Executed

I just heard on the news that Saddam Hussain was executed for his crimes. Although I'm not an expert on his life and what he did or didn't do to deserve this, it worries me. The main reason for this is because I'm not sure this will make us safer. What ever happened to that Bin-Laden guy? I thought that was the root of all evil.

I'm also fearful for the troops are still on the grounds in Iraq and how the reprecussions of this act will affect them. All I want is for good things to happen to all people and for everyone to just get along. Frankly, I don't know if that would make things too exciting but I just don't see the point of fighting any more. I'm not getting the warm fuzzies from the news right now. Maybe I'm over reacting but you have to wonder how much more trouble this will bring to the world. That's a thought. Instead of each of us acting selfishly without regard for others, why don't we help each other through tough times. Maybe if we think of the world as one, there wouldn't be as much termoil as there is now.

Sickie Poo

I'm sick. I have the flu. It's yucky. Other than the really unattractive bad coughing fits, I break into cold sweats more often than I would like. I've gone through more pijamas in the past 2 days than I would use in 2 weeks. Not attactive at all, not to mention the fever blisters on my lips. I've missed work sort of. Today I had enough strengths to actually move from my bed to the computer chair to answer some e-mails and be on IM. Most of you that have seen my apartment would know that it's really not far to go, but when you have the flu it seems like every step is a mile away. I've managed to eat...somewhat, but for the most part it's just icky theraflu and orange juice. Everything tastes bad anyway so why bother right.

Grinchiness Bah Bumbug Etc

It finally hit me. I was waiting for it to happen since my birthday and it finally did. I'm depressed. I'm down and out for the count or whatever you choose to call it. Don't get me wrong I like Christmas, the lights decorations and all that jazz, but I can't help but think of all that is wrong in the world instead of all that is right. I keep thinking of all the things I don't have instead of all the things I do. I was doing so well too, I don't know what happened. Maybe I'll get over it soonish, but judging from past years I don't think I'll get over it until March or so unless I get some new Jugs. All the stupid holiday commercials aren't helping either. Seriously is that what it's all about buying people crap they don't need. Hows about actually caring for a change? Can you tell that I'm bitter. I'm not afraid to say it. I'm bitter.

Tequila!

So in my previous post I mentioned briefly that I was beginning the "Purging of the Things" for 2006. Well I can say now that my efforts have been successful. All you really need to is spread the word and be willing to let go of things that you really don't need.

So I help Vudolicious get rid of some stuff at her place on saturday and at the same time acquired some new items for myself. Meanwhile I know that this will only work if I get rid of a large certain item of my own to make space for said new item. Well, it just so happened that I was able to secure Delirium to give a home to the piece. The delivery/recovery process was quite comical. Sunday was the designated drop/tak off day and everything happened as though it was written by Lucille Ball herself. Episode 20415: Vudolicious calls: we are coming with the delivery come downstairs in 5 minutes, Don't make us wait my brother is running late! While lugging the units upstairs in a tiny elevator, we managed to get everything in. Upstairs the doorbell rings, It's me says Delirium. While we all ride the elevator down and open the door Delirium tries to get in. Please hold I say. I wave good bye to one crew and go upstairs to hand over the goods to their new owner. Will this fit in my Bunny? Delirium says. After much pondering we manage to get the pieces in and call a cab. The cabbie decides that he doesn't want such a large item in his car and calls us a minivan. And so we wait. We wait outside for the van which decides to park down the block instad of in front of the building. Cab company calls, I yell, they are down the block, not in front, have him come here. And so off, goes Delirium and her new piece of furniture to a land a mere 20 blocks from here, and everyone is happy.

Now that I am done fixing everything I can actually get some rest and enjoy my vacation. My apartment has never ever been this spotless. I'm shocked at myself. I usually start something and then get to tired but this time I saw it all the way through. I am especially wanting the fellow furniture swappers to come to my place when they can. The apartment looks different and I'm in love with it, it makes me want to shout, 1, 2, 3 TEQUILA!!!!!!!!.

Alright, now I'm going to think of fun things I can do while I'm off from work. This morning I learn that Kelly dumped Zach for the new young manager guy that is her Boss at the Max. Oh the drama of saved by the bell!

Purge

This weekend has been very productive for me. A major part of the master plan has been executed and now i'm free to breathe easier. Not too easy though, just a little bit.

I have also begun the 1st Annual Purging of the Things. Basically, I've adopted this whole new minimalist approach to only have what I need and eliminating excess. It should be fun to look through some junk and get rid of crap that takes up unnecessary space. I will give away things that are in good shape and that other people can use so if there is anything worth while I will try to spread the word. It's interesting to look around and see that I really don't need that much stuff. Maybe I'm trying to fill and empty space in my life that will never be able to be filled with worldy things. Sounds like I'm in need of some therapy.

It is also that time of year for my to go over my list and come up with a new list for 2007. It think its safe enough to say now that out of 12 things on the list I managed to complete 8 of those successfully. I think I managed to pull off a good year. Once I have the List for next year I will make the announcement so that we can all keep track of my goings on.

Little Things 2

My obsession with the tv show Heroes will be have to be placed on hold until January. I know the show has barely started but it's grown on me like fungus. It has also gotten all over the office to the point where people have forgotten about the new Nintendo Wii. I myself have grown particularly fond of the Japanese guy that can bend the space time continuum. Alas, we have to wait until the new year to find out what happens.

Another thing that manages to get me giggling is the new Dunkin Donuts commercial. The one that makes fun of the ordering system at starbucks. I think I want to find out which ad company came up with that "Is it french or italian, perhaps Fritalian" line. It makes me crack up every time it comes on.

Little Things

Even though we hear it over and over again we really don't feel it until we experience it. It's the little things that make me happy....

Last night I left work not feeling well, my neck was tense and I couldn't really move my arms. I decided that laying down a lot would be the appropriate thing to do. Just as I put my head on the pillow it started storming out. I realize this may sound odd but I actually enjoy those heavy rain storms because I like the way the water splashes on the ground. After the storm was over, and I felt a little better, I got up from the couch and stood by the big window looking at the sky. For the first time in a long time I could see the stars shining brightly in the sky above me. And not a plane in sight. It was beautiful.

Today I had one of the most pleasant bus experiences in Queens ever. While lending support to a friend is important manuvering your way there can make or break the deal. I was pleasantly suprised at the way the bus system worked today, no more than 10 minute wait. I also had one of the most pleasant walks trying to get to the bus. I like it when the weather is colder because I can walk for a long time and feel the wind in my face while I sing to myself in my head. Anyway, this will be and has been a quiet weekend. I prefer it that way too. These are the things that make me happy.

MultiTasking

The concept is way overrated. Multitasking is more of a distraction than it is a skill. We are made to think that being able to do more than one thing at a time is actually good, when it fact you are just making room for mistakes. I think I got used to "multitasking" and making that a good thing, to the point where now I find it strange to concentrate. What is the world coming too?

Today was actually a slightly better day for me then the past 2 have been. I had very few emergencies to content with and could answer questions semi-uninterrupted with the exception of new girl. The temp is as usual getting on my nerve. She actually thinks that when I ask her to do something it's optional. Only 2 more days left of her and then we are set.

Snap Out of IT

I figured I would take a moment this morning and gather my thoughts. For some reason I am not comfortable in my own skin today. It's not just that I feel out of wack it's much more than that. It's that I feel my brain having some sort of spasm causing me to think too much. So much for having this week go well. But why am I being pesimistic? Is it all the resting that I did that has me this way?

First things first today, maybe I should go to the ladies room and fix myself up a bit. Then I'll come by and attack my work accordingly. Somehow I get the feeling that what I do doesn't really matter in the grand plan of the world, but it has to be done nonetheless. Ugh, I need to get my happy giggly self back pronto. I don't like the whole brooding thing. I'm going to tell myself to Snap out of it!

Now What?

Thanksgiving is not completely over until all the left overs are gone or I get totally sick of eating the same thing over and over again everyday. Yesterday I spent the entire day going from my couch to the chair to the couch again watching a marathon of What not to Wear on TLC. I didn't feel bad for not getting up and mobilizing on anything. I think it was a good day for me to relax and contemplate about my life.

Although I won't go into details I realize that maybe I give too much of myself and maybe I shouldn't do that anymore. I am really trying to focus on me and trying to be a better person. This is usually the time of year where I set and think about stuff like this so I'm not surprised at all. I also started to look at the status of my List and putting together the one for next year. In any case now that we are entering December I may or may not get gloomy, depends on the situation. For now I'm going to try to actually leave my apartment today and hit a starbucks or just walk around a bit. I looks sunny enough so I feel like I should at least pretend to want to be outside.

Almost Over

You would think the 2 and a half days before Thanksgiving would be the craziest at work. Maybe it's because I know I don't have a whole week to get things done, but the thing is that I get at least 30 e-mail requests a day that I need to deal with. And with every e-mail I get I need to take steps to resolve the issue. Tomorrow I have a half day, and I'm not sure if I'm just generally irritated or just plain tired but I just don't feel like hearing people whine. Oh well, another half day and then i'm off for the weekend. Since I'm not going anywhere I think I will catch a few of the local activities and people watch. Hope everyone has a happy holiday. I'm sure I'll post again soon.

The Day After

My birthday weekend is over but there is still more celebration to be had. I had a ton of fun. The celebrations were full on for the entire weekend, nothing big like last year though and I actually wanted it that way. Today I spent most of the day going over some things in my head. Mainly stuff that makes me feel awful about the world and people in general.

For the most part I don't like people that don't know how to have fun and just cut loose. Not in any particular way but cracking a joke once in a while won't kill you. I say just for once try not to be uptight and just be happy that you are talking to people that may or may not be strangers. Otherwise if you really don't want to talk to people just stay home and eat your ice cream by yourself.

On another part I don't appreciate those that pass judgement on me and my life, and I certainly don't appreciate being told that my life is not real life but yours is. Let's talk about hurtful. Just because you have a certain lifestyle doesn't make it good or right. In fact I think my life is actually more fulfilling because I'm actually living life the way I want to and not just living the life that I think other people would approve of.

Birthday shield was not powerful enough to filter that out. Makes me sad to see whats happening. I guess I just have to accept the fact that things can't stay the same. I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving. I will also have a future blog disecting the topic of Bullshit Stories: I will accept them no more but that's yet to come.

The Final Countdown

It's Birthday week and it's full steam ahead with all the preparations. Vudolicious has a surprise planned for me and I have more than a few tricks up my own sleeve. Although I'm very excited, every time it gets this close to my birthday I have a slight panic attack but i'm trying not to let it get to me. I just have to focus on the fun part and not the getting old part.

Today my mission is to vote for the football player guy on Dancing with the Stars. As you may or may not know, I get deeply involved with this show. I think we should all vote for the football player guy. He makes me smile. Othe than that still very busy at work, very busy at the master plan. I need a rest now though. Today I'm not doing much of anything. My brain might explode or something if I try to squeeze any more information in or out of it.

Sweet

After a long and grueling 2 years, Britney has finally decided to divorce Kevin. After the announcement of Whitney and Bobby's divorce this is just another bit of good news for the world. Next let's hope she admits to having no talent and begins a crusade to remove other talentless blondes like Ashlee Simpson from the public eye.

In better news today, I found a nickel on the street! I actually bent over an picked it up. You don't find cash in the streets like you used to any more. I'll settle for the nickel.

Ode to New York City

I'm back from my trip to DC, and although I like to visit other cities DC just freaks me out. Mainly because there are no people around and also because wherever we went we turned heads. No really, everyone would actually stop and look at us. PossiblyJ thinks that maybe we look "too New York" for those people. I just think that they are stuck up. Us New York Snobs are actually nice to some people and we give turists direction. On the other hand, the DC people just think they are better than everyone which is not good. They wouldn't even stop to give us directions. Mental note to self: always be rude and snobby to turists from DC.

Other than that the trip was good. We accomplished what we set out to do and got back unharmed. Although we did travel on the bus with a man that just has to be a Serial Killer, the ride was pretty much uneventful. Now I'm sittin here trying to figure out how to actually make the day have more hours. I really don't know how people do everything they have to do. Maybe I over extend myself but why should I be limited to one or two things. I like variety and I like to mix it up. Oh well, I have to go wash my hair now. In an attempt to keep my hair in place I unloaded what seems to be all the hairspray in the world on to my head. Now my hair can actually stay as it was even though i took out all the ties and the pins. I don't know what go into me, I never use hairspray.

Birthday Month

Alright so I haven't updated my blog in like 3 weeks but I don't even know if anyone reads it anymore. For those of you that do I'm doing well and it's Birthday Month! Only good things can happen and celebration is a must. The only thing I wish is for more time. I think every day seems to go by way to quickly.

I'm still executing the Master Plan, all is well on that end and i'm pretty sure I'm going to succeed. Work is work, and well I'm not to worried about it. I have a few more months to put there and then I'll move on to other things I'm sure. I've identified a new character which has been officially named SourPuss because he is so damn gloomy all the time. He should be the poster child for Prozac. Today he told me that he started a blog. I'm afraid to know that the content will be. I'm sure it will probably involve stuff on how much he hates people in general and how maybe the world should implode. Needless to say that he is the only one in the office that really sticks out. For an office where coolness and jokes are a must he has neither. You can smell the bad attitude on this guy from a block away.

But enough about other people, I'm going to the Nation's Capitol this weekend. I'm kicking off birthday month with a quick getaway out of the city and some nice pampering. PossiblyJ actually agreed to this in advance! In advance I tell ya! Can you believe it. Well, maybe my luck will continue and I will see Bush while I'm out there, he will realize that he sucks as President, hand the oval office to me where my first action will be to paint the White House Pink. One can only dream. Anyway I guess I better get to other stuff now. I need to make sure I distribute my efforts evenly on some of my tasks. Maybe I will post again tomorrow.

Rainy Night

I forgot to take my umbrella with me today but I wear my rain coat most times. I left work and realized that it was pouring rain out, but I walked. I walked in the rain towards the subway and go on it soaking wet. I liked walking in the rain like that, it's very liberating. After I got to my neighborhood I started doing errands like is was a sunny sunday morning. It still loved it. I kept singing to myself, because rain drops wer actually falling on my head. Maybe I'm strange but by the time I got home all I wanted to do was keep walking in the rain. I guess the temperature is just right for this, not too cold but not humid hot. So tomorrow is Third Friday, and yes it's on a wedneday. The point is to talk to your BFF about stuff on a regular basis. Suprisingly enough she doesn't know the details of The Master Plan or the details of the Phases, but she is happy for me all the same I know.

7th Day of Rest

Today I don't feel like moving much. I've been up and about, stressed, tired for a while so I think today I should just stay home. Yesterday I went to the Haunted House with Delirium and Super Late. It was ok, not really scary just uncomfortable. I thought this morning that they could have done a much better job and not made it so low-budget. After the house we went to dinner at Boca Chica a near by brazilian place. We had good drinks and good food but they were reude to us in the end. They basically kicked us out because they needed the table. Nevermind if we were done with out drinks or not. Overall I had fun hanging with the girls it was a nice saturday.

I think today will be very low key since I have work again tomorrow. I really don't even feel like going to the grocery store but I have no food. Can one survive on cereal and soy milk? I think I have some tuna in my pantry but I'm not sure. Maybe I can do that. For now I'll just keep my couch company and maybe take a nap. It looks like it's a really nice day out though, but I won't get any direct sunlight today.

All Systems Go

All is in place and execution of the Master Plan is in full force. I love feeling like all is in motion and I will soon see the brighter side of all my efforts. I'm still in Phase 3 and have no sense of when Phase 4 will begin. All I know is that I feel good right now and that is all that matters. I took the day off yesterday to do a few things that needed doing which is also why I'm so rested. First I helped free my clothes from Dry Cleaning Jail then I did all the laundry that had piled up since before my vacation. Four Loads in All! Goes to say how much stuff I own that I still managed to have plenty of clothes to wear.

I'm sorry to hear that the Yankee died if in fact that is true. It was rather disturbing to hear that a plane hit a building but I was relieved to hear that no terrorists where involved. My concern this evening is for my Mets. Delirium has gone to the game and promised to Woo Hoo on my behalf. I promised to send happy thoughts which I am. I do really want them to win.

In any case I'm still planning the whole saturday outting thing. I will be sending an e-mail to the interested parties tomorrow with the final details. I sure hope people can join at least for dinner.

Wednesday

Crazy week it has been. Although I'm still fairly busy at work I'm finding myself with a lot more time to think about other stuff while I'm there. I feel I've already learned most of the ins and outs and now it's time to refine my position there. Surprisingly enough I have not yet named most of the characters wuiith the exception of Looky Lou. As you may have guessed he earned that name by looking at me inappropriately, but then again what's new. I'm waiting for other people to reveal themselves as time goes on. Either that or they will irritate them enough to earn a nickname from me. Everyone knows once you earn a nickname from me you go down in history. It's actually like when the Queen "knights" someone.

There is really nothing new in my life except that I have gone on a diet. Vudolicious is in charge of making sure I eat right, at decent hours, exercise, drink enough water and get some rest. Somehow I've managed to lose myself completely in the last few months so I need to take care of myself. I always enjoyed working out anyway, it's like I mini-vacation in my head. Overall I think it makes me think clearer. This weekend seems pretty jam packed. So I won't be around much. I will still manage to talk on my cell if anyone has a moment where they miss Floatinghead.

Birthday High Fives

Hi All! I'm back but not with a vengance. My trip was good overall, I got in some family time, beach time and that's about it. I will have some pictures soon but as you all very well know it takes me a really long time to so anything with my pictures. I have to dowload some soon because we have some activities planned for next weekend.

Birthday High Fives!!!!

Papa Pickle....I was away on the exact date but I did wish you Happy Birthday in advance.

Tundra.....Happy Birthday today!!!

Delirium.....Happy Birthday next week!!!!

In other news, I have yet to unpack. It's just a task that I would rather not do. I'm so tired, these last 2 days at work were basically the whole week's worth. I don't understand why in order for us to take a few days off we need to work twice as hard before we leave and three times as hard when we come back. It kind of defeats the purpose of a vacation. Today I'm gaving lunch with the super late (that's the new code name for GM since she always manages to be at least one hour late to everything). I think we are going for some Vietnamese food to catch up on things.

Other than that I'm still collecting data from Phase 3 and trying to keep myself together. I'm not sure why on earth my brain manages to get jumbled up in such a way where I start to question everything. More whining about that to come.

Adios Amigos!

I leave tomorrow. Very early tomorrow. Very. Early. I would like to say I'm excited but somehow my mother has managed to get me all worked up. Possibly J tells me not to pay attention but it's hard. Work has been hectic as usual but I don't mind it as much. I guess i'm focused on other things now.

My new favorite show is back on. Dancing with the Stars! I know it sounds a bit corny but I think it's fun. I haven't picked my favorite to win yet but my favorite to watch is the NFL guy. He looks like he is having fun and the guy can actually dance. I think his football training made him surprisingly coordinated with his feet. He is also very graceful for a man.

I also think I should mention that I have finally realized why I watch Law & Order over and over again. I think I have a crush on Jack McCoy. I think he's cute.

On a final note, Phase 2 will be completed tonight and tomorrow begins Phase 3. We will call Phase 3 "Data Compilation". I think that makes it sound like actual research and development which it is. In any case, I will be back soon. It's only a few days anyway, not a long trip.

No Lipgloss

If any of you have read Delirium's blog, I'm still on Phase 2 of the mission. So far so good. Will let you know the outcome.

Today I will start packing amongst other things. I finally located the infamous TSA approved locks that they advetize on the website. After searching far and wide for a Rite-Aid I found the stuff right across the street at CVS. Needless to say that the locks were more expensive than what I thought and I now resent the TSA more than before. All I want to do is carry my lipgloss on the plane with me. A girl has to look good. The subway ride home today was another story. Although the stalker was not sighted, i rode the "smelly" cart. I noticed people migrating to my side of train and wondered what was going on. Then the scent travelled to my side. All I have to say is yuck!

Special note to mama pickle: I know you don't read my blog anymore. That is not cute!

Oh Dear

This week has been a bit strange for me. I started off having a "fat" day which I'm sure we've all had. After that the lazyness set in and I really don't feel like doing much of anything. On Tuesday I went out for drinks and encountered the most akward of situations when I discovered that NC was there with the ex. Ick! Other than that I have had major allergy problems including a nose bleed and sore throat issues. Nasty weather doesn't help.

Last night was Third Friday. This time we had Sri Lankan food which was awesome and super spicy. As BTQ and I discussed current events, relationships, and all our other friends we downed some KingFisher beer which was really tasty. In entertainment news Whitney and Bobby seem to be getting a divorce. I can just hear the collective sigh around the world. If these two can't make it who can!!! On a serious note, maybe this is the first step to recovery. At least for Whitney, I hope she gets better and dumps all the drug crap. Whitney just say Hell to the No!

Sunday

The annual BBQ was yesterday and it went pretty well. The food was good and I got to see people that I haven't seen in a long time. Plus i got to drink beer while sitting outside in the backyard the whole time talking about crap....right up my alley.

Anyway, it's a really nice day out and I'm thinking of going for a long walk or something. I've been having "issues" and alone time is always good, t least for me it is. I've been having bad dreams all this week. They are all disturbing but they are not peaceful dreams so I wake up tired. I figured this is why I have been so tired recently, last night for example I was being chased by some psycho and I had to climb all these mountains to try to get away.

That brings me to my next point which is my new stalker. Delirium and I had dinner on Friday so I told her about this (that and she's the only one that knows about the Master Plan. Some guy has been following me on the subway home from work. I noticed him first like a month ago I think but last week he tried to talk to me which is a little scary. I know some people take the train at the same time sometimes but he goes out of his way to get in the same car as I do (I'm pretending to read a book while I watch what he does). I don't leave the office at the same exact time everyday which is good, but I guess when he sees me on the platform he takes the opportunity. I'm going to call this one my V Train Stalker.

This, that and the other

It feels like I had so much develop just today but it really hasn't, it just feels that way. I'm home on time from work which is good. This is apart of my new Master Plan. The master plan hasn't really been finalized but it's taking shape. Mainly becuase I've observed in recent days something that I really didn't want to say out loud. I feel that I'm not going to get anywhere in this environment because people don't want me to get anywhere. It's a shame. I've never let anyone tell me that I can't do something because I'm Hispanic or because I'm girl. This time though the words were overshadowed by actions. Although I'm still observing and coming to my final conclusions, I think I'm on the right track.

Now I'm distracted. I'm distracted by what looks to be a whole other face growing on my cheek. This is a little gross but we all go through it. One of these days the volcano will erupt and my face will go back to normal. Now that I managed to gross everyone out we can move on to important stuff like baby suri! The first pictures have been revealed, and I have to admit the kid is too cute!!!!!! She has the most beautiful head of hair. I take back all the nasty pictures I put up of the kid (although they were funny at the time) but we still have to wait to see if she will take over the world.

Say what?

Oh no! Not that again. I have serious thinking issues. I wish I didn't think so darn much about everything. I'm still dwelling on the friendship issues that I mentioned before. Not only that, but I feel like I need to do something about my career/income/lifestyle. My quarter life crisis appears to still be going on. What the heck is that about? Anyway at least we have a short week. Maybe I'll get to push some projects through soon, like tomorrow maybe. My horoscope said this was supposed to be a "lucky" week. Don't really know what that's about. The truth is that I have issues, as I'm sure most of us do. To further complicate my life I always try to fix everything, which would be ok if I didn't feel so burnt out. I keep telling myself to take it one day at a time but patience is not one of my virtues.

Only thing I know is that saturday is the annual Vudolicious BBQ. I'm very much looking forward to that and I'm praying for good weather. Last year we had a good time. Just close friends with lots of alcohol and lots of food.

Labor Day Weekend

I thought this holiday was meant to honor work. How does one honor our work? By doing absolutely nothiing at all!!! Appatrrently that's what I've decided to do. Well it's more like the weather doesn't allow for anything else but in all honesty I'm perfectly fine laying on my couch and sleeping. This morning I did clean up a little and I was very successful but I just don't feel like going outside.

The reason why I got up and putmsyelf in front of the computer is becauseI finally founf out the name of the guy that Vudolicious and I saw at the Smorgaschef. It was a minor celebrity sighting but both of us were excited none the less. So, we saw the guy from Law and Order: Genius. He played the bad genius psycho killer. In real life his name is David Wike and by the way he is super tall. I think it's weird though that I"ve googled this guy and there is not one picture of him out there. Strange huh.

Work...Stress....Alcohol

It was end of month today at work which means I had a ton of deadlines. I was so stressed today. The fact is, I'm the only person in my role. I'm the only one that can get things done and moving. In some ways I like it, it makes me feel important and gives me a sense of accomplishment, but I would rather not have the stress. I was sooooo tense. So tense in fact that at around 3 o'clock I thought it nice to have some Margaritas. I got myself to the kitchen. Pulled the secret tequila stash out, the margarita mix, ice and plugged in the blender. I made enough so I could share which a few people appreciated. Anyway, that made my day bearable.

This weekend I will not be going to see the Pickles as I thought. The weather is going to be crappy and there is not really anything else going on that I'm interested in taking part in. I guess this can be my time to figure stuff out. Tomorrow we get half day at work. I plan to leave on time and not bring work home.

Winding Down

I'm almost done for today. I think sleeping so much yesterday, the early and long day today have been more than enough for me.

On the way home I waited for the subway to come for half an hour before they made an announcement that it wasn't running. Typical. Just. Typical. To be honest I was probably not paying attention because I managed to get upset at a situation that I shouldn't even be thinking about that anymore. Why do we (meanin I) get hung up on such things. Anyway, I thought to myself that maybe, even though this whole time I thought I was grown up, I was handling myself like a child. And, that maybe the other person in the situation should be treated as a child because that is the way they choose to act. I guess being the mature better person takes a lot of hard work, but I think I'm ready for it.

Labor day weekend shall be spent in the burbs with the Pickle Familiy. I haven't seen them in a while. I think I will leave on Friday, let's see how the week works out.

New York Squirrel

Yesterday I came home to find a cute squirrel on the ledge of my kitchen window.

See. Cute squirrel right. Well after a while I started to wonder if said squirrel was stalking me. It wouldn't leave my window ledge at all. I though it unusual for a squirrel it had been approximately 15 minutes and the squirrel was still there. Then it got weirder because the squirrel started climbing the mesh bug fighter off-er guard thing when I managed to catch it in this position.

I started wondering why the squirrel was stalking me. At this point it was starting to get scared. Then the worse happened. While in the above position the squirrel decides to pee directly into my kitchen. What are squirrels being trained by the homeless as to how to make everything smell? I hope my place doesn't become the good peeing spot for squirrels in New York. I was so upset. I used to think squirrels were cute. I won't judge them all based on this incident. There may be some decent squirrels still left in the world.

Bummed Out

I'm not sure why but I've felt bummed out all day. I can't tell you why. Nothing really happened to me and I'm not having any depressing thoughts about life. I'm just bummed. After work I thought a manicure and a pedicure would make me feel better, so I went to a nail salon on Christopher Street. I got a pedicure by an Asian man which was nice and the massage chairs actually worked and gave me a good massage. I waited for a long time to so I got a nice massage while reading my book. The nice Asian woman that put the color on and was in charge of my manicure seemed to have issues with the color I had choosen. I've never had that happen to me before. Usually they don't get involved with color but she felt strongly enough about it that I ended up with the color that she wanted on my hands and the one that I wanted on my feet. They match, it's just that the one on my feet is darker.

I just bought my airfare for the travels in just 4 weeks. Off to another sunny island to visit my grandparents. I haven't seen them in a long time. I think the trip is just long enough to enjoy their company. On a totally different subject I need to clean my apartment and do laundry. I really don't know where the time goes. One minute it's sunday afternoon and I'm dreading going back to work, the next minute it's thurday night and I'm saying to my self "Oh S*it I need to make sure I have stuff done".

Sum

I tried to take it easy at work today I really did. My boss was away in another office so I decided to take the day a tad bit slower. The possibility exists that I have allergies, therefore I'm sluggish by eyes are red and dry and my ears itch. Weird. Very. Weird.

Somehow I forgot to mention that I went to see Little Miss Sunshine on sunday with Possibly J. The movie was very funny in a dark humor type of way. Right up my alley. I highly recommend it. Other than that I've been up to the usual stuff. As I rode the subway home today I got annoyed because people kept pushing to get in even though the train was obviously empty. I still don't know why we choose to be rude to one another. Seriously people get over it. Maybe i'm just irritable and cranky.

Also, it was suggested by Delirium that I post a daily shoe update. She has had the pleasure of watching me buy shoes upon shoes that I thing are "cute", therefore she thinks I should let everyone know which pair I'm wearing on a daily basis. I think maybe I should update every time I wear a new pair. What does everyone else think?

The Reasons

Vudolicious just sent me a link to this website that I think is hilarious yet sad and true all at the same time. Take a look.

10000 Reasons

Question of the Day

As we grow older (and sometimes wiser, sometimes not so wise) we tend to change. Change is difficult and can cause people to behave differently and act differently, but why do people change for the worse? I guess i'm just having a little bit of frustration when it comes to this. You think you know someone but you really have no idea. I know there is no way to prevent it, but do we really want to hear it. I'm not the same person I was a year or even a month ago I know that, and I really don't want to judge because I don't know everything, but it would be interesting to find out why people grow with you and why people grow out of you....that is my bug question. I'm not going to let this make me sad but I wish I could keep everyone in my life. I know that is not possible though.

Huh?

Monday is over. Good now we can move on with the week. I'm particularly busy at work and with some other stuff going on in the personal life of FH. I won't get into it. It's shaping up to be a wild night out there. The wind is kicking up and it feels kinda chilly in my room. With that said I'm looking for the perfect outfit to go with my cute shoes so that I can wear them tomorrow. For some reason this particular pair is calling my name. Out of all the pairs of shoes that I own these are presenting a challenge, mostly because all the things that I think may go with them are more "weekender" clothes rather than "work appropriate" clothes. Tomorrow I have a big meeting which I want to look decent for so I need to come up with something fast.

Other than that I'm really not up to date on any news, entertainment or otherwise. I don't watch the news because it's just a repeat of violence over and over which doesn't make sense. Mainly because the same parties are always involved. Call me whatever you want but I would rather not look while the world falls of it's axis due to the constant battles and the Tomkat baby grows it's evil strength while plotting to take over the universe.

Is it me???

Or does anyone else feel like the world is not really right these days. What's a girl to do?

Work has been extremely hectic, and I'm not having any success with boys, my friends are falling apart and I have no motivation to move from my couch. I did manage though to find out that Britney has yet another stupid video out. I think that girl has killed to many brain cells. Either that or she didn't have that many to begin with. Maybe that's just the way she decided to cope. I mean we all have our outlets it's just that sometimes we don't choose the right one.

Lately, i've been thinking to myself that I could have made better choices in life, but I can't fix that now. I have to move on and pull through. All we can do is keep on truckin' if you will and hope for the best.

Celebrity Sighting of the Day!!!!

I saw her walking her dog on King Street today at 6pm. I didn't say Hi. There were no photogs there. It was just a calm summer day in New York.

No Peaches, No Cream

I'll keep it short. Only because what I'm thinking about writing i've already wrote and I don't think my readers will appreciate it. Just know that it's not all peaches and cream in FH world right now.

I wonder if anyone actually reads my blog anymore. I mean I know of one person that does but where did everyone else go? I guess that is the price that you pay for now writing often enough.

On a lighter note, we had great weather this weekend. There is an actual breeze outside that feels great. I'm not sure what I'm doing today but sure enough I don't want to be home. I need a distraction, or maybe just some hard liquor. I've already gone shopping and I don't think I can fit another pair of shoes in my closet. Need to come up with something else. Anyway, I think I'll just get ready to take a walk. Wish me luck people.

Taking the Risk

Ok so i'm doing it for the first time. I've logged in from work and started a post. Mainly because right now I'm faced with the dilema of staying here in the cool AC or going home to my place and just have a ceiling fan. On the one hand I could stay here and get work done. When I get out, maybe the temperature would have gone down. I just don't like the thought of having to stay here overnight if there is a power outage.

I had an ok day today. I guess the heat got to me too because i'm just really not all there. For the most part I'm just trying to stay afloat and take it as it comes. Yesterday I had dinner with Delirium. We went to the almighty Jackson Diner in Queens because we had to discuss among other things my kitty shower!!! Yes, I'm getting a cat. I think a pet will do me well, keep me company and give me affection. Kitty was just born last week so I won't get it for another 6 or 7 weeks. That's why I'm having a kitty shower. Fine it's not a baby, but it's responsibility and I need to prepare for the new arrival just the same.

All and all, life doesn't totally suck right now. Yeah it could be better, but I think I have to deal with what I have and that's that. I think I'm making strides in separating myself from some not so good situations and I'm hoping for the best. (Geez could I be any more vague!). I think maybe I should really go back to yoga. I miss it. Maybe that's what I need to get active again. That way my brain will work properly again. That and I should stop killing brain cells by watching E! entertainment. I'm getting to be obsessed with all things pop culture, the thing is that I need to keep track of the Evil TomKat Baby otherwise it might catch me off guard and eat my internal organs.

Status

I'm back!!! I'm sure you though you would have to wait a month to hear from me again but I've been home more than the usual three hours this weekend so I actually...get this....checked my personal e-mail and am reading blogs!!!

Anyway, I've been doing relatively boring stuff like cleaning this weekend. I did a lot of laying around too. Yesterday I went shopping with my sister and then we had a nice lunch at the Coffee Shop at Union Square. The lunch was nice right up until the waitress lost my sister's credit card. She went all over the restaurant looking for it and it took her about 10 minutes to find it and we were pissed so we gave her a quarter (yes 25 cents) for a tip. How the heck do you lose a credit card after you swipe it? Isn't that what the little pocket is for...

I'm not sure what I'm doing today. I just got through Instant Messaging my dad and it's freaking me out a bit. Since when do i "IM" my dad? Anyway, I guess i'm going to call people that I know are in town. Tomorrow is monday. The dreaded monday. How come it comes so quickly?

Where in the world is FH?

Hello to all the faithful followers of this here blog. I'm partially back. I've been so busy with work and general stuff that I haven't found the time to update.

In sum, I went to Atlanta for the weekend of the 4th. We drove down. The drive was long, very long. Somehow we managed not to kill each other by the end of the trip. I got to see some of the country and I think I may have gained a bit of southern accent. Overall I would rate the trip a C because we were just so tired we couldn't do anything really. Shout out to our Host for the beautiful accomodations and the southern hospitality, the whole fam was awesome.

This past weekend I went to the bahamas. Nice! I think they too should adopt the motto What happens in the bahamas, stays in the bahamas. That's all I'm going to say about that. I may post some pictures soonish. No guarantee as you all know it takes me about six months to actually post pictures.

In any event, I have quite a bit rushing around in my big floating head right now. I guess i'm having a "moment" again where I get frustrated and start thinking about crap which leads me to make changes in life and as some of you know they are not always small changes. For now, i'm going to watch some tv and read a magazine and just generally just veg out. If you need me Holla!

No Artificial Coloring

On Saturday I decided that I was giving myself a day of beauty and treating myself to a few things. I got a facial, a manicure and a pedicure. Then I thought it would be an awesome idea to get highlights in my hair for the summer. Since i'm going on vacation, I thought they would look nice in the sun.

Possibly J takes me to the salon where the hairstylist proceeds to ask me what kind of color i wanted which should have given me my first clue. I mean common what do I know about hair coloring. So then I tell her, just highlights, nothing too blonde. Mistake number 1. Now mind you, I don't have much highlighting experience so I'm not sure what is supposed to be going on. Next thing I know my hair is bleached and I'm scared. In the end my hair comes out blonder than I wanted but is aid to myself, maybe I'll get used to it. Ha! I spent 2 days dwelling on the fact that I was blonde and I hated it. I hated it so much that I missed work today to get my hair fixed. I went back to the same salon and told the lady that I couldn't take it and i wanted my hair darker.Mistake number 2. I came out a red hed. I called Magpie and I called my mom, both of which had their own take on the issue. My mom called her stylist which said it was ok for me to cover the whole thing up with yet more dye, which I did, and now my hair is black. Usually I have dark brown hair but black is good.

Moral of the story, don't fix it if it ain't broken, and nature got it right the first time. I like myself just fine all natural, without added coloring.

So Hot

It just goes to show you that Global Warming is happening and people should pay attention. We have not even had a few days of decent weather for at least 2 weeks. It's so hot and muggy. If this is what we have started with I can't see myself walking through the city come august.

I find myself doing things a little different these days which makes me curious. For example, normally walking down the street i would have to listen to Nina Nano but now I just walk along listening to the sounds of the city. Same thing when I get home, usually I turn on the TV see whats on the news but these days I just do what I have to do without it. I guess i'm starting to filter out some of the unnecessary background noise. I think it's weird.

My observation of the day is not that interesting but I care enough to blog about it. When did it become madatory to use the word "Nuance" in every other sentence? And when did it become mandatory that everyone use that word....also, keeping things or people "in the loop". Why is the loop so important that everyone must be kept in it? It's a little aggravating that everyone uses the same stupid language all the time. Do they realize that webster has other words they can use. These guys need to get combobulated!!!!

Reflections on Life

I thought somehow that as we got older, life was supposed to get easier. I guess someone tricked me really well into thinking that everything was going to be ok when I grew up. I've been drained, and beaten to a pulp. I can't enjoy law & order and not even the feel good song of the moment is working. What bothers me more is that I feel as though I always have to work 10 times harder than everyone else to make due. Not only that, but even after working so hard I feel like i'm not up to par. Good news is that such and so's last day of work was today so I don't have to worry about her coming into the office and asking for silly things anymore. From now on I have to focus on making my mark to make sure that I succeed where I am.

More good news for me, tomorrow is friday and I get to wear jeans to work and think about saturday and having time to sleep in. Maybe I'll feel better after I get some rest.

For Once in My Life

The feel good song of the last few days: Stevie Wonders, For Once in My Life. It's been in heavy rotation on Nina Nano because everytime I hear it I feel good and peepy and I have no worries. I guess I'm just looking for something to distract me from the madness of work. or maybe it's just an awesome song!!

Yesterday I hung out all day with my husbands and GM which appeared and is back from the underworld, which is more commonly known as New Jersey. We went to an early dinner downtown and then went to see "The Breakup" with Jennifer Aniston. The movie was OK, not very entertaining. I'm not sure actually why people have made such a big fuss about it. I also forgot to mention that I saw "the omen" on friday with Delirum. That kinda sucked too. I mean the whole thing was just not believable and mediocre.

Anyway as of today I have to start working out regularly. I think I need some endorphines to get me through the tough times at work. Such and so is back in the office and it's extremely distracting. If she is bitter why doesn't she just stay away? I swear you can feel the negative energy around her from a mile away. Three more days and that's all.

To Be or Not to Be

According to the quiz - I'm 30% gay.. I followed the link from This Bird's website that led me to a quiz which ultimately told me some thing i already know: You are a straight-laced girlie girl with just a hint of your butch side sometimes popping out. Interesting I guess.

Today I'm dreading tomorrow. Work!!! and the quitter is coming back to "tie up loose ends". I might have to bitch slap her if she gets in my way.

I'm supposed to hang out with GM to do brunch and girly things but I guess she is not up yet. I forget sometimes that I get up way early compared to other people. I do need to get up and get going because it's a nice day out and I can't waste it.

All for the Fans

I have been contacted today personally by Vox requesting that I post something on my blog. My fans are getting restless. I know I have dropped of the face of the earth (or so it seems) but i'm just so Blah.

If you happen to catch This Bird I did manage to make a guest appearance to explain away my situation. Basically I was riding the wave. No not that kind of wave, I was riding The Bitch wave which means basically that my boss was so unhappy she was making life miserable to all those that came within a few feet of her. Well she quit which means that now i have 2 jobs. At least I feel like i'm being productive now and actually getting stuff done. She hasn't been into the office since she quit and now she says she's coming into the office tomorrow. I'm kinda of pissed because i had a flow going and I don't want her to mess it up for me. Plus I really don't have time to chit chat or make nice with her anymore. I would really hate to have to get ethic on her if she gets on my nerve. If you see some crazy story on the news tomorrow pray to zod that it doesn't read: Crazy lady kills former boss in fit of rage.

I have managed to hang out with those that do call me and make me go somewhere on the weekends and after work. I saw the Da Vinci Code which was good, XMen which was ok and The Al Gore documentary that ROCKED!!! I think i'm going to join the Al gore fan club, and if there is no fan club I think I should start one. Let's all look at him now in admiration. For those of you that haven't seen it you must. Also visit www.climatecrisis.net to find out how you can help save our earth.

OMG! I'm so Annoyed

I had a rough day at work that's a given, but on top of that Nina Nano was not my traveling companion. Even though she was fully charged three days ago and I haven't used her since, the battery was completely gone! not even a little bit left! This comes to happen after the news that the guy that claims to be president decided it would be cool to deploy the freggin' national guard to the mexican border. Now I'm not mexican, but I'm personally offended. Last time I checked terrorists came over the freggin Canadian border, so why only deploy to the mexican border? How come canadian illegal immigrants are ok, but the mexican kind are not?!!!! Can anyone please explain this to me?

Now i'm really getting upset, not only that but the Itunes stores is acting up and i keep losing my internet connection which has led me to install some kind of spyware firewall crap that annoys me more. HMPH!

Another Day

I left work on time, and I came home. Today was just one of those days that I feel are completely non-productive. I was at work, I obviously did work, but yet I feel like I got nothing done. I guess that's because I was putting out little fires today and I wasn't able to concentrate on any major projects. This leads me to my next question: is this what it's really about? Seriously now, I know I work for a living but I don't see any rseults. Sometimes I feel like I live in the Matrix and that the world is not real. I guess a lot of people feel that way.

Goodness! I hear George Bush on tv. I must avoid listening to his voice otherwise I will get hives. I really don't like that guy. On the other hand Al Gore was on Saturday Night Live and I commend him for doing stuff like that, as always putting the environment on the front page. I wish he would run for president again. I wouldn't mind voting for him. I guess my life is in a Vortex of Change, or maybe I'm just being myself. I observe everything, and analyze and take it all in, and ask myself all these questions, like "does anyone ever wonder if they are meant to make a greater difference?". I guess I won't know the answer to that for a while.

Distraction! Britney Spears is pregnant with her second child, doesn't that girl ever learn? Don't we have enought to worry about, what with global warming, the world going hungry and the president listening to our conversation, but now we have another spawn of Britney to worry about. Geez, i hope she doesn't drop this one on it's head.

Floatinghead says Relax!

It's monday, and I'm in the office, not so ready to go. This weekend was calm. I intentionally made no plans because according to the weather man, we were dure rain all weekend. Saturday it turned out to be sunny so I met Shaniqua for lunch and ran some errands.

Yesterday after having my mom over for lunch I just relaxed and relaxed. I did a whole lot of nothing for many hours. I felt guilty for just laying on the couch wasting time while I could have been doing several other things. I wonder why I made myself feel so guilty when I clearly deserve a break after a very stressful week at work. I won't go into details now, maybe later. Anyway, I think i need to get active again now that I'm settled down and the summer is coming. I haven't been to yoga in the longest time, and since i don't have the elliptical trainer at home anymore I have to "like run like outside". Which is fine, but I haven't come up with a route around the "hood" yet.

I should get started on work now before I get behind, funny how i'm saying that on monday morning at 9:15 am.

Crying Game

I took the GMAT today. I've never felt more mediocre. I feel like crying.

Movers and Shakers

Dare I blog from work!

Truth is i have a headache and it's the end of the day so why not decompress with a nice post. Last night I went to a networking event curtesy of Shaneequa. She was kind enough to invite me to her old alma matter so that I can possibly recruit some young blood for my new gig. Very exciting stuff, new contacts always helps. I think this makes us the new movers and shakers in this town. It's also interesting to see how far we have both come. From the time we were students, watching people come talk to us, now we are the ones that talk to the students. It doesn't make me feel old, it makes me proud of what I've done so far. And even though i have a long way to go, it gives me some satisfaction....for now.

Tonight I am meetting Delirum and the gang for Indian food which i would not miss for the world. I could have the biggest headache in the world and still go. It will help clear my sinuses. Not much else going on, pretty boring I know.

Farewell to Sunny and Cher

I'm sorry to report that Sunny and Cher have passed away. They grew in well and gave me four flowers but they dried out really quickly. Here is a picture of Sunny and Cher at their best (McFly pictured in the lower right hand).

Evil TomKat Baby....Save The Planet

As it may appear to some I have vanished! I know I have not been posting at my usual speed and have become one of those now and again bloggers that I used to hate. Well, I'm charnging my ways. I'm going to have to stay on top of the game in order to retain my audience. I've been quite consumed with my new gig to the point where is was not able to announce the birth of the evil tomkat baby. I'm sure the kid is cute, but this is the picture that comes to my head when I think about the TomKitten.

On a lighter note, today is Earth Day! It's a little rainy outside, let's just hope it's not acid rain. Anyway, we all need to do our part in conserving our planet's natural resources. It's a shame that we don't do as much as we could. Global Warming has been brought up recently but as always it takes a back seat to other topics like "iraq" and "saddam". Interesting bit of information, Montana's Glacier Park started out having 150 glaciers, now it only has 26. This is just one example. Did you know that recycling one soda can saves enough energy to run a television set for 3 hours?

Let's all try to conserve water and reuse as much as possible, because evry little bit helps.

Why can't we all just get along

Recent events in my life have got me thinking. (But then again, whatelse is new?)

I wonder why people feel the need to put down others in order to make themselves feel better. I wonder why people who call themselves your friends feel like life is a competition and they must come out the winner. I'm not singling anyone out, and I'm not making a judgement I'm just asking questions.

It just seems to me lately that, more often than not, we can't be sure of who to trust and who to call a friend. I would like to think that I can count on any number of people around me for support and that they can do the same with me. I think though that as a person, I'm going to have to start being more selective, because ultimately, people want only themselves to succeed and don't mind stepping on others to do that.

My words of wisdom will only be heard by those that ask, and those that ask nicely. My brain will only be picked at by those that I trust and feel confident that they will contribute to my life just as much as I will contribute to them. My last words of wisdom to all: Life is not a competition.

To tell you the truth I'm a bit sadden by this. I though about it all the way home on the subway. Does anyone have any words of wisdom for me?

Tom Kat's Baby

I would like to share with you an interesting exchange I had with Shaneequa today about the offspring of Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes:

BTQ says:
Gwyneth Paltrow gave birth to a boy. Didn’t Katie Holmes get pregnant before Gwyneth?

Floatinghead says: I know, she named the kid Moses. I swear Katie Holmes has been pregnant for at least a year. Seriously, Gwen conceived and popped out a kid, why is the alien baby taking so long!

BTQ says: Actually, she’s prolly 8 month pregnant cuz they announced it around October and most likely she was about 2 month at that time.

Floatinghead says: i think she is further along, usually pple don't announce pregnancy until after the third month, so she must already by 9 months pregnant...with the alien baby.

BTQ says: OK. She’ll pop soon enough. Imagine the baby is the cutest thing ever because the father is not Tom Cruise?

Floatinghead says: Imagine the baby comes out looking like denzel washington

BTQ says:
That’s hilarious. But I have a feeling that he baby will have blond hair blue eyes. OH NO….the baby will look like John Travolta…another Scientologist.

Floatinghead says: the baby will look like no one - you know why? - bc they took a little bit of all the male scientologist dna and they took it and bread the ultimate scientology baby - which will look like arnold schwartznegger

BTQ says: A little bit of everything. How about a gay AWWWnold?

Floatinghead says: no i think this will be the first person in the world that can self-procreate, there will be no need for another person in the equation, they will be completely asexual and populate the earth with other self-procreating scientology babies

BTQ says: OK…now your imagination is freaking me out!

Floatinghead says: i'm not ruling anything out.

BTQ says: Well I see that. Will the baby be a do-gooder like Superman?

Floatinghead says: no i think the baby's mission in life will be to convert us to scientology so that we will let aliens take over our bodies and the planet. i think at that point the department of defense will try to generate it's own counter baby to fight off the evil TomKat baby, only they will mess up because they will use George Bush DNA.....

BTQ says: I think you should totally blog this theory of yours. It’s very interesting and insightful.

Floatinghead says: you know what I think I will.....

Maxing and Relaxing...No Not Really

Yes I haven't posted in a while, but no I haven't forgotten my faithful blog readers that are just itching to find out all things Floatinghead.

For the most part I've been pretty busy with the new gig. I'm interested in how this will turn out because well I've started to think a lot about things that happened to me in the past, and things that I want to accomplish in the near future. For the most part all is well with the exception of a few things (all non-work related).

Friday night KKMK slept over at my apartment. We had fun, but half of the club actually slept while BTQ and I stayed up until 4 am with the bottle of champagne in hand. I made some baked ziti which was gone by the next morning. No one requested eggs, or toast, or cereal. Everyone requested baked ziti, which was weird. It was fun. Saturday Mr. Dynamite and I got beutified and came up with a pretty nifty concept for a video game which we will one day bring to life. Then I went off the Supper Club hosted by Delirium in the Village. It was a nice Scandanavian restaurant with awesome drinks. The food was good but not as good as the alcohol. I wasn't too into the food I guess because I felt a little sick to my stomach. I've been like this since saturday morning and it's still going on today. I'm trying not to eat anything too heavy or greasy so I don't get the icky feeling again.

Yesterday, after some drama, I got to spend some time with mini-pickle and mama pickle. He can walk now, and likes to press buttons a lot (he is such a boy. Anyway, I have got to get to work now my "lunch break" is over. I'll be posting again tonight since I have some other issues to bring up.

Just In Case

If you didn't read my blog entry yesterday nothing much has changed. I'm annoyed. Not only am I annoyed today but I'm anxious. I keep thinking about the same thing over and over again and it frustrates me that I can't do anything about it. Oh great now my mouth is going dry, that's usually not a good sign.

No Luck

It's monday, and to tell the truth I am extremely anoyed today. For several reasons not just one. I really don't feel like going into details right now, which says a lot about how annoyed I am. Normally I just ramble on and on about the minutea that is life.

Nothing major to report about the weekend, I saw Ice Age with BTQ and Tundra and had some indian food on saturday. The event after that were a bit traumatizing so I won't go into it. To top it off my work e-mail is not working properly but I'm sure that will be fixed eventually.

Pictures by Yours Truly

Old City Hall

Cute signs...

Paul Revere's House

Street Lights is Boston

Supper Club does Beantown!

Ahh...Le Pub!

Where should we go now?

On to Paul Revere's House!

Le Trolly.....and Le dudes!

I'm sorry

I really did try to recap on le blog last night but I was just too tired. I only had time to have dinner, pick up around the apartment and then go to bed. This morning I woke up and I'm still tired.

Recap of last week is pretty boring. As you know I quit the land that time forgot. So I took some time off in order to rest and get my act together before starting the new gig. The week went by rather quickly. Monday I went to a yoga class and walked around the city a bit. I had lunch with some old colleagues and just very leisurely sent the day strolling.

On tuesday I went to Brooklyn to have lunch with the people from the Land that time forgot. That was nice, but hard. First I had to drag myself to brooklyn and second running into granma rose was inevitable. I found out all this bad stuff about her after I quit. I turns out nobody wants to work with her and that she's had a lot of turn around in that position for the past 2 years or so. Too bad no one told me before I was hired.

After that then I pretty much stayed home, ran errands, cleaned and napped a lot. I was good while it lasted. Saturday I went hiking with delirium and vudolicious. I will post about that separately because the experience was very unique. i aslo went to a club on saturday night (also a separate blog entry due to the level of holes in my story). I also swear that any one of these days I will post my pictures up.

I started my new gig this past tuesday. So far so good. I'm really busy here which is good. I like to feel useful and have my brain actually working. Anyway, I promise more later on. Got's to go now.

My Apologies

I've neglected my blog tremendosly, but the time has come to set the record straight and I promise this time I will post pictures. I am however a tad busy at the moment so I won't go into details. I will update more this evening.

Floatinghead: The Remix

I haven't been logging current events due to the high lever of activity in my life this past week. Where should I start.

Well, I think I will start with what This Bird has appropriately labeled the bomb. I found a new job and have quit once and for all working in the land that time forgot. I gave them all of 2 and a half days notice and am taking this week off. I'm calling it a much needed sabbatical. Lounging, and getting stuff done around the house before I start the new gig. I am really excited about this new job which will come with a much younger and more creative cast of characters. Once I get settled in I'm sure you'll hear about it. I managed to celebrate the news every day of this past week, which makes me feel like today has been the first time I've been sober since last monday. No more of that though. I've turned over a new leaf.

I'm other news, I went to see the Libertine on wednesday with BTQ and Tundra. The movie sucked! Big time! on the other hand V for Vendetta which is saw yesterday with Delirium and Magpie was very entertaining. I also have to give honorable mention to the Reunion of "team conspiracy corner" which took place on Thursday at blockheads, and to Nina Nano my new travelling companion. More news to come dudes!

Happy Birthday Mama Pickle

This is a birthday shout out to Mama Pickle that turns 29 today! Applause, Applause....

Let's all wish her a very happy birthday!!!!!!

Rat Race

This morning's commute was a nightmare, and also goes to prove why I hate the MTA.

I took me 2 hours to get to work, 2 hours. Why you ask? Well simple, there was some sort of explotion on the subway track. the subway was filled with smoke and of course passengers get no information. We quickly realized that no one was coming to tell us what was going on and in an effort to breathe clean air we walked through the carts to get somewhere where smoke got into our eyes and lungs. Not surprisingly, the conductor comes on the line to tell us that the train's emergency brakes were activated and we will be "moving shortly". Lie number 1!!!! hello are you stupid! we certainly know what we saw and we are inhailing. They tell us nothing about getting out or if there is help coming. for half an hour we wait, only to hear that there is a "signal problem" that "help is coming and we will be moving shortly". Lie number 2!!!!

finally when helped arrived the train was moved into the West 4th station and put out of service. I had to take the train uptown to catch another line downtown to make it into work.....Good Grief Charlie Brown!!!

Ode to Annonymous

Thanks for the comments regarding Rose. I feel that I should be able to express my opinions being as this is my blog.

P.S. I know who you are!!! don't try to hide behind annonymous comments!!!!

News Flash

I have just figured out that Grandma Rose is the Avon lady of my office!

we all have them, the people in our office that sell us stuff that we don't want or need. We usually have an Avon Rep, the person who's kid is always selling crap from some catalog, and the person who collects money for birthdays, showers of all kinds, etc. Girl Scout cookies are one thing, but avon is completely different. I'm pretty surprised that she hasn't pushed the catalog on me.

The World of All Things Floatinghead

I'm taking a break from work now. For the past 2 days I have been happy and more productive because Granma Rose was sick and was not in the office. During this time I managed to decipher the following:

1. Said employee feels like she must be involved in absolutely everything regarding this institution.

2. The employee also has a fear of change, which means she challenges any and all changes all the time.

3.The employee has fears of being replaced.

4.Employee exhibits signs of feelings of entitlement - like she is owed greatly for all her years of service.

That's just my HR/Psycologist instinct kicking in. Now that I have a full understanding of the way she thinks, I'll be better able to Manage Up. By the way, I hate Managing Up! I was really hoping that when I came here I would be more in a team that in a clear cut boss/subordinate situation. It appears that the situation is going to have to take some changing no matter who likes it or not.

On a much lighter girly girl note, I think I have found the perfect razor for me! I have looked far and wide and have gotten many cuts, bumps and you name it, but I think I found a winner. Venus Divine!

I used it for the first time and loved it. My legs are really silky smooth. I think it was totally worth spending $10 on this to have a comfortable shave.

I'm Back

I went to Verizon last night and got my phone fixed. My relationships will no longer suffer because I don't return phone calls or text messages. The ringtone problem has not been fixed though. Which make me want to complain to them so that I can get my money back. It's really annoying. Since i can't get the picture of Carlos from Mr. Dynamite to post on my site a simple Verison Logo will do.

You know I never got to recap my weekend, but in sum it was good. There was plenty of alcohol involved, including champagne. Fun times!

At this point I would like to give Props! to Shaniqua and Mama Pickle for temporatily assuming the role of CEO of my life until I get back from "sabbatical". They are consulting on a part-time basis for now. So far they have done a good job of kicking me in the butt so that I can execute my "Master Plan". Big Up to the Ladies.

Cell Phone Drama!

Stupid Verizon! I went to the Verizon store to get my ringtone issue fixed on saturday. Briefly for those that don't know, I downloaded three song on to my phone so that I can have different songs for different people, but once i change it they all get switched back to one song, which is Pointless! and defeats the purpose of me paying for the ringtones etc.

So at the store the dude plays with my phone for a while and then tells me that he can't do anything to figure out why this is happening and he can't fix it. Then he says that he reprogrammed the phone and that didn't work either so basically between the lines he is saying You're Screwed Lady. I left the store with the same rintone issues as before and unhappy that Verizon changed me for ringtones that I can't use. Now, worst of all.....I sent all weekend scratching my head ever time someone told me "Oh I left you a message" or "oh I sent you text" because I didn't get any. This morning I was curious and just randomly checked my voicemail and discovered 7 voicemails that I did not get alerts for.

Now i'm really pissed becuase i have to go back there to tell some guy that the other guy reprogrammed my phone and now i don't get text messages and I don't get voicemail alerts. If they don't fix it i'll be really pissed because the first guy messed up my phone not me. I need to text! I need to received my texts! Not only that but I can't even tell who calls me because i can't use the stupid ringtones...

Ice Ice Baby

It will come as no surprise that there is ice everywhere in the streets today. After last nights cold weather the snow completely froze over and no one cleaned their walkways.

I have nothing exciting to report, and nothing fabulous to say. I have absolutely no plans for this weekend at all. No plans, no nothing. Maybe I will go to yoga tomorrow and take in a few moments of deep breathing and flexing my muscles. If anyone out there had anything remotely interesting that is going on in the city please let me know.

It seems like forever

I felt like something is missing. Then i realized I hadn't posted anything on my blog for like a whole 2 days. Anyway, there is nothing really interesting for me to talk about. I went to see Transamerica last night as part of the kkmk. The film was really good, I recommend it.
It's an interesting depiction of mordern day life and puts forth real issues but in a humoruous way. Funniest part of the evening was walking in to the theater with Mr. Dynamite and finding that the rest of the gang was not there. We were all pretty pissed because the subway was horrible to I think that might have played a role. I set of to find Vudolicious, Tundra and Baby Boy. I foung them in the theater next door. They were surprised to know that they were watching the wrong movie.

After the movie we exchanged a great big group hug and set off to our homes. Today I am going to yoga class in the hopes of finding enlightenment.

Team Floatinghead Won!

I would like to extend my thanks to team floatinghead for putting in the effort to make sure that Drew Lachey won first place in Dancing with the stars. That means that Mama Pickle will have to come up from downunder and take me to a nice meal.

In other news, my computer completely crashed yesterday. I went into complete and utter panic and even shed a few tears. I've been trying to buy a zip drive and extra memory for about a month but geeks make this really complicated. I mobilized the troops and got in touch with the Master Computer Fixer on Call which calmed me down and told me how to fix it. The whole experience was very traumatizing and I don't wish it on anyone.

Also, there has been some activity in the execution of what we are now calling The Master Plan but i'm still trying to get rid of some of the anxiety associated with this action, therefore I am not going into detail.

Last Night

Last night I rushed home for 2 reasons. The first is that the exterminator was coming so i had to make sure that I was home before they came. I didn't have many critter sightings inside my apartment per say, but I get the guy to come anyway to prevent infestation. The second reason is that the dancing with the stars final was last night. I had to make sure that I was home in time to settle down in front of the TV with no distraction so that I may watch Drew Lachey kick butt!
If you are a faithful blog reader you would know that I have a bet with Mama Pickle on this so it's very important that Drew win. So I told some of my fellow bloggers to vote for Drew and hopefully they did.

Today is Friday, which I've been looking forward to since this time on Tuesday. I have a few things lined up for this weekend, errands to run, party tomorrow night, some pampering of myself too. Oh, and I swear I'll get to loading some pictures of the trip too.

quote of the day

Shake of the Pain and Get back off the ground.

The Power of Floatinghead

It is my belief that I have dwelled in the depths of depression long enough. I have thought long and hard over this and I realize now that I lost my sense of Power. I'm not sure went it happened or how but I know that it did and now it's time to get over it. I have a way of working towards things that I want and getting things done. I have to reach inside myself for the courage I once knew and almost lost. I want to be an inspiration for those that think they can't do it.

On my way home last night I thought that life has a purpose and I want my life to have a message. Today I choose to take my life into my hands and make my mark.

Quote of the Day

Powerlessness is (mostly) a state of mind!.

Ah the Joys!

In my never ending life built spontaneity I invited Shaneequa and Mr. Dynamote for Indian food last night. I'm glad I did. We laughed until green chutney was coming out of our noses. I'm glad I have good friends that care about each other so much. We came up with our fair share of nonsense last night, but i came up with ths quote:

True friends are those that you can I.M. all day, read their blog all the time, and still have something to say to them afterwards.

I will also like to reintroduce Vudolicious to the blog scene. She is alledging that she will update this blog regularly and we should check it out. She's a pretty smart chick, you should check out her blog.

Back from Beantown

I'm back. I had fun, and it was cold. Overall Trip rating: 4 stars. (I am giving beantown a 1 star penalty for weather) Other than that everything was Great! I have pictures to post but I couldn't get to my computer last night. I was too tired to think, I decided that I was just going to walk around in the 3 pairs of new shoes that I bought while on the trip. I'll post pictures this week.

I was dreading coming to work today. Truth is that change of scenery works perfectly to clear your mind and think about stuff. Especially when you have a few hours of bus ride to work with. I'm sure that I'll be better able to focus now on what is important in my life. I have formulated a few ideas in my head already. The next couple of days should be pretty low key though.

Gross story from the subway. Riding in to work this morning I managed to get a seat on the subway. Most times i can but it was crowded today since it is the day after the holiday and i was running late. So i sit in the middle of a big fat guy on my left and a seemingly harmless young lady on my right. I pull out my magazine and get comfortable to start reading when all of a sudden: I notice that the lady on my right had a cockroach crawling all over her! My strong gag reflexes took over and I started to panic. I think I might have broken into a sweat. She didn't notice. Her stop was next, she got up cockroach in tow and got off the train. Relief for me, the roach is gone, but I still tremble a little thinking about it. The trauma is still fresh in mind.

Today's Quote

It is not Life that matters, it is the courage that you bring to it......

Relief!

The weekend is here. It's friday and a three day weekend, and I got paid today. Awesome. This week has been pretty quiet, although I have to report that I sent $6 yesterday on a fast food dinner. So that means that I have exactly $17 in my wallet. I think I did pretty good considering that previous weeks I had sent hundreds of dollars and have nothing to show for it.

Speaking of shows, Dancing with the Stars was on again last night and of course I had to watch to see how Drew Lachey did and to observe the scores. Mama pickle and I have a small wager placed on who is going to win. I think it's Drew...I won't mention who she is routing for. My team is doing much better of course.

Anyway, tomorrow bright and early we leave for Beantown! I'm looking forward to not being in New York City this weekend and checking out how those people live up there. I have to pack tonight and hit the sack early since we are taking the first bus out of town in the morning. Other than that nothing has much changed. Although I think I may be getting over the whole depression bit. I don't want to be to hasty in mentioning it in case I relapse but for now things are looking up.

Not Much

Nothing much really going on since yesterday. I'm going to yoga today and have thus far managed not to spend any money. I'm still trying to come up with my "Life" Master Plan but that is not coming far along.

Check out some links that I've added to my blog. These are just things that I find interesting.

Valentine's Day Ouch

Great way to start the day. I had my dentist appointment first thing this morning. Ouch. I hate the dentist. Don't get me wrong he was perdectly nice, but it hurts. And it was just a cleaning for goodness sakes! Anyway, I find comfort in knowing that I don't have to go back for 6 months.

The board meeting last night was awesome. It was like being part of a live TV show. It came complete with nasty annonymous letters, back and forth bickering, raised tempers and all. So here is the low down. The board at my complex is really strict. which to me is a good thing. They maintain the grounds well and they don't mess around when it comes to nonsense. Some brave soul decided that they don't like the rules so they sent an annonymous letter to all the tenants of all the buildings in the complex. The letter said that: since we are sharholders and all adults, we should be allowed to decide what we want to do with the property because we own the land. Nothing like an ignoramous to out things back into perspective. The lawyers quickly put this person back in her place by explaining to them the difference between ownership and shareholding. Basically you can't just run amock because you own shares, the complex needs to maintain a stand that will be good towards all, not just what benefits one person. Next ignoramous in the meeting said that he doesn't want a maintanence increase because he is selling his apartment in a year or so so why should he pay the increased maintanence. I can't believe this person said this outloud in a room full of shareholders, how stupid are you really? I'm not dignifying this statement with a response. In sum, all rules will stay the same and there will be a miniscule increase in maintanence fees.

And just as an FYI, I don't have a Valentine and I'm looking for a date if you know anyone that might be a suitable match. I have also made it through all of monday without spending a dime. We'll see about today.

Elaborating

So yesterday I posted something about budgeting and how i am not supposed to spend any money since my wallet is "tight". Well, the plan is as follows. Yesterday I had all of $12 cash in my wallet. This morning I found another $11 in my coat pocket. Finding money is always a treat but my goal is to not spend a single solitary dollar all this week (including friday until 5pm). I'm going to see if this can be done in New York City without avoiding any pre-planned activities. I'll keep the blog updated because this well help me stay accountable to myself.

I made it to work safely. Trekking through three boroughs in 2 feet of snow is not the funnest thing to do, but at least it is really sunny outside. The snow on the ground makes it seems ultra sunny (because of the glare). There is a Co-op board meeting tonight which i have to go to. Some issues are going to be discussed and I'm pretty sure I'll put my 2 cents in as always.

Tight

This weekend was more of a quiet time for me. I didn't do much, stayed home and picked up around the house. Huge snow storm out. After I went to brunch with possibly-j and walked about a little i went to get my eyebrows done and went to the supermarket. I'm glad I did because I got groceries just in time for the big snow storm. There are approximately 2 feet of snow out. Hiking was of course cancelled and the alternate plan was skiing with shaneequa and pal which was also cancelled because the car could not be dug out. So home it was. I did the laundry first thing this morning, and that led to a lot of napping. I have to say i'm still sleepy too which is weird. Maybe it's just the weather.

My goal for the week is: Avoid all things Valentine and pack because I'm headed to Beantown on saturday. I am truely very excited about it since I've never been. Also, I am on a uper budget effective immediately. My Depression lead my to spend recklessly which now puts me in somewhat of a hole. Although it's not really a hole I just need to not spend all my money. I'm still deciding on what to do about a lot of things so i need to make sure that i save just in case the time comes when i want to make drastic changes. Some of you that know me may understand that it's necessary for me to do this from time to time in order for me to stay fresh.

Anyway, that's it for now. Back to work tomorrow...joy (sarcasm).

Waste

Last night when got home and i turned on the tv i bumped into a report about the waste of food, particularly in New York City. I find it amazing that people right here in the city are going hungry but yet supermarkets, delis and restaurants throw away food. I know that not all establishments do this but still it breaks my heart. More so I feel bad for taking things for granted and letting things rot in my fridge. So now i ask myself what can I do to help? I'm doing research on it now but I found this website by an interesting group of people. The call themselves "freegans". They feed themselves from the discarded food they find in the street so check out the website. They also have some information on soup kitchens and recycling (which I am a huge fan of). Just thought this was interesting.

Good Times

My apartment is looking 10 times better and I'm not done cleaning yet. Every day this week I've made it a point to clean something or tidy up and it's really paying off. I like the feeling of lightness that starts to build around me once I get rid of the clutter. Slowly but surely I will get into maintanence mode and I'll be better able to keep things up. I need to go grocery shopping too. I have nothing too eat in my house. My fridge is completely empty with the exception of water, some feta cheese and a ton of frozen vegetables. None of that matches by the way.

Tomorrow is friday and I'm looking forward to the weekend. No official plans for tomorrow night but I asked someone to have dinner with me. If that doesn't pan out, I'll be more than happy to think of an alternative or just going home and relaxing. Saturday I asked possibly-j to brunch. Maybe that will pan out this time (i'm borrowing this name from Magpie since we seem to have possibly siblings in common). Sunday (weather permitting) I will go to a nice hike in Long Island which I am very much looking forward too. I want to get out into nature and bonds with the trees. It'll help clear my mind.

Before I forget, below is my favorite picture from the Lunar Year Parade. Photography by yours truly.

Poll

Attention all faithful Floatinghead readers: I'm collecting data again and I want to know what you think.

When your boss is out of the office for the day, do you find:

a. your productivity goes up, you are better able to concentrate and do work

b. productivity goes down, you slack off more

c. Nothing changes.

Please let me know what you think. You can post your response or e-mail me or call me. Thanks for participating!

Lost

I'm still thinking. So last night I came to the conclusion that I feel Lost. I'm having problems focusing on what I want. Recap: Last year I did a very good job of keeping myself busy. I knew what I wanted and I knew exactly how to get it. This year, not so much. I know I have a few things that I want to accomplish, and of course i have The List but I just don't have any idea as to what it is that I truly want to get out of my time this year. I'm so confused. I need help. I think I will gather the troops and formulate a plan.

For now the plan is to clean the apartment and bring it up to tip top shape. Lst night I built the filing cabinet that I bought, now all i need to do is actually use it. It seems like there aren't enough hours in the day to do things. I think cleaning will help keep my mind off things for now.

I'm going to yoga today. For the first time since like Thanksgiving. I'm starting from scratch again trying to build a practice. I'm looking forward to some quiet time and being active again.