Bells will be ringing
The glad, glad news
Oh, what a Christmas
To have the blues
My baby’s gone
I have no friends
To wish me greetings
Once again

Choirs will be singing
"silent night"
Christmas carols
By candlelight
Please come home for Christmas
Please come home for Christmas
If not for Christmas
Then by New Year’s Night (please come home for christmas, aaron neville)

merry christmas, everyone!! i was dreaming of a white christmas, and when i peeked my head out my window this morning, there was tons of frost on all the houses. close enough for the bay area, eh??

anyway, i hope everyone enjoys today with their family and friends. i know i will!! :)

I'll have a Blue Christmas without you
I'll be so blue thinking about you
Decorations of red on a green Christmastree
Won't be the same dear, if you're not here with me

I'll have a Blue Christmas that's certain
And when that blue heartache starts hurtin'
You'll be doin' all right, with your Christmas of white,
But I'll have a blue, blue Christmas (blue christmas, elvis presley)

merry christmas, everyone. have a great time with your family and friends and enjoy the magic. hugs!! :)

every good and perfect gift is from above.
coming down from the father of the heavenly lights.
james 1:17

I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes off you
I can't take my eyes off of you
I can't take my eyes off you (the blower's daughter, damien rice)

this was fun. :)

Get to know the REAL you by crash_and_burn
Your Name
You Are A:	Gamer
Your Favorite Band/Song	Sneaker Pimps - Low Five
You Like To Read:	Anything political
You Firmly Believe In:	God
Everyone Thinks You Are:	An easy fuck
You Were Conceived:	In a bed, duh
You Will Marry:	A street-corner pimp
Quiz created with MemeGen!

Get to know the REAL you by crash_and_burn
Your Name
You Are A:	Poet
Your Favorite Band/Song	Evanescence - My Immortal
You Like To Read:	Non-fiction novels
You Firmly Believe In:	Nudity
Everyone Thinks You Are:	A respectable person
You Were Conceived:	In a bed, duh
You Will Marry:	A respectable person
Quiz created with MemeGen!

Oh, they had a little party down in Newport;
There was Harry, there was Mary, there was Grace.
Oh, they had a little party down in Newport,
And they had to carry Harry from the place.

Oh, they had to carry Harry to the ferry,
And the ferry carried Harry to the shore;
And the reason that they had to carry Harry to the ferry
Was that Harry couldn't carry any more.

For California, for California,
The hills send back the cry,
We're out to do or die,
For California, for California,
We'll win the game or know the reason why.

And when the game is over, we will buy a keg of booze,
And drink to California 'till we wobble in our shoes.

So drink, tra la la,
Drink, tra la la,
Drink, drank, drunk last night,
Drunk the night before;
Gonna get drunk tonight
Like I never got drunk before;
For when I'm drunk, I'm as happy as can be
For I am member of the Souse family.

Now the Souse family is the best family
That ever came over from old Germany.
There's the Highland Dutch, and the Lowland Dutch,
The Rotterdam Dutch, and the Irish.

Sing glorious, victorious,
One keg of beer for the four of us.
Sing glory be to God that there are no more of us,
For one of us could drink it all alone. Damn near.
Here's to the Irish, dead drunk. The lucky stiffs.... (cal drinking song)

sorry to make this an angry entry, but right now, a big FUCK YOU goes out to texas and their lame ass coach. how dare you beg other coaches to vote for you and sneak into the rose bowl. i hope your deal with the devil was worth it and that michigan kills you.

i'm so proud of tedford and what he's done with the team this year. he was so gracious on tv, and talked about how honored the team would be to play in the holiday bowl. don't worry, i know what you really meant to say, and i'll say it here for you. it's too bad that cal couldn't play auburn somehow. i'd call it, "the two teams that got JACKED bowl." and cal would win by a field goal, just like last year!! ;)

crazy how it feels tonight
crazy how you make it alright love
you crush me with the things you do
i do for you anything too
sitting smoking feeling high
in this moment it feels so right (crush, dave matthews band)

you know it's true love when i start visiting www.thinkgeek.com on my own.

don't let it go away
this feeling has got to stay
and i can't believe i've had this chance now
don't let it go away (new, no doubt)

hey kiddies. sooooo, since the quickest week of my life is now over, it's time to update!! i gave blood today and my right arm is all jacked up, and it really hurts to type. they sort of effed up and i have a huge bruise and it's the color of red wine and grape juice pretty much. i got jacked up!! apologies if i don't go into detail here...i'll type as much as i can before my arm falls off and hopefully update it a bit later. ;) oh, and by the way...i've never eaten so much crap in one week before, so i'ma try to include it all so you can fully understand how i gained 300 pounds in the last few days.

monday: i was really nervous and very thankful that i have such a kind brother that offered to drive me to the airport to pick bean up!! it was sort of hilarious trying to find the gate he'd be coming out of since it wasn't considered an "international" flight and he had flown in about 20 minutes early. i didn't totally see him at first. i saw someone walk towards me with a rugby ball, but them someone walked in front of him and i couldn't see his face. but it was so awesome to give bean a huge hug when i first saw him. sigh...he's the greatest. after we drove back home, we decided to get some tacos since we were both goobers and hadn't eaten dinner because of nervous tummies. then we went home, he met the 'rents and i took him to his hotel.

tuesday: election day. horray...or something. well, we did have donuts, so that's always a plus. bean came with me as i went to vote and then we grabbed sandwiches and dessert and i made him watch moulin rouge. i am the meanest!! we then took BART into sf to hang with lauren and kelly. we grabbed wine and pizza and had the tv on in the background while we watched election results come in. i felt so bad for bean cause he was sort of sitting there watching tv and listening to us gals catch up and giggle. but, one of my favorite moments was grabbing bean, filling up our wine glasses, and taking him to the top of lauren's roof. luckily, her apartment building is one of the taller ones in the area so she has a spectacular view. you have the golden gate bridge on the left, coit tower on the right, and the bay inbetween. the night was really clear and cold and the lights twinkling in the dark made for such a beautiful setting. i'm sighing really big just thinking about it!! :)

wednesday: another fun chill day. we went to lunch at el sombrero's and grabbed tacos and met up with kim and erik. it's so much fun to show bean off!! i think it's cause he's so cute!! after that, i drove bean around and took him to one of my favorite hills with a pretty nice view of the south bay. it was really cold and windy, but that just means extra hugs!! i also took him to mission san jose for a quick tour and then we came back to watch LOTR numba one. mah mama made the best fried chicken and garlic mashed potatoes!! thank goodness beanie likes garlic so he didn't mind my stinky breath. i hope.

thursday: monterey!! unfortunately, it was raining pretty hard on the way down there so it was a bit crazy when i was driving. especially with no median and lanes at times. hee hee!! we went to the aquarium and had such a blast!! we got to see the white shark, big turtles, sea lions, and all the jellyfish!! it was great to walk through and take our time so we could enjoy spending time together and at the same time be so amazed at all the different exhibits. we were there for a few hours and then headed out to starbucks to chill before our big dinner!! my auntie beth treated us to the best meal i've ever had before. she thought that she "owed" me since i had watched her house/doggies this summer while she was on vacation. she's so silly. anyway, her treat was this meal at one of her favorite restaurants, fresh cream. i basically moaned during the entire time i was eating. everything was so orgasmic in my mouth and i promise to write more about what i had later on!! gotta push through this entry....

friday: our chill day inbetween two out and about days. we watched LOTR numba two and then went to the park with erik to play football and rugby. sorta. we just did a lot of throwing and kicking. after a while, i was getting hot in my jeans so i sat down. bean came over after a while and put the football on my head being all goofy. i felt it start to fall over and put my hand out to grab it and felt this pain on my thumb. somehow (don't even ask cause i couldn't see it), the football caught my thumb nail and ripped part of it off and the inside sort of bled and my thumb got all sore. all that drama from the football moving about two inches. i didn't get hurt from any throws or stupid catches i made...just that. HI-larious. after that, we had chinese food and watched the last samauri.

saturday: we went to berkeley to see cal and oregon play. we took BART in and walked up to sproul plaza to see my sistah, caitlin, and the band play. then, we walked up campus and to the game!! but not before we had some top dogs!! awesome!! the game was too close (which is exactly what i had said before) but thankfully cal won!! i hope bean enjoyed the whole experience and didn't mind me talking the whole time. i had such a great time sharing all the crazy stories and things from the past. after that, we walked down and grabbed pizza at greg's which was soooo damn good. world's biggest slices. i didn't get through half of mine. hee hee!! when we got home, we watched the final LOTR installment and i fell asleep before it ended. i tried to fight sleep, but i knew i had to wake up early to drive beanie away (sob, sob). i think beanie and erik stayed up a bit later to watch some rugby at 1am. crazies.

sunday: time to hit the road to take bean up to clear lake/lakeport. oh noes!! the drive up wasn't too bad...about 3 hours...but it was great because i got to talk/sing/hold bean's hand the whole time. and giggle lots. it was great to meet his family friends, jackie and mickey. they took us out for lunch at a great mexican place and are totally fun and generous. bean's in good hands...although far away. sob sob. hee hee!! the ride home was sort of hard. i just wanted to be home a.s.a.p. so i could cuddle up on my bed and relive this whole week.

and now here i am. at least i got to brag about him at work to my workmates and tell everyone some fun stories and how amazing he is. every moment spent with him was so much fun and it felt like a dream. it makes me sad to think it's over, but so incredibly happy also to know that i got to finally spend time with him. i am so blessed to have had this chance to hang out with bean i thank him from the bottom of my heart for every moment we spent together. it was beyond anything i could have ever dreamed up.

okay...that's all outta me. my arm feels like it's gonna fall off and i should prolly take it easy. i'll try to update a bit more tomorrow. goodnight!! :)

happy halloween!!

what am i doing today?? trying to get my heart rate down a bit. i woke up around 7 (which isn't too bad since with daylight savings, it was actually 8...but still...it's a sunday!!) with my heart just beating as fast as it could!! i am sooooo excited about bean coming down!! i can't seem to calm down yet. no heart attacks!! hee hee!!

what am i up to today?? a bit of cleaning, going into sf to hang with kelly and lauren for a bit, then home to watch my simpsons halloween dvd. awwwww yeah. don't worry, kiddies, i did watch the crow last night like a good girl. i have watched that movie every october 30th since it was released. ;)

here are two cute halloween pics for ya before i go!! enjoy!!

No time frame, for what I need to do today Here at the yellow house. I think I'm gonna play With some free livin' lads down the street aways away

As I feel the moon rise The time that all feels is the right time Here in our sleepy house As I wipe eye bugs away, the candle flickers at me to say And in my head I sometimes pray

Hey aren't ya feeling fine As I was as a little child And I'm feeling better when I'm high With a red light shinning on a little unity (sleepyhouse, blind melon)

today feels like a great day!! all dressed up as a fairy, about to stuff my face with tons of food and i get to see my cousin/sister, megan, in the crucible tonight!!

that and bean will be here in 3 days. oh. mah. gawd.

OH. HOLY. CRAP.

anyone who watched the yankees/sox game today...you know what i'm talking about. i need to do my little rant because the yankees are just the worst and when crap like this happens; it's venting time.

a-rod, you are a fucking moron. take a look at what you did.


do you see your hand go up and swat the ball away?? not only that, but you knocked his hand so hard that arroyo's glove came off. hell-o!! like i told erik, "he swatted that glove like a granny swattin' a bee." mmmmkaaaay??

kevin millar had this to say. "that was unprofessional. that was against the rules. if you want to play football, strap on some pads and go play for the green bay packers." hee hee!!

a-rod, i have lost all faith in you. i am not posting any quotes by you because they're stupid and you're whiney and you're a little liar. i was laughing my ass off when i saw the replay.

another turning point, a fork stuck in the road.
time grabs you by the wrist, directs you where to go.
so make the best of this test, and don't ask why.
it's not a question, but a lesson learned in time.

it's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.
i hope you had the time of your life.

so take the photographs and still frames in your mind.
hang it on a shelf in good health and good time.
tattoos of memories and dead skin on trial.
for what it's worth, it was worth all the while.

it's something unpredictable, but in the end it's right.
i hope you had the time of your life. (good riddance [time of your life], green day)

today might be the day when everything starts falling into place.

We might kiss when we are alone
When nobody's watching
I might take you home
We might make out when nobody's there
It's not that we're scared
It's just that it's delicate

So why do you fill my sorrow
With the words you've borrowed
From the only place you've known
And why do you sing Hallelujah
If it means nothing to you
Why do you sing with me at all? (delicate, damien rice)

all right, kiddies. time for an update with cool pics and everything!! woohoo!! all right, let's get this party started.

aw, man…this reminds me of my turtles when they would eat bananas!!!

Banana appeal: Mother, an African spur thigh tortoise with bad table manners, enjoys a treat in Kokomo, Ind., after being reunited with her owners. The 90-pound tortoise was left in an Army duffel bag on the family's front porch about a week after she was kidnapped from their yard.

Healthy again, C.J. catches a lift to the ocean from Karen Beasley Sea Turtle Rescue and Rehabilitation staffers in Topsail Beach, N.C.

wwwwwwwwwww, dis baby is soooo freakin cute!!

Zoo's new yak: Petra's week-old baby chatters away at the Frankfort (Germany) Zoo

Double diaper dandies: Orangutan twins romp in their nursery at Parrot Jungle Island in Miami. The unnamed females are the first recorded twins born in 20 years.

and what would jesus do, you ask?? why, try to break the record for the world's biggest pillow fight!!

Love thy neighbor upside the head: The peacemakers may be blessed, but the warmongers have more fun at New Heights Church in Vancouver, Wash., where more than 1,000 Christians tried to set a Guinness world record for biggest pillow fight.

this is stolen from like a thousand people:

Thirteen random things you like:
1) slurpees
2) kissing
3) bean
4) pink
5) blankets
6) movies
7) sunsets
8) stars
9) beer
10) numba 14 for the sharks
11) music
12) nail polish
13) flowers

Twelve movies you like:
1) the princess bride
2) the little mermaid
3) office space
4) the crow
5) rushmore
6) moulin rouge
7) far and away
8) dumb and dumber
9) se7en
10) the shawshank redemption
11) ferris bueller's day off
12) strange brew...the list goes on and on...

Eleven bands/singers you like:
1) sublime
2) dave matthews band
3) damien rice
4) nick drake
5) pearl jam
6) no doubt
7) blink 182 (most of their older stuff)
8) jack johnson
9) etta james
10) u2
11) weezer

Ten things you wear daily:
1) watch
2) ring
3) livestrong bracelet
4) underoos
5) bra
6) shirt
7) skirt/pants
8) shoes
9) earrings
10) toe rings

Nine things about you, physically:
1) brown hair
2) hazel eyes
3) big ol' tongue
4) curves
5) hip to finger ratio
6) booty
7) smiles
8) painted toenails
9) i dunno...

Eight favorite food/drinks:
1) beer
2) milkshakes/malts
3) flautas
4) nectarines
5) raspberries
6) strawberries
7) most soup
8) meat

Seven random friends:

1) erik
2) bean
3) caitlin
4) meggers
5) kelly
6) lauren
7) sara

Six things that annoy you:
1) work (for the time being, at least)
2) foolios who can't drive
3) people who eat with their mouths open
4) people who drive in the bike lane and scare me!!
5) dorks on their cell phones at the movies and other inappropriate places

Five favorite words:
1) hardcore
2) awesome
3) totally
4) hecka/hella
5) hee hee (cause i giggle for most of the day)

Four shows you currently watch:
1) any sports game
2) the simpsons (well, the repeats at least)
3) will and grace
4) alias...but not until january...IDIOTS!!

Three places you go regularly:
1) work
2) my house
3) el sombrero

Two of your favorite famous people:
1) jonathan cheechoo
2) ryan longwell

Your idol:
1) my mommy. she's amazing.

and now, your moment of zen. Ralph Waldo Emerson said it best: “To laugh often and much; to win the respect of intelligent people and the affection of children…to leave the world a better place…to know even one life has breathed easier because you have lived. This is to have succeeded.”

i feel like i'm the only one taking stupid pills!!

all right, all right. so little disclaimer before i go on my rant. i am a cal fan, so it's natural that i hate usc with a passion equal to or stronger than stanFUrd. there's your warning. first of all, if you've read my blog in the past, you'll know how i feel about usc being ranked number one for football. over the course of the last few days, i have read more articles about they are going to be unstoppable...undefeated...blah blah blah. the tone even suggests that they hadn't lost last season as well. hello, did you see them play cal?? anyway, the biggest frustration for me was their schedule!! they played the pathetic ten (sorry, as much as i hate that term, most teams were pretty weak) and the following: auburn, byu, and hawaii. are you fucking kidding me?? you all know that if cal or any other pac ten team last year had done this, that they would have not been ranked numba one. man...the weakness of their schedule just kills me. anyway, i just hope cal kicks some huge ass this season, and totally blows everyone away. GO BEARS!!

i'm not sure all these people understand (nightswimming, r.e.m.)

holy crap. i knew it was going to be a great day when i heard my favorite song on my workmate's radio this morning (at last, etta james), but it is now officially going to be AWESOME because i just heard, "nightswimming" by r.e.m. on the radio for the first time. wow. more later since i'm at work...hee hee!!

this is by far one of the most powerful things i've ever heard. i first heard it about 4 years ago. i'm thankful i had the chance to listen to it when i was in college. i of course had forgotten about it until recently. for some reason, it had been echoing in my head; just little bits at a time. i thought i'd share it with all of you.


WHAT IS YOUR LIFE'S BLUEPRINT?
Note: Six months before he was assassinated, King spoke to a group of students at Barratt Junior High School in Philadelphia on October 26, 1967.

I want to ask you a question, and that is: What is your life's Blueprint?

Whenever a building is constructed, you usually have an architect who draws a blueprint, and that blueprint serves as the pattern, as the guide, and a building is not well erected without a good, solid blueprint.

Now each of you is in the process of building the structure of your lives, and the question is whether you have a proper, a solid and a sound blueprint.

I want to suggest some of the things that should begin your life's blueprint. Number one, in your life's blueprint, should be a deep belief in your own dignity, your worth and your own somebodiness. Don't allow anybody to make you feel that you're nobody. Always feel that you count. Always feel that you have worth, and always feel that your life has ultimate significance.

Secondly, in your life's blueprint you must have as the basic principle the determination to achieve excellence in your various fields of endeavor. You're going to be deciding as the days, as the years unfold what you will do in life-- what your life's work will be. Set out to do it well.

And I say to you, my young friends, doors are opening to you--doors of opportunities that were not open to your mothers and your fathers-- and the great challenge facing you is to be ready to face these doors as they open.

Ralph Waldo Emerson, the great essayist, said in a lecture in 1871, "If a man can write a better book or preach a better sermon or make a better mousetrap than his neighbor, even if he builds his house in the woods, the world will make a beaten path to his door."

This hasn't always been true-- but it will become increasingly true, and so I would urge you to study hard, to burn the midnight oil; I would say to you, don't drop out of school. I understand all the sociological reasons, but I urge you that in spite of your economic plight, in spite of the situation that you're forced to live in-- stay in school.

And when you discover what you will be in your life, set out to do it as if God Almighty called you at this particular moment in history to do it. don't just set out to do a good job. Set out to do such a good job that the living, the dead or the unborn couldn't do it any better.

If it falls your lot to be a street sweeper, sweep streets like Michelangelo painted pictures, sweep streets like Beethoven composed music, sweep streets like Leontyne Price sings before the Metropolitan Opera. Sweep streets like Shakespeare wrote poetry. Sweep streets so well that all the hosts of heaven and earth will have to pause and say: Here lived a great street sweeper who swept his job well. If you can't be a pine at the top of the hill, be a shrub in the valley.

Be be the best little shrub on the side of the hill. Be a bush if you can't be a tree. If you can't be a highway, just be a trail. If you can't be a sun, be a star. For it isn't by size that you win or fail. Be the best of whatever you are.
From the estate of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

stolen'd from annie...thanks, girl!! :)

PAST
[ + ]first grade teacher's name: mrs. lienenger...totally misspelled...sorry!!
[ + ]last word you said: "float" i think i asked my daddy if he wanted me to make him an orange float
[ + ]last song you sang: proudest monkey-dave matthews band
[ + ]last thing you laughed at: my brother making fun of me and my belly laugh. which of course cracks me up some more
[ + ]last time you cried: i dunno...maybe a week ago??
[ + ]last person you thought of: prolly erik cause i just answered a question about him

PRESENT
[ + ]what's in your cd player: crash-dave matthews band in my car, o-damien rice in my room
[ + ]what color socks are you wearing: i am not wearing socks
[ + ]what time did you wake up today: 6:30

CURRENT
[ + ]current hair: wet and pulled back
[ + ]current clothes: a towel...just got out of the shower, yo
[ + ]any bad habits: not really
[ + ]do you find it hard to trust people: nope
[ + ]last thing you bought yourself: a picture of a garden in paris
[ + ]bath or shower: shower for the daily stuff, but bath to the max for fun times. gotta have my relaxing candles, no lights, a little music, my perfect bubbles in a jacuzzi tub, baby!!
[ + ]favorite season: summah summah summah-time!!
[ + ]favorite color: pink. did you have any doubts about this, really??
[ + ]favorite flavor: i like vanilla or malt added to drinks
[ + ]favorite time of day: the second i come home from work!! hopefully this will change soon
[ + ]gold or silver: most of my stuff is silver

FASHION
[ + ]do you wear a watch: yup yup
[ + ]favorite stores: lavendar bay (before they moved)
[ + ]how big is your closet? pretty big...lots of storage space!!
[ + ]ever spend more then $200 in a store?: yup
[ + ]do your friends know everything about you: yup...what does this have to do with, "fashion"??
[ + ]what do they tend to be like: great listeners!! and super fun party animals
[ + ]can you count on them: all the time
[ + ]can they count on you: yeah!!

LAST
[ + ]last book you read: the gospel of mary magdalene
[ + ]last movie you saw: i, robot
[ + ]last movie you saw on the big screen: i, robot
[ + ]last show you watched on tv: things i hate about you
[ + ]last song you heard: crash into me-dave matthews band
[ + ]last thing you had to drink: root beer
[ + ]last thing you ate: meatloaf, mashed potatoes, and green beans
[ + ]last time you showered: about 10 minutes ago
[ + ]last time you smiled: a few minutes ago
[ + ]last time you laughed: see above
[ + ]last person you hugged: my mommy
[ + ]last person you talked to online: bean!!

DO YOU...
[ + ]smoke: nope
[ + ]drink: hell yeah
[ + ]have sex: i'm saving myself for jonathan cheechoo. ;)
[ + ]sleep with stuffed animals: you better believe it
[ + ]have a dream that keeps coming back: several
[ + ]play an instrument: i used to play the clarinet and piano
[ + ]believe there is life on other planets: life as we know it?? who knows
[ + ]read the newspaper: yup yup
[ + ]believe in miracles: without a doubt
[ + ]consider police a friend or foe: for the most part, friend. i hate people who whine about being pulled over for going 75 in a 45 zone. he-llo!!
[ + ]like the taste of alcohol: every day and every night
[ + ]believe in astrology: nope, but i do read horoscopes if i come across it in the paper...hahahahaha
[ + ]believe in magic: like black magic or david blaine or what??
[ + ]go to church: not as much as i'd like to
[ + ]have any secrets: of course!!
[ + ]have any pets: not any more
[ + ]go or plan to attend college: been there. done that.
[ + ]talk to strangers: if they have a packers hat on or somethin
[ + ]have any piercings: yup, 5
[ + ]have any tattoos: not yet ;)
[ + ]hate yourself: not really
[ + ]wish on stars: oh yeah
[ + ]like your handwriting: sure
[ + ]believe in witches: nope
[ + ]believe in ghosts: yes
[ + ]believe in santa: yes, cause he still brings me presents!!
[ + ]believe in the easter bunny: did you hear me stutter??
[ + ]believe in the tooth fairy: yeah, but she never gave me as much as my friends, so i stopped believing after a while...hahahahahah!!
[ + ]trust others easily: for the most part, yes.
[ + ]sing in the shower: all the time

I'm not a perfect person
There's many things I wish I didn't do
But I continue learning
I never meant to do those things to you
And so I have to say before I go
That I just want you to know

I've found a reason for me
To change who I used to be
A reason to start over new
and the reason is you (the reason, hoobastank)

holy cow. it's been a while since i've updated this thing. hee hee!! i've thought about it for a while, and links start piling up...and then it seems overwhelming to do it all at once. how about an update today and links and pics next time?? okay, deal!! :)

i feel like i've been super busy the last few months. not a weekend went by when i wasn't doing something. which is always good...it's always fun stuff...but it's been a lot lately. may was full of birthdays which always means eating out at favorite restaurants and a nice full belly. horray!!

last weekend, my cousin stacy gave birth to her second child, landon thomas-wayne. i got to be there and hold her leg as she pushed him out. it was an incredible experience, and totally awesome. he's such a cutie, too. i got to see him again yesterday while i was at caitlin's high school graduation party. he's still so little!! he did open his eyes for me for a bit. i think he's going to look like his mommy and act like his daddy...totally opposite of what their first child, sienna is. hee hee!!

after i witnessed the birth, i had a wedding to go to!! michelle (who shares my bday) got married the same day. i missed the ceremony (which was in spanish) but made it to the reception. it was totally beautiful and michelle looked amazing. it was such an awesome day!!

yesterday, i helped my aunt at my cousin's graduation party. i think the final count was 130 people. it was great because there were a few people in the kitchen with me, helping out...making sure there was enough food, refilling stuff, baking stuff, cutting more, cleaning up, whatever. my aunt did go out and buy like 70 plates to match the whole theme, so we had to wash those as they came in dirty. they never ended, and i swear people used them again and again and again. hee hee!! but it was fun even though it was a long day, and i'm glad that my cousin (sister...hee hee!!) got to enjoy her party and talk to everyone, and so did her mom. she was so proud, and so am i!! go bears!!

luckily, i did get to take a quick break once i got all the food ready to go and everything washed up so i could play with sienna for a moment when she arrived. poor girl (she's almost 3) didn't have a nap in the car and was a little tired and fussy with all the people there. i grabbed her and a plate of fruit and went outside and chilled for a while. seriously, 5 people came up to me and told me that i was such a good mother. it was funny because a few of them i knew...friends of my aunts and stuff...and they still thought that sienna was mine. hahahahahahah!! when i was holding landon, i got the same thing. which is sort of expected when you're rocking an infant who's a week old, i suppose. but still...i'm not a mother!! just like my rant from a few months ago, i'm sorry. it's just so ironic. i get carded when i go to bars, but it's natural for me to have a kid or two. arg!!

anyway, i'm excited because this weekend is the blink 182/no doubt concert and after that, i'm camping at the lair!! i'm very excited to get a week off...it's only been a year since i've had a vacation!! woohoo!! all right, that's my update for the moment. like i said, i'll do links and pics later. night!!

I'll meet you in the red room,
Close the door and dim the lights.
I will be yours truly
If indeed the price is right.

So throw your sword, be my king,
Let your passions rise and sing.
Just show me the diamonds
And I'll let you wear my ring. (meet me in the red room, amiel)

all right, so as promised, here are a few stories, pics, and whatever i thought i'd share with ya.

oh, and an update. yesssssss...update. we'll, i've been working and just chillin. gone to some more sharks games which is always tons of fun. watchin' cheechoo freakin tear it up lately!! and i still have to get that pic framed of him in my room. if you live nearby, you need to check this thing out. for reals. it's sooooo big!! anyway, i've been same ol' netters. :) enjoy!!

thank god someone someone finally realizes that the dude in the outfield did NOT cost the cubs the game. hello…if you can’t stop the marlins from scoring like 20 runs after that incident, you don’t deserve to win. grumble grumble. i think i'm like one of 3 people who think cubs fans are juuuuuust a little out in left field. hee hee!!

for all you astronomy nuts, you're going to want to check out the coolest pic of saturn. EVER.

another cool pic to share...for all those not in cali experiencing our little heat wave, this should explain it a bit.

this story is just too cute!!

and speaking of cute...check out pandas!! the mommy is just like, "what the heck??" :)

oh man. my dad just loves stuff like this.

awwwwwwwwwww!! the caption reads: Mom's little guy: Sumatran orangutan Indah and her 5-day-old male newborn make their public debut at the San Diego Zoo.

cute baby polar bear!!

yellow moooooonkey!!

everybody was kung fu fighting.

this just looks like fun.

oh, i'm in gyrffindor!!

Your Years at Hogwarts by nevermindless
Name:
The Sorting Hat places you in:	Gryffindor (Red and Gold)
Subject you are naturally best at:	Transfiguration
Your favorite book:	Invisible Book of Invisibility
Pet you bring to school:	Mottled Owl
You are most known for:	Being the Headboy/girl.
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She gave him away when she couldn't hold...no...she folded...
A dissident is here
Escape is never, the safest path
Oh, a dissident, a dissident is here (dissident, pearl jam)

just a quick little shoutout since it's been a while. don't worry, i still have hella crap to post.

i think it's odd that people don't think i look my age, yet think it's possible that i have several children. i am always carded when i'm out at the bars...and i understand. sort of. at times i feel i look my age, but i know people still waaaaaay underestimate how old i really am. okay. but when people ask me about my "daughter" when i take my 4 year old cousin to the park...that just weirds me out. and today at work, i was training a new gal and she said to me, "wow, how many kids do you have??" i told her none and she seemed surprised because i was "very thorough" with my directions. can't a girl just be organized and not have kids?? hee hee.

ahhh, just a rant. sorry. you'll live. :)

oh, and beware the ides of march. that is all!!

i'm stealing this from jackson cause i can. hee hee.



create your own visited country map
or write about it on the open travel guide

this is one hundred times sadder. i've only been in two states. well, 3 i guess. cali my whole life. but seriously, been pretty much everywhere you can go. nevada only because i've driven around lake tahoe. and d.c. only because i've had a layover there. can we say, "road trip time"??


create your own visited states map
or write about it on the open travel guide

i like power because it increases my sexual options?? ummmm, okay!!

What Famous Leader Are You?

and i'm some random movie i've never heard of.

What Classic Movie Are You?

In the wee small hours of the morning
While the whole wide world is fast asleep
You lie awake and think about the girl
And never ever think of counting sheep (in the wee small hours, frank sinatra) just something that was in my head. ;)

woah. what's new with me?? not much. finished up water polo this week and went to a sharks game!! shutout for nabby...horray!! my bestest bro ever totally surprised me on monday with this HUGE picture of jonathan cheechoo in the front room when i came home. it's seriously waaaaaay big. i'm not sure where in my room i'm going to put it. come check it out if you want to count his eyebrow hairs. yeah, it's THAT big.

i was the first person to jump up as he scored. i think the peeps behind me were mad cause maybe i blocked their view of him scoring. hee hee. well, actually, i jumped up as he was shooting it. for some reason, i knew that puppy was going in!! i guess i forgot to include this pic last time. my bad.


cute pic of moon-keys hugging!!

these ones just know how to chill.


i thought that
this was an interesting situation. i can't imagine being so selfish as to not want to give up a dog that is someone else's.

oh, a fun article about kids growing up in the white house. interesting and creative bunch.

this article about cal surprised even me. who would have thought number 11??

wow. i sort had thought that stories like this were fake. arrrrrrrrrrrrrgg!!

and i know that jackson already has this in his blog, but i found the picture awhile back and it's taken me a bit to update. here is the fabulous story. warning: graphic pictures!!

i don't know where this is from. erik emailed it to me. it's from some article. "Bryant's teammate, Shaquille O'Neal, was beaten out for the second straight year by Houston's Yao Ming. The Chinese center edged O'Neal by less than 32,000 votes. "That's cool,'' O'Neal said. "Where he's from there are 2 trillion people.'' But it was O'Neal who got more electronic votes from fans around the world, while Yao had the advantage in paper ballots available in the United States and Canada." okay, it's me again. what an effer. this is the same dude who when he lost to the kings said, "it's only because we were playing 75% and they played 100%." so why in the HELL wouldn't you play 100% and beat them?? this dude seriously boggles the mind. lame.

france is crazy. i can say this because i?m french. they debate having head scarves, but have no problem turning their beloved eiffel tower red for chinese new year?? too much wine for them, mais non.

awwwwwwwwwwww, it's a link to a reallllllly
small baby hippo!! oh, and your moment of zen since it's last. :)

Girls, girls, get that cash
If its 9 to 5 or shakin ya ass
Ain't no shame ladies, do your thang
Just make sure you ahead of tha game (work it, missy elliott)

wow, i can't believe how busy january has been!! i have way more things to do than in december...which i thought was my run around month. but i guess i have more fun things...which is always a "good thing."

last thursday i went to the sharks game with my madre. it was her christmas present...tickets in the first section. best present ever, cause that means i get to go too!! :) but we picked an EXCELLENT game!! i was very excited to see bertuzzi for the first time in person. i took a bunch of pics and hope they come out!! not only was it a good matchup, but the sharks played an excellent game!! lots of scoring...just the way i like it. ;)

friday was dave matthews concert with caitlin!! it was the freakin bomb. :bomb: hahahhahahah. but yeah, i think it might have been the best concert i've ever been to. dave was rockin out the whole time, they played some random but awesome covers ("tell me somthing good" was by far the best), the concert lasted forever, and i got to sit down. yes, sit down. i was so tired at the end of the week, and our tickets were in the first row of the second section. the entire second section was seated anyway...but we got to stretch our leggies out which was perfect. if you want to read more about it...i will post my thread about it from www.the-mans.com. you all should go check the forum out...it rox your sox. anyway...that will be up here later. ;)

before i forget, i did feel the earthquake last night!! i had hopped in bed about 5 minutes before it happened, and was almost asleep. all of a sudden, i thought in my head, "earthquake??" and then felt a fast jolt and heard the house creak. i ran downstairs and nobody down there felt it. my bro did feel it, and felt the next one!! by the time the second one came around, i had gone online and reported it and it was on the news. i ran out to watch it while the second one happened...so i missed it. :( oh well, at least i felt one!!

oh, time for pics and fun things!! some of these things are from days ago, so don't whine.

go packers!!


i want to see a game at lambeau so badly.


hmmmmmmmmm, which ones are the d tackles and which ones are the d ends?? ;)


awwww, such a pretty picture. this is where i was last new year's eve, diamond peak at incline village in tahoe. i was too tired to go out this year. i played it cool at home watching season 2 of sex in the city. hahahahahah.


this one was an erik find. thanks!! go nabby!!


oh, this was a fun game to play. i was messin around, not taking it too seriously when i beat it. hee hee!!
monkies, click here!!

awwwwwwwww, this elephant is so cute!!


i thought this was fake...until i read the headline.

Divers feed champagne to a fresh water pike in a lake near Opole, Poland January 1, 2004. Three Polish divers face a police investigation 8 for possible illegal fishing and animal abuse during an outdoor New Year's party. 'They may have committed offenses of poaching and maltreating a fish,' said Maria Niedziolka of the National Fishing Authority, which notified police of the incident.

awwwwwwwwwwwww, baby elephants!!


hee hee...a mommy and her baby!!


what my funeral will be like.

What will your Funeral be like? by rashock
Username
You will die by:	Terrible animal attack while you were out hiking in the mountains. Seemed that you made good animal food, definately a closed casket.
Death Date:	October 24, 2021
Number attending your funeral?	147
How much will you leave to friends and family?	$3,591,718
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Orlando Bloom
What Celebirty are you going to MARRY?!(14 outcomes with pics for anyone)

"Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today."

oh, i totally stole this!! :)

FIRSTS
First real memory of something: i remember getting these really big scratch and sniff stickers and putting them on my hand when my bro was born. then i’d scratch them up real good and shove them in his nose. i was 2.
First Best Friend: prolly vicky next door
First real kiss: in preschool. i guess some dude and i were making out and my mother had to be called down to come pick me up. what a slut!!
First Job: babysitting, i guess!!
First screen name: i don’t remember what i first used when I posted on bulletin boards back in the day, like 91 or 92. but nettersv03 was my first aol screen name…maybe from 95.
First self purchased album: eek!! i dunno!! oh wait, yes i do!! vanilla ice!! woohoo!!
First funeral: my grandpa’s when i was 8
First pets: mariah, my beautiful golden retriever. and no you weirdos, she wasn’t named after that no-clothes wearing diva.
First piercing/tattoo: ears when i turned 12
First credit card: visa, when i was 18
First enemy: my bratty bro ;)
First big trip: maybe driving to disneyland when i was 5. that was pretty big…and hella long!!
First play/musical/performance: first one that i can remember was when i was in second grade, and i was "peter cottontail" in our big easter play. the day before, i fell off the bars and had stitches in my mouth and a fat lip. some kid asked me why i did it the day before the big play. like i had fun hanging out in the emergency room for 3 hours then sharing a room with some girl who swallowed too many pills, screaming, "i want to DIIIIIIIIIIIIIEEEEEEEEE!!" moron.
First musician you remember hearing in your house: the beatles or bob marley

LASTS
Last cigarette: a few months ago
Last big car ride: to the lair in june
Last kiss: fuck, it’s almost been a year!!
Last good cry: a few days ago
Last library book checked out: i don’t check out books. i buy them.
Last movie seen: last one i watched was harry potter 2, last one on the big screen was the last samurai (again)
Last beverage drank: water
Last food consumed: steak, potatoes, salad
Last crush: mark mulder…mmmmmmmmm
Last phone call made: to my madre
Last TV show watched: cal basketball
Last time showered: last night
Last shoes worn: black merrells
Last CD played: pearl jam-ten
Last item bought: hot sauce (online)
Last annoyance: fucking cramps and bloating
Last soda drank: root beer
Last ice cream eaten: some starbucks flavor, i can’t remember the specific name
Last shirt worn: my monkey one!! With the monkey butt on the back!!
Last website visited: www.the-mans.com check out the forum, bay-bee!!