Denzel Washington

I love this man. Not only is he the national spokes person for the orginization that i work for, he makes kick ass movies and last week he randomly visited the BACM Hospital in Texas (for injured soldiers) and wrote a check on the spot for the full amout of what it would cost to build an additional facility to house the families of the soldiers. How awesome is that! This man't heart is huge and I can not explain how much respect I have for him. If you have not see American Gangster, GO SEE IT! It will be worth the ten bucks and two and a half hours I promise!

WHO'S GOING TO SEE DANE COOK!?!?!

I AM!!!! AND I'M SO FRICKEN EXCITED!!!!!

A while back my roomie went to go see Mr. Cook for some HBO special and the network treated his fans like absolute crud. I wasn't able to go with her but she went and said it was a dissapointment but Dane promised to make it up to them. The man kept his promise! And that is why we LOVE him! So on December 9th 2007 my roomie and I will be at the Honda Center with $100 Premium Tickets to see Dane Cook!! The last time I saw him it was fricken awesome and I can't wait to see his new show!!

I'm so excited I can't contain myself!!!

Winter... or what seems to be winter

California has a very odd weather system. We get about 7 months of summer, 2 monts of fall, 1 month of winter and 2 months of spring. But I think that Winter may have hit SoCal a little early this year. I'M FREEZING and it's misty and rainy outside! Don't get me wrong, I love the rain and the cold weather but not when it's also freezing in my office!! So after work I will be going to see what I can do about getting some warmer clothes for work. I've had my job since February but it was already starting to warm up then so I didn't really have any warm work clothes. And I'll need warm clothes for the trip to NYC so it's a much needed expense.

Right, time for work, After a little coffee I might perk up!

It's a fun Thursday morning. I've been up since 6:15 (actually hopped right out of bed) and headed off to Rotary like I do every Thursday. Today I was the "guest speaker" and I had 12 minutes to talk about myself and the things I've done in my life to introduce myself to the Club. I said I had 12 minutes... I too 20. Oops. I wasn't timing myself and I don't like to talk about myself but I guess I just got going and without anyone to tell me my time was up I ran my mouth till I was done. I felt really bad and the guy who was suppose to go after me has to go another time. Ah well.

Then this morning I get a call about a class that I need credit for to graduate only to find out that I have to go down to the school on my lunch break because THEY LOST THE PAPER WORK! Nice going CSUF. Good thing I keep all my ank transactions and emails cause I would be totally screwed if I hadn't. Such trouble for 3 stupid units.

At the moment I'm sitting at work... making flyers and wishing for my MacBook Pro to arrive... Any day now! Can't wait till we get everything in and the kids can start doing some great stuff with the equipment.

SOOOOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED!!

Who bought her plane ticket to NYC?!?!?!?!? I DID!! And I'm really really excited!!!

I've wanted to go to NYC since well... FOREVER so this is really big for me. And even better I'll be going during Christmas and New Years AND with Matt and his brother as well. It's going to be so much fun I can't wait. I've been working on a to-do list over the past couple of years so it will be nice to check some of those items off once we arrive. Today makes 76 days till the trip and hopefully the time will fly by!! After I leave NYC I will also be going to visit Mel in DC. I've been needing to go visit her for a while and this seems like the best time to do so. NYC and DC!! I think I'll be having one hell of a holiday this year!

http://health.msn.com/centers/depression/articlepage.aspx?cp-documentid=100170285&gt1=10504

I think this explains my optimistic attitude to the T! And it was pretty interesting. Enjoy!

Speak a little slower please

It really annoys me when people leave messages for me at work and they say their phone number really fast or mumble. I really don't enjoy listening to a message 7 times just to get 7 numbers from someone!!! So speak slower!

The past 4 weeks

Alright, so I haven't really written in a while... sue me. I've had bigger monsters on my plate the last few weeks so I've been a little pre-occupied. Here's a recap.

A Boy:

So I've met a boy... an English Boy at that. He's great, he just lives in England and is over in the states as part of his 11 months of traveling to different places around the world. We've pretty much been hanging out for the last three weeks and it's been pretty awesome. We get along soooo well it's uncanny and we can do the simplest things and be perfectly fine with what we are doing. It's hard to find people who you can just be with and not feel the pressure to be someone else or it be awkward around because you don't know each other. So, so far so good. I've got a couple more days before he continues on his travels, and then I'll be seeing him again in NYC!! I've wanted to go to NYC since i was 12. I don't know why but there's just something about the city that pulls me in. I've already booked a place to stay and it's going to be during Christmas and new years so that will be even better!

I'm 24 now:

I had a birthday on Sept 17th, so that would make me 21 + 3 (or 24 for those of you with math issues). I had a fantastic birthday. With all the work crap going on I decided to celebrate a little early since my birthday was on a Monday and no one wants to go out on a Monday! So Friday it was and we wall went out and had the best time. I've now decided that places with live bands that play anything you can think of are the best places to go. On my actual birthday, Matt (boy above) took me out to dinner and a few drinks and we found this really cool jazz place which we both really enjoyed. I'm not use to being spoiled on my birthday (or any other time for that matter) so it was nice to be treated like that (when I eventually stopped being stubborn and let him).

Work:

Work has been crazy. Our annual Auction was on Friday night and it was my first big event and by big I mean B-I-G! This thing had me consumed for about 2 months and the last week I had a couple long days! Friday by itself was a 17 hour day and I better get some vacation time out of that one. It was an overall success and I still like my job even though there were times I totally understood why the guy before me left when he did. I just gotta remember that the auction is just one part of my job and there are lots of other things that I enjoy and look forward to through out the year.

Life in general:

It's pretty good, No real complaints. Just kind of letting things happen and it seems to be working for me at the moment!\

Ok I think I should get back to work... can't get paid to be on the Internet all day... just part of it.

feeling better

Not being able to breath is a big problem... so i stayed home from work today so that i could actually rest and get better. Going to work while i was sick wasn't doing me any good and i actually listened to my body for once and stayed in bed (and on the couch) all day. The result... I feel much better!

Side note: I live a couple of miles from Disneyland and at 9:2o every night we can hear and sometimes see the fireworks. For a good 25 minutes it sounds like we're under attack and it's pretty funny. If someone were to move here from out of town or state i could see how they might think "What the hell is going on!"

So other than that I feel much better and hope to stay that way!

cold cold go away

So my cold is somewhat better. I was sent home yesterday at 3 by my boss and today I left at 3 again on my own accord cause i was burning up and the fact that it was 95 degrees outside didn't help much. I will be glad when the cold weather comes and our short but much needed winter arrives.

I took the kittens to the vet today. Neville needed his 2nd deworming shot and i took Greyback to visit the vet and the other people who work there since that is where we got him from. They were very excited to see him and greeted me with "We have another kitten if you want to look at it!" and though it was very cute i told them that two cats is just enough for Emily and I and our small apartment.

Work is going well... I count down the days till the 21st of sept everyday... and hope I don't freak out when it gets closer to the date. I bought personalized m&m's for the auction as table favors and was really excited cause it was the first time i had an idea and the board members didn't say "well what about this thing we've done for the past 5 years". Old people... god love them but they need to step outside of their comfort zone.

I'm determined to get rid of this cold by Friday for many reasons. I have a day off of work because the floors are getting waxed and we can't be there, my mom and Phillip (mom's fiance) are coming down to see my sister, Nicole and the baby and i want to not get him sick, and lastly it is Matt's (my best friend) first football game of the season and I want to have a good yelling voice for it.... i like to be loud at the games what can I say lol.

And i think that's if for now... gotta get up early for rotary. Whoever thought 7:15 was a good time to meet in the morning should have their head examined... ah well. gnight!

Sick...

After a year and a half of having nothing less than a sniffle... I've developed a full on cold! I went home early from work to try and get rid of it yesterday but despite my best efforts this cold is here to stay. But a guess one cold every year and a half isn't bad and it could be worse.

So lots of meds and vitiman C later I'm back at work and trying to see what i need to do for our auction that is less than a month away... eek! It will start to stress me out once we're a week or so away. Right in time for my birthday! Fantastic... well i'm only turning 24 so no big deal.

I spent Saturday with my sister and nicole and the new baby who is soooo big and cute and hopefully I will get to visit them more often now that they have the baby... even more a reason for my cold to go away.

Last night (even though I was sick) I got to hang out with Mel (BF from high school who lives in DC). She is visiting her family here in Cali and went to Disneyland for the day with her fiance and little sister. I don't get to see her that often so even though I should have been at home I went out and had dinner with the three of them.

Anything else???... nope.

Taking a break

I'm taking a break to eat lunch and thought I would write a bit... we'll see what comes of this...

So last night was eventful! Two of my fellow RA's from the dorms will be leaving us at the end of the next two weeks. One to Boston on a baseball scholarship and one to Korea on an exchange program for the Fall semester. 15 out of the 24 of us got together at Friday for dinner and drinks (for those of us who are 21+) and it was pretty fun. Definitely odd to not be living in the dorms anymore and just walk on over to someones place where everyone is hanging out for the night. But i live a block away so it's not too bad. After dinner I went to visit some of my residents from last year. The boys of 301... They were pretty good residents and were your typical freshmen residents, getting into trouble for being loud.. as well as other things that I won't mention... but they were just plain goofy and made my year being an RA worth all the trouble. So i guess I'll make sure I keep in touch with them.

My roommate and I have two kittens. Both are boys and they are named Neville and Greyback (if you read the Harry Potter books you'll get it and if not... then shame on you). Yesterday they went to have their manhood revoked and Neville had to have a hernia surgery as well. I picked them up and the vet had lined their carrier with newspaper... the calender section of the paper from the Los Angeles Times with the review for the 7th Potter book... HOW FUNNY IS THAT! I died laughing. So far the kittens seem to be doing well. Emily had to fashion a collar for Neville so that he wouldn't lick his tummy and he looks funny and sad at the same time... poor kid.

Lets see.... Work is good... Busy. We have less than an month till our auction and I have many things to do and many board members to please. This morning I found out my volunteer for decorations had to bail on me, but for good reasons, so that kind of put me in a bind. But after explaining to my boss that I've been known to be pretty creative and I could do the decorations myself with some help from the staff he decided I could do the decorations. These people really need to stop thinking I'm incompetent. I'm smart and resourceful... i really am. I know I'm 23, I know I just graduated, I know this is my first time doing this job... but I wouldn't have applied for the job it I didn't think I could do it. I understand their concern... but they need to just let me do my job.

Ok the little light on my phone is blinking which means I have a message needing answered... back to work!... yeah...

oh and here's a pic of me and my roomie with the cats!

This is it

So today was like any normal monday morning. I got up, got ready and left for work... and on time I might add (i run late most days)... until I got out of the apartment compex to see a mass of cars outside the CSUF campus... Ah the first day of the Fall semester... and I don't have class!!! This made me very happy and I realized that this is it. No more class because I have to go and finish my degree... I have my degree and if I go back to school it will be just extra classes to expand upon what I already have. HOORAY!

I'm 7 months into my job and about to be put to the test in a month when it's time for our auction. I've leared a lot all ready, mainly what not to do... but a lot of what to do and I have lots of new ideas for my job that I just need to figure out.

But this is is... the real working world.... I see now why people have hobbies... I need to get some of those...

To start things off

So I decided that I would create a blog since pretty much everyone I know has a blog and I read them pretty frequently... I should give others something to read when they are bored at work too!

I just graduated from CSUF with a degree in Communications (advertising) and I'm putting it to use working for a local non-profit doing the events, PR and whatever else I can think of.

Should be pretty funny/ interesting/ odd... we'll see