so sore
from playing APSA alumni/undergrad sports day. we pretty much had a reunion of sorts today @ muir field @ ucsd. our goal...to defeat the undergrads at a few games of sports. first off, we played basketball and handily defeated the youngins in a nice game of 21. this day also marked my first time back on the courts since high school days when i constantly got injured. i didnt make much of an impact, however i did have 2 steals...but i also had 2 giveaways...but i suppose that's pretty good considering i havent played since i was 15 (other than a few shootaround games, nothing too serious...do the math 23(my age now)-15(the age when i last played ball)=8...so i did pretty well considering. the point is...undergrads won. we played dodgeball as well...basically the oldies lost bad...but we were greatly outnumbered, so we had a few of the older undergrads join us to make it a lil more even...but i think they sabotaged our game so the youngins could win...but that's just me. another game of bball was brewin while we were playing dodgeball, and from what i hear the grads won that game as well. finally we got together to play a rousing game of soccer. i didnt play too much, but i hear the grads slaughtered the undergrads so much that the game became a mixed game. i joined to play the final 20 or so minutes as a goalie. all in all...good times were had as i caught up with so many familiar faces from my times in APSA. but as i said at the beginning of this...i'm sore! must get more active on a regular basis to be less sore.

last night was also APSA talent show. like i said in the last blog...it was weird being a spectator...but i held back my nostalgia and took in the show (i didn't even help put away the chairs after the show was over =p) the show was pretty well done...although it would have been better if tech had been on their game...there were so many technical difficulties, the show lagged on longer than planned.

sometimes i miss college life...but then i remember...no extra work for me when i get home! but i do plan on going back to school....after at least another year off to work...fall of 2006 is the plan.

i stink from today...must shower...maybe the heat will make me less sore...maybe. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =p

Back to the Future: Part X
aka. APSA Talent Show is tonight. this will be my first talent show since i graduated, and the first one ever that i'll be watching as a spectator. usually i've been behind the scenes on the show and have never really watched it from the seats before. let's see how APSA: the next generation does this. oh yeah and alumni/undergrad sports day is tomorrow...i'm gonna go to that too. yeah! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

gripe about work
so at work today, my supervisor emails me that i wasn't productive enough on friday, and that my results show that my customer time on the phone was less than my personal & after customer work time combined. excuse me for helping other co-workers out with their issues which took me away from the phone and added to my after customer work time...if there were other supervisors around to assist then my actual productivity would have been increased...but since the more senior people decided play hookey because it was the day before a 3 day weekend and there were no supers were available, i had to assist my coworkers! i should be praised for being of assistance instead of being scolded for not being productive enough. it's not like i spent my time surfing the internet or staring off into the distance and picking my nose. i too could have called in sick or something like that...but i actually showed up for work. >end gripe<


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it's raining...
it's pouring, and i gots me no work tomorrow...time to sleep in and not do anything tomorrow. maybe i'll do my laundry...maybe...hmm...maybe not! =p maybe i'll concoct something in the kitchen like i did tonight. i made me some Jack Daniel's steak...TGI Fridays ain't got nothin on what i made. i bought the sauce, but found that it contained no Jack, so i corrected that problem. but i can't take all t he credit...i must give partial credit to Mr. George Foreman himself, for allowing me the usage of his ever so famous grill, you sir added that extra grilling touch my Jack Daniel's steak needed. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =p

So i blog some more
I forgot to mention this...but happy 71st birthday to my dad...i know you'll prolly never read this, but i hope you have a great one, even though i wont be celebrating with you. he was supposed to come to sd this weekend to celebrate with me, but this on again/off again rain we keep getting cancelled his plans. it woulda been perfect for him to drive down too, since he has a rental car (a motorcycle hit the side of his car last week and ran off without sharing his contact and insurance info)

In other news...this is a 3 day weekend for me...my office so graciously gave us president's day off this coming monday, and then on tuesday i work from 11-9, with an hour of extra overtime. yeah, my schedule at work is differernt, ever since they put us on a rotating schedule...so basically some weeks i come in at 8 and stay til 5...some weeks i do the 9-6, 10-7, or 12-9 thing...and when i do the 12-9 week, they make us come in on sunday of that week, but i was able to trade...so next saturday, i'm working instead of next sunday. sucks doesnt it? oh well, what can i do...it's not like i can complain about it...we already tried, but the company overruled us and said that we need to meet "business needs." i don't see how rotating people's schedules is more convenient to the company than just having straight schedules with people staying in their respective shifts...what do i know, i'm just an employee.

so...what do i have planned for this weekend? nothing too exciting...the weather is really limiting things that i can do. i have been wanting to go shopping for some new shoes...but i havent been able to find a pair that i would want at a somewhat decent price. why am i being so cheap? i got a job that pays pretty well! i suppose it's because i dont like overspending on something i could prolly find at a cheaper price elsewhere. just cuz i'm working doesnt mean that i want to throw away my money. besides, i'm planning on putting a spoiler on my car maybe sometime this week...something i've always wanted, and i figure that now is the time to do it.

hmm...what to do during spring break...i scheduled time off from work at the same time UCSD has their spring break, so what am i gonna do? as of right now, i'm not too sure. i had wanted to go to the bay area to explore it, but i'm not too sure how that will play out for now. any suggestions? anyone?

wow...i'm actually updating this thing...we'll see how long this motivation to blog will last. i'm kinda considering changing the background...i've had this one for awhile, and i'm getting tired of it. ok...enough blogging, i shall return later. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

the long overdue 2004 year in review
so as promised, i was gonna recap on 2004...the highs, the lows, and the randomness that the last 366 days...49 days late

the =( stuff
-Long distance relationships suck (i totally forgot about that one until i re-read my blog)
-Not being picked up to work @ Macy's after the holidays (i wanted to still work there)
-My friend Rachelle's father being killed after falling off of the Coronado Bridge
-APSA board issues
-having more issues with certain females that i was seeing throughout the year
-Getting rejected from Teach for America
-Feeling unappreciated by some people
-The "friends" strategy
-Getting my car towed @ the NERD/Black Eyed Peas concert
- Last Intersuite 450 meeting
-Not getting hired to be on Summer Bridge 2004 staff
-Saying goodbye to my comfort zones at UCSD
-My car getting stolen on graduation night
-Not getting into any teaching programs
-Moving out
-Finding a new roommate to take the empty room
-Not learning anything anymore
-Gaining weight from working a desk job
-San Diego Padres not making the playoffs
-My dad selling the condo and moving to Las Vegas
-Cingular sucks!!!
-Somebody threw a rock at the roof of my new car
-Getting sick
-East Asian Tsunami



The =) stuff
-Taking the CSET and passing it
-Being a master procrastinator during my last months @ ucsd
-Declaring graduation
-Being on APSA Board
-Eating oatmeal (yes i blogged about it)
-Finishing my major and minor a quarter before i graduated
-Going multiple times to Disneyland w/ my annual pass
-Going to the NERD/Black Eyed Peas Concert
-Students First
-PCC practice (most of it)
-Observing my 3rd grade teacher's classroom
-PCC
-Seeing my ATC Jesson at PCC
-Remembering Eric
-Chie's graduation
-Last undergrad sungod
- Grad banquet
-This commercial
-Graduation from UCSD
-Getting hired at Homecomings Financial (my first job out of college)
-Getting my brand new 2004 RSX Type S
-Turning 23
-Moving out
-The Amazing race, excellent TV programming
-Finding Marvin to fill the void in our house
-Not having to start school
-San Diego Padres having a great year
-Crazy Vegas weekend
-Thanksgiving in Vegas
-San Diego Suuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuper Chargers winning the AFC west
-Christmas in Vegas


well that's it for you, my 2004 year in review...not a bad year...in fact 2004 was a better year for me than 2004 was. What does the rest of 2005 have in store for me? we shall soon find out.
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maybe
some comments from my loyal readers will motivate me to update this thing on a more consistent basis...maybe...

stay tuned...blah blah blah...u know the rest =)

i'm
still here i promise...i'm just....about to take a shower and go to bed...work at 9am tomorrow...updates to come...promise...stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

2005
whoa...it has been awhile. almost a month into 2005, and this is my first blog of the year?!?!?! this has to be the longest that i've gone without blogging since i first started blogging in 2001. so why the hiatus? to be honest...i dont have an answer. i guess you could say a bunch of different reasons: laziness, repetition of my routine, nothing to say, no need for blogging as a procrastination activity, not wanting to be on a computer after sitting at one 40 hours a week...pick one, or make up your own. does this mean the end of halohalo happenings? perhaps not...more than likely no, but i know that there is nothing noteworthy going on in my life, and so my blogs will be not quite as frequent, at least for now. and as for the highlights of 2004...you'll just have to wait until my next blog...hopefully sometime this week. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

a year ago today
it was the pretty much the end of 2003. well...today is pretty much the end of 2004, only new year's eve left, and then 2005. how did this year go by so fast? it seems like each year goes faster and faster, never seeming to slow down. so many things happened this year both good and bad...but i must say that 2004 was much better for me personally than 2003. normally this blog entry (the final one of the year) would be my year in review blog, but that will have to be saved for my first blog entry of 2005, because i want to go clean my room up a little bit and get ready to go to vegas to meet up with the roomies (sans Marvin). i want my room to be somewhat clean for the new year, so it's good to go when i get back from vegas. so for now i shall wish you all a happy and safe new year, see ya in 2005! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

2004 American Football Conference Western Division Champions!!!
SAN DIEGO SUUUUUUUUUUUUUUPER CHARGERS!!!!

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sick
so my roommate got me sick. i hate being sick...who doesnt. but since i'm sick, i decided to call in sick at work. so for today, i'm gonna be a lazy bum and just sleep my sickness away. sucks that i have to use my paid time off (which is a combo of vacation and sick time). it's not like college days where i could just ditch school when i felt like it. but then again, if i were still in college and i were sick right now, it would be in the middle of finals...which definitely is not a good thing. well..imma go back to my warm bed with a cup of hot tea. germs watch out...stay tuned we'll be back after these messages =/

it's soooooooofa king cold!!!
that's all, bedtime! gotta get up to work tomorrow. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =/

as you may have noticed...
i have not been blogging too much. nothing really has been going on in my life. i just do the work thing, and come home and hang out with a few friends and repeat. sometimes i wonder if i will stick to this routine, or change. lately i've been thinking about what i do and if i want to stay with it, or go back to what i originally planned for myself, and become a teacher. personally, that is a goal that i have for myself, but is it financially viable for me? i have rent to pay, a car to pay for, bills, and starting in january, my undergraduate student loans. if i were to go back to school for my credential, i wont have an income to pay for my bills, and to add to that, i wont have calvet to pay for tuition because the money that i am making at my current job disqualifies me for consideration. at the same time, i see the changes that are being made within my company and how stricter they are becoming in terms of getting the results that my job requires. this job is definitely not something i had planned on doing, and i am not sure if i can continue working here for the rest of my life. don't get me wrong, i like many of the people that i work with, and it is not too hard of a job, but is it me? time will tell where i end up. crossroads...

thanksgiving is on thursday, and i'm heading to Las Vegas tomorrow morning. my friend Ana is accompanying me for the trip, since she can't go home to Oakland. i figured that since she would be down here by herself, why not bring her along. besides, company is always nice on a long road trip. i'm getting a rental car because i dont wanna put miles on my car. btw...people who throw rocks at moving cars suck! no further comment on that =x

well, enough of my random ramblings...my entries will be off and on since i am not in school anymore, and i dont need to procrastinate by blogging here. hopefully my loyal and adoring fans will continue reading...and if not, oh well...happy thanksgiving...stay tuned, we'll be back after these messages %=)

Stupid Cingular/AT&T!
just got my bill, and it's for $767!!! i have never gone over my bill on any of my cellphones that i have ever had, and now this?!??!!?!? so it looks like they stopped crediting me for any of my minutes as paid or free nights & weekends on october 12, and just charged me $.40 a minute i used until the end of my billing cycle. i guess that means i will be paying them a happy phone call tomorrow morning....i wish their system wasnt down, i would call them right now (which i did when i saw my bill)

election day...bush is leading...why? enough said...

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insert vegas post here
ok, so last weekend I went to vegas w/ Rosanna, Shelby, MarkChelle, Gee, and Kris to celebrate Nem's 21st birthday. wow, can't believe that she's reached legality...carziness! we left at 4am in the buttcrack of morning on friday morning in 2 separate cars. then headed over to riverside to pick up Shelby's brother's van. from there we went journeyed towards vegas...but not before stopping a couple of times, the first to put more air in the tires cuz we were too fat, especially w/ 8 people and their bags in a 7 person van...and the next stop in Baker to see the world's largest thermometer...how exciting! got to vegas around 10am and checked into Excalibur. for the rest of the day we just lazed around and ate, while Nem dropped the kids off at the pool...TWICE!!! at night we headed to Studio 54@ MGM for the evening.
the next day, i hung out w/ my mom while the others played and shopped. after that, i went back to the room to meet up w/ some of the others. we then headed out to walk the strip.
the next day, we checked out and they dropped me off at my mom's house while they chilled w/ Kris's parents. after that, headed back to SD.

it was fun...not quite the vegas experience i was expecting...especially w/ the half nekkid dude @ 54, but still quite fun. next vegas trip w/ friends...new year's eve. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =p

last day of the week
so i took tomorrow off of work. why you may ask? well, i'm heading to las vegas! gonna celebrate carzy Nem's 21st birthday...yup she's getting to be an old fart. so since they want to leave at...*insert face of disgust here* at 4am in the buttcrack of morning, i decided to take tomorrow off...my first day off from that place (other than weekends) since i started working there. i'm quite excited...my first mini-vacation pretty much all year. i didnt even get to enjoy a vacation after i graduated from college, especially since my lovely civic was stolen the night i graduated. after that happened, i worried about finding a job to be able to finance a new car. once i got the job, i never took time to take a break from it all, since i didnt have any days in which i could have taken off...until now. next goal...take a real vacation and go to hawaii! anybody want to go w/ me? i hope to go around spring break or beginning of summer next year. who's down? stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

so i figure that it's time for another post
after all, it is the end of the month and i havent blogged since like the middle of the month. how many of you have missed my random ramblings? eh...prolly not too many, but oh well. so what is new with yours truly? nothing really, just the same ol stuff. work, home, work, home...and i'm gaining weight. doing the same ol routine and not being too physically active adds poundage to my physique, and that is definitely not a good thing. i seriously want to start going to the gym, but the routine of going to work, and then going home has become common place to me, and im not feeling much like deviating from it...but i should...and i will, just lead me the way to the nearest 24 hour fitness, so i can sign up.
in other news, we got a new roommate to replace mr. abanilla, who left at the end of august. mr. Marvin Tarroja is the newest member of the Cord Lane household...a huge load off of all our backs. we were worried that we wouldnt fill that room, or that we would get some random person move in. so now the only thing to worry about is finding a new washer and getting our oven fixed.

so i have been watching the san diego padres all season long, and they have been doing really well this whole season. theyve had their first winning season in like 5 years...that's a good thing...sucky though that despite all the winning they have been doing, they havent done enough, and chances are that they will not be going to the playoffs. they had a chance, but they lost to sf tonight...so they dont have too much more of a chance. let's hope that next year they will do better.

friday is tomorrow...meaning the weekend is just about here!!! i may actually go back to ucsd tomorrow to see the fall fest @ rimac...dilated peoples and jimmy eats world are performing. let's just hope they accept my id card, after all i did graduate...they dont swipe the cards, and there is no date on the card, so i should be alright right? right! well...i must prepare for bed and watch fresh prince of bel air...it's friday tomorrow! stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =)

i'm back once again
so i haven't updated in awhile...as i havent been doing too much of this summer. but as always, nothing has been happening. well...i take that back, we did have an end of summer/house rewarming bbq get together this past saturday. pretty good turn out as a buncha ucsd, hs, and work folk showed up to join in on the festivities. good meat, good drinks, good people, good times.

so lately, i've been going to church a lot. i guess it's not that i'm gonna be this devout catholic who reads the bible on a nightly or semi-nightly basis. i guess, it just feels good to go back to church and take in all of the Godliness of the whole thing. this used to be a regular thing for me...mind you not by choice, but because my mom made me. but i guess, despite being "forced" to go, i liked it inside...and i guess for awhile, i forgot about that aspect. so i started going to church again when i moved out on my own. not because i was forced to go, but because it was my choice...and i must admit, it feels good to go back and soak it all in. it's also a good thing to see people that i havent seen in awhile, some of whom were in my early CCD classes that i took in elementary school. needless to say, i'm enjoying coming back to church.

work is work...nothing's changed there...although it's nice to expand my networks by meeting new people around the department each day. i'm glad i've been able to break my shell to meet these new people. it's also interesting to see the new people go through what i went through 2 months ago in training. one of the newbies went to mira mesa high school, and graduated a year before me. he's one of those people who i would see, but didn't know on a personal basis...but he's on my work team...so i'll prolly get to know him a bit better.

speaking of work...time to sleep, so i can get up to go to work tomorrow. i'm getting old, and becoming more of an adult! sleeping early used to be unheard of...now it's a way of life. stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =p

It's September already?!?!?!?!!
wow...this year is moving by really fast. i havent really updated this thing in awhile, cuz really nothing has been going on. My daily routine consists of waking up at 7am, showering, getting dressed, going to work, come home, try to do the errands that i needed to do that day, fix/eat dinner, relax, iron for the next day, go to sleep, repeat. i feel so adult for some reason. but now in addition to all that i do in a day, lately we have been looking for a new roommate cuz Armando moved out last weekend, so i've been trying to move along the process to find a #4 for the house. other than that, it's been normal routine.

so rumor has it that UCSD is starting school in a couple of weeks. it feels kinda weird that i am not getting ready to go back to school as has been my normal routine around this time for the past 18 years. this year's opening day of school will not be one that i will be celebrating since i have graduated from college. part of me misses the routine of getting ready for school, reuniting w/ friends i havent seen in 3 months, welcome week festivities, and even the first day of school where it's just a kickback day of intros and expectations. but alas...none of that will be had by me, since i am a working man w/ a degree. speaking of which...where's my diploma??? stay tuned...we'll be back after these messages =p