Wednesday, June 30, 2004
a dork! He shaved his freaking head again! Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! He wasn't even depressed or anything. I wish I had a photo but my palm zire got re-set, and I forgot to upload some photos on to the memory card. I even lost some really good photos of Franny posing ridiculously on the bed. Those were good.
Speaking of the hubby, he wrote something really sweet on his blog this morning. Made me blush.
Just made lunch and washed dishes. I watched some parts of AMC, too. Go Renlee! I am so glad Kendell was left crying in her room alone. She's rocked.
Just got done researching flour on the internet. I learned a lot. Now, I'm thinking of making my own bread. Exciting.
You know, I've grown half an inch since getting Chiropractic work. And I think I'm losing weight. But if I am, then how come I can't fit into my jeans anymore? Very mysterious. I think my hormones are getting confused. Sometimes I'm hella hungry, and then all of a sudden, I can't eat more than a nibble of food. I wonder if I'm starting to become anorexic, but no, doesn't seem possible.
What's on TV tonight? I have no idea. I don't watch TV at night anymore. But I will on July 6. Big Brother rules!
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Speaking of the hubby, he wrote something really sweet on his blog this morning. Made me blush.
Just made lunch and washed dishes. I watched some parts of AMC, too. Go Renlee! I am so glad Kendell was left crying in her room alone. She's rocked.
Just got done researching flour on the internet. I learned a lot. Now, I'm thinking of making my own bread. Exciting.
You know, I've grown half an inch since getting Chiropractic work. And I think I'm losing weight. But if I am, then how come I can't fit into my jeans anymore? Very mysterious. I think my hormones are getting confused. Sometimes I'm hella hungry, and then all of a sudden, I can't eat more than a nibble of food. I wonder if I'm starting to become anorexic, but no, doesn't seem possible.
What's on TV tonight? I have no idea. I don't watch TV at night anymore. But I will on July 6. Big Brother rules!
Went to my sort of chiropractor this morning. The one in Campbell. Took me over an hour in traffic because it was the standard morning commute. It went well. I really like the adjustments, but I like the manual ones better. I know some people are scared of the popping sound, but it makes me feel better. I went to see Dr. Pedigo in San Leandro the other day, and although it didn't seem bad, I just like the manual one better. Dr. Martines gave me a referral for a guy in Oakland, so I might try him out if I continue to dislike the other technique.
My palm zire just flat went dead. Buggers. I had all my meetings and appointments on there. I feel naked without it. Now I have to try to remember what I'm doing for the rest of the week and next week. And, it says to do a soft reset to get it started again without losing any information. Nope, didn't work. It just reset everything back to normal. Thank goodness my photos are on my memory card. Otherwise, I would have lost them, too.
It's so weird how I haven't been working, but I am hella busy. I'm out everyday and going places. And no, it's not to the mall..definitely don't got any money to spare. I miss working so much, but I do know that my stress has decreased since officially quitting. Just avoiding early morning traffic alone has done it. Today was a unpleasant reminder of how irritating traffic can be. To think, people have to deal with that twice in one day. O'well, I guess I'm lucky in that respect.
Got home and made breakfast. Fed the doggies and then fixed my lame zire. Now, just chilling while I type in this blog. I'm probably gonna do some cardio soon and then cook lunch.
Oh, btw, my computer was infected by a mean virus on sunday night. It came from an email from Jess. Dang Jess! J/K. I know you didn't mean it. It was a nasty little thing, but I finally updated everything and got rid of it. I had Norton, but no subscription to live update. Funny. I thought my computer was totally ruined after that. Symantec's website got rid of the virus, and then I upgraded to Norton Antivirus 2004. It's practically free with all the rebates from Frys.
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My palm zire just flat went dead. Buggers. I had all my meetings and appointments on there. I feel naked without it. Now I have to try to remember what I'm doing for the rest of the week and next week. And, it says to do a soft reset to get it started again without losing any information. Nope, didn't work. It just reset everything back to normal. Thank goodness my photos are on my memory card. Otherwise, I would have lost them, too.
It's so weird how I haven't been working, but I am hella busy. I'm out everyday and going places. And no, it's not to the mall..definitely don't got any money to spare. I miss working so much, but I do know that my stress has decreased since officially quitting. Just avoiding early morning traffic alone has done it. Today was a unpleasant reminder of how irritating traffic can be. To think, people have to deal with that twice in one day. O'well, I guess I'm lucky in that respect.
Got home and made breakfast. Fed the doggies and then fixed my lame zire. Now, just chilling while I type in this blog. I'm probably gonna do some cardio soon and then cook lunch.
Oh, btw, my computer was infected by a mean virus on sunday night. It came from an email from Jess. Dang Jess! J/K. I know you didn't mean it. It was a nasty little thing, but I finally updated everything and got rid of it. I had Norton, but no subscription to live update. Funny. I thought my computer was totally ruined after that. Symantec's website got rid of the virus, and then I upgraded to Norton Antivirus 2004. It's practically free with all the rebates from Frys.
Wednesday, June 23, 2004
I don't think it's a migrane, but my head feels as big as a watermelon. I've had it since earlier today. It's very disturbing. Not to mention I could not do cardio salsa or taebo because my right side kept me from doing so. Spent a lot of time talking to AT&T reps about my bill. They charged me over $600 bucks and I was like "WTF!". For some stupid reason, they changed my plan and also charged me full price for Franny's service when it should have only been $9.99. Lame. Luckily, the rep was extremely helpful and he straightened it out fairly quickly. Turns out the "unlimited nights/weekends" was somehow removed from my account? HUH? Now, how does that just happen? Hmm? Well, Go Marvil! Good job on the CS. Okay, then I spoke to some chick about shipping labels they should have sent me for the phones that I will be returning. I never received them. And I decided to go back to a Nokia. I'm actually using my old nokia which is really tiny because I need a phone in the mean time. I realized how much I missed it. My new nokia is on backorder so I won't receive it until next week. I decided not to go by looks at all, so this new phone is bigger than I'm used to. O'well, at least it will function better.
Got an early chiropractic appt tomorrow morning in Campbell and then we're heading over to Dr. Cook's office. There was this big mess with a claim that has been ongoing (since sept. of last year). Instead of being charged $478, I was charged 2K. Insurance is denying coverage because someone put the wrong diagnostic code on the doctors order. Well, the radiology dept wouldn't accept the new code at first and when they finally did, insurance decided to investigate since you can't just change a diagnositic code after the fact. Now, everything is cool, but I have to sign medical release forms so that Dr. Cook can release my medical records to my insurance company.
After, we're heading over to the Great Mall and then probably hiking in Coyote Hills. I hope I'll be up for it. We're going out to the movies with Alvin, and then dinner with the rest of the guys in Alameda. Should be fun.
Ugh. Gotta run, my headache is buggin me.
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Got an early chiropractic appt tomorrow morning in Campbell and then we're heading over to Dr. Cook's office. There was this big mess with a claim that has been ongoing (since sept. of last year). Instead of being charged $478, I was charged 2K. Insurance is denying coverage because someone put the wrong diagnostic code on the doctors order. Well, the radiology dept wouldn't accept the new code at first and when they finally did, insurance decided to investigate since you can't just change a diagnositic code after the fact. Now, everything is cool, but I have to sign medical release forms so that Dr. Cook can release my medical records to my insurance company.
After, we're heading over to the Great Mall and then probably hiking in Coyote Hills. I hope I'll be up for it. We're going out to the movies with Alvin, and then dinner with the rest of the guys in Alameda. Should be fun.
Ugh. Gotta run, my headache is buggin me.
Tuesday, June 22, 2004
...of writing in this blog is a record. Whew, I'm good. Today went pretty well. Had a consult with my doc and he tried to assure me that there is still hope. Hang in there, he says. Well, it's hard to stay so optimistic when I feel like crap. I do feel better than I did a week ago though. And luckily, no meds for a month or two. I'm free!!! It will definitely be a nice break.
I went to see Dr. Martines today for my first Chiropractic appointment. Guess what? I have chiropractic issues, too. I scored like hella high scores (in the 90s) on four sublaxations or whatever you call them. I got X rays, too. Fun. I have to get adjusted tomorrow morning and I'm kinda nervous about it. What does he do? Will he crack my back or something? Eeek! To bad we won't be seeing Dr. Martines in the long run though. We have a $10 co-pay for chiropractic work but it has to be with participating doctors, and he's not one of them. We just went to him for the inital visit because we heard good things about him. Plus, his office is hella far. Oh fudge...when I was going through our holistic healthcare directory, I saw my Accupuncturist's name. I was like "fudge!"...did we have insurance all along and didn't use it? No, we're not stupid or anything, but our primary insurance is not the same as our holistic one so we never knew about it until I saw it on the website. O'well. I guess we can just give the insurance our claims for the last two months.
After seeing Dr. Martines, we had dinner at Elephant Bar in Campbell. That place sucked. Franny will talk about it in his blog cause he was more traumatized than me. Basically, we returned our appetizer because it was as the waitress called it "old". Uh, gross.
After, we went to Noel and Arlene's house to hang out and play with Brady. Brady is so energetic. He wanted to play fight with me as Barney (i used a Barney puppet). We played for awhile, but when I wanted to stop I think I hurt his feelings. He's so cute though. He also wanted me to fight him as spiderman (i used spiderman gloves). It was pretty fun and funny.
Got home, ate some strawberries, and did Cardio Taebo. That sh*t is hard. Is it just me or does he go pretty fast in the DVD? I couldn't follow as easily as I did with Cardio Salsa. I still like it, but I got tired easily...and my right side started hurting. I think it's because my ovary is still enlarged. My doc said it would take a few weeks to heal. Anyway, the DVD really works you out like your lifting weights. I think I just need to get used to it.
Oh, regretfully, I will be returning my silver flip phone. I just can't hang with anything but Nokia. I'm getting a new Nokia phone. So far my experience with the flip phone that I have is horrible. The sound quality, the features, and the service are all questionable. The only thing it has going for it is looks...and we all know we can't just rely on that...
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I went to see Dr. Martines today for my first Chiropractic appointment. Guess what? I have chiropractic issues, too. I scored like hella high scores (in the 90s) on four sublaxations or whatever you call them. I got X rays, too. Fun. I have to get adjusted tomorrow morning and I'm kinda nervous about it. What does he do? Will he crack my back or something? Eeek! To bad we won't be seeing Dr. Martines in the long run though. We have a $10 co-pay for chiropractic work but it has to be with participating doctors, and he's not one of them. We just went to him for the inital visit because we heard good things about him. Plus, his office is hella far. Oh fudge...when I was going through our holistic healthcare directory, I saw my Accupuncturist's name. I was like "fudge!"...did we have insurance all along and didn't use it? No, we're not stupid or anything, but our primary insurance is not the same as our holistic one so we never knew about it until I saw it on the website. O'well. I guess we can just give the insurance our claims for the last two months.
After seeing Dr. Martines, we had dinner at Elephant Bar in Campbell. That place sucked. Franny will talk about it in his blog cause he was more traumatized than me. Basically, we returned our appetizer because it was as the waitress called it "old". Uh, gross.
After, we went to Noel and Arlene's house to hang out and play with Brady. Brady is so energetic. He wanted to play fight with me as Barney (i used a Barney puppet). We played for awhile, but when I wanted to stop I think I hurt his feelings. He's so cute though. He also wanted me to fight him as spiderman (i used spiderman gloves). It was pretty fun and funny.
Got home, ate some strawberries, and did Cardio Taebo. That sh*t is hard. Is it just me or does he go pretty fast in the DVD? I couldn't follow as easily as I did with Cardio Salsa. I still like it, but I got tired easily...and my right side started hurting. I think it's because my ovary is still enlarged. My doc said it would take a few weeks to heal. Anyway, the DVD really works you out like your lifting weights. I think I just need to get used to it.
Oh, regretfully, I will be returning my silver flip phone. I just can't hang with anything but Nokia. I'm getting a new Nokia phone. So far my experience with the flip phone that I have is horrible. The sound quality, the features, and the service are all questionable. The only thing it has going for it is looks...and we all know we can't just rely on that...
I may not always love you
But long as there are stars above you
You never need to doubt it
I’ll make you so sure about it
God only knows what I’d be without you
If you should ever leave me
Though life would still go on believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me
God only knows what I’d be without you
If you should ever leave me
Well life would still go on believe me
The world could show nothing to me
So what good would living do me
God only knows what I’d be without you
"God Only Knows" - Beach Boys, from the Love Actually Soundtrack
Monday, June 21, 2004
Just got done reading the US magazine. Jennifer Lopez and Mark Anthony's marriage is suspect. I don't get it, but they are stating they are in love. Okay, sure. It also said she wants to have a baby. Why does it seem like it's an in thing to be pregnant for celebrities? So many of them are having them lately. It's weird. Just in the past two years, over a dozen or two celebs have announced their pregnances. Well, maybe they're all getting old and having a baby is what they're suppossed to do. Or maybe they just want one. Heck, I want one! I don't know when it's going to happen for me, but I'm sure that it will...one way or another. But anyway, who names their kid "Coco". Dang, Coco Cox Arquette. Brutal. Or what about "Apple". HUH? Franny was just telling me this morning that he wants to name our baby some weird name and I was like "oh heck no, that aint gonna happen my friend".
Went to Whole Foods and got some hella expensive free range chicken thighs and breasts, uncured turkey bacon, garlic and apple sausages, eggs, rice pasta, brown jasmine rice, 100% cranberry and blueberry juice, tons of veggies and fruit, laundry detergent, tp, and shampoo/conditioner. All freaking organic. The damage wasn't that bad. I really thought it would be over 200, but it barely went over 100. Watched Along Came Polly on DVD today. I thought it was alright. I didn't LMAO though. BB5 is gonna start next week. Yay! Finally! I'm sleepy. I'll write more later.
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Went to Whole Foods and got some hella expensive free range chicken thighs and breasts, uncured turkey bacon, garlic and apple sausages, eggs, rice pasta, brown jasmine rice, 100% cranberry and blueberry juice, tons of veggies and fruit, laundry detergent, tp, and shampoo/conditioner. All freaking organic. The damage wasn't that bad. I really thought it would be over 200, but it barely went over 100. Watched Along Came Polly on DVD today. I thought it was alright. I didn't LMAO though. BB5 is gonna start next week. Yay! Finally! I'm sleepy. I'll write more later.
Sunday, June 20, 2004
Lifeshaper has some nice postcards and screensavers. When I worked at Incyte back in the day, I remember my desktop theme was from Lifeshaper. I think Franny hatesinspiration stuff.
Here are some that I really like:
Also updated some new events in my photo gallery. Played Franny in scrabble and of course I won. Heehee.
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Here are some that I really like:
Also updated some new events in my photo gallery. Played Franny in scrabble and of course I won. Heehee.
Friday, June 18, 2004
i just got done updating some pages on my website. i didn't add some events though. i'm just not in the mood to do all that crap. i mainly changed the format of some pages, such as the family and friends galleries, to match the rest of the site. i'm getting sick of maintaining my website. it's getting old, i think. it was fun for awhile because i learned something new and exciting...but i don't know if i have it in me to continue it...
had a really long week and although it didn't turn out the way i wanted, i did sort of expect this to happen. it was more than a tease. it was beautiful for one perfect evening and then a day later it just left. i don't know why, but sometimes i have a weird feeling about things...like i can sense something before it happens. i went to a psychic once and she confirmed this about me (ya, ya...i know, she could have said this about anyone), but i generally have strong gut feelings about things that end up being accurate. anyhow, i am actually doing way better than expected...
i have been keeping up to date with my workouts which makes me feel so much better about everything. i just feel good after i work out. besides working out, i haven't done much but go to my appointments. it's pretty sad around here. i can't describe it at all. it's like we're living in a movie and we have no choice but to watch it...and it keeps re-playing over and over, to the point it's driving us mad. and then we end up playing scrabble all day long. it helps us to forget.
yes, i'm being melodramatic. can't help it. i just don't know what i would do without franny. i really don't. i couldn't have gotten through this past month especially. he brought me food in bed, he kept me company when i was bed-ridden and couldn't move, and most importantly, he never let me lose faith that everything was going to be okay. even now, when i can see how painful this is for him, he's still so strong for me. and with everything that we have gone through, all the fights and anger, there is no one that i would rather have next to me right now than him. he is my strength. he is my best friend. so, if everything really does happen for some reason that can't always be explained, then maybe i just figured out the reason.
somehow we get and are getting each other through this...either by cracking insane jokes about our own failures and laughing so hard it hurts, or by trying to beat the crap out of each other in scrabble all day long. believe it or not, it really helps to forget. we've played about 8 games in the past two days (he thinks he's good, but we don't have to tell him the truth).
anyway, not much happening this weekend. we're hibernating from the world and not going to any parties or events at all.
i guess i'll end this entry with the prayer that sums up exactly how i'm feeling:
God, grant me the serenity
to accept the things I cannot change,
courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.
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had a really long week and although it didn't turn out the way i wanted, i did sort of expect this to happen. it was more than a tease. it was beautiful for one perfect evening and then a day later it just left. i don't know why, but sometimes i have a weird feeling about things...like i can sense something before it happens. i went to a psychic once and she confirmed this about me (ya, ya...i know, she could have said this about anyone), but i generally have strong gut feelings about things that end up being accurate. anyhow, i am actually doing way better than expected...
i have been keeping up to date with my workouts which makes me feel so much better about everything. i just feel good after i work out. besides working out, i haven't done much but go to my appointments. it's pretty sad around here. i can't describe it at all. it's like we're living in a movie and we have no choice but to watch it...and it keeps re-playing over and over, to the point it's driving us mad. and then we end up playing scrabble all day long. it helps us to forget.
yes, i'm being melodramatic. can't help it. i just don't know what i would do without franny. i really don't. i couldn't have gotten through this past month especially. he brought me food in bed, he kept me company when i was bed-ridden and couldn't move, and most importantly, he never let me lose faith that everything was going to be okay. even now, when i can see how painful this is for him, he's still so strong for me. and with everything that we have gone through, all the fights and anger, there is no one that i would rather have next to me right now than him. he is my strength. he is my best friend. so, if everything really does happen for some reason that can't always be explained, then maybe i just figured out the reason.
somehow we get and are getting each other through this...either by cracking insane jokes about our own failures and laughing so hard it hurts, or by trying to beat the crap out of each other in scrabble all day long. believe it or not, it really helps to forget. we've played about 8 games in the past two days (he thinks he's good, but we don't have to tell him the truth).
anyway, not much happening this weekend. we're hibernating from the world and not going to any parties or events at all.
i guess i'll end this entry with the prayer that sums up exactly how i'm feeling:
to accept the things I cannot change,
courage to change the things I can,
and the wisdom to know the difference.
Tuesday, June 01, 2004
again, listening to my playlist. just got back from burlingame. franny and I had breakfast at coppenhagen's and went shopping on broadway. i didn't get anything of course. we're tight on money right now. i had my dr. appt earlier today and it was okay. no more injections. yay. well, sort of. one more tonight at a time that will be given to me during a phone call that I shall receive sometime around 3pm...and then i have to get started on all the fun pre-op stuff. no water from now on, too. i can only drink gatorade. weird! i'm nervous about the whole thing, getting flashbacks of last december, but trying to stay positive at the same time. pain has definitely increased in the last few days and it will only get stronger i suppose. but more than likely it's not the same situation as way back then, so i'm not stressing out that much about it. i'm worried about other aspects of the op but probably won't get really nervous until a few hours before. i'm trying to get everything together now because i will be on house/bed arrest for the for 5 days starting on thursday.
i should be watching AMC right now but i'm not in the mood. i'll watch later on soapnet. but i have to say DOOL is getting hella good. i haven't really watched in 2-3 years, but i watched a full episode yesterday and was impressed. it seems like they have a really great storyline going on. i wonder why the dead has returned? can't wait to find out.
also watched that new show "the one that got away" last night. i thought it was cute. aaron seemed a bit callous, so i'm glad the main guy picked grace. she seemed so genuine and sweet, and she just so happeened to be filipino.
it's dad's bday today. HAPPY BDAY DAD! we might go to verna's house tonight for dinner. miss universe is on, too. i want to watch it. it's getting more hip each and every year.
my new phone came today because the other one was acting up. will see if this one is better at all. also, i'm finally using my palm zire after 1.2 years of having it. i actually really love it now. maybe i just find i have more use for it now.
oh my gosh, the computer upstairs was acting up on sunday. i was getting porn pop-ups. it was so incredibly disguisting. fortunately, i fixed it and now have ways to thwart such evil from infecting my precious little computer. i should have had these things all along. well, i did have some applications such as spybot and adaware, etc. but eventually needed bigger reinforcements.
i did a lot of cleaning yesterday despite the pain. i just had an urge to get everything really clean. i also fixed the walk-in and re-arranged some clothes. oh, and re-washed all the clothes in the walk-in. franny put up more shelves so that i could showcase my purses. i am so glad i got rid of most of them last year. i had way to many. i am really cautious about buying purses now. besides the fact that i don't got mula, it just seems like everyone and their mother has a coach purse. they used to be so lovely, especially when they weren't as trendy. you know, little girls have them now and it makes me not want to purchase any more. in any case, i surmise economically, that's a good thing.
but shoes, on the otherhand, are my weakness. i found these really attractive shoes from nine west and i really want them. i originally wanted them in light pink, but i found out they have a champagne color as well. i wouldn't usually obsess this way, but the pair reminds me of my most favorite shoes in the world...the shoes that i no longer have...the one that was brutally torn apart by my beloved Gilbey when we first got him. that pair was nine west as well and i got it at macy's on sale for 39.99. Ah, the memories...
okay, i'm off to fold my wash. oh joy.
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i should be watching AMC right now but i'm not in the mood. i'll watch later on soapnet. but i have to say DOOL is getting hella good. i haven't really watched in 2-3 years, but i watched a full episode yesterday and was impressed. it seems like they have a really great storyline going on. i wonder why the dead has returned? can't wait to find out.
also watched that new show "the one that got away" last night. i thought it was cute. aaron seemed a bit callous, so i'm glad the main guy picked grace. she seemed so genuine and sweet, and she just so happeened to be filipino.
it's dad's bday today. HAPPY BDAY DAD! we might go to verna's house tonight for dinner. miss universe is on, too. i want to watch it. it's getting more hip each and every year.
my new phone came today because the other one was acting up. will see if this one is better at all. also, i'm finally using my palm zire after 1.2 years of having it. i actually really love it now. maybe i just find i have more use for it now.
oh my gosh, the computer upstairs was acting up on sunday. i was getting porn pop-ups. it was so incredibly disguisting. fortunately, i fixed it and now have ways to thwart such evil from infecting my precious little computer. i should have had these things all along. well, i did have some applications such as spybot and adaware, etc. but eventually needed bigger reinforcements.
i did a lot of cleaning yesterday despite the pain. i just had an urge to get everything really clean. i also fixed the walk-in and re-arranged some clothes. oh, and re-washed all the clothes in the walk-in. franny put up more shelves so that i could showcase my purses. i am so glad i got rid of most of them last year. i had way to many. i am really cautious about buying purses now. besides the fact that i don't got mula, it just seems like everyone and their mother has a coach purse. they used to be so lovely, especially when they weren't as trendy. you know, little girls have them now and it makes me not want to purchase any more. in any case, i surmise economically, that's a good thing.
but shoes, on the otherhand, are my weakness. i found these really attractive shoes from nine west and i really want them. i originally wanted them in light pink, but i found out they have a champagne color as well. i wouldn't usually obsess this way, but the pair reminds me of my most favorite shoes in the world...the shoes that i no longer have...the one that was brutally torn apart by my beloved Gilbey when we first got him. that pair was nine west as well and i got it at macy's on sale for 39.99. Ah, the memories...
okay, i'm off to fold my wash. oh joy.
