My Afflation

The interview went really well! And I am so glad to be in CA. Went 80+ down the freeway because I left a little late. Got there just a few minutes late due to making a wrong turn. Huntington Beach is nice, and pretty close considering. I think I will take Zoe to the dog beach there this weekend. She needs to run.

I got a job interview!!!! This Friday!!! for a contract job, but hey, it's better than nothing. Been officially looking since the 17th I think. Yeah, last Monday I updated my resume on Monster. BTW, has anyone ever heard of Vignette or Tridian?

  So these guys are actually pretty funny. Josh watches waaaay too much MTV, but the theme song caught my attention and then I started watching . Now I know why he wants DC shoes. Yup, not a whole lot to do between looking and applying for jobs on Monster and looking for an apartment that takes pets and tweaking my resume and making cover letters. Gotta get something soon though, I'm becoming anti-social and sleeping way too much.

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We all carry our mobile phones with names & numbers stored in its memory, but no one, other than ourselves, knows which of these numbers belong to our closest family or friends. If we were to be involved in an accident or were taken ill, the people attending us would have our mobile phone, but wouldn't know who to call. Yes, there are hundreds of numbers stored, but which one is the contact person in case of an emergency? Hence this "ICE" ( In Case of Emergency) Campaign. The concept of "ICE" is catching on quickly. It is a method of contact during emergency situations. As cell phones are carries by the majority of the population, all you need to do is store the numbers of a contact person or persons who should be contacted during an emergency under the name "ICE" (In Case of Emergency). The idea was thought up by a paramedic who found that when he went to the scenes of accidents, there were always mobile phones with patients, but they didn't k

Baby Blues: School was fun! Joy liked her first day.

Joy's teacher said that she did very well her first day, fit right in with the kids, got exhausted during recess, and she has no doubt that Joy will do well this first year. Neither do I. Joy can already do a lot of the things that they are asking her to do academically, like count from 1-10 forwards and backwards and recognize and spell her first and last name, and write it. And so it begins. Now to get her to do her homework.

Soaking up the sun   Canon Beach , OR, 2006

Musings: first day of school Joy is definitely ready to start school.

She's in a better mood than before and ready for school. Joy woke up before 7 AM in a good mood and ready to start school. She was half-way dressed when she came in to wake me up, saying "Wake up Mommy, it's time to go to school". She was quite upset that she didn't get to start as early as Josh, but I think she'll do fine. She's been waiting for this day for two years.

How many times can josh say "meningococcal"? more times than I thought. and with more emphasis on the last part of the word than I thought possible, with that pre-teen snicker accompanying it. so how many times can you say "meningococcal"?

Baby Blues: Limbo Contest Another quick video of Joy. It was down to her, Audrey's dad, and another little girl.

Baby Blues: Go Shawty, It's your birthday You HAVE to watch this video of Joy dancing. Just click on the title and it will take you to the video.

So, I move back to L.A. and finally get around to sending out my new address. One of the replies is an invitation to a birthday party for one of the daughters of one of my best friends from junior and senior high school (let me know if you are confused yet). So anyways, Tim, Joy, and I get there on time (imagine that, and Josh didn't want to go because it was a girl's party). Angie recognizes me right away, I had to do a double-take, I recognized her voice, but ... anyways! She looks good! It was so good seeing her, and then her brother and sister-in-laws showed up and one of her nieces and it was like being surrounded by family again. It helped that they all remembered me, and then kinda funny when ... "aren't you Geraldo's daughter?" "yes". My dad had stayed in touch with her family even after I left the state. I have missed so many people! And I didn't even realize it. It's so good to be back home.

 

migranes suck. they really really really really really really really suck. going back to bed now. or to visit the porcelain god. never had one with nausea before. Ugh.

Musings: joy has lost her 3rd tooth

with blood and pain how much do you think the tooth fairy will pay for this one? BTW, Joy pulls all her teeth on her own. Or they simply fall out. This is the first one that had blood.

things that make me scream like a little girl. how did this get into the washing machine???

 

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Welcome to Los Angeles, here are some things you should know. You must first learn to pronounce the city name; it is L.A. The morning rush hour is from 5:00 a.m. to noon. The evening rush hour is from noon to 9:00 p.m. Friday's rush hour starts on Thursday morning. The minimum acceptable speed on most freeways is 85 mph. On the 105 or 110, your speed is expected to match the highway number. Anything less is considered "Wussy." Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. L. A. has its own version of traffic rules. For example, cars/trucks with the loudest muffler go first at a four-way stop; the trucks with the biggest tires go second. However, in Malibu, SUV-driving, cell phone-talking moms ALWAYS have the right of way. If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear ended, cussed out, and possibly shot. Never honk at anyone. Ever. Seriously. It's another offense that can get you shot. Road construction is permanent and continuous in all of L. A. and Oran

There were two nuns... One of them was known as Sister Mathematical (SM), And the other one was known as Sister Logical (SL). It is getting dark and they are still far away from the convent. SM: Have you noticed that a man has been following us for The past thirty-eight and a half minutes? I wonder what he wants. SL: It's logical. He wants to rape us. SM: Oh, no! At this rate he will reach us in 15 minutes At the most! What can we do? SL: The only logical thing to do of course is to walk faster............... SM: It's not working. SL: Of course it's not working. The man did the only Logical thing. He started to walk faster, too. SM: So, what shall we do? At this rate he will reach us in one minute. SL: The only logical thing we can do is split. You go that way and I'll go this way. He cannot follow us both. So the man decided

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