It's still too hot out. At least, on the east side of the Oakland Hills where I work. It's 9:50am and it's 88 degrees with 31% humidity, but it's still sticky. I walked to Target to get my critters and found out the hard way that it's fsking misreable out there. And I've discovered that my nerve damage on my backside kicks into high gear when it's this hot and gross out, so unless I stand, I'm in pain. Pins & needles pain. It sucks. Sitting on an ice pack looks kinda funny :P.

AND IT'S NOT SUPPOSED TO BE THIS HOT, dammit! :P. I packed up my life and moved to California for better climate (in part), not to endure this crap! Meh! *pout*. Okay, I'm done :)

However, the bright side of things is that it's Friday! It's also supposed to cool down considerably at home, which is awesome. I'm going to cut out of work early today and go to the beach also.

Can you tell I hate the heat? :P

I've been quiet on purpose this week. The past 2 Monday's, my temper has gotten me into trouble, and then I spend the rest of the week trying to behave. Stupid hormones. They're still not where they should be, but they're a lot better than they were a couple of weeks ago. I'm thinking if I start another pack and let my body adjust, then things will even out. Until then, I guess when the day is Monday, I just need to not talk to anybody :P. Seriously tho, I gotta stop that shit. I don't like behaving like that, and neither does anyone else. More brain power in controlling the effects of my drugs is needed!

There's some major high pressure system offshore, which has caused a heatwave on PBA. In short, it sucks. I woke up this morning and it was already 80...in *Oakland*. It's not supposed to be hot in Oakland! My kids are going to be misreable today. The house is shut up and the fans are on, but they have fur coats, and my building sucks up heat well. Poor kids. I got to Walnut Creek and not only is it hot and sticky, but there are these (what a friend called) gale-force winds blowing at everything. And they are far from cool. No, they're the misreable winds that fan fires and such. In fact, the same friend wrote, "No, not good wind, more like the Santa Ana winds, or the winds we had right before the Oakland Firestorm (1991)". Oooh, great. If we can get thru the next 2 or 3 days, we'll be fine.

On Tuesday, Josh played Civ with his friends, so I went to Cato's with "I", where we had yummy beer, pizza, and encountered some interesting characters from out of towne, but it was fun. At one point, I decided it was either time to go home, or to drink more, so I went with the later. I woke up with a slight hangover yesterday :P. I made it thru the day, and then last night, Josh and I played w0w for a few hours.

Tonight, me, Josh, and a few other people are going to go do a dungeon in w0w. Tomorrow is Julie's (bass player/one of the singers in Hobohemians) birthday, so I think I'm gonna cut out of work a few hours early and go to the beach to try and escape the damn heat, then go celebrate her birthday with the folks. The rest of the weekend will probly end up with me being lazy, as that seems to be my M.O. lately. I was supposed to have Munchkin Duty, but that fell thru, so laying low sounds like a good idea.

I've kinda been a bit 'iffy' all week, but despite the heat, I feel pretty good today.

1. If you could live anywhere on this planet, where would it be? Why?
I already live where I've always wanted to live: California. I've wanted to move here since I was 14, and made it out here when I was 24. Talk about goal achievement! I didn't know there could be any area like Planet Bay Area, but I'm sure glad I found it. There's no where else I'd rather be.

2. If you could drive any vehicle (price, oil consumption, and functionality are no object here), what would it be? How would you deck it out to suit your tastes?
I'd like a pretty purple Jaguar. I figure if you're going to go all out, do it in style! But if it were a reality, I'd probly do the 'right' thing and get either a hybrid or all electric model with all of the perks added on, and *then* paint it purple.

3. If you had $1million (after taxes), all for whatever purpose you wanted to do with it (for your personal consumption only...no being generous to other people!), what would you do with it?
The first $30k would pay off my student loans. Then I'd probly spend another $25-30k on a decked-out car. I'd spend the remaining $40k on silly things like stuff for my place, new furniture, etc. That takes us to $100k...I'd probly take the rest and buy a house and prepay taxes and insurance. I'm simple :)

1. If you could live anywhere on this planet, where would it be? Why?

3. If you had $1million (after taxes), all for whatever purpose you wanted to do with it (for your personal consumption only...no being generous to other people!), what would you do with it?

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I had a good weekend! Friday night, Josh and I went out to Pier 23 in the city to watch the Hobohemians and the Plastercatz play. They started late, and so we left about 12:30a cause it had been a long week and we were tired. But we got to watch one full set and half of another, so that's good! I took pictures, but haven't been around to take them off the camera. That's tonight's job. We got home around 1ish, and went straight to bed and passed out.

I woke up about 11a on Saturday, had my coffee, and decided to fix a few errors that tag&rename missed in my M.O.R. directory. Of course, after I reloaded my iPo, I found *more* things I missed, but they're very minor, and I'll fix them this week and then start on the next directory. About 1p, I took a shower and went to go see my favorite waitress at Lois. After 2 eggs, half an order of grits, and a biscuit later, I was ready to start my afternoon. "I" and I went to Castle Rock Park for the afternoon and took in the sights. There weren't very many humans out, so it was nice. Around 7:30p, we decided food should be consumed, but couldn't figure out where we wanted to go. More specifically, *I* couldn't figure out what kind of atmosphere I wanted to be in. A friend suggested the Yacht Club in WC because I really wanted seafood, but WC and the Yacht Club on a Saturday night didn't seem like the ideal combo to me, so we passed on it. We ended up going to Fonda for tapas. My palate was a bit funky that evening, but I ended up getting my seafood in the form of oysters, and they were quite nummy! After that, I was bedbound. *snore*

Yesterday, I woke up ridiculously early, but stayed in bed for like 3 hours until I eventually got up. Breakfast was procured, and then much laziness followed afterwards. Josh and I watched a few things on the TV, I watched my crap show, and then I was asleep around 10p.

Apparently, Domo, our iRobot, died on Friday. As that damn thing was expensive and only lasted 2 years, a complaint was filed, and they gave us 30% off a new one, and that should be here sometime this week. Big thanks to Josh for being efficient and on-it about this! Yay! Let's hope this one lasts longer!

Tonight, I'm gonna not do anything for a couple of hours, then play w0w with Josh from around 8-10, when it's time to go to bed. I don't have anything planned for this week, and it's looking fairly mellow, which is right up my alley.

HOLY SHIT, IT'S FRIDAY!

I made it thru the week! In one piece! Without killing anyone! Or going insane! My brain and my body are still adjusting to the new meds, but things are a *lot* better this week. Yay for me!

I had to get up early this morning because I had a 8am conference call. Oh yay. Between 8 and 8:50, when the call ended, I got the following accomplished:

1. Paid 2 student loan bills, the electric bill, and the credit card bill
2. Bought 3 pairs of jeans online (and managed to find a site that had free shipping and charged no tax)
3. Filled out the form to send a pair of Chao's in to get re-soled

and then I went to Target. All by 10am.

Yay for me again!

I'm glad it's Friday.

Fridayfridayfridayfridayfridayfridayfridayfridayfridayfriday...

1. What plans do you have for the upcoming weekend?
Tomorrow, Josh and I are going to Pier 23 in SF to go see Hobohemians and Plasterkatz together. I'm also taking pictures. Saturday, I plan to sleep, then there was talk of maybe spending Saturday outside. Sunday, I don't plan on doing much of anything. Laundry has been done for the week, the house is fairly clean, and so I think a whole lot of nothing sounds doable.

2. Do you have any major plans for the summer?
The summer is 3/4 chock full of events....and I am only doing one thing in August, and one in September, both of which are low-key events. The rest of the events, I've decided to pass on. I've decided that after the past year of battling illness and my body changing, I am taking this summer off to just live life leisurely, and not pack every weekend with a campout like I very well could. There are so many awesome events going on, I just don't have the energy to do most of them this year. It's okay, I'm not dead yet! I look forward to a mellow summer.

3. If money was no object, is there would something you'd like to do/somewhere you'd like to go/etc? If so, what is it? If not, are you happy with the way things are?
I wouldn't mind going to see my sister in Switzerland and going to Cincinatti to visit my dad and stepmom. However, I'm not going anywhere this summer with the price of jet fuel! I do keep entertaining the idea of going to see Joe & Trina in Seattle while Josh is at Burning Man tho, so we'll see.

1. What plans do you have for the upcoming weekend?

3. If money was no object, is there would something you'd like to do/somewhere you'd like to go/etc? If so, what is it? If not, are you happy with the way things are?

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I've been having troubles handling my new meds, therefore I've been up and down a lot. Starting arguments over stupid crap, feeling helpless, lost, blahblahblah. But someone said to me the other day, "Hey, handle your drugs!". I never quite thought about it like that before. I *am* on drugs...why not be in that mindframe where I need to handle them so I can deal with the world?

So, I tried that yesterday, and did well. I actually left my office for a few mins, which also did me good. I crochet'd during breaks, and sat outside and read in the afternoon. After work, I did my chores, watched some bad TV, and was in bed by 10:30p. No altercations, and everyone lived! I got to talk to B for awhile after playing fone tag for a bit, and then had a makeshift dinner of mini bell peppers, blueberries, and rasberries. Yes, I'm strange.

This morning, I'm leaning a little to the right. I need someone to tie me to a stick to hold me upright. I'm just a little off, but trying to remember the 'handle your drugs' mind of thinking. Positive attitude and stuff! Dammit! :P

Tonight is movie night at M's house. Tomorrow I'm hanging out with Josh. Friday, the Hobohemians are opening up for Plastercatz at Pier 23 at like 10p, so Josh and I are gonna go everyone play. And I'll take pichers! Saturday may include a nature walk. Sunday will consist of hanging out at home with my man.

I'ma go lean up against the wall for a bit...

I somehow ran into someone I went to highschool with on Facebook. We both managed to escape to the same place, which is cool. I sent them an 'email' asking if they wanted to get a beer sometime. Now, that's all I meant. A beer. Between two people that came from the same towne, 2500 miles away. I figured maybe it'd be a good thing to get to know someone that I didn't take the time to get to know back when we were growing up.

But I gotta wonder, did they take it the wrong way? Like I was hitting on them or something? I hope not. Oh well, I suppose I shouldn't create things to worry about.

Friday, I woke up to find that since I switched meds in the middle of my cycle, my body wanted to ovulate afterall. Oh gee, thanks! I threw tylenol and advil at it all day, and it kept it at bay for the most part. I took off work a few hours early so I could go visit with my friends M&K, who were here visiting from Texas. Josh and I met up at MacArthur BART, and took the train into the city and met them at the station. We had an awesome lunch (and beer!) at 21A, and then Josh left to go to the Sharks game (and they won!). I went with them to check into their hotel in Millbrae, and then we took BART back up to Oakland. We ventured back to my place where they met my kids, and then we watched this week's episode of BSG. Josh gave me special permission to watch it without him...awwww :P. After that, they went home, and I visited with a friend for a bit, then went home and went to bed because I wasn't feeling all that well.

Saturday, I basically crashed out. I spent the day in pain, but trying to get stuff done anyway. I ran a few errands, but mostly, I spent the day on the couch, in pain, watching tv with Josh cause there wasn't much else I wanted to do. Boo to the pain!

Yesterday, I got up and had coffee, then we crapped around, played a little w0w, and then went to see Rush! Oh, I heart Rush. And it was a great show. 3 hours of bliss. The only major bummer was that the Sharks lost, and now are out of the playoffs :/. It went to 4 OT's! We kept one ear on the show and one eye on the fone...ah, anticipation! It was a tad chilly, but I came Missy-prepared! 3 blankets, a hat, 4 layers....I was less cold than other people there :P. After the show ended, we lost the car, but eventually found it. Once the line started to move, getting out of there was no biggie. I struggled to get home cause I was so tired, but made it in one piece and passed out into bed. I'm cuddling up with my heating pad today because I still have the equivalent of cramps, but it's just a minor pain in the...um...abdomen :P

So, it was *mostly* a good weekend! I also got some new pictures up, and they are here!

Josh and a friend of ours are playing GTA4, and so I am going to pull a handful of things off the Tivo to watch on my puter. I also plan on going to bed early. Tomorrow is empty, Wednesday is Movie Night, and the rest of the week is empty. I'm playing the weekend by ear also.

So, OB lady changed my meds right in the middle of the month and warned me that I very well could ovulate as a result, thus bringing me much pain. Again. For the 3rd month in a row. Last night, I started getting a pain in my left side (like I did last month), and a shooting upwards pain. It wasn't too bad and subsided, and I went to sleep. I woke up this morning with what feels like cramps, but they're getting worse. I am throwing advil and tylenol (switching off) at it for now, but it's the weekend. What happens if the pain gets worse and worse throughout the day to the point where I'm bent over again? There's no point in me going to the ER, because I know what the pain is from. So, I called the dr's office for a contigency plan (which would involve pain meds, which I am trying to avoid taking), and am waiting on a call back. I'm hurting and I'm a little nauseated, but knowing what this is from (even tho there's not much I can do about it) is helping me deal with it better. At least I'm in a good mood!

I am hoping my body lays off long enough for me to make it to the city and back today for us to go meet up with M&K. I'll go out no matter how bad the pain, but it'd be nice to not be in any.

Stupid body...why do you hate me so? :P

Update: Contigency plan is to get perscription of vicodin filled if the pain gets worse, but I'm trying really hard not to have to get to that point, as I would like my faculties today! In the meantime, I'm switching off between advil and tylenol. Oh well, at least I'm still in a decent mood :)

Would you PLEASE shut the fuck up? You're stupid-assed nothing-to-go-on rants and speculations in addition to your fucking poor attitude are *really* starting to piss me off. Steer clear of my place when you are in the area (5 miles away from my house) in July, you damn prick.

STP the band will always have a special place in my heart, but you sir, are a dick. Much like Axl, god love him. At least he knows when to STFU.

Name 3 things you've learned this week, and what you took from them.

1. I learned what happened to KNAC's The Rack! Her real name is Vicki Vox, and she now lives and works in Wichita Falls, TX. She's a DJ and sales/advertising personage for 104 The Bear. I was a big fan of hers when she DJ'd on KNAC. There were days of her going off on the air about whatever was pissing her off that day. There were drunken nights on the air with various people in the studio. There were side-splittingly funny screaming matches with The Crazy Mexican that lasted for hours (good god, some of those were really funny). And there was the time that she was rendered speechless when Geddy Lee appeared in the studio (all of us were shocked...Rackie? Speechless?). And the music she played was awesome. Ah, those were the days. But I finally found out where she ended up, and I'm very happy for her!

3. I reaffirmed my love for kids, but also my love for not having any of my own. I like my freedom. I like my sleep. I like my peace and quiet. I like the few cents that I have. 3 cats is enough!

Name 3 things you've learned this week, and what you took from them.

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