I am a missed hour of sleep...

Somethin more...
You know when you're thinking about a certain topic, and it comes up again a few times coincidentally, you think it's a sign? Or something like that. Well, I've been thinking lately about workin out supplements, whether or not I should take them...becuase I think I''m starting to run into a wall, lifting-wise. So last night, Cic and I were at Jon, Cesar, Sherwin, and Alex's place in Irvine(she was getting some photoshop help from the boys) and I saw some creatine on the table...and we got in to a mini-conversation about it. And then again this morning, my supervisor and I got into a conversation about working out, which eventually led to taking supplements again, and then, BAM, creatine came up again. I've been doin some research and I'm quite curious as to how it might help me...or hurt me, he he he. Just like the rest of my family, a little bit of paranoia runs through my blood, which makes me feel a little bit apprehensive about taking it. Yet, aside from the "edgy" feeling you get from it, I've only heard good things from all my friends or aquaintances that have used it. So....should I or shouldn't I? hmmmmm....

There and back again...
Dude, I drove a helluva lot this weekend. almost 400 miles. I went to work Friday, then to LA(to pick up my friend MIke), then to Sunset(Averel's), to Hollywood(Concorde), LA(droppin off Mike's drunk arse at 2AM), and at last to Culver City(for sleep). Saturday, started driving towards irvine(To go to an alumni mass thing at Interfaith), got to about carson when I figured I wasn't gonna go all the way there anymore(I was running late) and went to work instead(I had to pick up something that I forgot). So after stopping in at work, I got my stuff, and drove back to LA(To shower and change). Then it was back to Culver City(To pick up Cic) and then onto the Valley(Grenada Hills) for her family party. From the family party it was all the way down to Irvine for Tinz's b-day and then finally back to Culver City. Sunday, went to San Marino for my basketball game...which ended up being a waste of time because the other team forfeited(what a way to go into playoffs), but at least we got to play some pick-up and break a sweat. So from San Marino, it was onto Irvine again(Cic needed some help from Jon and Sherwin doing graphical stuff for her final project), and then Culver City, and finally back to the house.... Three words... O - M - G. he he he.

Did you know?
...that I saw Marshall from Alias the other night at Concorde. My friend Nadia took a picture with him. Funny when you see famous people at clubs, not like it never happens, because of course famous people wanna party with us cool folk, but it's always cool to see.

"Forgiveness comes from one's own self, regardless of whether or not the either person is aware."

I am Friday waiting to happen...

Man, it has been one crazy hump day for me. I worked almost 11 hours today..krikey! Test drive after test drive. And then report after report. It has definitely not been the funnest of times. I mean, I like it when I'm busy because the day goes by faster. But these are times when I'm like too busy...when the day goes by too fast, and I need more time to finish stuff. And then I'm all tired and I don't get as good of a workout as I would have wanted, like tonight. I felt so weak. ahhhh, oh well...two more days.

Haven't blogged in a while...here's a recap of the last week...
-went to mammoth
-saw Hitch (Great movie)
-went to my teammate Russell's surprise dinner, and was late

I'm tired...

I am a non-sweet sweet-tooth...

So the NHL season was officially cancelled today. What a sad, sad day. And I'm not even a huuuge hockey fan, and I can only imagine how much angst they must be feeling. Basically, the fans, the people the sport is supposed to be about, got screwed by the "business." The owners and players couldn't agree on $$$ issues. Isn't it always about money? Sheesh. Well, now there is no NHL season. But I feel sorry not only for the fans, but what about those peole who work like concessions and stuff at those arenas? I mean, people got screwed of their jobs too. The players, I could really care less about. I mean, those guys are definitely not starving (contrary to what pro-athletes like Latrell Sprewell would think), and they're equally worthy of blame. The sports industry as a whole is just out of control. Players get 7, 8, and even 9 figure salaries? To play a game that they supposedly love? But when the dollars aren't there, they won't play, or wanna go somewhere else? I mean, I could only with that I was a commissioner of a league, and just lay out an ultimatum...both with the owners and players... Lower everyone's salaries...or they don't play...lower ticket prices, or there's no game. It's tough enough attending a game, financially speaking of course. It's not even a thing a family can all go out and do anymore, it just costs too much. Blech, the sporting world is going to hell in a handbasket man. And slowly, I'm beginning to be quite turned off. It's tough though, because I love sports...I love competition, but then it's hard when all these business issues come up and just kinda ruin everything. I would have to admit that I am just torn...torn to supporting sports that I love, corrupted by greed.

My cell is dying
My cell phone seems to be on the fritz. The most recent issue is that the battery meter doesn't change...it always stays at full, so I never know when my battery is low. I didn't know it was low until it totally died on me when I was playing a game on it during my chiro appt earlier this week. And you know how you usually can turn it back on for a few seconds? Well, I couldn't even do that. I plugged it in when I got home and it charged. Now I just gotta make sure to charge it every other day...depending on how much I use it. I used to be able to use it for like 4 days before each charge. Man, ever since I cancelled my insurance, I know I know, you can pick your jaw up off the floor...but I just never used it. But of course, my phone would get all weird once I had no insurance. I heard that you don't even get the same phone back...just a comparable phone. That's whack. Anyway, I just need this phone to last for another 8 months...is that too much to ask? You'd think the shelf-life of a phone would be more than 2 freakin years. But of course, they probably don't factor in that someone would drop their phone as much as I do... But then again, I just think it's their shady ass method of making sure we have to keep buying new phones. Well, hopefully, this poor thing can survive another 3/4 of a year.

did you know?
There are more than 1,000 chemicals in a cup of coffee. Of these, only 26 have been tested, and half caused cancer in rats.

"To change our perspective in a conflict is to move from a point of view to a viewing point."

I am a straw in the haystack...

You know what scares me about the future? How you just do not know what'll happen. No matter how much you prepare, or avoid, there are things that will happen that you never planned on. I guess if I had to zone in on a specific part about the future, I would say marriage. Maybe this thought process stemmed partly from my Did you know? factoid for yesterday, but also from other things. Like knowing people who have gotten divorced, seeing people not happy in their marriages, all of that. I mean, no one in their right mind thinks, "I wanna get into a relationship/marriage that ends in divorce." I mean, I think I'm one of those "Love conquers all" type people...in a realistic manner. But in all these cases of divorce/separation/what have you, I'm sure most of them totally loved each other. But there are certain things that are completely unaccounted for at times, in which the couple, either partly or as a whole, just cannot deal with. Let's see, the national divorce rate is currently what, 60%? That's more than one of every two marriages...that's so frickin sad! Do people just not think things all the way through nowadays? Should the "..til death do us part" be ommitted from the wedding vows altogether now? Becuase 6/10 couples obviously disregard that part. And like I said, at times, there are circumstances that are just too overwhelming to deal with, like cheating, abuse, things of that nature. But so often, I just hear about people who were unhappy. Or it wasn't what they thought it was gonna be? I mean, what the heck is that about? In my age where everyone around me is getting married, and hopefully I will one day too, I would like to think that things will not go sour as they so often seem to do...

Did you know?
A healthy individual releases 3.5 oz. of gas in a single flatulent emission, or about 17 oz. in a day.

"It's better to love someone DESPITE OF who they are than to love them BECAUSE of who they are."

I am a roadside barricade...

It's one of those days when I feel like writing, but I don't really have anything in mind that I really wanna write about...

There were krispy kremes all over the office today. And no, I don't mean, all over the office like on the floors, walls and all that, but there were like 5 or 6 boxes placed strategically throughout the office so that everywhere I'd walk, I'd encounter one of those darned boxes. So, after I tried to resist all day, I finally gave in and got a chocolate covered glazed donut, w/ the sprinkles on it. BUT, I only had half...I cut it...so that makes me feel al ot better...

Did you know?
...that the divorce rate for Police Officers is 80%? Good Lord, that is such a high percentage! 4/5, 8/10, 80/100...goodness. They said it was because of the stress they go through all the time and all that. Man, I sure feel sorry for our people in blue...

I am the first of 40 days...

Well, it's Ash Wednesday. And according to Catholic tradition(I don't know if it's really an official Catholic tradition, but hey, we were taught about it in school when I was still a biddy-boy, and well..just one of those things that stick w/ you throughout), one sacrifices stuff just as Jesus sacrificed himself for us. When we were kids, we gave up stuff like, candy or something small like that...and though we take that w/ us into adulthood, we also do things to better ourselves as people, and as christians...well at least ideally, we should. People always ask what the point is of giving up stuff that is so trivial, or materialistic. And I guess that goes back to our childhood days of giving up stuff...we don't fully understand the scope of the Lenten Season...but now, we do(didn't I just say all of that a few sentences ago in a different way? he he he). Anyway, I have decided to give up the following:

• being so critical about people
• complaining about coworkers
• self-serving/selfish acts
• eating out...2 meals a week, and taking the money I would have spent and donating it...
  (exception...if I'm on a business trip, I have no choice but to buy food lots of the time)
• alcohol(exception - church)
  

Now there are mixed btwn material an immaterial(is that a word?) things. And normally, I wouldn't publish it because I am a follower of that one passage in the Gospels where it says if you fast, don't let everyone know and when you pray, don't just do it for people to notice, (it's actually the Ash Wednesday gospel..Mark chapter 6)...but I am letting it out so people can call me out on things should I ever not hold fast to these sacrifices. I want people to tell me if I'm not practicing what I, well in a sense, "preach." So there ya have it!
I was soooo hungry until my coworker and I grabbed some Wahoos after Ash Wednesday mass...but now, I'm getting a little hungry again. Fasting is tough man... At least I get to have a snack before I work out tonight... But it'll totally affect how long I work out for. Maybe that'll be a good thing. I'm already not really in the mood, he he he.

Did you know?
Wahoo's raised the price of their bowls from $5.99 - $6.99. Booooooo

I am newly learned information...

So, the Superbowl actually turned out better than most people said...unfortunately, the Eagles lost. Man, it seems like they tanked that game on purpose, they weren't even hurrying, towards the end of the game. Even when the scored the touchdown. They shut down the Pats, and put the punt returner in the wrong position...I don't know what that was all about. But it was a fun time, kickin at Jovan's eating, snacking, joking, and just hangin out. And of course, betting, he he he. There was blackjack, poker, office/friend pools, and of course sportsbetting. I only partook in one tiny bet, and lost $10 by 3 stinkin points. Note to self- always stick to your first instinct. He he he.

The rest of the weekend was a grand old time as well. Friday, Cic and I headed out to "La Creperie Cafe" out in Long Beach, where we had a Carbonara Crepe(just like pasta carbonara: eggs, cheese, bacon, etc.) and a Di Pollo crepe(chicken with a white cream sauce and wild mushrooms), and topped it off with a Romeo and Juliette dessert crepe(strawberries, bananas, and nutella, mmmm). Needless to say we were pretty darned full by the end of the night. Saturday, was a day full of activity. Starting with Cic and me bringing our cars in for servicing(ended up costing me four freakin bills), going to workout, and goin to Glenn's b-day dinner at Angelo and VInci's in Fullerton. Man, I sure ate a lot of food this weekend...now I gotta burn it all off...krikey.

Did you know?
...that from Yahoo! local, you can send an address to whatever location straight to your phone? Pretty sweet. Now I don't have to cut and paste it into a text message, or try to find a paper real quick to jot it down...now I can get it right on my phone! SWEET!
...that for people who have Cingular Wireless, you can check your VM from a landline by pressing the * key 2 times? Well if you did...good for you. I JUST FOUND OUT. And I've had my phone for almost 4 years now...crazy.

Staring at words too long...
Ever stare at a word so long it starts to look like it's spelled wrong? Look at the word food...
food
food
food
food
food
food
food
food
food
After a while, it totally looks wrong, doesn't it?

"Understanding is the gift that comes from listening."

I am a open oyster shell...

First of all, let me say Happy B-day to my friend Jun. Dude, you're old!

Anyway, here I am back at work...after taking the day off yesterday cuz I felt absolutely exhausted. Needless to say, my b-day celebration @ Joseph's did quite a number on me. After what cicely and I counted on Sunday to be at least 12 drinks, I did NOT throw up. It was probably the milk I drank prior to my drinking. I did have a stomach ache for a while though, and I was tooting like crazy all night long, he he he. But yeah, no throw up...but of course I got dranksies like a fish. And yes, "he" came out again...made "his" annual appearance and has gone back into hiding. I don't remember much of the night once the slew of shots came in, which was at about 12 or 12:30. I did have a good time though, so thanks to all that came out, and also for the drinks. Revenge will be mine!!! Cic has some entertaining stories about me on the way home, so you'd have to hear them from her. I actually played ball the next day, which really wasn't a good idea, because I was gassin like 5 minutes into the game. But we would've had to forfeit had I not shown up because we didn't have enough guys. Once we DID have enough though, I shoudl've had the sense of mind to sit out. We ended up losing to a freakin last second shot and didn't have enough time to get our shot off. Anyway, because I played, my body definitely didn't get the rest it was supposed to get. So I ended up not feeling so wonderful yesterday, I could not get out of bed, so I called in sick and seriously stayed in bed until 4PM, only getting up 2 times to eat and a another time or 2 for a quick pitstop at the restroom. So I got some much needed rest yesterday. It's good to just kinda sit around and be a total vegetable everynow and then. I told cic we have to incorporate "nothingness" into our schedules, and she happily obliged because that's one of her favorite things to do, ha ha ha.

pictures to come...