.:: y'om say'n? word. ::.

.:: Sunday, April 30, 2006 ::.

okay, so i wasn't sure i wanted to put this link on my blog. but i know that my loyal readers are not ones to believe everything they hear/read/see, and hope you do what i did, and just think about all that the movie brings to the table. it's like a michael moore movie or book, where you have to just kinda take it and think about the things he says, but don't just jump up and instantly believe every word. it's very one-sided and if you listen closely enough, the narrator has a good way of "twisting" things to make what's not fact sound like it is fact. but still, if anything this film says is true, it really makes you look at the events of 9/11 and everything that followed in a completely different way. after i saw "farenheit 9/11" i was steaming mad at bush, and i'm sure that's exactly what michael moore wanted everyone to feel. after seeing this, my feelings were just "what the..." so grab a friend, a spouse, a neighbor, whatever, sit back (it's an hour and 20 minutes long, probably not recommended if you don't have hi-speed internet) and watch it. and discuss it. like W and i did for over an hour after we saw it. i still can't stop thinking about it...

loose change 2nd edition

:: joyCleeP 12:03 PM [+] ::
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i got an award today at work! yea me! :) our boss's boss has an award ceremony every month for all her teams (she oversees 5 teams), and some of them are kinda like gag awards, but some are serious, and you get nominated by other teammates to receive them. and i got the "team player" award for helping out our funder. i was shocked to get anything since i've only been there a month.

today was also "bring your kid to work day" so we had a bunch of kids running around all afternoon. there were a lot of kids. it's weird how so many of my coworkers have kids. JM is 26 and has an 8 year old and a 3 year old. EI is my age, divorced with an 8 year old. JC is only 3 years older than me, has a 14 year old, 10 year old and a 2 year old. FB is a year older than me and has an 8 year old. what in the world? JM's sister had her baby when she was a junior in high school!! hullo?! and their mom is young too, like 42. her grandmother is only a few years older than my mom! i can't even imagine having a kid when you're still in high school.

:: joyCleeP 5:38 PM [+] ::
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yesterday we had a high of 80, it was sunny and warm and beautiful.

today, we had a high of 38, and it's snowing.

:: joyCleeP 8:02 PM [+] ::
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a few years back, i discovered skinny cow low fat ice cream sandwiches. now, before you think "ew...gross, low fat ice cream?!" i have to tell you, they are so good, you'd never know they were low fat. it almost feels like that seinfeld episode where the gang discovers that really delicious "low fat frozen yogurt" place, that turns out not to be low fat at all! (haha, seriously, i'm waiting for breaking news that skinny cow is a scam and all their ice cream is super fattening and bad for you!) well, i was even more delighted to see their new ice cream cones!! they're like drumsticks, but not as bad for you! and the cone is crunchy, with chocolate, omg, soooo good. you really need to go try them. i don't know about your neighborhoods, but the safeway here has them on sale right now. i'm stocking up. you should too.

:: joyCleeP 7:15 PM [+] ::
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spring has sprung...

since about november, things have been pretty brown here. something we're not used to, since norcal winters turn things green with all that moisture. and now things are warming up, we can turn our sprinklers on again (you have to drain them in the winter when the temps drop below freezing cuz your pipes can crack if there's water in 'em), and everything's turning green again! yea!

we have daffodils!


our trees are blooming!


after having easter brunch at the lone tree country club, we sat on our porch and watched the neighbors...haha...

:: joyCleeP 10:44 PM [+] ::
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seriously, i don't know why i didn't think to get a library card earlier. i picked up 3 more knitting books today (as i returned the previous 4). i might try to request some vogue knitting and interweave magazines next. they're not at my library, but if i request them from another library, they'll send them over to my library and put them on hold for me! so great!!

:: joyCleeP 5:31 PM [+] ::
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per EMC:

1. name:
2. birthday:
3. place of residence:
4. what makes you happy:
5. what are you listening to now/have listened to last:
6. do you read my blog:
7. if you do, what is particularly good/bad about it:
8. an interesting fact about you:
9. are you in love/have a crush at the moment:
10. favourite place to be:
11. favourite lyric:
12. best time of the year:

RECOMMEND
1. a film:
2. a book:
3. a band, a song and an album:

PLUS
1. one thing you like about me:
2. two things you like about yourself:
3. put this in your blog/lj/xanga/whatever so i can tell you what i think of you.

:: joyCleeP 6:02 PM [+] ::
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omg, it's too hot...i'm dying... i think today's high was around 84. sheesh, it feels like we fast forwarded thru spring and now it's summer! altho, it gets much warmer than this in the summer. and my craft room/office is on the 3rd floor (cuz the basement is a walk out and counts as the bottom floor), so it's especially hot. my computer fan is working extra hard and is letting me know it! ugh. i do not do well in this kind of heat. i need a nap. and a cold, tall glass of lemonade.

:: joyCleeP 5:45 PM [+] ::
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this last visit back to the bay area i realized that i don't think i'll ever be able to move back there. it's just too congested, way too many ppl, too many cars, it takes too long to get from point A to point B. and the ppl are so rude! and self-absorbed...it's just ridiculous! but none the less, it was great to see my friends and parents and spend some time together. i think the longer we stay out in denver, the harder and harder it will be to ever imagine going back to california...i can't believe i just said that! but sadly, it's true! i can't say we'll stay here forever, but i can pretty much say we'll venture somewhere else before we venture back to the bay area.

while we were there, my parents were telling us about the record-breaking rain they've been having, and how the last time it rained this much was before the 1906 san francisco earthquake. so of course everyone is speculating that this could be a "sign" that the next "big one" is coming. far fetched? maybe. scary? definitely. we watched this documentary about the fault lines in california, and how the creeping faults have offset sidewalks, home foundations, streets...it's crazy!! and of course they talked about how the west side of the san andreas, the pacific plate, will eventually break off and sink into the ocean. greeeeaaat. the most interesting thing was that the san andreas fault ran right next to our place in SSF!! crazy! do they not disclose these things when you buy a house? because many residents didn't even know they lived on or next to a fault line. scary. that's another thing i don't miss...the threat of "the big one." here we might get a funnel cloud, but you can actually see those coming and hide down in your basement. :)

well here's a picture of the baby blanket i made for L's baby (i didn't post it earlier cuz L reads this and i didn't want to ruin the surprise...) :)

:: joyCleeP 5:35 PM [+] ::
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this morning i got an email from my old director from RCHMB (we still keep in touch), asking if i was interested in joining the pre-opening team for the ritz-carlton, denver, scheduled to open next spring. man, talk about bad timing. or not? i had to really think about it, and talk it over with W. i mean, it would be easy to join RCD, afterall, i'm familiar with the company, the policies, the job (i would join the sales team to book business before the hotel opens, making sure those rooms are filled!). but i had to remind myself why i left the hotel biz to begin with. the long hours, the low pay...the room discount was nice, but when did i ever get a day off to use it? and plus, i really like where i'm at right now and i'm learning a lot, preparing myself to make the big bucks. cuz frankly, at this point in my life, it is about the money! but it's also about a career path. i mean, i'm almost 30 (holy cow) and i feel like i'm still figuring out what i want to be when i grow up! hello, shouldn't i know this by now? why haven't i figured it out? am i wasting too much time romanticizing about certain "dream" jobs? well, i feel like i have it pretty good right now, and i really want to give this mortgage stuff a chance before i just put it aside (again). working at RCD isn't totally out of the question, but not right now. maybe later. maybe...

:: joyCleeP 10:31 PM [+] ::
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i baked a chocolate devil's food cake with chocolate frosting for W's birthday yesterday. thanks to martha and kitchenaid. and maytag for cleaning up the mess.

:: joyCleeP 1:19 PM [+] ::
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i am happy because...
1. it is 74 degrees outside today, and just lovely (aside from a few lingering clouds)!
2. daylight savings means the sun goes down at like 8pm! (okay, i'm exaggerating)
3. things are going well at work, i'm on my own now and i don't ask a million questions setting up each loan! yay for me!
4. i'll be seeing my high school friends for L's baby shower this weekend, yay! hopefully the rain stops...yuck. there's one thing i don't miss about norcal.

:: joyCleeP 1:39 PM [+] ::
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