fun-filled non-holiday weekend

this past weekend.. friends were coming over.. bbq was planned.. food was bought..
Friday came around.. no one showed.. hmm.. oh well
nice quiet Fridays are still nice.. no chaos, no d.d
           NiCe!!

so Saturday, we planned the bbq-ing.. big, BiG, BIG beef brisket (14 lbs +) 
Ronnie started cutting logs for bbq, with his "new" miter saw (yeah.. ya see where this is headed?) 
while I'm inside working on 'stuffs'.. I hear a 'ka-thud' (uh oh).. then he continues cutting (phew..)
                   then another 'ka-thud'.. saw turns off.. he comes inside.. 
ow.. ow.. I know I hurt myself.. ow.. ow.. 
                   we look.. his finger is red.. like, real red

yeah.. something's not right..
do not cut a log on a miter saw..
not if you're holding it down by yourself..

stick a pin under your nail..
stick another pin under your nail..
then squeeze, squeeze, squeeze..

continuing on with the day (yeah. really)
dumb stupid log on the fire.. 
meat on the grill.. 

okay, stick a pin in your nail
stick another pin in your nail.
then squeeze, squeeze, squeeze..

measure.. compare..
& squeeze some more..

it's turning purple.. 
it's consistently leaking..

the peoples are over now.. 
are we crazy? 
no trip to urgent care? 
what will that cost? 

no proof of insurance 
          (crazy Kaiser..)
need to check paperwork for policy #

a 14-lb brisket is good eatins'!!

steak rolls.. 

bbq sauce.. 

ketchup.. 

tomatoes & lettuce

yumm-yumm-yummerz!!

does Kaiser have urgent care around here? 
what time do they open on Sundays?
are they open on Sundays? 

hydrogen peroxide..
foamy finger..
paper towel with duct-tape..
tie it all together..
go to bed and try to forget about it..

Sunday
finger is more purple.. 
leaked all through the night..

Kaiser does not have urgent care around here..
the closest one is 20 miles away..
the paperwork has no policy#..
replacement medical card not received yet..
copay alone would be $20.. 
x-rays alone would be $50..

more squeezing..
more leaking..
blue nail..
purple finger..

feels like a squashed grape..
rattles inside..
pretty sure it might be broken..

jeepers.. 

head to toe hives..
swollen lip..
swollen tongue..

drill through the thumb..
grazed the bone..

smashed finger..
possibly broken..

need to keep that boy insured..

again.. been a long time..

I don't know why it takes me so long in between posts.. no excuse.. no reason..
               it's not like I'm busy.. cuz I'm not.. not really..

I haven't worked since June 20th. it has been an awesome summer!!
I interviewed June 23rd, but the job didn't pay enough (I have living expenses).
I had an interview July 23rd (month apart!!) that was awesome, but the position doesn't even really exist. it is a start-up mortgage company, of all Bank of America ex-employees. they may need a finance research assistant -- that would be me. but, the position doesn't really exist yet.
I've sent my resume on multiple jobs-every-single-day. gotten 2 rejection emails and 1 rejection letter.
but nothing otherwise. sent my resume-AGAIN-to Neil at PennyMac.
I applied for unemployment on July 23rd, have received 2 payments so far (1 half, 1 full) 

I signed up with Select Staffing on August 14.. what an experience that was.
she emailed me, for me to come in and fill out a profile.. 10:00 appointment with "Jannet".
got there AT 10:00.. lo-and-behold, I'm EARLY, 30 minutes early!  Jannet isn't even there yet..
10:30.. watched safety video (this is about the time Jannet arrived)
then..  filled out my profile
then..  waited in the lobby for Jannet to be ready.
then..  met with Jannet for about 3 or 4 minutes for her to look over my paperwork.
she was to call me Friday once all my information is submitted and confirmed (approximately 24 hours)
I haven't heard from her since.
I am to contact Simi (and T.O. and Canoga offices) to look what jobs they have.
the whole appointment that was to take 1 hour, took 2 hours.
then, they don't call me.. I call them.. what?? 
I signed up with them, for THEM to find me the openings


first week of summer: I did nothing.. wore my jammies all day.. sat at my desk with Facebook & AOL watching tv.
second week of summer: 
Monday I ran 1/2hr @ 7am.. 
Tuesday I ran 1/2hr @ 7am & swam 1hr @ 10am.. 
Wednesday I ran 1/2hr @ 7am & biked 1hr @ 10:30am & swam 2hrs @ 3pm, 
Thursday I ran 1/2hr @ 7am & swam 1hr @ 10am.. 
Friday - I ran a 5K !!

I ran a 10K on Aug 10th.. I have a 10K on September 28th in Moorpark.. a 10K on October 18th in Simi.. a 10K on November 21st in TO & (hopefully) a 5K on Thanksgiving morning in Simi

the weeks have dwindled down.. I don't run every day.. haven't swam in awhile.. on the days I don't run, I try to walk.. but even that isn't consistent.  haven't ridden my bike since that one day.. 


it will be SO much harder to go back to work.. if anyone calls me, I'll dread getting up for work in the morning. I get up now, normal time (okay.. 20 minutes later probably, but I'm awake - I'm just not "up"/out of bed) and go to bed normal time.. trying to keep a consistent schedule, so going back to work won't be so hard.. it's been almost 2 months since I left.. and I don't want to go back.. honestly, I'm enjoying my free time.
life is what it is..


found 2 acres of land in Somis that I LOVE !! $102,000.. 
want to get it, but there's no house.. I have no money for a house..
after going to Kennedy Meadows in June, I have ideas.. but no money..

then Ron saw "something" on Santa Susana Pass Road.. I looked it up, found a 1bd/1ba house for $345,000, it has a guest house on the property PLUS a workshop (set up for a music studio)..
I emailed the realtor Saturday for a viewing.. he called back Sunday that he is trying to get ahold of someone to see it (there are tenants living there..)
he also emailed me the name of a financer that I can get pre-approved with (I'm not working.. I was pre-approved awhile ago for $200K but I'm not working.. Ron was pre-approved for $200K as well, that was awhile ago as well).
realtor called again today if I spoke with the financer.. I just wanna see the house.. now he won't leave me alone  :P


a friend (former co-worker) still orders Avon from me.. my first week off, I got NO orders.. it freaked me out!!  then slowly people are ordering again.. I have to bug them. in the past, seeing my face would remind them of my wrath (just kidding!) but now email is all I have.. that is my only way to bug them for orders.  at least my mom and 1 sister have ordered.  I'm not completely abandoned.   my plan was to build my Avon business in all my free time.. but I'm not enough of a sales person to do all that I could.  I have ordered more books, which is just more papers to throw away after a month.. new people moved in behind us - can't bring myself to put a stack of books on their doorstep.. someone will see me walk up there.. I made the baggy of books weeks ago, I already took out an expired one and put in a new one.. in 2 days, I'll have to remove another expired book.. went to our old apartments and dropped off books in the laundry rooms.. no response.. I think I will pick a neighborhood each day to drop off books.. maybe 1 neighborhood in morning, 1 neighborhood in afternoon. today I delivered 3 orders, and gave them books, hopefully they share (1 lady is going on a cruise this week.. she may not have time to "share").  

I need to come up with more ideas to get myself out there.  
one lady suggested Instagram - I started doing that.. nobody seemed to care.. 
I already have a Facebook.. which seems to be going nowhere.. several friends from my primary profile have "liked" my Avon profile - but NO BODY orders..
the same lady also suggested Twitter.. that's not as easy.. not saying it's not possible, just not as easy.. 
maybe, possibly, perhaps by Pinterest?  
what other social-media outlets are there??
hmm.. thoughts to ponder..