Disgruntled Employee Costume

i wanna blog....i wanna blog...i wanna blog!!!

fucking work
fucking end of the month
fucking heat
fucking good ass mini pumpkin cupcakes [with a cinnamon cream cheese frosting] with a that i made that i can't stop eating!!!

YouTube Tuesday

Check out this music video from Kenna and directed by Hype Williams. Artistic videos are not lost. I'm loving the new wave/80's feel of this song and the direction reminds me of Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas.

Kenna - "Say Goodbye to Love"

Kenna - "Say Goodbye To Love"
Uploaded by bluntedsoul

......and have I mentioned I love John Mayer? ;o)

Here's one for you fans out there.
***I wish the video didn't cut off. :(

HAPPY BIRTHDAY...

TO ME!!!!

26 yrs ago today I was born in Glendale, CA. A total honeymoon baby.

I'll post my weekend recap tomorrow. Today we celebrate life. Another year to build memories on. Can't wait. I think this will be the best one yet. Just sayin'.

Dinner at my mom's today. She's making red posole for me. And she's baking her famous carrot cake. Can't wait! Oh yeah - and it's Heroes night and we get to watch it in HD.

Here are some pics of my day thus far!

Yeah, I'm a princess! hahahaa. My flowers from the hubs in the background.

1st gift from the hubs. Had been coveting this necklace.

Lunch time oreo pizookie from BJs!

from disney...

from disney...
Originally uploaded by geefunk

Since when does disney celebrate Dia de los Muertos? it's cool with me! this was taken in frontier land.

Thank you san gabriel mountains

Thank you san gabriel mountains
Originally uploaded by geefunk

Guess what's missing in this picture? In the far horizon? Give up? THE MOUNTAINS!!! I can't believe how bad it is out now. Looks like our mountains are providing refuge for the smoke. great. I hope
anaheim doesn't look like this.

Now that you're turning 26, what are you gonna do next?

I'M GOING TO DISNEYLAND!

That's right ladies and gents, tomorrow the hubs and I are off to Disneyland! And the best part, we got 2 free tickets from a kind season pass holder! Please pray for our lungs & overall health. I'm hoping for minimal crowds due to the poor air quality and the fires still raging in the O.C [not to sound insensitive or anything]. At this point, we all wish the fires were out an rain would come to clean our air, but that ain't happening. So we'll make the best of it tomorrow. We were thisclose to canceling our visit, but we'll be alright.

I probably won't be posting anything until next week. I'll be working on Monday [my actual b-day] so I'll blog then. However, now that I know I can blog pictures from my cell phone thru my flickr account, rest assured that if anything catches my eye that must be blogged right away, I will.

So what else is on the birthday agenda?
Jack shit.

I still haven't decided how to celebrate with the rest of my peeps. They keep asking, but I'm not so into planning anything this year. I really don't want meet up for dinner either. Been done too much. Maybe I just really don't want to do anything. So h'm giving myself more time to decide. If I come up with something then we'll do it next Saturday....not this one. If anyone has any fun last minute ideas.....please share.

My weekend starts tomorrow....yes....i'm rubbing it in. So have a good one party people!

Brush fires & illegal immigrants

I recently read a news article over at ABC News, that brought to light another group of people that a greatly suffering thru these brush fires. According to the article:

"An estimated 2 million illegal immigrants live and work deep in the burning California hills. Many of them have no homes to lose — their nights are spent in sleeping bags adjacent to the fields they pick when the sun rises.

It's their lives that are in danger."

The story goes on to describe how at one farm, the owner was forcing the immigrants to continue working even though the smoke was getting thicker and it was hard to see and breath. The farm owner did not care that the other side of the road had been evacuated.

"At a tomato field in rural Rancho Santa Fe, on the border with San Diego, Morones found himself in the middle of a dilemma. The homes on the city side of the street were under mandatory evacuation orders, but the farm just across the street was not. Because of that, the owner of the field wanted his workers to keep picking.

Lives in the Balance

"Why are these guys that own this land making these guys still work?" Morones said. "It's inhumane, these conditions."

The workers were afraid that if they left, even for their own safety, they would lose their jobs when the fire threat is over."

At the end of the article we learn that the farm owner finally agrees to let them go, and the workers are finally convinced that it is safe to go to the shelters.

This story is something that affects us all. Imagine if all our farm workers, even just half of them, were deported. Say good by to your precious fruits and vegetables Californians. I have not heard one report about what's happening all the farm workers in the San Diego county. Can you imagine how much fear they are experiencing right now. Not knowing whether to risk their lives and stay at the farms they work at, or risk being deported when arriving at a shelter. There were rumors that the border patrol was checking for identification at shelter. It was also reported that many immigrants turned themselves in a the Otay border when the fire began to grow.

This article really spoke to me today and I had to share it with my readers. Click on the link below to read the entire article. My crappy paraphrasing doesn't do it justice.

Click here to read the entire article.

YouTube Tuesday

What a day. A crazy 2 days. Lately I've been glued to all kinds of reports about the fir. For some reason though, I seem to be most concerned with San Diego. It baffles me considering I haven't lived there in over 3 yrs. But I guess we all look for a way to connect. Especially being so far from these fires. Living in these Pasadena/Altadena foothills that have been spared [knock on wood] it's easy to remain oblivious to the severity of the situation at hand and feel unaffected. But we are all affected one way or another.

The following video is of a San Diego news anchor giving a report from the site of his burning home. It's beyond sad. My heart goes out to him and the thousands of people that have been displaced by the fires. I've had a chance to check in with my SD friends, and they mostly live in the city, so they have not been affected by evacuations.

Orange glow not very festive

Orange glow not very festive
Originally uploaded by geefunk

A sign the winds have died down. Fire smoke hovers over pasadena casting an orange glow. Hoping this is a good sign.

Fire smoke looms

Fire smoke looms
Originally uploaded by geefunk

Cell phone pic of smoke from the inland empire fires. Blowing south away from Pasadena. I hear the san diego fires are getting worse.

WEEKEND RUNDOWN

Happy Monday campers. I hate Mondays....and today is no different. Except tonight on Heroes we finally get to see Peter Petrelli again! :x Also, Pasadena seems to have been spared by the wild Santa Winds. We usually get them bad, but so far not a leaf has been disrupted. Knock on wood we're also been spared from the brush fires.

On to the recap!

FRIDAY

Friday night we [the hubs, my brother, Chris, Mike & friend, BFF Leslie & friends] made the trek down to Torrance for Oktoberfest at Alpine Village. As always, it was a mad house, but at least it wasn't raining this year. Making our way to the front all you could smell was B.O. and barf. Disgusting!!! But once inside, all was good. The smell of wheaty beer and brauts filled the air. Once again this year we had a great time. I ended playing "Designated Dave" and therefore had a stein upon arrival and then sobered up for the drive home. Not so much fun to be part of the 1% sober club at Oktoberfest.

SATURDAY

The hubs worked all morning and I did jack shit [except for watch the UCLA game]. We then had an assome carne asada dinner at my parents house with my fav - tripitas. I stuffed my face and felt totally sick afterwards. The sad part was I ate way less than usual. My stomach hasn't been 100% lately. I've been having really bad pains in the afternoon [around the 5 o'clock hour] everyday. Although on this day I had been a bit nauseous since the morning.

SUNDAY

Sunday was a Saturday re-run. I continued to feel sick all day. I was also on a cleaning strike. I told G that I was spending my day off like him. I wanted to see what it was like to do jack shit on my days off. He usually plays xbox all day. I practically watched TV all day and did some reading. I, however, was not entirely successful. I can't stand dirty dishes in the sink and junk on the dining room table, so I did clean that. When G came home we went out for a sushi dinner with my brother, Chris, and Matt. Ichima does a body good. Not in my case though. Like clockwork, I had extreme stomach pains last night. [Warning: TMI] I spent a good amount of time in the crapper. Was not fun. I laid in bed and watched Desperate Housewives while the pain continued. Around 9:30pm the hubs made me some tea that works wonders on stomach aches and pains. My moms remedy - Yerbabuena del Serro. Looks like a bag of stress [if ya know what I mean *wink*wink*]. I also find that when made with lemon and salt it soothes faster. Maybe the acidity. And I don't really like how it tastes when sweetened [and I love everything "sal y limon"].


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SIDE NOTE: We received my sister-in-law's 15ñera invite in the mail. You know...the one's I made for her. So I finally have pictures. Check em out.

afternoon thoughts

- wtf just happened? I've been wearing my glasses all day today because I was feeling extra blind [usually just wear them to drive at night]. So i took them off at lunch and now I put them back on and it's all blurry! WTF? I'm losing it.

- Going to ghetto ass Alpine Village today for Octoberfest. Overpriced beer & food here I come!

- Wish I was going to the UCLA game tomorrow.

- I <3 style="font-style: italic;">Rendition.

- my eyes have adjusted. glasses work again. weird.

- this work day is dragging on!!! ARGH!!!


***Here's a better pic of my new beta:

The Kite Runner

Last night I finished my first bookclub read. I've decided not to review it. More like, give it a half ass review. It's just such a powerful and haunting book, and I don't have the right vocabulary to do it justice. A story of love, friendship, forgiveness, and tolerance that is guaranteed to open your mind. I HIGHLY recommend this book to everyone! EVERYONE. It really is one of those books that stays with you for a long time. I must warn you though, it is really sad and depressing. The entire book. And still, it seems not to end. Most of you have probably seen the trailer for this film in the theaters. Well, this morning I read that the release date is being pushed back to December because the actors are being targeted for violence by their own afghan people. This book never ends! Just thinking about it makes me want to cry. I cried in so many parts of this book. Just when you think things are looking up, you get punched in the stomach. It sucks. The author's [Khaled Hosseini] writing style is perfect. I sucked up every word like crack. I plan to read his second book, but a break from depression is in order.


Our next book club read is Elizabeth Gilbert's Eat, Pray, Love. Really looking forward to this book after seeing the author on Oprah.

My new beta!

My new beta!
Originally uploaded by geefunk

Sadly our last beta, Owen, died last week. Today i came home to find this! Hubby surprised me with a new beta. He's yet to be named & i'm taking suggestions. Welcome little one! I felt lonely without Owen.

Random thoughts...

- blogger decided you can't add pictures today. Good thing I didn't want to.
- need to go to Joann's to return extra ribbon spools.
- we have no food in our fridge for dinner tonight. not feeling like take-out
- Not happy about the weather warm up
- my birthday is 10.5 days away
- looking forward to the possibility of going to Disneyland next week. I love the "nightmare before christmas" time of year.
- need to schedule a hair trim
- still thinking I should go to the social security office to change my name...the forms are all filled out...just need to go.
- crossing my fingers I get a call for a job interview in the coming week. [my co-workers who read this might not like the sound of that]
- on the verge of dark mexican + super white anglo = cute ass baby
- need to order wedding pics from our Photographer....almost a year later!
- last nights TJ's old fashioned cheesecake was bangin'!
- need to finish laundry before I run out of undies
- hoping to finish "The Kite Runner" tonight
- speaking of thursdays...i've fallen off the "Grey's Anatomy" wagon.
- happy tomorrow is friday

Book Signing [continued]

I was so motivated yesterday to post all about Mr. Fox, but today....not so much. Since I already posted the link to the pictures on flickr I won't be adding any on here. It'll just slow down the page loading time. I will say I have not read the book yet. As you can see, on the right hand column, I am still reading 2 other books. So it'll have to wait. But I do think this man is a great public speaker and has a lot of great ideas. He also said he'd like to see Hillary Clinton as President [as would I....as of now].

Yup, that's all I got. Don't remember what else I wanted to say.

Presidential Honor

I've been dicking around all morning searching for different airfares and hotels and vacation spots. G and I are still trying to figure out a vacation spot for our anniversary. More on that later. Fuck me. I know see that blogger has scheduled an outage at 4pm!! That's in 4 minutes! I'm screwed. I guess this post will have to wait till tomorrow.

Last night we went to the book signing at Caltech for former president of Mexico Vicente Fox. It was assome! I loved his talk. Here's a quick pic. More to come tomorrow. Dang it! Now it's too late to upload an image! Well just go to my flickr page to see them.

Peace Out!

YouTube Tuesday

My cousins/co-workers Chris & Cat can't shut up about this damn commercial. Check it out for yourselves.

I'd say more, but I think I'm experiencing some caffeine withdrawals. I didn't have coffee [or food] this morning in anticipation of my long awaited dentist appointment. It had been 2 years and my mouth was in desperate need of a cleaning. Not even Orbit gum could handle it ["Dirty mouth?"]. Now that I'm sitting back at my desk with clean teeth, my head is starting to pound and I am soooo hungry. Good thing it's almost lunch time. I think I'm gonna need an afternoon fix today.

WEEKEND RUNDOWN

Happy Monday! It's so cool and gloomy outside today....i love it!

I had a lovely weekend. It didn't start out so promising, but it all turned around by Saturday evening.

FRIDAY
My sister came over to help me finish the 15ñera invites I was working on for my sister-in-law. My sister took off around midnight and I carried on until about 1am. I finally finished and passed out at about 1:30am. Stupid me forgot to take picks of my hard work. I guess I'll have to wait till we get our invite in the mail. I'll post picks then.

SATURDAY
I made it out of bed around 9:30am, showered and headed out to drop off the invites. I then went home to clean up the mess from the night before. Paper and ribbon bits were scattered all over our carpet. The hubs took off to work around 1:45pm. His first time closing in a long time. That left me with a lonely unplanned evening. I don't know why I didnt make plans knowing he'd be gone. Around 4:30pm I finally texted my brother to see what he was up to and we [including my cousin chris] ended up going to the movies to see "Across the Universe."

This film was sooooo good! I loved every minute of it. I want to see it over and over. The way the Beatles songs were so masterfully worked into the script was genius. 18 Beatles songs are featured in the film [so yes...this is a musical]. The 1960's anti-war, love, sex, and rock & roll backdrop made each song shine. I can't wait for this DVD.

After the film, we were all feeling in need a some serous smoking and meditation with more Beatles music. My brother headed home to pick up his hookah and then came over with a few other peeps. Great times were had with lots of smoking and drinking. I think I literally passed out at 2:30am. I couldn't stay awake any longer. The hubs didn't even make it to bed till 4am!!

SUNDAY
G had the day off so we decided to just stay in and lounge all day. We hadn't done that since we first got married [like it was that long ago]. So we stayed i n bed all day and watched football, read, ate, napped, etc. Good times. :-p

Also, I've learned my cousin Christy had baby, Noah, on Sunday afternoon. She had a really long and hard labor, but baby and mom are doing very well. Say hi to the newest member of the Gonzalez Clan! Congrats Christy & Jeremy!

Labor Dust!!!

A shout-out to my cousin Christy who is finally having her baby boy tonight [or in the early morning hours]!! She has asked to be induced since she is now 8 days over due and no signs of labor. She hasn't even dilated. Can't wait to welcome Noah into this crazy world. Good luck Christy & Jeremy. Know that your family is thinking of you. Hope to meet Noah this holiday season when you guys visit.

A Noble Cause

Congrats to our former Vice President, Al Gore, on his Noble Peace Prize win! I think this is fantastic and is very well deserved. Now if only this man would run for President! I'd vote for him.....again.



I too have been pursuing a worthy cause in the last 2 weeks. Although not a cause as worldly and noble [or pursued as intensely and passionately] as Mr. Gore. Back in February I offered to make my sister-in-law's quince invites....like from scratch. I guess I had forgotten how torturous it had been to make my own. Of course, with all the drama that was my summer, I just now got around to making them. I really am my own worst enemy. When it came to design, I had very specific ideas, but alas so did my step-mother-in-law. Of course, both ideas were great, but I found it hard to design something I wasn't into. I guess that's why I don't do it for a living. Any who....so the design process ended up being way more difficult than expected. I fucking love Adobe InDesign, but that program drives me nuts sometimes! To make a long story short, I am way behind due to some glitches with the program and printing issues. Invites that should have been mailed a week ago are still being printed [as we speak....or type]. But I'm not too worried. People will still have at least 3 weeks to RSVP.

This task has really been stressing me out this week. I also haven't had time to read much and I'm afraid I won't be finishing my book club read this week. But speaking of my book, although I am only halfway, I am recommending it to everyone I know. It is an amazing story that is fabulously written. I've cried, I've laughed, I've been angry. What more could you ask for in a book. Make sure to pick up The Kite Runner. And you best believe I'll be checking out the film next month. I hope it lives up to the book, but film versions never do.

Tag! You're it!

I decided to take it upon myself to fill out this little survey even though I technically wasn't tagged. You see, this is one of those things that other bloggers fill out and then tell other bloggers to do the same. Well, since my little blog isn't read by many people with their own blog, I don't think I'll ever get tagged. On top of that, the busy days continue and I don't want to miss posting opportunities. So here it goes.

Four Jobs I Have Had in My Life
(1) confirmation teacher [although I didn't get paid]
(2) pretzel maker
(3) retail sales associate
(4) hostess

Four Movies I Can Watch Over and Over
(1) The Devil Wears Prada
(2) Legally Blonde [1 &2]
(3) Dazed & Confused
(4) Office Space.

Four TV Shows I Like to Watch
(1) Heroes
(2) Lost
(3) Desperate Housewives
(4) The Hills

Four Places I Have Vacationed
(1) Mexico
(2) Italy
(3) Hawaii
(4) NYC

Four of My Favorite Dishes
(1) Tamales
(2) Posole
(3) Fresh sashimi.
(4) Cheeseburger from a hole-in-the-wall type of place

Four Websites I Visit Daily
(1) Yahoo! Mail
(2) Yahoo! Fantasy Sports
(3) Twitter
(4) Blogger

Four Places I Would Rather Be
(1) My Bed
(2) NYC
(3) Florence
(4) At the movies

Four Bloggers I Am Tagging
(1) No one!
(2) You people don't
(3) have blogs!
(4) *hint*hint*

Crack Whore

I had the craaaazy-est dream last night. Sorta scary actually, but totally random nonetheless. I dreamed that me, some of my cousins and friends were crack addicts! We were selling coke....doing coke...together...alone. Like it was nothing! WTF? Why would I dream this about my drug free family and friends. I mean truth be told we've all had our share of mary....mary jane....but crack!?!?!? I'm seriously baffled by this dream.

After further investigation of my dream [aka - googling dream interpretations] I realized that it makes sense to have this dream at this juncture in my life. It is said that the 'drug' symbol in a dream can signify your need for a "quick fix." The act of taking cocaine in a dream indicates that I am feeling empty and devoid of emotions. On a positive note, the dream can also be telling that I need to be more lively and energetic.

This all makes total sense to me. For the last couple of months I have been feeling very empty. I've been so upset with the turn my life has taken that I have been desperately seeking changes. And maybe I'm not looking for the right type of change. Maybe I am just looking for a "quick fix" to get over how I feel now. I vented to the hubs on Sunday night about all this. How I was tired of feeling so shitty yet I couldn't seem to gather the strength to make any changes.

Being addicted to something in a dream can also be a way for your subconscious to tell you that you may be falling into an addiction in real life. Not necessarily a drug addiction. I honestly want to say that I may be falling into a food addiction. I realized that I had been coping with food. I have never been an emotional eater the past, but I seem to have turned to that. And I am suffering the consequences....as my jeans will tell you. Just another thing that makes me feel even shittier....and yet....i can't seem to get my ass off the couch. An interesting note - in my dream....it seemed that we had all been doing crack for a while. It wasn't a new thing. And yet....I was still not thin. If I'm a crack addict.....shouldn't I be losing weight!?!?! LOL - Go figure.

I won't analyze my dream anymore, but it sure is crazy how dreams correlate to your real life. I do believe it is your subconscious speaking to you...trying to lead you. Crazy. I guess the ball is in my court now.

Forced Post

Damn....I wasn't gonna post today but then I got a comment basically telling me that I was slacking on my pimping! So now I feel pressured to post something.

I've been super busy at work these last few days, which sucks ass. I'm suppose to be working on some 15ñera invites for my step-sister-in-law [wow....say that 3 times fast]. All the assembly has to be done this weekend so that they may be mailed out next week, which leaves me tomorrow to print. FUCK ME! Serio - this is all stressing me out. So wish me luck people.

Oh yeah - I curse like a sailor when I'm stressed. "Fuck" becomes my new best friend. So leave now if you have virgin eyes. Ha! Yeah right....virgin eyes....i know all you reading this are just as bad.

And by the way - I do have one of these on my desk, but I think it's broken. I keep pushing it, but nothings getting any easier. I might need to order a replacement.



I'd like to be happy about tomorrow being Friday, but I know I'm gonna be stressing it. At least we're fully stocked with alcohol at home...that'll keep me sane and personable.

YouTube Tuesday

This is what happens when my 2 favorite people get together.

Reason # 2472934789 why I love Kanye West

AND

Reason #39857408354 why I love John Mayer

Life Gets A Bit More Normal

After a crazy stressful [not to mention sucky] summer, things finally seem to be falling in place. I currently feel like a huge load has been lifted off my shoulders. Recently, our finances have been the source of much anguish in our lives. But in my hands I have 3 big fat checks to pay off 3 big fat credit card balances. This my friends, is fanfuckentastic!

Fall is my favorite month. October is my favorite month. Good things always come in October [other than my birthday on the 29th ;o)], and I knew this would be a great month too. So far so good.

I really wanted to blog about my weekend yesterday, but alas, work has held me captive. Today is also YouTube tuesday. I have not forgotten. I will post a video before I leave work today. Since it looks like I will not have much time to blog, I'll give you the condensed version of my weekend. Actually, just the highlights.

Friday - went to see "Into the Wild" with my brother and Chris. This film is absolutely beautiful! It was such a great film. I cried more than expected [yes, I cry....a lot]. But seriously, I can't even find the perfect word to discribe this film and how it made me feel. So man things I wish I was and could be. Maybe that's why I cried like a baby. That or knowing that its a true story, thereby making it that much more tragic. And the message is so wonderful - "happiness is only real when shared." So true. I get emotional just thinking about it. And the soundtrack done solely by Eddie Vedder weaves the story together. Check it out!


Saturday - G & I had an amazing breakfast at the Raymond restaurant. It was a first [and definitely not last] visit for both of us. We had both heard rave reviews and finally made it out. It ended up being quite an indulgence as the prices are on the higher end, but boy was it worth it. I had started with an English scone that was perfect and fresh out the oven. I also ordered the Chicken Hash [with onions, mushroom and bacon, two poached eggs ,and rosemary hollandaise sauce]. Everything was bursting with flavor. The hollandaise sauce was perfection. The best I've tasted, and this is one of the hardest sauces to master. All entrees are accompanied with country potatoes and toast that I didn't even touched because I was stuffed [but G said it was really good] and a slice of pineapple.G ordered the Lobester Omelet [with sautéed mushrooms, diced tomatoes and gruyere cheese] that was heaven. This was quite a leap for G to order seafood for breakfast, but he said it was the best breakfast he's ever had.
We definitely plan to head back. Although, maybe when we're not so strapped for cash. :)

So those were the highlights. Let's hope I get some more down time at work and can post more this week. Happy October everyone!