Poker Girl In Vegas

Christmas

2011-12-25T14:56:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas kiddies!!

I just opened my gifts and I really liked them all. My parents totally hooked it up like always. I got these really cute sketchers sneakers. I was in dire need of a new pair and I wasn't really picky about the color or anything so this is what I got. I think they are hella cute...

I also got a cute new sweatsuit. It's black and pink. I love those two colors together. I got some new perfume. A boxed set called sexual fresh. I love it...

I know I got some more stuff, but I can't think of it right now. And it's time for dinner.

So, other than that, i've just been doing the do. I've had a few minor setbacks but nothing too major. Hope everyone has a safe holiday.

back to the trudgery...

2011-12-19T06:45:00.000-08:00

So, I had a really good weekend and got a lot done - especially a lot of christmas shopping with my dad and uncle. FYI... shopping isn't all that fun when you don't have any money. go figure.

I'm starting week eight at Salvation Army today. It's just flying along. I just got out of the shower and not feeling all that hot. I can hear like two different roommates hacking up a lung so I know I'm not the only sick one in this house. Hate that.

I went to the movies and saw The Sitter this weekend. Very cute. I enjoyed it. The Ravens lost yesterday and that was very disappointing but at least we clinched a spot in the playoffs.

And, well, I dunno. The creative juices are not flowing right now so I'll just write more later.

quick one

2011-12-15T22:02:00.000-08:00

MMMMM kay. Tomorrow is Friday. I'm chilling at the crib right now. We had a house meeting tonight, I'm trying to get my ipod to charge but it's pissing me off. I had it charging all night on the computer last night and then I wake up today and I'm like listening to the freaking thing on the bus and I get the message that the battery is low and I'm not even to school yet. What the hell????? I dunno what's up with this thing. But, I don't like it.

Well, I'm trying again tonight and we'll see what happens. My new phone is the shit and I have unlimited music downloads on it, but that battery dies too quick too.

Anyway, the crazy girl from class is moving back into this house tomorrow. She called here tonight and talked to me and the manager. So, I'm thinking this should be pretty interesting.

Goodnight.

um, i dunno, really, dunno

2011-12-14T19:57:00.000-08:00

So, my uncle flew in for the holidays today. He's only staying at the house for like two weeks and then he's heading back to Michigan, so here's the deal with that... My parents have a two bedroom house and of course my room is the guest bedroom, but when he leaves I'm moving back in with them. It's just a little too expensive for me to be living in this sober house paying $130 a week when I could be staying with my parents for free. Especially since I really can't work right now due to my intensive day treatment program. So, it's good and bad cause I do really like living here, but obviously my parents live in a way nicer place and my room is the bomb and my bed is super comfy and right now I'm sleeping in a freakin bunk bed. But, I'll miss the roommates because it's pretty fun living here and the people are all pretty cool and stuff. Another good thing is that my parents live way closer to salvation army and there's no bus stop anywhere near the house so they really can't expect me to take the bus (like I am now). In case you are wondering, I still have a car but my parents turned the tags in last time I was in jail. I'll be getting it back soon i hope.

I met crazy legs at school today. She's nice, but definitely out there. I spent a good part of the day trying to figure out if she's high or not. Sometimes people are so burnt out that they seem high but they've just done a lot of damage to themselves and the brain cells take quite a while to regenerate.

So, anyway, I don't really have anything interesting to say tonight so I'm gonna look on craigslist and see if I can find a job. I have my room all to myself tonight cause my roommie Teresa is staying at a friend's house so yay! I like playing the music loud and just watching whatever I want on T.V.

Goodnight!!!!

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2011-12-14T06:33:00.001-08:00

Okay, so on to Wednesday...

As we all know it's my busy busy day. I set my alarm yesterday for six and forgot to set it back to 5:45 today but I woke up and got ready, showered, hair's a little wet still but I'm about ready to leave so it's all good. It's weird because i swear if I set my alarm earlier and give myself plenty of time, I tend to waste a bunch of time getting ready and have to run out the door. But, if I get up a tiny bit late I'm able to rush around, and still get everything done in time to just kind of walk out the door without being late or even having to run really.

Anyway, we got a new girl at school and she used to live in this house apparently. They call her "crazy legs" cause she was totally out there. I never met here at the house, but she looks kind of beat up from all the meth use. I didn't get to talk to her yesterday cause I had an appointment that took forever and I got to class late and she had to leave early to see her probation officer. Anyway, just whatever, I gotta get out the door now cause I'm wasting time.

Happy hump day kids!

Back to whatever...

2011-12-11T18:06:00.000-08:00

what's up kids????????????

It's Sunday night - woot!!

The Ravens killed it today! Let's go Ravens Let's go.

Okay, my weekend was good. It flew by as quickly as if I was going to work tomorrow or something. Well, ya know, Salvation Army isn't a job, but it's a place I have to go to early in the morning and spend the whole day there, so it's like my job for now. I'm starting week 7 I think. I forget. I'm ahead in my work so I'm either on Week 8 or Week 9 assignments so now I'm confused as to which week I'm actually in. Well, my last day is supposed to be january 20th and I'm graduating on stage on January 27th.

So, this is super duper crazy. I'm at Salvation Army on Friday and this guy is holding open the door for me and I thanked him and then I got a good look at him and I realized he looked really familiar. I'm like "hey, I think I know you" and he's like "I know you too" and I thought about it a second and I realized this is the guy that i first started using really heavily with here in Vegas about 3 or 4 years ago. He was really young at the time and I barely recognized him because he's so much more healthier and grown up looking. I gave him a huge hug and told him I was so happy that he was alive cause I really wasn't sure what had happened to him. He said he had seen me before but wasn't sure if it was me. So, we've been texting back and forth this weekend cause he's in his last phase and gets to go home on the weekends and I used to hangout at his house a lot so I know his mom and his brother. I was kind of scared to do it. But, I knew his brother was even worse off than we were so I finally asked him about him. He told me that his brother did the salvation army program too and graduated. When he left, he got high again and overdosed and died. SHIT. I felt so bad about that. I had a really bad feeling about him actually and that's why I hadn't asked him about his brother. So sad. and very crazy. That actually happens to a lot of people though. They stop using for a while and then they go back out and overdose because the tolerance has gone down a lot and that's never a good thing.

So, my roommate just came home with a rental car and she said she's leaving tonight. She's in the room packing her stuff. I feel like I should be in there watching her to make sure she doesn't steal anything, but she's way cool and I haven't had any issues with either of the roommates, but she's the one that snores so that's a good thing. At least I won't have to deal with that anymore. Good times. Now it's just down to me and one other girl again.

Well, it's almost time for the big house meeting ( we have one on Monday and Thursday nights ) and I'm harassing the shit out of one of the guys that lives here so I gotta run.

quick one

2011-12-08T06:13:00.000-08:00

Okay, don't have much time to write. I have to leave this house in abou 10 minutes so that I can go see my probation officer. I see at 7 a.m. cause it's just easier to get it out of the way. Oh shit. I have to fill out this form right now before I forget. I already got the money order. Oh yeah, there's fees involved. I have to pay probation 30 dollars a month and drug court 12 dollars a week. I'm not even going to tell you how much I have to pay North Las Vegas and the City of Las Vegas. But, honestly, I could make a full time job out of running around to pay off all my fines, well, that and cashing in my slot play all over town. I rarely even get to do any of that stuff cause of everything else on my plate (the slot play stuff).

Anyway, drug court was good yesterday. I was in the A Box and all my tests were clean. yay!!

gotta go!

Off the chain

2011-12-05T18:15:00.000-08:00

So, how was everyone's weekend?????? Mine was great. I just kept really busy like always. Busy is very good for me. I went to my homegroup Saturday and Sunday, saw my sponsor, went to the Salvation Army graduation Friday night which was very nice (saw a few people from my class graduate on stage and what not), and went to the swap meet on sunday with my mom. It was awesome. I've never been to the "Fabulous Indoor Swapmeet" here in town but there was lots of good stuff for nice and cheap. Love that. I had some free slot play over the weekend too so I took advantage of that as well.

Today in class, you know, pretty much more of the same. Nothing too exciting. Oh yeah, well, I got a bunch of tests taken a few weeks ago (medical stuff) and they all came back negative so I was very pleased about that. Oh, and I woke up an hour late today cause my alarm just didn't go off at all. Ugh. I was going to be very late but luckily I managed to get a ride so I made it right on time.

Well, I should be honest, not everything is sunshine and roses all the time. Im happy for the most part but I find myself flying off the handle every so often, for instance, today in class, this new guy, Mario, wanted to move up next to me even though he usually sits on the other side of the room. He moved up closer to me because he wanted to be near the door. The teacher hadn't dismissed us yet because, well, who knows. We are all court ordered to be there from 8 - 4 everyday. Now, most of the time we get out at 3 and there's a few people (including him) that want to sit there and freakout whenever we get out after 3. So, he's whining and moaning and complaining and getting this huge attitude about the teacher not coming out of his office to dismiss us. So, I let him know point blank that we are lucky to get out at 3 sometimes but that we don't have to be let out until 4 so if we get out early it's a bonus and he shouldn't even be making plans for any earlier than 4. He wants to start a bunch of shit with me and 4 other people jumped on the bandwagon telling me to mind my own business and I'm like "you know, you are the one that moved up here next to me to start complaining in my ear and if you don't like what I have to say move back to your seat" and then I got more shit talking in my ear and I finally got up and went into the teacher's office cause I was about to really lose it. I guess when I got up a fight almost broke out because my friend Mike went off on them for ganging up on me and told them they weren't right and whatever, I dunno, I just know that tomorrow is going to be interesting. I'm gonna try to let it go but who knows.

So, that's it for me. Time to make some dinner and watch some Family Guy! woot

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Another Ravens win this weekend!!!!!!! WAZZZZZUP????????!!!!!!!!

I dunno...

2011-12-02T06:33:00.000-08:00

Well, it's Friday! That's a good thing although I don't mind the weekdays anyway. I actually enjoy going to Salvation Army everyday. It's the group of people I'm in class with. We have so much fun. We laugh and carry on all day. It's sort of like being in high school again without all the mean girls that made fun of me. ha ha

Anyway, did I tell you guys about my new homegroup? It's called Not High at Noon which is very funny because that's the name of the homegroup I was VERY involved in when I was living in Florida and that's the place where I met MiamiDon. He moved back to Ft. Lauderdale now and is doing really well and is actually working at a treatment center. So, we still talk quite a bit. I'm glad.

Anyhoo, my new meeting is everyday, but my sponsor (Hilary) said if I just attended once a week or on the weekends for now that's fine because obviously I have a lot on my plate. When Salvation Army is over, I'll obviously have more time on my hands even though I still have three counseling sessions a week or something at Choices, but I won't be there all day like now. I'll actually be able to get a job and stuff, but I'm gonna make it a point to go to that meeting every single day whenever possible.

I'm starting week 6 at Salvation Army next week and it's a 12 week program so I'm just about halfway there. There's also one other thing I'm contemplating and it's a vocational program that Salvation Army has on their campus. The good part is that you can live on campus for free and they feed you everyday and they send you to class and teach you how to get a job and build a resume and all that good stuff and then when you do get a job, they take $130 out of your check every week and put it in a money order in your name so that you have a bunch of cash to get an apartment or whatever when you leave. I mean, obviously it's just like a savings account and I could do that myself, but I never do so it would be nice to have someone else doing it for me without me having a choice.

See, I can do something like that or move back home with my parents. Because where I'm staying now is $130 a week and my parents are obviously paying for it because I have no income. The part I'm worried about is that I'm over qualified for that program. I mean, I do have an associates degree, I've had many jobs and I know how to make a resume in fact, I did my teacher's resume for him the other day and he was so thankful. It's not like it's hard.

So, I'll just get some information on it and see what happens. I'm just worried about the job search in general because I do have a felony right now. It's going to turn into a gross misdemeanor down the road when I finish everything, but right now it shows up as a felony (i think). Not even really sure.

A Group!

2011-11-30T19:12:00.000-08:00

Not to worry folks, court was a breeze...

School was good. Then I went to court and they put the list up on the door and I was at the top of the A List!! That means I'm in full compliance with everything. My drug tests were good, my money is all paid up and I got a glowing review from the Salvation Army program. So, the judge didn't yell at me tonight and I was in and out in a heartbeat. Loved it!

I just wanted to say thanks to you guys. It's nice to get support from my readers and it's awesome to be writing again. I missed it.

The poker bloggers are coming into town this weekend and I'm hoping to go hangout but I dunno. It would be best if I could play in the tournament but I probably can't afford it. If I'm not playing poker, I'll be wanting to drink with everyone and that obviously can't happen so I might just have to skip it all together this time around. I just can't take any chances that I might eff up.

So, anyway, with that being said I think I'm going to lay down and watch some T.V. and try to decompress.

We got a new girl at my sober house and she snores like nothing I've ever heard before. It's loud and annoying and I have to make sure I fall asleep first or else I might not ever fall asleep. I'm not kidding. She just got out of Casa Grande (a work release prison program) and I heard from another girl that she almost got into daily fights with her bunkie because of her loud and annoying snoring. Yikes! I'm looking forward to getting out of this place.

Goodnight!

Anxiety...

2011-11-29T18:31:00.000-08:00

This is my 999th post. wow. I would have thought I'd have hit 1,000 a while ago actually, but I took quite a hiatus so it wasn't meant to be til now I guess.

Anyway, it's Tuesday night and I always start to get nervous around this time because I have to go to drug court tomorrow. It's not that I used, because I didn't. But, the thing is this...

Drug court is STRICT and we have to get tested three times a week and not only are they testing for drugs and alcohol, but they also test the protein and water levels in your urine to make sure you aren't flushing your system. I drink a lot of fluids especially water and energy drinks. And, I don't eat much protein. So, I'm always concerned that I'll get a low creat. If that happens I get locked up just the same as if I was using. I've been making an effort to eat peanut butter and nuts and stuff with protein, but I'm just not a big meat eater. OH well. And, the part that's really annoying is that we have no idea if we are in the clear until we get to court. They don't give you the results because they send them to a lab every single time. So, it's a little anxiety producing.

AND... We didn't have court last week cause of the holidays, so I have 6 drug tests to worry about instead of 3. I joined a homegroup over the weekend though and I got a sponsor. Do you guys remember Hilary (my sponsee sister from a few years ago)? Well, she had 5 years clean when we were hanging out and now she has 9 years clean so I asked her to sponsor me and she said yes. So, we'll be working the steps together soon.

On top of it, I wanted to go to a meeting tonight with my roommate and her sponsor, but I would have been home at 8:30 pm instead of 8 pm and I'd be breaking my P.O. induced curfew so I didn't do it. I called him to ask if it was okay, but he didn't answer so whatever. It's annoying as fuck this early ass curfew. If I get a job I think he'll lighten up, but I haven't been able to do that yet. Not with all the Monday - Friday stuff I have to do. I could work on the weekends, but I haven't even had time to go out and look yet.

I will though. Soon too. I'm getting antsy and need to start working again. I think I'll check craigslist right now actually.

I saw Breaking Dawn with my mom over the weekend and it was AWESOME. I love love love the Twilight Series.

Cross your fingers for me tomorrow night.

Back to life

2011-11-28T07:11:00.001-08:00

Okay, I made it through the long 4 day holiday weekend without incident and it's back to business as usual today. Four days might not seem like a big deal to most of you, but holidays are always hard so I'm happy that it's over. Even though I of course had a really nice holiday and it was nice to remember the whole thing this year. ha ha

Happy Monday

So good...

2011-11-26T18:36:00.000-08:00

Okay, so I finally got a fancy new phone! Yay!! Finally! I was so behind the curve and behind the times with my simpleton little nothing paygo phone. But, whatever, I couldn't even afford to pay a day on it half the time because I had "better" things to do with that cash.

At any rate, I'm so excited about my new phone and my roommie went out and got the same exact phone too. We've been playing with them non stop. We both got up at 6 a.m. today (Saturday) and we are sitting side by side at the dining room table like two little kids on Christmas morning both playing with our phones. Hysterical really.

And here's a picture of it...

We have unlimited music downloading capabilities and that's really awesome. In addition, it has voice recognition software. I can be like "dial mom" and that shit works once in a while. hehe I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong but it doesn't seem to recognize what I'm saying half of the time.

Here's my question...

Can I write in my blog using that software??????? What do you guys think? And if so, how? It didn't really come with a manual. I mean, it had a little brochure thing, but nothing that was thick and nothing that even touched on blogs and voice recognition.

I know I can type out a text message using the software. So, I'm hoping I can do the blog too. That would be so cool.

Otherwise, let's see...

I went to a meeting thursday morning, had a lovely thansgiving with the rents and their friends. We played cards and I was winning til I had to be home for my 8 p.m. curfew. Yuck.

Friday I had to go to Choices for my UA and for a class. Today I went to a meeting, made it my homegroup and hung with my sponsor. Busy weekend. Tomorrow I'm going to see her too and go to the same meeting and me and mom are going to see the new Breaking Dawn movie. I'm so excited. Has anyone else seen it yet?????

First though, I have to watch the 3rd movie - Eclipse - at my parent's house. I taped it a few days ago. I watched New Moon the other day and it was so good. I read the book in jail, but the movie was really good too. I never had the opportunity to read Eclipse, so it's imperative that I see that 3rd movie before I watch Breaking Dawn.

How was everyone else's weekend??

Really?????

2011-11-23T18:36:00.000-08:00

I played in my first live poker tournament in ages today. I started off small. I just went to Buffalo Bill's (the old Barbary Coast) on Flamingo and Las Vegas Boulevard and it was a 30 dollar buyin. My mom and dad both played too and I ran into PokerTony there. Anyway, I wasn't ten minutes into the tournament when I found myself staring down at JQ. The flop was 9, 10, K so I had a straight! Very nice. The guy two seats over raised to 150, I went over the top to 500, he went to 3000 and I pushed all in. He turns over K9 and OF COURSE HE GETS A FREAKIN KING on the river to BEAT MY STRAIGHT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! UGH!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I was so freakin annoyed. I'm still irritated. But, worse than that. They only paid 3 places and my dad went out in 4th on the bubble. Sheesh. The cincotta luck was non existant today.

Happy Turkey Day everyone!!!

ugh.....

2011-11-22T20:29:00.000-08:00

So, today was interesting...

I had to be up very early, say 5:30 ish. I had to meet the probation officer at his office at 7 a.m. and I was on time, early even. So, he's very very by the book. I'm just starting probation so he made me go over the rules with him and when we got to the curfew part he says "what's your curfew over at the sober house?" and I'm like "midnight" and he's like "okay, your new curfew is 8 p.m." Nice. "and you can't leave in the morning until 6 a.m." Um. Okay.

We got to the rule about travel and he's like "your not going anywhere anytime soon so don't even think about it". ha ha And then, of course, there's the no drugs and no alcohol thing which of course I have had beaten into my head a thousand times so I think I understand that.

He was supposed to show up tonight to do a "home visit" where he can check the house, meet my roommie or whatever, or just go through my shit. Whatever he wants basically. But, it's almost 9 pm and he hasn't shown up so I don't think he's coming. I hope not cause I'm about to hop in bed. I had to waive my right to "no illegal searches and seizures" when I got on probation. So, I can be searched anytime and anywhere and he can take my cell phone and go through it whenever he wants and like, in the last week I've been given about 5 drug tests. hehe One of them was a mouth swab. Sheesh. I passed every single one of them though :)

He's all "i'm an asshole, but i'm an asshole that you want in your corner so don't test the waters and there's no gray area - it's black or it's white with me". Well, unfortunately, I work really well under those kinds of constraints. When I'm not allowed to think, I thrive. When my back's up against the wall, my head quiets down. So, I'm thinking I'll be okay.

I had a pass to stay at my parent's house Wed and Thurs. of this week that the sober house approved. I had to run it past him though and he DENIED me. Of course. I guess I had a feeling that was going to happen. I'm a little disappointed but I'm not going to freak out or anything. This too shall pass. I know that all this crap is temporary and it's pretty much standard procedure for new people so anyway, I'll just have to find ways to entertain myself in the evenings. I get bored here at night and I like to go to night meetings and stuff but I don't even think I can do that with this 8 pm curfew.

In class yesterday we had a great speaker. The head of the Federal Marshalls in Nevada (presidentially appointed) came to talk to us and he was really interesting and very nice and down to earth and he let us ask a lot of questions and stuff. It was pretty neat.

And, basically, that's it folks. Goodnight.

Way Back...

2011-11-20T18:29:00.001-08:00

So, what can I say? Let's see. Here's the agenda for this week...

I have to be at this like place tomorrow at 7am. It's the place you go to get a sheriff's card or fingerprints or something. If you have a warrant for your arrest they lock you up on sight. I'm cool though. So, I'll be okay. I have to get some sort of printout to prove to my Probation Officer that I don't have to register as a felon.

Okay, so that's tomorrow morning, plus I gotta drop a UA after class. Then, Tuesday morning I have to meet up with my Probation Officer for the very first time at his office at 7 am and then of course head straight to class at 8 am.

And then, Wednesday I have to go to class and do the UA thing and we are actually off drug court at night cause of the holidays and we are off class Thursday and Friday. If I can get approval from the PO I'm staying at my parents house Wed night and Thurs night.

My friend Scarlett went inpatient at Salvation Army and they get to have visitors on Wednesday night and her family isn't coming cause they are all into their diseases. Her mom's a functional addict, smoking meth and still holding a job somehow. weird. So, I wanna go see her Wed night. I'm just not sure if I'm allowed to though since I'm not family and I'm in the outpatient program. We shall see.

Did I mention the Ravens kicked some Bengals ass today?! woot woot!!

I'm psyched. We are in FIRST place with the ugly black and yellow team. Hopefully we can kick them out of the top spot.

I went to meetings today and yesterday, hung out with the rents, downloaded tons of old school stuff, made a few cds, even made one for a guy in my class cause I'm nice like that. Yesterday was mom's birthday and I used some of my freeplay at the Cannery and Terribles but didn't win a dime. I'm looking forward to gorging myself with turkey and stuff on Thursday. YUMM. Picking up weight by the minute. Hate that part of getting clean but it's inevitable.

We are about to have our mandatory Sunday night house meeting which is always a blast - NOT. So, I'm gonna get off here and let someone else hop online before we start. Goodnight!

This is an example of some of the old school stuff I downloaded - OMG - this song takes me back...

30 Days

2011-11-18T06:53:00.000-08:00

GUESS WHAT???? I have...

Okay, well, I have it on Sunday, but I don't usually blog on Sunday so I just wanted to throw it out there, even though there are no fronts of course :) Happy Friday!!

Always Something

2011-11-17T18:41:00.000-08:00

Wow. What a day...

Sooooooo, I got approval from drug court last night to go into class late today, so I had my mom come get me and first we went to the food stamp place so I could turn my packet in. I got in an argument with the girl at the window and security banned me from that particular office. ha ha. Fun.

Next, i went to social services to apply for rental assistance. I guess, once a year you can get $400 for rent. Once a year. Not every month, but whatever, every little bit helps. I waited an hour and got an appt. to come back on December 13th.

After that we went to a different food stamp office where the line was around the building, but since I'm not in a huge huge rush to get the food stamps, I just threw the application in the drop box and supposedly they will call me with an appt. to come back. I like that. Waiting in line totally sucks.

Our next stop was at the court house. We put four quarters in the meter and headed up through the metal detectors and grabbed a ticket at the city counter (municipal court). There was like 45 people ahead of us. So, I went up to the 2nd floor and grabbed a ticket at the county window (justice court). Yup, I've gotten in trouble all over Vegas, city and county. So, my mom was able to find out about upcoming court cases for me on the 1st floor while I found out about upcoming court cases on the 2nd floor.

Check this out...

I missed court for a misdemeanor case in June. I just didn't show up, they put a bench warrant out for my arrest, my public defender (on a different case) quashed the warrant for me so that I would and could show up for sentencing, other wise I would have been arrested when I went into the courthouse. So, I go to the window and the county lady is like "you don't have any upcoming cases" and I explained to here that I missed one in June. She looks it up and says "they quashed the warrant and closed your case". WHAT????? Hell yeah!!!!! My mom says I have a freaking goldenhorse shoe up my ass and she's probably right. I do get a lot of 2nd and 3rd and 4th chances, but like, I'm just so happy that I don't have to worry about this particular case, cause first of all I was supposed to do 20 hours of community service and while I did do it, I never got the letter of proof to show that I did it so I was going to have to re-do it. In addition, I was supposed to take a $300 class and I don't have the dough for that. On top of it, I was supposed to stay out of trouble and instead I picked up 4 felonies, soooooooo, I was maybe going to have to do some time. So, yeah, I'm really happy.

I know it's because I'm doing well. If I was still effing up this wouldn't have happened and I'd be back in jail for sure.

Just an FYI... I got a wobbler on the 4 felonies, meaning that if I complete all the treatment, drug court and probation I'll get a gross misdemeanor out of it and I still won't have any felony convictions on my record.

So, I'm gonna do the DAMN thing :)

I'll tell the food stamp story and why I got kicked out tomorrow. Goodnight!!

sheesh...

2011-11-16T19:29:00.000-08:00

So, it's Wednesday. I was actually looking forward to going to Drug Court tonight cause I knew I gave three clean pee tests in the past week and there was no way I was going to get into any trouble. I also made a payment to Drug Court and the Judge really really likes that. Of course, my name ended up being at the bottom of the B group which is annoying because there was like 35 or 45 people ahead of me and it seemed like every single one of them had an issue or complaint or question for the judge. I just sat there and listened and waited as patiently as I could for my turn. And of course, I'm serious, this freaking Judge just DOES NOT like me. I got yelled at AGAIN this week and I thought I was in perfect compliance and basically I was, but she had my file in front of her and saw that North Las Vegas put out a warrant for my arrest because I was behind in my payments to them. Thankfully my mom went up there and made a payment for me earlier in the week so that's taken care of and the warrant is gone.

Unfortunately, she asked me if I was taking care of the other stuff that's hanging over my head and I told her that I had asked Gilbert for assistance in finding out when my next court dates were and she started going off on me telling me that wasn't there job and that I had to take care of it myself. blah blah. It's not that easy. I've tried looking it up online and I can't even find anything about any upcoming court dates, but I know I missed some and I'm trying to figure out what to do about that.

Right now, there are no warrants for my arrest so I can probably go to a window somewhere in the courthouse and get some info. from someone I hope.

At any rate, I'm home, it's 7:30 p.m. and as always I was thrilled to walk out of the court room instead of being detained. I also had to take a mouth swab drug test at Salvation Army today. No sweat. I know they are sending it to the lab and testing for everything under the sun including synthetic speed, synthetic coke and synthetic weed but I'm all good. It's a good feeling.

So, besides that, I'm just going to take care of some of my outstanding crap tomorrow. Mom's coming to get me in the morning and I have a job interview too so hopefully I can start making some dough and work a little on the weekends.

Happy Hump Day!

Good Day

2011-11-14T21:10:00.000-08:00

So, today was awesome. I got up, had a ride to school which is always a bonus, stopped at mcdonalds for breakfast, had a good lunch, stuck around and had a nice dinner (we get to eat lunch and dinner at the salvation army for free if we choose to and I choose to a lot). After dinner, Scarlett, Ryan and I went to Choices to drop off some pee. Yumm. Not. I'm not joking when I tell you that this lady, Dotty, has a desk set up in the restroom. She's like the pee Nazi. She makes us pull up our shirts, roll our sleeves up, rinse our hands before we pee, label our cup, show our drivers license, pee in the cup while standing, not allowed to sit down, etc etc. There's no way your bringing in some fake pee on her watch. ha ha

Anyway, after the trip to the pee clinic we went to this awesome meeting called Connect the Dots at this church on Palomino which is this really nice neighborhood with these really expensive houses. Apparently Michael Jackson used to have a crib on this street and I saw it - WOW! Really nice place.

I digress. The mtg was amazing. There was like 300 alcoholics there and the main speaker had 31 years sober. Quite an inspiration. I even teared up a bit. Scarlett gave me a ride home and I gotta tell ya, it's always a good day when I don't have to take the bus.

I'm tired sort of. I'm sort of wired from the monster energy drinks and sort of tired from the busy day. I feel like it was a good day though. I got home and I have a female roommate finally. This halfway house is co-ed so it's been just me and about 14 guys. It's weird though cause they don't really hit on me and I'm totally not used to that. I've been alone in my room for the past two weeks. I'm not exactly thrilled to have a new roommate. I kinda liked having the room to myself but oh well. Whatcha gonna do??

Back to school in the morning.

Happy Monday

2011-11-14T06:59:00.000-08:00

Another Monday morning...

I just cleaned the dining room here at my sober house. That's apparently my chore and it's been the same for about the past three weeks. I don't know when they ever rotate it. There's a pile of dishes in the sink because these lazy fucks never clean up after themselves, but they are looking in the WRONG direction if they think i'm doing their dishes. I do my own every time I eat and that's it.

So, today, I'm very pleased to have a ride to school. If I had to take the bus I would have already had to leave. My friend Luke is coming to pick me up today, but I'm sad cause he's graduating this week so there goes my ride in the morning. I'll still meet him at meetings on the weekend though.

Yesterday I ran into Hilary again. You know, when we were hanging out she had like 5 years clean and now she has 9 years. Um, wow. The last 4 years of my life - down the tubes for the most part. Sad really.

Game Day

2011-11-13T08:16:00.000-08:00

Yesterday was a really good day. My dad came and got me early in the morning and then they let me take the car to two different meetings. Oh, just an FYI, they turned the tags in from my car the last time I was locked up so I won't be driving my own car for a while. But, anyway, my friend Hilary was speaking at the first meeting so that was really cool. I was surprised too. I had no idea she was going to be there.

Three people from my class were at the 2nd meeting so that was cool too. After all that my dad took me to the grocery store and I stocked up. I'm eating like a pig.

Tonight we are going to Vino's at the Cannery. I love that place. Best Italian food around and I have a fifteen dollar off coupon plus a buy one entree get one free coupon. Nice right??

Well, anyway, I'm about to head to North Las Vegas to hang with the rents again!!! Go RAVENS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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Pumped up Kicks

2011-11-11T18:37:00.000-08:00

Okay. Feeling good! It's Friday night. I got a ride to Choices after class and dropped a nice clean UA on those damn drug court mfer's. Then, of course, I had to take two buses to get home and walk about a half a mile to my sober house. At least I might not get as fat as I usually do when I'm first getting clean because of all the walking and what not.

I made it home safely and now I'm just chillin on the computer. I'll probably lay down and watch some TV soon and pig out like I do every night. I guess over the weekend I'll hit a meeting or two and I'm going to eat at Vino's Sunday night with the rents. Mom lets me take her car while they are bowling on Sunday nights so I can hit a meeting. Right now I have about 22 days clean and I'm going strong. Feeling great. Hopefully, I won't allow the boredom to take me out like it has in the past.

One of my favorite girls, Lily, graduated from class today so I'll miss her. And, on Thanksgiving I don't have any plans and we have a 4 day weekend so I'm not really looking forward to that, but hopefully I can find something to do. My friend Scarlett is going to be alone too so we are hoping to find something fun and recovery related to do together.

Besides that all is well in Vegas tonight.

Have a good weekend.

I like this song too...

http://youtu.be/SDTZ7iX4vTQ

oops

2011-11-09T19:53:00.000-08:00

Oh good lord. I'm thanking my lucky stars that I'm home tonight to tell the story...

I went to Drug Court tonight at 5 p.m. and my name was in the 'D' Box. D as in "detained". It's the worst box to be in and most of the 'D' box gets locked up.

It was a case of "lack of communication". When I got released from jail on Halloween I was given instructions to report to the Salvation Army the very next morning and to come back to court at 5 p.m. on November 9th. Nobody ever told me I was supposed to be dropping UA's at this drug treatment place every Monday and Wednesday and Friday night. Oops.

They gave me a drug test right there in the court house and i was clean so I got to go home after hearing an ear ful from the judge. Yikes.

Thankfully I'm not in jail tonight. Ugh.

ouch

2011-11-08T19:50:00.000-08:00

Ouch!!!!! I slammed my finger in the car door tonight. It's turning black and blue as we speak. I had ice on it earlier and now it's still hurting hours later. Amazing.

So, yeah, I got a new ipod today! woo hoo. Walking to the bus in the morning might not be quite as bad tomorrow. And court tomorrow night should be a blast. Wish me luck gang.

World Series of Poker Final Table. wow. already? How time flies!

goodnight kids

6 foot 7 foot...

2011-11-07T17:41:00.000-08:00

Okay, so last night was a HUGE win for us!!!!!!! What an awesome game.

I'm probably blogging for nobody but myself at this point. I can't imagine that I would have even a handful of readers left anymore, but that's okay because I really don't blog for anyone but myself anyway. It's therapeutic to me.

I've spent more like 40 days this year so far in Clark County Detention Center and I didn't enjoy it. None of it! I'm telling you guys that place is hell on earth. Seriously. The food is so nasty. I hate it there. I hope that's enough of a reason for me to stay on the straight and narrow. I'm trying my ass off.

Right now I'm at my Sober House. It rocks here. I love this place. I've never been all that happy to live in a sober house but this place is co-ed and we have a midnight curfew and the rules are pretty relaxed and they don't bug the shit out of us like they do at other places.

Besides that I'm in the Salvation Army Intensive Daily Treatment Program everyday during the week so I just have the weekends to myself which is cool. The people in my class are awesome and i'm feeling pretty good about things today.

I also have to go to Drug Court every Wednesday Night and I have to go to drop a UA every Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights.

And if that's not enough, I have a probation officer to check in with too.

On any given day I could get surprise drug test from 4 different places. Can you imagine? I can't get away with SHIT! I can't even drink cough syrup. ha ha

So, I guess that's what I need.

I love this song and video....

http://youtu.be/c7tOAGY59uQ

Big sunday

2011-11-06T13:49:00.000-08:00

Ravens vs. Steelers game today!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Gooooooo Ravens!!!!!

Friday Night

2011-11-05T00:33:00.000-07:00

Hey guys!

Back again. I know I know. I'm so inconsistent with the updates.

But whatever. I went to see the new Footloose movie tonight and it was so good. I totally loved it. I'm sitting there watching it and I can't figure out who the female star Ariel is and it's bugging me and bugging me. The girl was such a knockout and great dancer. So, of course in the final credits I find out that it's none other than Dancing with the Stars Julianne Hough. How am I not able to figure this out during the movie?? I mean, she's literally one of my favorite dancers from that show. Well, the dark hair was confusing. I guess. What else can I say? I've been in a fog too long. I'm coming to finally. Goodnight kids.

http://youtu.be/w1s7GX8TOvo

And - she's back!!!

2011-10-20T02:34:00.000-07:00

Okay dokey kids....

I'm sure that you guys are wondering what the hell happened to me right?? Well, Idunno how graphic I want toget inthis post.And then,of course there's my family to think about.They really don't love it(imagine that) whenI smearthe family namethrough the dirt. I mean, really? I can'timaginewey wouldn't want the whole neighborhood to focus on me and my short fallings. Hell, just because every time the doorbell rings they have to check the peep hole and prayto god that it's not an officer standingthere, I'm not exagerting either. One night a few months ago Iwas laying in the living roomwatchingTVwithmy dad and the doorbell rings at one int he feraking morning.He'salmostall he way asleep and I've been dozing in and out of concious ness for the last 20miunutes or so.I open the door and infront ofme stood twoof Vegas'finest North towncops.Check it out...I missed my court appearance a few weeks ago and thus my illegal u turn ticktet turned into a warrant for my arrest When we inquired as to why theey were at the house so late they saidt hat one in the morning is one ofthebettertimes to find someone. Otgherwise those damn bastards are outliving their lives and they aren't waiting at the door with cash in hand.

Anyway, I digress. So Imoved into anew placeand there's a really nice computer!! The monitor is huge and the system is fast and I think I'm gonna be herefor awhile. God I hope so.

I feel like I've missed so much. I prettymuch have I guess.Imean, I've been around,but I haven't been online at all, I haven'tplayed any live texas holdem in I can't remember how long it's been.I didn't visit the Rio at all this summer during WSOP time.How sad.

Igotta say... So I'm beginning to get very tiredand Iwant to head to my new bed with my new tonny hilifger covers and my new roommate.yippee.

goodnight kids andI will definitely update more often.

Hi

2011-08-12T19:32:00.000-07:00

Hi all,

Just borrowing a friend's computer. Wanted you guys to know I'm still alive and kicking. I hope to be writing more regularly soon. We have a computer at the apartment now, we just need to get the internet all paid for and connected.

Hope everyone is having a nice summer.

Hi

2011-07-28T13:56:00.000-07:00

Sorry I haven't written in forever. I'm doing well. I just don't have my own computer at my place and I keep thinking about going to the library to use those, but I always find something else to do instead. hehe So, anyway, I hope everyone is well and I hope to have a computer and continue writing again very soon. Miss you guys. I check facebook a lot and my e-mail too. xoxo

Happy 4th

2011-07-04T13:20:00.001-07:00

Quick Post...

I'm having a good weekend. Yesterday we had a cookout and I grubbed... Then, i stuck around and played spades with the boys. FUN! Gotta love a spades tournament!

And then the rain came - holy shit... It was pouring. Cars were getting stuck all over town and then I watched the Flamingo fireworks show from my window. Nice.

Headed to Mt. Charleston today. Have a good 4th of July!

I put a new facebook photo up today of my haircut if anyone is interested. It's the profile pic.

A true tale

2011-07-02T16:58:00.000-07:00

Okay dear readers... Let me tell you just one incidence of me falling for the worst possible guy. And here I was thinking that I finally found someone my age, he was italian, he met my parents and was very polite and nice, he did all the right things and then the of course the ball dropped...

And, just for the record, this is just my latest and greatest. I always pick the biggest players, the biggest liars, the most fucked up dudes that have the most ill intentions and I usually think they are actually good guys at first. I'm so freakin naive.

K, so I meet this guy at the Cannery. Mistake one. It was more than a month ago and he was with his sister and I saw him staring at me as I perused the keno machines. When I finally stopped at one, he was by my side very quickly telling me how beautiful I was etc. I would have told him to take a hike, but I had a moment of clarity. I took a good look at him and he was hot. So, I gave him my number and we said we'd go to the movies or something.

Fast forward a month, I get back to town and we start texting. I'm embarassed to admit that I can't even remember who he is or how I met him at first. Duh. But, then it came back to me.

We've been talking on the phone and texting for about 5 days now. He came to the Cannery again to see me the other night and met the parents. They liked him. He's my age, he lives with his sister, he used to have a business or something (work history is kind of shady) and he's going back to school. All good. Plus, did I mention he's hot as hell and Italian? All good right?

So, in like 4 days we have sent over 1000 text messages to each other. But, it's starting to feel like a long distance relationship because we are doing a lot of talking and nothing else.

And, not that I'm in a rush, I am so busy and I really don't care, but I'm wondering why he isn't more aggressive about seeing me? Like, he's telling me we have this connection and he's never felt like this about someone so fast blah blah. So, then, why aren't you bugging the shit out of me to come see you? I know how guys are. If they like you and if they are indeed available, they will make sure you know it and they will show up at your house and work and ask you out a lot etc. I know this.

So, I finally realize that something is up and I ask him about it. I just plainly say, tell me about your living situation and don't lie to me...

He in fact doesn't live with his "sister". He lives with a girl that he either used to sleep with or used to be in a relationship with or he still is in a relationship with her or something. Obviously. Of course. What else is new? What was I thinking? I sort of knew it deep down. However, we are on the phone all hours of the night, so I'm wondering how he is doing this.

Oh well, they are "business partners" he says. She goes out with rich dudes and they pay her bills and he goes out with rich chics and they pay his bills. Nice. Even Better.

I will admit, I checked out that site. It's called seeking arrangements, but I never met anyone and I was just curious what kind of offers I'd get. I got a lot. I'm not a slut though and I have a tiny bit of self respect. Not much apparently, but a little. Whatever. Who am I to judge? It's just unbelievable that would fall for this kind of guy over and over again? I'm so gullible right??

Also, this is what pissed me off so bad. He's like "no matter what, let's always be honest with each other". Um yeah, he kept talknig about that and now I know why. Cause he knew he was doing me dirty so he's going to overcompensate by turning the tables on me with the honesty thing. Ugh. Head games. So annoying.

End of story

Mish Mash

2011-06-30T10:10:00.000-07:00

I was laying out at my parent's pool yesterday and oh my god it was so nice out. I didn't want to leave and I was in desperate need of a tan, so I laid there as long as I could until I felt my knees sort of stinging. Um yeah, so I got home and I was so RED. I haven't had a burn like this in a really long time. Leave it to me to over do the tanning, just as I over do everything in my life. If I like it, I'm going to extremes with it, regardless of what "it" is. It can be food, the gym, boys, gambling, drinking, drugs, etc. etc. etc.

So, heading over to court today at one. Just one of my many upcoming court dates. I already know this is going to be a fine. A very large fine probably, but a fine nonetheless.

I'm loving the new apartment and the girls I'm living with are super cool and very pretty. I call it the hottie apartment because all three of the girls are extremely attractive. And, that's kind of funny because I haven't really seen any other girls that are even close to pretty in any of the other apartments.

Soooooo, 4th of July is rapidly approaching. Apparently my mexican neighbors believe in celebrating all month because they shoot off fireworks every night and me and the roommie look at each other and think, "was that gunfire"??? hehehe Too funny. She said they are celebrating another day of avoiding deportation. hehe

I went to the Cannery last night for the first time in forever. It was fun. I'm always at home in that casino. We did the buffet thing and I felt like a pig, but whatever.

And, my cousins are coming to town in a day or two. Very exciting!!! They come a few times each year, but they are bringing their two kids and I haven't seen them in SOOOOOO long (the kids). So, it'll be a really fun week. We are going to Mt. Charleston one day because as most of you probably know, it's only 20 minutes away, but it's like 75 degrees there as opposed to 110 here in the valley. And the view is to die for.

Okay, I'll write again soon!!

Oh, and WHEN in the hell can we get our money off of full tilt?? Does anyone have any idea about that???

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I'm Back AGAIN

2011-06-28T04:14:00.000-07:00

Hey guys! Disappearing woman has returned again to let you know I'm still alive. sorry, but this time it was unavoidable. Anyway, I didn't get the chance to thank everyone on facebook for the nice birthday wishes, but I really appreciate all of the comments.

I'm moving into a new place today and I won't have access to a computer everyday, but I'll be in and out of my parent's house quite a bit so I'll still be blogging about 2 or 3 times a week.

I have lots to tell, but for now I'll just say it's good to be home and as always I miss you guys!!!!

Ouch!

2011-05-28T00:51:00.000-07:00

Oh this is just too funny...

Obama should have maybe read up on Royal customs and traditions before he decided to talk over the anthem while giving a toast. The Queen made sure he won't ever make that mistake again - quite the snub wouldn't you guys agree??

FYI

2011-05-26T22:44:00.001-07:00

Before I continue on with the story, let me try to clarify a few points and answer some of the questions I've received from my readers...

You guys need to know that at the time of the accident I was with Progressive Insurance. As I"m sure you guys have already figured out, my insurance is pretty high due to my many accidents. As a result of me being broke and having such a bad driving record I can't afford to have all the bells and whistles that most people have with their policies. My car is paid off so I only have liability insurance. I have the bare minimum. So, I don't get a rental car if my car is in an accident. In fact, if the accident is found to be my fault then my car doesn't get fixed at all unless I pay for it out of pocket. So, in this case I'm hoping to be reimbursed for the towing expense ($100.00) but i had to initially pay for it myself.

I didn't go to a regular place because I couldn't afford it. My parents and I were sort of on the outs during that particular week and I hadn't been home in a week or so. That's why, once again, I did the bare minimum that I could do to get my car back on the road. David is a retired mechanic so he called around to junk yards and found one that had a 2000 Mercury Sable just like mine and we got some used parts from that car. He did all of the labor for free (sort of). He knew I was going to pay him, but he also knew that it wasn't going to be for a week because I had to spend my whole unemployment check on buying the parts. So, when I got my next check he got money from me.

We didn't know that all this other stuff was wrong with the car because he doesn't have a lift at his house or anything. He didn't do a whole checkup on the car, he just fixed the VERY big and obvious problem of the broken axel. I drove around for about two weeks on a VERY dangerous car apparently but I really had no idea until yesterday when we took it in to Goodyear.

I'm still trying to track down the Security report from Boulder Station. I sent them a very nice e-mail a few days ago explaining my situation and asking them for the report, but so far they haven't responded. I'm picking up the phone here in a few minutes and calling them.

I didn't even know the girl's name that attacked my car until I got a letter in the mail from her insurance company. So, now I finally have her information and I can press charges against her. Progressive wouldn't even give me her name. Even though she put in a claim against me. Assholes.

As you can imagine, they tried to raise my rates. Not just a little bit. I got a bill in the mail a week ago informing me that my monthly premium will go from 200 bucks up to 375 bucks. A MONTH! Yup!

I called around and found that ESurance was the most affordable for me so I switched to them.

Okay, I guess you guys are up to speed.

To be continued...

Aftermath

2011-05-24T21:11:00.001-07:00

Okay peanut gallery. Thanks for your input in regards to my life and why it's in a shambles and how my lack of action aka procrastination has further damaged my already effed up life. You guys do know I live with my parents right? You don't think I hear this on a daily basis??

At any rate....

I'll continue the story in a minute. Right now I just put the finishing touches on an e-mail to Boulder Station security asking them to A. Life the Ban and more importantly, B. Get me a copy of that report so that I may send it to her insurance company and take it to the police because I will be heading down there to press charges this week. I was also in touch with her insurance company via my insurance company and they are sending an adjuster out here this week to survey the damage. Well, guess what? I couldn't drive the car the way it was so I had to pay for a tow truck, had the axel and other parts fixed (David's a mechanic so he gave me a good deal but I still had to pay for the parts and some labor money for him). Then, we realized that the car was still fucked up so we took it to Goodyear today and they proceeded to tell me that the car is EXTREMELY unsafe to drive and 1100 dollars later I now have a driveable car but it's still not completely fixed. There is one more thing that needs to be done and that doesn't even take body damage into consideration.

So, I'm praying that they take some mercy on me and get me a copy of that report.

Goodnight kids...

Banned

2011-05-11T23:49:00.000-07:00

Ok, so this crazy chick starts threatening me and STILL I am made to stick around and she's allowed to roam free. Yup, that's right, she tells them she's sorry for causing a scene and she gets to leave and no matter how much begging I do they make me stay. At first they asked me if I wanted to wait in the security office and I'm like "no, cause I need to go and I don't want to go to any freakin office, I wanna go home". Of course, after about 30 minutes of standing outside near my car I started to get chilly. I ask the guy if I can get my sweatshirt out of the car and he says 'no'. I'm not kidding you. He said he would go to the car and get it for me. Well, fuck that. Next thing you know he'll see something in my car that he doesn't like and my car will be impounded. He wasn't going to my car without me. I said "let's compromise, I'll go with you and show what I want because there's a bunch of clothes in my car" and he wouldn't fucking let me. I can't even believe I'm writing this. But, apparently, when being detained for NOTHING, you also have to be treated as if you are 2 years old.

So, finally I cave in because I heard him on the radio trying to find out where Metro was and they weren't going to be there anytime soon. I think they had like two or three calls to deal with before they even got to me. Great.

David was allowed to leave, so he did. I can't blame him. So, we go to the security office because I'm sick of standing and its getting cold and I'm not allowed to have my sweatshirt. They made me sit on this padded bench that is up against the wall and there's a handcuff on the bench and it's attached to a pole. I guess they put you in the handcuff if you are being detained for an actual legitimate reason. Not the case with me.

I sit and I sit and I wait and I wait. About 2 or 3 hours later and me nodding off about ten times because now it's like 4 in the morning, Metro Police FINALLY arrive.
These two guys were the best part of the night. Not only were they in shape, young and smokin hot, but they were also the voice of reason and thank god because I really needed one. They apologized for being so late and I gave them a quick rundown of the events including the accident etc. They were like "did you actually touch the girl?" and I"m like "no". And they were like "did she touch you?" and once again, I"m like 'no'. They were like "really? you've been sitting here waiting for us for two hours and nobody touched anyone?" and i'm like "yeah, I can't believe it either". So, they leave me and go to some other room where amazon girfriend and boyfriend are free to roam about (they probably had a nice buffet and open bar set up for them too". I'm still not sure if they watched the video or not, but when they talked to her she basically admitted that i didn't really do anything major to her and that she really just wanted my updated information to include my new phone number so that the insurance stuff could be taken care of and that was that. YUP - that was it.

They got out a little index card and asked me for my most current address and phone number and gave it to her and then I was free to leave.

Of course, standard procedure has to be followed and that means that I am now banned from EVERY station casino property in the world. I think they are just in nevada but to be safe let's just say "the world". YES, that's right, I am now banned from Red Rock, Green Valley Ranch, Texas Station, Aliante station, Palace Station, all of the Fiesta properties, all of the Wildfire Casino properties, Santa Fe Station where I bowl with my parents sometimes and a bunch of others that I can't think of right now. You get my point. I'm banned because that's what they do whenever there is an incident with anyone for anything that results in the police showing up. I had to sign a form and they took my picture. Nice.

They did give me the head of security for all of the properties' card and told me to call him in a couple of days because if I explain my story to him and let him know the outcome (that I was allowed to leave and didn't go to jail or anyting) he may go ahead and lift the ban. I'm not even sure how long the ban is and neither was security. They just said it could be a month, a year or forever. Nobody knows. Whatever. Gay. Hate this place and I'm not wanting to be a patron of their establishment anyway.

Now, since I'm banned from the property I have to be escorted to my car. I'm not allowed to leave by myself and I have to "IMMEDIATELY vacate the premises or else I"ll be arrested". Okay, fine, whatever, believe me when I tell you that I couldn't wait to get the hell off their ghetto ass property.

One problem... We get to my car and guess what? It's not driveable. Oh yeah, that's right. The crazy whore, the owner of the truck, the one that was allowed to leave while I was FORCED to sit in security office for two hours against my will took it upon herself to do MORE damage to my car. She rammed her truck into my car three or four times stated the witnesses that were there leaving me a note.

to be continued...

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Intermission

2011-05-11T10:59:00.000-07:00

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Hey guys! I'm heading to a job interview but I'll be posting another installment of the Boulder Station drama later to day.

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Parking Lot Drama

2011-05-09T03:32:00.000-07:00

Okay, so after we did the whole "oh my god, what are you doing here" type chit chat and we both remarked about how crazy it was that we were both at this dumpy casino at two in the a.m. he starts blasting me about how I need to call my insurance company. The conversation started off light hearted and kind of funny but when he brought me over to the other side of the casino to meet his girlfriend who was supposedly holding my drivers license that he stole from me the situation took a turn for the worse.

"Truck Boy" was really pretty decent and cool about things and I was basically assuring him that he didn't need to stalk me and my friends on facebook and that I would call the insurance company, but then his stupid bitch girlfriend just had to put her two cents in. She wasn't very nice, she was bossy, argumentative, rude and annoying as shit. She wasn't even in the truck that day and she's acting like it was her accident. And then, the tone that she was speaking to me in really started to get under my skin and so, of course, my tone changed and I started with my smart mouth. I basically told them that I would call Progressive if and when I'm good and ready and that I might not even call them at all and there was nothing they could do about it. I also let them know to butt out, they don't work for Progressive, so let Progressive take care of it. Apparently, the big dilemma for them was that the insurance company wasn't going to pay any money until I called and gave my statement. Oh fucking well.

As the conversation got more and more heated, David got up from his machine and kind of tried to calm everyone down, but it wasn't working. I realized that we were starting to cause a scene. We were in the middle of the slot machines and people were trying to play and our voices are getting louder and louder, so I just told them that I was leaving. Well, amazon bitch (his girlfriend was about five foot ten and 175 pounds) decided that she wasn't going to let me leave the casino and that this conversation was far from over. I'm five foot one and I weigh about 110. Dave is pretty small too and of course Truck Boy was really tall. So, it was like, really difficult for us to get away when they were forming a wall in front of us. I kept asking them to move out of my way and they wouldn't. I really wanted to hit this girl so bad. My temperature was starting to rise, my blood was boiling because I really fucking hate when my freedom is infringed upon. If someone tries to hold me down I lose it. It's the worst feeling in the world to me when I can't leave a situation. So, I know that I can't hit her because I will surely go to jail. I decide to the next best thing. I do that thing where you cough up phlegm and blow it out so that you basically hock a loogie. But, what actually happened was that I made the sound and I blew air out. No spit came out. I just wanted to freak her out so that she would move out of my way.

She starts yelling that I spit on her and that she wants to press charges on me. Dave and I manage to get out of the casino, we start walking to my car and now these two clowns are following us along with Boulder Station security who are telling us that we can't leave because she's pressing charges and they are calling Metro Police. I'm like "fuck you" I'm out of here. I'm walking faster and faster trying to get my ass in the car real quick and peel wheels out of there, but it's no use because there's like 10 people chasing us down and there is a car in front of me so I'd have to back up to get out of the spot and a quick getaway just wasn't going to happen.

And now of course we look like the guilty ones because we are trying to flee. Oh, and "truck boy" called the owner of the truck during this whole exchange so she was on her way up to the casino.

So, her we are, it's about 2:30 a.m. and we are standing outside, my car is right int front of me but I have two security guards standing on either side of me and the head of security is on the phone calling the police. I'm asking him why do I have to stay? I didn't touch anyone and he needs to watch the tapes and he'll see that. He doesn't care that I didn't touch anyone. He won't let me leave. He says that because she is pressing charges he can detain me. I keep asking him why I can't leave. I even say some bullshit about having a daughter that i need to pick up but the don't give a fuck.

So, next thing I know, the lunatic owner of the truck comes flying into the parking lot, stops in the middle of the aisle, doesn't even try to find a spot and comes running toward me screaming that she's going to "kick my ass". Security is already surrounding me to make sure I don't go anywhere and now they have to basically tackle her and now Metro is on the way and I'm so pissed because I just want to go the fuck home - what a mess this is turning out to be, but this is nothing compared to what happens next...

To be continued....

Small World or Stalker?

2011-05-06T00:31:00.000-07:00

Let me state for the record that I've only been to Boulder Station maybe once in my life. I never hangout there and it was so weird that Dave and I would even go there, but I guess life is funny that way and God or karma or mother nature or someone was bored and needed some excitement for the night so she sent me to Boulder Station.

We go inside and I'm gambling for a while and I was down like 60 bucks, but then I hit a five out of five on keno betting ten cents so I won like 80 bucks and I was happy and ready to leave. I Dave and he was ready to go too, but then I decided to grab some fast food to take with us since I won. I told Dave I'd meet back up with him in a few minutes and I headed for the food. Somewhere along the way I look up and who's winding his way through the slot machines headed straight towards me? Ahhhhh, you guessed it - the dude in the truck that I had the accident with a week ago. Oh, and before I go too much further I should mention that I still hadn't called the insurance company and this guy (let's call him truck boy) was starting to stalk me.

A few days prior to Boulder Station I logged onto facebook and had no less than about five or six messages from people telling me that 'truck boy' was asking them a bunch of questions about me. He found me on facebook and was going down my friends list messaging people and asking for my phone number and offering to PAY them if they'd give up my digits. Um what?? Yeah, and the funny thing is that he's messaging people that I went to like elementary school with and they are in Maryland and I haven't seen them in many many years, decades actually. So, I have all these e-mails from people telling me to be careful and to watch out for him and that he was creepy and that they were concerned for me etc.

I didn't really know why he was so anxious to get ahold of me. I mean, really, he had my insurance information, he had my license, that was definitely enough information to fill out a claim, so what could he want??

Well, luckily I was about to find out the answer to that question.

To be continued...

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The accident

2011-05-04T22:38:00.001-07:00

Okay, third time is the charm I hope because I've started this post twice already and I got a few paragraphs in and then I lost it. So, tonight I'm bound and determined to get something out on this virtual paper. The sooner I get it out through my fingertips the sooner it'll stop taking up space in my head.

There is so much to update you guys on, I don't even know where to begin. So, I guess I'll try to start from the beginning...

A few weeks ago I was driving down the road to meet a friend. I had actually stopped to get gas but there was a really long line at the gas station and I was annoyed that it was taking forever, so I decided to wing it. That was my first mistake.

So, I'm about two minutes from my destination when the car starts doing that sputtering type thing and I realize that I'm about to run out of gas and I'm on Tropicana in the far left lane and I need to hurry up and get this car off the road before I completely stop in the middle of traffic. I do a VERY quick assesment and see that there's a 7-11 right next to me - WHAT LUCK! I just need to cut across two lanes of traffic and I'll be set.

OH SHIT! I guess he was in my blind spot, but the next thing I know I'm sideswiping a big truck and he ends up off the road, over the curb and into a flower bed in front of a veterinarian clinic. I managed to pull my car into a spot at the clinic which was next to the 7-11 and here's the really funny part... This 7-11 doesn't even have gas pumps. Nice.

So, this kid jumps out of the truck and he's like freakin out. "oh my god, this isn't my truck" blah blah. He's on the phone calling every tom dick and harry that he can think of and that's when I decide to take charge. He's like "should we call the police or something?" and I"m like "nah, there's no need to call them, they'll just take forever to get here and I've got insurance so that's all you need. I give him my insurance card and my license so that he can go into the vet's office and make copies....

Gotta watch mike and molly so this will be continued in an hour...

Okay, so, he's in and out of the vet's office. He's walking around in circles and he doesn't know what to do with himself. He's acting like the truck is totalled when in reality it just had a flat tire and maybe a tiny bit of body damage. He was wanting me to call my insurance company and get his truck towed. I told him he was totally over reacting and I showed him that he just had a flat tire and that it was an easy fix. He was adamant about me calling my insurance company to prove to him that my insurance was valid or whatever, so I did that for him. I put the agent on the phone with him and he starts to open a new claim. I'm like 'oh hell no'. This is a pay as you go phone. This is my dad's phone and I do not have unlimited minutes. Get off my phone. I told him about twenty times to get off my phone and to call teh agent back from his own phone. He kept ignoring me so I snatched the phone out of his hand, hung up on the agent and told to use his own phone. At this point I was done. He had my information, I was still waiting for him to make copies, but I needed a soda and I had to go to the bathroom and I just needed a few minutes in the air conditioning and away from him.

So, I'm inside Jack in the Box for about fifteen minutes or so. I come out and everyone is gone. the truck is gone, the driver of the truck is gone, the annoying passerbys are gone and oh yeah, my license and my insurance card is gone too. What the?? My window was down, if he needed to leave why didn't he just throw the license on the seat or something?? Or, he could have opened the door to Jack in the Box and given me my license, but whatever. I got some gas and headed home.

About a week passes by and I haven't called the insurance company. I know that I probably should because there was undoubtedly a claim put in and they probably want my version of the story. But, I'm pretty sick in the stomach about my beautiful new car. The whole passenger side is damaged and it's definitely my fault and my insurance is really high as it is and now it's going to go even higher and my parents are mad at me and I basically want to hide from the world and that's pretty much what I've been doing. I lost yet another cell phone, my parents are mad at me, my car is driving okay but it looks crappy now and I'm hanging out with friends and I haven't been home in days.

So, my friend David gets me out of my mood and suggests that we go gambling and basically I'll never say "no" to gambling. So, we hop in my car and the closest casinos to him are Sam's Town, Boulder Station, Eastside Cannery and Arizona Charlies and or course Dottie's.

We decided on Boulder Station. Mistake number two.

To be continued...

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I'm back

2011-04-14T00:06:00.000-07:00

Hey guys! I'm alive. Sorry for the disappearing act. I guess I've been pretty depressed for the past week or two. The main reason is because my unemployment ran out and I haven't found a job yet. So, the last time I filed for my weekly compensation, a note popped up on the computer saying that I might qualify for tier 3 benefits or something like that and that if I did qualify they would automatically update my page to let me know. So, the next day I checked and it still said zero, so I figured I was done. Two weeks go by and just yesterday I decided to pull up that page just for the hell of it and I'll be damned if they didn't add more money!!!!!! So, I filed yesterday and the money was there today! Wow! I'm impressed with how quick they are able to process the payments. Very nice. I'm so happy that I have money again.

I went out and bought myself a new cell phone today. I had been using my dad's phone for the past few weeks because I lost my phone. So, now I can give him back his phone and I have a nice new one for myself. I went with Cricket again and I bought the absolute cheapest one they had. It was $29.99 and I think I'll be perfectly happy with it. I definitely don't need anything fancy right now.

My aunt and uncle might be buying a house here in vegas, so they flew into town tonight for 6 days. It's always nice to visit with family. I'm looking forward to seeing them and I'm going to suggest that we go to the Cosmopolitan while they are in town since my mom and I haven't been there yet.

I also managed to lose my driver's license somehow and two pairs of sunglasses. That's right. Two pairs. One of them was my dad's! I went out and replaced both pairs tonight. I don't know what is up with me but I'm so scatterbrained or something. I'm losing everything.

Well, I'm going to update my resume and apply for some jobs! Goodnight kids!

To Do

2011-03-28T21:55:00.000-07:00

It's been getting so warm out here. I think it was like 75 degrees today and by the end of the week I think I heard it's going to be in the 90's. Can you believe that?????? First week of April and it's hitting 90 degrees already? Sheesh!!

I'm sitting here making myself a list of things I need to do tomorrow. I'm totally not a list person because I will write the damn thing and then of course I'll never look at it again. So, lists are good for me to collect my thoughts and try to organize my tasks in my head, but as far as like checking off items and what not - not happening!

I opened my wallet yesterday and realized my license was missing in action. I seriously have no idea in the world where it could be. I don't remember when was the last time I saw it. I don't remember taking it out to use it for anything and I can't even really back track to find the damn thing because I'm clueless. I did c heck my jean pockets to make sure it wasn't in any of them and of course it wasn't. I really don't want to go to the DMV to get a new one but I can't be running around town without an i.d. for very long. You have to show it all the time - especially at the casinos.

I just looked it up on the NEVADA DMV website and of course you have to apply in person and they give you a paper license to use until they send the new on to you in the mail. Are they doing that for you guys now too???? I guess it cuts down on fraud and identity theft if they send it to your house.

So, adding DMV to my To Do list for tomorrow. FUN! I was planning on getting up early, but now I'm definitely doing it, that way I can get in out and QUICKLY!! I remember in Florida you could make an appointment with the DMV and you didn't have to wait in the lines at all. I wish we could do that here.

Also in Florida you can apply for food stamps online. Here, you have to go to the crowded, smelly, cramped welfare office and wait FOREVER and a day. I can't figure out why the hell every state doesn't switch to the nice automated method. WE are so backwards out here sometimes.

Well, that's it for me - gotta apply for jobs. Goodnight kids!

i mean really

2011-03-22T23:26:00.000-07:00

so, did you guys know that it's illegal (at least here in the state of nevada) to walk on the highway? A friend of mine ran out of gas and she wasn't very far from the exit at all, so she got out of her car and started walking. I was actually on the phone with her and as she was just about to hit the exit and get off the highway, a freaking state trooper pulls up behind her and does that little chirp chirp move to let her know she was being pulled over. They told her to put the phone down, but she didn't hang up so I was able to hear the whole thing. They asked her why she was walking and she told the cop (it was a girl) that she ran out of gas. She asked if she had I.D. and she said that she did, so she handed over her license and they ran it. Oh, they also asked her if she had ever been arrested and when she said yes, they asked her what for. Now, why is that relevant? I mean, why does it matter?? That shit irritates me. They've done that to me before too and it's like whatever, it's in the past and it shouldn't matter, especially in a traffic type situation. And, when I started to tell the cop that I was never convicted of anything, he said he didn't care and that he knows how the system works and he wanted to know if I was arrested and not what the outcome was. Hand to god!! So, if you are arrested and found NOT GUILTY, in their minds you are guilty no matter what because you were arrested for it. And, if you try to lie, which I did before, you are really screwed because as soon as they run your license they can see it anyway, so it's like, why are you even asking me in the first place?? I don't know if this is standard procedure in other states, I don't remember this shit ever happening to me in Maryland. But, here in Nevada, they are like total dicks. Some of them.

Anyway, Once the i.d. came back okay, they patted her down and put her hands behind her back while they were doing it, so she was like "am I being arrested?" and the girl was like "no, but I have to make sure you don't have any weapons on you now don't I? I can't have you in my car if you are a danger" and she said it all condescending like. Well, okay, sure that patdown makes sense, but maybe tell the person what's going on, that you are giving them a ride to the gas station etc. Don't just leave us hanging wondering if we are going to jail. Ya know?? Anyway, it turned out that the cop was pretty cool and she waited for my friend to get gas in her gas can and took her back up to her car. She didn't even go through her purse which was nice. She also told her that the state troopers will come bring you a gallon of gas if you ever run out of gas on the highway and she gave her the number so that she can call them next time. So, that was a cool thing to find out. You know I put that number in my phone immediately. hehe FYI. I freaking went to the gas station today and put in forty bucks of regular gas and barely got over the halfway mark. I mean really. This is pathetic!!

But, what I really need is AAA. I don't know how much it is a year, but the first time I ran out of gas in my new car, or maybe it was the 2nd time, I walked over to this bar/restaurant to see if anyone had a gas can and this girl that i didn't even know called AAA and told them where my car was. She hung up, I went to the bathroom and while I was in there, washing my hands, they were banging on the door telling me that AAA was already there filling up my car. Can you believe that???? It wasn't even her car and they didn't care and they were there so fast. It was amazing.

Anyway, enough about that. I gotta get back to job searching. Goodnight kids.

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Last Week

2011-03-19T23:53:00.000-07:00

Okay, so let me give you guys a little update...

I posted that message and got all the advice from you guys are realized this potential "employer" is actually a fraud. This was on a thursday I think. That very night while I was sleeping I got a message from him and he said he was Fed exing me a check and that it was already on the way and I'd have it on Friday. He said I should deposit the check and to let him know when the funds were ready for me. So, I woke up and showed my dad the message and like an hour later Fed Ex showed up and we didn't accept the package and it was sent back to wherever it came from. I never even saw it or opened it or anything.

So far it's Saturday night and I haven't heard anything back from him and I haven't told him yet that I didn't accept the package. I'm trying to decide if I should let him know right now or if I should wait for him to message me again.

Anyway, I got my tax check back and paid my parents a good portion of it and then I kept a tiny bit for myself for spending cash. I went to the Cannery with my dad tonight and broke even. I also worked with him two days ago and it was definitely hard work, I'm way out of shape and it was ROUGH on my knees and back because I was basically just pulling lots and lots of weeds. The yard was FULL of them. I worked for about three hours and that was enough for me. I'm so out of shape. good lord.

I am thinking I'll go out with him again this week and try it again and see if I can build up some stamina and work for a little more than just three hours.

I think this is my last week of unemployment so I really need to step up my game and find a freaking job already. Enough is enough for goodness sakes!!

Oh, and I ran into this girl that I knew when I first moved here. We both ended up in a 7-11 yesterday and I got her number. She's a really cool chick and I've been thinking that I need a good loyal trustworthy girl in my life. She could really fit the bill. In fact, I think I'll text her right now that I'm thinking of it.

Well, have a good Sunday, it's midnight now so I can go ahead and file my last week of unemployment. Good times.

Night!

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Thanks guys

2011-03-16T21:15:00.000-07:00

Wow!!!! Talk about a lot of feedback! I didn't even know I still had this many readers. I guess you all come out of the woodwork when you want to tell me how moronic I am. hehe Just kidding. I really want to thank you guys for setting me straight. I'm gullible, there's no denying it. Luckily I posted his e-mails!

So, my dad is retired but he started doing work for people in the community just for a little extra cash and because he loves being outside. He does such great work and for such reasonable prices that through word of mouth he's getting more and more and more work and now it's getting to be too much for him. I'm going to start going with him to help him out and to make some extra cash for myself. Honestly, if he wanted to, he could grow a really lucrative business out of this community. But, he's retired and he doesn't want to. But, I do! I mean really. Maybe this could be my calling. I love the idea of setting my own hours and being my own boss. But, I don't know anything about doing yard work. Obviously it's not rocket science but it does take some sort of knack. Especially like trimming hedges and that kind of stuff.

We'll see how tomorrow goes and work from there I guess.

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Fingers Crossed

2011-03-15T19:42:00.000-07:00

Okay, so I might have a job. i'm super duper duper super excited. It's kind of a weird situation though and I'm not sure if it's for real or not. The guy put an ad up on craigslist a while back (maybe a week or two ago) for a personal assistant. I sent my resume and a cover letter and really built myself up and eventually he responded to me a few days ago.

He says that the position is part time and it's a work out of your home deal. I'm really loving this idea because I haven't worked a full time job in a good year or two and I'm thinking this is a perfect way for me to start building my self esteem and get myself back into the work force but I'm not diving right in head first. I'm sort of starting at the shallow end and working my way back in gradually. So, I won't have a HUGE shock to the system. I'm embarassed to admit that I've been sleeping until 10 and 11 some days and I was worried about having to get up at like 5 or 6 a.m. again. Of course I'd be willing to do it, but this is a softer easier way I think.

Anyway, I haven't met the guy yet. We've corresponded over e-mail and he's going to send me a task in the next day or two and if he's pleased with my work I have the job. Well, actually, he already said I had the job, but I'm thinking a lot of weight will be placed on this first task and I'm really going to give it my all.

So, it's a part time gig and there aren't any benefits, but I'll be getting a consistent weekly salary that I"m pleased with and I'm actually looking really forward to this.

But, there's a little voice in the back of my head that's nagging at me that this is too easy and that he hasn't even met me and he's willing to hire me already?? And, is there some sort of catch? My mom is thinking the same thing too and her voice is nagging even louder in my head. hehe

So, let me copy the e-mail he sent me and let you guys read it and tell me what you think...

EMAIL...

"Hello.

Thanks for your interests in the PA position My name is ___________, 40 years old, Originally from ( Gerona ) Spain ,but I have spent my whole life here in United State . I'm a Business owner by profession and I have been pretty successful in a handful of ventures I get involved in, from the Angel Investment Network in Canada and United State to various welfare and community service programs,Presently I own ____ Ltd. so I' often get my hands occupied, so it is imperative for me to have a worthy assistant who can monitor and keep me up to date with my activities.As my assistant, your activities amongst other things will include;

*Running personal errands, supervisions and monitorings.
*Scheduling programmed, flights and keeping me up to date with them.
*Acting as an alternative telephone correspondence when I'm away.
*Making regular contacts and drop-offs on my behalf.
*Handling and monitoring some of my financial activities.
Basic wage is $400 a week

Please note that this position is not an office based Job for now because of my frequent travels and tight schedules, it's a part-time, work from home basis and the flexibility means that there will be busier weeks than others, so it's a little difficult judging the exact number of hours you'll be doing per week.If you can manage your time properly, this job may even give you some extra while you do something else on the side.As I have said, I'd want us to get a head start with things as soon as possible. I do have a pile up of work and a number
of unattended chores which you can immediately assist me with, I hope we can meet up with the workload eventually.

I have been checking my files and what i would want you to do for me this week is to run some errands out to some of the orphanage home,I do that every month .The funds will be in form of Cashier's Check or United Postal Money Order and it will be sent over to you from one of my clients and i have some list to email you once you received the funds,You will make some arrangements by buying some stuff for the kids in the nearest store around you so you can mail them out...

I will get you more information on that,I will like you to get back to me with your Contact Details such as:

Full Name:
Full Contact Address:
Phone Number:
Age:
Email.

Once i received your contact information i will get back to you with the task for this week,Understand you will also be paid as well as its important for me to make the necessary steps before i get to the state.I really need to find the perfect person for this job, I'm confident you can take up the challenge and on the long run we should have a relatively sound working relationship between us."

I sent him my information and then I also sent him a picture so that he could see that I'm professional and pulled together and that I'll be representing him well...

This is the photo I sent...

Then, he sent this back to me...

"Hello,
I will need you to be honest and time conscious working for me and also i expect you to executing every of my instructions according and as i have just considered you as my personal assistance and your first assignment will commence this week of which i will be giving you every instructions on what to do.In the meantime i will like you to stay in touch always and look forward to my email in case of any update as you have some work this week which you might likely receive your first weekly payment from these assignments.

Note:If you decide not to work again please give me a week notice before you get paid. I will appreciate your acceptance mail as my Personal Assistance"

So, I responded and I'm just waiting for the task. But, from this last e-mail it seems as though I've got the job right????

What do you think?

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Blast from the...

2011-03-14T20:44:00.000-07:00

Hmmmm, what's new?? I can't think of anything interesting to write about. So, let me do another blast from the past post...

I recently got a friend request from this guy John on facebook. I've thought about him from time to time and was wondering if he was okay because nobody knew where he was and he was partying VERY hard last time I saw him. Anyway, he's doing well now, but I'm thinking about the way in which him and I hooked up. Scandalous. He was actually hooking up with my friend Zaira. Zaira was in the Army and I was working at the Department of Defense and she was really into John. He was just using her for sex and it was really obvious and I thought he was pretty much a scumbag. But, some thing about him really intrigued me even though I knew he was 'poison' and I should stay away. I mean, not only was he sleeping with a freind of mine, but he was always flirting with and hooking up with other girls whenever we saw him at the club. He did a lot of drugs and back then I wasn't all that bad yet. So, he was definitely a bad boy and it showed all over his face. He had that 'I don't care' attitude and of course I found it somewhat infuriating and yet somewhat exciting. As always, in the back of my mind, I was going to be the one to change him. In fact, if I remember correctly, we didn't even get along when we first met because we were both too big for our britches. I didn't like the fact that he didn't kiss my ass and he, in return, didn't like the same thing about me. We were both used to sitting back and letting our prey come to us and neither of us worked very hard to get dates.

So, one night, and I'll never forget it... We went to the 930 club in Washington D.C. to see Three Doors Down play. I can't even remember if Zaira was there, but I'm thinking she wasn't. He kept staring at me and I was doing the same thing. We were flirting with each other which was unusual because usually we ignored each other. We both ended up in this dark hallway and he just like pushed me up against the wall and started kissing me. SEXY! I definitely liked it. After that we started dating and of course it was a secret because I didn't want Zaira to find out and I guess it all came out eventually, but who knows.

Around that time my house was finished being built and I moved in. We had a house warming party and John came over and we got trashed. He spent the night and I woke up in the middle of the night to see him peeing in the corner of my room on my BRAND NEW white carpet in my brand new house near my brand new furniture etc. I screamed at him to wake up. I guess he was dreaming that he was peeing in the bathroom but of course it was just my carpet. hehehe. Good times.

What was I thinking getting white carpet all through my new house?? Dumb Dumb Dumb

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Bye Bye Sahara

2011-03-11T15:42:00.000-08:00

So, it's official, the Sahara is closing it's doors for good as of May 16th. I'm sad! I love playing at that casino. It's old school and it definitely could use so me upgrades, but I always did really well on the slots there, plus they had like dollar black jack and stuff like that. It was a good time. I'll be sad to see it go. I also heard they are trying to open a new amusement park on the south end of the strip (near the Luxor and Mandalay bay). They tried that before and it didn't last, so I don't know what makes them think that it'll work this time around.

Does anyone have exciting plans for the weekend? I don't. Maybe I'll do some gambling and win some money. That would be nice.

Happy Friday.

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Yikes

2011-03-06T09:38:00.000-08:00

oh wow - I lived in Delray Beach for 3 years before I moved out here to Vegas. I don't remember anything like this ever happening there. Sure, this is everyday news for Vegas, but when I saw the Delray Beach headline I almost fell out of my chair...

DELRAY BEACH, Fla. - Several different agencies are working tirelessly to find out the identities of two children found in a Delray Beach canal on. Divers were back in the water Thursday morning.

A passerby spotted something strange bobbing in the water Wednesday morning and alerted police to the C-15 canal that stretches between US 441 and the Intracoastal Waterway.

The body of a girl, who appeared to be between 6 and 10 years old, was found in a duffel bag around 9 a.m. on Wednesday. The girl was dressed in short sleeves, dark pants, and blue polo sneakers. Her hair was arranged in beaded braids.

Police were doing a routine search for evidence, when they found the second child, stuffed in a suitcase around 3:30 p.m. Wednesday.

He appeared to be between 10 and 12 years old. The boy was dressed in dark blue or black pants with no shirt.

"It's beyond what we can really fathom. I don't know who would hurt a child," said Delray Beach Police spokesperson Nicole Guerriero.

The canal in which the children were found runs 8 miles from west to east and it passes several major thoroughfares, like 441, I-95, Federal Highway.

Houses line the canal and neighbors were stunned.

"I dunno how anyone could take an innocent child and torture, murder them or anything. Just dump them to be eaten by gators," said one.

"I mean I have children, a daughter, you're suppose to take care of your children," said another.

Many people who use the canal did not notice anything unusual over the weekend, leading them to believe the bodies were dumped within the past 48 hours.

Police are asking anyone who has not seen their grandchild, a niece, or nephew to call them.

There's no word yet on how the children died or how long they were in the water for.

Police are investigating the deaths as homicides and believe the killings are related.

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Of course, this is the crazy story I was actually searching for...

SAN DIEGO - 72-year-old Frank Rose, who suffers from neuropathy, said he awoke Thursday morning to find some of his toes missing, and he believes his two small dogs did it.

His long time partner, George Chilson, called 911 to report the incident.

When San Diego police responded they found blood on one of the dog's faces, some of the victim's toes missing, and a substantial amount of blood nearby.

The dogs, "Victoria" and "Elizabeth," are 1-year-old and 2-year-old Cavalier King Charles Spaniels.

Rose didn't realize the dogs had chewed off his toes because he has no feeling in his foot.

Rose has already lost one foot to his nerve condition and Chilson said the other one was heading down the same path.

He said Rose is at Scripps Mercy Hospital doing just fine, but will need surgery on Friday.

"He's sitting in bed, laughing and joking with the nurses and doctors."

Chilson wanted to make sure people understood that this wasn't a vicious attack, and he believes the dogs were actually trying to help Rose.

"I've noticed if I've cut my leg and have a scab, they'll lick it to heal it," Chilson said.

"I'm shocked. It's hard to believe," said Stephen Taylor, when told the grim news his neighbor had his toes bitten off by his dogs.

Another neighbor called the animals "sweet little dogs" and said his granddaughters often played with the two dogs.

"Those dogs are cuter then all-get-out," said Taylor. "I know they had the one and then they got another one because they loved them. That's just incredible."

Investigators filed a bite report and Animal Control has taken over the investigation.

"The owner woke up and his toes were gone," said Lt. Dan DeSousa with the County Department of Animal Services. "He doesn't know why it happened and the dogs aren't talking."

DeSousa said in his 22 years with the department, he has never seen anything like this.

The breed is known as happy and lovable and often serves as lap dogs. "So, for something like this to happen is very unusual," he said.

"This was a freak accident and I think that's just the way it's going to be handled," said DeSousa.

They have been secured and will be quarantined in the home for 10 days.

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Yikes - can you imagine???? I certainly cannot.

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2011 Academy Awards Red Carpet

2011-03-02T23:32:00.000-08:00

Since Anne was hosting the awards show, we'll start off with her.

She looks nice in this red dress. It's nothing majorly special. Kinda safe if you ask me. Red is definitely appropriate. Wearing your hair up is just what you'd expect. If you ask me, she had some way more awesome dresses during the show. She just kind of played it safe for the red carpet.

Anne Hathaway

Sandra Bullock

Another Red Dress with her hair pulled up. Sandra Bullock. Again. She definitely looks nice. But I wasn't blown away with this number. In fact, if you ask me, I think she looks better with her hair down. But, oh well.

Hilary Swank

I love this dress, I think it's awesome. I love the way the color gradually changes from top to bottom, but her hair REALLY needs to be down. The way she has it pulled back is way too severe and makes her look boyish.

Mila Kunis

I love the color of this dress. She looks really beautiful. The color is perfect with her skin tone and her hair. And, the fit and the cut just made this dress look like it was made for her. Perfect fit. Loved it.

Marissa Tomei

I'm definitely not feeling it. I don't like the color and to be honest, this dress looks like something you'd buy in Macy's for your prom.

Natalie Portman

I love this deep purple color on her. She's pregnant, but it doesn't really show all that much because of the cut and the style of this dress. She looks beautiful, she's glowing and I love her hair and makeup.

Scarlett Johansen

Um, not so much. I don't like this lacy thing she's wearing. I don't like the color and did she just come in off the beach or what? Her hair is totally not working for this red carpet.

Jennifer Lawrence

If you are going to do red, this is the way to do it. I love the minimalistic cut, it shows off her curves beautifully and she is definitely working the red carpet. I love it.

Celine Dion

Um - wow! I have never ever ever seen Celine look so damn good. She looks amazing. I love this material of this dress. I love the shimmer. I love that she's showing off her amazing body and didn't she just have twins a few months ago? Wow. She really looks hot.

Gwyneth Paltrow

Not to be outdone by Celine, Gywnnie comes right along behind her and does a very similar dress, with that awesome shiny material and again, she's showing off her beautiful body and her amazing hair. I love that she wore the hair down and the makeup is perfect.

Reese Witherspoon

Reese has always been one of my favorites and this year she is no exception. I'm not totally in love with the black and white dress. It's safe. It's nothing amazing or exciting, but I really love her hair in this ponytail. I wish she'd wear it like this more often. I don't think I've ever seen her look bad ever. She's always so consistently classy, elegant and stylish.

Halle Berry

Halle, like Reese can almost never do wrong in my book. I love this dress on her. She looks beautiful. It's so unique. I haven't seen anything like this before and it just hugs her curves in the best way. If I could make one tiny change it would be to the color. I just think the champagne color is a tad dull and could be livened up. But, she looks awesome.

Javier Bardem and Penelope Cruz

Penelope is so hot. These two as a couple are amazing. I love her sparkly dress and she's another one that just had a baby. How do these chicks lose this weight so quickly??

My pick for worst dressed is...

Cate Blanchett

Yuck. Worst Dressed. This dress is really not working for me. She looks like she's wearing a bib and I'm just not feeling it at all.

My pick for Best Dressed is...

Jennifer Hudson

Another WOW! Damn! How awesome does Jennifer look? And, I'm in love love love with the color of this dress. She really took a chance with this dress and it payed off. I'm amazed how far this chick has come from the idol days. She's lost so much weight and she even had a baby. LOVE IT!

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Spades

2011-02-28T21:34:00.001-08:00

So, hanging out with the Crofton Crew was a really good time. I don't regret any of it. Those guys really brought some excitement into my life and they turned out to be lifelong friends.

Anyway, I was thinking about one night we ended up at some house party in Crofton. I don't think we knew the person having the party ( I defintely didn't know him), but like always, four or five car loads of us showed up and took over. We found the biggest table, busted out the cards and started playing spades. Now, let it be known that spades, especially in the group I ran with was a serious game. If you didn't know how to play, if you made silly mistakes or god forbid if you tried to cheat, there would be problems. I was taught by hardcore guys that learned to play in jail. Well, more like the Annapolis Detention Center, but nonetheless they were serious about spades. For the most part I didn't cheat. I didn't get much into having signals and setting the deck, although I know a lot of people did. So, I learned to spot the signs that someone was cheating and eventually to keep up with the Jones's I had to learn a signal or two to keep things fair.

Anyway, so we sit down at this table and we start playing spades and these two guys come in and say that they have winners. Okay, cool. My friend Eric and his partner win, so they start playing against these guys in the next game. Eric aka Blinky had an issue with his eye. Sometimes it would blink uncontrollably especially if he was nervous or under a lot of stress. There were other times that you did n't even notice that he had an eye issue because it just wasn't acting up.

Of course, I'm sure you can see where this is going. Somehow things got heating during the game and these guys accused Eric of cheating by throwing signals with his eye. hehehe Well, I dunno how things got so out of control, but the next thing I know the table is flipped over, a chair was thrown through the sliding glass door, punches are being thrown and I'm being dragged outside, into a car and we are flying down the road. I heard there was thousands of dollars worth of damage to this poor guys house. All this over a game of cards that we weren't even betting on. I really can't tell you how many fights broke out in the course of my lifetime over the game of spades. I miss playing. I need to find a new partner and start a league or something.

Did anyone watch the Oscars????? I didn't. But, I think I'll do a red carpet review after I send out a few more resumes.

Goodnight!

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My crazy past

2011-02-27T23:33:00.000-08:00

So, I think we are overdue for a story from the pages of Carmen's crazy past...

When I graduated from high school, I made it my job (basically) to make new friends away from high school. I had a pretty crappy senior year due to my own doing. I made a lot of girls hate me and it was time to start fresh.

So, a girlfriend and I went down to the Annapolis docks and we met some guys that went to Annapolis Senior High School. We became friendly with them and through these guys we met more and more of their friends. For whatever reason, even though they were from Annapolis, they mostly hungout in Crofton. They probably made a lot of enemies in Annapolis and were branching out too. In fact, I'm pretty sure of it.

So, the Crofton Crew consisted of James, Gary, Rick, Rocky, Ryan, Chris, the occasional floozy and me. I was always better in an all guy setting and this was no exception. Of course, I usually had a girlfriend or two with me and she usually ended up dating one of the guys and I was in a very volatile, exciting, on and off relationship with Ryan. Ryan's the one I moved to Ohio to be with several years later.

Anyway, my girl, Kasey was dating Rocky, but before that she was dating this guy named Scott. The big hangout was James's house and Scott lived about 45 seconds down the road. So, one night, the perfect storm was brewing and weeks or dirty looks, threatening phone calls and just tons of talking shit finally exploded and Scott told Rocky to come and get him if he had the balls. Rocky definitely had the balls. About 6 boys and me piled into my little Mitsubishi Eclipse and we rolled on up to Scott's house. AMBUSH!!!!!

We didn't realize that Scott also had a house full of boys and they had baseball bats. The next thing I know most of my guys are running away, Ryan's fighting one guy and Rocky has like two guys beating on him and they have bats. Did I mention I was tripping on acid at the time??? Oh yeah, fun trip. I get ahold of the police, I guess I called 911 but who really knows?? They show up and take Rocky to the hospital. His appendix or spleen was about to burst. I can't remember which one. I just know that if we had waited a few minutes longer he would have been dead. They ended up arresting Scott for attempted murder and I was like the star witness in the trial. It was craziness.

I don't even think that was a weekend night. It was like a Thursday or something. hehehe. Scott ended up walking due to the inconsistent testimonies of his lying bastard friends and me being the only one to tell the truth, it just wasn't enough.

thankfully everyone lived to tell about it, but you sure do find out who your friends are when your being jumped by dudes with bats!!

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So little time

2011-02-25T08:06:00.000-08:00

Well, another weekend is upon us. Does anyone have anything exciting happening this weekend?? I have 20 dollars in free slot play to use at the Cannery today and then they gave me another 10 dollars to use on Sunday. So, that's pretty much exciting to me. Also, they sent me 15 dollars off at any restaurant, so I'm pretty sure I'll be dining at the fancy italian place (Vino's). I was going to get carryout, but then I read the coupon and saw that you have to dine in to use the coupon so I dunno. What's to stop me from getting a table, eating one bite and then getting a to go box and taking it home? I mean, it would be a pain in the ass for everyone involved, but i'm thinking if they are going to be that anal about the coupon, then they deserve it.

Losing Streak is still over. Yay! I had a nice winning day yesterday. It felt good. I guess it goes without saying that winning is so much more fun than losing. duh!!

So, I went to metro pcs yesterday to get a new phone and they ran out of the two that I wanted. They will be getting more in today. So, I'm just trying to decide if I should get the absolute cheapest phone and call it a day or if I should get the nicer one with more bells and whistles. It's a toughy.

Well, gotta hop in the shower. I'm also thinking about getting my hair highlighted and cut today. Sheesh. So much to do. Let me get going.

Too cute

2011-02-23T23:17:00.000-08:00

I'm so full! Went to dinner tonight with Miami don and my parents. The food was good. Ever heard of Big dog's? Well, that's where we ate. Check this out. I had the filet mignon sliders and they were fantastic. Have you ever heard of a filet mignon slider? I hadn't either, but they were pretty perfect.

I had a good gambling day too. Finally!!!!! I think the streak might me broken. I'll go ahead and gamble again tomorrow to make sure :)

My friend Jenna that I went to high school with lives out here in Vegas too. So, she's been talking to these guys we graduated with and they are coming out here to visit next month. Somehow I got recruited to hang out, show them around and basically show them a good time. Not in that way. Sheesh! Get your minds out of the gutter.

This is pretty pathetic though. I'm trying to remember if I dated one of them. I remember like talking to him on the phone and maybe being interested in him or something. But, I can't remember if we actually ever hooked up in any fashion. Pathetic. hehe I'm getting too damn old dammit.

Oh, and don't despair kids... Someone uploaded Despicable Me to You tube in it's entirety and I've been watching it on and off all day. LOVE IT!! Agnes is sooooo damn cute. I don't know how that movie hasn't been pulled off the site yet, but I'm going to enjoy it while I can.

goodnight!

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A whole week?

2011-02-21T20:50:00.001-08:00

Geez, I suck. I haven't written in a whole week. Well, let's see. We took my car in to get an oil change today and $380.00 and 5 hours later I have my car back. Isn't that always the way?? The funny thing is that I actually thought I might need a new battery because I've had it die on me three times in the past month. Once I was listening to the radio with the engine off and it died. Another time I had the hazards on with the engine off and it died and then yesterday it just wouldn't start. They told my dad that the battery is fine, but that it needs to be charged. Doesn't it charge when it's being driven?? Anyway, so the one thing I thought I'd have to replace didn't even need to be replaced. Good lord. I'm looking at the bill. I had to get a new belt and it cost 60 bucks. The labor for the installation of the belt was 60 bucks too. How crazy! The labor is the exact same price as the part. Ugh.

One of the things I had to replace was an fuel filter. Hopefully it'll help with my gas mileage. I'm embarrassed to admit this, but I've run out of gas in my new car twice already. My whole life, I've owned many cars and I've never ever run out of gas and now I've had this new car for like half a year and I've run out twice?! Ridiculous! I don't know what my problem is. I'm used to driving the Honda and the Mitsubishi Eclipses. They got such great gas mileage. And then of course the gas prices today are like unbelievably high and they just keep climbing. It's killing me. There's no end in sight either. I think they are just supposed to keep rising. In fact, I'm watching a video right now about our economy, the crazy amount of debt we've accrued, and the falling value of the dollar. I don't want to turn this into a political blog, but what the hell is going on with this country? Why aren't we drilling for oil?? We should be giving businesses incentives to stay in America instead of taxing the hell out of them and making them leave. At this rate, we are never going to get out of this hole.

Enough said. Sorry. Here's the video link if your interested.... Video Link

Anyway, I had a couple of interviews last week. Fingers crossed. It's taking forever to find a job. It's annoying. I haven't been gambling very much, but the couple of times I did, it sucked and I was still losing. So, it looks as if my losing streak is still on.

Oh yeah, once in a while I sub on my parent's bowling league. There's like five teams from the community on this league so I know most of the people. Anyway, this one girl hurt her back and she asked me to take over for the rest of the season. She's still going to pay for it though so I get to bowl for free. Fun! Last night was my first night on the team officially. I bowled crappy first game but I did okay 2nd and 3rd.

My mom did my taxes last night and I'm getting all of the money I paid out of my unemployment back. Cool. I'll probably give most of it to my parents since I'm forever in a hole to them. But, it'll be nice to keep a tiny bit for myself.

Well, that's my lame update. Hope you guys had a nice three day weekend!

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Um, Really?

2011-02-12T23:34:00.001-08:00

Well, I caved in and decided to spend $3.99 and rent Despicable Me on itunes. I had that gift card from my uncle anyway. So, I'm about to watch it. So excited. It's too bad that it goes away after you watch it. I was hoping I could watch it all month or something. Oh well. I might just have to bite the bullet and buy it from the actual store. Can you imagine? Buying a DVD from the store? What a crazy concept.

I just thought I'd mention that I'm on the losing streak from hell. I love to tell you guys about my awesome winning streaks, but it's not so fun talking about the losing ones. I haven't had a winning session for at least a whole week and maybe more. It's so crazy, but it's true. Winning and losing, at least for me, definitely comes in spurts. Some days even weeks go by where I simply cannot lose. It doesn't matter what machine I play on or what casino I go to, I just keep winning. And, additionally, the same goes for losing. I'm in losing streak hell right now. It sucks. My dad is too. Hopefully it'll be over soon.

I heard this story on the radio the other day and I thought you guys would like to share in my outrage...

This is seriously disgusting, unbelievable, shocking, amazing and simply the biggest "oh my god, are you serious?" story I've ever read. This incident happened one year ago, the pervert is still employed, he's employed by the SCHOOL district, the incident happened at WORK on SCHOOL property with SCHOOL equipment and he's never even been suspended? Um. What the hell??? How does THIS happen?

What do you guys think about that??

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Does this count as annoying??

2011-02-09T21:57:00.000-08:00

It's been a busy week for me. I can't believe it's Wednesday night already and I'm just now logging onto the computer and blogging. sheesh. I'm such a slacker. I've actually been doing productive things like applying for jobs and going on interviews etc.

But, OMG I saw the cutest movie a few nights ago. I'm not sure how old it is but any of my readers with kids probably know all about this flick. As a general rule I try to stay away from Disney films and any movies in general that are geared towards the kiddy viewing genre. So when my friend popped "Dispicable Me" into her DVD player I tried to turn off the t.v. background noise in my head and focus on "who wore it best" photos. It wasn't working. I heard those cutsey little voices booming from the T.V. and the more I tried to ignore them, the more I started laughing and laughing. What a great movie. I finally caved in, put the magazine down, popped up some popcorn and got totally into it. I've always said that I'm not a fan of kid movies, I don't have any kids myself and there is simply no need for me to watch something that was created for 4 year olds. I had no choice. After just a few minutes I was hooked. Now, I'm trying to figure out where I can go online to watch it for free! hehe. I'm also trying to keep my eyes open as I type this, but that doesn't seem to be working out in my favor either.

Here's the trailer...

So, where can I get it online for free??

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...

2011-02-04T02:50:00.000-08:00

I'm happy to report I got more free slot play for this month. In addition to the Cannery and M Resort, I also got stuff from Terribles, Southcoast/Goldcoast, Dotty's and ellis island. Nice! November and December were obviously boring months for me because my gambling went up quite a bit. Dotty's is really impressive because instead of just sending me free slot play like the others, they actually sent me a check based on my play from last month. I knew i was missing out on something because at the end of every month the points on my players card were reset. I asked them what happened to the points and they said I'd get something in the mail. After a few months I finally changed my address because obviously they had the wrong one since I never got any mail from them. So, cold hard cash every month from Dotty's. yay! Plus they have snacks! You can't beat it!

Well, the same episode of the Kardashians is now coming on for the third time tonight and I have to hear Kim whine about her nude pictures one more time, I might slit my throat. So, I'm heading to Albertsons for some ice cream instead. Goodnight!

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Don't Be Tardy for the Party

2011-02-02T13:51:00.000-08:00

I went to Cricket the other day to purchase a new phone and then it dawned on me that I wouldn't be receiving any of the rebates because I'm not a new client. Blasphemy! It's really quite ridiculous. I'm with these people for more than a year, I've never missed a payment and the thanks I get is that I get to see the nice shiny rebates, they are calling to me, but ultimately it's a tease because I'm not even eligible. I am however eligible to cancel my service with them and open a new account over at Metro PCS. I even had a Metro a year or two ago but I still get to sign up as a new client since I'm starting fresh and buying a new phone. So, that's what I'm going to do. And then, in another year if I decide I want a new phone, I think I'll cancel my Metro account and open a new Cricket account so I can get the special deals and rebates! The only part of this plan that sucks is that I'll probably have to get a new phone number everytime and I'll probably have to add all my numbers in manually. But, I'm cool with that.

I gotta run, but quick question... Does anyone watch the Real Housewives of Atlanta? Of course I do and this week was the finale and I gotta ask... why in the hell is NeNe such a raging bitch to Kim? They were friends, Kim invites her on the road trip to Miami and Nene just starts going off on her about how she's not talented and she treats her assistant like a slave blah blah. Well, yeah, of course she's not talented, how good do you have to be to sing Tardy for the Party??? And, yelling at Sweetie isn't a new thing either. Even if she thinks all that stuff, why did it all of a sudden come to a boiling point this week? I'm guessing for the ratings. It was a bit much. I was very taken aback. So, I'm Team Kim! Go Kim. My favorite is Candy though. She's funny, sweet and drama free!

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So embarrassing

2011-02-01T01:54:00.000-08:00

So, I have the house to myself for the next few days. The rents went on a cruise and I'm taking care of my dopey little opey. Well, day one has officially passed and so far so good. Last time they went away I had already totalled my car by the end of day one. You know my dad was so worried about leaving. He swears that everytime they go away something bad happens. I think he's over-reacting a little bit. I'm going to make sure to cover all my tracks this time around so that he won't worry so much for next time. ha ha Just kidding! No tracks to cover. I'm just going to stay out of trouble all together.

Anyway, I wanted to tell you guys this story about my dad, but I thought he might be embarrassed about it so I've been putting it off. Now that he's gone for a week I'll go ahead and spill it...

Over the past few years my father's hearing has been getting worse and worse. He rarely ever hears you when you are speaking to him. You constantly have to repeat yourself sometimes three and four times. You can't talk too loudly or else it hurts his ears. When the dog barks, it hurts his ears. The list goes on and on. Anyway, he needs to get it taken care of, but of course he hasn't done anything about it.

So, a few months ago I had a string of court appearances that I had to attend and my mom and dad came to all of them with me. My dad wants to know what everyone is saying, but he's having a really hard time hearing. So, he'd be like "what did he say?" and "what are they talking about?" and he doesn't know how to whisper at all and I really didn't want us to get into trouble, so I pulled out some paper and started writing the interesting stuff down for him. It was a good way to pass the time anyway. This worked well for the City of Las Vegas court house, but when we went to City of North Las Vegas it was a different story.

First off, they only let the defendants in the court room at first and they make everyone else wait out in the lobby. Then, when they let the families/friends/visitors etc. come in, they make them sit in the back, so I didn't get to sit with my parents. They called my name pretty fast and when I was standing up about to see the judge, I heard the bailiff telling people in the court to quiet down. He warned them once again and whoever was talking still didn't heed his warning. So, he walks to the back, I turn around to see what all the commotion is about and there he is kicking MY DAD out of the court room!!!! Apparently my dad AS USUAL couldn't hear what was going on so he was trying to get information from my mom, she was trying to hear and decipher for him and neither of them noticed the big security guard telling them to quiet down. So, my dad got kicked out. How freakin embarrassing!!!! I don't think anyone even knew he was with me, but I was hoping that drama might shake him enough to go to the doctor, but of course, it didn't. UGH!

So, that's my story for the day. goodnight!

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LuLu

2011-01-27T22:51:00.000-08:00

This is a sad day. I know you guys remember Lucy because i used to blog about her all the time. She was Miami Don's dog, but I loved her like my own. She moved here to Vegas with us and she was the best girl in the world. I guess she was abused when she was a puppy and when they found her she was tied to a tree, the hair had been rubbed off her legs, she was in bad shape and then don came along. He adopted her from the SPCA and a new love was formed. hehe The two of them were like peas in a pod. Lucy loved him so much and vice versa.

One of my favorite memories is when Don and I bought this two pound bag of Mike and Ike's from Target. It was huge and delish! So, we inadvertently left it on the coffee table in the living room and we didn't close it tight enough. Lucy got into that bag and had a field day. She ate as much as she could eat until she literally made herself sick.

Fast forward to morning time. We wake up and go into the living room and we start finding these gooey puddles all over the hard wood floors. Every few feet there was a puddle of sticky goo, some were red, some were green, some were yellow, etc. We get to the living room and see the Mike and Ike's bag is wide open and the pieces start falling into place.

UGH. What a nightmare. Don has a big mess to clean up. hehehe We hop back into bed and start petting our girl Lucy. WE know she has a stomach ache from hell since she's puking her guts up. Next thing I know, she can't hold it in any longer and she starts spewing all over Don. I hopped out of that bed just in the nick of time! hehehehehe. Now I know why he's so anal about taking the trash out, not putting any food in the smaller wastebaskets and basically not leaving anything within doggy reach.

Good times.

If it wasn't for lucy, I might not be here to tell you this story. There was a very real chance that I was about to die and Lucy saved my life. I'll tell you guys that story a little later.

So, before Don moved back out here to Vegas for the 2nd time, Lucy wasn't her usual self. She'd been lethargic and kind of droopy. Apparently after he moved here Lucy got even worse and instead of being tired, she was obviously in pain and she was biting people to show it. So, they took her to the vet a few days ago and found out that she has cancer. He had to put her to sleep today. She was in pain and it was the only humane thing to do. It just makes me so sad.

So, RIP Lucy. You will always be in our hearts.

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High Rolling

2011-01-26T21:36:00.000-08:00

Ugh! I woke up yesterday and I wasn't feeling well. I couldn't put my finger on it, but something wasn't right. I started running errands and then my mouth started doing that yucky watering thing that it does right before I'm about to puke. UGH. I had to pull the car over and puke on the side of the road. It happened a few times. I ended up crawling into the back seat and taking a nap in the shade. BTW - I know you guys are having like a major storm across most of the country, but it was like 65 degrees here yesterday and the sun was beating down on me. Ugh. I felt like such shit. Everytime I took a sip of water, I threw it up. I couldn't even call anyone to come get me because my phone still wasn't working. I remedied that situation today. I ended up making it home just barely and I crawled into bed with my jeans still on and slept the entire day and night.

I woke up today and I'm feeling better, but still a little off. I'm not puking anymore though. I just ate a bowl of chicken noodle soup and I kept it down so that's huge. I don't know what the deal is. Is the flu going around or something? I don't even know anyone that's sick right now.

I got my Cannery stuff for next month. Usually I get five dollars in free slot play every month and two free buffets. Well, in December when my Uncle Wayne was here he used my Cannery Players Card the whole time he was here and my free play went up to $20 a week! Yay!! Love it!! I also got like $15 off any restaurant in the Cannery and two for one buffet all freakin month. Nice. Who knew they sent out such fun stuff to high rollers? I wish I had the money to keep this up, but I'm sure it'll be back to normal next month.

I also got some free play at the M Resort and some two for one buffets over there. Did I tell you guys we waited in an hour and a half line to eat at the M Resort Buffet when my uncle was here and it was worth every minute? In my opinion, it's the best freakin buffet in Vegas. OMG it's so freakin good!!!!!!

The ice cream I bought on the way home is calling to me. Cougartown is taping and Modern Family just finished. Time to slowly get my ass off this computer and on to the couch for the rest of the night.

Goodnight Kids!

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Howdy Doody

2011-01-24T21:47:00.001-08:00

Kathy Madigan was awesome. I knew she would be. she had a great opening act, his name was Jason Doody. I'll find a clip on youtube for you guys. Nevermind, I won't find a clip for you guys because I looked for one and I couldn't find anything. Oh well - he was really funny though. His last name is enough to give you a chuckle in the first place! All in all, the show was worth WAY more than the $25 ticket price. The venue was intimate and I don't think there were any bad seats. She had a full house too. I remembered some of her jokes from the special she has on cable - "Gone Madigan". But, she also added a bunch of new ones that I didn't know.

Today my parents picked up a couple from the airport that they knew. sort of. They know the girl's parents, but they don't really know her and her husband all that well. Anyway, they flew in from Baltimore and they are attending a convention all week at Mandalay Bay. So, I met them downtown on Fremont Street and we had dinner at the Golden Gate (Home of the 99 cent shrimp cocktail). We take everyone there. Funny thing... due to inflation I guess, they raised the price of the shrimp cocktail to $1.99 and I don't know why, but they took it off the menu. If we didn't know about it and ask for it, we would have never been able to try it. I can't imagine why they took it off the menu. They also had these cute placemats that gave a history of Vegas and some of the important milestones. But, those were MIA too. I guess they are cutting back. Times are tough!

I gotta say - The Golden Nugget is top notch. I valet ed my car there and they were just so delightful. They asked me if I had a nice time when I was leaving and also asked me if I needed directions. How nice! I usually do the self park thing when I'm on the strip, but when I go downtown, I always valet. It just makes sense. If you do self park you have to get your parking ticket validated and usually you only get three hours free. So, if you are there longer, you have to pay. But, the valet is free. Of course you would want to tip, but technically, you don't have to because it's not mandatory. Again, I suggest that you tip those guys though because they rock!!

So, my stupid ass cell phone is totally fucked. I'm surprised it took this long to stop working because I drop the damn thing all the time. As of now, it only works if it's plugged into the wall and it gives me an error message that says I need to insert the battery. The battery is already on there, but for some reason it's not being read. Anyway, i'll be purchasing a new phone this week. I haven't decided if I should get the cheapest one which is what I have now. It's basic but it does have a camera and I can connect to the internet, a little bit. I can't see any graphics or anything because it's just too much for my phone to handle, but I can look at my e-mails and some stuff on facebook. Or, I could spend a little more and get a nicer phone that would allow me to use the internet. Hmmmm. What to do what to do? Any suggestions? I'm with Cricket.

Well, it's time for me look for more jobs online. Goodnight kids. Actually,. I'll think of something to write about from the past and I'll be back to post it later.

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I'm Awake Now

2011-01-20T21:59:00.001-08:00

When I woke up and came out into the kitchen, my mom gave me what seemed like a pretty sincere apology and although I'm sure she still thinks she didn't do anything wrong, it was nice to get an apology instead of a "this is what you get" attitude.

Tomorrow the four of us are heading to the most amazing pizza place ever - Metro Pizza for dinner and then to the Southpoint to see Kathy Madigan. She's so funny. I'm totally psyched.

Here's a clip in case you've never seen her...

Back to the good old days...

After the Sammy debacle, I didn't waste much time finding a new boyfriend. Of course I had to keep it in the neighborhood so that Sammy could see what he was missing out on and have major regrets. Duh. That was totally my m.o. I bounced from group to group and friends of friends within the group. I wasn't a slut or anything, I wasn't sleeping with all these guys, but I definitely liked to stick with what i knew. ha ha So, I went to the same clubs and hung out at the same bars with the same crew and I hooked up with Gary or Terry. Hmmmm. They were identical twins and now I'm having a hard time remembering if I was with Terry or Gary. Like Sammy, they were small time drug dealers pretending to be Nino Brown in South Baltimore. This was back in the day before I had my lazer eye surgery and the reason I know this is because I used to have really bad eyesight and I wore glasses when I was a kid and then when I entered middle school I started wearing contact lenses. This particular night we were home from the club, I put my pj's on and took out the contact lenses so I was officially blind. We turned off the lights and laid on the ghetto ass mattress he had on the floor. No headboard, no box spring, no comforter and dust ruffle, just a mattress on the floor right underneath a window. I was just drifting off into dream land when I heard tap tap tap on the window above my head. I look up and see this crackhead outside, tapping on the window with a gun. JESUS! I'm awake now! I about jumped out of my skin. Gary woke up and went outside to deal with this loser that wanted to trade this gun for some crack. I guess that was a fairly normal occurrence for him, but good lord it scared the shit out of me. And then, to top things off, Terry/Gary also had baby mama drama going on. So, when I got back into bed and tried to get to sleep, this crazy bitch shows up at the house and she's trying to break the door down to get to me because she saw my car outside. See? I'm not the only crazy ex that was doing the stalker thing. In fact guys, I can almost guarantee that all of your past relationships have done a little investigating here and there when you were least expecting it.

At any rate, these guys had more drama than even I could handle and believe me, I likes the drama. I do believe that was the last time I spent the night at that house and things with the twins sort of fizzled out. On to the next crew...

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Ouch

2011-01-19T18:30:00.000-08:00

Well, I found out what happened to the paypal check. My mom actually opened it, signed it over to herself and cashed it. Nice huh? I was on the phone with paypal last night and they said the check was sent back in December and cashed. I was like "what the hell??" It made no sense. I didn't cash the check and nobody else has my I.D. So, they were about to do a trace on the check for me when I yelled out to my mom and asked her if I had received a check in the mail. She said no. I told her that I was waiting on a check from paypal and that it had already been cashed and she finally admitted that she did it. She basically said, "It doesn't feel too good does it?" In response to my asking her why she would steal from me. Ouch. Obviously she feels that she's entitled to the money since I was a little less than honest when - okay a lot less than honest a while back. I guess I totally got what I deserved but she's right, it definitely doesn't feel good. To be honest, I'm fucking pissed. I guess I have no right to be, but I am.

It's becoming ever so clear to me that I need to move the fuck out. Yeah, it's free here, but having to put up with this bullshit is like, not very fun to put it mildly. I hope I get a job soon. I had a pretty good interview today actually and tomorrow I'm going in for a 2nd interview, so we'll see what happens.

I'm heading to the Cannery with pops. WE have free buffet coupons. Free is the way to go for sure!!

Goodnight!

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Doormat

2011-01-17T21:03:00.000-08:00

Okay, I'm definitely contacting paypal in the morning and hopefully they will resolve my issue.

So, since my life has been so boring as of late, I decided to write about the good ol' crazy days again. The first thing that comes to mind that I don't think I talked about before is my ex boyfriend, Sammy.

He lived in the Curtis Bay/Brooklyn area of Baltimore and he thought he was all that. In turn, I also thought he was all that and most of my friends thought he was pretty damn cool too. He sold drugs, although he didn't have much to show for it and he still lived at home with his parents, but he always bought me and my girlfriends drinks when we went out to the bar so that made me happy. he even sprung for Denny's at 3 a.m. once in a while too.

Of course, he had a little baby mama drama going on (doesn't every good drug dealer)? I remember being jealous of his ex and wishing I was the one that had his baby. Good thing we don't always get what we want. hehe Anyway, we spent a lot of time together and things were going pretty well, although in the back of my mind I had a nagging feeling that there was more to him and his baby mama then just the baby they shared. So, when summer came rolling around and all of his friends came out with jet skiis, I let him talk me into co-signing for him. Of course he didn't have any credit because he probably never had a paying job in his life. And of course, silly, gullible, me believed him when he said he'd make the payments every month. He kept the jet ski at his house and as far as I was concerned everything was being taken care of.... until...

of course, one day Sammy just fell off the face of the earth. NO phone call, no breakup message, not even a post it note! At least Carrie got a note from what's his name when he broke up with her, I didn't even get that. A day went by, another day went by, the yucky feeling in the pit of my stomach was getting stronger and stronger. I tried calling him on the third day and he didn't answer. I started doing the drive by stalker thing trying to figure out if he was alive and avoiding me or if he was like missing and dead in a ditch somewhere. He wasn't dead. Damn. I was hoping he was lying in a hospital with amnesia or something.

Finally, I had to get my girlfriend, Melissa to call him from a number that he didn't recognize so that he would answer the damn phone. Then, I grabbed the phone and told him it was me and asked him what the hell was up. I was right to be worried about baby mama drama.

He finally informed me that he went back to his ex. Gee, a little heads up would have been nice. I guess he also thought he was just going to get to keep the jet ski as a present that he NEVER had to pay for. Because, as you already know I'm sure, he never made one payment. I finally had to break down, fess up to the parents, call the police and have them go to his house with us so that we could get the stupid sea doo, take a two thousand loss on the damn thing, sell it and pay the difference so that my credit wouldn't be fucked up. Stupid Stupid Stupid me. Lesson learned though. I never let a guy walk over me like that again.

I was such a doormat when I was younger I swear.

Anyway, I guess the reason I thought about Sammy and the jet ski is because he found me on facebook the other day and friend requested me. Funny right?? I accepted him just because I was dying to see if he was still a loser. The jury's still out.

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I can't think of a clever title

2011-01-16T00:45:00.001-08:00

Another weekend in the bag just about. Today I played in a Texas Holdem Tournament here in the neighborhood at the clubhouse. It was a pretty good turnout. We had 3 tables with 27 players in total and three people had bounties on them. I tried to knock one of the bounties out, but her AJ beat my A9. And yes, I'm sorry to admit I put so much money in the pot with A9, but she was the short stack, the blinds were getting really high, and again, I was trying for the bounty. Oh well. You win some and you lose some. Today was a losing day for me all around. I went to the Cannery and lost there too.

A few days ago I went over to MiamiDon's place to see it. Cute. He's only about 15 minutes from us now and hopefully he'll be able to get Lucy out here soon. I miss her!!! I wonder if she'll remember me. Lucy is his dog in case you don't know who I'm talking about.

Anyway, the four of us (parents, don and me) are going to see Kathy Madigan next weekend at Southpoint. I'm psyched!! I think she's so totally funny. I think it'll be a good time.

ummmmmm, I still haven't gotten my ad check yet. I'm getting annoyed. I withdrew it on December 10th, so it's been over a month now. Do you guys think I need to contact someone??

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Jersey Girls

2011-01-07T20:04:00.000-08:00

Remind me not to ever go to the Goldcoast or Ellis Island again. They suck. I lost my ass off. Even though I had free slot play, of course I opened my trusty wallet and spent my own money. What a mistake that was.

Oh well. I just finished watching Week One of the Jersey Shore - good lord! What a crazy season it's shaping up to be. Am I the only one watching this or do my readers watch it too? It's definitely a guilty pleasure, but I love it! Such Drama. It brings me back to the days when I was spending my summers in Ocean City, Maryland. We have a boardwalk and rides and a beach - just like the Jersey Shore. The only thing we didn't have was knock em down, drag em out, kick em when they are down and kill em if you can fights. These girls scrap like they are dudes or something. I mean, wow, such venom, such anger, such hostility. I've been in my fair share of fights, some verbal and a lot of them were physical, but they were spaced out sporadically over many many years. These chicks are fighting almost every night.

Well, I think that's it for me tonight. Bed is calling. Did I mention how nice it is to have my bed back after more than a month of sleeping on the couch? Oh hell yeah, loving it.

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Paypal Question

2011-01-07T09:07:00.000-08:00

Question:

Have any of you guys ever had a check sent to you in the mail from paypal?? Usually, when I do a withdrawal, I'll have the money dumped into my bank account and it's usually there in about two days. But, I decided to have a check sent to me in the mail this time and I thought they said it could take up to 14 business days, but I did the withdrawal on December 20th and now it's January 7th and I think it should be here by now.

Well, actually, I just counted it and with the holidays, I guess it's only like 12 business days. So, I'll wait another two days before I start freaking out. But, anyway, has anyone ever done this and how long did it take before you got the check??

I went to the Cannery yesterday, again, and hit a few more 5 out of 5's on four card keno. I love that game.

I have free slot play at the Goldcoast and Ellis Island, so I think I'll take a little drive over to those places today. Happy Friday!

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Fun!

2011-01-05T23:37:00.000-08:00

I went to the mall today with my mom and then we swung by Target where I bought the cutest new ipod. It's a 2 GB shuffle, so it doesn't hold tons of songs, but it's tiny and it's green and I'm very happy with it. Well, so far, I'm just charging it, so I haven't actually uploaded any music to it or even listened to it, but I'm sure it'll be great.

Earlier, I went to the Cannery, put five bucks in the machine and walked out with $50 and that was less than hour of work. Love it! I wish I could win like that every time I go to the casino.

Fun! I'm buying music with my itunes gift card - it's so strange. I'm used to getting my music free from napster and then winmx and then limewire. But, since they've all been shut down, I'm doing it the legal way. What a weird concept.

goodnight!

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Tradition

2011-01-04T23:27:00.000-08:00

One of my favorite gifts every year comes from my Aunt Elaine. She always sends me a very generous gift certificate. Sometimes it's for Bebe, sometimes it's for Target and another time she sent one for Marshalls. Target is my favorite and that's what she sent this year. I've been wandering in and out spending some here and there, but tomorrow I'll probably buy myself a new ipod to go along with the itunes gift card that my uncle bought.

Why tomorrow???? Well, my mom and I are doing a little after christmas shopping at the mall. We used to go to the mall faithfully every single weekend back in maryland. Over the years, that tradition has fallen by the wayside, so it'll be really nice to get back out there and spend some quality shopping time with mama.

Well, I can't think of anything else to write now and that means it's time for me to hop into bed. Goodnight kids.

goodnight

2011-01-03T23:17:00.001-08:00

Did everyone make it back to work today? I'm guessing it was a depressing day. First day after the holidays, Santa is gone for another year and it was a monday? yuck!

I got approved for another unemployment extension which is cool, but I'm looking for a job hard core, so although I'm happy about the money, I'm not going to sit around and live off of it like I was in the past. I'm actually very ready to go back to work.

I looked for a job over the holidays, but as you can imagine the pickings were pretty slim. I'm sure things will pick up now that it's a new year. Hopefully!

Christmas was awesome. We all had a nice day. I didn't do anything exciting for new years. I just went to the cannery with my parents and I was actually home by myself, just Opey and I when the clock struck midnight. Lame, I know, but I was thrilled because I won so much money at the Cannery and I actually went home with it instead of spending it. That's a good feeling.

I just watched that Craigslist killer movie on Lifetime. It was okay, but kinda boring. There wasn't any excitement or suspense or anything. It was just very straight forward and to the point.

Well, that's all I have for tonight. See ya tomorrow.

Hello 2011

2011-01-01T00:26:00.000-08:00

Happy New Year Everyone!!!!

I had a good night. Went to the Cannery, won some cash, learned my dad's new keno system, won some more cash, and I'll be back after I eat a bowl of ice cream to write more. I hope everyone was safe and had a good night.

Later

2010-12-27T21:43:00.000-08:00

Another year is coming to an end. I can't believe how fast these years are flying by. I don't have anything planned for New Years yet. It's so lame, it's totally amateur night, but I still want to hit the casino and play some slots or something.

I really don't know. I'm at a loss. What do you guys have planned for New Years?

I can't even think of anything to blog about right now. I think I need to lay down and go beddy bye. Back later!

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Another one bites the dust

2010-12-25T20:41:00.001-08:00

Well, another year is over and another Christmas has come and gone. I still get a little sad when the day is over, all of the presents are opened and all the excitement is gone. Not that I was even very excited at all for Christmas this year, but still, it's like, a let down when it's all said and done. I'm kind of like "what now?"

I did get some really great gifts this year... I got some cool boots that I wanted, but the left one is too tight. Yes, I guess my left foot is wider than my right foot, so that's annoying. It's really noticeable with these boots. So, they have to go back. I would just grin and bear it, but it really hurts. I tried wearing them today for a while and it was a no go.

I also got some cute shirts and jeans and a really awesome fuzzy blanket and unfortunately, the one thing that I really wanted was some gift cards or some cash and I got neither of those. OH well. Well, I got an I Tunes gift card, but I need a new ipod. I don't have one at this point. I was also hoping for a camera but I didn't get one those either. My mom got a nice one though. I guess I can use hers til I get one of my own.

Usually I'd be planning some big exciting adventure for New Years, but I seriously doubt that I'll be doing anything major this year. I don't have anything planned yet. How about you guys??

Oh well, gotta head to the cannery. Wish me luck.

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Santa's Coming

2010-12-24T21:40:00.001-08:00

Soooo, Merry Christmas to everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I hope Santa brings you everything your little hearts desire.

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I'm so happy to be in a good place this year. Hugs to everyone!

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Pricey Nap

2010-12-23T18:10:00.000-08:00

I never really got into the Jersey Shore when it was on T.V. But, I've had some free time on my hands, so I decided to log onto MTV website and start watching the full episodes. hehe Wow. I can relate to so much of this stuff. I'm an Italian girl that did a lot of partying so I'm cracking up watching this show. Ahhhhhhh the memories!

I know I missed the entire first season, but why in the heck are they sooooooo mean to Angelina?? The girls are total bitches to her, the guys are rude and I believe the Situation uttered these words... "Angelina is like the Statten Island Ferry, Everyone gets a ride and it's free". Sheesh! A little harsh considering the girls are having just as much sex and the guys of course bring home different chicks every night. I'm just unsure as to the reason why they all hate her so much.

I did a quick in and out at the new Cosmopolitan today. A new upscale Spanish tapas restaurant is opening and they were doing interviews. Nice place! There were a lot of people applying so I won't get my hopes up, but it was good to get out there and do something productive for once.

Last night I went to see the Tourist movie with Angelina Jolie and Johnny Depp. Now, granted, I was a little tired, but come on! I slept through the entire flick. It was slow moving and that's really all I remember. I can't exactly weigh in because as I mentioned, I slept through the whole thing. My mom was thrilled about the $10.50 she wasted on my nap. hehe

Well, Merry Christmas to every one. I'll probably be around tomorrow, but a lot of u probably won't.

Goodnight!!

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Update

2010-12-21T09:29:00.000-08:00

Guess what kids?! Case closed. All done. I feel like I just won the Superbowl or a Grammy or something. I can officially say that all court dates are completed. There are no traffic tickets, parking tickets, misdemeanors or felonies hanging over my head. I'm making a fresh start and the first step is finding a job. No more sitting on my lazy butt. I used to love working, meeting new people and making fat cash. So, it's time to get back into that groove. I think I'll log onto craigslist right now.

Now, I just need to get some Christmas shopping done and I'll be ready for the holidays. I've been a major slacker in the gift buying department, which is unusual because I love to shop!!

So, that's my update.

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Should Be...

2010-12-21T00:49:00.000-08:00

I should be sleeping, but whatever, I'm probably too wired and nervous about tomorrow. I have to be up by 6 and out the door by 7, so what if I don't get any sleep? I'll be in and out of court by 9 so then I can sleep all day if I want. And, if I'm in jail, I'll be doing plenty of sleeping there too. ha ha They don't exactly entertain you in there, so lots of sleeping to be done by all.

What is with this Vegas craptastic weather? I'm so over it. It's been raining for like 4 days and it's still coming down. I can't believe it. The sun's not supposed to return until like Thursday. Yuck.

I was thinking about an interesting turn of events. Well, this happened a while ago, but anyway, when I was in my 20's I actually donated my eggs a few times. I received something to the tune of $4000 tax free every time. Very nice. IT was a lot of work though. During the whole process I had to be tested for like everything under the sun and genetic diseases were included. Since I'm partly jewish, they tested me and found out that I'm a carrier for tay sachs. Ever heard of it? It's a pretty nasty disorder and if I was to mate with a jewish guy and he was also a carrier we could have a baby that would definitely die most likely by the age of 4 if it had this disease because there's no cure. Pretty good stuff to know huh?? I for one am glad I found out.

Read this nasty description...

Definition:
Tay-Sachs disease is a fatal genetic disorder that causes progressive destruction of the central nervous system in children.

Symptoms:
A baby with Tay-Sachs disease appears normal at birth and seems to develop normally until about six months of age. The first signs can vary and are evident at different ages in affected children. Initially, development slows, there is a loss of peripheral vision, and the affected child exhibits an abnormal, startled response to noise. By about two years of age, most affected children experience recurrent seizures and diminishing mental function. The affected child regresses gradually, loses skills one by one, and is eventually unable to crawl, turn over, sit or reach out. Other symptoms include increasing loss of coordination, progressive inability to swallow and breathing difficulties. Eventually, the affected child becomes blind, mentally retarded, paralyzed, and unresponsive to his or her environment.

So, that's my uplifting story for tonight. ha ha

Goodnight!

Thanks for the snopes update Al!

Too Early

2010-12-20T07:42:00.000-08:00

I had to get up at the butt crack of dawn today to turn in some paperwork. The office I had to go to always has a line forming at the door around 6:30 a.m. So, I got there at like 6:45 and I got the first number!! Yay!!!! It wasn't because I was the first one there, but like most of the people were going to a different department. So, I lucked out. They called my number almost immediately, I turned everything and I was out the door and home by 7:30 a.m. Nice! So, of course, I have one last court date to deal with and then I'm completely out of the woods. It's a big one though. I'm a little nervous to say the least. My stomach is in knots this morning and I don't even have to go to court for 24 hours. So, wish me luck, pray for me, do a little voo doo if necessary. ha ha

Other than that, everything is good. I haven't done any Christmas shopping at all. I guess I'm just waiting to see what happens tomorrow. Not that I really have much money anyway, but we'll see. So, I'm gonna try to eat a bagel and drink a coke. I'm exhausted. Need to wake up. On the agenda for today... I'm hoping to meet up with my friend Angie from way back when. I met her in a detox facility like years ago and she stayed clean. So proud of her. So, we are going to a meeting and then I'm going to see Don's new house. And I'll be driving my awesome new car that I got a while ago that I've barely driven because well, that's another story for another day.

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Me Likey

2010-12-13T23:37:00.000-08:00

So, in the past two weeks,I've accomplished about 3 months worth of stuff that I was supposed to do. Like, taking care of tickets, appearing in court, going to multiple appointments at office with long ass lines, and tomorrow is the last day of yuckiness that I have to deal with sort of. I have to go to another office on Wednesday to turn everything in and then back to court on Monday for a final appearance and then I'm done done done. I couldn't be happier.

My house guest moves into his own place tomorrow, just in time for my uncle to fly in from Detroit for the holidays. So, yes, I'll be on the couch for yet another 2 weeks - a mo nth. He didn't buy a return ticket so I have no idea how long he's staying. It's all good. I'm happy to do it.

I haven't had the chance to buy one christmas present this year. Not one. I'm probably going to brave the malls on Thursday or Friday with my dad and uncle. I just need some greenery to take with me. If only I could keep it in my wallet and out of the slots.

I swear, I played for like 3 hours tonight at the Cannery and if I could, I'd go back down there again right now. Pathetic right?

I subbed for a team last night on my parent's bowling league. Being a sub is the best. You don't have to pay anything and you get to bowl for free. Me likey!

Goodnight!

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Congrats!!

2010-12-11T23:40:00.001-08:00

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It's Saturday night and I just got home from the bloggers tourney. I'm not sure about all of the details, but MiamiDon and I were texting back and forth and it looks like he chopped first place with someone else. Awesome!!! That's a nice chunk of change. Congratulations Don!! I think he gets the trophy, the firstplace title and bragging rights for the whole next year. Good job sweety - you deserve it!!

I didn't end up playing because the buy in was $120 and that's exactly how much money I have to last me a while and I just couldn't see blowing it on this tournament that I BARELY had a chance of winning. I'm not a great tournament player, I'm very impatient and I'm rusty as well. Now, if they had a video keno tournament, I'm your woman!!

Waffles busted out early as hell when he had set over set. There's no getting away from that hand, so we hung out for a good portion of the day. I lost my ass off at the Aria, I went to the IP and they didn't have any video keno machines. WHAT THE? I was shocked!! What kind of crazy bull cocka doo doo is this? Seriously? None? So, we walked over the bridge to Harrah's where we found video keno, but of course 25 cents was the lowest they had. I continued to lose my ass off there and taught Waffles how to do the same. All in all, good day. I wish I could have hung out longer to see everyone from the final table etc. But, I had my mom's car and they wanted me to have it home at a reasonable time (we agreed on 10:30 p.m.) It's all good. I heard they are having a huge spread over at the Palazzo tomorrow for breakfast. So, I think I'll take dear old dad down there with me for some free grub. Mom's working or else I know she's always down for free food.

So, court on Thursday went well I guess. I mean, If you consider a $2000 fine to be a good thing. I don't really think it's a good thing, especially for a first offense, but well, that's Vegas for ya. They are kind enough to let me make payments for the next ten months. Good times.

One more court date to go and then I'm completely done with everything. In the mean time, I have a few things to finish up this week before I go back and then all will be well.

It's officially Sunday morning and it's time for me to do my weekly unemployment filing. Did the Obama unemployment extension bill pass?? I'm hoping I will fall under the umbrella of people that get another extension. If not, then I guess i'll be looking for a job asap.

Good Thing

2010-12-08T23:09:00.001-08:00

Wow! Good Day today! I told you guys I was cleaning house on the blog advertising issue and thankfully most of my advertisers stepped right up to the plate and sent payments, which, I in turn sent in FULL to my parent's bank account. I couldn't be happier that I'm finally paying them back. Obviously the money I've given them doesn't come close to the money they've laid out on me, but it feels so good to give them something!

My all day appt. started this morning at 7:30 a.m. and ended promptly around 9:30 a.m. What can I say? I work fast! So, I had the rest of the day free to hangout and do whatever. It was nice.

MiamiDon, Dad and I went to the Cannery buffet for dinner tonight which was good and then I lost my ass off on the machines, but I didn't have much to spend, so my ass was pretty small tonight. ha ha

Side note... I went to the Silver Nugget last night for a few minutes. Wasn't impressed. The music was good though!

Tomorrow, court, not looking forward to it. It's not a big huge deal but I was supposed to do traffic school a while back and I sort of kind of forgot to do it. So, I ended up doing it last night, but i'm way past the date I was given for completion and there's another smallish thing I have to deal with while I'm there and I'm just a little nervous. Most likely everything will be okay. Fingers crossed.

Day Ten and I'm a New Woman

2010-12-08T01:12:00.000-08:00

Hi guys,

I'm back and feeling like a new woman. Seriously, in the past week I feel like I've been resurrected from the dead. I'm looking better, feeling better, I'm refreshed and I'm ready to get on with my life.

So, a little housekeeping... I let my ad renewals fall by the total wayside over the past year and all of my advertisers got to run their ads for free. Well, the freeride is now over and i'm cleaning house. I've e-mailed most of you guys, but there are a few e-mail addresses I can't find. robyn green with the roulette ad, if you are out there please contact me or I'll have to pull your ad. Additionally, Mark Heller, if you know him or his e-mail address or if he's reading, please contact me or your ad too will have to be pulled. I hate to pull ads and that's why I've let them run for so long, but it's time!

Okay, anyway, I'm so excited to see the bloggers this weekend. The timing couldn't have worked out any better for me. Three of my advertisers made payment today, so I have money (I think) to play in the poker tournament this weekend at the Aria. I'm psyched! The reason I think I'll have the money is because I basically promised all of my ad money, unemployment money and my first born to my parents because they have spent SO much money bailing me out of trouble, again, so I'm just trying to talk dear old mom into letting me take some of teh ad money to play with. She'll probably do it because she's awesome and I've really been working my ass off to fix all of the messes I created.

Today for instance, I left the house at 6:30 a.m. and had appts. with three different places and I was gone most of the day and night and it's now past midnight and I'm just now sitting down to eat some dinner and blog. Tomorrow, again, I'm leaving the house at 7 a.m. for a 7:30 appt. I'll be there for about 7 hours and then I'll do it again on Friday. Tonight I had driving school - again, but this one was in person and not online. I got a 98 percent on the test though - woo hoo! Highest in the class!! I'm a good test taker and i can memorize the hell out of some traffic stuff, I just have a REALLY hard time actually following those traffic laws in real life. hehe

Thursday I have to go back to court, I practically live there. It's good times.

So, anyway, I'm so happy to be posting again and I'm needing to know what everyone is doing Friday night. Is the MGM still the place to be on Friday when the bloggers come into town?? I hope to be there Friday but I'll certainly be there on Saturday and Waffles - I can't wait to see the new slim and trim machine that you are. How exciting!!

Bye for tonight!

Update

2010-12-02T17:20:00.000-08:00

Hi Guys,

Let's see... Where to begin... I am tired and not feeling well, so I am not going to write much, but I will say that I'm doing well, I should be at 100 percent in a few more days and I will be back to blogging as soon as possible. I hope I still have readers. Love, Carmen

Later

2010-11-07T10:04:00.000-08:00

So, I'm taking a hiatus. I'm not dead or in jail or anything. I'm moving, and I need some time to get situated. So, I'll be back and I'll try to update whenever possible.

Bye Kids!

wow! 5 Years Ago

2010-10-29T12:17:00.000-07:00

I got a text from Don this morning reminding me that it was exactly 5 years ago today that we were caught in the worst storm ever - Hurricane Wilma. We were without power for about 13 days, there was a curfew, no flights in or out of South Florida, I couldn't even drive my car down the street because of the debris, and to top it off, we weren't at all prepared. We didn't have water, food, candles or anything because we weren't supposed to get hit that hard. We thought we were just going to get a tiny piece of the storm. Instead, we were pummelled, our window broke during the storm and I was afraid the roof was going to blow off. I was literally curled up in the hallway praying to make it through.

I bet you guys never even heard about Wilma did you? That's because it happened after Katrina and she got all the attention.

"Five years ago today, Hurricane Wilma ripped across Florida and into the record books as the third costliest storm in U.S. history, and the most damaging hurricane ever to strike Broward and Palm Beach counties.

Tens of thousands of South Floridians lost electricity, schools and businesses were shut down for days, gas lines were blocks long and destruction was so widespread that many roofs have yet to be repaired.

Wilma's final toll: five dead in Florida, $20 billion in damage, and a haunting awareness that even a mid-size hurricane can cause enduring disruption."

A few pictures...

I loved Florida, but after Wilma, I had enough.

Update

2010-10-20T16:37:00.000-07:00

So, here's the latest...

I've been trying to figure out what to do, so I made an appointment with HR at two hospitals to find out what they are looking for when they hire someone in the medical coding and billing field. In particular, are they just like willing to train the right person, do you have to have a degree, how do they feel about techincal schools etc.

While I was waiting to talk to the HR people, Anthem of course kept calling and calling and calling. I know they are just doing their job and they want to know if and when I am starting school, but it gets annoying.

So, finally, today, I decided to e-mail the recruiter and ask her the hard hitting questions. This is the message I sent...

"Emily,

I am just going to be honest with you. I found a message board where students of Anthem Institute review the school and there's a lot of bad reviews. I'm just very torn. In particular, I'm hearing that the job placement department is a joke and that the college has a terrible reputation with employers.

As you know, my sole reason for attending Anthem would be to gain knowledge of coding and billing and then to immediately start working in the medical field. What is your rate of success with job placement? Can you give me a few references of students who completed the coding and billing degree and used Anthem for job placement??

Thank you so much."

So, normally, she's responding to me immediately. Like, I asked her if they are accredited the other day and she said they are. But, I sent this e-mail this morning and it's like 5 p.m. now and I haven't heard back from her. It's funny. I'm thinking she's scrambling to figure out how to appease me.

Other than that, my cousins are in town, we went to Fremont Street last night and on the way we found that Gold and Silver Pawn shop that they do the reality sh ow about on A&E. Wow. Talk about ghetto. There were hookers standing out front, the place was really run down, it was dark and dismal and not a nice place to be at night. I've never seen the show myself, but they said that on T.V. it looks SO much bigger and it looks like it's near all the big casinos. hehe The marvels of film!

And for my poker readers, if there are any left - Poker Buddy is doing a contest...

"Share Your Bad Beat With Us!" is a contest in which poker players can share stories of bad beats they have suffered in the past. To help ease the pain of those bad beats that broke their hearts, the best storytellers will receive free prizes. The person whose story receives the most “likes” on Facebook will receive the first prize: a fancy poker case with 500 chips. The top 50 runner-ups will each receive a PokerBuddy T-shirt or baseball cap to show off at the tables.

The stories don't have to be long or expert, but they do have to be interesting and awesome. As such, the following blog post we've written in support of this campaign that will be posted tomorrow and should help get your creative juices flowing: How to Write a Good Bad Beat Story.

We also want to let you know about all the exciting new features PokerBuddy is launching in conjunction with, and on the same day as, the contest!

- A new section on PokerBuddy.com will allow players to share statuses and images of their hands played through PokerBuddy, as well as personal stories and advice.
- Users will be able to log into the PokerBuddy Pro client and the website with their own user accounts.
- Hand histories will be stored and privately accessible by each user.
- Users will be able to improve their skills by watching live replays of their past hands.
- PokerBuddy will now support for WSOP Poker by Playdom. The client will automatically detect whether a user is trying to connect to a WSOP Poker or Zynga Poker room.
- PokerBuddy will continue to operate on a credit system, and users will be able to buy additional credits beyond the initial 20 free credits in order to obtain live advisor advice. Users who do not refill their credits once they run out will still be able to see big blind calculations and hand odds, and can still share their hands on the PokerBuddy website.

A few words about PokerBuddy:
PokerBuddy is a free add-on for Zynga Poker that uses artificial intelligence to provide its users with live, professional advice. Users can specify their preferred playing style, which factors into the hand recommendations they receive. More than two years in the making, PokerBuddy's complex algorithms are much more advanced than limit-based call/fold recommendations, providing dynamic recommendations that vary according to all circumstances in a no-limit environment. Zynga Poker, with millions of players each day, is the most popular Texas Hold'em game on Facebook and the third-most popular game overall.

Hmmm...

2010-10-13T22:10:00.000-07:00

Break Time...

I am sitting here online taking a pretty boring course for the most part, but I just read this little sentence and I had to do a double take. I need to make a copy of this and keep it in my wallet, so that when I get a job and they try to tell me during my performance review that constructive criticism is helpful, I can share with them that it's NOT...

Communication

Communication is the Key to strong, healthy relationships.

Positive Listening

•Pay attention to both the words and the feelings
•Avoid being distracted when you are listening to someone
•Listen without becoming defensive
•Listen without figuring out what you are going to say before they have finished
•Listen with compassion. Understand that each of us has a point of view. We do not have to accept another's as our own. We just have to allow that we each have one.
Ask Questions

•Ask for details and examples. Ask to help clarify what the person is saying.
Give Feedback

Give Feedback

•Positive feedback encourages people. There is no such thing as constructive criticism. All criticism is destructive.

Paraphrase

•Telling the other person how you interpreted what they said
Perception Checking

•People have different perceptions of the same thing. Don't argue about who is right or wrong. Try to understand each other's perception of things.
Describe Behavior

•Give the facts related to the behavior. Don't interpret them.

Interesting huh???? I guess it's a matter of opinion, but I'm being tested on this crap, so for tonight, constructive criticism is a no no.

Anyway, Opie is going to be a turtle for Halloween - he's just too damn cute in his little costume...

Goodnight!

Update

2010-10-12T13:37:00.000-07:00

Here's the latest...

I am loving my car. It's a luxury car and it's in remarkable shape. It has all leather seats, the gas and brake pedals move which is good for me because I have short legs, there is a moon roof (what's the difference between a moon roof and a sun roof??). There is a really nice sound system, everything is automatic, the seats move up and down, back and forth, there's a button to tell me the temperature outside, and it has a lot of pickup! It's a 6 cylinder with a lot of kick. The only thing that sucks it that it has a keyless entry numberpad that I don't know the combination for and the cruise control isn't working either. I utilize cruise control quite a bit, so I'm missing that.

My aunt was here last week. Just her and I went out for thai food one night, and then her and my mom went to the Grand Canyon and to arizona. Origninally I was going to go too, but I changed my mind. I'm knocking out the court stuff I have to do. Today I'm taking an 8 hour class online. I'm trying to get the credit card to go through, but it was declined. It's a good card, it's my parents card, so I'm waiting for my dad to get out of the shower so he can talk to the girl on the phone.

School, well, let's see. I did some research on the school and I found out that it has a pretty bad reputation and it's not accredited. So, I'm still planning on attending, I just need to find a different school. Ugh. So annoying. I keep running into dead ends. I might just have to bite the bullet and go back to college. I wanted to do a technical school, not a college, but I think I'd be wasting my money and college is probably the way to go. What do you guys think??

Update

2010-10-01T18:57:00.000-07:00

I am officially done with almost all of my court appearances. The last one is in December and that's just a quicky followup to make sure I finished everything.

So, this week I was ordered to go to driving school for my ticket. Not a big deal. The class is like 5 hours long and very boring, but I think I won't get any points if I take it.

We just opened my car insurance bill. Not surprisingly, my insurance is going up from $108 a month to $180 a month - ouch!!!!

Good news... I got a new car. It's a Mercury Sable LS premium, it has leather interior, it's silver and it only has 55,000 miles on it. A guy in the community had a heart attack a few weeks ago and died. So, his wife sold the car to us for a really good price!

Here's a picture...

I went to school today to fill out the financial aid paperwork. It's a pain in the ass, but if I can get some help with the tuition, then it will all be worth it.

I have about 3 more weeks until classes start.

Last but not least, I went to the Cannery last night and actually won for a change. I hit 5 out of 5 like six times on four card keno. Good times. I love winning.

Have a good weekend.

here we go again...

2010-09-27T22:37:00.000-07:00

I have yet another court date in a string of court dates tomorrow. This time I'm heading to North Las Vegas courthouse to deal with the tickets I received when I ran the stop sign near my house and the cop took the tags off my car. I think it's just a stop sign ticket, but who knows. Either way, I'm out on bail right now. Yes, that's right, bail. A few weeks ago around midnight two uniformed marshalls showed up at the door to take me to jail for not showing up to court to deal wtih this stop sign ticket. My only choices were to go to north las vegas jail at midnight and stay in there for god only knows how long or to pay $1200 in bail, at my front door. My parents were none too pleased to be awakened by yet another set of police and to have to pay yet another bail. And, who can blame them. So, come hell or high water, my ass will be at court tomorrow no matter what so that my parents can get their money back and I can try to clean up the mess I created over the past year.

After court tomorrow and after we deal with the ticket I got from the accident a few weeks ago, I'm completely trouble free. Finally. And, it's probably a good thing that I don't have a car for a while, that way I can't get any more tickets!

Remind me not to jay walk!! hehe

Anyway, I just picked out a responsible outfit, mapquested the directions, set the alarm and I think I'm good to go.

wish me luck...

Update

2010-09-23T18:03:00.000-07:00

Okay, so here's a quick update on me...

On the upside, I found the missing photo albums in question, yay! And not only that, but I also found a few albums that I didn't know existed. These are really old albums that my parents put together before I was born.

The accident I was in a few weeks ago was pretty bad, both airbags went off and basically my car is totalled. It's been hell living without a car and I don't know when I'll ever be able to get a new one.

I signed up for college again today. The school and the program are similar to the last one I signed up for, but the cost is only half of what the other place was charging, they weren't nearly as pushy and classes don't start for a month, so I'm not feeling as rushed. It's a good thing!

Ummmm, I think I had some other stuff to say, but I started this post a long time ago and then I was interrupted and now I can't remember. Story of my life!

Happy Friday kids.

Yumm

2010-09-10T07:10:00.000-07:00

I've been listening to the Adam Corolla Podcast thie week. I've missed those guys!! They never disappoint. Adam is so smart and funny, and the other two (Teresa and Bald Brian) play so well off each other, as a team, they just work so well. Before I moved out here to Vegas, I was doing some research on Thai food restaurants and I found a great writeup on a place called Lotus of Siam. I've passed the place no less than a hundred times since I've lived here, but I've never eaten there.

Tonight, I'm finally taking the Lotus of Siam plunge. One of my Dutch readers is here in town and we are meeting over at the Venetian tonight and having dinner atht the thai food restaurant. I'm pretty psyched.

Another friend of mine from high school and NSA Work Study days is here in town this weekend too. She's staying at Mandalay Bay and we are going to try to hook up. Busy Busy weekend!

I'm sick to my stomach about this. I'm missing some photo albums and it's driving me nuts. I've been tearing the house apart. I found three albums that I made, but I'm missing like another 4 of them. I just don't know where they could be, but those pictures are irreplaceable. Ugh.

Mystery Solved

2010-09-09T14:38:00.001-07:00

I found out what happened with the clubhouse and the late night phone call...

Okay, so the day after I took my parents to the airport, I got up early the next day to retrieve my phone. I had left it somewhere, who knows, but a friend of mine grabbed it and I was meeting him to pick it up. He's not a good freind, just like someone I know. Anyway, I left the back door open so that Opey could go potty because he hadn't gone yet. Unfortunately, I got in the accident and I was gone a lot longer than 20 minutes like I planned.

So, Opey was in and out barking his little head off and annoying the neighbors. Then, when I finally got home, it was dark, and the trash cans were still outside. So, I grabbed Opey and had him out front with me as I was bringing in the cans. I got sidetracked with him running around, me trying to grab the mail and locking everything up, so I forgot to close the garage door.

I guess, the security guard was walking around the neighborhood and saw the door open at 3 in the morning and he was concerned. So, he called the house. Now, why did he hang up on me when I answered?? That's a good question. I still don't know the reason there. But, he also called my mom the next day to tell her that he called the house at 3 a.m.

So, I get this call from my mom the next day. She hasn't been gone but like 24 hours and the neighbors are freaking calling her to complain that Opey was barking and they were trying to sleep, which, whatever, I got home at like 9, but they go to bed at like 7 or something. So, then, they also told her the garage door was open all night. As if that has anything to do with anyone else here. I mean, how does that affect them in the least??

Drama. It's like High School. I'm telling you, living in a retirement community when you are in your 30's is like, not the wisest thing in the world. These people are bored and nosey and fake and phoney. They are nice to your face and talk about you behind your back.

But, it's not all bad. I mean, it's a nice community, very pretty and clean and safe. Not to mention, when I had the accident, I was stranded over on the other side of town. I never picked up my cell phone, my car was towed away and I didn't even have any cash on me. So, I called the clubhouse here in the community and one of the ladies that works up there was nice enough to come pick me up. I was so grateful.

People in Vegas act as if North Las Vegas is in another state. I had a few people lined up to take me home and when I told them where I lived, they were like "oh, hell no". I even offered someone twenty bucks and they wouldn't do it. Honestly, it's not that far, but it just has this stigma or something.

L.A. Boy were here this weekend. We had fun! I'm hoping he'll be coming into town again this weekend. He's the only person allowed in the house and he's the only person I would even want in the house. So, while he was here, I was looking for the albums I made from like ten years ago. I found three, but I'm missing another 3 or 4 and I'm bummed. I really love those pictures. I'm still looking but it's frustrating. I tried out the scanner today and here's a before and after shot of me and my "enhancements"...

Creepy

2010-09-02T04:28:00.000-07:00

Well, I already typed this once and lost the whole thing when I tried to publish it, so here we go again...

I've had a yucky few days...

I drove my parents to the airport the other day. ON the way home I made a stop and turned off the engine. I forgot that my mom is having battery issues wiht her car. I get back in and the battery is dead. UGH. I Had to get a jump from some stranger. At least it started up after that. Later that same day I lost my cell phone. I called it and someone I know has it. So, I get up today and head across town to pick up my phone and I get in a car accident along the way. Not pretty. Someone went to the hospital, my legs are banged up and they were bleeding from the airbags. My car got towed away. I had to find a ride home from the scene of the accident and you would think that North Las Vegas is in canada or something. People hear those three little words and they are like "oh hell no". I ended up calling the clubhouse here in the community and asking one of my parent's friends to give me a ride.

Speaking of the clubhouse...

IT's 3 in the morning and I'm awake. Why you ask? Well, I got this phonecall on the house phone at 2:50 a.m. The caller I.D. said it was coming from teh clubhouse here in the community. Normally I wouldn't answer the house phone, but I'm like "who the hell is calling here at 3 inthe morning?" I answer it and they hang up! Okay, Creepy! The clubhouse is closed from 9 p.m. - 6 a.m. So, I'm wondering who in the hell is up there and why they are calling here. I thought about calling the guard shack because we have guards 24 / 7, but I had a vision of police officers at the front, calling here to see if I was home so they could come take me to jail. I don't have any outstanding warrants that I know of, but just to be safe, I turned off all the lights and the T.V. and pretended I wasn't home. So, I defintely wasn't calling the guard shack to alert them to the fact that yes, it's Carmen that's home and answered the phone, so come and get me.

Of course, it's 4:30 now so I think I can safely say the police aren't coming to get me. I'm still really perplexed about the 3 a.m. phone call. As long as I've been living here, the phone has never rang that late and I'm pretty sure we never got any prank calls from the clubhouse. CREEPY!! I still might call up to the guard or drive up there when the sun comes up. He needs to tell me if anyone was there at 3 and if he doesn't think anyone was there, I'm going to let him know that someone definitely was there.

I bet you guys thought I forgot about the Emmys Red Carpet. I didn't. I'm just late in putting the post up. But, I'm working on it now so stay tuned...

You guys think of a title and let me know...

2010-08-23T01:32:00.000-07:00

So, as I sit here trying to figure out what I'm going to blog about tonight, my handy dandy blogger tool tells me that this is my 905th post. Very cool! I've been through a lot in the past few years, and at times my writing is inconsistent to put it nicely, but it's my little piece of the internet and I'm glad I have it.

This weekend turned out to be pretty good. L.A. Boy made a surprise visit so I got to spend some time with him. It's always fun when we get together and reminisce about the "good ole days". To be honest, it's pretty amazing that the two of us are alive to tell the tales. I guess we are two of the lucky ones, although sometimes I don't exactly feel lucky.

As we played the "whatever happened to so and so" game last night, quite a few of the people in our group fell into the deceased category. Most of them, no scratch that, All of them did not die of natural causes. There was a suicide, a few accidental overdoses, a brutal murder that made the papers, and that's just in our immediate circle. And then of course, there are a few that ended up spending some time in jail which was inevitable considering the "partying" that we did. Again, I can think of 3 or 4 that did time because of drugs and then another handful that did time in federal prison because of white collar crimes committed. So, yeah, we are lucky to live and tell the stories. But, I guess I'm just a little jealous of the rest of the group, the weekend warriors that were able to party like rock stars on the weekend and then show up bright eyed and bushy tailed for work on Monday. The lucky bastards. That was never my story. Because when Sunday rolled around I was conjuring up a way to keep the party going. I had to figure out which friends were down to hang for another night, who was getting the party favors, where were going to continue the party and how I was going to get out of work on Monday. I could never understand those people that went to bed before the drugs ran out!! And, when I ran across those people, I ran the other way because they made me feel bad about myself. I didn't realize it at the time. If you asked me, I would tell you that those people were lame and that I needed to hangout with people who were fun and knew how to party. And I believed it. Now I realize I was just looking for people as fucked as I was so that I could look in the mirror and believe I was doing okay.

Geez, how did I get on this long winded topic? Oh yeah. L.A. Boy. So, he came to town, it was awesome to see him. Whenever we start talking about the old times I'm able to piece together some of my past. With his memories, my blurry recollections, the pictures we have and tidbits from the rest of the crew, I can start to put the puzzle pieces in place. There is literally two or three years worth of memories that are just like crazy flashbacks I get once in a while. I figure if I can't remember it, then it's probably better that way. What I don't know can't hurt me right?? Not to mention, even if I could remember all of the details, who would believe me anyway??

Okay, enough about that for tonight.

On the VERY VERY bright side... I got through to unemployment on Thursday and I was approved to start collecting again. I should have never stopped receiving it in the first place. But, like I always do, when I should have been facing life head on and calling unemployment to find out what the error message was for, instead, I hid from them and never called them until now. On the up side, this means that I still have many months left which is awesome. On the down side, they lowered the amount that I'm receiving each week because now they are looking at my part time employment instead of the full time job I was originally collecting on. WHATEVER. I'm so happy to be getting a check again, i'm not going to whine about the specifics. Something is definitely better than nothing in this case.

I think that's all for me tonight. I'm going to do some work on my Vegas Locals page though and hopefully I can get that up and running soon! Happy Monday. I guess my East Coast Readers are just getting up for work about now. Good times!