Lost IS Back!

I'm so happy. Now, maybe I will have something to write/type about. But not tonight.

Where do I go from here…

Funny how time flies when you’re having fun. Do you remember that slow ballad that Janet put out in the 80’s? Time does fly - regardless of the amount of “FUN”. I have neglected this old blog of mine. BUT, I have been busy “Minding My Purpose” so I am okay with the fact that I haven’t written in a while.

Updates:
Still haven’t made it to see Bob Barker. Rumor has it he’s retiring in a couple months. Really wanted to see him before he passed on… I mean, retired.

I’m back in the gym! Yay, I plan to have a flat tummy again. I even have a personal traininer.

Also, still on my path to debt free by 33… Yay. Haven’t used a credit card in about 6 months. And, I hooked up with a Financial coach.

I have a steady date… (YES, that means free meals every now and then!)

I am still SO into Lost! Gotta love that show…

And that’s about it…
So, where do I go from here. Currently, I got that “move” bug again. I have decided against ATL. Maybe Houston, Maybe Charlotte, Maybe I will just stay where I am. But, I don’t know. I feel like I’m suppose to be somewhere. Somewhere else. My job is going okay. My life is going well… But, I am too young to be sittin at home going through the motions.

I have a couple of options to explore. I really need to write them out. Look them over… Do some research. And pray for direction. That would be good.

That’s what I will do.

Summer is around the corner, so whatever the plan, I would like to have some “solidity” (is that the right word to use?) before it ends.

Update

I haven’t had the desire to sit and type. But I should, considering the number of things that have happened in the last couple of months. I’m just a lazy bumb. This is the time of the year when I get extra emotional about my life. The end of the year. And this January I am turning 30!

My Blue Green Thang blew up, so I had get my new car. But, I’m happy about it. I crossed off another goal on my list of 30 things to accomplish by 30! I officially have 4 weeks to accomplish the rest. And it’s not going to happen.

I have established a new goal "Debt Free by 33" - that will be my focus for the next three years. BUT, I also intend to have some fun. I look forward to experiencing new things and eventually tapping back into that desire to share my adventures with this blog...

KITTEN DISCRIMINATION

So my grandparents ended up with a kitten in their backyard. Momma cat had a litter of 3. Why she left Suna - that’s what we ended up naming the cat. It means Sand in Japanese. The first name was Tsuchi - that means dirt in Japanese, but I think Suna is better - When she laid in the dirt you could hardly make her out - Anyhow, for the past two weeks Suna lived in the backyard. I was tasked to find her a home OR in Gramps words “come get this cat out of here”.

I never would have thought that getting rid of a kitten would turn into such an ordeal. It started with someone saying “don’t take it to the shelter, because they will kill it there”. So I called this place called “Friends of Cats”. HA - They should call themselves “Friends of Pre-Owned Cats”. I called these people and they told me “I’m sorry we don’t take in STRAYS”. What the? Are you kidding me? That was just the craziest thing to me - Kitten Discrimination.

So, I was referred to the Human Society - I called the shelter located in San Diego. I told the lady I was going to El Cajon and she directed me to call the shelter in El Cajon. I called the El Cajon shelter and they asked me where the cat was and I innocently told them that the cat was in San Diego. The lady says I’m sorry, you can’t bring the cat to this shelter. We are in El Cajon. What the? Are you kidding me? We’re talking about a 15 minute drive. Kitten location Discrimination

Okay, so I hang up and call back with a disguised voice. “We close at 5:30 SO you would need to bring the cat by 4pm so you can complete the forms.” What the? Forms? Forms for what? “Um, I have a JOB, I can’t make it by 4.” “You have to complete the forms.”

My co-worker tells me that she called herself being a good Samaritan at one time too - took time chasing a cat down, took it to the shelter and completed “forms”. They thanked her and said she was ineligible to adopt an animal for the next TWO years. What the ? Are you f’ing kidding me?

SO - vacillated for a minute about what to do. I decided to post an ad on Craigslist.

Please Help Baby Kitty

Within 2 -3 hours I had 15 or so emails. Called a lady who was interested - went to gramps - put the cat in a box and dropped little Suna off. Yay!

Lesson Learned: Craigslist is the bomb.

BABY STEPS

There are times I go too far with my attempts toward accomplishment. I wonder if I were to do those short term goal setting things like the books suggest, if I’d get somewhere. It’s all my fault for coming up with that list of thirty damn things to do by thirty. I keep going straight to the long term goal…

Six Pack:
The time I said I am going to the gym every other day and I WILL run a mile. And, I did for a week or two, but then something happen, and that mile of running turned into a run walk run. Well, then just a walk… and now, it’s just a sit and watch TV. Haven’t been to the gym in months.

Japanese Fluency:
There was also the week that I studied Japanese everyday online (for a week) Because I just knew that I would be able to study myself to a level of proficiency that would allow me to get some job that wanted someone bilingual in the language. Hahahaha. I crack myself up. WHAT was I thinking???

Write something:
One night, I laid up and wrote a book in my brain. The entire novel… from preface to conclusion. SEVERAL hours later decided that I would get some sleep and wake up in the morning and type it ALL out… eventually. Woke the next day and thought about typing it but…


The good thing about all of this is I recognize my shortcomings. I know that I want to HOP and SKIP right to the accomplishment. I know that I am futuristic and can see the end before there is a true beginning. Let’s forget the fact that it will take more than a treadmill run to get a 6 pick, and more than nihongo no websites to get me to having full fledged conversations with Grandma, and I can’t type faster than forty or fifty words per minute…

Anyhow, I know that I can get there eventually.

The first step would be getting off this couch, maybe a little crawl, and eventually a baby step. Just one at first. Then maybe two… then maybe I could stand still and adjust my balance, plop down and take a break.

Maybe I’ll get up.
Maybe I’ll just roll over and take a nap and dream that I made it with a hop and a skip. Who needs Baby steps?

Aunie Shaunie

My sister had a baby. That makes me an Aunt... I will be called Aunie Shaunie.





My nephew was born September 13th at 9:34am.

And he is So cute.

MIA

Okay, so I have been MIA. It's a shame I know. With nothing to watch on TV, you would think I had plenty of time write a blog. I suck. And in a couple of weeks, I will have no time because my TV shows start back up.

Last I wrote, I was suppose to share my experience of being in the NY - Gay Bars, and Roaches. LOL That's old news now. Not worth even typing at this hour. But, if you ever want to know about it let me know.

For the past several weeks, I have been on vacation yet again. Both times, to ATL - well, TN. I fly into ATL, but my final destination has been TN. I have my reasons...

Anyhow - Purpose - that's what this Blog is about. My Purpose. Lately, I have been on the ball - motivated to get some things accomplished. Proof: Yesterday, I called this mortgage lady I know, to ask about refinancing rates. Kyoo wa nihongo o benkyoshiteimashita. (Today, I studied Japanese.) I also submitted my first "freelance writing" article under my L.Cherise Pounds alias... 3 goals on the way of being accomplished... Oh, and not to mention that tonight, I am even sending a Blog. Double OH, and this morning I discovered Channel 327 - FitTV because I woke up early and decided maybe I should stretch or do some exercises. DAMN. I'm going to burn myself out. I did WAY too much in one day.

However, I now officially have less than 4 months until 30.

I still need to buy a new car, become proficient in Japanese, and get a six pack. LOL At the rate I'm on, I just may accomplish...wait, hold that thought. America's Next Top Model is starting in a couple weeks, and So is Lost, And Survivor, And whatever other show that I just happened to get sucked into. We will see where I end up come January 3, 2007... Until then, all I can do is try and make sure that I don't lose sight of My Purpose for too long. All I can do is try...