Today's Grab Bag of Thoughts

My parents said the kids were good on the trip down.  As they were traveling through San Diego, Alyssa says are we going to a Padres game?  Then as they got closer to Mexico, she starts saying. "I can't go the Mexico!" Lol. Mom said that every time the GPS said "miles" Alyssa said "why does she keep telling me to smile?"   I landed here in Tucson today about Noon.  The kids started this morning at 9am and didn't come out to get dry until like 5pm.  We were joined my my cousin and her fiancé and little Kenny.  After some great food and conversation, the crazy weather came. Tons of thunder and lightening, then heavy winds blowing everything around.  Dirt storm can't even see the house next store.  The phone even got an emergency alert from the National weather service. Now the rains are coming down.  We are all sitting around in the dark.  Instead of playing board games or cards, we are all on our iPhones or iPads.  Lol.   Sadly ...

The Perkins family is heading out in vacation...this time for 9 fun filled days.  Here are the twists: this is not just mom, dad and myself...but we've added two kids and made it a CAR trip.  You all know that means there will be some awesome stories. Due to poor communication or act of God, I will be flying out to join the crew on Sunday afternoon.  What does that mean?  I sadly will miss out on one of the 6 hour road trips.  Just the kids and my parents.  Hehehe.  Oh the memories I'll be missing.   Should we take a guess on how many bathroom stops they make, how many fights there are over the movie, temper tantrums over snacks, how many times will the hear are we there yet or I'm hot.  If you are new to the blog, check back to September of 2012 - Seattle and Canada.  Stay tuned! 

 As I sit here at 1:17am listening to my cat cry, I now know that is is because the security I felt of him not being able to leave through the dog meant a post size 1/4 inch deep burn and hole in his neck.  After over one year with this product I have just seen the grossest and probably painful injury to my very loved cat.  He'd been acting different lately and I thought it was just that he'd gotten fleas but NOPE!  He was living with a huge burned hole in his neck.  I failed to notice and I feel like shit.  O Woo hoo for me, in one day my 6 year old tells me she thinks I don't care for her and my cat comes to me with a hole in his neck weeping blood and shows me I don't care about him either. Oh this is great for my moral.  Both kids hurt in one day (or over that last few weeks I guess).  I can't do a whole lot about Alyssa in one day but I can sure as heck take Nacho in tomorrow.  Thank goodness for credit cards.   All I can say is yes...

Anyone joining me? Sweet and Salty nut bars!  Lol- I am so mature.

I am more than the outward shell.  I am more than an article about what I should look like. I am more than a reflexion in the mirror.  I am responsible to know that my self-worth is not defined by other people.  I am responsible to teach my child that self-worth comes from within.  That what you look like and what you are, are not dictated by what other people think of you are or what they do.  I am responsible for showing those that are around me that I love them for them and not for who they think they need to be.  I am responsible for respecting the difference there are in the people I know and meet.  I am responsible for me temper and attitude, but not for yours. I can't make everyone happy, because I can't make you happy, I can only provide an experience that I hope you enjoy.   Just so you know...I am me just me.  Some of you might think I am too honest.  Some might think I am too religious or faithful.  Some might think I am ...

Today ended my 5 year stint with the Los Angeles Times.  In those 5 years I learned HTML, what flash files are, what click tags do, rich media versus display ads and much much more. As one of the final remaining people from the original interactive team I take with me loads of historical knowledge of what works and doesn't work, specs that only we know and a lot of helpful advice and info.   Although I will really miss the amazing team of artists that I managed, I know they will keep up the great work they do. They are so awesome at what they do and the amazed me daily, though I probably did not tell them as much as I should have.  If anyone reading this needs top notch interactive designers or website producers contact me I have 4 great people to offer. In the last 5 years I met some great people and I will miss them all. I hope to keep touch with them in email or on Facebook. What is next? What is not next....the opportunities are endless.  

Ok I understand why people look at my boobs when they are talking to me and I am wearing a low cut shirt or even a tank.  BUT why do they constantly look at my face and then my boobs throughout a conversation.  It is one thing to look around the room or the space the conversation is happening in but to keep switching from my eyes to my boobs is a totally other thing.  Let me go on the record that this happens with both sexes.  Seriously people they are not that big nor that awesome.  Are all of my shirts see through? Are they too tight? Do they all have stains? Is my face that ugly? Is there food in my teeth you can't stand looking at? Come on, let me in on the secret. Or at least pay me a compliment or buy me a drink.  The End.  Inspired by the lady at the taco place who had a 10 min conversation with me and my boobs.