March 21-30

Friday, March 30, 2007
Lunch with the ex and craigslist
Still nobody wants to go to Stagecoach with me. I asked the ex g/f today at lunch. Seriously I will go with anyone who hits me up on the offer. My parents already said I can be gone the entire weekend... dang. Oh well. Ok... I'm over that now. I'm not going to complain about that anymore on my blog.Had lunch with the ex girlfriend at Olive Garden. It was fun. We basically broke up because she didn't want to ruin our friendship. She is one of 2 girlfriends I've ever had... kind of sad... like my other it only lasted for 3 months. Same as with my first g/f. We talked for about 2 hours and got caught up on each other's lives. Lots of laughs. Lots of good conversation. Posted an ad on craigslist the other day. Got some promising and disturbing responses. One guy responded within about 5 minutes who posts an ad practically everyday on that site. He sent a face pic and a body pic... it was not a pretty site. I'm not trying to sound shallow, but really I want people who take care of their body and care about stuff like that. Got another response from a guy with a football players frame... he is up for just jack off and make out, and wants to meet up soon. He kind of has the bro-ho look going on (typical 909/951 deal... dirt biker, Havasu guy, piercings, the Metal Mullisha, Skin, and Famous Stars shirts, short hair, hat). He doesn't have the piercings going on that I can see from his pics, but we'll see. He has nice hair, eyebrows, and lips though. Got a response from a 30yo guy about 40 miles away who was pretty hot, but that is a bit far... we'll see.Looking forward to dinner... hash browns and I'm barbecuing some steaks.I also need to go to the gym...UPDATE: Got another reply for my ad on craigslist and one of my coworker's boyfriend's just replied to my ad. I AM NOT LYING. The pics look like him and his e-mail reply name is his name. I just checked his myspace and the photos are him. WHAT DO I DO??? The guy is not hot at all, so we don' have to worry about me replying. But now I'm kind of wondering... tell coworker, who happens to be one of my best friends, stay out of this, say nothing (which would probably be easier since it would mean coming out) or what. They have been going out for 2 years nearly. This is going to be on my mind for a while... I can't believe this.
Posted by Mike at 2:30 PM 2 comments
Labels: Guys, My day
Thursday, March 29, 2007

Got caught
I got a call from a friend of mine in Arizona this afternoon. He moved there with his mom after graduation since they couldn't afford California and whatnot, though they lived here for years, it just got to the point they had to leave. His dad still lives in the area and his sister is going to college here.Anyways, he is a cool guy. He is the total oppositve of me... he doesn't think about something before he does it, he is very extroverted, not shy, very open about everything (which I am after I get to know someone, but I'm not like him), and very caring/friendly toward everyone. I've known his mom for about 5 years, she is a very patriot, flag-waving, American. She is a devout Catholic. How this guy is so different than his mom, I'm not sure (his sister is a lot like her mom). I am good friends with his sister also. Love the whole family. Anyways, this is the guy I went to my first porn shop with. When he turned 18 at Christmas he bought his dad a Playboy magazine. His cousin was turning 21, so somehow this kid at 18 managed to buy his cousin a 24 pack of beer. His mom practically had a heart attack both of these times and got really mad at him. I think he does it for the attention/shock factor, but whatever, that's his deal. His mom knows that he spends a lot of time on the computer looking at porn, she knows he has a HUGE porn video collection, she knows that the guy gets totally wasted every weekend because there is nothing to do in Arizona. She doesn't approve of it, but the kid's dad gets a kick out of it, laughs, and supports his son. His mom doesn't like it, but accepts it, then just does the motherly thing and goes into I don't approve... Anyways, the kid called me tonight because he wasn't supposed to be home today and he was. His mom got home from work and the kid was in the kitchen laying on the counter jacking off naked. He didn't hear her come in, he got caught. Why he was on the counter I don't know. But I of course liking guys had to have all the details and pried my way to get a good visual of what he had going on... what he was doing... what he was thinking about when stroking it... stuff like that. Found out he was laying on the counter nude and had a porn vid going on the TV.His mom came in, screamed, then began yelling at the kid, telling him that he shouldn't do that, how sinful he was being (not for jacking off, but for being nude and next to the glass door wher ethe neighbors could see), how he was messing up the counter, how he could have broke it, how his man juices could contaminate the food... and so on.He was basically wanting reassurnce from me. He was telling me how embarrassed he was, how he does this all the time, how his mom disconnected his computer and stuff like that, and how he was so pissed. He wanted to know if I had ever been caught jerking off... what I did... Everytime I jack it is a risk. Our house is old and not every room has a lock on it (only the bathrooms), so when I stroke I have to be careful and listen when it sounds like someone may be coming in my room, but usually ti is not an issue. I just have to be ready to put my thing back in my pants. Sunday nights I know to jack about 3p.m. since Sunday night is laundry night and my dad will be walking in my room nonstop to put clothes away, though I usually end up stroking while he is, I just have to be careful and I am. I've had many close calls. My pparens have walked in on me almost before and if they've known, they haven't said anything. Then the conversation changed... it was suddenly how often I jack off... so I said twice (when I get home from work or school before everyone is home and then usually about 8:30 when I go into my bedroom after spending the evening with the family so it's not noticeable I'm running into my rooom to take care of business). Then where I jack off... what I look like nude... how big I am... am I cut or uncut... lube... what I j/o to... I had to lie (I couldn't say guys) so I said the porn where the guy is f'ing the girl and that sort of stuff. He asked to see some of the pics I have of guys and girls together, so I'll send him some. I had to ask him the same questions back of course... how often he does it, size, stuff like that. I said that if he was so curious about me, we should compare in person. He said maybe after we go to the strip club. He has no interest in men whatsoever that I can tell... I've pried befre... nope... no luck. I'm usually pretty good about getting and finding out this info. But we're cool with each other... we exchange porn all the time, he is good at keeping stuff secret and I am too. His mom is like my mom in soooo many aspects like when it comes to letting him do things and stuff like that, so we can relate.It was good conversation though. I learned lots.
Posted by Mike at 5:49 PM 1 comments
Labels: My day

Preppy look and matchmaker
Got dressed this morning... wore a brown buttondown shirt I usually wear beige khakis with, but wore navy blue jeans with today. I realized that from that I get a totally different look... more of a preppy look. So I ended up wearing my new navy blue Vans shoes, the brown shirt, and navy jeans. Decided also to change my hair to make it look more preppy. My coworkers noticed. They liked the change. Got lots of complements on it today from the tutors and students. Everyone thought I had a date tonight... unfortunately no. Principal would have probably thought this was too casual. 2nd period was an assembly. BORING. Didn't have to go. Actually what happened at the beginning of 2nd was pretty funny. There is a varsity football player (sophomore) in one of the classes I tutor and he is going out with a senior. He can't go to prom without someone older, so she asked him. His girlfriend came into the class asking where he sat today, the teacher told him, then she put a shirt on his desk that she made using fabric paints and asked "J. will you go to prom with me?" He was embarrassed because she asked, but it was cute. The teacher said that he had to respond and he couldn't just say "yes." He said that he wasn't ready to ask her out, but with the help of us tutors and the teacher gave him ideas. He then asked me, since I'm the only guy tutor to do him a favor and go find some flowers for his girlfriend, then he would surprise her at the end of 2nd period. He wanted daisies, but the teacher told him that's funeral flowers, then he said yellow roses, again that was a no, so then the teacher and him came up with pink and red.Since I didn't have to be there for the assembly and I was trying to help annother man out I left and I walked to the flower shop, got 9 red and 3 pink roses like he wanted. In the meantime the teacher and girl tutors helped him make a card for the girl sayinng "yes," which he put on her desk along with 3 of the roses at the end of the period. He was lucky in that he got in to her classroom while they were coming back from the assembly and could do that. Then the girl was surprised when she came inside. Then he was outside with a sign saying "yes" andn the rest of the roses at the end of the period. The teacher brought her class all over to watch since it was the end of the period and they all ooed and awed as they hugged and kissed... it was very funny/cute high school relationship deal. This guy is a totally flirt and he is very soft spoken/has the cute boy look deal going on.Thursday lunch meeting went well... Loud Mouth Coworker was particularly upset with me. I took the photos of her running away from Frankenstein last week on the field trip, prinnted them out last ight, and brought them to share today. I said I was going to use them for blackmail. I did. Passed them around, showed the other tutors, the other teachers. I got her good!!!
Posted by Mike at 1:58 PM 2 comments
Labels: My day

Wednesday, March 28, 2007
A&F and Hollister in 4th grade???
I saw my cousins (not really cousins, just a weird family relation and we call them my cousins) at the mall today coming out of the Hollister store. Yes. The Hollister store!!! They're in 4th grade!!! They were there on Spring Break with their mom and little brother. We stopped and talked for a few minutes. I was surprised to see them since we live 2 cities away, but apparently our mall is so much more upscale than theirs. Aren't they a bit young for that? In 4th grade aren't you still wearing stuff like Limited Too, Quiksilver, JCPenney, Sears, Mervyns, or whatever... not Hollister or Abercrombie and Fitch. Brand names were never an issue in elementary school that I recall, middle school they were a little more, but high school brand names meant something more.Now I guess that since Hollister or Abercrombie weren't open in the area when I was in 4th grade, that might be a reason I never wore anything from there or something. All 4th graders may wear those 2 brands now, but I kind of doubt it. Hollister and Abercrombie didn't open until I was in 10th grade or so, I'm thinking, so maybe that was just a part of my childhood I missed out on? The kids are in 4th grade, they're still growing, they go through clothes fast, so why is their mom, who I think is a nice woman spending so much on clothes they'll outgrow in a few months? Hollister and Abercrombie are supposed to show all of your curves and it's for high school/college kids/people with the figure to wear them... not elementary kids still developing. For the mostpart middle schoolers I think are still wearing Quiksilver/Roxy/Forever 21/Hot Topic, but not Hollister or A&F. I'm going to be honest, I'm not checking my little cousins out, but you know, just seeing what they're wearing, and I can tell them they really shouldn't be wearing Hollister or A&F. They don't have the chests for it, they're really skinny, the clothes look big on them, not showing off anything like the clothes are supposed to.Brand names are no big deal to me unlike my cousins. I find it hard to believe that in elementary school brand names like my cousins are wearing are that important. Honestly. I own stuff from a lot of brand name stores like GAP, Express, PacSun, and Aeropostale. I also own stuff from Sears, JCPenney, Macys, Kohls, Target, and Mervyns. I don't really care where I shop as long as I like what I'm wearing. I have nothing against brand names or non-brand names. Brand names don't matter to me, I am not trying to say there is anything wrong with people who want brand name stuff. I'm just saying I think my cousins are a bit young for Hollister. My little cousins always have to be in on the latest trends. You all know by now how I despise cell phones, but whatever, I don't care. I'm not paying for my cousin's cell phone bills, so I'm not going to say annything. Anyways, my cousins just got their own cell phones, they got picture messaging, text messaging, and they're only in 4th grade. Since when do 4th graders need cell phones? I don't buy that the kids need cell phones in case of emergency. They're in elementary school. They're not high schoolers who may be involved in a billion activities at school and need to have a phone to stay in contact with parents. My cousins have wanted cell phones since kindergarten as I recall. Their little brother got one too. Then they have to have the latest hair style... right now it is repulsive black hair with blond streaks. They have their own PALM PILOTS. They each have a computer in their room. They are spoiled beyond belief. A lot of it I think is their mother, who I like very much. She's smart, witty, and about 40, but she's cool. She wears ROXY and doesn't have the figure for it... she's big, yes. She has a big ROXY sticker on the back of her car. She has lots of ROXY purses and stuff like that. I think a lot of it is she wants her kids to fit in and herself too, plus the fact that she does spoil her kids and give them EVERYTHING they want because she is giving them the childhood she never had. THEY'RE ONLY IN 4TH GRADE!!! They're spoiled. They get everything they want. They also have those long fake acrylic nails, they get pedicures on a regular basis, they go have a massage whenever their mom does, then wearing clothes high schoolers/college kids wear. Can you believe that??? 4th grade... 9 years old maybe wanting to act like they're 10 years older than they really are??? I know that there is such an emphasis on kids growing up, but I mean really, do they need to grow up this fast? Can't they be kids? Play out in the dirt? Ride bikes? Play out in the street with friends? Play basketball, baseball, softball? SOMETHING!!! They're kids!!! I find it completely disgusting that my little cousins are wearing Hollister/A&F and that they're growing up so fast.
Posted by Mike at 1:18 PM 1 comments
Labels: My day, Rants, Thoughts

Tuesday, March 27, 2007
Breaking out of my shell
FIRST OFF... IT'S RAINING... IT'S POURING... I love the rain. I am sitting here typing this watching the dark sky outside, then the rain pour down. It's soooo nice!!! My mom is home and she lit the candles on the TV and end tables to add to the ambience of this.Now back to the regularly scheduled blog:I am quiet, yes. Most people who ask will say I'm shy at first, then I'm pretty open and know afterward I'm not shy. Its just how I am. I have no problem however in a big group or handling a big group like at work.Its no secret I've ventured waaay out of my comfort zones in college to get to know people. I talk to everyone and really try to get to know people. Unfortunately giong to a commuter college nobody wants to hang around on campus or develop friendships further, othre than just the friendship that forms in the classroom... so its like you have friends for a quarter, then you don't.Apparently the me trying to venture out has flowed into other aspects of my life: work, relationships with professors, and with friends. I'm no longer seen as that little innocent boy, who is perfect and will never question authority. Today 3 of the teachers I tutor for were in the library at school with their classes working on projects. We were all just talking about each others lives and stuff like that. The teachers will talking about how great we are and how I'm very social... moreso than before and that it's cool.Mr. P said "so Mike, what did you get in your journalism class?" (The journalism teacher called me a smart ass). I said I had no clue, but hopefully an "A." He laughed and said that he doesn't think I would because I argued with the teacher and got called a smart ass. I told him about the teacher making that comment the day after it happened because I wanted to know his reaction. He laughed, thought it was funny, and has been calling me Mr. Smart Ass since. Then 1 of the other 2 teachers knew about it, the one who knew laughed, then the other one, Mrs. C who didn't know was so funny... her eyes became huge and asked what happened. She was shocked. I told her the story and she said she can't believe the professor said that and that she doesn't see me arguing with a teacher. Somehow the conversation became ALL ME. Loud Mouth Coworker chimed in and said Mike isn't as innocent as you think. MY GOD. My heart just sank. It's not because I'm trying to present myself as the innocent, perfect person at work. No. You can think whatever you want of me... I don't care what others think of me, though at work I'd like to think I present myself as a good person. I was more concerned with the direction the conversation was going. I knew what she was going to bring up. ISLA VISTA. The trip I went on to SB last month, got a little tipsy. I shared the story with my coworkers and Loud Mouth just had to bring it up. Thankfully Mr. P knew about it already because I tell him most everything in my life since we've known each other for years. He was cool with it and said he thinks it was funny. The other 2 teachers didn't know about it and both wanted to know. So of course I told them. I just said it was a one time deal. Mrs. S said she was surprised, that she likes finding out all the dirt on me, she was surprised that I would drink in the first place, but that I was breaking out of my shell, trying new things, so it was ok and a part of growing up. Mrs. C, who I've only known for al ittle over a year said "I'm just stunned. My view on you has changed... I was drinking underage and the fact that I'd risk setting a bad example for the students." I said NO... it shouldn't... it was a one time deal... there are a lot of things you don't know about me that may surprise you, but I'm still the good, helpful, tutor. I don't bring my personal life into work. I just tell my coworkers stuff and then they unleash it, but I tell them because we're friends and we talk about each others lives. It has never interfered with my ability to do my job. I am just growing up and I need to explore things. I'm a good son, worker, friend, student, and whatnot. The thing you don't know about me is that I do challenge authority when appropriate like when a teacher gives me a bad grade, if I don't agree with something I have no problem throwing my opinion out. If I don't like how an employee of somehwere treats me and I brought up Kaiser and their nurses, pharmacists, and stuff like that being rude that I have no problem reporting them. I told her that I have no problem telling someone I got bad service. When I had all those problems transferring colleges, I had no problem fighting and working my way up the chain of command to try and get credit for what I did. I deserved credit for basic classes that transferred. Its just me. I am not afraid to stand up and give my opinion, fight for what I believe is right. I think that is a side of me that is finally coming out in college. Now I just need to get over the shyness when first meeting people.Then Mr. P chimed in that I was defying teachers and stuff like that, then how I was challenging my English professor constantly last quarter. I did. No lie. I did it rightfully, he was grading me based on his personal opinions, not the fact that I had my opinions and I justified my opinions appropriately. This stunned Mrs. C and Mrs. S. Mrs. C said she can't believe I would do that because I have parents who are teachers and I know what they have to deal with, so that I would treat other teachers/professors like this. I said that it was a PROFESSOR, that my content in my essay was excellent, Mr. P agreed (he read my essay beforehand), it was all based on bias and so I was right and had a right to stand up for my opinion. Of course alll of this had to come out on the day I asked all 3 of the teachers for letters of recommendation. I actually think it could be good that some of this came out about how I am as a person, how I am not afraid to challenge authority/stand up for my beliefs, so that may only help my resume. Mr. P was joking and saying that he'll have to change his recommendation he wrote for me. No worries though. Now I just have to worry about what Mrs. C thinks... heh. I'm not too worried though, I mean I am a good guy overall.
Posted by Mike at 5:08 PM 1 comments
Labels: My day, Work

Monday, March 26, 2007
KAISER SUCKS
But you probably already knew that. They overbook appointments, they are rude, they really are in the healthcare industry for the money. I am not going to vent about my frustrations with Kaiser as an organization, rather their appointment system.I hate how you have to call their NEW main call center in Mountain View for an appointment so you're on hold longer, since you're not just dealing with a local pool of callers. I hate how their new automatic system almost makes it impossible to get through their phone system. I hate how they want you to do everything online and doing it online is not pleasant... I just tried... 12 steps to schedule a non urgent appointment 2 weeks from today. It's like you have to plan to be sick... 2 weeks in advance... I hate how if you want an appointment that day you have to call at 7:00a.m. and then you might be seen about 7p.m. that night. I hate how you have to go to urgent care or emergency if you want to be seen without an appointment. When you go to urgent care it is a $15 office visit and $35 for emergency. Then you have to wait 3-4 hours usually in either.I just called for a measly appointment because the dang allergist reduced my allergy shot medication and it is killing me. I've had at least ONE allergy attack everyday for the past 2 weeks. Usually in allergy season I'm perpetually runny/congested... not this year and I attribute that to the damn doctor. I usually only have allergy attacks after mowing and weed whacking. NOT EVERYDAY. I don't like her... she is a young Ms. Think She Knows It All. Doesn't the lady who was helping me know that I only go to the doctor when I'm in extreme pain/misery and so when I want to go, I want to go. I've been miserable nostop for the past few weeks. I did call finally tonight and got through to someone in their call center, but they sure got a mouthful from me. I try to be courteous on the phone and understand these people probably deal with a lot of other angry customers, but Kaiser makes it so damn hard, that you can't help but be angry. The lady was trying to convince me to go online and I told her NO... 12 steps to make an appointment was insane and then it wouldn't be for anytime soon. I don't want a username just to go online so you don' thave to deal with me and spend 30 minutes trying to figure out how the fangled system works. MY TIME IS VALUABLE. You're paid to deal with me. You're paid to help out a customer. I then said that if she doesn't help me I'll report her to her supervisor (they give you their badge number and name when you call), so I had no problem doing it. It's amazing how far threats go... I got help immediately. I didn't get an appointment since they don't have anymore for today and I can't book for tommorow. I got put on a waiting list for an appointment tommorow, but hey, I got somewhere.
Posted by Mike at 9:08 PM 1 comments
Labels: Rants, Thoughts

Hooray for Hollywood...
Went to Hollywood today. Took the train from the IE to Union Station in LA. Then took the subway/metro to Hollywood/Highland. Took 2 hours total. In car it would have cost probably $35.00 with gas. It was $30 total for me and my mom to go today. It would have taken 2 1/2 hours driving and would have had to find parking and pay for parking etc.Train rides to and from Hollywood were nice. Told my mom about my plans to go to Mississippi this summer. No objections. In fact, she said that I'm close enough to Oklahoma I should visit my aunt and cousins there. Then she even said I should go to Louisiana just because it is such a beautiful state. I told her I was planning to fly, not drive. She said that I could drive if I wanted. That's an idea. A halfway cross country roadtrip by myself could be cool. She also said she was looking at flights to Oklahoma since she is sure she'll probably have to be back there this summer and it is as if she planned my trip to Mississippi. She said Express Jet airlines has tickets from the IE to Oklahoma City for $99, so it may be cheaper to fly into OKC than Dallas or Phoenix on a connection on a major airlines. I think my mom wants me to be there when she is this summer. My main goal is to go to MS, then we'll see what happens after that.Got to Hollywood and walked around to all the little touristy destinations and shops. Then we decided to take the tour to see the stars houses. We went up in Bel Air, Beverly Hills and up on Mullholland Drive.It was a 2 hour tour and foggy, so we didn't get to see things realy great. We saw Leo Dicaprio's house, the house used in the Lethal Weapon movies (that 1/2 oval shaped one), Charlton Heston's house, The Summit (gated community surrounded by TONS of paparazi) where David Beckham and Posh Spice live, JLo, and more. We saw Matt Leblanc's house, Elton John's house he is having built shaped like a piano and his current house. John Travolta (there was a little early 90s Nissan 240 parked out front), and Meg Ryan lives below John Travolta. We saw Jackie Chan, Robin Williams, Steven Seagal's, and Bill Cosby's house. Jim Carey's house was really NEAT. He changes the flowers in front supposively every week, plus it had neat architecture and the tour guide said he drives an ordinary car... a little 4 door Saturn. Went down Rodeo Drive.John Travolta's house aboveRecognize this house from Lethal Weapon?Paparazzi outside of The Summit where David Beckham and JLo live... there were probably 20 out there all with their cameras ready for anyone who leaves.Rodeo Drive... expensiveAfter the tour we had cookies at the Nestle Tollhouse store at Hollywood/Highland. Then we saw my mom's principal in front of Graman's Chinese theater. We also walked the Hollywood Walk of Fame. We had pizza at a restaurant we ate at before. It was not great pizza though. The quality has really declined. Hollywood/Highland Complex on a sunny day... 4 stories of shopping/entertainmentMy mom and I separated for an hour or so, so I went to 2 stores... quite far from each other... at least a mile on foot. I went to Amoeba Music in Hollywood... found GREAT CDs for cheap... here's what I got...- Sugarland: Enjoy the Ride- The Rembrandts: The Rembrandts- Snow Patrol: Final Straw- Nine Days: The Maddening Crowd - The Shins: Wincing the Night Away- Jimmy Eat World: FuturesI also hit the real biggie... THE HUSTLER STORE... as in Hustler Magazine Store. They had all sorts of things... tons of lingerie for women, undergarments for guys, toys, magazines, sodas, and a cafe type deal. MAN. Those male manikins in leather in the front were really hot. I wanted to buy something... I was feeling wild and adventurous, but I didn't want to carry something with my mom there that I would have been embarrassed about like that and had nowhere to hide it. My mom did found out though, just through random conversation... actually she said that she went to Fredericks of Hollywood since she actually knows some people who work at it. Then I said basically I can do you one better... I went to Hustler. She laughed and that was about it, but it was pretty funny.
Posted by Mike at 6:17 PM 1 comments
Labels: My day, Vacation

Sunday, March 25, 2007
Today in bullet format
Short summary of today...- went to grocery store- took chest pics and other photos... some which may end up on here... but I actually have a reason... to track PROGRESS and see if I am getting any results from the gym- went to Borders for CBEST study book this evening- registered for CBEST (California Basic Skills Education Test which is required to become a teacher or substitute) - I found a way I can substitute in 2 school districts in the area as long as I'm enrolled in college- used the weed whacker which meant bad allergy attack... lots of Alavert and Flonase... but the yard looks A LOT better- saw 3 red and black snakes (not sure what type) but 2 were about 6 inches and the other was a foot while weed whacking... was surprised at first, then thought ok, went back to work, then one came over... one of the little ones and I accidentally chopped it since it got in my way - planned a daytrip with my mom to Hollywood tommorow via the train and subwayOk... here is the pic... I don't think the boxers do anything for me... heh... anyways... I am just kind of curious to watch and see what happens as I workout at the gym. The thing that bothers me is how white I am... I need a tan!!! I don't have the patience to lay out in the sun and tan though... that takes HOURS. Maybe the tanning place? I don't know...
Posted by Mike at 9:21 PM 2 comments
Labels: My day

Left handed and baseball
I have a love/hate relationship being left handed. Everyone is right handed, so when they try to show me something they have to know how to do it the left handed way, which can prove challenging like when I learned to play baseball when I was little. My uncle in Illinois taught me to play baseball when I was maybe 3 or 4 and he was out here visiting. Though he was left handed played baseball right handed, my dad was right handed too and batted right handed, so both had a hard time teaching me. It took a long time before I learned on my own how to do it. I hated sports when I was little, especially in school, because I do everything backward of everyone else and when you are taught something, they always teach how to do it right handed. Even in things like kick ball, I kick with my left foot, not right foot like I was supposed to. Jerking off... left hand... writing... left hand... main hand I use in driving... left... my forkk goes in my left hand when I eat... throwing/pitching... left hand again... holding anything... left hand. I hate being in a restaurant with friends or family and have to sit on the inside or outside of the booth because I'm left handed and bump arms with those that are right handed. The only thing I use my right hand for is in bowling where I will hold and throw the ball with my right hand. I hate in almost all of the classrooms at my college there are only 1-2 left handed desks and every right handed person insists on sitting in it. I hate when using pencil or pen and picking up the ink on my hand as I write. I don't have the problem writing on the whiteboard, thankfully. I can barely hold a pencil in my right hand correctly. I don't use my right hand for anything really.My dad's brother, his wife, their granddaughter, I know for sure all all left handed. My mom's uncle in Illinois is left handed. My mom wrote left handed until 8th grade, then her teachers and my grandma insisted she switch. My grandma tried to switch me to right hand when I was little. My dad is right handed. My sister is right handed since my grandma didn't want her to become left handed like me when she started school, so she stopped her.I was trying to teach my little 10 year old cousin to play basebal last night becuase she has NEVER learned. 10... NEVER LEARNED TO PLAY BASEBALL... 10 YEARS OLD...WOW. There's problems there. Her grandparents (whom she lives with) have the bats and balls in her garage, but never taught her. I think because her grandpa is so into basketball, she only knows how to play basketball. She has never learned baseball though... the true all American sport... what do they teach her in Catholic school? Geez. I was shocked, so insisted she needed to learn since I was babysitting, and we had all evening. We were outside on her lawn and I was asking her if she was right or left handed. She is right handed (even though her grandpa (my uncle) and grandma are left handed, her sister is also left handed, I'm not sure about her mother but she does have a left handed slant when she writes). As I was trying to show her how to hold the bat I realized I didn't know how to hold the bat right handed. It took a lot of experimenting on my part trying to figure out how to hold the bat right handed. Finally figured it out and then showed her how to swing at the ball. I probably should have just showed her how to bat left handed. She took a while to pick up on it, was mostly scared of being hit by the ball, thefact the bat was a bit heavy, she managed to hit the ball a few times, got hit by the ball a few times (which resulted in a lot of crying), little patience on my end, but did pretty well, but hopefully now she has the interest to learn to play baseball.
Posted by Mike at 9:51 AM 2 comments
Labels: family, My day, Thoughts

Saturday, March 24, 2007
Fieldtrip!!!
Got to go on a field trip yesterday. It was very fun. Loud Mouth Coworker supplied all the adults who went on the trip with caramel frappucinos because we had to get up SOOOOO early (be at work at 7:00a.m.), which is not early in my book, just her's. That was nice. We hit Friday morning light traffic since the bus could use the carpool lane. Made it to CSUN in 2 hours exactly. We took a tour of CSUN. NICE CAMPUS. Nice people. A bit far over in the San Fernando Valley, but a nice campus, great atmosphere, nice and new buildings (since most were damaged by the 94 Northridge quake). The buildings all looked so different- no uniform look throughout the whole school like my college. Also, look at the murals painted in a lot of the classrooms. No two murals were the same, but VERY different... this one was "interesting"...Cool library storage system... there is a robotic arm that goes and finds your book in these shelves... one of the only colleges to have this... they have a ton of books. The biggest library in the San Fernando Valley.Universal Studios... VERY FUN!!! We went on everything but the Jurassic Park ride and Studio Tour. We didn't want to get wet on the Jurassic Park ride and the Studio Tour (which I was supposed to go on to see the Crossing Jordan set and Desperate Housewives set for my my aunt) didn't work out. We didn't know the studio tour closed at 4:15 and we were planning for that to be our last ride. Loud Mouth Coworker and I got a picture of us dancing with Dora the Explorer. Loud Mouth and I were going to hang out with the teachers who went on the trip because they're cool, but they pretty much followed us around. On the Mummy ride (the only roller coaster at Universal) Loud Mouth was hesitant to go and would only go if I held her hand. I did. I wanted to go. This was when our group had like 15 people because my group (3 junior kids I tutor plus Loud Mouth) merged with the other group of juniors. We all went on the Mummy together. I was holding hands with Loud Mouth and then one of the junior guys put his hand on my leg right above my knee and began rubbing it. I kind of liked it, but it was WRONG. We were in the dark so maybe he was trying to be funny and scare me or something, and while I did like it, I did make a big deal out of it and yelled, "J. what are you doing?!?! Feeling me up?" I heard him laugh and that was it. I did notice he was trying to make eye contact with me the rest of the day. I did notice that maybe it wasn't just me he was feeling up... he put his hand on Loud Mouth's leg also on one ride we went on. He also is very touchy/feely with his guy friends.Loud Mouth was also scared of Frankenstein. I have some pictures to use for blackmail of her RUNNING away from Frankenstein when he wanted to come and visit her. IT IS PRICELESS!!! Loud Mouth was also scared of most of the rides like the motion simulators that they had and other rides like Shrek 4D... she was screaming nonstop!A look at Universal CitywalkDinner was at Bubba Gumps Shrimp on Universal City Walk. The restaurant has the whole Forrest Gump theme going on. Very cool. Loud Mouth and I ate with the teachers here, then the girls who were in my group ate at the table next to us. One teacher pointed out I am a really big flirt... I had to laugh... it can be true I suppose. I started out with the fried chicken dinner with mashed potatoes and corn on the cob. Loud Mouth decided my corn on the cob looked good, so she took my corn (I HATE CORN), so that was cool. Then she gave me some of her shrimp in exchange. Then Loud Mouth decided we'd take something from each others plate... I gave up a piece of my chicken for some popcorn shrimp (soooo good!!!) and some fries. I had a blueberry lemonade with my food, which was soooo good also!!! The mashed potatoes were disappointing, unfortunately nobody wanted those, which I would have happily given away. Anyways, look at this cool sign you flip when you need something at your table:Got home at 12:00a.m. exactly. I made it to bed by 12:40 and probably fell asleep by 1.
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Labels: My day, Work

Kelly Mack is gone
I noticed on NBC's website that they removed Kelly Mack's biography. I liked her quite a bit. KCBS/KCAL or KABC would be smart to pick her up I think.
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Labels: News, Thoughts, TV

Thursday, March 22, 2007
I want to go to the drive-in
I really want to go to a drive-in movie right now. Yes. The drive-in. There are 2 still in my city... one about 5 miles away. I have not been in years. But I really want to go right now. Its only $5 per car and you get to see 2 movies. SCORE. I just had this idea... I want to go with a guy and makeout and watch a movie. It sounds totally hot to me. If only I had a guy to do that with. Maybe one of these days...
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Labels: Guys, Thoughts

Wednesday, March 21, 2007
My happy music
I'm officially on Spring Break!!!! I've been on Spring Break since 9:00a.m. this morning.Just made a mix CD for a coworker for her birthday this weekend and I was kind of excited about the variety of songs on it, so I thought I'd share. She says she likes my music because I listen to everything and it's happy music. She listens to rap, so I find it funny she likes my music.Speaking of music- I still want to go to Stagecoach (the country music festival with tons of country artists) in Indio, but still have nobody to go with. DANG!!! I really want to go.Here's a look at my mix CD I made for my coworker:Don't Stand So Close To Me- The Police (Their concert tix at Dodgers Stadium go on sale Saturday)California Girls- The Beach BoysBe Like That- 3 Doors DownStop! In the Name of Love- The SupremesGood Riddance (Time of Your Life)- Green DayChicks Dig It- Chris Cagle4th of July- Shooter JenningsJimmy Gets High- Daniel PowterI Know A Place- Petula ClarkStuck In A Moment You Can't Get Out Of- U2You Baby- The TurtlesAlternative is Dead- Suburban Legends (really good ska band... love all the instruments)Hands Open- Snow Patrol Candy Girl- Frankie Valli & The 4 SeasonsTurn Down Day- The Cyrkle (one of my most favorite songs)What You Own- RENT SoundtrackPiece of My Heart- Faith HillInto the Ocean- Blue OctoberBaby Girl- SugarlandWhat's My Age Again?- Blink 182Home- Michael BublePuff The Magic Dragon- Peter, Paul and MaryKeg in the Closet- Kenny Chesney (I wish this were my college experience)Swing Swing- All American RejectsRock This Town- Stray CatsHold The Line- TotoHurt- Johnny Cash (The man in black...) Australia- The Shins (Heard their CD at Starbucks and liked it, so I bought the CD)
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Tuesday, March 20, 2007
Una razon para estudiar Espanol
I called my old bank today (where my savings account is and credit card) because I hadn't received my statement on my credit card. I didn't want the payment to be late, so I decided to call. I called first, went through their stupid automated prompts to connect me to the right place, waited for about 5 minutes on hold and was told I was the 8th caller in line to be served. Screw that. I hate waiting on the phone and listening to their pitches about their services they offer, I hate automated systems, I hate listening to Jessica Simpson music on hold, so I decided to hang up and call back. I had this bright idea- they always say "press 1 for English," "press 2 for Spanish." I pressed dos. Yo hablo Espanol, so I figured por que no? Within 30 seconds there was a lady on the phone in Spanish, asked me how she could help, I told her of my problema and needed to know the balance on my credit card, she asked for my address and other security stuff, then told me what I needed to know. All within 2 minutes. That was muy bueno.
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Labels: My day, Thoughts