Bon Voyage!

Praise God!!! I made it through another week of work. My Friday has finally arrived! (I work Friday-Monday 7pm-5am lucky me!) Anyway, I don't have any major week-end (week day) plans besides starting my dreaded Christmas shopping even though most of my friends and family will be the lucky (or unlucky depending how you look at it) recipients of knitted scarves made by me. ( I've had a little too much free time lately) I'm suppose to report for jury duty later this week but I think the summons got lost in the mail....yeah that's what happened. Oh how could I forget... I'm going on a cruise and I'm so excited! My Mom, Grandma, Uncle, Uncle's Partner, and I are going on a 7 day cruise from Venice to Rome in September. We are going on this cruise line. We're suppose to arrive in Venice 2 days...

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IGNORANCE

Okay.... So I think I've calmed down enough to talk about this. A couple of weeks ago a friend and I visited Adela's Yarn Store in Castro Valley. (5 Minutes from Oakland) Actually let me back it up a bit. After lounging around on a rainy day listening to Jill Scott in sweatsuits (cute one's of course :-) a friend (who happens to be white) and I decided to buy some yarn for new projects. We looked in the phone book and found a yarn shop 5 minutes away from her house. I walked into the shop before her and was immediately approached by a salesperson who looked at me from head to toe then sneered, "Can I help you with something?" I replied, "No thanks." and started looking around. She rolled her eyes and walk away but continued to watch me as I walked around. At that point I probably should have...

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Stupid Callers (part II)

FYI....For all of you that don't already know 911 is for LIFE or DEATH emergencies understand! No, a live rat swimming up your toilet is not considered an emergency. The shopping cart flipped over in the middle of intersection that your stupid ass could have moved would not count as an emergency either. Hopefully that clears things up. ME: 911, What's your emergency? Caller: I need the number to Blockbuster Video. ME: Are you aware that you called 911? Caller: Um, yeah! ME: Are you aware that 911 is for life or death emergencies? Caller: Yeah, but you guys are so much faster than 411!!! Plus, I just saved myself 75 cents! ~END CALL~ ME:911, What's your emergency? Caller: Does time change today? You know that whole day light savings thing? ME: Yes, but what is your emergency, why are you...

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Josh says Happy Thanksgiving too...but his silly Aunt could not figure out how to include this picture in the last post. Posted by He...

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Happy Thanksgiving from Mom, Me, and Grandma!!! Posted by Hel...

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Happy Turkey Da...

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Freedom!

Im free!!!!! I finally worked up the nerve to do what I've wanted to do for years. After several hairstyles ranging from a very long weave to a very short pixie cut I have given up the creamy crack! No more burning scalp and eyes! No more hiding from fog, rain, wind, and anything else that could potentially ruin my hairstyle! No more chemicals that I think were (in part) causing my migranes! No more avoiding combs, brushes, and anything else that could scratch my scalp prior to salon visits in order to avoid chemical burns. No more spending ridiculous amounts of money on hair products that never lived up to their promises. NO MORE, NO MORE, NO MORE!!! On November 17 2004 at 2:30 pm my addiction officially ended. I have taken the first step on what I hope will be a long journey of self discovery....

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Naked Drummer

Have you ever noticed that everyone around you seems to be going through the same issues at the same time? I don't mean the actual details of each situation. They just all seem to be on the same page, you know. I was talking to an old friend about how unhappy I am with my life at times. I told him I was going through somewhat of a rebellious faze and that I wanted to shave off all my hair and go beat a drum naked in a park somewhere. Okay... I don't actually plan to go beat a drum naked in a park somewhere (eww bugs!) and you already know about the hair thing. The point is I'm so tired of doing what I'm suppose to do...you know the whole work, pay bills, be a responsible member of society thing. He said he felt exactly the same way. His life turned out nothing like he expected it to and he...

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Aim High

I have got to get back to the Gym! I haven't been for the last 2 weeks (well honestly I haven't been for at least a month but I think that one 30 minute work out should count for something, don't you?). Since I decided not to run the marathon my workout routine has slowly deteriorated from 5-6 days a week to 1 day a month. In the beginning I told myself " It's okay, I need to let my body recuperate from all that running." Then I realized I was neglecting my TV habit. Then well...you get the point it just went downhill from there. Anyway it's time to get back on the horse so I think that will be my November goal. I will go to the gym at least 6 time a week. Yeah, that's what I'll do aim high. I figure if I shoot for 6 times a week I should make it at least 4 times (I hope). Hopefully that will...

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Defeat

So much time has passed since my last post I seem to have forgotten how. It took me almost 10 minutes to remember my password.....Anyway my blogging strike is officially over. The management and I have reached a compromise however I am not at liberty to discuss the specific terms. Basically.... My war with the worlds slowest computer is over. I have conceded defeat, kinda like Kerry .....even though I think he actually won. I have accepted the fact that I will have to deal with my old clunker until I have enough money to buy another one (which won't be any time soon). Management (the computer) has agreed not to crash for no apparent reason or turn itself on in the middle of the night. I have in turn promised to get DSL and stop downloading unnecessary files (in other words, anything). I was...

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