A few things that never fails to amaze me. 1. Los Angeles freeways at 9 a.m. on Sunday morning. Where did everybody go?? 2. I was going 85 mph and was the slowest car on the road. 3. I could go 85 mph in Merlin, my 1996 Toyota Corolla, and he didn’t disintegrate. 4. “The Alchemist” has one thing right. When your heart desires something the most, the universe conspires to make sure you get there. After having taken an email flogging from my home girls this past week, the universe is moving in my direction. See, Joy and Lily...
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Yes. I am a public transportation spoiled brat. Is it so bad that I LOVE my express bus? One direct shot from Huntington Beach to Downtown Los Angeles and back. The plush-ish bus with friendly driver and decent human beings for passengers. People are friendly on the bus. Everyone seems to know everyone else. All the regulars, including myself, exchange phone numbers with each other just in case they’d need to hold the bus or to find out if the bus was late, etc. Oh yes, indeed. I am so spoiled. I guess when the monthly pass is $128 or...
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No, that’s not a name of a quaint little town in the south of England. That was me this morning in my tennis class. Yes, folks. After nearly 20 years of playing tennis–well, I haven’t played regularly for the past 13 but who’s really counting–this was the first time I got hit the face by a tennis ball. Right on my nose and upper lip, y’all. I had Angelina Jolie upper lip all morning. Brandon said it wasn’t bad, but I could feel my fat lip. It has finally gone down to a level I’m comfortable with. So, today’s class...
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yarrgh Originally uploaded by theoakmonster. Yes. I dressed up as a pirate to go see “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”. Yes. All of that came out of my closet. Yes. I was the only one in the theater that dressed up. Review of the movie? I LOVE it. It was a lot of fun. I wish we can see the second one right after and keep going. No spoiler here, but y’all HAVE to stick around for the extra scene at the end after the credit. It wasn’t crucial that you see it, but it’s cute. And former...
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I blamed England and Brazil’s losses on Chris Frenchy. He turned 30 on Saturday and of course his wish was for France to win. He got his wish. I know, I know. In that case he’s only responsible for Brazil’s loss. But I’m just going to overall blame him anyway. J/K. You know I love ya, Froggy! Muuah! We spent the entire afternoon on Hermosa Beach with Chris, his wonderful fiance Brandy, and his crew. I’ve met all these new folks and made all these new friends. It was terrific! This also marked the first time in 13 years in...
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Today I assisted Tiffany to cross over to the dark side of the internet. We started little miss “Oh I’m so not a geek” on her very own blog. And over email, I even taught her to edit her sidebar! Welcome to the Blogosphere, Tif! And speaking of Darth, look what I’m getting for Frenchy for his 30th birthday this weekend? Yeah. Darth Tater, baby!...
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