ug. really creepy to see all your information on random websites - being 'on the grid' freaks me out - they show age, family members, etc.

It's not windy, raining, or foggy today - there's no good excuse to not go for a run... the new race year starts in 2 months, must train!

Merry Christmas to everyone!

A break in the rain after several days and the birds are chirping - what a nice sweet sound.

Not only has it been raining for 5 days straight (I can't remember that happening in SoCal since El Nino '97) but it's really pouring now.

Nearly done with season 2 of #babylon5 - shit is gettin' real.

People have been saying it and I'm inclined to agree. Time to head to Home Depot and pick up supplies for an Ark - raining 3 days non-stop.

Unusual for #SoCal - it's been #raining non-stop all day... we weren't inside all fat and lazy enough, so I just made a #baskinrobbins run!

got lazy for dinner - making mac n cheese - i add frozen peas and canned tuna... a meal of tasty, easy, processed food - the American dream.

Life, relationships, choices, happiness, stuggles, ug.

#chargers pwnd last night... tonight I get to go to a company xmas party (my guy has a real job) - after dentist, hair appt, work, whew!

My guy's boss gave us tix to the #chargers game tonight, we're off to San Diego, woot!

Hard to keep daily calories down with chocolate truffles, shortbread w/lemon curd, bread pudding - my fav deserts all super high calories.

Prophecy is a guess that comes true. When it doesn't, it's a metaphor.

AHK! I just now figured out why crazy #lost mother Danielle was familiar - she was Delenn on #babylon5 - I can sleep at night. haha

To make #chase banking matters even funner, I am staring at my business ATM yet someone used it at an ATM in GGrove Fri and took out $500.

#chase ditching old #wamu free checking, so moving back to #bofa for their echecking - after leaving them almost 5 years ago for same reason

Peter Pan at OCPAC was fun last night! Especially going with mom & daddio.

well, isn't it fun to work while outside tree trimming is going on: hours of chainsaws and mexican yelling and cursing.

#irvine #gladiator run this morning rocked! Really fun, well put together, was CAKED in mud at the finish w/a big smile after great workout.

is setting up the xmas train: Hogwart's Express! woot!

Yeah - Alcohol makes people sad. It's like the Lifetime movies of beverages. #community

Daddio has decided his 'street-cred' gangsta name is 'Big Fatty D' lol

Celebrating our 12th Anniversary today (since official first date). I LOVE YOU ERROL (not that you ever check online).

There are 84600 seconds in a day - how many have you spent saying 'Thank You'?

no! i need to work! hobbies need to wait! damned you internet and lack of will power!!!!!!!

not sure why i'm spending money, since i'm in serious #debt - but now i also have a new #microsoft wireless keyboard - i feel modern now

So I decided to do the #biggestloser 500 step-ups. I'm tall so I'm not 100% sure stair steps are tall enough 4 me, it took 15min + I'm dizzy

I didn't sleep yet. Play hard, work hard! Well, hard isn't really how I'd describe either, but it's just a saying, afterall. haha

pulled the trigger: impulse shopping at #bestbuy so now I, a graphic designer, finally have a 16:9 monitor #hp sticker sucks to remove

Washer was so loud I thought it was going to explode - turns out the transmission went bad, plus leaking. #maytag fail! it's only been 6 yrs

#whirlpool double oven and range unit delivered today... microwave installed tomorrow... wooooooot!!!

#mimiscafe has the best seasonal bread on the planet - i bought 4 of their pumpkin spice mini loafs (smells so good!) nom nom

Be strong and do not give up - your work will be rewarded.

Whoa! The wind is so strong I couldn't sleep through the noise - things are falling over outside, and the house just shook!

#priceline customer service FTW! Denied bid, added areas, got the rate - for a hotel listed for LESS than my bid. Got difference back + $25

SO! #Bestbuy apparently refuses to take our old stove when installing new one, something about age, code, and one-piece being issues. *sigh*

Just got back from toning-type workout for free at #innovative-results in Costa Mesa as prep for #gladiator #rock'n'run - fun group!

You are beautiful.

WHY is it F*&@ing 99F??!??!

I remain baffled as to pot's schedule 1 status and how it is deemed illegal while alcohol and nicotine are not.

walked to #vote (.8 mi), ran to bank (1), ran to store (.7), walked home w/ bags (.8)... sounded like a nice plan 'cept it was 95 F outside.

Please Vote!

Sorry if you try to contact me by phone and cannot - i have ceased to answer to the phone due to high amount of voting spam calls.

Mmmm. Candy for breakfast and lunch. haha

Other than interaction with people (rare), I actually missed working in a company after Errol sent pix of an office with decorated cubicals.

bleh

Had a family-filled weekend, fun at Medieval Times, and then tons of FB bday wishes in my inbox this morning. (-:

Sorry #weather.com and #weather.gov - it is NOT partly sunny, it's actually been lightly raining ALL day so far, so 'Percip. 0 in' is wrong.

Oooh. Not JUST rain, but lightening. *woot*

Rain. *joy*

NIB #Lionel O-gauge Train Harry Potter #Hogwarts Express movie replica http://ping.fm/4xmxh

#irvine #mudrun was fun yesterday, as always - it's an easy 3+ miles - they improved the course and i met cool people!

For my birthday (24th) please consider donating in my name to #Orangewood at http://ping.fm/6kyL9

getting a #Hertz car today and doing a 1-way rental to #Bakersfield to pickup Putt-Putt tomorrow! woot! Well, i have to pay $1000. boo.

back from #ToughMudder a creative event in a gorgeous area was difficult for me in thin air. THANKS to other mudders for help on obstacles.

I like it on the kitchen counter.

putt-putt's damage came to just under $4000 - just for radiator/fans and new front bumper/assembly (and labor). WTF?

Pain is weakness leaving your body. #ToughMudder Saturday / NorCal @ bear valley

Was in #Bakersfield for #Volkslauf (hard!) Sat.: THANK YOU to strangers that helped with the #coyote, my car, rides, and the race obstacles!

about to leave for Bakersfield for #Volkslauf - imma goin die

about to leave for Bakersfield for #Volkslauf - imma goin die

having that "can't win for losing" kind of week, which makes me want to disconnect and be lazy, which makes everything worse.

dear lord, like I, of all people, needed another hobby....

Why is it 105 F !?!?! Thank science it will be 'cooling' to mid-80s by the weekend, but I have volkslauf.com in Bakersfield Sat (mid-90s).

BootCampChallenge.com tomorrow morning. I'm gonna suck. haha. OohRah!

Volkslauf.com Oct 2, most hotels $79+ for "3" stars, i pricelined & got $50 - my first offer. i hate that, should've gone lower i guess.

working from 4:30a to noon makes my mouse-finger hurt. ouchy.

Remember to be grateful every day for your wonderful life and good health and all the little things you take for granted.

is just now starting the halloween costume. oh dear. haha. it's definately a lot of work.

Always wear clean underpants.

Remember to clean behind your ears!

Last year a client of mine died, now we can't find any login information to the website host, and they want an ID faxed to them. lol

is having a hard time understanding people or their motives. Maybe I hold friends to too high of a standard? Luckily I have Errol. (-:

today there are bundles of bees outside, the one on my neighbors patio is quite large - we'll see if they move along tomorrow.

All of a sudden it went from 'warm' to WTF, SO HOT! up stairs. I'z goin' downstairs where it's 10 F cooler.

Watching Hung, my guy says: Sorry, I won't beat a beaver for you.

Watching True Blood, my guys says: I'm glad you're not a slipper-wearing person... 'cause those look stupid.

Boyfriend says: If you are trying to get it in the hole, it's better to be a little long than a little short.

Moving from one storage unit to larger one a short walk up a wee hill - but MAN that hill got large by the 6th flat I pushed up it.

3 power outages in 12 hours, this last one was about 10+ minutes.

WoW 'til 4am... O.o

Sand, stones, brick, soil, plants, seed, pots, grout - and a new decision (as part of my 'finishing' the back patio) to cut more stone tiles

Back from visiting family in SMra: love my family; Pismo beach had great weather, food, dolphins; dad made yummy dinner; PCPA talent great.

took out childhood photo albums to see how blonde my hair was (for future salon trips) and self adhesive gone, photos fading! Scanning now!

Daddio is taking me on his boat today, out of Ventura, woot!

Too much work... wrist and fingers hurt... ouchy... hungry, too...

Wait wait wait - why did Frank ditch Nicole in the first place? Gimme the whole story, #bachelor, you seem to have enough time for it!

irvinelakemudrun.com - it's about 3.25 miles in Santiago Canyon. I did it Sat, was a BLAST! 3mi mostly flat with some obstacles, then MUD!

Well, it's here, another summer of me HATING that my office is upstairs and 3 months muttering to myself about how it's soooo HOT...

damned power outages! and damned ebay, too...

watched a full soccer match for the first time yesterday... it's not likely to happen again, but it was fun to be out with friends!

spent the weekend baking (cheesecake & scalloped potatoes) potlucked them last night and witnessed rad illegal fireworks. *stuffed & tired*

bought a bunch of fabric yesterday - the start of my Maleficent costume for Halloween '10.

Fuck work, I've got to go see my friends new baby!

"How the Earth Changed History" is a crazy awesome series being shown on NatGeo this week.

2 seconds before the earthquake hit, our cat hit the deck freaked out - he totally felt it coming. lol

After watching a commercial for a 3D TV Errol say: If I wanted to watching something in 3D I'd go see a fucking play.

got about 1:12 for 6.5mi, which included some small steps on the way back. Plus doing 2-3 sets of 20 girlie pushups a day. I'm pretty happy.

ug, silliness has ensued. I bought a 'surveillance' web cam w/night vision so I could find out what is happening with my hermit crabs at 2am

Seven stars and seven stones and one white tree...

is spending the morning baking a cake!

I enjoyed a lovely sunset at the end of my run yesterday - various colors set in layers of clouds with streaks of open sky.

My mission begins, the goal is 10 good push-ups and 5 good pull-ups. I don't have a timeline, other than NOW. Wish me luck!

ripped out more vines yesterday and rearranged the patio furniture. A sore back, but a nicer place to relax, has resulted.

Trying to send large digital files to a printer in China is nothing short of silly. Skype took forever, but at least it worked.

Every time a CA governor campaign ad comes on it makes me want to vote for the other guy - after 3 months of this I am really confused.

Running isn't a cheap sport - I buy new shoes every 3-4 months - BUT I love my new pair! Woot! Can't wait to take them out for 4mi tomorrow!

is staying home on a Friday night - for a reason this week: have 3mi obstacle course run in the morning (Warrior Dash). SO not ready. lol

“The level of our success is limited only by our imagination and no act of kindness, however small, is ever wasted.” - Aesop

Why, oh, why, didn't I take the blue pill?

wanted to let everyone know how special Saturday was for both Errol and myself. We are very grateful for all the friends and family.

... early to bed, early to rise... I got the 'rise' part down, it's the 'bed' bit I don't have time for.

filled nearly 2 carts at the store today - but didn't break my shopping $ record... it was like $335, i've done more with less stuff.

tried a traditional red velvet cake recipe (beets to make it red, but not really) but the beets made me gassy. no bueno.

has made her entire house smell like sugar (cakes and icing all over this hizouse!)

B&B booked for our Belize snorkel trip. woot!

HOT HOT in SoCal - 87 F with a slight breeze = AWESOME (and *sad* that I couldn't ditch work for the beach)

Couple years ago I left $45/mo ATT LAN phone for Vonage $21, now I have left ATT Toll-Free number ($16+/mo) for OneSuite ($3). Internets FTW

OH! so close... ug, the USA team looked so friggin depressed. PROPS TO MILLER - FANTASTIC GOALIE!!!

AND PARISE TIES IT UP! Olympic hockey gold medal game goes into O.T.!!!!

Pacific Red Snapper: it's what's for dinner! (inspired by Shanna)

My daddio worked on the schematic drawings that vent gas for the last bit mentioned on the page about frozen hydrogen: http://ping.fm/zm3Ta

wants to say 'sorry' to Tiger for having to make that stupid, forced apology. What does being an asshole have to do with golf? Not my biznis

wonders if Shaun White is for real? Those tricks look too easy, the landings are smooth and the air is crazy!

saw a fun bumper sticker: "Silence might be Golden but Duct Tape is Silver." next to "Shut the Fuck Up" and "I'm tired of stupid people".

my dad can tell you from experience: gettin heart valve stints is NO BUENO! Please, take care of yourselves! Eat healthy, exercise & relax!

would rather be in NoLa.

it stopped raining - now my car didn't get a free wash when I was out running errands, but I can go running instead of being in a gym! *joy*

enjoyed an evening celebrating Errol's mother's 70th! woot!

is finished baking & decorating the cake for Sevgi's birthday tonight (Errol's mother)... my technique with frosting needs a LOT of work.

has padded crash shorts, under-glove wrist braces & thicker knee pads for the pockets on the inside of my snowboarding pants on order!

is too scared to go straight (fast) on her snowboard as she is still not falling properly (my butt & wrists HURT today).

is snowboarding at Snow Summit.

*joy* I think lunch might be curled up under a blanket reading a book - though I might fall asleep in about 5 minutes if I try that.

SWEET MERCIFUL CRAP!

GO CHARGERS!

It's flat out gorgeous outside today. I ended up hiking past my water supply (3.15 hrs) but saw some amazing views: ocean, catalina, mtns

Doubling my workout (2 hrs gym, 4+ mi running) has made me take more days off. *sore* Wish I could afford some yoga for those days. *broke*

I can't tell if I'm really grumpy or if I am actually surrounded by assholes.

been watching too many horror movies - white eyeballs, quickly twisting heads & rustling in the bushes spilling into real life when outside.

Que' onda güero?

is so fucking depressed right now. Can't decide whether to vomit or slit my wrists. In the meantime I'll be crying in my buffalo wings.

will be a the Lake Forest Buffalo Wings place (by Cap't Cream) at 1:30 to cheer on her BENGALS (and eat wings). GOOOOOOO BENGALS!!!

forced Errol to enjoy the LOVELY day yesterday was: took some food to the park for a picnic - then saw Avatar in 3D. Fun day with my man!

took down the xmas decor - 2 months of putting up and taking down decorations nearly done. Just one more trip to the storage unit to go.