Day 118

I've been so engaged in living life lately I've neglected this blog (in comparison to how I had been attending to it). The main reason is I've had so much to do at work (imagine that). But I finally completed this massive list of all the realtors in the city who use our services (my boss is going to invite them to a party). I had to combine all the contact info we have for them while filling in the blanks with what I could find on the Internet. I ended up with 133 realtors and learned just how corporate real estate is. So here I am with some down time.

17) Take Acting for Camera class enrolled 7/4/07

A couple semesters ago I took a beginning acting class @ City which I thoroughly enjoyed. I enrolled the following spring for this Acting for Camera class, but Maggie went into labor the day of the first class (which didn't go as smoothly as planned), so I decided to postpone it. I'll be taking it this semester every Tues & Thurs night.

31) Take a yoga class - began 6/23/07; 6/25/07; 6/28/07; 6/30/07; 6/1/07; 7/3/07; 7/5/07; 7/7/07; 7/8/07; 7/10/07; 7/12/07; 7/14/07; 7/15/07; 7/17/07; 7/19/07

I finished my $30 dollar month of Bikram yoga having fully taken advantage; so much, in fact, that I bought a book on it thinking I'd continue at home. But once I started reading the book, which stresses doing it in a heated room to prevent injury (among going on and on about it's countless benefits), I realized I wouldn't be able to create so intense an environment in my apartment (which is cool even during heat waves). I got depressed and my body seemed to laugh at the one round of Pilates I did last week. It also kept throwing me into Bikram poses, out of sequence, and not warmed up. I realized after discussing it with my sister, that it's totally worth the $90 bucks a month (though not the $150! for non-students). So Monday evening I forked over the money, almost fainting during the session (having been out of practice for over a week), but I was back there @ 630am the next day!... and again @ 630am today! I feel fantastic, all warm and fuzzy like you do after a long swim, though I hurt all over... it's totally worth it.

36) Visit Disneyland 7/21-7/22/07

Maggie, Randy, Lucy and I had plans to visit my dad and his wife a couple weeks ago that were ruined by my drug addicted half brother moving in with them (who none of us wanted to spend days in the presence of). Please excuse my lack of compassion, but the man has hit on several members of our family including yours truly. The last time I saw him, two X-mas' ago, he was looking me up and down saying, "wow, wow" while also calling me a "little princess" in regard to the amount of presents my father got me. My sister wrote him a letter years before that recognizing the downward spiral he was on, trying to reach out, and he snubbed her. People who blame everyone and everything around them, making no effort to change or take responsibility for themselves, are my pet peeve. In fact they're a huge part of what's wrong with the world.
So Maggie, Randy, and I, in an almost contradictory state of self pity, dejection, and frustration from our father choosing his ill fated son over time with us and his newest grandchild, took a trip to Disneyland none of us could afford. We had a blast, of course, even meeting up with out aunt, Pam, and our brother Steve and his family (they go to Disneyland like most people go to the movies). And it was totally worth it.

55) Take Moira out 20 times (2/20) 4/13/07; 7/14/07

A few weekends ago I used, for the 1st time, a Zoo membership card given to me by Kate, who I worked with at Hollywood Video. It got Maggie, Moira, Lucy and I in, and Randy used one of the free passes that comes with membership. Moira loves animals, so I figured it'd be a good outing for her. She enjoyed touching various critters on the wildlife walk in the Children's Zoo, and was also keen on the Insect Zoo. We took her to her Nana and Opa's house afterwards (my mom and Roger's), and Roger took us all out to sushi. Yum!

88) Attend 10 year high school reunion

The latest correspondence on this one:

Hey Amber,

Have you heard anything more about a reunion of class o' 97?? would you keep me posted if you do. I'd really appreciate it.

Thanks a mil,

Jennifer

My Response:

Hey Jennifer

You know... I haven't, and they're really running short on time, as far as invitations, if it's going to be in August. I'll try contacting that e-mail address Ron gave Trin, but we might have to take matters into our own hands.

-Amber

I write to Ron:

Hi Ron,

Since I posted that bulletin on MySpace regarding the '97 reunion alot of alumni have contacted me. I sent them the e-mail you wrote Trinity in response, but it's now August and no one's received any sort of invitation. Do you know what's going on? How can I help get the ball rolling?

-Amber

Ron's response:

Hi Amber,

I've been out of town for work, so I'm not quite sure what has happened with the reunion planning. I was told by Mr. Rosenblatt that they had people working on it, but let me make a few phone calls, and I will get back to you ASAP.

I know that there is some money to help pay for things with the reunion, so if nothing has happened, I'll be in touch with you so we can get something going.

Hope all is well with you,
Ron

And now we play the waiting game...