Some people might call it boring.
I don’t.
The weekend started off somewhat rocky, but it ended up right on track. :pray:
Saturday morning, Incog and I headed out for my Aunt Georgia’s house to just…get away.
Sunday afternoon, we drove back to Northridge, and I was able to stop at Bath & Body Works to return the Leaf & Rusher Green Tea Wash that I purchased last week *the tube was slightly damaged at the end*. We ate at Chili’s and finished the evening up at home watching “Hustle and Flow”. I capped my evening off with a nice long shower and Biore Warming Face Cleanser. I’m relaxed…and sleepy…:yawn:

I learned a lot this weekend…to say the least.
I learned a lot about myself, about Incog, and about God.
You see, God has a way of putting people to the test.
But as long as you put your faith in him, you’ll always come out on top.

Have a blessed weekend everyone. Put God first…He’ll guide you…

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Not sure how many days, but I know it’s been a WHILE since my last post. Let’s see…Christal’s birthday was the 18th, and I posted two days after that making it the 20th, and today is the 28th, so…8 days, huh. :uhh:

I guess I’m at a point where…”I dont know” seems to be the magic phrase. Sometimes I wonder what keeps me pushing. I got a lot on my shoulders. You ever just wanted to stop and say….”I WANT OFF”! or even just stay in bed and pull the covers up and just pray that the next day you’ll actually WANT to get up? :surprised:

I found this old picture when I was browsing the computer last night. What’s weird is that I remember that day. It was a very cool day, and I was about to get ready to chill at home. I was always one to find joy in relaxing. Never really wanting to go out TOO much. I hated LA. It was so BLAH to me…I couldnt wait to move. I used to lay on my bed and watch old TV shows. A typical Saturday for me was actually just sleeping and watching tv throughout the day. That for me was enough.

Where am I going with this…

Right now, I wish a lot of things. I wish a lot of things would happen. I wish a lot of things would just BE. I’m starting to grow closer to God, and it’s almost scary because I’m CATCHING myself before I do something, or say something. When you ask for God’s guidance, he really DOES guide you. I just hope that what I want, and what I wish, will somehow come to fruitation. Better yet, I hope that what I want and what I wish, will be God’s will. :pray:

Have a Blessed Tuesday you guys….

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We went! :heart: I had so much fun! lol…I havent had that much fun in a long time. :kiss: I’m happy.
We’re such dorks. :heartbeat:

God, I love this man. :woohoo:

Anyhow, that was my valentine’s present. Also, on Saturday, we went to Ikea to get another dresser. My clothes have been finding their way to the floor since my first dresser became full. :uhh: So, while Incog put the dresser together, I went through all the clothes that I had, and bagged some of the old ones for donation. I now have two dressers…not overflowing…and nothing on the floor. Go me. :thumbsup: And Go Incog for being handy with the screwdriver and hammer. :thumbsup:

I’ll post the photos from the photo meme a little later this week, once i get the photos together. I added voting to posts this weekend, but took it down once i realized that people were voting and not even commenting, :shocked: which kinda sucked the fun out of it. :loser: I wish there was a way that only those who commented could vote.

Welp…that pretty much made my weekend. What’d you guys do??

Stay blessed! :pray:
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Dear God,

Why are these girls on this show? Is it because they’re confused? Please help them to understand that life WILL go on without Flava Flaaaaaave. It just can’t be that serious.

Amen. :pray:

Now that I’ve said my prayers….WHAT IN THE CUFF ARE THESE WOMEN THINKING? Now, I can understand the whole, “there’s someone for everyone” thing, but geez. The bad part is, I can’t stop myself from watching it. :surprised: Incog laughs at me. :pissed: But I can’t help it.

In other news…have you tasted the CrackerJack Rice Cakes from Quaker? :thumbsup: ON POINT!

PHOTO MEME TIME!

In comments, let me know what you’d like me to take photos of! Whatever I’ve talked about that you want to see… whatever I HAVENT talked about that you want to see…whatever it is..I’ll photograph it and post it in my next entry.

Welp…Happy End of Hump Day….*God, the week’s going by fast*

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Desktop Screenshot per Jorge

It seems as we get closer and closer to moving (the job), the more traffic there is every morning and every night. Somehow, my 1.5 hour drive to work has turned into 1.75 hours. Something must have happened after the new year. God, we have to get out of California.

I didnt go to cycling this morning. I ended up going to sleep around 12am and when the alarm went off at 7am, I wasnt even thinking about a bike, or about gym shoes. :thumbsdown: All I could think was, “Please God…just 20 more minutes”.

Brokeback Mountain

I’ve heard SO many things about this movie, so much so that I JUST had to edit this post to change the name that I wrote at the top. Somehow, I wrote BAREback Mountain. I blame Incog. I’ve heard so many BAD things about this movie, that I actually want to go see it, just to see the BAD things for myself. When browsing Yahoo Movies, Incog noticed that people either gave it an F or they gave it an A/B. There wasnt really an inbetween. I did however notice that there were a lot of registrations to the yahoo site and a lot of “A” ratings given in order to boost the ratings…:thumbsdown:

Here are some of the reviews from Yahoo Movies:
Typical reality tv movie for shock value (F)
by love_movies_34 (movies profile) Dec 11, 2005
192 of 832 people found this review helpful
The scenary is beautiful, but the movie moves along like your typicaly reality tv shock and awe. This is a movie about infidelity, lies, and shock value. The shock value is that it’s about gay people which really isn’t that shocking now a days. Hollywood should give us a break already and make a compelling story instead of trying to put shock value on everything. If you love reality tv, then this movie is for you. If you’re looking for a heartfelt movie then rent Terms of Endearment.

Bad movie (F)
by christiejhunter (movies profile) Dec 20, 2005
124 of 395 people found this review helpful

Not the kind of movie to promote by any means.
I did not enjoy it, and found it to be sad that the concept of leaving behind your family and abandoning your children and promises in order to have, what is nothing more than an affair with a former flame, is somehow “good” simply because its a gay lover! this is a very bad message.

im gay (F)
by gayisfungay (movies profile) Dec 14, 2005
151 of 648 people found this review helpful
but i think this movie is horrible!!!! ARghh! It reinforces the idea that gays have no morals. These characters lie and cheat. It makes it look like that is the way all gays are! And it makes me sick!!

In any case, maybe I’ll be able to talk Incog into going. *We’re currently discussing how much I hate BEETS.* Things are good Business Wise, Thank God. If it wasnt for the Business, I dont think I’d have extra “play around” money for the weekends. Website

A video for laughs:
:camera:Trunk Monkey
Welp…Have a good Thursday! Stay Blessed! :wave:

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:yawn: New Layout for Winter/Spring

–> Updated Wishlist – Click Here
I updated my wishlist with some of the books I’ll need for classes in case someone is feeling extra generous. :dance:

Welp, I pretty much have all of the stuff that I ordered last week. The Juicy Couture – Periwinkle – “Not that Into You” Long Sleeve arrived today. And I got my school book last night when I got home.
Thanks to AG for supplying information on preventative measures of Hotlinking *ya’ll little bandwidth theives*.

Things are pretty nuts at work. I think I might have mentioned that we’re moving to Sherman Oaks, which is closer to all of our homes. We’re pretty much done, it’s just a matter of going through things and saying “Trash” or “Save & Box”. Starting Monday, my drive to work will be much less than an hour and a half. :pray: I spent most of today listing some of our items on Ebay…OMG we have so much stuff. I didnt realize how much I had listed until I went back to revise them all. :surprised:
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It seems like the week is going pretty fast. I got my syllabus on Monday, so I’m already having to prepare a thesis for my first 15-20 page essay. :pissed: God, I havent done one of those in a LONG time. :pray: I’m really excited though. Things are looking pretty good.
I was happy to get home. Incog made me a grilled cheese while I worked on this new layout. :couple: And you KNOW how that’s my favorite food.

We watched all of American Idol. That black girl at the end of the show*can’t remember her name* was doing TOO much. Sometimes I wonder what folks are thinking. I just dont get it. She was cursing like a sailor! :loser: Folks like that help to give “us” a bad name.

Jamie Fox Special – TONIGHT @ 8PM PST (JAN 25th)

Make sure you watch it!!

Welp, I’m sleepy. And I’m getting up to go to cycling in the morning. Hope you like the new layout. Let me know what you think. Have a good Wednesday! :wave:

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SO…..it turns out…they’re going to fix my car under the “Good Will” Policy that they have…Thank God! I’m just waiting for them to let me know when I can pick up my car. I got used to driving a truck…because it feels weird to drive the car they gave me. It feels so low…and so….wide. So when I get Lexi back…I’m saying SIANARA :wave: to this car.

It’s funny though…On Monday, I cleaned out my closet and we took two bags of clothes to the GoodWill store…:rofl: It was pretty pitiful. A lot of the clothes still had tags on them. Which means, I bought them…and then forgot about them..and they they became out of style.

Classes start Next Week…and I’m a little…nervous I guess. Isn’t that funny? I feel like it’s the first day of High School or something. :loser: I guess I’m just anxious because I know what it will mean for my future. :dance:

Anyhow, I was on hold today…and they were playing my sooooong….So I thought I’d post the lyrics here for you. I’d post the song, but I cant find it for some reason…*sigh*…I have to go through all of my MP3s and change the format on it. I’ll do it later….promise.

Hope you all have a good Wednesday!
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Sade – Kiss of Life

There must have been an angel by my side
Something heavenly led me to you
Look at the sky
It’s the colour of love
There must have been an angel by my side
Something heavenly came down from above
He led me to you
He led me to you

He built a bridge to your heart
All the way
How many tons of love inside
I can’t say

When I was led to you
I knew you were the one for me
I swear the whole world could feel my heartbeat
When I lay eyes on you
Ay ay ay
You wrapped me up in
The colour of love

You gave me the kiss of life
Kiss of life
You gave me the kiss that’s like
The kiss of life

Wasn’t it clear from the start
Look the sky is full of love
Yeah the sky is full of love

You gave me the kiss of life
Kiss of life
You gave me the kiss that’s like
The kiss of life

You gave me the kiss of life
Kiss of life
You gave me the kiss that’s like
The kiss of life

You gave me the kiss of life
Kiss of life
You gave me the kiss that’s like
The kiss of life

You wrapped me up in the colour of love
Must have been an angel came down from above
Giving me love yeah
Giving me love yeah

You gave me the kiss of life
Kiss of life
You gave me the kiss of life
Kiss of life

I was trying to wait until I had some more concrete news….:sad:

Saturday, I posted a message saying that we were on our way to go snowboarding. But on the way, Lexi’s moonroof shattered when we turned up the Heat. It had to be about 20 °s outside. I think my brain did some type of downward spiral…:sad:

In any case, Sunday, we took it in and tried to explain what happened. They kept trying to tell me that it was a rock, but there was no rock to be found, and it had to be a BOULDER the size of the whole in the roof. What BOULDER do you know….FLIES? The guy who was on duty couldnt make a final call, and said he’d have to wait until today, Monday, to let me know after he spoke with his manager. They gave me a loaner (Lexus ES330), and told me to just keep it until they could figure out what they were going to do MY car. That’s one thing that I do like about Lexus. Honda would drive me to my house, and expect me to wait until the repairs were done and find a ride back or if I was within 10 miles, they’d pick me up. I like being able to go about my day.

I spoke with the manager this morning and he tried to say that it wasnt covered, this and that…and…pretty much, after the conversation, he said he’d have one of the workers order a replacement and get started on putting it in. *praise God*…I have to pick it up sometime this week, so they’re going to call me when it’s ready. :tearsjoy:

I should have taken pictures, but my brain wasnt there. I was too busy trying to figure out why…or, how come, or better yet…..HOW MUCH?

Saturday, we went to the Carshow and I have a few photos from there that I’ve added to the image gallery.

Welp…Monday is slowly coming to a close. We rented some movies and are gonna grab something for Incog to cook later. Gotta go back to work tomorrow :thumbsdown: But, hopefully the week will go by fast being that we had today off.

I will have a Bally’s Update in a few weeks…:dance: It takes a few weeks to process, I guess.

Happy MLK Day! Have a good week!

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Friday, January 13th, 2005

I ordered my first grad school book. :pissed: *falls over backwards* I might have to go to the library from now on and copy some pages. I keep telling myself that it will be good to have the book for when I start writing my thesis, whenever that will be.

Saturday, January 14th, 2005

We woke up rather early today and drove out to Gardena to see Incog’s dad. Then we headed to the LA Auto Show. God, it was so packed. And I never realized how RUDE people can be. Not one were people bumping into eachother without saying excuse me, but people were rushing in front of people to see cars that werent going to be moving for another week and a half, and one guy had the NERVE to BURP in my EAR. :sick: I just dont understand it. :wtf: I dont remember people being that rude last year. Or there being that many people, for that matter. Maybe we DO need to get out of California…move to one of the northern states…cause southern california is getting too…uh, run down. And I’ll leave that at that. Too many people, too many cars…just…TOO MUCH. I’m considering a weekend trip to Portland to see what it’s like in that area. Anything will be better than THIS, at this point.

I got my parking pass today from CSUN. I opted to purchase a parking pass instead of trying to scramble for street parking in the evening, although I did hear that it wasnt so bad. When I was at USC, I had a parking pass, but I still managed to rack up about $2,000 in parking tickets my senior year. Sorry Mom. :uhh: It was to the point where I would go into the Transportation Department and they would know my name…AND my car, being that it had spoiledRHOtten written on the rear window and RHOTTEN on the license plate. It was too ridiculous to dispute, so they just GAVE me a parking pass for the last two months after we had spent so much. :surprised: I dont want to go down that road again.

It’s hard to believe that classes are starting in a week. I mean…I’m gonna be in Grad School. Something that I didnt think I would WANT to do after four difficult years at USC. But alas, I’ve set some rigorous goals and I intend to meet them, not just for me…but for me and incog and any offspring. *giggle* That sounded so weird.

Right now, we’re trying to decide whether or not we want to go snowboarding tonight from 5pm to 10pm. It’s 29°s and I have to get some gear…*sigh*. We need to go to REI. Alright…must go tinkle. There’s nothing like having to go when it’s 30 °s outside and your legs feel like they’re going to freeze off.

Be back with pictures later…..

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Ever have one of those days…where you just want to crawl into bed and pull the covers over your head?
Yep, that was today.

After work *sigh*, I went to two different appointments. One was with a chiropractor who wrote me a note for Ballys. One was with my opthimologist. That note for Ballys had to be the highlight of the day. That and the CD that incog made me, which was sitting in Lexi when I got in the car this morning. :couple:

The drive from Long Beach up to Northridge was a long one…2 hours to be exact. When I finally got home, I was so irritated about some of the things that are going on, that I felt I needed to go running. So, Incog and I went to the gym…and I ran…..and I ran….and I ran….for an hour.

Do I look like a Katrina to you??

In my last 10 minutes of running, this guy casually walked over to my treadmill and rested his arm on the handlebars. I pulled my headphones down to hear what he was saying…and he asked me if my name was Katrina. :wtf: It’s not that I dont like the name…I guess I’m just wondering is all….:uhh: After I said no, he asked me if I was sure. :wtf: It’s not that I didnt want to respond, but I dont think I could have started running fast enough. But he didnt give up…He asked me if he could have my real name and possibly a phone number. As I frantically scanned the room for Incog, as a means of safety, I guess….I shook my head and said, “No, I’m okay. Thank you.” He looked hurt.

Anyhow, tomorrow is Friday…3 day weekend….Amen.

April tagged me. *shoots darts*

The “rules” indicate that I should add this portion of text so here you go; enjoy.

The first player of this game starts with the topic “five weird habits of yourself,” and people who get tagged need to write an entry about their five weird habits as well as state this rule clearly. In the end, you need to choose the next five people to be tagged and link to their web journals. Don’t forget to leave a comment in their blog or journal that says “You have been tagged” (assuming they take comments) and tell them to read yours.

• 1. I have to have my eyebrows done a certain way or I feel like I’m naked.
• 2. I sleep with my watch on every night. Not that I can tell time in the dark, but it irks Incog and it’s funny. Sometimes, I’ll wake up and my eyes are sore because i’ve hit myself in the eyes so many times while sleeping.
• 3. I have a habit of not taking out my contacts for weeks, sometimes months at a time. That irks Incog too.
• 4. Doing laundry isnt my strong suit. I have a habit of turning things colors and making them sizes that a chihuahua would wear. Love you babe!
• 5. I have a habit of clicking my teeth with my tongue ring and folding my tongue so that the bottom of the tongue ring shows when my mouth is open, when I’m really thinking about something or I’m programming. I dont notice it, but other people do. When I was on the stairmaster a few weeks ago, apparently I was thinking about something because the girl next to me tapped me and asked me where I got it, and if it glowed in the dark. :uhh:

Welp…that was my Thursday…..Tomorrow, TGIF…Hope you all are having a blessed week! I’ll let you know how Ballys turns out.

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