I suck at this blog thing.

So I guess it's been a couple of months since posting, I feel like such a slacker. So much has happened, yet so little is going on. Confused? So am I.

Been working my butt off at the station, building graphics templates for all the stations in corporate... yet the hub seemed to take all the credit for the work. That discouraged me a lot, but then it's like, well, I still have a job, for the moment. So I'll suck it up.

Had an awesome time this Halloween! Here's my Lady Gaga!

Weird freakin dreams...

The past two nights, I've been having the most bizarro dreams...

I'll start with 2 nights ago. This is what I remember. A crew of explorers and I were attempting to scale down a steep, rocky cliff on Mars. I think we landed on top and were trying to get down in order to start colonizing. We built this crazy community, kinda like Dharmaville, all self-contained. This seemed like some post-apocolyptic rebuilding type of scenario. I wasn't happy though, cause I had to share a home with my brother. In this colony, there was an A&W themed restaurant, but there was a crazy trick-hallway, and if you tripped some kind of alarm, rootbeer would squirt at you from every direction. The next part I remember, I was ice skating through a frozen food aisle at a grocery store.

Last Night... I was playing with my nieces in freshly fallen snow... mind you, we currently live in the Arizona desert, so I don't see a trace of snow unless I'm 3 hours north of the city. The next part I remember, I was at some kind of high school track meet watching a relay race. Sitting in the grass, I was bored out of my mind watching these kids. Someone next to me pointed out that there was a bee burrowing in the grass beside me. I wasn't afraid. Finally... I think it must have been hours later, or it just could have felt that way... let me preface this by explaining that I haven't spoken to my childhood best friend in months, the reason being I don't trust her anymore. She treated me like crap in high school, talking behind my back, leaving me out of parties, dating the guys I had crushes on. So, I've been having recurring dreams about her. In last night's dream, all I remember was her continuously poking at my eyes. It was really messed up.

I think I need to stop eating before I get to sleep... I've also been uber busy with issues at work. I need to release some stress. This calls for a trip to the waterpark!!!

Hot town, summer in the city...

This morning, I dragged my lazy butt out of bed to take in a quick jog around the neighborhood. I tied on my sneakers, strapped on the sports bra (don't laugh, I know I'm not "well endowed"), plugged in the old iPod, and away I went. After sprinting across the parking lot, I suddenly realized that I was already out of breath. "What gives?" I thought. Then it dawned on me... it's frekain summer, I live in Phoenix, and it's already 10am. That meant that temperature had to already be near 100 degrees.
Trying to ignore the disgusting sun, I managed to switch between short sprints and power walking while making it through 5 songs... give or take 3 min. per song, that means I took in roughly 15 minutes of cardio. That's plenty for a Sunday morning.

Oy Vey

Sometimes I wonder what it would be like if I had a job that actually let me have holidays off.

I don't even think I remember the last time I was able to go to a Memorial Day BBQ.

Then, I also think about being to work 9-5 and make wages I can live on. Dare to dream.

Just when you thought things were looking up.

Everyone knows that for at least half a year, the country's been in a recession... The stocks continue to fluctuate daily, real estate sales are only starting to inch up, and the shovel-ready jobs Obama "promised" haven't exactly materialized yet. Interesting.
Sure, just like everyone else, I've been monitoring my spending and setting a little extra aside in order to prepare for the worst. I may not be a millionaire, but I have a pretty good job with benefits, and I consider myself to feel lucky to be in a comfortable position. But the broadcasting industry is starting to really feel the effects of a down economy. Since businesses are not spending as much for advertising, we're not taking in as much money from the sales of our "air". While we haven't seen any layoffs... yet... about 2 months ago, corporate decided to eliminate pension benefits for all unvested employees. Strike 1. Then last Friday, they decided to hand down "mandatory time off"... which essentially is a fancy word for a work furlough.
Unlike other businesses, that are forcing its employees to take off a week of work at once, without pay, my company is spreading out the "pay reductions" for a month period. It won't be a direct blow to the bank account... just a few slaps against the face.
I'm still trying to look on the bright side, but I don't think all the worrying is over with yet. The year's not even half over yet, so anything can happen in the next 6 months. Hopefully, strike 3 won't be layoffs. I'll be saying my prayers nightly, you can be sure.