i am so lazy

You would think that with all my free time I would be able to at least update my damn blog or email people back regularly. but no - I find myself caught up with watching true hollywood story or that new Kill reality show that I don't want to like but afraid I might dig it. So excited for tonight for "so you think you can dance" - love that show. I had an awesome day hanging out with my sis today. I MADE $400 today returning purchased items! yup I made money so why not go back out and shop?! I was tempted but luckily nothing caught my eye. I paid off my corporate card, my visa, MAC for our CR trip and rent is due next week. I have NOT been this low on cash since I was in HS. It is pathetic that every month I see my checking account statement and I spend like $100 more each pay cycle than I earn. Not a good way to go through life. I don't know how I have kept my balance stable for so long.

I was bouncing around the idea of becoming a pharmaceutical sales rep. my sister talked me out of it since she once had that job and it sucks. but some people earn some damn good money and it sounds like a stress free job and you can work your own hours and everything. that would be nice. I am also thinking about becoming a massage therapist but the one thing holding me back is the thought of having to touch some large old man's hairy pimply back. Gross.

I finished reading the book Wicked - I can;t believe they have a play coming to SF. book was damn good but my measley little brain couldn't absorb all the parallels and issues brought up in the book. what is that damn clock thing? who was this madame morrible? why was she so special when she never really accomplished anything? I read all the book club questions at the end and I couldn;t even come up with a remark for them. I feel like I am in high school all over again.

make up your mind

so annoying. I have been switched 3 times now on projects. So no more LA, no more Newark, and now my Alameda project has been delayed another week. I guess I shouldn't complain since I pretty much have had a month of doing nothing but I am getting tired of it already! I need something to do - esp since I am banning myself from shopping.

I had a fun filled weekend. it was great hanging out with some coworkers - sad that one of them is leaving:( great hanging out with la sassy and entourage for her last day celebration. who knew la sassy was such a karoake fantatic??!! the bow bow is cool and all but please stop smoking insisde the damn bar!!! I can;t breathe! There is no ventilation in that damn place!

had a coworkers wedding on sat which was so cool. the bride and groom totally march to a different drum and their wedding was perfect for them. example - the bride and her dad had their dance song to rainbow connection - you know, the song sung my kermit the frog??!! And the version was the one where kermit sang!!! so cute!

WHHOOOO HOOOO

OH MY GOD I AM WORKING IN THE BAY AREA!!! Just got the phone call from one of my managers - I am off to Alameda for at least a month! Oh I am so happy!!!! NO LA!!!

I need TIVO

I am so jealous that la sassy was able to watch some TIVO in saulsalito. I adore the gaustinaeu girls on bravo and I can't even catch a damn re run! that and some real world would just make my day. I watched "so you think you can dance" last night and I totally loved it! I LOVE dancing and watching people dance and it was so fun watching all these people strut their stuff. what was most interesting is that they claim they are picking unique dancers but end of the day they are totally just picking britney spears back up dancers. kind of annoying. also - so many of the dancers were breakdancers. Now I think breakdancing is absolutely awesome but it's not really dancing - it's more like gymnatics or something. but it looks so cool to these old british judges so makes sense so many of them were picked!

tomorrow is my last day of sitting at home...work officially starts on Monday. At least I get to see the LA gals when I am down there!

$30 please

I am SOOO annoyed right now. Well I didn;t wake up annoyed. I had a good day - went to the gym, hung out with amanda, ran some errands downtown. all was looking good until we got back to the parking lot. now upon leaving the car I remember taking the garage ticket with me since I knew you had to pay before you leave. Where I ended up putting the ticket is the freaking problem. I looked everywhere and no ticket found. What does that mean? yup - I have to pay THIRTY freaking dollars to get out of the damn parking lot. I didn't even bother trying to negotiate since the guy looked like an ass and there were all these people waiting in line. LAME. I am DONE shopping now. I am annoyed with myself for being so at ease at wasting away all my money. No more shopping for at least TWO months!

cruel world

I have had the most amazing past two weeks. being in Costa Rica wiht MAC was amazing and then last week being able to see so many of my friends was just wonderful. Was in Sacramento this weekend for my HS friends wedding and it was fantastic! I love hanging out with those girls - having so many memories to share is just wonderful.

Of course this joy is short lived. that project I was supposed to work on in the bay area is no more and now I am off to LA again. probably starting next week for like 3 months. I am so freaking sad. I am staying home this week and doing nothing. I am so tired of packing my bag and living on the road. there are totally some perks that come with the travel like all the food and easy access to a gym but it is just not worth the sacrifice of living away from home and missing out on the opportunities to see friends and family. whatever. I am still at a loss for what it is I am supposed to do next with my career. I can;t take this travel anymore but I just don't know what else I can do. Once I find out my raise for this year things might change in terms of my attitude towards work!

go red for women

there are millions of those yellow livestrong wristbands out there and I think it is such a great cause to raise awareness. I was annoyed however because I wanted there to be something big like that which I could support regarging stroke awareness. Turns out there is something out there from the American Heart Association. Did you know that cardiovascular disease, including stroke, claims more women’s lives than the next seven causes of death combined — nearly 500,000 a year, nearly twice as many as all forms of cancer? Until my mom, I had never known or heard of anone knowing someone who had passed away due to a stroke. It is scary to think that one can believe they are living a normal life and then have something so horrific happen. Now I know it has turned into something cliche now but I went ahead and purchased some wristbands - they are red with the logo "go red for women". I had purchased 10 items thinking I might hand some out to anyone interested. Turns out my 10 items equalled FIFTY wristbands!!! I swear the website never mentioned 1 item had 5 bracelets!!! anyway - don't be surprised if I come storming down your door trying to give you one:)

So here is my one qualm with the bands - there are a bajilion causes of death and things to worry about in life. Overall we all need to just be healthy and take care of ourselved right? - so wristbands are not really needed to raise awareness about a specific cause since overall we should just all be concerned about wellness. But still - I will support this cause since it is a big deal to me now...and yes I will wear my bracelet with pride:)

I'm back

vacation update! so although MAC and I had some quarrels, which was to be expected since I am a PITA (pain in the ass), we had an AMAZING time. this truly was my best vacation ever and I am so happy to have shared it with my man! I have never taken off so much time from work and it was damn awesome! I am getting so annoyed with our company culture and this need to work 60 hours every week of the year. You earn vacation for a reason right? use it damn it!

anyway, so day 1 and 2 pretty much just hung out in tamarindo on the beach. got to play with some iguanas - one of which attacked my lawn chair and faithful MAC had to protect me. The ocean was SOOO warm. the water was absolutely amazing. pleasant sized waves to MAC could go body surfing while I had to deal with a stupid bikini that gave me fake THO and was see through when wet, AKA you could see my pubes! GROSS!!! that bathing suit got tossed fast!

day 3 went on a canopy tour after MAC managed to get us lost finding the place. yes that is when I had a tantrum. we ended up working things out and went zip lining through the canopy! quite an experience - you go down the cables so fast and you are so high up! I was brave enough to do a cable upside down:) MAC had to follow suit or else I would have teased him forever!

Day 4 went on a tour to Arenal to see the active volcano. took a nice hike, got some great shots, then went out to the hot springs at this lovely hotel. damn water was too damn hot but there were like 38 hot springs at different temperatures so we found some that were suitable! We were soooo hot and all I wanted was to rinse off in a cool shower and of course there was no cold water in all of the 3 showers that I tried. this was temper tantrum #2 (or 4, who can count).

day 5 and 6 we went balls out and stayed at the 4 seasons in papagayo. Freaking amazing. every little detail in the resort was just well thought out and beautiful. We were so happy it was damn hard to leave. we went snorkeling, kayaking, played tennis, played in the pool and ocean! had our best dinner there one night too.

ay 7 we were in Ocotal which just flat out sucked! I can't decide if we would have been happy there if we had never seen the 4 seasons. Signs that your vacation is over: 1) there is a gecko in your room 2) there is like an ant farm on the floor 3) the toilet doesn't flush 4) there is no hot water 5) the electricity goes out 6) you get a call asking if you want to switch rooms at 10 at night since the toilet will not be fixed 7) your private jacuzzi is blocked off in a little room which makes you want to run and hide.

trip over - back to houston where our flight was delayed like 2 hours. glad to be back but miss the 4 seasons! Bought some cool shit that I can;t wait to wear:) surprised by how expensive everything was down there from food to gas but that is what you get in a tourist town. People were super nice - MAC and I did a good job practicing our spanish. I keep on wanted to say gracias toi everyone out here.

con mucho gusto! pura vida!

I am back!

ladies my boob sweat is damn interesting so enjoy! FYI I just got back from Costa Rica!!! Why I am awake at 7 when I got home at like midnight is unknown to me but I am actually going to hit up the office so will update soon!