::Rain Down On Me/Let Your Love Fall Like Raindrops/Rain On Me::
Rain is coming to San Diego. Or so they say. "They", being the weather people. I hope that because that brush was burned that there's no mudslides. That would really suck. It's possible that the rain might ruin Halloween for some kids. They're not hardcore Trick or Treaters. I was hardcore, trekked about 4 miles to get my candy no matter how the weather was. But being hardcore doesn't meant you're smart. I'd get sick because I was stubborn and wanted candy, that was a bad combination.
::Other Things::
The new baby panda at the zoo is now like 7 lbs. He's really cute, it's hard to believe that he started out so tiny. He's not going to be named until he's 100 days old, according to Chinese tradition. Hmm, I'm part Chinese. I wish I knew what the Chinese traditions were. My dads, great grandpas, grandpa, was a Chinese immigrant to the Philippines. He was one of the merchants who set up in Ilocos, but he got to the Philippines and they messed up his name
BAD. Yeah, it'd be nice to know what Spanish traditions are too. According to my mom's family history, some Spanish guy raped one of her ancestors and she had his bastard child. I barely know what the Filipino traditions are. I think that's sad. For some reason, when a lot of Filipino immigrants come to the US they tend to let themselves become really Americanized. They stop talking about how things were when they were back home. I swear, I have to bombard my parents with questions to get anything out of them.
Right now I'm upset with the opposite sex. I'm just in a bad situation with someone. We were together, we weren't together, we were in an "open" relationship, we were just dating but free to see other people, we were just friends. Now, we're in relationship limbo. I know what I want, but he doesn't know what he wants. Then to top if off I'm having mixed feelings about someone else. Oh, fuck a dog. I'm frustrated. I don't even know if I should bother with either of them. Whatever...
Random Blurb: Why couldn't you be content/With the love I gave oh yeah/I gave you my heart/But you wanted my mind, oh yeah/Your love scares me to death, boy/Oh it's the chokin kind
::Awww Nuts!::
A little old woman walks into a bank with a bag of cash and she demands to see the bank's president. She wants the president himself to assist her in opening a savings account. After failed attempts by the other bank employees to persuade the woman to take the help they were offering, the bank's secretary finally goes to the president and explains the situation. Out of sheer curiousity the president agrees to meet with the woman and find out what's going on.
As soon as the woman walks into the president's office she states, "I would like for you to open a savings account for me. I have in my bag $65,000 in cash." Of course, the president's curiousity takes flight again and he replies, "I would be more than happy to assist you in that ma'am. I just hope you don't mind me asking how you came about that large sum of money?" The old woman appeared to debate on whether or not to answer his question, after a brief period of silence she said only one word, "Bets." The president was taken aback, he wasn't sure if he heard right. So he asks, "I'm sorry. I'm not quite following you. What do you mean by bets?" The old woman continued, "I make bets with people. For instance, I bet you $25,000 that your nuts are square." The president's immediate reaction was to chuckle, thinking that this was all a joke. But by looking at the woman's face, he saw that she was quite serious. "Do you mean that you're betting me right now? There's no way for my nuts to be square!" exclaimed the president. The old woman look him dead in the eye and said, "I understand if you're scared. That is a
LOT of money." So now the president of the bank's ego was being tested. He couldn't believe how confident this woman was, and how easy it would be for him to make that much money. "I agree to your bet then," he responded. The little old woman looked quite satisfied with his answer. She said, "Fine, I will be back in exactly 1 week with my lawyer. I'm sure you can understand why." The bank's president complied, and the appointment was set.
As the week passed, the president of the bank started getting a little anxious. He was slowly getting unnerved by how confident the woman was. He'd check the shape of his nuts every time he went to the bathroom, while in the shower, and before going to bed to make sure they were
NOT square. He just could not understand how this woman could make a bet that was so outlandish, yet remain so composed.
At last, the day of the appointment arrived. Right before the woman was due to come in, the president did one last nut check to reassure himself. Feeling satisfied, he went into his office and shortly after the woman was shown in, with her lawyer. The woman turned to her lawyer and said, "This is the gentlemen that I made a bet with." Her lawyer only responded with a quick nod back to her and to the bank's president. The woman then turned to the president and said, "I hope that you don't mind removing your pants? I'd like to proceed and get this over with." Without any complaints, the president removed his pants, and the old woman started to feel his nuts. As soon as the woman touched the president, a repetitive thudding sound echoed through the room. The president looked up and the lawyer was banging his head against the wall! Of course this caused some confusion, and the president asked the woman, "What's wrong with him?" The woman looked up at the president of the bank and said,
"I bet him $100,000 that I would have your nuts in my hands."
Random Blurb: I know that was kind of long. Sorry! Thanks to Angelina for sending that joke to me. I hope you all enjoyed!
::I Just Had to Share THIS::
Check out this quote. It's just like wow, you're not the brightest girl are ya?
"What's that? Is it like kabbalah?"
--BRITNEY SPEARS, when asked about Hinduism, in Newsweek.
::Dust of Confusion::
Jeez, there's a big difference in the atmosphere by my house and where I work. I was heading north to work and the sky kept getting darker the farther north I went. This smoke and ash is really bad, and I can't even begin to imagine how bad it must be if I were to head out east towards Alpine. The good thing is they anticipate the Otay fire will be contained and extinguished by tomorrow or Thursday. The marine layer we've been hoping for might actually sink in tonight or tomorrow night. The winds might actually push the smoke back towards the east, which is good for me and everyone else who lives on the coast or coastal inland areas. I just want this whole ordeal to be over.
I do have something to grip about. I'm a little ticked off how one of my co-workers who lives in my area called off of work and blamed it on the Otay fire. I'm like, "Oh hell no! No you didn't. You aren't even affected by that at all. The worst you could be experiencing is the smoke and ash like everyone else."
So right now, I think he's a jerk. It's bad enough we have co-workers who had to call out for a legitimate reason, then he's kind of slapping them in the face by acting like his lazyness could even compare to them getting evacuated. It would have been totally ok if he didn't use the fire as an excuse, I would have been more understanding if he was asthmatic or something. But noooooooo, stupid jerk almost left us high and dry. Could've cost us one of our major paying clients. Bad enough the guy doesn't really have a work ethic. So any way, I kind of just wanted to gripe.
I know that a lot of San Diegans are really pulling through for each other, and that's absolutely inspiring. Then again, they're always going to be people who like to take advantage of certain situations. To all
THOSE type of people, all I gotta say is Karma is going to be one super bitch when it catches up to you.
Random Blurb: Don't play with fire, else you might get burned.
::Fire Storm 2003::
Right now I'm sitting at work, and things are so crazy. Just on the drive up, there was no escaping the thick smoke. I passed the Qualcomm stadium, where the outdoor emergency center was set up. The air quality was so bad that the thousands of folks there had to go to one of the indoor facilities. Along the I-15, close to where I work, I could see where the fire touched the brush and scorched the earth. Getting off my usual exit, there was a line of cars and people waiting for the chance to get back into Tierrasanta. Hoping that they were among the blessed to have their homes spared and praying that they would still have a home to go to at all. This is definitely the worst fire ever seen in my lifetime, in our county. I mean yeah, we expect it every year, but the way the winds played such a major role in how fast the fire spread really bugs me out.
I mean I went to a wedding in El Cajon just on Saturday. By the time we left at about midnight, there was no glowing sky or billowing clouds of smoke and ash. I wake up the next morning at 6 and the sky is so dark and ash had begun to rain. The smoke was literally gray. I was heading to a Christening about an hour and a half after waking up, and while I was driving the sun came through red. After the ceremony, I was on my way back home and to top off the crazyness, I passed the Coronado Bridge, close to the side where Chicano Park is and some guy was about to jump off. I later found out he was ranting about how the end of the world was coming. The usual bright skies and sunshine was no where to be found. The smoke just made it's way to blanket the county even more and more. Later that afternoon, people living in El Cajon started being evacuated. One of my friends started packing up as soon as he heard them suggest that they evacuate. He made 2 trips before it became mandatory.
I'm pretty emotional right now. I'm trying hard to maintain my composure at work, and I'm sure most of my co-workers are as well. There are many people who work here, and they've been evacuated. They made it in for whatever reason and with whatever strength they could muster. I have so much respect for those who were able to come in today. I can't help but wonder if many of my family's friends are doing ok. Most of them do live in the North County. We have heard from some of them, and they plan to visit and hang out. Right now my family is just opening their doors to whomever may need it. I really don't know what else I can say. I just pray that everyone makes it ok, and that they have the strength to deal with whatever their situation may ultimately be.
Random Blurb: All I can do right now is pray that everyone stays safe. Everything is pretty surreal, so I don't even know how to react.
::Some People Just Really Love to Talk::
So a couple of weeks ago, I was sitting in my Humanities 205 class. Which is a really cool ass class. I watch movies all semester long in this course, but mind you it's not necessarily an easy class. We still have to analyze the movies and write about them, and our tests consist of in class essays about the Human Values that were explored in the set of films on a particular social aspect. This is not some class you can skate through and expect a decent grade. But yeah, I just thought that background might offer something useful.
Moving right along, we don't have assigned seats, but everyone pretty much sits in the same seat every week. I happen to sit next to this girl who's pretty nice, she told me that this is her first year in college. Now mind you, she just really seemed to like to talk, so I was letting her. I only really responded when she'd ask questions or if it seemed to have the right timing, you know? So, she goes off on this tangent, and starts talking about her boyfriend. I asked her how long they've been together, and how they met, and you know the usual chit chat that's not too intrusive. Like it would matter, she
REALLY liked to talk. So she told me that they've been together for about 4 months and they met while still in high school. She proceeds to go and tell me his birthday is coming up (like I was actually going to get this guy a present), and she told me that she came up with the best birthday present for him. So of course, I was somewhat curious to what she was going to get him and I ask her what she planned on. This is how she answered:
"I like heard from my friend that there's this place that does photography. But, like it's not just like a regular type studio. They like do these really cute, like, tasteful, but like, nude pictures. I was thinking that since my boyfriend like puts up pictures of like models that are half naked on his wall, that he might as well put pictures of me instead. My friend is totally like going to do that for her boyfriend for Christmas. But like, I'm going to do that earlier than she does because like my boyfriend's birthday is like in a couple of weeks."
Well, I'm not going to knock her for that. It was just interesting that we only know each other from class, and mind you we rarely do have time to chat, and she was willingly telling me details of her life. It's kind of weird how people feel comfortable with me to tell me things that I really don't expect. I don't know if I just attract people who like to talk because I'll listen or if I'm giving off a vibe like they can just share stuff with me? Whatever it is, it makes for some good story sharing.
Random Blurb: Some people just like the sound of their own voice, I hope I don't come off that way.
::Mass Exodus::
For those of you who don't know, I work in a call center. We pretty much have 3 departments that take calls. There's the messaging group, the group that does technical support, and the group that does customer service for outsourced clients. So, our call center has 2 sections, there's the main floor where all the messaging and tech guys are at, then there's the smaller space that was reserved for me and my peoples in the outsourced group. I loved where we sat because we had more room to space ourselves out, it was quieter so we could focus on our calls, and there wasn't a broken condenser for the A/C. We could trust everyone, so we could leave personal stuff out and make our cubicles our very own. It was all good!!!
::Fast Forward to Today::
So now, I'm sitting in a different cubicle from the one I'm used to because they shoved EVERYONE onto the main floor. I don't really like this at all. There are so many distractions. It's WAY louder, it's hot because of that problem with the A/C and of course all those warm bodies talking and sitting next to each other does not help at all. I was used to sitting in my own quiet corner, where I could die, and no one would know until the smell got out. Now, I'm right next to the time clock, in the aisle where people always walk through to go to the bathrooms after punching in or out. I'm extremely distracted. Let me move on to the list of why this is going to suck.
1. It's harder for me to concentrate during downtime so I can do my homework.
2. Now, I'm even more seperated from the rest of my co-workers, and I have no one to talk to.
3. I have a hard time trying to focus on my calls because it's THAT much louder.
4. All this body funk is pretty disgusting.
5. My supervisors can watch me like a hawk.
6. I sit near the window in the receptionist area, and I've been stared at like a fish in a fishbowl.
7. Now on top of being bored, I can hear more people, and want to get in more conversations, but can't.
8. I'm getting paranoid because I'm constantly hearing footsteps and people punching n and out.
9. My neck hurts from it snapping back and forth because I keep hearing shit.
10. The lighting is worse here so I'm bound to get even more blind.
Well that's just a few of the things I have to grieve about. Oh, believe me, there are more. I'll just spare you every little thing. So right now work really sucks. I generally disliked it in the first place, but this aggravates me just a little bit more. So thanks for stopping in. Good night Amsterdam! I love you!
Random Blurb: Work stinks, Arrid works. Is that how that goes? I don't know. Whatever...blech...
::New Post on the Kitten::
At some point in your life, you'll come across someone who seems like the best friend/lover/confidant in the world. It will eventually turn out that they're not, and they'll hurt you. I'm not sure to what extent that they'll hurt you, but it's going to suck. In all my 19 years on earth, I regret to inform you all that I've come across several people who've done that to me. Some, I was able to get rid of. The others, I couldn't get rid of them no matter how hard I tried, because I'm not that cold-hearted. I know a few someones going through something like that right now, and I know what it can possibly feel like. So I ranted, and that post is the product. But mind you, it's not just any post, it's an ANGRY post. So that's all from me today, see you until I blog again.
Random Blurb: Geez, all this anger, I'm looking to get into a fight now. GRRRR
::Luscious Flavors::
So, I work until 11:30 at night. Fortunately, my brother and I work at the same place so we carpool, even though his shift is half an hour earlier than mine. After work one night, we decided to stop by a Ralph's supermarket because we needed some food that we could bring for our lunches and what not. We got some soda, some frozen food, and whatever. So mind you, this is about 12:20 ish in the morning and there was only 1 cash register open. We fall in line, in front of me and my brother is a middle aged couple, and in front of them is a middle aged woman. I noticed that the woman seemed to be trying very hard to not laugh. She kept turning away from the couple so that she could try to stifle her giggles. Of course, I'm like what the hell is going on? I looked at the couple, and they were all immersed in celebrity gossip from an "US Weekly". I was still like what the fuck? I tried to dismiss it because I couldn't understand what was going on, but all my questions were answered when I started to place the items me and my bro wanted to purchase on the conveyor belt.
The couple must have had a fun night planned. They were in the market for some KY gelly and Luscious FLAVORED condoms. So of course, I'm attempting to hold in my laughter, and I silently point out to my brother what they were trying to purchase. He on the other hand, was trying to not look disgusted. It's not the fact that they were purchasing the items, it's the fact that they looked like the last people on earth to have sex. If you've ever watched, "The Wonder Years", and you remember when Paul had an equally geeky girlfriend then you can get a pretty good idea of what this couple looked like. They were just the Filipino version of them. It was definitely something that you don't see everyday.
So as we were leaving Ralph's, my brother graced me with some words of wisdom. They are as follows: "At least that's a pair of undercover freaks who know how to practice safe sex, disgusting as the thought may be. I swear that chick looks like she'd have a straight up FRO FROM BELOW!"
Well kids, that's my post for today. I hope you enjoyed. Always remember to practice safe sex! No matter who you are, I'm sure you can find love. Because, as Brenna has said, "Aww how cute an undercover freak found another undercover freak". So go find your own freak! BYE!!!
Random Blurb: The freaks really do come out at night. Mwahaha!
