September 20th, 2005
Last Saturday we went to a charity gala up in Escondido. It was for a non-profit organization called Serenity House. We had a wonderful time and happy to support such a great cause. We participated in the silent auction and bought some tickets for The Lion King. We also participated in the regular auction, but were outbid. We got all dressed up; I even got my hair done for the evening. We had a wonderful meal and met some great people and even heard from a few alumni and how much Serenity House helped them.
Sunday I worked and my team lost. I think it’s because I was at work and I wasn’t able to cheer them on through the TV waves. In November, I’m actually going to see a game in the flesh (Thanks to some very good friends of ours) I am soooo excited.
Today I had the day off from work. Went to the coin-op laundry and spent my time. Wow! What a place to people watch, I think I’ll leave it at that. Had some friends over for dinner and on the menu was a medley of pasta, ravioli, and a little sauce. My man also whipped up some broccoli & cheese as a side. Today was somewhat of a blah day. Didn’t sleep that well. Last night we had some thunder and lightning. I mean lightning that lit up our bedroom and thunder that set off car alarms. It began at about 2am and went on for a while. I had a hard time getting back to sleep. Kinda dragging all day long. At the moment I’m sharing the evening with some friends, I’m somewhat in the background. The gentlemen are studying the Latin language and the very wonderful young woman studies for her Russian language class. I’m just the schlep sitting over here taping at the keyboard.
take care
September 14th, 2005
I am absolutely positively not motivated to do a damn thing today. I’m off from work today and I should be doing house work, laundry, cleaning up especially since we’ve got company coming over tonight. But you know what I really just don’t care. I dropped off my car for a routine maintenance and found out there were a few non-routine items I need to have taken care of. This news of course came after I paid the bills.
I called the credit people b/c one of my student loan companies (yup I have more than one company handling the cost of my education) lost some CD-ROM somewhere that had personal info that might cause identity theft problems. I’ve been a victim of that in the past and it was a real PITA to fix.
I just feel like a huge blob today. This is quite unusual for me; I’m usually the one with ants in my pants and a real go getter. Last week I rearranged our living area, cleaned out our closet and all the drawers for a good will donation and hung up new curtains in the bedroom, all this taking place in the space of two days.
I just want to close all the windows, shut the blinds, and pretend no one’s home. I’m thinking I’m feeling this way b/c I just came off a seven day work week. I switched weekends at work and I’m feeling it now.
Still don’t know how I’m going to p/u my car, or when for that matter. To be honest I really don’t care. I just want to sit in our little living room with my man and be. I’ll have to settle for a car ride home together; a chance to chat with him, smell the old spice, and hear his voice. Too bad I can’t just do the Star Trek thing and beam him home.
As I sit here typing and gazing out my patio door, listening to a little MVY I can here the belch of junior high students as the come forth from their scholastic confinement. Their parents or carpools clutter my avenue of residence, but alas only for 10 minutes or so. It is time for me to go. Enough blah blah blah.
take care
September 11th, 2005
We had breakfast this morning at a place called Big Kitchen, way cool. It’s a little family place located in the South Park/Golden Hill area. Dad actually picked out the place. The food was awesome and I liked the surroundings, though probably not the surroundings he would choose. Then of course, I went to work. We had a nice time, this is a tradition I definitely enjoy. We did a little rearranging at our house, at the moment it’s a little easier to maneuver. We didn’t do a whole lot this weekend, we did spend some time with some friends, that was nice and relaxing as usual. I missed the Charger game, I heard it was a good game to watch even though we lost.
take care
September 5th, 2005
The devastation of Katrina is mind blowing. I can’t even imagine living through something like that. It makes you think what you would do in a situation like that. What breaks my heart are the stories of people who couldn’t flee when the warning came; those with no cars and no means to escape; the very young and very old susceptible to dehydration, hunger, and death and those who are surviving watching their loved ones, communities, and homes perish. These are human beings. It seems that help has finally arrived. What they must be going through, to lose your home, not just the roof over your head, but their pets, the pictures, the Christmas ornaments, the refrigerator art, and the journal you kept in your night stand next to your bed. Not only are they dealing with the emotional loss, but first and foremost they must survive; days with no food, very little to no water, and lack of physical safety. I heard an interview on the radio with a man who talked about the NAVY band giving a concert. He stated that it was a great stress reliever; he broke down when they played “When the Saints Go Marching In.” At least the music lifted their spirits for a brief time, even if it was only 30 minutes. It is so important to support and provide aid for both physical survival and emotional survival.
You can help:
Red Cross
Salvation Army
Pet Finders
take care,
