Kai's World

I am back! For good this time.

2011-10-27T19:51:00.000-07:00

I know I have said this many times but this time is true. You wanna know how I know?

1. I quit my job and I now have a lot more free time.
2. I miss blogging.
3. I want to remember these very adventurous days of me being stressed out as I start my new company.

Yes! I am starting my very own company. It's stressful and fun all at the same time.

This is my third month of me being out on my own and I LOVE IT!

We have had to make some sacrifices but I think they are all worth it. Some of the sacrifices are that I am now working a part time job in the evenings until my business picks up and we are getting a roommate for 3-6 months. I am hoping that in 3-6 months my business will be so busy that we won't need a roommate after that.

So who is still out there? Anyone?

I survived!

2009-11-19T13:35:00.000-08:00

I survived the layoffs but unfortunately my 3 favorite people at work didn't. They were all laid off and I feel horrible for them but I am hopeful that they will find another job soon. One of them may be opening her own business so it was a good time for her. It still leaves me alone with all of these other people and it makes me wonder how they choose who would be laid off. There are some people who I always see walking the halls and I know they don't do anything but yet they are still here.

There was a point this morning when I thought I would be laid off. One of the conultans they hired to lay people off came into my office by mistake, I thought "Great, It's my turn" but it turns out she just walked into the wrong office.

As a result of the layoffs I now work for a different division within my company and I now have a new boss. I don't know which of our three local facilities I will be working out of and I don't know how I feel about this. I like this facility because it's convenient but at this point I am just happy I have a job.

Layoffs

2009-11-19T06:48:00.001-08:00

I am a ball of nerves today. The rumor is that the layoffs will be happening today and yesterday they set up 4 offices in our building. We are not sure who they are for but the rumor is that they are for HR people since we only have 1 HR person at our facilities and they would need help to do the layoffs.

Up to this point I hadn't been concerned about it because they were all rumors but now that it looks like it's a reality its becoming a bit nerve wrecking. I keep asking myself, is it better to be the last one standing or the first to go?

Right now I believe it would be better to be the first to go. If I stay behind and if our division merges with another division it would be a completely different company. I would also have to worry about how long I would be needed in the new company. Are they keeping me to help transition stuff over or am I going to be a permanent part of the new division? How much more responsability would I have to take on? Etc, etc, etc.

Right now I wish our leadership would grow some balls and just tell us what is going on. Other than an announcement telling us we were now reporting to another division they have not said a thing which has contributed to the rumors and the uncertainty.

I am surprised there has only been 1 person who has left the company. Everyone else is staying put. Maybe it's becuase they have all been here for so many years, some have been here for over 20 years, and they have to much to loose.

Has anyone else gone through layoffs? How did you cope?
How soon did you wait to file for unemployment?
Any advice you would give someone that is waiting to hear their fate?

A Year? Really

2009-11-16T13:52:00.001-08:00

I was just looking at my blog, I tend to do that every so often just to remember the things that happened or the thoughts I was having at a particular point in my life, anyway, I just realized that the last time I made a post was in November of 2008. It seems that a lot of things have happened since then.

I switched jobs last September and I may be laid off soon. And it seems that this job completely turned my world upside down.

I am going to blame it on my schedule. I work 9 hours a day and 4 hours on Friday. Although it's only an extra hour a day I am whipped out by the time I get home and I don't really want to do anything. Right now I get to work at 6:30 and work until 4 and I have been talking about changing my work hours but I still haven't done it.

When I was at my old job I use to go to the gym during lunch and I was doing pretty good. I was going about 4 or 5 times a week and I had lost about 12 lbs. Then I changed jobs and I was just to tired and unmotivated to go to the gym. I stopped running when I tore my calf muscle and fractured my leg. I could still work out but I just got lazy. I lost most of my weight by running and I was running about 10 miles on Saturdays and about 15 miles during the week but once I got injured I just sat on the couch and ate my feelings. I was really depressed about not being able to run. I was training for a half marathon and I was a few weeks away from my race so I got moody and depressed especially since my running friends were still talking about the race. I am back in the gym and I have lost a few lbs. I just need to loose 8 more lbs and I will be back to my ideal weight.

I am taking a boot camp and I am really enjoying it. It's on Wednesday's and Saturdays and the trainer kicks my butt every week.

So since I wasn't working out I was doing a lot of watching t.v. and a lot of reading. Are you a member of www.goodreads.com? It's the best website ever. I just read The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown but I didn't really like it. It was the same as his last two books and I was pretty bored with it after a while. I am about to read A cup of Green Tea.

That is all for now or this post will be several pages long.

It's good to be back blogging.

Come Back Rumors!

2009-11-16T13:37:00.001-08:00

I may be announcing my come back to the blogsphere in a couple of days. I have really missed blogging and I may be ready to come back. I know I have said this several different times during my long absense but I think I really mean it this time. I have so much to write about:

I had a torn calf muscle and a hairline fracture. I may have torn my calf muscle again.

I may be laid off this week from work. But all is okay.

I went to Long Beach, CA for a Dalai Lama teaching. It was amazing.

I jut got back from Phoenix, AZ but I didn't do anything other than work

What else? I am sure there is much more but I will leave it for the stories that will follow later.

By the way, is anyone still out there?

Google Voice

2009-07-29T12:57:00.000-07:00

Does anyone have an invitation to Google Voice they can send me? Anyone?

By the way: Hi! I know it's been a while but I think I am connected to all of you on facebook by now...if not send me an email and we can connect.

Anyway, if you have an invitation to Google Voice please send me one.

Thanks!

2008-12-25T08:21:00.001-08:00

Merry Christmas! Have a happy and safe holiday.

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Is it gay?

2008-11-30T17:40:00.000-08:00

What would you think if you saw a dog walking around with a pearl necklace?

I just got our dog a pearl necklace from Pier 1 today. She looks so cute :)

Vacations and Work Travel

2008-11-30T17:31:00.000-08:00

It has been a long time since I last updated and it seems like more and more of my post have been starting like that.

I just returned from Costa Rica where I was for 8 days. The country is amazing and I met many wonderful people..both local and tourist. I did a lot of things while I was there like the zip lines in Arenal, hot springs that are heated by a volcano, kayaking with alligators and cayman around Damas Island and walked through a national park with all kinds of wild animals in Manuel Antonio. My favorite thing was laying on the beach in Manuel Antonio with new friends and enjoying the weather.

When I go back I will skip spending the night in San Jose though. I did not care much for the city so next time I will fly into San Jose and take a flight into the local airport in Quepos.

And tomorrow I leave for DC. I will be there through Wednesday stuck in a conference but the great thing about this trip is that I get to see one of my blogger friends! Yay for bloggers!

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2008-11-12T18:46:00.000-08:00

In Tampa.

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2008-11-09T13:25:00.000-08:00

Being a kid is stressful.

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2008-11-04T20:30:00.000-08:00

Toasting the winner.

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2008-11-04T20:04:00.000-08:00

He won!

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2008-11-04T18:05:00.000-08:00

Election watching party.

Ouch! My back!

2008-11-03T19:37:00.001-08:00

I threw out my back working out at the gym today. It hurts and I am loaded on pain killers, muscle relaxers, and wine and it still hurts.

Oh, and aren't dogs suppose to sense when you are hurt or sick? Not my dog, I was laying on the couch after I applied biofreeze and she jumps on my back and then settles in between my legs. She doesn't care. She is more concerned about being comfortable. Bitch!

Halloween

2008-11-02T15:14:00.000-08:00

B and I looked for outfits but there wasn't anything that we really liked so we pulled out his old Halloween box and found two outfits. He was a cop and I was a referee. We went to a Halloween party on Friday night and he won 5th place for his costume...I didn't place. Oh well, better luck next year.

On Saturday our neighborhood had a Pooch Parade and we decided to enter L in the parade. She wore her Pocahontas outfit and she won 1st place for most original costume. I was very proud and we came home and she had all the treats she wanted.

What did you dress as for Halloween?

Hola!

2008-10-26T18:33:00.000-07:00

It's me! And I really don't know what to talk about. I don't really have much to talk about these days. All I have been doing is working these days. I am working about between 10 to 12 hours a days and it doesn't look like it will be getting any better. Here is my typical day:

5:30 Wake up, shower and get ready.
6:15 Leave for work
6:30 Arrive at the office
6:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. work...with no lunch or breaks.
6:15 Go to the gym and attempt to work out.
7:30/8 p.m. go home and have dinner
9:00 Choose clothes for work and go to bed.

Yes, that is my day. Nothing exciting...just a long day at work. Surprisingly the day goes by really quickly. I am still enjoying the new job and I am learning a lot.

Since I don't have time to write about anything else I will start writing about work. There are some interesting characters there so I should have plenty to write about.

I am still trying to keep up with everyones blogs but it's difficult. So send me an email or give me a call and catch me up with what's going on with you.

Update

2008-10-21T16:11:00.000-07:00

I am still around I just haven't had much time to update. I have been working long hours and after leaving work I really don't feel like doing anything other than sitting on the couch and vegging out.

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2008-10-19T18:03:00.000-07:00

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2008-10-19T17:11:00.000-07:00

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2008-10-19T16:42:00.000-07:00

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2008-10-19T14:10:00.000-07:00

State fair of texas

Work

2008-10-09T20:50:00.001-07:00

Work is going well. I am still learning a lot and there is still so much more to learn. I have been working loooong days and I have not taken a full hour lunch since I started but no complaints. I am learning a lot and it will look good in my resume.

Just updating. Hope all is well with all.

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2008-10-05T21:34:00.000-07:00

hockey. A gift for my b day

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2008-10-04T22:41:00.000-07:00

Guess which one is mine?

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2008-10-04T22:40:00.000-07:00

Checking out the train system. I will start taking the train to work next week.

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2008-10-01T19:45:00.000-07:00

Sidewalk art.

One More Thing

2008-09-29T18:28:00.000-07:00

I don't have access to any unapproved websites so I can't access yahoo, gmail, blogger, etc.

So you may not be hearing from me to often.

First Day at Work!

2008-09-29T17:32:00.000-07:00

Today was my first day at work and it was interesting. Did I mention I would be working with a lot of military people? Yea, they are different. I spent the first two hours today being recruited into the military and learning how great the military is and all of the benefits they have. I was ready to walk out. After I got to my department, me and a person out on medical leave, it was better.

I spent all day trying to get a hang of the stuff they do and the products they sell. They are all military/defense in nature so it's really sensitive and I really can't talk about it. I will say that it's completely different from what I am use to and it will take a while to get the hang of it. I like it so far and everyone seems really nice.

Since there is nobody there I am trying to learn everything on my own so it's a little hard but I am trying my best.

Oh and my office is nice and big. I just have to decorate a little. I may go buy a plant this weekend or something to give it some color.

First day down...

2008-09-26T13:38:00.001-07:00

Watch Barack debate John McCain tonight at 9pm Eastern on CNN. Also, remind friends to register to vote at VoteForChange.com. P

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2008-09-25T22:23:00.000-07:00

Enjoying a night out...no work tomorrow. Enjoy the weekend. I AM FREE!

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2008-09-23T15:23:00.000-07:00

Watching the last baseball game of the season from behind a jail cell.

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2008-09-21T14:46:00.000-07:00

Dallas gay pride.

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2008-09-21T12:12:00.000-07:00

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2008-09-21T11:34:00.000-07:00

dallas gay pride.

So enough with the waiting.

2008-09-19T12:21:00.000-07:00

Next week will be my last week at my current company. I have accepted a job offer with a company that designs and sells military and defense items. There was a pay increase, there was a title change, and I will be dealing with things I have never dealt with before. Next week will be about immersing myself in the material and learning as much as I can before I get there so I have some knowledge about the product line and about the work I will be performing.

The job is 18 miles further than I drive now but the good news is that it's on the train line so I will have the opportunity to take the train to work. I am very excited about the opportunity and I will be able to learn so much more, something that stopped here a while back.

Home Sick!

2008-09-18T13:41:00.001-07:00

I am home sick. More to come later.

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2008-09-16T18:43:00.000-07:00

Apparently you are suppose to take the carbord off before you put the pizza in the oven. I did not realize there was one there until it started burning.

New Opportunities

2008-09-16T14:49:00.000-07:00

I have put in my resignation today! I am no longer a slave to this corporation!

More details to come...I am to busy cleaning out my inbox and sending my pending task to someone else. It feels good to have a clean inbox :)

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2008-09-13T14:38:00.000-07:00

People are preparing for the hurricane by stocking up on gas before it goes up, i am going shopping.

Vacation Here we COME!

2008-09-11T09:07:00.000-07:00

We booked our vacation to Costa Rica last night and I am so excited. It's an "adventure/adrenaline" vacation and we are scheduled to do all of the following:

kayak
water rafting
Zip Line
Visit the volcano
and lounge at the beach

I am totally excited about it and I can't wait for November to get here so I can get out of town.

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2008-09-07T16:22:00.000-07:00

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2008-09-04T10:31:00.000-07:00

Can you tell what he had? Beef and pork.

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2008-09-04T10:29:00.000-07:00

B's to go box at an Asian restaurant.

Are you kidding me?

2008-09-02T07:05:00.000-07:00

My boss is on another interview...in his office. What is wrong with him?

Shhhh

2008-08-27T08:14:00.000-07:00

Plese keep your voices down when talking to me today. I seem to be a bit...hung over.

We went to a going away dinner for a friend who is moving for two years and didn't make it back home until way way late and after way to many drinks, so please, keep your voices down.

Over Achievers!

2008-08-23T14:37:00.000-07:00

We had our running group this morning, as I mentioned in my previous post, and I was a little concerned since we have not been keeping up with the running. Today's run was an whopping 8 miles.

We normally run around a lake and when we got to our turn around point my over achieving running group decided to run the whole distance around the lake. I wasn't very happy about it and neither was B since he was sick yesterday and throwing up...but what a trooper he was still up this morning and ready to run.

Anyway, by the time we finished we had run 9.5 miles. That is the most I have ever run in a single day and surprisingly I felt like I could have run for a bit longer once I got to the finish point. I am convinced that if I can do 9.5 miles I can totally do the half marathon I have signed up for in December.

And yea, I am bragging a little. :)

Really?

2008-08-22T10:41:00.000-07:00

I just came back from lunch and I am sitting at my desk listening to my boss interview for another position...in a different company.

Is that not the craziest thing you have ever heard? Most people normally go to their cars for an interview but not him. This guy has a loud voice, you can literally hear him 3 offices away from his even when his door is closed.

Here is some advice for any of you who are out there looking for a job. If you don't want people to know you are looking, leave the office for your interviews.

"It's Been a whille, I know I shouldn't have kept you waiting but I am here now."

2008-08-22T06:38:00.000-07:00

It's Britney bitch!

I am not a big fan of the train wreck that is Britney but I thought the song was appropriate since I have not posted in a while. So what's going on? What's new? What's up?

Just some updates from over the last two weeks.

Texas had a tax free weekend last week and everything was tax free. Since I have to start wearing suits and ties I decided to take advantage of the shopping opportunity. I got a ton of dress shirts, a few slacks, and two belts and they were all supper cheap. I still need more though so I will probably get up early on Labor Day and hit the mall before all the crazies get out there.

We went to Gay Bingo (basically its bingo with drag queens) and I won $237 which went towards my shopping bill. I was excited. I never win anything.

B's mother was in town for work and we had dinner with her on Monday after work at a really posh restaurant in town. B took the afternoon off to spend time with her and I met them at another restaurant for drinks before dinner. She was actually quite pleasant. I am not sure if it was the margaritas we had that loosened her up or if it was the jumbo margarita I had that loosened me up. Either way, she wasn't a total bitch!

I haven't really been keeping up with the running. I am probably running about 3 times a week instead of my 5 and I haven't been to a Saturday morning session in about 4 weeks. I am going this coming Saturday and we are suppose to run 8 miles. Lord help me!

This is going to sound vain but I am going to say it anyway. I was standing in front of the mirror today after I got out of the shower and my pecs are getting bigger. I tried to make them move on their own and they did :) I was excited. It's the little things.

One of my ex co-workers found out she was no longer working here when she received the new organizational chart and she wasn't listed on it. Doesn't that suck?

My glove compartment door won't close. I think the guy who did my state inspection broke it but that is just a suspision. It's goign to cost $163 to fix it. Bastards!

That's all I have.

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2008-08-15T15:03:00.000-07:00

The begining of the weekend! Enjoy it!

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2008-08-15T14:59:00.000-07:00

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2008-08-15T07:21:00.000-07:00

Oh rainy day.

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2008-08-14T13:31:00.000-07:00

Getting my car inspection.

Oh, No she didn't!

2008-08-14T06:59:00.000-07:00

It's 8:59 and I have already had to go off on someone. I haven't been in the office for an hour yet, what is wrong with these people?

Nothing new to report

2008-08-14T06:33:00.000-07:00

It's been hectic around here lately and I haven't had a chance to post...and I really havne't had anything to post that wasn't work related and I am not talking about that anymore.

So how is everyone? Any plans for the weekend?

100 Books

2008-08-08T06:22:00.000-07:00

Received from FWMama. Do it if you get a chance.

100 books printed.
1) Bold those you have read.
2) Italicize those you intend to read.
3) Underline the books you LOVE.
4) Reprint this list in your own blog.

1 Pride and Prejudice - Jane Austen
2 The Lord of the Rings - JRR Tolkien
3 Jane Eyre - Charlotte Bronte
4 Harry Potter series - JK Rowling (Most of them.)
5 To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
6 The Bible-
7 Wuthering Heights - Emily Bronte
8 Nineteen Eighty Four - George Orwell
9 His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman
10 Great Expectations - Charles Dickens
11 Little Women - Louisa M Alcott
12 Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Thomas Hardy
13 Catch 22 - Joseph Heller
14 Complete Works of Shakespeare
15 Rebecca - Daphne Du Maurier
16 The Hobbit - JRR Tolkien
17 Birdsong - Sebastian Faulks
18 Catcher in the Rye - JD Salinger
19 The Time Traveller's Wife - Audrey Niffenegger
20 Middlemarch - George Eliot
21 Gone With The Wind - Margaret Mitchell
22 The Great Gatsby - F Scott Fitzgerald .
23 Bleak House - Charles Dickens
24 War and Peace - Leo Tolstoy
25 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy - Douglas Adams
26 Brideshead Revisited - Evelyn Waugh
27 Crime and Punishment - Fyodor Dostoyevsky
28 Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck
29 Alice in Wonderland - Lewis Carroll
30 The Wind in the Willows - Kenneth Grahame
31 Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy
32 David Copperfield - Charles Dickens
33 Chronicles of Narnia - CS Lewis
34 Emma - Jane Austen
35 Persuasion - Jane Austen
36 The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe - CS Lewis
37 The Kite Runner - Khaled Hosseini
38 Captain Corelli's Mandolin - Louis De Bernieres
39 Memoirs of a Geisha - Arthur Golden
40 Winnie the Pooh - AA Milne
41 Animal Farm - George Orwell
42 The Da Vinci Code - Dan Brown
43 One Hundred Years of Solitude - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
44 A Prayer for Owen Meaney - John Irving
45 The Woman in White - Wilkie Collins
46. Anne of Green Gables - LM Montgomery .
47 Far From The Madding Crowd - Thomas Hardy
48 The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood
49 Lord of the Flies - William Golding
50 Atonement - Ian McEwan
51 Life of Pi - Yann Martel
52 Dune - Frank Herbert
53 Cold Comfort Farm - Stella Gibbons
54 Sense and Sensibility - Jane Austen
55 A Suitable Boy - Vikram Seth
56 The Shadow of the Wind - Carlos Ruiz Zafon
57 A Tale Of Two Cities - Charles Dickens
58 Brave New World - Aldous Huxley
59 The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time - Mark Haddon
60 Love In The Time Of Cholera - Gabriel Garcia Marquez
61 Of Mice and Men - John Steinbeck
62 Lolita - Vladimir Nabokov
63 The Secret History - Donna Tartt
64 The Lovely Bones - Alice Sebold
65 Count of Monte Cristo - Alexandre Dumas
66 On The Road - Jack Kerouac
67 Jude the Obscure - Thomas Hardy
68 Bridget Jones's Diary - Helen Fielding
69 Midnight's Children - Salman Rushdie
70 Moby Dick - Herman Melville
71 Oliver Twist - Charles Dickens
72 Dracula - Bram Stoker
73 The Secret Garden - Frances Hodgson Burnett
74 Notes From A Small Island - Bill Bryson
75 Ulysses - James Joyce – I read half...
76 The Bell Jar - Sylvia Plath
77 Swallows and Amazons - Arthur Ransome
78 Germinal - Emile Zola
79 Vanity Fair - William Makepeace Thackeray
80 Possession - AS Byatt
81 A Christmas Carol - Charles Dickens
82 Cloud Atlas - David Mitchell
83 The Color Purple - Alice Walker
84 The Remains of the Day - Kazuo Ishiguro
85 Madame Bovary - Gustave Flaubert
86 A Fine Balance - Rohinton Mistry
87 Charlotte's Web - EB White
88 The Five People You Meet In Heaven - Mitch Albom
89 Adventures of Sherlock Holmes - Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
90 The Faraway Tree Collection - Enid Blyton
91 Heart of Darkness - Joseph Conrad
92 The Little Prince - Antoine De Saint-Exupery
93 The Wasp Factory - Iain Banks
94 Watership Down - Richard Adams
95 A Confederacy of Dunces - John Kennedy Toole
96 A Town Like Alice - Nevil Shute
97 The Three Musketeers - Alexandre Dumas
98 Hamlet - William Shakespeare
99 Charlie and the Chocolate Factory - Roald Dahl
100 Les Miserables - Victor Hugo

Dining Adventure

2008-08-06T08:43:00.000-07:00

I made plans to go out to dinner with a friend last night to catch up and have a drink to relieve some of the stress of our jobs. We met up at 8 p.m. at his place were we had a bottle of champagne before we decided on what restaurant to go to, we chose a new restaurant that is not even worth mentioning. We arrive and we are practically seated on the laps of the table next to us. We were given menus and the menu consisted of appetizers only. So we decided to finish our drinks and go.

We choose another place and drove there...whe ordered a drink and we were informed the kitchen had closed...so we move on to 3 other restaurants whose kitchens have all closed. We finally end up finding a restaurant that is open late and we end up having dinner at 11 p.m.

It was an adventure...and we had a good laughs and lots to drink. I woke up this morning and I was still a bit drunk but I needed a night of fun.

Oh No!

2008-08-05T12:43:00.000-07:00

My worse fear has become a reality. Now that our department is so small they are goign to move us (again) and this time they are going to put us right in the middle of everything...the legal department. We will now have to wear ties and suits every day to work.

I am not looking forward to that. Needless to say the job search has begun. I have applied to a couple of jobs today and I hope I hear something back soon.

Confusion

2008-08-04T20:05:00.000-07:00

So I came back to work after lunch and I found a box sitting next to my co-workers desk. I thought about going over there and saying "What's going on? Did you get fired?" but as soon as I walked to her desk I realized her personal belongings were gone and there was nobody else around for me to find anything about.

I later find out over 2/3 of the people in our department (made up of 5 smaller departments) were let go. Out of the 5 departments our department is the one that was able to keep 5 of our people, most other departments no longer excist and 2 other departments were left with one person.

We no longer have a department, we just have a group of people who are all strugling to figure out what is going on. Tomorrow our department will be restructured and we will all know where we end up and what our new responsibilities are.

So my job search begins. Keep your fingers crossed and send some positive energy my way.

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2008-08-01T20:50:00.001-07:00

shakespear in the park...and it is hot!

Slow Week

2008-08-01T13:18:00.000-07:00

It's been a slow week for me and it looks like it's been a slow week in the news too. While reading the local gay paper I found the following:

Robber pummels Condom Sense clerk with umbrella, steals vibrators
On Sunday, July 24, a suspect robbed Condom Sense, 4038 Cedar Springs Road. In the process the suspect struck one of the store’s employees over the head with an umbrella before stealing six Juno vibrators, valued at more than $400. The stolen items included two larges, two mediums, one small and one of undeclared size.

One of the stolen vibrators was recovered.

Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to call police at 214-671-4TIP.

Slow week indeed.

Birthday Weekend

2008-07-28T12:14:00.000-07:00

Saturday was B's birthday and we both took Friday off to rest and relax a bit before the big party on Friday night. His friend came in from out of town on Friday around noon and we all went to lunch and grabbed some margaritas.

We had some of B's closest friends over at our place for some drinks and food and later we met the rest of the group at a restaurant for drinks. When we got there the place was a mad house. The restaurant was bursting at the seams and there was people waiting for over 2 hours to be seated. When we got there we found out that the restaurant had given up our reservations and now we had to wait like everyone else. I was PISSED. We were early, they had called to confirm our reservations because we had 52 people in our party, and I had stopped by earlier to drop off a cake so they knew we were coming. After speaking to the managers several times I found them all to be complete idiots who lacked communications skills so we had to go to plan B. Since we were just having drinks we took over the bar area (which was already over crowded) and decided that would be our new plan, stand around and drink. I think (hope) everyone had a good time, I know I did. We left there and walked over to a gay bar a few blocks over where we had more drinks and met up with more friends. Over all the whole night was a success and B had a great time.

Saturday we slept in a little and got up and cooked breakfast before his friend left back home. Later that night I took B out to dinner and then we went to the movies to see Mama Mia. The movie was okay and Pierce Brosnan was horrible in the movie. He can't sing, I am not sure why he was playing the part.

Sunday we slept in until noon and headed to a pool party around 1:30. It was way to hot to be out in the sun so we were just there for about 1.5 hours and then headed home.

I also picked up several books on Sunday and I started reading The Zahir by Paulo Coelho and it's a realy good book.

That's all for now.

2008-07-27T14:15:00.001-07:00

Overheard at a pool party: For the amount of people who do coke here i would expect to see a lot more skinny people.

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It's Friday!

2008-07-25T12:25:00.000-07:00

And I am out of the office today. Both B and I took the day off to relax and prepare for his b-day get together. It's been a nice relaxing day with eye brow waxes, hair cuts, and margaritas. Now we are just at home relaxing with one of his friends that is in from out of town.

What are you doing?

Yearly Review

2008-07-24T07:39:00.000-07:00

I am completing my yearly review for work right now and I have decided to give myself the highest score possible in all categories.

Maybe that will get me a HUGE raise!

Weekend Update

2008-07-21T10:39:00.000-07:00

It's time for a weekend update!

Friday night is our "stay home and relax" night since we have to get up at 5 a.m. to go running on Saturdays. Saturday we went for a run and we only had to run 3 miles. A few months ago running 3 miles was a huge deal, now I am relieved when I see the schedule and see we only have to run 3 miles.

After the run we ran errands and went to Costco to prepare for Ben's birthday party. While we were there we purchased The Perfect Pushup. I am sure you have all seen the infomercials on t.v. and I have been wanting one for a while and since they are a lot cheaper at Costco we decided to get one. In a few months I will be ripped. haha

We were suppose to go to a party for a friends boyfriend birthday but the party was about an hour away from where we live so we decided to skip it and have some people over for dinner. We invited two friends over and they brought 3 bottles of champagne, dessert, and a plant. Isn't that nice? Who brings plants anymore? After dinner we ended up playing monopoly and drinking 4 bottles of champagne and 2 bottles of wine. It was a lot of alcohol but it was 4 of us so it's really not much more than we would have drank had we gone out to the bars.

On Sunday B drove to Austin for work so we went and grabbed breakfast and I dropped him off at the car rental place. I then went to the mall looking for a gym bag, for some reason my old gym bag smells really bad. I washed it several times and it still smells so I decided to get a new one. Unfortunately I didn't find one but I did do some other impulse buys while I was there.

Later that day I went to my nieces pool party where I got to spend time with the family and see family I haven't seen in years.

Over all it was a good weekend.

MIni Update

2008-07-18T08:33:00.000-07:00

Hello World.

I don't really have much to say right now. There isn't anything exciting going on. B's parents were in town. I guess I could blog about that but I don't really have anything to say.

B's birthday is coming up and we are having a small get together. Oh, and guess what? I already bought the gift, I didn't wait until the last minute to go buy something. I actually had it ordered and delivered over 2 weeks in advance. I was shocked.

I will try to get some stories over the weekend and write an update, until then...

Have a great weeekend.

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2008-07-10T19:47:00.002-07:00

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2008-07-10T19:47:00.000-07:00

When your team makes a home run you get up and dance.

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2008-07-10T19:43:00.000-07:00

We lost.

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2008-07-10T16:55:00.000-07:00

Take me out to the ball park.

No More Drink For You!

2008-07-10T14:15:00.000-07:00

We met up for dinner and drinks with three other couples. It's a fun group and they can get kind of loud and rowdy without any alcohol.

So we were eating dinner and we were at a place that offers $3 margaritas/mojitos/sangrias. After dinner and many drinks we decided to stick around and take advantage of the drink specials and catch up a little. When you have 8 people and everyone is trying to talk to everyone you tend to get loud. So after about 5 (weak) drinks the waiter comes over to our table and we order another round of drinks and he tells us (in a very thick accent)"No more drink for you! I can't serve you more than the law allows. It's not me. It's the law."

We all looked at each other confused because nobody was drunk, we were just having a good time. He agreed to serve one more drink and then brought us our check.

It kind of felt like we were kicked out.

Have you ever been kicked out of a place or been denied service?

Don't Try This At Home

2008-07-08T10:33:00.000-07:00

Although I have admitted to being ahorrible cook and later bragged about being a good cook I am officially saying I suck! No, I mean it. I am not saying it to get sympathy or compliments. I mean it. I SUCK!

Last week I found a recipe for turkey burgers with mango chutney. I love mango chutney so I was really looking forward to trying it out. The recipe called for mango chutney, sour cream, and other ingredients I had around the house so it wasn't a big deal. I followed the recipe's instructions and did everything it wanted me to but it didn't work. It was soggy and not firm enough to make patties. I was very disappointed that all that food went to waste. And even more that we had to go out and buy dinner.

B and I made a pact when we first started dating. If one of us cooked and it wasn't good then we would just go out to dinner. In the year and a half we have been dating yesterday was the first time we ever had to put the fact into effect. There have been many times when we were cooking grilled chicken or something equally unexciting and had cravings for a good hamburger or tacos when I wished the food would burn but it never happened.

So last night Lucy (the dog) and I voted that B would be the official cook of our house hold. I hope B is okay with that. We haven't told him yet.

2008-07-03T07:25:00.000-07:00

I am still recovering from this past weekend and with the holiday weekend coming up I am sure I will be recovering next week also.

I have been late to work every day this week, some days by more than an hour. It's a slow week so it doesn't really matter but I need to get back to my normal sleeping pattern.

Last night we went to bed at 11 but after not being able to sleep we went back to the living room and watched t.v. until 1 a.m. The previous night we had a shaving cream fight (which I don't recommend). I guess I should explain. B had just gotten out of the shower and was about to shave when I walked into the restroom. He was trying to be funny and got shaving cream all over my face when he tried to kiss me so a small shaving cream war followed. I won! So after cleaning up, showering, and trying to get shaving cream out of walls, carpets, floors, mirrors, and the dog we were to wound up to go to bed.

So here I am sitting at my desk fighting the urge to go to sleep. So nudge me every once in a while to make sure I am not asleep over here.

Houston Recap

2008-07-01T08:30:00.000-07:00

I am still trying to recover from Houston and I am afraid I am not in the mood for a long or detailed post so here are the basics.

Friday:
My friends picked me up, it ended up being just 3 of us since one backed out. We made great time and got there in about 3 hours instead of 4 thanks to our speed demon driver.

When i got dropped off at the hotel B was already dressed and ready to go out so I did a quick outfit change and headed out with B and his co-worker to the bars. We met up with B's old roommate and his friends and later my friends joined us. B didn't stay long since he had to get up early so my friends and I left the bar and went to some other bars. I didn't get back to the hotel until around 3 or 4.

Saturday:
I got a wake up call at 10 a.m. because my friend was hungry so I was picked up, we did a quick drive by where B was for work and then went to the mall shopping. I didn't buy anything for myself but I found a couple of shirts for B.

Later that night we went to the parade (see previous posts) and we went dancing. We had a great time and didn't get back to the hotel until 5 a.m.

Sunday:
I woke up at early to pack and get ready for the drive back. B was flying back so he got to sleep in a little longer than I did. The drive back was very quiet at first because we were all tired but it was good. We got back home at the same time that B did so I just lounged all afternoon and B went to sleep at 4:30 p.m. and didn't wake up until the next day. I was a bit bored and wanted to wake him up but I knew he was tired.

We took Monday off to relax and didn't really do much other than hang out and watch movies at home.

Houston Pride: Glowing Drink

2008-06-28T23:58:00.001-07:00

Glowing drink!

Houston Pride: Everybody Dance!

2008-06-28T23:00:00.001-07:00

Tonight we dance!

Houston Pride: Tattoo

2008-06-28T21:39:00.001-07:00

I got a tattoo while i was in Houston...its temporary. And that is my arm in case you were wondering.

Houston Pride Parade

2008-06-28T19:29:00.001-07:00

Houston pride.

Houston Pride

2008-06-28T19:26:00.001-07:00

Houston Pride: Road Trip

2008-06-27T18:20:00.001-07:00

Houston here we come!

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2008-06-27T14:27:00.001-07:00

Contain Yourselves!

2008-06-27T10:26:00.000-07:00

A friend invited me the grand opening/30th Anniversary celebration for The Container Store last night. And since Be is out of town on business I decided to tag along. I didn't know what to expect and I really didn't know what the event was for until my guest and I showed up at my friends place. That's when we learned it was all the way in Plano which is about 40 minutes from where I live and that they were expecting over 3,000 people. We get there at 7 p.m. and we see this:

It was at an actual store. Nice/Fancy? That is not the place I would have a party if I was celebrating my 30th anniversary but no big deal, it wasn't my decision. Other than the fact that it was at their store it turned out to be a nice evening. The food was amazing! They had little food stations set up throughout the store and the best part of it all is that they used items from the store to serve the food. So the caterers were walking around with a picture frame as their serving platter and we were eating out of things that you can actually find at the store. For example, they had Asian food and we ate that out of these take out boxes, soup was served in glass jars and dessert was served in clear amac boxes. I thought that was very creative and unique and a great way to get people to notice your products.

They even had a great live band and dance floor...and what's worse is that people were actually attempting to dance.

It was funny. There were more cougars than you could shake a stick at and they were all flirting with the young cute caterer boys.

It was fun but after a while we got a little bored. So we decided to practise our "I don't care" and "I am bored" looks like the bitchy queens we are. So we stood around for a good while trying to show my friend how to pull those looks off. Unfortunately there were other bitchy queens there that have the look down to a science. As we were walking past a group of them they gave us the I don't care and I am bored look in a combination and threw in sound effects. I must master that combination. Since we were beaten at our own game we decided to window shop and I found some pretty good deals. When was the last time you were at The Container Store? It's been at least a year for me and I was pleasantly surprised by what I found. Are you ready? It's not just containers! I found some great pet necessities like this pet travel container and this pet food scoop both of which I am going back to buy. I also found this tea storage box I am considering getting. And look at this bungee chair! It is so comfortable, especially after stuffing my face with all the food that passed my way.

Once we got bored with window shopping we found this great little device.

It lets you practise your fisting technique! See it's more than just containers.

New Look...Same Blog

2008-06-26T13:24:00.001-07:00

I have updated the blog layout. Just a little cosmetic change.

I have also added some other blogs I read. Take a minute and explore other blogs you may like.

2008-06-25T13:21:00.000-07:00

Does anyone have anything interesting to report? Anything?

Work is really slow right now. We all have to take our vacations by the end of this month or we loose the time that we accumulated so everyone is out of the office and as a result we are completely bored out of our minds.

I would take time off but I don't have any left. So if you have a blog I need you to update. If you don't have a blog I need you to leave a comment and entertain me.

Sincerely,

Me

Slut

2008-06-23T08:55:00.000-07:00

Every so often I check the stats on my page. Not because I have a lot of readers just because I am curious and I am always surprised what keywords people use to get to my blog. Someone found my blog by looking up Slutty Confessions. Maybe I should write about my slutty confessions more often to give them a reason to come back.

Freakishly Big

2008-06-20T06:45:00.000-07:00

My sister mentioned that my right leg looked swollen after I came back with bloody and bruised legs from the tubing trip. I didn't think anything about it, I was putting ice on it, neosporin, and I was taking really good care of it because I HATE scars. I guess this is also a confession. I hate scars on my body but I think scars on other people can be sexy. Anyway, back to the original post.

So yesterday I was at the gym and I was working out my calf's when I noticed that my right calf is freakishly big when you compare it to my left one. It bothered me so much that I went directly to the mirror and started to compare my legs, I am sure everyone at the gym thought I was a freak but I had a problem on my hands (or legs). Later that night, after a few cocktails and a bottle of wine B and I were sitting on the couch and I bolt up and stand directly in front of the t.v. to have B inspect my legs. After he confirmed that my right one is abnormally big we break out the measuring tape and start taking measurements.

After many attempts the measuring tape confirmed what our eyes saw, my calf is huge! So from now on I will only be working out my left calf.

Make me feel better and tell me about your body parts that are abnormally big.

Gay Pride

2008-06-18T10:15:00.000-07:00

It's Gay Pride Month here in the U.S. and my b/f works for a gay organization so he has to travel to different pride events around the country every weekend. It's not fun for him because most of the places he visits have been really hot (temperature wise) and he has to be outside in the heat talking to people. So he doesn't really enjoy it.

He has to go to Houston Pride next weekend. Two friends and I decided to drive down there for the weekend and enjoy pride. I went with B to Houston pride last year and I "volunteered" to help him. By volunteer, I mean I had to help him because the guy that went with him decided he was "sick" so I went and helped out. It was hot, humid, and raining and we had a big argument. It wasn't fun for either of us.

This year I am not planning on helping unless something really bad happens and all of his volunteers don't show up. But as of now, I am planning an hanging out with my friends and enjoy the festivities.

If you were dating me, would it bother you that I was there having a good time while you were worked your ass off?

Have you been to a pride event? Did you enjoy it?

The Scream

2008-06-16T10:32:00.000-07:00

So I promised I would post a picture of B and here it is!

While my mother was in town I made flour tortillas and one of them ended up looking like the face from the painting The Scream.

I thought about putting it on Ebay but before I could save it B ended up eating it.

Tease

2008-06-13T12:53:00.000-07:00

My home computer is trying to torture me and it's not letting me use the internet so I won't be making any post this weekend.

I will be posting a picture of my boyfriend B on Monday so stay tuned.

Never judge a book by it's cover

2008-06-13T10:41:00.000-07:00

I was at the gym during lunch today and while working out a guy that is always there with who I thought was his lover comes over and asks about the big band-aid on my leg. The band-aid is covering up the big gash that I picked up while tubing. We make small talk and I learn that the guy who he works out with is straight and married with kids (no one would have ever guessed that), we went to the same school for our MBA, and he is a pharmacist.

Later he comes back as I am doing hammer curls and says:

Him: I forgot to tell you something really funny.
Me: (concerned about what it could be) Oh yea, what's that?
Him: I always see you coming in with your work clothes and I pegged you as a pharmacist. I thought 'he must work over at CVS'.
Me: (Laugh) No, I sure don't.

As he walks away I make a mental note: Start Dressing Better!

Self Portrait

2008-06-12T12:12:00.000-07:00

Taken at my sisters house. They have a pond in their yard that has turned red and green. It's some sort of algea that they are trying to control but the algea is winning.

Algea 1 - G Family 0

Kate

2008-06-12T12:04:00.000-07:00

The return of Kate the transgender cat. I was at my sisters house yesterday where I ran into Kate my sisters cat. They thought it was a female cat so they named her Kate. When they found out she was a he they started to call her Tiger but unfortunately the name Kate stuck. So this is Kate the Transgender cat.

Mom

2008-06-11T12:52:00.001-07:00

I know I need to post about tubing but I have another brief post. And besides, we haven’t uploaded the pictures yet so it will have to wait another few days.

So my mom has been staying with B and I this week. I picked her up on Monday and I took Tuesday off to spend with her. We really didn’t do much other than shopping and lots of cooking. It was nice just hanging out with my mom. Every time she comes into town she always makes me my favorite food. Chile con Carne and hand made flour tortillas. It’s the best comfort food and she makes me enough to last me a few weeks. Thank god for freezers.

Mom has been sleeping in our room and B and I have been sleeping in a blow up mattress in the living room. It hasn’t been comfortable but it’s been nice.

But that’s not really what I wanted to post about. Yes it’s been nice having my mom around and I enjoy spending time with her but I wanted to post about how comfortable she has gotten with the whole gay thing. She has been very supportive and has made a real effort to make B feel comfortable. The day we picked her up she gave him a little gift that she gave all of the son-in-laws and on Monday she gave him a little something also. It’s the little things, you know? I don’t need her to be a PFLAG mom or anything like that. I just want her to love me. And she does…and she always has. I never doubted it but it’s nice to see that she (along with the rest of my family) accepts me for who I am and who I choose to share my life with.

Anyway, I don’t really have the words to express how I feel but I wanted to share something. I think I am very lucky to have the family that I have.

Tubing Weekend

2008-06-09T09:00:00.001-07:00

This is a short post so I can share the pictures below. I will make a more detailed post with more pictures later.

The weekend was a lot of fun. We drove down to the river in South TX. We stopped at Sam's on the way out there to pick up groceries. There were a total of 14 people, 4 gay guys and 10 lesbians, and after 45 minutes at Sam's we came out with 3 cards of groceries and 10 cases of beer.

It looks like a lot of food but we were there for 3 nights and 4 days. So it was just enough.

Thank God lesbians travel with rope and bungee cords or we would have never made it with all the food packed behind a trailer.

We ran out of beer on the second day so we had to go to the local grocery store and pick up 5 more cases.

I came back with a bit of a tan, 4 lbs heavier, with some bloody and bruised legs, and a few new friends.

Gone Tubing

2008-06-04T21:23:00.000-07:00

I will be gone for a few days. Blogging will resume on Monday!

Enjoy the weekend!

Hot and Naked

2008-05-31T15:36:00.000-07:00

I am sitting on my couch naked and very hot. My a/c went out last night around 1 a.m. and I am waiting on the repair man to come over and get it back up and running. Its 92 degrees right now and I am HOT!

I have a headache, I am hungry, and I am sweaty. I won't be able to take this much longer so they better get here soon or I may pass out.

Family Guy

2008-05-30T08:39:00.000-07:00

B and I were watching Family Guy last night.

Me: Brian (the dog) is fat.
B: He is a dog.
Me: He is still fat.

He is still my favorite character though because he drinks.

Good News!

2008-05-29T19:24:00.000-07:00

I went to the AT&T store and they were able to extract my contacts from my old phone to my new phone.

Everything is good with the world again. We now returned to your normally scheduled program.

Random

2008-05-29T10:31:00.000-07:00

I know I said I was going to post more often but I really don't have anything to talk about. Sad but true.

B is going to be out of town for most of the month of June so I will be single but not in the lets go out and get drunk, naked, and sleep with anyone you want single. Just the I am lonely single.

I got a new phone yesterday. I don't have any one's numbers in the new phone though. I have to go get the numbers transferred at the wireless store.

That's about it.

What's going on with you?