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newsom for ca governor

as i watched the news last night, it was mentioned that mayor newsom may run for ca governor in 2006 or 2010 if he can snag the democratic nomination (though it was said that he may be too controversial with same sex marriage issue).  while this would be terrible for sf because they'd be losing an awesome mayor, it would be really great for the state (hey, i rhyme!).  ca would definitely have the hottest governor and i think we'd get a lot more attention and $ based on that!  isn't that how politics should operate?!  more hot=more $!  it doesn't hurt that he has been fulfilling his election promises.  yay, go newsom!

word up!

(web) site for cool eyes!

an urban dictionary- just what you needed to make your sunday complete!

http://www.urbandictionary.com

tips of the day

1. do not wear bronzer as blush unless you want to look crazy! 

that's exactly what i did this morning and thank god i took a look in the mirror before i walked into work. 

2. do not think one in-n-out cheeseburger and water qualifies as dinner (especially when it is eaten at 7 pm).

i found myself unable to sleep due to hunger so i chowed down a bowl of all bran at midnight. 

3. drink lots of water when you ingest lots of protein.

i just drank my protein shake and i'm as thirsty as a camel (could also be residual side effexts of the in-n-out burger- they are salty little suckers!).  actually, do calems get thirsty?  afterall, they do have that big bump on their back for water storage, right?

4. don't believe everything you hear (duh!).

i was listening to the am "dish of the day" on the way into work and it said shaq wants to be a(n) (undercover- right like you wouldn't recognize shaq?!)  cop (and is doing so in his "off time"- well not the undercover bit), britney spears wants to be a csi, and david lee roth is working as an emt (yikes, thus ends my calls to 9-1-1!).  wtf?!  what kind of world would that be like?  probably not one i'd like to be a part of!

as the world turns

it feels like a lot of stuff is happening.  i guess a lot of stuff is always happening, it's just a matter of whether or not i'm paying attention.  well, for whatever reason it may be, i've been paying attention lately.

wendy's is gaining support.  ralph and i passed it last night and it was quite a pakced house but at least there were 4 people inside and a car in the drive thru.

going down the list...

a new pope has been elected signaled by the white smoke.  congratulations, former cardinal joseph ratzinger of germany.  he has taken the name pope benedict xvi.

a new food pyramid has been introduced by the us government.  no surprises here, we were long over due!  it appears that it is something that needs to be customized by age, sex, and activity level.  this makes a lot more sense than the old pyramid which was a general across the board sort of recommendation.  click here for the story.  click here to customize the pyramid for your daily food needs.  i'll probably continue with my own way of eating as will most americans. 

scott peterson is getting mail from women who are interested in winning his heart!  yuck-o!  who are these women?  they are certainly writing him from a mental institution!

and in my own life...

i think i'm getting sick.  ralph and i played soccer with dog last night and it was a lot colder (55 degrees) than i thought (70 degrees)- guess that happens when you run.  i was wearing a t-shirt and by the time we left, i thought i had hypothermia.  i was freezing all night and i'm still cold, but also headachey, and congested (beyond normally allergy stuff).  pass the airborne, please!  hopefully this passes quickly because i'm all out of sick time!  why am i always getting sick?!!  can i trade my immune system for a stronger one?

the tea place was closed yesterday for floor maintenance!  how could they do that to me?  maybe that's why i'm sick?!  anyways, they have special hours today that i wish i had paid closer attention to because i can't remember if they open at 6 pm today or close at that time. 

i'll be watching dolce this week (thurs-sun) which dog is going to love!  it'll be fun to see what having 2 pugs is like.  i'm sure my arms will be sore after walking the 2 rascals!

tonight is my tv night: scrubs and law & order: svu.  i hope they're not repeats.

add to my shopping list: meet the fockers (released on dvd today!).

that's all for now.  time to find a gallon of water, some vitamins, and a bed...

new words

the new dictionary has been released and 57 new words have been added.  let me find more on this...

some of the new words:

wedgie

weapons of destruction

webmaster

Taliban

a good mix of privacy, pugs, and fashion

yikes, check this out (you'll need speakers)...

pugs are the number one dog breed search on yahoo- bet the westminster dog show has a lot to do with this!

and everything you wanted to know about fashion week!

new name for girl and dog

i decided to change the name of the site to it's a pug's life because girl and dog was causing too much of a stir!  i was tired of people ending up here because they were expecting to see something obscene.  the url will remain the same because that is what the people who know me have bookmarked (though i'm sure they could handle the change).  hopefully the new name will not yield similar results.

it's a pug's life, after all!

thai delights

last night ralph and i had the best dinner at thai delight.  it hit the spot because i've been craving thai for a while, especially the wood-like taste of the sweetened iced tea.  it's on my top five list of favorite beverages.

we also decorated my tree, using ribbon instead of garland this year.  i was happy that ralph figured out how to turn on my pilot light because i have a feeling it's going to need relighting throughout the season.  my manager called right after ralph had fixed it, how psychically (sp?) convenient.  ;0  although i can't complain because they are quite responsive unlike the previous managers who needed a fire lit under their ass to motivate them to fix any unit problem(s).

i'm currently stuffed beyond comprehension which i can't believe because i only had soup for lunch.  it usually takes more than soup to get me this full but it was fairly hearty, chicken bones and all!  lisa saved me some caramel chocolate gooey dessert so that will fuel me through the evening.

i have tpr lsat class tonight from 6-9.  i hope it is an intro course where i claim my books, have a general review, etc., etc.  looks like i can still catch scrubs at 9:30 so i'm all set even if it is a full-lengther.  wish me luck and dinner.

tidbit on counterfeit money:

a co-worker's boyfriend cashed a check at a bank of the west in reno and some of his money was given in $100 bills.  of the bills, one was counterfeit but it made it past the bank!  how could such a thing happen...it was a real $5 bill that somebody had overimposed a picture of ben franklin on and changed the corner 5s to 100s.  it looks real, feels real, and smells real (i'm probably the only person who would think to smell it but then again i smell everything).  her boyfriend tried using the $100 at a store and they told him it was counterfeit (which he didn't know at the time).  they pointed out that ben franklin's face may be on it but that abraham lincoln's face appeared in the hologram (hologram must be the same as bill face).  in addition, the strip that runs through the money reads "us 5.." and if the bill were a true $100 it would read "us 100."  you catch the drift.  so, next time you go to the bank, check your money before you leave.  the bank didn't catch this one because it was real money that needed a "visual" inspection (but didn't get it) and made it past the "pen" inspection.  as they told her...they can't exchange the bill because her boyfriend is at fault for not checking his money before leaving the bank.  how is the lay person supposed to know what to look for- read above, again.

list-loving

highlights of the weekend:

banana split sundae at ghiradelli...then watching a 20-minute argument in an unrecognizable language, with lots of arm and hand motions.  pretended to take pictures of ralph when i was really taking pics of the fight in case they needed witnesses or another other type of proof.  trust me, we weren't the only ones standing around not calling the authorities.

completing my thanksgiving day grocery shopping by 9 am on saturday!  this may be a trivial thing to be happy about but i really dislike crowds and mayham so i was able to avoid the last minute rush.

going to the beach with dog and ralph...then losing my car key.  i was carrying my car key loose from the key chain and it must've fallen when i was running around with dog.  we're grateful for the geniuses that drew a large picture of a key in the sand and then put the key in the middle of their drawing.  that was the best ever!  i wrote a huge thank you note next to their drawing and drew me, ralph, and dog.

discovering that archer farms market (a target brand) has awesome spice chai tea mix.  it's sold in a small rectangular tin in their tea section.  seems to have a lot of caffeine.

the lowlights:

totally missing the kdfc party.  we arived just as it ended.  oh well, we still had a chance to see the beautiful lights and decorations in the hyatt. 

paying $2 for 12 oz. of water in the hotel gift shop because i was totally dehydrated from having taco bell and potato chips in the same night.  the cashier was weird but spoke excellent japanese- at least i think he did but who am i to say?  i can't speak japanese.  he left to a back room for a while and anybody could've walked out of that little store with just about anything.

paying $30 for dog shampoo and conditioner.  her skin better stop itching!  i thought our problems were solved...she needs to go in for some serious skin tests if the itching persists after use of the special fur products.  maybe her items will make my hair silky.

wondering if ralph was going to accidentally drive us off the cliff as he talked on his phone while driving us home from the beach.

sitting in subway for nearly 2 hours thinking of something to do and then getting to my car to amanda's phone message reminding me about the party at hanamaru, after i had totally stuffed myself on a footlong- on the one day i actually ate the whole thing. 

going to marshall's and realizing that i threw away $5 at subway because i stashed my change in the plastic subway bag!  i wanted to go to get it because $ is $ but ralph convinced me to take it as a loss.  i'm finding tiny ways to recover that $5.  hmmm...no more starbuck's for one week!

things to do:

dishes

hang clothes

clear table- ok, i know i keep listing this, but you should see my table- this is the most dreadful task (you'll see why when i post a photo!)

find pyrex thermometer at bed & bath for mom's turkey

buy ginger ale for tart cranberry dipping sauce and white wine for the gravy

remember:

mashed potatoes and some form of fatless butter so i can drowned them at dinner time.  if my potatoes fail, i can buy this mashed potato and butter flavored soda as an unexpected alternative!  heck, they can do the whole meal...

gravy

2 pumpkin pies

cranberry relish (this tastes a lot better than it sounds)

tart cranberry dipping sauce

utensils

dog and dog's toys

anything else?  i'm sure i'm forgetting something important.

chai review

chai seems to be just about everywhere now: it's sold in boxes, as powder mixes, in squirt bottles, at coffeehouses, at convenience stores, the list goes on and on.

amanda and i did a taste test and we found oregon chai, flavor: the original, to taste like rubber, whether it is sold in the box at the grocery store or in your convenience store fridge in a little glass bottle (i'm glad this was free, thanks to a local dot com that has a better beverage selection than most 7-11s).  then we tried another oregon chai flavor: chai nog (a's favorite).  i'm not a fan of egg nog so i decided before i tasted chai nog that i wouldn't like it.  i was quite surprised with my teaspoonfull first taste, at how good it is.  so for all those egg nog lovers and haters, i would rec. a glass of chai nog (hot or cold), and at a party...i would rec. adding a shot of brandy.

melissa also offers another good resource for tasty chai by mocafe.  i'll have to hunt some of this down since i like the original taste of chai though the chai nog is appealing during the holiday season.

story about brandy and eggnog: one of my co-workers had a very rambunctious son (no longer ramb.), who seems to have calmed down as he's getting older.  at one of the company's early holiday parties, eggnog was served in a punch bowl with a bottle of brandy next to it.  i think the son was not well-supervised so he managed to sneak some brandy from the eggnog table, and some more, and some more- i don't think he knew what it was but he sure did like it!  by the end of the evening, he was a little tipsy.  he did some funny things...wrapped his mouth around the alhambra water spouts (but under the hot water spout- oops).  my boss walked by and said, "oh, i'll remember to stay away from that one on monday."  i'm sure i find more humor in this because i was there but maybe you would too, if you've ever seen an intoxicated 3 year old.

so help add chai to the dictionary.