Thursday, May 29, 2003
I haven't had much time to write on the blog. Been busy with other things, especially work. Very hectic lately with the implementation of the new training programs. I've been feeling the pull from all sides needing help and it's been driving me bonkers. So today I just took it easy and didn't rush through things. I felt a whole lot better. I even had some time to check the updates on Jenn's forum. Heehee. And there were some interesting updates, huh? How can someone fake graduating college? I think it's so odd. Anyway, it was a nice day to catch up with friends and things like that.
AC got us all into Friendster, which is pretty much an online community that connects everyone's friends together. It's a good place to check out how everyone's been doing over the past few years. It's been a decade since I've heard or seen many of them, so it's a pretty cool site. And for all you single folk, it's a good place to meet other single folk. Who knows, connections might be made. It's must be hard to be single though. I can just imagine how difficult it must be to try to find that one person out of millions that you're meant to be with, while dealing with the big "R" word. Yah, rejection...such an ugly word. I was chatting with two of my friends this morning about being single and creating relationships. My friend, who would like to remain nameless, said that he's always the "comfort guy" to all his close friends (girl)...and that it sucks to be the "comfort guy", because the comfort guy never gets anything in return for letting his girl friends vent (usually about their boyfriends). Then one of my girl friends told him that "comfort guy" was a good role for him to be in. And then I thought.....it's only really good for the girl and it's not so good for the guy...
Because the guy doesn't really get much out of that relationship...or does he? Imagine that you're this guy. Do you get anything out of listening to your friend rant and rave over and over again about the inadequacies of her boyfriend? Probably not. But should you expect to get anything out of it in the first place? Isn't friendship about listening and being there for someone even when ya know they're just venting and saying the same things they said 3 weeks ago? And then I thought...is this a double standard? Because why can girls be there for their friends (guys AND girls) and not expect to get anything out of it, but with guys it's almost as if they have a hidden agenda or "hope" that they'll get with this girl that is their close friend. They just won't admit it. And then it brings me to another question...if your close girlfriend already has a boyfriend, why would you expect something more in the first place. Wouldn't you know that this girl is off limits? And if you're really her friend, then wouldn't ya just be there for her and not expect anything beyond friendship in return at all, right? And if you can't be there for her only as a good friend, then a decision needs to be made as to whether or not you can remain close friends with her . But, at that point, it's up to the person to decide. I do feel bad for all the "comfort guys" out there though. They all just want to find someone that they can love/care about. My opinion comes down to this. The "comfort guys" are picking the wrong girls to focus on. They need to find girls who are unattached and willing to be open to a new relationship. I don't know. It was just an interesting conversation to hear. Any opinions out there?
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AC got us all into Friendster, which is pretty much an online community that connects everyone's friends together. It's a good place to check out how everyone's been doing over the past few years. It's been a decade since I've heard or seen many of them, so it's a pretty cool site. And for all you single folk, it's a good place to meet other single folk. Who knows, connections might be made. It's must be hard to be single though. I can just imagine how difficult it must be to try to find that one person out of millions that you're meant to be with, while dealing with the big "R" word. Yah, rejection...such an ugly word. I was chatting with two of my friends this morning about being single and creating relationships. My friend, who would like to remain nameless, said that he's always the "comfort guy" to all his close friends (girl)...and that it sucks to be the "comfort guy", because the comfort guy never gets anything in return for letting his girl friends vent (usually about their boyfriends). Then one of my girl friends told him that "comfort guy" was a good role for him to be in. And then I thought.....it's only really good for the girl and it's not so good for the guy...
Because the guy doesn't really get much out of that relationship...or does he? Imagine that you're this guy. Do you get anything out of listening to your friend rant and rave over and over again about the inadequacies of her boyfriend? Probably not. But should you expect to get anything out of it in the first place? Isn't friendship about listening and being there for someone even when ya know they're just venting and saying the same things they said 3 weeks ago? And then I thought...is this a double standard? Because why can girls be there for their friends (guys AND girls) and not expect to get anything out of it, but with guys it's almost as if they have a hidden agenda or "hope" that they'll get with this girl that is their close friend. They just won't admit it. And then it brings me to another question...if your close girlfriend already has a boyfriend, why would you expect something more in the first place. Wouldn't you know that this girl is off limits? And if you're really her friend, then wouldn't ya just be there for her and not expect anything beyond friendship in return at all, right? And if you can't be there for her only as a good friend, then a decision needs to be made as to whether or not you can remain close friends with her . But, at that point, it's up to the person to decide. I do feel bad for all the "comfort guys" out there though. They all just want to find someone that they can love/care about. My opinion comes down to this. The "comfort guys" are picking the wrong girls to focus on. They need to find girls who are unattached and willing to be open to a new relationship. I don't know. It was just an interesting conversation to hear. Any opinions out there?
Sunday, May 18, 2003
Another thing I have to mention. I usually get my annual cleaning done by now, but I was lagging this year. It's like going to the dentist...you know you gotta go, but you just keep postponing it. You know how that is...you have all these goals/plans and you get so psyched to do whatever it is, but you end up doing what you always do instead.
Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them.
Agatha Christie (1890 - 1976)
Anyhow, I spent the past weekend cleaning out my walk-in closet. That thing is filled with stuff I don't use and never will use again. But hey, got it done. Yay me! I also cleaned out my cabinets/drawers from the master/guest rooms. It felt so good getting things cleaned and organized. Do you ever get the feeling that when you clean, it somehow transcends to your life in general? I always feel so much better about life after I do a serious cleaning. In cleaning...you remove all the crap that has been taking up space, things ya don't need/want...and you only keep things that are valuable. And it's a good feeling to know that you've gotten rid of things that have just been weighing you down. Lastly, the removal of all that junk certainly improves the clarity of your surroundings and situation. Call me analytical, but there must be something to it though.
So, now I have 6 big bags of clothes that I will be donating to St. Vincent De Paul or Goodwill or both. There's actually some decent stuff in there...a lot of nice clothes that are just too small for me (60% due to shrinkage from the dryer). I know...what the??? Most of them are just a little tight on me. Maybe I should check if my nieces want anything from the collection I have gathered up.
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Curious things, habits. People themselves never knew they had them.
Agatha Christie (1890 - 1976)
Anyhow, I spent the past weekend cleaning out my walk-in closet. That thing is filled with stuff I don't use and never will use again. But hey, got it done. Yay me! I also cleaned out my cabinets/drawers from the master/guest rooms. It felt so good getting things cleaned and organized. Do you ever get the feeling that when you clean, it somehow transcends to your life in general? I always feel so much better about life after I do a serious cleaning. In cleaning...you remove all the crap that has been taking up space, things ya don't need/want...and you only keep things that are valuable. And it's a good feeling to know that you've gotten rid of things that have just been weighing you down. Lastly, the removal of all that junk certainly improves the clarity of your surroundings and situation. Call me analytical, but there must be something to it though.
So, now I have 6 big bags of clothes that I will be donating to St. Vincent De Paul or Goodwill or both. There's actually some decent stuff in there...a lot of nice clothes that are just too small for me (60% due to shrinkage from the dryer). I know...what the??? Most of them are just a little tight on me. Maybe I should check if my nieces want anything from the collection I have gathered up.
I had a big scare this morning when I looked at my geocities account. For some unknown reason, my site did not exist. It looked like all my info was wiped out and it just scared the begeezles out of me. I instantly started calling yahoo, etc. Thank goodness it came back up after 15 mins. I had to backup all my files out of the fear that this could happen again. Not that backing up your files isn't good practice in the first place though. I have been thinking of putting a small blogger on my intro page with new pulldown menus. I've already started the design, but unfortunatley, it involves javascript. I've noticed that javascript and geocities don't mix well. It sucks. Geocities serves it's purpose, but when you use script and pagebuilder together, things get quite messy. When I first developed the website, I mainly used pagebuilder...since I was such a novice at html design. Now, I just want to convert everything to html. It's so time-consuming. Luckily, I've discovered this really cool site that tells me if my design meets specs. I like it.
I had to do a non-destructive recovery on my computer two weeks ago and it just wiped out some of my files. It was such a bummer. I should have burned the info onto CD before I did the nd recovery, but I didn't know that I would have to do a complete recovery shortly after. So, yah, lost some files. Nothing important since most of my important files have already been burned. Computers are irritating. I love them...can't see my life without them, but they can get me crazy sometimes.
All programmers are playwrights and all computers are lousy actors.
Unknown
Ah yes, I love sharing my love for computers with others in the cyber world.
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I had to do a non-destructive recovery on my computer two weeks ago and it just wiped out some of my files. It was such a bummer. I should have burned the info onto CD before I did the nd recovery, but I didn't know that I would have to do a complete recovery shortly after. So, yah, lost some files. Nothing important since most of my important files have already been burned. Computers are irritating. I love them...can't see my life without them, but they can get me crazy sometimes.
All programmers are playwrights and all computers are lousy actors.
Unknown
Ah yes, I love sharing my love for computers with others in the cyber world.
Friday, May 16, 2003
I know...I am so bad at this blogging thing. I can't say it often enough. A week has already passed by. Been really busy.
Here's what's been happening:
Last week, I got to watch Ari Hest in concert for the second time this year. We went with die-hard fans Anne and Kris. It was a really late show at Foley's Irish Pub in SF, plus it was on a work night so you can just imagine how tired I was the following day. Well worth it though. Barry Zito, from the Oakland A's, was in the audience. He went up on stage and played a few sets with Ari. I really enjoy listening to Ari's music. He's a wonderful song-writer and singer. The words to his music are pretty deep. You can tell he's been through a lot in life and relationships.
Ari Hest Concert in SF 5.09.03
Last friday, we celebrated Hugo's bday. It was fun, as usual...but he didn't get tomato! Man! I shouldn't be the only one who gets tomato at a birthday function. Heehee.
Hugo's 28th B-day dinner at Macaroni Grill 5.10.03
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Here's what's been happening:
Last week, I got to watch Ari Hest in concert for the second time this year. We went with die-hard fans Anne and Kris. It was a really late show at Foley's Irish Pub in SF, plus it was on a work night so you can just imagine how tired I was the following day. Well worth it though. Barry Zito, from the Oakland A's, was in the audience. He went up on stage and played a few sets with Ari. I really enjoy listening to Ari's music. He's a wonderful song-writer and singer. The words to his music are pretty deep. You can tell he's been through a lot in life and relationships.
Last friday, we celebrated Hugo's bday. It was fun, as usual...but he didn't get tomato! Man! I shouldn't be the only one who gets tomato at a birthday function. Heehee.
Wednesday, May 07, 2003
Another thing: This blog is password-protected now, so please don't feel scared to comment. Jenn and I have been noticing that the traffic on our blogs/forums have been affected due to the situation with the anonymous commenter. I just want to reassure everyone that everything should be okay now. No one's going to respond with anything offensive or degrading. And don't worry, I reserve the right to delete any comments that are unfit to be posted on this friendly blog. That includes vulgar language! Thanks to everyone for being patient with this whole ordeal.
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I know, I've never done 3 posts right after one another, but I guess I got a lot to say this time. The pictures are up from my birthday dinner at Cheesecake Factory last sunday. Thanks to everyone for your presence and for all the cool gifts! Love you guys!
Here's the link to the pics:
My b-day dinner at Cheesecake Factory with Jon, Lorraine, Brian, Melanie, Noel, Arlene, Brady, Francis, Cheryl, Eric, Liz, Chak, Ray, Mike, Verna, Mom, Dad, Mom-Mendoza, Dad-Mendoza.
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Here's the link to the pics:
I just want to say that Rueben better not get voted off on American Idol tonight! I swear, I'll stop watching. And for those who care (and I know most don't)...BH 90210 reunion is next wednesday. Shannon Doherty will be on, but Tori Spelling won't be.
BTW, Arlene E...thanks again for the cute shirt =)
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BTW, Arlene E...thanks again for the cute shirt =)
I just had one of the most stressful work days in a long time. I had this proposal presentation to do for the President and V.P's of the company and it was a bit nerve-wracking. Not the presentation itself, but the logistics of the thing. I also had to conference in a vendor from Montana and the conference call wouldn't go through. We even had the V.P. of IT in there and he couldn't get it to work. As if that wasn't enough, there was a problem with the scheduling of the meeting so half of the people thought that it started at 11am, instead of 10am. WTF? It turns out that there was a bug in Windows XP that affected the time on some computers, which resulted in about 40% of the company with messed up scheduling systems. Mostly in building 1. How efficient is that? This problem started occurring after daylight savings time and was just found out now! Oh my goodness. It's fixed now, but I was so frustrated...to the point I could have started smoking and I don't smoke! LOL.
Anyhow, despite the obstacles, I stayed calm and collected. The meeting was a success and my proposal was granted.
Whew!
What a way to keep me on my toes!
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Anyhow, despite the obstacles, I stayed calm and collected. The meeting was a success and my proposal was granted.
Whew!
What a way to keep me on my toes!
