The Many Adventures of Alex in Miami

The Last Post

2007-12-31T10:30:00.000-05:00

Mood: Complete
Music: "Auld Lang Syne" - Guy Lombardo

This will be the last post for The Many Adventures of Alex in Miami. Yeah, that's right. I'm closing the blog. Ending it. It's over.

I've been thinking about it for months now. And, I dunno, after much thought and deliberation, I decided it was what I wanted to do. Oh, come on! Seriously. I know you're not sad about it. But I am. A little. It's been a good two-plus years; it was fun. And although it was a pleasure sharing my daily "adventures" on this blog, I feel like the time has come for me to move on.

I want to thank each and every single reader who has ever come across my blog. And I want to especially thank the few who would return. If it wasn't for you, and you know who you all are, I don't think I would have kept this up for as long as I did. Thank you.

Happy New Year everyone. I hope you have it great in 2008. Have fun and be safe.

Peace, blessings and all my love.

Early Winter

2007-12-30T22:27:00.000-05:00

Mood: N/A
Music: N/A

So I'm not sure why I've titled this entry "Early Winter." But yes, in case you are wondering, it's a reference to the Gwen Stefani song which is her best recording to date, ion my opinion, but never you mind that). All I can say is, as I sat here in bed I told myself, "I want to blog. And I think I'll call it 'Early Winter'." And that's the best explanation I have so it'll do.

I was at P's house today. For the most of the day. She says it's a "record." Yeah, yeah, whatever. Haha. It's funny how I went over to work and we spent 90% of the time on couch watching TV (Bravo, VH1 and TNT rock!) and then a movie. The movie was my Christmas present for Paola. I had read (or heard) about it somewhere a few months back and decided right then and there it was going to be Paola's Christmas present. She, Harold and I saw it tonight. We all enjoyed it. I really liked it. Odd as it was, hehe.

On the drive home from her house though I got to thinking about P. In all honesty, Paola is probably one of the closets friends I've ever had. Funny how life seems to work itself out, huh? Paola and I met outside Dr. Cal's class, during summer 2004. I just sat down right next to her and started talking to her about what we should do since we were one of the only fools sitting outside a locked classroom (and class didn't start for about another hour). LOL. Good times... good times.

I'm reading this book Humbe lent me. Well, first he recommended it, then he lent it to me. And although I will not reveal the title, I gotta say it's possibly one of the best books I've ever read. I put it up there with the likes of Catcher In The Rye. And yes, Cather In The Rye is my absolute favorite book in the entire wide world. Richard sort of mocked me when he found out. He hasn't been the only one either. I'm not sure why people find that amusing, though? But anyway. This book (that will remain nameless) is right up there with Catcher In The Rye. I'm exactly a third into it and I'm loving it. I can't wait to see how it ends. Any who... for anyone interested in the book, just let me know and I'll get you a copy. And no, I will not tell you what it's about or the title either. I'll just give it to you and tell you to read it. Although the title makes perfect sense to me, it's one of the titles that can immediately put someone off. I know this because it put me off the first time I ever saw it and read it.

But anyway...

Tomorrow's December 31st. New Year's Eve. Wow. Another year down, another on the way. It feels good in a way. I'm not sure why, but I just know that 2008 is going to be a great year. I just know it. I'm gonna go biking tomorrow, Tropical Park. I haven't been there in, I dunno, about two years? More. Actually, the last time I was there was on one of my very first "dates" with Richard, back in April 2005. So yeah... I'm going to go biking there tomorrow. The only thing I can't decide is whether or not I'm gonna drive there or actually bike there. Hehe... what am I saying? I'll decide tomorrow. Of course.

Good night everyone. I'm gonna go read my book.

Oh. By the way... I figured out why I titled this entry "Early Winter."

So long, Jimmy!

2007-12-30T09:59:00.000-05:00

Mood: Sad
Music: "Peace" - Norah Jones

OK, so his name wasn't Jimmy. But the truth is I never knew his name at all. I just knew his username, toniti. But alas, toniti is no longer.

I think it was sometime last week, I had signed on to Multiply and search for the new Kylie album, X. I found it. The very next morning, I signed on again. This time to download some songs to complete my "Billboard End-of-Year: 2007" mix. The fuckers removed the music option. Can you fucking believe that?! Needless to say, I wasn't able to find the songs I was missing. But no matter, Google blog search helped me with that. But still! WTF?! No music search? I thought it was just like a one-day gimmick or something, a glitch. That they'd be up and running in no time.

But shortly thereafter (perhaps even that same day, I don't remember) Yessenia breaks me the sad news: "Multiply changed its system." And yeah, no more music search. Immediately I singed on to each of my bookmarked users and started downloading music up the wazoo! My favorite user though had to have been toniti. He had the best frigign site. Like 20 pages of pure, unadulterated music, and music alone! It was great.

Either way... I signed on yesterday, catch up with toniti and see if he had added anything. Unfortunately, toniti no longer exists on Mulitply.

I found Multiply a few months back. Maybe 6 or 7 months ago actually. I was so excited when I found it. All this music! It was great. I shared it with some of my friends, but I think the only person who appreciated its "generosity" as much as I had was Yessenia. And it looks like we're the only two as heartbroken about this than anybody else I know.

I want to take a moment of silence right here, to give my respects for toniti, and to remember how great Multiply was "back in the day."

[silence]

That is all.

I'm like "Uh huh. Okay. Wassup. Shut up."

2007-12-29T13:30:00.000-05:00

Mood: Real
Music: "Angels We Have Heard on High" - Christina Aguilera

People laugh at me when I tell them Trina is my role model, my hero. I don't know why they find that amusing. I mean, she really is my role model. Seriously, just briefly examine her life: hoodrat-turned stripper-turned multiplatinum recording artist. She's a true rags to riches story. What's not to admire? But if that's not enough, the bitch keeps it real. I mean, for real real. She ain't ashamed the fact that she's a hoe. In fact, the bitch brags about it like if it's the only way to be in life. What's more is that she even doesn't hide the fact that she's a nasty little hoe too. Talking about fucking n-words in the face and making them eat her out even when she's on her period. Whoop, whoop her ass too fat. I mean, damn! How much more real can you get? And have you heard her new material? "Single Again". Trina took the game to whole 'nother level with that joint! You know her shit is gonna be as raw as balls when it drops! Just from that one single it's clear to see that she has matured as a person and as an artist. And she singing the hook too! Not only she the rawest female MC out there, but she can also sing! Shit, you sold me! Trina? Bitch is the baddest bitch! And I know a lot of haters talking about how "she still got it." Mothafucker she ain't never lost it! Fuck that... Trina. Shit, like I said, you sold me.

Anybody else feel me?

Word.

And the 'winner' is?

2007-12-29T10:08:00.000-05:00

Mood: Disappointed
Music: "Better Days" - Goo Goo Dolls

Britney Spears
Parade magazine recently polled online readers to weigh in on the biggest pop culture stories and personalities of the year. After nearly 2,000 votes the results are in. Good 'ol BS was a three-time 'winner.' Who would've thought?!

B-girl took the most votes in the following three categories:

Which tabloid mom needs a parenting class the most? (67%)
Who is the most overexposed celebrity? (50%)
Who is the hottest mess? (37%)

And clearly, if any celebrity deserves any of those titles, who better than the Big B herself? I've been saying it since her failed attempt at a comeback this past September: if Britney doesn't get her junk together, she's gonna be the next Anna Nicole Smith (rest in peace).

"So sad but true (so true, so true)."

5, 4, 3, 2, 1...

2007-12-28T16:00:00.000-05:00

Mood: Silly
Music: "Kiss Me At Midnight" - *NSYNC

I took my bike out today. It was fun. I went all around my neighborhood. Man, there streets I hadn't gone down in years! Years! But it was fun. I even remembered the little bike route I used to use when I was younger. It was fun. I can't wait. Tomorrow I'm gonna hit up the Grove and maybe even Key Biscayne. We'll see.

I did a lot of cleaning today. My room, the car, the bathroom. I even washed my car! Yikes! LOL. And as soon as my mom's done doing her laundry I gotta put my load to wash. I'm not sure what I'm gonna do tonight, but I'm kind of craving Chipotle. Yummy!

I hung out with Humbe last night. It was so great seeing him again. He invited to go visit him for his birthday up in Tally. I'm so there! LOL.

And speaking of... The Gomez put out a hit on a one Mc Chavez. The nann was lucky today, some story about being at work. But all I gotta say is that hoe can't be at work every day. Shit, San Andreas ain't got nothing on me, baby! Bitch ain't gonna know what hit her. Hell-to-the-motha-fuckin-yeah!

Bounce!

There's a duck in my front yard

2007-12-27T10:58:00.001-05:00

Mood: Silly
Music: "This Gift" - 98°

No. Seriously... there's a duck in my front yard.

See. I told you. I'm gonna keep him and call him QuakQuak. He's not particularly cute. But he'll do. And in case I ever get a craving for curry duck, well, that's one ingredient i don't have to buy!

Merry Christmas!

2007-12-25T05:21:00.000-05:00

Mood: Awake
Music: "Christmas Time Is Here" - Vince Guaraldi Trio

Nochebuena

2007-12-24T09:12:00.000-05:00

Mood: Nostalgic
Music: "The Christmas Song" - Christina Aguilera

Ah, Christmas Eve! One of my favorite days of the year. In years past it's been cold. But sometimes, not so much. But all day long, you can smell food cooking, the puerco asado and frijoles, the yucca cooking. And at night, music and laughter fill the air. Cars line the streets. At dinner time everyone is talking about something or the other and . I love it.

When I was younger, and my great grandparents were living, I loved Nochebuena. That's what us Cubans (and other Hispanics) call Christmas Eve, Nochebuena (or Good Night). We always used to do it at their house, in West Miami. We always ate outside, the tables were set up under the car port; the two domino tables on porch. There was this flower my great grandfather, or Abuelo as we all used to call him, planted. It's a flower that only opens at night and has the sweetest smell. But it's real strong so that too fills the air. The kids, my cousins, sister and I, would play hide and seek among Abuelo's little garden. My father and tío-abuelos would stand with drinks and cigarettes in their hands, right smack on the pathway, and talk. My grandfather and grandmother would be inside, so would my uncle - he was always antisocial. The rest of the family would either be preparing the food, getting things ready or playing dominoes; Tío Elio, Rosa, and Moriama had permanent seats.

When my great grandparents passed away that tradition ended. Since then, Christmas Eve dinner is pretty much done separately. My family has usually does it together though - my family, my aunt's family, and my grandparents. And a few other relatives every now and then. First it was done at my aunt's house but as my grandparents have gotten older we do it at my house now. But each year the getup gets a little smaller. For as long as I can remember, we've already eaten outside. This year, Nochebuena will be inside. And instead of three tables, we're going to have two. And it'll more than likely just be the immediate family. I don't even think my cousins will be coming...

It's kind of sad, right? But, "that's life" as they say.

My parents were gone all weekend. They returned late last night. I spent the whole weekend out and about or at home watching movies. Today, I'll be delivering some of my presents. I'm sure I'll help out with the set up or clean up or something. And I have pants and shirts I need to iron.

Christmas wrapping

2007-12-23T17:03:00.000-05:00

Mood: Thoughtful
Music: "Green Christmas" - Barenaked Ladies

I've got to be the worse gift wrapper in the world. No, really. It's pretty bad. I'm so bad in fact, I can't even "wrap" the presents I gift in bags. Whatever. It's sort of like my singing: no matter how badly I do it, it doesn't stop from doing it. Hehe. Whatever. Let's just put it this way, everyone who gets a present from me, gets a uniquely wrapped gift! So ha! Suckers...

Happy holidays N*****

2007-12-22T09:58:00.000-05:00

Mood: Silly
Music: "Let It Snow" - Michael Bubé

Well, technically speaking, I'm not allowed to use that word. It's cause I'm White, right? Haha. I kid, I kid! People who know me, know I don't speak that way anyway. But yeah, P and I saw Sheryl Underwood at the Improv last night. OMG! What a trip! She was sooo funny! LOL. I'm glad we ended up there instead of the strip club (it was fate, I swear). Anyway. Cheryl was a total riot! It was so much fun. And she had this little Cubanito open for her who was pretty damn funny too. Overall, we had a great time. I had a great time... Haha. Good times.

I gotta get going. I need to finish up here (at home) and head on out. Have a super great weekend!

Four days 'till Christmas!!!

Fool, you know how I do!

2007-12-20T06:28:00.000-05:00

Mood: Thrilled
Music: "Mistletoe" - Colbie Caillat

Three A's!!! How badass am I?! Super badass! Yay! Of course, you know what that means for me, right? Three A's means that my GPA is now a 3.74! Woohoo! Go Alex! Ya'll... I rock! :) Yay me!

Would you want a piece of her?

2007-12-19T21:32:00.000-05:00

Mood: Disappointed
Music: "Piece Of Me" - Britney Spears

So here's the link to the new Britney video. What do you think? Personally, I'm a bit disappointed. I admit that it's a lot better than the "Gimme More" video, by all means. But really, I was disappointed. When I first heard "Piece Of Me" I thought it was such a badass song. I mean, it was real "in your face" and it just had this "f- you" attitude. I loved it. And then I see the video. She's prancing around, she looks a bit bored. It had the potential to be edgy. She could have been a little angry, could have had an attitude. Whatever. I guess I just wanted raw emotion.

BTW, I'm cutting my hair Friday. Any suggestions?

The most wonderful time of the year?

2007-12-18T22:07:00.000-05:00

Mood: Introspective
Music: "I'll Be Home For Christmas" - Sarah McLachlan

What's your favorite part of the holiday season? Mine? I'm trying to figure it out. I love the feeling you get being around family and loved ones and all. But I'm just trying to figure it out. I don't know. For the past few years, or so, the holiday season has never treated me too nicely. Not that they've been bad. I just can't say I've made too many *happy* memories during the holidays. Whatever.

I've been on this introspective journey for the past year. Or so. I guess I'm just trying to figure things out. I'm not sure what they are yet, but I'm working on it. Every day. All I hope is that somehow at the end of the day I've been able to get a better understanding of who I am, or I learn something new about myself.

Let's see if the events leading up to this time of year reveal something (to that extent). But as for me, I'm going to try to make the best of this holiday.

Sugar plum fairy this!

2007-12-16T08:25:00.000-05:00

Mood: Beaming
Music: "Last Christmas" - Ashley Tisdale

Candy Cane
So I saw the Nutcracker last night. It was awesome! I had such a great time. The show is super duper cute and really, really nice. I loved it! For those of you who've never gone, I highly recommend it! I had never seen it before but I'd been wanting to now for years. The Carnival Center is really nice too. Like I said, I had a great time! It's definite for next year. Anyone still interested in going can buy tickets here.

Work never felt so good

2007-12-13T20:49:00.000-05:00

Mood: Tired
Music: "Bleeding Love" - Leona Lewis

OK, so maybe "good" isn't the right word. But work is a lot different now than what it used to be! What I do isn't rocket science. And I know that I pretty much am just a little worker bee but whatever. Other than that, it's all good.

Twelves days till Christmas! I'm excited. I can't wait. And the grades come in next week. Eek!

Wow! This song... amazing!

2007-12-11T18:19:00.000-05:00

Mood: Awestruck
Music: "Almost Lover" - A Fine Frenzy

A Fine Frenzy - Almost Lover

Bells will be ringing...

2007-12-08T22:55:00.000-05:00

Mood: Nostalgic
Music: "Please Come Home For Christmas" - Bon Jovi

In February. I got Gaby's wedding invitation today. How crazy is that? Man, I just. Wow. Speechless, really. I saw it and I actually got really excited for her. I really am happy for her. Not that I wasn't, I mean, never mind that she's given birth and is a mother. I just, Gaby married. WOW! I've known her since freshmen year in high school. I remember she and I would create these little "worlds" in our teenage heads - LOL. Moving to New York after college, that we were going to be the next "Will & Grace." And I even remember that I was going to be her "maid of honor" - LOL. Wow. Man... Gaby getting married.

I have plans to go up and see her and baby Harry on the 22nd. I can't wait.

Tomorrow it's "The Golden Compass" with Yessenia. Y from there I wanna pick up a book at the library or something. And sometime before Monday I want to vacuum the car and clean my room. Shit. I also have laundry to do. Oh well. No time like the present!

Good night.

"Mistletoe" (my new favorite holiday song)

2007-12-08T11:22:00.000-05:00

Mood: Warm (and fuzzy)
Music: "Mistletoe" - Colbie Caillat

Check out my new favorite Christmas song:

Colbie Caillat - "Mistletoe"
I love it! It's so pretty... :)

Christmastime

2007-12-06T20:51:00.000-05:00

Mood: Thoughtful
Music: "Wonderful Christmastime" - Hilary Duff

The older I grow the more I find myself giving during the holidays. Looking back at my childhood, I realized that I never worried about Christmas. I always knew I would have presents. And in my "youth" donating wasn't something that would cross my mind. Now I go out of my way to make sure I make at least one donation each year. It just sucks knowing that there are some kids out there who don't experience the joys of being a kid at Christmas or who don't see a single gift because their families can't afford it. This year I'm giving to Toys for Tots. For anyone else interested, here's a link to their website with different drop off locations throughout Miami. For those who are more inclined to other kinds of donations, just remember you still have about 18 days left to give a little love and make a difference in someone's life this holiday season.

Hey, super cool!

2007-12-05T18:54:00.000-05:00

Mood: Thoughtful
Music: "This Christmas" - Joe

Well, what do you think?

For the most part, yeah, sure, why not. But spontaneous? I mean I've had my moments. And assertiveness? Some of the people that have known me the best (you could say) have called me cocky. And some of the people who haven't known me at all have said I'm confident. Ha! If they only knew... But! I guess it must be something in the way I carry myself? Or something? Haha. Right! I'll keep telling myself that. :)

Britney's new bio-pic

2007-12-04T14:31:00.000-05:00

Mood: Silly
Music: "Noel" - Smokey Robinson & The Miracles

Wii ride :)

2007-12-03T09:29:00.000-05:00

Mood: Silly
Music: "My Christmas List" - Simpla Plan

I think all the Wii people will appreciate this:

Thanks Yessenia! LOL.

25 Days of Christmas

2007-12-02T09:10:00.000-05:00

Mood: Silly
Music: "Mistletoe & Holly" - Leigh Nash

I love ABC Family's 25 Day of Christmas. Yeah, yeah, I know. I'm gay like that. Whatever. LOL.

Happy Holidays!

My grown-up Christmas list

2007-12-01T08:15:00.000-05:00

Mood: Giddy
Music: "Christmas Wrapping" - The Waitresses

It's my birthday (and I'll cry if I want to)

2007-11-29T06:06:00.000-05:00

Mood: Sleepy
Music: N/A

Not that I feel like crying, but I would if I wanted to. Besides, what's in a birthday anyway? I just love how already a few people have tried to "compete" to be the first one to wish me a happy birthday. Omar was the first yesterday. As far as today is concerned. Yessenia beat ya'll to it. LOL. And Maria sent me the cutest little e-card! I loved it! But yeah. So to those of you: Thank you! To rest: Thank you. Anyway. I gotta leave for work. I hope I have a good one! May all my birthday wishes come true... :)

Happy Tuesday!

2007-11-27T08:13:00.000-05:00

Mood: Hungry
Music: "Into The Night" - Santana feat. Chad Kroger

I gotta be at FMU today at 10:30 a.m. I've never been to that university but I guess we'll see. And from there I gotta go to St. Thomas. Which is right next door. So I guess that's OK. Whatever. I mean, it's just work. Get 40 surveys completed. Shouldn't be too hard. But like I said, we'll see. I've never done this before.

Last night was the last day of class. Frank wouldn't make the final optional, but at least it's a take home. I think I can manage. And tonight I get back my work from Professor Patterson. Hopefully I won't have to redo much. [crosses fingers]. And then tomorrow it's the "last" day for Becker's class. I should probably check WebCT and see what's up? LOL.

I finished my Christmas shopping this weekend. I just have one last little gift to "complete". I should get that out of the way this week. Then it's just wrapping them. Sooo simple! :) It's good to be done, huh? And speaking of done, my room is spic-and-span! Super clean! Love it! :) Yay me!

Richard and I saw "Enchanted" this week. Super cute movie! I loved it. I thought it was really cute. And too funny! They did a really good job with it. Hehe. I also started The King's Buccaneer. I can't believe I'm nearly done with the series! Wow. Does anybody have any other recommendations? Seeing as how I take the Metro to work four-five times a week a book is my greatest companion!

I was also thinking about my birthday. It's Thursday. If anyone reading this wants to do a little "something" for me, or with me, whatever, just holler. As it is I think that I'll be doing something on Friday, Thursday night is family night, and I was supposed to do something with Gaby this weekend. Pero no se. She hasn't called or e-mailed to confirm or anything. So whatever. Just let me know so we don't "double book" me! :)

So yeah, whatever. Richard says I don't update enough. For those of you who also feel the same, my apologizes. I've just been really busy and stuff. Hope you can understand! And (hopefully) with this new job I'll have a little bit of extra time to do things I've wanted to do. Which remind me, I need to get a bike and one of those bike hitches (or whatever they're called). I really wanna start doing that on the weekends...

I gotta go. I need to eat. I'm starving. Happy Tuesday!

Pre-Thanksgiving feasts

2007-11-21T20:47:00.000-05:00

Mood: Stuffed (crust pizza)
Music: N/A

Whatta day! Whatta day! Feels like Friday, really. :) But yeah. Today was our Thanksgiving luncheon. Super yummy! I tried foods from all over the world! OK, not all over the world, but still fun! LOL. It was good. And I just got back from Panera. Richard, Omar and I went to go visit Drew and we totally got a free meal! Sweet! LOL. But yeah. I'm super tired though! And I gotta be up early tomorrow for football! What? Football? Alex? Something is not right with that sentence... Nah, a few of my coworkers invited me to go play with them at their "2nd Annual Turkey Bowl" game at Peacock Park. I've never been one for sports but I was invited and I need to make a good impression. So, yeah. Besides, it's like P and I were talking about. I just started and if they invite me places and I'm already with the "No" mentality then chances of them inviting me in the future: slim to none! So yeah. Tomorrow, football at Peacock Park. And then it's breakfast at P's. Y despues family time at home. ¡Ya tu sabes! LOL. Sometime between tomorrow and Sunday I want to clean my room which is in DIRE need of a good cleaning (p.s.)! Anyways. I want to take a shower and then it's bed time and Dirty Sexy Money. Anybody else watch that show? I love it! Holler.

There once was a poem about you.

2007-11-15T17:35:00.000-05:00

Mood: Reflective
Music: "Outta This World" - Britney Spears

I'm not a poet. I'm not even a writer. Well, I'll write I'm just not all that great. I'm pretty good at manipulating words though. But creating them? No way! Haha... but given my handicap, I have written a love poem. Two actually. LOL. I can't believe I just remembered it. Well, one I wrote a few months ago. But the other... the other I wrote many years ago; I was a freshmen in high school. Anyway... as embarrassing as this is for me (can anybody see me blushing?) I wrote a poem for the girl I was "infatuated" with. LMAO. WOW! LMAO. Yeah... But yeah. What was weird about it was that I had actually bumped into the girl my senior year in college. When I first interviewed for GU. I believe I alluded to it in this post way back when. But yeah. How funny! I don't think I'll ever forget that girl. Ah, to be young again. Well, to be young again but still know what I know now - LMAO. Geesus! How different things could have been.

Work is going well. As well as work can go. It's totally new to me and I'm still learning the ropes. Funny how different this place is compared to NVP. But the more I think about it, the more I realize how better a choice this position was.

It's time for me to move along. Goodbye.

2007-11-13T12:59:00.000-05:00

Mood: Reflective
Music: "Why Should I Be Sad" - Britney Spears

So it didn't end as well as I would have hoped. Oh well. What are you going to do? The truth is, as much as you can predict someone else's actions or reactions, you can't control them. So why bother? I guess because deep down inside, I did hope we would have "parted" on better terms? Oh well. I did what I had to do and by the time it was over I had stopped caring. Sad but true. In all honesty, I believe I forfeited my recommendation the day I resigned. Again, like I said: Oh well.

Tomorrow it's on to bigger and better. I'll keep my fingers crossed and my hopes high. Tonight it's Tegan and Sara.

Windows down...

2007-11-07T21:48:00.000-05:00

Mood: Contemplative
Music: "Viva Forever" - Spice Girls

You have to take advantage of it when you can. Especially in Miami. The temperature drops just enough to wear a light sweater or long sleeves. And you can drive with the windows down. I love it. Especially driving with the windows down. Nothing but you, the road... the music turned up, wind in your face.

And as silly as it sounds, I find myself transported when I drive with the windows down. Main Highway becomes a country road, nothing but greenery on the sides; 117 the Pacific Coast Highway.

It's nice to escape every now and then. I guess this is just one of my little ways of doing it.

I drove with the windows down today. It was such a pretty day. And as I drove, memories flooded my mind. That tends to happen a lot for me during this time of year. Not sure what it is, really? Maybe it's the weather, the change in time, the coming of holidays... my birthday. My birthday, after all, the time of year I reminisce the most.

I've found Miami's prettiest days to are in the fall and spring. Well, our version of fall and spring. I love nice days like that. Days where I can drive with the windows down...

Happy Halloween!

2007-10-31T06:55:00.000-04:00

Mood: Cute
Music: "Get Naked (I Got a Plan)" - Britney Spears

The more I think about it...

2007-10-28T18:47:00.000-04:00

Mood: Nervous
Music: "Y Todo Queda En Nada" - Ricky Martin

The more I think about it, the more nervous I get. I hope it's not that serious. It may be that serious. I don't know. I don't know. LOL. I'm such a crazy! Nah, it's not gonna be that bad. I'm gonna be fine. Everything is going to be OK. I know it is. :)

Tomorrow's the event. Ugh! Whatever... hopefully I get some sleep tonight.

Cleaning

2007-10-27T12:47:00.000-04:00

Mood: Frustrated
Music: "In My Place [Live]" - Coldplay

I cleaned the house today again. My parents get back tonight and I wanted the house to be clean. My sister, as usual, failed to her part. Nothing new there. I don't wanna live in a house - it's just too much work. I also vacuumed the car. It was pretty bad. But it's clean now.

I guess the point is: I pity the man who marries my sister.

I don't care what this song's about...

2007-10-26T14:19:00.000-04:00

Mood: Gitty
Music: "Pull Shapes" - The Pipettes

But boy is it groovy! :)

The Pipettes - "Pull Shapes"
Richard sent it to me and I absolutely loved it! And the video is just awesome! ...I loved the naked lady who kept popping up! LOL.

"PULL SHAPES!"

p.s. - sorry that the audio and video are bit off.

You gotta admit it's getting better?

2007-10-26T11:14:00.000-04:00

Mood: Thoughtful
Music: "The Way I Are" - Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson

I'm not sure I can objectively say that (at this point) but it's definitely a change. I gotta get all my shit straight by Monday though. Yikes!

Oh well... Happy Friday! Yay me!

Strike!

2007-10-24T16:29:00.000-04:00

Mood: Silly
Music: "Someone's Watching Over Me"

At the table

Richard and I

The whole group

"Oh, Swami!"

2007-10-24T16:22:00.000-04:00

Mood: Thoughtful
Music: "Heaven on Earth" - Britney Spears

You believe work tires you? Work can never tire you! What tires you are your worries about the past and anxiety for the future. The undisciplined mind, he says too easily slips into the past and future, veering toward likes and dislikes that prevent you from staying focused on your present objectives.

Stress is not a function of external demands (the number of employees and dollars to manage, emails to answer, strategic plans to complete or loved ones to placate) stress is internal. Make a rational assessment of your situation with all its requirements and flaws (consider for instance the past behavior of your customers, you colleagues, your spouse) adjust your expectations accordingly.

Courtesy of: Yessenia

More conclusions...

2007-10-22T12:43:00.000-04:00

Mood: Hungry
Music: "I Want To Know What Love Is" - Foreigner

I've decided I'm through with babysitting.

That is all.

Article about Dumbledore being gay

2007-10-22T10:05:00.000-04:00

Mood: Happy :)
Music: N/A

Outing gives Potter passages new meaning

By HILLEL ITALIE, AP National Writer
Sun Oct 21, 2:06 PM ET

With author J.K. Rowling's revelation that master wizard Albus Dumbledore is gay, some passages about the Hogwarts headmaster and rival wizard Gellert Grindelwald have taken on a new and clearer meaning.

The British author stunned her fans at Carnegie Hall on Friday night when she answered one young reader's question about Dumbledore by saying that he was gay and had been in love with Grindelwald, whom he had defeated years ago in a bitter fight.

'"You cannot imagine how his ideas caught me, Harry, inflamed me,'" Dumbledore says in "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows," the seventh and final book in Rowling's record-breaking fantasy series.

The news brought gasps, then applause at Carnegie Hall, the last stop on Rowling's brief U.S. tour, and set off thousands of e-mails on Potter fan Web sites around the world. Some were dismayed, others indifferent, but most were supportive.

"Jo Rowling calling any Harry Potter character gay would make wonderful strides in tolerance toward homosexuality," Melissa Anelli, webmaster of the fan site http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org, told The Associated Press. "By dubbing someone so respected, so talented and so kind, as someone who just happens to be also homosexual, she's reinforcing the idea that a person's gayness is not something of which they should be ashamed."

"'DUMBLEDORE IS GAY' is quite a headline to stumble upon on a Friday evening, and it's certainly not what I expected," added Potter fan Patrick Ross, of Rutherford, N.J. "(But) a gay character in the most popular series in the world is a big step for Jo Rowling and for gay rights."

Gellert Grindelwald was a dark wizard of great power, who terrorized people much in the same way Harry's nemesis, Lord Voldemort, was to do a generation later. Readers hear of him in the first book, "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," in a reference to how Dumbledore defeated him. In "Deathly Hallows," readers learn they once had been best friends.

"Neither Dumbledore nor Grindelwald ever seems to have referred to this brief boyhood friendship in later life,'" Rowling writes. "However, there can be no doubt that Dumbledore delayed, for some five years of turmoil, fatalities, and disappearances, his attack upon Gellert Grindelwald. Was it lingering affection for the man or fear of exposure as his once best friend that caused Dumbledore to hesitate?"

As a young man, Dumbledore, brilliant and powerful, had been forced to return home to look after his mentally ill younger sister and younger brother. It was a task he admits to Harry that he resented, because it derailed the bright future he had been looking forward to.

Then Grindelwald, described by Rowling as "golden-haired, merry-faced," arrived after having been expelled from his own school. Grindelwald's aunt, Bathilda Bagshot, says of their meeting: "The boys took to each other at once." In a letter to Grindelwald, Dumbledore discusses their plans for gaining wizard dominance: "'(I)f you had not been expelled we would never have met.'"

Potter readers had speculated about Dumbledore, noting that he has no close relationship with women and a mysterious, troubled past.

"Falling in love can blind us to an extent," Rowling said Friday of Dumbledore's feelings about Grindelwald, adding that Dumbledore was "horribly, terribly let down."

Dumbledore's love, she observed, was his "great tragedy."
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Associated Press writer Deepti Hajela contributed to this story from New York.

About school work

2007-10-21T18:18:00.000-04:00

Mood: Hungry
Music: N/A

I've come to the conclusion that I just may not work well in groups. That or the majority of my groups are just dumb. OK, fine, fine - not dumb. Just not made up of the most brightest bulbs. Know what I mean?

Also... I was right about the school work. Oh, boy!

School. Blagh!

2007-10-21T13:46:00.000-04:00

Mood: Tired
Music: "Wish I Was Your Lover" - Enrique Iglesias

I'm tired of school work. It's so blagh! It's funny cause a few weeks ago I was immersed in it and this past week I was finally able to breathe! And now, I can just totally see it all coming back again. Fuckitall! I have group in about an hour. This shit sucks! Blagh!

Feels unlike every other Saturday

2007-10-20T15:51:00.000-04:00

Mood: Sleepy
Music: "How Far We've Come" - Matchbox Twenty

Whatta day! Whatta day! I did a lot of cleaning though! Did my room, the bathroom, the kitchen and the rest of the house. I also got laundry done. I wanna clean the car too. Gotta see about it though. And I'm gonna be doing some homework this afternoon too. And tonight I think I'm going to dinner with Richard. Maybe. We'll see.

We went to Strike last night with some of his coworkers. I had a good time. They were really nice people. We can't bowl for shit, but it was OK. We weren't there for the points. One of his coworkers took pictures so as soon as I get some of them I'll be sure to post them up.

Work sucks but what's new? What sucks even more is that lightning struck the building on Wednesday and we lost our phone system and the Internet. Fried. So it's been pretty unproductive. And tomorrow I have group work and let's see how that goes! Luckily I convinced my group to rethink of the complicated presentation. Let's see if we come up with something simple. We'll see...

OMG, so what about Britney? Hot mess anybody? Hot mess! Check out this commercial for her new album:

Blackout commercial
All I gotta say is that the copywriter es una bestia! No, really. He or she did a great job at selling it! LOL. Let me shut up now cause really, I'm excited for the album. And I do wanna buy it so Ima hush up now! LOL.

I think that's about it. Nothing else to really talk about. Yeah... that's it. Holla!

Where's grandma?

2007-10-18T19:39:00.000-04:00

Mood: Amused
Music: It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! (redubbed)

It's The Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown! (redubbed)

Yay professors!

2007-10-16T17:30:00.000-04:00

Mood: Excited
Music: N/A

So Richard and I went to school this afternoon to speak to our professors. He went to his. I went to mine. Mine totally rocks. I love Professor Patterson. I just think she's an amazing teacher. Well... I think that's just cause she hasn't graded my paper yet, haha. Nah, but she's real cool. Richard's meeting with his professor also went really well. Yay professors!

¡Qué pena!

2007-10-14T13:24:00.000-04:00

Mood: Embarrassed (LOL)
Music: "Do It" - Nelly Furtado feat. Missy Elliot

So I'm in the library right now and the table next to me had to interrupt me and tell me to stop singing... ¡Qué pena!

Noisy neighbors (argh!)

2007-10-13T23:52:00.000-04:00

Mood: Up
Music: "Bizarre Love Triangle" - New Order

I wish my neighbors would turn down the music. It's keeping me up. Not that it's bad, I mean, the DJ is pretty good. He did this pretty hot mix to "Culo" and "Whine Up". And he's also mixing up the 80s stuff with today's hip-hop stuff, not bad. It's just loud. And I wanna go to sleep. You feel me?

Haha... gotta love it! :)

2007-10-12T20:46:00.000-04:00

Mood: Grimy
Music: The Time of The Great Pumpkin video

The Time of The Great Pumpkin (RobotChicken)

Full time

2007-10-11T08:58:00.000-04:00

Mood: Hungry
Music: "Last Night" - Diddy featuring Keyshia Cole

I started my "collegiate" career fresh out of high school. Literally. I graduated in June 2002, started FIU in July. All I have to say is that for the first time ever... ever... I feel like a full time student.

I feel really good about my midterm last night. I'm not sure what I got, but I know I must have gotten a good grade. I thought it was real easy. Yeap!

I loved this!

2007-10-09T13:01:00.000-04:00

Mood: Silly
Music: Postsecret video

Postsecret: A Lifetime of Secrets

Improper

2007-10-09T12:48:00.000-04:00

Mood: Hungry
Music: "Life For Rent" - Britney Spears

I no longer know where I work; and even less who I work for. I can't wait for midterms to be over. [sigh] Geezus! That's all I gotta say...

Musical chairs

2007-10-08T12:02:00.000-04:00

Mood: Hungry
Music: N/A

I went to my first real viewing yesterday. It was interesting. I really didn't know how I felt about it. I mean, my views on death are a bit morbid. Well, not morbid. I guess just realistic. And that makes me sound like such an asshole, I know. I just don't know how else to say it? Or deal with it? I didn't do anything at the viewing. I didn't know how to console. Shook hands, paid my respects... sat there and saw the guests come and go, pay their respects. Only staying long enough to play a quick round of musical chairs and catch up with guests they haven't seen in a while. At least that was the perspective of the quiet guy in the corner. Of course, I was never close with Yoya so you couldn't expect me to feel sadly about it. But as my cousins' grandmother, you would think I'd be a little empathetic. I tried but I couldn't be. At least I only changed my seat three times. And I didn't gossip.

I've done a lot today and I've still got things to do. Lunch time!

Bikes and racks

2007-10-04T20:27:00.000-04:00

Mood: Grimy
Music: "Rapture" - Blondie

Does anybody know anything about bikes and racks? Holla!

Oktoberfest Volunteers Needed!

2007-10-03T21:44:00.000-04:00

Mood: Sleepy
Music: N/A

Victim Services Center
is looking for volunteers ato help at this year's Oktoberfest!

Location:
Fritz & Franz Bierhaus
60 Merrick Way
Coral Gables, FL 33134

Dates:
Friday, October 5 - Sunday, October 7

Anyone interested should contact Teresa Descilo at: tdescilo@vscmiami.org, Subject: "Oktoberfest Volunteer"

Enter the raffle and you can win two round-trip tickets to Germany. All raffle proceeds will benefit the Victim Service Center's free medical clinic for victims of abuse, violence and trauma.

Volunteer for a great cause and also have a great time!

Blockheaded idea?

2007-10-03T13:00:00.000-04:00

Mood: Thoughtful
Music: "Is It a Crime" - Sade

I haven't dressed up for Halloween in years. This year though, I wanna be Charlie Brown.

I'm just not sure if I should wear the ghost costume or the mask? What do you think?

I'm a good boy. No more generic.

2007-10-02T21:44:00.001-04:00

Mood: Grimy
Music: "Division" - Aly & AJ

My financial management professor, Dr. Frank, is a total trip. I really enjoy his class. By far he has got to be one of the best professors I've ever had. And that's me being objective; never mind that I have this weird, quirky crush on him.

But he has this thing though, which is really weird (and I think that's why I like it?) but funny. Whenever any of us do something well, answer a question correctly, participate, etc. he'll be like "I like you. You're a good boy (or girl?). No more generic," and then he'll throw in some random brand name dog food. LOL. Yes. My professor talks to us as if we were dogs. LOL. But it's really funny. And I don't mind, really. Hell, I was upgraded to Eukanuba last night after my presentation (cause I kicked ass!).

And my "kick ass" roll continued today where my "bad ass self" improved my researching skills five-fold. Not only have I honed my database search abilities, but I also found 21 articles doing it! SWEET!

Looks like Frank was right, huh? I am a good boy. No more generic. From now on, it's only Eukanuba. Straight A semester here I come!

New umbrella? Ella-ella?

2007-10-02T12:45:00.000-04:00

Mood: Hungry
Music: "No More 'I Love You's'" - Annie Lennox

It's been real rainy in Miami lately. So I've been using my umbrella (duh!). Only, I realized yesterday that my umbrella is old. I mean old. 2001. And it still works? Yeah, I guess. It's just old. I wanna get one of those big golf umbrellas. I think those are cool, huh? A.

My space

2007-10-01T22:31:00.000-04:00

Mood: Waiting
Music: N/A

I totally forgot to let you guys know to check out my Multiply page. Enjoy! :)

Super cute video :)

2007-10-01T22:18:00.000-04:00

Mood: Waiting
Music: Gmail video

Gmail: Behind the Scenes

(p.s.)

2007-10-01T18:06:00.000-04:00

Mood: Rushed
Music: "You Have Been Loved" - George Michael

Happy October 1st!

Updates, updates, updates!

2007-10-01T17:56:00.000-04:00

Mood: (Still) Shocked
Music: "Gimme More" - Britney Spears

Aside from being shocked, I'm also on a big time crunch here here so I'm gonna try to keep it fast. So!

I know I've been a way for a while but unfortunately I just haven't had the time. I've been so caught up with school it's not even funny. The good news is I have done major damage control and put a nice big dent in most of my assignments, only with my upcoming HR midterm, I'm sure I'm gonna be up to my neck in reading and essays. But that's besides the point. The point is: at least I'm back... even if it is just for a little while.

Things are work are still interesting (to say the least) and I'm not sure what's gonna come out of it. Thanks to me though [NVP] was able to register with Grants.gov so that was huge! Too bad I felt like nobody really gave a shit. Oh well! And with the spring semester coming up I don't even want to begin to think about classes or my schedule! But I'll cross that bridge when I get there (in two months!)

Group started up again - first one today. It was really good. It was a nice little surprise. I think we're gonna work real well together. I have high hopes. I also feel like things with friends and Richard have been a bit strained lately. But I also know that's mainly related to school. I'm not too worried, but it';s always good to stay vigilant. I gotta make sure I do...

And aside form that, well, then nothing new really. A lot of school work. A lot of trips to the library. A lot of hours on the computer and in books. I gotta shower real soon though cause I have class tonight (and a presentation). Plus Yessenia's gonna pass by with a little gift for me. :) Yay! LOL. Until next time... Ciao!

Holy shit, it happened!

2007-10-01T17:55:00.001-04:00

Mood: Shocked
Music: "Gimme More" - Britney Spears

Spears loses custody of children

LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) -- A court has ordered pop singer Britney Spears to give up custody of her children effective Wednesday at noon.

Spears' former husband, Kevin Federline, is to retain custody of their two sons "until further order of the court," according to a ruling by Superior Court Judge Scott Gordon.

It was not clear what led to Monday's decision awarding Federline full custody. A transcript of the court proceedings was ordered sealed.

Last month, a judge ordered Spears, 25, to submit to random drug tests after finding she engaged in "habitual, frequent, and continuous use of controlled substances and alcohol."

That order, also by Gordon, provided no details and did not name any drugs.

The former couple has been embroiled in a bitter custody fight over their sons, Sean Preston and Jayden. The parents had split custody 50-50, but Federline then asked for the arrangements to be shifted to 70-30 in his favor. VideoWatch how Spears became user of -- and prisoner to -- fame »

In addition to ordering the twice-weekly drug tests, Gordon ordered Spears to spend eight hours per week working with a "parenting coach," who was to observe her interactions with her children.

Gordon also told both parents to avoid alcohol or "other non-prescription controlled substances" 12 hours before taking custody of the children.

He also barred the exes from making "derogatory remarks about the other party and the other party's family or significant other" during the case.

And he ordered the parents to go through "joint co-parenting counseling" and barred them from using corporal punishment on the boys.

Spears and Federline were married for two years before their divorce became final in July.

Monday's order comes amid a career freefall for Spears, whose new album is due to be released November 13.

After her September 9 "comeback" performance on the MTV Video Music Awards, critics derided her singing and dancing as lackluster and said she appeared overweight in her sequined two-piece costume. Her former divorce lawyer, Laura Wasser, resigned last month as her legal representative after telling reporters the singer "just wants to be a mom."

Spears' management company, the Firm, recently quit after representing the singer for little over a month.

My house smelled like ass...

2007-09-20T19:43:00.000-04:00

Mood: Fat
Music: "Vienna [Live]" - The Fray

No. Really. It did. When I got home. I dunno what was up with that, but it just smelled straight up funky! But dinner was real good, so I dunno. Guess it couldn't have been that bad, huh? Yeah, cause too bad I'm totally here sippin on my some wine Karen brought me back from Ft. Meyers - it's so good by the way!

I've been out of the loop with the blog business, haven't I? Yeah, I thought so too. I guess with just everything going on I haven't really kept up. And as much as I wish I could apologize, the truth is I really don't feel like I should. So I'm not. Even though I do wish I could. But whatever.

School is going... well, it's going! Not that it's going badly or well, it's just going. I have a lot of catching up to do (reading wise) and I have quite a few things I need to do. Especially considering that I have exams, presentations, assignments coming up. Yeah! And as for work? Mum's the word. For now...

I'm gaining weight and it's not funny. My jeans. SUPER tight! I was dieing today at work. I really need to do something about that. I'm such a fat ass. And the freaky part that concerns me is that my left foot has been falling asleep all evening! I kid you not. Since I've been home (7ish) it's just randomly falling asleep. Weird huh? I'm so broken!

Richard left me for the weekend. Again. Some conference. He left me in the hands of his (our?) friends Omar and Drew. Don't know what good that does me! But I guess we'll see. Omar actually invited me to Wal-Mart tonight. I need to buy shoelaces... but I should also clean my room. We'll see.

Too I got an e-mail from Ticketmaster today. And too bad they're a few concerts coming up that I wanna go to. Oh, yeah! And too bad I'm broke. How sad for me...

I think my iPod is broken. Or I might just need a new battery. It doesn't last more than 10 minutes without being plugged to an outlet. Help?

So that's it. I've run out of things to blog about. Later!

What's the point of all this (talk, talk, talk)

2007-09-15T16:48:00.000-04:00

Mood: Blah
Music: "I Know Why" - Sheryl Crow

My family talks. I just love how they talk about me, in front of me, as if I'm not really there. But the best part is, the things they talk about me and the way they talk about me, couldn't be more wrong. I wonder... does all this talking make them feel better about themselves? Or is it that they truly believe that their talking is somehow going to, err, how do I put it kindly, "change" my mind? Whatever. They can talk all they want, really. As much as it bothers me, because it does, them talking falls on deaf ears. Deaf ears that get annoyed every now and then, but deaf ears regardless.

And on the other hand of the communication and talk spectrum you have straight boys. What is about them? Apparently, they aren't ones for much talking. Well, I guess that just goes for men across the board. So to speak. I dunno, I guess just after speaking with Richard and Paola last night, we sort of "realized" that maybe other guys aren't the weird one(s). Maybe it's just me? After all, I've never been the "guy friend" type anyway, so naturally I would find socializing with men (or boys) awkward. What do you think?

All work, no play

2007-09-13T12:54:00.000-04:00

Mood: Frustrated
Music: "Please Don't Stop The Music" - Rihanna

I think I've gotten in a little over my head with this graduate school class semester business... I don't think I've ever had to read this much in my life. Never mind I wanted to finish up some work from home. Dammit to hell! Or, as in the words of my coworker Denise, "bitch ass!"

VerySexy

2007-09-12T22:23:00.000-04:00

Mood: Sexy
Music: "LoveStoned/I Think She Knows" - Justin Timberlake

So I was feeling very sexy today. Maybe it was because I shaved. Well, maybe it was because of a lot of things... LOL. Things I really shouldn't be writing about. But yeah. Today was sexy day. Yay me! :)

Of quotes (and stuff)

2007-09-11T15:52:00.000-04:00

Mood: Dirty
Music: "Wishing I Was There" - Natalie Imbruglia

“The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt.” - Bertrand Russell

I dunno ladies and gentlemen. What do you think?

p.s. - thanks Yessenia!

Voltaire? Hair? Let's go with hair.

2007-09-09T18:06:00.000-04:00

Mood: Clean
Music: "My Prerogative (Armand Van Helden Remix)" - Britney Spears

For those of you who know me well, I have certain, eh, "issues" with my hair. Well, a while back I decided I wanted to do something different to it. So I didn't cut it for two months because somewhere out there, someone decided that for anyone to do something different to their hair, it must be long. Well. It was long. OK, fine, longer than I usually have it. Here's how it looks like now:

It's a change! I was just undecided about what I wanted. Do I continue to let it growing, should I shave it off, maybe get a faux hawk... so finally I just said "fuck it all" and went to the hair place, sat my happy ass down and said, and I quote: "Hagas lo tu quieras, pero lo queiro corto." (translation: "Do what you want, I just want it short.") So... what do you think?

Yummy!

2007-09-09T11:53:00.000-04:00

Mood: Satisfied
Music: "Don't Panic" - Coldplay

Richard made me French toast today. It was really yummy. Click here for more.

Once

2007-09-08T10:22:00.000-04:00

Mood: Hungry
Music: Once

Yessenia sent me the preview to this Irish movie called "Once". It looks interesting, right? I dunno, I'm all about the indies - especially foreign ones like this:

Once

Frédéric Michalak... walking orgasam

2007-09-08T09:49:00.000-04:00

Mood: Naughty
Music: "Cruise Control" - Kylie Minogue

Britney's back ("bitch")?

2007-09-06T20:06:00.000-04:00

Mood: Hungry
Music: "American Baby" - Dave Matthew's Band

Spears 'comeback' for MTV awards
Britney Spears is to give her first major performance in three years at an MTV awards ceremony in what the channel has billed "her long-awaited comeback".

The 25-year-old will be the opening act at the event in Las Vegas on Sunday, performing her new single Gimme More.

Her appearance follows a troubled 12 months for the star.

In February she was admitted to rehab after being photographed shaving her head, following the collapse of her marriage to Kevin Federline.

Low-key return

The star's new song is a dance track produced by Danja, a protege of hip-hop producer Timbaland.

It was premiered on the website of New York radio station Z100 earlier this month.

Her last single, Do Somethin', was released in 2005. It reached 100 in the Billboard charts in the US and number six in the UK.

In May, the singer made a low-key return to the stage, playing a series of Southern Californian venues under a pseudonym, The M&Ms.

Spears put her music career on hold in 2004 when she married Federline and gave birth to two children.

Last month the pair completed their divorce, but are still facing in a battle for custody of their sons, Sean Preston and Jayden James, who turn two and one respectively next week.

Source: BBC News

What in the...

2007-09-04T16:54:00.000-04:00

Mood: Curious
Music: "Gimme More" - Britney Spears

Sagittarius Horoscope for September 2007
By Susan Miller

September marks a very big moment. Like the actor waiting in the wings about to go out on the stage, you may have a few butterflies in your stomach, but pay no attention. The audience is in their seats, the orchestra is starting up, and the curtain is rising. You are about to see your defining moment, upon which everything else will be based.

The actions you take now and in months to come in your career will change the course of years to come, and possibly affect your whole life. Indeed, you are now embarking on your excellent adventure, and the momentum you build up now will carry you swiftly forward. Your timetable will move faster than you ever thought possible, so tear up your old plan - the universe is putting you on a skateboard!

For the first time since 1977-1980, Saturn will enter your career sector on September 2, and remain there for two years, until October 29, 2009. You only get to host Saturn in your career house two or possibly three times in your life (since Saturn takes 29 years to circle the zodiac), so the coming two years will be remarkably important.

Very soon, you will take on a very responsible position, one that will require all the concentration that you've got to give. It is a job that will require long hours, much devotion, and a great deal of detail. You will need to be very organized, for Saturn is in Virgo, and being buttoned up will count. This is no low level job. You will be at the helm, making policy, creating the experience, and being the one with the plate that reads "The buck stops here" on your desk.

Think of what you are entering into now as an apprenticeship, one where you will need to learn and master much. There will be new rules, standards, and qualifications to conform to, and that will require a stretch. You won't do your job all alone, as there will be at least one older, more experienced person hovering over you to assure you don't misstep.

Your profile in the industry will be very high, so at times you will feel as if you are on display. In a way, you will be, but it is in these precise types of situations that you do your best. Saturn requires an all-or-nothing devotion to your quest, and if you cope well with the coming challenges, you will reach the very echelons of your industry and turn yourself into a true force to be reckoned with. This would happen by Saturn's departure, October 2009, your "graduation day" from cosmic career boot camp.

You want this opportunity so badly that you'd trade all the tea in China to have it, and so it will be yours. The position may represent a complete career switch from what you've been doing, as Saturn's move over the mid-heaven usually creates that type of situation. For some the switch won't be sudden but gradual, perhaps where you do two jobs until the second job (where your heart lies) becomes so big that you have to give up your formerly main line of income for the new one, for that's where your destiny lies.

To be sure you notice that all this is going on, you will have a solar eclipse on September 11 that will set all this in motion. Watch what happens during the week that follows that eclipse, for that's when news should be forthcoming. If you hear nothing, then look to what happens on October 11, plus or minus five days, as sometimes an eclipse will deliver its news one month to the day later, plus or minus four days.

Try to make major decisions in September, as in October, Mercury, the planet of communication, perception, research, negotiation, and contracts, will be retrograde from October 11 - 31. Don't try to work in early October, however, as the whole month of October will be a bit haywire.

I suggest you make your agreements in September or wait until November if you can't settle things now. September 12 or 13 could be positive days to sign papers this month, thanks to a supportive blend of Mercury and Jupiter. In November, I like the new moon November 9. Don't act before that date, nor much after - I want you to have a strong Mars behind you, not one that's retrograde, and that will happen November 15.

Eclipses stir the pot and speed up the timetable much more than you'd have thought possible or even reasonable. No matter - the universe is in a hurry so at times you will feel as though there is a hand on your back, pushing you ever forward.

You have been telling friends that you have wanted to do this for months - now it is all happening so quickly, you may feel like you're on a rollercoaster ride, with stunning dips and dizzying highs. Saturn doesn't create this kind of feeling, but eclipses often do. The thing to keep remembering is that you not only CAN pull this off, but you WILL make an enormous success of this venture. Saturn will give you the self-discipline, the focus, and the steady devotion you need to do so. Later, you will garner much respect for what you've created.

Not everything will be easy. Unpredictable Uranus will be opposite the Sun at the time, so you will have to be ready for some unexpected problems on the road to Oz.

A male could suddenly leave the equation and if so, this would be a high level VIP you depended on to help you through this process. This isn't necessarily going to happen, but it could with a solar eclipse - if it does, it will be a reminder that you will have to have contingency plans in place. Life is dynamic, so you will soon see you can't control every piece of your puzzle.

Alternatively, it could be something going on at home that happens out of the blue - news about your father or other prominent male in your family could be a shocking surprise. This will divide your energies between home and work for a while, so you will have a lot to handle. This is not coming at a good time but that's life, and sometimes this happens.

Many Sagittarius have found that their living situation has been in flux for a very long time, too, ever since Uranus entered Sagittarius' fourth house of home in 2003. If that describes you, you may have had to make a quick decision about your present housing situation or other property. Or, you may have had to have a discussion or plan about someone you live with, such as a roommate or family member. All this came up at the lunar eclipse late last month, on August 28.

If you settled things, you will be all set, but if not, there will be one more eclipse in this same area of your chart, to practically the same mathematical degree, on February 21, 2008. At that time you will be required to do so.

Mars is now in Gemini and moving through your partnership sector, so it appears you have a partner (or more than one partner) or an agent, representative, or a middleman to represent you. This person is currently playing a large role in things, and you will need to listen to this person's ideas and acknowledge them. When Mars is opposite the Sun, or opposite the rising sign (if you have Sagittarius rising) as you do now, partners want an equal voice. You won't have full control over how things are planned, so the key here is to collaborate rather than insist that all things go your way.

If you don't have a partner, it could be that your spouse or steady love will be very vocal, perhaps because he or she is jealous of all the time you are spending on the job (or all the acclaim you are about to get.) You will need to find a way to humor your partner, as this new work-related focus won't be going away anytime soon. You have the tiger by the tail in your career, and it would be insane to let it go!

One day when you may have an all-out disagreement with a partner is September 21, when Mars will oppose Pluto, and this is an explosive aspect. This is no day to try to settle a hot question, for talks would not go well, to say the least. (I would avoid the days leading up to this day, too.)

On September 28 Mars will leave your partnership sector and set you off on a six-month focus on finances, to last until May 9, 2008. The house that will be so strongly lit will be the house of "other people's money." This is a huge upcoming trend and one you will notice, absolutely.

You may need money, and the kind of money you will be seeking is money you will need to fund a big dream. If you want to buy a house, you may start to shop for a mortgage. If you want to go to graduate school, you'll need to fill out financial aid forms to come up with tuition money. If you want to start your own business, you may need venture capital. These are just examples of the types of money you would need, but you get the idea. This is money outside of your personal income, often money that is borrowed because it is beyond the reach of anyone's normal savings or other resources.

We will talk more about this area of your chart in the coming months, but suffice to say that money will be a driving focus for a long time to come. I am not sure why it will go all the way to May 2008, but perhaps reading this, you already know what it might be. I will say that Mars will go retrograde on November 15 through January 31, so that period would not be a good time to go after cash. You may have to revise your plan at that time, or be patient while you await word until Mars goes direct on January 31.

Your expenses will be very high during that phase, so if you are not funding a big idea, there is a danger that you would put too much on your credit cards. Debt would climb very rapidly. You will need to keep a close eye on all your expenditures - save all receipts and have an accounting system in place. Some of the money you may be spending is money that isn't yours, but borrowed, so you will want to keep control.

With all this career talk happening, you will crave a little private romantic time too, and happily, the universe understands. You are being sent a glorious full moon, September 26, to light your house of true love. Get set for moonlight and magic, dear Sagittarius. This will fall on a Wednesday, but all full moons have a plus or minus four days attached to it, so that means that things could happen over the following weekend, September 28 or 29. This will be your very best moment in the month for love.

If your birthday falls on or close to November 25, you will benefit most from this beautiful, tender full moon.

With Mars now in your partnership sector, you may decide to get engaged this month, with a beautiful winter-white wedding planned for your birthday month, December - a great idea! My friends in Australia and New Zealand and Africa, forgive me - it will be spring in December. That also sounds bewitching!

Venus will turn direct orbit on September 8 after having been retrograde for two months. While Venus was retrograde, love may have seemed a bit lackluster, but no more! Lucky you, Venus will remain in fellow fire sign Leo all month, so this will allow Venus to ratchet up your love life in delightful ways. Travel taken this month will be especially sweet.

Not only will Venus turn direct this month, but so will Pluto, at almost the same time, on September 7. Pluto is not your ruler, so normally you wouldn't pay much attention to its orbit, but since Pluto has been traveling through Sagittarius since 1995 and will finish up its tour next year, this planet has had a major influence.

You have had years of tutoring from Pluto, the ultimate power planet, and you are getting ready to put all this knowledge into action. It's clear you have your priorities straight, so there's no reason to hold back. You are about to be completely transformed, dear Sagittarius. Are you ready for your new life? As said, the curtain is about to go up! You are about to be center stage!

Romance will be best this month on: September: 8, 13 (great!), 17 - 18, 22 - 23, plus gold star days, September 26 - 30.

Summary:

Life has become quite exciting and soon it will look very different, from top to bottom.

Late last month, at the lunar eclipse August 28, you may have come to a decision about how to handle an unstable living situation or a matter related to a close family member. Just as you will begin to get used to all the news spinning around you, you will also hear surprising news, about a career matter. It will come as a result of the coming solar eclipse, September 11. Watch the week that follows that eclipse, but also note what happens one month to the day later, October 11.

Although you may not feel ready, you will need to be anyway, for you will be swept forward with increasing momentum. You'll need time to adjust, and although that can feel daunting initially, as time goes by, you'll be glad you had the courage to barrel forward and dive into all the opportunities being presented now. At times you may become concerned that you can't possibly hold all this together but you WILL and show the world what you're made of in the process. Letting go of what we find familiar is always a bit daunting, but you are an explorer and an adventurer at heart, so if anyone is up to this new role, it's you!

Your new professional position will represent a major step up, one that would take two years to fully master, but one that would provide you room to grow and evolve. This is no low-level spot. You may report to the top boss, or you may BE the top boss.

The job you will take on will be so new that it may be considered a radical career switch. At the end of the apprenticeship that you will need to fully understand all the facets of this position, you will have made quite a big name for yourself. Admittedly, your new position will require long hours and plenty of sweat equity, but would be something you want and will be passionate about doing. Planets in Virgo suggest that you will need to be very detailed and organized, but Saturn will help you be that and more. You're ready for a change and you want this career opportunity - you'd go through brick walls to see it happen. Your time has come!

Eclipses are harbingers of change, and should you find that you don't like some of the changes that are shaping up, you won't quite be able to go back to your old life. That life is behind you, and you are now shutting the door on that part of your life. What you can do if you find you don't like your new position is to make more changes up ahead. You can eventually make all these shifts you want and maneuver things precisely as you like them.

Amid all this, you need to have a little fun. At the glorious and tender full moon on September 26, love will be as you've always imagined it to be, especially if you are single and looking for love. If you are attached, you may have had some problems with a partner who seems cranky because he or she feels neglected in all that has been happening for you, but these problems are truly are minor. By month's end you will have ironed out the little problems, and you'll see that you are growing closer every day.

Despite the little glitches that come up on your way down the yellow brick road, life feels wonderful.

A wandering wraith, perhaps?

2007-09-02T19:16:00.000-04:00

Mood: Curious
Music: "Extraordinary" - Mandy Moore

I'm not sure where or what I wanna get at. I'm not even sure what I'd do once I arrive. It's just bugging me, you know? Do things like that bug you? Those unsettling feeling - persistent yet constantly fleeting. Never lingering long enough to be analyzed or explored. I'm determined to get to the root of it, just clueless on how or where to begin.

New music: Shayne Ward

2007-09-01T19:58:00.000-04:00

Mood: Giddy
Music: "No, U Hang Up" - Shayne Ward

So as I was browsing through my absolute favorite Multiply user's site, I came across this UK artist named Shayne Ward. Turns out he's some British reality-talent show winner and the next biggest thing since Robbie Williams.

The guy had two songs up for download: "If That's OK With You" and "No, U Hang Up". I really liked the former, but unfortunately it wasn't HQ so I didn't keep it. But fortunately, he's released both songs as a double-A side single to promote his new album. And here are the music videos:

"If That's OK With You"

"No, U Hang Up"
They're cute, right? Haha, yeah - well, him too, but I was talking about the songs. I think they're cute. They're nice. And he's nice to look at it too. Yeah, I'd say nice package overall. Haha. But um, either way, what really struck me about Shayne was how openly he supports the gays. I thought that was super cool and made me like him all that much more. So yeah... Shayne Ward.

Writer's block

2007-08-31T08:41:00.000-04:00

Mood: Bored
Music: "All At Once" - Pete Yorn

I cleaned the office again. Friday morning cleanings are becoming something sort of ritual around these here parts. I know I don't really have to take the cleaning on by myself but it's just not my in my nature to work (or live) among messiness. Whatever. It gives me something to do anyway. And besides, it's not like I clean the entire office. Just my room and the kitchenette.

First week of school. What can I say? It's another semester. Another three classes. So far so good, but again it's only the first week. We'll see.

It's Labor Day weekend. The (un)official "last days" of summer. Looking back my summer wasn't as eventful as I'd hoped but not nearly as boring or unproductive. There doing something here this weekend; I think my sister. Last Sunday we had the girls over. Here's a picture of my sister and I helping Dane swim:

She was real scared at first. I'm not sure if it was her first time in the pool, but the girl took to the water like a pro! Within a matter of an hour she was swimming up and down the pool with ease and without support. And trust me, if you were to see my pool, you'd be surprised. Especially considering she's only four!

My co-workers should be arriving soon. I should probably get going. After all, I did say I would try my very best to avoid personal computer use while at work. We've hired three employees, and aside from my own personal agenda, I'm trying to set an example. Take care everyone. Have a great, safe long weekend.

Until next time...

p.s. - tomorrow's the first of September. How crazy it that?!

I ain't one to gossip...

2007-08-25T09:49:00.000-04:00

Mood: Silly
Music: "Gossip Folks" - Missy Elliot

Yo, yo, yo move out of the way, We got Maria coming through. Girl that is Maria? She lost a lot of weight. Girl, I heard she eats one cracker a day! Oh well I heard the bitch was married to Tim and started fucking with Trina! I heard the bitch got hit with three zebras and a monkey. No matter, I can't stand the bitch no way!

...so you ain't heard that from me!

2007-08-25T09:48:00.001-04:00

Mood: Silly
Music: "Gossip Folks" - Missy Elliot

Yo, straight up Maria killed that shit tonight, for real! I know, I know, I don't even care about her being pregnant by Michael Jackson! You know what we should do? We should all go out and go get her album when it comes out! Look, look - there she go, there she go, there she- Heeeey Rias!

"I am not a Mexican!"

2007-08-24T19:23:00.000-04:00

Mood: Tired
Music: "Feeling a Moment" - Feeder

And no, I'm not from El Salvador either. But more importantly, of all the things I am not, I am not a mover. So why was I mover today? Not sure. All I know is that never again. Yeap! Never again. So yeah... just wanted to let you all know. In case you didn't get the memo. That's all. :) I hope you have a wonderful weekend. As for me, I've got a date tonight! Miss Saigon here I come!

Toodles...

p.s. - Yessenia, thanks for the song. It's amazing! Love it!

Pop-Tart, part II

2007-08-20T18:53:00.000-04:00

Mood: Greasy
Music: "Hole In The Head" - Sugababes

Maria, being the loud-mouthed, Nicaraguan, home-wrecker she is called me up all loud and Cutler Ridge like, swearing she was calling me out on my bullshit. Telling me something about Pop-Tarts and DJ downloading or something. I dunno. That bitch crazy! But I ain't one to gossip, so ya'll ain't heard that from me.

Check this song out, I love it. It rocks! Rocks my socks!

Sugababes - "Hole In The Head"
But anyway... so I'm sure the readers who have read my blog were thinking: "Pop-Tart from hell?" Well, here's the story behind it:

The video card on my desktop busted a few weeks back. So, Maria, being the wonderful neighbor, friend, sister, mother and lover that she is said she'd hook it up with a new one at her store. So, Maria, being true to word, hooked it up. $64. Came to find out though, the cards (yes, "cards" with an "s" since she bought me more than one) didn't work. So, obviously, I needed my money back. Last Thursday (or was it Wednesday? No, Tuesday?) - No matter! Last week I swung by her house to pick it up. Whilst at Casa Chavez, Maria, being the gracious host she is, offered me a plethora of luxuries found only in one's humble abode such as Maria's: sandwiches, Nicaraguan red drink, pasta that her sister Gloria ate, garlic bread that her sister Gloria ate, and a Pop-Tart. I, being the aborvechado and chusma Cuban that I am of course took her up on her offer. I took the Pop-Tart and drank some Nica juice. Ever since I saw that abominable snowman commercial for Pop-Tarts, I've always been curious about trying them frozen, right? So I went home, put 'em in the freezer and BAMN! Ate those suckas for my breakfast the next day. And so, that is the story about the Pop-Tart form hell.

Maria... are you satisfied now? 7 DAYS!!!

Pop-Tart from Hell

2007-08-20T09:11:00.000-04:00

Mood: Awake
Music: "Come Into My World" - Kylie Minogue

And I’m back! Yeah, I know… it’s been a while. My apologies. I guess I’ve just been busy and sort of felt there wasn’t really anything to update on. That and I was also damn lazy all weekend. But oh well! Here I am and that’s all that matters.

I’m actually at work, came in a little earlier than usual. Which was totally cool though. I wanted to leave early anyway to get Richard to work early and avoid all the school classes. Yeah, first day of school down here. Yuck! And considering that we’re adjacent to an elementary school with very little public parking, the parents’ park all over our lot. It’s quite annoying really. Especially when they black the driveway. If it were up to me, I’d totally tow their cars. However, since it’s not, we don’t. Diane’s afraid if we tow the car, “they’ll break a window”. Yeah, whatever.

Went to Barrio Latino over the weekend and I guess I got some flyer or something on windshield. Too bad I forgot it was there all weekend and it somehow ended up getting glued on! Fuckers! So since I was here early I busted out with the Windex and razor and scraped that shit off!

I was also able to catch High School Musical 2 last night. It was cute. I mean, I totally saw they took up a notch, but I really wasn’t all that impressed. I mean, I dunno? I think I kind of like the first one more? But it was a cute movie.

Other than that, I really didn’t do much this weekend. Like I said, I’ve been awfully lazy lately. It’s bad. But whatever. I dunno if it’s that I’ve been having trouble sleeping lately or that I just don’t realize how tired I get during the week that as soon as the weekend comes I just wanna bum around the house all day and not do a damn thing. I know that’s bad, but still. I need to enjoy it while I can – school starts next Monday.

And on the subject of school: “Hi my name is Alex and I have a 3.619 GPA!” Haha! Isn’t that friggin awesome opossum! Well, I think it is! Shit, I’ve never had a 3.6 anything! I’ve never managed anything higher than a 3.5, so a 3.6 is grrreat! Woohoo! And come fall (T-minus 7 days) I’ll be at it once more! I think I’m a little nervous about this semester, actually. I’m taking some pretty intense courses, two of which deal with public management and the non-profit sector, and the other about human resources taught by a professor I’ve only heard horror stories about. So let’s see… though I will tell you that I’m determined to make A’s! Anything less is simply unacceptable!

On a lighter note, I’m letting my hair grow out. And I’m also entertaining the idea of growing out a beard. No! I’m not looking to become some kind of hairy, unkempt freak, I just want a little change. Something different. And since I’m not exactly in any position to afford a new wardrobe, I figure this might be the next best thing.

All the kids are downstairs already, what a difference! Over the summer the preschool was practically empty! Ten kids tops! Now, it’s back to the 20+ there usually is.

Either way… I think I’ve run out of things to blog about. Like I said, I sort of feel there really isn’t anything to post. And I should probably get going anyway and finish the grant I worked on Friday. I wrote it all up and stuff, I just gotta prepare it all nice and get it ready for submission.

So! I bid you all adieu… Happy Monday!

I rock with the gradeness people!

2007-08-12T19:58:00.000-04:00

Mood: Excited
Music: "Stick To The Status Quo" - High School Musical

I GOT TWO A'S YA'LL! TWO A'S! COUNT THEM! TWO! Who rocks the house?! Alex rocks the house! And when Alex rocks the house he rocks it ALL THE WAY DOWN! WHAT?! Super excited. I busted my ass off all summer and BAMN! Two A's. Just goes to show you... WOO! :) I'm SUPER happy! Super excited! I'm totally awesome! Hehe... and speaking of awesome. I had SUCH AN AMAZING day today! WOO! I rock!

This Day in History: Last quaggua died in captivity

2007-08-12T19:48:00.000-04:00

Mood: Amazed
Music: "The Way I Are" - Timbaland feat. Keri Hilson

Quagga from Regent's Park Zoo, London (1870)
The quagga is one of Africa's most famous extinct animals. A subspecies of the plains zebra, the quagga was once found in great numbers throughout South Africa's Cape Province and the southern part of the Orange Free State. It was distinguished from other zebras by having the usual vivid marks on the front part of the body, dark, inter-stripe in the mid-section, and the hindquarters were a plain brown. Unlike the rest of its body, the quagga's legs were white. The quagga had been hunted for meat, hides, and to preserve feed for domesticated stock, and became extinct in the wild in the late 1870s. The last quagga specimen in captivity died on August 12, 1883 at the Artis Magistra zoo in Amsterdam.

For more information, click here.

The bitch is back!

2007-08-10T22:18:00.000-04:00

Mood: Stuffed
Music: N/A

Hell to the FUCK yeah! The BEAST is up and running! I'm a bad ass ya'll! BAD ASS!

I drank the Tampico!

2007-08-10T15:03:00.000-04:00

Mood: Silly
Music: "Over and Over" - Madonna

So we've had a gallon of Tampico in the fridge since July 27th, it's been practically untouched. Until today! What?! I drank the Tampico! And I conquered it to become... THE TAMPICO MASTER!

OK, so I just drank half a cup, but still. Nobody else would do it and Christina dared me. And I drank it! And that's because Alex rocks! What?! Now nobody can talk shit about me not drinking Tampico. Shoot! I mean, nevermind that my lips are all tingly now and my stomach hurts. JK! :)

Fur Muh Peephles!

2007-08-10T13:35:00.001-04:00

Mood: Bored
Music: "Don't Turn off the Lights" - Enrique Iglesias

OK, so this weekend is PARTY IT UP weekend! I got P's shing-ding tomorrow and then Sunday outing with Richard, I'm gonna try to catch Stardust sometime tomorrow and I'm totally craving some sushi! YUM! Can I get an "I feel ya!"?! (I feel ya!) Can I get an "Amen!"?! (Amen!) Can I get a "Alex is the baddest motha-ova"-SHUT YO MOUTH!

Word.

Grade time, Baby!

2007-08-09T22:48:00.001-04:00

Mood: Hungry/Tired
Music: "Slide" - Goo Goo Dolls

Man, what another great Briny song! Geezus! LOL. Anyway... I just got in from class. What can I say? Oh, yeah - TORTURE! Horrible. I hate class presentations. I swear, they should be optional. Either way. I have some good news, and then some even better news. The good news: my professors are releasing our grades within the next two days. The even better news: I'm 110% confident I managed to get my A's. SWEET! Tuesday class, it's totally in the bag! Totally! Thursday, I've managed 90s all summer long, I can't possibly see myself getting anything lower than an A-. So, with that said... :)

Starts with "R" ends in "ichard"

2007-08-08T18:14:00.000-04:00

Mood: Hungry
Music: Google Talk

So it was Richard's birthday yesterday. I didn't update because I didn't have the time. So I just wanted to post up something really quick to wish him a happy BELATED birthday...:

Happy (belated) Birthday!
Hehe :) We went out to this restaurant in the Grove, at the Wyndham. It's called GNU. We went for Miami Spice month. It was super cool. Well, haha, yeah. But it was really good. I was pleasantly suprised by the food, really. I ordered goat cheese al horno, some lamb thing, and then cheesecake. Super yummy! And he ordered tostones rellenos (the seared tuna was super yummy!) with lobster ravioli and cheesecake. Super yummy! Except for the lobster, haha. But anyway. Miami Spice month. You guys should check it out.

p.s. - I love that picture! Hehe, I'm so gonna get shot! (it's the couch for me tonight!)

Monday, my way

2007-08-06T17:06:00.000-04:00

Mood: Dirty
Music: "Love My Way" - The Psychedelic Furs

I had a pretty boring Monday. As they usually are. Work is being very... well, let's just leave it at that. I'm not exactly sure how I feel about work, really. And tonight's dinner with Richard and his family for his birthday. Well, it's the first night of dinner, hehe. It's pretty much a Richard's Birthday Dining Experience Extravaganza these next three days. I'm looking forward to it though. My sister got back today too. Just a few minutes ago. Guess what she brought me back? Haha, you'll never guess it! Not in million years! But I'll tell you anyway... HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL! The 2-disc special edition soundtrack version, what?! Haha! I know, I know. LOSER! Oh well. I'm gonna go get dressed. I feel all dirty and stuff. GROSS! Oh, and p.s., the computer guy should be here sometime tomorrow evening so hopefully I'll get that back up and running. Peace.

BOOORING!

2007-08-05T12:22:00.001-04:00

Mood: Bored
Music: "Paradise (Not For Me)" - Madonna

Sundays are boring! BOOORING! Anyone wanna do anything?

Bourne

2007-08-05T00:50:00.000-04:00

Mood: Sleepy
Music: N/A

I just saw The Bourne Ultimatum. It was great.

HSM2

2007-08-04T16:16:00.000-04:00

Mood: Nerdy
Music: "Overprotected [Darkchild Remix]" - Britney Spears

Cast of High School Musical 2
I swear I'm not a nerd. LOL. But I really can't wait to see this movie! I think it's such a cute movie. Loved the first one. YAY!

Update

2007-08-04T10:47:00.000-04:00

Mood: Hungry
Music: "Fall Away" - The Fray

I'm done! School is finished! Haha. Sort of. OK, well, here's how it went down: my Tuesday professor e-mailed us our final exam Wednesday. I got it done and submitted it right then and there. I swear, in less than two hours. Bamn! Done! Then, I finished my final project for my Thursday class and presented it in class. It was a lot more disastrous and that I anticipated, but it's OK. The point is that I'm done! Oh, well, yeah about the sort of. I have to go back next Thursday to sit in and watch the remainder of the presentations. BORING! So that's that. Work has been going alright. It's pretty boring actually. Not too eventful. I did turn in my schedule for the fall. But we'll see. Whatever. But speaking of, I'll be taking another three classes in fall, and hopefully we'll see how that goes. I am a little bit worried though. It seems like a big workload. Ouch! Oh, I tried real Thai curry for the first time earlier this week. Awesome! I'm practically home alone this weekend. Everyone's gone off to some far off destination. Except me, of course. It's cool though. I saw movies last night and read a little. My computer still isn't fixed. But hopefully today. I made arrangements with Maria last night. That's pretty much it, really. Yeah! Pretty much.

And on the subject of growing up...

2007-07-31T19:13:00.000-04:00

Mood: (Still) Hungry
Music: "More, More, More" - Kylie Minogue

My sister and I (well, mainly my sister) took all my old pictures and put them into a photo album. I'm talking about old pictures here. High school. High school, guys! High school! [sigh] I mean, it's really something, isn't it? Looking back, your life captured in these moments. Some awkward, some comical, others not so much. I look so young! Really. I found a few pictures from this cruise I went on with Gaby, Raquel and Ingrid. I also found pictures from the last day of school, my freshmen year. WTF were we thinking?! Gaby and I in Hawaiian shirts, Tina and Peewee in flower hats. I found dozens of pictures with Jenny. My "Thriller" pictures. The first picture Mr. C ever took of me. Could you believe I still have it? And I remember it! LOL. GradNite pictures, prom pictures, senior picnic pictures. Sophomore trip pictures! I mean, seriously... Wow. Maybe I'll scan a few and post them up. Probably I won't. Haha. We'll see. Some are kind of embarrassing. But yeah... Wow. High school. That sure was a long time ago! Geezus....

"However, who am I to judge"

2007-07-31T19:12:00.000-04:00

Mood: Hungry
Music: "I Want You" - Janet Jackson

And that's exactly right!

Oh shit!

2007-07-31T16:37:00.001-04:00

Mood: (Still) Frustrated
Music: N/A

I totally forgot. Today's the last day of July. Damn how the months keep on flying by. Wow!

Today sucks!

2007-07-31T16:30:00.001-04:00

Mood: Frustrated
Music: N/A

Today has sucked big time! I mean big time! First, Sasha quit. Then I come to school to do some stuff for Richard but it doesn't get done. Then I forgot my Panther ID so I had to go back home and pick it up and come back to school. Why? I needed to use the lab to print out my assignment that's due today and e-mail it to my professor. Why? Cause the desktop at home is still broken. Whatever. So, after I come back and print out the stuff, I leave to go make a phone call for my interview for that project that's due on Thursday. No answer. In speaking to Richard, I remember that I only printed out today's assignment and I didn't e-mail it. So back to the GC lab I go. Now I'm just waiting. Gawd, I'm so tired. I'm also kind of frustrated. And a little bit stressed. I just want this semester to be over. It's been one helluva a semester and I've worked real hard to keep up an A in both my classes. To slip up now and risk getting a B is unacceptable. Fuck! Yeah, sorry. I'm just a little bit frustrated right now. Oh! And what's worse? I think I was a little rude to the GC lab guy. The one that's always really nice to me. Dammit Janet! [sigh] ...I just want to go home. I'm gonna see if I can speak to my professor and dismiss myself early from class. Geezus!

Superblah

2007-07-29T18:11:00.000-04:00

Mood: Blah
Music: "Until You're Over Me" - Maroon 5

I'm feeling really blah today. I guess it's cause I really didn't sleep well last night. I just couldn't get comfortable enough. And I kept thinking about this project that's due on Thursday. I'm fucked. I just need to find my inspiration. That's all. And get my interview(s). Oh well. Lemme see what else I can do. I'm pretty sure I can bullshit something up. Or something. Fuck. Oh well. I cut the grass today. Wait, cut the grass or mowed the lawn? Mmm... I wonder which one is the proper term?

Carrie v.s. Kelly

2007-07-29T07:40:00.000-04:00

Mood: Silly
Music: "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For" - U2

Kelly Clarkson
Age: 25
Birth place: Southwest (TX)
Album sales: 9x Platinum, 3 albums
Biggest Hit: "Since U Been Gone"
Number of Grammy's: 2
Romantically linked to: Ex- Evanescence keyboardist
Biggest flop: My December and From Justin to Kelly
Biggest success: Breakaway
Best known for: Being America's first American Idol
Noteworthy: America's angry, broken-hearted White girl

Carrie Underwood
Age: 24
Birth place: Southwest (OK)
Albums sales: 6x Platinum, 1 album
Biggest Hit: "Before He Cheats"
Number of Grammys: 4
Romantically linked to: NFL quarterback Tony Romo
Biggest flop: None to date
Biggest success: Some Hearts
Best known for: Having the best-selling debut album
Noteworthy: America's girl-next-door

I reported. Now you decide! Never mind that I'm probably gonna slapped for this, but oh well! Hehe... :)

Attention all J.J. fans!

2007-07-28T21:22:00.000-04:00

Mood: Hungry
Music: Cloverfield trailer

Cloverfield (unofficial title)