Archive for August, 2005

Humpity hump

Hump day’s blue. Brightened by the thought of Lauren joining us at AIDS Walk and the bustling Downtown Farmer’s Market downstairs. Hmmm…bacon wrapped hotdog topped with grilled onion and pineapple. Yes. I said pineapple. It sounds weird, but when they put all that together, it’s just divine. Started the day off with freshly made corn tortillas our SVP brought in along with butter and cheese. Another simple pleasure in life. A cup of good tea. And quiet morning. It’s going to be a good day.

Oh yeah. OFFICE SPACE on big screen tonight! This is going to be FUN!

The Weevils are growing

We ARE now officially an AIDS Walk Team with the addition of my friend Michael to the team roster. Woohoo!

The rest of you, either cough up the dough or join the walk already! This is sure to be a GREAT party!

Blessed

I have just finished catching up with a blog of my online friend who shall remain anonymous for now. He’s in a dilemma: he thinks he’s gay, but he’s going straight to live “normal life”, away from the “deviant way”.

First he was depressed that he didn’t know if he’s gay or straight. Then he was so happy to come out of the closet. Soon after, his parents and a monk he knows intervened. He made up his mind to correct his way. He was happy to be straight. In his latest entry, he’s once again in deep depression…being straight doesn’t help much.

Well, buddy boy. That is how you’d ALWAYS going to feel if you’re not true to yourself. Took me years to finally come to know myself and have the courage to be myself. Sure, I cheated and ran from my motherland, but that’s the cost I have to pay to have the freedom to be myself.

I pray that you’ll soon find your way too.

You know you’re an SG-1 fan when…

You dreamed that you make out with Daniel Jackson (Michael Shanks) in a bar.

What can I say. I’m a sucker for brown haired, blue eyed, boyishly handsome men. :)
To add to the bizarreness of the dream, it took place at my old school, Mater Dei. Everything looked the same but larger as if to accommodate my current size. (You know how when you go back to school, and the room that seemed so huge when you were a kid suddenly wasn’t so big?) And it was a college instead of a K-12 school.

The bar where I macked out with Daniel is where the Thai Classical Dance classroom was. I guess because it was always shady in there with the trees. In my dream it was an old style pub. Oak counter and shelves. And such.

We were in the bar because our professor believed that the best way to get everyone to know each other really well was over frosted mugs of beer. Whatever we were drinking was on the professor, who was the honorary bartender, until the bell rang.

So yeah, I sat next to Daniel and after a few gulps for me and 2 pints later for him, we got really friendly. When the bell rang, we were just getting started, so we didn’t leave class…uh…the pub like everyone else. Come on now. We were busy doing something else!

All of that in front of our professor, Hulk Hogan.

Where all of that came from I have no fuckin’ clue.

But now I’m not sure what is more disturbing. The fact that I remembered the dream so well and could still feel the touches of my dream Daniel, or that I made out in front of Hulk Hogan.

Wow…

Some of the last 25 search words that landed people here at the OakMonster’s Den. I see an alarming trend…

“burping fetish” (Google)
burping webcam (Google)

Okay. I can see a potential money maker for me right there.

burp on command lessons dad son manly (Google)

Too bad Rude Cactus had a baby girl. Oh wait. Chris Long can teach Jackson that stuff!

And this one is my favorite.

trojan-hater cheerleader (Yahoo)

WTF????

Pooh Gone Corporate

My boss came by to ask if I had a band-aid. A nasty paper cut on this thumb. A sign that his executive assistance went home early.

“Indeed”, I said. “But you’re not going to use it.”

“Why not?”

“Because it’s this.”

His expression is of a full smile, suppressing a chuckle.

“Can I at least pick which one?”

He went with the one of Pooh, Tigger, and Piglet dancing in circle.

“Thanks, Oakley. You know, I’ve always been a Pooh fan. Woozle. Heffalump…”

“You know, there is a Heffalump movie.”

“There is?”

“Yeah. In fact. I have a Heffalump band-aid.”

I showed him.

“Gosh,” he said in a laugh. “I would’ve gone with a Heffalump.”

A is for Asians

Yep. I’m looking into taking classes. Again.

Our friend Joe has just finished a Web Design certificate program at Fullerton College. It’s ALL online courses with the first orientation on campus. I’ve scoped it out. 12-15 units. $26 per. All classes can be taken online with the first class being a face-to-face orientation.

The program is set up with a few classes in each section and you have to choose 2-3 units per one of those.

So, my question to my geek readers out there: XML or JavaScript? I can only walk down one path. Which way should I go, people?

Join the Lesser Weevils!

Watch out AIDS Walk LA - The Lesser Weevils (Team #5502) are coming!

Want to join us or be kept in the Loop of Weevils? Please email me at lesserweevils[at]borenconsulting.com or visit the team blog and click on “BECOME A WEEVIL”.

Or as simple as clicking on “DONATE NOW!”

Join us at the walk. Or pay us to walk for you. Either way.

And oh yes, I feel the Forbidden Cookies fundraiser coming…

‘Easy Way’ out

Chris Long is on the front fuckin’ page of OC Register!

You go bad ass bald mofo! I’m pasting your face all over my cubicle.

Oh yeah, and last installment of EASY WAY is out. Buy it.

Having it MY way

AIDS Walk Los Angeles is coming. October 16.

I’ve walked the AWLA a few times before. Both times I did it with USC group. Once as a grad student, and once as an alumni because my friend Cheech was the team leader. He was working at USC at the time. My last walk in 2002, I sold my famous cookies to raise funds and made like a bandit. Financially speaking, the cookies probably cost more to make, but that was my donation to the cause.

After Cheech left USC, I haven’t gone back to walk again because it felt awkward to barge in on the USC crowd. Brandon has offered to go walk with me again, but it hasn’t quite feel the same way.

So this year, I have just sent in an application to form my own team in order to get other people who would want to do the walk but didn’t want to go it alone.

The Lesser Weevils team is waiting for approval.

Flash to Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World. Captain Jack Aubrey (my future husband Russel Crowe) and his mates were having dinner. He asked the ship’s doctor Dr. Stephen Maturin (the dreamy Paul Bettany) to choose between the two weevils writhing on the plate. Dr. Maturin picked the fat one.

Aubrey abruptly slammed the table and said, “There! I have you! You’re completely dished. Do you not know that in the service one must always choose the lesser of two weevils?”

There. That’s where the name came from.

Anyhoo. Will keep everyone posted if the team is approved. Leave a post (or email me if you know it) here if you are either interested in joining the team or want me to bug you for donation later. Because you know I will!

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