Summer's Shenanigans

Today I gave my dog a haircut and he is now sporting a reverse doggie mullet...Oh yeah, short in the back, loooong in the front. He is feeling quite lion-like now. Check out his roar.

I just bought a brand spanking new desk for my office. I can't wait to get it! Here are some pics: It has a blue glass top and silver frame, in case you can't tell by the picture. But, most importantly, it will have enough space for me to get more organized!! Business is booming...YAY!

Too much to do + not enough time in the day + 5 projects on hold + messy office + housework that need to be done = STRESS & ANXIETY!!!

I need a glass of wine...no wait, I need a 40! Too bad I swore off alcohol until this coming up weekend...

Why, oh why, are people so gullible?

The other day, I had mentioned to someone that I drink RedBull everyday and my friends response was, "Oh my god, that stuff is soooooo bad for you!". When I asked why, she responded, "I don't know someone just told me that it's bad for you and it is!". Then someone else chimes in with, "Yeah, a bunch of people have died from just drinking too much RedBull!". Um, yeah. Let me guess, your friends, sisters, ex-boyfriend sat behind someone on the bus that was talking about knowing someone's brother that died from a RedBull overdose.

People seriously believe anything they hear, don't they...If you're going to argue with me, please know what you are talking about. At least make some sort of effort to aquire some knowledge about something before you claim to have an opinion about it (this extends into politics too, but I'm not about to touch that one). RedBull is just re-marketed soda. Here are the ingredients:

~Water
~Sucrose - a two-part sugar made of glucose and fructose. Known as table sugar or white sugar, it is found naturally in sugar cane and in beets.
~Glucose - a simple sugar made by the body from carbohydrates in food.
~Sodium Citrate - sodium citrate helps maintain pH levels in soft drinks.
~Taurine - a colorless crystalline substance obtained from the bile of mammals (you are a mammal, you produce Taurine, it's natural dummy and no, you can not OD on it).
~Glucuronolactone - a naturally-occurring metabolite, a carbohydrate produced by the human metabolic system.
~Caffeine - Redbull contains only 80mg of caffeine, less then 1/3rd of the caffeine you'll find in a Starbucks coffee.
~Inositol - A sugar-like vitamin B-factor is involved in the metabolism of cholesterol & fats; vital for hair growth & aids in brain cell nutrition.
~Niacinamide - Another name for vitamin B3.
~Calcium Pantothenate - Another name for vitamin B5
~Pyridoxine HCL - Another name for vitamin B6
~Vitamin B12 - Vitamin necessary for normal metabolism of nerve tissues and is active in carbohydrate, fat, and protein metabolism.
~Artifical Flavors
~Colors

So, please, do tell me which of these ingredients are bad for you and/or will cause eminent death.

Okay, a little update on the private investigator that snuck into my house...

My boyfriend was talking to my neighbors about this guy and I think we may have found out why there is a PI in the neighborhood. Just so happens that one of my neighbors kidnapped his wife from Saudi Arabia (she went willingly, but her family is NOT stoked). Oh yeah, and she just happens to be a PRINCESS. The princesses family has been looking for her and even chartered a couple of planes last year to try and kidnap her back to Saudi Arabia. So, my neighbor built this house across my street for her to hide out in (she's been doing a pretty good job, since I've never even seen her ;)...). Well, if that isn't who this PI is after, I don't know what the hell else it could be. I just want to know why he decided to let himself into my house...And, he better hope that I don't find him...

Can anyone tell me why the hell I am under investigation by a private investigator?!?? And, not just any private investigator, he could very well be the worst PI I've ever known. This all started about 2 weeks ago when I went to the post office with my dog. When I returned 45 minutes later, my neighbor told me that some guy walked into my house and snooped around while I was gone. WHAT?! Okay, that's kind of weird, since nothing was stolen (and there was $400 in cash sitting on the shelf). My neighbor gave me a description of the car (older model grey Jeep Cherokee) and said it was a Texas license plate. Well, low and behold, guess who I saw parked across my street at 2am this morning? I stood on my porch staring at the guy until he drove off. Since I wanted to have a little word with the guy, I jumped in my car and followed him. Realizing that I was in my pajamas, I decided that it might be a bad idea to try and stop this guy at 2am, by myself, so instead I wrote down his license plate number: Texas plate # ZXL 38K.

This morning I had a friend run the plate and it came up as "Confidental", which means the plate belongs to a cop or a PI. I tried to think about why I would be under investigation and the only thing I could come up with is that the cops may think that I am a drug manufacturer/dealer, because of my lifestyle. It probably appears that I have no job (since I work from home), I only leave my house once a day carrying a full backpack (product I have to mail at the post office, not drugs for distribution!), I have a big ass dog, I am the only white girl living in my neighborhood, I drive one of the nicest cars in my neighborhood (which isn't saying much since I live in the barrio) and I stay up until 4am with my front door wide open.

Hey, what can I say, I'M A WORKAHOLIC, NOT A DRUG DEALER!!

So, I took a stroll over to the Police Station and basically asked them what was going on. They denied that this guy is a cop (which they would do if he was a cop or not), but did run the plate and confirmed that it is a confidental plate. So, why the HELL would I be under investigation??! So, I'm going to flip the script and track down this PI to see what the hell is going on. If he is indeed from Texas, he would be staying in a motel close by, and there arn't that many around. If I don't come back, you'll all know who kidnapped me ;).

I got my hair cut today and I LOVE it! I told the stylist to give me an 80's rocker cut with bangs and it came out exactly how I wanted it. Yay! Check it out...I've never had bangs before, so this is very different. I also want to dye the tips pink, but I have to find someone that can get it right...

Labels: Fashion, Hair

Yay! We had more great surf today. I just finished surfing The Rock in Oceanside. 4-6 foot waves with nice shoulders. After catching a couple of waves, I thought to myself, "God, I am out of shape! I'm so tired!"...Then I remembered that I only had a RedBull and half of a banana to eat today. BODY NEEDS FUEL...Must eat sushi stat...gotta run!!

Well, I have been wanting to go to Vegas lately and was contemplating going for Halloween. It appears that all of my friends are party poopers and want to stay around the same ol' town and go to the same ol' stale parties, so I was about to write off the idea. UNTIL I opened up my mail and, what do you know, the Tropicana sent me a coupon for a room on Halloween night for $39. Well, you can't really pass that up, can you. So it's been booked and I'm going to Vegas for Halloween! I guarantee you that once Halloween gets closer and people realize that there is nothing to do, everyone is going to want to cram into my hotel room (happens every time). If anyone is interested in having a very Vegas Halloween, I am passing on the coupon:

www.TropicanaLV.com

Coupon Code: DSONL94

I just got back from a wedding where my boyfriend was one of the groomsmen. Well, just so happens that his ex-girlfriend is also at this wedding. Needless to say, I don't like her at all, and that has nothing to do with the fact that she used to date my boyfriend. Adonia (my boyfriends ex) and I were acquaintances when she was dating Erik (my boyfriend now) and I always knew that she was fake nice, but I would just play along. "OH HIIIIIIIIII! It's sooooooo good to see you, I LOVE your dress!!" blah blah blah *gag*. Any how, she continued to be fake nice, when Erik broke up with her and we started dating...UNTIL last 4th of July, when she showed up at his show (he's in a band, HeavyMusic.com. She was drunk and making a fool of herself. Making out with whomever would make out with her (which would be fine if she wasn't almost 30) in front of Erik and totally ignoring me. It was totally pathetic & I lost all respect for the chick. THEN, she decided to have a 3some with another one of Erik's friends. I mean, if I could buy tact on eBay, I would, and FedEx it directly to her...Any how, back to the story at hand. Adonia knows I don't like her (unless she is a complete idiot), she doesn't like me either, BUT when I was coming out of the bathroom, I ran right into her and a group of mutual friends. Rather then letting me walk by, Fake Nice Girl wants to hug me?!? "Oh my GAWD, it's SOOO good to see you!!" Um...yeah, okay...hug away. As this chick is hugging me my eyes involuntarily roll back in my head and the whole group snickers. I wish I was younger so I could punch her in the teeth without going to jail...

I just scored the cutest bikini on eBay for $9 ($13 total, with shipping)...check it out! There is a little heart cut-out on the top and on the booty, so I will have quite the interesting tan lines. Yay! I love to score deals and this one will be PERFECT for Costa Rica in December. While I'm at it, I also just ordered the Spy Dynasty sunglasses in Merlot. These have been sold out since the beginning of the summer, but apparently Spy just got a new shipment of them, so my fingers are crossed that they will arrive soon. I scored these at 40% off retail price thanks to my friend, Marc Kozai (who works at Surfer Magazine). THANKS MARC!!!

I sent my boyfriend to the pet store to get fish food the other day...And he came home with a snake...Impulse buyer much?! Any how, here is Bali, the new snake on the block: I can't say that I agree with Bali's choice in food (live mice), and I've looked every where for tofu mice, but as long as I'm not around and don't have to watch, I will just pretend like Bali is a supermodel and therefore does not eat.

I've had a migraine for the past 5 days. I've tried everything and it just wouldn't go away...Iced it, took aspirin, remained still for long periods of time, Vicodin didn't work either. Today I am actually starting to feel a little bit better, I think it's because I had a total break down last night. Really, I totally flipped out. You're lucky to be alive. You know how when you try to ignore something (pain) for a long time, and it finally gets to you? Well, it finally caught up with me (and the 4 beers I drank didn't make my breakdown any sort of rational...sweet!). But, I was well enough to play tennis today, so I think I'm almost healed. BOO MIGRAINES, YAY BREAKDOWNS!!

I've had a headache for 4 days...It freaking blows. Does aspirin help? NO! Does sleep help? Nope! Does Vicodin help? NO! Caffeine? Nada! Drinking a 6-pack? Lo siento!

I'm at my wits end. The last time I had a headache like this, I had it for 2-3 weeks. I think it may be due to pulling a muscle in my neck...Is that possible??! If it doesn't go away soon, I think I may go get a massage. I really miss having health insurance...boo hoo.

Hasn't anyone else noticed how warped the world has become? There is a medication for absolutely everything & doctors have become an absolute joke. Did you know that doctors get a commission everytime you fill a perscription for a brand name drug? I normally do not go to the doctor, but I had a migraine headache and was feeling nauseous for over 2 weeks, so I went. The nurse took down all my vitals, went and told the doctor what my symptoms were and the doctor came in and simply gave me a perscription for 2 medications: vicodin (for the pain) and another drug, for the nauseousness. Since I didn't want something to cover up the problem, I simply wanted to know what is wrong with me, I started to cry. You know what the doctors response was? "Okay, here, I'll give you a prescription for Codine (an even more powerful pain reliever)." Rad. So, the moral of the story is: Don't fix the problem, cover it up!! It's absurd how many people are on anti-depressants...Gee, did you know that being bummed out some times is a normal human emotion? Oh well, what can you do. The whole reason I was thinking about this was because I bought these super bitchin' shirts online today:

Surfing is good. It's been so hot lately and the surf has been amazing (because of the hurricanes), it reminds me of Costa Rica. I can't wait to go back in December...Yay! Here are a couple of my favorite pictures from when I was in Costa Rica in March:

Yay! We have surf! The storm off of Mexico is currently bring us 6-8 foot waves. I surfed twice today, once at Taramar (in Carlsbad) and once at The Rock (in Oceanside). Taramar kind of sucked because it is definately a longboard wave and I was on my 6'2". By the time I surfed The Rock, the waves were pretty macking and the paddle out was a bitch. But, all in all, it's nice to have waves again! I'm freaking exhausted...

This feral cat that lives on my mom's property is a total kitty whore...Just as soon as my mom can catch the kittens, tame them and get them adopted, there is a whole new litter to be chased after! The kittens are pretty cute though, so if you're looking for a cutie kitty in San Diego, check out their mug shots here:

Cute Kitties for Adoption

Awwwww, look how cute...

Today I went to Petco to get Kuta shaved. Dude! It costs $40 to get my dog a haircut! And, that's just to shave him down, nothing fancy. No bows, no special poodle hairdo, no doggie deodorant, no nothin'. I don't even spend that much on a haircut for myself! So, since I think that's ridiculous I went and bought some $20 clippers and I'm going to shave him myself. Maybe I'll give him a mohawk...