Archive for the year 2004
Hobbie
Posted on October 10, 2004 by Ching under Babies.
It has been an eventful week. Some events rather sad, some exciting – so I’ve been on emotional rollercoaster – but, of course, that’s pretty normal for me if you consider that I’m kind of manic-depressive anyway.
Last weekend we noticed that Hobbie had lost a lot of weight and she was far less energetic than she has been in the past. She’s never really been energetic (she takes after Brian so she’s actually kind of lazy and just mainly lays around the house) but she was looking very, very sick. Brian decided that he would take her to the vet on Wednesday. He told me this could be it for Hobbie, but I didn’t believe him. I didn’t think anything of it.
Hobbie was put to sleep that day. I didn’t even get a chance to say goodbye. And I couldn’t comfort Brian because we were really busy at work. He was totally devastated. Hobbie had been with him even before we got together. It had always been the two of them. He was so upset that on the messages that he left my cellphone voicemail and work voicemail he was crying. I felt horrible that I couldn’t be there to console him and make him feel better.
I was sad too because Hobbie was the cat who turned my attitude around about cats. I used to hate cats. With a passion. But then, when I moved in with Brian, Hobbie was already a permanent fixture so I couldn’t really say “It’s her or me.” Hobbie was the best. Whenever I would be sad or depressed, she would be there to snuggle with me, paw me, rub her head against me etc. I wish that I could’ve been there more for her as she had been for me. With two other cats around the house though, sometimes your attention is diverted to the more assertive and active cats.
The vet said that she had kidney failure and she might’ve suffered a stroke. So the cause of death could be chalked up to old age. Brian says the average age for cats is only 8 and, with Hobbie being at least 12 years old, she was really pushing it. I’ve heard of other cats living longer though. I think she died of lack of attention. And I’m partly responsible for killing her.
That’s the sad part of the week. I’ll refrain from sharing the rest of the week because I feel that Hobbie deserves a moment of silence. This blog entry is for her.
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Mom’s Birthday Dinner
Posted on October 3, 2004 by Ching under Family.
Mom’s birthday dinner was a lot of fun. Ray came. So I guess he and Jen are back together. The dinner conversation was pretty easy. Jen and I split the bill in half. It was $128 and she gave me $60, which I told her was sufficient. We let her take home all the leftovers. She needs to eat she’s too skinny.
Anyway, since mom seemed to be in a good mood I sprung the hole let’s-have-a-halloween-costume-party-at-your-house-for-my-birthday idea. I think she’s actually considering it. We were talking about what everyone would be for halloween. I’m going to be Lara Croft. I’m going to see if Brian’s mom can French braid my hair. Jen wants to be a mermaid and she would like for Ray to be a pirate. But Ray wants to be a golfer (complete with knee-high socks and bloomers) which is totally appropriate since he loves to golf and dreams of going pro one day. As Jen is drinking her Midori sour dad goes, “I’m going to be a mammogram machine!” We all bust up laughing! Jen almost spits her drink. Brian goes eggs him on by saying that he’d even wear a sign that say “Free Breast Exams.”
If this happens, I’m definitely posting pictures.
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VB Exam
Posted on September 28, 2004 by Ching under School.
I totally kicked ass on my VB exam. I thought I did poorly but I got a 102 out of 100! I missed one of the multiple choice questions but I got both of the bonus questions right. Go me.
We got our second assignment back today as well. I got a 50 out of 50 on it. There were minor flaws in the code but he didn’t dock me. I’m not complaining.
The average for the exam was 69 so he offered us the opportunity of earning bonus points. He passed out these pop quizzes and told us to be sure and follow all of the instructions and at the end of three minutes he would collect them all back. After he collected the quizzes, he asked if anyone wrote only their name and nothing else. Everyone answered the three questions on the sheet, I guess, because no one said anything. You should’ve seen the look on everyone’s faces when he said that’s all that we were supposed to do. It was a Kodak moment! I had to bust up laughing. Of course, it didn’t really harm me any because I got a good score. But if I was someone who really needed the five extra points, I guess I would be pretty upset.
Anyway, I talked Brian into taking me to Abuelo’s to celebrate my good fortune! We have no money but good exam scores are a good reason to celebrate so we’re going to celebrate anyway!
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To Blog or Not to Blog
Posted on September 26, 2004 by Ching under Life.
“So here’s my question for you since you are now a supervisor/manager at work: Aren’t you worried that the “higher-ups” in the company might find out about your blog? Do you worry that they won’t approve of the sexual content being discussed by someone who is supposed to represent the company? Would you stop your blog if they gave you an ultimatum? It could happen…I’ve heard of people being fired over their blogs. You make one enemy at work and if they know about your site, they could raise a fuss about it. Just wanted your thoughts about it.” ~ Julie
I think this one warrants posting an actual reply, rather than just posting another comment. I truly appreciate your concern. And yes, I have heard of lots of people who have been fired from their jobs because of their blogs. Dooce (aka Heather Armstrong), one of the most awesome women on the web, is a classic example of this.
That’s kind of the short version of her story. There’s a longer, more entertaining version but I can’t find it since she has redesigned her website.
The content of this blog could use a little cleaning up, I suppose. But then if my parents and Brian’s parents haven’t objected, I guess I haven’t pushed the envelope far enough.
As far as the internet goes, I’m just a fictional creation. I am merely an internet persona whose life some people choose to read about occasionally. I do not think myself as someone who represents the company that I work for (we have an official media spokesperson for that and that’s what they get paid to do).
But I realize that even though I may not think that I represent the company, other people will think or feel that way and I cannot stop them from doing so. I have not and will never mention where I work exactly for this reason.
So, anyway, if you know where I work, just keep it to yourself please. I’d really appreciate it. Thanks! I have this weird feeling that you know me in real life because you know that a lot of people hate me. Ugh. This is another blog entry in itself. I mean, I really have issue with this because I’ve always thought of myself as someone that everyone liked and got along well with, not someone that people would hate.
But I digress.. The things I do in my personal life, the things I fantasize about (muse, dream up, imagine, concoct) are exactly that.. My personal life/musings/dreams/fantasies/imaginings. I can guarantee you that ex-president Bill Clinton has even greater sexual perversions which are far from imaginary and the whole nation still respects him as a person. I guess he is representative of our sexually perverse country.
I’ve always kept a journal or diary of one shape or another since I learned how to write. It’s part of who I am. Now that I’ve graduated into a more public forum for my thoughts, I guess, things can get a little complicated.
If I was made to choose between my job and my blog, however unreasonable that seems to someone who is as liberal and free-thinking as I am, I would choose my job. That’s a no-brainer! We all need to eat and we all have bills to pay. But I can guarantee you this: you’ll find me writing in some uncharted corner of the web under an alias or pseudonym. I’ll still blog. I’ll just have to be more secretive about my real identity in the future. =)
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Protected: XBOX or Sex
Posted on September 26, 2004 by Ching under Sex.
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