September 2011
2 posts
TGIF
I’m so glad the weekend is here! I enjoy the work week, but I look forward to the time I spend with Baby at home more than the time I spend away at work. Work is great, it has its own crazy moments that make me laugh, but when Baby smiles back at me because I simply looked at her, I am so happy. I need to start taking more pictures of her, and not just Blackberry uploads either. She...
Cut From Fabric
During political season campaign ads and speeches are heard on radio and television, and every so often I’ll hear some reference to “the fabric of our nation”, or something about being “woven in the thread of our morale compass”. I guess as Americans we have very important fabric in our history, the American flag to start and lets not forget cotton. I guess...
August 2011
2 posts
hi! time for a new post!
May 2011
1 post
Greens! →
Locally grown hydroponic greens.
April 2011
2 posts
M is for Mojito
There’s nothing better than making a fresh mojito. Even better, I give you my recipe using my ‘some and some’ measuring technique. This technique will make sense later. Ingredients: Fresh mint leaves 3 fresh plump limes powdered sugar White rum Club soda Your base for the mojito is the club soda, second is the rum. So add enough rum to your liking. This is where the ‘some...
September 2010
5 posts
Comfort For All
I love incubus. I passed up their concert in Vegas last year because I was too tired to go on a week night. Boy am I a loser for doing that, as I sit here on this tropical island, chasing after mosquitoes and gnats. I’m not used to all these bugs flying around. Mostly because I live in Yigo. You don’t have so many bugs in the more “industrialized” places like the mall...
Don't Put Me Down!
I sit and write in my T shirt and underwear here at my parent’s house. idgaf. My cousin Justin is visiting, and I guess he could walk into the house to say hi to me and (not) see me in all my glory. My brother is hungover and trying to figure out how he got home. I got into an argument with my dad about “how to be” in social situations. He seems to think there is nothing off...
Hello, Baby!
Tomorrow you are 10 weeks old! Sometimes I feel like I have a slight hangover. Only, I didn’t drink any alcohol. I’m thinking it’s all the chemical reactions happening in my body to support your growth. Your dad thinks I’m a little bit crazy for saying that. But I swear I can feel those reactions happening. I was in a meeting all morning today in the...
First Impressions
I get really irritated by people who must tell others all about the defining and proud moments of their life up front upon first meeting someone new. It must be an east coast thing. I met this lady from Maryland last night and all she talked about was herself, and she was sure to get her answers answered. AC said she was in her 50’s but despite that, she seemed naive. She asked what was...
Week 8!
I am heading into week 9 next week. I’ve been really paying attention to my body and how I feel. I love my prenatal vitamins. Secretly, I think it is the key to happiness. I have no idea why! I’m still waking up early in the morning to pee at least once now, it used to be three times in the early morning. How I know it’s a sign of pregnancy, I always trained myself to use...
August 2010
5 posts
Genesis
We are still fascinated by creation. I know I am. I’m 7 weeks pregnant today. We’re very excited.
Baby Names
We’ve thought of naming our kid after some of our favorite banks, but I think Boa has a fun chance. (Boa, Bank of America).
Other names that have been brought up: Amadeus, Alma, Dakota, Ace, Alan Thomas or Thomas Alan…
Other Beginnings
I have a new job! I dig. I work for a politician. I...
Random Thoughts
2010 is the year to conceive 2011 is the year to actually birth them! I have about 4.5 hours left up in this peice. I realize I could protect my tweets so only my friends can read them, but it’s much more exciting for me to keep haters on their toes. Hi friends….I was offered a job! I’ll be on a plane in a few hours. I’m not going to ‘start’ my life, I never...
Taking bets on royal love
A royal wedding? It’s not what year, but what month? Hang on Kate, William hasn’t even proposed. I say ditch him!
“I’ve got news. Do you have time?”
– Me
Farm to Fork Project!
Hello, world! It’s been a while since I blogged.
I’m going to start out tonight’s blog with some of the things I’m looking forward to and then continue with some product reviews:
There are two movies coming out that I want to see, Going the Distance with Drew Barrymore and Eat Love Pray with Julia Roberts, two of my favorite actresses of all time. I think these stories are timeless. I ask...
July 2010
1 post
Happy 4th!
I’m here in Albany, California, visited LB in San Francisco and had an awesome time shopping with her. Right now I’m sitting on Edel’s couch dreaming about dim sum and ready to declare July 4th 2010 as one of the quietest holidays to make it on my top ten list of all quiet holidays. We watched Eclipse in IMAX last night, I enjoyed the story a lot. Why not, people hate on such...
June 2010
5 posts
The Age Gap
People ask me all the time about the age difference between my brother and I. He was born in 1985, and I was born in 1977. “That’s such a wide gap” one person said. My parents and I talked about it a lot, and my dad said it was just financial planning. I made a list of the top five perks to being an older sister with a wide age gap the way my brother and I share. I hope you...
“No bear attacks or UFO sightings. Not a single UFO sighting, not even amongst...”
– Roadtrip 2010 complete! —Me
Deployment
Hello from Merrimack, New Hampshire, June 20, 2010: Reflection—Coming soon, maybe.
This is the fourth revision of this portion of tonight’s writing. I can’t seem to allow myself to publish anything I write under Reflection tonight. I’m not sure why. Moving on… Leslie’s Deployment
I spent some time with my dear friend Leslie in Silver Spring, Maryland before her deployment to...
Up and Down
Tonight I blog. Tomorrow I read. I am living the adventure of 2010 at the moment. It’s not over. I can’t wait for how I’m going to top this one. I really have no idea. But I’m not thinking about that just yet, although I have to admit that I secretly think too far ahead sometimes. Always planning, prepping, preparing for the unexpected. I’m not a Noah’s...
Leaving Las Vegas!
Only hours left in Vegas! This is so unreal! Thanks for being a part of it. : ) Be looking out for my travel blog. Hopefully I have planned well and I don’t have to stress out much.
May 2010
12 posts
Pre Prep!
Good morning tumblr and Twitter friends. Welcome back for another dose of my life via text post. It’s Monday, 5/31/2010. Today I’m thinking about all the veterans in my life and want to thank them for all their hard work and sacrifice. Most especially to my dad who served overseas in the Army, and to my grandfather who retired from the Navy, purple heart awardee and the man...
Countdown!
Hi world. (Hi Marissa.) Today is Monday, May 24, 2010. I have 12 items to do before my resignation can be finalized. Really? Fuck that. I have no motivation to do any of the sort! Someone’s phone called me, I listened while they went about their day. It was interesting. My coworker said I was nosey. “Hang up, Blas!” he said. “No” I said back, “this is...
My Checklist
Things to do before June 3:
Say good bye
Do one last hurrah on the Strip
Hurrah at the best gym I ever was a member of (Pat’s Zumba)
Give my regards to all the UB students and families (I will miss them so much)
Visit UNLV one last time
Visit CSN and w/draw my teaching cred for Fall ‘10
Cancel gym membership
Take Mica to the dog park and fetch for a while longer
...
I Have Grown
Tonight, I find myself packing up my life here in Vegas. It’s not a pretty sight. I’ve been sorting through memories, looking through old shoe boxes. Some things still remain packed from when I first moved here. Picture frames from college, old driver’s licenses. Shells that I collected in Florida. My Seattle lunch box from graduate school. Makes me wonder why I hold onto...
Vegas
Of course I’ll visit, of course I’ll come back.
photo sale
I joked about selling some of my simple photos for ridiculous amounts of money here on Tumblr, in response to hearing about an acquaintance who sells their photos from their Iphone for ungodly amounts of cash. I can’t help but remember the response from a potential buyer. She said, “This picture was taken with your Iphone! I’m not buying that. Please.”
Chamorro Zumba
Las Vegas Athletic Clubs in Las Vegas, Nevada recently added former Guam resident Patrick Cruz to their group fitness staff. Cruz teaches Zumba, a group fitness class that combines salsa, merengue, cumbia, reggaeton, and Bollywood with modern dance and hip hop. Cruz includes polynesian flair to his dance movements and recently added Chamorro songs from Jesse Bias and Flora Baza Quan as part of...
“hi”
– me
Sweetheart, this is a Benjamin.
I’ve come to find that my writing can be boring. Too ponderous. Some things are good for that, writing where others will read it, not so much. Last night I tried to cry myself to sleep because I was so sad thinking about leaving the mainland and possibly returning to Guam. I weighed out all the opinions, some without even asking, and I realized that most people will think I’m crazy,...
April 2010
10 posts
“No one’s forcing you to work. Quit and move to Guam.”
– Jason Castro
Travel Schedule (tentative)
April 27-29: Seattle, Vancouver BC (tentative) Before June: Maryland (tentative) July-Lake Tahoe/Yay Area July-Cape Canaveral October-New Hampshire December-New York December-Guam (tentative) sigh.
Some Days....April 18, 2010
I received my email alert from Continental that I can check in my bags for my 6:30 am flight tomorrow morning. That’s how I know time’s ticking and my trip to Guam is surely coming to an end. Otherwise, I usually live out my trips and vacations like it will never end. Every time I come home I always think about the possibilities. Even some of the impossible dreams seem possible...
hi world!
Maybe some day I’ll write a story about my life, but for right now, this blog will have to do. I’m sitting here at Jamaican Grill in Tumon, Guam. Evaluating my current visit and how I’ve spent my time, and its been a nice visit so far. I’m not happy about some things, but you just can’t have it all, I guess.
not right
My day is not starting off right. I’m waiting to go to SF and United held me in line because they were adamant and so sure that I needed a Visa. I had to ask them to look at my reservation through to Guam. Then the agent left the counter with my passport. After all was said and done AT&T decides to change the int’l calling plans and so now I really just hate everything. I...
April 2, 2010
Soooo here I am again, blogging. I’ve had enough time to think about the inevitable which is leaving the battle born state of Nevada. Isn’t anyone else but me just so sick and tired of the same old bureacracy that’s in this state? Double furloughs for the next two years, no cost of living allowance, and now new and upcoming, 4 day work weeks. Having 4 day work weeks are...
I’m sitting here in the lobby of this hotel, too tired to get up. My luggage sits next to my arm chair. What, there’s wireless? I can just sit here and wait for one of ours to reclaim their luggage that they forgot here. My trusty Blackberry! Never fails me when I need it the most, always charged always feeling good to be typed on. I endured close to 3 or maybe 4 hours of sitting on a...
hello again
As I write this, I’m sitting on a bus waiting for three students to show up. They’re nearly thirty minutes late. I’m asleep, the only thing that allows me to type this is my familiarity with the key pad on my Blackberry. I feel like all of this is just a dream. If I am dreaming, I know my mouth is at least closed. Would hate to be drooling over myself, my dream is so far, very...
Thoughts from Houston
Hi again, to whoever reads this silly blog. I am in Houston this evening, allowing several tasks to cross my mind. Real important things! Things like course content for the class that I put online tomorrow, the content has yet to be uploaded into Angel. Perhaps maybe I should call my mom to say hi. Maybe I should email my professor and just beg for the incomplete despite his support to “hang in...
March 2010
5 posts
hello, Monday!
I have this feeling I’m going to pass out during yoga class. That’ll be 2 hours from now. In other news, I’m putting my doc program on hold. I have too many things going on, in addition to having a motivation problem. I look forward to unstructured days as much as possible lately. It feels good to drop academics, even if it is temporary, or not. Either way, I’m still not...
Dad
My mom sent me a bunch of text messages today, and so I decided that instead of texting back, I’d call her. My parents have cell phones but they have yet to truly grasp the economics of certain things, like cell phone fees for example. In Guam, cell phone plans are weird to me. If they’re weird to me, imagine my 50 something parents trying to understand costs and features. They...
Planning
Good morning world, hello life! I’m here up and at ‘em. I was just asked what is the difference between our meetings on Mondays and our meetings on Fridays. Our meetings on Mondays have always been called planning meetings. The “meetings” on Fridays have always been called “Update Meeting”. The difference is, new tasks are introduced and assigned on...
favorite things
ZICO pure premium coconut water. I’ve tried plain or flavored in mango and passion fruit. Not good to drink if you’re extremely thirsty, great as a refresher. Rice pudding by Kozy Snacks—delish! Check Whole Foods for ZICO and Kozy Snacks rice pudding. I really like Tropicana’s orange juice cartons with the straw. The only concern is that the straw doesn’t easily...
