25 Days to go to the big day. Still have to pick out our first dance song and tie up some loose ends. Today is the last day that we are giving folks for the RSVP. We had the cut off date of June 15th, so I think 6 days is enough to get the RSVP's here. I have the next few people on the alternate list ready to go. So, quick tip here, if you receive an invitation to a wedding or a party and it is specifically addressed to you, don't assume that you can bring someone extra and don't ask either. If by chance you do call to ask, don't get attitude with people and then try to make it an issue about money, either make it or don't make it.
*The Giants are on a 5 game skid, they got swept by the A's and all of these 'fans' are jumping off the band wagon. Thankfully it is getting lighter. Real fans understand that it is a marathon, not a sprint and if we recall, last year this happened as well. If I recall correctly, I think the Giants ended up doing very well last year. I am old school, live and die with the team. I cheer when they are winning and still cheer my team when they are not. I don't pick and choose when to be a fan. Take the good with the bad. Yes, even MadBum's historic outing, 8 straight hits, 1 out and 8 earned runs. They will get the job done!
*Speaking of that, the melodramatic Murph and Mac show on KNBR in the morning. Since Posey went down, Murph has been on a 'Feel sorry for me' ride, after around a month of tweets where he basically praises the Giants when they win and sh*ts on them when they loose. I hit him up and said what I believe a lot of people are thinking. Which was 'enough with the depressing tweets' His response, a mature "you can unfollow" seems like old Murph likes to dish things out but when called on his sh*t he takes his ball and goes home. Losing Posey and Sanchez is tough, but you know what? Nobody outside of Giants fans care! Other fans are not going to feel sorry for us, we shouldn't either. Make it work with what you got!
*So far this transition at work is going well. It will take us some time to get acclimated to our surroundings. We hope that the folks here feel the same way and at least try to cooperate with us. Got some valuable information today that I will turn into success for my program.
*Job searching sucks! just wanted to put that out there. It is hard out here for everyone. We see openings for basic entry level jobs and they are demanding way too much for the little pay they are offering. Hopefully the economy speeds up it's recovery, because times need to change to help every one out.
*WWE had their Capital Punishment PPV yesterday. Besides CM Punk and Rey Mysterio putting on a show, Kofi and Dolph did great. Orton and Christian had a great match, and of course the PPV was ruined by SuperCena winning the way he did. Cena=overrated
*Stress is an A@@hole! It keeps me up at night and I need to figure a way to block out all of the thoughts that race through my head at the end of the night. It's not good.
*On Saturday we went to eat at Tarantino's at Fisherman's Wharf in the city. I had the fish and chips, which were good. A good portion of food. We then went and had a caramel sundae at Ghiradelli's Square. We were going to watch Inception at the house but plans changed.
*My wife was talking up a big game about her 'grilled Cheese' sandwich, She said she used to make them in Nicaragua, so she made it for me on the Foreman Grill, it was good, but I want her to do it as she did it before, in a pan on the stove to see what's up.
*It's Wednesday, I have one more week to go before my final fitting for my Tuxedo. Last time I was measured I went down 2 jacket sizes, 1 Shirt size and 1 Pant size. Got to keep on working on my weight loss. Going to the gym is essential and eating right is key to a proper diet. Getting things done and enjoying every minute of the process. 25 days until the wedding, 27 days until Cancun and our honeymoon.
*by the by, here is the thing. I am 30 years old, if you do the math you can clearly see that I was not born yesterday. Look, in life there are situations where people mess up, they say something they should have not said, they ruin surprises, they even can let you down by not being there. Here is the thing, when you call to 'explain' something to me, just be real. There are different stories going around, get on the same page. Talking to someone in a serious tone, repeating something that EVERYONE knows is a lie, just to make yourself or whoever feel better about themselves. Not cool. Be a Man or a Woman about it and just say, 'look (insert person who messed up) did this and it was my fault, I have to wear it, I feel like a (put in your favorite word here; I like Jackass or @$$hole) is there anything I can do?" Do not, and I repeat DO NOT come at me with lies and BS. It is not cute and really not welcomed or wanted. Try that with someone else. Remember that Karma train comes rolling around, there is no schedule but she will pull into the station real soon. and to quote 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin "And that's the bottom line...because 'Stone Cold' said so!"
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
More randomness
Hey there world, or to the few that may read this and are entertained by my randomness. So here we are on June 14th 2011. You know what today is? it is Flag day! Let your flag fly ladies and gentlemen! Also did you know that 14 years ago today, Rich Aurilia hit the first ever inter league Grand Slam vs the Angels? Also it was the day that my niece/Goddaughter Alexia was born. Happy Birthday Alexia!
More randomness:
* 32 days until the big day! Trying to finalize some things by the end of this week with the music and the hotel we are going to stay at. As every day passes, more questions arise. We are about to get into crunch time and stress time. My goal for this is to pretty much be done with all of the big planning and just have little things to do by July 1st, so when my Dad and visitors come we can go ahead and do things with them without having to focus too much on big decisions and be frustrated.
*Last weekend June 11 and 12, we went to Lake Tahoe for my bachelor party, it was me, Amilcar (Best man) Charles (Groomsmen) Arnel (Groomsmen) and Brian (Usher). We were supposed to have 3 other people go with us, but due to various reasons they were not able to join us. We had so much fun, we had some beers, vodka and cranberry, lots of food and we had the stairs! Yes, 91 stairs at 7,000 feet elevation. No elevators! But we did it, we even managed to go swimming in the cold breeze. Amilcar rented a boat and we went out on the lake and went to Emerald Bay, it was beautiful. A great laid back time and it would be great to plan another trip like this in the future. It's fun to hang out and have a few drinks and just bond the only way guys know how to. The only thing I would say that was a bit lame was all of the cigarette smoke, I must have had a good years worth of second hand smoke enter my system that night.
*Speaking of smoking, why do people have the need to do this? it is nasty. Go into a room or a corner with ventilation and smoke there, away from people and be considerate that other people are not smokers and do not want to have that around them. Common courtesy folks, just saying. I don't go around and pass gas in your face, or general area and have you deal with it. Don't smoke around me!
*We saw a few people wearing Spandex. Wow, all I could think about it that there should be a weight and age limit with these items of clothing. Unless you are a WWE superstar, leave the Spandex at home. Nobody wants to see every inch of you. It's not cute and if you think it makes you look slim, someone lied to you. Do yourself a favor and buy yourself a real mirror, not the fun house mirrors and take a good look at yourself. See what I mean? and if you have a friend that tells you it looks 'good' go ahead and slap the hell out of them, and get them a pair of glasses.
*All last week I worked out hard Monday-Friday since I was not going to do any exercise over the weekend. Thankfully those stairs that I was talking about helped out. We must have gone up at least 4-5 times and we also were swimming. Where I came in 3rd place out of 5. I lost to a Dolphin and a Seal. When I got back home, I had gained 4 lbs. But I have worked off 3 lbs. I hope to at least break even for this weekends official weigh in.
*At work we are moving from our current and well liked location. To our organizational home base. It is going to be an exciting adventure. I look forward to the challenge of trying to bring the program I am in charge of and to install it over there. I will miss the folks that I have worked with here and I hope to see them around. But I know I have to move on and make this program work with my staff.
*Just a quick note, if you get an invitation in the mail and it says "surprise" all over it, do us all a favor and keep it to your self. It ruins the 'surprise' if you tell people and it gets back to the person who was going to be 'surprised'. Just saying, if you need more help on this one, let me know. =)
*My Giants are in 1st place by only 0.5 games right now. Considering that the players are dropping like flies, first Panda, then Zito, Posey, Fontenot, Belt, Ford, DeRosa and now Freddy. WTF? I don't know, but at least they get the Panda back tonight. I still have high hopes for my team and I expect them to be in the playoffs by season's end.
*Congrats to the Lebron James and the Miami Heat on winning the NBA Championship...wait, I'm sorry what was that? They didn't win? so what was all that talk about 8 championships at the beginning of the season? Oh you mean they were over confident and didn't deliver. Hmmmm. OK, well Congrats to Dirk and the Dallas Mavericks on winning the NBA Championship. Well deserved. I have said it once and I will say it again, Individuals can win games, but only TEAMS win Championships. Time for the Heat to be a little more humble. Oh and by the way, I have a good life Lebron, I do not have people around me that blow smoke up my @$$ and I know that the friends that I have are because of who I am and because I am on TV. You may have a lot of money, but it really must be hard living like that. Trust me, invest your money, save it, what ever you do, don't lose it. Because if you do, you will no longer have friends or family. On the other hand, I will still have both.
*That's it folks for this entry. Let's see what comes next. By the by, I am going to the circus in September!
More randomness:
* 32 days until the big day! Trying to finalize some things by the end of this week with the music and the hotel we are going to stay at. As every day passes, more questions arise. We are about to get into crunch time and stress time. My goal for this is to pretty much be done with all of the big planning and just have little things to do by July 1st, so when my Dad and visitors come we can go ahead and do things with them without having to focus too much on big decisions and be frustrated.
*Last weekend June 11 and 12, we went to Lake Tahoe for my bachelor party, it was me, Amilcar (Best man) Charles (Groomsmen) Arnel (Groomsmen) and Brian (Usher). We were supposed to have 3 other people go with us, but due to various reasons they were not able to join us. We had so much fun, we had some beers, vodka and cranberry, lots of food and we had the stairs! Yes, 91 stairs at 7,000 feet elevation. No elevators! But we did it, we even managed to go swimming in the cold breeze. Amilcar rented a boat and we went out on the lake and went to Emerald Bay, it was beautiful. A great laid back time and it would be great to plan another trip like this in the future. It's fun to hang out and have a few drinks and just bond the only way guys know how to. The only thing I would say that was a bit lame was all of the cigarette smoke, I must have had a good years worth of second hand smoke enter my system that night.
*Speaking of smoking, why do people have the need to do this? it is nasty. Go into a room or a corner with ventilation and smoke there, away from people and be considerate that other people are not smokers and do not want to have that around them. Common courtesy folks, just saying. I don't go around and pass gas in your face, or general area and have you deal with it. Don't smoke around me!
*We saw a few people wearing Spandex. Wow, all I could think about it that there should be a weight and age limit with these items of clothing. Unless you are a WWE superstar, leave the Spandex at home. Nobody wants to see every inch of you. It's not cute and if you think it makes you look slim, someone lied to you. Do yourself a favor and buy yourself a real mirror, not the fun house mirrors and take a good look at yourself. See what I mean? and if you have a friend that tells you it looks 'good' go ahead and slap the hell out of them, and get them a pair of glasses.
*All last week I worked out hard Monday-Friday since I was not going to do any exercise over the weekend. Thankfully those stairs that I was talking about helped out. We must have gone up at least 4-5 times and we also were swimming. Where I came in 3rd place out of 5. I lost to a Dolphin and a Seal. When I got back home, I had gained 4 lbs. But I have worked off 3 lbs. I hope to at least break even for this weekends official weigh in.
*At work we are moving from our current and well liked location. To our organizational home base. It is going to be an exciting adventure. I look forward to the challenge of trying to bring the program I am in charge of and to install it over there. I will miss the folks that I have worked with here and I hope to see them around. But I know I have to move on and make this program work with my staff.
*Just a quick note, if you get an invitation in the mail and it says "surprise" all over it, do us all a favor and keep it to your self. It ruins the 'surprise' if you tell people and it gets back to the person who was going to be 'surprised'. Just saying, if you need more help on this one, let me know. =)
*My Giants are in 1st place by only 0.5 games right now. Considering that the players are dropping like flies, first Panda, then Zito, Posey, Fontenot, Belt, Ford, DeRosa and now Freddy. WTF? I don't know, but at least they get the Panda back tonight. I still have high hopes for my team and I expect them to be in the playoffs by season's end.
*Congrats to the Lebron James and the Miami Heat on winning the NBA Championship...wait, I'm sorry what was that? They didn't win? so what was all that talk about 8 championships at the beginning of the season? Oh you mean they were over confident and didn't deliver. Hmmmm. OK, well Congrats to Dirk and the Dallas Mavericks on winning the NBA Championship. Well deserved. I have said it once and I will say it again, Individuals can win games, but only TEAMS win Championships. Time for the Heat to be a little more humble. Oh and by the way, I have a good life Lebron, I do not have people around me that blow smoke up my @$$ and I know that the friends that I have are because of who I am and because I am on TV. You may have a lot of money, but it really must be hard living like that. Trust me, invest your money, save it, what ever you do, don't lose it. Because if you do, you will no longer have friends or family. On the other hand, I will still have both.
*That's it folks for this entry. Let's see what comes next. By the by, I am going to the circus in September!
Monday, June 6, 2011
40 Days...
40 days and counting until my church wedding. Some exciting times here in the city next to the city by the bay. Here are some random thoughts and factoids about what is going on...
-Yesterday my wife went to her appointment to try on her wedding gown, I can't wait to see what she picked out, I am sure she will look beautiful on our wedding day. I went to get remeasured for my tuxedo and I got some really good news, I lost 1 size on my pants, 1 shirt size and 2 jacket sizes. Since I am still working out and planning on losing more, I will have to go in for one last fitting later on this month to make sure I am not swimming in the tuxedo. I was very happy and proud of the fact that my hard work at the gym and my discipline on food has paid off.
-coming up this week, my wife has a modified schedule so we will be able to contact some vendors to confirm somethings. We need to drop off the cake topper and make our selection of the flavor of the cake. She still needs to pick out the Spanish music she wants at the wedding and we also need to pick out our readings for the church.
-We sent out the invitations already and are just waiting for the RSVP's. So far almost all of my invited guest has responded. I have an alternate list that may just be filled with disappointment, but that is how it goes. I created the seating chart already, tried to be as fair as possible with who goes at what table, when we finalize the count we will arrange the tables to have our families close and so on and so on.
-This week, I will have to do my exercise days Mon-Fri, we are planning on going to Lake Tahoe this weekend for my Bachelor Party (yeah, I know, I am already married, but we decided to go ahead and do it anyway) So far almost everyone has confirmed. So that means that this week there will be no official weigh in on Sunday. I may move it to Friday or just skip it until next week.
-This Thursday my Goddaughter graduates from middle school! So I will be attending the festivities there. It's an exciting time. Last week I dropped her off at her school dance and my sister had a BBQ for her. We had to move the party indoors due to rain, but we still had fun.
-Saw the movie 'Sucker Punch'.. Felt like I got "sucker punched".
-On an off topic note, if you get an invitation to a "surprise" party or a "surprise" event, keep it to yourself. It is not fair to the people who are trying to make the event or party happen to have it ruined for whatever reason one feels the need to 'spread the word'
-I was able to get the Giants Bridge patch and the Gray logo patch for a surprise that I am doing for the wedding. I won't go too much into detail, but when it happens and when we get back and settled from our Honeymoon I will post a pick to show it off.
-On blogging, I always heard that people did this and now I know why. It is a relaxing activity to just write and put what you are thinking into the atmosphere. Some people will dig it, others won't. I do it for me, if you happen to enjoy it. as Brian Wilson would say... You're Welcome.
-Still need to watch 'A perfect getaway' and the last disc of season 5 of three's company, then I can watch Psych season 5, but it's on a seriously looooooong wait. Hope it gets to streaming soon. As well as The Office, How I met your Mother, the Big Bang Theory and for my wife True Blood.
-Just a factoid that needs to be put out there to see if the universe is so kind to help me out.. I need to win the Lotto! I would be so gracious =)
-Is it me or does Murph and Mac in the morning on KNBR starting to lose what made it good. I know that Double D went over to the FM station, but really guys? stop trying to push things on people (i.e. Bandwagon anthem songs and a lame Brian Wilson parody) and let's not get started on the spectacle of how sad and pathetic it was to hear them bit*h and moan about Buster Posey getting hurt.
-Speaking of Buster Posey. I thought the hit was a clean baseball play. Split second decision. It's unfortunate that he got his cleat stuck under him and got hurt. He will be back and better then ever. The Giants do have other players on the team, it is a loss for them, but the Giants will overcome and get the job done.
-So I guess I am done with this randomness, another day closer to the big day! Talk to you later!
-Yesterday my wife went to her appointment to try on her wedding gown, I can't wait to see what she picked out, I am sure she will look beautiful on our wedding day. I went to get remeasured for my tuxedo and I got some really good news, I lost 1 size on my pants, 1 shirt size and 2 jacket sizes. Since I am still working out and planning on losing more, I will have to go in for one last fitting later on this month to make sure I am not swimming in the tuxedo. I was very happy and proud of the fact that my hard work at the gym and my discipline on food has paid off.
-coming up this week, my wife has a modified schedule so we will be able to contact some vendors to confirm somethings. We need to drop off the cake topper and make our selection of the flavor of the cake. She still needs to pick out the Spanish music she wants at the wedding and we also need to pick out our readings for the church.
-We sent out the invitations already and are just waiting for the RSVP's. So far almost all of my invited guest has responded. I have an alternate list that may just be filled with disappointment, but that is how it goes. I created the seating chart already, tried to be as fair as possible with who goes at what table, when we finalize the count we will arrange the tables to have our families close and so on and so on.
-This week, I will have to do my exercise days Mon-Fri, we are planning on going to Lake Tahoe this weekend for my Bachelor Party (yeah, I know, I am already married, but we decided to go ahead and do it anyway) So far almost everyone has confirmed. So that means that this week there will be no official weigh in on Sunday. I may move it to Friday or just skip it until next week.
-This Thursday my Goddaughter graduates from middle school! So I will be attending the festivities there. It's an exciting time. Last week I dropped her off at her school dance and my sister had a BBQ for her. We had to move the party indoors due to rain, but we still had fun.
-Saw the movie 'Sucker Punch'.. Felt like I got "sucker punched".
-On an off topic note, if you get an invitation to a "surprise" party or a "surprise" event, keep it to yourself. It is not fair to the people who are trying to make the event or party happen to have it ruined for whatever reason one feels the need to 'spread the word'
-I was able to get the Giants Bridge patch and the Gray logo patch for a surprise that I am doing for the wedding. I won't go too much into detail, but when it happens and when we get back and settled from our Honeymoon I will post a pick to show it off.
-On blogging, I always heard that people did this and now I know why. It is a relaxing activity to just write and put what you are thinking into the atmosphere. Some people will dig it, others won't. I do it for me, if you happen to enjoy it. as Brian Wilson would say... You're Welcome.
-Still need to watch 'A perfect getaway' and the last disc of season 5 of three's company, then I can watch Psych season 5, but it's on a seriously looooooong wait. Hope it gets to streaming soon. As well as The Office, How I met your Mother, the Big Bang Theory and for my wife True Blood.
-Just a factoid that needs to be put out there to see if the universe is so kind to help me out.. I need to win the Lotto! I would be so gracious =)
-Is it me or does Murph and Mac in the morning on KNBR starting to lose what made it good. I know that Double D went over to the FM station, but really guys? stop trying to push things on people (i.e. Bandwagon anthem songs and a lame Brian Wilson parody) and let's not get started on the spectacle of how sad and pathetic it was to hear them bit*h and moan about Buster Posey getting hurt.
-Speaking of Buster Posey. I thought the hit was a clean baseball play. Split second decision. It's unfortunate that he got his cleat stuck under him and got hurt. He will be back and better then ever. The Giants do have other players on the team, it is a loss for them, but the Giants will overcome and get the job done.
-So I guess I am done with this randomness, another day closer to the big day! Talk to you later!
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