I am the mask...

Happy Halloween!

Hehehe. I know I know, I look more like Worthy and #32. But I don't have a Worthy jersey... Halloween rocks. Why? Not only cuz I get to have fun and get in costume...but it's because it's the girl's holiday...a reason for every gal out there to get dressed in their sexiest, most provocative outfits, and not be judged! Who doesn't love a slutty nurse, or a sexy cop, or a hot...well, pretty much anything. Go girls!

Since I'm on the basketball theme...

Go Jordan! How cool would it be to watch a NBA professional players pick up game? Thanks to Ver for showing me the site.

I actually had some other stuff to write today, but I'll keep it light and short...and sweet :)

55 small things you can always do
38. Buy a teddy bear for a kid in a Children's Hospital.
This is a good one too. Participate in a toy drive or something. Kids in the hospital love getting gifts, and probably need them more than most of us do. Something as small as a teddy bear can make a huge impact. I remember my stuffed animal I used to carry around with me everywhere when I was a kid...he was a rabbit and I named him Peppy. I would seriously never be away from Peppy...I remember when we brought him to the laundromat and he was in the dryer and I was laughing watching him tumble in the dryer...why it was funny, I have no idea, but I was like 7 years old. He would eventually get lost when we went to vegas(I think he had gambler's blood in him and didn't want to leave when it was time for us to go home, so he up and left and is living somewhere in vegas now, either broke as hell or livin it up in some penthouse suite at the Playboy mansion with all the bunnies, he he he). Make a sick kid smile, give the gift of love :)

I am a boatload of painkillers...

I sent this to a bunch of people already, but dude, this is so funny...not to mention Marissa's pretty cute, even while she's drunk. A little FYI - these two wrote Dr Horrible's Sing-a-long Blog, starring none other than our very own NPH(For all you HIMYM fans =p) Enjoy!

(big exhale) -MAN, barely any time to breathe today! Let alone smoke! I feel like I'm moving at the speed of light(...into eternity, he he he)...but for serious; I do. Doin so many things and making sure things are handled okay while I'm gone next week has been quite the beyotch.

of sporting events
Lost our game by TWO the other night! Questionnable call at the end where I could've sworn I got fouled trying to tie the game up, but I made my fair share of mistakes, two of which were free throws to tie up the game! Argh. But I took my fair share of falls and hits too...and now my back is hurtin...and hurtin bad. The pain is radiating down towards my gluteals...ouch. Advil isn't really doin the trick at this point, so I'm really uncomfortable. I hope it goes away soon...gettin old kinda sucks as far as the physical is concerned.

2 words....LAKERS BABY!
-Let the countdown to Christmas begin!!!

Of music and lyrics
If you've ever ridden in my car w/ my Ipod playing or heard my itunes, you'd know how incredibly and completely random my playlist is. From classical, to hip-hop, to television theme songs, to musicals, to rock, to oldies...it's all there. And yet, I still don't think it's enough. I've been reminded recently that there is SO much good music out there, and I think my current ipod(even after I add the ones from my desktop which has been sitting on that desk forever w/o being used) represents like 5% of all the music I want. There are so many times when I hear a song and I think to myself, "Dangit! I don't have that song...note to self, download later on." When I finally get around to it, there's about 100 other songs I want to get, but the wallet ain't fat enough for that. Man's gotta eat, ya know? he he he.

So being the night owl I am, it's nice to have these late/early(however you wanna say it) hours without anyone awake, around, I'm able to do things w/o distraction(I get pulled away from my desk a lot at work). Maybe I should change my workshift to this time, ha ha ha. I was actually able to get some work done in the past few hours, WHILE watching my recording of the Laker game; not to mention finishing my vote-by-mail ballot. How's that for multi-tasking efficiency?

I had something I really wanted to write about, but I totally lost it....I really hate that...

55 small things you can always do
37. Read to someone in a retirement home.
I was on such a good pace with these in the beginning. Now it seems as though I'm crawling towards the finish line. Hmmm, really need to do this one. I always ponder about it, but never actually get around to doing it. You can also volunteer on a holiday and feed the homeless. Matter-of-fact, it doesn't have to be a holiday. We need to help out our older folk folks!

"An Angel says,
'Never borrow from the future. If you worry about what may happen tomorrow and it doesn't happen, you have worried in vain. Even if it does happen, you have to worry twice.'"
-unknown

I am the floor next to my rocker...

These posts are getting fewer and farther between...


GO EATERS!!!! Woo hoo!!!


Last weekend, we had our fam party for London - a month later, he he he. She was out of town on her actual b-day weekend, and we were all quite busy the few weeks after. Better late than never I guess. Here's the pics!

of random ponderings
If you're supposed to say, "Good morning" before noon, "Good afternoon" after..well, noon, and "Good Evening/Night" when it's dark...what do you say when it's exactly noon to someone? "Good noon?" I think I want to create a word...it can be, "NOOONER!" I think that would make life more exciting, he he he.

I was chatting w/ the other day with Carina about the top things her and her roomies hate, and they said that at clubs, they hate when dudes, come and dance w/ them on the floor all of the sudden w/o even asking...and I was like, oh yeah, the "sneak attack!" It drew a laugh...I think I'm gonna coin that term and then when I get drunk, do it to people on the floor...and yell, "SNEAK ATTACK!!!" as I shimmy up behind them.

Of growing up
I really miss the old days sometimes. We celebrated Ry's b-day last night and were just chillin together and having fun. We sure laughed a lot. Ryan's a riot. Seems like everyone's doin their own things lately and these celebrations and weddings are pretty much the only occasions that give us a chance to see each other. I wish we could go back a few years and go to the times when we hung out more often, because those times were a lot of fun. There are definitely times when

Whilst on the topic of growing up, I my very first e-mail from London. Well, actually it's not the very first, because jos sent me a message and let london punch on random keys once...but it's London's first independent e-mail to me. Frickin crazy...seems like only yesterday when I used to pick her up from daycare at Irvine. Man...time is quite the zinger...

55 small things you can always do
36. Feed a stranger's expired parking meter.
This is actually against the law or something...I remember on Jackass, the Parking Meter Fairy got busted for feeding meters. That totally sucks. So I guess you gotta be slick about it. Always nice to do though, I wish someone had done that for me on several occasions, he he he.

I am a quiet afternoon...

Wow - it's been a while...just goes to show how crazy things have been for everyone as of late.



How often is it that I get to say I'm sitting in my dining room, with nothing really to do? Granted I did a lot of work today, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it'd be, and I got a ton done. It's easy to work when there are practically zero distractions, he he he. Anyway, here I sit...lookin out the window, and feeling...well, for lack of a better word...serene. This is the first entire weekend I've been home for 6 weeks. It's always been a wedding, or a vegas trip, or a bachelor party, or a cruise, or another wedding...so much to do lately. And not that it bothers me, I love spending time w/ my friends and family and being active; it just stands out when I'm finally home and I can actually relax. It's nice to be able to simmer in your own thoughts and not have to rush off somewhere in like an hour. I can take my time, and just be well....spontaneous. Strange though; I have always considered myself quite spontaneous, but it's hard to be when you're planning shit ahead of time so often. So here's to more spontaneity, which in turn leads to more relaxation...

Normally, I'd post a pic here of my latest activity or event, but today, I wanna do something outside of my norm...I can post my congrats and salutations and update you on the goings on in my next post...

Of dreams and emotion
"I had the most insane dream last night!" Now how many times have you heard that phrase? I think we all have them. And I'm sure, if you've talked to me enough, you've heard that statement a gabillion times. But about a week ago...was it a week? Or two? Wow, time sure does fly...ANYWAY, so i had a dream..., and it was truly was insane...not insane as in aliens came to earth, picked up all of the dogs and left us w/ no man's best friends anywhere...but insane as in how real it seemed. Real, yet not...bear with me, I'm getting there. Here we go....

...I started out in the car with Gleen on the way to church...my old elemetary school, St. Augustine in Culver City. Anyway, apparently we were on the way to MY wedding! In my dream, I kinda knew I was getting married and at the same time, I think my real mind was like, WTH? So I'm talking to Gleen and trying to call Father Pat to see if he at the last minute can officiate the wedding because I just found out he hadn't left for Vietnam yet(a lil background, Fr Pat goes to do mission work in Vietnam 2-3 times a year for 2-3 months at a time). Anyway, he can't do it because he's already scheduled for something else.

...We pull up to the church, and gleen and I are chitchatting. Apparently, I haven't seen this girl for a while - we got engaged and either she was away for a bit, or I was, so I'm asking Gleen what he thought about everything, because apparently, I had not been with her for very long. So he tells me that at first everyone kinda tripped out, and thought we were getting married too soon, but after they saw us together, they had no questions or concerns at all. So Gleen and I are walking to the parish hall, because I need to change, and as we're walking by the church someone flags me down and says, "What are you doing?" You're missing her. Apparently, there's this pre-celebration mass thing going on, which in retrospect is kinda strange because I'm not supposed to see the bride before the wedding, right? So I walk towards the church...and I can kinda hear singing inside. I go in through the front right side doors of the church...

...and there she is, singing near the altar. She's gorgeous - it was like seeing a sunset for the first time in my life, beautiful. She sees me and smiles, and all of the sudden, I just had this sense of peace inside. That everything was fine in the world and I had nothing to worry about. I was no longer anxious about what was about to happen. All of the sudden, I was just trying to take it all in and contain my happiness. So she finishes singing her song and I immediately go up to her. Her mom is there with her, and we're all just talking. She(wife-to-be) locks arms with me, tells her mom we want some QT and we walk away and just start talking. Again, inside, I am the happiest that I have been in a long time. We're just lost in conversation, and we're just looking at each other, and well, everything is just, serene.

So heres the kicker...I don't even know who this girl is!!!! Like I can describe the face and the smile and everything, but I have never really truly met this person in my life - at least I don't think I have. She did resemble someone, but only slightly. Even in the dream, Chris compared her to another person, but still...what a trip. Sometimes I walk around wondering what I would do or say if I ever ran into that person. What do you say? Hey stranger, I had this crazy dream we got married...how 'bout them digits? Ummm...no, I don't think so, he he he.

You know, what the truly insane thing is how crazy such intense emotion and feeling can be elicited from just a dream. A dream. Like I said, I was truly the HAPPIEST I have been in over a year. Kinda sad and pathetic, he he he, but incredibly and mysteriously intriguing as well. I was in a dreamworld...and at that moment, the dreamworld was better than real life, and I didn't want to wake up. I've always been a believer that dreams are just a random collection of thoughts, but I know there are people that have had dreams help them make decisions, have dreamt about things happening in their lives, and even God visited Jacob(was it Jacob?) in his dreams. Maybe there's more to dreams than meets the eye. Maybe it was a message that things are good. I don't know...time to buy one of those dream books, he he he.

55 small things you can always do
35. Pay for a manicure for your mom or dad.
Down to the last 20 items...I wonder how long that's gonna take. Anyway, take mom and pop(or someone you love) for a manicure, or a massage, or a haircut. Something small that they'd enjoy. A movie or a walk in the park. These things are so often overlooked but are so valuable. Life is not only about the big events, but also the little things...don't forget that.

"Desire, ask, believe, receive."
-Stella Terrill Mann