I am a not-so-elastic rubberband...

boo hoo
Freakin crap man, I just got back in from the install bay again. Turns out that there are several employees here who have the exact same car as me and wanted to mount their monitors exactly like how I had mine. So I just installed the monitor for one of the girls here, which, of course I don't mind...it's good practice and it's part of my job. But what I'm all pissy about is that back when I KNEW I'd be doing install stuff for the week, I dressed accordingly. Cuz layin on the ground, squeezing in underneath the steering column, and just kneeling on the floor while putting all this stuff together gets kinda nasty. Plus, most people don't keep their cars clean either. So I'm wearing cargos and a grey polo...and my pants are freakin dirty. Damnit. Again, leave it to MY luck to get all dirty when I really wasn't dressed for it. Sheesh.... But doing that install this morning took a lot of time away from the project I need to finish if I wanna get out early today....GRRRRR...now I gotta skip lunch....maybe, he he he, oh I could just eat it at my desk. But that means, I don't get to chill during lunch...just eat and work, that's not fun.

It has not been a very good day for me so far...I woke up late...I'm pretty tired, got a little dirty, I couldn't get a half day off of work, I have a TON of things to do today, and I forgot my cell phone at home, the day when I'm expecting several important phone calls...my family has been calling me all morning trying because they needed to ask me about a bunch of stuff, and they were getting frustrated cuz I wasn't picking up. Hello, my cell phone is at home...what am I supposed to do about that? I swear man, I am the posterchild for the "when it rains, it pours" theory. Amazingly, I am not letting all of this accumulate into one big huge thing where I'll end up being on the receiving end of a nervous breakdown... I just don't like when I'm made to feel like I'm not doing everything I can and when it's out of my control. All I want is an hour...just an hour...

Anyway, forget all that...last night a whole bunch of us hung out for Viv's going away bash at Dave & Buster's @ the Block. It's unfortunate that it was a Thursday and most of us had work the following day, but nonetheless, it was sooooo much fun. I haven't seen a lot of those people in a really long time...and some, I just plain old wanted to see and spend time with, and it was just good to chill, drink, play games, and shoot pictures galore with them all. I am so proud of Viv(she's going to Boston to pursue a masters in Occupational Therapy), I sure am gonna miss her, but I know that this is not goodbye forever, just a see ya in a bit...

"Each one of us walks our own paths, but they cross at many different points."

Of course, it's time for the daily story of the day, compliments of yours truly:

Adventures in the life of Jay...
So I was eating lunch today...grabbed some spare ribs and rice from the fridge this morning(damn, it was hella good)...and as I was eating my lunch, and reading my book, there was a stupid fly flyin around. He kept landing on my book, or near my food and I kept swishing it away...I even went so far as to say, "Dude, get off!" which of course drew some attention to me, and I just replied sheepishly to their surprised looks with, "sorry, there's a fly bothering me..." and they just laughed. Anyway, so after another minute or so of trying to wave it off and hoping that it would find someone else to "bug"(HA HA HA), I went back to my reading. I decided that I wanted to refill my water bottle and so I began to drink the rest of the remaining water in the bottle. As I was drinking(I always look into the bottle or cup or whatever, guys tend to do this, while girls are supposed to look elsewhere than into what they're drinking...anyhoo), I saw somethin floatin in my drink, and I only realized what it was when it was like seriously 2 inches from entering my mouth. IT WAS THE FREAKIN FLY! God damn bug flew in there and got stuck in the water! I was sooooooooooooooooooooooo grossed out, I thought I was gonna gag and end up throwing up. So I run to the sink and spit out the water that is in my mouth and dump the rest of the water bottle and fill it with HOT ass water to kill the lil sucker. Then I refilled it and went on with my day. But to think, I could've been the guy who swallowed the fly! Makes my stomach lurch just thinking about it....

I know flies freak people out...for example Cic, he he he, so here's a word to the wise...always make sure you know where that damn fly is...

I am an unfinished pack of 6-piece chicken McNuggets...

the good ol days
It's been one of those weeks where I really wish I didn't have to into work. Not that I'm hating it or anything, I love my job. But sometimes, you just wanna spend those long work hours doing something else...like sleeping in =p Or just chillin and relaxing, and just saying, "ahhhhhhh". I was thinking last night how it kinda sucks that we all work now because we can't just say I'm gonna stay in, like back in college. I mean, we can call in sick, but that comes with some repurcussions, such as there is only a limited amount of sick time one can get, and we usually want to save it for something big...like when we're REALLY sick. But back in school, it was like, eh, I'm not going to class...you didn't have to report to anyone, you just did it. Man, what I wouldn't do for a week of being able to do that...

toe-may-toe, toe-mah-toe
I tend to use that alot...oh well... People are so unique...I was outside in the courtyard taking a break and I just kinda observed the people who all go out their to smoke. I talked to the president of the company when he came out, said good morning, and he literally just took like 3 hits of his cigarette, extinguished it and went back in.. "Wow some people need that fix so bad they'll go out just to get in a few hits." Gil was outside, working on something while he was smoking. "That's pretty productive, it's not really taking a break, cuz he's still working." Some guy I don't know was out there, taking like super deep draws from his cigarette and was done in like 5 minutes, "What a fast smoker, he literally breathed that cig." Kintetsu(I only know her by her last name cuz that's what's on her cube tag), cam out after that and she smokes pretty fast too. And then there's me, just chillin out there, taking a hit, watching the smoke as it rises out from my mouth, occasionally blowing smoke rings, and just...chillin. Just funny how many types of smokers there are out there....but I AM thinking I'm gonna try my hand at quitting again...I'm just waiting for that catalyst to start the whole thing goin again. Last time it was Lent, this time...we'll just have to wait and see, I guess.

"That is what learning is. You suddenly understand something you've understood all your life, but in a new way."
-Dorris Lessing

That hiaitus was a lot shorter than I thought it would be...

hhhhmph
DAMNIT...I just freakin lost my banana...well most of it. I was cutting out the sugar spots(I think that's what they're called...you know, those like dark soft spots?) off of my banana over the trash can and I got to the last one...as I was cutting it, I freakin cut too deep and it fell in the trash... I was like NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! I was craving that sucker too...now it's only like 2 inches....yum, how satisfying....freakin A....I hate that!!!

I wonder if I would get as full eating all fruits...if you'd get the same feeling as like if you ate a burger or something. Would you feel satisfied? Or sick? Well, there's something to put on neverending "to do" list.

I am a french fried potato...

Dude, I think I caught jevon's blogging block from a few weeks ago...I can't think of ANYTHING continuous to write right now...

I guess it was bound to happen...Jay has run out of things to say...at least for the moment...

I do have some random thoughts though...
-Gas prices suck
-It would suck to be driving an SUV or something these days(gas)
-Climbing up on rooftops is pretty exhilarating...even though I still get scared...I think I've come a long way
-It's cool when people say something at the exact same time and don't say "JINX!"
-People are really good at things they like to do
-It's pretty hot outside
-I need some sleep
-I'm pretty excited fot the weekend
-People in this office walk around a lot
-Not all people can pull off talkin in slang...

Yeah, my brain is officially cashed...

I am one cup of coffee, a little cream and 6 packets of sugar...

title? bliznank
OMG, I've been having these lil fits of not being able to stay awake for like an hour both yesterday and today...I hate having to resort to coffee, but a man's gotta do what a man's gotta do...so here's a funny story:

"So I went out to our courtyard(sounds a lot nicer than it really is) for a smoke break. Now there's plants and stuff all over the courtyard and only one way in and out. So I go in and sit kinda in the middle of the area...where this table is at...I light up and I'm just chillin. After about 5 minutes...if you don't already know how smoke affects the body, it's kindof helps you to release...bodily...if you catch my drift. So in layman's terms I tooted...not deafeningly loud, but kinda loud and I even said to myself, "Damn." So I continue smoking, basking in my newly released air...it didn't smell, I swear...when all of the sudden I hear this rustling in one of the bushes being blocked by the tree in front of me! Gil comes out...apparently, he was sitting on the bench on the far wall, and the tree totally obstructed my view of hiim...I was so freakin embarassed. So he says, as he's walking by, "Don't worry man, if I were you, I wouldn't have known
I was here either and probably done the same thing!" So after we laughed about it...I'm still embarassed, mind you, I waited til he was gone and I booked it back up to the confines of my desk. Sheesh...of all the damn luck.

Oh happy day...
Other than the stomach ache and the falling asleep for a bit, it's been a good day so far. Work isn't as tough as it's been in the past weeks, people are a lot more relaxed, and I'm just generally in a great mood. So we had our monthly drawing here at work, and I am the proud winner of a new...Apline shirt...yay! I love winning things, and at least it's something that I can use...even if it's only for work. I wouldn't have had any use for like a coffee mug or anything...some days are just THIS good.

"To win without risk is to triumph without glory."

I am a carbonated soda can, shaken and ready to be opened...

Grrrrrr
Sometimes, I hate change...I hate when you're always doing something and then something happens and the day is completely different. It's been only a few hours and I miss her already. I hate leaving her like that. It's happened a few times already, and each time, I must admit, I was upset. After all the time we spend together, I can't believe I just left her like that, sitting there, all alone. My mouth starts to get all dry just thinking about it. To think, she's just there...sitting on top of that table or chair, or wherever I left her...makes me sad. I hate getting attached like this, it sucks...Stupid water bottle... =D

I am a cheddar-filled smokie...half toasted and half sleepy

Takin a break...
I finally got the chance to sleep in...it's been a pretty long time since I've had the opportunity to do so. It still wasn't REALLY sleeping in though, cuz I still fell asleep a little before 3:30. But nonetheless, it felt pretty damn good...nothing specifically planned...not early anyway, and I'm just trying to take care of some last minute things by the end of the week. Like I've been droning on and on about forever, there are or have been a million and a half things that I've had to go to or whatever and sometimes, it totally hits me and I all of the sudden get exhausted. I've been going through a lot of strange emotions lately, ranging from self-disappointment to anxiety to absolute frustration. And I hate how when you really feel like doing something you just can't do it, and I'm not talking like dirty stuff or anything, I'm just talking about like wanting to take a vacation, but you can't cuz you don't have vacation time...or like wanting to call up one of your best friends to tell them about all the things you're going through and feeling, but it's waaaay too late or they're gone and you can't reach them or something like that. I just can't wait til the end of next week...cuz I think at that point, everything will start to slow down a little. It just sucks...hmmm, anyway, where was I...oh yeah, the weekend:

Semi-camping was hella fun, it was not exactly "roughin it" as I had expected, but hey, if you can laugh at your situation, then you know it's a good time. Plus the company you keep on trips plays much more into the experience than the actual venue itself...I think I said that already...oh well. But yeah, it was cool, we got there the first night and pretty much started drinkin right away. We had some good buzzes goin, some a little more than others, but we laughed and joked pretty much all the way until the sun came up. We slept about 2 hours, poor chris only about 1. So we get up and are too lazy too cook before we headed out to the beach, so we eat...at freakin burger king! Dude! Camping? Burger king? It was hilarious...we finally get to the beach(we actually went to 2 spots, but the first one didn't really seem to accomodate many people..but then again, it was only like 9 o'clock or somethin at this point. We get to the beach and play all day, the water is absolutely freezing...comparable to that one time at CDM with some other friends back earlier in the summer. It was so much fun though, we played and laid out and played and laid out. It seemed like we were there forever, but we only stayed til about 3-ish. I fell asleep the 3rd time everyone went back into the water and totally charred my back...great. But everyone else got dark too, so I don't feel so bad...at least this time I used sunblock a lot and I dont' think I'm sunburnt or anything. We headed back to the campsite for a little more chillin, drinking, and feasting...Chris, knowing it was time to go, tried to get all his money's worth by eating everything he could see...it was truly funny...seeing him literally FORCE a cheeseburger into his mouth after he had already been stuffed...too bad I didn't get a pic of that...but here are the pics i DID get:

ROUGHIN IT BABY!

Unfortunately, we could only stay for a day b/c Chris and I had to leave to go back to LA for a bachelor partay. That was a lot of fun, it wasn't the typical bachelor party one goes to all the time. Of course it had all the "usuals." But it was like a fully interactive one...even the party had to participate in dressing up. We each drew numbers out of a hat, to which each corresponded to some silly item we had to wear for the rest of the night. I scored some weird alien antennae, but it wasn't as bad as some people who got a bicycle helmet or anything like that...or the man of the moment himself with a full on superman costume. These two girls sitting right behind me and one of the other guys, Dave, started talking to us and asking us what we were doing...they thought at first we were having some gay hollywood party or something, cuz we were all kinda just chillin and the party was...of course, all guys. So we proceeded to tell them our itinerary and they just talked to us pretty much the entire time...Abi and Melanie were their names, I think....They played softball and dadadadadada and they soon were telling us a whole crapload of things..it was weird. Anyway, they ended up helpin us out on our night out, they gave us all these t-shirts, and wrote in permanent marker nicknames on the back of each...which we weren't allowed to see til we put them on. I got to be the "Two Pump Chump" while Chris was "I love cock!" HA HA HA HA. There were others such as "Nympho," "Bad Lay," "pervert" and such, and of course "Virgin." So that really made things a lot of fun...we ate dinner and bowled, and then had the usual nigthcap. It was a whole helluva lot of fun...not the average party, like I said, but a great time...

So now I'm finishing up gettin ready to get my ass out of this house to go run a few sunday errands and to visit my sis for a bit before I head out to Church...

Quote of the day comes from some dude last night...
"Don't threaten ME with a good time!"
(some people are just too classic)

"oh crapness!" Someone just brought in and opened a huge bag of shrimp chips...game over...

Being in Jersey and just being plain ol' out of it, I am not very up-to-dated on what the haps is for camping. All I know is it's somewhere in Ventura County...a bit aways from my house. But I guess the place is kinda packed w/ amenities, but as far as I'm concerned, what makes the trip ideal is the company the trip is made WITH. One of the guys going on the trip made up this lil story about what he had in mind, and I thought it was so hilarious that it meritted me to post it up...now mind you, some people will be unfamiliar, but that's what imagination is all about...and so is this post...

"...C'mon now you guys... Whatever happened to roughing it? Isn't part of the whole idea for camping to get away from all the luxuries we take for granted so that we can appreciate it more when we do get back home. And it's only for TWO days. How much camping and clubbing can you get done in two days?

This is what I had pictured in my mind:

(wading in the ocean, dorothy and glen are having a lovers quarrell)

Dorothy: C'mon Glen! Stop being such a wuss! They're only worms...
Glen: But babe... they're all squirmy.
Dorothy: Sweetie... just put the freaking worm on the hook so we can catch some fish already. Norman can't cook without food. And where's Gideon and Dan? They were suppossed to bring us extra fishing poles...

(meanwhile in the nearby woods)
BANG!!
Vivian: Nice shot Mena! You got him in the back as he was running away.
Mena: Awww Yeah! That's LAPD training in the works. Now once we drag this bear back to camp, we can use the skin for clothing, dry the meat for jerky, and trade whatevers left over with a nearby campsite.
Vivian: But how are we gonna drag this back to the campsite by ourselves.
Mena: Shiiiit girl. Toss the sucka on my back... I got you!
Vivian: I thought Gideon and Dan were suppossed to help us...where are they?

(Back at the campsite putting their scientific and ebay knowledge to use)
Caroline: ...it passes through those pipes, and then when you turn this knob... vioala! Genuine 'andy griffith' style moonshine! Now we can play Kings.
Jonathon: Wow Caroline, I'm impressed! How'd you learn to do that?
Caroline: I guy was selling one of these on Ebay, so I traded him a purse that I sewed for it.
Jonathon: Neato! Now all we need are Gideon and Dan to bring us back some more grapes... Where are those two anyways?

(on the other side of the campsite)
Little Jay: Hey Chris! Check out these two coconuts I found.
Chris: Wow, those are huge! They're bigger than both of my...
Little Jay: Nuts! This coconut is leaking. I made a notch in each one so I can attatch both to this stick right here.
Chris: Hmmm... two balls and a stick. That kinda looks like a big...
Little Jay: Dick Cheney did this once on an episode of survivor. See, with coconuts on each side of this stick, I have dumbells to work out with, so I can get even buffer than I am now.
Chris: Geez, all this talk has got me thinking about girls and squeezing their huge, supple...

Norman: MELONS! Chris, Jay... I also need some melons! Gideon and Dan were suppossed to bring them, but that was an hour ago. And where's my coconuts.
Little Jay: Uh.... yeah... where are Gideon and Dan?

(meanwhile....)
Dan: Dayam... I'm stuffed. That really hit the spot!
Gideon: Oh hell yeah. I'm all about the Double-Double with fries ANIMAL STYLE!
Dan: You think we should have asked the others if they wanted us to bring em back something?
Gideon: Nah.. they're too busy 'roughing' it. They think they're on little house on the praire or something.
Dan: Should we start heading back to the campsite?
Gideon: I say we hit up that club here in town.
Dan: Dude... I'm too stuffed to go clubbing.
Gideon: I'm not talking about that kind of clubbing. I'm talking about that kind. (pointing to a sign that reads "LIVE NUDES")

-the end"
(thanks Gideon)

On the 'net again...
I was outside for my usual break and man, the weather outside is really really nice. The sun is shining, it's not burning hot and there is a cool breeze blowin...since I don't absolutely love hot weather, I still think it's quite nice. Great weather for walkin around...if that was an option.

I hate how I'm so bad at managing my finances...I freakin looked at my statement and saw that over the past two months and found about $80 worth of overdraft charges and atm fees and such. Dude, that's $80 that could've been well spent somewhere else, like on DVD's or food or something. I really need to be more strict w/ myself as far as paying attention to my balances, avoiding using OTHER atms and just maintaining a budget. It's no wonder why I get so broke sometimes.

It's amazing how much work can be done when you have no choice but to do it, he he he. I am almost completely done w/ this database checking project I was assigned the other day. But the sooner I get done w/ one project, the sooner I'd be handed another one...so thank goodness for the internet, hee hee hee!

I am half an empinada...

Things that make you go....huh?
Latest news...eco-terrorists. They set fire to a bunch of Benzo's and some other luxury cars somewhere out east(in California) What the hell? Seriously? Yeah...they're the Earth Liberation Force, also known as the ELF. What has the world come to? People who want to save the earth by setting fires and causing destruction and damage. I don't know, but that type of thing doesn't really make too much sense to me. I guess I'm just not really much for resorting to violence. I mean, I'm just as concerned about the future of the earth and pollution and stuff but I'm not about to go blow up a refinery or anything...but that's what you get when there is such a thing as right-winged and left-winged.

They're shutting down our network in the next 5 minutes to install a bunch of virus patches! NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! Not like I'm on IM or anything, but that's like my last avenue out!!!! I don't know how long it'll take, but hopefully not too long. I guess I'll finish my thoughts in a little bit...dangit...who knows, maybe I'll get all my work done in that time so I can play for the rest of the day!

"To be continued..."

I am a parachuting toy soldier...

ticktockticktockticktock
How weird, this morning, I remembered hearing Christmas songs being played on like Good Morning America or something as I was getting ready and I thought to myself, "Dude, Christmas songs? Already?!?!" I can't be...it's way too early. Then Jon blogs about it and I'm like, I guess it's just me. But crazy if it is, because that means time is moving just that fast nowadays. I absolutely love Christmas, it's definitely my favorite holiday. Not because of the gift getting and stuff, but I feel like it's one of those times when everyone really tries to get together and just spend some time w/ each other. The weather is awesome(it's cooler, too bad it doesn't snow here). You get calls from people you haven't heard from in a while, and...it's just a grand ol time. I can't even believe this week is already almost over.

Funny how doing different things can still bring about soreness even when you're already kinda workin out. Cuz i've been hitting up bally's lately and been running on the elliptical for about 20 minutes during my workouts...but I played ball yesterday and now today my legs are kinda sore. I guess it's just a different workout that targets different mucle groups more intensely. The body is an amazing thing...it's a wonder we do so many things to destabalize(sp? man, what's wrong w/ my spelling abilities...I tihnk they're dwindling...) it.

Dude, I hate cutting my nails...why? Cuz now they're too short and it hurts. Damnit, ouch. Man, if I could get rid of one "task," I wonder what it would be...I think this would rank right up there w/ shaving my head...it would be so nice to never have to do any of those two either again, because it would just always stay nice and neat...yeah, that would be the life...aaaaaahhhhh.

I cleaned my room...kinda....I'm not done yet. Kinda tiring, but totally worth it....I absolutely love the feeling of a clean room. I just wish I could make it cooler in here, which reminds me, I need a fan. Yeah, a fan...it would be SOOOOOO much more comfortable in here if I had one. Okay, things to buy : fan, some new basketball kiks, some work shirts, and pants, hmmm...maybe this things to buy list isn't such a great idea afterall...

I played ball today, and the prognosis is GOOD! Nothing wrong w/ the recent knee/leg injury...though my tendinitis is still there...but hey, I'm not complaining. I'm actually a little tired from playing ball...so....I'ma finish cleaning and then possibly hit the sack a little early.

T minus....
I don't know if this was for real, but I just got a hit from Kenya, cuz they signed my guestbook. That's so weird...I wonder what keywords flag my site? My boring boring site...anyway, I think I need to take like a day off or something to learn a bunch of stuff so I can modify the site and make it, in a good friend's words or not-so-much, more of a reflection of myself.

It sounds kinda pansy-ish when a guy uses the word cute a lot...I mean I use it, for babies and for dogs or something like that...but one of the dudes at work(the one I had to install a navi for) said my water bottle thing was cute and the icons on the navi were cute...it really isn't.

I've been wondering about my dress style lately. I already know I don't have the keenest fashion sense, but I think I get by. But when one wears dark pants/jeans, is it a faux-pas to wear a dark shirt too? Or is taht okay. I know about the wearing different shades of blue thang...cuz i've made that mistake before. So is it light shirts w/ dark pants and vice versa? Or is it based on a case-by-case thing? I don't know... maybe I need one of those fashion consultants or something...

I bumped my head really hard on the hatch and have a headache...I wonder if you can just push those bumps in?

Man, installing is really tiring. The difficulty in installing a system into a car that is NOT yours is that you can't make quick decisions on where to fix what and where to route wires and dadadadada. We've already had to make several modifications to mount his monitor and I have to keep going upstairs to the dude and ask him if this or that is okay. Man, it was so much easier when it was MY car...

Hell yeah, I feel like a professional now, my business cards finally came in! I seriously busted that monster.com commercial, where the dude, looks around, and sniffs his cards. I'm high on life baby!

I am an unchecked "to do" item...

I think I can, I think I can....no, I won't
My attempt at working out last night turned out to be a bust. Just ended up sleeping, waking up, sleeping, waking up, and sleeping. I'm gonna test out the old leg with a little basketball w/ the coworkers today after work. I really hope and pray that everything's fine now. It's been a month now that I haven't played...and it'll seriously make me sad if it turns out to be some major injury that I need surgery for or something...as if there wasn't enough I wanted to see the doctor about already.

Best friends...
How does one exactly define a best friend? I know what my definition is, but lately, I would have to say I have different levels of best friends. Because there's the best friend who has been my best friend since high school and lately, it's been more of a technical term more than anything else. And of course we get extremely busy and that's just how our relationship has been ever since we went to college...so I'm not really worried that she won't be me best friend or anything anymore, I guess I'm just a little frustrated cuz it's been a while since we last talked and we don't really know what's going on in each others' lives. So other than her, I have a bunch of other best friends, and close friends as well. But of all these friends, I still don't think any single entity knows the whole me. But there are some situations where person A is person B's best friend, but person B is not necessarily person A's best friend. That's just how different we all are I guess. It's weird, you go to some friends when you're feeling "this way" and others when you're feeling "that way." We know what fields certain people are strong in and where they might be more knowlegdeable. Maybe it's because of the experiences you know they've had, you've shared, their intuition, great listening skills, or whatever, but it's just funny to me(it's like seeking different doctors for the different ailments we feel). My closest friends really do know a lot though, and they know me so well that they know exactly how I would react to things, even down to the last high-pitched syllable. I guess there's still stuff I refrain from letting out just because.

"A best friend a person who knows the song in your heart and can sing the words back to you when you have forgotten them."

Turon!
It's such a gratifying feeling when you come to a resolve in certain situations in your life. You get the whole (sigh) feeling, the good-feeling one. And then, there's one less thing to weigh your mind down...it's just great.

I have done it! I have completed installing my personal navi unit in my car, and I have to say it looks pretty damn good, esp for a rookie(yeah yeah, I know, the room is getting too small for my head, but whatEVER I don't care...I did it!)! So tomorrow, to make sure that I've gotten the hang of it, I have to install another unit(darnit) in another car. More cuts, more scraped knees, more stabbed fingers w/ the power probes, and just more back-breaking wedging my body into cramp spaces...yay...I can't wait.

I am a jelly donut...

Gettin into rhythm...
I definitely have to invest in some cereal bars, or nutri-grains or something. Because I have not been eating breakfast lately. Well, when I was in Jersey I was because it was already prepared and I had to wait for my ride in the mornings, but before that, not really a regular breakfast. There's a really good breakfast place accross the street over here but I also don't wanna be spending mucho bucks on it, so maybe once in a while I can do that. It sure does look good though, some of the fellas from here get it every now and then. Those nutri-grains or whatever will be good on-the-go food...like in the car, or rigth here when I'm sitting at my desk.

It's been hard to readjust lately. Since the vegas trip, I feel a little bit out of sync. I can't wake up to my alarm for some reason, but I get up like 20 minutes later w/o anything...except for the fleeting thought that I am running late. Maybe I'm turning it off in my sleep or something. THat just means I've become too accustomed to the sounds of my alarm and I need to get a new one...shoot I've had this one for over 6 years anyway, it's time for change. So after payday, I will be in the market for a new alarm clock and also begin to look for a new bed, it's been 7 years and I've always had some form of a twin bed...I wanna expand damnit. It sucks sleeping straight and movement would cause me to wake up on my floor w/ a bump on my head or something. But buying a bigger bed will cause me to have to rearrange my room....again. I'll probably have to visualize the rearranging around so that I'll know how big I can actually go. Any interior decorators in the house?

Btw, HE's back...I picked him up from the greyhound station last night at 12:15. Can't he pick an earlier time at least? Lucky for him I had already napped for a few hours(due to the headache) and was up and about. One thing I love about that guy though, is his incredible faith that God will provide and everthing will happen according to HIS will. Not that I don't believe in exactly the same thing, but I think he exudes it more than I do.

I am quite sore from my workout on Sunday before the beyotch...I love it. I'm not totally sure if I'm gonna work out tonight, but maybe a light one. Tomorrow, I test out the leg again w/ a lil basketball w/ the coworkers and if all is good, then I'm playing w/ Chris at his league game on Thurs before bible study. 1 1/2 months, and about 7 lbs to go baby...that's my deadline.

"Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction."
-Einstein

I am a non-helium balloon...

Headache...headache...
I had a King Kong size headache today after working in the install bay all after lunch. Man, I definitely have a newfound respect for installation dudes, they have one tough job. Mind, it was my first time doing actual install stuff, but nonetheless, I think it's a tough job, even at the professional level. Requires lots of quick thinking and you have to put yourself in some tight spots...I'm glad install isn't a major part of my job description....though it is very good that I am learning. I love expanding my knowledge base. Anyway, back to the headache...this thing was killing me. I was supposed to stay at work til 5:30 but I couldn't handle it...so I left at like 5:15. I can barely remember the drive home, I know I needed to get gas really bad, but I was like f it dude, I'll get it later...I still need to do laundry. So I rushed home and leapt into my bed(after turning on my friends DVD of course) and fell almost instantly asleep. I slept for about 2 1/2 hrs, which explains my wide-awakeness right now I guess. but the headache is 2/3 gone so it doesn't even bother me very much. At least it's not the chronic migraines, like before...then I'd be bitchin way more. Finally got to do about a month's worth of laundry, thank goodness for big laundry establishments. I remember the days when I wanted to set up like a cafe/laundromat at Irvine(not like I'm the first to think that), but that would've been cool, do laundry and socialize...at least they had it in other spots, not Irvine, but other schools.

Dude, that bug bite that I got right on my buttcheek(not sure if I already mentioned this...but yeah, a bug bit me, right on my right cheek...) is itchin again...I hate scratchin it cuz I reckon it don't look too perty scratchin 'round those parts. Anyway, at least I'm in the privacy of my own room....

I'm not that tired yet, but I think I'ma try and force some sleep upon my person...Lord knows I could use the rest...

I just got back in from lunch...well I eat lunch downstairs, so it's not really much to get back in from. But it's so weird, I thought I was so productive by reading during my lunch hour..well half-hour. I realized though that others are much more productive than I am. Seems that most people bring their bills and stuff down to lunch and take care of it then...what a smart thing to do. Beats setting bills aside as a separate errand, I guess... Maybe I should start doing that as well.

I didn't eat breakfast, so I decided to pack myself a semi-large lunch...gotta remember that I get sleepy when I do that...now I'm in for it, I'm totally fighting to stay awake...

I am a missing receipt

I'm baaaaack(Ahhh-nold style)
It's a strange thing to be back at work here in Torrance. I've been gone for what seemed like an eternity and for some reason, it feels like I haven't missed a day. I guess that's what the whole "monotony of work" theme is all about. But it's good to be back, and see all the familiar faces I see on a regular basis while at work. And now, I have a pile of crap to do...everyone else is pretty chill cuz we finished that huge project, which is why they had to suddenly send me out on a buisiness trip to NJ. But me, I have all my "new employee" aka "rookie" stuff I need to take care of. I came in this morning at 8:30 and have since: filled out my expense report, talked to my supervisors about my jury duty summons(to take place in 2 weeks, and I just got back too...and I"ll be out again), relocated all my files to the network drive so I can pull them back out onto my laptop. Deleted all the files from this desktop that I no longer need...went for a smoke break, talked to everyone about my trip, answered the billion questions about the blackout last week, and paid my cingular bill. Pretty damn productive for only being back only 3 hours...I still have loads to do, but that'll have to wait...I'm takin a break...ha ha ha. This week doesn't look to be too busy, though I do have a camping trip and bachelor party(for which I need to plan out in more detail), but other than that, I think just workin out, playin some ball, checkin out motorcycle night on Wednesday, and maybe watchin a few dvd's. Everyone seems to be changing or already have changed their blog layouts...mine has been like this for way over a year now and maybe I need some change as well...but not til I get my tutorial(AHEM!).

I have some other stuff on my mind...mainly family issues, but that'll have to wait til later...break time's over already.

I am a newly hatched spider...

Man the past 10 or so days have been one hell of a roller coaster ride...from vegas to New Jersey to parties galore...it's so good to have a nice relaxing day. After a nice little work out, Cic and I spent the day at the beyotch, catchin some rays, takin a dip, reading, chattin and just nappin. Ate at this spot called Rice Things in Hermosa..or Hawthorne or something(food is good and cheap man) and even went to church, then topped it off w/ a creamsicle and some rocky road ice cream...yum. Totally my definition of a chill day, great company and not very much strenuous activity. And I think it was very very needed. (sigh) Thank goodness for Sundays man, I don't know what I'd do w/o them. But it's a good idea that Sundays aren't just MY days, because there were a gazillion and a half people at the beach and it took forEVA to find parking...

So here I am, bloggin and chattin, as I once was doing before last friday...and not going here and there...I'm eating some food(it's almost freakin half-past-midnight) and totally dreading work tomorrow. Uploaded the pics, so here they are:

New Joizey
My multiple party day

I love my friends...and the best thing about them is how different they all are from one another. Some people can see one thing about you, when another can something totally different, things not even I AM aware about. It's the collective that makes up the knowing of all of me, because I don't think that there is one person out there that knows ALL of me...not that I wouldn't want someone to know all of me, just that it hasn't happened yet. Anyway, I love my friends =p

"Life is like wine...it just gets better with age."

Reason #1109 why it's good to be a girl and why it sucks to be a guy:

FREE OIL CHANGES

damn...the scales are SO unbalanced...

I am an eager beaver...

Home sweet home...almost
Been kinda a nightmare of an end of a week here in Joizey...aside from the "Blackout of 2003," we were forced to evacuate last night before dinner because of a system alarm that went off...2 freakin hours...blech. And then, when everything was up and running again, well not EVERYTHING, I had to walk up the stairs to the 5th to get back to my room. I saw a lady and her son trying to carry all their ish..so the stupid guy I am, I offer my help, she gives me the two heaviest damn bags in the world. DUDE, it's a little boy and his mom! WTF!?!?! Anyway, it took a good 10 minutes to get all the way up w/ that crap, because halfway up the lil boy(about 4 or 5) says, "This is the whost day of my whole entire wife!" We had to stop for a while cuz we were laughing so hard. What a fool I am...I was sweatin bullets by the time I got to my room. It was air-conditioned...thank God for backup generators...i don't know why NYC doesn't have any. So after I went up, I got bored, and came back down and had some few drinks w/ the boys from New Mexico(one of them is Marc that I've been chillin w/ most of the week), and some belligerent drunk girls...they were really blech...talkin shit to us and to the bartender...and the bartender like totally overcharged them for their drinks since they were being total beyotches...serves 'em right! So I went back up, ordered a little room service, and watched Grease and Sixteen Candles(I fell asleep during that one). Woke up, just had breakfast and I'm just getting everything in order to get the heck outta here. Anyway, I'm looking forward to getting back home...everything seems to be in order so far....

Meanwhile...

Forgot to put this in before(where it said insert e-mode thing here)

Jay, your subconscious mind is most preoccupied with issues around your family life

On a conscious level, you might already be aware that something is troubling you, or eating up a lot of time when it comes to your family relations. But it's also possible that family issues have been preoccupying your subconscious mind — leaving you with nothing more than a general sense that things just don't feel 100% right in your life though you can't quite figure out why.

You may feel slightly bothered by situations or relationships in your family, or you may find that your family just isn't fulfilling you in critical ways you desire. You also might find you spend a lot of time worrying, or thinking about your family members and their situations. You might feel that family issues take up a lot of your energy. Or maybe you're so frustrated with your situation that you avoid the topic all together.

Whichever feelings hold true, your test results indicate that right now, your subconscious mind is working overtime to resolve the issues confronting you in this area of your life — even if you don't feel aware of it.

"In the worst of times, shines the best within us..."

August 13, 2003 1:13 AM
I am long awaited e-mail...

New Jersey, day two...(remember, it's 3 hours later than this is posting)
I can't be goin to sleep at freakin 3 AM when I have to spend the entire next day on the road...I swear(when I wasn't driving), I was about to pass out a few times...had to pull over for coffee, just to wake my ass up. Lou is a cool guy though...that guy knows every little restaurant in this city, it's crazy. So far, the last two spots we hit up, Porcini's and Casa Vasca, the owners of the restaurant knew him...and he spoke Italian to the Porcini folks and Spanish to the Casa Vasca folks. Great spaghetti and even better paella...I was stuffed. But like I said before, at least I THINK I said it, Lou is one of the most laid-back people I have met. That guy never seems to get mad, he just takes everything in and is....completely chill. He loves to tell jokes too. Thank goodness I was paired up w/ someone I got along w/ really well, I couldn't imagine what it would be liket to be working w/ someone that I didn't get along with very well. It's really been cool workin with him, he is a very intelligent person who has been through a lot. You get to know people by spending 2 entire days(so far) in a car doing nothing but driving. If the weather weren't so damn bad here, I wouldn't mind staying for a while longer...but alas, the pacific ocean calls and I can't wait to go home on Friday...I still gotta figure out how I'ma get home(ahem).

But tonight, I met up w/ that dude Marc I was chillin w/ last night at Club Doc's and we chilled for the Venus Modeling Contest. I didn't get great pics of the swimsuit portion, because at first, I wasn't sure if I could take pics, and the only bikini pic I did get was all blurry...so I settled for the evening gown pics and I even got to take pics with them...(to be posted upon my return). They were all really cool girls...and seemed to take an interest when they found out i was from LA(of course I worked that angle!). They asked if I thought they could make it there and of course I told them yes. So we chatted for a while, took some pics, and said our goodbyes...I needed to go back up and fill out my expense report for the day. I should've asked for numbers...but 1) I wasn't feelin it, and 2) I didn't think to, and 3) I probably didn't have the nizads to do so at the time. But it was alot of fun...some Air Force dudes, asked me what I was in town for and they said I look more like a horse jockey than an engineer...I should just tell people that from now on, I bet I'd make more of an impression..."Yeah, I ride horses all day long and try not to fall off and get trampled." Fun night...unfortunately tomorrow is my last night and I guess I'm just gonna chill and relax...two nights already and think I'm exhausting my body out. I was supposed to meet up for dinner w/ some friends from the city, but I couldn't make it tonight and they were all leaving tomorrow...damn, sucks...I'm sad. But I think that I'll be out here again soon and I'll try to see them then. It's kinda hard to see poeple when you're out on business...it really is.

Mind-readers
I took that emode test(damn that thing is crazy) thing that cic was talking about in her blog earlier...that shit is CRAZY...the questions truly are pretty random and check out what it said:

(insert e-mode post)

I seriously can't figure out how they get all this, it's pretty damned accurate...and I'm one of those really skeptical dudes when it comes to reading signs and stuff...I find it a very difficult thing to do and often times it's a waste of time trying to do so...

Anyway, I lost a few receipts today, I don't know how...and I gotta fill in my expense report...I hope they're okay with it...I'm still a lk business-traveling virgin...well not anymore, ha ha ha.

Okay, I'm gonna try and go to bed...got another long day tomorrow. Our work days here are pretty crazy, I've been starting at about 9 each day and not ending til 8 and 7, respectively, those are long ass days....glad to know that it'll soon be over. I have to tell my manager when I get back next week that I got a jury duty summons that I can't get out of...hopefully, that doesn't get me in trouble...people keep telling me that they can't get mad about stuff like that, but I can't help but feel paranoid...I'm still on probation...so I don't wanna mess anything up. If I have to take time w/OUT pay, I will...

"Knowledge doesn't take up space, the more you know, the better off you are."

August 14, 2003
4:34 PM
Day 4

Finally, a short day...

We were about 3 feet from getting into a big ass accident on the New Jersey Turnpike today. Again, pictures will come upon my return. It was crazy though, Lou and I had to stop because we were so close and we had to call 911 and get the transit authority over there. The dangers of following too close man, the accident was pretty major...4 cars and the last car, a plymouth really got it bad...the airbags deployed and the car was totalled...hard to get a picture like that out of your mind. The sounds of crunching metal and tires screeching...not memories you'd like to keep. Drivers here are crazy, they are SO impatient and practically everyone's got road rage(AHEM), I'm surprised Lou's not one of those typical Joizey drivers...but if he was, we'd have become a part of that sucker this morning. Now time to go home...er back to my hotel, have a few drinks, maybe try to shop around, pack, get some rest, figure out who I shall give the honor of picking me up, he he he...home sweet home...one more day...one more day...

We are going through some crazy ass shit right now...all of New Jersey is out of power and we just found out it's spread all the way to upstate New York. Airports are out of power and now I don't know if I'm gonna get the chance to go back home...DAMMIT! This sucks...it's causing statewide panic. It's a little scary, but so far, we've got power back and we're just listening to news here and there. Other stations seem to be out of power. This really sucks, I'm thinking about it now, and I have to admit, I'm getting a little freaked out...but only a little. People, please pray that I get home...I don't wanna be here w/ all this goin on. I'd rather be home w/ my family and friends watching this on the news...not being ON the news...

Okay, we found out the Northeast Power Grid in Canada was overloaded(they don't know exactly HOW this happened, but that's the story so far) and now they're just trying to get power back to the most vital places, subways, hospitals, etc. They said most people are being patient, so it's not too bad...I just wanna get outta here already.

"When all else fails, take a deep breath..."

I just noticed that these blogs post California time...hmmm, that's weird...

I am Sponge Bob in an oven...

So what better way to escape the searing la heat than to enter the even more searing Las Vegas heat? Why, going into hot and HUMID New Jersey of course. Dude, the weather here sucks...it's muggy. It's just nasty. On our drive today, there were even thunderstorms...crazy hard...and then it would just be muggy again right after. Blech, blech, and double blech...

So, I wanna talk about vegas...but pictures and other people's blogs seem to have summed it all up nicely. Nevertheless, my account:

Vegas was fun as always...way hotter than our previous trips, but hey, it's VEGAS. 117 degree weather should sum it up nicely. But of course we had fun, gambling...and I'm very happy that I didn't lose my wad like before...first time I've spent more than I've lost I think, which is an very good sign =p. Cic and V were the numero uno drunks that night, they had to carry her home and he was yelling in tagalog in the damn restauraunt, swinging the shirt he took off of himself around his head. Rio Seafood Buffet? Always good...except when you don't eat enough plates. But I guess seasoned buffeteers...so we have an advantage. We eat w/ our stomachs, not our eyes. Monte Carlo was cool, we ran into some familiar faces there, Ed, Jeff, Alden and some other poeple they were with. Got to do my dance-aerobics there, then Sapphire afterward. And Sapphire can be summed up in one word....CRAZY. It was crazy, that's all I gotta say. Some things are better left unsaid, yet some are...but this is the former, not the latter... Traffic wasn't so bad on the way home, and we actually had a caravan goin on, to eat dinner at Chris house for his B-day(OH YEAH, HAPPY B-DAY CHRIS!!!! that was the purpose of the trip..), I love the lub-lub(sp?) his family makes, it's to die for. But that was vegas..., I don't think I went into much detail purely because others who have come before me have already done a great job of it...so thanks for saving me the time...

NJ...my second day in Joizey and like I said, MUGGY. BLECH. But here are a few things I've learned so far, plus some other things I learned:

-Cigarettes are damned expensive here...not as bad as in the city, but expensive...
-people are pretty cool, everyone I've met and talked to is nice
-It's "you and me" not "you and I" when saying, he could teach you and ME a thing or two about road rage...patience
-they call cops out here "smokies"
-Porcini's is an awesome restaurant(italian)
-This hotel kicks ass...there was a club tonight and there's gonna be a bikini contest tomorrow! SAWWWWWEEEEEEEEEET!!!!
-Kinda sucks to be out somewhere totally on your own, being alone w/ your thoughts w/o any distraction can be somewhat of a torture
-I think that's it so far...

Well, I'm here for the week, so I'm sure I'll have pics or something for when I return...not to mention some more joizey updates...til then...

I am a spring-loaded...spring...

Leave it to MY luck to have to stay til the VERY end of the workday when I wanted to leave earlier. I had so much damn shit to do today, it was ridiculous...project after project. And the major project I was workin on all day, when I turned it in at the end of the day they told me they needed this other stuff on the report too. Dude, why are they gonna tell me that at the END of the day? Anyway, I think I made a colossal mistake today in leaving my cell phone number with the office...damn, I'm doomed...

Well, it's off to vegas for some nice hot...well sun. Nice lil vacation before I head out to New Jersey next week...whew, I swear the movement never ends w/ me...it's one thing after another....It's boboy's b-day and as always, we celebrate with the traditional trip to the city of sin! What better way to leave the triple digit weather forecast than to head into even hotter climates...man, that college degree sure is doin its job!

Drumroll puhleeeeeeeeease.....
I remember I said I was gonna post my findings for that self poll thing I sent out a while ago. Well, here were the questions...

1. What is my name?
2. Where did we meet?
3. Take a stab at my middle name
4. How long have you known me?
5. When is the last time we saw each other?
6. Do I smoke?
7. Do I believe in God?
8. When you first saw me, what was your first impression?
9. Month of my birthday?
10. Color Hair?
11. Color Eyes
12. Do I have any siblings?
13. What's one of my favorite things to do outdoors?
14. What's one of my favorite things to do indoors?
15. Do you remember one of the first things I said to you?
16. What's my favorite type of music?
17. What is the best feature about me?
18. Am I shy or outgoing?
19. Would you say I'm funny ha-ha or funny sarcastic?
20. Am I a rebel or do I follow the rules
21. Would you consider me a friend, an acquaintance, or a good friend?
22. Would you call me hippie, glam, nerdy, snobbe, or or something else?
23. Have you ever seen me cry?
24. If there were one good nickname for me, what would it be?
25. If I had broccoli stuck in my teeth would you tell me?

I am going to omit the answers for #'s 5 & 15 simply because they really don't provide any pertinent information. But I will give the most general answers and answers that stood out.

1. Most everyone knows my name. Jay Bermudez
2. I seem to have met people in a lot of different places, ranging from High School to SPOP to Interfaith to random places.
3. Of 18 people that took this thing, only TWO people got my middle name right. Dearborn is NOT my middle name...it is the second part of my first name...and no, there is no hyphen. Jay Dearborn. Baliola is my middle name
4. I've known people from 1-7 years...the average being somewhere around 5 or 6, meaning mostly college.
5. n/a
6. Most people know that I smoke...yes, I tried to quit, but I have recently started again and am trying to move towards quitting....again.
7. Anyone who does not know this answer does not know me...YES
8. General opinion was that most people thought I was some thug...stand out response..."That's Bam Bam"
9. 15/18 on this one...not bad
10. No hair...interesting remarks "skin colored" and "flesh" black would be the color had I decided to grow it out...well TRY to grow it out
11. Brown 'nuff said
12. Everyone knows my little sister, Jos
13. This was pretty broad, but most popular answer was smoke and play basketball
14. Again, somewhat varied, with the modes being basketball and watching friends
15. n/a
16. The fact that the answers were totally varied indicates my eclectic musical taste
17. The most popular answer here was my bald head...but answers were varied
18. Outgoing was the general answer...though some people said I am shy when it comes to women...which I have to say is probably pretty true
19. Both answers were given
20. Most people see me as a rule follower w/ an occasional rule break here and there
21. Most who took this considered me a good friend, yay :)
22. Again, quite a variety of answers, but nerd came up a few times
23. 8 of these people have NOT seen me cry...that's a lot fewer than I had thought initially...what a baby...
24. lil jay was the most popular...but "Fox Thundertaker" was the standout here...
25. And finally, most people WOULD tell me...but one person said she would...after I've talked to several girls all night :(

I wanna e-mail it back to the people who took it, and empty out the names to see if they could figure out who said what...but being that some of them don't even know each other, that'd be tough.

I can't believe I just did this....shoot me, please....

I am a cottonball...

Randomized thoughtlings
So weird when you change your routine...last night, I didn't work out, mainly because I was pretty freakin full after dinner and just felt "siesta-ish." I didnt' sleep as late as usual this week and I woke up even more tired than I've been yet. Which is weird...I've gotten MORE rest than I have, I didn't work out(meaning I didn't use extra energy), and I had just a chill night. I do need a new routine though, I can not afford to be staying up til 2 or 3 every morning, it just isn't healthy. So hopefully, I can devise something in the following weeks. Probably not, but here's to high hopes...

I just called the New Jersey office today to set up arrangements for next week and was on hold for a few minutes. What's up w/ the always jazzy ass hold music? Why can't they just play like KIIS or KROQ or something. I wonder what the mentality is behind that...is it supposed to soothe you so you don't get all pissed while you're waiting and stuff? Hmmm... I wonder. Forecast for Totowa New Jersey...HOT and HUMID, my two most hated types of weather. Damn....

I don't have as much arm hair as the average person does...but I DO have these like rogue arm hairs that grow to like an inch before I actually notice them and yank them out accordingly. I wonder why that happens...

I had coffee tonight after work, then went to meet up w/ Verwin and Tita Jean @ Versailles...only I was there about 40 min early. So, I decided to head out to Best Buy so I could by myself a small fan for my desk...since my room gets so hot with the computer running all the time. So I walk around looking for the fans and I see rechargeable NiMH batteries...and I was talking to Jon about it yesterday, that I should get some because regular AA's get eaten up so quick by my camera. So I pick up the batteries and charger. It's a one-hour charger so it was a tad bit more expensive than the 4-6 hour NiMH rechargeables. Whilst in that same area, I notice the cf cards are on sale...so I pick up a 128 MB for $40(they were $59 last week). So I grab one of those too. I purposely avoided the DVD section cuz God knows I would've purchased like 10...and pass through the CD section. I lost my copy of the Hell Freezes Over album by the Eagles, so I pick that up too...on sale. I finally see a Best Buy "associate" and ask about the fans. He proceeds to inform me that they don't carry fans...so I then proceed to the checkout stand. Mission: Purchase a fan for room. Status: No fan, and bought $100 worth of other shit. I swear man, no self control when it comes to Best Buy and Target...NONE....

Moral of the story? If you're early for a dinner rendezvous, don't go ANYWHERE, just stay RIGHT where you are...

I am a home-grown tomato...

This goes out to one of my good friends...the NAMINATOR. I was just thinking about her lately, because she's a rock star! Nam, Nammie, I feel that I don't mention her enough on my entries sometimes, and I think she might feel a little neglected on one occasion or another. I swear I've talked about her before, and mentioned her, but I don't remember exactly. But I was thinking about specific people I mention and I'm a little wish-washy w/ that. Sometimes, I mention names, sometimes I don't...but I don't really adhere to any specific rules about that kinda stuff. But oh well...that's just the way the ball bounces. HA HA HA

I'm still in the office...damnit. I've been working on this project all freakin day, and I am quite tired...even though I didn't stay up as late as I usually do.

Here is one reason why it's good to ask questions, amongst dozens of others. I was looking over my itinerary for next week, and found that I will be staying in Totowa, at some Holiday Inn out there. I looked up the Alpine address for our NJ office on one of the navigation systems and it showed that the office was 18 miles away from my hotel! I was like DUDE, WTF...how am I supposed to know my way around? The hotel was supposed to be like 2 miles away from the office. So I started kinda freakin out and thought I'd just call the Eng. Supervisor over there and figure somethin out...probably ask if I get a company car while I'm out there or something. But today, I just asked someone about getting around over there and I told them how my hotel was all far away, and they were like what are you talking about? Our NJ office is IN Totowa...(sigh). THANK GOODNESS!!!! So it IS really close to the office, one exit away...so even if I were not supplied w/ a company car for the week, they said someone could pick me up cuz it's on everyone's way. When in doubt man, just ask...save yourself the initial grief...cuz it might not be so bad. But I guess it's good to assume the worst and hope for the best, right?

"Anticipation of death is worse than death itself."

I am a snake in the middle of the desert...

And stttttttrrrrrrrreeeeeeeeeeettttttcccch....
Never underestimate the importance of stretching after a nice-hard workout. Because right now, I am totally totally sore. Yesterday was chest, tris, bi's and abs...just a little abs though...I need to work my way back up...nonetheless, I am still sore. But it's good sore, so I guess I shouldn't complain so much. At least it's not like when I worked out after like a year and thought I had torn every ligament in my body. Speaking of ligaments, I'm begining to think that I may have strained or partially torn a ligament behind my knee...at first I thought it was a hamstring injury, so that just goes to show how much I know, ha ha ha. I have also begun to peel again...blech. I was wondering if the new skin underneath is lighter than the skin on top since the top layer was burnt. I dont' really notice the difference though...maybe a few more layers down...but I'd rather not try to find that out.

I recently thought of a new type of cardio exercise that I will market to fitness facilities all throughout the world...club aerobics. It would just involve a dj and the lights turned out w/ a disco ball and everyone gettin their groove on for an hour. The idea is so simple, yet so effective. I mean, you always see people sweatin it out on the dance floor...and if it weren't for all the alcoholic drinks, they wouldn't even be taking in any calories while gettin a good workout! Just imagine, people gettin freaky-deaky, dancin in big circles, conga-lining, doin line dances...jumpin up and down...it'd be great. Now, how do I go about spreading my idea?

Apples and Oranges
It amazes me how my friends and I differ sometimes. I was talking last night to V about future plans...and that if things didn't work out the way he's hoping they do, then he's gonna totally travel. Yeah, he totally has been bitten by the travel bug, as a lot of people I know have. And yes, I love traveling...but it's weird because I just don't really feel like traveling and venturing out so much anymore. I think I'd just settle for the nice little vacation for about a week somewhere nice and quiet..a beautiful setting and some good sun. I am also gravitating towards wanting to settle down and have a family in about 4 or 5 years. Mind you I have no other half yet, but that's just my mindset...I guess you could say I'm in the market? But the way some of my other friends talk, it seems as though none of them will be married for another 10 years or so. I'm not saying that one way of thinking is better than the other, just that it's different. Everyone's just on a different path, and I find that so intriguing. Let's see in 10 years who stuck to their plan and who improvised.

"A life of given in service is a life well-lived"

I am a flat flat tire

Set 'em up and knock 'em down...
Okay, that title totally sucked, but I'm too lazy to delete it. Gotta cut me some slack though, I only slept for 4 freakin hours... So here I am...first day on the full-time job, and I find out, they're shippin me out already! I'm going to New Jersey/Boston next week!!!! Hell yeah...ha ha ha. It's a little quicker than I had first expected, but hey...I don't really care... Talk about fast movers man, these poeple are on the ball. Yay, I've been wanting to take an east coast trip...and now, BAM, here it is. Here's a funny story...when I walk in usually, I drop off my stuff at my desk, turn on my computer, run the anti-virus check(it's automatic, so actually IT runs), bring my lunch and put it in the fridge, and go clock in...so after I did the first three tasks, I started walking towards the computer where I clock in at...and everyone was watching me laughing. It wasn't until I was AT the computer that they started busting up saying, "dude, you don't have to do that anymore!" So I felt all embarassed and warned them that I would probably try to do this again a few more times before I actually get used to it... it's so funny how one grows so accustomed to how one does things at work, it's almost ritualistic...

Am a fizzie whizbee...

I just about an hour ago spent OVER an hour in traffic...only in southern cali man, I swear. Being the hater of traffic taht I am though, I shall not let that ruin the fabulous weekend that I have had. One of those very busy weekends, but totally worth the busy-ness and tired-ness I feel rigth now.

I hit up the clubs w/ my old school UFFNOS(United First Floor Neighbors Of Stanford...ha ha ha, I know I know, geek) crew, which was such a fun time. We were supposed to hit up Da Joint, but sadly, they were having some plumbing problems and the party ended before it even started....pretty freakin sad. So instead, we headed out to Star Shoes(no cover, we were in for a relatively low-budget night...so we could drink more =p)...after running into like a million familiar faces, we decided to head out. Lucky for us, our cute girls got us into Cinescape where we danced the rest of regular club night hours away. Post-clubbing, we went to Pink's to get our grub on, and GRUB we did...that place never ceases to satisfy after a long night of dancing and drinking. Good to know that my old friends are still just taht....my old friends. It was hella fun, and I can't wait to hang again.

Now today was much less active...but good times were had nonetheless. Woke up late, missed going to Church w/ mom and pop, and got ready for my game, at 2. Lost...AGAIN...and freakin re-aggravated my damn leg....I'm not so sure it's my hamstring now...I think it's that tendon or whatever the hell it is behind your knee....it's like the things that connects it or seomthing...well whatEVER it is, it's hurting again, and I figure I need to stay off playing so hard for MORE than 2 weeks. I should've listened to Cicely and headed out to the beach....I hate when she's right, he he he. So I just chilled after the game, showered, and headed out to Fullerton, where I met up w/ my friend Chiems. We had coffe and headed out to OC Performing Arts Center to see....Mamma Mia! Totally awesome musical...I absolutely loved it! So I dropped her back off to her car at Steamrs(where we had coffee earlier) and we headed our separate ways...which is where i ran into the traffic I was talking about earlier...woah, it just came full circle...how cool! It's like one of those movies that starts at the end and goes all the way back to the first scene...the end. Someimes, I amaze even myself...

I am so jealous of my friends that are in school sometimes....they still get summer vacation, they can stay up later sometimes...and well, I just wish I had that kind of schedule agani sometimes. Ahhhh, the memories...

"When in doubt, ask..."

I am droopy dog from Hanna Barbera(sp?)...

Blah blah blah
Dude, I have good reasons for not giving my mom my number here at work. She calls me on my cell phone today, so I pick it up, thinking it's something important. Turns out that she can't turn on the TV! So I take a deep breath, and proceed to tell her how to go about it. She THEN proceeds to tell me how I need to take her here and there and everywhere tonight, tomorrow, and Sun... WTF dude, HELLO, I am at work!!! Snd I'm starting to get frustrated because she just keeps talkin and talkin and I'm trying to talk but she won't let me. I can't raise my voice because, like I said, I'm at work. So I just sit there...wait for her to finish, and say, okay...I'll see you at home later. I swear, sometimes she isn't aware that I'm working now too, like her. Cuz when I call HER at work..even to tell her something important or to ask her something, she is extremely short w/ me and says, can't you see I'm at work?! Grrrr.... And I hate it because the next time she calls my phone, I won't wanna pick it up...but I have to. Too many crazy things have happened in the last year for me to ignore a family call... But if she had my work line? That's be it man, calls like every 5 minutes..."TV's not workin, I heard a click on the toilet, the fridge isn't AS cold as normal..." Ahhh, if there were only a TV show about my life.

Anyone wanna Seabiscuit?
Lately, I've been tempted to go and see that movie "Seabiscuit." The one about the horse...yeah, that one. My reasons? Well...here they are. Okay, it's a movie about a horse, people that own the horse, and a little guy that rides the horse. What on earth could be spectacular about that? Well, for one thing, it has already gotten great reviews...I don't really buy in to reviews, because they could be saying what anyone who claims to be a critic says, but that's not the point, they say it is the movie is possibly the MOVIE OF THE YEAR...now THAT's saying something...which raises my interest just a tad. Another thing, movie content...the movie is about a freakin horse and horseracing... Now having such simplistic subject matter means the movie must have some incredible writing in it...and mind you, it is based on a best seller...so there HAS to be something there. That I would say would probably be the most dominant reasoning behind wanting to go see it. I love well-written movies...because if there isn't much action, that's the only way to make a great film. And lastly...it's about my people...the short kind! I gotta go support baby!

Good night out
Last night I went to a little b-day gathering. We ate at this AWESOME Thai restaurant called Soladang in South Pas...if you haven't tried it...it is a "MUST EAT!" Great food, PLUS they got this one HELLA cute server...too bad she's betrothed, damn. Afterward, we hit up the Ice House...this comedy club out there where V works. The main act was Brad Garett(sp?), he's the big huge dude from "Everybody Loves Raymond" (I Love that show). But the other two were big stand-up comics I never really heard of, not being a big connossieur of stand-up comedy. But all three...FUNNY AS HELL...I was dying...they were soooooooooooo funny. And to quote a friend of mine, "I was laughing sooooo hard, I swear at one point... a little bit of pee came out." And no, I'm not quoting that because that's what happened, but that's just how funny they were. I highly recommend going to see some stand-up comedy...it's great. So it was a great b-day celebration, good company and some good laughs...

"When in doubt...sing..."