Mmmm.

Blegh it's been awhile since I've posted anything ...

I just got gas for $14 ... (even better than in my last post!) Hehehe ... :P

Um um let's see ... work at Elephant Bar has been pretty sucky lately ... haven't been making hardly any money there ... but I guess anything is better than nothing right now ... ummm started taking my acting class again and I'm really enjoying it ... ummm ... I'm working at the Sundance Film Festival in Utah next month so that's pretty freaking cool ... (doing the celebrity poker tournament, celebrity bobsledding, big fashion show, etc.) ... still love 'Little Big Planet' and have started creating my own levels ... really excited to be going home for Christmas and New Years for the first time in like 3 years ... YEAH ... I'm kind of hungry right now ... I'm a bit tired ... yes in fact my eyes are stinging ... have A LOT to get done before I leave for MO on the 18th... haven't started my Christmas shopping yet ... am shooting 3 different commercials this weekend ... and ... I'm covered in Toasty fur ... and ... there's no picture for this blog because they keep showing up WAY too big and I don't feel like opening photoshop simply for the purpose of resizing said image for this post ...

And that's the official update. :P

Oh Happy Day

I filled up my gas tank today for $18 ... it was ... amazing.

Friday Night Twilight

Way excited that 'TWILIGHT' opens tonight!!! ... Even though I think I'm gonna force myself to wait until a week night to see it so that it won't be insanely crowded ... perhaps in a week or two on a Wednesday night ... I want as little disturbance while viewing the film as possible. :P

So glad it's Friday. So tired.

Next weekend I'm going to put the Christmas decorations up- woo hoo! I was tempted to do it this weekend, but then decided that I couldn't bare doing it BEFORE Thanksgiving so I decided to wait.

I think I'm going to start building my website for my wedding planning business soon - yay! Hopefully it won't look like total crap. :P

Little Big Ramble

Ok so I'm pretty sure I'm going to be obsessed with the new PS3 game 'Little Big Planet,' which I bought for Chris for his birthday on Saturday. I've only gotten to play it once so far, so I haven't had time to go into full obsession mode, but once I do ... there's no turning back. :P

I also took him out to Black Angus for a birthday lunch, and it was soooo tastylicious! I also had not one, not two, but THREE different versions of "Texas Tea," (aka a really yummy booze drink,) SO good!!

Ran on our new treadmill for the first time today. Lovely.

Saya shed her skin today. Cute! My baby is growing up, haha. :P

Today

I met the actor Bill Cobbs at the Elephant Bar today, and it was rather cool. :P

Conference Madness

Currently I'm at my hotel and have just finished the second day of the California Couture Conference for the Association of Bridal Consultants. I've had a lot of fun so far and am learning lots and meeting new people, which is lovely.

Sunday I arrived at the Fairmont Hotel in Newport Beach (where the conference is being held,) at around 12pm and it was hilarious because as I pulled up to the front of the hotel, (valet parking ONLY) the valet dude came walking up to my car and tried to open my door for me only to find that the door handle was broken, hahaha. It felt really weird being "helped" out of my car, lol. Talk about fancy shmancy! There was lots of classes that day and a beautiful outdoor poolside reception that evening. Unfortunetly, my cell phone managed to some how fall out of my bag during a work-shop and I immediately went back to get it and it was gone. Some one stole it and decided not to turn it in so I'm pretty peeved about that. I've suspended it so that they cannot make/receive calls or do anything with it. GRRRRRRRRR!!!! (So I need everyone's numbers for when I DO get another phone.)

Today was nice. Got up early and stopped at a Starbucks on my way to the conference where the nice young asian barista dude gave me my drink for free! (I must've looked good in my professional attire, hahaha.) Lots of classes today, a beautiful luncheon and fashion show, great food ... and now I'm entirely pooped, hahaha. And yep that's about it so far! I'm too lazy to write out all the details ... and yeah.

Vitriolic Smears after Mr. Obama's victory

I just got a call from UPS. The treadmill I ordered less than a week ago is scheduled for delivery on Veteran's Day! Now I wont have to take a day off work to wait on the delivery man.

In other news, Barack Obama won the election.

Here are some of the responses from the Right.

"Congratulations, moonbats. You finally have your revenge for being forced to look at all those flags after 9/11. This is a day of celebration for everyone hostile to America and the principles of individual liberty for which it stands. Enjoy it while you can ... What (you) have done to this country is beyond forgiveness." - Moon Battery

"If only one good thing has come from this election, it's that it is crystal clear who the enemy is. We don't have to compromise any more. We're liberated." - Caption This

"We are fooling ourselves if we think the United States is still a Christian nation. Its people just elected a barbarian as president." - Jill Stanek

"What we need to do now is pull America's head out of its ass before these bastards do too much damage." Black Five

Has anyone taken a look at the election results? Appalachia is the only geographical area where John McCain performed better than George W. Bush. One guess as to why McCain performed so extraordinarily well there.

The unfortunate thing about comments like these is that they reinforce the caricature of Republicans as Nascar-loving, country-music listeners who are anti religious freedom, public education, environmental protection, science, foreign diplomacy, middle class, union membership, health insurance, immigration, action on global warming, gay rights and, of course, civil discourse.

This is, understandably, disturbing for I know many good people who happen to be Republicans. How then does one reconcile the actions of the party, and its talk show radio mouthpieces, with the people it represents?

Rainy Saturdays = Marvelous

Happy late Halloween to all ... oooops. Hehehe.

Today was marvelous. For the first time in such a looong time, it was cool, cloudy, and rainy all day long. I LOVED it. So much. I played on the internet, played with photoshop (bought an awsome photoshop portrait techniques book,) went clothes shopping and spent way too much money, had me some coffee, and am now sitting here listening to Mozart while typing. Lovely.

The ABC (Association of Bridal Consultants,) conference that I won the scholarship to is next weekend in Newport Beach, I'm excited. I have my own room in a lovely hotel for two nights, pretty nifty.

By the by, everyone needs to get addicted to the Huntsville computer games. I am. Go to http://www.mysterycasefiles.com and you can try a free trial of all seven games. Hmmm ... I think I'll go play right now!

Random Wednesday Blahs.

Just got back from seeing the movie "Quarantine." Although a bit predictable, it was one of the better horror films I've seen in awhile. It was sufficiently nerve-wracking and I definitely had to pee my pants by the end. (Don't worry, I made it to the bathroom.) ... Barely. :P

Chris is purchasing a treadmill in order to get into better shape aerobically. I have to say, I am VERY excited by this! :P

No plans for Halloween yet, although I at least get to wear a costume to work at Starbucks on Friday! :D I'm stupidly excited to wear something other than the black or white polo and cap. Hahaha.

And ... I have yucky cramps. :/

Feelings of Utter Disgust.

Tonight I went to Michael's to get a few things. When I got there, I walked straight towards the Halloween section, (because what I needed would be found in the Halloween section.) So ... you can imagine my surprise and utter disgust when I found that, on October 22nd, the Halloween stuff had already been replaced with Christmas decorations. No more Halloween things ... BEFORE Halloween. SERIOUSLY mind boggling.

Meet Saya

Meet Saya, (pronounced SIGH-UH,) the newest member of the ... errr ... family! I bought her today at the Cal Polly Pumpkin Festival. I chose the name Saya, which is the name of a character from an anime series that Chris and I like, 'Blood +.'(It was hard to take a picture without blurriness because she kept moving!) She's an albino corn snake, which are apparently a very calm and friendly breed that like to be held. (Non-poisonous of course.) Right now she's really tiny, but once full grown will probably reach about 4+ feet.What Saya will look like once she's a bit bigger ...And yet bigger ... cute uh? And yes, I know that normal people normally leave with a pumpkin after going to a pumpkin festival, but I think that we have already established that I am not normal. :P

The Pumpkin Festival

Today was the pumpkin festival at Cal Polly, which was a lot of fun. There was a huuuuge pumpkin patch filled with a seemingly infinite number of pumpkins, food and craft stands, face painting, games, corn mazes, horse rides, and a giant insect exhibit. While we were there I bought a container of SUPER yummy dried apples. Oh and a pet snake. :P (Pics and details in later post.)

This weekend has been great. Last night Chris and I lounged at home and played a fun game of Scrabble (even though I beat Chris by 32 points, hehehehe.) :P Then we spent like 3 hours playing this really fun computer game called 'Mystery Case Files, Huntsville.' So. Fun.

It was funny. Yesterday I got home from work before Chris, so I decided to surprise him with dinner by ordering one of the Tuscani Pastas from Pizza Hut. (We'd both been wanting to try them.) So I placed the order and the pasta arrived right on time, about 5 minutes after Chris got home. However, Chris had wanted to surprise ME with dinner, so he arrived with a bunch of yummy food from Arbys. Needless to say, there was definitely not a food shortage last night. :P

Just For Fun ...

What Your Socks Say About You

You Are: - Quite charming - Of excellent character - A bit old-fashioned - Very gracious

The Socks Personality Test

30 Days of ... Teeth Whitening?

Chris and I just watched '30 Days of Night.' It was a spooky concept, especially seeing that Barrow, Alaska, (where the film takes place,) actually has 65 straight days of night November - January! But it could have been done better, and the female lead was pretty asinine.

I'm currently in the process of getting my teeth whitened. I had a much needed dentist apt. the other weekend and had a major discount coupon for the custom trays/whitening kit, but it huuuurts like a bitch!!!! Seriously I don't know if I can take it for another week/week and a half. :/

I beat 'The Simpsons Game' for the PS2 today- yaaaay! ;D

Next weekend Chris and I are going to a "pumpkin festival," woo hoo! I'm so stupidly excited. :P

I bought an awsome cake topper for my 'Nightmare Before Christmas' cake today, yipeeeee.

And now, I will away to bed as soon as I get the tray filled with death gel off of my teeth.

The Note

You know how in movies about high school kids they always show the girls (or boys) passing around a little piece of paper during class so they can write notes to each other? Well the other day, as Chris' class was dismissed, such a note slipped out of the back pack of one of his girl students. THIS is the actual note ... (And if you don't already know Chris' last name- it's Ruiz.)HAHAHA. Wow.

It's Time ...

... to sound like an infomercial. :P I just wanted to say, that I LOVE acne.org! I've suffered from horrible bouts of acne off and on for the past 13 years shortly after I turned 12. And of course I've basically tried everything, from dermatologist prescribed creams, gels, and oral antibiotics to almost every acne product you can find in the drugstores. Well a few months ago back in May after doing more internet research I stumbled across acne.org, which is a very informative site and was created by this dude named Daniel Kern (a former acne sufferer,) who has devoted his time to creating products that work great and are CHEAP. All I can say is, if you suffer from acne, follow his "regime" to the T!!!! Because ... it works. The right side of my face earlier this year ...The right side of my face today.The left side of my face earlier this year ... (notice the big black spot on the left underneath my mouth, it's a giant scab that you couldn't see in the first picture.)The left side of my face today. Woo hoo! OH and BTW, this pic was taken today, and I'm on my period. Now, you're probably thinking, why would I want to know that little piece of information?! And I say, because even when I'm on my period, I still don't break out!!! :P (Except for the occasional odd zit, of course.) :P

One of the those Days!

This day started off on the wrong foot from the start.

- Toasty's food bowl was being swarmed by ants that came from some unbeknownst location. Poor Toasty.

- I couldn't spray the bowl, the plastic mat it was placed on, or the ground because Toasty would likely have killed herself in licking up the spray.

- I stomped the floor and cleaned out Toasty's bowel for ten minutes. Hence, I was ten minutes late in getting to the car.

- There was a multiple car collision on the freeway that closed down three of the four lanes.

- In an attempt to get to work on time, I jumped over a large concrete divider between the freeway and the exit I wanted to get to. Poor Mazda 6.

- I was late! And, both vice-principals were at the parking lot gate to greet me. Yay?

- As soon as I get to my classroom, someone pulls a fire alarm on campus. I realize I don't have any fire drill supplies because I'm now in a new classroom. And ... I have no idea where to take my kids during the drill, or what "approved" path I'm supposed to take to get there. Both vice-principals are there to greet me again.

- My morning Pepsi can - exploded!

- I just compared my new paycheck to last years - the amount I pay in taxes, union dues, and other deductions has now risen to 28%. Loverly? And, it will take three years to make back the money I spent on my MA.

- Oh, and because California's legislature took forever to approve a budget, that was due months ago, they haven't gone about financing the new budget yet. Basically, California doesn't have the money yet and if they can't take out loans - because of the credit freeze - they wont be able to pay any public employees, such as myself. So ... I might not be getting a paycheck as early as November first. Thanks California legislature.

- The lunch counter just ran out of change so I couldn't purchase a snack or a drink.

- But, the day can still make a drastic turnaround if McCain doesn't suspend his campaign. I'm very much looking forward to the Saturday Night Live feeding trough that will be the Palin-Biden debate. There's nothing quite like a candidate who doesn't have any knowledge of the Supreme Court or who believes dinosaurs and humans once coexisted.

There's No Place Like Home ...

I just bought these. Jealous? I know I would be. :P I've wanted a pair of ruby slippers ever since I saw 'The Wizard of Oz' for the first time at like the age of 3. That's 22 years of ruby-slipper-wanting! :P

It is FAR too hot here in California to be October 1st. It was 97 degrees today ... what the hell? Although it's supposed to be about 72 degrees by Friday.

I got stiffed TWICE today at work. That SUCKS. Work SUCKS.

On the bright side, I may have my first official wedding cake "booking" for a wedding in July '09. Woooo hoooo! :D

Bedding That is Sure to Give you Nightmares ... :P

Chris and I stumbled across some pretty ... ehem ... kick-ass bedding today. We now have 'The Nightmare Before Christmas' bedding! (And of course this bedding is fitting for both upcoming holidays- Halloween AND Christmas! Heeeeheee!)

Halloween Hauntings

Halloween and fall decorations have officially taken over the apartment. :P
I have these hanging from the countertop area, aren't they cute?I have WAY too much fun decorating ... This is by the bedroom doorway. Yes, it says "this way to the dungeon." A nice little corner display ... There's nothing like gravestones and skeletons to make your living room a little more homey feeling. :P Fall candles with the scent of pumpkin spice scattered throughout are delightful! With all the pumpkins I have everywhere, our place really IS like living inside a pumpkin patch, hehehe. A cute Halloween throw blanket for the couch. It's both comfy and cozy ... Chris would know. :P And colorful fall leaves around the front door completes the look. :D