Medusa's Little corner

Un nuevo comienzo

2010-05-29T21:12:00.000-07:00

Mayo ha sido un mes bastante bueno para mi a pesar que es el primer aniversario que mi papa fallecio, sobretodo esta ultima semana fue algo fantastico.

1.- Por fin me decidi a ir con una nutriologa, he estado subiendo de peso y quiero hacer algo por mi, por mi salud, mañana cumplo dos semanas de la dieta, cada semana voy con la doctora, en la primera semana llevo perdidos 1 kilo y 2 cm de cintura, ahi la llevamos, el Lunes me toca ir otra vez con la doctora, veremos que tanto he perdido.

2.- Tengo planeado graduarme de la preparatoria abierta este Septiembre que viene, para mi se me ha dificultado mucho las matematicas, con la ayuda de mi hermanita chula y mi maestra he estado ganando terreno y les estoy entendiendo mas, eso me da muchisimo gusto.

3.- Todo el mes mi jefe inmediato casi no ha ido a trabajar (fueron contados los dias) y lo he estado supliendo, ha sido bastante pesado, ha sido mucho estress y trabajo, pero el Jueves pasado el Gerente me llamo y me felicito por haber hecho un buen trabajo, me quede muy sorprendida ya que nunca me lo habian dicho... pero, donde mas MAS me sorprendio y tuve un muy bonito sentimiento fue ayer, me mando llamar la contadora y me comento que estaba haciendo un MUY buen trabajo, que estaban satisfechos por lo que he estado haciendo, llegaron los aumentos para la empreza y me empezo a decir que eran del 4 al 5% (yo dije... ya no fue un buen aumento otro año mas) pero como les gusta mi actutud, mi trabajo y vieron cuales son mis aptitudes me subieron un 7.15% de salario (wow!) estoy MUY feliz y satisfecha por eso!!!

4.- Logre conseguir un trabajo en Second Life donde me pagan un salario, de ahi voy a poder ahorrar y pagar mis deudas, me gusta mucho trabajar ahi! Es un muy buen grupo de amigas!

Como ves, este mes fueron muchos logros y cambios, estoy feliz y ya quiero que sea la segunda semana de Junio para poder ya descansar una semana que lo necesito y bastante.

Memories

2010-04-24T19:47:00.000-07:00

I have found this on Facebook and I think it clearly tells how I feel. It's almost going to be a year and some sad feelings that were gone are coming back...

I wish Heaven had a phone so I could hear your voice again.. I thought of you today, but that is nothing new. I thought about you yesterday, and days before that too. I think of you in silence, I often speak your name. All I have are memories and a picture in a frame. Your memory is a keepsake, from which ill never part. God has you in his arms.. I have you in my heart

Thoughts

2010-03-04T11:38:00.000-08:00

All this year has been really a roller coaster ride for me, good times, happy times, but it's almost a year since he's gone and I am still hurting too much.

I must admit I don't cry so often, but there is no night when I can't stop thinking about him and how much I miss him. People have been telling me that writing my feelings will work to get it all out and I will feel better.. I still haven't been able to do that since it makes me cry every time I try to talk about it.

Sometimes I feel like I'm very childish for still crying and still feeling bad, but I just haven't found the answer yet, how can you get used to live without your best friend whom you've lived with for 41 years? I still haven't found the answer to that.

I've been dreaming about him, and sometimes it has been helping me feel a bit better.
I even dreamed about him on Xmas Eve, I dreamed that I was in the dining room sitting with him, mom was cooking and I saw him, he was looking at me smiling he asked for a kiss pointing at his cheek the way he used to, I kissed him and I did not feel anything, so I saw him and asked me again to give him a kiss, the second time I kissed him and hugged him, I told him how much I missed him and how much I loved him, he smiled at me and then mom came and he was gone... I woke up and cried....

Some say "let him go, let him go" but I just don't know how to "let go" someone I miss and love very much.

I'm in a "game" called Second Life, my dad introduced me to it, when he passed away I donated some of his lindens to the American Cancer Society in Second LIfe, they have been helping me through the year and now, for the first time my partner and me will be doing a fund raiser party for the American Cancer Society, I want to give back something of what they have done for me and all the friends I have found. I hope we can raise a lot of money for them.

Anyway, I will try (but don't hold your breath!) and "talk" about this, maybe it will help me in the long run, maybe not, who knows?

My Best Friend

2009-08-04T14:28:00.000-07:00

Carlos Alejandro Chabert

May 3rd. 1931 - May 4th. 2009

It's been three months and I still can't talk about it, still hurts as if it was yesterday.

Tres meses y todavia no puedo hablar de esto, todavia duele como si fuera ayer.

Comic Con and Twilight

2008-10-26T08:53:00.000-07:00

I don't know if I have told you this before, but there was a HUGE Buzz at Comic Con about the movie twlight, I never heard of it (where do I live in a cave?!? I think so!) so sis went to the panel (IT WAS PACKED!) she got pictures yes... she read the whole four books in less than a month (yeah I had no sister :P) and now I'm reading them, I'm up to book three, I like them! :)

BUT, the reason I'm telling you this is.. they were giving away free promotional twilight cards (four on each pack) and sis found them today over the internet.... people are buying that freebie pack for $50.00 !!!! Yes I was *shocked* a few days ago I was going to throw it away! I was like... well, why do I need some promo stuff??

OH... MY... GOD... am I glad I asked sis if she wanted them or not... she kept them and now... EBAY! LOL wow...

Lesson learned kids!! NEVER refuse freebies from Comic Con and NEVER throw them out until you are SURE you are not throwing away money... hehe

(Español mas al ratito, me tengo que ir ahorita jeje)

Funtastic Four Second very late Part!!!

2008-10-14T19:31:00.001-07:00

Alright alright I know! I know! It's been *ages* since I posted that! (a month to be exact! And that was not on purpose! Honest!), so anyway, my b'day and the next day went pretty well, my mom made me one of my favorite! Pozole! Yuuumi! :)

At night, I blew my 41 candles (and counting!), mom made the cake from scratch! Even the icing! Yes it was chocolate and yes it was my favorite!! Yuumii! :D

Later that night mom and sis and me went to watch on TV the celebrations for our Independence day,I always love that celebration, it's when I feel the proudest to be Mexican! Y QUE VIVA MEXICO!!

Grito de Independencia 2008 Mexico
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Valgame que ahora si me tarde en escribir en mi blog! (un mes! Y eso que no fue a proposito! Jejeje) pues mi cumple me la pase sensacional los otros dos dias, el dia de mi cumple mi mama hizo uno de mis platillos favoritos.. pozole! Mmmm Yumi! Y tambien en la noche partimos el pastel 41 velitas! (y contando!) de ahi nos fuimos a ver la celebracion del grito de Indepenencia... siempre me ha gustado verlo y es cuando MAS me da orgullo de ser Mexicana! Y QUE VIVA MEXICO!! :D

The Funtastic Four!

2008-09-14T19:37:00.001-07:00

Oh yes! It's that time of the year again!! My favorite month! Why you ask? (And if you don't I am going to tell you anway! hehe)

September we celebrate Mexico's Independence day (on the 15h.) so for the whole month, Mexico celebrates.. our country!! QUE VIVA MEXICO!!

And of course.. my b'day!! (On Sept. 15th. too!) So, I have decided this year to have a four day celebration since I don't work on Monday (I took it as a vacation day) and Tuesday is a National Holiday (smart girl huh?)

Friday after work, I kicked off the celebrations going with my sis to a Mariachi Vargas de Tecatitlan concert, WHAT A MAGICAL PARTY IT WAS!!! We sang together, there were parts that I even cried some (so sue me!) overall it was such a magical party!! One of the best!! Here is a small sample... QUE VIVA EL MARIACHI!

Mariachi Vargas - Cielito Lindo Huasteco

Saturday was chores day, but I had a much needed/deserved long nap!! Hehehe :)

Sunday... YES! Sunday! Shopping day!! And sis took me to a really nice restaurant!! The Cheescake Factory, Oh my! Delicious food!!! Wonderful atmosphere! I love it there!!!

The other two days?? To be continued!!! :) (hang in there! It's only Sunday!! Hehe)

Wild Pictures

2008-09-07T19:56:00.001-07:00

I'm posting some pictures from around Comic Con, just a few, camera crews where everywhere! Costumes were great!! Panels were even better (GO LOST AND HEROS!!!)
and I can't wait for next year!

Comic Con thursday

2008-09-07T19:37:00.001-07:00

Well since sis took the camera on Thursday, I asked her to have the camera on Friday since Saturday we were going to be stuck in Hall H ...

I only attended one panel, Archie Comics! Of course you knew I love Archie!! I am very lucky and honored to say that Mister Gorelick is my friend, (VP Editor in Chief) I've been seeing him since I first went to Comic Con 16 years ago... (Yep! That long), well he recived a well deserved award, celebrating his 50 years at Archie Comics, very impressive I must say!

Thank you Archie! For helping me learn English and thanks Mister Gorelick for your friendship and being always so kind to me.

Comic Con thursday

2008-08-10T11:45:00.000-07:00

Well, that day sis decided to stay inside Hall H and look at all the panels I did not want to stay there all day, so she took the pictures and I was just browsing around on the floor.
See if you can spot some famous people!

Freedom of what?!?

2008-08-10T10:21:00.000-07:00

Okay if I'm not mistaken (please correct me if I'm wrong) but lately there has been "freedom of speach" thing and critizism on how the Chinese blocks certain web pages and so on...

Well, guess what? I went to the NBC web page, the TV Station where they are hosting the Olympics, I wanted to see a clip and guess what? I'm not allowed to see it because I don't live in the USA.

Same as when I go to their Heroes web page, I can't see most of it because I'm not an American Citizen...

So much for freedom of speach and blah blah eh?

Take a good look at yourself before critisizing the others.

A small Olympic Parenthesis

2008-08-08T22:05:00.000-07:00

Before I keep telling you about my Comic Con Experience, I would just like to take this oportunity to say....

OOOH WOOOOOOW!!!!!!!

To say the least of course!!! What am I talking about? I love the Opening and Closing ceremonies of the Olympycs, does not matter where they are held, I always enjoy to the fullest their rich culture and presentation.

Today I must say, China has left me with my jaw dropped to say the least, I bow to the Country of China for making such an INCREDIBLE Opening Ceremonies!! The BEST ones I've seen so far!!

I know there are a lot of problems between countries and silly things like that, but to think that just for one moment... four hours... I would like to think that everything just "sits still" and everything is forgotten and just peace and harmony exists... at least it's nice to think about it for four hours don't you think?

So, I bow to them and if I had a hat I would say "I tip my hat to them" but since I don't I would just say ... my favorite unforgetible opening ceremonies yet.....

Make the best Country win!!

Comic Con Wednesday

2008-07-29T20:15:00.001-07:00

Comic con is here again!! And it's Wednesday! That means, preview night!! Get in before ""everyone else!!"" Well, before it was like that, this was our 14th. year in a row going, and from the first few Thursdays, it was great! You could even walk!!

Now it was sooooo packed! It seemed like Friday!! I took a pic from the window, while waiting in line to go inside... yes, the line went all the way outside.... wow..

Tragic News

2008-07-29T19:01:00.000-07:00

Monday the 21st. I was supposed to be on vacation, that was Comic Con's week and I wanted to be with my niece for a bit, until I got a call on Monday morning saying that a brother of my immediate boss died and they needed me there.

So they picked me up and I went to work, then after work went to the wake, it was very sad looking at all the family crying (of course) and my boss, who is usually very strong and never shows his feelings, being devastated.

What happened was that they were driving in the highway going to a camping trip in Tecate, a drunk driver came on the oposit side very fast, in a curve, he invaded the other lane and he crashed head on to him.

My boss ran to his car, of course, they were following eachother's car, my boss saw his brother die, his daughter had crashed ribs and hurt her neck, nephew broken arm, niece is on a wheelchair, she hurt her spine, his sister in law is in the hospital with heart damage since she hit the dashboard with her chest, she still (that I know of) she does not know that her husband is dead.

Lesson here, please please please, don't drink and drive, even if you say "nah it's only one beer, or one drink" you don't know how much damage you do to *the others* when you are irresponsible, if you want to kill yourself, fine, go do it yourself and crash on a tree, just don't take innocent lives with you...

At The Zoo

2008-07-29T18:48:00.000-07:00

Well well, the day at the San Diego Zoo was awsome, we had tons of fun and she... oh yes, yet again, had her face painted, this time she wanted a dolphin, and of course, because she behaved very good she got the dolphin! Isn't she cute?

We also were VERY lucky when we went to see the baby panda, they were walking around and he was playing... oooooh he is SOOOOOOO cute! I'm posting just one or two pics... makes you want to just hug him!

My Angel's Visit

2008-07-18T14:41:00.001-07:00

This week I've been working so I haven't seen Ivy a lot... just at night, when I get home I get to be with her for an hour or so before she goes to bed.
She went to see the Kung Fu panda movie and she loved it! She went to the beach and she was very impressed of how big the ocean was, today, she went to the post office to send a postcard to her parents back home, she baked apple pie and chocolate cup cakes too with grandma!
Yesterday she gave me some paintings so she could sell some paintings to get some money for grandma since she has been spending a lot in her, I told her I could sell them at the office and I brought two for everyone to see, I told my co-workers the story and they bought two paintings! Hehe wow!
I called her on the phone later on today and she was SO excited!! Did they know who I was? she asked, Did they bought them? Ooh I have to make more! I am making some from Hello Kitty!
Just to listen how excited she was I melted, yes yes, I admit it! I'm bonkers about my niece! If she wants me to dance with my head I'll do it! (well not that hard but still) sadly, I have to come to work tomorrow, but after that I will have vacation and comeback on the 29th. we'll mix our time at comic con and Ivy, so I won't be using much the computer, I hope I can at least write how everything is going!
Also, like aunties like nieces!! They love anime! wheee!! They love Totoro (karina and Ivy) and when I wore my Totoro T-Shirt she hugged me a lot and called me Totoro!! Hehehe, now my brother wants one too!! She was also looking at some Sailor Moon videos! YESS! She loves Sailor Moon, she says she's her and yesterday grandma made her hair just like Sailor Moon, she was very excited!!
Anyway, I'll take tons of pictures now that I will be home with her and enjoy the rest of the time I have with her... I'm sure going to miss her.

Sunday, at Legoland

2008-07-14T06:56:00.000-07:00

Oooh boy.. my niece is like the energizer bunny! She keeps going and going and going and... going some more... and when you think she's tired.... she goes again more and more... where does such a small girl get all that energy? It's beyond me...

Well Saturday at the circus she had a fun time, she even rode a rea pony! Oh she was so excited!! Of course, aunty Marcia was too!

Sunday was Legoland day!! Or I should say "gimme all your money land" they don't allow you to bring snacks, water or anything unless it's medicated... oh wow... of course it's high robbery what they charge for a soda or a bottled water... but I guess that's where they get their business from, I don't know...

Ivy wanted to get wet, so we looked for games where she could get wet, but while we did that she found a place where they do "face painting" she wanted her face to be like a princess, when she was done there was a princess there and she took a picture with the princess, I told her WOW a real princess and she said "no, that's not a real princess" hehehe

((Ivy face painting take one))

After a few more rides, we found the GET ME SOAKING WET rides, she was wearing her bathing suit, aunt Marcia was not, she was in charge of taking care of Ivy while she was riding this big thing... whatever you call it... it's called "Soak-and-Sail-Pirates Shore, water coming down everywhere (no I don't have pictures of those, my camera would get ruined!) so I was running around the ride around it and taking advantage of the bridges so I would not get "so wet" I read that every so often when the bell rings, there is this HUUUUUGE bucket that gets filled and when it's filled it turns and causes a cascade of water, it's pretty cool, but aunty Marcia did not want to get SOAKING wet... so the first time she hid under a bridge... no problems there got a litle wet not that much... I kept running around, trying to see where she was, taking care that the big kids did not hit her or something (no they hardly have security there) when I was busy trying to dodge a kid that was spraying me like I had a target face or something when suddenly the bells sounded and ... yep! You guessed it!!! But I could "take cover" at least for a bit.

After sometime of getting wet, we went for lunch... San Diego Zoo has much better lunch than then and less expensive! Anyway, after lunch we wanted to have another ride.... a -don't get me wet- ride, and... she found another face painting stand!!! She wanted to be a swan! So... of course, the other paint was washed away and.... we got her another face painting!

((Ivy face painting take two))

After that and some ice cream we went for a nice relaxing boat ride that showed lots of cool things they did, they have this small city made out of legos, it's amazing what they can do with those little bricks... I'll post just one or two of those since this is very long already.

Very Special Guest

2008-07-12T07:27:00.000-07:00

We have one special guest at home, my seven year old princess Ivy (well, okay okay, my niece! But she's my princess and nobody can tell me different!), I was afraid that she would not remember me since she does not live near by and I only see her on the webcam once in a while.

So yesterday, when I came back from work, I saw her, she saw me, then she looked at me like she was remembering who I was and then ran and gave me a biiiiig hug.

We spent a lot of time watching Pokemon (she loves Pokemon, she even has a Pokemon toothbrush!) and then she went to sleep.

This morning mom sis and her were already having breakfast when suddenly I came downstairs with a "fake" sleepy face and leaned on her, she laughed, she was eating a piece of toast and I said "may I have your toast?" and she immediately covered it and and said "no it's mine" LOL Today we'll go to the circus, we will see how it goes! Yes I will spoil her to death!
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Tenemos un visitante muy muy especial en casa, su nombre es Ivy mi princesa de siete años, tenia miedo de que ella no me reconociera, puesto que hace mas de dos años que no la veia, solo por la webcam la veia de vez en cuando.

Ayer que llegue de trabajar y me vio, como que queria ver quien era yo, se quedo un ratito viendome y de repente una sonrisota dibujo su cara y corrio a darme un abrazote, obviamente me derritio! Jejeje Nos la pasamos viendo Pokemon (le gusta mucho! Hasta tiene cepillo de dientes de Pokemon) y se durmio como un angelito.

Hoy en la maniana, abuelita, tia Tania y ella estaban desayunando, bajo yo con cara de "dormida" y a Ivy le dio risa, luego vi que estaba comiendo un pedazo de pan tostado y le dije "me regalas tu pan?" y luego luego lo tapo, me vio feo y dijo "no" jajaja

Hoy vamos a ir al circo, veremos que tal nos va... y si, la vamos a concentir muuuuucho!

En Memoria

2008-06-23T19:09:00.000-07:00

Today was a sad day for me. Last year I found out that one of my good friends passed away, Agustin Irigoyen from Monterrey Nuevo Leon Mexico, I've had the luck to be her friend since before internet, of course I cried and I felt really bad, months passed and his sister's husband contacted me saying that he remembered us in his will, (my sister Tania and me), he left us all his anime collection (we introduced anime to him), I remember he telling us on the phone what he bought and his collection was growing, I used to spend hours on the phone with him, even if it was long distance, he came on vacation once on one of my b'days, we had a blast.

So, his sister's husband asked for my address and he said that later on he will send the anime (he never said how many boxes were there), so months passed and then, today when I called my mom, she told me that the anime had arrived (I had completely forgot about it) and when my mom told me there were nine boxes full of anime, I almost fainted... my God! Nine boxes! He really loved anime!!

Well all afternoon I felt really sad, I could not stop thinking about him and all the good times we shared together, once I got home and saw the boxes, I couldn't stop and I cried and I still am crying, you can call me sentimental, you can call me stupid, I don't care, Agustin was my friend and I still miss him very much.
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**Note** Spanish is not really the exact translation of what's above, thank you.
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Hoy ha sido un dia muy triste, desde que supe que mi Amigo Agustin Irigoyen fallecio, ese dia fue muy triste para mi, obviamente no pude dejar de pensar en el, no pude dejar de pensar en mi amigo, en los buenos momentos que pasamos, en los momentos tan felices cuando vino a pasar mi cumple, en las llamadas de horas y horas por telefono que pasamos.

A mi hermana y a mi nos gusta el Anime (Animacion japonesa) y nosotros introducimos el Anime a Agustin, le gusto mucho y empezo a comprar anime y a comentarnos de lo que compro, una de las primeras que vio fue Totoro y ese fue su apodo de parte de nosotras, hasta me regalo un poster de Totoro.

Meses despues que me entere que Tino fallecio me contactaron porque nos menciono a Tania y a mi en su testamento, nos dejo su coleccion de anime, les proporcione los datos y hasta ahi quedo, no supe yo ya mas hasta hoy, que le llame a mi mama por telefono y me comento que habian llegado de la mensajeria a dejar la coleccion de anime de Tino, vaya sorpresa que me lleve cuando me dijo que son nueve cajas... wow! Pues no pude dejar de pensar en el todo el resto del dia, y la verdad, sere sentimental, chillona, estupida, no se, llamame como quieras, pero al llegar a la casa y ver las cajas ahi no pude contener las lagrimas.

Tino fue un gran amigo para mi, y lo extraño mucho. Mi querido Totoro, siempre te recordare y siempre estaras en mi corazon.

Con cariño

Marcia/Medusa

The Art of Chyminy Riquet

2008-05-09T06:00:00.000-07:00

My very good friend Chyminy Riquet (no that's not the real name, we go by aliases on this game) in Guild Wars has made some very impressive and some very pretty paintings. Chym has improved so much that I'm now a huge fan of Chym's art.

And Chym has also made a screensaver, you can admire it Here

I hope you like it because I really DO like it!! Good work Chym!!!

Women's Day

2008-03-08T22:28:00.001-08:00

Today women around the world get recognized, I think women should be admired and respected recognized all year and not only one day, since they work hard to have a place in this world every day, not only one day. There is a woman, that I admire the most, her name is Helen Keller.

You can read her story here

She came through, she worked hard and she succeeded , she's my hero and every time I feel down, I think of her.

So to all the women in the world, I salute you!

My Two Angels

2008-03-06T05:22:00.000-08:00

Wow how fast kids grow!! Happy Birthday Karina! She is now two years old! These pics were last Saturday, oh yes! I'm very proud of them!

Que rapido crecen los niños!! Feliz Cumpleaños Karina! Ahora tiene 2 años!! Estas fotos fueron tomadas el Sabado, si, soy una tia muy orgullosa!!

Both worlds/Dos Mundos

2008-03-02T09:28:00.000-08:00

I have spoken to a good friend of mine, he speaks Spanish and he says he loves to read my log, but sometimes he has trouble translating since he can't speak english very well, I have a blog in spanish yes, but since not a lot of people know about that one, and this is the most common and known, I will from now on type my messages in both languages, that way I can try and communicate what I want in both languages. Two worlds united in one blog. :)
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Para ti que lees este blog en ingles y que te cuesta trabajo leerlo y traducirlo, voy a escribir mis historias en los dos idiomas, para que lo disfrutes y sepas que esta pasando con migo y las tonterias que a veces digo :) espero que lo disfrutes!! Dos mundos unidos por un blog :)

No that was not the exact translation, that was a simple explanation :) but from now on everything will be translated.

Enjoy!/Que lo disfrutes!

Muppets - Mahna Mahna

2008-02-05T05:54:00.001-08:00

Okay now THIS is so awsome, again, back when I was a kid (no it was not that long ago) I used to love this song and sing it and dancing, yes I still remember! THIS SONG ROCKS! Hohohoho

Yip yips meet the telephone

2008-01-28T19:37:00.001-08:00

BRIIIINNNNGGG!!! The things you find on Youtube!! I can't beleive it, I feel I'm going back to my childhood I used to see this when I was a little kid and then Tania saw it too and I remember we imitating them, it was SO much fun... and yes, I confess I'm a muppet lover!!

Raindrops Falling On My Head

2008-01-24T21:16:00.000-08:00

I love to hear the rain, I love to watch the rain, I just wish I could do that from my warm room everytime it rains and not when I'm outside in the cold!! LOL

Have you ever stopped and really listen to the rain? I always wake up at five am to go to work, sometimes earlier, some call me crazy, but I love the quiet time I get in the morning.. time -for me- to do whatever I want, to get connected to myself. I always wake up and turn on the TV while I get dressed so I can listen to the headlines and the weather, but not yesterday.

Yesterday it was raining and I just woke up and stayed in my bed listening to the rain, it was so good, so relaxing, I enjoyed it too much, no I did not fall asleep! But listening to the pit pat pit pat on the window and roof, it was like a song... or soft music, it was very enjoyable.

Next time it rains in your neighborhood, I invite you to stop for five minutes and listen... really listen to the rain, I bet you will enjoy it to the fullest.

MEXICO LINDO

2008-01-15T05:53:00.001-08:00

I found this GREAT video of some shots of my Country... if I must say so myself... SO pretty... *sighs* yes... even with all the problems, my Mexico it's very pretty. *smiles*

Mariachi!!

2008-01-15T05:36:00.001-08:00

Because I love Mariachi and because I love my Country and because I wanted to share a little bit with all of you, I'm going to be posting some this and thats! Hope you enjoy!

But I never win anything!

2008-01-10T19:11:00.000-08:00

Well that's what I used to say! Contests, raffles, you name it, I didn't win it until last Monday.

One co-worker won a Texaco contest, and he got a huge flat HD TV with a home entertainment system and an Ipod Nano with Video 8 gig. He kept the TV and wanted to raffle the other two items between us.

Well, on Monday what a surprise! My name came out for the iPod! WHEEEE!!! Yeah, I always wanted one of those and I'm still in shock and very happy and very surprised!!!

Now, don't get me wrong, I HATE apple, I bought an iPod nano (the first one) I was very happy with it until my computer crashed, and I lost everything, (that's an old computer) so when it was fixed I tried to transfer the songs from my nano to the new computer... well guess what? apple won't let me do that because that's NOT the licensed computer -_- WHO in their RIGHT MIND would think that one could have a computer forever?!?

Anyway, I deleted the license and tried again and nothing... nothing at all :P so now it's sitting pretty on my desk, laughing at me and saying "nah nah nah you can't get anything out of me" the good news is that I have now the other better iPod but I still want to use the otherone! So now I'm stuck without knowing how to tell my nano that this is MY computer THAT I PAID FOR THE ITEM and that I want to transfer fresh songs there ... of course, without deleting my video nano's account....

But.. I should not complain! I'm EXTREMELY happy and I can't beleive it and I'm ejoying it to the fullest to say the least! :D Here is the pic :D Yeah.. I was happy hehehe the other two girls are co-workers and that's the general manager by the way.

My Medusa

2008-01-04T23:13:00.001-08:00

My Medusa is back!! Yes, I have even named my computer.... Medusa, what a great name LOL well, I have my computer back *hugs computer* I missed it SO much!!

Anyway, I have to install EVERYTHING again, but... that's what weekends are for ... right?

Specially this weekend that it's going to be a cold rainy weekend... perfect to be inside, play with your computer, install every single game I have (hehehe) and have TONS of fun!

Oh boy.. lack of sleep here I come!!

A new Year, a New start

2008-01-01T10:24:00.000-08:00

A new year, new hope for things to go good as last year, or why not? Even better!

It's time to look forward and not to look back, I look forward for this year, why? Because I have a resolution, well I have many like everyone else (loose weight, eat healthier) but one that I have to imply and I know it's going to be a bit hard, but with dedication and always always keeping it in mind... "THINK POSSITIVE".

If things go wrong, or not the way I wanted them to be or turn out, look for another way to make them work, look for the possitive side of things, yeah, it's easier said than done, but I will try to do it!!

I'm typing this now on a notepad, since writing directly on the blog is so slow, my friend the Neanderthal adviced me, I think he burned out his last piece of brain he had by thinking that LOL (sorry Neandy! Love you!!! *wink*) so I can copy paste my thoughts and nonsense in here, boring the few people who read this to death, and keeping them up to date!

Tomrrow if the computer people go to work my sis will take my computer to the shop, I can't wait to get it back, I miss playing Guild Wars with my friends, I miss my friends on and off Guild Wars, I missed the Wintersday celebrations!! *cries*

Anyway, I hope your New Year Resolutions are the ones you can keep, and that 2008 brings you lots of health, happiness and success!!

A Wired Box

2007-12-29T18:13:00.000-08:00

I have found out how amazing one can get used to having something.

Like an office without a fax, or a copy machine or me without a computer.

New Year hasn't come yet and I just want my computer back, sadly I speak to my friends through a "box of wires" aka computer, and without it, I'm not communicating with them or anyone else, and it feels so weird, so lost, so lonely.

You might ask "what about the one you are using?" Well, this one is SO incredibly slow that when I am typing this each letter shows up every two seconds, no kidding, I have no patience and you need the patience of a saint to use this computer, so I use it just to check mail and a few other things and then turn it off and do some knitting... yeah, frustrating and sad to me, but anyway, I just hope Jan 2nd. comes fast so they can start working on my computer and I can get it back soon enough.

Perfect Timing

2007-12-24T06:57:00.000-08:00

Well not even three months ago I bought a new computer:

CORE 2 Duo E4400 Mother Board Intel D946GZ S/V/R Video Card GForce Nvidia 8500 GT 2GB Memory DDR2 Kingston 667 HD Seagate Sata 160 GB with Windows Vista.

Yesterday it went clank clank clank, system not responding and now all I can see it's a black screen... Merry Xmas to me *sighs*

Oh the Guarantee is still on! But the computer people won't work until Jan 2nd. *deep sigh* oh well..

California Raisins - Rudolf the Red nosed reindeer

2007-12-23T14:00:00.001-08:00

Wow! And anotherone! Ooooh the memories! Why can't they make a DVD? They are AWSOME I still remember the two TV Specials too.. ooh yeah nostalgia time. :)

Claymation Christmas:

2007-12-23T13:58:00.001-08:00

Okay I'm guilty I love Christmas music and Christmas shows, I was watching youtube, looking for a show that sis and me love to watch, the Claymation Christmas Special, and what a surprise I found it!! ((Well yeah what CAN'T you find in Youtube now huh?)) here is a link of my favorite part, it always cracks me up!! I hope you enjoy it too.

Santa Baby!!

2007-12-22T07:05:00.000-08:00

Santa Baby what will you bring me this Christmas?

Santa Baby I want a plane where I can travel around the world and meet wonderful places and wonderful people that I only know through pictures and letters.

Santa baby I want a Mercedes Benz convertible, I'll let you choose the color, red or blue or maybe pink!

Santa baby I want a big new yatch so I can make cool parties with all my friends and family

Santa baby I'll leave my stocking hung by my door so everytime I reach inside there is money galore.

Santa baby I want a big ranch with horses that I can ride

Santa baby I want an unlimited credit card that pays itself

Santa baby I want peace on earth, I want them to stop fighting silly wars and instead of fighting teach them how to TALK and COMPROMISE.

Santa baby, I want to be awsome in computer games, specially Guild Wars, just like my friends.

Santa baby, I want for my friends to have a VERY Merry Christmas, bring them what you want and make them have lots of happiness and health.

Santa baby, make them remember when they are opening their presents, that there is a present from me, a HUGE FRIENDLY BEAR HUG! And when I'll toast on Xmas Eve, I'll toast for them wishing them nothing but good things and thanking them for making me feel so honored and happy to have them as my friends.

MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

The laugh of a kid

2007-11-20T06:13:00.000-08:00

I'm sure you have noticed when you go to a mall, or a supermarket, lots of parents with their kids.

Some kids just look at you like you are a martian, some look at you like and smile at you, some just make you smile and some you just want them to press the mute button on them because they just don't want to shut up and they keep crying and crying and crying.

Well, this weekend was no exception but one, sometimes I just want to "sit back" and look at the world go pass by me, look at the people, the children, it's fun!

This weekend, we were at a supermarket and there was this kid sitting on the cart making sounds like a lion, so Tania and me passed by and he went ROOAAARRR!! To us, Tania laughed but I followed his lead and made a scary face and sound, the kid just started laughing SO hard that his mom just turned around to see who was making him laugh so hard.

It's those small moments when makes me smile and feel so happy, knowing that I still have that kid inside me that loves those simple moments on this rushed thing we call life.

Just because

2007-11-02T09:16:00.001-07:00

I'm the aunt I can say it... They are SO CUTE!! I think I will go next year with them and "help them" carry all their candy.. I mean, look at them! Who would not give candy to my cuuuute girls?? :)

El Dia de los Muertos

2007-11-01T06:45:00.000-07:00

In October 2005 I posted something about this day.... the post is here

It really is sad how traditions are dieing, those sugar skulls that you see there? It's hard to find them now, at least on this part of the country, some were hand made and really delicious, well yeah if yo don't count all the sugar that's in there! LOL

The bread is excellent every year, we buy a big one at Costco and they know how to make it, no, not everyone can make this kind of bread, it has to have a certain spice that only grows this time of year, "agua de azhar" extract from an orange flower I beleive, now don't get me wrong, Costco does not use this kind of ingredient (and if they do, they need to put more in it since you need to taste the orange, it's still delicious though!) but when you use this ingredient... mmmmm delicious! And with a cup of hot chocolate Mmmm okay I will stop now hehe

Last night I saw a lot of kids dressed up in different costumes, asking for candy, and I have always wandered, if they really know the meaning of that? Why they do that? Why the costumes? (No I don't either) I hope parents tell them why they do what they do it... but I will investigate later... for another message :)

Friendship, distance and time

2007-10-30T20:24:00.000-07:00

Over my years on the internet and before (remember the BBS?) I have been so fortunate to have found such great friends.

Before the internet era (don't you dare make like a wolf now! I better not hear you! LOL) No, it was not that long ago, I found friends from Australia, Japan, Netherlands, Germany, Canada, Malaysia, Spain, Canary Islands, USA and so many other places. Sadly I've lost contact with some of them, some I keep in contact once in a while and some I contact them in a regular basis.

But, there are some that somehow, through destiny, we have found each other again, and it has been like we never stopped talking, like we just "saw" each other last night and we just continued where we left off.

THAT is what I call a good friendship, I can't say enough how lucky I have been to have found such great people over the internet, yes, I'm deeply sadden that I can always find good friends, and I mean REALLY good friends that no matter the distance have shown me that they are REALLY interested in my friendship, but they are so far away, that if I want to be in contact with one, I either have to have a computer or have to pay long distance to call them.

It's really amazing how technology can really make people meet and form a nice big nice friendship, of course, I realize not everything is roses and beautiful things, but, I've been so lucky and honored to have found such good friends that I cannot stress it enough.

So from here, to you, my dear friends who are reading this ... and you know who you are!! I send you a BIG hug a warm smile and a heartfelt "THANK YOU" for your friendship, for the wonderful times we have had and to many many more!

Viva Las Vegas!! (Random Pictures)

2007-09-20T11:08:00.000-07:00

Here are some random pictures of the trip, some are self explanatory and some you can figure out where that is, and if you have some questions.. just ... mail me!!!

This pic of Spiderman is dedicated to my dear friend who loves Spidey!!

Viva Las Vegas!! (Tuesday)

2007-09-20T10:41:00.000-07:00

On Tuesday we decided we could not walk too much (no kidding!) so we took the monorail to get us around the strip, we bought the tickets at the hotel and went to the last stop MGM, that hotel is very pretty, but we just found the exit and went to Luxor Hotel, we were going to stay there and Thank God we did not.. that one was one of the hotels I did not like... it's too dark, it's too somber, it was worse than being inside a museum, nop, I did not like it.

Then we took the free transportation to Excalibur, another hotel that I did not like it's pretty from the outside but from the inside.. puagh :P very plain and blah... nop, we then walked to the New York New York Hotel, meh.. I guess this was... okay, it's very pretty from the outside, but on the inside it's ... plain :P no, I didn't like that one either...

So we went outside, back to the MGM street and went.. where else?!? To the biggest M&M's store in the world!!! YUUMIII!! hehe :) four stories high of M&M's merchandise, a 3d movie and we had tons of fun!! That store is worth going !!!

Back to the MGM for some lunch, that was the most delicious food I've tasted in my whole vacation, the attention is excellent, the food is out of this world and the decoration is very beautiful, oh yes, I highly recommend to eat there!!! After an hour or so, we went to the venetian and the wax museum Madamme Tussaud, I had a blast at that museum, highly recomended for some fun, and some of creations really look sooo much alike! Look at the pictures and thell me if I'm lieing! After touring the Venetian and the museums, take the troley and go back to the hotel room, leave our bags, start packing for a bit, rest for a bit and then go out again to the other side of the strip, yes by monorail of course, it was interesting looking at the Sahara one of the oldest hotels there... and no, we didn't go to the Circus Circus.. it was TOO far and our feet were killing us *laughs*

Take the monorail again, back to Paris hotel to have dinner there, then walk to the Bellagios and stay there for an hour and a half, looking at the fountains show... if my feet would have allowed me to, I would have stayed more... but even my legs were killing me hehehe

We went to the hotel, packed, wake up very early next morning go down for breakfast, and off to the airport.

Yeah, it's sad that it ended... but I had a blast, everything came out perfect and I could not ask for anything else... really... I'll come back of course, and look at everything that we missed, because of course, there was A LOT we missed!!

Oh yes.. and an oxygen mask so I can tour the hotel and casinos without leaving with a bleeding nose and feeling dizzy and nauceous.... *deep sigh*

Would I do it again? FOR SURE! Will I go again? NO DOUBT ABOUT IT! But maybe we'll stay one extra day so we can rest in the morning and tour at night... so much fun!

Viva Las Vegas!! (Monday)

2007-09-20T09:54:00.000-07:00

Well, in Vegas, I guess they don't know what a chair is without having a money eating machine in front of it... we walked all the way to Wynn's hotel, very very pretty, very expensive too!! If you see a map, you can see how far it was... we visited -by foot- all the hotels near by and got fumigated A LOT, because every time you go into a hotel, you get lost... they are HUGE, no chairs and maps are hidden so you cannot find them easily... of course, with the hotels you like you don't mind walking and watching and like me.. going ooooh! aaaaaaah!!! hehehehe We stayed on that side of the Strip the whole day, we wanted to see the Volcano at night at the Mirage, very pretty hotel, we had lunch there, delicious food, beautiful restaurant decoration, pretty amazing!!! At night and after the Volcano we walked back to the hotel (yes walked) so, after having dinner again at the Paris mall, comeback to the hotel and went to bed at around 12:30 am, exhausted and I had blisters on my feet, of course you will be the same way, if you were to walk all the way to Wynn's, stay there and comeback walking again... we were counting and we walked around 10 hours with only a two hour rest interval the whole time.... ouch... yeah...

At night though, we went to the Eiffel Tower, they have an elevator to go to the top, the view is SO breath taking!!! We could even watch one fountain show!! Ooh my! Elvis singing "Viva Las Vegas" and the fountains and the ROOOARRR and the BOOOMMM you hear from the HUGE fountains and the breath taking view, it was well worth waiting in line and being fumigated =yet again and all day= judge for yourself !!

Viva Las Vegas!!

2007-09-20T09:11:00.000-07:00

I've been wanting to go to Vegas since my 25th. B'day and finally it came true, we left on Sunday Sept. 16th. and came back on Wednesday Sept. 20th. it was such an exciting trip that I have decided to post everything I remember, my experiences and thoughts, so, that I can tell you.. and you.. and you.. and even you, who asked me to tell you all about my trip!! Here it is :) I hope you are not bored with it!!

Saturday, we arrived at the airport three hours early, we had to leave early since we didn't know how long the line would be!!! Better early than sorry right??

Well after all the hastle at the airport, we finally got to Vegas, and what a surprise! Slot machines there!!! As I will call them now, money eating machine!!!! I don't like to gamble and I bet you are saying now "what on earth are you doing in Vegas if you don't like to gamble?" Well let me tell you, you CAN have a good time without giving your money to those machines with flashing lights....

We got to the hotel (Bally's) very nice, clean and quiet hotel and of course, once you come into the Lobby.. machines... and a heavy smell of cigarette smoke.. puagh! 19 out of 20 people in Vegas smoke... what a disgusting smell.

Anyway, the hotel is huge! So once we got into our room, I checked the view... nothing spectacular to see as you can see, but, ask me how many times I looked out the window?? Yep! Just once... so, the room was perfect!!!

This is a small view of our room

Sadly, the pillows were not comfortable... other than that... very very nice room.

After unloading and freshening up, we decided to go to The Bellagio and see if we can get tickets for Cirque du Soleil "O", we could not get them over the internet, so I read that there was a waiting list for each show, we got in line at 5:30 pm the show was at 7:30 pm, we were hoping to get tickets, since this was the show we wanted to see in Vegas, and that was the only show available for that day, they have Dark Monday and Tuesday, we stood in line for two hours, watching people earn money, loose all their money and sis and me... fumigated because the line for the theater was... where else? In the casino!

Our last meal was at 1:30 pm, 7:30 pm and they only thing I've eaten was a small pack of pretzels from the plane.... yeah, I was hungry, but could not leave the line!! At 7 pm the excitement started since a lady came to us and explained there was a 50/50 chance we got in, she showed up the seating chart, prices and because they needed to get the line move fast, (they were starting to sell tickets at 7:30) they showed you the chart, if you liked the seats take them if not, go back to the end of the line and hope there are other tickets... we were hoping to have a good view at least... well, we got the tenth row right in the middle, more prefect seats... no way... we were SOOOOOO excited we could not beleive it!!! We only missed the first 15 min. so it was not bad at all, the show it's SO much worth it, it's SO amazing!! We loved it, but we were also VERY hungry, at 9:30 pm the show ended and we were going to look for a place to eat.

Went back to Bally's and the cafe was closed (ouch) so we went to Paris Hotel which is connected to Bally's, the French atmosphere and the mall is beautiful, we went to a small "French" cafe, the sandwich was delicious!! And once rested and eaten, we went to walk around... very pretty, after a long long day, we went to bed after midnight... next day was going to be a marathon.

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Now playing: Cirque du Soleil - O/Terre Aride
via FoxyTunes

Cirque du Soleil O (Terre Aride)

[via FoxyTunes / Cirque du Soleil]

The Big (big?) Four... OH!

2007-09-20T08:51:00.000-07:00

You're 40 now! So embrace it, LOVE IT!, LIVE IT!

Now sit down,
Breathe into a paper bag,
deep breaths,
You'll be okay

((courtesy b'day card given by my sis))

¡Que Viva Mexico!

2007-09-11T12:34:00.000-07:00

September and December are my favorite months of the year, specially September, it's the month we celebrate Mexico's Independence, yes, you read right, it's not May 5th. like a lot of people think.

Every May 5th. lots of people tell me "HAPPY CINCO DE MAYO!" And I say.. "thank you" but then I ask... do you know what we celebrate? And they said "Independence Day!" Now, if you are reading this and are one of those who told me that, I don't mean to be rude or make fun of you.. on the contrary, I just want to set the record straight.

On September 15th. we celebrate the start of our Independence, at the end of this message there is a great link of this date and May fifth. so you can see the difference.

On that day at night we get together infront of the TV and watch The President ring the same bell that was rang in 1810, listen to some mariachi and watch great fireworks!

I remember when I was living in Mexico City and I was little, when I started spotting the little stands in the corner selling flags I remember saying "My birthday is coming!" and loved to watch the fireworks on TV.

And it seems that in September everyone feels prouder to live in Mexico, what I love it's that for one day, on Sept. 15th. at night, everyone forgets their problems, and come together in the Zocalo in Mexico City, or on their own state, listen to Mariachi, eat mexican food, be happy be marry, and everyone at once scream ¡¡¡VIVA MEXICO!!!

I'm proud of my country, rich in culture, beautiful places and friendly people, so that's why I say it proudly. ¡¡QUE VIVA MEXICO!!

This is the page I found where it explains -close enough- our celebrations.
http://www.inside-mexico.com/featureindep.htm

Just Because

2007-09-10T06:00:00.001-07:00

Just because I needed to post this... from the computer game Guild Wars, this post is for my friends there, and my very special friend, who he knows who he is... Told you I was gonna publish it! *huge grin*

Comic Con Sunday 2007

2007-09-10T05:58:00.003-07:00

((Space reserved for Comic Con Sunday, poke Xipe to hurry and fix the pics!!))

Comic Con Saturday 2007

2007-09-10T05:58:00.001-07:00

((Space reserved for Comic Con Saturday, poke Xipe to hurry and fix the pics!!))

Comic Con Friday 2007

2007-09-10T05:57:00.000-07:00

((Space reserved for Comic Con Friday, poke Xipe to hurry and fix the pics!!))

Comic Con Thursday 2007

2007-09-10T05:56:00.000-07:00

((Space reserved for Comic Con Thursday, poke Xipe to hurry and fix the pics!!))

Comic Con 2007 Wednesday Pictures

2007-07-31T19:01:00.000-07:00

Heroe's booth was one of the most crowded, and small! But it had the original paintings from the show, and on Saturday, on Hall H the whole cast was there.. woohooo! (yes I got pictures! I just need to fix them first)

Another beautiful booth was the promo for the movie The Golden Compass, very pretty, original props, later you'll see more pictures!

This was on top of another booth, it's big and it's amazing we could get a nice picture! With all the people around, this came out pretty decent.

This is You Know Who... and if you don't know You Know Who... then.. you are not a Harry Potter Fan.

This Transformer is bigger than me, very very impressive and I loved it, and I even loved more I could take a nice decent picture of it! Don't you think?

Comic Con 2007 Wednesday Pictures

2007-07-31T18:20:00.001-07:00

Picture on the left, all made out of leggos, and C3PO spoke, very very well made and exciting, picture on the right.. I wanted to take it alone, but people kept coming in for pictures and I asked sis to take one with me, that way NOBODY will be on the way and I could have a picture! Nice huh?

Keep in mind that it was SO hard to take a picture without people bumping into you, and you trying NOT to move and take them fast before people got in the way of the picture, or bump you.... yeah, it is that hard.

Comic Con 2007 Wednesday

2007-07-31T18:04:00.000-07:00

Finally the big day had arrived, the year's highlight, the most expected time of the year (well at least for me!) Comic Con! Oh yes! It's that time of year again where your feet disguise as indians and start sending "signals" (boom boom boom get it?) by the end of the day, or earlier, time of the year again when you don't sleep too much and party until your feet say no more. Yes.. heaven!!

Wednesday was preview night, doors open late, but we had to go and form a line earlier to get our badges, we met our friends Xenedra and Kalpatra for lunch over at Horton Plaza, I cannot say enough good comments about them, they are so sweet, nice, kind, funny... I feel so lucky and honored to have them as friends.

Anyway, we had lunch and we went to get our badges and wait in line to get in. As always, when one comes in, the adrenaline starts to pump up, looking at all the HUGE exhibits, lights, music, really a sight to see! Although every year it has been more crowded and crowded, it's amazing that this year was sold out! I'm glad we bought our tickets last year!!

We saw the schedule, who was going to be on the panels and what were we (sis and me) going to do and looking at all the events, we were only going to have time for shopping on Wednesday and Sunday, of course one has to shop early, so you get the good stuff first! Luckily we found everything we wanted (WOHOO!) and a bit more.. hehe (yeah, yeah, you know how it is, I'm just going to buy this... and then.. ooh look! I want this! And ... oooh! Just this! hehe) so we got all our shopping done on Wednesday, and we took some pictures.

Preview night it's from 6 to 9 pm so we were browsing and shopping and took some pictures! They are on the next post.

A Special Message

2007-07-29T07:39:00.000-07:00

This is a special message for those who are waiting for my comments about Comic Con 20007

PLEASE STAND BY

Yes yes, I know Mazie Baby wants a full report, and I promised flame boy I would take TONS of pictures, (And I am!), I got my elite postcard friend what I promised *huge smile* too bad I couldn't get flame boy's bandana though :( anyway, I'm exhausted and I'm going to go again today to make a last run and see how many goodies I can take.

During the week I'll be writing a very complete and full report.. in the meantime.... read above *huge smile*

Star wars!

2007-05-20T21:12:00.001-07:00

As most of you know, I'm love Star Wars and when I found out that there were these, I told my sister to keep an eye on them! So I can take a picture!! And, one Sunday she took me where these were (there are not a lot of them in here!) and, laughing I took the picture, I couldn't be in costume... I was blushing even then, but I had a lot of fun!

Opera

2007-03-25T22:09:00.000-07:00

Yeah yeah, I know what you are thinking... what is this girl talking about now? She cannot like Opera! She is too much into her pop music!!!

Well, you are wrong! Actually I like classical music, some opera too, and nice relaxing music... makes me think if it's because I'm going to turn forty... but then again, I think of all the young composers and musicians and I just shake my head and say.. nah.. they are younger than me.

Why am I mentioning this? Because this week was very special, this week was a very cultural and oh so much fun week.

Tuesday we went to the Cultural Center here, where a chorus of musicians from Austria performed Carmina Burana from Carl Orff, I will be honest and tell you that I thought I was going to be bored, specially since there are some areas I am not too fond off, but, how wrong I was.. it's so impressive such an addrenaline rush listening to them, and live and... oh yes, very impressive, I had a wonderful time and I would go watch them again and again.

Saturday, we went to San Diego, The San Diego Opera is showing some operas at the movie theater, I think it's a wonderful oportunity for people like us who cannot attend the opera. On February we went to watch one from Placido Domingo, and to my point of view NOBODY can top Placido Domingo.. NOBODY. This last Saturday was specially exciting since they showed The Barber of Seville live from the Metropolitan Theater in New York, yep! Live Opera from New York! I find that very exciting, they showed backstage and live interviews, but most of all, it was so SO SO much fun and those voices were SO impressive!! SO beautiful that not even the audiance from NY were cheering but we were cheering too at the movie Theater!! It was so amazingly pretty, so awsome, that I still haven't been able to get over it yet.

One of these days I will have to go to New York and see one of these wonderful Operas.

New Year

2006-12-28T14:56:00.000-08:00

Another year is coming to an end, and thank God many good things came with it. Christmas was not bad at all, I love when my parents start talking about how it was when they were small.
It makes you think how things have changed, and how we always live in a hurry. For example, how my dad spent Christmas with my grandmother, they ate turkey alright, but, my grandma used to buy the turkey three weeks before Christmas, she got it fat and on the 23th. she started preparing the turkey (yes the 23rd), they made everything by hand. I bet that would have tasted so delicious!

Right now it's so comercial, everything is so comercial, and if you don't beleive it, just go to a shoppnig mall or supermarket, they are starting to sell Valentine's Day stuff, yes, Valentine's Day, on the 26th. they were starting to take down the decorations, how about New Years?!?
Just for a moment on New Year's Eve, sit down and reflect on what you have done this year, what you have achieved and be thankful of what you have, and pray for the ones who are not so furtunate than us.

Hope you have a happy and healthy 2007

Short time

2006-12-07T15:04:00.000-08:00

Holidays are coming, and my days are not getting any longer, between work and tasks at home, I've had not much time to be at the computer, and the only time I have, I rather play Guild Wars.

My friend Kyle (in game name) recommended the game, dad's b'day was coming so I showed the internet site to him, we liked it, so he could not wait and bought it before his b'day, sis and me were watching while he was playing and we loved it so much that we bought a copy for us. So as the good sisters that we are, we shared our playtime, soon, we found it was not enough time for her or for me, since we went further in the game, the missions and quests lasts longer, so, what should we do to fix that? Dad bought a new computer so his oldie but goodie computer was sitting there... sis bought a desk, dad bought a new flat monitor for him and I had his monitor, we got a keyboard and a mouse and of course, another copy of Guild Wars (yes I know, we should've gotten a disccount *laughs*) and we hooked the three computers to internet!!

Now I know you must thing "this girl is crazy! Obsessed!" well, you might say that, but thanks to the game I've met wonderful friends, wonderful people, but also, the thing that I enjoy the most, it's to play with my family, I know most don't have the same priviledge, and I appreciate that I can do it. Sometimes we just do our own thing or sometimes we play together, but since the three computers are very close, we are still together.

Now... if only I can get my mom to play.... *sigh*

Ellite Postcards

2006-12-02T13:14:00.000-08:00

I want to dedicate this spot, to thank my dear friend whom I have baptized as "Mister Elite Postcard always cheering me up man"

He has been sending me unique, pretty and sometimes funny postcards, you know who you are! Expect a small package during this month!

And I just want to say a heart felt *thank you* for cheering me up with every postcard you send. They are AWSOME!

Remember! I'm your number one fan!! *smiles*

Star wars!

2006-10-06T06:10:00.000-07:00

This year there was a huge show on Star Wars , yes I love Star Wars! And if, whoever does not recognize this car, is not my age LOL, at the end of the day, here is a pic of the "little mob" that was outside, you cannot see it a lot from here, but it looked like Saturday! HUGE mob!

Comic Con Thursday

2006-10-06T05:55:00.000-07:00

We were able to browse around early on the booths, we found lots of great goodies, more than last year. I must say now that everytime we go to Comic Con (12 years in a row now) we have to get up very early, cross the border and get there at 8ish or so, to make a line to go in to what we want to see, Saturday is the most exhausting/fruitful day of all. Saturday we have to be at the Convention Center by 7 am so we can find parking downstairs, before by 4 pm one of us has to go upstairs to start to make a line for the Masquarade, that is A MUST to be in, there is a lot of laughter and clapping and screaming but also some costumes are so jaw dropping!!! We always leave by 11 pm or so, by that time we are so tired and we still need to go back for some rest so we can go on Sunday, yes, it's a marathon but it's so much worth it!

Here are some pics, oh yes, I loved the batman so much I had to go back and take a pic with me on it, it was HUGE, and yes, it took a bit of time to take the pic so we can stop people to cross and let sis take the pic.

Comic Con Day 1

2006-10-01T09:52:00.000-07:00

Some pics for the comic con that I could take without people bumping into me *laughs* (yes the Batman is all Leggo's wow)

Comic Con

2006-10-01T09:44:00.000-07:00

Okay finally I get to publish my first day at Comic Con, yes I know I have taken a lot lot of time to do it, but again, I will only post one day since I have chores to do.

Preview night:
AAAH! And they said it was going to be easier this year.. we wasted a lot of time trying to get the right people to get our badges printed out!! But finally we went in, I remember 4 years ago it was almost empty, and one could walk easily, at leasure take your time to look at things pretty acceptable. Well this year.. I think people started to think that they were the only ones at preview night... including me *laughs* so, yes it was packed! But it also was AWSOME, of course what we went to look at first was the Guid Wars booth, we went in, and told them our guild was Guild of the Week # 50, they were pretty happy about it, we played the game for a bit (yes, we HAD to play the game even at comic con) and the game had some pretty awsome stuff that we didn't know it existed, they gave us pins and a huge poster... we were haaaappy!

Halloween

2006-10-01T09:42:00.000-07:00

Well since this is the first day of October, I thought I could start by showing you my two angels that are ready for Halloween. Yes I am a showoff but I think they look adorable.

Hobbies

2006-09-24T07:20:00.000-07:00

I have new hobbies, who says life should only be one hobby right? But , can you say playing a computer game with friends in real life a hobbie? Well let's just call it a "friendly desease"

Why am I calling it a desease? Because it spreads like it, for example.

A friend introduced me to www.guildwars.com
so dad and me love to play computer games, so I introduced the webpage to my dad, which he loved and bought the game.

Sis and me looked at it and said WOW! And we bought one, we shared that account and shared our time on the computer, which we decided it was not enough, so, we bought a new desk and plugged in one of our old computers and VOILA! We have another computer! And then we bought another game so now dad, sis and me can play together, I must mention that sis did not like computer games at all, but she is hooked on thisone.

Ooh but that's not all! You thought it was over? Nop! Dad bought a copy for my brother, and ooh la la! He liked it! Which he went ahead and told his neighbor, which he bought a copy and he has almost finished the whole game.. I said almost becuse there is just so much to do, and it's so much fun!

You see where I am getting at? Yep! It's "spreading" and with that game I have made tons of very good friends and I'm really happy to spend my time laughing and enjoying myself with my family and friends.

Busy year

2006-09-05T19:16:00.000-07:00

Well after the small accident of early this year, things have gone pretty well, and I'm thankful that I have just been having an awsome year.

Things to come on my blog?

Niece coming for a visit
Taking Niece home
Comic Con

And other stuff that I will forget right now as always.

I want to say a special HIIIII to my friend who always always takes time to write me a little postcard, no, not by email but by HAND, he actually takes the time to send me a postcard he made asking how I am or why I haven't updated my blog, I am ashamed of myself and if I could I would just dig my head in my backyard garden, but since I cannot, I will just say a huge THANK YOU and I promise little by little I will be making more entries, I have my pics ready on this computer and as soon as I can, I will start writing them.

Amazing things

2006-03-18T08:54:00.000-08:00

It's amazing how your life can change in just a blink of an eye.

I was recovering from a bad cold back in January (knocked me more than a month!) and then, all of the sudden, I decided to "go down and kiss the floor" (that's all I am going to say as it's rather embarrassing) and hurt really bad my right knee and left index finger.

Some Xrays and nothing broken thank God, but, a month later I wasn't getting better, so I went to another doctor, and he told me that the ligaments were very damaged from both knee kaff and left index finger.

A lot of time w/o beeing able to type, to use the computer a lot, to do NOTHING! It was frustrating, it even hurt while walking. Right now I still can't bend my finger all the way and it hurts, but doctor said I need to excercise to get it better, and if in two weeks the swollen won't come down, I may have to have minor surgery...

Oh great huh? :P

Finally

2006-01-17T12:46:00.000-08:00

Well, finally things *seem* to get back to normal, I have just spent the whole month of Dec. and two weeks of January sick, that's great huh? :P but -weather permiting- I'll be in here more often!

My holiday was excellent, (except beeing sick) it was a lot of fun, I really liked it. Santa brought me a DVD recorder!! Yaaay! Now I can pass all my Anime into DVD'S!!! That's awsome :)

I haven't gone to the movies, and I really want to go out and have some fun, hopefully I can go soon!!

Ok, I'm at the office, so I'll sign off for now..

Almost New Year!!

2005-12-29T10:36:00.000-08:00

Well, again I haven't been able to post, but this time not for lack of time, but lack of health!!

It seems that my body loves to get sick every year, it's been almost a month and I can't get rid of this cold.

Christmas was really really nice, can't complain, beeing with family is always nice.

I hope everything went very well with you!

Movies!

2005-12-03T07:22:00.000-08:00

Well, after watching twice Harry Potter (not enough times) and thinking to myself (it's a movie, don't compare to the book) I got an email saying that the movie theater is selling Narnia tickets for next Friday!

I didn't want it to happen like last time with Harry, so, I ventured the Xmas traffic and went and bought Narnia tickets for next Friday at 9 pm!! Yaaay! I sure can't wait to see this movie.

Weather Wise

2005-11-18T10:21:00.000-08:00

High wind advisory
VERY strong winds, HOT and DUSTY and DRY weather....

My nose bleeds, my eyes water like open faucets and I feel horrible :P still, I came to work... oh well...

I hope humid weather comes soon, we've had a whole week of this weather and it's getting me sick.

And starting Tuesday I'll be on vacation! :D just stay home, relax, go to the movies, relax, study for my exam, relax, try to finish two proyects, did I mention the word "relax"??? LOL

HP

2005-11-18T10:15:00.000-08:00

Yes, I must confess I'm upset, no wait, I'm VERY upset because I wanted to go tonight to the movies to watch Harry Potter, and last night I went to buy tickets for tonight... you guessed it, all sold out!

I couldn't beleive it, all sold out and I'm out.. *sigh* I barely got tickets for Saturday night... ARGGHH!!!

Yes, I'm a Harry Potter fan NOT to confuse with a Geek, but a fan :) and I'M VERY upset ... oh well.... hope another day won't kill me LOL

Too soon?

2005-11-13T20:32:00.000-08:00

I don't know about you, but sometimes it makes me feel that Christmas is comming faster every year, I can't beleive another year has gone by!

Where did it go?!? a couple of weeks and it's Christmas! wow! Are you ready yet?

I'm always up for Christmas, specially because it's my favorite time of the year, and I always like the lights, cold weather, hot chocolate, beeing with my family.

I specially enjoy when we are at Christmas dinner (the 24th.) and instead of picking up the plates fast and leave, we just stay there and chat for hours :) I really enjoy it, my mom cooks, and my sis and me take turns in washing dishes and picking up the table. I enjoy beleive it or not, because I spend a lot of time with my sister, thing that I can't do a lot during the weekday because we're so busy that we just chat a bit and that's it.

The thing that bothers me the most, it's that every year it feels like the stores are taking out holiday stuff earlier, like this year, Halloween wasn't even over and I could see Christmas decorations! I hope a lot of people could see that Christmas is NOT for buy buy buy, but for give give give :)

Have a Happy Holliday Season! :)

2005-04-29T19:44:00.000-07:00

I remember when I was a little girl (there she goes again with her boring speaches!), that whenever I got sick, and tried to watch some TV, I had to wait until everyone came back from school to watch cartoons or GOOD shows! There were no VCR's and most defenitely no DVD's. (And no, I'm not OLD, I can hear you thinking that!)

Now that TV has "grown up" there are hundreds and hundreds of TV channels to choose from in the US, well in here we have around 100 give or take... out of those, less than half are worth something during the day.

This past week I've been forced by an ear infection to stay home, move very slow or at least try not to move that much, so what can you do? Move your thumb to change the channel! LOL

Well, the first day my thumb was sore because of all the switch... " loose weight in 2 weeks!" ... switch! "with this incredible machine you'll have a great body in a few weeks!" ... switch! "with this ointment you will look younger in weeks!" ... switch! "learn English in 5 easy steps!" blah blah blah, get the message? Infomercials informercials... blah blah blah...

Well, thank God for DVD's and/or VCR's :) I can choose to watch whatever I want, stop it if I want, repeat a scene... well, I'm not saying anything new here.. but.. I'm glad there are other choices now to watch TV instead of waiting for the "prime time" hours to come and watch something descent!

So from now on I say.. they can have as many as they want, I won't be watching any, I rather watch my favorite movies/taped TV Shows :D

Pastimes

2005-04-27T18:29:00.000-07:00

Well, a lot of you might know about my pastimes :) others may not, others may *think* they know everything.. but, not that much.

I got pastimes like everyone else, movies, internet, books, DVD's, computer games, etc.

But, there is this small little..."hobbie" you might say, or pastime, that I like to do and enjoy doing most of the time. Some people won't even have time for this, and they should do it.

Have you ever... and I mean actually stopped everything you are doing and look around? Actually take a look at your surroundings... I always enjoy waking up early and listen and I mean actually listen my surroundings, there are no cars, there are no people, no stereos no nothing.. just birds singing... it's actually very pleasant to the ear :)

In the evening, I enjoy going to my backyard, when everybody is settling in, listen to again the birds, feel the air, look at my garden, or when I come home in the bus, I enjoy the colors the sunset paints on the buildings... Corny? Maybe, but you might want to try it sometime, when you feel tired, stressed out or just feeling a bit blah... take a deep breath outside, take a look at your nice surroundings and think *why didn't I think of this before?"

Yeah, that's what I enjoy doing, crazy, corny, but it makes me realize that every day we have some small little gifts that because of our busy lives, we are not aware of.

Kids and Police in the USA

2005-04-26T05:36:00.000-07:00

Well I wasn't going to say anything about what I heard recently on the news, mainly because I didn't want to start my blog with sad news, but I slept through it and I thought that I had to say something.

Recently a little five year old girl was hancuffed by police because her teacher (an adult) couldn't control her.

My first reaction was... WHAT were they thinking?!?

The teacher (Principal whatever) is an adult, and like one you have to be able to control a child, a 5 year old girl who weights a lot less than an adult and it's smaller.

Calling the police was just an insane thing to do.. call two three teachers if that would be necessary, one distracts her and the otherone can hug her from behind and wait until she calms down! Again.. -she's just a kid-

The police shouldn't have handcuffed her! What were they thinking?!? Was the police in danger from a five year old? Did she have a gun? What they should've done was just hug the girl and wait for her parents to come.

Everyone has their right for an opinion, and this is mine... if we continue to allow these kind of things, the world will be a bigger mess that it already is.

Everybody is entitled to their opinion, and this is mine.

2005-04-25T19:28:00.000-07:00

The Great Master on the Lord of the Rings Triology, Such a huge thrill to meet him!

2005-04-25T19:27:00.000-07:00

If you are a Lord of the Rings fan, you would know who this guy is, I just couldn't beleive my luck to have a picture with him! Can you tell with my expression? Hehehe

2005-04-25T19:25:00.000-07:00

I love comics and meeting Mrs. Charles Schultz at last year's comic convention sure made my year! I was overwhelmed and honored, Peanuts have been in the family ever since I can remember! And I'm sure it will keep going for a long time.

Medusa's Little corner

Un nuevo comienzo

Memories

Thoughts

My Best Friend

Comic Con and Twilight

Funtastic Four Second *very late* Part!!!

The Funtastic Four!

Wild Pictures

Comic Con thursday

Comic Con thursday

Freedom of what?!?

A small Olympic Parenthesis

Comic Con Wednesday

Tragic News

At The Zoo

My Angel's Visit

Sunday, at Legoland

Very Special Guest

En Memoria

The Art of Chyminy Riquet

Women's Day

My Two Angels

Both worlds/Dos Mundos

Muppets - Mahna Mahna

Yip yips meet the telephone

Raindrops Falling On My Head

MEXICO LINDO

Mariachi!!

But I never win anything!

My Medusa

A new Year, a New start

A Wired Box

Perfect Timing

California Raisins - Rudolf the Red nosed reindeer

Claymation Christmas:

Santa Baby!!

The laugh of a kid

Just because

El Dia de los Muertos

Friendship, distance and time

Viva Las Vegas!! (Random Pictures)

Viva Las Vegas!! (Tuesday)

Viva Las Vegas!! (Monday)

Viva Las Vegas!!

The Big (big?) Four... OH!

¡Que Viva Mexico!

Just Because

Comic Con Sunday 2007

Comic Con Saturday 2007

Comic Con Friday 2007

Comic Con Thursday 2007

Comic Con 2007 Wednesday Pictures

Comic Con 2007 Wednesday Pictures

Comic Con 2007 Wednesday

A Special Message

Star wars!

Opera

New Year

Short time

Ellite Postcards

Star wars!

Comic Con Thursday

Comic Con Day 1

Comic Con

Halloween

Hobbies

Busy year

Amazing things

Finally

Almost New Year!!

Movies!

Weather Wise

HP

Too soon?

Pics of the sugar skulls and the delicious bread.

El Dia de Muertos

Water Compnay

Comic-Con Sunday

Comic-Con Saturday

Funtastic Four Second very late Part!!!