7 posts tagged “buffy”

 

 

We cruised El Camino this weekend...600 miles to be exact.  (this line is funnier to locals of the 408 as El Camino is a popular street to cruise up and down when you are 16 years old....as well as the historic route that the Missionaries took to build all 21 Missions along the California coast).   I took Zoe to see Mission Santa Ines in Solvang, CA as she is doing a report on it for school as well as building a small scale model of it.  We both took pictures, explored the grounds and the chapel and bought some books in the gift shop.  Solvang is a really cute town that in a little Danish Village and all the building are adorable...didn't get any pictures due to it raining the entire time we were there. 

 

Santa Barbara was beautiful as always and we stayed at a great hotel right on Cabrillo Ave at the ocean which took dogs.  There was a film festival going on this weekend and there were lots of fun people walking around last night.  We had fun too and found ourselves being quite silly and happy and actually skipping down the street together arm in arm!  It felt great to feel free and be silly and just let go of.....well- of everything.   We shopped on State Street both last night and this morning and Buffy was a big hit everywhere she went.  SB loves dogs and everyone stopped us to play and talk with Buffy.   We walked her a bunch on her leash, which was great because she was then so tired she slept while we shopped and then later drove the 4 hour drive back home.

 

 

Today was Zoe's birthday and she is now 10 years old!  We had room service for breakfast in the hotel, then she opened up her present from me (a pink pair on Vans with little black kitties on them and a pair of Ugg Clogs) and then we took a walk on the beach.  We followed that up with some shopping for Buffy at a store called Off The Leash and then drove home.  Chris came over tonight with a brownie cake that he made for her and we sang her happy birthday, she blew out the candles and then we told her stories about the day she was born and looked at old pictures.

 

It was another great weekend!  I think i spent WAY too much money for a weekend that was about a school project...but what the hell else is worth spending money on?  I guess it would have been cheaper if we didn't stay in SB or have room service or raid the mini bar, or go crazy in Nordstrom or the doggie store...but alas...we now know what color the Mission is and what kind of shrubbery surrounds it.

can't someone buy me a Blythe doll?  I don't even know where and how to get one?  I tried to do some research and just ended up at all of these japanese websites and places that didn't sell to the US.  I think maybe you have to get them from ebay or something.  i think they are quite expensive as well.  hmmm. more research must be done.  my birthday is coming up next month..on the 18th...if anyone wants to get me something..you should all pitch in and try to find me a Blythe doll...preferably, one with green eyes and brown hair...like me.

 

I am up with Buffarella.  one of the cats busted into my bedroom tonight..somehow jimmied the door opened and scared the crap out of me....luckily i was already up reading...the sequel to Valley of the Dolls is really good as well and i guess i lost track of time from midnight till now.  i should really get to sleep though; i have a big fun day planned for tomorrow.  We are all going to the beach.  Anybody that knows me, knows that i love the ocean and it does something amazing to my soul...rejuvenation, relaxation, contemplation, harmony.  i always feel i can figure out my life if i can just go to the ocean for a while.  it is my safe haven.  i feel part of the world when i am there listening to the waves, running from them, playing with them.  buffy has crashed on my left foot....i am off to bed and this time to sleep.

I had the most amazing Shiatsu massage this week.  I am definately hooked.  I used to love regular deep tissue or hot stone, but now that i've found shiatsu...there is no going back.  The pressure and stretching felt amazing; like all of the stress was being vented from my body, one pressure point at a time.   I am making another appointment in 3 weeks.

Shiatsu

Shiatsu, also known as acupressure, is a finger pressure massage technique. that is sometimes confused with acupuncture. Shiatsu massage therapy and acupuncture are founded on the Chinese meridian system. The therapist applies pressure with his/her thumbs, finger, and palms to specific areas of the client's Emily's body that have been determined during an assessment period prior to the massage session. There are no needle pokes involved with Shiatsu. Massage techniques like tapping, squeezing, rubbing, and applied pressure are applied along the meridians to unblock energy blockages and reintroduce the optimal flow of ki.

Benefits of Shiatsu Massage

• Deep muscle and tissue relaxation
• Stress reduction and management
• Releases toxins from the body
• Dis-ease preventative
• Increased flexibility
• Improved blood circulations
• Reduces blood pressure
• Reduces mental anxieties
• Balances ki (chi)
• Calms nervousness
• Increases mental and spiritual awareness

I left Buffy alone twice this week.  Once on Thursday for 3 hours and again in  a few minutes for about 2 hours.  She seems to be doing really well with the potty training and seems happy to be downstairs by herself for a bits of time.  She really is the cutest thing and each day i love her more and more.  I've been taking her to pick up zoe from school and letting all of the children swarm around her and take turns holding her.  She is getting used to the attention and is very friendly with all of the kids.  I took her into work once this week as well and she stayed in my office for an hour with only barking once (or so i was told). 

Work was awesome today.  i closed a deal and saved millions of dollars!  yeah for me!  I am super fabulous! 

Zoe went on a tour of the middle school she would go to next year and she loved it.  She is so excited about the idea that she will have a locker!

Tonight, I'm off to take Zoe to see Ice Skating; Stars on Ice.  Ergg and Ugg.  It's a yearly tradition from my ex-mother-in-law and we've been going for the past 6 years.  Zoe is excited enough for both of us so that makes me happy that she is thrilled.  The Arena searches bags so the puppy cannot come with. 

After last sunday night's breakdown....I haven't been sad all week.  I feel clear and hopeful about my life and my future.  I have a million reasons to be happy and thankful and plenty of friends to talk to and to help cheer me up and keep me busy....I have decided to make an actual effort to move along in my life and start to enjoy the many positive things going on right now.  Yes, this is my peptalk to myself, but it is well deserved and well needed.   I was sad to hear that he flaked on his daughter's birthday today; apparently him and kat both called in sick from work for like the 5th time!  I guess they just don't care about appearences....  I guess he decided not to fly to see his daughter today afterall.  It is unfortunate that his life has taken the turns that it has..  He visits his kids less, calls in sick more often and continues to lie to everyone he knows.  I hope he eventually finds some peace and is able to find some truth within his self; maybe then, he'll be able to treat the people in his life a little better. I however, will not be one of them...because i will be long gone from his life...hopefully...someday...each day i am farther away.  I just need to think of that as a good thing rather than mourning it.

Cab will be here any minute.......

I started my morning by finally listening to White and Nerdy, by Wierd Al.  Oh was it worth the hype and build up.  I laughed my ass off.  This is over half the people I know in one form or another...yes, I work in the Computer Industry and/or have many nerd friends.... here's a little bit of verse from the song:
 

First in my class here at MIT
Got skills, I'm a champion at D&D
M.C. Escher, that's my favorite M.C.
Keep your 40, I'll just have an Earl Grey tea
My rims never spin, to the contrary
You'll find that they're quite stationary
All of my action figures are cherry
Stephen Hawking's in my library

My MySpace page is all totally pimped out
Got people beggin' for my top eight spaces
Yo, I know pi to a thousand places
Ain't got no grills but I still wear braces
I order all of my sandwiches with mayonnaise
I'm a wiz at Minesweeper, I could play for days
Once you've see my sweet moves, you're gonna stay amazed
My fingers movin' so fast I'll set the place ablaze

There's no killer app I haven't run (run)
At Pascal, well I'm number one (one)
Do vector calculus just for fun
I ain't got a gat, but I got a soldering gun (what?)
Happy Days is my favorite theme song
I could sure kick your butt in a game of ping pong
I'll ace any trivia quiz you bring on
I'm fluent in JavaScript as well as Klingon 

I ordered a new Ipod 'Shuffle' today for working out; and had it engraved for free: Whickity Whack:EMZ MuZak...(yes, yes, I was in fact possessed by the spirit of Wierd Al at the time that i was making the deciscion).  I figure i could have been plain and boring and put "Emily" on it or "Em" but why?  I already know it's mine and the engraving was free so why not have a little fun.  I bought some new headphones while I was at it, seeing how i seemed to have misplaced my really nice nice ones that He Who Shall Not Be Named bought for me (I also misplaced my 30gb black video ipod too, but luckily H.W.S.N.B.N gave me his when he moved out because he was switching over to a Zune)....so now i will have a new uber small clip on music with good headphones that will stay on while running flailing about.   

All of the cache/cookies in my computer still have so much of HWSNBN' preset information in it..I will go to a site and BAM-autofill and auto completion kicks in for his name and/or his account pages pull up automagically. this make me sad to have his name thrown at me all out of the blue when i'm not expecting it.  it's like a tiny sting in my heart each time.  

Today i am taking Buffy to the Vet for her first set of shots.  She is 8 weeks old and the vet told us last week that she was still too physically tiny for her first round.  I've fattened her up this past week and she is now ready- She Who Shall Get Vaccinated...he he he, chuckle chuckle...(sorry, i told you how i just re-read the harry potter series didn't i? i know i know the joke is getting old-ish).  She spent a good 30 minutes this morning attacking my hair while i sat at my desk and she played slayer puppy on my lap...biting by hands and sweater and trying to eat my hair.

 

I have been asked by my boss to have a carreer discussion at the end of the month and re-state my new plan now that the old one has fallen apart...you know that old plan- the one where my boyfriend and i both transfer jobs to our WA headquarters, buy a house, get a dog, live happily ever after...yeah; so now that the plan is fucked..and they've given me 2 months to be sad and seemingly recover from this devastating loss.......so now..What the fuck am i going to do with my life? no pressure or anything. They are going to want to know if i'm still going to move to WA and if so, when.  If i'm not, they are going to want to know how i plan to continue to be successful in my current role from down here?  I am not up for this type of decision.  i need more time to wallow and freak out.  I was just about to start my big slide into the downward spiral...remember?  It sucks that along with having my heart and soul ripped to pieces, that my carreer is now fucked because of this man's poor decision making skills.  if only he could have been honest with himself and then subsequently, me, during the time we were together, i wouldn't have gotten myself into the mess with work.  I am in so many messes at the moment it seems...good thing i have pretty nails to look at.  they make me tilt my head and smirk to myself when i look at them.

 

 

 

 

 

Chapter 1: Buffarella and the Sneaky Sock

Chapter 2: Buffarella versus Sonic the Cat

Chapter 3: Battle of the Living Room Creatures

Chapter 4: Buffarella versus Wapping Paper Roll

Chapter 5: Ring My Bell; Buffy's favorite toys

Chapter 6: Hungry Hungy Hippo; I want more food

Chapter 7: Bath Time and the Wet Rat Look

Chapter 8: Pee Pads and Potty Perks

Chapter 9: Bitey McBiterson and his daughter Buffarella

Chapter 10: Tummy Tickles

Chapter 11; Scavenger Hunt for Nutro's Natural Balance Yum Yums

Chapter 12: I Heart Petsmart and Butchies

I left my wallet in a shopping cart today at the grocery store.  I realized i had done this after I got all the way home and brought the groceries inside.  We raced back to the store and someone had turned it in. (Hooray for Nice People!).  So...Karma.  I totally owe the world now. 

I have started by removing my offensive post from xmas eve that had a really bad alanis morisette wanna be jilted lover poem...  I must do various acts of random kindness to balance the world in the other direction as I've been kinda flip and disrespectful toward B...even if he did start with the evilness...i still don't like my own pettiness.  It's not good for me.

I must say that I had a GREAT christmas!  Zoe, Puppy and I all stayed over at my parents house for the last 2 nights and we had so much fun!  Zoe continued with her tradition of writing an entire play on xmas morning that is to be performed by all of the guests and family later in the afternoon.  She started this last year and has continued with it...she wrote it all out by hand and then typed it up on the computer, printed out several copies, highlighted everybodys part and passed out and assigned roles.  From the time Zoe was about 3 or 4 years old, we used to joke that she was going to be a Director someday..never an actress (even though she does has a flare for the DRAMATIC) but she is so naturally gifted and comfortable with having everyone do exactly as she has it planned out in her mind.  She has a vision and wants everyone else to act it out.  This year's play was a success, and we have them both on video tape....it was the story of a little girl and her family- the little girl believes in santa and the other family members don't...the little girl gets a puppy for xmas and the other family members get NOTHING from him..but the little girl gets them each one thing and tells them to believe...there is a flashback at the end to 5 years later...in which the entire family now believes and gets tons of presents..she even had Molly play the puppy 5 years later...(molly is my parents Giant German Shepard).  Zoe is amazing and she constantly impresses me.  I loved cuddling with her in the spareroom on xmas eve as she smiled and told me how excited she was and how she couldn't wait until the morning.

Here are some pictures from yesterday:

 

We only had about 12 or so people over this year, instead of the usual 18-20.  It was quieter and there was more food...my mother does an amazing job and i am so lucky to be invited over with my entire crew  to spend the night with them.  We did puzzles yesterday and my dad made Super Strong Cosmos for us on xmas that i could hardly finish it! 

Everyone loved the puppy and she got plenty of attention all day.  she is hard not to like even if you don't like small dogs or shih tzu's...she's super sweet and funny. 

I missed bengt so much the last two days...will i ever not miss him anymore?  How did we go from where we were in october to where we are now?  It seems like we are both completely different people?  i miss being happy and in love.

And the Puppy's Name is:..............................

Buffarella Mo McPuff-Puff or "Buffy" for short......

She is currently sleeping after fighting evil all day long.