daily epiphanie

a usually sudden manifestation or perception of the essential nature or meaning of something.....

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Wednesday, August 30, 2006

Poor Girl!

I was at Balboa Park on Saturday 08/26/06 I witnessed the most disturbing thing. I am watching my son play at the park and as i'm looking around I see a little girl doing the "pee pee"dance. She standing over a man who must be her dad. He motions for her to go in my direction so I'm thinking he want her to ask me to take her to the bathroom. Nope! He was actually motioning for her to sit on the panda bear and go. I couldn't believe it. Now mabey if she were a boy I could see maybe cleaning some hubcaps, but cleaning the panda. Would it have been so hard to take her to the bathroom, or even ask a mom to take her. Just goes to show how ridiculously LAZY some parents can be.

Monday, August 21, 2006

Stamp machine 1, Shakira 0.

I know its been a week since I've updated, bad Shakira (smacks hand).

So I have these two letters in my purse waiting to be mailed, yeah I know what's so special about that. Wait a second did I say mail, yeah that's right as in the postal service, stamps, getting a nasty tongue paper cut the whole bit.

Why I haven't I mailed them yet is simple, up until yesterday I didn't have stamps. Why did I not have stamps up until yestarday? Well, last week I attempted on two occasions to buy stamps by avoiding the post office because I knew it would be busy, didn't want to go though the drama of parking , rude people, etc.

The first place I went to the lady was a b**** and not only was she mean, she wanted to charge me $0.45, and the second the guy wanted to charge me four cents more. I know it's only a matter of six pennies or 10 cents but when stamps only costs $.39, that's a huge markup. I figured at some point in time I will drive by the Post office and get stamps.

That time came yestarday, the door to the post office was open so I went in thinking back to my two failed attempts at getting stamps. Ha! I'll get them over charge me for stamps. I walk in and I see it. The stamp machine. I walk up to it and freeze. I have no idea how to use this thing. How hard can it be, I am intelligent woman. First I put my money in and made my selection didn't work, then I tried to make my selection then put my money in no go. I hear a man counting change behind me, so trying to maintain some dignity I stepped back and told him to go ahead. He goes "why is it not working?" do you know what my intelligent reply was "uuuuhhh, I don't know how to work it. "

He did say anything just went ahead put his money in pressed the button, out came his stamps. The whole time I am watching him in sheer amazement and disbelief. WOW, I'm thinking this guy is some kind of genius. As he collects his stamps and begins to walk away I ask like a groupie how'd you do that. "oh, I guess you put the money in first, type the amount you want and there." I looked at him and almost wanted to hug him, as he left I did exactly what he said and wouldn't you know it my stamps came out.

You know what truly amazes me about this whole experience?
1. I spent more in gas then the price of the stamps.
2. I realized how dependent I am on my computer, to connect with friends, family, pay bills.
3. I am very spoiled.

Tuesday, August 08, 2006

Thirty-four dollars!

Well today I went to the gym 24hr fitness, here in C.V., while on the treadmill feeling ever so hamster-ish, I began thinking. (it's ok I've gotten better at, been practising) Since November of 2005 I've been paying $34/mo for this membership, and I hardly use it. Ok so hardly is exaggerating, try almost never. I'm not uncomfortable with myself, but since I gained 10lbs in 66 days, I think a change of habit is due.

Getting back to my original topic. How is it that I allow my self to practically waste 34 dollars a month, I'm reminded of this once a month when I look at my bank statement. However I'm unwilling to cancel my membership. Why? No, it's not because I like giving money away with no return, I just feel if I cancel my membership, I really won't workout, and I'll be forced to be BIG and beatiful, instead of just beautiful.

So rather then beat myself up anymore I think I will stop wasting my thirty-four dollars, and gain a return on my investment, in myself. By going to the gym at least twice a week, I should come up with new things to write about.

Ja ne!

Sunday, August 06, 2006

Adventure at home.

I guess you could say that I am a do it yourself type of person. Rarely anything that requires any maual labor. This "quest" that I have embarked on is no different.

As you can tell I am creating my own personal website, and you would think that with all the trial and errors (mostly errors) I would have more then my home page, right? Wrong, this has to be the most frustrating and fun craft that I am learning. To be honest I'm pretty sure I don't know what I am doing nor do I think I am going about it the right way. I am learning something new. For that I am proud of myself.

Wondering why I just had to go and make my own website instead of using a free one like geocities, or something similar. Well for one I have tried them and it just feels cheap, too prefabricated for my taste. And I'm stubborn have to do everything the hard way. So now that I have got the first page up, I think the rest will be less difficult. I hope to have my gallery and about me pages up by next weekend.

Friday, August 04, 2006

This weeks realizations...

  1. I have not had a ciggarette in 66 days.:)
  2. My waistline can vouch for it.:(
  3. Simple auto accidents can be stressfull.(even for insurance agents)
  4. My 7 year old son never ceases to amaze me.
  5. Using yahoo's site builder is not as simple as the tutorials make it seem.


I will elaborate more on these five things probably later this weekend, Ciao!

Thursday, August 03, 2006

Jury Duty 08/02/06

Ok so yesterday I had Jury Duty. I know what your thinking, big deal either go or comeup with an excuse. Well I really had no excuse not to go. My company pays me for it and I'm good for at least a year.
I'm trying to save some gas and money I take the trolley downtown. To be honest I was expecting more excitement. I was sorely disappointed. Anyway I get to the Hall Of Justice since it is a city building we have to go thru metal detectors. I had the sudden urge to "moo" or "baaa" as we were being herded through into a very large observation room. So I sit down and wait, at first it wasn't so bad because I had my PSP and some books. At about 8:15 I got there at 8am, some old guy a Judge gets on this mic and goes on and on about how the jury selection came about, and how important it is blah, blah, blah. When he's done talking people start to clap. Wait a minute clap. These people like myself have not had there caffine yet, so there a little dilusioned. They have to be right??
When the "honorable" leaves, this lady gives the orientation instructions. Were going pretty quick. You know what I'm Thinking? YES! I'm getting outta here soon. Enjoy my day what ever. AAhh nope.
So after our 20 minute break, You know what we did? We sat and waited sat and waited. Whenever the loud speaker would come on we would all look up to the ceiling as if being graced with freedom. Some people were very lucky and were gone by 11:30. The rest of us well we got a two hour lunch to do whatever we wanted.
I walked around Horton Plaza for about an 1 1/2 hrs. and was reminded of how much I hate it. Back to my doom with the hopes that maybe we would be let go early. No, No,No I got back and was allowed to sit some more. The voice above would announce every 30 mins that there were courts still requesting to hold jurors.
I'm sitting because some a**holes can't decide what. Just when I'm about to say screw it. they can call me in a few days, arrest me the voice again. Says that we can go. Bless that voice.

Wednesday, August 02, 2006

New Blog

If you had visited this page before, you'll notice that it's different.


I have to admit defeat Wordpress was too difficult for me to figure out. Blogger is much easier to use, so now I can concentrate on the rest of my site.