i'm having a wonderful valentine's day all because of my sweetie!

we usually don't do anything big for v-day except for exchange cards, but this year seems to be special. i created a leather bound photo book of our hawaii pics for princess and it got delivered on saturday! princess was on his way out to get a haircut when he told me there was a package there for me. i hid it by the time he got back, but of course he knew it was for him and kept poking around for it. when he realized i wasn't going to tell him, he started asking me if i wanted to know what he got me. i was good, i said "no."

by the end of the day princess was bummed i wasn't telling him what i got him or interested in what i was getting from him. so he told me anyway. he told me because it wasn't going to be arriving before valentine's... or so he thought. last night he actually was home before me, but only because he wanted to get home before it started snowing. he was still working away in the office at midnight but came into the bedroom to tell me goodnight. and then he gave me my white ipod nano i've been wanting ever since my mini died. as you can imagine, i was absolutely delighted.

and then he really outdid himself. shortly before noon, my manager called me aside to talk. about 2 minutes into it though, someone told him his appointment was here. so we walked out of the office and i was headed back to my desk when i saw them... a gorgeous arrangement of a dozen long-stem red roses sitting in front of my computer.

my bf loves me. not that i needed this to know. he tells every single day. but still, i'm one happy girl today. =)

anxiously awaiting the gift exchange to start any minute now. then the holiday party follows that. and i have tomorrow off. woohoo! 2 days of work next week and then i'm off for 2 WEEKS! my accomplishments this week at work? upgrading my flight to first class next week, ordering a bikini and sundress, buying my one-way ticket down to so.cal, looking up a review of the cruise we're going on, and looking at pics from my last trip to hawaii... over 4 years ago! my mind is on vacation already...

its all a countdown. less than an hour of work to go before my 5 day weekend. yay! but its also my last day of being 27, tomorrow i'm 28. i'm seriously in my "late 20's" now. soon i'll be 30. not that i feel old, it just sounds so old. and i don't mean old in a bad way, but it just sounds so damn grown up... 30 year olds are actual adults! though, i do suppose i do know quite a few that i would not consider to be adult like at all.

my 10 year high school reunion is this friday. i'm equal parts excited and nervous. wow, TEN YEARS have flown by in a blink of an eye though. my old college roomie was visiting over the weekend. i remember my 18th birthday as a freshman in college. and getting busted with a minor in possesion that night. the damn luck i have, huh? that was 10 years ago though! even my 21st seems like ages ago. its a landmark birthday but i remember i was going through a different phase at the time and being able to drink didn't seem like a big deal. especially after having done so for years already. my 25th birthday was my first since moving out east. i spent it with my best friend and bf, but it still kinda blew. i was stressing about things, wondering how much longer i'd last out here.

its been almost 3 and a half years that i've been on the east coast now and tomorrow i'm turning 28. i have no expectations for my birthday this year. i'm not planning to really celebrate; i'm just happy that i'll get to share the day with both my sweetie and my family. yeah, i'll have to endure a 6 hour flight and way too many hours at the airport on the busiest travel day of the year to do so, but it'll be alright.

and i have to say life seems to be getting better each year. the past will always be there to bring a smile and a few good laughs. but there's still lots to look forward to in life. if the only way to get to those moments is to get older, then so be it.

today is day 1 on a new diet plan i'm trying out. don't freak by the word "diet" i'm not trying to achieve the nicole richie look. but as i mentioned before, princess and i are heading to hawaii at the end of the year. i dropped down my $800 last month to join the gym again (my membership at the kickboxing place expired the month before and while i loved classes, i didn't think it was worth the price-tag) but we all know joining the gym doesn't equal getting in shape. i've been good about going (well, more or less) but i think my problem area is the pudgy tummy and working out alone won't get rid of that.

so today is day 1 (yes, i'm finally getting to the point) of going vegetarian once a week til the end of the year. i went to the japanese place by my office and ordered the vegetarian bento box which consisted of 8 pieces of a cucumber/avocado roll, noodles, garden salad and green tea. it was yummy and it was great not to feel disgustingly full after, but... its not even an hour later and i'm still a bit hungry. maybe i'll need to start tacking on dessert after lunch. chocolate chip cookies count as vegetarian, right? hehe. 

tonight i'm meeting up with Viva for dinner, finally trying Sobaya. a big bowl of veggie tempura soba sounds quite yummy and i've heard the desserts are quite delish as well. now to keep from thinking of food for the next 3 and a half hours.. yikes!

that's how many people were wearing sunglasses in my cab of the subway this morning.

i get wearing sunglasses, the morning sunlight is quite bright despite the 45 degree temps. i totally understand that. but why do you continue to wear them as you head underground, then into the train. if you're hungover as hell then yeah its understandable. but its only thursday, not friday. you don't look disheveled and you're standing there talking to your gf (who's also wearing her sunglasses)... are you both too cool to talk to each other without them? i read somewhere maintaining eye-contact with your significant other while speaking to them is a form of intimacy and actually strengthens your connection. but anyhow...

i closed my first deal today... YAY!

our group went to Olive Garden for lunch to celebrate someones b-day and my first sale. i thought a drink was in order to celebrate and more so, to loosen my up for my 3pm appt. (some champagne at lunch last week for another b-day lead to a great afternoon phone appt). well, after one salad, one bowl of soup, 3 warm breadsticks and 2 glasses of wine, i'm ready to pass out. no, i'm not drunk. i could just really, really use a nap.

must stay awake til for another half hour. must act charming for another. regardless, its friday and i feel good. have a good weekend folks!

29 more minutes til i'm done with my charade of trying to look busy. 

oh hello world, why yes, i am still alive. i know i owe my 1.75 readers a real update but as usual i'm too lazy. plus, you know me, i write like i speak... too much. 

anyhow, i'm looking forward to it being 6:30 so i can go home. i'm looking forward to tomorrow bc its payday and it signifies the start of the weekend. i'm looking forward to next weekend where my only plans consist of a much needed haircut at a new salon by my office that looks way cute and isn't terribly expensive by ny standards. i'm also looking forward to the last weekend in october. its princess's firm retreat in philly. oh yes, exotic philly. i don't care though, my bff is in philly and i get to spend the weekend w/ princess at the ritz and we will also hopefully get to eat at the original morimotos that weekend since we are big fans on the nyc location. and although i haven't told many people or even my family(??), i'm really excited for the last week of the year... when princess and i will be going on a 7day cruise to the different islands of HAWAII! yeah, its with his entire family... and about 5 other families he grew up with... but we're talking hawaii here!there is no such thing as a bad trip to hawaii.

in other news, i still have 15 minutes to go. oh, i mean we we went to the Mets/ Dodgers game last saturday.  it was really fun, well minus the dodgers losing (that's princess's team). kinda sucks too bc they won the game the night before and even won the game the next day. oh well. but yeah, that's 3 baseball games i've gone to... i never went to any back in the bay. and boy would gordon biersch garlic fries for 3 hrs make me one happy girl!  then on sunday we ran errands during the day but made sure we were home to watch the manning bowl. when did i start getting into sports? i don't think i was this much of a sports fan even when i went thru my tomboy stage. 

wow, am i typing that fast or are all the clocks rigged at work?? saw 2 of my gf's out here in the past week. it was sooo nice to not only see familiar faces out here, but just to have nice girl time to chit chat about work, mutual friends and relationships. another gf from college is coming up this weekend. at first i was dreading it bc i'm just so damn tired lately, but it'll be fun to do some shopping with her and drag her to a fave spot of mine... lady m cake boutique. cakes = yummy and the atmosphere is just so girly. i'm excited! but yeah, i adore my friends and miss them tons. why can't i find just one great girl out here to be friends with?!

that would be me, retarded. stupid for being at work today and having tomorrow as my last day when i should have made last friday my last day of work!! argg. what can i say, i guess i felt bad for leaving them in a month i know would be even busier that last and figured i'd stay up until the last day that i could possibly work. but i figured i could hack it because i was leaving. i can still hack it but damn people are really annoying! i'm really, REALLY looking forward to being done with this place. all i'll miss is the familiarity of it and the people. i can't believe i'll be starting my new job next week! i'm starting to freak out a bit... but gotta keep telling myself its only my own nerves that can prevent me from being happy. i really think this is the new challenge and opportunity i so needed and wanted. yeah, i'll be a little lost in the beginning, but that's only natural. it'll take a little while to learn about the product and the job, and meet new people and have a new routine down, but i'm positive it will happen... in time.

anyhow, back to cali this wednesday. i'm so, SO dreading the flight. my back is still killing me from last week! but i think next monday i'm going to treat myself to a nice hour long massage to relax me for the new chapter in my career. and hopefully this long weekend at home will be more fun and relaxing than i'm imagining it will be. at least i get to wear my new pretty, pretty nicole miller dress! hehe.

oh, and to DrJ, if you're reading this.... it was so nice to see you and just hang out this weekend. its been way to long since we've done that! miss you tons already and best of luck with the rest of your surgery rotation. see you down in philly in october, if not sooner. =)

so yesterday at 6am i returned back from my long weekend in the bay area. this time next week i'll be on a plane back to  where else? yep, back to california again. i sooo dread the flight already. last thursday i left from work to the airport and we seemed to board the plane pretty early. but we still got stuck departing 2 hrs late! no fun. caught my usual red-eye back but this time scored a window seat in the exit row. the extra leg room was nice but i still can't sleep (well) on red-eyes. and tell my why i always return from california to the nastiest, humid weather?!

anyhoo.... despite the flying pains, the weekend was good. friday night i got my miyake's fix with some of my girls. i didn't remember just how cheap it is there and i must try to have lunch there next week. saturday was a busy day. in the morning was a make-up party in fremont. got my make-up done and some fake lashes put on. they put really long dramatic ones since they said i already have pretty long lashes for an asian chic. everyone said they looked real, but i though that was b.s. at least they photograph well though. plus the party was just a fun girly-girl thing to do and my friends' friends are all so nice and easy to talk to. the wedding was great, too. the hotel was so pretty and the event itself was a good mix of sweet and fun! i did somewhat wish princess was there with me... i so want for all my old sorority sisters to meet him already since it has been nearly 4 years we've been together! but i also knew that i'd be with so many friends at this wedding, a couple without dates, and that i'd still have fun solo. so i'm dragging him to another college buddy's wedding during labor day weekend. not so positive how much fun that one will be compared to the one i was just at.... but that's exactly why i need him there with me! haha. but let's hope for the best. plus the best man is another friend and he is the king of having a good time and making sure everyone else is too. also another girlfriend from poly with be there with her hubby and princess and i have hung out with them a couple of times when they came to nyc. so let's hope all these weddings will be as fun as they look on wedding crashers. 

next weekend is wedding # 2 for this year. that means i only have a week to get back in shape! today i got oatmeal for breakfast and a salad for lunch. i'm trying hard not to get coffee today but if i do it'll be a non fat vanilla latte. i'd love to do the sushi diet but all the sushi places around my office aren't very good or cheap. and i must go to kickboxing at least 4 times from now until next tuesday. ugg... or i can screw it all and invest in a pair of spanx. hehe.

so this saturday is a wedding back home and i'm excited to wear a dress i bought from anthropologie way back around november (my b-day gift to myself). a friend let me borrow her brown satin shoes but i just didn't like the way the looked when together with the dress. over the weekend i saw an adorable pair of shoes at a boutique in hoboken that would match better but sadly they didn't have my size in stock. =(

this week i looked online for the shoes and luckily was able to find them. problem was one site, based in NY, had them discounted but didn't offer rush shipping. the second site (zappos) also offered the shoes but for almost $20 more. the deciding point was that they also offered multiple options for rush shipping at not too much extra. and they offer a price protection plan where if you find the same shoe available exactly in the same size and color as what you purchased, they will refund you back 110% of the price diff. i called today to do exactly that and they refunded the difference AND also refunded back the shipping charges as a special welcome since i was a first time customer. =)

moral of the story: zappos is awesome and i definitely recommend buying shoes from them!

its friday evening, i'm at work, with another hour to go. so why is it "happy friday?" because this afternoon i officially accepted the position i interviewed for on monday! i was skeptical about it when they gave me the offer on tuesday but i went back on thursday to ask more questions and try to negotiate some things and now i'm sooo excited! exactly how one should feel when accepting a job offer. excited and well informed of what the new opportunity is.

i still haven't told my current boss. there just wasn't a good time today to talk to him. i don't think he should be surprised by it, but i still feel bad.

quitting a job really is like breaking up (not that i've ever really broken up with anyone officially). but yeah, i emotionally checked out of this job in the beginning of the month. and since i scheduled the interview last week to my meetings with the other company this week, i feel like i've been cheating on my current company. but the thing is, i was miserable before and now i'm happy for the new challenges and opportunities. and that's what it comes down to, right? i have to do what's best of me. and i'll still want to be friends my my co-workers and managers here.. i just don't want to work here anymore.

looking forward to celebrating with my friends in the bay next weekend when i'm home. =)

shit, its not only already july now... but almost august. time is just going by too fast. and there just seems to be too many different things to stress about at once.

well, one thing is checked off the to-do list. we booked our airfare to the august wedding we're attending. we used our $600 in credit from the canceled montreal trip and you know how much we still ended up paying?? $500 freaking dollars. airfare is sooo ridiculous right now. but its done and booked. and i checked the prices again today and they've already gone up. the flights are almost full on those days so i don't think they will go lower for what we got them for so at least that's some relief. but i started looking for airfare for the labor day wedding we're attending and it's going about $400 per person, too. yuck!

too many damn wedding. soo damn expensive. i've decided to decline the invites for the other 2 weddings we're invited to this year. and such bad timing, too since i'm really unhappy at work.

i interviewed at a place on monday and got the offer yesterday. damn straight they better offer me the job... i showed up in a full suit on the hottest day of the year! and the 2 hour interview was conducted in a conference room without any AC!! but don't congratulate me yet... i haven't accepted it yet. while the position offers more money (something i definitely want) i'm worried about the fit with the company. they boast their casual corporate culture... but to me its almost too relaxed and unstructured. i mean, one of the chicks i met with walked in and the first things i noticed were her tongue-ring and that she was wearing a halter top! yeah, she doesn't work face-to-face with the clients and it was hot out... but you just don't dress like that to the office.

but then again, what do i have to lose? i really, REALLY, don't enjoy where i'm at any longer. i've lost the motivation to do well and my manager hasn't even noticed that his top girl is on the very bottom in sales this month.

the back-up plan is to quit this fall. but i absolutely hate not knowing when i'll make my next dollar. princess is great saying he can support me while i look for something better... but while princess and i talk about our future, he's not my hubby yet. i don't even like being dependent on my folks, how can i be okay with being supported by a boyfriend? plus all my confidence comes from the ability to take care of myself. i'm like a dude like that, my net worth leads to my self worth. i know its BS but it is what it is.

The Keys to Your Heart

You are attracted to those who are unbridled, untrammeled, and free. In love, you feel the most alive when your lover is creative and never lets you feel bored. You'd like your lover to think you are loyal and faithful... that you'll never change. You would be forced to break up with someone who was emotional, moody, and difficult to please. Your ideal relationship is lasting. You want a relationship that looks to the future... one you can grow with. Your risk of cheating is zero. You care about society and morality. You would never break a commitment. You think of marriage as something precious. You'll treasure marriage and treat it as sacred. In this moment, you think of love as something you can get or discard anytime. You're feeling self centered.

hmm, i was thinking that this was pretty right on.... but i'm not too sure about the last sentence.

You Are Sunrise

You enjoy living a slow, fulfilling life. You enjoy living every moment, no matter how ordinary. You are a person of reflection and meditation. You start and end every day by looking inward. Caring and giving, you enjoy making people happy. You're often cooking for friends or buying them gifts. All in all, you know how to love life for what it is - not for how it should be.

interesting. usually my favorite time of day is sunset, but i do enjoy the peacefulness of sunrise the few occasions i'm up early enough to enjoy it.

Exotic Dancer Name Is...

Bambi

hehe.

You Are Chinese Food

Exotic yet ordinary. People think they've had enough of you, but they're back for more in an hour.

Your Seduction Style: Au Natural

You rank up there with your seduction skills, though you might not know it. That's because you're a natural at seduction. You don't realize your power! The root of your natural seduction power: your innocence and optimism. You're the type of person who happily plays around and creates a unique little world. Little do you know that your personal paradise is so appealing that it sucks people in. You find joy in everything - so is it any surprise that people find joy in you? You bring back the inner child in everyone you meet with your sincere and spontaneous ways. Your childlike (but not childish) behavior also inspires others to care for you. As a result, those who you befriend and date tend to be incredibly loyal to you.

Your IQ Is 105

Your Logical Intelligence is Below Average Your Verbal Intelligence is Exceptional Your Mathematical Intelligence is Exceptional Your General Knowledge is Average

um, okay.

You are 67% Sagittarius

You are 67% Scorpio

well, my b-day is on the cusp. i think i only have the good parts of both signs and none of the bad. hehhe, kidding.

You Should Be A Cancer

What's good about you: you're incredibly kind, caring, and generous What's bad about you: you can be too moody and impossible to understand In love: you enjoy wining and dining the object of your affection In friendship, you're: likely to depend on other friends for emotional support Your ideal job: historian, marine biologist, or religious figure Your sense of fashion: you dress to match your mood You like to pig out on: classic home cooked meals, like mac and cheese

not sure i agree.

How You Life Your Life

You seem to be straight forward, but you keep a lot inside. You say whatever is on your mind. Other people's reactions don't phase you. You prefer a variety of friends and tend to change friends quickly. You tend to dream big, but you worry that your dreams aren't attainable.

okay, i think we've all learned enought about me today. geez, what i do just to stay off myspace. =P

dude, where did the month go?? its almost july!

home was good. at times boring since no one else was on vacation. and i kept waking up sooo damn early. but spent some time with the moms, shopped more than i needed to, saw my bff and cute as a button goddaughter, and this time called up some folks i don't usually when i'm home. went to davis the last weekend which was hot as hell but still fun. well up until my allergies started to get the best of me. that was no fun. i felt like i was punched in the face! but luckily we were there for just one night.

vegas was great, too. the weekend went by fast. i got way drunk on the first night and didn't remember half the pics that were taken that night. threw up when we got back to the hotel, then again the next morning. but it was all worth it, i remember having a blast at JET. saturday was fun, too, but unfortunately i couldn't really drink so that wasn't so great. i wish there were more trips to vegas with the girls.... just to hang out, catch up and be a party girl every now and then. well, minus the meeting boys part... i don't need to do that anymore. =)

now its back to the same ole sh*t. kinda depressing. last fall a few (good) folks left the company and i knew that i'd do the same sometime this year. i said i didn't want to leave til about june... and guess what month it is now? geez, where the heck did the time go? and what sucks is that i really, really want out of my job NOW. its not just a bad phase this time, being burnt out and needing a vacation. i need a new job, new challenges and new faces. a fresh start. i worked on my resume when i was home but i'm kicking myself that i didn't actually send it out since there is a position open that i want to apply for. there's been some changes around my office and work has been busy for the most part. but i kinda feel awkward just openly working on my resume and cover letter during down time. so instead i waste hours of myspace. soooo addicting! must break the cycle and make some changes in my life. the sooner the better.

woohoo, a couple more hours of work to get through! this rain and gloom is miserable. and especially awful for running errands! i feel bloated. and what's with my skin the past few days? must make it to the 8:30 kickboxing class tonight! oh, how i dread my bikini wax appt after work. must remember to buy another memory card for my digicam after work, too. i better not get sick! a few folks at work having feeling ill the past few days, good thing i bought some airborne. what am i gonna do with my hair this weekend? i hope someone can help me w/ my make-up. i hope someone has fake eyelash glue. and hopefully that same someone will be able to apply them for me to. geez, i'm so helpless.  i hope i don't look too boring for vegas... or compared to the othe girls. please let me look cute in vegas! and let us score free drinks. and not have to wait in too long of lines. good lord, how did i ever spend less that $75 in an entire weekend in vegas back in the day?  times have changed. oh god, how am i gonna be able to hang? please don't throw up... too many times in one night.  i can't wait to see all the girls! i feel bad leaving princess for a week. i hope he can make it out next weekend. looking forward to being in the bay area, too. 75 degree weather all week.. nice.  can't wait, can't wait, CAN'T WAIT!!!

to me! oh and i guess princess, too. today marks my 3 year anniversary of my move to the east coast. 3 years, holy sh*t! where has the time gone?? while the memory of boarding a red eye and arriving the next morning into newark airport seems ages ago... it does not seem like three whole years that princess and i have been living together! and that's a good thing. while it wasn't all rainbows and butterflies, playing house and baking cakes each night... the years have gone by so fast that the good times far outway the challenging times. i'm still in shock how long its been and how quickly its gone by. just nuts i tell ya.

i've been wanting this for a while... bugging princess about for the past few weeks... and now i've gotten what i wanted. and its sooo weird. i feel so awkward. i have 2 maids over right now.

trying out what can potentially be a monthly cleaning service for us. using the same one the previous owners used. when i booked the service they gave me a 3 hour window of when they would show up today. and once here i was told the entire cleaning should take about 2.5 hours. geez, if i wanted to stick around the condo for that many hours on my day off i might as well be able to clean it myself, right? but since princess was very nervous about having strangers in here unattended, i told him i'd stay here while they were here. plus sitting around watching tv, reading my latest people magazine, and playing on the internet for 5 hours still beats the physical labor of cleaning for 5 hours any day.

i was talking about this with one of my co-workers a few days ago. he mentioned a few of his friends that use a cleaning service feel compelled to clean themselves before the help is supposed to show up. i told him that wouldn't be that case with me... i was kind of excited looking at all the dust and hair on the floor the past few days, even wishing it was a bit dirtier! haha. but of course in my wait for them today, what do i do? tidy up. but there's a difference. i'm not cleaning, i'm tidying up! putting shoes and clean dishes away since they don't know where everything's supposed to go and finally folding the laundry i did *last* weekend. that way they spend their time here actually cleaning... dusting, sweeping, mopping, cleaning the toilets and showers and stove top! yeah, pretty much all the stuff i detest doing myself. dust bunnies, grease and soap scum be gone!

so yeah, its a little uncomfortable having these 2 girls who don't speak english in here cleaning while i sit around and do nothing... trying to "relax" on my day off. this is probably why many prefer to not be home while getting their homes cleaned. but what's a little discomfort when you've got a nice, clean place at the end of the day and your nail polish is still in tact and you don't feel like you've just washed your hair in the same tilex spray you used to clean your shower, right???

not sure if its from the lack of caffeine this morning, or the allergies, but i feel dazed. so glad its already wednesday today... but so not wanting to do any more work. i'm spent. i need the weekend to be here already.

anyhoo... my weekend in LA was good. the weather was perfect "sunny california" weather and the whole weekend was just relaxing as we spent a lot of "quality time" with princess's family. and they're finally warming up to me (its only been almost 4 yrs that we've been together... lol!), but still i'm happy for that. =) got in early friday morning, had mexican for lunch, napped, then had dinner at a brazillian steakhouse. very different from the one we go to in nyc, but still good considering its more than half the price of our usual spot. saturday we had hawaiian for lunch! mac salad, spam musubi and a pass-o-guava nectar. oh, and that was on top of my meal of chicken katsu. hehe. my eyes were bigger than my tummy. went to pasadena to pass some time after and i finally tried the breakfast tea latte at the coffee bean and tea leaf that my friends like to rave about. it *is* quite yummy! just too bad it was practically 80 degrees outside when i was drinking it. hehe. that night was princess's dad's retirement party which was a chinese style-banquet. it was fun, of course it was.. it involved more eating of good food! hehe, are you guys noticing a theme here? then sunday was dim sum at the same chinese restaurant and just hanging out.

i had wanted to call some of my girls while i was in so cal, but didn't know what our plans really involved. plus my phone died early friday morning (good thing i had a back-up alarm and was already half-awake due to my paranoia about over sleeping!) so that killed that idea.

we caught a red-eye back which was packed full AND the guy behind me was a bigger gentleman so i couldn't recline my seat back at all! that was no fun but hey, what can you do? i was so tired by the time we landed and even after a 3 hour nap i still felt cracked-out. worked from 1-10 monday and it was craziness! maybe that's why i'm so beat now.

i must say, even being in southern cali, i still felt like i was at "home." maybe its from all the sorority road trips or driving down for parties/raves/what-not back in my poly days... but it was just so familiar. while i can't imagine being there right now, its where i'm from and where i ultimately want to go back to when the time is right.

so i'm back in the east coast now and back to the daily grind. luckily i have another trip to cali (and vegas!) planned for next month and for an entire week. sooo looking forward to seeing everyone, especially since i haven't seen a few of the girls since i moved out here!! i have no clue what to wear anymore... i just spent like $400 on clothes from nordstrom last night! hopefully some of that sh*t will look good on me so i won't look too boring in vegas. and don't worry, i don't usually drop that kind of money on one shopping trip, i had like half the dinero from my infamous gift cards from work. =)

okay, no more dilly-dallying... must do some work now.

dude, wtf?!

last thursday morning i used part of my Amazon gift certificate to order 4 things: 2 books, new curling/ straightening iron and a new paper shredder. all 4 items said they were ready to ship within 24hrs and 3 of the 4 qualified for free shipping. i read the fine print though and knew that i would be charged shipping for the 4th item. i already thought that sucked but figured it couldn't be that much, it was only a $25 paper shredder after all. but no, shipping charges were $12... about 20% of the whole damn order!

AND, if that sh*t was annoying enough, my order still has not even shipped out yet! i really wanted my books in time for my flight this friday but that doesn't look likely to happen.

not happy.

i think for this i deserve a vanilla latte from starbucks.

so the bad news is i had to cancel my appt for my massage today. and that i don't have the day off today either. in fact i have a six day work week because i'm working tomorrow, too.

but the good news is that this time next friday i'll be on a plane to LA!! =)

princess's dad is retiring after 30+ yrs so his family is throwing him a retirement party. even though the massage was much needed, a little break from work is even more needed. i'm so excited! yeah, its not like i'm visiting my friends or doing anything wild or crazy... but i haven't been to southern california in probably over 3 years. it'll be a nice little change of scenery for the weekend. plus i can't wait to eat yummy tacquitos and guacamole from this hella good place near princess's house. i guess its one of the benefits of living near east los angeles. hehe.

anyhow, even though i don't have tomorrow off, i'm glad its friday. i think the nice weather this past week made it easier to get through work.

i got my tax refund today, yay! too bad i can't use it to splurge on some nice tropical vacation somewhere. instead i think i'm going to open up an account with ING and maybe put some money into a long-term CD (5% APY!) and open another savings account. if i'm sitting on all this money (actually not all that much really) in my savings account through my bank i might as well move it and make it work for me, right?

damn, when did i become so practical?! next thing you know i'll be wearing hideous walking shoes and sporting a fanny pack. someone save me!