My mom’s cousin’s daughter, which I guess is my cousin but I don’t exactly know HOW we’re related, owns some apartments behind the house where we were at. A for rent sign was being written on and they mentioned Section 8 applicants only (as a guarantee that rent is actually paid should the tenant lose their job or whatever). 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms…full living room and full dining room. I wanted to look at the place, but why? I can’t afford $1500/month, don’t know of anyone who would want to live in this particular city to be roommates and as far as I know, I don’t qualify for section 8. Then my mom asked if she thought my sister would qualify. I honestly don’t know. And I’m not going to go out of my way to check. She and her
Monday, May 31, 2010
Section 8 ONLY
Today with my mom’s cousins wasn’t that bad…unless you were following me on Twitter then you’d think it was really bad. When we got there, we talked for a bit, waiting for food to finish cooking, then the TV came on. Oh gosh! For about 10 minutes it was on Bones. Now I like Bones, but lately I haven’t been into it like I was a few years ago. Oh God! Then they started talking about basketball, then tennis, then back to basketball. This was broken up with eating lunch/dinner and watching TMZ and Nancy Grace…then more talk about other stuff that was annoying to me.
My mom’s cousin’s daughter, which I guess is my cousin but I don’t exactly know HOW we’re related, owns some apartments behind the house where we were at. A for rent sign was being written on and they mentioned Section 8 applicants only (as a guarantee that rent is actually paid should the tenant lose their job or whatever). 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms…full living room and full dining room. I wanted to look at the place, but why? I can’t afford $1500/month, don’t know of anyone who would want to live in this particular city to be roommates and as far as I know, I don’t qualify for section 8. Then my mom asked if she thought my sister would qualify. I honestly don’t know. And I’m not going to go out of my way to check. She and hersoon to be ex husband need to work on that. I want no part of that madness.
My mom’s cousin’s daughter, which I guess is my cousin but I don’t exactly know HOW we’re related, owns some apartments behind the house where we were at. A for rent sign was being written on and they mentioned Section 8 applicants only (as a guarantee that rent is actually paid should the tenant lose their job or whatever). 3 bedrooms 2 bathrooms…full living room and full dining room. I wanted to look at the place, but why? I can’t afford $1500/month, don’t know of anyone who would want to live in this particular city to be roommates and as far as I know, I don’t qualify for section 8. Then my mom asked if she thought my sister would qualify. I honestly don’t know. And I’m not going to go out of my way to check. She and her
that was some good pizza!
Yesterday’s movie night was good. We watched Angels & Demons, snacked on pizza, hot wings and quepapas from Pizza Hut and there was popcorn for those who wanted it. In July or August there’s going to be a game night. Lets see how successful this is going to be…I also think I’ll make sandwiches instead of ordering food. There’s still many more events in the coming weeks with the church. June 6th is our 35th Anniversary Concert, then on the 12th is a memorial service for a church member’s brother, a Board Meeting on the 13th and Father’s day on the 20th. Soo many cooking days!
Today is going to be spent with my mom’s cousins. I really don’t want to go, but as my mom said, I have nothing better to do and it beats sitting in my room most of the day – which is what I probably would have done. Plus, I won’t have to worry about what to cook for lunch or dinner! w00t!
I don’t know what brought this on this morning (or rather afternoon when I woke up) but I started to look for other jobs. I’ll still work at the church (on Saturdays if need be) and found 3 or 4 possible jobs…on craigslist! One of them is 10 minutes walking distance from where I live! Awesome! They said to apply in person on June 1-3rd, so I’m going to do that…then go to the bank to deposit my paycheck. The other 3 jobs are in Long Beach and Lakewood and the other I don’t know the city. I hope I get something! I have big stuff I have to save up for!
I need to get back to being active. I really want to do step aerobics again. I had a lot of fun doing that…and I was actually losing weight (or was it just inches around my waist), plus I went to the gym and had walking class – at Cypress College. There’s a gym across the street from me, but I really don’t need another bill in the form of a gym membership…hell I even have to pay for the YMCA! Do not like!
OH! Get this! I’ve been hacked on FB twice! What!? See when I go to FB I'm always logged in (except for the times I had to change my pw), well there's that stupid captcha code I have to enter, then the next page tells me that at a certain time a computer from a certain location tried to log into my page and did I recognize the location. if not, I have to change my password. Today it said at 623 am a computer in the UK tried logging in. to my knowledge I've never been to the UK and at 623 am. I was asleep in my bed. I think it's from the games I play. I need to go through and change my settings on them.
Almost time to do that family thing. Gotta get ready.
Today is going to be spent with my mom’s cousins. I really don’t want to go, but as my mom said, I have nothing better to do and it beats sitting in my room most of the day – which is what I probably would have done. Plus, I won’t have to worry about what to cook for lunch or dinner! w00t!
I don’t know what brought this on this morning (or rather afternoon when I woke up) but I started to look for other jobs. I’ll still work at the church (on Saturdays if need be) and found 3 or 4 possible jobs…on craigslist! One of them is 10 minutes walking distance from where I live! Awesome! They said to apply in person on June 1-3rd, so I’m going to do that…then go to the bank to deposit my paycheck. The other 3 jobs are in Long Beach and Lakewood and the other I don’t know the city. I hope I get something! I have big stuff I have to save up for!
I need to get back to being active. I really want to do step aerobics again. I had a lot of fun doing that…and I was actually losing weight (or was it just inches around my waist), plus I went to the gym and had walking class – at Cypress College. There’s a gym across the street from me, but I really don’t need another bill in the form of a gym membership…hell I even have to pay for the YMCA! Do not like!
OH! Get this! I’ve been hacked on FB twice! What!? See when I go to FB I'm always logged in (except for the times I had to change my pw), well there's that stupid captcha code I have to enter, then the next page tells me that at a certain time a computer from a certain location tried to log into my page and did I recognize the location. if not, I have to change my password. Today it said at 623 am a computer in the UK tried logging in. to my knowledge I've never been to the UK and at 623 am. I was asleep in my bed. I think it's from the games I play. I need to go through and change my settings on them.
Almost time to do that family thing. Gotta get ready.
Friday, May 28, 2010
you don't say
Today was a big day for me! I got to meet Suzanne Marques! See, she’s a reporter with Fox 11 Morning News and Good Day LA out here in Los Angeles and we went to the same high school! She graduated 5 years before I did, but I don’t care! She’s famous and went to my high school! Well anyways, she was being inducted into the high school’s Hall of Fame (along with 4 other people), so I wanted to go show my support!
Also, I wanted to see how the high school had changed, but I couldn’t stick around for the tour – had to get to work. Mr. Layne, the Principal when I was at the high school, was inducted into the Hall of Fame as an honoree. It was good to still see some familiar faces on campus and I hope that one day I’ll get to see how it’s changed since I was last there 10 yrs ago!
I got a letter today. I don’t exactly know what to make of what was said in it. Parts made me smile, parts made me go wtf? so I need to write back and get some clarification and other parts made me nervous (in a good way) I’m sorry that’s all terribly cryptic but that’s all I’m willing to say right now lol
I have to catch up on school stuff. The class ends on June 2nd and I haven’t done ANY discussion board questions! Luckily Monday is a holiday so I can get a bunch of work done then.
Also, I wanted to see how the high school had changed, but I couldn’t stick around for the tour – had to get to work. Mr. Layne, the Principal when I was at the high school, was inducted into the Hall of Fame as an honoree. It was good to still see some familiar faces on campus and I hope that one day I’ll get to see how it’s changed since I was last there 10 yrs ago!
I got a letter today. I don’t exactly know what to make of what was said in it. Parts made me smile, parts made me go wtf? so I need to write back and get some clarification and other parts made me nervous (in a good way) I’m sorry that’s all terribly cryptic but that’s all I’m willing to say right now lol
I have to catch up on school stuff. The class ends on June 2nd and I haven’t done ANY discussion board questions! Luckily Monday is a holiday so I can get a bunch of work done then.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
50 Book Challenge
I finished up 2 more books. Would have liked to had them finish over the weekend, but that didn't happen. I'll be getting 1 or 2 more books from the library tomorrow. Pretty sure I can finish this series in the next 14-21 days (depending on if the books are available at my local library)!
2.
Title: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters
Genre: Fantasy, Greek Mythology
Summary (taken from Amazon.com): In this second adventure in Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, Percy is anticipating the end of seventh grade and a summer at Camp Half-Blood with kids who are the offspring of Greek gods and mortals. He dreams that his pal Grover, a satyr, is in danger. After monsters attack in his school gym class, Percy and Tyson, a homeless kid, are picked up by Annabeth, a half-blood friend, and rushed to the camp, which is under attack. The tree that guards the camp is dying, and Chiron, the activity director, has been dismissed. Another dream reveals that Grover, whose peril is increasing, is on the same island as the legendary Golden Fleece, which may be the cure for the troubled camp. With the help of Hermes, Percy and his pals set off to the Sea of Monsters, where they encounter legendary dangers. Riordan's clever mix of classical mythology, contemporary teen characters, and an action-packed adventure will bring new readers to the series.
Thoughts: If there aren’t already plans for this to be made into a movie, IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN! Really, I’d like to see how Clarisse is portrayed…and also Tyson and the other Cyclops from the island. OH! And the island with Circe – but now that I think about it, I don’t know how well it would really fit in with the movie. But back to the book, it definitely seemed full of more adventures than the first one did. The humor was still there and learning about how Cyclops came to be was also interesting. I do wish I hadn’t read the ending first. I wasn’t much surprised to see Thalia, but I understand Poseidon’s message to Percy so much better. The whole time I thought it was about the chariot race or even Tyson leaving for his internship with Poseidon. It was also nice seeing the relationship progress between Tyson and Percy.
Rating: 4 out of 5
3.
Title: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Demigod Files (companion book)
Genre: Fantasy, Greek Mythology, Companion Books
Summary (taken from Amazon.com): In addition to three previously unreleased short stories about Percy and his companions, it also includes such filler as interviews with the same, along with word games, portraits of some of the Gods and their half-blood offspring, and the inevitable sneak preview of Book 5. The short stories are the meat of this book, and are filled with Riordan's trademark anachronistic humor. The first one puts Percy and his enemy Clarisse, the daughter of Ares, on the same team as she tries to retrieve her father's chariot, which has been hijacked as a prank by her two immortal brothers. The second story relates an incident that occurred during one of Camp Half-Blood's infamous Capture the Flag games, when Charlie Beckendorf, the camp counselor for Hephaestus, is captured by a horde of giant, poisonous ants, and has to be rescued with the help of a mechanical dragon. The final story brings Percy, Thalia, and Nico, the son of Hades, together at the request of Persephone to help retrieve Hades's stolen sword, the loss of which could be deadly to the Gods, and the resolution of which forms a lead-up to the probable events of Book 5. Despite the fact that this is more of a marketing package than anything else, the quality of an interest in the three stories likely justifies its purchase.
Thoughts: I didn’t know what to think before checking this book out from the library. I thought it was going to be more about what Demigods are, and lists/background info on who some could possibly be. I liked that it was from the point of view of Chiron and had interviews from some of the campers. I really liked the games. When I saw those I took the book to work with me and photocopied them so I’d have something to do. I also copied The Twelve Olympian Gods + 2 pages. I like having useful stuff like that (even if in a couple years I end up throwing it away). The additional short stories were also a nice added touch.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
2.
Title: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Sea of Monsters
Genre: Fantasy, Greek Mythology
Summary (taken from Amazon.com): In this second adventure in Percy Jackson and the Olympians series, Percy is anticipating the end of seventh grade and a summer at Camp Half-Blood with kids who are the offspring of Greek gods and mortals. He dreams that his pal Grover, a satyr, is in danger. After monsters attack in his school gym class, Percy and Tyson, a homeless kid, are picked up by Annabeth, a half-blood friend, and rushed to the camp, which is under attack. The tree that guards the camp is dying, and Chiron, the activity director, has been dismissed. Another dream reveals that Grover, whose peril is increasing, is on the same island as the legendary Golden Fleece, which may be the cure for the troubled camp. With the help of Hermes, Percy and his pals set off to the Sea of Monsters, where they encounter legendary dangers. Riordan's clever mix of classical mythology, contemporary teen characters, and an action-packed adventure will bring new readers to the series.
Thoughts: If there aren’t already plans for this to be made into a movie, IT NEEDS TO HAPPEN! Really, I’d like to see how Clarisse is portrayed…and also Tyson and the other Cyclops from the island. OH! And the island with Circe – but now that I think about it, I don’t know how well it would really fit in with the movie. But back to the book, it definitely seemed full of more adventures than the first one did. The humor was still there and learning about how Cyclops came to be was also interesting. I do wish I hadn’t read the ending first. I wasn’t much surprised to see Thalia, but I understand Poseidon’s message to Percy so much better. The whole time I thought it was about the chariot race or even Tyson leaving for his internship with Poseidon. It was also nice seeing the relationship progress between Tyson and Percy.
Rating: 4 out of 5
3.
Title: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Demigod Files (companion book)
Genre: Fantasy, Greek Mythology, Companion Books
Summary (taken from Amazon.com): In addition to three previously unreleased short stories about Percy and his companions, it also includes such filler as interviews with the same, along with word games, portraits of some of the Gods and their half-blood offspring, and the inevitable sneak preview of Book 5. The short stories are the meat of this book, and are filled with Riordan's trademark anachronistic humor. The first one puts Percy and his enemy Clarisse, the daughter of Ares, on the same team as she tries to retrieve her father's chariot, which has been hijacked as a prank by her two immortal brothers. The second story relates an incident that occurred during one of Camp Half-Blood's infamous Capture the Flag games, when Charlie Beckendorf, the camp counselor for Hephaestus, is captured by a horde of giant, poisonous ants, and has to be rescued with the help of a mechanical dragon. The final story brings Percy, Thalia, and Nico, the son of Hades, together at the request of Persephone to help retrieve Hades's stolen sword, the loss of which could be deadly to the Gods, and the resolution of which forms a lead-up to the probable events of Book 5. Despite the fact that this is more of a marketing package than anything else, the quality of an interest in the three stories likely justifies its purchase.
Thoughts: I didn’t know what to think before checking this book out from the library. I thought it was going to be more about what Demigods are, and lists/background info on who some could possibly be. I liked that it was from the point of view of Chiron and had interviews from some of the campers. I really liked the games. When I saw those I took the book to work with me and photocopied them so I’d have something to do. I also copied The Twelve Olympian Gods + 2 pages. I like having useful stuff like that (even if in a couple years I end up throwing it away). The additional short stories were also a nice added touch.
Rating: 4.5 out of 5
Thursday, May 20, 2010
back on the reading wagon
1. 
Title: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightening Thief
Genre: Fantasy, Greek Mythology
Summary (taken from Amazon): Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school...again. And that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them. Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect.
Now Percy and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus's stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the true thief: he must come to terms with the father who abandoned him; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves.
Thoughts: I saw the movie Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and after some minor convincing from a friend, I went to the library and checked the book. I was really hoping I wouldn’t be daunted in reading it like I was with the Harry Potter books, but I found that once I started reading it, I couldn’t put the books down – with the exceptions for when I needed to take a mental break. So much of what I learned in Elementary & Middles schools about greek Mythology came back and I remembered why I liked it so much. Mythology is just fun and made explaining things so much more easier. I finished the book in about 9 hours. Hoping that The Sea of Monsters provides as much humor and knowledge as The Lightening Thief did.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Title: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightening Thief
Genre: Fantasy, Greek Mythology
Summary (taken from Amazon): Percy Jackson is about to be kicked out of boarding school...again. And that's the least of his troubles. Lately, mythological monsters and the gods of Mount Olympus seem to be walking straight out of the pages of Percy's Greek mythology textbook and into his life. And worse, he's angered a few of them. Zeus's master lightning bolt has been stolen, and Percy is the prime suspect.
Now Percy and his friends have just ten days to find and return Zeus's stolen property and bring peace to a warring Mount Olympus. But to succeed on his quest, Percy will have to do more than catch the true thief: he must come to terms with the father who abandoned him; solve the riddle of the Oracle, which warns him of betrayal by a friend; and unravel a treachery more powerful than the gods themselves.
Thoughts: I saw the movie Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and after some minor convincing from a friend, I went to the library and checked the book. I was really hoping I wouldn’t be daunted in reading it like I was with the Harry Potter books, but I found that once I started reading it, I couldn’t put the books down – with the exceptions for when I needed to take a mental break. So much of what I learned in Elementary & Middles schools about greek Mythology came back and I remembered why I liked it so much. Mythology is just fun and made explaining things so much more easier. I finished the book in about 9 hours. Hoping that The Sea of Monsters provides as much humor and knowledge as The Lightening Thief did.
Rating: 4 out of 5
Saturday, May 1, 2010
Mega Millions Lotto
Mega Millions Jackpot Grows To $266M
No Winning Tickets Sold In $224M Mega Millions Drawing
Twelve tickets -- five sold in California and one each in Georgia, Illinois, New York, Ohio, Tennessee, Texas and Virginia -- had five numbers, but didn't have the Mega number.
What the heck am I'm going to do with that kind of money?!
I'd buy my sister a house, my parents they're own little place and a house (or maybe condo) for myself
donate a BUNCH to my church so they can renovate
pay off my school
help with my nieces & nephew's college fund...
and then what? I think that's more money than any one person needs to have (imo)
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