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.

Do you believe in signs?

For those of you that are close to me: is this a sign?

Ride the Train

Feeling tired today due to no sleep last night. Again! I have to see about letting go of all thinking and obsessing over stuff. I don't enjoy this and I think I want to move on to other stuff.

I went to my sister's last night and in order to get to her house I had to take the stupid 7 Train. Out of all the subways lines in New York City this is the only line where you are guaranteed to have 1. a crying child or crying children, 2. no availability of seats no matter what time of day it is and 3. constant pushing and shoving. I hate it. I hate this line because it's always packed, noisy and smelly.

Anyway, the reason why i went to my sister's is because i had to go to staples to pick up a filing cabinet and I was offered a ride home which is always welcomed. I had to start picking up and cleaning my apartment since I had become fearful that I may one day get lost in there and noone would find me. I pictured myself underneath a pile of clothes struggling for my own life. The scene would be very dramatic and I would not be able to reach the phone. So I started cleaning and picking up and so far so good. I fixed my closet. Which leads to my next question: Why is it that if I have so much clothes in so many different styles, colors, you name it, why do i end up wearing the same thing over and over again? This answer to this might never be known, nevaaa!

In other news, today is VoxInfo's Birthday. Please all join in to wish the top conspiracist an Uber happy Birthday!

They do Exist

Had a good weekend overall. SupperClub was a success. We had great indian food and lots of general conversation topics. It's important that we all keep up to date with our lives even though we all know what is going on because we read each other's blogs constantly. I think it's fun that the group dynamic is so intimate.

On satturday I slept All Day! and I mean all day when I say it. I guess since I haven't been sleeping well I just let myself sleep without fighting it. Without having "plans" that I must keep and without forcing myself to make "plans". I woke up at 6 p.m. really well rested and started to call people to see if anything was happening that night. I ended up with Queen C and the twins. We went to one place that wasn't so good at first and then made the ultimate move. Twin 2 caught up to us with his guy model friend and took us to this underground supermodel club on the lower east side. Not only did we get in right away, but we didn't pay to get in. there we met with Naima the girl from top model the TV show, and one of the guys that plays for the New York Knicks I don't remember his name. I would have to look at pictures to see if I can point him out.

I truly felt like I was in the Seinfeld episode where George figures out that these places do exist.

I post and discuss sunday later on since I want to load some really awesome pictures that I took at the parade. I have to prepare for Orientation which means that my day is pretty much a goner. My cube smells like fish which is weird. It didn't smell like that when I got in this morning. it started smelling like that about an hour ago. I don't have tuna today so it's not like I have lunch that is stinking up a storm, in fact I didn't even bring lunch. I wonder who the culprit is?

PayDay

It's Friday and I got paid. I have been thinking a lot but I feel a little better. After talking to Shaneequa and Mama Pickle. I feel somewhat better. I think everything in life is about gaving a purpose, something that drives us. That's why when I lose focus I get unsettled. I am declaring my intention of getting out of this rut and moving forward. Usually when I set my mind to it I can get things done, so off we go. I think this is what I went though in late 2004 when I decided that I make my life and I can't wait for other people to catch up.

Speaking of catching up, I was in a meeting with Granma Rose yesterday and well, I have formulated a proper opinion about her. We were basically trying to use the system to build reports that would allow us to not have 30 million copies of things. While me can Bubbly Pete the IT guy, were building reports and on step 10 when granma rose decided to step in and "Navigate". The meeting turned into a "Laptop 101" session for her and Pete and I quickly lost our cool. That was probably the most annoying part of the day. That and the fact that I am constantly interrupted. Oy Vey!

I went to the gym last night, by myself! I'm so proud of me. I went in and used the eliptical for only 30 minutes though, and then I left because I started to feel icky. I did get Jamba Juice after and then I went home because I had to be in time to watch my new favorite show and biggest guilty pleasure Dancing with the Stars. I just got hooked on that show somewhere along the line. Tonight is Supper Club Night. I am very much looking forward to some good food and laughs with my friends of the Conspiracy Corner. Tomorrow I have nothing planned as of yet, and sunday it's Chinatown day again. I hope i get some good pictures this time.

Touchy Feely Guy

the dude has calmed down a little since i last reported on him, but he is still touchy feely guy and continues to try and get close to me at every chance possible. i have found a new way to avoid being close to him, I switched my printer! Now I don't have to go by his cube all the time to pick up stuff. That will limit the amount of contact that we have. I'm very excited about this and wonder why I didn't think of it earlier.

Maybe it's because I still haven't gotten much sleep and I am still in Rage/Depression Mode. I think way too much I know, but it's just my nature. Tonight I'm going to go run it off at the gym, by myself no less. Mr. Dynamite I don't think is going.

Happy Groundhog's Day!