CT Kayaking

Yo ya'll ....

Over the labor day weekend ... I went kayaking with some friends and I gotta say that it was TOTALLY AWESOME!!!! Phew! What a workout! I really liked it .... it was definitely a wonderful first experience for me and I look forward to kayaking more in the future .... LOL of course ... I didn't enjoy the $22/hr charge for the kayaking but I'll take what I can get!

I saw a kayak for sale for $425. I thought for a minute that I would buy it and then do my own kayaking and that would be a ton cheaper than renting for $22/hr (but it's a double kayak so it's more like $11/person/hr - not so bad, I guess). But how would I transport it ... I mean I live right next to the river but it's not like I can just hop in ya know, LOL! I'd probably get trounced instantly by a barge travelling up the river or something LOL!

Additionally ... we went ALL the way out to CT for this adventure and I'm wondering if there's something closer now? Although ... closer might mean more expensive-o as well and if that's the case I guess CT it is! Ha! Our next trip planned with the crew is Horseback Riding before it gets too cold ... i'm hoping this endeavor isn't an excessively expensive one ... hmmmm ....

Speaking of expensive ... I think i'm going back to Taiwan for xmas or post xmas ... scary. The tickets are $1500 for airfare ALONE! Why is it so expensive?! All I know is ... they best not charge me for luggage! I'm gonna be one angry heifer! LOL! All righty ... I'm out for now! Will keep ya'll posted on the horseback riding and if you wanna join in ... let me know! Holla!

Promise Jam 2008

Hey ya'll! Promise Jam 2008 was a HUGE SUCCESS!!!!

We had food, drinks, events, music, sermons, and just tons of fun!

We had a blast just enjoying the community and reaching out to them and letting them know that we are here and God is moving and doing great things!

Please continue to help us pray for this community ... God is moving!

New Name, New Start, New Face

Hi! I'm sure you have all noticed that I have changed the URL address of my blog. I had to do it simply b/c in the "old" name of the blog I had mentioned too much about new job and the details of it. I am being bound to very strict confidentiality rules and therefore had to remove all references to what it is that I do and whatever potential clientele that we might have. To make it easiest for me ... I just completely disassociated myself with the former blog although I really did love that blog name ... it's really quite sad that I had to re-name the blog but it's in the best interest of my future and I have no intention of jeopardizing my future and that means having to give up my old blog ... then so be it. Originally, I had tried to just clean up the posts but my posts started to sound extremely "blase and sterile" and I felt that it defeated the whole purpose of having my blog in the first place. I wanted to have my blog to express my opinions about certain things and to of course let me my friends and family, far and wide to be able to keep up with my life and even correspond. But if I can't be ME on MY OWN BLOG ... then there really was no point to having that blog. So I decided that the best way to have the best of both worlds was to just change the name of the blog, change the profile of the blogger (you'll notice that changed as well) and of course to just completely omit ALL things regarding my job in the blog.

So just as a side note to everyone who reads this blog ... please don't ask me details about my job ... I will not divulge any information, so you'll just be wasting your time. Anyways, so I've had a week off and I totally was enjoying it until ... well ... you know I had a guest who wasn't on the same mental playing field as me. It was really trying for me to know that I had someone with that sort of mentality taking advantage of my hospitality.

Anyways, life's back to normal now ... and I got sick last nite when I went out to No Malice Palace. I only had ONE drink ... my usual, grey goose tonic and for some reason that really upset my stomach for one reason or another. I had to cut my nite short (and everyone else's that was out with me, I felt awful!) and come home. All i remember is coming home and just flopping on my bed. I woke up around ... maybe 8ish or 9ish ... can't even recall clearly to get up and wash my makeup off. Then I walked Mosa and her man MPho to their car (they were going back to Baltimore ... they were up visiting for the 4th of July weekend, he's leaving sunday which is why he left today). Then I walked the dogs to the farmer's market right by my apt on 67th and 1st ave and got some fresh fruits, veggies & herbs and picked up some more Zyrtec for my totally-outta-control-allergies and came back home. I had meant to get coffee but I felt like i had a hangover. I felt really bad. So I came home and crawled back into bed (where Putz was still asleep) and I didn't wake up until Putz woke me up around 1pm. I never sleep like that ... but every once in awhile ... it happens. Anyways .... so I start my new job on Monday, July 7th. I'm excited but at the same time now i'm wishing that I had taken 2 weeks off ... I was really enjoying my one week off of work. But in all honesty, I really can't "afford" to take more than a week off of work. I am excited though! Really in all honesty ... i am. But I think I was really enjoying my time off as well. I was really enjoying spending time with just the dogs and doing whatever i wanted.

But I was walking around with the dogs so much I really wasn't going to the gym and I had actually really talked myself out of going to the gym on my week off and so I think I really think that it will be good for me to go back to work b/c it will motivate me to get back into the gym. I don't know about monday b/c the original plan was to go workout after work ... but jenchen is having a "birthday" get together on monday after work. SO i may have to forego the gym on monday but starting tuesday ... seeing as I get outta work at 6pm ... it's off to the gym for me. No excuses! I'll start eating only salads... I gotta stop being such a pudgeball. Anyways ... gonna go for now. Catch ya around!

New Beginning

This is my official announcement to ALL of my friends ... far and wide, near and slim...

I recently accepted a position with to be a new company to be a Project Administrator. This also means that I will be departing my dearly beloveds at 65 Broadway. As heinous as many people have described this place to be (http://temporaryattorney.blogspot.com/) I have to say that I did not find this place to be so bad. I think it really is all a matter of perspective.

It is a bittersweet departure for me but one that is necessary for me ... I want an MBA and being a Project Administrator is going to be a HUGEANIMOUS opportunity for me. However, I really will miss the comfortability that I have here at 65 Broadway, all of my great friends, and the trust I have from my Lead Attorneys. I have a lot of freedom here that I feel i'll have to give up for atleast a month or two when I start this new position and of course I'll have to absolutely be on BEST BEHAVIOR!!!! But I guess sacrificing for a month or two initially will benefit me more in the long run than staying here at 65 Broadway. I'm really excited and looking very forward to starting this new chapter of my life with GOD leading the way ... He is so good and faithful! I don't deserve His mercy ... wow. I stand in awe.

Coming up ... watch out for the "DIVALICIOUS 80s PARTY" that Robert, Danica and I will be hosting ... The Central Park Zoo event that I'm sure will have lots of pictures to be viewed ... My "Going-Away" party (maybe? I'm thinking Smokin' Q for dinner with lots of good friends and family and then drinks at Cabana Nuevo Latino!) ... and of course last but not least ...

RONNY & SCOOTER'S GROOMING RESULTS AND TRIP OUT ON THE WESTIE CRUISE!!!!

I'm sure I will have pictures on top of pictures full of westies and their parents having a barking good time as we take over Manhattan!

Catch ya around!

NYC Benefit ....

... was a HUGE SUCCESS!!!!

THANK YOU to everyone who came out and showed MUCH LOVE for us and our art despite the torrential downpour!!!!

I know some of ya'll got stuck and that's all right ... this time. But I expect to see ya'll out at the next one! *^_^*

For pictures from the NYC Benefit and more information about the Movement Workshop Group, performances and/or additional Benefits ... please visit ...

http://www.movementworkshopgroup.org


SMOOOOOOCHESSSS!!!!!!!!!!

And then there was HEAT ...

Yeesh! One minute NYC was normally temperate and it's like overnight suddenly ... BAM!!!! It's hot as hell and humid to boot! Friday (6/6) the temperature was still moderate and then saturday it was 93 degrees outside with 100% humidity! It was NOT a good look for me! LOL ... I was sweatin' and sticky and my dogs were dying in the heat (especially Scooter since he's got such thick fur!) and Ronny was whining b/c his little doggy paw pads were hot against the hot pavement (wonder why?). He's worse than a girl on PMS ... he whines at EVERYTHING!!!! Ok ... i'm gonna stop complaining about him ... Scooter didn't complain ONCE and he was in a much worse position than Ronny. Anyways, that's what I don't like about NYC ... one minute it's normal and the next, it's EXTREME!!!! Phew! This morning (sunday 6/8) was just as bad! My goodness! I stepped out and felt like the evil wicked witch of the west "I'm MELTING!!! I'm MELTING!!!" LOL ... seriously though ... but I had to go to work ... so I get to sit inside a nice A/C'd office ... but a part of me would rather be out there tanning and getting melanoma! LOL ... of course b/c today is sunday and I have to work the WHOLE day ... and I mean billing 8 full hours and I just got in at 11am ... means that I will have to be here until 7pm ... booo .... i'm gonna miss the ALL THE SUN!!!! A sista is trying to tan too! Maybe i'll leave in a bit here and go tanning out on the grass for a half hour or an hour ... ugh! I enjoy being tan ... but then i'm getting fat sitting in an office snacking too! I should be out there sweatin' off all of my water weight! The upcoming week it's supposed to be in the 80s and 90s too ... ugh ... all this work is killin' me! I think I'm gonna workout in the morning and tan during lunch! Yes! That's what I'm gonna do! I think i'll have to go scope out the pools around here ... a la Ritz Carlton! *^_~*

Run for the Golden Arches!!!

FYI - friends, family and fellow potential walking cardiac arrest victims!!!!! McD's is once again promoting their quality hamburger and cheeseburger lines to the economically challenged working-class or lower-to-middle class Americans! Today is ...

49cent Hamburgers & 59cent Cheeseburger Day at McD's all across America!!!!!

Note: You can ONLY buy a limit of 10 per person ... but they never mentioned that you couldn't drive/walk 2 feet down to the next corner where the NEXT McD's is and purchase another 10. They will never know! LOL!

So go stock up and don't forget to take your Cholesterol Lowering drugs BEFORE you start chowing down!!! And if you're really feeling adventurous ... make it a combo and SUPERSIZE IT!!!!

Cheers ... I'll see you all down at the local Cardiology Group Medical Offices! *^_^*