Man Whore

I love baseball and I love Derek Jeter. I've been in love with both of these things for a long time but I have to admit, Jeter is kind of a man whore.

Reasons I'm tough

Luis, Eric, Alyssa, Robbie, Brianna

These are my stepbrothers, my real brother and his fiance. We're hardly ever all together so this was cool to celebrate my dad's birthday together. Luis said he'd hook me and Rob up with tattoos. You can't see from the picture, but he's COVERED in them. If you've ever wondered why I'm so tough, it's because I grew up with these fools trying to pick fights with me.

Yo Quiero Taco Bell

It's 2 am and I want a quesadilla. I thought about a crunchy taco from Taco Bell but I didn't want to wait in the drive thru and I went out tonight and didn't spend money so I thought I'd keep that theme going. Went and saw "Inglorious Basterds" with my gym crush and his friend who I've met a couple of times. I figured it was safe to go since it was me and two dudes and he had showered since we boxed earlier.

I'm heading to Simi Valley for my dad's birthday party in about 10 hours. My camera is broken so unless I get my hands on one in the next day, there will be no pictures of my drunken family. Sorry to disappoint.

If you like The Office

you should read this. Guaranteed a laugh.

Aches & Pains

I think I popped a blood vessel in my wrist. It kinda hurts and is all bruised. The new guy in class kneed me really hard in the nose. Everyone thought it was the mouth but it was definitely the nose. I really shouldn't be doing this without insurance.

No Shame in my Game

I filed for unemployment today. I normally would be embarrassed to say something like that, especially since I have a freshly printed MA on my wall. But times are hard and I can't help that my department ran out of money to pay me. So I'm trying to take advantage of all the social services I've paid into for over 10 years and am hoping I get hooked up with a full time job with benefits soon. I applied to a job I really want and it's here in San Diego so I wouldn't have to move. It's an intense application process but I can endure the heat for this job. I take it as their way of weeding out those who aren't serious about the position.

Before my last day at the old job the boss asked me for my phone number. I "forgot" to give it to her because I know the type of person she is and she would be calling me everyday for every little thing. I've already received at least 3 emails a day from her office asking me about things they could figure out on their own. So I got another email today asking for my phone number and decided I would just call the office and not send it. Too bad I forgot the number pops us...should've blocked it! Doh. Turns out the boss wants to pay me out of her own pocket for the next 2 days. I almost said no because it seriously ruined my plans to work out and lay on the beach reading Harry Potter. But I figured if I didn't take it, I couldn't complain later and complaining is a specialty of mine so I took the offer. It isn't much money but it's only a few hours of work. The beach will have to wait until next week.

Confessions of a gym-aholic

Friday was my last day at work. I was a contract employee in my department and budget cuts have forced my department to not renew my contract. It sucks, not gonna lie. I think the most frustrating part is knowing that I've been actively applying to jobs since April. I'm hoping this unemployment thing is short lived and I can stay in San Diego. If I don't find a job in the next two months I'll have to move back to Fillmore and I don't really want to do that.

So this next week I've decided to get hard core with my workouts and strict with my diet. I've been at almost the same weight for the last 5 months and although it looks like I've lost weight, I've only really lost inches. I'm okay with inches, at least I haven't gained. But I was thinking now that I have some free time I'm going to work really hard to cut weight for my next tournament. It's seems almost impossible but I'm going to try and see what happens. At least I'll have something to focus on and not just mope around the house feeling sorry for myself.

Today I worked on my tan and spent almost 8 hours at the beach. It was nice out and I played a lot of volleyball. I went with people from my gym and from another gym here in San Diego. I've been hanging out with people from my gym a lot more and I've had mixed feelings about it. Sometimes I think the things they talk about are stupid. I'm not impressed by how drunk they can get and how many bars they get thrown out of. But most of the guys are impressed by these stories, so I'm thinking I'll just make mine up. I actually do have a gym crush and he's not the kind of guy I would ever think about being with but I know I impress him with my boxing skills. I have enough guts to go head to head with him and enjoy it. Yeah, sounds like we'd have a jacked up relationship. For now he'll remain my gym crush and not know anything about my secret name for him, but we have been spending time together outside the gym and he calls me a lot. Is it still a crush when you talk on the phone for 4 hours?

Saturday in SD

Today I got a sunburn and my MA diploma. It was a good day.