Una Chica

I really wish the iPhone had categories in it's address book. My life would be so much easier if it did. Between my iPhone, my 8125 and Microsoft Outlook, it's a daunting task thinking about trying to organize the resulting mess. Please, Apple ... Make this happen in a future update! I love my iPhone, but this sucks!

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Chris is a dream. I love him so much. He's kind, loving and funny. He's smart, thrifty and helpful. He can be judgemental, harsh and opinionated. And you'll know when any of these things happens. I love him. He's my guy.
He bought me my dream car for Christmas last year. I got a box. A car, that is. It's my box. I love my scion xb! love love love it! I saw one for the first time last summer and it then became known as my dream car to everyone I love. And Chris made my dream come true. It was sitting in my garage on Christmas day. Although I didn't get it until the day after Christmas (a long story - another post), it is the best Christmas present I've ever gotten. I love my guy.
Well, Chris has been looking around for a Chevy HHR. He test drove one today and really likes it. He is thinking about trading in the mini-van and his bike for it. Budget-wise, it is definitely doable. The car is cheaper than the van alone and with the bike note gone as well, that would be awesome. A little extra money in our pockets!
But... what did I do? I got upset with him about it. He gets me my dream car and I get upset with him for wanting a new car. Go figure. I have my reasons for getting upset, of course. But still... I am so upset with myself now. I'm a selfish person. I don't like that about myself.

My reasons?
He got my car in silver so it can be custom painted any color I want. And we've been looking at rims for the last six months. Getting on top of it, or so you would think. A year later, it is still not painted and it has no new rims. Don't get me wrong. I know these things take time. But ya see, the thing is this. He got his bike 2 years ago and it had a custom paint job withing a few months (5 I think), with matching paint job for the helmet. It was even said he was going to get mine and the boys' helmets done within a couple more months. They're still not done. Now he is wanting this car and he is soooo excited because they even have it in the color he wants!
So it seems to me, that what Chris wants, Chris gets. No skipped steps. No missing parts. No time limits. Bada Bing Bada Bang.
What Jess wants, Jess gets. But within limits, of course. money, time, you name it. There are limits.
Or so it seems.

I do want him to get what he wants. I want him to have this cute new car he wants.
But.
I dunno. You tell me.

I am sorry for being selfish. I'll have to apologise in a little while (once I have sternly talked myself out of being upset)

Here are some pics of the car in the color he wants.
*I stole em from the Chevy HHR Photo Gallery







You can see larger images in the gallery

shoot. dang. ding dong. grrrrrrr......

Get one thing fixed and working right and then you get the next one waiting in line to start going wrong. And I sure must have a gift for it it! take a peek at my to-do list.

• QUIT SMOKING (1)


• Call DISH Network (2)


• call SBC DSL (browser takeover/premium mail storage)


• pay garbage (a month late!)


• manicure/pedicure


• pay rent (oh yeah, that's late too!)


• call ClubCharm.com (missing bracelet from order)

1. I hope I can do this. I smoked my last cigarette this morning. Kept talking myself out of going to the store all weekend. Here it is Monday morning, I've got a kid home from school for most of this week, I'm trying to potty train a puppy, I've got a takeover attempt going on with SBC Yahoo! DSL (just stating a fact, folks!), and my service with DISH Network is royally pissing me off with frozen screens and deletions of my stuff! I don't know if it's the right time to quit smoking, but I'm sure gonna give it an honest shot!

2. Holy frickin crap. It was annoying when I found my recorded programs (on DVR) and all of my timers deleted around 5.30pm on Friday. Then I record my primetime shows that night. Ghost Whisperer, Threshold, Killer Instinct, Showtime Masters of Horror and Nip/Tuck. I get half of Ghost Whisperer watched and then go to watch the rest around 4 on Saturday. Same thing. It had froze again earlier sometime and all the recorded programs gone. No timers. Well, crap. I leave it for now. Last night around 5, I start setting up my primetime targets for the night.
7pm - Charmed/Cold Case - recorded okay
8pm - Law & Order: CI/Desperate Housewives - OK!
9pm - Grey's Anatomy - definitely in the lineup!
I come downstairs between each show to start a recording to DVD+RW/then erase it from the DISH Network DVR so I don't lose them for the 3rd time and go ballistic. Got charmed transferred. Cold Case was a wash because CBS is always about 5-10 minutes behind their schedule on Sundays and I hate to watch it then miss the ending. So because of their screwy lineup, I just deleted that and started transferring my favorite show, Desperate Housewives. Set my pocket timer. Come back down in 55 minutes and wa-la. The screen is frozen. I stop the DVD+RW recorders progress, go to the DVR and sure enough it had froze and dumped all of my programs for the night into tv cyber shit space. Never to be seen again. No DH, no Grey's Anatomy, no nothing! It has frozen 3 times since then, once when I had 3 minutes left of an Encore movie I was recording to DVD+R. 3 frickin minutes, people. It was so close to the credits, I was ready to cry when it happened. Waste of my DVD. I'm gonna call and give them an earful. And I'm not paying a dime to have this fixed. It took a dump on me. I didn't dump on anybody!
There! I've said my piece. I think. toodles.

I'm new to the flickr group here on livejournal, as well as being new to the livejournal group on flickr. Any time I try to blog a photo from the flickr site or do a test post, it fails. Any ideas why? All of my info is correct; I've checked it 3 times now. Thanks!

Small minded people again (see previous post)

Bette Midler was on David Letterman last night. Her and Dave were talking about how other people manipulate people and their emotions. She had gone through a situation like this on The Roseanne Show with Barry Manilow. I must say that while the whole situation started because Bette hurt some friends feelings on the show, she was sorry for it. That counts. Her reaction to a surprise appearance of many friends and family members caused some reactions on their parts as well. As a result, Barry Manilow didn't want anything to do with Bette after this incident and she was hurt by his reaction, in turn. Which is why Dave expressed his curiosity about accountability. I'm going to quote what he and she said, respectively. I totally agree with this. While it is irritating... what can you do? Nothing. Nada. Don't let it bother you.

David Letterman
"At what point can we stop being responsible for the manipulations of others? When does that ever stop?"

Bette Midler
"I don't think it ever does stop. But you have to find a way to sort of get around it and not make it bother you so much."

'nuff said.

Rant

People who have nothing better to do than make other people's lives miserable make me sick. These people know who they are. They cannot ignore the truth. While their lives are pitifully small and the box they live in probably has no fresh air for them to breathe, maybe this is all they feel they amount to. Nasty attitudes. Spiteful words. What right do they have to attack other people and their beliefs? A debate is fine. I, myself, enjoy a good debate. But to attack out of spite when your own words are so small as to be insignificant because of the lack of quality in them is just beyond all. I can't stand these people. I'm no better than anyone else. But I do not use my words to hurt other people for the sheer joy of it. That wouldn't give me any joy, and obviously it wouldn't give them any joy, so what would be the point? I'm not saying that joy has to come out of peoples mouths every time they open them, but I do believe some substance should be behind the words themselves. Some meaning. Okay, maybe I'm wrong. Maybe there is some void they are filling when they utter such blubber, but really. Can't you try to find fulfillment in some other way? A way that has meaning and quality. I like to think I'm better than that kind of close-mindedness. Not superior or anything like that. While I tend to speak out of turn and blab as it's part of my nature, I try to temper what comes out of my mouth when speaking to or about other people. I'm a talker. No getting around it. But my words don't have to hurt others.

Okay, that's just my . I'm done now.

I'm pissed off. In January, I went to a local business, Demco, to custom order a calendar for 2004. I wanted it sized 3.5x5.5. and all the pages loose because I needed them for a project I was trying to put together. They told me that obviously, they could take care of my needs. Did I want color or black/white? Well, I preferred color, but was anxious to get it back a.s.a.p. so I could begin my project, so I asked for the processing times for both. They said color would take a few days and b/w could be done in a couple of hours. Well, I went with b/w for my project needs. I paid. A measly $3.36. Woopty Doo. But. Here's the thing. That couple of hours came and went. I called in later that day and the order had not been processed yet. Okay. Well. Pfft.

I finally gave up on them and had my needs met elsewhere. But I was curious to see if they had completed my order yet. So I called. You know what I was told? Well, after a bit of looking around, it was found sitting on the counter in an out-of-the-way area (their words, not mine). So, as I had suspected, the order had not yet been processed. I hung up. By this point, I'm aggravated. Who do they think they are? Just because my order was small and big bucks weren't involved, does that make it any less important? In this situation, I represent the little guy being trampled on in main stream business dealings. This is bad for a business that claims to take in walk-in customers. What am I, chopped liver? Just because I didn't hand over my most prized possession (in this case, lotsa money), does not render me insignificant or unworthy.

I wrote down my thoughts on this matter. Will keep it until further notice.
( :: Read My Nasty Mind :: )

Okay. I'm so frustrated right now, I could scream! I've misplaced my users manual for my Sony MD Walkman. I bought this little toy back in October of last year and I keep telling myself I'll get around to installing the software and getting some songs on MD for it. Ya know, actually use the thing. Well, I was all set to get it done this morning and that manual is nowhere to be found. I've looked in the gossip bench (where some paperwork is stored), all over my desk, the walkman carrying case, the camcorder case, the camera case. You name it, I've looked there! I'm pooped. And disappointed. I'm the biggest procrastinator I know. And then... when I finally do get around to doing something, it never happens!