Small update

I am single once again.

I am going to be 30 in 2 weeks. I was 23 when I started this blog. WOW.

I am getting sick of San Diego, and want to move somewhere else. But, I have no $ and no idea how to even get started.

Watching the Olympics makes me feel like such a slacker. It's weird how they try to interview runners right after the race, so they're all winded and can barely talk. I'd be like, um GTFO, I'm tired. I wouldn't be a runner in the first place, though.

I applied to 2 jobs within my current employer, however the test (there's a test!) is on the same day as a wedding in which I am a bridesmaid.

Yep, that's it for now. I am not dead!

2008 Meme #1

Reggy tagged me like, a million years ago, and just now I'm doing this. Here goes!

Here’s the rule: Remove 1 question (any question) from below, and add in your personal question, make it a total of 20 questions, then tag 8-10 people in your list, list them out at the end of this post. Notify them in their chat box that he/she has been tagged.

1. At what age do you wish to marry?
Well it used to be that I wanted to be married really young, like 22-25. But at those ages I was with asshole guys, so yeah no. I am turning 30 this year, and it's not gonna happen anytime soon, so I frankly don't know now.

2. What color do you like most?
I like blue, white, kind of ocean/sea colors. They make me feel calm...

3. If you have the chance, what would you probably say to your beloved one?
I tell him what I feel all of the time!

4. Where is the place that you want to go the most?
I'd definitely love to visit New Zealand (me too, Reggy!!), Hawaii, and Antarctica

5. Which part of you that you hate the most?
My lack of discipline! Physically, I hate hate hate hate my tendency to gain all weight lumpily in the stomach area.

6. When you encounter a sad moment, what would you do?
I ... feel sad?

7. What are you afraid to lose the most?
My loved ones

8. If you win $1 million, what would you do?
Pay off my debt, my mom's debt, and hopefully learn to save and invest the rest so I don't have to depend on stupid jobs to keep me afloat.

9. What’s your wish for the year ahead?
That it improves as time passes; it definitely did not start off well!!

10. How did you celebrate the New Year?
By crying and being angry that Continental lost my suitcase. Still no suitcase!!!

11. Till now, what is the moment that you regret the most?
Allowing myself to get so out of shape.

12. Which type of person do you hate the most?
Condescending, holier-than-thou, especially when they are totally dumb to boot.

13. What is your ambition?
Have a normal life

14. If you had one wish what would you wish for?
For my dad to have stuck around longer

15. Name one of your body part your hubby or boyfriend tells you he adores:
...my smile apparently. And my boo-tay!

16. What is the best gift you can give someone this year?
I honestly have no clue

17. List two of your Top Ten New Year’s Resolutions.
Well, I had thought (before the year started) to try to be more positive, and not such a "realist" as I call it... but what happened on New Year's Eve definitely put a damper on that. It's still something I want to TRY but it's definitely a lot harder now.

18. What do you need to do this year in order for you to be happier in life?
Ohhh... I'd rather not say it on here

19. What are the Top 2 things that you are most thankful for the year 2007 that made you even more happier for 2008?
Well, I found a job that I actually like, after starting off the year in a job I absolutely loathed!!!
Also, my relationship with Erik is still going strong and everyday I find new things I like about him. AWwwwwwwwwww /sap

20. (My question) When will I get my suitcase? (ok I suck, I just don't know what to ask)

I’d like to tag: Ady, Angel, Nay, Encanto AKA Millie, Nessa... and I don't have 8 at all!!

Dove sono le valige?

One week, one day later - I still do not have my suitcase. What has made this even worse is the fact that everyone I have spoken to and dealt with from the airline has been HORRID. Some of them have implied or directly suggested even that I should've known and not put anything of value in the suitcase. Of course! I should've known they would screw up! How dare I not be Nostradamus!! Then, one of the ladies at the counter when I stormed into the airport last Tuesday actually said several times "I'm supposed to be at lunch right now, SIGH SIGH SIGH"... OH I'M SORRY FOR THE INCONVENIENCE!!! Do you have all of your stuff? THEN STUFF IT, porno-looking bitch! Seriously.

Friday evening I call once again to see what's up (I've also been checking online but nothing), and the guy says in an irritated tone "...Um, there are NO UPDATES on your file since you last checked...", with an implied "dude stop bugging". Then he adds, "It's been almost 5 days, you should file a claim". Ok, Erik had actually spoken to someone else the day before and she had suggested that we give the contents search 2 days, so on Saturday to file a claim. This is not the first time these people have contradicting or had different stories for me, which is very frustrating. First they were saying the suitcase was definitely in Houston waiting to get on a plane, then it was "oh the tag must have fallen off, we don't know where the suitcase actually is"... OH RLY!!! Anyway, I said "Well, that's part 2 of my phone call, how do I do that..." blah blah blah, he tells me, I go to the webpage and read. They are not liable for, among other things, jewelry and watches. HELLO, that's the #1 thing I wanted back!! I had these 2 rings that I got from my dad :( I am stupid for packing them in there, I know, but I honestly didn't think my suitcase would just go missing. Plus, I put them in a plastic baggy inside a makeup pouch... I just didn't think about it!! It just blows either way, even if I didn't have my earrings, rings, and necklaces in there too.

The upside, I guess, of filing a claim is that it will supposedly send an alert to other airports' lost and founds... Why this hasn't been done and gets only done AFTER filing a claim is beyond me, but I still have a sliver of hope that my stuff is somewhere. However, the fact that no one has bothered to look in the ID pocket and called Erik (since it's his suitcase and it has his info, even if my stuff is in it) really, really worries me. The thought of someone out there with MY STUFF is just sick.

I made a list of the things in there and I'm already at 53. I haven't sent the claim yet because I keep remembering stuff, plus I have to look up prices for some of them since I don't know off-hand. It's just ridiculous. I'm claiming the full amount possible either way, fucking a, I have to rebuy everything and a good majority is going to be impossible (they also aren't liable for irreplaceables, go figure). The stress this has caused for me, there is just no price! It completely ruined the beginning of the year for me. I didn't want to go anywhere on NY Eve in case they called... I wasn't able to go to TJ and do lobster with my family on NY day, in case they called. I was supposed to go to TJ again on Wednesday, hang out with my friend Lulu and her daughter Ximena, both of whom I haven't seen since May 2006!!!, but I didn't go because, what if they call??? ARGHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!! I suppose time is irreplaceable and they aren't liable for that...

I should've gotten a flu shot...

Well, I'm sick again. Ha. And what do I do when I'm sick? I get bored of the same old internet stuff and then decide to post. I have been reading my old posts, starting with the very first one, through all the drama with my ex JC... I started this blog when I was 23, a month before I turned 24. It's basically been 5 years that I've been blogging. I used to blog so much before! Sometimes I'd blog multiple times a day. What happened? It's not like I have a life now or anything. I mean, I still do nothing. The only things that have changed from then are:
1) I now have the best bf ever (which may be one of the reasons I don't post: no more boy drama!)
2) I am done with school and I just work now (another source of drama gone; my office is too drama-free!)
3) I'm old now. Hahaha.

I'd like to think that I'm wiser now, but who knows. I read my old posts and think, man was I dumb. But some of those posts I think, I probably would make that mistake again. The drama with JC was probably one of the worst ones, but one of the ones I hope I wouldn't make again. Recently a friend emailed me to tell me that he had been sorta harassing her for information on me. They work near each other. She told him she thought I was married, or was about to get married, because one of my profile pictures on this particular website is of me and Erik at Erik's friend's wedding, and I guess it looks really formal or something. Apparently he freaked out and started to bug her all the time. Thing is, he is supposedly married so what does he care? Oh yeah, I found out last year that he got married 6 months after we broke up. He actually called to tell me. Well, he didn't just call to say that... He supposedly wanted to dial his cousin and dialed me instead. Our numbers are somewhat similar but I don't buy it anyway. He has called a few times supposedly trying to reach someone else, but "mistakenly" dialing me. That particular call was probably a month before I met Erik, and since the whole phone call caught me off-guard, I made the mistake of telling him I was single/not dating anyone. He seemed to relish in the fact that I was alone or something. Loser. Anyway, I told my friend to just ignore him, I mean it really isn't any of his business what I'm doing or who I'm with. We broke up 5 years ago! Seriously. Get a life. She said that supposedly he and his wife are separated. I still don't care! I don't care what he wants. Does he actually think I'd be friends with him? He was the worst boyfriend I ever had. He really did a number on my self-esteem, and it took me a long time to realize that he was wrong the whole time. Ah well, seems some things don't change, and he is still a loser.

On better news... I'm excited about the holidays. We're going to Tennessee again! I want to go back so bad... mostly for the food!! Haha. It should be fun. I'm also already looking forward to Thanksgiving. I can't believe it's next week!! Every since I started my job, time has gone by fast. June and July moved along at a normal pace, but August flew by. I can't even remember what I did that month. And all of a sudden it's November.

An update - wow!!

OMG I'm blogging. I didn't go to work today; I'm sick. Not so sick that I'm dying and just want to sleep, but sick enough. Plus, it's contagious, so even if I felt better it wouldn't be nice of me to go spread it at work.

Anyway, not a whole lot has been going on. Mostly I just work, and then come home and veg. I'm very exciting like that.

Let's see... The last movie I saw was Eastern Promises. I actually really liked it. I recommend it. I should warn you that it's pretty intense and violent (which you will know if you've seen other David Cronenberg movies), but it's really interesting and well done.


I haven't really blogged about what's been happening with my life. So let's recap! Let's see- In May I started my current job, working for the County of San Diego. I work in a really neat office, everyone's nice, and the phone is not ringing off the hook! It's awesome. In May (before my job started) it was also my first anniversary with Erik <3 He's awesome :)

June was pretty uneventful for the most part, though we did get to go to the Del Mar Fair (I'm sorry, it's just not the "San Diego County Fair" to me) twice, once for free! I ate lots and lots of fair food and I loved it.

July would have been pretty uneventful as well, except I was summoned for Jury Duty and since I work for the County now I have no real reasons to be excused :( So I had to go. I didn't actually get selected but I did have to go 4 days in a row, because the selection process was taking that long. It was insane! They were just dismissing potential jurors left and right, and so the rest of us had to keep going. At the end, there were only like 10 of us (out of like 100) that never were called up front. I didn't actually hate the whole experience, and the cool part is that I started reading the Harry Potter novels. The first day I didn't bring anything to read (I'm dumb) so I had to run over to Horton Plaza, and bought the first one. Well, I got hooked, darn you J.K. Rowling!! I have read 6 of the 7 books now, and I'm kind of saving the last one. I'm a nerd.

August flew by like no one's business, though I again did not do anything eventful. At the end of August we went to Disneyland again, and it was the best. I had just been thinking how nice it was that we did not have a horribly hot summer, when Labor Day weekend rolled around and screamed heat at me. Of course, the one year I decide not to have a pool party for my birthday is the 2nd hottest day of the year. Oh yeah, I'm old now (29). Where does time go. Didn't I start this when I was 23?? Geez. Anyway, the 1st hottest day was actually the next day, September 3rd, and I did go swimming. Stupidly, Erik and I did not wear sunscreen (our brains had melted with the heat, so we weren't thinking) and proceeded to get the worst sunburn in the world. It's so weird to think that was just under a month ago, because it really feels so far away. September wasn't exactly slow or fast, but here we are. In September Erik and I started walking. Nothing fancy, just around my neighborhood. It's actually pretty nice. We go in the evening, after dinner, and just stroll. I hope we continue doing this, eventually building up an exercise routine.

And now it's October. This month is looking to be good, I hope. On the 18th we're going to see Jersey Boys!!! I'm quite excited about that. I'm a bit sad it won't be with the original cast, but it should still be fantastic.

So there you have it, the last 5 months of my life in a few paragraphs. Wake up, now.