San Diego 2008...
Sunday, August 31, 2008, 12:04 AM


Downtown San Diego--view from Coronado Island

SD was amazing! We had SUCH a blast, seriously. I haven't had this much fun in a long while. I'm really glad we had such a good experience. We just got back about less than an hour ago (like 11:15pm). We just got back from my cousin's wedding @ Coronado Island (which is the island across from Downtown San Diego). It was a nice, pretty wedding. I'm pretty zonked out. But I wanna blog about our weekend! We took a bunch of pictures and videos that we'd like to share :D I think I'll just blog about each day separately..makes it easier for me to remember haha.

Thursday: San Diego Zoo

It literally took 2 bars of gas (in my Civic) for our drive from Torrance to San Diego. That's not a lot! That's not even 1/4. But yeah, it was a really short drive, I'd say about an hour and 45 mins or something like that. It didn't feel long at all, and I loved the fact that there was no traffic. Palmdale seems farther lol. Weather was kinda overcast at first, but the sun started to come out. It was perfect. The weather down there is like weather here in the South Bay--I loved it. We got to the zoo around 11am. I really don't remember any of it from when I was younger. It's surprising. But the experience was awesome. It got hard though when I started to feel really bad for a lot of the animals, especially the ones who we believe need a wholeeeeee lot more space to roam around. It's not fair! I just started to feel really really horrible. But what can we do? Eh. Well, the place definitely made us work out. It was some extreme exercise with all that uphill and downhill walking. It was killer. One of my favorite exhibits was seeing the meerkats. I honestly thought they were bigger in real life lol. I watch Meerkat Manor and I swear I thought they looked medium sized. LOL. And this one meerkat had such a character, everyone couldn't stop taking pictures of him. He kept posing! And he kept lying down like he was sun bathing n stuff. He even sat up, and his lil beer belly was just poppin' out. It was too freakin' cute. Urgh, the pics are on my other camera.

Another favorite was the giraffes. We got to feed them three biscuits. I tried petting them while I fed them, but they backed away whenever I attempted. I didn't wanna aggravate them, but they were so cute. And HUGE. God. I'm too short to even reach their mouths while they're already bent more than half way. They have to come alllll the way down to me, haha. That was fun. I TOOK PICTURES! But they're all on my other camera and the battery is dead. Damnit. I tried retrieving the pro pictures that they took and posted on amazingpictures.com, but for some reason the website is being BOOTLEG so i dunno. I guess I just gotta wait it out.

By 2 o'clock we were seriously burnt out. We didn't wanna take the buses because we wanted that full experience, and by this time we had walked EVERY WHERE. We didn't stop for food because we believe eating at theme parks is such a waste of money. They are way too overpriced. So by 2:30pm we had already arrived at our hotel. We checked in and got our room and relaxed for the rest of the day/night . Ordered some food and just watched tv. I wanted to go out, but I was too exhausted from barely getting any rest the night before. I was too busy packing / doing laundry / all that good stuff. So far Day 1 was pretty fun.

Friday: Sea World

I woke up at 8 something in the morning, and Mark woke up about half an hour later. The breakfast at the hotel had already ended, but we weren't hungry any way. We arrived at Sea World around 11am as well. I thought our Penguin Encounter tour was at 12:45, but it was really at 1:45 so we had some time to kill. We walked around, looked at the sharks and manatee. Poor manatees and their scars. They were rescued, and they barely had the rest of their tails left. We then headed over to see the sea lions and seals. They are SO FREAKING CUTE yet so unpredictable. We got to feed 'em! Here's a video of me feeding them:









Yay. After we washed off our hands (which smelled like fish for the rest of the entire day), we headed off to where our tour group was supposed to meet for the penguin tour. We just wanted to sit any way. My feet had blisters from the day before (damn hills), and they were killing me so I had to just rest for a little bit. I saw Gloria! Damn, I haven't seen that girl since we graduated high school. So that was nice. There were about 3 couples and a family of 4 in our tour group. Our tour guide came along after 20 mins of waiting. He looked like a typical surfer dude that you would find working at Hollister (not to stereotype or anything, but it's true!). He was really nice though. The penguin tour was so fun. Our tour guide took us to the back where the zoo keepers work for the penguins. We met a We got to meet a macaroni penguin, and we all got to pet her. There's the area where the penguins stay and it's freeeezing cold in there. If you've ever been to Sea World, you'll know what I'm talking about. When you walk through for the penguin exhibit, you go through the moving walk way to see the penguins through the glass, etc etc. Well, another tour guide took us INTO that room, and omg we were freezing! It was so cool to see the penguins upclose though. The emperor penguins can grow up to 3 feet tall. They look so cute. Haha. But dang, that room was pretty damn freezing. I couldn't last in there another minute, haha. That was suuuuuper fun. If you haven't done the penguin tour, go do it! It's an hour long, and you get to learn stuff about penguins that you probably never knew. Plus, you get to meet them ;) Here are some more videos we took during the tour:








After the tour, we went to go see around. The dolphins didn't start their feeding until 4pm. We went on the Sky Ride (video below)--that ride was too freakin' fast. I thought it was gonna be slow like the ride is at the OC Fair, lol. Wh
atever.




Then we got to take a look at the otters. We saw the star fish (or sea stars; Mark & I argue over the name. I call 'em sea stars!) We also got to pet some bat rays! They feel kinda funky and slimy, it was weird. haha. We went on the Shipwreck ride, and hoooooly shit we were soaked like nasty. This little boy on our raft kept yelling at Mark saying, "YOU ARE SOOOOO SOAKED! DUDE, YOU ARE SOAKED!!!!!!" hahaha. He was cute. But yeah. Definitely ruined my hair. haha. I hate how my hair breaks out and becomes alive after water touches it. It's nasty. We walked around to dry off. After an hour, our clothes started to get drier. We got to feed the dolphins! I thought we weren't gonna get to because the line was so damn long, but after my potty break, we came out and saw the line got a lot shorter. Cool we got back on time. We didn't really get to watch any shows because we were so busy walking around looking at the exhibits and making sure we got to interact with as many animals as we could. It was really fun. We had dinner and headed home around 6pm. When we were exiting, I heard someone calling out my name. It was Sergeorge! HOW RANDOM IS THAT?! I see two people from h/s at Sea World on the same day, who would've thought. Haha. But yeah, we were definitely burnt out. No energy for Atlantis or Wild Arctic. We had an extremely fun day. We were so pooped that we stayed at our hotel room for the rest of the day. Had some Thai food (their Thai iced coffee is the BESTTTTTTT, hands down), and went to sleep.

Saturday: La Jolla, Coronad
o Island, Cousin's Wedding

We went to La Jolla. La Jo
lla is soo beautiful. Over there they have this area called "Children's Pool" where *in season* the seals will rest along the beach, and they would be lots of em. Children's Pool was originally built for the kids, but over time the seals began to use it as their resting place. But today the beach was open to the public. We did see a seal try and swim up to this one couple in the water. It was kinda cute, but I'd be kinda scared, haha. I looked to my right, and I saw a huge rock with seals and birds all over it. That beach was so gorgeous, I loved it. We took pictures and decided to walk around and look at the shops. None of the shops were that interesting since most of it was just a bunch of art shops selling paintings and what not. We just bought a smoothie and headed out. We drove to Coronado Island, which is an island across from Downtown San Diego. There's a bridge off the 5 that you'd take out to the island. The island is pretty small, but very pretty. We visited the Ferry Landing and we rented a surrey! You know, it's one of those 4 wheeler bike thingies, ahhaha. It was super fun (refer to the videos). But seriously, my ass hurts so much right now because I was struggling trying to reach the pedals. I am so freakin' short. I tried my best to not leave Mark hanging, doing all the work pedalling, ahha. We cruised around the shore/bike path and enjoyed the view and breeze. It was really relaxing. Very romantic. I loved it! I'd pick that over any thing like partying or clubbing ANY DAY. I love nature. I love the view of the ocean and cities. It's really nice. I know, Mark and I took a lot of videos, but we wanted to make sure we got some good memories to look back on. Here are a couple of video links of us while we were riding our surrey:







lol. that last video is such a typical conversation between me and Mark. Always yellin' at me, SHEESH!

After we visited the Ferry Landing, we headed to the Naval Base where my cousin was having his wedding. The naval base was like a little city with its own stores and dorms. It was kinda creepy seeing everyone in their uniforms all over the place. They have their own Mc Donald's and their own bowling alley. They even have "Mc Cain Avenue
" lol. LAME. But yeah. We weren't wearing our formal attire so we had to sneak around in the far back of the parking lot to change in the car. It was so windy, and the tissue for my present was getting all over the place, UGH! But yeah. We arrived at the ceremony on time. Everytime I go to a wedding, I always wanna cry. But I kept it in this time, haha. It was really nice. They've been together for 13 years. Yes, THIRTEEN YEARS...since high school. I was like, 8 when I first saw them together. It's crazy! So I'm glad they finally tied the knot. They're a really cute couple. The reception was pretty cool. Good food, yum. And the rest of the reception was pretty organized so it was all enjoyable. By 9pm, I was pretty burnt out so we headed out to go home. I have work so I wanted to get home to catch up on some rest especially from this exhausting weekend. I had a lot of fun. It was a really good experience, and I couldn't ask for anyone else to be with me but my Markie (: We had a blast. I also give credit to our TomTom because without it, we would've probably ended up by the border or something. Useful GPS! I can't wait to go back to San Diego. We have the 2nd visit free so I am DEFINITELY going to be a part of the Dolphin Interaction program OR the Wild Arctic Program so I can swim with the dolphins or the baluga whales! And then we are definitely gonna go kayaking at the 7 caves of La Jolla then snorkel with the leopard sharks. I love San Diego. I seriously miss it already. So time to save up again! Plus, I wanna make a trip to Hearst Castle. I really wanna check that place out. Sigh.

Now back to reality. Paramore is playing at the VMAs! I really wish I got to see their performance in Hollywood, but I doubt it (plus, I work my overnights on Sundays). I won't even get to watch it on TV since I'll be stuck @ work. And Mark's birthday is coming up! Along with my dad. So there goes a bunch of presents. haha. And planning! GAH! Well, I gotta get to folding the laundry I never finished before we left lol, and also unpacking all our bags and what not. And I work at 6pm tonight for my overnight. Thanks for reading this long ass blog, you guys!

BTW: More pictures can be viewed HERE ON MYSPACE. Sorry, only my added friends can view them. I had more pictures from the zoo, but it's all on my Sony Cybershot, and the battery died (and my charger's broken lol). So maybe I'll be able to upload those pictures soon? I really want to post 'em ASAP because Mark took the cutest picture with this little monkey (they posed the same pose together). SO CUTE. Plus the giraffes and the meerkats, gah. But yeah. BYE!


It's my time of the month.
Thursday, August 21, 2008, 8:58 AM

Today I feel better. I think all that aggravation from last week was a result of PMS. I swear. I don't know what's been wrong with my head lately, but I'm starting to feel a little better. So screw what I said last time. I have the people I need; everyone else doesn't matter :D

A couple days ago, Mark & I got rear-ended on Crenshaw Blvd. We were on our way to go look at the BMW (in Hawthorne) that Mark's planning to get, and while we were on Crenshaw, we got stuck in traffic because there was an accident up ahead that was blocking the entire intersection. So there we were, waiting, until this Cadillac CTS rear ended Mark's car. Yeah. Poor Accord. It's been through hell and back. And to think, 2 days before THAT, someone had scratched that car when Mark when to Concorde for a meeting; I guess the person doesn't know how to park. That new paint job just went to waste. Mark was trying to sell his car THIS WEEK too. We went to a dealership to see what they could do if maybe Mark wanted to go through them to sell the car. Since Mark's car is a salvage, its vehicle history doesn't pass the requirements. But I swear to you, his car is so freakin' clean. The inside of his car is cleaner than mine (smells better too). Mine smells like peaches and dogs lol. But anyways, the guy was such as ass about it. Telling Mark, "Yeah, this car had a lot of frame damage. Honestly dude, I would onl
y give you $300 for this car." WTF? Oh hell no. Tryin' to hustle him. Lame. Mark's car has been everywhere and back, and it drives totally fine. He's gotten it completely fixed. And I'm thinkin' this car could at LEAST sell for 3 grand. Idk. But 300 my butt.

We went to the valley to see the white BMW 330ci. It looks soooo much more cleaner and better than the black one we looked at in Hawthorne. The one in Hawthorne had too many cosmetic damages. It's like wtf did the previous owners do to that car? And it's MORE expensive than the white one? Idk. The white one was so nice and pretty. But unfortunately, the dealer said someone had put a $2,000 deposit on that car the day before. The guy was like, "Yeah, when someone puts $2,000 down for a deposit, I'm sure they're serious." Mark was like, "Oh, well I was gonna put $9,000 down." And that guy's face was like O_O. I'm sure he regrets it, but he had told us that he's expecting 2 of the same car tomorrow (a black one and a silver one). Hopefully they keep their word because Mark has his hopes up about getting the car tomorrow. (: Exciting. I asked him if he would teach me how to drive stick in his new car. He said NO. :(

I changed my mind about the dress I picked for my cousin's wedding. I didn't like the way it looked on me so I'm returning it. Cholo helped me pick one out at Charlotte Russe. There was also a purple dress that looked cute, but I thought the zebra tube dress felt perfectly fine. They didn't have a smaller size, but it doesn't matter since I'm only wearing this dress for one night. Maybe I should keep the tag on and return it afterwards. Haha. I'm wearing a cardigan over it anyways! Eh, idk. I've been asking Mark to take me to the mall almost everyday. I'm sure he's so sick of it now. He hates going to the mall. But I love shopping. I also got new DG sunglasses (my fetish) and a new Tokidoki carnival purse (bags, my other fetish). I'm planning on getting an Iphone soon. My sister said she'll contribute since she still owes me a birthday present lol. She's only almost 5 months late, but that's how she is. Usually she'd owe me on Christmas, lol. But yeah, my Blackberry's been driving me nuts lately. I hate that damn hourglass of death. 

Some people that call my work trip me out. This one lady kept yelling at me because she was pissed about the price changes on day care. She goes, "I ALWAYS pay $15 every time I pick my dog up from over there," and I'm like, "Well, how long do you leave her here for?" She goes, "I barely leave her there for 3 hours!" And I'm like, "Well, if it's less than 5 hours a day, it's $5 per hour." She's like, "I ONLY LEAVE HER THERE FOR 3 HOURS!" And I'm like, "Well maam, it's $5 an hour anyway..so $15 is correct..for half a day, which is 5 hours, it's $20. For a full day it's $25." But she kept yelling at me, demanding to talk to my boss. Then again, she IS like, 90 years old. But she couldn't understand a single thing that came out of my mouth. She got frustrated and hung up on me. Funny lady. 

One thing that bothers me everyday is the BIG, DARK scar on my neck from my eczema. It's so embarrassing. A lady walked in today while I was receptionist, and she goes, "OOooh, I see that thing on your neck. IS THAT A HICKEY?! BAD GIRL!" How EMBARRASSING is that? To have your clients think you have a hickey on your neck? She's probably 1 out of 20 people who probably noticed it; she's just the only one who had the guts to ask me about it. I wish I had the time to straighten my hair all the time so I could let my hair down to cover it. Putting make up on it only make it more obvious. It's sad. I really wish there was a cure for my stupid skin issue. Every dermatologist that I've seen are failures to me! It's all over my arms, hands, neck. It really turns your bad days into worse days. Eczema is NOT fun to have. It seems like it's just a skin issue, but it becomes really an emotional issue too.

I miss my dogs a lot. It's hard. I wish it was easier for me to go visit them. Work gets in the way, but what else can I do? San Diego is exactly in a week. I am so excited. Since we're getting the
 "Buy one, get the 2nd visit free" tickets, I'm gonna get the dolphin interaction ticket for the 2nd time we go. I've always wanted to do that. It's gonna be fun (: Oh yeah, I wanted to post a pic of this bracelet because I LOVE IT. Too bad it costs over $2,000 (WTF, right?). So cute though, so cute. This is such a random paragraph, but yeah, this week I am dieting my ass off. Just because this wedding's coming up and we've gone out to eat a couple times already because of certain functions (I didn't eat like huge portions though, I'm too paranoid about gaining more weight), but for some reason, I feel gross. So yeah. Exercise, soup, salad, and fruits. Oh yeah. :D

Well good day everyone, I'm done. Peace!


Why?!
Saturday, August 16, 2008, 9:25 PM

Honestly, this past week has me feeling like shit. I haven't felt like this in a LONG while. Usually I'm more giddy and optimistic. But lately I've been constantly thinking so negatively, looking down on myself. I can't help it. I've been so stressed. Work wears me out to the point I wanna break down. I can't get sleep when I have to. I feel pressured. Then there's my future. My future consists of my big ass dream of owning my own business (of course, dealing with dogs). I feel like I SHOULD be going to school, but I don't have any idea WHERE and what I'd take up. It's hard seeing everyone going to such great schools--Mark starts in like 2 weeks at Concorde; everyone else is finishing up their GE's and what not. I'm here, clueless. Sure, I'm working full time, but deep down I feel like I'm wasting my life. And to make things worse, my diet is stopping me from turning to what I know FOR SURE will make me feel soooooooo much better--FOOD. Food food food. I'm craving for a nice load of McD's french fries *my favorite* or some cookies 'n cream ice cream. I try to think positively. I found my happiness when I had my dogs here (Margaux and Bonnie). They are what keep me busy, and I have them to keep me company all the time, and I love giving them all the attention they deserve. I'm sure you NON-ANIMAL LOVERS think that's FREAKY or WEIRD, but screw you. That's passion and dedication. I love my girls, they're like my kids; It's just hard when I have no one to talk to, especially around here in the South Bay since I didn't grow up here. I haven't made too many friends since the classes I took up at SCROC consisted of mostly middle aged women. I find it hard to trust people after I graduated high school (because it was so easy for me to trust anyone before that; smart move on my part). My emotions take over me, it's ridiculous. I feel I have no one to tell all my girly feelings to; Mark is NO OPTION because I already know what he's gonna say. It's always some sort of lecture (who wants to hear a fucking lecture from their boyfriend? yea, exactly...love you babe :D ), and it's not that easy to relate to your own boyfriend since he's a BOY. And it's not that I don't appreciate him being there for me; it's that feeling where you wish you had that extra good ol' girl friend who you can hang out with all the time when you need to get out of the house or when you're feeling down and you just wanna sit outside a coffee shop and have a stog. Or when you feel like spending money and you need a shopping partner...do you guys know what I'm saying? I feel really lame for venting this all out. Usually I wouldn't write any of this stuff in a freakin' BLOG. This is some deep stuff. It's really how I feel. It's been eating me up inside for the past week. I tell Mark all the time about it, but I'm sure he's tired of hearing it. I know, I know, I should be listening to his advice about how I should just concentrate on myself, focus on my responsibilities, and keep working hard. And I know that there are other people who have worse problems in the world to be concerned about, but it's just. ugh. Idk. I feel that I'm not that tough. I'm gonna shut up about it now.

Back to other stuff.


Bonnie got her stitches removed last Monday. She looked sooooo much better. Even though she looks kinda funky in the picture (she was in the car, it was hot, and she seemed really tired haha), she's healing pretty well. My dad said the swelling (the droopiness) is starting to go down. She looked like a mastiff haha. But my dad said as soon as she got home, she was giving Cinnamon and Lucky a ton of kisses (even though Lucky doesn't like it), and then she ran straight for the pen gate to stand and give Chumbah (her lovaaaaaaahh) nonstop kisses. Margaux attempted to say hi, but I think she got jealous since she's been spending all her time with Chumbah. Ah, those kids. Gotta love 'em.


I bought my dress for my cousin's wedding from Twelve by Twelve (Forever 21's line). There was this other really cute dress from Forever 21 that I wanted, but I felt it was too short / too casual-looking for a wedding. So I picked this dress. It's not too flashy or anything, which I would hate especially around a bunch of people, half I don't even know. Now I gotta get me some black pumps and a cute clutch, and I'll be good to go.

I wish I went to Six Flags yesterday for the KROQ show or to Warped today. I really wanted to see Katy Perry live. :( Too bad I had no energy to be walking around in the deadly hot sun over there in Valencia. And too bad I work tonight. GOD! I really wanted to see her too. I love that girl's style and voice. Totally unique. Oh well. Next time, next time.

I'm sorry to everyone who's been wanting to kick it. I hope you guys understand that I work full-time. I have no time to rest. I'm on this diet, and I'm concentrated on it. I have to especially because this diet ain't so cheap. I have to work out everyday, and it just cuts down my free time. I don't do anything but eat, work, sleep, shop. It's not like I drink alcohol or go clubbing. Ain't my style. So sorry. Look down on me all you want. But like I said earlier (and as a lot of people already know), I have a lot more responsibilities than most people my age. Some people grow up faster than others, especially since I don't live at home anymore.

Well, I gotta try & find time to exercise before I go to work early (not surprised). People need to stop calling out. Puts the burden on us, and I personally just wanna fucking RELAX.

Bye guys. Peace.






"You just got killed by a Daewoo Lanos, mothafuckaa!!"
Sunday, August 10, 2008, 10:54 AM

Pineapple Express. Story of my LIFE!! If you haven't seen this movie, you really need to go see it. Okay wait, scratch that. If you DON'T like stoner movies, then don't go see it because you'll probably just waste your time babbling on how stupid it is because you can't relate. But seriously, that shit was way too funny. Mark wouldn't stop laughing. It got to the point where he couldn't stop slapping my knee, and people started staring. I started getting all embarrassed (AHAHA). But James Franco's performance was freakin' amazing (it makes him even sexier ;D ) I mean, so many people were posting bulletins on myspace saying how hilarious the movie is, and they're not exaggerating. Usually I get tired of a lot of dumb stoner movies, but this one is definitely going to be a classic. Too many funny quotes, and I even got too tired to keep laughing. Goooooood stuff.

So I know for sure I have the weekend of August 29-30th off! I'm excited because that's our trip to San Diego (: We are going to Sea World on Friday then to my cousin's wedding on Saturday. I am REALLY going to be broke this month. I asked my dad if we could use our timeshare, but he said it's kinda too late since it's summer and pretty sure someone's using it. I asked for a switched location, but he said we had to do it in a couple month's advance. So we a booked a room at a cheap ass hotel but whatever, saves us money, shoot. I don't really care about staying a nice place because it's not like we're staying there for long anyways. So Disneyland and Seaworld are officially off my "To Do" list. Now I really need someone to go with me to the Desert Hills Outlets because I REALLY WANNA FREAKIN' GO SHOPPING. Plus, I have to buy Mark and my dad their birthday presents. Their birthdays WOULD be in the same freakin' month. There goes my paycheck!

I went to Sunglass Hut a couple weeks ago. There are 2 DG sunglasses that I really like. Tempting...verrrrrry tempting...

Bonnie is doing somewhat alright. Her eyes seem to be healing really well, but for some reason she chokes / gags every time she wakes up or gets too excited. She doesn't throw up or anything, but it's like she's dying or something. I'm really worried :( She has her check-up tomorrow in the valley, so I hope everything is okay with her. Idk if it's some kinda allergic reaction to what they used in surgery or if she has a sore throat or if something is stuck. Hopefully not. Everything else is normal. She eats fine, drinks water, sleeps, plays. We'll see what the vet has to say tomorrow. I wonder when she'll be going home. It's hard for me to decide because her eyes are still healing, and it is like 100 degrees over in Palmdale. Not to mention the gusting winds over there. It's horrible. I am seriously going to miss her. She always wakes me and Mark up with her kisses. And every time I have to put the E-cone on her, I go, "Put your head in, Bonnie" and she puts her head into it herself :P How funny. And when Mark throws up his arms and says, "Gimme a hug!" she'll jump on him and put her arms on his shoulder. It's like she's human. She's so smart. She listens. And like I said, she doesn't stink up the room by peeing inside (lol, Margaux). I always hate dropping my dogs back at home :( I wanna keep her at work, but I also want her to spend time with Chumbah, Cinnamon, Lucky, and Margaux. I'm sure she misses them. She has lots of space to play over there.

My diet is actually making me feel awesome. It's hard watching Mark eat all the good food in front of my face (even a Marie's Callender tv dinner looks tempting to me), but I get passed it. I cheated last night and had some Hakata Ramen. I can't say NO to that place, plus I didn't eat as much as I would. I've learned to control myself. So it's been 2 months and I've lost 20 pounds. It's a BIG difference. I feel like I'm back in senior year...now I gotta get back to the ME in freshman year and LOWER. I can't wait :) Once I reach my goal, Mark's giving me $1,000. Yup. No joke. I am going to SHOP TIL I DROP. And then once I reach my goal, I have two tattoos that I am dying to get. My dad's portrait is one because I definitely want to keep a memory of my amazing father with me always. The 2nd one I want is a HUGE peacock w/ roses on my back. Yup. I'm down for the big tats. I know I'm going to probably regret it in the moment of going through all that pain, but I seriously have been wanting a peacock tattoo for a long time. The peacock has so many different symbolisms in all kinds of religions, such as beauty, mercy, immortality, openness, acceptance, eternal life, pride, vanity, turning evil into good. Probably my favorite meaning put together would be, "Peacocks are said to have the ability of eating poisonous plants without being affected by them. Because of that, they are synonimous with the great bodhisattvas. A bodhisattva is able to take delusions as the path toward liberation and transform the poisonous mind of ignorance, desire and hatred into the thought of enlightenment, which opens colorfully like the peacocks' tail." I LOVE IT.

I bought a new Paramore hoodie. Idk. Every time something new comes out, I gotta get it. It's so damn cute. It's inspired by the "That's What You Get" song, and it's got scribbles all around like you would in a notebook. Cutee stuff. I'm preparing myself for Fall / Winter now. :P

Well, I'm being lazy right now. I'm probably gonna go work out before I work my overnight shift tonight. Oh yeah, btw, Netflix is the best. I'm a sucker for movies, and I love being able to watch whatever/whenever I want. :D






Happy Tuesday.
Tuesday, August 5, 2008, 11:00 AM


Finally. I have time to type.

Anyways, update. The Paramore show was freaking amazing..probably my favorite one so far. I got so pissed because Mark & I took pictures earlier that day, and RIGHT when I try taking pictures at the concert, his camera's SD card just went nuts on me and I couldn't take any pictures / view any pictures..so I ended up having to format it. :( I had to since I never got to shoot pictures for their previous shows that we attended. I was so aggravated. I don't know why, but everytime I go to a Paramore show, I get aggravated at one point. Like for Jimmy Kimmel, I was pissed because we were running late because of one of Mark's clients. Then for the Paramore show in Bakersfield, some lady took my camera away (when there were like 100 people in the pit with their cell phones out taking pictures and she just stood her fat ass there, doing NOTHING). We were pretty damn annoyed that we didn't even stay for Jimmy Eat World. And then this. Sigh. They were really cute pictures too..we tried taking pictures to match our OC Fair pics from last year on that one ride that goes across the fair. Whatever. Sigh. I love deep fried oreos even though I felt like I was getting fatter while I was eating them. YUM. But yeah. I love Hayley. Her voice is beautiful; if only you guy could understand how much it makes me happy to see them live. (: And I got to see BFF KEVIN! I miss that bitch. Oh and watching those 14 year old girls who sat in VIP seats all dressed up like skanks and acting like the world revolved around them, dancing like strippers and laughing--was pretty entertaining. Everyone around them was just like WTF, WHO ARE THESE GIRLS?! Hilarious. I guess that's what happens when you grow up white, rich, and spoiled like nasty in the OC.

"Entropion is a medical condition in which the eyelids fold inward. It is very uncomfortable, as the eyelashes rub against the cornea constantly. Entropion is usually caused by genetic factors and may be congenital. Trachoma infection may cause scarring of the inner eyelid, which may cause entropion."



Before surgery.


So Bonnie had entropion. Dr. Kim, the vet who performed surgery on her, said that it's genetic so she's had it since birth. Poor babygirl. I remember when she was younger, she had eye issues and I took her to the vet. I used the meds on her, but she never seemed to get better. Then when she moved to Palmdale, we just assumed that the dust/wind was affecting her eyes. If you ever saw Bonnie before she had surgery, she would always constantly shut her eyes. I just always wondered could it really be a defect from birth. So I knew right away that I wasn't going to take the risk and breed her with Chumbah. They would've had such cute babies though, but I didn't want anything wrong happening to the pups. Mark & I took Bonnie to the vet (in the valley) around 9:30am. I felt so sad letting her go through all this. It's just so sad. She just got spayed 2 weeks ago then BAM! Surgery again. So around 3pm the vet assistant called me to let me know that she'd be ready around 5pm. We got there shortly before 7pm (traffic was bad). Man, I wanted to cry. She was completely swollen all around her eyes, but she was so hyper and happy and wiggling her butt like crazy.


After surgery.


I just feel so horrible she has to go through this. She has stitches all around her eyes..she's stuck wearing an E-collar most of the day (she tried scratching a lot the past couple of days, but she's learning not to). She looks like a completely different dog, as if she went through plastic surgery or something. What's good though is she's taking it pretty well. She doesn't even act like she just had surgery. She's happy as hell. Always giving Mark the usual hugs and kisses (: She's just sad she can't play ball or run around as much, and her potty breaks are inconsistent because she doesn't feel like going. It's hard seeing her like this, but I know it's for her own good. She'll be able to see better! And not have to tear up all the time. I love my Bonnie girl (: She is seriously the sweetest lab you will ever meet, I assure you. Then when she's all healed, she can go back to P-dale with all her best friends. (: Thanks to everyone for wishing her a safe surgery.

I'd probably have to take Margaux back to work for a week. My dad keeps complaning that she never listens to anyone but me, ha. He said that everyday he'll come home to find all the water bowls upside down and on top of the dirt hill and it would be over a 100 degrees throughout the entire day. I never knew Margaux was like that. She probably misses Bonnie because usually she's more busy bugging the crap out of her rather than messing things up. I dunno. Furrreakin' Margaux, sigh.


Saturday was Jboi's little sister's debut (Christina) at Acapulco in Burbank. She looked so cute (: I can't believe time how fast time has passed by since I've known him, but dang I remember when his sisters were way younger. Obviously being Filipino, you have to have a karaoke mic hiding around somewhere. I thought it was pretty funny, the little mini tv and all. I sang Reflection by Christina Aguilera, and OMG Jboi's lola is the funniest lola ever. When I was walking back to my seat, she was like, "YOU SING POR ME AGAIN!" and I laughed and kinda just went the other direction and she goes, "PUTANG INA..." and grabs my arm and drags me back to the front and hands me the booklets with all the songs. God. Freakin' hilarious. When I was saying bye at the end of the night, she slaps me and goes, "YOU GOT A BEAUTIFUL VOICE, BAYYYYBEHH!" hahaha. Oh man. Nothing better than a Filipino family, no joke. It was good chatting and seeing my bestie since I last got to kick it with him on my bday 4 months ago. He goes, "Man, last time I saw this girl, she was 15lb lighter." I go, "18, to be exact." THAT'S RIGHT, BITCH! Get it straight! :D The only downside was driving back to Torrance using the 5 south. Only took me AN HOUR AND A FREAKING HALF TO GET HOME, when it should've only been 20-25 minutes. GOD. Stupid Dodgers.

Anyways, I'm really looking forward to San Diego soon. My cousin is finally getting married after being with his girlfriend for 13 years. GOSH! I remember when they were together and I was 7. Jesus. I thought they were already married, pssh. But that's gonna be cool. I haven't been back to SD for a good minute. And if plans work out, we are definitely going to Sea World (: I'm so excited!!

Before I finish writing, I just wanted to share that one thing I love about my boyfriend is how he's taught me to keep my head up and not take shit from ANYBODY. I don't care if people think I'm a bad person or not. I already know that truly I am better of a person than what those type of people believe. I'm a hard worker, dedicated girlfriend, and I stay close to my family. I just cannot stand it when others are so immature about things, so hypocritical and what not. Don't tell people to be optimistic, if you're gonna go and be a bitch about things. Don't bash on someone for no reason, just because you FEEL they deserve it. I don't understand that when I try to befriend someone, they just think it's a joke. Idk. Being blunt is one thing. Being a dumb, blunt person is another thing. You want the truth, I'll state the truth. All I know is I have my best friends to support me; my boyfriend who is always there to listen to my problems and make me feel so much better; I couldn't ask for anyone else.

Until next time, peace!






Hello, my name is Calee. I may have the same interests as many others, but I'm really different. I don't judge by looks or status. I get along with everybody, but I prefer to just associate with those who are open-minded and can really understand who I am and where I came from. I have a good life living with my boyfriend Mark. He's the best boyfriend ever; he's intelligent, focused, and he takes the best care of me. One thing that everyone knows about me is that I LOVE DOGS. I don't party much or get drunk whatsoever, but that doesn't stop me from having fun. I love food (who doesn't?), and I love sight-seeing, shopping, watching movies, singing, going to amusement parks, or watching shows. These blogs should give you a hint of what life's like: BUSY! Work, school, dogs, Mark, and all that good junk.


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