I checked my HNT friends today, and saw the not-so-many comments on it, which are alright, there is always next week, right?
today was another day of being busy not being busy. I lolled around in bed, then went to spinning class, then got coffee, and then bounced around the walls after my caffeine high. I got even bouncier when I found out that my apartment application to move in with my significant other got approved!
I had my trepidations i.e. my abysmal credit score, but since I had , in their words, "good rental history", I got approved! Lesson learned? its good to pay your rent and utilities on time ;-)
now down to the business of moving ! ( eeeekkk!)
Friday, January 23, 2009
Thursday, January 22, 2009
My "Vacation" HNT
I love vacations. Especially if they are paid leave vacations. I was unable to take mine last month as everybody else was out of the office/ out of town/ out of the country. But due to the powers that be, I was able to take mine this month, and right after a work conference too! I get paid for not working, plus overtime because of the conference! ;-) nice!
Since I am on vacation, I decided to sleep in, and when I sleep in (or for that matter,when I sleep) I always wear the most comfy and nice-feeling sleepwear. This particular one is a personal and my significant other's favorite :-)
Happy HNT!
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Since I am on vacation, I decided to sleep in, and when I sleep in (or for that matter,when I sleep) I always wear the most comfy and nice-feeling sleepwear. This particular one is a personal and my significant other's favorite :-)
Happy HNT!
Check out more HNT fun over at Osbasso's!
Monday, January 19, 2009
drunken
at a conference in Dallas, TX. Just got back from the bar, ridiculously drunk, been drinking since 4pm, we got free beer with the conference contest.... i am gone......did the drunken call, must have sounded like a mushball....
but u know what? I like doing the drunken call. I am at my most vulnerable and honest when I do that, and I do not apologize. I want to express my feelings, and thats that.
ehe, going for another beer, see u soon.
but u know what? I like doing the drunken call. I am at my most vulnerable and honest when I do that, and I do not apologize. I want to express my feelings, and thats that.
ehe, going for another beer, see u soon.
Thursday, January 15, 2009
the "scarf" HNT
so winter is finally here in San Diego. And as far as winters go, its been a pretty mild one, what with 80 degree temperatures, lows in the 40s, me still walking around in flip-flops, its Great!
But we do get our share of really really cold days. To keep myself warm, I wear my trusty work boots, and my oh-so-comfortable + warm pashmina scarf :-) Of course, for HNT, I wear the scarf as is ;-)
Happy HNT!
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But we do get our share of really really cold days. To keep myself warm, I wear my trusty work boots, and my oh-so-comfortable + warm pashmina scarf :-) Of course, for HNT, I wear the scarf as is ;-)
Happy HNT!
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Tuesday, January 13, 2009
the Only and the Best, Part of
the only and the best part of American Idol that the TV elitist in me will watch, is the beginning.
When literally thousands of young hopefuls (talented/un-talented, wierd, downright kooky), take their chance at the FOX spotlight to become a mass-produced and society-sanctioned entertainment boob.
Vast amounts of hilarity ensue within me as I watch and gain satisfaction from others doing so ridiculously on TV.
Otherwise, let me watch a good program on Discovery Channel anytime. Like Dirty Jobs :-)
When literally thousands of young hopefuls (talented/un-talented, wierd, downright kooky), take their chance at the FOX spotlight to become a mass-produced and society-sanctioned entertainment boob.
Vast amounts of hilarity ensue within me as I watch and gain satisfaction from others doing so ridiculously on TV.
Otherwise, let me watch a good program on Discovery Channel anytime. Like Dirty Jobs :-)
Saturday, January 10, 2009
#1 Pet Peeve
I went jogging today for about 30 minutes, and walked for 10. It felt really good to be out there in the sunshine, and I was again reminded as to why San Diego is such a great place to live. Where else can one go jogging in the winter?
My only pet peeve is other fellow joggers. Don't get me wrong. I love seeing other runners and joggers out there, gives me motivation to keep running :-) especially if there are cute joggers, ehehehehehe. What I do NOT like seeing are those female joggers (not runners, because hard-core runners never do this), who wear shades. while running.
I mean seriously. I understand if the sun is bright, and you don't want to be squinting. But wearing those bug-eye, Jackie Onassis-type shades while running? That is why Oakley made shades, for runners. Your pair probably cost as much as Oakleys anyways. Those bug-eye shades say "poseur" to the Nth degree, and definitely do not make you look cool in my book.
My only pet peeve is other fellow joggers. Don't get me wrong. I love seeing other runners and joggers out there, gives me motivation to keep running :-) especially if there are cute joggers, ehehehehehe. What I do NOT like seeing are those female joggers (not runners, because hard-core runners never do this), who wear shades. while running.
I mean seriously. I understand if the sun is bright, and you don't want to be squinting. But wearing those bug-eye, Jackie Onassis-type shades while running? That is why Oakley made shades, for runners. Your pair probably cost as much as Oakleys anyways. Those bug-eye shades say "poseur" to the Nth degree, and definitely do not make you look cool in my book.
Thursday, January 8, 2009
"Busy Office" HNT
As what happens when one is out sick for the past day or so, one comes back to find work piled up. I was out sick on Tuesday, and came in only half-day yesterday, so I was not that surprised to find a TON of work waiting for me at my desk. HEnce, my HNT for the day.
I know its not stellar, especially for the first HNT of the year, but blame it on the cold that took me down ;-)
Happy HNT!
PS For your first taste of HNT fun for 2009, simply click on my link :-)
I know its not stellar, especially for the first HNT of the year, but blame it on the cold that took me down ;-)
Happy HNT!
PS For your first taste of HNT fun for 2009, simply click on my link :-)
Tuesday, January 6, 2009
should i or shouldnt i
I read somewhere that the real reason behind why everyone says " I have never met anyone else like you" or "I have never felt this way about anyone", is precisely because of that. Every person is different, from their physical DNA, to their personality, to their inner selves. I have been in a number of serious relationships, four , not counting my present one. Each one held its promise of a cherished love, a shared lifetime, a future of us. And each one fell and broke apart because of various circumstance such as cheating, different life goals, "growing apart", etc. If you have been in one, you know.
I feel that all my relationships, whether they ended good or bad, taught me life lessons such as:
Be passionate.
Be understanding.
Never compromise your values, but learn to compromise everywhere.
Listen.
Hugging is always good.
Be flexible.
Your way IS sometimes the best way.
Never lose yourself.
Live your life.
Which brings me roundaboutedly to my point: moving in. Its only been three months, three wonderful and amazing months. Moving in was mutually agreed upon, and happily awaited by us. He has no problem with it, and I dont ....for the most part. You see, the last time I moved in with someone, it ended up with my sanity in question, my fleeing to San Diego, and literally broken in every way, heartwise, bank-wise, faith-wise.
Should I wait for another year...should I move in as planned?...should I...should I....should I??
updates coming soon...
I feel that all my relationships, whether they ended good or bad, taught me life lessons such as:
Be passionate.
Be understanding.
Never compromise your values, but learn to compromise everywhere.
Listen.
Hugging is always good.
Be flexible.
Your way IS sometimes the best way.
Never lose yourself.
Live your life.
Which brings me roundaboutedly to my point: moving in. Its only been three months, three wonderful and amazing months. Moving in was mutually agreed upon, and happily awaited by us. He has no problem with it, and I dont ....for the most part. You see, the last time I moved in with someone, it ended up with my sanity in question, my fleeing to San Diego, and literally broken in every way, heartwise, bank-wise, faith-wise.
Should I wait for another year...should I move in as planned?...should I...should I....should I??
updates coming soon...
Saturday, January 3, 2009
Everybody Does It
And so shall I. So here we go:
1.) focus on my over-all long-term health. Lose the 50 lbs of fat , and get mean and lean ;-)
2.) look for more ways to effectively pay off my debt by the end of this year.
3.) keep my idealism, but open my eyes more to reality.
4.) run either a half-marathon/ full marathon.
5.) sing, sing, sing, and write more songs, and make money for singing songs!
6.) cherish my new friends, and keep in touch with my old friends who've been there all along.
7.) work on getting into a very good art school for my M.A.
8.) fully appreciate the importance of family.
9.) be a better aunt.
10.) be a better blogger.
11.) always evolve and change for the better!
I think that about covers it :-)
1.) focus on my over-all long-term health. Lose the 50 lbs of fat , and get mean and lean ;-)
2.) look for more ways to effectively pay off my debt by the end of this year.
3.) keep my idealism, but open my eyes more to reality.
4.) run either a half-marathon/ full marathon.
5.) sing, sing, sing, and write more songs, and make money for singing songs!
6.) cherish my new friends, and keep in touch with my old friends who've been there all along.
7.) work on getting into a very good art school for my M.A.
8.) fully appreciate the importance of family.
9.) be a better aunt.
10.) be a better blogger.
11.) always evolve and change for the better!
I think that about covers it :-)
Friday, January 2, 2009
Looking Back, and Moving Forward
What an amazing year. 2008 was the kind of year that definitely will go down on the books for me. I had started out last year with a kind of deadened hope, and despair, still in the elemental processes of healing. I literally had nothing, and was subsisting on the wonderful kindness of close friends. I had no car, no job and was ridiculously deep in debt.
And then events started to unfold, and help came from unexpected quarters. I found a car and had three job interviews. Less than 10 days after I silently welcomed 2008, I had a job. The next two months were a bit rough. I forced myself to start dating, and even haunted dating forums and websites. I met some interesting men, and mistakenly thought lust to be the real thing. I broke a couple of hearts because of that, which I wasnt proud of. And I still kept on randomly checking up on my ex.
I learnt my lesson one day when I checked his Myspace profile to see that he had changed his status from "single" to "in a relationship", with the girl that he was cheating on me with. I blogged about it, and was unceremoniously tagged by Google, as I mentioned my ex's best friend by name, and apparently, him and his business partner had set up a Google tag which would alert them instantly whenever his name was mentioned on the web. GGrrrrrr.
Drama ensued. A mutual friend told me that my ex and his two friends went on this blog, and then made fun of it, and passed it around. I was now officially known as the crazy "ex-girlfriend". Even worse, the friend's girlfriend (who I thought was a pretty cool person), deleted me off her Myspace and her Facebook as she thought that I was slandering her boyfriend's good name (they have now since broken up, and we are friends again.
I eventually changed the names to protect the "innocent", and went on my merry blogging way.
The next couple of months passed in a whirlwind. I was getting more responsibilities at my job, I had started a docent-training class at the Timken Musuem of Art here, and I was making new friends. More importantly, I returned to the world of Half-Nekkid Thursdays ;-)I also restarted my love for capoeira, and even became part of the local capoeira group here in San Diego, making even more cool friends!
I was still in the dating scene, but was a bit half-hazard about it, as I was more of making and maintaing new friends as opposed to getting laid ( how priorities change when you get older). I also thought I had fallen in love a couple of times (oh! fickle heart), but the feelings eventually petered out to infatuation gone amuck.
And then, I met someone so totally random, so out of the box, that I do believe it was love at first sight. Thus was the last three months of the year spent, in the cocoon of first love, and knowing and being together.
I look forward to 2009 with happiness, and loads of hope. I survived and even moved up past my savage end in Portland to a new growth in San Diego. I have the love of a wonderful man, cool and awesome friends, an interesting job, and less debt than before. To take a page from a friend's life, I resolve to do at least one interesting thing each month for the year 2009 :-) Starting with finally working on my musical skills, and making my demo :-D
I hope everyone had an amazing holiday season, and wish you the best of 2009!
And then events started to unfold, and help came from unexpected quarters. I found a car and had three job interviews. Less than 10 days after I silently welcomed 2008, I had a job. The next two months were a bit rough. I forced myself to start dating, and even haunted dating forums and websites. I met some interesting men, and mistakenly thought lust to be the real thing. I broke a couple of hearts because of that, which I wasnt proud of. And I still kept on randomly checking up on my ex.
I learnt my lesson one day when I checked his Myspace profile to see that he had changed his status from "single" to "in a relationship", with the girl that he was cheating on me with. I blogged about it, and was unceremoniously tagged by Google, as I mentioned my ex's best friend by name, and apparently, him and his business partner had set up a Google tag which would alert them instantly whenever his name was mentioned on the web. GGrrrrrr.
Drama ensued. A mutual friend told me that my ex and his two friends went on this blog, and then made fun of it, and passed it around. I was now officially known as the crazy "ex-girlfriend". Even worse, the friend's girlfriend (who I thought was a pretty cool person), deleted me off her Myspace and her Facebook as she thought that I was slandering her boyfriend's good name (they have now since broken up, and we are friends again.
I eventually changed the names to protect the "innocent", and went on my merry blogging way.
The next couple of months passed in a whirlwind. I was getting more responsibilities at my job, I had started a docent-training class at the Timken Musuem of Art here, and I was making new friends. More importantly, I returned to the world of Half-Nekkid Thursdays ;-)I also restarted my love for capoeira, and even became part of the local capoeira group here in San Diego, making even more cool friends!
I was still in the dating scene, but was a bit half-hazard about it, as I was more of making and maintaing new friends as opposed to getting laid ( how priorities change when you get older). I also thought I had fallen in love a couple of times (oh! fickle heart), but the feelings eventually petered out to infatuation gone amuck.
And then, I met someone so totally random, so out of the box, that I do believe it was love at first sight. Thus was the last three months of the year spent, in the cocoon of first love, and knowing and being together.
I look forward to 2009 with happiness, and loads of hope. I survived and even moved up past my savage end in Portland to a new growth in San Diego. I have the love of a wonderful man, cool and awesome friends, an interesting job, and less debt than before. To take a page from a friend's life, I resolve to do at least one interesting thing each month for the year 2009 :-) Starting with finally working on my musical skills, and making my demo :-D
I hope everyone had an amazing holiday season, and wish you the best of 2009!
Thursday, January 1, 2009
Belated HNT
I know I know. I have been remiss in my HNT's, but can you blame me? with so many amazing reasons to celebrate this year's holidays vs the holidays last year, I got caught up....
but I am trying to make up for it ;-) My fave HNT for the year 2008 would have to be my "Light" HNT. I like because of the many many ways I thought of taking the shot, the many many ways I actually took the shot, and the final outcome of the shot. I especially love the way I look, how soft and feminine and somehow demure atmosphere.
Belated Happy HNT Everyone!
but I am trying to make up for it ;-) My fave HNT for the year 2008 would have to be my "Light" HNT. I like because of the many many ways I thought of taking the shot, the many many ways I actually took the shot, and the final outcome of the shot. I especially love the way I look, how soft and feminine and somehow demure atmosphere.
Belated Happy HNT Everyone!
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