The Ironing Experience From Hell

So I got that really nice iron (featured below) right?

http://www.shoprowenta.com/detail/ROW+DX8800/DX8800_Professional_Iron

Well, I was really excited to use it for the first time this morning! My parents have this iron and I love it and it is why I love to iron so much.

So I get up, get in a shower and do everything I need to in there. I go into my bedroom and pick out my work clothes and put them on. I take my shirt out to the living room and place it on the ironing board. Take the iron out and plug it in and go start some coffee.

I come back to the ironing board. Lay my shirt out. It's my sacred canvas of ironing artistry. The iron is nice and hot. My shirt is good and wrinkly. I start by ironing the front right side of my shirt... Nothing happens. So, I give the shirt a little steam and slide the iron down the side once more. Again... Nothing happens.

At this point I am thinking that I just didn't do something right, after all it is the first time this iron has been used. I read the directions. I did everything right. So I decide that the iron is faulty and sadly place it on the counter, once it cools down of course.

I grab our cheap, lame one and try to make the best of my shirt before work. That doesn't work out well and I go to work looking like a fool who put on a rolled up shirt.

To make a long story short, I got home from my lunch and was really irritated with the iron. I put my shirt in the dryer and let it tumble for a while, which seemed to help. Once I noticed that, I wrong the tags on the shirt and discovered that this shirt needs to be tumble dried to get rid of wrinkles... *face palm*

I felt like such a fool.

Hopefully tomorrow's ironing expedition will be more productive.

Christmas 2008

I am SO happy that Christmas is over! Finally things can start settling down and going back to normal. I will miss all this paid vacation time though. I think my next one is going the the 1st of January and then I can't recall any close ones after that.

I had a good time this Christmas. It was a lot less annoying/stressful than last Christmas. My older sister Sarah got married on the 29th of last December so the whole last 2 weeks of December were insane.

This year it was very low key and relaxing. I got a 51 piece kitchen set (super stoked about it) and an extremely nice iron, an electric piano keyboard :D and some smallers things. I was very pleased and grateful for everything.

I am really excited to use my iron, lol. The one that I currently have it basically junk... So this is going to be a nice upgrade.

I hope everyone else is having a wonderful holiday season this year!

Monday, December 22nd, 2008

My Monday was a surprisingly eventful day! Normally the stereotype for Mondays are gloomy, drawn out and slow. At least, this was the case for my average Monday.
This Monday however was quite different!! I started my day off at 4 AM with a shower and a nice big mug of coffee. Sydney and I managed to not die while driving on the ice into work inside poor little Dusty (Sydney's car).

My morning was jam packed with problems and solutions and all sorts of activities. Before I knew it, it was 11 AM! Syd and I piled back into Dusty and went home for some ham and cheese sandwiches! They were basically orgasmic.

While on our lunch break, we discovered our new favorite unisex name, Franley! It was mentioned on an episode of Will & Grace. It's only funny to say if you say it with an almost depressing tone. It's pretty much ridiculous.

We went back to work and I was told that I got the new position that I applied for at work. It's an Administrative Purchasing Assistant. I will be working with our Purchasing agents by helping with part requests and invoicing. I'll also be summarizing inventory and dealing with shipping orders. As well as selling an maintaining our salvage and obsolete equipment. It's something that I have never done before but really excited to learn about!

After work I went and worked out with Sydney, where we ogled this really nice looking personal trainer! Anyways, the work out felt really nice and All Star Fitness is an amazing gym.

That night, Adam and I went out and saw The Boy In the Striped Pajamas. I had him drive the Coug cause with the combination of my night vision and my lack of knowledge of the Tacoma area would not have been a good combo.

The movie was really gripping. It is definitely one movie that I will never forget and will always recommend. I cried quite a bit and would have done more if I was in private and not in the theater. I'm glad that Adam wanted to see that movie as well cause I don't think of my other friends would have wanted to see it. Thanks Adam!

And that was my Monday, in a nut shell!

Tis the season...

I cannot believe that Christmas is less than a week away. That is so crazy to me. I really want to get something for everyone that I care about this year but I don't know if that is going to happen.
I'm certainly going to try though!

It's been snowing non stop this week. It is amazing. I love love LOVE the snow and how it makes everything the same and peaceful looking. The only down side about it is that this cold weather broke the heating core in my car so I don't have hot air and my car is over heating.

I have to work the 5am to 2pm shift today. 4:00 am is a disgusting hour of the day. I couldn't do this every day. Not at all.

I started yoga last night! It was a lot of fun. It kicked my ass though. I am no where near as limber as I really should be, heh. I am going to start swimming more as well.

I am taking a natural anti-depressant called St John's Wort. I don't feel depressed but I have been talking with my massage therapist a lot and she thinks I am. I don't feel sad or anything but my appetite is constantly fluctuating. Work is stressing me out a lot. I lost 7 pounds last month. And I don't sleep a lot.

So, I guess that's depression but whatever :) These pills work great!

Update

Thanksgiving was fun this year. I expected it to be like all the usual holidays where I really dislike them and it's awkward for me to be there. This year was different. I think it's because I told myself that I was going to have fun.

I went and saw Four Christmases with my mom and my sister. That was a pretty funny movie. It was nice hanging out with them.

Anyways, playing WoW now. Update more later!

OBAMA IS PRESIDENT!

I am SOOOO excited right now.

Barack Obama was just elected the 44th president of the United States.

I cannot believe how happy I am right now!

I think part of my joy is that I was able to vote this year. And for the candidate, whom I voted for, to win feels SO nice.

Hell yea!

A dreary looking morning

The one thing about the fall and winter, that I do miss about summer, is waking up to the sun.
Even if it's cloudy out, it's still nice to see some light out side.

Adam and I went out to the White Orchard in Tacoma last night. It is very clear that I have NO sense of direction in that city. I have no clue how I made it 6th Avenue and I have no clue of how I got back on I5.

What ever, it works for me.
White Orchard is a nice Thai restaurant. I didn't want to use my napkin cause they had it all nice and folded. But, I needed to. It was a little depressing.

Adam sent me this Youtube.com link to listen to this song. And I think I am obsessed with it.

Work today. . . Ughhhhh

So today at work I fried my computer.

DONT ASK ME HOW. It just happened.

I was sitting at my desk. Busy. I must have hit one of the cords at my feet with my foot; then my screen went black.

I was like "Well that's not good. . .". I had Annie, one of our IT people, come take a look it. Something that I did with my feet ended up frying the video card which fried the CPU.

Which means my hard drive was blasted as well.

So there I was, my last 3 hours of work, trying to do my job with NO information.

It was awful.

My two cents on the matter...

Sydney and I just finished watching Dr 90210.

There were 2 segments in this episode. One was of 2 sisters getting breast implants and augmentations. The second was of a women who was a transsexual and had an operation to form her female genitalia to male genitalia.

The women, who is now a man, has 3 daughters. They did not take his change very well. They felt betrayed, disregarded, and hurt. This is to be expected. Sydney says that the guy, his name is Marco, was very selfish for doing what he did.

My thought process is almost the exact opposite.

Granted, it is not fair for his daughters to have to watch their mother turn into a man. It even more unfair that Marco had to wake up his whole life hating being in the body that he was in. Sydney doesn't understand anything about being trapped sexually.

She never had to come out to her parents and break their hearts. Or tell her loved ones that she doesn't want to be a girl anymore. She never had to wake up in the morning and put up a guard against your inner self breaking free.

That is how I felt before I came out to my parents.

I don't see how getting a sex change is any different than coming out to the people you are close with. In either version, people will look at you differently. Some people will be angry and hurt and betrayed. Some people will be proud and happy for you.

I know I hurt my parents by telling them that I am going to be who I really am and I'm done pretending to be someone that I am not. I have to live with that every day. Do you think I regret doing it though?

Not one bit.

Boring night in the pad

So Sydney and I are just sitting here. . . Watching drug addicts going to rehab, lol.
Now we are discussing these drugs. . . Like cocaine and heroin. It's scary stuff.
I couldn't imagine having a life style like that. So bizarre.

ANYWAY

Today was a good day. I was very productive at work. Got a couple nice big quotes out there.
One of them is going to go through. Cross your fingers on the second one.

I had to get on one of my co workers. She has been having problems with her NAM (Named Account Manager). They just don't mesh well. So I said to her "You can do two things. One: sit her and bitch about it. Or two: do something."
To make a long story short; she did something.

Sydney went to bed and I am going to go back to playing WoW.

Peace.

Chilly!

Oh and it is REALLY cold in my apartment.

We want to save money so we aren't turning the heat on.

Which is good but. . . it sucks!

Time to bundle up and go to bed.

Night!

A much needed update

Okay, I know I know. I epically fail at updating this blog.

Let see; moved into the apartment. I LOVE it.

Um, work is going great. It's busy and makes the days go by really fast.

I really like someone right now. He is basically amazing. A total catch. I'm kinda nervous at the same time. I don't feel I'm good enough, at times.

Hmm, I dyed my hair again. It's nice a dark. I am also growing a goatee. I am kinda of "iffy" about it. Sydney likes it and I am told that it makes me look older, which I guess is a good thing.

So, yesterday, I went out to my car and there was a note underneath my windshield wiper. I thought it was a ticket at first and I had a mini freak-out. It turns out it was a little message that said "Call me sometime cutie! -Dustin" and it had a number.

I was curious so I texted this guy and he is a total skank. All he wanted was to. . . you know.

I was like. . . Really?

Do people actually act like that?

It kind of irked me and made me think less of our generation.

The last week at home

OMG! Tomorrow night is the last night I'll be sleeping in my parents house! Hopefully :)
I am so stoked. I really should start packing but. . .meh.

I got 2 new tattoos done yesterday :D:D:D They are on my fore arms

The nautical stars have a bit of a history to their meaning. Early on sailors navigated by the stars at night and the north star became the symbol for finding ones way home. Once you know where the north star is you can point your ship in the right direction to get home. So the star became a symbol for finding ones way home or more symbolically even finding ones path in life.

I really connect with that meaning. I am in a point in my life where I am starting to live and make changes that will change my world around me. It can't hurt to have a guide or two to help me become the best person that I can.

The colors were kind of hard to pick out.

I chose green because the color green denotes balance, harmony, and growth. These are three things that I find everyone human being should strive for.

I chose blue for the other because the color blue signifies loyalty, confidence, and integrity. These are probably some of the most important aspects to have.

Time to go start packing!

My Sunday experience

I thought today was going to be a good day.

For the most part, it was divine. Sydney and I went shopping for cleaning stuff for out apartment. It was a blast. I've noticed that cleaning supplies are NOT cheap. We tried to get the cheap stuff and we mostly did. But, with 2 full bathrooms, I spent $94 on cleaning crap. $94!!!!!!

Anyways, aside from that, we raiding Sydney's fiance's storage unit. Got a bunch of kitchen stuff, a crap load of movies and on Saturday we are going to get his couches. They are so very very nice.

After we finished that little excursion, Sydney dropped me off to my house which had about 50 people in it. My parents invited all of our extended family for a big dinner this evening. It was nice catching up with some of my cousins that I haven't seen in almost a year, but when they start to gay bash, that's when I get pissed.

It started off fine. I thought there would be no talk about me. But when the family that I haven't seen in forever started to question why I hadn't gone on a mission, that's when things got ugly. I chose to leave the room when I saw my relatives whisper to each other.

I went out with Adam. We met up at the South Hill Mall. Walked around Target for like 15 minutes, where he probably got pink eye from touching everything. Then we went and saw Ghost Town. I was dieing. That movie was extremely hilarious.

So, it was a really great ending to a not so great day. Thanks Adam!

Over due update

August went by so fast.
Enough said.

Work has been going great. Getting some big accounts after this week. It will be stressful, hard, and I will have to be very meticulous. I can't wait!

Sydney and I are moving into our apartment, in Fife, on the 27th. I am super stoked! I cannot wait to get out of my parents house and on my own. I already have all these decoration ideas!

This weekend has been really fun. I hung out with my friend Adam. We went and saw Igor on Friday night, which was surprisingly really funny. On Saturday we hung out at borders, went to thai food, then over to his friends house to watch a couple movies. Overall, I had a blast.

I don't think I am going to make it to the fair this year :( I'm going to miss my scones. . .

Updates in August!

So August 3rd was my last day working at Starbucks.
Reasons I left:

Hours: I was only being scheduled around 20 hours a week. So I was having to pick up other people's shifts and work 6 days a week just to get 30 hours of work. . . Um, ya. That is retarded.

Pay: I was only making 8.99 an hour. For the work I was having to do to pick up for other people's slack, it was not worth it. I was suppose to be starting my training for my advancement but even then I still wouldn't be getting enough hours so it seemed pointless.

The actual job: I have been working at a Starbucks for 1 year and a half. I was SO ready for a change. I mean, Starbucks is basically fast food. That can get old really fast. So I am thankful with my new job, I won't have to do any dishes.


My new job: I am a Customer Service Representative at a telecommunications called Continuant. In a nut shell, Continuant sells phones and maintenance agreements to other companies. As a CSR, whenever another company's phones are having problems(they have no dial tone, calls keep dropping) I would put in a ticket to dispatch engineers and make sure they get everything they need.

I started there on Monday and I am loving it. Just doing the training right now but I love the people that I work with and I am really excited to start working. This is something that I haven't done yet so I can't wait to see what it is like.

It's complicated. . .

Oy vay. . . I don't even know where to start. Garrett doesn't know when he's going to be coming back from Iraq. We were both expecting sometime in September, cause that's what his deployment papers said. But he was told that it was not determined, of course. So, we aren't sure when he will be coming home.

I made the choice that I can't wait for him. I need that physical contact. Everyone relationship needs one. I feel like I am torturing myself when I can easily make the torture stop. He agreed that this wasn't fair for either of us.

I feel better that we talked about it. We are still going to be really close, while we are on this some what of a break. I still love him. And I want to be with him when he gets home. But I am not strong enough to wait on till then.

Garrett, I hope you believe me when I say that I will always love you and that I will be here for you when you come home to me.

Update!

So I have some VERY exciting news! I got a job at Continuant!!

It's a telecommunications company in Fife. What they do is install phone lines for companies and then make sure they stay up and running.

My job would be as a Customer Service Representative. I would be assigned companies and if they have glitches or their phones go down, I work directly with an engineer to help them get everything back up and working.

So, after that great news I have another tid bit of fun news. Sydney and I are going to get an apartment in Fife. We found some really nice ones online so we are going to go look at them next week. I am super stoked cause I loved living on my own!

As the summer days go on. . .

The days are getting longer, the temperature is constantly 75+, and I am lazier than ever.

The new Starbucks is opening on Friday. I spent most of my day there today setting up all of the merchandise and all the stations and the bars. It is really awesome looking and I am super excited to see all the new partners work together and how well we do.

I won't be with Starbucks for much longer, hopefully. I have an interview on Monday with a company called Continuant. Basically, they install phone lines and stuff like that for other companies and maintain those. My position would be a Customer Service Representative. I would be assigned certain companies and when they call with a glitch or problem with their system, I work directly with an engineer to work it out.

I am WAY excited and really hope that I get this job. I love Starbucks and everyone that I work with, but I need a job that pays more, allows me to work 40 hours a week, and has a set schedule. Starbucks isn't any of those things, unfortunately.

I am going to wait on getting that tattoo that I wanted. A small version of it would cost anywhere from $180 to $250. So I figure if I am going to spend that much then I want it done really big in the middle of my back. I do however want this symbol, the Aquarius zodiac sign, on my other hip

The final days and the return home

So San Diego was a fun vacation, in the long run. On Tuesday we went to the Wild Animal Park for a good portion of the day. That was fun cause I hadn't been there in over 10 years.

I fed some lorikeets and took a tram ride around their safari type deal. We watched some of the shows. One of them was really lame cause it was like a big puppet show. It didn't have any animals in it at all. So, lame. The birds of prey show was pretty cool though.

That was basically the highlight of Tuesday. On Wednesday I went to Torri Pines, which is a state park with a really nice beach. The water was nice and clear. The sun was. The waves were huge! I had a blast. Got a nice tan going on. I am sore, however, from leaping through the waves and fighting them.

Anywho, so after the beach I came home and showered and finished packing everything. My flight left at 6:55 from the San Diego which then flew to Oakland where I had to wait like. . . an hour for my flight to Seattle. So, I finally land in Seattle around 11:20. My dad and my dog, Cierra, were there to pick me up.

I got home. Laid on my bed. Got a sudden burst of energy and starting frying me up a hamburger patty and Garrett called. So I talked to him for about an hour then went to bed. I am SO glad to be home.

Dreary

So, I know I should be having a blast because I am on vacation and I'm in San Diego. . . blah blah blah. Truth is. . . It's kind of a drag.

Yesterday, a GORGEOUS Sunday, everyone wanted to sit around the house to "relax". . . Are you for SERIOUS? There was much talk amongst the family about venturing to the beach for the day. I was like "Um. . . Hell yes" but obviously that wasn't the case. So what did I do? I woke up around 11. . . Ate some breakfast. Talked to Garrett for about an hour. Ate some lunch. Then I sat around all night.

My sister and her husband, Bryan, left for the airport around 4:30 to go back home. That was really depressing. After they left, I took a 2 hour nap. When I woke up, everyone was back from the airport. So, my aunt Colleen, my sister, my little brother and my uncle Neal and I played Panguitchopoly. For those of you not in "the know" Panguitch, Utah (pronounced Payng-witch) is a podunk town in southern Utah. I go there once a year for about a week to see my family that I have down there. It's actually my favorite part of Utah because it is relaxing and is really is the "small town" stereotype.

Anyways, after a rousing game of Panguitchopoly I watched some TV and then passed out around 11.

So today, we actually went to the beach!! Around 1 my family and I travelled to La Jolla shores. It was really cloudy but still nice and hot. Lots of Boogie boarding. More to come!

San Diego!

So I flew into San Diego last night on Jet Blue. It's been about 10 years since I've been on a plane so it was a fun experience. Thankfully the only thing I was nervous about was having to pee on the plane cause I HATE public toilets ,ha ha.

Anyways, so I saw some fireworks as I was sitting outside the airport while talking to Laura on the phone. It wasn't anything special but fireworks don't really do it for me anymore, heh. It's so muggy at night time. Kinda sick. But you gotta love it!

So, this morning, at like 8, the whole family (cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents) went to the historical Navy Hospital this morning for family photos on the grounds. They were gorgeous! Didn't so much like or care for the pictures but it was nice outside. Bob Hansen, a consumer reporter for San Diego's NBC took our photos. He's a friend of my grandparents.

After the hour long ordeal of photography, some of us ventured to the world famous San Diego Zoo. I used to love the place and I still enjoyed it. It just wasn't as exciting for me s it was about 5 years ago. Still had a blast though.

I didn't get to talk to Garrett last night. That was stressful.

Anyways, I am in the upstairs hallway where I can connect to my grandparents ancient wireless network and I think dinner is ready. More to come!

Making the time go by!

The brighter side of things!

Garrett and I have worked things out. It has been the hardest thing that I have encountered in this life so far. It made me question my judgment of people, if I could ever trust my heart again, and why your brain could feel the opposite of your heart.

I know that we are going to be something great that other people will see and be envious of what we have. There are people like that already. It makes me feel great.

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New subject! My new tattoo that I will be getting.

This has been such a hard decision! I wanted many different designs but I needed something meaningful. So, I found one that I think fits all my wants.
So, basically, this is perfect.

The shape: It is in a sun type style. I love sun's so much because I was born in Arizona where it's always shining.

The lightning bolt: I have the nick name Sparky.

The yin and yang: You can't have the good with out the bad. Joy without the sorrow. The equal and opposing forces in my life.

I am getting it done next Monday. I will be sure to upload a picture or two!

A magnet for pain? Maybe?

So, I think I really am a magnet for heart break.

Garrett broke my heart again. He lost my trust.

I only gave him a 3 day period of me "not talking to him" but that wasn't enough.

It was one of those things where you can't stay mad at the person because you can tell they are sorry and it hurts you when they are sad.

But 3 days isn't enough. I am having second thoughts on everything that he says or that we plan to do. I WISH that I could just believe him, because I want too, but I still can't trust him.

I told him that I needed a timely break from him. So I can think things out. He thinks that I am trying to forget him.

Garrett, I could never forget you.

People are retarded

Major update!

So, Garrett, the guy that I thought I loved and thought he loved me. He lived in Colorado. . . Well it turns out he was playing not only me but 2 other guys too. He told us all that he was in Alabama for a 3 week training thing.

When he confronted him about him playing us, he told us that was being deployed for Iraq. So basically, he was trying to find a way out of his screw up. Lol, people are SO retarded. I'm glad he felt the need to break my heart.

Oh well. Just got to keep laughing, loving and living. . . But especially laugh at jack asses like Garrett.

So distracted!!

Sorry it's been a while since my last post! On Monday a new game called out called Age of Conan!

It's an online game where I can go around and basically kill everything and everyone. It's fun to decapitate people from behind their backs.

I am going to have to hold off on getting my tongue pierced! Sad day =(
The healing process would take like a week and I won't be able to do that while still work at the same time. So, I'll just have to wait till I can afford to take a week off work, haha.

In regards to my last post. . .

Everything worked out just fine! Turns out I was over reacting to a case of miscommunication :D :D :D

The weather these past couple days has been amazing! I had today off and it was payday AND it was 80 degrees out!! Bonus! The only downside was most of my paycheck went to bills ><

Turn planning on getting my tongue pierced just not till Wednesday, most likely :D

I am in love with a guy who lives in Colorado. . . It is amazing and yet I really hate it at the same time =(

Disgruntled/New Aspiration

So, I asked a certain someone a very serious question, at least, I thought it was pretty serious and I haven't gotten ANY kind of response or any form of attempting to communicate me in the past 24 hours.

WHAT DO I DO? I kind of want to text or call this person and ask them what the deal is. Or I could just wait it out and see what tomorrow brings. . . Ugh, it's very irritating!

My newest aspiration. . . DUN DUN DUN!! To get my tongue pierced =P

Oh Canada!!

Ok, so this past weekend was a FRIGGIN blast. My 2 very good girl friends, Dana and Amber, and I went on a road trip to the beautiful city of Vancouver! As seen below. . . I will just say that being of the legal drinking age is the best feeling ever! Now don't worry, I know my limits and we only spent a FEW hours in a jail cell those nights =P

I really think I could see myself living in Vancouver. I loved the city's atmosphere. It so alive and constantly moving. WAY different then ghetto Bonney Lake, Washington!

Dana and Amber and I have had many new experiences and memories to share and hopefully I can create more of those with my other friends!

Day of Silence

Toady is the Day of Silence.

" The Day of Silence is about safer schools, tolerance and positive change. Some organizations misrepresent these facts. Here are 4 Truths about a day that has brought hope to students experiencing anti-LGBT name-calling, bullying and harassment." (http://www.dayofsilence.org/)

It is in memory of Lawrence King who was shot and killed in February by a fellow student who had no tolerance for his sexual orientation. Lawrence was only 15.

Please join with me today by having your own personal moment of silence for Lawrence. And for the hope that future disasters such as this won't occur and that people will change and learn to love.

Acceptance is seeing with your heart, not your eyes.

Somebody's Baby

Yesterday I watched a video through Facebook about homophobia. It is a compilation of photos of a young boy who killed by a bully, at the age of 15, for being gay.

When I watched the video, I could not help but cry. The song that is being played while you view the photos, is "Somebody's Baby" by Pat Benatar. It was by far the best song choice for such an event.

Things like this make me worry about where out future, as a country, is really headed when it comes to tolerance. First it was racism and segregation, which is still very much part of our culture. And now it seems homophobia and civil equality and right up there next to racism.

What to do. . . =(

First post!

Alrighty! I am kinda nervous. This is my first blog post EVER and I'm not really sure what all is expected.

I decided to start blogging because I feel that I have a lot to express and it is easier for me to really grasp what is going on in my life by typing it all out. Also the feed back that I will receive, hopefully :D, can also give me new insights on how this crazy thing called "life" works :)

Please, feel free to email me or contact me in anyway with any suggestions or comments or questions! I will try and have a new post every 2-3 days at the minimum. Hope you enjoy!