How will I survive?

That's what I'm asking myself these days. Fourth quarter is here, and I am so busy at work that I'm not even eating. I know that's a very bad thing, and I'm trying to control it, but I'm moving from the moment I get there and it's non-stop all day.

Ofcourse, as long as the store is busy and we're making lots of sales I'm happy. Especially since the company will send me to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico in February as long as I make the fourth quarter goal. That's all I'm keeping my mind on..... hummm Mexico, here I come!

I just want to be sitting on a beach, having a drink and soaking in the sun. So much so, that I finally re-joined my gym and have been exercising. I want to look good when I'm lying on that beach, you know? **hehehe**

Thanks Dad

So I got an early birthday gift today; my dad sent me orchids, and they are beautiful. They are a beautiful lavender color, and I'm glad to have them since my white ones are not in bloom right now. Hopefully the new ones will also last a couple of months.

I love my dad.

Number 33 is not so bad

Well, I got curious to find out how a search of my name would come up.... I tried google and got as far as 180 results with no mention of me, I gave up on google. Then I tried yahoo and my name came up as result number 33. I find the contrast in results very interesting. At least I know if someone's looking for me and happens to be using yahoo, they'll be able to find me.

y a h o o o o o ! ! !

Disappointed yet again

With the long hours I have to spend at work, I wasn't aware of the enormity of the damage in New Orleans after the huricane. I got a chance last night to get cought up with what's going on and was appalled at what I saw. What strikes me most is, how can our government not react immediately. How can they let days go and expose thousands of people to such horrible conditions?

I read a transcript of a radio interview with Mayor Nagin and wondered again, what is Bush doing to this country? Why is our government letting us down yet again? When I asked Joseph yesterday why did it take so long for the national guard to get there, his answer was "she didn't ask for it. And don't say it's Bush's fault. It's the law, he can't do anything until the governor asks for it". Well, it seems to me that there are times when we need to assess a situation and take action. Like Mayor Nagin said in his interview "Well, did the tsunami victims request? Did it go through a formal process to request? You know, did the Iraqi people request that we go in there? Did they ask us to go in there? What is more important?"

Apparently not American lives.

I have a Birthday Coming Up

And I'd like to do something to celebrate. Joseph already hinted that he's planning something special for the "end of September". Whatever it is, I can't wait.

It's over

Vacation is officially over; I returned the rental car tonight. I can't complain, it was a good week: Joseph and I got to spend four days together without phone calls from the restaurant or my store. We drove up to the Catskills, which is probably my favorite vacation spot. I am a nature girl and being in the mountains always makes me happy. Check out the pictures here.

We stayed in a town called Andes, and visited a few others like Margretville, Delhi, Walton, New Paltz and Cooperstown. Ofcourse we went to the Baseball Hall of Fame and I had a blast looking up all my favorite Mets players; I especially got a kick out of the World Series Rings. The most entertaining part was watching Abbott and Costello's "who's on first".

The only dissappointing part of our vacation was the Esopus Creek. Apparently there hasn't been much rain upstate this summer, so the creek is quite low and we couldn't go tubing. ::grrr:: We were told that all water activities have suffered including fishing. And the fisheries are not doing so well either. But aside from that, we had a blast. We visited a couple of lakes, where we could finally go swimming.

Now it's back to reality, and to our routine........ ::sigh:: ......... c'est la vie.

I'm back from vacation

We came back yesterday because Joseph had to work last night. The good thing is that I still have the car and am going to Long Island again today (I went to Long Beach with Anna last night).

I have some pics that I'll post later, and I'll post on my adventures tonight.

I'm on Vacation

Yes, I am officially on vacation and don't have to go back to work until next week Sunday. ::happy dance::

Joseph is working tomorrow's brunch at the restaurant, but I'll meet him at around 3pm and we'll be off..... Catskills, here we come.

I'm banking again

I opened a bank account two days ago..... finally. I've been avoiding doing it for a long time, but I finally had to do it. The good thing is that I won't be charged any fees. I said any fees; I'm going to love this.

On Peter Jennings

Yesterday I was sad to hear of Peter Jennings' death. I remember growing up we'd sit to dinner and he'd bring us up to date with what was going on in the world. You could say I learned to speak English watching him. After today, the news won't be the same.

Let's cut just one inch

That's what I said to Cruz, the hairdresser at Jean Pierre after work today. She framed my face at an angle and suggested long layers throughout when I asked for suggestions for a new style for the fall. I love what she did today, and am deffinitely going back and finishing the job in a few weeks.

I love getting haircuts, I always feel so clean and pretty. ::wink::

No insurance yet

Yup, that's right. I didn't get my health insurance papers from work. ::grrr:: I'll have to wait and hope I get them next week. I have to see my doctor soon. I hate having to wait.

::sigh::

I knew it all along

I found this interesting piece in the NYTimes on some of the truths about bottled water, which do not surprise me at all. I am a bottled water drinker simply because it's practical... living in NY and always on the move. However I do drink from the tap when I'm at home. Mostly because Ihave always heard that NYC water is one of the best in the country. But check this out:

Bottled water is undeniably more fashionable and portable than tap water. The practice of carrying a small bottle, pioneered by supermodels, has become commonplace. But despite its association with purity and cleanliness, bottled water is bad for the environment. It is shipped at vast expense from one part of the world to another, is then kept refrigerated before sale, and causes huge numbers of plastic bottles to go into landfills.
Of course, tap water is not so abundant in the developing world. And that is ultimately why I find the illogical enthusiasm for bottled water not simply peculiar, but distasteful. For those of us in the developed world, safe water is now so abundant that we can afford to shun the tap water under our noses, and drink bottled water instead: our choice of water has become a lifestyle option. For many people in the developing world, however, access to water remains a matter of life or death.

Read the whole article, it's really interesting.

Via boingboing

What a beautiful Baby

I was going through old pictures and I found this one. It's one of my favorites just because I look so "doll" like. My mom really loved dressing me up, and ofcourse I hated it. Now I can't wait to have a little girl of my own so I can dress her up too.

My aching head, still

So I still have pain from my fall the other day. The bump on my head is nearly gone but it still hurts and is tender to the touch; my chin is also tender but the worse today is my jaw joint by my ear. The only good thing about this is that I went to the ER and they said the cat-scans didn't show any fractures or problems from my neck up. The bad thing is that three of my fingers are still numb and I don't know why? What really sucks is that my health insurance at work doesn't start for another week (or two, I'm not sure). I have to wait two weeks to go see my doctor. In the meantime I have to figure out how I'm going to take care of the ER bills when they start coming. ::yikes::

Why do I have to be in pain and risk permanent injury... oh yes, because we don't have adecquate health care in this country ::humm:: Thank you Mr. Bush for spending my money in all the right places. ::@$^*#@$%^&*#@&&^%@::

My aching head

So I fainted at work yesterday... yes, out cold. Apparently I fell on my face because I got a half dollar size bump on my forehead, bruised the bridge of my nose, my lips, and my chin. I am a mess. That doesn't mean that my face is all black and blue (thank God), but I am in pain and got a couple of small scratches here and there. And ofcourse I refused to go to the Emergency Room, but now I regret it. Everything above my shoulders hurts today. Even the joints of my jaw.

Now I'll have to spend the day at my doctor's tomorrow getting checked and tested. ::yuck::

Independance

Today we celebrate Colombia's Independance Day. I miss my home, but I don't think I could live there again. I guess what I really miss is my family, my city as I remember it in my childhood, my school- which I still have dreams about. I dream walking through the parks and hallways, and in my classrooms with my friends. If one day I go back home I will go visit my school; it would be an emotional visit but one that I dream of.

I'm listening to...

I just love this CD. Makes me feel happy and sad at the same time. I miss my country, but I'm glad I don't have to be there and live with all that struggle and hardship.

The first time I heard the song "A Dios Le Pido" I fell in love with his music. And I can't get enough of "Suenos". I just wish we didn't have to dream of peace.

Nice night out

Thanks Anna for taking me out tonight. We tried Friday's on 5th and 48th but their A/C was down.... what a dissappointment. So we decided on Tequila in Astoria, good call. I hadn't finished my first margarita and I was flying. Talk about a light-weight. I only had two drinks, but am happy as could be. The only bad thing is that I have to be at work at 8am for inventory. *sucks*

I love my orchids 

One day off is not enough

I'm so incredibly tired today that I didn't do much. I looked in craigslist for apartments this morning, if Joseph comes over tonight we can look through them and start making some appointments.
I'm not too happy about moving to Brooklyn, but at least it will only be for one year. I'm a little concerned about the commute. Living in Astoria and getting to work in 30 minutes has been great, and I just hope we find an apartment where I'll have a similar situation.

Back from hiatus

Wow, after a year I'm back and happy to be blogging again. I don't have much free time, but I'll try to post as often as I can... we'll see how it goes.