ReLo'd to BA from SD

'09 halloween: the beginning

2009-10-31T08:11:00.000-07:00

highlighter (or tri-lighter) hottie?!that is sort of the concept.we'll see how this plays out the rest of actual halloween day/night.enjoy the weekend!(2008 halloween offering? ... OVER HERE)

cog: this time, it was the word detail

2009-10-10T00:09:00.001-07:00

cubiapersneeded for my cuburination momenton oct 7th(last time was over here and over here)common demoninator?ponytail gal.key word?DETAIL(out of context, doesn't mean much. within context, it's pee-in-my-pants)thanks, ponytail, for the chuckles this week.very, VERY much needed and welcomed.XOXOXO!!!

2009-10-03T08:51:00.000-07:00

today iscal's homecomingcal v. usctwo years ago i took my friend joanne to her first cal football game ... OVER HERE documents her virgin-voyage.this season, cal's showing as follows ...and despite the obvious chatter about cal's game last weekend, today perhaps will be THE DAY that we beat U$C.top or bottom, anyone?what say you?tailgate crawling, anyone?!see ya!

mcgayver or macgyver? ...

2009-10-01T14:30:00.000-07:00

problem ... the floor easels do NOT have the proper holders for displaying poster boards.solution ... binder clips.other considerations ...diameter - diameter of easel leg determines whether a medium, large or uber-mega binder clip is used.fashionista - we only had black clips. if this trend continues, may consider silver and brass clipsposter board - featherweight or weighty? featherweight works

haiku on the run at harris ranch?

2009-09-30T07:19:00.000-07:00

at harris ranch for a couple of nights. a couple people were inspired upon our arrival lunch ...harris ranch here nowbeef o' plenty - live and deadoh - smell of money?!oh moose on the wallsweet potato fries are herei pet you - cow chairmaybe more later ... or not?

r|break: not to wear out loud ... ?!

2009-09-27T08:28:00.000-07:00

today's tank tee(under my hoodie)during my comp time stint ...so stop with the #11 (!), misters ... ha!meanwhile ...next weekend is cal v. usc(our homecoming!!!!) enjoy your weekend!

r|break: saturday morn fiber break - i love you more than ...

2009-09-26T08:37:00.001-07:00

so it has been a while since a saturday morning fiber break where you can provide feedback or ponder.fiber break ... that special several minutes in the morning when you just ... just can be you and have your special moment (or moments). so for today's fiber break ... revisiting and adding on to -i love you more than .... grits at rudy's . happy hour with the gals .. watching glee . pressing

r|breathe: cubraffiti ...

2009-09-25T06:37:00.000-07:00

cubraffiti ... "graffiti" in a cubester's squalor.sometimes, when i am on the phone and need a mental break (because to whomever i am talking is unhappy, near yelling, angry, or snarky - or perhaps needs a dose of my cubraffit), i stare at my cubraffiti section of my cubicle. and i am reminded of the following ...adolfo girala - i have postcards with images of some of his paintingskelly

(re)r|break is an r|psa: sat morn fiber break

2009-09-19T08:16:00.000-07:00

this is a (re)post ... from back in may '09 (over here) when ponytail clued a few cubesters into, apparently, an "international" event ... have at it!however, today (09/19) my "new" pirate name ... murderous alison(oh! sadly, our captain, ponytail,was not around on sept 18, so we'll have to partake next year,or perhaps when captain ponytail returns ...we'll figure something out)on friday,

cCacao clan: mia culpa on posts

2009-09-13T11:15:00.000-07:00

i am very (VERY!) behind on my cCacao posts with my last post over here (~ 3 weeks ago) about the scam sh** and a more traditional post (aka last login) over here (more than 1 month ago) about the metrics (e.g., clickety-clack, yippity-yap, blah-blah).PENDING math is fun ... i'll get to posting current stats when i get on-line. maybe i'll finally do another vlog. who knows?voices in my head on

seas6reality: for my soul sistah ...

2009-09-10T21:32:00.000-07:00

... who is out in vermont. shout out!!!(inside joke: "oh, I had an ATM scam, now I can only get money from the bank, oh yeah, and you know the bay bridge is closed for three days, and it is a holiday weekend " ... *sniff*sniff* do I smell scam!) although i'm still quite a bit behind on posting the seas6reality tv show sh**, i am reminded of the lovin' from harold's girl. so here y'go ...yes, i

"MINE!" ... rudy's me with some pork ribs, dude!

2009-09-07T15:26:00.001-07:00

july 23 din-din ... i loves me my rudy's (... as in rudy's can't fail | cafe OVER HERE)as a kick-start ... for getting the season 6, reality tv frivolity started for top chef and project runway, i found pics for a din-din moment in time way-back in july where rollercoaster man (AND gadgetman) were NOT (and i repeat NOT) sharin' their pork ribs lovin' with me.(pictured is rollercoaster man)say

r|break: home-cooked meal time?!

2009-09-03T07:51:00.001-07:00

time to do a little home-cookin'with some food lovin'!!!(click on image ... supercook: recipe search by ingredients you have at home) thanks to au who had shared ..."Plugged "tuna steaks" and "mango" into www.supercook.com to find a recipe and made the most delicious mango salsa and tuna dish last night. I have made every meal for the past week from this website. It is truly a gift from heaven

r|break: this past friday afternoon ...

2009-08-30T21:16:00.000-07:00

aug 28th, i was a cog ...and a miracle was performed by many!!!... and once againponytail and l.a.g. cheered egged watched me press the buttonand cuburination!!! (1st time, over here)mission accomplished - now where are mycubiapers?!

ibillic: course of events & my little web research efforts

2009-08-30T00:01:00.000-07:00

[back story over here about the scam]how it all started to end ... the following are the series of events from last weekend (aug 22/23) regarding the romance scam - and what a weekend it was, closing out the nearly 2 week volley of emails.on the afternoon aug 22 (12:33 pm), i figured out i was a target of an internet dating scam.that same afternoon (2:03 pm), i told/texted some girlfriends i'd

ibillic: and then he said - let's just PRETEND ...

2009-08-26T07:00:00.000-07:00

[back story over here]... he, ibillic (italian born in london living in california), was real and spoke (and wrote) in italian. that said, the last note i received would have looked something like this (according to google language tools over here) IF it were written in italian (and perhaps poor italian) ...[and if you are too lazy to do that cut/paste yourself, at the end of this post is the

cCacao clan: my nigerian prince (aka ibillic) ... got blog fodder?

2009-08-23T09:00:00.000-07:00

my nigerian prince-wannabe-boyfriend(aka ibillic) is in trouble.spare some change?"... Honey can you help me with this? if you can't just know that i will understand, i am just trying my luck anywhere... a drowning man will clutch at any thing so please if you can help me then that means that you will have to do a westernunion money transfer of exactly $1850 to J***s Fisher in Beijing China who

all that matters before i leave san diego

2009-08-17T10:16:00.000-07:00

as if there is anything else that matters ... ... because there isn't.

a l'il mia & my biennial mecca in august/september?

2009-08-12T06:08:00.000-07:00

last year ... i had THESE PLANS (sept 2008) and that (and more) is what i did.two years ago (aug 2007) - THIS.this year ... i am headed back to SD for several days. unlike having plans in the past 2 years, i am just going. i gotta gets my ass outta the BA. plans? i dunno.aug 12 ... driving down to kettleman city for some work (and hope to meet an old friend before heading into the work stuff this

cCacao+ clan: month 2 + heading into week 2 (400?!)

2009-08-02T23:55:00.000-07:00

last login ... was a very (!) quick one last week OVER HERE. this, too, shall be quick. closed out at 2 yippity-yap | 9 clickety-clack | 19 tbd | 351 closed. starting out this evening ... there are 8 clickety-clack and 25 tbd (with 362 zippity-zap'd). i have spent the week NOT pressing that crack-button and decided this evening that i would. (the 7 per day rate has dramatically reduced over the

r|break: today ...

2009-07-29T21:41:00.001-07:00

i was a cog ...... andponytail watched me pee my pants!!!cuburination: pee-your-pants moment by a cubestertoday was a good day!(thanks ponytail!!! we shall celebrate june july 29as the anniversary date of literally crying tears of absurdity.)

cCacao clan: month 2 starts with this quick check-in ...

2009-07-26T23:35:00.000-07:00

last login ... was last week OVER HERE after a nearly 1 month hiatus of posting update. and as of the last post, stats were at 2 yippity-yap | 14 clickety-clack | 15 tbd (with 319 zippity-zap'd).starting out this evening ... there are 8 clickety-clack and 27 tbd (with 338 zippity-zap'd). i decided to "press the button" and behold (!) - make that 33 tbd. so let's get a crackin' on the triage.

bliss + mimoco ...

2009-07-21T20:38:00.000-07:00

... equals?yes! i posted a little something about bliss back OVER HERE, for which she is 1 of 100 ford fiesta agents OVER HERE (#14)! i love (love -LOVE!!!) that she chose the mimobot mission (who the f**k wouldn't?!) ... i loves it almost as much as i love ramona (#398). oh, the memories when i first met her!!! time to fall in love with another mimobot, eh?! bliss-mimo-MINE!!!Q: how happy was i

cCacao+ clan: it will be nearly 2 months ...

2009-07-19T18:25:00.000-07:00

... since the whole clickety-clack, yippity-yap, zippity-zap and peek-ity-boo. in other words, i've been keeping some friends (from over here) updated about the on-line world for which they may live vicariously, as well as have a little insight to my quirky ba dating activities. and though i wasn't intending to jump into another update, i figured it has been quite sometime since i've posted an

curse or blessing: who'd have thunk ...

2009-07-14T23:08:00.000-07:00

... that nearly 25 years later, i'd be reunited with a college chemE buddy (man-with-hat) under circumstances that were somewhat reminiscent of nearly 25 years ago? curse or blessing?!?!jeez louise man-with-hat ... when ya coming back to visit the bay area so my "social" life can pick-up (no pun intended) some more?!two data points ... when man-with-hat is around, perhaps similarities in the

i got validated ...

2009-07-14T05:50:00.000-07:00

... last wednesday(or officially july 8)backstory? oh yes!!!(there indeed is a backstory)

r|break: saturday morn fiber break

2009-07-11T05:45:00.000-07:00

shirlsd is the alert reader in cubeopolis... details OVER HEREfun times ALL OVERback story-ish for THIS fiber break ... it's simple. i adore spinning girl from afar. and after a quick look-see this morn ('cuz i've been a bit dormant on catching up on blogs), as always - a little gem. endure this video fiber break (also more here) ... it is worth it -always fun stuff at spinning

r|break: more not cubelabras

2009-07-03T14:33:00.000-07:00

the first installation of not cubelabras (vs. cubelabras) was OVER HERE. turns out, there is more cubeopolis info. i never thought there would be a second installation. (how short-sighted of me) round two ..."After the replacement of toilets in the women’s bathroom and replacement of flow valves in the men’s bathroom, various complaints about the toilet operation were sent in by employees.

r|magnet revisited

2009-06-29T10:26:00.000-07:00

although today was intended to be a real day off from cubeopolis ...... it has turned into a get-your-shit-together (and make sure that some asshat is not successful at identity theft day ... oh! THAT **and** get your fried pc hard drive fixed day).meanwhile ...shiny penny me.

r|break: fiber break (re)post from ~3 dust bunny months ago

2009-06-21T08:34:00.000-07:00

ears for july? ... someone from cubeopolis (albeit, not the cubeopolis which i reside) asked me if i was going to wear july 4th ears comparable to my desperate effort to win a piece of artwork several months ago. sadly, the answer may be yes. no contest needed. just any reason to bring in frivolity to the squalor i call my cubicle and the surrounding area known as cubeopolis. (btw, more

r|breathe: sometimes you just don't know

2009-06-19T05:00:00.000-07:00

my friend, iris, wrote to her on-line journal back in oct '08 (OVER HERE). she reminds me that today is a good day.very early this morning at 1:19 am, she shared ...The time has finally come for me to travel back to Indianapolis to receive my first new treatment and care so I completed the blood work and EKG.Hotel reservation and flight arrangements moving full speed ahead then I receive a call

r|break: mid-week fiber break

2009-06-18T06:14:00.000-07:00

apologies for the total hiatus. just a bit of time management issues, y'know. but for a mid-week fiber break, here y'go - for pho queen.i likes me my homer!(i would've liked to find a clip on JUST the MUUMUU. oh well.)UPDATE:score!oooh! ... i want OVER HERE or HERE!

cCacao+ clan: start of week 4

2009-06-13T11:00:00.000-07:00

last login ... was QUITE a bit ago - for graphical geek stuff OVER HERE and for a bit of a week 2 digest OVER HERE. as of starting this post, the ending stats (of what seemed to be yesteryear) are -WHAT WAS THEN ... 7 clickety-clack : 28 tbd : 66 zippity-zapTHIS IS FOR NOW ... 17 clickety-clack : 47 tbd : 95 zippity-zap yippity-yap ... NEWSFLASH!!! - got an AUDIBLE yippity-yap! have

r|break: sunday morn (re)fiber break (... a repost)

2009-06-07T16:37:00.000-07:00

last weekend's sunday fiber break is OVER HERE. this weekend's fiber break is a repost. yesterday, i watched land of the lost with gadget man. a bit of a twist, i'd say (will ferrell style), to the saturday morning memories i had of chaka and the rest of the land of the lost crew. nevertheless ... (re)enjoy.(repost)sleestak me! ... in preparation for anyone revisting the childhood saturday

cCacao+ clan|break: how many per day ...

2009-06-04T20:27:00.001-07:00

how many tbd maybe clickety-clackshave i received over the past 13 days?approximately 7 per day(some data missing.i should have a total of ~103, but oh well. who's really counting anyway?)

cCacao+ clan: week 2 - day after hump day

2009-06-03T04:06:00.000-07:00

last login ... monday evening over here. 6 clickety-clack:20 tbd. and now the following is a kind of digest about activities of week 2 through morning after hump day (aka thursday morn).week 2 (day 11, tues morning) ... early login. starting out? 9 clickety-clack:24 tbd. i got another 7 tbd. (rate IS about 7 a day.) i turned off the "receive new tbd" feature. 1 new tbd closed me out; 1 old tbd

cCacao+ clan: week 2 begins with a change of pace

2009-06-01T19:59:00.000-07:00

last login ... just this monday morning over here with 5 clickety-clack: 22 tbd.week 2 (day 10 early eve login) ... well, i had to login, if i'm to stay true to this morn's statement. i got a clickety-clack (with 2nd questions clickety-clack person). this means that each of us made it through each others gauntlet of questions. neither of us got multiple-choice-itis, were dismayed by must have/

cCacao+ clan: week 2 begins with a change of pace

2009-06-01T05:40:00.000-07:00

last login ... sunday evening over here with 5 clickety-clack:15 tbd.week 2 change of pace ... i decided, given the level of effort of daily login, recap and details to the fbook cCacao clan (not to mention other stuff i have going on in my life away from a computer), week 2 is about doing a login only when there are email notifications. this means a login - when there are new matches just to

cube-alabras ... where have you been?!

2009-06-01T00:01:00.000-07:00

¿dónde están mis cube-alabras?que est que c'est? cube-alabras?!it will be nearly one year since adding to the list of cube-alabras, aka words (palabras) about cubicle life. here are the four batches since last july '08pre-voyage ~ 2 mos after starting at cubeopolis over herebatch 1 maiden voyage over here where cubic hair was introduced.batch 2 over here where cubeturbation (multiple definitions

cCacao+ clan: day 9, the weekend ends

2009-05-31T19:29:00.000-07:00

last login ... logged in at a normal morning time on sunday over here just to check-in on the closing stats of 5 clickety-clack:19 tbd.sunday early evening ... i received a notification (email) that i got a response from 1 clickety-clack. checked it out. stats just BEFORE a more thorough review? just checking in. stats? 4:18. ...1 closed me out; i closed 1 clickety-clack (at the must have/

cCacao + clan|break: peanut gallery remarks ...

2009-05-31T09:30:00.000-07:00

last login ... logged in early a.m. on sunday for the saturday events over here. closing stats at 5 clickety-clack:19 tbd. current stats on a sunday morn before farmers market? (i'd expect them to remain the same.) ditto. so this is just a little share.a login-buddy offered up the following 2 possible pre-selected Qs. when speaking of the multiple choice questions (1st set) and open ended

r|break: sunday fiber break

2009-05-31T08:52:00.000-07:00

sleestak me! ... in preparation for anyone revisting the childhood saturday morning t.v. show favorite (back in the day sans remote channel changer-majiggy and there were dials on a t.v., so my brother and i took turns changing channels) that has been turned into a feature film, visit ...the theme song and video clip(HINT: maybe you know the secerts behind the damn crystals?!)and spinning girl's

cCacao+ clan: day 8, the weekend begins

2009-05-31T01:30:00.000-07:00

last login ... logged in last night (yes, on a friday night) over here. closing stats at 7 clickety-clack:16 tbd.saturday morn ... just checking in. stats? 5:17. ... two closed me out. a new reason beyond other ... i have too much happening in my life at the moment. i hit the find new matches and what d'ya think happened? (my guess is no matches or less than 7. the rate of matches cannot

r|break is an r|psa: sat morn fiber break

2009-05-30T07:55:00.000-07:00

on friday, september 18 (2009), at least three cubesters will partake in the advance celebration of the september 19th annual (and international) talk like a pirate day (TLAPD).preparations in motion ... it's not yet certain how this will unfold because the three cubesters - ponytail, l.a.g. (who has graduated to become a sass, such as myself - so she can proudly carry around a bag of chips), and

cCacao+ clan: day 7 evening

2009-05-29T21:40:00.000-07:00

last login ... logged in yesterday twice over here for part i and part ii with ending stats at 3 clickety-clack:20 tbd.day 7 evening ... well, i got 8 more matches since yesterday. and i'm starting out my evening at 4 clickety clack:24 tbd (and 31 closed, which means a total of 59 matches to date) have 1 new clickety-clack and 3 people closed me out. the reasons cited besides other include ...

cCacao+ clan: day 6 part ii

2009-05-28T22:00:00.000-07:00

part i is over here. i'm tired, already, but i'll manage. lights flashing.intermission overchanged my mind about dinner. (in other words, too lazy to drive) cooked and finished my dinner, along with a little less than half of the napoleon dessert. getting sleepy, and it's not even 9:30.day 6 evening experience ... post will be much (MUCH) briefer, and i'll post more on the weekend 'cuz i promised

cCacao+ clan: day 6 part i

2009-05-28T19:45:00.000-07:00

last login ... logged in last night (over here) with ending stats at 3 clickety-clack:17 tbd. this post will be split into two parts ... i logged on twice in the evening.day 6 - prepping ... i'm typing this part the morn before work, so it will be a quick login. i decided to press the "find new matches". what d'ya think happened? were there 7 new matches? wanna do the math yourself?the result -

r|break: mid-week fiber break

2009-05-28T00:27:00.000-07:00

thanks to a handful of friends who have sent over this video clip (over here).yup, i've got a first generation hybrid. some old posts with my car, aka iceT ...decal dish for that hov lane (over here)oops! gotta get some gas (over here)behind the wheel (over here)enjoy the rest of the week!

cCacao+ clan: day 5 evening closeout

2009-05-27T23:45:00.000-07:00

last login ... logged in yesterday (over here) with ending stats at 3 clickety-clack:14 tbd.day 5 - prepping ... in the morn, had 7 new matches, thus resulting in 3 clickety-clack:21 tbd (with the 20 closed out remaining). rather than take any action, i decided to wait until this evening and it a few of the newbies login, i predict at least 3 will close me out, although possibly a total of 5. i

cCacao+ clan: day 4 interim evening

2009-05-26T22:15:00.000-07:00

last login ... was (kinda) yesterday evening over here: 3 clickety-clacks:7 tbd. i logged in one more time last night. i wanted to see if hitting the button find new matches actually resulted in more matches. outcome after the 60-seconds countdown on the site? ... 7 new matches. so in theory, if none of the new 7 closed me out, i'd have 3 clickety-clacks: 14 tbd.day 4, evening ... i'm starting

tfshow ... will be a no show

2009-05-26T01:04:00.000-07:00

the fashion show, aka tfs ?!?!? blech!(OVER HERE on bravoTV's site)(recent NYP article) well, it's not happening ... there is not frivolity in cubeopolis, and i won't be blog hunting & gathering (bhg) for the fashion show recaps. why not? simply put - two staples of the bhg efforts will NOT be recapping tfs - daviddust and the minx. and that makes for no fun.what happened in cubeopolis? ... not

cCacao+ clan: day 3 evening closeout

2009-05-25T23:20:00.000-07:00

last login ... was just this morn over here: 2 clickety-clacks:12 tbd. i figured i'd go ahead and login tonight, so i can procrastinate a bit this evening. and i'm not planning to login in the mornings.day 3 in the evening ... still have 2:12; no changes since this morn. here goes what's up.i decided to review the 12 to see what action i'd take - basically, who would i close out. and then i

cCacao+ clan: day 3 & math for stats

2009-05-25T11:30:00.000-07:00

math is fun ... i'll post stats for the days that i login. info will include number of new matches, how many remain, who i have clickety-clack (aka typing stuff at each other, aka communicating), closed out matches, etc.recap day 2 (over here) as an example ... shortly after day 1 began, 7 matches upon authorization of gadget man's credit card purchase. day 2 (morning), a total of 19. by the time

cCacao+ clan: and it begins

2009-05-24T10:30:00.000-07:00

as promised to the cCacao clan of friends (and then some - over in vermont!), aka those with whom i had saturday breakfast back on march 7 during the whirlwind weekend over here for line up and a few pics over here. vicarious living for you ... i'll (politely) share my adventures as the 40-something single gal whose cCacao "sponsor" pony-up'd coin for an on-line dating/matchmaking service.* posts

star trek meets LOST (and then some)

2009-05-18T17:30:00.000-07:00

a bit of a step up ... from the bravoTV the fashion show & sundance channel green porno mashup over here. having NOT YET seen star trek but having seen other references ... enjoy! (also OVER HERE) "jesus, keebler elf - get over it already!">p, b!

r|break: sunday fiber break (a l'il pg-13)

2009-05-17T18:45:00.000-07:00

oh the trials of talking about "heading downtown with petula*." given this is the sunday fiber break, current's sarah haskins incorporated a reference to moses (y'know, a bit of a religious reference) ... so here we go (OVER HERE ... and down "there" - in a manner of speaking)uhm(?) and "thanks!" to dean iguana ...... for bringing this to my attention.(... alpaca - heehee)*[petula-challenged?go

bravoTV meets the sundance channel ...

2009-05-15T00:01:00.000-07:00

aka the fashion show meets green porno ...yup, a mash-up of the fashion show designers (bios OVER HERE) and each one's green porno name.it's episode 2 of the fashion show, and it's not clear if the cubesters (and virtual cubesters) are gonna play (like 'splained OVER HERE).meanwhile, after watching episode 2 of tfshow and trying to think up good monikers for the designtestants (... of which i

velvet diamondback is tired of waiting ...

2009-05-13T22:23:00.000-07:00

... for YOUR green porno namehaley hindgut did ... so(!) from monday's post OVER HERE, head over to THIS LINK (or click the image to the right) for your green porno name or ... perhaps don't head over there, and i will help ya out -dean iguana ... we shall call you fiji fancybranchpho queen ... we shall call you thelma sixbarha gow ... we shall call you henrietta humpbackharold's girl ... we

r|break: (re)post from ... 11 may 08

2009-05-11T23:10:00.000-07:00

same time last year ... (last year's original post over here)green pornoby isabella rossellini. earthworm . dragonfly . bee . firefly .. snail . spider . fly . praying mantis .and for THIS year, there is more from season 2! ... introducing rossellini's thoughts on - limpet, starfish, vaginas & penises, anglerfish, barnacle, and whale.last year ... sacto floyd (aka dean iguana)

r|break: sunday morn fiber break ?

2009-05-10T09:45:00.000-07:00

twitter ... i'm not, friends are, and that's OK.facebook ... i am, friends are, and that's OK, also.in a sunday fiber break about a month ago OVER HERE, shared a clip about deleting a friend on facebook. this month's social network fiber break share? clips from current tv & chelsea lately.from current tv's "twouble with twitters" OVER HERE ..."... with detached, bite-sized, yippity-yap ... "and

r|break: saturday afternoon fiber break

2009-05-09T18:16:00.000-07:00

three weeks ago, the saturday morn fiber break share wasmr. red egg at paddy's 2nd annual young artist faire"mr. red egg eats a path of cereal at cerealandbecause he is hungry."these are two more faves of the youth's offerings.although the faire has ended, you can still head over to paddy's coffee for liquids and munchies.

the hot drink of choice ...

2009-05-07T00:00:00.000-07:00

... as i deal with an ick-sick cough i had (which resulted in my just not going to work for a day - also 'cuz of the l'il kinda throwing up a bit) is this syrupy thing in warm/hot water ... nin jiom pei pa kao ... explained nicely HERE and HERE. (or check out the nin jiom site).be thankful i've spared you a pic of the ick-sick gunk (well, i didn't spare gadget man, but oh well - if you wanna see

it's that time of (mid)-year ...

2009-05-06T17:07:00.000-07:00

... so i decided to do a general 'google search' onperformance reviews and here are the clips i have to offer.(meanwhile, this reminded me a little aboutwhat r|interns did back in SD - over here - the self-evaluation,aka an-excuse-to-get-beer-and-or-dessert-and-or-wine) ...a quickie, at first (over here) ...and for my buddy, harold's girl - to help out with her crush on hugh, another perspective

r|break: wednesday fiber break

2009-05-06T11:28:00.001-07:00

as a comment to a previous saturday eve fiber break post over here, (the "i love you more than ..." post), enjoy this clip below (also over here).happy hump day ...(too obvious of a pun for a wednesday, i know, but it is wednesday)p.s. i love you more than ... i hate being nearly ready to head out the door for work this morn and then seeing yuck-gunk 'cuz of being ick-sick in my sink. (TMI? oops!

r|vote: sunday morn cubester shout out

2009-05-03T10:15:00.000-07:00

it's THAT time, AGAIN - realityTV meets cubeopolis ... or rTV|cubeopolis.[WARNING: this post is freakin', crazy, outta control, hyperlink hell!]the current offering is a designtestant realityTV show on bravoTV (uhm - surprise??!?!?!) - the first of the two this summer.the fashion show, aka tfs (OVER HERE on bravoTV's site)(recent NYP article)to watch or not to watch? ... of the astounding 3 (

tree planting fun ...

2009-04-28T07:07:00.000-07:00

... and sentimental, to say the least.memorial... i took half-day off from work to spend the yesterday afternoon at cal for the memorial tree planting for my friend jengyee and to reconnect with friends and family of jengyee.tree me ... the tree is located just outside of Cal's new CITRIS building (more over here about CITRIS) and across (diagonally) from etcheverry.the bit of a cold day was

r|break: i've been missing san diego ...

2009-04-26T09:00:00.000-07:00

... with its wonderful weather, easy to get out & about around its here & there-ness, and friends.where am i? ... admittedly, lately there are weekends when i wake up and start thinking of things to do - forgetting i'm in the bay area and planning to head to places as if i'm living in san diego. whoops! but i do loves me my bay area and i just misses me my san diego ... and spending time with

r|break: saturday eve fiber break (re)post-ish

2009-04-25T19:53:00.000-07:00

... let me count the ways.lots of pondering and activities going on back in february '09. and recently, continued pondering and more activities (life & stuff). all this pondering and this morning's simple, enjoyable morning chat and check-in with my friend, harold's girl, and restarting breakfast/brunch with gadget man reminded me of a post from a couple of months ago ... to which i've added more

r|break: pre-saturday fiber break (re)post-ish ...

2009-04-24T22:50:00.000-07:00

... bromance. a little reading and visiting of an old post.this pre-saturday fiber break is a result of a few recent chats (some serious and some not-so-serious) with barista boy, reg, TBCS, gadget man, and ponytail gal about the concept of bromances. (urbandictionary: bromance). here are two food-for-thought, somewhat-related-to-bromance reads for you - an article in sfgate from a couple of days

r|enviro: uhm, y'don't say 'bout CO2?

2009-04-22T21:14:00.000-07:00

... i'm a bit speechless. (there's a rare occasion!) so to quote my friend paddy ... "No comments either way, but this really is a piece in obfuscation :)"head over to the nytimes green inc blog OVER HERE. -Boehner: Calling Carbon Dioxide Dangerous Is ‘Almost Comical’ (quite the boehner clip interview)and if you haven't heard, epa had a bit of an announcement last friday - EPA

r|vote? ... what to watch, oh! what to watch?!

2009-04-21T17:15:00.000-07:00

oh that bravotv ...!!! you are scaring me with your upcoming line-up o' many, many shows. read about the line-up on the LA Times blog OVER HERE. and if you are too lazy to head over to the la times blog link (... ya lazy ass) - here are the title of the new shows -the fashion show (over here at bravotv)top chef masters (over here at bravotv... premieres june 10)launch my line ... read about it

just a short tía...

2009-04-19T20:38:00.001-07:00

...my soon-to-be 9 year old niece has proven to me that i am kinda, sorta short.she is all but 4 inches shorter than me.(photo not to scale, needless to say)and i am a proud, short tía!

r|break: sunday morn fiber break

2009-04-19T09:44:00.000-07:00

this morn's fiber break is a "share" ... at a local, indie coffee place, in collaboration with the l'il local city, paddy's is hosting the 2nd annual young artists faire. just a little sample (and one of my faves!) of one of the youth's offering ...mr. red egg"Mr. Red egg eats apath of cereal at cerealand because he is hungry."(enjoy! and visit paddy's)

r|break: saturday night liquid friends

2009-04-18T22:32:00.000-07:00

as events continue through the weekend (mentioned in this previous post), not more than one minute passed after i walked through the doorway ... and a shot of corzo (gold) with a hypnotiq chaser was offered up. down they went. later ... a couple more shots (corzo) offered through the evening.called it an early eve 'cuz still have lots going on to get my weekend errands done and to prep for the

in memory of jengyee: april 27 tree planting at Cal

2009-04-18T14:59:00.000-07:00

as part of the continued memorial efforts for jengyee liang, there is a tree planting ceremony and an early dinner shortly thereafter on monday, april 27 - that will be held at the UC Berkeley campus. (other posts about jengyee and the feb 22 memorial service over here.)from the evitefor the tree planting ceremony ...To commemorate Jengyee's lasting devotion to Cal, a beautiful California live

r|break: saturday morn fiber break

2009-04-18T00:01:00.000-07:00

i have loves me my ren & stimpy! so this morn's video clip fiber break has been poached (from here) and presented below ...The Top 5 Ren and Stimpy Moments of All Time - The best bloopers are hereand if you weren't aware, check out john kricfalusi's blog and search for your happy happy joy joy moments and then some!!!

r|break: liquid friends from yester eve, a repost, and just remembering ...

2009-04-17T09:05:00.000-07:00

... and i'll see liquid friends anda few others again this weekend!milagro10 caneit has felt like a LONG and FUZZY week ... and the coming weekend will continue to add to the events of this week.today is the 7-year anniversary ... of my dad dying, so i have revisited this dec 2008 post (which includes as link to the eulogy) and for a variety of reasons, i also have taken a well-needed day off

r|break: sunday night fiber break

2009-04-13T00:01:00.000-07:00

so the facebook story goes ... within the 1st week of reluctantly (although rather curiously) joining facebook last september, i casually friended a childhood friend (at the suggestion of a mutual childhood friend) and then i was summarily unfriended by that childhood friend - all within 3 days.this current tv clip ... reminded me of that "remove" move (albeit uneventful).(chuckle - chuckle)last

(re)happy easter

2009-04-12T00:05:00.000-07:00

have a great easter sunday wait ... i mean -happy easter greeting ...enjoy!

pr6-ish or tfshow1? ... weekend fiber break quandry

2009-04-12T00:01:00.000-07:00

project runway's last season 5 (aka pr5air) ... captured a few cubesters' attention as memorialized in blog posts over here. the frivolity started out back in october/november 2007 - as memorialized over here. (oh! those were some NUTTY times!)in short, each week, several cubesters (and a few virtual players) guessed who would win & lose. points were allotted for bragging rights at the end of

r|break: saturday morn fiber break (with star trek)

2009-04-11T13:05:00.000-07:00

still recouping from last week's ick-sick, so i am passing time on-line. as i did when the simpsons movie came out, i created an avatar over here and came up with this. and 'cuz i watch south park, i did this over here. (links in the post)what's next? ... may 8.star trek!"... enlist in star fleet." the "text to speech" that i chose?"west coast dust bunny - represent. > p, b."your turn to trek

r|enviro: utot(-ing) moo cows?

2009-04-06T23:31:00.000-07:00

... feed 'em fish oil. (urbandictionary: utot)from mother jones - Easy Fixes: Fish Oil Curtails Cow Fartsfrom npr's climate connections - In a Cow's Stomach, Novel Approach to Warmingahhh ... (errr ... moo)memories from halloween '08

r|psa: much less sick today & a bit of a wiser driver ...

2009-04-05T20:18:00.000-07:00

... after my weekend of being less sick and taking advantage of on-line (rather than in person) traffic school.why traffic school? ... because i went a tad bit faster (42 mph v. 25 mph) through the fastrak toll lane back in october. oops - my bad.nuggets from the on-line course? ... here are just a few that i enjoyed (some funny haha & some aha moments, kinda sorta) -ON HEADLIGHTS - You must have

r|sick-day: ... still - but got flowers waiting for me at cubeopolis

2009-04-04T14:15:00.000-07:00

thanks to jolli-E ... (jolli-E was one of my first coffee buddies - and photog - when i started working in cubeopolis!) cubeopolis had an effort this past work week where cubesters could give flowers to other cubesters.meanwhile, still recouping ... from the gunk & sh** in my lungs, so my weekend's best friend remains the hankscraft steam vaporizer as featured over here.oh, and THANKS (!!!) ...

my bestest ever friend ...

2009-04-01T15:05:00.000-07:00

... this week.a totally old school, hankscraft steam vaporizer.gimme some ... vicks ... electricity ... water ... patience ... and more vicks - and i'm having a party of hacking in my family room - all for the betterment of health.meanwhile, i live with the happy-happy joy-joy memory of last week's blogger of the week.and i'm gleeful that daviddust got to see anderson cooper interview a few

r|break: dust blogger of the week (yippee!)

2009-03-25T00:01:00.000-07:00

although i didn't score artwork as part of daviddust's recent contest, i did have fun dragging my bunny ears and ass around work, downtown sf, and the east bay.[click on image for david's post]congrats to mark in de for the win!!!so for dust bunnies that have visited from ddust's blog ... thanks for taking the time. and know that i do have LOTS OF LOVE FOR DAVID!!!a little about me ... admittedly

raviolo hearts halo-halo ...

2009-03-24T12:06:00.000-07:00

... in that "i like puppies" kind of way (i think.)i have been called cuckoo, and i like it 'cuz raviolo said so, and halo-halo **hearts** raviolo, even when there is just a smidge of guac left after a hearty maya lunch - ahem ...! (and yes, i've changed my topchefrivolity icon for the "real stuff"; no longer the yum roasted chicken picture from versaille)... tick-tock for thatl'il dust bunny

i have some blank walls & i want art (!!!) ...

2009-03-23T22:14:00.000-07:00

... actually, i just needed an excuse to break out the next set of ears sooner than later. 1st set of ears - st. valentine. 2nd set of ears - st. pat. (next set of ears - st. harvey!)along came this reason to goof around a l'il bit at work and around downtown SF opportunity.who came to the rescue?! ... DAVID DUST!!! in short, all i had to do for a chance to win some cool art:picture of selfbonus

r|break: pre-work-week fiber break

2009-03-22T22:05:00.000-07:00

mister wetpets, huh?applicable requirementsoversight permits(yes, this is an insider thing.neither ponytail nor shirlsdwill ever hijack a meeting.your turn?! over here.)

r|break: one more shamrock ears pic

2009-03-20T20:18:00.001-07:00

this past st. pat's, ears were not just for outdoors but for indoors around cubeopolis.fabulous!(and now ... ears have been retired for another year.)

r|break: mid-week fiber break for bliss (!!!)

2009-03-19T00:01:00.000-07:00

watch it,enjoy it,rate it,AND leave a comment for blissat her FORDtastic Voyage: Fiesta Movement video!!!did you leave a comment & rate her video?DO IT!!!(go there now!)> peace, bitch.

st pat meets st valentine ... and then some

2009-03-18T00:01:00.000-07:00

i guess i'm the self-appointed "ears" person in cubeopolis ... as evidenced during the fake holiday known as valentine.(click image on the right)as for yesterday's holiday-ish frivolity, clover ears worn for the occasion - along with a brief encore presentation from the v-day ears.just a few pics from yesterday's walk-about cubeopolis and SF.nothing spectacular.

r|break: three things ...

2009-03-17T00:01:00.000-07:00

three things ... trois . tres . tři . ba . três . tre . drei . tatlo ... STUFF!instructions:copy and paste and change to your own three things ... and as a side note - a while back, i did do a four things (in march '06 'cuz my friend susan tagged me), and it is posted over here on my old blog ... so i've poached a few from the four things - here go the three things -three names i go by:1.

r|break: morning tradition(ish)

2009-03-16T00:01:00.000-07:00

ahhh ...the monday morn pick-me-up!enjoy your week!

r|break: sunday morn fiber break from 2 years ago yesterday ...

2009-03-15T00:01:00.000-07:00

... a chance paths-crossing at the oakland airport mid-march '07.have YOU had any chance encounters?(just something to ponder this morn)original post over here.(reposting below) SD dude in BA at OAK when i got back from DEN "don't you just hate waiting for people?!"i thought it was just the obnoxious smoker that was lurking behind me while i was curbside at

r|break: saturday morn fiber break (includes badger)

2009-03-14T08:36:00.000-07:00

a video clip and reading material for this saturday's fiber break ... this fiber break is tied to a mini-confession (and nothing even scandalous or exciting, really) about some cubeopolis activity. this weekend's fiber break includes a clip to a video (at the very end of this post) and a little read of ...chuck norris factsmini-confession ... this poster resides on the building floor for which i

r|break: pre-weekend fiber break...

2009-03-13T23:01:00.000-07:00

... because harold's girl (aka jenm) and i **heart** the big bang theory, just a clip from this week's episode -i wonder what this episode would be likeif dean iguana(aka sacto floyd)were sandwiched in betweensheldon and raj?! hmmmm?>peace, bitches.

tc5: petering out ...

2009-03-12T06:00:00.000-07:00

... but not forgotten. final scores among the top chefrivolity peeps noted below.final scores ... in rank order -raviolo = 19.0 (tied for tier 1, 1st place)harold's girl = 19.0 (tied for tier 1, 1st place) jolli-E = 18.5 (oh, so close!)halo-halo = 18.5 (oh, so close)tbd buzz = 15.5 (the tail of the tier 1 tc5 peeps) ha gow = 11.0 (tied for tier 2, 1st place)carnito! = 11.0 (tied for tier 2,

ba dating ... prep work?

2009-03-11T07:12:00.000-07:00

2 years ago ... 2 friends and i were bantering & lamenting about dating, on-line dating, and the like. (admittedly, i'd gone through a dating service while in san diego - story snippets over here!) for a little blog (re)fodder and hopefully something to spur the writing bug, below is what my friend twa (aka tom) shared for profile posting. enjoy!(original post from jan 2007 over here)yesterday ..

r|break: just sharin' the love

2009-03-10T00:01:00.000-07:00

(not my pic. i poached it from my friend jesse. i use the loo that has a picture of a person with not so slender hips.)this picture was sandwiched in among many of the activities surrounding the Cal Berkeley weekend's events resulting in exhaustion. (see?!)care to caption this?(i am still too tired to think!)