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every summer my work gets the circus.  i think in the whole state of california we get it for the longest stopover – this year was 11 days.  even working one day of it is too damn long.

my observations:

• for the friday & saturday night shows, most of the mothers have their hoochiefied club outfits on for what i’m assuming is to go out and slut it up after they drop their childrens off.  super tight tiny black dress? check.  5 inch stilettos?  check.
• saturday & sunday mornings are full of parents wearing sunglasses, buying coffee and yelling at their kids to SHUT UP.  clearly signs of a hangover – it’s the circus, let your kids scream their heads off if they want.
• the circus sells popcorn or cotton candy for $10-12 EACH.  at least the cotton candy comes with a nifty hat.
• i actually witnessed a crazy yelling match between circus vendors, i wonder if this happens often since they travel 10 months out of the year together.  they must get sick of eachother.  the younger ones were playing their music on their ipods and singing obnoxiously loud during downtime (there were 2 shows that day: one earlier in the morning and another one at around 730pm so they take out their inflatable beds & relax or play on their laptops)  – so the older group starts yelling at them to “SHUT THE FUCK UP”.  it was crazy.
• there seemed to be much more circus kids than past years – during the circus they go upstairs to the “nursery” while their parents are working and after they come down and help their parents close up shop.  sometimes they’d be running around the concourse at 11pm or outside in the parking lot.  some of the preteens looked angry that they had to help their parents.  i couldn’t help but wonder how their little lives really were…
• one of the circus vendors had a little side hustle.  she had a little table set up for the other circus people to buy coffee, sodas, snacks and breakfast goodies.
• one of the circus performers, more specifically a lady that rides in on the elephants was in full makeup and helping her sister pack up her merch table at the end of the circus.  it’s a family affair.  while i’m watching them do this, one of the ladies from the nursery comes running over with a toddler in her hand with his face bleeding.  freaked me out!

my favorite part of the circus is watching the elephants. here’s baby barack – he’s such a cutie!

by the way, carnival people are called carnies – what are circus people called?

these are just my personal random thoughts when rich and famous people bomb.  in this case, the recent jailing of lindsay lohan.  people like me who feel blessed with what we have often wonder where things go wrong for people who seem to have everything…

are we products of our environment or are we born with predispositions?  it’s a hard question for me to swallow being a mother of 3 but it’s a good topic for debate.  i honestly think things happen in our lives that change us.  who we become is out of  survival or necessity?  watching the news, seeing what i’ve seen in my own life and watching the past 3 seasons of nip/tuck on instant netflix has shown me there’s no real answer… for anything.  do what makes YOU happy. as long as you abide by state or country laws.  heh.

i know la guera will do fine in jail.

lindsay lohan

#2409752

century regional correctional facility

11705 s. alameda street

lynwood, ca 90262

can she be saved???

.59 for a can of beer sounds like a deal but in the grand scheme of things, doesn’t it add up to more than a 24 pack of brand name beer? think about that!

http://www.99only.com/

warning, my thoughts are all over the place.

why is it that most of my friends that should have kids – don’t? and why is it that people who have kids – shouldn’t?
all my homies that graduated from high school and/or have their degrees, c’mon hear me out, let’s have a heart to heart, POP OUT SOME BABIES ALREADY! i’m scared for the future. have you watched the movie, “idiocracy”? yea. scary.

i guess the reason i’m bringing parenting up is when i hear coworkers, classmates and acquaintances that have kids talk about partying, dating and getting fucked up. it’s not a good look. yes you are entitled to having a good time but make sure you take the time to do/see/eat things with your kids. take them on a weekend getaway (even if it’s in your own city!)… if you have money to put yourself up in a hotel maybe you should do that one day with them too? if you don’t have money, there’s a lot of FREE things to do!!! give them exposure, teach them about other cultures… ask them what they’d like to do – listen and you might be surprised!!! help mold them into better little people. if you think that giving them the best clothes, toys or gadgets is the answer, you got it all wrong. and quit lying to yourself, you are doing more for yourself than you are for your kid(s). just cause you take them to school and feed them doesn’t mean shit either, that’s your job… now take it to another level.

check out my friends ana & noel’s blog about their son gabriel
you might learn a thing or two!

noel also put me up on playgrounder.

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it’s been a long time since i left you…

2009 was an interesting year.  most of it good, the worst was the debit card fraud.  i try not to let that shit get me down and it definitely made us more careful and aware, another lesson learned. i think the best thing that happened to us last year was starting school.

my husband’s sister [v] and her family came out during christmas week.  we all had such a good time.  which brings me to 2010.  already one month in and it’s been interesting.  we flew into san antonio and surprised c’s dad at the end of january.  c mentioned the trip to 3 of his 5 siblings and his mama so it was really cute seeing the reactions from the others.  i really enjoyed his nieces and nephews.  i also got to see my folks & sister so i was happy.  the only sucky thing about coming home from a family trip is that i was numb from not seeing our families and being with them made me realize how much we really miss them.  you might not know what i mean but it’s been a hard couple days being home…

i’ve also started to read more.  c & i both finished “the tao of wu” by the rza of the wu tang clan.  i’m about to read it again.  so much of it made sense…

and on that note, i’ll leave you with this:

my husband & i have excellent health insurance coverage,  prescriptions are FREE when we go to our hmo’s pharmacy because of our dual coverage from work… but one day a couple months ago i decided to try out one of the FREE $25 gift card coupons from CVS we’ve received in the mail for new or transfer prescriptions.  the prescription was for 800mg ibuprofen when my husband had a root canal so i knew the meds would be less than $10 without “insurance” so even if we paid $10, we’d get $15 FOR FREE.  turns out that the prescription was $7.  we paid it and were given a $25 gift card.  it was that simple.  i couldn’t believe that’s all we had to do.  it’s completely legit, just keep your eyes out for the coupons!

and it just so happened TODAY that we got one of those random coupons from target when you check out and it was for a $20 giftcard for new/transfer prescriptions and my husband had to have an extraction today so guess where we will be cashing out this week?  cha-ching!

so it’s been 16 YEARS since i was in school.  go ahead, do the math and laugh.  i started last week at a community college and i’m in for 13.5 units which is 5 classes.  2 of the classes are fairly easy (mainly based on opinion vs. fact) and those professors are fun but the other 3 classes are HARD!!!  i almost want to pull those 2 professors aside and ask them to be gentle lol

i initially intended to post on this blog a few times a week but even that was hard to do.  i can’t imagine how it’s going to be now that i’m in school, still working, keeping up with my husband and sons.  maybe it’ll inspire me more…maybe school is the brain food i’ve been needing!

CHALLENGE YOURSELF!

CHASE YOUR DREAMS!  YOU CAN DO IT!

most people i know won’t admit to religiously watching reality shows, it’s like some dirty little secret that you don’t want anyone finding out. not me, i fucking love ‘em. there’s just something so intriguing about people that vie for love, money or airtime. why do i watch this shit? for the laughs and sometimes for the smokin’ hot chicks.

i give credit to the truly smart ones, those that are on tv to create their brand, to make themselves memorable so they either get their own show or get paid to make rounds on the club circuit or open the doors to be able to do whatever they want to do in the industry. milk it!

which brings me to my encounter with the lovely becky buckwild of flavor of love 2, i love money 2 and charm school fame. i’ve been following her on twitter and watched her romance with frank “the entertainer” maresca blossom and bomb… i was cheering for them because i wanted to see their own show. but i’m happier that she’s found someone better!

i don’t want to get into the specifics but i reached out to her and some direct messages later we got to meet up. pretty sweet deal if you ask me. so twitter, i thank you again! i thought becky & angelah were so awesome!!! they are both funny and full of life! they weren’t some conceited bitches lol

becky, angelah and i might be working on something in the future so if you are a fan, stay tuned!!!

the beautiful becky buckwild (@BeckyBuckwild) & beautiful angelah verdi (@angelahverdi)

it’s no secret that i can’t stand octomom and everything she stands for. i knew there was a chance i’d run into her somewhere, sometime since i live about 10 minutes from her.

so yesterday after spending a couple hours at the la habra children’s museum, we chose to treat the kid to mcdonald’s. while we were sitting there i noticed a girl that looked like the little girl in the movie, “the happening” and mentioned it to C, he said nah but the old lady with her looks familiar – that he’s seen her while we were out shopping before and we continued bullshitting. then an old guy passes me that i think i’ve seen in some movies as a taxi driver and told C again. he goes to refill his drink and comes back and whispers to me, “that’s nadya’s parents”, i say, “NADYA WHO?” and he said some shit like “octomom” and i was like, “NO SHIT it is them!!!”

i get up to refill our drink but really wanna get a better look.. they are both there with 2 of octomom’s kids, i notice her dad looks so sad and is wearing beat up shoes. i start feeling sad and decide not to behave like paparazzi and let them enjoy their lunch. the kids look good, i wouldn’t say happy but definitely wearing better clothes than when octomom initially got thrown into the limelight. they oddly seemed more behaved with the grandparents than when i’ve seen them on tv. when we get up to leave i look around for octomom (and more kids) in the play area but she wasn’t in sight, bummer. when we get outside, we see grandpa smoking a cigarette by the dumpster area and i comment to C that instead of shelling out crazy money on shit for herself she should give her dad $40 to buy some new shoes.

i guess what i’m saying is..all that disgust i feel for her is just meant for her dumbass and nothing towards the kids. they are just innocent little bystanders… like these kids in WHY THE FUCK DO YOU HAVE A KID?!?!?! lol

parents – your kids are better than that, give them that respect fuckers.

p.s.
every 1st saturday of the month is FREE admission at the la habra children's museum
thanks to target!

god bless FREE streams! idda been pissed if i paid $50 for 2 rounds LOL never would i have believed 2 rounds if i didn’t see it with my own eyes lol i was hoping hatton would’ve lasted longer! PACQUIAO IS THE MAN! yes, my filipino pride is showing!