Saturday, November 30, 2002

Saturday, November 30, 2002

Sigh...I guess I'm posting everything a day behind.  Oh well, deal with it.  ;)

[Btw, yes I still have this migraine but it's not one of the worst ever, so I am still grateful for that.  Hahaha, whatever I have to tell myself to get through my day.]

Yesterday, Galahad & I braved the stores to go present shopping for my multitude of nieces & my nephew.  Omg, the insanity!  Okay actually, it wasn't really crowded at all, I just hate shopping that much.  I think I was physically ill by the time we were walking out to the car.  Now, I just need to shop for my Galahad and I think I am done.  I may even [gasp] brave the mall alone because I love him so much.  =D

Friday, November 29, 2002

Friday, November 29, 2002

I had the most interesting Thanksgiving ever I think yesterday.  We went to Galahad's family for dinner.  His mom had invited two Czech couples to join us so they could see a traditional American Thanksgiving.  laugh.  Us?  Traditional?

Anyway, their English was only slightly better than my Czech.  Yeah, exactly.  Thank goodness I was medicated.  Language barriers and shyness do not make a comfortable combo for me.  Galahad was busy in the kitchen with his mom (one of the few times I wish I knew what I was doing so I could go help, too.)  So, I was the lucky one who got to entertain.  Hahahahaha.

The food was fabulous and they were really nice, but I was very happy to leave after a few hours.

Thursday, November 28, 2002

Thursday, November 28, 2002

Happy Thanksgiving!  I am thankful that Imitrex comes in injectable form so I can reduce my migrainous pain in exactly 10 minutes after first stabbing myself with a needle.

Wednesday, November 27, 2002

Wednesday, November 27, 2002

 OMFG, I can't believe I got a migraine just as I start a lovely 4 day weekend.  :(

Monday, November 25, 2002

Monday, November 25, 2002

I can tell that this is going to be a slow work week.  No one is returning phone calls or initiating them for that matter.

Sunday, November 24, 2002

Sunday, November 24, 2002

I can't believe I got sick yesterday.  :(

Well, I suppose that's not 100% accurate.  I started to get sick, but then my killer immune system bucked up and kicked some ass on those bad germs and got them the fuck out of my system.  :) Yay!!!  I never get sick, so this must have been one hell of a bug going around.  I had body aches & chills on & off all day, and I didn't have my normal hunger motivation.  Hehe, that's the biggest clue that I'm not quite feeling good.

I spent most of yesterday catching up on book 4 of Harry Potter, moving from the couch to the bed and back to the couch again.  I knew I was starting to get a bit better when I could come back to the Internet and read email.  ;)

Anyway, I'm fine today.  Thanks for being concerned.  hehe

Thursday, November 21, 2002

Thursday, November 21, 2002

Omfg,  I fucked up my toe so bad this morning.  Owie owie owie!!!!   I accidentally ran over it with the casters on the bottom of my heavy office chair.  It swiveled around and ran right over my toes, slicing open the big one.  :(  I immediately put ice on it to keep it from swelling and because it hurt like a motha'!

The rest of my day stayed about on the same keel.  I ended up working on customer issues until 7:30 PM or so.

Wednesday, November 20, 2002

Wednesday, November 20, 2002

Galahad & I went out to dinner with my father and his wife.  We let them pick the restaurant because we really ever only go to our fave sushi restaurant or our fave tequila bar (for the Mexican food  ;) ).

They picked some gay-trendy Thai restaurant/sushi combo, Galanga.  I don't really understand combining two different cultures, so I stuck with the Thai food since the employees were Thai.  The food was fabulous yet pricey.  Plus it was raining and somehow everyone forgets how to drive in the rain, so it took us almost 45 minutes to get there.  That's way too far for me when I need to eat.  I was getting cranky on the car ride.  Thank goodness Galahad was driving and distracting me with witty repartee. 

And, of course, wouldn't you know that I was the last one to get my food?  I ordered an appetizer as my main course, so I'm thinking it potentially should have been ready first.  Sigh. 

Our waitress was very sweet and got my water-no-ice order perfectly.  You'd be amazed at how many people screw that up.  Dessert was very tasty, too.  Some custard stuffed in a real mini-pumpkin.  Delicious yet not too sweet.

All in all, I guess I would go back, but I wouldn't go out of my way to eat there again.

Tuesday, November 19, 2002

Tuesday, November 19, 2002

Off to the office today.

Omg, I think I passed every single state trooper and local police officer on duty & off on the way in. My radar detector was singing like a banshee.   I had to drive 60 mph the whole way and come to full & complete stops at every stop sign.   Poor me :(

It turns out they closed a stretch of road here as a dry run for when they need to close it again to film a movie.   What movie you ask?  Well, none other than the literary giant, "The Fast & the Furious 2." Did we need a second one?   Okay, maybe that's too judgmental especially since I never saw the first one, so how would I know how great it might be.

After work, I stopped by the mall (Ughhhh!!) to get ideas for Galahad's Christmas presents.  And perhaps to look at new boots for me.  ;)   I had to leave one of my favorite stores because the saleswomen really pissed me off.  They stood about 5 feet away from me and jabbered in Spanish, never once inquiring if I needed help, saying hello, or even making eye contact.  I decided that there was no way in hell that Nine West was getting my business right then.

How come no one makes narrow shoes anymore?   I have thin feet and ankles, and all the boots I tried on were made for big fat American feet & ankles.  I can compensate a bit for the feet part by using inserts, but how do I make my ankles fatter?  And why would I want to just so that my boot fits?  Bastards!  Making me feel inadequate with my thin ankles!  C'mon say it with me... Fuckers!

So, back to my dilemma of what to get Galahad for Christmas.  He has more than enough clothes and actually groaned last time I gave him a new shirt even though he liked it.  He has everything (and then some) I think he needs/wants for the kitchen.  He hates cutesy shit around the house, as do I.   I just bought him incredibly good tequila & scotch for his birthday, so he's all set for a few.   Please, if you have any ideas, let me know.

Saturday, November 16, 2002

Saturday, November 16, 2002

Yay the weekend!  Hehe, somehow I am wiped out from my 4 days back at work.

Thursday, November 14, 2002

Thursday, November 14, 2002

I got sad today at the chiropractor, feeling sorry for myself as usual.  I cried almost the whole way home, even though I gave myself a stern lecture that really I have a great life.  I believed myself, yet I still kept crying.

Until...

I pulled up next to another car at a light and saw a young woman having an emotional fight with her boyfriend.  Poor thing!  :(  She was so worked up, fiddling with hair (sure sign of distress).  And that bastard was just sitting there in the passenger seat not saying a word.  Hehe, look how I already took her side.  Anyway, that persuaded me more than my stern lectures on how fabulous my life is.  I can face anything with Galahad by my side!   My life is grand ;)

Tuesday, November 12, 2002

Tuesday, November 12, 2002

 I flew to Tampa today and somehow I'm still in the Disney spirit.  During takeoff, I almost let loose with a Woooooo!!!!!  It was all I could do to suppress it.  :)  And I had that same urge again when we landed as Southwest is famous for their quick dives.  I felt like I was back on a ride and I should show my appreciation.  lol.  = )

Sunday, November 10, 2002

Sunday, November 10, 2002

Two glorious days of relaxing with friends.  The wife of the friend flew down and joined us for the weekend.

Friday, November 8, 2002

Friday, November 8, 2002

Time to go home, but Galahad & his friend are insistent that we must go to MGM and ride the roller coaster before we leave.  I was extremely glad that Galahad's friend was with him, so I could opt out of this ride.  I got all dizzy and could barely walk after Space Mountain.  lol.  I just don't enjoy inducing vertigo anymore. 

The theme of the past few days is "What day are you on?"  It was amazing to see people get that Disney glaze in their eyes after being saturated by fun for several days.  That, and the pin trading phenomenon was just incredibly goofy.  People really lose their minds here.  I eavesdropped on 2 couples who had a whole agenda planned out for their 7 days of fun.  I got tense just listening.  And then there are the parents who insist that their kids have fun only in prescribed ways.  God forbid they have fun with the non-structured events.  I actually heard parents use the line, "I paid a lot of money for this, and you're going to have fun!"

Thursday, November 7, 2002

Thursday, November 7, 2002

Epcot!  Yay, we were there during the Food & Wine Festival!  I love this event because I get to sample a wendy-sized meal from every country without getting full.  :)
 

Wednesday, November 6, 2002

Wednesday, November 6, 2002

Animal Kingdom was the plan for today, whenever we woke up.   People are crazy and force strict schedules on their vacations.   I do not understand how that is fun.  We especially had fun on the Kali River Rapids, which we rode three times in a row.  :)  We all got wet, if not soaked.  That was great until the temperatures dropped significantly.   Then, it became downright cold.  Hehe, okay, it was only 70°F, but it felt frigid.

Dinner at Wolfgang Puck's at Downtown Disney. Yes, I'm predictable and got my usual pumpkin ravioli. Omg, it's so good!

Afterwards, we wandered around a bit through the shops and stumbled across the seedy underground side of Disney --- Pin Trading.  These people are phreaks!!!  One man had a wheeled suitcase to hold his collection of pins.  Most of the others just had bags full.  The pins are cute, but damn these people get carried away.  We watched one mother buy her son $312 worth of pins.   Pins sell for an average of $8 but can go much higher.   And, of course, there is a huge eBay presence for them.

Tuesday, November 5, 2002

Tuesday, November 5, 2002

We met up with a good friend of Galahad's and went to Disney's Magic Kingdom.  We had a blast even in the driving rain.

Monday, November 4, 2002

Monday, November 4, 2002

3 years ago today my mother died.  Somehow I forgot for a whole day in the hustle & bustle of planning a vacation with Galahad.  Dunno if that's good or bad.

Saturday, November 2, 2002

Saturday, November 2, 2002

Galahad & I went to see Creed tonight.  He wasn't all that thrilled with going but humored me.  We helped Alex to set up beforehand.  She was playing on the VIP stage.  We didn't stay for Creed's whole show.  I like them, but I suppose I'm not their biggest fan.  ;)  Plus, it started getting cold & late. 

I was wearing my WTF?  t-shirt.  Boy, did I feel like a geek.  I thought everyone could figure it out, but I guess it really is a geek expression.  I was really embarrassed when a police officer stopped me to ask what it means.  I was pretty much speechless, so I just smiled a lot.  Haha, I'm sure he thought I was a ditz.