Thursday, December 31, 2015
Wednesday, December 30, 2015
Mike
When I was in Oklahoma I saw my ex-boyfriend, Mike. He has worked out for about 40 years and you can sure tell it. His body looked like a Greek god. Unfortunately, he's a butterface. It's always something.
Tuesday, December 29, 2015
Best present I gave to June (300)
Stocking stuffer
Monday, December 28, 2015
Sunday, December 27, 2015
Saturday, December 26, 2015
Friday, December 25, 2015
Christmas
It finally feels like Christmas because I am home, Oklahoma. The people are so wonderful here. They are the nicest people in the country. I am thankful for being so blessed.
Thursday, December 24, 2015
Wednesday, December 23, 2015
Drive
It was very nice to have a companion for the drive to Norman, OK. I do most things by myself so I am used to it but the drive Oklahoma for holidays and to see my family is such a grind. It's not so bad from Houston as compared to Corpus Christi. My drive is now seven hours to get home but when I lived in Corpus it was 600 miles and a lot of road construction a long the way the entire time I lived there. One time it took me 15 hours to get home for Thanksgiving. It was such a bummer. I usually didn't fly because it's expensive to fly anywhere from Corpus and it's expensive to fly into Oklahoma City. I could fly to Los Angeles or New York City for less that it costs me to fly into Oklahoma City.
Tuesday, December 22, 2015
Vivi on Nck
After Nick visited Thanksgiving Vivi has a whole different opinion of him. She said she didn't realize he had been rambunctious. She was surprised. I told her that Nick was an angel when he was a little boy but as a teenager he put me through hell. He made me miserable a lot the time. Now, he is a different person and so sweet to me. He treats me with the utmost respect and is very affectionate. I feel like I have may angel back.
Sunday, December 20, 2015
Pleasant Sunday evening
I went to Chelsea Wine Bar and had a Topo Chico and the Special and just made first pair of earrings, purple jade.
Job offer
For some reason, a man who used to work at the City asked me if I would like to come to work for him. Since I don't what it will be like now that my Assistant Director left I have thought it's a good time to keep an eye open for opportunities but I think it would be silly to jump at the very first opportunity.
It's another beautiful morning
I am enjoying the morning. I love the mornings when I don't have to go to work. I am taking the time do a few chores, including my favorite, laundry,and I have had my coffee. I am still working on getting rid of a lot stuff I don't need. Also, contemplating taking off on Tuesday and Wednesday.
Riding partner
I think I need to find someone to ride with besides June because she can't go very often. I need to start networking somehow. I am not in any circles around here so I don't know anyone who would be a good partner for a beginner like me but I'm sure there's plenty of people who ride around here.
Saturday, December 19, 2015
Jewelry making
I have had a couple of lessons on jewelry making lately. My former boss' wife has made jewelry before and is getting back into it so she is teaching me. It's nice to have the one on one training. There is one little problem right now, sometimes I can't see what I am doing. Not too long ago I made an appointment with the eye doctor for the beginning of the year since it seems lately that I can't see very well. Hopefully, after I go to the eye doctor things will be better.
Today's Cardio Blast
I think that we did a lot of legs this morning. It may have just seemed like a lot of leg work because I didn't drink any coffee this morning before I went to the gym to do Cardio Blast.
Fun
We had fun last night. I had heard that the Spazmatics are different band members in every state and I think it might be true because one of them told me that they all live in Austin. He was talking to me about Austin and the political climate and requirements there since I'm a City Planner.
Friday, December 18, 2015
Grooming grooming there
Vivi and I were talking about manscaping & I said I just wish a guy would pay more attention to me than his own balls
Spazmatics
Tonight at the Scout Bar. This time I won't drink Vodka/Red Bull, I'll stick to beer. I can't wait. It sounds fun. Vivi is here so I have good company and a partner in crime.
Ugly Sweater Day
There's a contest at work today. Whoever wears the ugliest Christmas Sweater wins. I don't know what the prize is. I don't have an ugly Christmas Sweater. I was going to try to make one but I didn't have time last night. I am sure I have an ugly regular sweater so maybe I could wear that one and try to alter it quickly.
Thursday, December 17, 2015
8:45
I left work at 8:45 and it was a long day. I don't want to get in the habit of being at work until all hours of the night...
Morning
It's a beautiful morning and one day closer to Christmas. I'm a little sore because June and I did Dirty Thirty (21 day Extreme) and then Leslie Sasone's Happy Mile at lunch yesterday. I think Harold is the only person available to exercise today so I am going to see if he will walk. We can do Leslie Sasone's Three Miles in 45 Minutes with me. I haven't lost any weight, I've gained weight, but I seem to be more toned. I've been working out religiously for over one year.
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
Christmas
Once again Christmas kind of snuck up on me all of the sudden I realized that you know it's next week and I need to decide what I'm going to do. I had a great Christmas Day last year and then I'd like to have another one this year I don't know if I could possibly top last year since I ended up getting a nice surprise visit. I'm trying to decide if I want to go home and visit my mom. And my friend Leslie will be in Oklahoma from the grab so I'd like to see her and her family.
My son's thoughts when he visited
When my son arrived for Thanksgiving the first thing he said when he walked in the door was, - do I need to help you clean your apartment. And then he commented on how short my hair is because I have really short hair right now but it was an accident I did not want my haircut like this and its not like the picture I showed the lady but you can't glue it back on and she started cutting in the back where I couldn't see what she was doing so I'm stuck with it just have to wait till it grows out. After my son visit then he said he was so happy for me. I'm some place where I'm enjoying myself I'm happy I have friends I like my job life is good. He also said he's been much happier since he visited me because he was around me and I'm happy and well adjusted. And he said that he feels like I've overcome a lot in my life and I'm well adjusted and happy in spite of all of the things that I've been through. I thought that was such a sweet thing to say because he knows that I've had a lot of challenges in my life probably more than anybody else he realizes that I've had to overcome some things and it was sweet for him to say that he recognizes that he thinks I'm doing well and I'm well adjusted.
Tuesday, December 15, 2015
21 day FIX Extreme
We're still doing our new workout. A couple of us have had some compliments on the changes already, not me but I do feel stronger. I need to get back to Body Pump.
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Saturday, December 12, 2015
Favorite
I don't have a favorite color but I definitely have a favorite day; Saturday. Happy Saturday Everyone. Take the day.
Thursday, December 10, 2015
Dynamic
Since my Assistant Director is leaving, today's his last day, the dynamic at work may change. I am not looking forward to it. I'm thinking I should keep an open mind but start checking job posting intermittently. Harold thinks things won't be better.
Time
I'm wondering how long it will take me to get rid of all the stuff I don't need anymore. It's a lot of stuff.
Taekwando
My Taekwando class is being cancelled because of budget cuts. That's the second time that one of the classes I like has been cancelled. Both were on Sundays which are good for me since I work Monday through Friday. I am so disappointed.
Monday, December 7, 2015
Winnowing
Now and in the future, I am going to be winnowing down my material possessions, mostly things that don't fit me anymore since doing Body Pump and P90 weightlifting has added to my, well, mostly my ass. I am thinking of slowing down on the Body Pump. If you put on a pair of pants and you haven't even zipped them up yet and you've got a camel toe IT'S TIME TO MAKE SOME CHANGES. Before I used to wish I had a bit more of an ass but...as they say, be careful what you wish for. I don't like being curvy. I prefer being thin. I do like being stronger so that is a benefit of working out. We started 21 day FIX at work and I don't what to expect since I am not really doing the diet, which is eating six meals a day. If we do the 21 day FIX again then I may try the diet too. It is a good work out, I sweat my ass off and I work out pretty much every day. One of the girls who is doing it with us hasn't worked out in years so I don't know how she gets through it.
Longmire
I watched Longmire and really liked it. Growing up, I think I saw every western with my grandpa, Dewey, so I have seen a lot of them. I spent many weekend afternoons watching westerns and wrestling or raslin as many Okies pronounce it. I don't even know if there have been many westerns on T.V. I remember another show with a sheriff as the main character, Chuck Norris was the star. It was on T.V. when I worked at night so I never really saw it so I can't compare it to Longmire. I wasn't familiar with most of the actors except for Lou Diamond Phillips who was good in the series but his character went off the deep end in the fourth season. The best character was the sheriff or Longmire. I don't remember seeing the actor in other roles but I enjoyed him in the role of Longmire very much and he was believable.
Sunday, December 6, 2015
Saturday, December 5, 2015
Show
Dwight Yoakam was good last night. I'm glad I went. I still don't see how he can wear his jeans so tight, it seems like it would castrate a guy.
James Avery
When I checked my mail there was a James Avery catalog in the box. I looked at it and saw that the ring I have been wanting is still available. I am not one of the women who is crazy about James Avery but started liking it after someone gave me a sand dollar necklace from there. I really like it but I don't wear it because it reminds me of him, not in a bad way, in a sad way. I thought I might be able to wear it for my birthday but then I didn't want to force it. One of these days I'll be able to wear the necklace and I won't feel sad at all but it will be one of those memories you have that is similar to something you read it a book a long time ago. I will be glad when that day comes. I hate regrets.
Great Snack
I had a red beer (if you don't know what that is ask and I'll tell you) and popcorn. Yum. Who needs meat?
Friday, December 4, 2015
Dwight Yoakam
Tonight, Dwight Yoakam is in town and I am going. I have been a little under the weather but nothing is keeping me from seeing him again. Once, while in Vegas, I decided to go see him because one of his videos had been on T.V. when I was in the hospital and it really cheered me up. I went all by myself because the girl I was in Vegas with didn't want to go. I had the best time. I ended up one the third row in the middle of Dwight's fan club. Two seniors, sisters married to brothers since right before WWII, gave me the low-down. After the show I knew who how old Dwight was, who he was dating, how to join the fan club and the whole nine yards. Most importantly, Dwight Yoakam wears a pair of jeans better than any other man on earth. And I don't believe he is as boring as a dirt sandwich as Sharon Stone said. I know I am a little on the visual side for a female but if I got bored with Dwight I could just look at him in his jeans. Okay, I'll stop sounding all pervy but everyone is permitted a fantasy or two. I don't really even have a crush on Dwight Yoakam or anything like that, I'm not that big on celebrity crushes. I think it would horrible to be famous-not that I am not on my best behavior most of the time-because every move one made would be under a microscope and criticized. Let's say I'm famous and I bought something defective and then I tried to return it and the sales clerk was crappy if I called the clerk on his/her crappy behavior then somehow it would be turned around and i would be the asshole in the scenario. Back to the show I am going to see Dwight because his video cheered me up when I was in hospital at one of the lowest points in my life, his show that I attended in Vegas about 15 years ago was a blast and ever since I saw Sling Blade and Wedding Crashers I am so impressed with him as an artist, especially his performance in Sling Blade.
Odd week
My Assistant Director announced his departure this week. It was at the Christmas dinner. I didn't go because I didn't want to but as soon as I got to work the next morning June told me the news. I knew he wasn't very happy but I thought he might try to suck it up until our Director retires next August. He is going to go over to Animal Control and he is taking a pay cut. I'm hoping he;ll be okay financially since he bought a house here and of all things it's a house I told him about. I was thinking that he should wait and see if he liked his job before he bought a house but I'm a little cautious with regard to big decisions,
Wednesday, December 2, 2015
Waiting
I called my bro, Scott, to ask him about something so now I am waiting to see if he has time to call back and chat. He recently moved to Tahoe for a new job and he is probably busy. I'm excited for him. Like me, he has started down a new path. Change is exciting and scary.
Sunday, November 29, 2015
Wednesday, November 25, 2015
Dinner
By the time Nick and I visited my coworkers so he could meet everyone and worked out at the gym here at the apartment complex it was late but I made dinner around 8:00 or 9:00. Nick went on and on about my cooking and couldn't believe everything was vegetarian. I love cooking for people especially for Nick, especially when he says that I have a talent for it. Maybe I was a cook in a former life. One time, some psychic my mom her friends went to see, which was a weird thing for my mom to do since she doesn't believe in precognition anyway back to the psychic, said I had been a metallurgist, a dishwasher, a dancer, and an impressionist painter.
Tuesday, November 24, 2015
Still got it
My son and I went to see Collective Soul Sunday. We've seen them several times over the last 15 or 20 years. The band is still great. Ed's voice is till wonderful and he is a showman who is happy. I love watching someone do something he really enjoys because it brings so much fulfillment to the soul. The guitar player and the bassist still top notch and they're in sync and well oiled. I am so glad I decided to go and then to be lucky enough to have my favorite person with me made it a special night.
Memo
Febreze and fart don't go together so if you fart and it smells worse than a dead baby don't run for the Febreze thinking that a squirt or two will save the day.
Sunday, November 22, 2015
Saturday, November 21, 2015
Friday, November 20, 2015
Tomorrow
Another great Saturday is on it's way, Nick will be here tomorrow. He is my hero and I am so excited about seeing him.
Thursday, November 19, 2015
hand
For nearly two weeks, my hand has been screwed up. I am ready for my hand to be well. I am still doing most stuff I normally do but a messed up hand is a real hindrance.
Thanksgiving
I am so glad my son is going to be here for Thanksgiving. Vivi is coming with her father. It will be spectacular. I love cooking and family. My boss told me I could use his house but it used to belong to someone i knew and I don't usually use other people's homes. i have used Gil's home but she has been my BFF for 27 years. She is family. i wish even more people were coming for Thanksgiving. I tried to convince my mom to come here but she doesn't like to travel.
Week and evaluations
This week has flown by just like all of them lately. We had evaluations this week which I could not care less about. if my boss didn't think I was doing a job I would hope he would fire me. That's what you're supposed to do. I think raises are based on merit now and folks are upset about it but that's another thing I could not care less about since I am not doing my job to get rich. If I wanted to make a lot of money I would go back to the private sector. And I may someday. Who knows. I still hope I'll be the person who makes a difference in government since most of the time government just seems to get in it's own way and make things more difficult than necessary. i like the path of least resistance. Or; the common sense approach, the KISS method, whatever it takes to get the shit done. Fuck red tape.
The Big Bang Theory
I am watching The Big Bang Theory and I am so happy about it. It's my favorite show and I usually don't get to watch it. And it's a good one.
Sunday, November 15, 2015
Another greeting card
Front: I thought about you today
Inside: When I saw a woman with a horrible boob job
Inside: When I saw a woman with a horrible boob job
Saturday, November 14, 2015
Calories
This girl told me that according to her fitbit we burn 950 calories if we do Cardio Blast and Body Pump, I said, "No wonder I need a nap on Saturdays." and another girl said, "That's why she's so hungry on Saturday."
Greeting cards
I've been considering my own line of greeting cards. The first one I thought of:
I still think about you (front of card); every time I have a herpes break out (inside).
June thin ks the cards idea is great and funny.
I still think about you (front of card); every time I have a herpes break out (inside).
June thin ks the cards idea is great and funny.
Friday, November 13, 2015
Tinder
My brother from another mother called me last night. He had been at a wine tasting for five hours. He asked me about Tinder because this guy he worked with used it and got laid all the time. i said I never saw anyone I was attracted to on Tinder. And then I commented that guy must have been really attractive and but he shot that idea down immediately so I asked if the guy was a silver tongued devil and he said no. I told my my brother just to get on OKCupid or something and try it. And he said, "I don't want a relationship. I'm getting a divorce, I don't want to ever get married again but in about six months I know I am going to want to have sex." I told him to put that on his online profile and see what happens. Of course, he is absolutely gorgeous (underwear model) so he could say I'm a sack of shit and someone would contact him.
Wednesday, November 11, 2015
Tuesday, November 10, 2015
Sunday, November 8, 2015
Trainer
My mom thinks I should get a trainer for my new bike so I can get used to my new bike. I can't believe my mom knew about trainers. It might be a good idea since winter is coming but I have some time before it gets too cold.
Body Pump (yesterday)
There were so many men, all but three who come intermittently, that I asked one of the ladies next me if Match.com had blown up or they somehow figured out that if guys want to meet women they need to go where women are.
Bike
I'll be heading back to Bike Barn today. I am trying to decide which bike to buy; both cost more the car I had my last year in college when I was an undergrad! Decisions, decisions. One bike is a hybrid that I think I could adapt to more easily so I could use it quite a bit more right now. The other is a road bike that will take quite a bit of getting used to for me but I may use it longer. I don't really know anyone who is an expert besides the salesman at the store.
Weird
It's weird to me that I get more views on my blog from Russia that the U.S. maybe there is still some interest in U.S. culture.
Netflix binge
I just started watching Master of None on Netflix. I hope it's good. Sometimes things are a little too trendy for me. Every body is saying something and nothing at the same time...Californication was a little like that and so was Girlfriend's Guide to Getting a Divorce. I need to keep that in mind mind when I am conversing; think back to The Art of Conversation. I'm one of those people who can tend to talk to much anyway (when I entered the first grade I bound out that my last name wasn't shut up) and especially if I'm nervous so I try to mindful of the balance between being a good listener and having an actual conversation and the opposites a conversation hog or someone who seems to be a non-participant, both give the impression you're not interested in what anyone else has to say.
Best Saturday night
The Chris Cornell acoustic show was fantastic. It was even better than imagined it would be. As a tribute to myself and my age, I watched it with my eyes and listened intently to every word and note. I hope a few other folks did the same because most of the people around me were using their phones to photo and video the performance. I think the performance deserved more and I certainly gave it that. It was worth being present rather than videoing it for later or sharing. I thoroughly enjoyed watching Chris Cornell and was overwhelmed by his talent. He's got some pipes and raw talent that almost have a haunting effect like the train in the distance that I listened to as it traversed the Oklahoma prairie every night when I was a kid ( I still miss it). One of the best things I've done in a very long time is get the gumption to go to see Chris Cornell. I was a lot not a little antsy about going someplace I've never been before in a big city I'm not familiar with all by myself but I'm so glad I did. It was well worth the trepidation. He was one of those artists whose live performance far outweighs recordings which is rare these days: I was so happy that I made the leap. Cheers to Chris Cornell.
Hemming
The girl-I probably shouldn't call her a girl she is a an adult-who could easily be my child, Hemming, opened for Chris Cornell last night in Houston. She has the most beautiful voice. I;m so glad I decided to just buy a ticket an attend the show by myself because if I hadn't I would have missed on a phenomenal performance. She filled the auditorium with her voice; one girl with her guitar. Her songs reminded of my son, her writes music and lyrics too and they both have that malaise in them from growing up just to realize that you don't get a trophy just for showing up. Her music and lyrics though a little down were very soulful with a depth beyond her years. She's a great writer and performer. Since her attitude is a lot like my sons I bought her cd to give him for Christmas. I hope he likes it. I know he loves women singers maybe because he heard a lot of Patsy Cline growing up.
Saturday, November 7, 2015
Favorites
Enjoying some of my favorite things:
Saturday morning
Coffee
Sunrise
Happiness
Saturday morning workout
Addams Family Values (reminds me of my son, we watched it together)
Looking forward to Chris Cornell this evening
Saturday morning
Coffee
Sunrise
Happiness
Saturday morning workout
Addams Family Values (reminds me of my son, we watched it together)
Looking forward to Chris Cornell this evening
Friday, November 6, 2015
Encounter
Yesterday, a female coworker who I don't know came up to me and asked, in a low, secretive tone, if she could tell me something so I said ok as I thought of the last time a woman came up to me and said she needed to tell me something. It was in a Wal Mart in Oklahoma City, she proceeded to tell me in a shaky voice with tears in her eyes that a man in a t-shirt and red shorts was looking up my skirt and then she started pointing behind me and stated loudly "AND THAT'S HIM RIGHT THERE!" After I got back to the present, I asked the woman to step to the side and tell me what she needed to tell me. She said, "You are rocking that haircut." I said, "Thank you." Then she said, "When I first saw it, I was like oh my gosh what did she do but then I saw you and thought that haircut looks good and not everyone could pull that off." I said, "It wasn't planned. The lady didn't cut it like the photo I showed her but there's nothing I can do but go with it." I was relieved she didn't tell me some guy had been looking up my skirt and then chalked up another left-handed compliment.
Thursday, November 5, 2015
So far, so good
This week has gone well. Work has been okay; busy as usual but it seems to have slowed down a bit. I really enjoy working with Nathan and Harold. They are good guys. Working out has been good. Tonight, I saw The Big Bang Theory for the first time in maybe a year. It's so funny. How It's almost the weekend and I am going to see Chris Cornell Saturday night. I got a fortune cookie today that said I would get a surprise from a lover soon. I usually get good fortune cookies but that one was way off. I won't even get a surprise from an ex-lover soon.
Tuesday, November 3, 2015
Monday, November 2, 2015
Sunday, November 1, 2015
Butternut Squash Soup
My soup turned out to be very good but it was too spicy for Vivi. I'll take it to work tomorrow, Nathan will love it. He likes spicy food. Jun e might like it but she has Weight Watchers at lunch on Mondays.
Saturday, October 31, 2015
Creating again
I'm trying to make my own recipe for butternut squash soup. Then we are going to relax and get ready for a Saturday night out which will include Rocky Horror Picture Show.
Rocky Horror Picture Show
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Can't wait to see him
Check out @chriscornell's Tweet: https://twitter.com/chriscornell/status/651037370012278784?s=09
Back to the Ellen Thing
I was still thinking about people bringing up that Ellen is a lesbian after I told them that I was wearing a costume and I was Ellen. I was thinking that one of the last things I think about when I think of someone is the person's sexual orientation. I think about how the person treats me and if I can trust the person or believe the person. I guess it doesn't really matter to me and I don't associate sexual orientation with some attribute worthy of judgment by me. Qualities like honesty, dependability, good listener, good adviser, hard working, deepness or shallowness of a person are all things I think about when I think about the intimacy of an individual relationship I have with someone the qualities of that particular relationship that add to intimacy of that friendship or lack of friendship. The differences and attributes of each relationship are what make that relationship unique thus intimate and shared by the other person and myself or I may feel that our relationship is not quality and we're just coworkers and nothing more or just casual acquaintances and will never be anything more because there because there is no chance of us connecting in any way but none of qualities and connectedness I desire in others so that something may develop and be long lasting has anything to do with sexual orientation. It just doesn't matter to me and is not going to sway what I think of someone or make me feel differently about someone. I've noticed people whom I am the most prejudice against are ASSHOLES (but I need to get over that since there is an abundance and I don't want my life to be full of hate and sometimes even assholes have some redeeming qualities it's usually necessary to do a little searching since it's buried deep inside below the assholeness).
Walking
Vivi and I joined a walking group and we were supposed to go on our first walk this morning. That won't be happening due to the weather. It sounded fun. And, it might be a good way to meet some new people. i think I have been hesitant to go out and try to meet people when I don't even know if I am going to stay here. Lately, I have been thinking about going back to school. I've been thinking about it for the last few years. That's one of the reasons I sat for my exam to become certified. There's no way I could get into school if I didn't even have my credentials. I've also thought that if I want to teach somewhere besides a community college I'll need my Ph.D. That may not be the next adventure since my list of accomplishments is pretty long. I haven't mentioned school to anyone in my family since that's never been an area of my life where my family was supportive but that's pretty standard operating procedure for my family. Luckily, I'm fairly independent and don't feel like I have to have other people's buy in or find it necessary to have an entourage to accompany me everywhere I go. I've known people like that who can't even go to the grocery store without someone accompanying. I think that is so strange and adds to the time the errand takes to complete between going to get the other person and dropping them off. I dated a guy who couldn't go anywhere alone. It was really annoying. If I didn't want to accompany him to Sam's Club (because I had many times and I don't consider that a date) he would go get someone else to go with him. I wondered why he needed a witness to all his activities or did he need someone else to validate his existence. Weird.
Awoken
My phone woke me up with an alert: Tornado Warning. It was reminiscent of home. My entire life the weather played a very important role in my existence because I grew up in Tornado Alley. I was just thinking, yesterday, that I am so glad I don't have to worry about tornadoes anymore but that is not the case. There were no confirmed tornadoes just an indication of rotation on Doppler Radar. I guess there aren't a bunch of Storm Chasers like there are in Oklahoma because if this was Oklahoma some Storm Chasers would have been trying see and confirm a tornado for sure. People are zealots about the weather in Oklahoma. The Storm Chasers and the Weathermen. They love the unpredictable weather and all the excitement. No exaggeration, one time when I was watching the Weather Report in Oklahoma the Weatherman was tracking a storm in Saskatchewan and predicting it's arrival and outcome in Norman and Oklahoma City. One of the Weathermen in Oklahoma said being a weatherman in Oklahoma was his dream job and it was all he ever wanted to do because the weather is so varied; crazy storms, super hot, super cold, baseball size hail (summer and winter), flooding, tornadoes, etc. That almost sounds like the beginning of Armageddon but no, it's just Oklahoma.
Costume
Not one single person at work guessed who I was for Halloween. Then when I told people I was Ellen, the first comment was something about "a lesbian". I thought it was a shamed since she, like everyone else, is far more than one dimensional. The first thing I think of when I think of Ellen is how funny she is. She is a comic genius. I loved her stand up. She is incredibly clever and witty on stage and has a lot of charisma. I also think of how successful she is. She's come a long way from working smoky rooms to having her own show. I guess I'm weird because I don't really think about sexual preference too much or think that is all there is to a person. I sure hope people think there is more to me than my sexual preference, especially as hard as I have worked to be where I am.
Friday, October 30, 2015
Tuesday, October 27, 2015
Visit
I am so excited I will be having company tonight. I love having company. I like to be the hostess. And, it's so nice to spend time with a friend.
Monday, October 26, 2015
Good Monday
My lunch work out was vicious. I was dripping sweat. I got some stuff done at work today. I made it to Body Pump. It was tough as usual. Before Body Pump the Dance Jam class was performing Thriller. It was great. I wish I knew it but I don't think I'm coordinated enough to do it. It was adorable and the women did a good job. It looked like a heck of a work out.
Sunday, October 25, 2015
Saturday, October 24, 2015
Tips
Gil had a good day working the suite at the OU game. I miss tips. I also miss the music. And I got a great work out without having to go to the gym. I loved being waitress. I remember joking around with my aunt one day and I said if this planning thing doesn't work out maybe I can go be an actress but I could only go for waitress roles.
Good day
It has been a nice day. I had a great workout between Cardio Blast and Body Pump. I think my butt and legs are getting a little too big though. For the first time in a while I got a back rub from the guy in the mall who does a heck of job. He really works out the knots in my back and this time I wasn't sweating because he was digging into the knots too hard. I bought some new jeans because I can't get into any of my old ones. That's what happens when you gain twenty pounds. It's been raining all day and love it. I've been listening to the rain and reading. I am glad I am too poor to live by the water right now since it may flood but I think I could tolerate the inconvenience if I could manage to find a place I could afford. My Xterra has always been good in high water though it's not the most comfortable ride. My buddy, James called on Google Hang Out so we got to catch up. I wish we lived closer to each other. It would be nice to hang out in person. Maybe I can get to Denver sometime. Harold texted me and let me know that he and his wife managed to get on a cruise due to a cancellation. That means my week will be busier than all get out at work. I'm always busy but if we are down a person it's unmanageable. I have been trying leave work at a reasonable time so I can go to Body Pump on Monday and Wednesday so I don't feel so much like all I do is work. I'm hoping to be able to go to Body Pump this week. I like it. June and Ron are talking about doing the MS 150 this year and they want other folks to get involved. They know my bike is cruiser which is not the kind of bike you need to do rides (it's more like the pub riding kind of bike). We have a bike program at work so they have suggested a couple of kinds of bikes for me to look at and consider. I don't know if my ass could take riding like that. And there are other body parts to consider. June and Ron are in pretty good shape. I'm a wanna be...It might be a good challenge for me. June and I could ride after work sometimes and she thinks I should get a trainer since that's what she did at first. i guess I'll see about the riding thing. Vivi thinks we should start riding when she's up so it would be something we could do together too. I ran into an interesting guy today, who had been on the Planning Commission here in Seabrook so I got the scoop on the area. I need to pay more attention to what's going on here since I've been living here for over a year now. I know a lot of money leaks out of the local economy here. The former Planning Commission told me that Seabrook has tended to be anti-business. I think I might start going to some of the Planning Commission meetings. Also, this week I confirmed that one woman is a shit-starter, that's what I call those people who always have something to complain about and point out other people's short comings. She's the same woman who is pissed that her boyfriend won't have sex with because she got fat. I suspect that's not the only reason he won't have sex with her since she bitches all the time. It would be really hard for me to have sex with someone who bitches all the time and is super negative. She told me this long drawn out story about how she was treated badly for complaining about her water bill and how she felt like she should not be treated that way because when she complained to higher ups she was a citizen. First of all you don't have to be a citizen to get a water bill she is a customer or resident who pays for utility service. And second and more importantly if you want to be treated like a customer (correct capacity/word for what she is) then don't go complain to assistant city managers about your water bill while you're on the clock. What a dip shit. She came of as an entitled dip shit to me. On top of that she had dropped an f bomb in one of the guys' offices. I was thinking she is lucky she still has a job. I can't believe any one would act like. I'm so glad that we don't hang out or anything. She reminds me a bit of Ronni from Corpus. Always taking time off and then bitching when she has to account for it and such. If you're not at work then you should have to account for it. In fact, you're typically accountable for your time even when you're at work. I have tasks and meetings and all sorts of things I have to do and I have to be available for residents with questions as well as other folks who work with me and don't understand something so they need explanations or my buy in or my review or something all the time so even when I'm at work st certain times of day I have to account for where I am and what I'm doing. I've been thinking she must have been very spoiled growing up and hasn't grown out of it yet. I know she sure has her boyfriend thinking he needs to pay for all her shit so maybe he M.O. has worked for her so far so she continues to behave like entitled. Enough of that, I'm glad I don't think the world owes me something. I'm surprised and lucky I'm still here. I'm going to visit with Gil tonight once she's done working the OU game.
Weather
When I heard that there is going to be a lot of rain, I was disappointed but I don't usually do a lot on Saturday night anyway, reading The Martian will be a great evening.
Exam
It was time for my annual female exam. Once it was the day of, I started to get uncomfortable since no one else sees my coochie. Then during the exam two women had the faces in between my legs and were chatting me up. It was even more surreal than I thought it would be. I'm glad I don't have to do that very often.
Friday, October 23, 2015
Sleep
I missed about half of How To Get Away With Murder because I fell asleep. I guess I was tired from staying at work until 7:00 P.M. two nights in a row.
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Thursday at 9
happily, I'll be watching How To Get Away With Murder in a little bit. it will be an entertaining ending to a long day.
Lately
I have always been apprehensive about Googling someone I dated but people have told me they do it all the time so I don't know if people are creepy for doing it or it's just natural to be curious about someone who used to be a part of your life. I told Vivi that recently my son said he thinks that people don't get over a break up until they start dating another person and Vivi said that she agrees and even thinks that sometimes feelings linger even longer than that and maybe it takes dating several people to get over someone.
Nice
It has been so nice to have a friend around lately. She has really been a comfort to me. Moving from Norman, Oklahoma to Corpus for a job that sucked was a horrible disappointment especially as hard as I had worked to make a new life for myself because the life I had come to know as a mother was about to change as my son was going to be an adult and go his own way. Of course maybe I was being naive thinking that my life would be a chick flick but I prefer to think that I was being optimistic. Then, I met a man in Corpus who seemed perfect but he was anything but... I finally got over that and met a man who was someone who I thought was great and I had a instant connection with but he didn't live in Corpus. Unfortunately, he lived in Houston. Around that same time I met Vivi and Beth and just loved hanging out with them and going to the beach. I felt like my life was complete. At the same time, I was told to work directly under the Building Official in Corpus. He was not trustworthy at all. I was afraid he was going to get fired, which he did, and I would be negatively affected when that happened so I accepted a position I was offered in Killeen, Texas. That turned out to be a disaster so I started searching for a different job. In the meantime, the guy I met in Houston started acting weird; lying, doing the come here, go away thing, etc. and then dumped me. Luckily, I did find a different job and moved once again. So I have had a great deal of change over the last few years, lots of ups and downs, and for better or worse there will probably be more change. Over the last two years I feel like I have been in a flux. I keep trying to believe that I am where I am supposed to be but it's hard to keep my chin up when I don't always feel like there is anything here for me other than a job and it seems like there should be more to life than clocking in somewhere.
Change
Everyone keeps telling me that I need to go out with someone. And that I need to go for a different type of man than I have been attracted to in the past. I don't know if I can change the type of man I am attracted to. I don't think it's something that I can control. I think attraction is all about chemistry. None of the men I have gone on dates with looked alike but they seemed to have some similar traits and those were probably just traits that most men share. Right now, I want to decide where I am going to live and what I am going to do and if I started dating someone it might distract me from those two things.
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Hummus
For months I haven't eaten hummus so I decided to buy some for a snack. Now, I know why this one guy I went on some dates with a while back was always complaining about being bloated and had a lot of gas.
Tuesday, October 20, 2015
Alone
Vivi left this morning. Work was very busy as always so it kept me distracted from coming home to an empty apartment. I left work around 7:00 and came home to eat and watch Jane The Virgin on Netflix. Vivi and I started watching it last night. It is very cute. It might help me with my Spanish. If I'm going to stay in Texas I should probably learn it.
Monday, October 19, 2015
Tonight's Body Pump
I didn't get to work out at lunch today but I made it Body Pump. We're still doing Body Pump 95. My legs were killing me. I feel like I am going to sleep great. Vivi being here adds to me sleeping well. It's nice to have company. Time is better spent with friends.
Lessons
Harold keeps telling me I need to look for a man at church and today he told me there are lots Harolds and Nathans out there. It was so cute. I told him that I know there are a lot of nice guys out there. I just haven't met any lately or maybe ever. They were laughing there butts off at one of my date stories and that had started the comments from Harold. Harold and and Nathan really are good guys and I would be very lucky if I did meet someone as nice as them.
Sunday, October 18, 2015
Great weekend
Vivi and I have had a wonderful weekend; lots of healthy cooking, exercise, a long walk, played shuffle board and pool. We also talked about life and love. I wish tomorrow wasn't Monday.
Saturday, October 17, 2015
This morning
The weather is beautiful this morning. Lately, the mornings have been absolutely gorgeous and enjoyable. Not so long ago, even the mornings were too hot to enjoy a cup of coffee on the balcony. It finally feels like Fall. Overall, the weather is one of the reasons I like living here but lately I have thought about it would be nice to live somewhere that I have relations and/or friends. The feeling will probably pass. Some days I have a little trouble passed the irony that I ended up in Seabrook considering my connection to the area was someone I am not even friends with now.
Friday, October 16, 2015
Breaking Bad
Three times in two weeks I saw an Aztec so I just had to watch an episode or two of Breaking Bad.
Thursday, October 15, 2015
Carrot soup recipe
None of these measurements are exact but rather to taste - put the ingredients in a pressure cooker for 11 minutes, after cooked, stir and liquefy in a blender to a creamy consistency.
4 or 5 carrots (peeled)
1 sweet potato (peeled)
2 new potatoes (mostly peeled)
1 gala apple
6 grape tomatoes
about 1/2 a teaspoon of cayenne pepper
about 1/2 a teaspoon of cumin
some chili powder
some paprika
some red pepper flakes
some black pepper
some onion powder
about 1 teaspoon of garlic
1/2 to 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar
some salt
fresh cilantro to taste
some fresh lemon and lime balm leaves
Thai basil leaves to taste
1/2 to 1 cup of plain Greek yogurt
1 carton of chicken or vegetable stock
4 or 5 carrots (peeled)
1 sweet potato (peeled)
2 new potatoes (mostly peeled)
1 gala apple
6 grape tomatoes
about 1/2 a teaspoon of cayenne pepper
about 1/2 a teaspoon of cumin
some chili powder
some paprika
some red pepper flakes
some black pepper
some onion powder
about 1 teaspoon of garlic
1/2 to 1 teaspoon of apple cider vinegar
some salt
fresh cilantro to taste
some fresh lemon and lime balm leaves
Thai basil leaves to taste
1/2 to 1 cup of plain Greek yogurt
1 carton of chicken or vegetable stock
Tuesday, October 13, 2015
Too picky
A couple of women told me I am being too picky because I don't like men who dye their hair and I said that's not too picky, their hair always look ridiculous, and why would I go out with someone I'm not attracted to. If you go out with someone and you're not attracted to them then you'd just pick them apart and both be miserable.
Carrot Soup Update
Everyone who tried my carrot soup loved it. It's super spicy and tangy. It doesn't taste like carrots at all but it's great. I hope I can remember how I made it. I'm going to have to write it down before I forget.
Why
I don't understand why guys ask questions like, "Are you a pole dancer?" How stupid can one be? I wish men would just ask normal questions like, "Where do you work?", "Do you like your job?", "Where are you from?", etc. June was absolutely disgusted when I told her that one guy asked me if I'm a good lover. I told June, "How would I even know?" Then she said she is so glad she's not out there dating. I told her that she and Harold are always telling me I need a boyfriend and it's hard to find a guy who is not a cad.
Sunday, October 11, 2015
Trouble communicating
Earlier, I was reading about people who have trouble communicating their feelings. One of my observations is that people who have trouble talking about their feelings only have trouble when it's something that might make them vulnerable. If it's something that makes someone else vulnerable or hurts someone else's feelings then they have no trouble at all.
Carrot Soup
Always inventive in the kitchen, this day I decided to try to make carrot soup. I wanted it to be spicy like Thai soups. And it is. It is fantastic but it doesn't have much of a carrot taste. That may be because I added a sweet potato, a couple of small new potatoes and an apple. There's also cracked red pepper, cayenne pepper, black pepper, salt, cilantro, lime balm, lemon balm, Thai basil, yadda, yadda, yadda. It is so good that I feel rewarded for my effort. I wish I had written down all the ingredients so I can make it again, it's so yummy.
Taekwondo
Yesterday, I got back to my Cardio Blast and Body Pump routine and today I am looking forward Taekwondo.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnfEYtRIo1Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjj7IpwN2SM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnfEYtRIo1Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jjj7IpwN2SM
Reading
One day while waiting for a class to start, I realized that I forgot my kindle so I bought a book The Martian and began reading it. So far it is very good and I may even see the movie.
Saturday, October 10, 2015
Friday, October 9, 2015
Nevers
1. Never buying new furniture again.
2. Never buying a new car again.
3. Never wearing a tube top on a roller coaster (might be a cumber-bun at the end of the ride).
2. Never buying a new car again.
3. Never wearing a tube top on a roller coaster (might be a cumber-bun at the end of the ride).
Good Times
Going to the Pleasure Pier was so much fun. Harold has the heart and soul of small child though he is 60 years old and it really came out at the amusement park. He wanted to ride every ride. It was nice that we got to hang out with some of my friends and acquaintances from Corpus Christi. Harold is always so kind and thankful. He made it a point to say he was grateful that he got to hang out with my friends and me. Kris, my former coworker in Corpus, who now works in this area said that Harold seemed very nice and then asked me if people tend to try to take advantage of him because he is so nice. I told Kris that it doesn't seem like people do. Harold said that when he called his wife to check in with her that he told her all about our experience at the pier and how we all rode rides together. I made it a point to tell Harold thanks for giving me encouragement with regard to the rides. I don't know that I would have ridden that roller coaster if he hadn't encouraged me. It was really exciting. I think I need to be a little more adventurous.
At the conference, I kept running into my former boss in Killeen. it seemed like every time I turned around I saw him. Moving there was a disaster. Two different people I know said they told me I should not move there. I distinctly remember both of them saying it was my decision. I like people to give me some input but if they don't offer up an opinion and then later say "I told you so" it is so annoying.
At the conference, I kept running into my former boss in Killeen. it seemed like every time I turned around I saw him. Moving there was a disaster. Two different people I know said they told me I should not move there. I distinctly remember both of them saying it was my decision. I like people to give me some input but if they don't offer up an opinion and then later say "I told you so" it is so annoying.
The Friday of the 2015 TXAPA Conference in Galveston
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