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4,187,211 | female | 23 | Student | Taurus | 14,August,2004 | early morning delights: Arriving at work for 7:30 or 8:00 am rarely has any perks (besides that of getting off by 4 or 4:30), except on those glorious days where I get to ice the cinnamon buns. Yes, spreading soft cream cheese icing on still warm, gooey, sweet buns, and then swirling it with my fingers (gloved of course) to make it look simply irrisistable, is one of my favourite jobs. The funny part is that I don't even like cream cheese icing, and our cinnmon buns are made with corn syrup, not honey, so they're way to sweet. But making food look asthetically pleasing is something I love to do... perhaps I should go into the culinary arts? I think I'd probably have to expand my tastebud tolerance if i were to do that because I could make everything, but then I wouldn't be able to tell if it was good because I would probably dislike most of the ingredients I put in it... sigh... I'm working on it. My roomate Crystal provides tough love when it comes to trying new things so I've now aquired a taste for previously untouchable items (according to me) like peppers (although I mostly like the orange and yellow ones), lentils, zucchini, spanikopita, and soy milk. I'm sure most of you are shaking your head at me right now, but at least I'm trying right? :) However, I think that tomatoes are always going to be on my ewww list - I've tried to eat them, but there's just something about the combination of juicyness/watery flavour/peel texture that I can't deal with. But I was supposed to be giving an ode to cinnamon buns. Now, if you want to treat yourself to a truly divine example of what a cinnamon bun can be, you should take yourself over to the Kooteney Bakery Cafe in Nelson, BC (a long treck for some of you I realize, but I'll put it out there anyway) where my dad makes a delectable pecan cinnamon bun with a buttercream icing. And so I shall leave you with that scrumptous vision. I think I'm drooling a little... ;) |
4,187,211 | female | 23 | Student | Taurus | 13,August,2004 | urlLink victory! a concert to remember. urlLink |
4,187,211 | female | 23 | Student | Taurus | 12,August,2004 | urlLink hot hot hot (no really, it was swealtering in there!) urlLink |
4,187,211 | female | 23 | Student | Taurus | 12,August,2004 | Thanks to Tara's friend Jordon for the photos (hope it's okay I posted them) :) |
4,187,211 | female | 23 | Student | Taurus | 12,August,2004 | People who can hack being in the front row of a concert shouldn't be there in the first place! Ah Matthew Good, a great show, a great band, a great location, and a stupid audience - what else is new. This is not to say that I didn't throughly enjoy both the opening act, Wil, and Matt Good, they were amazing - especially from our hard won front row spots, but why do people think that shoving as hard as they can the people in front and to the side of them is going to make anyone's experience any better? I seriously had to elbow this guy a few times because he kept pushing up against me, and believe me, I wasn't planning on moving anywhere - we were about as close as you could get without being on stage. I understand that with a rock crowd in a bar, there's expected to be a little pushing and such, but three people body surfing in a not so large venue, come on now that's just a little ridiculous. I think that the aggressive side of me comes out when placed in those sorts of situations, I was just as ready to shove back, and I don't think that me and Tara moved more than a couple of inches the whole night. I certaintly wouldn't want to be a security person at one of those things! When it started getting rowdy, the girl next to me started freaking out a little, and I thought she was going to throw up, so we had to let her out - the security guys were pretty good at making sure the smaller people were doing okay (not that they asked us - we must have looked pretty determined). But I'm ranting. The music was great, he played mostly from his new album and a couple well chosen older songs like 'Picture Yourself' (forgive me if I have the title wrong...). And at the end me and Tara managed to pick up one of the set lists and a drumstick (yes, it's a little obsessive, but fun nonetheless) which we got signed by the man himself! Tara was tempted to stalk him back to his hotel, but we decided that would be way too creepy as the streets were fairly deserted and he was walking with two body/security guards... I swear that we're not that obsessed (disclaimer - I was mostly following Tara... really...). One girl asked to have Matt's half finished glass of beer and she got it! ewww, what would you do with that? What ever tickles your fancy I guess (well, not like I can do much with a drumstick, but at least it's keepable). Anyway, if you're a Matthew Good fan, I highly recommend you see him live, but just be prepared to stand your ground if your in the throng. |
4,187,211 | female | 23 | Student | Taurus | 11,August,2004 | Well, upon contemplation, neither previously mentioned colours fit, and so I ended up with a light green titled 'spring fest'. Me and my roomate then proceeded to apply said paint to the wall at 9:30pm - not bothering with a coat of primer to help cover the dark purple currently covering the walls of my soon to be bedroom. Needless to say, we were tired, the purple showed through, and I realized how small this room really is. It shall be me, and my bed, and then the walls. Okay, it's not that bad, but it's definately the smallest room I've ever inhabited before! (It does, however, have nice big windows, a cool built in cupboard, and a funky old light fixture - having been designed as the dinning room). The colour is bright, but I think once I get everything in place it will be a happy medium. I think that the idea of painting and choosing colours and decorating etc is always more exciting than the actual hard labour (big surprise there), and I am happy it's finished. one more week and then we can be moving upstairs! Yay for hardwood floors, a plethora of cupboards and shelves, a fireplace, and our own mailbox! I'm planning on having a 'moving up' party around then, so anyone living nearby who wants a nice dinner for the price of carrying a few items up the stairs, please give me a call. ;) Well, it's time to remove the tape from the walls of my affectionately dubbed 'medicine cabinet' room, here's hopeing no paint bled through! |
4,187,211 | female | 23 | Student | Taurus | 09,August,2004 | i've discovered the joy of blogs. blog blog blog. If only I could remember all the great things I wanted to write about... Today my biggest problem was choosing a colour to paint my room, I'm waffling between 'windy hill' and 'tropical mango' any suggestions? (windy hill is a lighte bluey colour). |
3,356,291 | male | 24 | BusinessServices | Leo | 02,August,2004 | i will start to go away i want to say i am a free man now. i don't want to hurt anyone. specially not her coz i have hurt her a million times. as it is, i don't know if i am, i guess i am. but she's getting by. her pride and probably her resolve to make things work for her is getting her by. though i know deep inside she's hurting. because of me. i know how i can make her really happy. but i just cannot do it now. most especially now that i have to clear out certain issues about myself. i am contented to see her happy, no matter how contrived it is. i know she's not, deep inside she's not. but something tells me she's on her way there. she can make things work for herself. so i believe i am ready to leave her now for good. maybe slowly, i will drift away. and never bother her. we'll finally have our separate lives. maybe once in a while i will check on her. i hope i can let her be. let her find her own peace. i will leave her for good. |
3,356,291 | male | 24 | BusinessServices | Leo | 02,August,2004 | august 3 my thoughts are filled with just getting out, leaving everything behind. maybe i am a walking contradiction. there is no other way for me but to lead. here i am now. leading. the pressure is getting too much. sometimes i feel like this is not me anymore. i hate some stuff i am obliged to do. smile here, smile there. give commendations. be a people person. i fucking hate all these crap. there are times i want to be left alone. i want to have some quiet time. i want to do my thing. in spite of myself, i realized all i want to have is a low profile life. a quiet life. maybe that's why i wasn't too keen on modelling. people are so nosy. and i couldn't just smile when asked to. i just want to do my thing. i want to sleep when i want to, i want to wake up no matter how late. i want to dress up the way i want to, i hate ties, i hate looking so yuppy. i want to curse whenever i feel like it. i will be friendly when i want to, i will be nice when i feel like being nice. show me the light please as i am about to go nuts where i am now. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 30,July,2002 | Well, I've finally taken to reading other people's blogs and I've found that diving into the minds and lives of others can be quite refreshing. I have also recently reviewed one of those internet profiles of a friend I thought I knew. Apparently, I never even knew his real name and have been calling him by an alias all these years (yeah right). His profile describes someone only vaguely like the man I thought I knew. It's like finding out your husband is a secret agent for the CIA after 15 years of marriage - you saw the movie. Anyway, as I am terminally honest in all aspects - even internet life (perish the thought) I find it extremely funny that we feel that we need to embellish online. The internet has provided us with endless opportunities to communicate with our friends & loved ones, to express our ideas and beliefs, and to meet that hottie we've always dreamed of. Trouble is, once you meet face to face you discover that you prefer the online fantasy to reality. Oh, and I immediately deleted all quotes and quibbles from MY profile - no one would ever believe anyone is that perfect... they'd just assume embellishment. ;) |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 29,July,2002 | More Ying & Yang Reviewing my last entry, I realize that I only gave one ying & yang example. I could give more, like how great it is that my youngest daughter is home after living with her grandmother for the past three months. It's great having her back where she belongs, but it's not great waking up three times in the night - bottle break, potty break and day break. She was up at 6:45 am saying 'Mommy, its a little bit morning, time to wake up!' Gotta take the good with the bad, right? And have another cup of coffee to get me through the day. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 26,July,2002 | As I burned my tongue on my oatmeal this morning, I started thinking about how my life has lately been a pure example of ying & yang; a complete balance of good & bad. Examples being first of all, I had to cancel a very chi-chi dinner I had planned to include a 5 course meal under a full miami moon, oceanside with 4 french wines to accompany the meal. Masquerade, gourmet cuisine, great people - to say the least I was extremely dissapointed in what, to me, represented complete and utter failure on my part. But then, on the day of the cancelled dinner, someone handed me an article extolling another, past event that I put together. The writer, bless him, described the event as cozy and refreshing with the company of 'gentle folk'. As, he described it exactly as I remember it - and I felt really good to know that someone else besides myself really enjoyed the fruits of my labor. So I am once again reminded that you take the good with the bad. Even when I am at my lowest point, it takes so little to bring me back to the sunny side of life. Thanks, Mr. Dolen. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 25,July,2002 | Day 2. It's so exciting! I realized last night, while pondering today's entry, that I have actually misnamed my blog. What I meant to call it was 'Diva-lish Drivel'. However, after looking up dribble in my webster's, I realize that Dribble is exactly what I meant to say. After all, this will be a slow and steady flow of my thoughts and afterthoughts. So, while it won't include anything about basketball (except maybe a word or two about the WNBA Miami Sol) it really will be dribble. Besides, drivel is such an ugly word. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 24,July,2002 | Hmm... a captive audience. Where do I begin? Welcome friends to my blog. I'm very excited to have you here and hope I don't bore you to tears with my diva dribble. Through this blog, you too can learn to be a diva ;) So, day 1, page 1, paragraph 3. Life on the internet begins and life as we know it is forever changed... or not. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 30,August,2002 | Raise a glass Last night I hosted my Wine Club. Well, its not really MY Wine Club, I just come up with the theme then plan the event, write up the invites, mail the invites, coordinate with the wine suppliers, and manage the RSVP list. Oh, and then I host the event. I am the 'hostess with the mostess'! Any way, last night I had high hopes of attracting over 75 people. I was lead to believe that the suppliers had at least 60 confirmed reservations. Suffice it to say that out of the 15 or so people there, none of them came from those 60 confirmed reservations. Nonetheless, the wines were good - notice I used plural wines, as I did partake of more than one. The event was a success in so much as those who attended were sophisticated and social. Several groups of conversation developed and everyone mingled throughout the evening. Did I mention that I did partake of plural wines? *grin* I still have to say it... I love my urlLink job! And the other thing I've been waiting to say all week long -- Happy Friday! *horns and whistles blowing in the background as I beat my drum!* Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 29,August,2002 | Rock the Universe! Well, its hard to come up with titles all the time, so today is 'Rock the' Day. (see post below if you're confused). Check your 'scope at urlLink Astrology - Horoscopes - Jonathan Cainer's Zodiac Forecasts , 'cause Jonathon is always right. He must have a direct line to the planets or something - he never ceases to amaze -- uh, that is, rock -- me. *grin* And in honor of our new official 'Rock the' Day, go out today and rock something. Rock the vote, rock your chair, rock somebody's world! Rock ya' later! (Diva out.) |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 28,August,2002 | Rock the Vote! I received a very powerful e-mail this morning from a dear friend who has served in the Navy. I'm sure he speaks for many of the men & women serving our country's military. I'm not exactly pro-military but I certainly do value and appreciate the rights and freedom we enjoy because of their service. So, without further ado... Subject: right to vote! Hey folks this is Jason. I am just sending out this little reminder that election time is almost upon us. This is a very important issue for me because i know a lot of people take our right to vote for granted. right now there are American troops fighting to protect what we have and many more (including yours truly) that have served in the military. please take the 15 minutes out of your day to register and another hour out of your day to actually vote. i would be very disappointed to find out some of you just didn't feel like it or were too busy. Imagine how bad you would feel if we didn't have that right at all. Thanks, Jason |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 28,August,2002 | For when you need to find something fun to do at your next party, check out urlLink DeepFUN Daily Weblog May just be a guy with waaaaay too much time on his hands, but the games could be 'FUN' |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 26,August,2002 | Thank you, your honor! I have finally had my 'day in court'; I think everyone should have one of these. It's like Andy Warhol's 15 minutes of fame, except mine took about a half hour. Without going into all the sordid details, let me just say that the judge and state attorney were not impressed with my dead-beat-dad ex-husband (my, he's earned quite a title!) and they were NOT having any of his excuses. Lesson to any dads out there considering not paying child support: no matter how hard you try to justify not giving the mom child support money - your ass is going to jail. That wonderful humanitarian of a judge told him to show up next week 'with money or a toothbrush.' She's giving him a chance to keep his sorry ass out of jail, while at the same time getting me a little of what I'm due...that's fair. She's my hero! |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 26,August,2002 | More blogster diving goodness While I am actually managing to get work done this Mundane, uh, Monday morning, I did click that fabulous little NextBlog button. Its an addiction I have, I need caffeine and NextBlog every morning to get me going. I don't know how that button works, or how it selects which blog to go to next, but today there was a sort of theme woven into the melange of goodies. I found one blog totally devoted to the daily doses of medication and inevitable deterioration of one woman's 14 year old cat, as it dies from some form or another of cancer. Then there was urlLink Not my dog , which didn't mention anything about a dog. She has a cat though, that kept her up all night recently. Anyone who's ever hated their cat due to an all night howling session can relate. And finally, urlLink Jason's Blog , which didn't mention any animals at all, but has a picture of a dog's tongue hanging out of a huge gaping dog mouth. All made for some good reading today. This blog is turning into a blog journal of my blog travels. Geez, have I no life of my own to blog? Oh, wait - I went to a wine tasting on Saturday night. There, I do have a life. Of course, it was free, at a liquor store. Not much more than a poorly disguised marketing ploy to sell liquor. At least my events are social and entertaining - and you get more than a thimbleful of the stuff. My event is next Thursday, can't wait to see how that goes. Oh, crap its this Thursday... with only 5 RSVPs. *gasp* Undaunted, I'm going to have a good time no matter how many people show! |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 23,August,2002 | urlLink City Creator |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 23,August,2002 | Instant Gratification That little counter thing in the corner made my whole day. Its up to a whopping 10! Hey, it may not seem like much to you, but I'm easy to please. I'm a girl of very simple needs. Plus, Leann left me a message on my tag board. This is a gold star day! :) Well, technically she left a message for that little slut in the mini skirt. *sigh* But hey, sex sells, right? |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 23,August,2002 | Prouder than a... Ok, so I can't think of a saying that would complete that. All I can think of is 'happier than a pig in --' but this is a clean blog so I can't complete that one. Anyway, I am so proud of myself. I have managed to dress up my page quite nicely today. As we tour the page, you will notice in the upper left hand corner my new counter. My pathetic hunger for recognition requires that I know exactly how many people have visited my page. The down side to this is that this could end up like the little red 0 on my answering machine. Screaming at me the blatant fact that NO ONE has called. *sigh* Also, you will see the sexy little weather pixie, announcing the perfect tropical weather here in sunny South Florida. From what I've seen, the tramp changes her outfits according to time of day, temperature and weather patterns. Pretty clever. And did I mention that she's looks just like me! Then, just below the tramp -- I mean the weather pixie -- I've placed a Tag Board. Here you can give me your thoughts, comments and other worthless... uh, that is...worthwhile input. Just more blogging fun than any one person should have in just one day! On that note, I'm going home. Blogging on hold till Monday. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 22,August,2002 | And in true Zilla form, if you haven't visited Davezilla today, urlLink check him out and have a Zilla day! |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 22,August,2002 | While we're on the subject... Boy, talk about timing. After extolling the pleasure of a drag queen show, I get this fun little quiz in my e-mail today. You may want to take this test before heading out to your local show ;) urlLink Female or Shemale? Take the test! |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 22,August,2002 | Tired, but smiling Perched on a bar stool in a Moulin Rouge-like bar/restaurant, with drag queens and old queens milling and spilling all around me. That is how I spent last night. If you've never been to a drag show, let me assure you that you have not yet fully lived. Went to a new place called Madame's last night and saw some of the most entertaining performers wearing more makeup than Tammy Faye - and looking good. I especially liked the Bette Miller impersonator and the very large black, um, person - s/he really enjoyed singing and dancing on that little stage with the hot blinding stage lights and lively crowd pouring down on her. My goddess friend Gloria left the bar moaning, 'I can't believe I sucked face with a gay man!' And, according to her, he was 'very competent'. He admitted that, while he prefers men, the last woman he slept with glued her phone number to his coffee table. Competent indeed. And all this on a school night, when I knew i had to get up in the morning but didn't really care. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 21,August,2002 | One Last Post for the day... Finally getting the chance to go out with a co-worker/friend/fellow goddess tonight. And what could be more appropriate for us than to go to a dinner and cabaret show - drag queen style. This should be a blast - I need a good laugh. You know, the kind of laugh that shakes your whole body; the kind where the next day your stomach reprimands you for doing all those damned sit-ups but you were only laughing. Laughing till your face hurts. Then there's the meal that comes with the dinner, the great conversation and company of Gloria and the piece de resistance *typed with a french accent* -- this is a free meal. There's no better dinner than a free dinner. I'll have to put it all in my blog tomorrow. BTW, if Andre Gide were around today, do you think he would he have written his 'Journal' via blog? |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 19,August,2002 | urlLink Davezilla | To-who? add this to links i like... little guy vs big guy. Long live Davezilla! |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 19,August,2002 | urlLink Results... urlLink Is it GODZILLA? brought to you by urlLink Quizilla |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 19,August,2002 | urlLink What kind of sick Weirdzilla are you? NextBlog surfing brings more treasure! |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 19,August,2002 | I'm not quite sure how this Blog This thing works, but check out this blog I found on someone else's blog. Now its on my blog too. Can I ever hope to be as clever as urlLink Laughing Boy ? |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 16,August,2002 | Welcome to 'The Blog-osphere' In case you have no idea where you are, check out this article by Steven Levy for Newsweek. urlLink Living in the Blog-osphere' |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 16,August,2002 | How addicted are you? I am 27% Internet Addict urlLink I could go either way. Deep into the madness of nights filled with coding CGI-Scripts and online role playing games, or I could become a normal user. Good luck! urlLink Take the Internet Addict Test at fuali.com And in this internet world of e-mail urban legends, scams, petitions and plain ol' crap, we all need a little truth. So, before you send out that prayer request or petition, check out this site urlLink Truthorfiction.com . Do all your friends a favor, and find out if that virus warning is REALLY a virus - or a file Windows needs to run. And just for the record, I never forward any of that stuff, so if it really is important to you to get out into cyberspace - don't send it to me. Thank you. **quickly stepping down from my soapbox** |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 15,August,2002 | My birthday is November 30th... urlLink A gift for me? You shouldn't have! |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 15,August,2002 | More Blogging Fun... 3 postings in one day - a new high. That's because its August, and things move pretty slow in Miami in August. As a result, I am able to do a little more surfing than usual, and once again my new best friend NextBlog has provided me with great amusement. Two great blogs to check: urlLink Big Pink Cookie, 'Taking the blah out of blog' and urlLink Ginger Girl 'Welcome to the Venting Zone' where I found this quaint little mental excercise, which actually came from another site. click urlLink HERE to stretch your mental muscle. This link actually takes you to yet another site that I rambled through on my afternoon of goofing off. *wink* I guess I'll go look for something else to do, and get another coke - the more caffeine the better, I always say. Oh, and another thing. My extremely weird friend Fred Gerbilman - he's not rich enough to called eccentric - says I'm weird, which is why he loves me. This is like the pot calling the kettle black. He sends me some of the most bizarre links to sites ranging from mundane to profane. But I'm the weird one. I may have to start sharing some of the more bizarre sights/sites he sends me just to prove my point... And just to prove my point, *raising my hand with finger pointing triumphanly toward the sky* you can visit his Rant blog at urlLink Gerbilman Rant . The fact that I've figured out how to add links to my page could really piss him off - this could have lots of entertainment value. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 13,August,2002 | and just for fun... urlLink urlLink I'm Diana, which ambiguous dyke are you? Quiz by urlLink Turi. Fun test, although I do prefer boys ;) |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 13,August,2002 | Here's a nice thought... It is vital that people 'count their blessings' to appreciate what they possess without having to undergo its actual loss. --Abraham Maslow Deserves a little reflection, don't ya' think? |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 13,August,2002 | I wonder, does it make me a bad person because I'm enjoying putting the squeeze on my dead-beat-dad ex-husband? After 10 months of no payments in child support, we're finally going to court at the end of this month. He now has less than 2 weeks to come up with the dough he owes me or he'll sit in jail until he pays me. I've had 2 years of struggle - of wondering how I'll pay the rent and the day care and still manage to buy food for my two children. In the meantime, he's living in his girlfriend's house, driving her car, sleeping in her bed and eating her food. OK, so maybe I'm a little bitter about the whole thing. Maybe after he married me he finally realized that SHE is his one true love and he couldn't bear to live a lie by being married to me. Or maybe he just got in too deep and needed her to bail him out. Well, now she may have to do just that - literally. (Although I really hope it doesn't come to that - I would prefer getting paid.) Does it make me a bad person? I just want to get paid. And see him squirm just a little. As for my two wonderful little girls - I must say that I got the better end of this whole divorce deal. I have the pleasure of the company of two of the most beautiful and charming little girls I've ever known. Never mind they're my children, they are two exceptional human beings. Every day I get more and more joy from knowing them and seeing them grow. There is nothing more valuable to me than one of their hugs, or seeing their faces light up when I pick them up from school or grandma's house. I know that, in spite of all the struggle and hassle and frustration that comes from being a single mom with less than adequate support from an absentee father, having them in my life makes my life worthwhile and fulfilled. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 12,August,2002 | Waxing Philosophical Seems like I'm coming to an end of another chapter in my neverending novel of a life. Well, actually it will end eventually - only I won't be around to comment on the final chapter. It just feels like I've had a very rough two years, much of the drama created by my own actions of course. And now, I'm reaching a very anti-climatic point in the story. I can't say 'ending' because that's not what it is. Any ending is really just another beginning. And that's where I'm at - another beginning. Opportunity disguised as loss - I take every loss as an opportunity for something else. I've had plenty of loss these past years and I just know that its time to forge ahead into some new beginning... but what? |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 09,August,2002 | Next Blog bringing the world closer together Found another interesting blog today. I love that Next Blog link; when I get bored at work I follow that link where ever it wants me to go. Today, along with a really boring blog on handhelds and another one in portuguese, it took me to urlLink Mercury Frog . He's getting married in a few days, and apparently pondering the realities of grown up life. Can't wait to hear about the big day. Oh, and as for my cake-eating friend... apparently the bakery is closing down. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 08,August,2002 | This will be the second time I'm trying to get this blog entry in. Yesterday I discovered, much to my dismay, that there is another blog under the same name as mine. Can you believe it?! Only, I've spelled it differently - her version is Diva - liscious. You can check it out if you like - she's got an interesting life and pictures to prove it. Go to urlLink Diva - liscious And, now for a little self indulgence and pity. I've decided that life isn't finished with me yet, and I apparently have more growing to do if I'm ever to be ready for real, soul-shaking soul-mate kind of love. And if I hear one more time that I'm a nice girl, or a good girl I'm going to scream. All that goodness and niceness is getting me nowhere in the romance department. I mean, really - even the most horrid, ugly troll bitches get to have boyfriends and/or husbands. Yes, I've had a husband but that one, apparently, didn't really count. One of my friends has reminded me that anything worth having is worth waiting for. Easy for him to say, now that he can have his cake and eat it too. But enough of that. Onward and upward - and hope springs eternal. My horoscope insists that things are looking very good for August and I'm betting the bank on it! |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 06,August,2002 | Not going to dwell on what i've done... just forging ahead blindly into the possibilities. But there is hope, as he is thinking about me still. I wanted to comment on a funny coincidence that has given me a strange perspective into a stranger's life. a neighbor's life actually. 5 or 6 years ago, a guy tried to pick me up in a club. He gave me his number but i left it at the bar and never called him. I actually saw him at a few other places around town, always with a group of friends - apparently we liked the same places. He didn't seem to remember or recognize me, and I never tried to say hello. Now, it turns out that when I moved into my new apartment in January, I moved into HIS building. We really do like the same places. But being his neighbor has afforded me a greater insight into this man's life - and on a greater scale, I think into the lives of many people just like him. Young, professional, sufficiently successful, and single. I know what car he drives - by seeing him parking in the garage one day. I know he lives on the 23rd floor of my building, since we ride in the elevator together frequently. He leaves for work at 8:30 and gets home around 7pm. I've even seen him walking out of the 'gentleman's club' around the corner from our building. And finally, I've seen him with maybe 2 different women - so i've seen his taste in women too. It's strange and deep in my heart it makes me a little sad, because I see this man's solitary life and some of its private details. I sometimes wonder how it feels to be him - solitary -- no children, no wife. I wonder if he's happy living alone. Maybe he has a pet, but I've never seen him walking a dog... a cat maybe? So many of us walk together, live together and are so alone. We think that no one knows our sorrow or cares; we are all looking for something more. I've still never really said hello to him. I have no interest in really getting to know him, although he may be a very nice person. It may be cowardice, but I'm just happy knowing his secrets. And in some small way this makes me feel more connected to the world as a whole - it reminds me that we are all the same, we come from the same source and we are all one. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 02,August,2002 | Well, I've done the unthinkable. I've opened up to contact with the one person who is both heaven & hell, wrapped up in one neat package. Love and hate, together in a fiery passion... god I've missed him! Still not sure what I was thinking when I ruined it all, or why I think I could ever fix what I f*cked up. But, onwards and upwards. Maybe I'm just craving another escape to NY? Or maybe there really is a reason why I can't get him out of my head. Let the ride begin... |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 01,August,2002 | And another thing... how is that there are 87 million singles over the age of 18 in the US and I can't get even one of them to take me out to dinner? |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 01,August,2002 | And I just thought of a better name for my blog... Diva-licious. works for now, anyway. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 01,August,2002 | Universal Wonders How is it that everytime I finally give up on ever hearing from someone ever again, they call? I can't help but believe that I really do make things happen. Just by thinking about him (and refusing to ever contact him again) the most divine man I've ever met (as close to a god as I am a goddess) dissappeared - as was his own divine right. You know how mercurial we gods can be ;) I gave up, and he called. My divine Diva-ness proved irresistible. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 30,September,2002 | Back in order...? Well, I think I've got my page back in order. If not, this may be as good as it gets for a while. Just wanted to give thanks to my friends. I was having one of those 'poor me' moments over the weekend. Single mom, all alone with no one to talk to, yadda yadda yadda. I am ashamed to admit that I was feeling very down - it was really quite pathetic if I do say so myself. But - hey - even a diva can have a moment of weakness! Then I opened up my e-mail this morning and was reminded once again that I do have friends - really good friends that love me. They just live to damn far away to be hanging out on my sofa every weekend. *sign* But thanks for the little notes and nice thoughts that you send to me. Just to say hello, or to give me a word of inspiration - all of those little things mean a lot to me - especially after the weekend that none of you could have possible known about. Just giving thanks because I'm feelin' the love ;) Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 27,September,2002 | AAARRRRGGGGGHHHHH!!!! I just realized that I have lost all the work that I did on this thing!!! Blogger did some maintenance work which caused me to get error messages on my page. So, I downloaded the template again to fix the error. And I lost my weather tramp, and my tag board, and my favorite links! This is worse than someone stealing my car (although I really wish someone would) or something. I think I need to be alone for a few minutes with my grief... Then I will just have to rebuild. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 24,September,2002 | Well, i just realized that the 'Computer Features' link below doesn't actually work. Sorry, i didn't mean to tease, it just came out that way. I think that weather tramp is rubbing off on me. *wink* |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 24,September,2002 | Happy Friday! The diva is back... sorry for the delay. I've been trying to get work done here in the office, while not really having any desire to get work done. Spoke to Dee in Alybamy the other day - while she was recieving a visit from Isidore. All is well in the D2 household. And there have been so many distractions lately, my focus has been a little off these days. Suffice it to say that all my efforts at destroying the pattern of 'booty calls' were put on hold for a short time. But, I'm back on track and stronger than ever *that slight hesitation in my voice means nothing.* I could give more sordid details, but with that and that weather tramp over there, I would really be pushing for an adult-rated page. *wink* However, you will notice that I did get some surfing in, and I've added the links for your enjoyment - or not. Many thanks to my dear friend Mona for introducing me to the newest technology. I think I need an upgrade... urlLink Computer Features urlLink hooey Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 24,September,2002 | Scary Ok, just for kicks I decided to check out urlLink Juan is a loser again. He's getting pretty scary; and what's worse is that some of his meanderings are vaguely familiar. He's got it bad; he's an online stalker. Lucky for both of them that the stalked is on the other side of the planet. Its almost dark enough to be Dostoevsky, but not nearly brilliant enough. Just the underbelly of a broken heart, exposed for all to see. I told you, scary . Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 23,September,2002 | Monday again. I wasted a perfectly good weekend doing absolutely nothing -- again. Ah, but what pleasure I get from doing nothing. Slept waaaay too much on Saturday and then refused to be such a sloth again on Sunday. I actually cleaned my apartment, did some laundry and went food shopping. Which, in mother-speak, translates into picked up so the kids can mess up, washed what will be dirty again and too small very soon, and spent money I didn't have on something that won't last more than a few days. So, I actually did a lot of nothing for nothing. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 20,September,2002 | Blog surfing again Next Blog is like a remote control for the internet. click - urlLink Candygenius.com Have to remember to add this one to the list of Blogs of Like... click - urlLink fetish - a thing of magick ... click - some blog about texas hill people...click... some organization's blog - don't like that... click - urlLink Silflay seems clever... Enough surfing. Is the internet becoming a replacement for the 'idiot box'? Need to turn this damn thing off and get some work done. Happy Friday. And I tried to make the pillow dance... I wanted to make it dance. Why won't it dance? Diva out |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 18,September,2002 | For the last time, that guy in Nigeria does NOT have money for you! urlLink FRAUD: Mike Aba |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 16,September,2002 | Ok, am I the only one who thinks urlLink Juan is a loser? I feel better about myself already! |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 16,September,2002 | Cleaning House First of all, thanks to Birth Control? for this fabulous offering. If you love popping bubble wrap, I just know you're gonna dig this... urlLink Virtual Bubble Now, for the subject of the day... Cleaning House. Has absolutely nothing to do with bubble wrap (although I did find some forgotten bubble wrap tucked away in a closet). But that's besides the point. For some odd reason, I don't do 'spring cleaning'. The urge comes later in the year - right around now. Or maybe its early; depends on how you look at it - half full, half empty. So, the urge struck me Saturday and I struck back by spending about 6 hours clearing out cards, letters, old drawings from my kids, WEDDING GIFT CARDS. Even found the bill from the hotel on the wedding night. *sigh* I got rid of 4 big bags of what used to be treasured memories. Now they're just junk to load into the landfill. And I can't tell you how gooooood it felt ripping up a few last straggling pictures of DBD. Talk about cleaning house - that emotional closet is stripped bare now! But I won't share too much here - just suffice it to say that I now have lots of happy memories stored away in all my little boxes that I love to collect. And, I have empty boxes ready to collect all the happiness I have yet to create. Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 14,September,2002 | urlLink Weebl and Bob |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 11,September,2002 | Removing the incurable cancer called hatred Reveals one's undying, undiminishing radiance. The destruction of hatred, that sorrow of sorrows, Yields to man the joy of joys. -Tirukkural 86: 853-54 |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 06,September,2002 | September 11th again There's a lot in the media this morning about remembering this day. Some people around me are down, others appear to not even know of the significance of today (although I suspect affected appearances). Personally, I woke up with the radio reminding me of the sadness of this day, of the impact felt by families around the world and of the continued feeling that nothing has been done still. A friend spoke to me of the families of the victims, and those of the firefighters and policemen lost in the attacks. He wasn't concerned with how they've all managed to go on while mouring lost loved ones. His point was that firefighter and police families have received $900,000 in financial relief while victims' families have 'only' recieved on average $100,000 in relief. Something like that - my figures may be off. He was disturbed at the unbalanced totals of money. So, I'm wondering... why is it that a living family member has no dollar value. You can't buy that loved one for any amount of money. No decent mother would sell her child to someone (these days) no matter how many hundreds of millions of dollars you offered her. Why is it, that once a family member is killed all of a sudden there is a dollar value placed on the life of that person? I believe that the dollar value is not to replace the loss of that person - for no money can do that. I think it has more to do with revenge - 'they're going to pay!'. But, in the greater scope of things, that way of thinking is very base and has nothing to do with honoring the life and memory of the one lost. It is hate and anger reacting and trying to take control of a situation over which we have no control. It saddens me that the attacks happened and I do believe we should remember those that were lost and remember the hate that caused such actions. Doing so may guide us all to a world where violence does not answer violence and knowledge erases hate and prejudice. I am determined to have a good day and to be grateful for all that I have - even the challenges that cause me strife! Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 06,September,2002 | The key to happiness I've discovered the key to sublime happiness. It's butter. A little sugar never hurt either. But, note the butter to happiness ratio... the more butter, the happier you will be. Stay with me on this. Just think about the last stack of pancakes you had; lots of butter, right? And didn't you feel soooo good after wolfing down the stack? Or that warm, flaky biscuit that you dunked in butter at the dinner table. Complete and utter bliss. Personally, I had the most divine croissant *using your best french accent - say craa - san'* this morning. Not only was there butter baked in, so much so that it left my fingers glistening with the magic stuff, but I went one step further and swathed it lovingly in even more butter. Some may say adding the strawberry jam was going to far, but I say, 'You only live once!' |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 04,September,2002 | Thanks, I guess... Well, I didn't get what I wanted, but I almost got what I wanted. Had that all important follow up hearing after last week... you know, the one where he's supposed to show up with cash in hand. What he showed up with was a letter explaining why he didn't have cash in hand. And another pathetic excuse, which simplified, means his needs are far more important than those of his children. The judge was fair, as before. She accepted his offer of $500 today - before 2pm. Then she agreed to reduce the amounts due, but the total will still be $3000 to fulfill his 'purge'. So, DBD (dead-beat-dad) now has a standing appointment before the Judge of the 11th Circuit County Court for the next 10 weeks. Fortunately, I will not have to attend. At first I was so angry that I really wanted to bitch slap him right where he sat. Then I got over it, took control of myself and rationalized that $500 is better than nothing. I'm getting paid and he's out of jail, earning more money to give to me. It works. So, thanks, I guess... |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 03,September,2002 | Can't find any links of my own So I go to Davezilla once again for interesting links and fun things to gross your friends out with. The 'Name' link is pretty cool, and there's no blood or sex. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 03,September,2002 | urlLink Morto the Magician |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 03,September,2002 | urlLink Weebl and Bob |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 03,September,2002 | urlLink What's in your Name? - Demonstration Analysis |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 03,September,2002 | That weather bitch is getting more action than me! *sigh* Hmmm, maybe if I shortened my skirt up to there... * me reaching down and tearing strips off the bottom of my skirt, a la Ginger on Gilligan's Island style * Had a faaabulous three day weekend wherein I fullfilled my plans of doing absolutely nothing. Not one damn thing... I read -- working my way through 'The History of Civilizations' by Fernand Braudel -- and when reading became too tedious I napped on the sofa. Even got in a really good two hour yoga session... and absolutely relaxing and labor-free Labor Day weekend. The children were with Grandma and she spent the whole time spoiling them. In all, a faaabulous weekend; or did I say that already? *grin* |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 31,October,2002 | Happy Hallowe'en Everyone! What a good morning we had in the Diva household... Leia as Jane from Tarzan (Disney's version) and Kala as a witch (again), complete with glow-in-the-dark fingernails with 'Boo!' written on them. Spoooooky. Mom will don her wicked witch costume later today, got my magic mirror and all ready to go. And I have to gloat about last night. WHAT A GREAT TIME! The Wine Club last night drew in 55 guests - most of them paying this time - for 'Get a Clue'. Great wines, gourmet hors d'oeuvres and a terrific mix of people all made for such a great time. There was a line at the wine bar last night - that was a first. And someone actually figured out the murder mystery and won a bottle of choice from our wine selection; she chose the Gallo(w), a very good choice. After almost giving up on the whole thing, now I can't wait for next month's event. I've selected Big Reds, and we may add a scavenger hunt to the evening. Themes and games seem to draw a crowd. Today the Diva will need just a little more coffee than usual to make it through to trick-or-treat time. Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 29,October,2002 | And, while they may not all work correctly (weebl needs adjusting)... I've managed to get most of my favorite links back! And I can't wait to visit Laughing Boy again. I feel at peace. *aaahhhh* Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 28,October,2002 | Almost there I know a lot of people who are counting down the days and dreading the coming of a new year. Let me assure you that I, for one, am looking forward to getting this year over with. This was not my best year, not my worst either. Actually, it was pretty good now that I think of it. Anyway, I just know 2003 will be MY year. I'm hoping anyway. And as my 33rd birthday rounds the corner - yes Dee, we are 33 no matter how hard you try to deny it! - as my birthday rounds the corner I'm thinking it may be time for another image update. Yes, as the Downtown Diva I am an absolute fox *wink*, I was even called gorgeous recently. Notice the gloating. But, there is always room for improvement. I'm thinking the gray needs to go, as I have probably another 30 or 40 years to sport the gray hair. And shorter may work too. Although, I'm kind of digging the shoulder length do. Hmmm. 10 pounds could go away and I wouldn't miss them at all. Change is good. New age, new year, new me. We're still in the planning stages, so we'll see. Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 28,October,2002 | Update on demand Congrats to Birth Control? for new baby steps! Now the real fun begins (and more trips to the ER?). I received an e-mail to please update my blog, so... I'm updating. Went to a small but fun costume party at Debbie's on Saturday night. Trying to figure out how to go to another party on Friday night. I'll have to squeeze it into my busy schedule - this is the week of no free time! Wednesday is the Wine Club event - 45 RSVP's - a record for the year. Thursday is Halloween. Kala will be a witch (again) and Leia has decided to be Jane from Tarzan instead of Princess Dot from Bug's Life. Mom is undecided, but I have a sorceress costume from a friend. Think evil step mother from Sleeping Beauty... oooh, maybe I'll just add a mirror as prop to the costume and that's who I'll be. Friday I'm taking the girls - with Grandma too - to a halloween themed carnival. And then there's the party an hour away. Phil Berry is all grown up and having a party at his place (with roommate). That should be interesting and hopefully amusing too. Saturday is Hands on Miami Day. Don't forget to click the little donate button (above left) to sponsor me if you haven't yet done so - thanks again Joe! Saturday night is the Bug Ball, where I will be helping to pour wine for the party. I'll be sampling a little of my own goods that night, for sure. *wink* Sunday I'm going to try again to meet with friends for a Japanese tea ceremony - it keeps getting put off. And somewhere in between I may actually get some sleep. Loving life as a diva right now. *big grin* Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 25,October,2002 | A new friend My girls don't get visitors at our house very often. Once we had a pool party to celebrate the end of summer and four girls came over. That was a lot of fun and it kept both of my girls entertained for the entire afternoon. Last night we had another such special occasion. Kala has teamed up for a pumpkin decorating project at school, so Jenny came home with us after school yesterday. What a great time we all had decorating two pumpkins and turning it all into a jester with a miniature puppet of himself. Kala and Jenny came up with the idea and I added my idea of the puppet. Two pumpkins stacked on top of each other with a mini-me stuck onto a chopstick, jutting out from the bottom pumpkin. It really turned out nicely. What was the nicest of all though, was working with the girls to put it all together. And then, having all three girls running around the house, chasing each other, blowing bubbles and creating general havoc. We had such a good time together. And on a school night! Jenny was trying to convince her mother that she needed to sleep over Sunday night just so the two of them could carry the pumpkin into class together on Monday morning. Mom wasn't buying it. Kala has such nice friends; I hope she gets to come over and play again soon. Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 24,October,2002 | Like this one, maybe more for the look of it than the content. Also, his resolutions for 2002 are strangely like my own, all but that one about his flat... urlLink ...grayblog... - I don't know you people, why are you here? |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 23,October,2002 | The Pinnacle of Celebrity I'm the Administrative Diva for a gorgeous and glamorous boutique hotel on South Beach. We are hosting MTV for the Latin VMA's, being held here on Miami Beach. We have celebrities from all music genres, from Latin American newcomer Anastacia to Carlos Santana. Yes, we are just that fabulous. But all that is nothing compared to who I have discovered is being secretly stored away in one of our Boardrooms. I found the crate this morning declaring his arrival, and I was beside myself with excitement. Dare I even let it leak that he's here? Mustn't... tell.... must... resist... urge... to spill it..... Okay! I have to tell you.... HAMBURGLAR is HERE! Its just too fabulous to keep to myself! McDonalds has a crew here doing a commercial and working out of our Boardroom. And they brought HIM for the shoot. Wonder if I can get an autograph. Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 23,October,2002 | Found this over at urlLink The Ridge and just had to do it. So, now I'm a foxy diva ;) urlLink Welcome to Neko Revolution!! urlLink What Obscure Animal are you? |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 22,October,2002 | Three to fall down 3 1/2 actually. I have decided to get Leia a helmet. I believe that's the only way I'm going to preserve her tender little melon (her head) from serious damage. She is constantly falling down, and its always on her head and/or face. Its not because she's clumsy like her mother; she doesn't trip over her own feet or walk into walls. Ok, sometimes she walks into walls, but that's another day's topic. She bounces, she jumps... she FLIES. She jumps on my bed, the sofa, the chair. And sooner or later she lands on her head. And she hasn't yet learned that jumping leads to falling. Last night was a perfect example. I didn't even see her standing on our particulary bouncy chaise lounge. She must have done what she always does -- start at the head of the chair, bounce along the length of the lounge and then dive off the end of it onto a huge cushion on the floor. It scares the hell out of me everytime I see it, but this time I didn't see it. And this time she missed the cushion, flew right past it head first into the wall and the base of a tall wrought-iron candle holder. When I find her, she's lying face down, like a little doll shoved into the corner with her head pushed too far to the left. Miraculously, she was fine. A little scared, no real damage done. And then, once the boo-boo was all gone and she had calmed down, we had discussed not jumping on that chair anymore. She agrees by saying, 'Ok, Mommy. Let's go jump on your bed better.' *sigh* Either I'm going to have a vegetable for a daughter or she's strong enough to live through a nuclear holocaust. Headgear is the only way to be sure. Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 22,October,2002 | Two to Tango I have a new appreciation for the bandoleon. It's like an accordian, only bigger and I guess somehow more noble. It really does go very nicely with a piano, the Tango concert I went to taught me this. Although, I have to say, watching the guy play the bandoleon was another form of entertainment. Have you ever seen this? It may be illegal to play this thing in public in some countries. The musician sits on a chair, with the instrument resting on his lap. As he moves the thing open and closed it makes a whining, yet pleasing sound. It can be very gentle and quiet or really strong and loud. And when it is played loud and long is when the visual entertainment begins. As the instrument is stretched out to its limits, it becomes too much to hold on a closed lap. Think Slinky stretched to its extreme - the center starts to droop. To accommodate this, the player must o-p-e-n his legs w-i-d-e to support the instrument. Then, add to that the passionate way in which he plays the sharp notes; moving with his whole body and sometimes pushing forward with his shoulders or hips. The bandoleon singing or moaning and gasping for breath all the time. No wonder Tango is so damn sexy... the dances were inspired by moves of the musicians! It really was very exciting and a lesson in traditional music from Argentina and Uruguay. Just another reason I love living in Miami. All that culture. Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 21,October,2002 | Its the 'head' of Blogger: urlLink EVHEAD: very, very lucky |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 18,October,2002 | this just in... So, I have a little more to say today. I have 2 free tickets to a Tango concert/performance tomorrow night and I was a little sad because I thought that I'd have to go alone, and as we all know, it takes two to tango. I had asked a friend who I thought would be interested in going, but since I hadn't heard back I thought I was going alone... but he IS going with me! I can get all dolled up and go out with a friend, a male friend. It's almost like a real date and I couldn't be more pleased. And, I'm hoping to meet some other friends for a Japanese tea ceremony on Sunday. It never takes much to make me happy; an e-mail here, a phone call there. Makes me a happy little Diva. I'm looking forward to a wonderfully busy weekend, and I wish the same to all my friends! Diva out! |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 17,October,2002 | Not much more to say today than HAPPY FRIDAY! Did a little blog surfing yesterday, but for some reason the english-written blog channel was broken. All I got were blogs in french and what I think may have been finnish... All I know is I couldn't read one damn word of it. Another busy, busy day ahead of me, so I'm going for another cup of coffee and then bravely into the fray! Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 17,October,2002 | Tired but happy I don't know about the rest of you, but I've had the equivalent of two weeks in one. My office has been so busy I can't keep up or keep track of it all. I've planned a Wine Club event and sent out 500 invitations (which includes printing the invites and the labels, stuffing, licking and running through the postage meter), done my director of sales' New York sales trip expense report twice, remembered National Boss Day (2 'bosses'), put out several little fires the past three days, booked reservations for several VIP guests (and those who think they're VIP) and even got the hotel to sponsor the wine for an upcoming party at the Miami Beach Botanical Garden. And all of that has very little to do with my personal life, which by the way, I do actually have. I'm exhausted. But, I'm happier than I've been in weeks. I've got something to do every Saturday for the next 3 weeks, and some Sunday's too. I'm looking ahead to my birthday weekend and all the arrangements I need to do. 'God' called and wants to spend my birthday with me, and its always nice spending time with him. I'm getting more involved in volunteering and in the baby's daycare. I'm having little bedside chats with Kala more often - real mom-daughter bonding time. And, I'm reconnecting with some of my dearest friends that I have lost track of. And lets not even mention all the holidays that are coming up. I'm exhausted, but I'm happy. Busy is good. Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 15,October,2002 | The Glamorous Life? I live in Downtown Miami, in the lap of luxury... on the 25th floor with a balcony overlooking Miami and the Beaches. I have a f-a-a-a-a-bulous view of Biscayne Bay and the Ocean -- way over there on the horizon. Miami is beautiful and draws all the beautiful people. Movies are made, videos are shot and we are all dripping with glamour. There are advantages to being a Downtown Diva. With that in mind, let me tell you about last Friday night. A production company has been filming 'Fast and Furious 2' for months now, in and around Miami. They've been filming in my 'hood for the past few weeks. Yes, glamorous. Glitzy and fabulous. Haven't actually seen that yummy Diesel guy, but he's hangin' in my 'hood for filming. And, last Friday they were filming until the wee hours of the morning - actually they didn't even start until 11pm. How do I know this, you ask? I know this because that's when I was going to sleep - or at least I thought I was. At about 11:30, while falling deep into peaceful slumber, I was violently and rudely awakened by screaming police sirens and screeching tires. Now, I'm used to sirens in the middle of the night - after all, it is Downtown - but not at this high volume. After my heart began to beat again, I got up and went out onto my terrace to see what all the commotion was. It was Fast and Furious 2. They had closed of the entire 4 blocks of the street one block over for this scene, which apparently involves a high speed police chase outside a strip club. Also, apparently, they didn't get it right the first time and had to re-shoot the scene around 2am - sirens and tires and all. So, when you go see this movie (sometime next year probably) and you get to the scene outside a really colorful strip club with a green entrance, know that you're in my 'hood. And when you hear the screaming sirens and the screeching tires, remember your Diva being ripped from her slumber at 2am when they shot that damn thing! Ah, the glamourous life. Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 14,October,2002 | Monday again. But not at all a bad day. Spent my allotted blog-update time working on someone else's blog. Check out urlLink Gerbilman Rant and I'm sure you'll notice my little touches here and there. Even with a gay man, there's nothing like a woman's touch. *grin* 5pm has come all too soon (sound familiar ladies?)... sorry, I've gotten off track. What I meant to say it that it's after 5pm now and I have to head out to my other full time job of motherhood. Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 11,October,2002 | Hands on Miami Day I sometimes volunteer with an organization called urlLink Hands On Miami . As the brochure says, 'In partnership with United Way of Miami-Dade, Hands On Miami is a non-profit organization that leads 75 group volunteer projects each month including providing companionship to the elderly, reading bedtime stories to homeless children, and restoring the environment'. Saturday, November 2 is 'Hands On Miami Day' and I will be part of a large group of volunteers doing random acts of kindness as organized by H.O.M. This is their largest fund-raising effort every year, and I need your help. You may have noticed that little 'Donate' button at the top of my screen - near my counter. If you haven't already seen it, I'm sure you're looking at it now. This fabulous little button can make you a part of Hands On Miami Day without ever having to do any of the dirty work. By clicking on that button, you will be walked through a process of donating money directly to me as my sponsor. And if you want a reciept for being my sponsor I will be more than happy to send you one. I need to collect this money and turn it in on the day of the event, November 2nd. If you're not comfortable using your credit card over the internet, let me know and I can give you my mailing address - you can even make the check out to Hands On Miami if that will make you feel better. I hope you will consider being a sponsor for me - I beleive that its really important to try and improve the world around you. It's like that bumper sticker says -- think globally, act locally. I'm acting, and I hope you will sponsor and support my action. If you want to join me for this event, let me know and I'm sure something can be arranged! Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 10,October,2002 | Mysterious Stranger I was ruminating on the latest developments of my blog and its new e-mail address last night. I was hoping the Birth Control? was a miscellaneous stranger who had been drawn in by my blog content (see the tag board over there for reference). Then it hit me... I have drawn in at least one random reader! I feel so accomplished - of course I had to steal her content to get her attention, but hey, whatever works. And actually, this has lead me to Blogs by Women. You know me, I'm all about girl power; so of course I've joined the web ring. It sounds so mysterious and elite, doesn't it? Web ring... I'm picturing women dancing around in circles in the forest worshipping their goddess Bonni the web ring leader. I feel so dark and mysterious. LOL - no longer just one divine diva, but one of many! So, thanks for the connection Eliz. Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 09,October,2002 | Ok, so I've added Life on the Ridge to my list of faves. Gerbilman Rant is about to be removed, since he hasn't updated that thing in a-g-e-s. Must be all the slow-paced country living... nothing to rant about. Must be nice. And if anybody has the link to Laughing Boy I would really like to visit him again. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 08,October,2002 | My Soapbox One of the benefits of a blog is that you can speak your mind and blather on for hours and hours about whatever it is that you think is ruining the world at large. And I feel a little blathering coming on... I have, of late, noticed in the course of conversations when the speaker categorizes other people, or themselves for that matter. I.E. - 'We 'colors' are like that.' I swear a man actually said that to me; granted he was from an older generation that grew up in segregation. Sadly he apparently still lives in that world. But I had it yesterday from someone closer to my own age group; and he had a box for every race you can think of. The jews this, the argentinians that; even 'we puerto ricans...'. Maybe its just me in my own little utopian mind, but I try to not categorize people based on color, religion or nationality - or anything else for that matter. In my world, people are people. And that's something I love about the internet and the blogs you can find on Blogger. There are no color lines, no country boundaries, no geographical limits. The internet highway transcends the physical limits we experience in our every day lives. Yes, you can find a lot of hate and ugliness (like that Shudder e-mail I recieved today - man was that ugly!). But generally, when you look at a blog, you don't necessarily see the color of the author or the sexual preference or the nationality or even what country they live in. You see the blog and the ideas and life experiences expressed. You are given information to determine how you feel about the person writing. Just something to think about next time you start to shove someone into a categorical box. People aren't buttons and tacks to be placed in boxes with labels - if they were you could be sure Martha Stewart would be selling the boxes AND the labels for neat little packaging. I will not be packaged. *now quietly and humbly stepping down from my soap box* Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 08,October,2002 | I got an e-mail the other day with re: blog in the subject line. I don't know if it was spam or a real message regarding my divine and divalicious web log. So, I have created a very special e-mail address just for my blog. Now, when you click on 'Show me love' (or whatever clever little ditty I put down there) for sending me a message, it will magically be sent to my new e-mail address. Ok, ok, I know you're just dying to know the address - [email protected]. I love e-mail. Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 07,October,2002 | Gotta love South Beach Everyone who knows me, knows I work on South Beach. I used to live on South Beach, but there's some law here that you can only live here if you're willing to piss your life away in a night club taking large amounts of alcohol and ecstasy. Soooo, I had to leave. But I am allowed to work here. And my hotel receives this glamorous, shiny magazine called Lincoln Road. It's all about the businesses, restaurants, clubs and people on and around Lincoln Road - a glorified strip mall here on the beach. It's full of pretty people doing fabulous things - dancing, drinking, eating and loving life. And this month, one of the hot articles listed on the cover is touted as follows: Club Lust The urge to merge and sex between patrons And the highlighted quote from the article: 'I've walked into DJ booths above the dance floors and seen girls under the control panels making the DJ's happy.' Manny Hernandez, Photographer Gotta love South Beach - either love it or leave it, as they say. *grin* Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 07,October,2002 | Monday blues But, actually I'm not really very blue. Feeling pretty good today. Spending time with Leia yesterday may have something to do with it. She is such a trip these days; she's only 3 but she speaks so clearly and expresses herself so well. And she'll say hello to just about anyone, as long as mommy is close by. Hmm, wonder if that would work to pick up men; guys use the baby decoy thing to pick up women, but I somehow don't think it works the same with men. Although, I did have a man chat me up at the gas station; Leia wanted to drive and he said, 'Let her drive. She can't be any worse than the old people around here.' And then he smiled at me. Hmmm.... Anyway, our new thing at home is to NOT say 'Hey!' because 'Hey' is for horses, according to Leia. So I say it just to make her crazy. Once when she was acting more like a wild animal than a girl I said, 'Hey, cut it out!' Leia replied, 'Hay is for horses' and I said, 'Yeah, well, you're acting more like a horse than a girl, so I can say 'Hay!'. She had no reply other than to weakly repeat herself, 'Hey is for horses, mommy.' Now, everytime I say 'Hey' to someone, as in 'Hello' I automatically think of Leia's reprimand. Ah, the things we learn from our children. Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 05,October,2002 | Surfing again brought me to urlLink Life on the Ridge . Just had to share this entry - hope she doesn't mind... Wednesday, October 02, 2002 little boy blue I have a horrible tendancy to lecture. This morning I lectured Michael on how important it is to pick up his trains (Toby likes to chew on them). I must have been extraordinarily long-winded. Michael looked up at me and very seriously said, 'Shut your pie-hole, Mom, bitte!' He spent three minutes on the boring time-out bench and then had to pick up his trains. I put them out of his reach. No child of mine will get away with being disrespectful to an adult! Now shut YOUR pie-hole. Your giggling is plucking my last nerve. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 02,October,2002 | And the birthday countdown has begun So, 59 days till my birthday and I just booked myself into the fabulous urlLink Mandarin Oriental Hotel & Spa overlooking Biscayne Bay. Ah, luxury king room, spa amenities and a full day at their pampering spa. Now if I could just secure a special guy to share this fabulousness with. *sigh* Or maybe I'll just invite about six of my closest friends and we'll have a sleep over - a la those Ft. Lauderdale days! hmmm, now that's an idea! :) Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 01,October,2002 | The sickness is spreading... I have a new link to add to my gone but not forgotten Favorite blogs list. Now if only I had a Favorite Blogs list *sigh* D2 has a blog! Check her out in all her fabulousness! But be careful, urlLink she may provoke you! On another note, Autumn is here in Miami. The air is a little crisp and sweet smelling, the ocean is the perfect temperature for swimming now, and the wind is picking up. I love this part of the year in Miami. And only 60 days to my birthday ;) Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 29,November,2002 | Having a great day! Penny at urlLink Wilhelmina ROCKS! Just got the best flower arrangement, and it smells soooooo good. What girl doesn't love getting flowers! Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 27,November,2002 | You say it's your birthday... It's my birthday too! (tomorrow, actually) It is any wonder I'm the Diva that I am... look who else celebrates a birthday this week! November 26: Tina Turner - the most vivacious and completely alive woman there ever was November 27: Jimi Hendrix - one of the most powerfully creative and vibrant souls to show up as a mortal November 29: Garry Shandling - this must be why I get his jokes November 30: Ben Stiller - yet another great creative mind - and again, I get his jokes December 01: Bette Midler - The Divine Ms. M - she knew early on that she is a Diva! December 02: Britney Spears - Diva in training - and no matter how much you try not to like her, you do. Diva out... for now. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 27,November,2002 | And another thing. I've added the little 'Comment' trick to my page. Feel free to click on the word 'Comment' at the end of an entry and give me your comments. Nobody has to know, it will just be between the two of us. Go ahead, you know you want to. Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 26,November,2002 | Ugh, haircut Everytime I get my hair cut, I'm reminded of why I don't get my hair cut very often. I'm talking like once every 7 or 8 months. I can't take the added stress and grief any more often than that. So, I took the plunge and went to the salon yesterday. I know that as a reigning Diva, I should practically LIVE in the salon. But I don't. Because not only am I a Diva, but I am also a single mom, and let's face it -- kids are expensive! But, being that my BIRTHDAY IS ON SATURDAY I decided to pamper myself. That and the fact that my hair was strangely reminiscent of cousin It. Nothing drastic, no major chopping was done. But, why is it that as soon as I get home I realize that I liked my hair the way it was. I ultimately decide that I don't like what was done and that I could have done a much better job with hedge clippers and saved myself the 50 bucks I just spent. Then, I almost always grab my scissors and destroy what I just spent 50 bucks on. I try to resist the urge, but it is overwhelming and I almost always give in to just a few little snips here and there. And then, finally, I come to the realization that in a few weeks it will grow back and I will be just fine. *ugh* BTW, did I mention that my BIRTHDAY IS ON SATURDAY ? Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 26,November,2002 | I've lost it Well, I was going to tell you all about my escapade in the men's bathroom Friday night, but I guess that will have to wait. *she said teasingly as she quickly changed the subject* Last night I lost it. I may have totally blown my chance for 'Mom of the Year' Award after last night's scene. I have a cold right now. My two wonderful and loving daughters were sick a few weeks ago - I missed a few days of work to care for them - and now its my turn to be sick. Of course, I would never miss work to take care of myself. So, I worked yesterday while nursing a full blown cold, then went home to cook dinner, empty the dishwasher, load the dishwasher, give the little one a bath, entertain my now very healthy children and then get them settled into sleep mode. With a full blown cold. After rocking the little one to sleep for 35 minutes, I laid her in her cute little toddler bed. That's when she looked at up me and said she wanted her 'sippy cup' - warm milk from a cup to help her fall asleep - when she was already asleep before I laid her down. At first I thought to resist because I was sick and tired and sooooo ready for sleep. But I knew that would only prolong my misery, so instead I wigged out. 'Fine! Let's get a sippy cup!' I bellowed at the top of my hoarse and scratchy voice. I stormed out of the bedroom, leaving the little one stunned in her bed, and tromped into the kitchen. Tore open the fridge, banged the sippy cup on the counter - it was a full-fledged tantrum. I calmed down when Kala walked in to see what was wrong with me. I felt like a three year old without a mommy, but then Kala gave me a little hug and I apologized for being such a brat. I told her that I'm sick and want my mommy to take care of me! She thought that was kind of funny, but then tried to find ways to sympathize with me. Didn't make me feel better, but I knew that she was trying. After my explosion, all was quiet again. I apologized to Leia and Kala for freaking out, then rocked Leia back to sleep while Kala chatted frantically about her friends until she fell asleep on the sofa. Then I went to bed and slept like a baby - with a full blown cold. Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 25,November,2002 | Happy Monday? Well, here we are again. Another Monday... and I have a few things to talk about - I realize that I now look for material for my blog. Sad, I know. But, hey, gotta get my kicks somehow. ;) So, today I have the 'Diva is a hottie' story. Yes, yes, we have already established that I am a 'foxy' diva. If you need proof, check the archives for that little obscure test I 'borrowed' from urlLink Life on the Ridge . However, I was told a very funny story the other night that I just had to share. As told by Marvin, I was the center of a scene one day on the street. Unfortunately, and not surprisingly, I was unaware of the whole thing. Marvin says he saw me walking around a corner in my fabulous diva-like way (my embellishment - Marvin thought it but didn't actually say it), and when I passed a man was apparently taken by my divaness. So he thinks out loud to the crowd at the bus stop 'What a hottie!' and begins to skulk behind me making vulgar movements while following closely behind in a 'ooooh baby'-like fashion. The crowd laughed at him because I was obviously ignoring him. I ignored him when he walked face first into a pole making a very loud 'clunk' sound with his face. Marvin says the whole thing was hysterical. I'm sure it was... I just wish I had been there to see it! See, I have a tendency to walk with my head up, looking straight ahead, staying very focused on where and how I step. Because, while my closest friends know that I am the epitomy of style and grace - think Audrey Hepburn... shut up Dee! -- I do tend to be a little...um shall we say, clumsy? Ok. I have be known to trip over my own two feet while standing still and a tree has fallen on my head. So, while this lovely *ahem* gentleman was ogling me in public, I was making sure I didn't fall on my face while stepping lightly over the cracks in the sidewalk! Just another day in Diva-ville. Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 22,November,2002 | Oh, What a night! Late September, back in 63,.... oh, sorry. Got a little carried away there. My mind is sort of wandering aimlessly this morning... must have something to do with too little sleep. The Wine Club last night was absolutely amazing. We had about 55 attendees, most of whom were new faces - and very nice looking faces at that. So many of the 'right' people were here last night, and everyone one of them had a fabulous time. The final count of empty wine bottles was 47 I think. Almost a bottle of wine per person, with a never-ending stream of hors d'ouevres. I buzzed through the crowd all evening long, meeting new people and saying hello to familiar favorites. I met a man who bid $2500 on an auction item to take a Wine Tour through Napa Valley - 8 days of nothing but wine and gourmet 5-course dinners each day. I met a very attractive young man who owns a cigar company - he wants to host cigar & cognac events here. Let's see, there was the realtor guy who has started attending regularly, sitting with 5 new female friends in the corner; my dear friend who has supported the club from its inception - his wide, soulful eyes alway focus on the crowd as he studies the evening's faces and actions. Then there's the greek bath house manager who is a party in skin - he's such a wonderfully enthusiastic man, full of joie de vive. A very rowdy bunch of women drew in our newest Wine Club regular into their little group of raucous fun for the rest of the evening. And I met the organizer for the International Wine Fair - of which I hope to be a part... the event, not the man. Although... ;) All in all, it was a wonderful ending to a pretty good day. Now I think I'll go get another cup of coffee. Diva out. |
766,556 | female | 34 | indUnk | Sagittarius | 21,November,2002 | In my 'hood This is being built right under my nose - literally. Sits 25 floors down directly beneath my balcony. When I'm not working, this is where I'll be! urlLink njoi is coming |
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