Valentine's Day 2006 Part 1

Over the years I've begun to dread Valentine's Day. I can name a number of legitimate reasons for my anxiety of this holiday.
1. Very bad Valentines Gifts. Dead roses, cracked vases for the roses, regifted gifts and the major prize winner: a deep fryer ( I am not in the south folks and I don't live in a single wide).
2. Major Relationship Changes: Either you are in or you are out on the day of.
3. Being Single. When all your friends have significant others and your mom is the only one that buys you a gift. *Thanks MOM!*
4. Bad dinners. For any of the many reasons it could have been a bad dinner.

Waste of a Weekend

I have done absolutely nothing this weekend. It's not too out of the norm but at the same time I find it a little sad that I have done absolutely nothing with myself, including laundry. I feel blah.

My Stripper Song

Your Stipper Song Is

Baby Got Back by Sir Mix-A-Lot "So Cosmo says you're fatWell I ain't down with that!'Cause your waist is small and your curves are kickin'" You've got a boomin' body, and you're not afraid to show it off.

What Song Should You Strip To?

Everything but the chips!

So I was online a couple of days ago and was browing blogs and I came across Resolution 2006 and it made me think about my dieting habits. So in an effort to you know actually have a healthier year I actually went food shopping! Yes, I stepped into a grocery store for something other than alcohol! Everyone says its cheaper to make your own lunch than to go out to eat everyday. Not when you have lunch down to a science of $2.46. So I went and bought food for a week and blew about 40 bucks. It was all healthy stuff and I thought I did pretty well for the day even with non-fat yogurt. Then I had my moment of my of weakness. Doritos. Small snack size bag. All gone. Back to the drawing board.

It was "after"noon right?

I am making more of an effort to hang out with my girlfriends nowadays and so 4 of us went out to brunch this morning. The service was horrible but if you got breakfast you got Champagne with your meal. The service was so horrible that we drank about 3 bottles. But it was after noon right?

So this is what it means to be a girl

It's something I do every 2 week and for the most part I enjoy it but looking at it from the outside, it is actually a pain in the butt! I get my eyebrows, nails and toes done every 2 weeks, my lip done every 4 weeks a hair cut every 6 weeks and a brazillian wax every blue moon. And every once in a while all these weeks align and I have to get this all done in one weekend. This weekend I got my eyebrows, lip and nails and toes done. I also managed to squeeze in a hair cut and a tune up and oil change. Managed to get some food in me and get my boyfriend a hair cut. I feel a little exhausted.

Off to dinner!

My Boyfriend Does Gay Porn...

and he swears he's straight! Kidding, I know he is straight. He just got a gig doing editing work for gay porn. As long as he is not in studio it's alright. He had asked me a couple of days ago if it was okay. I thought he was joking about it so I said it was fine. Today he interviewed and actually got the job. I really can't be too upset about it (actually kinda happy about it) especially because he is making a decent day rate. Alright honey, we can supersize now!

Ol' New Years Resolutions

*Lose Weight: let's see how far I get with this one.
*Make more friends: you know the kind to galavant with and have a good time.
*Stay in School: This is one of those long drawn out things.
*See the headshrinker: per my doctor. Maybe he is right.

Had I posted your gift here...

would you know it? Probably not. If you read my blog every once in a while you would know what it was. Catch me on this, and I will tell you what it is. Good luck and God speed.

Oh Joy! Oh Joy! The Holidays!

Tis the season to blow your wad on all the people you love. I haven't celebrated the holidays with my family in 5 years. At least this year I am spending it with someone I love and not at the hospital or crying by myself b/c I have no one to spend it with.

School & Love

So I have been in school since August taking a math class which is worth 5 units. To add insult to injury I added on a late starting class (Accounting) that is another 3 units. Which doesnt sound that bad except for the fact that since its excelerated its 2 nights a week. So now I am in school 4 nights a week. It's just getting to me at this point. I am so ready for this semester to be over.

In other news November is a big month for us. BF and I are having our one year anniversary. We count it on the first night we went out drinking which by coincidence was on Thanksgiving last year. We were supposed to meet up at Liquid our local bar. They wouldn't let him in, so we ended up going to some really dank bar going farther into downtown on the same street. We ended up getting pretty toasted and singing Garth Brooks' "Friends in Low Places" and playing a horrible game of pool. The ironic thing about it is that at the time we were both in pretty low places. Who would have thought we would have ended up together in more than a platonic sense? It's been a year full of surprises, laughs and love to say the least. I am not saying that everything has been perfect or that we havent had our ups and downs but that the good definately outweigh the bads and that I wouldnt trade my new family for anything in the world.

Giddy Like A School Girl!

From time to time you take people, places things for granted until you no longer have them. Not saying that I necessarily did not appreciate my BF but I got used to the fact that I got to see him everyday. At worse I would see him every other day. I have not seen him since Sunday early evening and I am finally getting to see him tomorrow afternoon. I am soooo happy! I really miss him!

Mel Needs....

I saw this somewhere else and I thought it was a joke.... but its pretty funny.... type your name in to Google and write your name andd the word needs, ex: "Mel needs" and see what pops up. In my case here are the funniest ones:

Mel Needs.... more balls. (My own, or someone elses?)
Mel Needs.... a damn good f**k. (I am serious this one came up)
Mel Needs... you! (and you! and you! and you!)
Mel Needs... this guys endorsement. (who guy? what guy is that important to me?)

And for the twist.....
Imelda... needs a new pair of shoes! (Finally the internet speaks truth!)
Imelda... need her boyfriend for his young, active lifestyle. (Any comments on this?)

Check yours and let me know!

I may have insomnia again?

Maybe not, I just havent been on a normal sleep schedule. The BF is working over-nighters this week and when we are not in the same bed I can't sleep. Is that sweet or pathetic? Also one of my friends had me take her to the ER for a some-what emergency that she could have taken care of earlier in the day. So I think I am just out of whack.
I had a lovely day today.... I got a shot in the foot for the plantar's foot I have going (isn't that sexy?) and I had my teeth poked at by the dentist and then I had blood drawn by a stranger. I also added another class to my schedule. I will now be in school 4 days a week from 7-10. Woo Hoo! I think I may have to start drinking coffee again. Also I found out from someone from the our coroporate office that work will be picking up again.... which is good financially but that means I am gonna be beat up from now till Christmas. But 8 more units out of the way! You know I have to look at the bright side of this , b/c otherwise I dont know how I am going to drag through. Wish me luck with school everyone!

What I should be doing... what I am doing....

So yesterday I woke up around 6AM and I dragged my ass to work. I finished work a little before 6. Nothing special about the the day, dragging as usual. I then go to class. I have been averaging an A for the semester and we just had our first mid-term and I got a B. I am actually disappointed. It's only the first mid-term... there is another one before the final, hopefully I will get my grade up. Then again I am just stoked that I have even gotten it that high for the fact that it is a math class. After class, I then proceeded to drive to Burbank. I got there at 10:30 at a somewhat breakneck speed and getting lost out in the BFE. The BF was supposed to be out of work around that time but didnt end up wrapping up till almost 1 in the mornin'. Oh joy! Back home (well Bf's home). So total driving for one day.... N. Long Beach, Santa Ana, Burbank, N. Long Beach. Please shoot me.

So one day of this sh*t should tell me to take it easy. I am one day. I even cancelled my plans for tonight so I could sit on my ass tonight-but tomorrow.... Hollywood! Why? B/c the bf is working on some charity event show with Santana and am I'm not gonna say no to a free show. I invited a girl from my math class.... but she didnt realize it was going to be so late. I have a feeling she is going to bail. Oh well shit happens. So I should be resting but instead I am here. Online. Not sleeping.

Did Hell Freeze Over?

Columbus Day, woo hoo! My office gave us a 4 day weekend vs. the 3 day weekend that only some other people have. I guess that's one of the perks for working in the industry I work in, more days off! Just the fact that they randomly gave us an extra day had me question the temperature of Hell.

Will The Drive Kill Me?

Will the Drive Kill Me?

You would think after 4 years it is too little too late to be asking if the drive will kill me, but I am in a position where I have to start thinking about these things. I am actually considering leaving my place of employment for a number of reasons but the main reason in the change in my family life that is up coming at the beginning of the year. I will go from the typical single 20-something year old single/corporate lackey/student to the other type of typical girl- Mom. The kind who works all day and goes to school at night. No ladies and gents, I did not pop out a kid nor am I planning to in the near future. For those of you who do not know my significant other is the father of the cutest 3 year-old in the world. He is also a full-time father. The mother is not completely in the picture and in a nutshell: unstable.
So for the last month I have been calculating budgets and planning schedules and worrying who will be picking up the baby from Montessori and with my work schedule and school schedule that I would not be available to be around as much as I should be. After all that work, finances I have figured out. Well at least my half of the expenses and with this merger of homes I will be making out like a bandit. My Sig. Other will also be prospering well from the merger. There will be some displacements and some other moving pains but the overall run should be quite successful.

Overall, slightly stressful but in a good way.

When I grow up I want to be just like you!

I went to work today wearing a black sleeveless top that kinda hangs down at the boobs and khaki short pants and heels today. My hair was actually pretty manageble and I thought I was looking kinda cute. Then I realized that I dressed exactly like my boss did on Friday. I can't even dress myself without being corporate... that's sad!

Tequila makes her clothes come off.

I had tequila. My clothes came off. Everyone had a happy ending. Just thought I would share.

I don't like being sick

I actually came home from work early today because I wasn't feeling well. I never leave early! I am considering not going to work tomorrow. Sometimes I think I am a work-aholic. I am at work at least 10 hours of the day including lunch plus the commute. Maybe its some form of sick torture.