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Well, today I got my new business cards. It’s the first time I’ve ever had business cards from my place of business. So I suppose it’s a small milestone. I’ve been here for about 3 months so far..and it doesn’t even feel like it, so I think I’m going to be here for a while. Hopefully this will be my last job change before I make the move into The Playground . Lets all hope and pray for that okay?

I found out how much it’s going to cost to get my car fixed. 600 bucks so far. It could be more if they find anything else. That’s just what I need…But oh well. I’m hoping I’ll make some good money from this upcoming show, so I hope that’ll help.

oops…gotta go…

I wonder if anyone besides Jamie reads this thing.

I got my hair done yesterday and it looks fabulous! I spent most of last night looking at myself in the bathroom mirror…I got my highlights again and it looks fabulous. My hairdresser didn’t curl my hair tightly so it’s just straight. I LOVE it! I feel so good when my hair is done. It’s the best feeling.

After I got my hair done I went out to my car and it wouldn’t start. So I called Jamie and she graciously picked me up. I had the car towed this morning to my mechanic. They’re probably not going to be able to look at it today, I was supposed to bring it there on Tuesday. So now I’m driving my mom’s car. It’s a big ass car, a Chrysler LHS. It’s a boat and the damn CD player doesn’t work…but luckily my stereo at work is portable so I’m bringing that sucker with me. I’ll be able to play my CD’s!!

I came up with a really great name for a band, Pest Heads! I love that name. It’s cool. I was telling Kirk it reminds me of PEZ. He’s trying to find a picture of PEZ so he can manipulate it.

Tonight I’m going out with Jonathan. I have no idea what we’re going to do. I’m dying of hunger so I’m sure dinner will be included in there somewhere. Jonathan has no money so I’ll be paying. It’s perfectly okay. He paid for Pizza and Movies the last time we did that so technically it’s my turn. Plus I want to cheer him up a bit. He’s been down in the dumps about his money situation and his job prospects. I hope he can get something soon.

Okay…it’s taken me basically the whole day to write this thing and get it posted. Maybe I should do that from now on…just keep adding things as the day goes on then post it at the end of the day. Eh… I don’t know.

Everybody has basically left for today… there are a couple people still here. Fridays have a tinge of suckiness to them because I hafta stay until exactly 5 o clock, ’cause I’m covering the phones. It’s no biggy. I’m pretty happy… although I don’t think my paycheck has been processed yet… and I think it’s supposed to go in tonight…who knows…

I talked to Kirk about going into business together again. I want to do a clothing company with him. He’s a kick ass graphic artist….he’s everything I’m not in terms of illustration and artistic ability. Every time I’ve come up with some name or something he goes and makes some graphic that totally embodies the name…it’s great… So I told him we hafta do this… so he’s going to come up with some ideas and then I’ll get started on the business side of things. I think it would be a really good partnership.. it’d be awesome… he’s the one thing that I needed in order to get a real clothing company going.

I want a new car! well, a new-ER car… I’m totally in love with Jetta’s and Passats.. not so much the new beetles anymore…. If I got a Passat I’d hafta get a 2000 or 2001 in order to get the kind I want…. and I could get a new Jetta…’cause the base of those are in my price range….. I can’t think of any other type of car that I like…. oh… actually I saw a commercial for Kia’s and those are kinda cool looking… gah! it’s only 4:47! When will this madness end?

I wanna go to the movies and see an Oscar nominated flick. I hate watching the Oscars and not have seen the majority of the movies nominated. Then I really give my judgment of the winners…ya know? Last year I was sooooooooooo happy that American Beauty won.. I love that movie to death!

hmm… I’m going to go now… I’m going to the Kia web site.

I’m in a weird mood today. I support two departments in my new position. Today I learned a little bit about what I’m supposed to be doing for one of the two departments. I think my stress lies in the fact that the woman who’s training me sucks at explaining the things I need to know. She gets caught up in details that I don’t need to know. I could care less. That frustrates me. I hate it when people don’t get to the point and just tell me the least that I need to know. I’m getting better at telling my self to just go with it and not worry about things. I totally get the whole worrying deal from my mom and mostly from my grandmother. She is the queen of worry and guilt. Anyway I’m not going to dwell on that because I know that I can do this job and that I can do it well. I’m just worried I’m going to miss something and all that. I don’t want people to think I’m stupid. That’s my biggest fear.

Today I’m getting my hair done. I’m getting highlights put back in. I’m not sure if I’m going to get the same ones that I got last time. Last time I got “gold”, I’m thinking of getting something a little softer. Either way it’ll be cool.

Joseph came by my house last night without calling! That dope. I was already in bed ready to go to sleep so I told my mom to tell him I was sleeping. I want to call him but at the same time I don’t. Something is holding me back. I suppose I just don’t want to hear him whine. But I don’t think he has anything to whine about now, he’s got his girlfriend and he’s got a job he’s doing well in. So things should be good for him now. I don’t know I just have to be in the right mood. I was out with Jonathan on Sunday and we were at the Target in Walnut Creek. Joseph was there with his girlfriend, Nikki, who is totally not that cute at all!! She has this weird chubby face. I don’t know, I still don’t know what he sees in her, actually that’s not true, I do see it. I just think it sucks.. ahh Deja Vu!

I gotta go!

I produce shows for local unsigned bands and I’m starting to get sick of it. The past two shows that I’ve done I’ve found myself saying “I don’t hafta do this” in the middle of it. Plus after talking to Adam yesterday I’m starting to think I should stop doing them all together. Why you ask? Well I’m doing a show in June and I’ve already begun booking for that show. I had four bands lined up and I just needed one other one. I wanted to use a band I hadn’t used in the past. Possibly one of the good Sacramento bands. Anyway I get an IM from Adam who asks if I’m going to have LIFT on my next show. And I’m like I don’t know… first of all I don’t like LIFT. I mean they’re lead singer is a nice guy but his vocals suck and I’m not a big fan of them, plus I’ve already had them in one of my shows and I don’t really want to use them again when I could use that slot for a better band. So anyway I finally give in and say that LIFT can play the show but they hafta go second because three of the five other bands are from the Concord area..and Fingertight hasta headline it because they have the best draw out of all those bands…so he’s like all “second is lame” and I’m thinking “hey, the band is lame” but I couldn’t say that. So anyway he goes on to ask me if I need help with that show too…help means sound and he has cheap sound and I basically need him because I don’t have any way else of getting sound…well I do but I would hafta pay way more than I’d want to. So I’m basically stuck with having to have LIFT play just because he’s going to do sound for me. And I hafta split my dough with him because we’re doing the show together…which doesn’t really make sense to me… I think I’m going to change that. Anyway yesterday I was totally ready to call it quits. I mean it’s not fun…it’s a pain in the ass. That’s mostly because I can’t do things the way I want to and I’m sick of dealing with Juli the Teen Activities Coordinator for Pleasant Hill. She’s totally irritating. I hate having to work with her and check in with her.. it’s a pain in the ass. I’m totally frustrated with the Director of Leisure Services for Concord. I call him and he tells me the same shit, which leads to nothing getting done. I want him to give me a damn date… I hate adults. I’m sick of bands asking me for shows and them not understanding that I don’t have a gazillion dates to work with. I’m not at the point where I completely don’t want to do it anymore, but I’m getting there. That convo with Adam yesterday pissed me off. I hate having to do something that I don’t want to. I know I could have said no but I didn’t want to jeopardize my sound situation. I need to find a better and cheap way to get sound without having to use Adam. I don’t want to go back to paying 1000 bucks and having to provide two guys to help them out. I personally think they should take care of that themselves. ugh! you don’t know how frustrating this is! I hate boys….they’re such a pain in the ass.

So tonight I’m going to a show in Pacheco (of all places) with Jonathan and Jamie. I keep having friends who’s names begin with J. I have no idea what that’s about. I’m going to go pick up Jonathan after I leave work. I brought the board game I won from entering a Business Plan competition, so I figure we can kill time before the show playing that… and I know Jamie gets off at PM. and the show starts at PM…so maybe we can go to dinner before the show…that’d be cool. I gotta go. I can’t think of anything good to say.

I love target…. In Walnut Creek they have a fabulous Target. It’s huge and up to date. I don’t think I’ve even seen the whole store, I’m usually there for certain things and I don’t hafta go into all the departments… I never go into the clothing areas so that limits things. I bought Pepperidge Farms cookies, Verona’s….they’re the ones that have the fruit in the middle… totally delicious. Anyway that was my lunch and now I’m back here writing this which gives you and idea of the demanding work schedule I have. All my work comes in spurts. Usually there are things that I can do but just don’t feel like it for whatever reason but right now I really don’t have anything to do. I hate that in a way because then people might walk by and think I don’t do anything. It’s just that I don’t have any daily responsibilities. I need some seriously. I’m totally bored again… I bought a PEOPLE magazine but I don’t wanna read it in case someone comes up with something for me to do but I probably will anyway!