sd little italy w/splash o' pub

i HEART SD's little italy.

it may not be an area as established as SF's north beach in the BA, but it's fine!

not more than 10-minutes driving distance (hitting all red lights) from my place, i can get a good brunello.

... and if i'm in a different mood, why not a McEwan's at the princess pub?! cheers!

my FAVORITE billboard!

[on india street, between date and fir]
i LOVE-LOVE-LOVE (!!!) this billboard ad.

dining out this eve with my visiting friend (back to cafe chloe) and ... lucky him, he is staying across the street from THIS billboard vision!

this is in SD's little italy area downtown. tho' this local realtor has other billboards ... c'mon!!!

you gotta LOVE-LOVE-LOVE (!!!) this billboard ad, too.

sd skyline near sunset

[across the bay, near harbor drive]

had to take a break ... to hunt and forage for food (outside of my kitchen), which i could poke with a fork ... so decided to take a drive ... and relax just a bit ... deep breath ... ahhhhh ......

quick reading break

... and i will remind myself that i will not use my chariot on the tenant. did a quick read of the four agreements by don miguel ruiz.

1. be impeccable with your word
2. don't take anything personally
3. don't make assumptions
4. always do your best

o.k. - i start my week at peace with my actions, while others keep the peace & do their job ... got tenant! time to vacate, dude!

and other award contenders for ...

the "do not" icon ... are

because ...
uh, why would one eat either of these in a package of meat-jerky-stuff?!

much more obvious in meaning than the king of icons, we just weren't sure why a red circle with a slash through it would not be enough to deter one from making an effort to munch on the contents. isn't dried meat appetizing enough?!

hmmmm?
maybe the tenant is hungry, y'think?

R|ReLo #15a: ERRATA on COUNTDOWN

i got a little over-zealous with the April 21 and 28 dates (ugh!).

SHORT STORY: May 5 through 10 ... or earlier ... or later ...

LONGER VERSION: today's (04/20) scoop from our lawyer:

Our trial department should be calling you on Monday morning to ascertain whether or not [TENANT] has complied with the stipulation.

[iow, law firm will call me on 04/24. we heart our law firm! (i'll get a call from our peeps re: TENANT status!]

Assuming that your tenant does not comply, the next step is to notify the court of your tenant's noncompliance with the stipulation and to request that the court enter judgment in your favor based on his noncompliance with the stipulation.

[iow, lawyer will call the court to let them know TENANT hasn't left.]

We generate all the necessary documents and file those documents on your behalf. The process (from filing of the additional documents to the point at which the court issues judgment in your favor and issues writs of possession) usually takes a day or so, depending on court's docket. The process can begin on the business day after the deadline for your tenant to comply ... more specifically, Monday, April 24, 2006.

[iow, law firm files the paperwork w/court on Monday, so we get the paperwork to lawfully get tenant out.]

Once the court has entered judgment in your favor and has issued writs of possession pursuant to the relevant stipulation terms, the next step is to obtain a lockout date from the Sheriff's department. Typically the sheriff sets lockouts for about a week to 10 days after receiving writs of possession [emphasis added].

[iow, court issues paperwork with the lockout date that is ~ 7-10 days out from receipt of the court paperwork.]

So, if I had to guess, if MR. TENANT doesn't comply with the stipulation, we're probably looking at a lockout date of somewhere between the fifth and tenth of May. However, that is an estimate ... it could be earlier, it could be later. It simply depends on the sheriff's schedule.

O.K. --- May 5 through 10 ...
or earlier ... or later ...
some time in early- to mid-May is the target date.

well ... what this means, at a minimum:

• Moki reports - we'll have more of those, i suppose; Moki has to do that 'relieving' thing. what better place than a car tire? (well, there are better places, but a car tire is o.k., too.)
• another calendar - now i gotta post some more dates. took me a while to format the april 2006 dates.
• someone else takes photo, maybe - i'll be on travel during the early part of the potential lockout dates, so photos will be by someone else. i'll have to live vicariously.
  

r|break: client mtg bonus

this is a side benefit
of having a client meeting
when this is going on.

yum!

kinda-shameless-self-promotion

well, this was totally a surprise! just wanted to share.

[non sequitur moment]

photo taken by esther-polyester
(who was forced encouraged to take a pic
of this loosely chaperoned super-hero in a california forest!?)

r|break: out of towners visit

... from no cal. rocklin, to be exact.

L was in town for a family wedding. and she had her l'il precocious princess, O, with her.




we did the requisite quick jaunt to coronado for the oh-so-accessible-beach.

now back to work. sort of.

r|break: onda finishes

and after this ... the final stats:

• at 3:21 pm, "onda" has finished.
• pace: 04:41 per km
• finish time: 3:17:37

woo-hoo!

r|break: onda at the boston marathon

just an update on andy ... pace at the marathon!

r|break time - pondering new career?

You Should Be a Joke Writer

You're totally hilarious, and you can find the humor in any situation. (iow, i'm a dork and believe that others also are dorks) Whether you're spouting off zingers, comebacks, or jokes about life... You usually can keep a crowd laughing, and you have plenty of material. (iow, i collect people stories and retell them to amuse myself and others) You have the makings of a great comedian - or comedic writer. (iow, quit my day job... wait? is that right?)

What Type of Writer Should You Be?

(... and he had a chicken under his arm, then ...)

and the award for ...

the "do not" icon of the year goes to ...

[colors: black on white]

... for the following A-Z reasons:

action-oriented ... bold ... creative ... decipherable ... effective ... fun ... g ... h ... interesting ... j ... k ... l ... meaningful ... n ... o ... pictographic ... q ... r ... scalable ... t ... u ... visually appealing ... wtf-factor ... x ... y ... z ...

need me some palabras, so show us some lovin'!

and you say ... the "do not" icon is conveying ...?

so far we have ... don't:

• hold a square mirror to your face
• wear a nun's habit
• choke yourself
• sing loudly into the box

entertain us!

r|break: it's next month from ...

last month ... last month was our corporate stuff. this month is our personal stuff. our accountant said two good things:

• refunds (for previous years) and
• small amount (for this year)

small is relative, and small is not large. large was the previous years. we had a different accountant the previous years. i heart our accountant.

(now i just need to find
my mileage logbook
for 2005. urgh!)

We/Ea-st Coast: signs of the universe

i have a friend back east who mocks makes fun of poo-poos colorfully comments on the west coast-ness of ... californians. and as east-coast guy says, "stereotypes exist for a reason."

i thought of you all when i read the little DailyOM that dropped in my e-Mail yesterday about universal messages.

have fun dealing with my West-Coastness when I visit in May, mister sister!

hybrid needs gas, also

i've not seen THIS screen on my car.

duh ... after driving ~500 miles on a full tank of gas,

... i had a near empty tank of gas!
sh** happens, eh?
(made it to the gas station)

gotta love the outside temp!
business-as-usual

mitch, aka lazarus

this is where mitch lives

near a power plant.

mitch earned a nickname today.
lazarus.

(can you see him?)

simply put, i thought mitch was dead.
i created a seaquake.
all mitch did was go with the flow.

turns out, he is fine.

for that, i will include the nickname as a rename entry.

IJAM monikers? and they called me ...?

it was inevitable.

sacto floyd commented: "In addition to renaming Mitch, you should start a contest on appropriate monikers your dates might give you. I'll start with Marianas Trench...as in Shirl's way too deep to explore, and if you do manage to go there, she'll crush you like an eggshell."

in response ...

i say this about each of them.
MAYBE, just maybe, each has a moniker for me
and they may say something like ...

1. artist says ... random conversation generator [rank: 2]
2. teethpicker says ... didn't finish her food [rank: 4+]
   
3. dentist says ... faghag [rank: 3- ... though i view this as a 3+]
4. bourgeois says ... rice talk [rank: 10- ... he did both (see below for "rank 5-" description) in the bathroom. i should pay for his therapy bill. i should be ashamed of myself.]
5. tmi garden gnome ... she is taller than i thought she'd be [rank: 2]
   
6. sweet guy ... pricey date [rank: 3-]
   
7. i-dontmin-to-brrrraaahhhg-but ... filipina engineer [rank: 4+]
8. dot com guy ... jaded kindred spirit [rank: 2 ... i'd like to believe our moment of commiseration and intelligent conversation contributed to this o.k. description]
9. salesguy ... another (!) asian gal !? [rank: 3-]
   
10. teacher ... not-atkins-friendly [rank: 3- ... tho' i see this as a 3+]
    
11. rich ... new friend [rank: 5+]
    
12. eye-contact man ... shoot me [rank: 5- ... once again, i am sooooo sorry. i really, really was not a match for you. i should not have contributed more to your future disdain for IJAM. i take total responsibility. if i could, i'd name a cruise ship after you.]
    
13. e-bay man ... short [rank: 5+]
    
14. the exec ... she didn't hit me or throw a bottle at me!? [rank: for now ... pls. refer to item 14 in the original post]
    
15. dancer ... flake [rank: 3-]
    
16. last guy ... who? [rank: 5+]
    

what is this?
above is what i think each could/should/would have said in his description or debrief of his IJAM encounter with me in professional-speak ('cuz i'm sure there was some cursing going on with a few).

is it credible?
inspired by Lunaniña's blog, where free association lives (!) ... i let them channel through me. (read: i re-read what i wrote & had a little picture of each IJAM dude in my head.)

what is the rank number?
i have ranked the moniker from 1 to 5. for ranks that are 3, 4, or 5, a + or - (plus or minus) designation is given, depending on whether i thought the description is what IJAM dude had intended to be a positive or negative comment (symbols are our friends)

• "rank: 1" being ... "not so sure if IJAM dude would mock call me this" and
• "rank: 5-" being ... "yeah, this was carved on the bathroom wall ... or written in blood ... when he excused himself from the table" ...
  
• "rank 5+" being ... "it's totally coooool!"
  

'nuff said. have at it.

r|break: slight humor

got a note from a friend ... she sent a note to a guy friend ... and her note said,

Yesterday I sent him an article (about the new Honda (Fit)) from the L.A. Times titled "Size Matters." He wrote back that he thought I was referring to my choice in men...

hmmmm? what does that mean?

fried in motion

he may not appreciate this pic ...

but it's a small homage to him.

i am a member of his fan club!

(fred, it's o.k. to breathe.
btw, where is your r|wear?)

out of towners ... college gal pals!

and here we are ...
jeff, jackie, alina, shirl, rich

the cal alums visiting ...?
jackie from NoCal on biz &
alina from SoCal
(tho' couple hours north of SD)

alina met us in encinitas at sage grill (yum!) for din. beforehand - the rest of us met at W (where jackie was staying) for drinks & appetizers. (side bar: 2 words that described the flesh-colored outfit worn by a patron of W's beach bar ... spring break. it was a picture-moment. i restrained myself.)

just a few key words characterizing the blast-from-the-past for each of the gal pals:

front car-bench seat, closet, soap

o.k.! got the frivolity outta the way! ha!

fun time had by all.

BA dating will not be IJAM

(cleaning up my e-Mail 'cuz my e-Mail looks like my desk, inspired by spinning girl, taking r|break from work, and in need of a cathartic moment after an intense conversation with a friend this past friday night. peace.)

yes, it's true ... from 2003 thru 2004-ish/2005-ish, i watched the beaucoup-bucks for a dating service unfold my pseudo-creative writing ability ... or my need-to-journal-trauma.

(ACCEPTANCE SPEECH: ... and to the chick who was in my creative writing class that commented about the "total losers" who sign up for "those services", i can only say that it was a pleasure being in that class with you. i misread the class description that said it was YOUR therapy session where you would read your personal and true stories about incest and other dysfunctional family issues. i'm not saying you're a loser. i'm saying i didn't know i paid to take your therapy session, which would provide you with the opportunity to slam me and my entertaining fiction-ish story. next time, i'll read the fine print.)

so for those who have asked what my BA dating life may be looking like, i answer with "uh ... not like the my affectionately termed IJAM in SD."

context: a quota certain number of randomly-pulled-from-a-database near-perfect matches future short stories dates over a period of time (so says the fictional IJAM)

source/excerpt: an e-mail (edited to maintain some anonymity & added comments) i sent on 11/21/04 to my friend the barista boy. below ... the monikers for each IJAM guy i met.

1. ARTIST: prior to becoming an "artist," ARTIST had worked at the same company for which my previous employers (let's call them THOSE GUYS) also had worked; THOSE GUYS quit that company and THOSE GUYS started their own firm. i had just (12-days prior to meeting the ARTIST) voluntarily left a position with THOSE GUYS. what a small-frakkin world.
   


2. TEETHPICKER: had a really cool job. was sooooo not the height (read: shorter) they told me he would be; not that it mattered but for the fact i wore my oh-so-adorable-yet-painful kenneth cole make-me-taller shoes that were totally-painful-after-20-minutes. either the food make me sick, or the teethpicking made me sick. i excused myself from the table before the end of the meal and threw up. really.
   
   (i told the IJAM that bad hygiene was a deal-breaker, so put that in the database.)


3. DENTIST: (good one, IJAM; clever.). intelligent. good sarcasm. direct. had similar likes for activities. met again for dinner at the restaurant at which my friend todd worked. had to make sure DENTIST was gay-friendly. last i saw of or spoke with DENTIST.


4. BOURGEOIS: his favorite word, too often used, to describe his feeling about SD downtown, gaslamp district, urban setting, and people who go there. i go there. i guess i am bourgeois. and he is a pompous a**.
   
   (i was catching on ... IJAM did not check the database where i specifically noted ... i like to hang out in the hillcrest area of SD (read: gay area), little italy here or there, and downtown.)
   


5. TMI GARDEN GNOME: western religious fellow gone eastern-ish spirituality. east coast fellow who moved to the west coast. penn state learned who learned later at san diego state. wayne dyer devotee. told me he was abused as a child. 1-step forward for honesty, i suppose. 5-steps backward for conversation topic.
   
   (just in case you don't know TMI. oh ... and once again, IJAM didn't do the math correctly. i wore my kenneth cole shoes again. yeah ... i towered. AND AT THIS POINT ... MY FIRST BREAKING POINT - i rattled off my polite rating of 'unsatisfactory' service - met with some chick at IJAM to let her know how sooooo off they have been and blah-blah-blah-blah)
   
   
6. SWEET GUY: nice. great conversation. pleasant. walked me to my car in the cavernous fruits & veggie parking lot of horton plaza. gave me a peck on the cheek. met again for dessert (because he said he liked desserts!) ... & listened to him bemoan the prices of the dessert. (we were going dutch, even!) not a deal-breaker, but who bemoans the price of anything that is freshly-made and has CHOCOLATE!?
   
   (SIDE BAR: SWEET GUY gave me his e-Mail. i wrote him a 'thank you' e-Mail after the fab dessert place and let him know i totally looked forward to meeting up again. i got a call from him, while he was on a train to LA for work-stuff, which went something like, "i'd appreciate it if you would either be more vague in your e-Mails or call me. my secretary reads my e-Mail when i am out of the office. i don't bring my computer with me when i am out of the office." ... i was tempted to call him and ask him to check his e-Mail for my response, but i decided simply to call him - and in so many words said - i was not interested.)
   
   
7. I-DONTMIN-TO-BRRRRAAAHHHG-BUT...: (translated ... i don't mean to brag, but) then don't.
   
   (SIDE BAR: possibly another miscommunication or database glitch or just sh***y service. i-dontmin-to-brrrraaahhhg-but... didn't like to watch movies. i love watching movies. AND THIS WOULD BE MY SECOND BREAK POINT with them. a small rant & rave over the phone...)
   
   
8. DOT COM GUY (aka RINGER): tall. cute. universally cute. good conversation. lamented about similar IJAM experiences. extended our time spent talking with him because it was totally fun. I believe he was THE RINGER to appease me because I bitched at IJAM after i-dontmin-to-brrr... . haven't talked since. didn't expect to do so. we were each other's moment of therapy, i believe. did i mention he was cute. i was pacified.
   
   (SIDE BAR: IJAM told me he "rents" and that he works as a "computer-type" guy. i thought "so what about renting and computers?" i rent and think the world of my landlord. turns out, DOT COM GUY doesn't work. he's unemployed. he cashed out. he's totally set. he travels. an he owns several properties - which he rents.)
   


9. SALESGUY: cute. decent conversation. a little conservative and not a deal breaker. sort of defined by his status in corporate america. (eh?) i was interested in meeting up again. he didn't call back.


10. TEACHER: fun. cheery. flaky. loves movies. elementary school teacher. did see a movie for 2nd meet up; cost-conscious so saw 1st showing of spider-man 2. (i heart willem dafoe.) on atkins diet. (don't get me started.) a few calls back/forth. flaky. nonresponsive.
    
    (SIDE BAR: both of us being filipino, never got to the point of discussion where we check if we are somehow loosely or directly related.)
    
    
11. RICH: (that would be his name ... not tax bracket. he is the only one i shall name) he and i are friends. we became friends after agreeing (on the 2nd meet-up) that there wasn't a "vibe" (aka chemistry) between us, but we had lots in common. he lives downtown, loves dessert, likes to hang-out, his respsectful, makes mean martinis, etc... for this friendship alone, i will not slam IJAM. (under other circumstances, i would not show calm restraint.)


12. EYE-CONTACT MAN: cute. a psychologist. no chemistry.
    
    (and i turned into a babbling fool about my limited knowledge about psychology. i likely was EYE-CONTACT MAN'S equivalent of my BOURGEOIS guy. EYE-CONTACT MAN loved (just loved!) to scuba dive. i don't even like the confined-space feeling of an airplane. .... i so, soooo, sooooooooooo, apologize for the 90-ish minutes i stole from EYE-CONTACT MAN'S life. i apologize deeply.)
    


13. E-BAY MAN: cop. 2 kids. in process of going through a messy divorce. (i didn't realize in-process-of-being-single qualified one for IJAM.) o.k. conversation. i felt like i was E-BAY MAN's rudder ... IJAM threw us together so E-BAY MAN could gauge where i fell on his dating map.)
    
    (SIDE BAR: similar to the TEACHER, both of us being filipino, never got to the point of discussion where we check if we are somehow loosely or directly related. factoid - unlike the loch ness, yeti, or tooth fairy, 6'2" filipino guys exist.)
    
    
14. THE EXEC: took phone call ~ 10-minutes into the date. THE EXEC deserves a whole separate post. i MUST HAVE BEEN on some sort of candid-camera-reality-type show. for now, some key words - supervisor, alcoholic, asshole (in no special order)
    
    (SIDE BAR: a definite clue that IJAM didn't give a shit. did i type that? THIS WOULD BE MY THIRD BREAK POINT with them. a moderate rant & rave ... for which i disclosed i would meet-up with him again if i knew (and he knew) he would not be drunk as a skunk or headed that direction. i felt i needed to meet-up with him again - in a controlled & familiar space - to see if a camera crew was lurking!)
    
    
15. DANCER: he was a biz owner. he was taking different social dance classes (which is cool). he was really nice. i liked him. i wanted to meet-up with him again. we scheduled to meet on a friday for din-din. i had a much, much longer work day than expected & was in a gnarly mood (totally crabby mood); it was horribly raining something fierce. i called him about 2 hours before we were going to meet and asked if we could resched for saturday brunch or dinner. he said "sure" and that he'd call me back on saturday morning. he did not. i called mid-afternoon to check-in. no call back or message or e-Mail. not sure if he is alive.
    
    (SIDE BAR: i had to google. he is still in business. i understand.)
    
    
16. LAST GUY: (aka TURBINE GUY) i was his first IJAM date. he was my last IJAM date. (but at least i had my fav zocalo hand-shaken margarita!)

R|ReLo #14a: todd channels tenant

(todd posting)

So, I went to Shirley's ReLo blog on the wassup(?) and read the part on the writ of possession. After sitting back in my chair and allowing the tenant to channel through me, I entered TENANT into the "What Tarot Card Are You?" template. Here was the result:

You Are The Fool

You are a fascinating person who is way beyond the concerns of this world. Young at heart, you are blissfully unaware of any dangers ahead. You are a true wanderer - it has been difficult finding your place in this world. Full of confidence, you are likely to take a leap of faith. Your fortune: You are about to embark on a new phase in your life. This may mean changing locations, jobs, friends, or love status. You are open about what the future will bring, and free of worry. You have made your peace with fate, and you're ready to start down your new path.

What Tarot Card Are You?

BTW, tenant has not been harmed

by selection of electronic tarot card.

(shirl, here - yeah ... i laughed and peed in my pants a l'il, and then somehow, i accidentally hit todd with my chariot. todd is fine. just a little disheveled. his cute, fashionable sash that he was wearing got stuck on my sword, and my helmet was lodged in his cheek, but he's fine.)

r|scent: 'cuz we smell & you stink

or

is it 'cuz we stink & you smell?

after experiencing my refrigerator AND my car's coffee holder with stagnant water that leaked through the poorly replaced windshield (which was required because 2 pedestrians crossed against the light and flung their bodies onto my car, so said the police officer and 9 other witnesses) ... and after experiencing a strong vanilla scent and then some sort of fresh ocean scent while at a power plant ...

todd and i believe that not only should "take-me-away-type-scents" (e.g., jasmine, patchouli, tea rose, peppermint, etc.) have their place in homes and businesses, but also other scents, aka "stink" (the stink that is unique to the cultural fabric and every-day-life of americans), should have its day.

having said that, todd and i are building our library of "stink" and invite others to contribute. all you have to do is provide two things:

1. STINK NAME: theme smell or stink name come up with smell or stink theme
2. STINK FEATURES BACK STORY BULLETS: at least 3 feature/benefits of the stink
   

for instance - without the back story bullets (which we will later add), we already have the following stink:

• honeymoon hangover
• face down in the gutter
• 7-yr old kitty litter
• poorly operated crackhouse
• overly-tried-on shirt at the gap
  

o.k., time to get back to work. meanwhile, have at it with contributing to our stink library.

smell-on!

R|ReLo #14: MILESTONE DATES

APRIL 21, 2006 (Friday)

this is the date the tenant must vacate. (back story)

if tenant has not vacated by
04/22/06 (saturday) at 00:00:01,

a writ of possession process begins.

The writ of possession orders the sheriff to remove the tenant from the rental unit, but gives the tenant five days from the date that the writ is served to leave voluntarily. If the tenant does not leave by the end of the fifth day, the writ of possession authorizes the sheriff to physically remove and lock the tenant out, and seize (take) the tenant's belongings that have been left in the rental unit. The landlord is not entitled to possession of the rental unit until after the sheriff has removed the tenant.

being conservative that the writ is served on
04/24/06 (monday),

APRIL 28, 2006 (Friday)

then tenant will have at least one visitor suited up.

and yes ... there is ANOTHER PROCESS
to deal with belongings $300 in value or greater.

tick-tock

quick reading break

i heart ted chiang's Understand. check him out. (his collection of stories is wonderful. i'm re-reading some of the stories.)

r|break - coffee with tracy

yippee! my telephone-BA-buddy
is back from her vacation (france).
(tracy & i at charanga last year)

recall,
tracy gave the tip
about the east BA coffeehouse.

we will get to chat about her vaction, i will sip coffee, she will have her homemade latte, & i will let her know ... fairness will prevail, and mr. tenant will peacefully vacate.

cable in BA ... f'shizzle!

because i need my fix ... at least basic cable is needed

• Bravo has PR (and BPR on web is great). Check out TGN for giggles. (will be seeing Season 3 in the BA)
  
• Sci Fi has BSG (yeah, i'm home on a friday night)
• must watch Monk on USA network (at same time as BSG)
• movies (some cheesy ones that i won't own on DVD) on tbs
  
• VH1's Best Week Ever
• and of course, Comedy Central's The Daily Show
  

... oh ... also the here/there CSPAN, any CNN, Food TV, and History.

(so please leave peacefully, sir, so i can order cable for my BA digs!)

BA coffeehouse east thru the tunnel

i have lamented (incessantly) how i will miss my SD fav. i'm glad i'll have Paddy's. and i do heart peet's.

elsewhere in the BA? ... as for indie coffeehouses, assuring me that i can still get my fix, my friend tracy (who happens to look kinda like her) has gladly informed me ...

i found an awesome coffee shop in WC.

free wireless and latte art ......i had a coriander infused espresso...called turkish sunrise and only served on keith's shift....hot dudes hang out here and you must have a mac to participate.

distance from future BA digs ... 3 freeways later ... 36.3 miles one-way.

r|break - chariot runs over tenant?

You Are The Chariot

You represent a difficult battle, and a well-deserved victory. (iow, fairness will prevail, so please leave peacefully, sir) You tend to struggle to get what you want, both internally and externally. (iow, fairness will prevail, so please leave peacefully, sir) You excel at controlling opposing forces, getting down the same path. (iow, fairness will prevail, so please leave peacefully, sir) In the end, you bring glory and success - using pure will to move forward. (iow, i will exercise my retail therapy needs.) Your fortune: There is great conflict in your life right now, either with yourself or others. (iow, fairness will prevail, so please leave peacefully, sir) You must find a solution to this conflict, which is likely to be a "middle road" between the two forces. (iow, fairness will prevail, so please leave peacefully, sir) You posses the skills to triumph over these struggles, as long as your will is strong. (iow, i will exercise my retail therapy needs.) You are transforming your inner self, building a better foundation for future successes. (iow, could suz be psychic?)

What Tarot Card Are You?

BTW, tenant has not been harmed
by selection of electronic tarot card.

magnetic poetry speak (break time)

on weekends, at the end of each month ... i reconcile my timesheets, so i can feed my info to TBCS for invoicing. one exercise involves general clean-up and filing of e-Mails that may have not been filed in 'real-time'.

• downside: reliving work
• upside: reliving e-Mail gems!

i shall name this one MAGNETIC POETRY SPEAK (MPS) - those little magnetic words with which one throws sentences together.

ORIGINAL E-MAIL CONTENT:
when i was leaving he had me come over so he cold hold my leg while he was figuring out his classes

MPS (because of SL Tip #3):
when I could hold my leg over, his classes had me leaving ... so while he was figuring out he was, he come

yeah ... it's random, but it's breaktime.

ReLo mitch needs a new name

o.k., assuming mitch lives long enough - he gets a new name. prize? i haven't thought that far. i haven't even started packing. i'm not even sure what the judging criteria should be. i'm just trying to keep him alive ... rules? ... uh ... sure:

1. go crazy ... submit as many names as you'd like
2. here or there ... post suggestions as a comment, e-Mail, whatever
   
3. editorial right ... i may choose to delete an entry(ies)
4. clever or dorky ... the name must be one or the other (or both, i suppose)
   
5. be lazy (or efficient) ... sure, suggest someone else's entry
   
6. take your time ... i haven't moved yet. the short or long story. (you'll have at least through may 2006)
   
7. a tie (?) ... if there is a tie, i can be bribed (or flip a coin)
   
8. more rules ... other i have the right to add other rules (but not more than a total of 11)

if mitch dies before i move, i will be sad, and he will be known as mitch. names so far:

• Connor [1]
  
• Spongekabob Shrimppants [2]
  
• Krill Bill (Vol. 1) [2]
  
• The Codfather [1]
  
• Jumbo [1]
  
• Chris T. Sean [1]
  
• Moronicus [1]
• Stupidicus [1]

thanks!

mini-spring break: happy b-day alina

on the day after (thursday), hung out with my college friend, alina. we met 1/2-way in long beach. (google tells me O/W = ~ 102 mi.) lunch. lebanese food. conversation. laughter. reminiscing. shopping. discounts. new clothes & accessories.

fun times!

btw, happy b-day, alina!

R|ReLo #13: where i am - not...!

not quite there yet.

not over here (pic to the left) ... brrrrrr

still in SD.

next steps to ReLo to BA after tenant out (short version may be enough to get the general feel of things)

get inspector to check out house in BA

figure out repairs, fixes, upgrades

line up general contractor and get ready for that ride (!)

look thru magazines for dream furniture & innards of home stuff (and office knick knacks) while flying back & forth between SD and BA

express awareness, delight, angst & denial about separation anxiety (aka blog)

and ... one day, this year, realistically more like late spring, early summer (unless we have "super GC on the job") - move to the burbs in BA and have sightings like this wild turkey.

yup ... the burbs.