Tuesday, June 30, 2009

181 Down, 184 More To Go...

Well it is the last day of the 6th month of the year. 6 more months to go. Halfway through the calendar year; Although technically not exactly halfway through the year, that would be this coming Thursday at noon. This year has been racing by, and doesn't seem like the rest of the year will be slowing down. Still have a lot to get accomplished and a lot of things to get a handle on in the remaining months. I have been enjoying time off from work the last 5 days and still have another 13 days off left. This weekend I leave for New Orleans to visit family and friends for a week. After that, it is full speed ahead with work, and everything in general. Before I know it it will be another New Years Eve and 2010 will begin to be a blur.

Coleman Concedes To Franken...

Well there you go; I blog about it and it happens (The Saints are winning the Superbowl!!!) lol. Former Senator Norm Coleman has conceded to Senator-Elect Al Franken in the Minnesota Senate race that has been in contention since the November election. Coleman called Franken to congratulate Franken hours after the Minnesota Supreme Court ruled that Franken was the winner. This means that Coleman will not move forward with trying to go through the federal courts for appeals. President Obama put out a statement after the announcement stating "I look forward to working with Senator-Elect Franken to build a new foundation for growth and prosperity by lowering health care costs and investing in the kind of clean energy jobs and industries that will help America lead in the 21st century". Congratulations Al Fraken!

Minnesota Supreme Court Makes Ruling...


The Minnesota Supreme Court ruled today that Al Franken has officially won the Senate race that has been ongoing since the election in November. The court dismissed former Senator Norm Coleman's challenge of the state's November election results. Coleman has been filing appeals since a recount declared Franken the winner in January. Franken is well known from his Saturday Night Live acting/writing days from 1975 to 1980 and again from 1985-1995, his 5 New York Times bestselling books, or from his liberal radio talk show on Air America from 2004-2007.
If Franken is declared the winner he would be the 60th Democratic Senator in the Senate, which is the number of votes needed to have a filibuster-proof majority. It would signal a huge victory for Democrats if any measures that could possibly have heavy Republican opposition come up for vote. Coleman had said that he may appeal and take it to federal courts to resolve the issue and continue to prolong it. The positive news is that Minnesota Governor , Tim Pawlenty-R, had stated that if the Minnesota Supreme Court declared Al Franken the winner that he would sign Franken's election certificate. Former Senator Coleman needs to concede and not extend these ridiculous appeals to the point it is reaching. In the long run all he is doing is preventing the people of the State of Minnesota from having their voice heard in the Senate.

Dodgers Win...

Los Angeles Dodgers beat the Colorado Rockies 4-2. Went to the game with some friends and my cousin. It was a big win for the Dodgers. They ended up winning with a walk-off homerun from Andre Ethier in the bottom of the 13th inning. Great way to win it. Either just hit 3 homeruns this past Friday against the Seattle Mariners, so he is having a good hitting streak. The Dodgers have 2 more games against the Rockies in this series. Hopefully they take the remaining games.

Monday, June 29, 2009

Baseball Game Tonight...

Going to the Colorado Rockies vs. Los Angeles Dodgers game tonight. Going to go with some friends and my cousin and her friends as well. Sounds like a good Monday night to me! I grew up a HUGE Dodgers fan (I was obsessed with Steve Sax) and they remain a huge fan but as of late having spent a significant amount of time in the Orange County area have grown to be a big Angels fan as well. Luckily they are in separate leagues (American and National) so unless they play each other, which happens rarely, there is no conflict of interest. The last game I went to was an Angels game and they got beat 11-1 and was also against the Rockies. So hopefully the Dodgers take care of business tonight and take care of the Rockies. Go Blue!

Sunday, June 28, 2009

USA Loses 3-2 Against Brazil...

The United States lost to Brazil 3-2 in the finals of this years Confederation Cup. They were the big underdog going into this game so this result is not as disappointing as it may appear. The route they traveled to get to that game has been great. They upset Spain in a huge upset (As I blogged about previously). The only hard part to swallow was that the United States actually took a 2-0 lead in the first half today against Brazil. They went into halftime still winning 2-0 and then in the second half the team started to collapse. Brazil scored 3 goals and ended up with the win. Either way, great effort by team USA and hopefully they are motivated with the outcome overall of the tournament and how far they advanced.

They Don't Really Care About Us/Iran Protests



Michael Jackson's song "They Don't Really Care About Us" coupled with video of the Iran protests going on because of the recent election.

Saturday, June 27, 2009

HUGE Soccer Game Tomorrow...



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The United States can for the first time, win a major FIFA sanctioned tournament for the first time in history if they are able to upset Brazil tomorrow at the finals of the Confederations Cup. The game is tomorrow at 2:30pm/est. Luckily I do not have anything planned and will be able to watch the game in it's entirety from the comfort of home. This game ranks as possibly the most important US National Team game in history. The big story was the United States beating Spain earlier this week to advance to the finals. Spain had been on an incredible winning streak and the US knocked them out of the tournament by beating them 2-0. Hopefully they can ride the momentum and take care of Brazil tomorrow. Lets do it USA!

My Vacation Hairdo...


Did something similar last year in August when I went to Mexico on vacation. Something different. It's actually a little liberating. This was today at the beach.

Beach Day....

Great day today! Took my son to the beach today and we met up with my cousin and her daughter, my other cousins daughter, and my cousins friend and husband, and their child! lol The kids all had a blast at the beach today and the weather was great. It is a great resource living so close to the ocean and I need to take more advantage of it. I'm sure David will ask me several more times this summer to bring him there.

80's Freestyle Concert Last Night...

Wen't to this concert last night at Staples Center in Los Angeles. Went with my cousin and some of her friends. It actually ended up being pretty cool lol. Here are just some of the preformers that were there. 3 of the songs I was actually happy to hear:





RUMORS - Club Nouveau



Taylor Dayne - Tell It To My Heart
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Friday, June 26, 2009

Another Great One...



Ok. So this was done in the 90's so it is not precise in some of the names or current changes. Either way, it was great.

Not Even A Joke When I Say This Is Why I Am Good At Geography...





The show "Anamaniacs" ran from 1993-1998

Thursday, June 25, 2009

3 Celebrities, 2 days...

Wow. Ed McMahon yesterday, and today Farrah Fawcett and Michael Jackson die. RIP to all 3 of them. TMZ (of course) is the only one reporting that Jackson has been pronoucned dead right now. No other news outlet is confirming this. TMZ usually has people in the know everywhere, so I'm sure it is a matter of time before the other news outlets confirm. He suffered cardiac arrest today at his home and was rushed to UCLA hospital.

Wednesday, June 24, 2009

Hottest Day Ever In New Orleans...


Well it's official, its hot as hell in New Orleans. I'm heading out there in just over a week and today it hit 104 degrees, 102 in the area I'll be staying in. The 104 temperature in New Orleans broke the single day record for temperature. With the humidity, the heat index can get to deadly levels of 108-111. I mean don't get me wrong, growing up there it was extremely hot during summertime especially when the humidity is added and you get the actual heat index. But 104?? damn. I'm def in for a treat while I'm out there. I'm packing nothing but shorts and tee shirts, lots of socks, sunblock, and deodorant lol. It is normally around 90-95 this time of year so its a good amount above that. Hoping to hit a water park with my younger brother while I'm out there. Maybe even head out to Mississippi or Florida for a day at the beach, but not sure.

LSU TIgers...

Congratulations to the Louisiana State University Tigers. They are the 2009 College Baseball Champions. They defeated the Texas Longhorns in the best of 3 series. This marks the 6th college baseball championship for Louisiana State. Hopefully this is a sign of what Louisiana sports will be this year. Hoping the Hornets go deep into the NBA playoffs this year, and that the Saints head to the Superbowl (ok maybe a little too optimistic, but at least be in contention), and that LSU football does as well as the baseball team. It's a good way to start the year off regardless.

Lots Of Words For The Same Meaning...

Seems interesting in the English language that there are so many words that are for the same meaning. A good example are words to describe someone who tells falsehoods:

liar, cheat, con artist, deceiver, deluder, dissimulator, equivocator, fabler, fabricator, fabulist, false witness, falsifier, fibber, maligner, misleader, perjurer, phony, prevaricator, promoter, storyteller, trickster

Tuesday, June 23, 2009

The Woman They Call Neda...


The young woman that was killed at an anti-government rally in Iran this week during the protests that have been ongoing since that country's presidential election. Not a lot is known about her and it may have even been that she was not actively participating in the rally herself but it shows how bad human rights are in Iran and what type of regime change is needed there.

LSU Loses Tonight...

which means they third and final game of the series will be played tomorrow for the College Baseball Championship. Way too close for my comfort.

Tigers On Their Way To Sixth National Championship...

The LSU Tigers are trailing the Texas Longhorns 5-1 in the 3rd inning right now in the second game of the best of 3 College World Series Finals. LSU, having already won last night's game 1, needs to just win today to become College Baseball Champions. If they go on the lose today they will play again in a winner take all game tomorrow night with the series tied 1-1. So hopefully they take care of business tonight and finish off the night champions.

Clarification And Enlightenment...




It's not karma because that has to do with something happening because of past actions. I'm not exactly sure what it's called, but when you happen to be speaking of something and it happens. It's about the previous blog I just wrote. It's like when your talking to someone about an old song, something totally random you haven't heard in maybe like years and you happen to hear it playing later that same day.

Well whatever it is...it happened today. So I finish writing the previous blog about the sad situation with my friend and it's like 11:15pm when I do. It's a weekday and even though I have work early in the morning and I should go to bed I end up watching the Tonight Show with Conan O'Brian and it ends around 12:35am and then I watch Craig Ferguson which ends at 1:35am. Instead of going to sleep, some things happen and all of a sudden I find out what the whole situation was with my friend and why they are upset. The reason I bring up the example of a random song playing and then hearing it is because I have been dwelling on this confusion for weeks; yet the one day I finally blog about it, and say I give up, I find out! It's a load off my mind finally knowing. I think that is what really was killing me; thinking I had done something to really hurt my friend, and now I know what the reason is for being ostracised by them.

I can see where if they truly believed what they perceive as reality were true it could be upsetting. I don't see getting ignored for weeks as the appropriate response, but to each his own. I'm not even saying they are wrong for doing it. The good thing is I finally can sleep better knowing what the reason is, yet still upset of the overall outcome and that we weren't able to rectify the situation which could have been done, and I'm not exaggerating, in about 10 minutes, maybe 20 so that everyone had a thorough understanding.

Although a great weight has been taken off my shoulders, I am still ever melancholic about the situation as a whole. Well it's 1:45am now, and I get up at 6:00am today for work, so I should be getting to bed, although I could write on forever right now. ay que ver si alguin puede entender esto: Porque nopo puepedepes aprendeper quepe epellepa nopo epes tu amigapa y nunca vapa seper. Good night.

Monday, June 22, 2009

A Sad Moment...


well I came to the realization that someone I thought was a really good friend apparently didn't feel the same way I did. I was friends with someone for a long period of time and for a reason I am still unaware of they are no longer speaking to me. I went out with my friend one weekend about 3 or 4 weeks ago like any other night and I thought the night went well. After that night though, it seems as if something was wrong with them. I travel frequently for work and that first week and the following I was out of town, so I thought nothing of not being able to see this person whom I had spent a significant period of time with every week for a long time whenever I was local. Then after I came home from the week of travel and I was home on the weekend and called them to hang out I got ignored and it seemed weird. I wasn't sure why, but figured they were busy or upset about something. So thinking something was wrong I text them and asked them if something was wrong and I got a response saying they had just been really busy and had a rough week. I could definitely relate with that! It's been rough on everyone lately....work, finances, stress, family, etc.. So no big deal..they had just been busy.

Then comes another week of being ignored and another week of being concerned if it was being directed specifically at me for some reason that again, I am still unaware of at this moment. So again, I ask several times that week what the problem is and then I get my first hint that I am correct in assuming it is something specific to me, they tell me that even if they tell me it won't make a difference. So now I'm really curious, because whether it makes a difference or not, at least I'll know what the reason is that the person I talked to and confided in so frequently has completely turned their back to me. They tell me that I should know what the issue is or that they are pretty sure I know, yet at this point I've already asked on at least 5 different occasions what the specific issue is.

I have seen this person like 2 times since I started realizing that they were holding a grudge against me for whatever reasoning they have for not speaking to me. It was a little awkward because I didn't know how to act because I DONT KNOW WHAT THE HECK IS GOING ON. Anytime I have text or asked what was wrong I get the run around or ignored. I get empty promises of phone calls or late texts saying that things are better off discussed "tomorrow" though I never receive an explanation. Now this person does mean a lot to me and I hate the fact that we aren't as close as I thought we were, but I am also an adult and not going to harass someone for not wanting to talk/hang out with me. I am not going to beg when I don't even know what the reason we are in this situation is to begin with. I have tried to extend my hand to someone I thought was my friend and they keep turning me down, and will not give me an explanation or justification for getting treated the way I have been treated.

I hope that one day we can be friends again, obviously they don't want to be friends to the extent that I want to and I can respect that. And if that isn't even an option they want, then it would at least be nice to one day find out what the culprit was in this awkward, depressing, confusing, surreal, stomach aching, head hurting, stressful,.....sad moment.

Rockies vs. Angels...

So I went to the Angels game with a friend tonight and they got spanked! They lost to the Colorado Rockies 11-1. I left in the 9th inning when it was 9-1. Hopefully they pick it up in the series. All-Star break is right around the corner!

Sunday, June 21, 2009

Zoo Was Great Today...

Couldn't have asked for a better day today. Got to spend it all day with David and we went to the Los Angeles Zoo. It was a beautiful 80 degree day in Southern California and the crowds were reasonable. Actually it was about a 10 minute wait to get tickets and no problem with crowds once we were inside the zoo because it is spread out over a large area and the viewing areas are also wide. We go to see lions, bears, all kids of birds, all kinds of monkeys, zebras, komodo dragons (David actually liked these a lot because he had never seen them), sea lions, gazelles, tigers, elephants and several other critters. He had a blast and so did I. I'll even sleep really well tonight as tired as I am because the zoo is located on a series of hills, so we did a lot of walking. Everyone should hit up the zoo when they get a chance, it's a fun experience. I need to check out the San Diego Zoo, since I hear it's the best.

Happy Fathers Day...

to all the fathers out there. Our kids look up to us for guidance and support and we need to be there as a positive role model for them as best we can. Today I am going to spend the day at the zoo with my son and I will give my pops a call a little bit later on seeing as how he is in New Orleans. The good thing is I will be seeing him in about 2 weeks when I go visit. So I hope everyone has a wonderful Sunday and a great Fathers Day.

Saturday, June 20, 2009

Watch Your Mouth Joe Budden....


You talk mess about one of them (Joe has been talking a lot about Method Man) and you get the whole Clan. Watch yourself lol....

Headed To The Zoo Tomorrow...


So I am taking my son David to the Los Angeles Zoo tomorrow to spend father's day there with him. I am really excited to go; I have not been to a zoo in a long time and haven't taken David since he was very little. He has been telling me all week he can't wait to go and keeps asking what different types of animal we will see. The weather the last couple of days here in southern California has been comfortable, a little humid during the week, but nice and it should continue tomorrow, making it a great day to be outside. After our trip I'll write about how it went and about any cool animal sightings.

Texas vs. LSU In The College World Series Finals...

Good luck to the Louisiana State University Tigers in the finals of the College World Series this coming week. LSU has been dominant during the entire tournament thus far, they were undefeated during double elimination play, hopefully they are peaking at the right time and sweep the Texas Longhorns. The championship series is going to be best of three beginning with the first game on Monday June 22 @ 7:00pm/est on ESPN. So make sure to tune in and show LSU some support. Go Tigers.

Friday, June 19, 2009

No Idea How Big The Ghetto Boys Were Where I Grew Up...

They were from Houston but they always showed New Orleans love...

Thursday, June 18, 2009

The Glade Sense And Spray...


So I bought this Glade Sense And Spray. For those of you who don't know what it is, it is an automatic battery operated air freshening spray. It uses 2 AA batteries and you can set the timer on it to spray a light mist every 9, 18, or 36 minutes. I have mine set on 36 minutes, which according to the packaging will make the spray work for roughly 60 days before it needs another refill. I got the idea because a friend of mine has this at her house and I would hear it spray occasionally, so when I went to the store last week I saw it and remembered it. With my schedule the way it is, traveling for a majority of the week, it is a great product that keeps my room smelling fresh and clean while I am away. I just bought it last week, so it was nice when last Friday after I came back from last week's business trip and walked in the door, the room smelled amazing. It cost approx. $13 or so, and I definitely think it was worth the investment and am happy with the purchase. So if you are at your local grocery/drug/convenience store, pick one up if you need this type of product. I know I'm glad I did.

Wednesday, June 17, 2009

El Pollo Loco Punks KFC's Grilled Chicken...


So El Pollo Loco (fast food chicken for those of you not living out on the west coast) recently let the Los Angeles Times know some interesting facts about the new grilled chicken that Kentucky Fried Chicken has been pimping out and marketing like crazy; it contains beef power and rendered beef fat, nice lol. Here is a story explaining the article in the LA Times. Just to recap, these are the ingredients in the KFC Grilled Chicken straight from their website:


Fresh Chicken Marinated with: Salt, Sodium Phosphate, and Monosodium Glutamate. Seasoned with: Maltodextrin, Salt, Bleached Wheat Flour, Partially Hydrogenated Soybean and Cottonseed Oil, Monosodium Glutamate, Secret Kentucky Grilled Chicken Spices, Palm Oil, Natural Flavor, Garlic Powder, Soy Sauce (Soybean, Wheat, Salt), Chicken Fat, Chicken Broth, Autolyzed Yeast, Beef Powder, Rendered Beef Fat, Extractives of Turmeric, Dehydrated Carrot, Onion Powder, and Not More Than 2% Each of Calcium Silicate and Silicon Dioxide Added as Anticaking Agents. Contains Wheat and Soy

MMMMMMMMMmmmmm Yummy healthy grilled chicken

Tuesday, June 16, 2009

My Blog Goal...

I think I'm going to try and get a minimum of 365 posts this year. Not necessarily doing one a day but enough were that is what it averages out to. I have noticed that the last several posts I get some other ideas and end up posting 2 or 3. All of last year (I started in September) I had 50 posts. I am already up to 96 posts , 97 including this one. This still puts me behind the curve but I think I have more then enough time to get back on track. Just a personal goal for right now. I'll try to not have to many posts like this that don't have much substance, but then again if I am going to accomplish my goal I'm sure several of my posts will not have much substance to anyone other then me.

My Company Kicks Ass...


So got a newsletter from work because it's the time of year for open enrollment for health/vision/dental benefits. This year the company I work for officially allows benefits for domestic partners, regardless of gender. I won't name the company I work for by name, but if you know me you will already know, but I am very impressed that they have extended these benefits to domestic partners. There are many private companies that are starting to do the same and hopefully this goes across the board and is a norm for all companies/business' in the future. Just wanted to bring that up, I'm very proud about it.

Official Vacation Announcement...

I will be on vacation from June 26 to July 13. I worked it out where I am off for a total of 18 days while only using 7 vacation days, utilizing my "office" days and weekends off in conjunction with the vacation days. I will be local from June 26 to July 3 (8 days) probably catch up on some time at the beach and hang out with friends locally. After that I will be in New Orleans July 4-11 (8 days) visiting family and friends over there. I am extremely excited and can't wait to get this week and Mon-Thurs of next week over with! I will fill in my actual itinerary as my time off nears.

S#%t Is Going Down In Iran...




After the "official" election results of Iran's recent election, thousands have taken to the streets of Tehran and other Iranian cities to dispute the results. Over 40 million votes were cast and Iran does not use counting machines meaning all votes have to be hand counted; with that many votes turned in, and the fact that incumbent President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was declared the winner before the polls even closed, it makes for a very very sceptical election. No international monitors were used for the election, which adds even more to the doubts of this being a legit election. International media is being tossed out of the country and being barred from covering the protests, while Iranian State Media only covers President Ahmadinejad's victory speeches. Meanwhile they have the contender, Mir-Hossein Mousavi, losing the election 66% to 33%, including losing in his hometown. Supporters of Mir-Hossein Mousavi are asking the Supreme Leader Grand Ayatollah Ali Khamenei to annul the election and have an official recount. I'll follow up more on this later.

Congratulations Jamie....

So our weight loss challenge ended yesterday. As a refresher, 5 of my friends and myself put in $50 to see who could lose the most weight (percentage wise) in 6 weeks. I came in second out of the 6 total participants so I am happy with the results. My total weight loss was 11.2 pounds. I am very glad I shed that additional weight that had just been clinging on because of my bad eating habits. I will use this as a jumpstart to get down to my ideal weight (155-160) So pretty much I want to lose about 5-10 more pounds (preferably 10). This is something I know I can achieve. It's beach time here in sunny California so I will enjoy having lost those extra pounds in time to enjoy the beaches this summer lol. Also with vacation coming up (going to new orleans) I will appreciate the weight loss even more. Contratulations to everyone involved for losing whatever respective weight they lost, and congratulations Jamie for being the cream (lite of course lol) of the crop!

Tuesday, June 9, 2009

Headed To New Orleans...


So its almost 99% sure that I will head out to New Orleans for a couple days vacation in june/july. Still trying to work out the details (damn black out days on my free flight) I will post the itinerary when everything is confirmed.

Monday, June 8, 2009

Stephen Colbert Has A Message...

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Tonight highlights the first of a week long of showings of The Colbert Report (both pronounced with a silent "t") live from Baghdad. The show airs all week at its regular scheduled time, 11:30pm pst here on the west coast, on Comedy Central. For those of you unfamiliar with the show, it is a spin off of The Daily Show, a popular "fake" news show on Comedy Central, hosted by Jon Stewart. The host, Stephen Colbert, was initially a correspondent on The Daily Show from 1997-2005. Colbert has long stated his complete support for the troops and says that too much talk about the economy has been clouding the news, and taking away focus and attention on the troops still serving overseas.

There have been small excerpts and pictures that have already leaked for tonight's show (filmed, cut and edited earlier today) and it seems like it will be a good show. Pictures have surfaced of Colbert wearing a business suit and tie matching the Army camouflage uniform, and receiving a military style hair cut during the middle of the show. It's the little things like this that raise moral for the troops, signs of solidarity with them. Several of his monologue jokes that leaked were also moral lifting, although to some civilians it may not seem so, with Colbert stating ""It must be nice here, because I understand some of you keep coming back again and again and again" receiving a wave of laughter from the troops. Most people don't realize the "darker" humor that soldiers use to cope by finding things funny that the rest of the world likely wouldn't. Nothing vulgar or obscene, but things such as the previous joke, which was in regards to the stressful and sometimes multiple deployments that the military has had to deal with since war began in 2003.

I'm excited to watch all week and commend Stephen Colbert for his patriotism. Tonight's show will feature guest Gen. Ray Odierno , as well as pre-recorded messages from President Obama and Sen John McCain. Stay tuned...

Sunday, June 7, 2009

Feeling Down...

I really need to get out of this funk. I have many things (people, events, etc) on my mind. I need to figure some things out...

Saturday, June 6, 2009

9 More Days Until Our Weight Loss Challenge Ends...


So 6 of us, 5 of my friends and myself, put in $50 and gave ourselves a 6 week challenge. Who ever lost the most weight, percentage wise, would win the $250 in the prize pool. I'm not sure how everyone else is doing, but I am feeling OK about my progress. I could have been a lot more disciplined about it, but I can't help it, I love food. Regardless of who wins, I want to continue to eat healthier then I have in the past, as well as continue to be more active then I have been in the recent past. I have felt good jogging and biking and need to keep it up even after our challenge. I tend to fluctuate a lot in weight and I need to keep it under control as much as I can. Nothing drastic, just eating healthier and being more active. Good luck to all.

Wow 65 Years Ago...


American troops and other Allied troops hit Normandy Beach in France, The operation was the largest single day amphibious invasion of all time, it is also known as D-Day. 160,000 troops landed on the beach on June 6, 1944 (exactly 65 years ago). 195,700 Allied naval and merchant navy personnel in over 5,000 ships were involved. This does not even take into account the air assault attacks the American troops were also involved in that same morning. Because of D-Day, the Allied troops were able to eventually advance into Germany and defeat the Nazis. The WWII veterans are dwindling because of rising age and we must never forget the sacrifices they made to mold the world into what it has become. The world would be a very different place if they had not been successful on D-Day. I watched some nice memorials and tributes today as well as hearing some very endearing words from President Obama (who was on Omaha Beach in France today) and French President Nicholas Sarkozy.

I Don't Know Where I'm Going, But I Know Where I've Been...

Mid life crisis at 28? lol I hope not. Just been reminiscing about past experiences, and the places I grew up. I can't really complain about any of those issues. All those experiences and places have made me who I am today. I'm not sure what else is in store, but I'm sure things will continue to get better...

Thursday, June 4, 2009

Greetings From San Francisco...

Fly back home tomorrow. Can't wait for the weekend!

Tuesday, June 2, 2009

Excited To See This...


Uncle Mario...

I heard my uncle Mario might be coming in town from New Orleans this week. My uncle Mario is my dad's older brother and the sibling to which he is the closest. My uncle Mario is the also the father of my closest cousin Anna (follow her blog here). It's no surprise that he also happens to be my favorite and closest uncle. My uncle moved with my parents and I to New Orleans when I was still in elementary school and continues to live there to this day. Since he was so near by us when I was growing up I have a lot of good memories of him. This is the uncle that I could open up to and would be there for me if I needed advice on typical "guy" stuff if my dad was not around. Although he has led an interesting and sometimes rough life (as have about 95% of my dysfunctional family) he has always been there to support me even when long amounts of time go by between our meetings. He has a big heart and loves his daughters and grand kids who live here in California. He shows the same love and support he showed me to my little brother and my niece, and goes out of his way to hang out with me when I go back home to Louisiana to visit family. Hopefully I get to spend some time with him if he ends up coming down this week. So just wanted to briefly talk about that. If I were to write about all the stories I have that include my uncle, I would never stop writing lol so in closing.... you are the man Tio Mario.

Monday, June 1, 2009

Hurricane Season Starts Today...


Here is to hoping it is a good year and nothing major happens where lives are lost.

Feeling Uneasy...

So I'm flying to the San Francisco area tomorrow for work and coming back Friday. Today a flight went down that was en route to Paris from Rio De Janeiro. I hate hearing about stuff like that right before I fly, it makes me anxious. I don't want to sound insensitive and I feel for the family and friends of the missing passengers of that flight (still has not been found, thought to have crashed in the Atlantic Ocean), but I keep thinking about my flight tomorrow and need to tell myself it will be fine. I fly fairly often for work and I know flying is supposed to be safer then driving, statistically, but it is still something I think about when I fly. Just wanted to get that off my chest. I know tomorrow and Friday's flights will be fine.

1st Of The Month...

Well it's the first of the month (June 1, 2009). Government workers get paid, Military gets paid, rent is due for most, child support is due, and people get their welfare checks. It's already June, Wow. Today is going to be a good day...