Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 07:15 PM PST [General]
4 Full Hours of the Experience. On the show tonight Lisa Leslie (Olympic Gold Medalist) Jamey Eisenberg (CBS Sports Fantasy Football), Casey Clausen (Former Tennessee QB) and Doug Krikorian (K-Files). Battle Experience @9p.m. Top 10@10 and the Daily Dish!
Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 07:14 PM PST [General]
Here is a letter I wrote for Tania consisting of all the movies we watched together and memorable
time we shared(italicized). I read her this letter the night i proposed to
her...What do you think?
Dear Tania,
I heard somewhere that
Fools Rush In. We are so fortunate
not to be fools and “rushing in” is temporal as well as relative. I’m pretty
sure you know How to lose a Guy in 10
Days but you seemed to have found love with me in 10 weeks. I thank God for
that night at the Chimney Sweep. The
night a blue eyed boy met a brown eyed girl. It truly was The Sweetest Thing. That cupid was, unquestionably, a sharpShooter. It was without a doubt, too
good to be a mere coincidence. I wasn’t even supposed to be there that night. I
was by myself, only because my friend stood me up and I figured I’d go have a
few drinks. He never showed up. In hindsight, I am so glad he didn’t. I am so
fortunate for the way things went that day/night. It warms me up inside as my heart
skips a beat when I think of you walking past me and having the guts to say
something. I am so glad it was you.
I wouldn’t have it any other way and you were, are and will always be the only
one for me. I am so fortunate that you are My
Girl.I am The King, without The Sword
and the Stone, and you are my Queen in the palace of Pan’s Labyrinth: A place where true love
and family are the essence of existence. The fact that I am one generation
below a Grandma’s Boy (you know I’m a
mama’s boy) has helped me understand that treating you like my queen is the
only option. For if I didn’t, in my mind it would be a crime far worse than El Crimen Del Padre Amaro. I want to wake
up every morning with you and ours; we could give a new meaning to The Breakfast Club. I think about us all the time. I think about
you and me. I think about our first child; the most beautiful little girl in
the world. I think about her tan skin, long dark hair, light beautiful blue
eyes and a smile and laugh that are warmly contagious.I think about our first pet (A cute little
puppy of your choiceJ). I think about our second child; the cutest little
boy in the world. He may even resemble me at a young age J and he’ll certainly look after our little princess. He will also treat every
girl like the princess she is. I would do anything for you, the one I
love most, so I can certainly relate to John
Q. You gave me far more than a Training
Day. The learning lessons have been so meaningful yet somewhat subliminal.
In a funny way, it sort of reminds me of The
Karate Kid.You offered me so
much which has prepared me for the decision to spend the rest of my life with
you. Without you, my life would be like a Cloverfield;
a chance to find luck in a place with no meaning. But I don’t need luck anymore
because I won the jackpot long before I ever stepped foot in Caesar’s Palace. Las Vegas was incredible. The moment we
shared outside, on the street meant so much to me. I never want to see you that
hurt and I want you to know that I will always be here for you, especially when
times are tough.With you, Life is Beautiful and with love as
powerful as a Jurassic Park, things
between us will never be Superbad. Before
life with you, it seemed as if I was traveling down a MysticRiver. Life was such a mystery until I found
you. Now I know why I am here and I’m so happy with my purpose. I look back at
our first date at Gyu Kaku and I am
so overwhelmed with emotional thoughts of the many different roads we could
have taken after that day. Then I look back to the view at Yamashiro and realize that even the view wouldn’t be nearly as
beautiful without you. You looked absolutely amazing in that beautiful blue
(you taught me a little about wearing or not wearing red on Valentine’s Day)
dress. Speaking of dresses, the one you wore to Panzanella extenuated your curves so well that I can still picture
you walking away. I love your body so much. It’s absolutely perfect to me. Dave and Buster’s was so much fun. I
still think it’s a little funny that I had to sneak my 25 year old girlfriend a
drink. We had such a great time. I remember when you kissed me at Thai BBQ on your birthday it was like A Walk
in the Clouds. It caught me off-guard but it made me so happy to know that
you were proud to have me by your side. Then we danced the night away. I plan
on dancing so many nights away with you and I mean that from the bottom of my
heart. I can’t help but think of the second you left my sight at the airport I felt incomplete. I wanted you
back in my arms so bad. Everything tha****old you when we were sitting down on
the bench was so pure, so true. I meant every word. At The Green Frog, after A Bee
Movie, I remember I couldn’t stop kissing you (like that time at your old apartment). Your lips felt so perfect to me. Your lipsfeel so perfect to me. Speaking or your old apartment, I
remember so many nights when we simply slept together. Those nights meant so much to me. I respected you from day one. I
remember one morning after one of those many nights in particular. You told me
there was something you had to tell me. You told me you were a virgin.
Honestly, it did not affect me at all whatsoever. Actually, it did affect me. I
respected you so much for that. I was completely content with the thought that
we may not be intimate or indulge in any type of sexual intercourse for quite
some time. There has always been something about you. I respect, commit to,
admire, desire, and love you more than anyone that has ever been a part of my
life. You have given me so much strength at such a critical time in my life
that there is no way I could ever thank you enough. It makes me smile every
time I look at that picture you drew of The Fox and the HoundJ.
It reminds me so much of the time I found that note on my car or the flowers on
my hood. I am so impressed with your cooking. Not only that, but the fact that
you did something you never imagined doing for your significant other (I really
like cuddling tooJ)
is so heartwarming…it makes me feel so good. I can’t forget about all the times
at your Mom’s House…every one meant
so much; the mornings/afternoons before my guitar
lesson s(you’re so thoughtful), remembering
your grandmother (I want to take your pain away but I know that that pain means
something. It shows how much you cared, how much you loved an incredible woman
who played a role in your life), having dinner with your mom, Ana and John, and
even driving by the house to pick up your mom on Easter and heading out to Mimi’s Café. Santa Barbarawas such a good experience. I mean, we
had a moment. Not necessarily a good moment but one that helped me realize that
you are so right. You wanted the best for us. You just wanted to have a good
time. You wanted it for us. I now know that. Because of that moment we were
able to appreciate the good times that weekend so much more. Sometimes it hurts
so much, like being alone on a ColdMountain,
missing the one you love as the pain strikes deeper and the tears become
uncontrollable, almost involuntary. I have been with you on a mountain in the
cold rain and did my best to make sure you knew I believed in you. I genuinely
appreciate hiking with you and the moments we shared at EdenCanyon.
I sincerely know that there will be no Requiem
for a Dream that has come true for me because together we have found The Fountain, the fountain of love in
our youth. With the powerful passion of Philadelphia, I
carry a piece of you with me even when you aren’t here. I sit back and think of
how I admire your strong work ethic, exclusive honesty (it’s so new for me),
total respect, exceptional loyalty, and undeniable commitment to overall
success. Your ability to balance the tremendous time and effort you put into
your career and the love and commitment you share with me is exceptional. I
truly admire you for that. With this in mind, there is nothing that you could
do to push me Over the Hedge…I mean
over the edgeJ.
Looking into your eyes at Aroma is
such a vivid thought in my mind that I can close my eyes, picture you sitting
across from me and feel the energy we shared/share. You are so BEAUTIFUL. Then
there was the first time we made love. At your new apartment, shortly after I returned from Maryland, in your bed. The most beautiful
thing about it is that we truly made
love, in all senses of the phrase. Our love is the meaning of Gilda. Not the illusion or how it is
ignorantly portrayed and certainly not the material value it has been given. It
is the beauty and standard it was held at. We get along so well. There have been
a number of small things that we have been able to talk through and understand.
I believe we understand and trust that we will work through any obstacle in our
path. I mean, the only time we’ve really stepped on each other’s toes was at Burbank Bar & Grill. J (“Is she with you?”) This all takes me back to February 6, 2008. I could try to
express how much that night meant to me right here, right now, on this page but
there is a better time and a better place for that. You have my promise that I
will show you how much that night, every night before, and every night after
meant to me.
P.S. -I love the way you smell, kiss, hug, laugh,
dance, talk, cuddle, lay on my chest, hold me in the middle of the night, hold
my hand, cook, find time to text and call me when you are so busy, go down on
me, taste and make love. I love the way you love me and I truly love you with
all my heart.
Forever Yours,
Doug, Dougie, Duck, Nerd, Dougly or
as I call myself, The Luckiest Man in the World.
Wow, it's been a long time since I last updated. I suppose I should fill everyone in on what I've been doing for the past nine months. Well, hmm. I spent February and March working at the Arizona Renaissance Festival, which I absolutely loved. I followed that in April and May with working at the Scarborough Renaissance Festival. I have to say, it was probably the prettiest faire site I've seen thus far. I also met Jayarre there, who, on the 12th of September will be my boyfriend of five months!
I've been back in Ohio since the beginning of June. In July, I got hired on for my current job: working as a waitress at Buffalo Wild Wings. I've recently moved twice, and am now living with my friend Kala from work.
Exciting, upcoming events for me include:
This weekend; I'm sure I don't have to tell a few of you that this weekend marks the beginning of the Ohio Renaissance Festival. I'll be attending Sunday and possibly Monday, decked out in my new Italian Renaissance gown, graciously created by my Mother. Yay!
September 9th - 16th; I'll be flying out to California to stay with Jayarre for a week, which will be amazing, considering we haven't seen each other for three months.
I think I'm going to try and do a better job of keeping this blog updated. Heh. We'll see if I actually follow through.
I say, DO try this at home. Why not? The kids will think you're nuts. It'll be fun!
I call this move-"The Egg Break." It's probably called something else, but thats how I was able to figure it out. Start by slowly rotating your hips, as if there is an invisible hula hoop around them. Place your hands on your head, then pretend an egg broke on your head and your hands are the yolk dripping down. While still rotating your hips, let your "yolk" drip down the sides of your body until your hands hit your hips. Repeat! Special thanks for Diane, our cinematographer.
Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 10:11 PM EST [General]
Finally in this year's baseball draft the Pirates picked the overall best player in the draft, Pedro Alvarez, and had signed him to a deal with a $6 million signing bonus before the trade deadline this year.
Good young player, got him signed, ready to send him to the minors and get him ready for pro ball.....OH WAIT, NEVERMIND, THIS GUY IS A HUGE A-HOLE
His agent is now claiming the contract he has with the Pirates isn't real and they want more than the $6 million signing bonus that the Pirates have already agreed too.
Alvarez is now on the MLB restricted list which means he can't go to another team or anything like that.
We say.....SCREW YOU PEDRO ALVAREZ....OUR BASEBALL TEAM ALREADY SUCKS, WE DON'T NEED YOUR GREEDY AZZ AROUND TO HELP US SUCK EVEN MORE
Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 10:10 PM EST [General]
At Unforgiven World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk will defend his title against Rey Mysterio, JBL, Kane and Batista in a Championship Scramble. Who will leave Unforgiven with the World Heavywieght Championship
Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 07:10 PM PST [General]
Hello everyone! Below is is an email I wrote in the wee hours of a weekend morning after a night of partying that started out with a Seether concert. I wrote this while Tania was traveling for her job at the time...
Last night, during the concert, I heard
an amazing song at a time when i truly needed someway to express the
way i felt other than merely through my thoughts...as far as I'm
concerned, this song was dedicated to us...even though the lyrics alone
don't give justice to the performed piece, here they are, just for you,
just for us...
I wanted you to know I love the way you laugh I wanna hold you high and steal your pain away I keep your photograph; I know it serves me well I wanna hold you high and steal your pain
‘Cause I’m broken when I’m open And I don’t feel like I am strong enough ‘Cause I’m broken when I’m lonesome And I don’t feel light when you’re gone away
The worst is over now and we can breathe again I wanna hold you high, you steal my pain away There’s so much left to learn, and no one left to fight I wanna hold you high and steal your pain
‘Cause I’m broken when I’m open And I don’t feel like I am strong enough ‘Cause I’m broken when I’m lonesome And I don’t feel right when you’re gone away
‘Cause I’m broken when I’m open And I don’t feel like I am strong enough ‘Cause I’m broken when I’m lonesome And I don’t feel light when you’re gone away (Seether)
I
love you so much and you are my world, my home away from home, my
everything. When I think about you, it hurts. However, I've realized
that...I never believed in love at first sight but the first time i saw
who you truly were, i believed in love, and found it through you. You
are absolutely unbelievable and this next one is for you...
Lately you've been questioning If I still see you the same way We gonna both physically change Now don't you know you you'll always be The most beautiful woman I know So let me reassure you darlin that My feelings are truly unconditional
See I'll love you when your hair turns gray I'll still want you if you gain a little weight The way I feel for you will always be the same Just as long as your love don't change, No
I was meant for you and you was meant for me yeah And I'll make sure that I'll be everything you need Girl the way we are is how its gonna be Just as long as your love don't change
Cause I'm not impressed, more or less By them girls in the T.V and magazines Cause honestly I believe that your beauty Is way more than skin deep Cause everything about you makes me feel I have the greatest gift in the world And even when you get on my last nerve I couldn't see myself being with another girl
So don't waste your time worrying bout Small things ain't relevant to me Cause to my understanding your all I want and need See what I'm trying to say is I'm here to stay Baby, baby darling I swear that I, I swear I ain't going nowhere no. {Musiq Soulchild)
You think you've had the perfect proposal or think you know someone who has??? THINK AGAIN my friends my fiance Dustin has all you men BEAT out there!!! Listen to this...
He took me to see Dane Cook live at the Laugh Factory in LA on Saturday July 19th 2008. I was so excited to see him proform live, I mean COME ON, who doesnt enjoy listening to Dane Cook???!! He got us front row V.I.P. tickets, I thought the night couldnt get ANY better....until after the show Dane cook gets back on the mic to say "I'd like to call my buddy Dustin up to the stage" I had NO idea what was going on...engagement wasnt even on my mind WHAT so ever!!! My amazing boyfriend at the time then calls me up on stage and gets down on one knee in front of a few hundred people knelling just feet away from Dane Cook and tells me that he's loved me since the moment he set eyes on me and that he wanted to spend the rest of his life with me. I happily accepted as I fell to the floor in ABSOLUTE SHOCK!!!! it was breathtaking and so memorable, one of the most amazing nights of my LIFE!!!! Check out the pictures!!!
Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 09:05 PM CST [General]
I am a huge fan of Ebay. I buy and sell lots of different thing from movies to baby clothes. I have never had a problem except for the other day. I got an email saying that I had purchased an item and had not paid for it and the seller filed a unpaid item strike against me. (if you are ebay user you know that hurts your standing) and people wont buy or sell anything to you)
So I contacted the seller thru email and let them know that I didn't even bid on his item, nor won the bid so they must have the wrong person.
Well a day later I get contact by ebay security that someone had hacked into my account and tried to use a third party payee. of course Im ticked off and concerned, But Ebay was on top of it and they didn't get into my account info, Thank god. I couldn't even log into ebay with my password they had changed it. I had to change all of my passwords. So from now on I am making it a habit to change my password at least once ever few months.
It has become a vitural world, so stay safe and be informed!
This is a sonnet written by Sara Henderson Hay. Most of the sonnets I have read, although I like them, I think of them as somber or solemn, somtimes lovelorn. This one is totally different than any I have read, and even though I don't think the syllables in each line are always traditional, it made me laugh out loud! It is based on the nursery rhyme about the old lady who lived in the shoe, so I just wanted to share:
I Remember Mama
The trouble is, I never felt secure.
There we were, crammed into that wretched shoe,
Ragged and cold and miserably poor,
And Mama never knowing what to do.
Most of the time we lived on watery stew,
She coudn't even bake a loaf of bread,
And every night she'd thrash us black and blue
And send the sniveling lot of us to bed.
I used to lie awake for hours, and plan
The things I'd do, when I became a man...
And this is why I lurk in darkened hallways,
And prowl dim streets and lonely parks, and always
Carry a knife, in case i meet another
Old woman who reminds me of my mother.
I think it's fabulous! I hope you enjoy it as much as I did!
Every year, one of our first Art lessons is to create a self portrait. This is a fun activity that the girls enjoy and I enjoy seeing how they change from year to year. Maybe later I will dig out some of their old ones to show them. If I get a chance, I will post them too - a "before and after."
Wednesday, August 27, 2008, 07:00 PM PST [General]
Felipe, Jr was born in Bellflower, Ca on June 22, 1983. He is half Puerto Rican and Mexican:-) He was the youngest of 5, the baby! He was raised by his mother and older siblings, since he's father walked out before he was born. He had a happy child hood and was taught good manners and hard work at home. He knew if he wanted to have something, he had to earn it, weather it was by chores or getting a good grade. His mother raised him good. Jr's father came back into his life when he was about 10-11 years old. His father lived in Orange County, so he would come visit his father once in a while. Unfortunately around the same time he found his father again, his mother was diagnosed with cancer. He moved in with his father while he's mother was hospitalized, so that means he started attending the same Jr High. A few months into Jr High, his mother passed away, and it was very devastating to him, even know it feels like it just happened. He loved his mother very much so, and he felt alone in the world, alone in his own mind, he had to start staying with this man, his father who was not a very good person, whom we will not go into detail about. As the years passed he did not get along with his father and thank God, his older sister was there for him. He moved in with her, but somehow he started hanging out with the wrong crowd and making the wrong choices. Since he was doing that, in order to help him his other sister became his guardian back in LA again and that's when he left High School. Eventually Jr moved back in with his sister in Orange County again, got a couple jobs, became responsible in paying bills, rent, and taking care of himself. That's when we bumped into each other and just stared into each other's eyes................our Love Story is in the earlier blogs:-)