Dream Interpretation

I had a very vivid dream last night. Although as more time passes, the less I remember of it. I do remember seeing the following:

- A man in a striped shirt carrying dry cleaning walking/intruding into my home
- The kitchen where I pulled out a knife telling him to leave
- Me taking the knife and using it on the intruder
- Blood

I did a few quick Google searches on interpreting the above items. I still have to figure it out, but from what I've read so far.... I'm going through some issues right now. :-] But I'm going to try to learn from whatever it is I'm dealing with and grow positively.

Some bumps already and it's not even noon yet

It's Wednesday around 800-ish in the morning. I'm still at home and I just called the vet to schedule an appointment to bring Tinkerbell in. Who is Tinkerbell? She is our 5-month old puppy. Scoobie, who I had written a blog about perhaps 1 year ago, was unfortunately put to sleep. She was about 15 years old and had been struggling with the pains of getting older. At first, we didn't think we would get a dog so soon, but somehow we did. Unfortunately, Tinkerbell has not been feeling well these last few days -- she has loss of appetite and a decline in activity. I don't quite know why. Maybe she ate something to make her ill? I really don't know. I'm hoping the vet can figure it out and Tinkerbell will be fine. And I'm hoping the vet bill won't be crazy high.

Another thing that happened... as I had mentioned, Tinkerbell hasn't been eating. So, I tried to coax her to eat by offering some delicious hotdogs (cut up into bite sized pieces). Well, Tinkerbell didn't want it, so right before I went to my room to get dressed, I put the chopped up hot dogs in the toilet to get rid of it. I know, I know, that's terrible. Waste however many gallons of water to throw something away. I think karma got me by causing the toilet to overflow and for water to spill out all over the bathroom floor and into the hallway. Damnit!! Why was I so lazy and careless? So I had to go clean that mess up and use all these towels and whatever else to mop up all that water. As I was getting more towels, I went downstairs to the garage and saw water dripping...or more like pouring down the ceiling, which I'm assuming is coming from the bathroom upstairs. Aggghhh, great!!! At least it was the garage and I didn't really need to clean it up, it was just water. Had it been the living room or some room inside the house would've really pissed me off.

So yeah, I'm waiting until 8:45 to go to the vet and then we'll see if I'll be going in to work or not. And that in itself, would be another pain in the ass. With the rain and the traffic... I'm expecting the worse. Oh and another thing, while I was putting makeup on, some of my blush powder spilled. Just about half of it fell out! Oh man!! I swept some of it up and also tried to save whatever I can. Then to top it off, for at least now anyway, I hurt my finger. I don't know how but I it hurts when I touch it. Like something had stung me or bit me. Eh.


***UPDATE: 10:30AM same day...

Right after I finished my blog, I received a call from my co-worker. She informed me to not come in to work. What?!? Well, I had left a message with my Supv earlier this morning letting her know that I have to go to the vet and that I would be late. Well, apparently, the transformers at my work building blew out and caused a fire. People who were already there could not use their PCs nor could they use the elevators. They were told to wait in the building until they could find out if the transformers could be fixed. With all this ruckus going on, I was called by both my co-worker and Supv to just go ahead and stay home. No point driving all that way and then be told to turn back around because the electricity is out. Heehee! Not too shabby.

Regarding Tinkerbell, she is getting IV fluids, she tested negative for the Parvo virus, she is getting some shot to stimulate her appetite, she is getting blood work done, and getting some meds. $400 later....we still don't know what's causing her illness. I hope something turns her around.

A chill Monday morning...still in bed and trying to get up...

Happy Columbus Day!! I'm sorry to rub it in for those who don't have this day off. Some of us government folks are lucky enough to get a paid holiday and so...thanks, I'll take it!! I need to get out of bed eventually. I have a few things on my To-Do list. I always seem to have a To-Do list and I'm pretty good about accomplishing maybe 85-90% of what is on that list. What's in the works today? Let's see... not a whole lot. First things first... (1) Get out of bed. (2) Get dressed and made-up. I showered last night peeps, so don't get grossed out if I don't have this listed. (3) Get coffee. (4) Pick up birthday gift and card for Diego (Nikki's buddy in daycare). (5) Go to Hullabaloos to check out the facilities for Nikki's bday party in Nov. (6) Get lunch. (7) Take Tinkerbell to the vet for Rabies shot and to have her spading incision checked out. (8) Pick up Nikki from daycare.

It's 930am now so I need to get out of bed in 10 mins. So, that's all for blogging today. See ya in a month or two... hehe or maybe sooner.. or not. :P

Almost done....just a little bit more....

Nick is finally graduating today....with a Juris Doctorate degree! I'm extremely proud of him but it didn't come easy. He was constantly busy with the demands of studying, working on papers, prepping for oral briefings, and working full-time. Still, he made time for Nikki and often helped me out by taking her out shopping and allowing me to decompress a bit. At times, I will admit that I wasn't the most supportive and would complain about him not having enough time for us. But we did have to sacrifice some things in order for this to happen. This truly is an investment and will hopefully help us out in the future. I also hope this will help Nick grow professionally and find fulfillment in his career. Although he is graduating, there is still one step to complete....the dreaded Bar Exam! He is scheduled to take the exam in late July! I hope and pray that he also succeeds in this, because that would mean, he will be COMPLETELY done. So again, the waiting continues..

I love live music...especially good ones

I've been really into the Indie Rock Folk music lately. It started when I went to see a Sara B show at the Wiltern. I love these small venues so much. It's so intimate that it just makes you love the artist even more afterwards. I went to see Meiko perform at Hermosa Beach a few weeks ago. She was good, but not amazingly good as Sara though, but good, nonetheless. Before she went up to perform, I saw her hanging out amongst the common folk chatting with some people. I wanted to say hi but chickened out. I don't know, I just felt I would seem like a dork had I gone up to her to say hi so...I didn't. Oh well. Here are some pictures. (I also had planned on going to the OneRepublic concert last month but due to the fires I didn't. Darn it! They played at the Hollywood Palladium. I've never been there and it would've been nice to check it out.)

Over 14 Years!

I'm off from work today, but I'm pretty busy. Right now, I have some time to blog since I'm waiting for the cleaning people to finish. It's nice having someone do the cleaning for you. We get really busy and hardly have time to clean. So you can imagine how ragged the house quickly gets especially with us making a mess, along with a toddler, a hairy dog, and a molting bird. Eww. Anyways, I thought I would post some pictures from a holiday party I went to this past weekend. Amita, our gracious hostess, invited us over to her house. I met up with some girls (...ahem, ladies) I have known since high school. I've known them for at least 14 years and have actually known Amita for even longer. We did the math one day and realized that it's been over 20 years since we first met. Yikes, I feel super old now! We try to get together at least twice a year. I'm glad that we still keep in touch. We're all pretty much the same, but just slightly different, in a good way though.

Give it back 10-fold

Rude people annoy me. Basically, the people I’m referring to are those that never say hi to you in the hallways or wherever you may be, when you say hi to them first. These are the people who give you this look, like you’re beneath them or something. I never got that. If someone said hi to me, I wouldn’t just look at them. I would at least acknowledge them in some way or another. It could be a hi or a smile or a nod or even a smirk (if someone’s kind of creepy). Haha Just something. I understand that there are bashful people. But I can generally tell those people over the a**holes. And I usually excuse them for that. Nevertheless, I’ve found a way to treat people like this. Maybe it’s called payback or maybe it’s just giving them a taste of their own medicine. For instance, when someone starts giving me attitude, I give it right back and then some. And you know what? When I start treating them like sh*t, I notice they turn around and start treating and speaking to me much nicer. I wonder why? There’s this, hmmm, ok a d*ck at work. He’s this blow hard bible thumper who acts like a jerk whenever you don’t agree with him. He’ll say crap about you behind your back and is one of those people that never say hello. Anyways, every time I happen to pass him in the halls, I usually give him a pissed off look and look away. If he happens to be walking with someone, I usually say hello to that person by name and ignore him. Or I’ll be walking around the office, saying hello or making small talk to everyone, and on purpose, I’ll ignore him and not even make any eye contact (just that look of being pissed off). I passed him in the hall today and I did what I usually do. And guess what? He actually said hello to me and I kind of just muttered a muffled hello under my breath. Haha, it made me happy. My motto is, respect everyone and treat people the way you want to be treated yourself. If someone is disrespectful toward you, do the same thing back to them but 10-fold. I can be a jerk myself, but I know I’m a work in progress. So if I treat you badly, just slap me upside the head (figuratively now), and I’ll try to straighten up. :)

Barely conscious

I like my iPod Touch alot. Right now, I am actually very sleepy and would occassionally go in and out of consciousness as my eyes are getting heavier and heavier. And yet, I somehow can still manage to blog about absolutely nothing. Ok, I closed eyes and am now partially awake. Nick is having some drinks with friends and I'm at home with the wee one. We take turns going out now and again. And tonight is his night. Uhhhh I just zoned out right now. Maybe I should just put this dang thing down and sleep already. Huh, nighty-night-night...night....zzzzzzzzzz