the star TREATMENT

"IDAHO!!...no U-DA-HO!!!" jacko and her drunken state or not, kept saying that on sat night. i dont kno why. shit was so random and funny but thats why i love her.

have you ever felt like you've been working so hard and come so far and it still feels like nothing? i hope im not alone in this one cuz thats how it seems...or maybe not. maybe its just me. there has just been a sense of urgency from every facet of my life (familial, personal, professional). if you got stresses in your life y'all kno what im talkin bout. but i promise not to succumb into this state of pessism and will let the gods of positivity do their thing.

this weekend was not bad, fun actually. i got to hang with both sides of the family which is always good. like the best of both worlds. friday was the normal routine with my favorites. colin introducing me to camel crush. carol and the boys watching funny-ass japanese game shows which is another blog. sat night we all headed down to marina del rey for brandon's housewarming. marina del rey?? yes, its as far as it sounds. but you kno the rich folk live out there which means a sweet-ass pad. the new digs kind of had an asian, contemporary feel. not that i kno what the hell im talkin about, but it was nice. a little too nice to party in? but that didnt stop us or anybody else. aniwais, it was good times with good people and good booze, did i mention dancing? u kno i was buzzed if i was dancing. what more could u ask for.

sunday was supposed to be the rest day. i went to my cousin, sophia's 4th bday at some wanna-be chuck e. cheese place in the valley. not as high-tech or fun but more intimate. i love this little girl. she's gonna be a heartbreaker. she's half filipina, half italian. nice mix huh? they so lucky. happy bday baby girl. that's her older sis kiana in the other pix. love em.

anyhoo, then i met up with my other nurses and had gyrl times to the max. hahaha. its just fun thinking about it. but my skin care queens, rose and xtal, hooked it up biiiiiiiig time. thanks girls btw. basically we got treated with treatments. micros, vellas, laser hair removal you name it. it would have been rude to reject the offer, so i partook. xtal gave me her deluxe micro/facial treatment thing and it was so relaxing. there was some annoying guy, i forgot his name, who took a pix while i was getting treated when i was all up in my scary gray facial mask and shit. it was not cool. jusss playin, d. you kno im not like that. but seriously erase that shit. aniwais, i give props to my girls carla and ethel for getting the works. ya kno what i mean. you gals are champs. esp my girl ethel who got the 4 star treatment. "oooohhh mama." all i can say is GYRL times. oh but dont worry the boys were on hand and they got treatments too. after all the beautifying, we grabbed dinner in bbank. the cupcake place was closed and too far to walk so we got yogurt. it wasnt yogurt-land tho. they have the best yogurt and cheaper than pinkberry. but i guess the yogurt place we ended up at is getting into the cupcake craze too. we got the mini ones. looked appetizing but they were no sprinkles cupcakes. good times, good laughs again w/good people.

more more more: hey girl ey

ps. im currently watching, chris rock's standup - kill the messenger. genius, shit's fuckin funny. if you havent seen it go watch it. now. "sometimes the people with the least shit say the most shit and the people with the most shit say the least....that's just how the world works. poor people could talk about rich people all day long, but rich people cant talk about poor people, thats just mean."

cuz you're my hot thang

special dedication...im sending this one out to you and you and you and you

i thought it was supposed to be FALL. why has it been HOTT like a mofo for the past days?? i kno the heat has been gettin to you too. i was in the valley the whole day yesterday (fr northridge to noho to woodland hills) running errands and the heat fuckin sucked. ok i'll quit my bitchin now.

now, im not a person who takes their horoscope to heart. sometimes i'll read it just because. most of the time its the generic bullshit thats too vague or has no relation to your current status. OR, sometimes it can be so on point that its scary. ok so check it, ima virgo baby and this was my horoscope for thursday, sept 25:

you are looking forward to some fun and it is hard to keep your mind
focused on the daily realities today. there are likely to be a lot of phone
calls and interruptions, and there may be annoying little problems with
computers. three words, backups, backups, backups!

i kno what you're thinking. generic bullshit that can relate to anyone. BUT this totally hit the spot. when i read it, i was like "awww shit" they hit the nail on the muthafuckin head. in my most determined attempts to stay focused these past weeks, i've still been distractable. its just this test is bitch. i cannot wait til i pass. its been a long time coming.. im gonna get so hammered the day i can rightfully claim the BSN,RN. you're all invited to the party. whenever that will be. but i gotsta keep on, keepin on. today i was good tho. i studied. i did not go out despite the usual temptations. and i do still have fucking annoying computer problems. my comp sporadically starts to alarm i think cuz it overheats at times. i should really check that out. it is really annoying tho, it bugs the shit outta me and carol especially when its late at night and she's tryin to sleep.

im up so late. i just heard the newspaper guy throw our daily news on the driveway. i should sleep now. but i love this time of night. aniwais, i'll leave with one of my faves from the summer. a corny photobooth pix of my seester and goddaughter, kaythe. isnt she cute?

eye dont think so

its wednesday, hump day.

nothing out of the ordinary expected today EXCEPT with fingers crossed my new pair of glasses will be ready. waaaaay better than the school teacher ones i have now. for those who are not aware of my current dilemma, i have a BUM eye. basically my left eye is fucked. the worst part about it is that its entirely my fault. im an avid contact lens wearer. i rarely take out my contacts, only when they're dirty or really really irritating. (i kno A LOT of you guys do it too) but you probably have never seen me wear my REAL glasses. until now. my eye dr. scared the shit outta me saying i almost have some scar forming in my line of vision blah blah blah. stressing the oh so important fact to take out my contacts every night or else i will have to get a glass eye. no joke. i've been told by colin not to joke around about a glass eye. ok maybe not that drastic but he did mention a possible emergency room visit, painful surgery equating a very expensive hospital bill. i kno that this dr. was just doing his job by scaring me, but it fucking worked. lesson learned: i will lay off the contacts for awhile. i stress this to my visually impaired amigos because i dont want u to worry like i did. but all this eye talk reminds me of this: (excuse the poor quality but it does the job)

"are you kidding? i'd give my right EYE"



ok enough with the medical updates from this nurse in training. today mr. adriano basa got his first tattoo. and its siiiiiiick. i showed up for moral support as did others. he did good, you tough man.



but the better news is that i posted up pix!!! yes you heard it right. in trying to be more PROductive, i uploaded these long awaited babies. i dont kno why i take so long. i just do. but at least i post them. thx again to all the homies for the birffday love, the greetings, drinks, gifts. you guys are da best. oh but except for kevin who couldnt partake in any of my bday festivities becuz he was "too cool" and poor. wateva cuz, u owe me.

the birthday love for this virgo baby:

enjoy kids, pix for dayssssss: hey girl ey

just anotha manic monday.

my birfffday is done and gone. summer is done and gone. im glad monday is over cuz it means its closer to the weekend. every fucking day feels like a monday to me. hopefully that will change and soon. no pity parties tho, ima be pro-active about that shit because its all about those brick walls baby.

aniwaisssss on a lighter note, weekend was ok. downtown shopping always fun even if you dont buy anything. its like an adventure getting your ass down there and being lucky enough to find street parking that when you find those deals on shoes or what not and searching for little dolla-dolla knick-knacks its all gravy baby. the po-po's are crackin down on all that counterfeit shit. handcuffs were used and not in the kinky way perverts, but in the embarrassing law enforcing way. sucked to witness cuz a man's gotta provide somehow. anyhoo, looked for halloween costumes which was a bust, but gave me some good ideas. sat night went to some party in valley village or noho?? im not sure. are they one in the same? saw some familiar faces and not so familiar faces. best part of that night was the "gangsta rap" cd that jacko made. i want my copy.

ok ok. my first blog entry. one of my best good friends suggested that i start one and i took her advice. not bad dan. back to the grind for now.