It’s nice when you’re having so much fun, you hardly have time to post. We’ve been quite busy during the last 3 days.

Thursday we went to the LA Galaxy vs. KC Wizards soccer game. It was great! We did the previous tailgating (John’s company’s took care of the BBQ), watched a bunch of crazy girls from a local soccer team arrive in a Hummer limousine (John’s boss’ daughter included) and listened to a local Beatles cover band play. We got excellent seats and even though the Wizards lost, it was awesome. I posted some pictures on Flickr.

Friday I had an appointment at the local USCIS office to get my biometrics done. John said hello to a guy who works there, who turned out to be one of the big latino DJ’s in KC. He told us he was going to be at Caliente (a Cuban restaurant-club) that night, so we decided to go. After the appointment we had lunch at Bravo! at the Zona Rosa, I spent the afternoon playing around with the PC, and around 8 we headed for Caliente, had dinner there, and spent the rest of the evening dancing until 1 a.m. My hips hurt from the workout, but we had a lot of fun.

Yesterday we went to the KC Japan Festival, but we didn’t stay long. I guess I was expecting something different, but I found the different booths way too spread, and there wasn’t anything spectacular. I, however, got my name written in Kanji and managed to come home with a festival t-shirt. I also took photos of that and they are on Flickr.

After the festival we got together with

boadecia

 who suggested a really good place to have mediterranean food, the Aladdin Cafe on 39th street and Wyoming. I had never been to the area before, but it’s a really cool place to hang out. After dinner we decided to take a walk around, visited a couple of stores, and ended up at Wink, a new sex shop whose owner is 

boadecia

’s  friend. It isn’t your regular sex shop, but a place with a lot of taste, and I really liked the fact Elizabeth (the owner) has taken the time to actually research what she’s selling (she’s a sexologist). The rest of the evening was spent playing Cranium and Trivial Pursuit at our place. And yes, there are photos of my Saturday activities, too.

I woke up today at 10, found out John had left to go grocery shopping, and that he started laundry. I didn’t have time to do that during the week with all the appointments and the busy schedule. We’ve been vegging out and watching TV. Now I have to take care of all those clean clothes.

Japan Festival 2007
September 29th, 2007
The Carlsen Center
Johnson County Community College
Overland Park, KS

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I just came back from my appointment with the endocrinologist. She turned out to be this really cool woman from Philippines, who gave me high five when I told her I got re-married. Ha ha ha! She was very nice, very friendly, and she didn’t make me feel like I was a loser with all the health issues I’m dealing with right now. I tend to compare every doctor with the endocrinologist I had in Montreal, who was a total asshat.

Anyway, this is how things went:

1. I’ve lost 5 pounds, go me!
2. I will have to start taking Glucophage because my blood sugar is still high.
3. I will have to start taking medication for my prolactin levels to go down.
4. I will have to attend Diabetes education sessions.
5. I have to schedule a MRI to check my pituitary gland.
6. I’ve lost 5 pounds… Ha ha ha ha! (Just felt like saying it again)

Most people would be discouraged with the amount of medication I have to be on from now, or with the news, etc. But I am not. I am feeling optimistic, and I know that if I’m disciplined I can keep a relatively good health. I will go and drop my new prescriptions at Walgreens (stupid CVS didn’t do it for us, and we had our prescriptions switched), and then I will wait for a brand new FREE glucometer that is coming in the mail probably next week.

Plans for today: We’re going to see the KC Wizards play against the LA Galaxy at Arrowhead tonight. Yippeee! Unfortunately, Beckham is not playing and I can’t brag about seeing him (LOL), but well… Pro Soccer is always fun! It’s a beautiful day, I’m sure it’s going to cool off in the evening, all my camera batteries are re-charged, and I’m ready to have fun.

Off to call for appointment scheduling and whatnots. I hope everyone is having a great day!

John and I followed the premiere of CBS‘ new show “Cane” last night and we loved it. It looks like a latino version of The Sopranos, with all the intrigue, the money, the plots, the dark family history, and that thirst for revenge.

It’s got a great cast, as well, with Hector Elizondo, Jimmy Smith (who I’ve liked since the L.A. Law days), and our very own Colombian Paola Turbay. She actually made a great impression, for she’s not that cutesy beauty pageant contestant I saw in the 90’s, but a great actress who speaks impeccable English.

It was great to see an almost all-latino cast on prime time television. And I’m sure we won’t miss a single episode of what looks like a fantastic saga.

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Today is the perfect day to stay at home and do nothing; it’s been raining since this morning. While I get to stay at home, doing nothing isn’t an option. When Caleb is awake, he practically demands every minute of my time; a crawling baby cannot be left unwatched, or God knows what can happen. And when Caleb is asleep, I have to take care of things at home. But I’m feeling really tired today.

I don’t know if Shayla, our cat, has abandonment issues, but at least once every two weeks she decides she wants to play in our bed at 4:30 a.m. She kneads on my back, she jumps from the headboard, she walks all over us. John doesn’t seem to notice because he is a heavy sleeper, but I am not. The kitty wakes me up at that time, and I cannot go back to sleep, so I just toss and turn in bed until it’s time to start the day. Taking a nap during the day is not a good idea, I will not sleep well at night.

Anyhoo… The day hasn’t been uneventful. John’s mom had an accident this morning. Fortunately it was nothing serious, but she had to go to the hospital for a check-up. Apparently, a truck hit her (or her car) in the parking lot of her workplace, and the guy who was driving seemed to be drunk. John was very worried, especially after his sister didn’t want to give him his mom’s boyfriend’s cellphone number, so I suggested him to call the company she works for and talk to her manager (who we know is good friends with her). She was on her way back to the office when John talked to him.

On other news, I started taking Paxil today. I am not depressed, but anxious. And I don’t know if I have ADD, but it sure feels like it. My concentration sucks, I cannot stay on one conversation topic, and I try to do too many things at once. I told the doctor it was driving me crazy, so she prescribed the Paxil. Let’s see how it goes.

I also started monitoring my blood sugar this morning and I didn’t get a good number when fasting. I am more than sure Dr. Davis is going to prescribe medication for Diabetes. Oh well…. I will see my endocrinologist on Thursday and take care of my glands.

And that’s it for now. I actually want to start watching Princess Tutu, he he he! Thank you, 

pureyaoi

!

This is absolutely disturbing. People are creating fake profiles on Orkut and stealing photos of children from Flickr to add to the profiles. What is it with the insanity, for God’s sake? How deranged can someone be?

This is exactly why I’m against posting public photos of children. It doesn’t matter how cute they are, or how sacred some of us think they are, there will always be some psycho wanting to do disgusting things.

If you are a Flickr user, join the campaign to stop this abuse. Post something about it, do something about it! I hate it when people take photos that DO NOT belong to them and post them in their own sites, especially personal ones. But children? Sick, really sick!

How to help.

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life_at_drift has tagged me, and this is how it goes:

1. List seven habits/quirks/facts about yourself.
2. Tag seven people to do the same.
3. Do not tag the person who tagged you or say that you tag whoever wants to do it.

- I clean up my browser history and cache every night before going to bed. I hate electronic junk.
- I chew on my lip and get pleasure from it sometimes.
- I have to organize the cushions on the sofas every night, or I’ll go to bed feeling moody.
- I always check the mailbox around 1:30, even if I know the mailman hasn’t stopped by.
- I like letting Caleb crawl under my computer chair when I’m working, because he gives me foot massages. LMAO!
- It doesn’t matter how messy my desk is, the pile of papers is always organized.
- I never leave dirty dishes in the sink overnight.

I’m tagging: , , , , ,  and

The Happiness Project has become one of my favourite weblogs, along with others I found thanks to LifeRemix. Gretchen Rubin defines her weblog as follows:

“I’m working on a book, THE HAPPINESS PROJECT–a memoir about the year I spent test-driving every principle, tip, theory, and scientific study I could find, whether from Aristotle or St. Therese or Martin Seligman or Oprah. THE HAPPINESS PROJECT will gather these rules for living and report on what works and what doesn’t. On this daily blog, I recount some of my adventures and insights as I grapple with the challenge of being happier.”

It looks like many people are focused in trying to live healthier, happier, less busy lives. I’m all for it! The more the merrier. And now there is a Facebook group.

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