Somehow, i cant help but be a little flustered. :pissed: Just like the SATs held the key to getting into USC, the GRE holds the key into getting into a good Masters program. God, if it could only be EASIER. As simple as it SOUNDS *get a good grade, apply*, the GRE doesnt seem that easy. I’ve bought books, *e-books, and bound books*….registered on websites *practice tests, and daily notes*….and now i’m feeling like, maybe I should just….

GIVE UP. :uhh: I’m PRAYING that the test will be easier than these practice tests I’m doing…:pray:…I DO have a month and some change right? *sigh*

But I cant, because I know that a Master will help me to secure higher positions, and more money. CHA-CHING. :thumbsup:

So….I ask….have you taken the GRE? When did you take it? Was it hard? How many times did you take it? How well did you do? Did you get in to the school that you wanted to?

Pray that I get through this…with a score good enough to get in…

PS. Someone jacked some of my photos so i had to enable hotlink…sorry ya’ll…kind of fuggs things up for the cool folks

Have a Blessed Week Ya’ll…

xoxoxoxoxo

Today…I went to the gym…

As i walked in to the gym, i was greeted by staff who now know me as “CE” since one of them decided to play detective and look me up on the internet…*waving*…I like Sunday training sessions because it means there will be less people there and it’s a lot quieter…

Anyhow, I walked over to the admin office, said hello to everyone, and asked my trainer where he wanted me to start. And of course, he said Cardio….WOO HOO! :duh: So i walked out of the office and over to the set of *almost empty* treadmills. There was one being occupied by a black man who was bopping his head something vicious…if it wasnt Ludacris :thumbsup:, it was probably 50 cent :thumbsdown: blaring in his headset. The machine i chose was on the end…away from the black man who was now starting to hum….It was a quiet little spot…..i liked it…I added some incline, set my speed to a low 2 and prepared to get my heartrate up…and then all of a sudden a black man comes up behind me…he has a thick accent…very definitive…..

Man: 2, 4, 24…we’re gonna get you going…2 minutes walk, 4 minutes jog, 24 minutes run……

Me: *turning around thinking “Is this man talking to ME?”*

Man: Yep….2,4,24

Me: Me?

Man: Yep….2,4,24…come on…do it…let’s go…

Me: Are you serious? *looking around for my trainer who I could see through the huge glass windowed office*

Man: Sure am….come on……let’s go….

Me: *looking at my panel…* I just got here…..*looking at his shirt franticly to see if it had a Bally’s Logo*

Man: So? We’re gonna do it…..this is how i get to 26 miles a day….I stay in shape…come on….

Me: *thinking – “maybe if i just ignore him” *

Man: *reaches across the two metal bars that seperated my machine from his*:crowded:

Me: Is he really gonna…..:pissed:

Man: *increases the incline*

Me: He cant really be….:pissed:

Man: *increases the speed*

Me: HOLD UP….*flies backwards off the machine*…

At this point…..my trainer comes out and asks me if i’m okay….I look at him like “NIGGA WHERE WERE YOU??” Meanwhile, the crazy black man increases his OWN speed to sprint….:wtf:

Me: I’M DONE…NEXT MACHINE, PLEASE….I’M COOL….*shaking hand and head – thinking :wtf: just happened here??*

Needless to say…Don’t TOUCH My Treadmill. It’s NOT nice.

I’VE BEEN TAGGED TWICE *and counting* by mai
*throws a shoe at each* ya’ll should be ashamed of yourselves…I was doing fine in not being tagged….JUST FINE.

List ten songs that you are currently digging … it doesn’t matter what genre they are from, whether they have words, or even if they’re no good, but they must be songs you’re really enjoying right now. Post these instructions, the artists, and the ten songs in your blog. Then tag five other people to see what they’re listening to.

1. MH – Sex with You
2. MH – Naked
3. PM DAWN – Set Adrift on Memory Bliss
4. Sade – Cherish the Day
5. Ludacris – Pimpin all over the World
6. PM DAWN – Die Without You
7. Sade – No Ordinary Love

I could only get to 7 …sorry…I was startin to reach after 5 lol.

TAGGING: Coley, Frank, Jorge, Cymple, and Dee

I love you guys, and I hope you guys had a good weekend, and an even BETTER upcoming week.
Stay Blessed.

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xoxoxoxoxox

Yep…it’s about that time.

You’ve seen….the Chicago Blogger Meetup, the Atlanta Blogger Meetup and now it’s time….for the CALI Blogger WEBSITE. :thumbsup:

A website dedicated to Cali Bloggers with meetups:chat:, other non-scheduled events:kiss:, forums and chat….MEETUP DAILY! Get to know those people whose websites you frequent…..:smile:

But first things first…..a domain name…. Coley and I…have been struggling with a good domain name…SOOO..this post is for everyone to let us know what they think the domain name should be.

• Thursday:

we’ll put all the *valid* names to a vote

• Friday:

we’ll discuss what we want to see on the site

• Monday:

the site will launch

So let’s get TALKIN! :typing:

On the way home from work yesterday i noticed the ever increasing slowness as i attempted to board the 405 north, prepared for my 45 minute 5 o’clock drive home. It wasnt any slower than normal…so i wasnt alarmed…i just turned up the music and prepared to let my body do the driving while my brain drifted off in daydreams…

As i got closer…i could finally see it…

There was an Asian man who was dressed to the nines in his pinstripe suit and $300 shoes in the middle of the freeway holding up his right hand, and pushing a car with his left. His right hand was up to let other drivers on the freeway know to STOP. Not to drive. There was another hispanic man pushing the car on the inside of the driver’s side door….and another man…..a white man trying to get the car started on the inside.

The lady behind me was honking like crazy…if only she could see what i could see. Or maybe she could. She was in a Suburban, much higher than my car…she could definately see above me. Maybe….
she just didnt care.

As they struggled to push the car to the right shoulder, cars continued to drive and maneuver their ways around them as if to say, “sorry, but OUR cars work just fine”. I could only sit still and think…

What if that was me? What if i didnt have AAA to tow me somewhere? What if i was stranded without a cell phone? What if i was in the MIDDLE LANE of the 405 FREEWAY during RUSHHOUR without gas?

So i waited….until the car and the men who had literally RISKED THEIR LIVES …*because YES, the405 IS a risk.*.. had made it safely across to the right side.

The Asian man in his pinstripes slowly put his hand down and ran TOWARDS oncoming traffic TOWARDS his car which he had STOPPED and PARKED in the middle of the FREEWAY to help the man whose car was stuck. It wasnt as if the rest of the cars were still stopped….they had JUST realized that the road ahead was FREE and CLEAR for the next 1 MILE. Just one……ONLY 1 MILE. But it didnt matter to them that a man was trying to get to his car after doing a good deed…..the 405 had 1 MILE that was FREE of traffic and they were going to make it through. But i sat….and I thought…

What if I had risked my life to help someone and couldnt get back to MY car? What if I had stopped to help someone and noone wanted to help ME?

The truth is….I can only PRAY that someone would be as kind as to help ME the way the ASIAN man, in his pinstriped suit on his way home from work, stopped to help the white man. I can only PRAY that someone would be as kind as to help ME the way the Hispanic man, on his way home from a hard day of work, stopped to help the white man. And NO, this isnt about RACE…..this is about PEOPLE. I can only PRAY that someone/anyone would be as kind as to help ME the way those two men, helped that one man.

Think about it…..

Have a blessed Tuesday ya’ll…

Sidenote: Also, this new plugin I installed took the emails of those who had commented in the past and added them to my subscribe list. Future commenters will not be added unless they request it through the subscribe page, but those have, if you wish to unsubscribe just send me an email through the Contact Me form with your email addy and i’ll get it off…i know how subscriptions can be annoying. It just lets you know i’ve posted.

xoxoxoxo

We went to my mom’s house this weekend and it was perty darn good. First we went to Home Depot because my mom wanted a saw….yeah I said it. She’s been buying furniture like crazy since we painted her wall….and now she wants to saw down her old tv stand. Jesus Mother Mary and Joseph on the cross :typing: Anyhow, we ended up going to Red Lobster for lunch. I took a picture of the bisquit, but uhh…..i’ll NOT post it today. But let’s just say it was perty darn tasty….:cloud9: After that, we went back to the house for a while…I was extra sleepy and feeling kinda sick for some reason…..we’ll add grouchy to that list. :fever: So when we got home, i ate my Raisin Bran Crunch and then headed to bed because i was convinced my brain was going to pound through my head.

Sunday went pretty smoothly. I woke up and watched “Anacondas” and ” The Edge” ….then it was back in the gym for the first workout/training session of the week. It was a ROUGH session…but it was good because I’m used to the movements now. After that, I was off to Target to get a mop because i was tired of looking at the scuff marks on the kitchen floor….between my tennie runners and incog’s nikes – the floor was looking ATROCIOUS. So, that was my plan for the day…mop and sleep. I picked up some other things while i was there and headed home to get my clean on. :thumbsup:

After I was done cleaning, my head was pounding again….so i kinda just layed down in the middle of the living room floor watching “Sex in the City” on HBO on Demand. I still havent decided if i want to keep it yet. We have until Friday to decide. Anyhow, i did some graphic work and started watching my VH1 Sunday shows….Surreal Life, Hogan Knows Best, Celebrity Fit Club 2. I felt so bad for Tocarra because it seemed like she was really trying and they just kicked her off the team. :thumbsdown: seeing a whole new side of Jacke’ Harry……

Anyhow, here’s hoping the day goes by extra quick …everyone already seems to be calling in sick…*giggle*…
Maybe i should have gone with my first notion. uch:

Have a blessed Monday ya’ll!

xoxoxoxoxo

It’s FRIDAY scoochies!!

OMG…you dont know how long i’ve been waiting..the week has been good, but it felt like it was going kinda slow….:surprised: Anyhow, yesterday was good. I went to my Dr’s appointment and everything was fine until..

*bitch moment*

ALRIGHT, so i got a letter in the mail last week saying my medical group will be “inactive” as of August 1st. I didnt think anything of it….until i remembered i had an appt. with a specialist and i had received the referall through this now inactive group. :duh: So i wrote a note to myself to remember to talk to the specialist about it. So when i got to my appointment yesterday, they were asking me if i was going to pay with cash. And of course i was like…UHH…NEGATIVE..that’s what my HMO is for. And they were like, we dont have any of that in our records.. I was like, well, I got a referall from *medical group name* and emailed it to you right after i set up the appointment. And they were like….”OH NO!”…..

*blank stare*

WHY is my specialist *and the other doctors who had filed into the room* saying “OH NO!”….

They proceed to go on and tell me that the group is inactive as of last week and that they just received a notice not to accept any more patients that had been referred through that group “PENDING”….

I’m like…PENDING WHAT? :wtf: *drove two hours to get here and you want me to just….WAIT NOW, the FUGG am i paying for an HMO??*

They FURTHER let me know that the DR. that i went to….well, his office was burned down TWO DAY AGO. ALL OF HIS RECORDS FOR ALL OF HIS PATIENTS ARE GONE.

*blank stare*

So they were like, you might have to pick up the fees and see if Blue Cross will reimburse you later through Claims. Or you can wait and reschedule.

*thinking* I just drove all the way out here on the 4-FUGGIN-0-5. And you want me to turn around and make another appointment. :loser: “I’ll Pay the Fees”

So eventually, the other Drs left and we continued with the appointment *which went well by the way*. A little later, one of the Drs that was in the office talking with us before, came in and said that she had found my referall letter and done some research and found out that It was okay and that BlueCross would still pay the fees. All i would have to do is call and make sure that they switch me over to *insert the group name they liked here* and everything would be fine.

Appointment continued, wrapped up…few reminders as i was walking out to “make sure i changed groups ASAP”…so i decided to do that as soon as i got in the car.

SO I GOT IN THE CAR. And called Blue Cross of California and explained what was going on. The :loser: on the other end tells me, that even though my primary care physician is no longer active and his office building *along with all the OTHER drs in that group* has burned down….I’m still stuck in the group until September 1st when i will be added to the group I requested.

*blank stare* *questions running through my mind*

1. So if i get sick between now and September1st, who do i go to?
2. If i need to talk to someone about something, who do i go to?
3. If i have to see a doctor and they have to perform some type of operation, WHO THE FUGG IS GONNA PAY?

So these questions start pouring out of my mouth…and the lady on the other end doesnt know how to answer them. She calls her supervisor to help her. *thinking – YEAH, you BETTER get some help…paying ya’ll TOO MUCH for you to tell me there’s nothing i can do*

So the supervisor looks up the group and does some research and tells me that even though the group and the DR are no longer active, i can go to the hospital out there if i need anything. *thinking – WHAT? so i can go through all of this look/see/find out with them too??* SMH

*toss my hands up*

I respond with “what are your names?”
They tell me.
I respond with “Is my new group setup?”
They say “Yes”.
I respond with “You better hope i un have to go through any type of drama, *name here* and *name here*. This setup is SHOTTY. I pay too much to have to worry about whether or not I’m going to be covered.”
*click*

Besides all that…my day went pretty good….incog cooked as you can see above. :couple: It was good to come home from the gym and not have to worry about what i was gonna fix. Especially because it probably wouldh ave been a bowl of cereal. :hug:

Anyhow, I see mom tomorrow *as you can see by the calendar on the right*.
Have a blessed weekend you guys! :pray: Happy Friday!

xoxoxoxoxoxo

Sometimes it’s the little things that brighten your day and make you smile….:blush:
I received a card from Grandma and UCP the other day….two seperate cards, two seperate meanings. I dont know if many of you know but donating to organizations such as UCP is a real blessing. United Cerebal Palsy is such a great organization and I’m so happy to be able to donate my time as well as monetarily when I can…:heart:

My grandma is a special person in my life…she’s done so much for this family it’s amazing…she took care of me when my father was dying and my mother had to be with him. I can’t wait to go HOME this weekend…*sigh*…:cloud9:

I hit up the gym tonight to get in my daily run and exercise….it’s starting to become a regular part of my life and I’m definately not fighting it…I charged up the IPOD, and updated the songs…and drove to Ballys as if it was the last place on earth…It was a little crowded :crowded: but I’m glad that I went.

Anyhow…i have a Dr’s appointment in the morning, so I’ll be MIA most of the day…:uhh:

Have a blessed day everybody….put God first…:pray:

xoxoxoxoxoxoxo

It’s the weekly wrap up for me….finally getting things the way I want them to be…

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*sigh*….i Love my new job….it’s everything that I thought it would be….Challenging, Fun, Exciting…all rolled into one. I know that it’s going to prepare me for the GRE and for the Series 7 if I decide to go that route. The people are great, and the environment that I’ve always dreamed of. :surprised: When the office moves even closer to our house, things will be even better…:cloud9:..everyone at work is really excited for the move as EVERYONE *including the CEO* lives in Northridge.

Last night, me and incog chilled…..he made Fetuccini Alfredo….MAN was it TASTY. :chat: This morning, I had to get up kind of early in order to finish up some site requests and modifications. NO complaints…but I’m looking forward to this evening…..

I met up with my Trainer this afternoon to go over my expectations and to pay all those wonderful Personal Trainer fees. He’s going to be helping me to get to where I need to be so that I can start doing Print again….that’sthe plan….:shhh: . I believe tonight, me and incog will be going out to Santa Monica to walk around and eat. YAY for relaxation. :uhh:

Even though I love my job, I always dread mondays….:sick: . But I gotta do what I gotta do…I was able to burn MH – Naked this morning, so that I can have “drive to work” music. I havent burned a CD in FOREVER. God, I think the last one was Amerie…lol….and I un even listen to THAT. :duh:

Anyways, Kisses and Hugs ya’ll….. I hope you have a Blessed Weekend….I’m sure I’ll be logging in tomorrow to tell you how my trainer tried to kill me…:hot:..lol…

xoxoxoxoxoxo

Jesus Mother Mary and Joseph on the cross….:typing:

Remember last week when I Was told that i was an Elementary School Teacher?

SO GUESS WHO WORKS AT THE BANK NOW……:surprised: yep you guessed it……NOT ME.

So I’m on the Freeway this time….the slow-0-5…giving people much opportunity to mingle through their windows as they drive to and from work on a daily basis….I’m munchin on my morning apple…minding my own business, just trying to get to work in a timely fashion…and I hear a Honk beside me…..I look over and there’s this black man waving fanatically…..I thought something was wrong, so in my haste, i dropped my apple trying to hold one hand on the wheel and press the down button on the automatic windows….

*my window rolls down*…

Me: yeah?
Black Man in the Hooptie: I just didnt want you to think i was crazy…
Me: huh? uhh…..for what??
Black Man in the Hooptie: I thought you changed lanes because i was looking in your car!
Me: *whispering to self* well, if i woulda known…….
Black Man in the Hooptie: Eh! Did you used to work at the bank? I just thought I saw you there a couple times….
Me: *looking back down at the apple on the floor* NO. :mouthshut:
Black Man in the Hooptie: Oh! I’m sorry, you just look so familiar…

Me: *looking back down at the apple on the floor* :pissed:

*scowl*
*pressing the up button on my car window*
*thinking…this nikka made me drop my breakfast*

Eh well, the day went pretty good…..I have no “general” complaints…I’m hungry though…I hope incog comes up with some food ideas soon…*giggle*

Anyhow, tomorrow is Friiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiday……..WOO HOO! :cloud9:

Praise be to God for all things…let’s get Friday crackin!
Have a blessed Friday ya’ll!

xoxoxoxoxoxo

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it’s been hard to blog the past few days because of everything that’s going on….so I apologize. :hug:

I’m trying to adjust to the new job, get used to everything…find my nitch. So far, so Good…Praise God. :thumbsup:

Once Saturday comes around i’ll be able to breathe…until then….I’m kind of in a fast paced world, ya’ll. :surprised:

xoxoxoxoxoxoxo