Note to would be robbers...

 

http://www.cnn.com/2006/US/05/31/veteran.robbery.ap/index.html

 

All you would-be robbers out there, ROBBING CAN BE HAZARDOUS TO YOUR HEALTH! At least that is what some unsuspecting robbers found out when they tried to jack a ex-Marine. Oh well, hope the ones who survived learned their lesson....

Are you an original Star Trek fan?

Today is is not a good day. It is 3:01 on a Sunday May 28, 2006 and I still at work. :(
I am so tired, hungry, and not in a good mood. I was frustrated on Friday. Now I am just feeling depair. Right now I am waiting for the guys in the warehouse to finish loading the truck so that I can get OUT of here. I wish they would hurry up...

Feeling frustrated...

Okay. I am at work and I am feeling very frustrated with other people. It is that time of the month again: MONTH END
That in itself does not present that much of a problem.
Situation: The people who are the powers that be have decided what the numbers should be. But I have a problem with the fact that they WAIT until there are only 3 days left in the month period to want to rush everybody into working double time to "make the numbers".
My question is "Why did they wait until the end to say 'lets make this happen'?" and "What happened to demand planning?"
They are supposed to be forecasting for the WHOLE MONTH not just month end. I mean that is the whole reason those guys make the big bucks.
I asked that question to the manager who is supposed to be in charge of demand fulfillment that question and he said "Well things have been slow all month".
I wanted to scream "AND WHY DID YOU THINK THINGS WOULD IMPROVE WITHOUT HELP?"
I am just a peon in the grand scheme of things. Unless told differently, I think that things are going well. Then at month end I hear "Oh we not going to make the number unless YOU jump to it." And being at the end of the process in Shipping means working Sunday to do "my part". So all of a sudden, what I do is important. But it is the kind of importance that means, if I don't jump through their hoops...well they will tell the VP "We would have made our numbers, but AH is shipping was not a team player."
Therein lies my frustration, I hate working Sundays but it seems that people are doing nothing until the last possible moment - meaning that my job will depend on me working at least one Sunday a month.

I NEED A NEW JOB! :(

You would think she old enough to know better...

http://www.cnn.com/2006/LAW/05/23/homeless.scam.ap/index.html

Just goes to show, Grandma might be old but she still cunning and wiley as she wanna be!

I have to try to cheer myself after that last post. I think I will do a little Bible reading too.

The pain and sadness from reading the news...

http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/05/23/koinange.rape.war/index.html

This is so sad. I really feel for all these innocent women and children who are treated in such a sadistic manner. People are doing unimaginable things, inhuman things, to others. It makes you realize that we are so close to the end. 

Despedida (con't)

And here are some pics of the dancing that was going on. Everyone was sweating from all that dancing. It got really hot in there. But no one took off their clothes (thank goodness). I had my fill of dancing for the night. And it was a good diversion for a Sunday evening. 

Despedidas

Yesterday (Sunday) I went to a going away party for Yanet and Tisha. Both of whom I met yesterday. I went because my friend Dynika invited me. We were always saying that we should get together. SO finally we are making steps in that direction. The association was so nice at the party. See all the happy faces. And I saw old friends and made some new ones. We need to have more parties like this one. It was a happy time for all. 

Springtime Soiree/BBQ

Dave decided to throw a BBQ and I am so glad I got invited. It was great. The food was awesome. On the menu was pork shoulder (slow cooked for more than 13 hours), spicy beef brisket, and fried turkey. Along with salad, arroz con andule, and Dominican potato salad....I ate SOOOO much. And eveybody else did too. Can you see all the full stomachs poking out. It rained off and on, but not deterring us from having a GREAT time. And we all can wait until the next time Dave decides to do it again. 

Baby shower

One of the guys at work has a very pregnant wife. Their baby is due in June. We decided to throw a baby shower last Friday. It was a small affair, but nice. It is the first child for the couple, so they are very excited. A happy time for all. And most importantly, we still got out of work by 4:30 (no overtime, ha ha). 

Terrorist punkin' out

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MOUSSAOUI?SITE=SCGRE&SECTION=US&T
EMPLATE=DEFAULT

So I have been laughing ever since Moussaoui was sentenced to life in
the SuperMax prision. Why? Because I figured he must feel frustrated
that he not going to get to go out of the world a martyr for his
religion. And then I read the latest news. Now I am ROTL because he want
to take back all the junk he was talking for the last year. Maybe he is
crazy. Maybe not. Who cares? I don't. Funny thing. People go to jail and
then convert to Islam. Dude is already Muslim, so to which religion will
he convert?

Just sharing a nice picture. This is my Nana and uncle Des. He came down for a few days and I took some pictures. I was experimenting with the different features on my camera (hence the black and white). I want to enhance my photography skills. But more on that later. 

Remember "Knight Rider"?

http://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Movies/05/09/film.knightrider.reut/index
.html

If they make this movie, would you go see it? I think I would. I used to
watch the show all the time when I was growing up.

She is so cute?

Emily is one of the hardest babies to make smile I know . But she is too cute that I had to take a picture of her anyway. 

Last weekend

Group picture time! Can you tell how much fun we were having by the smiles on our faces? My fave part of las asembleas is getting together at the restaurant, eating with good friends, and having a great time. This time we went to Carrabas. It has been a while since I went there, I had forgotten how good the food is. I had the marsala chicken. Que rico!!!

I also made some new friends this time too.

I can't wait for June-July and we can do it again. 

Mexico may allow some cocaine, heroin use

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/M/MEXICO_DRUGS?SITE=SCGRE&SECTION=U
S&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

I guess Mexico is about to get really popular tourist destination for
some people if this law is passed.