Wednesday, August 20, 2008

Kathy @ Walter Reed

Gawd thank-you for creatin TiVO & DVR for us losers who can't work daytime hours. So I'm watchin Kathy Griffin: Life on the D-list and am truly just in awe as how much time this woman spends with the troops and does even prison tours. She rocks and of course I hope she stays on the D-List just cuz i don't want this celeb to let fame get to her head. That's all

Oh and I'll see that hooker on the 25th in my nosebleed D row seats! Cameron, I'm gonna get u fucked up and steal ur front row seats! Shots are on me asshole! >-P

Monday, August 18, 2008

B-o.....i need more weekends!

Aight so last Thurs i was kinda stressin at work cuz I actually got a fuckin assignment! So I put my oreo cookies down, wiped the potato chips off my marinara stained polo and put myself "in the zone". Ok, so when you review and make changes to an exchange server it is always best to do it when users aren't online. SO say if ur going to do maintenance to I dunno...Bangkok, you'd probably wanna do that between the hours 7am - 5pm EST. If you have an IQ higher than a fruit fly and grasp the concept of time and the earth's rotation then you're way too smart to be a contractor and I applaud you for that....However these knuckleheads didn't grasp time...stressed the hell out of me ON MY FRIDAY! and in the end I left work with no food in my tummy at 10pm to go to Apex hopefully bump into some peeps and of c0urse grab a drink n burn a fag or two.

Anyways I head to Apex and dammit...no dice! I refuse to go 2 cobalt's so after a drink or two I head out to light me fags on fire. So I'm out there gettin checked out by the fag hags who introduce me to their disasters "Luv it *wink*" and then I see this dood I met at town couple months back. The convo we had was awesome....we showed off our equipment 2 each other (Phones baby! Phones) and didn't swap numbers. Aight so I got Dwayne's number...he got mine. If something comes out of that, great...if not aight so be it! It was cool seein him again and now we got each other's number

Friday was freakin mega mega super busy! i really don't know why...maybe poor time management? Oh yeah that's right I had lunch with my grandma, followed by a walk or hike in Great Falls. That place is beautiful and i'll upload pix to this blog thingy! After an afternoon in the park "Awwww" we made it back to spgfd. GOt GUILTED into goin to the movies to see Tropic Thunder and *OINK OINK* grab a large popcorn w/butter, salt and Diet Coke ;)
The movie rocked! I loved the beginning commercials! They were freakin awesome! And the movie was cool, so y it got not so hot reviews is beyond me. I mean DUH it's no dark knight but come the fuck on! It's not like watching flies fuck! Oh, fav one liner from the movie: At least you got to pick your kid, I'm stuck with mine! AwEsom3 one liner for those who adopt!
So I went to Town..got a lil smashed...met my bois up there...actually saw a lot of peeps I knew! Stomache was in pain from the popcorn (eck! I better not be buildin up a tolerance for junk food!). Eventually the patron just started to kill/balance off the acid built up. So that told me more shots were to come! lol! Some drama went down that night too, but nuthin that good friends can't help each other wit (Besos Papi, find happiness)

Sat- Rock climbin in Alexandria with my boi Cam and Gary. That was fantastic! I didn't think that my upper-body could handle that after a night of drinkin but shit! I think I did well....Oh fuck that! I know I did well ;-D...It was cool, we got there and Gary was the 1st to go up the wall. Ummmm....this dood did the GAWD DAYUM wall in Demo time. I was like TIME! 90seconds...Aight Cam, beat that shit! lol! The 1st climb I went up I was on top but didn't get to touch the freakin beam! Dammit! So i flew down and literally couldn't stand up I was like a 5 yr old on a mat! So we did like 3 more climbs and had fun on kiddy hill. It was gravy...headed back to DC n had sum lunch. I forgot the name but their salads do NOT even compare to the Chopped Salad shop in Chinatown! mmmm....chopped salad!!! Ok got home to shower and txt Dwayne. Work work work...FINE! Called the house and found out we were havin dinner at my sis's work. O snap! Cheese for dinner, popcorn the day before??? Can I have a McFlabby for dessert? Aight so we head down there and I sooo much cheese that if I ate anotha bite I'd be on my knees like the olson twins singin alto to the porcelain gawd! It was freakin delicious but DAMN'd filling! So went home and had a nice 2hr nap. Wakey-wakey...chk'd what was up wit Dwayne, didn't feel like hittin Town up but wanted 2 toast my bartenda for climbin up the wall! I think i did end up hittin Town up...Was it crowded? Shit i 4got! I don't think we stayed that long if we went there. Crashed @ my boi's place and woke up to the sweeet smell of scotty's coffee! ^_^

Mmmmmm....best homemade coffeee ever! Headed to spgfd for family time and then work. Sunday's never are spectacular since those are my mondays but man!

Overall I kept busy n reconnected with peeps I hadn't seen in a while. That was awesome. I haven't heard from my forbidden fruit up in Cali in a while. It's probably best that way. I tell you the one person that I'll let fuck with my head is him, and it's only because I allow it. I love him, and that feeling will never die out. That I won't allow. But the realization of me and him never going to happen is easy to write say or type out. But having the emotion...having this realm..this fantasy to not become the reality I'd wish and lust after leaves a bittersweet taste in my mouth. I guess I hafta to learn to Unbind, Unleash, Relinquish, Release

(and no that poem did NOT go out to him!). I do know that when I find that someone special I won't compare them to him. Because it's not fair. But until some of these guys step their game up I'll just be single and blessed with good friends and if I'm lucky make new ones on the way.

~ besos

Monday, August 11, 2008

Can you CC into the future?

Ok so let's see...the Circuit City (NYSE:CC) took a huge risk when the board decided to layoff all senior sales associtates and bring in some young will work for minimum wage hot shots. I mean the mentality must've been "OMG! How can we be losing so much $$$ when we got the same hot shit BestBuy's got???"....think...think...smoke....think...*DING*! We're paying the Sr. Sales associates way too much $$$! Let's let them go, bring in some new guys and let them do the same thing the Sr's are doing! I'm sure our products will make up for the lack of training and sales experience they'll bring to the table! Besides, people would rather save $1 then have someone educated speak with them. We know consumers, they're clueless! Much like our decision making!
"All in favor of laying of Sr. Sales associates say 'Ai'" 'AI!!!!!!!!'...promotions around the board, great thinking team!

Ok, I do let my imagination run wild...but you get the gist! Now if you have time in your hectic schedule to watch TV or even subscribe to the Sunday newspapers you'll see that CC hasn't taken a dumbass pill in the marketing/PR department. So why oh why is their stock selling for $1.80? Ok, besides their management's AWFUL decision making and lackluster...excuse me! Blockbuster withdrawing their bid to purchase CC for $6 /share why not buy this company? Who (*achoo RADIO SHACK!*)...bless me! Who would want to buy into the Circuit City chain that also has a number of stores in the US and Internationally? Are we ready to let go of Circuit City and give Best Buy the monopoly? Who's competing with Best Buy? Wal*Mart?? I don't think that's a fair comparison...Radio Shack focuses on the electronic side of the house and has it's own branded products with some interesting gizmo's. Wouldn't it be great for Radio Shack to EXPAND their market to DVDs, TVs and offer a larger variety of products? Clearly it is NOT in Best Buy's best interest to purchase CC as I'm sure they would love the kill.

Also who's best interest is it that CC doesn't close down? That question has me think of AMD & Intel. AMD has gone down to chinatown, but if they go under who will Intel compete against? I don't think Microsoft & Apple would let AMD go belly up as they would have only one major-chip provider to turn to unless Apple wants to burn their own chips which I'm sure M$ would applaud as APPLE products start off with "Ooos and Ahhhs" followed soon after by TURN ON GAWD DAMMIT! if you got an iPhone or are on your 4th inferior Products on demand (iPod), can i get a Hell yah? LoL!

Ok but back to Circuit City...things to focus on: It's competitors (as a whole, not piece by piece), It's Board (CEO, CFO, ETC...), It's been in business since 1984, the economy (are we really in a recession? I still can't find parkin at the GAWD DaYm mall people!), the GAS factor (not petrol, does america Give A Shit?), the products they offer, the team (not just the Board), and finally who would benfit greatly by offering CC a buy out at say $4.50 p/sh? Hey Bear Stearns (NYSE: BSC) sold @ $2.00 a share, so $4.50 is nothing for those greedy bastards to sniff at!

Ok I gotta workout...will weekend blog in a bit!

much much better weekend

Ok i got 15mins to blog, so i'll edit this again later.

I ended work @ 1115ish Thur night and didn't feel like going home. The only place I could think to go to was loud obnoxious college kiddies APEX. So I remember seein peeps @ TOWN over there so was like, egh! WTF! Lets go!...So I go there and met up with some cool peeps and hung out. I saw Didier hangin against the wall and was like oh cool! So we fuckin danced and had good times and then I got to see this awesome townhouse, nicely decorated that he shared with Lena and I think someone else...it's so funny cuz the two days I went to Town Lena was all like "You were in my house". I told her I loved her pics and the house is gorgeous!

Friday came along and I wasn't gonna hang at Town but told D i'd meet him up there...blah blah blah. Wasn't really feelin the party but had an awesome time and thought..well even tho it's only 1230 lets leave while i'm still ahead before I get bored n pissed! Plus I had to meet my family in VA that am, go get robbie something for the party Cam had setup for him, party at Cam's...stop drinkin at 430 cuz ur ass hasta get home and host a party! ***MENTAL NOTE TO SELF: No one at Cam's party smoke :-o....I know, and me without a fag! EgH! White KnuCklin***
Left the party @ 5ish (Oh and ummmm chef boy-r-Cam knows how 2 cook! I luv food that doesn't cum from a microwave ^_^)...oh by the way, we're on Saturday!
Hosted my lil get together...played Wall-E & KungFu Panda on the big screen and had a spades game goin on. It was awesome! I haven't done that w/my best friends in a while. Marlon couldn't make it to DC so Christina took his place and we kicked ass ;)....Got everyone out by 11 and made it back to Town. Drink, shots, Drink, smoke....shots...shots...shots...Drink..smoke and u yeah, that was pretty fun. FUn enUf to call off on Sunday to clean my place and celebrate my grandmother's 80th birthday.

So Sunday was great cuz no one in my fam passed away this weekend...and I am still waiting for after labor day (my uncle's memorial) to get rid of family and take a break! Ok...15mins are up! Gotta go to work....how many days till Thurs?
....right!

Monday, August 4, 2008

On the lighter side....

I was out n aboot (use canadian accent) today and didn't have time to pack my dinner. I was already at safeway so I figure egh! Lets just grab sumthin here. Ok I am NOT a fan of TV/Frozen dinners. They are packed with preservatives/loaded with sodium. If I get one I try to ensure the sodium is below 550MG.

Well I now stay away from the Eating Right boxes by Lucerine because of all the crap they put in their products...so speaking of Krapt, ergh...Kraft :-P
South Beach Living. I've stayed away from Kraft (not their chesse tho) packaged foods ever since I saw what working mom's gave their kids for lunch (do you remember those wonderful Lunchables?!?) Ok, I've digressed....
So I'm looking at the frozen dinners they have and yes they looked good...so I saw Garlic Herb Chicken...hmmm, how much sodium is in THAT? 550mg (23% of the daily rec). Ok...borderline, but u made it. Ingredients; easy to read, some but not many things to look up..for the MOST part dirty approved (I'll post the ingredients at the bottom of the blog). This meal was delicious, only 240Cals (Check your bread in the fridge...if you're not eating nature's own, 2-3 slices make up this meal!), 23g of protein (Tuna eat your heart out!). What I don't like: Krapt! What's up with all the butter! 70mg in cholesterol?!? , 550MG sodium (hey I said you were borderline)...left me with hunger (and I don't eat fast).

Will I buy this again? Yes. Will I recommend it to others? Depends on their diet, water intake, and allergies (Milk & Nuts) but if you're overweight and looking to slim down, then yes! If you have high chol/high sodium then stay away...
I'm going to review other South Beach Dinners at Safeway tomorrow and see if/what catches my attention..and now the ingredients (I do this for people who search on google INGREDIENTS SOUTH BEACH GARLIC HERB CHICKEN...try it, I'll popup!) =P

On a side note when you look/gloss over ingredients, write them down on pen and paper. You'll see how much sodium you consume when you write/type it out (or other ingredients you are trying to avoid)

Ingredients: Fully Cooked Grilled White Meat Chicken Strips (Chicken Breast with Rib meat, water, modified food starch, salt, seasoning[white pepper, black pepper, garlic powder]) green beans, water, contains less than 2% of soybean oil, almonds, chicken stock, modified food starch, parsley, salt, garlic, dried garlic, chicken fat, vinegar, dried onions, whey (from milk), spice, enzyme modified butteroil, soy lecithin, guar gum, autolyed yeast extract, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt), dehydrated butter, mustard flour, caramel color, wheat bran, wheat, molasses, flavour, annatto (color), turmeric (color)

Sunday, August 3, 2008

RIP Uncle Rick

Wow...last week I had a great uncle pass and today I have an uncle pass. I was not close to my uncle rick, but am real close to my mom, grandmother and love my Uncle Pat. So...it's tearing me up inside that I can't be there in Phoenix (again) right now. She has no idea but I know that when my mom and pat walk to the door and she see's one son, one daughter...but not the other her heart is gonna drop to the floor.

Burying your child is something I never ever want to experience. Seeing my mom crying and only being able to hug her is all I can do. On a comical side I think about George Carlin (who also recently passed) and how he says people always come up to you and say "if there's anything I can do, let me know" and George says like what? Can you pull a resurrection?

I think if I had the power to do that, I wouldn't. My uncle had MS & Kennedy's Disease...so he's in a spot where they can't hurt him anymore. The thing that hurt my mom the most is that he died in an ambulance....alone. And that people sucks...I'm ready for a weekend that ends in joy. I'm dreading the call I have to make to my grandma. This call is going to be worse than her brother...her own son....the first of the kids. Last week her brother, now her son. I can not even phathom what would being going through my mind...My biggest fear is that she will lose her will to live. And I don't know....................................
<30mins>
my mom sent me a txt...my grandma knows and she and I feel the same feelings. I couldn't be strong for her...i was literally on the floor in a corner at my work building crying saying I was sorry. I really REALLY wish I could give her that hug! Ok I can't cry anymore...im back in the office

I'm tired right now but need to focus on what made me smile about Rick. He was the silver lining in the grey cloud that surrounded him. Dispite his diseases he carried a positive attitude and no matter what life threw is way he could laugh his way through it. That is the one thing I am striving to take from him and my great uncle daniel. The power of positive energy!
Rick-isms:
* I got one question for you....Who put the bomp in the bomp-a-bomp-a-bomp? Who put the ram in the ram-a-lam-a-ding-dong? Who put the bop in the bop sh-bop sh-bop? Who put the dip in the dip da dip da dip? Who was that man? I'd like to shake his hand, He made my baby fall in love with me.

* Give me 8! Ohhhh you can't do it! Only Jackie seems to be able to do it!

* I got two words for you and they're not "Happy Birthday"

* Michael you're a gentleman and a scholar I don't care what (whoever is near) says about you

* Two hands were a bouquet of middle fingers and he had a withering bouquet

...good therapy!

Friday, August 1, 2008

High NS = High Productivity

When I have a high NS day I can really feel my soul.
Whether it is in a euphoric state, or deep down in a hole
I tend to turn to alcohol, it helps me forget about the pain
Or I turn to poetry, like I'm doing once again!

The poem below was inspired by this "friend" of mine
Combined with my High NS, he finally crossed the line
I can dig one fuck up, maybe even two or three
but after that last one, I'll shake my head and leave

My true friends who know me, know me for who I am
I'm someone you can count on, I'm like "the family man"
With a heart of generosity and a smile on my face
No true friend would make you feel like you just won last place

So take a peek below and see what was inspired
Unbind, Unleash, Relinquish, Release - "My soul is very tired....."