Happy Halloween

Unlike other years in the past, there will be no Halloween party for me tonight. Instead, I will be at home passing out candies to decked out little trick-or-treaters. Really though, I'm just too lazy to drive to Davis and Sacramento to party because I have to wake up early tomorrow. Haha - it's all good though. On the brighter note, I will get to see my nephews and niece in their costumes tonight. Yay! :)

My dad just showed me my 11-year-old nephew's report card for the first quarter. He's a sixth grade middle schooler, and he earned straight As with corresponding Os (for Outstanding) for behavior and participation grades. Needless to say, I am very, very proud of him. He's following in my footsteps! Haha.

My dad joked,

"Look at his grades, straight As! He's so much smarter than me - I only had straight Bs."
"Oh, really?"
"Yeah... straight bagsak!"

He explained to me that "bagsak" also meant "fail." LOL. I love my pops.

& so for now, tricks or treats, enjoy your Halloween, everyone!

Raining

I want to get back on track of writing and blogging. I mean I still write offline and on papers, but I kind of miss this online thing. Is it me or is there a writer's block epidemic going around to every other blogger? Hm, weird. Anyway, I converted to a much simpler layout. I thought it might help me want to get back into writing. Haha, cheaaa.

So it's finally raining in California. I swear I knew it was coming before the forecast even said so. It always pours the day before or of Halloween. Agh, this October was hotter than usual though. I hope it doesn't rain this Sunday. Speaking of October, tomorrow is its last day. I kind of want to hold the ATM pager for November, or at least half of the month. I could use some extra money with a trip and the Holidays coming up. Ooh, I hope they'll offer it to me. :/ Anyway, I'm watching Oprah (as always), and the episode's about previous contestants of the show, The Biggest Loser. They inspire me; I want to lose that much weight, too! :P

Kid

This might be a little embarrassing, but I am currently watching Maya and Miguel. I found it on KVIED while browsing through the TV listings. I know, I know... it's a children show, but you have no idea! I used to watch it almost every morning back in high school while I got ready for school - along with Arthur, which I enjoyed a great deal back in elementary school. I was PBS Kids & Nick Jr gal. The N & KVIED channels remind me of my childhood years. HAHAHA :)

Work was SO hectic yesterday. That song, "Manic Monday" by the Bangles was very, very fitting. No kidding! Ah, but freaking BJW & friend, give me my $20 back! Whatever; I already took the hit. *sigh...*

granted

I finally got approved for a leave from work! :) A few tries later, and I was finally granted my request. It's only three days, but I'll take that over nothing. Plus, if I request any more than that, I'd have nothing on my paycheck. Yeah, with the Holidays coming around, that's not such a great idea. Anyway, I already know how my leave will be used, but I'll spill the details later. Oh, and I want a new part-time, a few days a week type job. FNL is no longer cutting it for me. (Yes, I have two jobs.) & people from the school loan department need to hurry up, geez!

SO. Two weeks until Election 08. Are you voting? I swear this election has been so freaking crazy, especially with all the topics that are up for grabs. With all the problems this country is burdened with, many people are just relieved that someone new will be in office. Oh, decisions, decisions. I need to read up on all the Propositions ASAP!

anti-Anthoney

The schedule says I should be at FNL work right now. However, I am sitting at home watching Jon and Kate Plus 8. =) Why?! Because after much contemplation, I decided to e-mail in. E-mailing in is the same as calling in except you send an e-mail instead of making a phone call. I e-mailed in for a few reasons.

1. I wanted to finish my readings before tomorrow.
2. I needed to review.
3. Anthoney annoyed me on Tuesday.
4. I didn't want to work with Anthoney.

Mainly, it was the last two. Anthoney, the new transferred general manager, is very lazy, passive, and dependent. He likes to give all the tasks to other employees, even if he is the only one free. He also likes to talk on the phone with his buddies, and let newbies have excessive access (more than veterans). I didn't want to have to deal with that tonight. Plus, he's very sketchy with everything. He left me out of next week's roster for no reason. When I asked him what that was about, he said, "Uh, because... because... well, I'm not anti-Precious!" Tch, he's freaking dunzo on my list.

On a brighter note, it's an all-you-can-eat spaghetti and meatballs night at Pasta Pomodoro. Everyone should go! :)

One

Sweet Anita came in today, as she usually does. She is the treasurer for the PTA of a local school, and I enjoy giving her my service because she's so bubbly and patient. This morning was no exception, except for one thing. You see.. she usually comes in with multiple transactions waiting to be processed for her and her association. Today, however, she only had one, yet it was the biggest one I have ever seen in my telling life. Yes, even with all the transactions I've processed for businesses. Anyway, the bills weren't too bad because our counters are great, but the checks... oh the checks!... almost drowned me. There were 500+ checks, and I had to verify each one thrice! Can you imagine that? It was crazy. Anyway, everything turned out okay in the end, and all discrepancies were worked out immediately. That set the theme for the rest of the day though because I was dead busy. I even continued working during my lunch break just so I could make sure that everything would meet the deadline. I'm a slave sometimes.

Yeaaa, never again - I hope! I swear a raise would be sweet, especially with all the new "access" I have been given, which are pretty much just more responsibilities. GDI. Believe - a mantra.

Delivered

My DVDs finally came! :) One of the many things that excite me is coming home from where ever I may have been, and seeing a beautiful package waiting for me. It totally eliminates all anxiousness and all that jazz. Ok, so I sometimes get scared that my packages might come while no one is at home, and some mean person will come to the front door and steal them. Haha, thank goodness it hasn't happened. *KNOCK ON WOOD THAT IT EVER WILL*

Some man came to work the other day to cash some bonds. He said that cashing them was the only way he could get money without his wife knowing. !! Why would he hide money from his wife? !! Answer: Because their 7th wedding anniversary is coming up, and he wants to surprise her with something nice. He doesn't want her to question the withdrawal from the account, and have to lie to her before their anniversary. Aw, isn't he sweet?

^postscript: Alicia Keys and Dakota Fanning are on Oprah. I love those ladies!