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I don't know if it was the sake, the movie, the city vibe, or the company, but there was a certain feeling I felt last night that I havent felt in awhile. It's one that can't really be described in words, nor does it even need words to be described.
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[12 Aug 2006|01:47pm] |
Well, I arrived safely in Virginia a few hours ago, with a bit of a rocky start. As I'm packing last minute early friday morning and rushing out the door to get my flight out of Oakland, I read my itenirary outloud "SAN FRANCISCO TO PHILADELPHIA OH SHIT." Anna and i book it out the door and over the san mateo bridge making it across the bay in record time. I arrive to the airport with an hour and a half to spare, and with all the new security measures, that is pushin it. I go to check in where I am told that my connecting flight is delayed. Since It was an air traffic control problem and not the airlines fault, I was given the only ticket out of sf to va which happened to be a red eye flight. Luckily, I come equipted with an awesome boyfriend who saved the day. We got sushi and wasted a little bit of time and I went with him to work, which didnt seem like work to me seeing as I had an awesome time playing with the kids. Around 8pm, I headed back off to the airport and arrived with 20 minutes to spare before takeoff. I didnt think I was going to make it, however It was 10pm and the airport was mostly deserted at this time. The flight wasn't bad. I had a miniature bottle of chilean wine hoping it would knock me out. No such luck, and on top of that I had a young euro woman trying to cuddle with me, leaving with me to have a corner of space to call my own.
The flight from philly to virginia was alot better. I got to hang out with boyz II men, and sit on nice leather seats with my legs stretched out. The only downfall was the vital three hours I lost. It was 3am in my head, but definately 6am from the looks outside.
All and all It was worth the headache to come out here. I love my Brandi and we have some good ol direty southern adventures in store for this weekend.
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[07 Aug 2006|07:02pm] |
I left the city around 10:30am. The streets were wet and the morning air was crisp...It felt like it was April. Something unusual happened...I felt giddy, in the most content, comfortable of ways. I napped a little on bart, planned out my trip this weekend. I'm so unprepared, but it feels standard. That's how Brandi and I work best...Going into things head first.
I had the whole day to myself, and i intended to keep it that way, becides my weekly lunch date with Gillian, of course. I did some research online...the usual stuff that pops into my mind, always intriguing me to know more about. Seems since I've been out of school for these past three months, wikipedia has become a close friend. In store for later is a good pasta and salad dinner, followed by wine and conversation with close friends and a good book.
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[24 Jul 2006|03:51pm] |
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[23 Jul 2006|06:58pm] |
Today it was 113 degrees. A record for the bay area.
In an apartment community with 900 units and ac in every one, you could imagine the kind of black outs we have been having.
A trip to the lake; thunder and lightening preventing us from being allowed to cool off in the water.
What is going on?!
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[13 Jul 2006|04:13pm] |
I'm so happy i could cry.
That or the insomnia i've been having is getting to me in all the best ways.
I'm calling it a blockbuster night tonight.
Tomorrow will entail many adventures.
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[13 Jul 2006|01:07am] |
today...
My car somehow rolled from on top of a hill onto the middle of a blind turn on tassajara.
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[10 Jul 2006|07:22pm] |
1. the teenage hearthrob (later gone haight street bum) kind
2. the marrige kind
3. the literally rip off all your clothes and get down and dirty kind
4. ok, it honestly took me about 10 minutes to remember this one.
5. the this would be alot better sober kind.
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[09 Jul 2006|01:01am] |
I took a trip to the valley today to see a good friend of mine, Nikki. After the inital reaction of assuming i was suicidal for going out to the 105 degree heat with no air conditioning in my car, and getting lost on grant line road amongst the overbearing smell of cow, i quite enjoyed my trip. Being out of my element of well, San Francisco/Oakland, even the freeway was beautiful.
It was a well needed trip seeing as i have not seen Nikki, nor the central valley in over two years. I dont think I will miss it so much for another two years, but I will definately miss her if it ends up being another two years without seeing eachother.
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| tonight |
[08 Jul 2006|12:57am] |
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A friday night, full of old friends, good tunes, dancing and singing, homeade italian food, great wine, good vibes and super mario cart (does't even matter i lost 8:0). The good life.
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| Irony |
[04 Jul 2006|04:26pm] |
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I went to the obgyn yesterday for my annual. There was only one other couple sitting in the waiting room with me. I sat, reading my book knowing there would be a long wait. They both couldnt be older than 20. The boy glanced over at me and i looked up from my book. He looked very uncomfortable. They call the girl in, and she comes out no more than five minutes later in tears. She says five simple words to her boyfriend and i feel sympathy for her. She says "I'm going to do it". I'm all for pro choice, but I can't say exactly what I would do if i were in her situation. I sat there, distracted from my reading, thinking of how i am grateful that I have never been in that situation. They call my name, I go into the uncomfortable doctors office, sit up on those stirrups, being distracted by the artwork on the celing and the classical music in the background. The doctor later tells me everything checks out perfectly except I will have much difficulty conceiving due to my tilted uterus. Irony?
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[01 Jul 2006|06:30pm] |
Its official...I officially have changed my major. This, I am fairly happy about, however, for the very few units I have completed, one class doesn't even count towards my degree. I guess that's how it works though, I'm not complaining too much.
Anyway, I am offically down the long hard road to get at least a masters in psychology. I dont mind being in school for the rest of my life, i love to learn. I do however hope in the near future I can get an internship in a shelter or women's group. I am looking really forward to that.
Cheers to change.
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[30 Jun 2006|11:55pm] |
update: I somehow came up with a sort of home remedy of a ladder to fix the issue at hand of the fire alarm beeping. Between a speaker, a patio table and a kitchen stool, I made my way 15 ft up to remove the battery that was affecting my sanity. I make my way up, cutting my finger pretty badly in the process somehow. I had a glass of wine in me from dinner so i was feelin a little gutsy, risking my life like that, but sleep tonight is very important to me. And just like that...SUCESS! Of course, in these new fangled apartment homes, comes new fangled home accessories. Even with the battery removed the beeping presists. Of course, i am able to then wrap it in towls and stick it under the couch cushion in the living room in order to get a good night's sleep tonight.
Thank the lord.
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[30 Jun 2006|02:23pm] |
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Its quite strange having a Friday afternoon off. I woke up today with an excruciating headache, something i dont feel too often these days. Its pretty rare I drink enough to get a hangover with my adult work schedule and my responsible driving habits.
I did however enjoy sleeping in until 10am, and going out to lunch with Gillian who happened to be in the area because of work.
Its also nice to pull out old records I havent listened to in what seems, years and listen to them as loud as I want. I miss living alone. The company is nice sometimes, but on this friday afternoon, I'm loving the alone time.
However to every good thing, it would seem there is something bad. I love my apartment. I love the layout, the vaulted celings, the double master bedrooms and patios, the iron horse trail right outside my window, the 1.5 min drive to the freeway, etc. Lately, though, It hasn't been recripocating the love. There are about 500 baby birds of 8 different species outside of my window. This wouldn't bother me, and could be almost cute if they would sleep at night like the rest of us. These little buggers keep me up all hours of the night, and my sleep schedule has been adversly affected. This morning, i noticed some beeping. I finally realized after hours of wanting to scratch my eyes out, the fire alarm battery is going dead. Now tell me how I am supposed to change something 15ft above me! I thought I was at an advantage being a 5'8" girl, but this is just out of my league.
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[17 Jun 2006|08:48am] |
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Yesterday was a beautiful Friday afternoon. About 90 in the east bay i believe. Most people will sit by the pool, some kid's even go water sliding, or running through sprinklers. Me? I take my car through the car wash. I hope that soap isn't damaging to the skin. As much as i love my car, and the attention I get from it, I wish it loved me back the same.
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[14 Jun 2006|09:15pm] |
Jealous ex girlfriends are something every girl has to deal with in life...It falls into the same category as their menstrual cycle and razor burn.
Why do i let it get to me so?
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[11 Jun 2006|02:32pm] |
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Chris Hopkins broke my spare pair of glasses, but at least he bought me 14.00 worth of gasoline.
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[08 Jun 2006|01:58am] |
I just awoke from a terrible dream.
In it, It was just a normal day. A stressful day, so i popped a few and had a couple beers with good company (Stephanie and a few others im not sure of now). We are drinking, laughing, having a great time, and Paula calls. Keep in mind, Paula, Stephanie and I have all been best friends since we were about 11, and just recently Paula and I had a falling out. We decided to take an impulse trip to go see her in Sonora.
Driving along HWY 4, we get a phone call from Paula tellng us to take a detour and go visit her mothers good friend who is a Psychic. This is a woman whom ive met before in real life and everything she has told me so far has come true. We stop in, and she pours us some tea and tells us that she can show us how we die.
All of a sudden the dream shoots back to us driving down HWY 4, and I'm now in the drivers seat feeling the effects of the pills taken earlier. I'm driving down a twisty road and the car swirves out of control and we're falling down a cliff as---
I'm back in bed at home. I'm trying to wake myself up cuz I know im still stuck in the dream of viewing how i die in the future. I run into my mom's room and tell her to wake me up. She finds some upper pills to take and shoves them down my throat and i wake up in real life, in my own bed, out of breath.
I cook a big cheeseburger left over from dinner at mimis tonight, and now im munching down talking to good people on aim trying to forget the intensity of what just happened.
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| for lack of $$ |
[29 May 2006|08:07pm] |
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I'm not moving for another 9 months. This might be a blessing in disguise.
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