Hello to you all!!! I'm here with an update to my Thursday and Friday activites. Well to start off on Thursday I spent the night over a friend's place after I got off of work Wednesday night. I left there around 9:30am and was back home Thursday morning by 10am. After getting some errands and some business out the way I hooked up with Danielle and we went to Outback Steakhouse to catch some lunch. We decided to spend the day together and we both were hungry as hell. Well when we get to Outback I know exactly what I want. Kookoo berry wings, with mild sauce, small order of french fries, and a mango lemonade. Now mind you I have always gotten this order 90% of the time i go to an Outback Steakhouse and I've never had a problem before. Well I guess today must have been my lucky day because for some strange reason the Mango Lemonade just wasn't in the stars for me today.
Apparently I went thru 3 glasses, each being worse than the last until the waiter finally finds out that the lemonade has been totally carbonated. AKA it was a bad batch. So he makes another batch and brings me out a Strawberry Lemonade. It still wasn't the norm I was used to but it was a hell of a lot better than the other shit I was sippin on earlier. I told him to also bring me out a Mango one so I cold compare. Again it wasn't the norm but it was better. After waiting forever to get our check and then the change we get in the car and I make a phonecall to Tiffany who was going to meet up with us later on that evening to go to the movies. Tiffany and I had made plans last week to meet up together on Thursday to go see SNAKES ON A PLANE.
Well Danielle didn't want to go see the snake movie so she called Kamina and she said she would go see LIL MAN with Danielle. So Danielle and I go to the St. Louis Galleria to past the time until we go and pick Kamina for the movies. So I go thru some stores and so does she. She was cool enough to buy me a cute wrap from Lane Bryant and some pants for Kamina from H&M because she has such a good heart. She went to a store called MAN ALIVE and I saw this bad ass sweat jacket and showed it to her. She liked it so much she put it on lay-way.
Eventually we go back to Mina's place and what do ya know LOLOL she wasn't there yet!! So Danielle makes a call and she it there within 10 minutes. We chill out for a while and I take a much needed nap for about an hour. Well did I mention that the movies started at 6:30pm and 6:50pm and that we were still at Mina's place which is AT LEAST a good 30 minutes from the Saint Louis Mills Mall where we were seeing the movies. Tiffany gives me a call to see where we are so I high tail it out there and make it there by 6:45pm. Tiffany was there waiting with my ticket and we go into our theater to go see SNAKES ON A PLANE!!!!
AllI have to say is: THERE ARE MUTHAFUCKIN SNAKES ON THE MUTHAFUCKIN PLANE!
The movie was the bomb!!! The snakes!!! The plane!!!! The plot!!!! Samuel Jackson!!! It all kicked ASS and I can't wait for the DVD. We get out the movie around 9pm and Kamina and Danielle are already out in the mall lookin into some stores. We meet up and go to Marshalls and look around before the mall closes. It finally becomes 9:30pm and we say our goodbyes to Tiffany. We then make our way to Shop and Save Supermarket and do some shopping. I get them home and finally get home myself around 11pm or was it 11:30pm? Oh well I gethom enad I get some sleep.
Now on to my friday.......................... I wake up and around 10:30am I meet up with my mom at her school to help get her classroom organized. We stay until 2pm something and then we go home. As I'm there I wait for word from Mina and Danielle about dinner this evening at Ameristar. Plans are confirmed and I meet them out there. Well on my way out there, I didn't have problems. We meet up in Ameristar and go for some CRAB LEGS!!!!! Well my car had been leakin fluids and my car steering was just phucked up. So Mina had to end up runnin me to our neighborhood friendly Walmart (being sarcastic about the neighborhood friendly part) we finally find some steering fluid to put in my car.
We get back to Ameristar and Danielle puts the fluid in and I don't see any leaking. Yet to steer that bitch is definitely a trial. So I try to drive home because we figured out that AAA wouldn't be able to get one of their trucks into the parking garage if they tried. So eventually I get home with Mina trailing me and I thank them. I get inside the house and tell my dad about my dilema and thankfully I already had called Jerry my mechanic and he told me to bring my car Saturday morning at 10am. So right now I'm just chillin on my bed and watchin this kick ass anime show called FIST OF THE NORTH STAR. So tomorrow my day will be spent majority at work since my mom will have to drop me off early so she doesn't miss the wedding my sister is in tomorrow as maid of honor. Oh well I hope you have a better weekend than me. TAKE CARE:)
August 25, 2006
August 23, 2006
Almost let a week go by....my my have I lost my mind?
Hey there people hope all is well in your world. A girl is still grinding to find a new gig with few leads. Yet I've been ok. Within the past week I've picked up more hours at Best Buy and hung out with my girls. I've relaxed with walks in the mall and just chillin out at the pond by my house. I also spoiled myself with a bit of a shopping spree a couple of days ago and bought some new jeans and jean skirt. They both are SMOKIN:) Yesterday I had an eye exam and the co-payment almost knocked me off my feet ($45) OUCH!!! Also within the past week I've been to job interviews as well as trying to get back into the swing of things with exercising. Especially since the wedding I'm in is on September 30, 2006.
Really nothing big has been going on that much, I talked to a friend of mine who lives in Virginia we had pretty good talk especially since we hadn't talked in a couple of months. He was pretty much in the same boat as myself with finding a new job. Oh well, today I have work this evening just like last night. I also have to go to a place called MedScripts this morning to take a test for a pharm. technican position. Keep ya fingers crossed.
Oh and I saw STEP UP with Danielle at the movies also this past weekend. I don't really remember what else I did it was pretty much all a blur. HAHAHAHA take care;)
Really nothing big has been going on that much, I talked to a friend of mine who lives in Virginia we had pretty good talk especially since we hadn't talked in a couple of months. He was pretty much in the same boat as myself with finding a new job. Oh well, today I have work this evening just like last night. I also have to go to a place called MedScripts this morning to take a test for a pharm. technican position. Keep ya fingers crossed.
Oh and I saw STEP UP with Danielle at the movies also this past weekend. I don't really remember what else I did it was pretty much all a blur. HAHAHAHA take care;)
August 17, 2006
Lookin for a job sure ain't what it used to be
Well by now it's been 5 days since my last post. Pretty much just grinding away looking for a new gig. Kinda of harder than I thought it would be. Of course I've put my resume on every major job finder website there is and have been getting some pretty good hits. Yet there have been different outcomes. One job I was interested in turned out to be a scam, after I did some more research on it because it sounded to good to be true and to verify my doubts i went on a site called SCAMS.COM and go figure the website in question was on there. Had put in for a teller position at a bank and received a response within 2 days. The recruiter emailed back with a survey he wanted me to take. I took it yesterday and failed it. HUH? The damn thang was 22 pages longs and the questions were just repetative. Oh well I guess I'm not meant to be a Teller for a bank. LOL
Of course then you would think I just didn't need anymore discouraging news right? Well this place that my best friend's mom told me about gave me a call also yesterday which is also in the pharmacutal business. I spoke with the lady and she asked me what I did at ESI and I told her. She explained to me kindly that a big problem with ESI is that the training they give you isn't really jack shit and in reality other companies require a pharm. technican to have certified training from school. With ESI it was, plop you in a chair, follow what your co-worker is doing, and try not to phuck up the patient's script. So in reality the certification from ESI isn't worth shit and honestly it's probably a waste of time to look for another Pharm. Technican job. So as I was talking with her she told me that she would like for me to come in next Wednesday to take a test to see how well I do. I told her sure, it's not like I have anything to lose.
Also earlier yesterday I met with a relative and explained to him my situation with ESI, he suggested I contact my other 2 co-workers who were fired and we all get together. So I will be pursing that and hopefully they will add their statements to mine. I will get started on writing my version as soon as possible.
For some enjoyment for once I went to the movies late last night and saw TALLADEGA NIGHTS with Will Ferrell. It was absolutely HILARIOUS and I laughed my butt off!! It was nice to have something to smile about for a change.
Of course then you would think I just didn't need anymore discouraging news right? Well this place that my best friend's mom told me about gave me a call also yesterday which is also in the pharmacutal business. I spoke with the lady and she asked me what I did at ESI and I told her. She explained to me kindly that a big problem with ESI is that the training they give you isn't really jack shit and in reality other companies require a pharm. technican to have certified training from school. With ESI it was, plop you in a chair, follow what your co-worker is doing, and try not to phuck up the patient's script. So in reality the certification from ESI isn't worth shit and honestly it's probably a waste of time to look for another Pharm. Technican job. So as I was talking with her she told me that she would like for me to come in next Wednesday to take a test to see how well I do. I told her sure, it's not like I have anything to lose.
Also earlier yesterday I met with a relative and explained to him my situation with ESI, he suggested I contact my other 2 co-workers who were fired and we all get together. So I will be pursing that and hopefully they will add their statements to mine. I will get started on writing my version as soon as possible.
For some enjoyment for once I went to the movies late last night and saw TALLADEGA NIGHTS with Will Ferrell. It was absolutely HILARIOUS and I laughed my butt off!! It was nice to have something to smile about for a change.
August 12, 2006
Update to my upside down week.
Hey there, just wanted to give you all an update;) I am doing pretty good, picked up some more hours at job #2 while Im looking for a new gig to replace the hellhole I left. I've decided to put in a complaint and possibly forward it to the EEOC. I contacted Chanel to inform her of what I'm doing and she told me that she spoke with Juanita. Yesterday I put in a request to former gig#1 Customer Service to forward me the address where I would put in a complaint in regards to certain employees. They responded they would get back to me. Also today I received the paper work to file for unemployment wages. So I'll have my hands full taking care of that issue as well as writing up the complaint.
Now just to clear this up, I'm not lookin for money, yet if it SHOULD get THROWN my way, I WILL pick it up. It's about how certain employees think it is okay to act and do business a certain way. I'm letting them know otherwise because they need a serious wake-up call and if I have to be the rooster, so be it.
To take my mind off of everything happening this week, I decided to go to a movie late last night. I got off of gig #2 around 11:10pm so I decided to go see the new movie THE DESCENT at Ronnie's Movie Theater which is about 30 minutes away from my job. So I decided to go to the last show which was around 11:50pm and actually get there in good time, around 11:30pm and with 20 minutes to spare I wait in line forever and finally get my food. So I offically get in my seat around 11:55pm. Overall the movie was very good to me, Scared me shitless in a couple of scenes. I then make the long trek home and don't get there until 2am or something like that. LOLOL
My sister then has the nerve to disturb my sleep around 7am this morning and asks me to take her to work. So yea I take her to work and then I end up washing my car and my mom's car to kill time. Now when in the HELL do you know someone to wash a car to waste time? Yea I know.......Just really weird. So overall I had work today from 2:45pm to CLOSE. So just pray for me okay? Love ya lots;)
Now just to clear this up, I'm not lookin for money, yet if it SHOULD get THROWN my way, I WILL pick it up. It's about how certain employees think it is okay to act and do business a certain way. I'm letting them know otherwise because they need a serious wake-up call and if I have to be the rooster, so be it.
To take my mind off of everything happening this week, I decided to go to a movie late last night. I got off of gig #2 around 11:10pm so I decided to go see the new movie THE DESCENT at Ronnie's Movie Theater which is about 30 minutes away from my job. So I decided to go to the last show which was around 11:50pm and actually get there in good time, around 11:30pm and with 20 minutes to spare I wait in line forever and finally get my food. So I offically get in my seat around 11:55pm. Overall the movie was very good to me, Scared me shitless in a couple of scenes. I then make the long trek home and don't get there until 2am or something like that. LOLOL
My sister then has the nerve to disturb my sleep around 7am this morning and asks me to take her to work. So yea I take her to work and then I end up washing my car and my mom's car to kill time. Now when in the HELL do you know someone to wash a car to waste time? Yea I know.......Just really weird. So overall I had work today from 2:45pm to CLOSE. So just pray for me okay? Love ya lots;)
August 9, 2006
You know you've been fired when.........
yes it is offical, I was "released from my duties" yesterday from job #1. Over some bullshit but the strange thing is that I'm not really as upset as I should be. Yesterday I went to work like normal and received an email around 9am, which stated that Eric Meyers(THE SUPERVISOR) wanted to have a meeting with me at 10am. So I accept the meeting and for some reason something told me to just get all my stuff and put it in my car. Especially since I was in another building because of the project I was assigned to along with a fellow co-worker we had to work in a different building.
So I gather all my stuff and put it in my car and drive over to the towers location. I get to Eric's office and he is in there with the same H.R. rep that was there in my FINAL WARNING meeting back in June. Some woman named Julie. So I get in his office and close the door. I still have the same look that I had back in the June meeting like I wish I could just kill him. The H.R. lady is making me laugh in my head because she still has that same scared shitless look on her face.
So Eric informs me that my attendance had come into question and I explained to him that I was told to report to work between 7:30am to 8am. He tells me that's not what he heard and tells me that he's leanin towards terminating me. He said he had to do more "research" into it and then would give me a final decision. I told him I'm not stupid and know that people have it out of me and he cocks this PATHETIC look like I have NO IDEA what you are talkin about. He says it's strictly on your job performance which I thought was just a crock of bull. I did my job damn good, point blank he just wanted to get rid of me just like he did 2 previous co-workers.
So I leave the towers location and go back to where I'm doing this damn project and you know what I did, I went on the internet and updated my resume, double-checked my area to make sure I didn't leave anything, and just did a few more work pans. Oh and did I mention I took my userid and password off my phone especially since I had voicemails....ooops. So needless to say i get an email from Eric around 11am stating that our follow up meeting would be 12pm and to "Bring all personal items", well all I do is just log out of my cpu and drive BACK over to the towers.
I get back in Eric's office along with the H.R. and point blank they said that thru their "findings" they don't believe me. I just said fine and is there anything I need to sign for they stated no and I give them my badge and key for my locker. They asked if I had anything to say and I informed them anything i have to say is in the letter with the badge. Since I just HAPPEN to keep a copy of the letter on my cpu I've furnished a copy of it below for your reading pleasure.
To Eric,
I wish I could say it has been a pleasure knowing you but unfortunately that would be lie. My opinion of you changed drastically in December and has been downhill of you ever since, with the release of Juanita and Chanel. The way you released and the reason being to me really showed me what type of character you have.
Throughout that time your attitude towards me has been more characterized as TOLERANCE, more than anything else. I honestly must say this termination is more a blessing than you realize. You questioned my commitment to my job. I enjoyed my job, unfortunately I did not enjoy some of the people that I worked with or for. If there is one thing that I despise are people that are 2-face and in my opinion don’t have any morals.
For example when you let go of Chanel and Juanita, when you came over to stand by Misty’s desk with your arms folded was anything BUT professional. The look on your face, to me, was “I’ve got them now”. After you let them go, I end up having to take a surprise Random Drug Test the next day. Which I personally think you orchestrated.
What really bothered me was that, the situation that went down with Misty against Juanita, Chanel, and myself was to me a bigger issue than the reason you let Juanita and Chanel go. We came to you as you so instructed and told you our issues with them at the time. I assumed you talked to Misty but what was said, obviously did not having a lasting effect to the point that she would dare disrespect us. So when we inform you of the latest episode you “flip the script” and get rid of Juanita and Chanel over lunch compliance when you KNOW you could have given them a written warning or a final. Yet you say Tracy Pingel said otherwise, AGAIN another issue I have trouble believing, I wonder if you brought it up to her to begin with or just arranged it to your benefit that they both were terminated ASAP. I prefer to believe the latter.
Not to mention they did inform that you told them that they could use you as a reference and they believed you. Yet when recruiters from the jobs they were interested in called you to verify employment you gave them negative reviews. And as such, they did not end up getting the jobs. That really showed me that you only have loyalty to yourself and to those that POINT BLANK, will kiss your ass. Well I’m not going to apologize for not being one of those people. Juanita and Chanel were not of that caliber either. In my opinion you are not high enough up on the chain for me to pull the Carmex out of my back pocket.
I must say that this experience has taught me a very valuable lesson. I am definitely not going to end up like your sidekick, Penny. Stuck at a dead end job, shuffling boxes from one building to the next with nothing to look forward to but the latest gossip and checking PeopleSoft everyday to check how much PTO I have available. I do plan on going back to school and getting my degree and pray that I never have to work in an environment such as this one ever again.
As for your super sidekick, I must say that Chanel was right on point about her. She knew it was going to be trouble the day Susan was demoted and Penny was put in her place. She warned me of Penny’s double-crossing nature and I saw it myself plenty of times. You both definitely are made for each other.
Also to inform you, I do know that you assumed that you “chin checked” me on June 6 in regards to the document I was typing. I’m pretty sure that you told everyone about it because everyone’s attitude towards me changed. So you could feel important and puff out your chest and actually think you did something important. Yet I didn’t let that stop me from doing my work or getting upset or agitated. If there is one thing I’ve learned is not to let people whos opinions I don’t care about bother me. I’m more mature than that and I’m not going to let whispering or any other childish act get to me. I thought I worked with adults but unfortunately some of them happen to still act like children whether with children of their own or not.
If there is one thing that I believe in is Karma, what you do will come back around and believe me you both along with some of my other co-workers are long over due. You will get your’s in due time. Not by me personally, but by other devices.
Not Sincerely,
Jasmine
P.S. – Don’t worry; I definitely won’t be calling you for a reference. Unlike your pet Misty, pretty much any and all credentials I have are verified and true.
So after leaving that sorry ass excuse for a check I get a call from Mina and informed her of what happened. She asks me if I'm okay and in all honesty...yea I am ok. I wasn't happy there for the longest time I just wish I had another gig setup in time to tell them to go to hell. But things happen for a reason and for the best. Unfortunately this week has been a trying one at best. My cellphone is busted, I have court TOMORROW, and oh did I mention I lost my job? So I guess things do happen to you in sets of 3's.
So as I'm talkin to Mina, Danielle calls Mina and then Mina calls Danielle back on 3-way with me. I tell Danielle what happens and she checks to make sure I'm okay. I tell her I'm okay and I go over Mina's place so I can just clear my head and chill out. I get there around Noon and I'm just talking with Mina. Yet she had to leave to run some errands so I stayed at her place surfin the net on the different job websites to see what I could find. Mina came back around 3 hours later and we watched THE DATING MOVIE which I thought was hilarious. After that we went to Brennon's Winery in the Central West End to enjoy some wine which I needed to help relax and calm the rest of my nerves and didn't come home until AFTER 11pm.
So I gather all my stuff and put it in my car and drive over to the towers location. I get to Eric's office and he is in there with the same H.R. rep that was there in my FINAL WARNING meeting back in June. Some woman named Julie. So I get in his office and close the door. I still have the same look that I had back in the June meeting like I wish I could just kill him. The H.R. lady is making me laugh in my head because she still has that same scared shitless look on her face.
So Eric informs me that my attendance had come into question and I explained to him that I was told to report to work between 7:30am to 8am. He tells me that's not what he heard and tells me that he's leanin towards terminating me. He said he had to do more "research" into it and then would give me a final decision. I told him I'm not stupid and know that people have it out of me and he cocks this PATHETIC look like I have NO IDEA what you are talkin about. He says it's strictly on your job performance which I thought was just a crock of bull. I did my job damn good, point blank he just wanted to get rid of me just like he did 2 previous co-workers.
So I leave the towers location and go back to where I'm doing this damn project and you know what I did, I went on the internet and updated my resume, double-checked my area to make sure I didn't leave anything, and just did a few more work pans. Oh and did I mention I took my userid and password off my phone especially since I had voicemails....ooops. So needless to say i get an email from Eric around 11am stating that our follow up meeting would be 12pm and to "Bring all personal items", well all I do is just log out of my cpu and drive BACK over to the towers.
I get back in Eric's office along with the H.R. and point blank they said that thru their "findings" they don't believe me. I just said fine and is there anything I need to sign for they stated no and I give them my badge and key for my locker. They asked if I had anything to say and I informed them anything i have to say is in the letter with the badge. Since I just HAPPEN to keep a copy of the letter on my cpu I've furnished a copy of it below for your reading pleasure.
To Eric,
I wish I could say it has been a pleasure knowing you but unfortunately that would be lie. My opinion of you changed drastically in December and has been downhill of you ever since, with the release of Juanita and Chanel. The way you released and the reason being to me really showed me what type of character you have.
Throughout that time your attitude towards me has been more characterized as TOLERANCE, more than anything else. I honestly must say this termination is more a blessing than you realize. You questioned my commitment to my job. I enjoyed my job, unfortunately I did not enjoy some of the people that I worked with or for. If there is one thing that I despise are people that are 2-face and in my opinion don’t have any morals.
For example when you let go of Chanel and Juanita, when you came over to stand by Misty’s desk with your arms folded was anything BUT professional. The look on your face, to me, was “I’ve got them now”. After you let them go, I end up having to take a surprise Random Drug Test the next day. Which I personally think you orchestrated.
What really bothered me was that, the situation that went down with Misty against Juanita, Chanel, and myself was to me a bigger issue than the reason you let Juanita and Chanel go. We came to you as you so instructed and told you our issues with them at the time. I assumed you talked to Misty but what was said, obviously did not having a lasting effect to the point that she would dare disrespect us. So when we inform you of the latest episode you “flip the script” and get rid of Juanita and Chanel over lunch compliance when you KNOW you could have given them a written warning or a final. Yet you say Tracy Pingel said otherwise, AGAIN another issue I have trouble believing, I wonder if you brought it up to her to begin with or just arranged it to your benefit that they both were terminated ASAP. I prefer to believe the latter.
Not to mention they did inform that you told them that they could use you as a reference and they believed you. Yet when recruiters from the jobs they were interested in called you to verify employment you gave them negative reviews. And as such, they did not end up getting the jobs. That really showed me that you only have loyalty to yourself and to those that POINT BLANK, will kiss your ass. Well I’m not going to apologize for not being one of those people. Juanita and Chanel were not of that caliber either. In my opinion you are not high enough up on the chain for me to pull the Carmex out of my back pocket.
I must say that this experience has taught me a very valuable lesson. I am definitely not going to end up like your sidekick, Penny. Stuck at a dead end job, shuffling boxes from one building to the next with nothing to look forward to but the latest gossip and checking PeopleSoft everyday to check how much PTO I have available. I do plan on going back to school and getting my degree and pray that I never have to work in an environment such as this one ever again.
As for your super sidekick, I must say that Chanel was right on point about her. She knew it was going to be trouble the day Susan was demoted and Penny was put in her place. She warned me of Penny’s double-crossing nature and I saw it myself plenty of times. You both definitely are made for each other.
Also to inform you, I do know that you assumed that you “chin checked” me on June 6 in regards to the document I was typing. I’m pretty sure that you told everyone about it because everyone’s attitude towards me changed. So you could feel important and puff out your chest and actually think you did something important. Yet I didn’t let that stop me from doing my work or getting upset or agitated. If there is one thing I’ve learned is not to let people whos opinions I don’t care about bother me. I’m more mature than that and I’m not going to let whispering or any other childish act get to me. I thought I worked with adults but unfortunately some of them happen to still act like children whether with children of their own or not.
If there is one thing that I believe in is Karma, what you do will come back around and believe me you both along with some of my other co-workers are long over due. You will get your’s in due time. Not by me personally, but by other devices.
Not Sincerely,
Jasmine
P.S. – Don’t worry; I definitely won’t be calling you for a reference. Unlike your pet Misty, pretty much any and all credentials I have are verified and true.
So after leaving that sorry ass excuse for a check I get a call from Mina and informed her of what happened. She asks me if I'm okay and in all honesty...yea I am ok. I wasn't happy there for the longest time I just wish I had another gig setup in time to tell them to go to hell. But things happen for a reason and for the best. Unfortunately this week has been a trying one at best. My cellphone is busted, I have court TOMORROW, and oh did I mention I lost my job? So I guess things do happen to you in sets of 3's.
So as I'm talkin to Mina, Danielle calls Mina and then Mina calls Danielle back on 3-way with me. I tell Danielle what happens and she checks to make sure I'm okay. I tell her I'm okay and I go over Mina's place so I can just clear my head and chill out. I get there around Noon and I'm just talking with Mina. Yet she had to leave to run some errands so I stayed at her place surfin the net on the different job websites to see what I could find. Mina came back around 3 hours later and we watched THE DATING MOVIE which I thought was hilarious. After that we went to Brennon's Winery in the Central West End to enjoy some wine which I needed to help relax and calm the rest of my nerves and didn't come home until AFTER 11pm.
So here I am this morning at home just waking up typing up this blog. Oh then my "special" friend sent me a myspace message wonderin where I was, I'm sorry hon. Since my phone is acting funny you know the "backup" number. LOL I holla;) The Lady has spoken.
Oh and "that" job hasn't heard the last of me, I will be filing some complaints and they will definitely remember MY name;)
August 6, 2006
Recap of Kamina Graduation Party and Celebration
Please note: Video above is after the ceremony. Pictures from both Saturday night at THE LOFT and of Sunday after the graduation are located on my FLICKR site which you can access on the right side toolbar;) Thanx!!!!
Saturday-
Ok, so here is the scoop on how we celebrated Kamina's special day. It begins Saturday evening when I get a call from Mina wanting to know if I'm still on for kickin it that evening. Of course I am and will be there by 9:30pm. Danielle unfortunately couldn't come because she had to work. So I get to Mina's all jazzed up, with heels, lace tie-up top, and denim long skirt, and my hair done from Friday evening in some pretty curls. We wait on Cookie (another good friend of Mina's) who is also riding along with us. We mob up and get in Mina's SUV and make our way downtown where we are meeting up with her friend Jason who is from out of town and here for her graduation. We meet up close to the DRURY INN and wait for him to get his car.
He comes thru 10 minutes later and we all get in his ride. Which might I say was absolutely STUNNING!!!! Definitely a site to behold, oh and Mina did swerve that sucka on the way to our destination, which was THE LOFT. We get there and have an excellent parking spot right across from the club. We get out and make our way in. Jason is sweet enough to pay for Mina, Cookie, and myself into the place. We go and walk around for a quick bit, and then we make our way to one of the VIP areas, with red rope and all. Jason bought some PETRON and Pineapple Juice for us to wet our lips on. I had never had Tequila before EVER so this was definitely something new to me.
I have a couple of drinks, sitting on one of the stools near our table, while Cookie and Mina are actin crazy on the couch. Jason is just nodding his head to music. People that Mina recognizes come thru and congratulate her and I'm just snappin pictures left and right on my digital camera. As Im checkin out the crowd from my perch I noticed a guy I hadn't seen in over 2 years. I'm lookin at him like DAMN!!! DAMN!!!! DAMN!!!! He still looked good even after all that time. You see he used to work with me at job# 2, and we were feelin each other (aka he liked me, I liked him). I'm lookin at him with a glaze look over my eyes LOL Mina looks at me and asks whats up I tell her about the guy.
Do you know what she does? She goes and talks to him and brings him over the VIP section. We give each other a hug and catch up on old times. I'm mad because I had planned on getting a picture with him before he left but I forgot. As Im talkin with Greg(that's his name), Mina and Cookie make there way over to the opposite side of the bar, where apparently they see some other friends and one CERTAIN acquantance. Hehehehe.
Well that leaves me and Jason in the VIP section for while and then I'm left by myself, since Greg had gone to join his cousin and Frat brothers in another area of the club. Jason then comes back to the VIP section and soon after Greg asks if he and his boys could chill in the section as well since his boys had consumed a tad bit of alcohol. I told him I didn't have a problem with it but since Jason did get the spot for us to chill in he would have to run it by him for permission. Jason gives his approval and allows them in.
As this is going on another dude was tryin to holla at me after I took his picture along with his boys. He bought drinks for myself, Mina, and Cookie. Well the shit hit the fan when Mina's phone turned up missing. She had left her purse in the VIP section and when she went to look for her phone it wasnt there. We searched the whole VIP section and it wasn't there. Things became more heated when the guy that was trying to holla at me was starting to tick Mina and Jason off. It came to the point where we thought Jason was about to come to blows with this cat. So Security and the Police step in and kick ol boy and search him to make sure he didn't take phone.
After we find out he doesn't have it we start to call her phone to see if it might have fallen someplace in the section. Unfortunately Mina's Buzz from the alcohol was completely shot and for the rest of the evening she was distraught over her phone. AS the club shuts down we start to call her phone again just to double check. I had been calling it thru out the night and we were trying to find out how it had been swiped. Eventually I actually get a phonecall back on my phone from HER PHONE. Some dude claimed he found it in the men's bathroom (personally I'm not buying that). We asked him where he was, he says SAINT LOUIS AVE AND COMPTON. He states he is on his way to our location back at THE LOFT to drop the phone off. Needless to say he was lying he never showed.
We get in Jason's ride and even see if that intersection of St. Louis and Compton AVe. exists, IT DOESNT. The asshole who stole her phone would answer the phone when I would call but just make bullshit staments and then eventually stop answering my calls altogether. So we are in car and make our way around town and meet up with a friend of Jason's who happens to be a cop. The only advice he could give Mina was to call Verizon and have the phone cut off, report it stolen and collect from her insurance. She was still steamed about the whole incident and drops me and Cookie off back by her place so we can get our cars and head on home.
Now of course I know you are wondering what happend with Greg. Well WHILE WE ARE STILL PARTYING AT THE CLUB, he informs me he moved to Columbia, MO and will soon become a dad. I asked him if the mother-to-be was still the same clingy psycho chick that he was with back in the day when he still worked at job# 2, he informs me YES. AUGHHHHHH!!!!!! He tells me he is happy but I still have my doubts about that one. I asked him what he and his boys had planned for after the club. He states they were suppose to go to THE PINK SLIP. I told him he would have a better time at BOTTOM'S UP. He looked at me asking, "HOW DO KNOW?" Told him I'd been there one time and this chick did this badass stunt I gave her the rest of my money in pockets. LOLOL He then makes the statement that he plans on getting wasted some more, finding him some chick to bone, before he has to go back home to Colombia, MO. YEP I KNEW there was a reason something was holding me back into pursing something with Greg. LOLOLOL But damn he still looked fine:)
Sunday-
Mina Graduation is held at the Touhill Center on Universtiy of Missouri St. Louis Campus. Danielle called me that morning to inform me that Mina and called her and informed her about her Phone being swiped at the club. I pick up Danielle for the graduation. Of course we are late by 30 minutes, so we have to go into another area where they have special screen so you can see the ceremony going on. Danielle and I are standing by the bleacher area waiting to catch a glimpse of Kamina on the screen. We do finally see here when she is getting her diploma. The cermony ends 15 minutes later and we all go out and congratulate her and take pictures.
We go to Bahamma Breeze in Chesterfield, MO for the celebration dinner. We (mina's family and friends) all have a good time and say speeches around the table. Of course you can never have an outing without some jokes and trust me there were plenty to go around. We part ways and I take Danielle home. I get home and just chillout and go to bed.
August 5, 2006
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Got my wig done yesterday (you like?), then went to the mall around 8pm sumthing to by me some CROCS. Yes you heard it some of those ugly ass shoes people be wearing. My mom bought 2 pair and she came to the hair salon place while I was getting my hair done and I tried on her pair of CROC flip-flops. A sista is HOOKED, I went to St. Louis Galleria and bought a pair of flip-flop crocs but TRUST I will be picking up at least 3 more pairs in different styles.
Heels are cute every now and then, but I'm trying to stay comfortable ya feel me? At the job#2 today at 7am till 3:30pm. So who knows I might be struttin my CROCS at a location near you;) Take care and have a good day
Heels are cute every now and then, but I'm trying to stay comfortable ya feel me? At the job#2 today at 7am till 3:30pm. So who knows I might be struttin my CROCS at a location near you;) Take care and have a good day
August 3, 2006
A WHOLE LOTTA SHIZNIT
Okay it's recap time for this week. Seeing is that i really don't REMEMBER that much of it I'm just going to talk about Monday and as I type MAYBE I'll remember the rest of the week as I go along.
Monday-
Ya girl went to work as usual at job#1 left around 4pm, then I went to Danielle's house to pick her up because we had plans to go to Fairview Heights, IL to go visit an "old friend" aka THE JEZABEL (read previous posts), BUT MAINLY to go check out this restuarant called Lotawata Restaurant. So I pick up Danielle, she had a REALLY rough morning so I called her throughout the day while I was at work to make sure that she was cool. Of course her being one of my best friends I'm gonna check on her STILL even when i pick her up. I had my Google map for Fairview Heights so we get on the highway and of course I get FREAKIN LOST but only for 5 minutes.
So I back track and get on the RIGHT highway and we get to Fairview Hgts, IL. We visit our "friend" for about 2hours. So we can give Bridget some to finish up some things at her house. By the time she calls us she is at the restuarant waiting on us along with her daughter. We hop in my car and get there in 5 minutes. The place is KICK-ASS!!! For those who live in St. Louis, MO if you are familiar with the restuarant KENRODS SPORT BAR in florrisant, MO apparently the brothers that own Lotawata ALSO own KENRODS.
I haven't been at KENRODS in a while, at least 2 years, and if the food at LOTAWATA is also served at KENRODS, I will make it my business to visit a hell of a lot more often. When you get to LOTAWATA, the place has a southwestern feel to it. The people are nice and friendly and food proportions are absolutely PHUCKIN HUGE. I lost my mind when I saw the food, Danielle and Bridget were trying to keep me from going into a daze everytime I saw a plate pass by.
If you don't believe me, go to the website and click on the photos, THEN you will believe me. So we enjoy our food and eat what we can and box up the rest. We get outside and Danielle and Bridget notice I'm getting sleepy so they suggest we go to SAINT CLAIR MALL so i can walk around a couple of times to keep me awake because of the long ass drive I'm about to make back to the St. Louis. Well it works, i'm going in and out of every store I see and I'm really have fun when I get to Build-a-Bear. I think I'm gonna have a Teddy Bear made up just for me;)
So we leave the mall as it's closing and we make our way to Kamina's house because Danielle bought her some food to eat since she didn't feel like coming out to LOTAWATA with us. We call her and she states that she is in the Central West End. She had been a bit stressed so we wanted to cheer her up. We meet her in front of Coffee Cartel and then we go to BRENNANS WINERY across the street. We share a bottle of wine....our FAVORITE WINE MARCO NEGRI. We chillout outside, talking, laughing, kamina eating, danielle chilling, and me just staring at the sky buzzed the PHUCK OUT!!!!!!!!!
Needless to say Danielle and I burnout, say goodbye to Kamina and then we chill and talk in front of Danielle's house for a couple of hours. So ya girl did NOT get home until 12:30am. I must say I had a great time kicking it with Danielle and Bridget and rounding it up with Kamina. I must say the food was pretty damn good, I had it for Lunch on Tuesday.
Tuesday-
hmm...... nawwwww don't remember it
Wednesday-
Called off from work because of MAJOR cramps (OUCH) and stayed at home playing XBOX until I had to be at job#2.
Thursday-
I'm typing this soooooooo I HOPE I remember what I did. Oh yea I went to work and left around 5:10pm. Came home and chilled out, oh and I'm watching Beverly Hills Cop I as I type this blog;) Oh well hope you all have a good night. HOPEFULLY I will be able to go the Hair Salon tomorrow. Because my wig is TYED, DYED, and FRIED!!!!! I holla PEACE
Monday-
Ya girl went to work as usual at job#1 left around 4pm, then I went to Danielle's house to pick her up because we had plans to go to Fairview Heights, IL to go visit an "old friend" aka THE JEZABEL (read previous posts), BUT MAINLY to go check out this restuarant called Lotawata Restaurant. So I pick up Danielle, she had a REALLY rough morning so I called her throughout the day while I was at work to make sure that she was cool. Of course her being one of my best friends I'm gonna check on her STILL even when i pick her up. I had my Google map for Fairview Heights so we get on the highway and of course I get FREAKIN LOST but only for 5 minutes.
So I back track and get on the RIGHT highway and we get to Fairview Hgts, IL. We visit our "friend" for about 2hours. So we can give Bridget some to finish up some things at her house. By the time she calls us she is at the restuarant waiting on us along with her daughter. We hop in my car and get there in 5 minutes. The place is KICK-ASS!!! For those who live in St. Louis, MO if you are familiar with the restuarant KENRODS SPORT BAR in florrisant, MO apparently the brothers that own Lotawata ALSO own KENRODS.
I haven't been at KENRODS in a while, at least 2 years, and if the food at LOTAWATA is also served at KENRODS, I will make it my business to visit a hell of a lot more often. When you get to LOTAWATA, the place has a southwestern feel to it. The people are nice and friendly and food proportions are absolutely PHUCKIN HUGE. I lost my mind when I saw the food, Danielle and Bridget were trying to keep me from going into a daze everytime I saw a plate pass by.
If you don't believe me, go to the website and click on the photos, THEN you will believe me. So we enjoy our food and eat what we can and box up the rest. We get outside and Danielle and Bridget notice I'm getting sleepy so they suggest we go to SAINT CLAIR MALL so i can walk around a couple of times to keep me awake because of the long ass drive I'm about to make back to the St. Louis. Well it works, i'm going in and out of every store I see and I'm really have fun when I get to Build-a-Bear. I think I'm gonna have a Teddy Bear made up just for me;)
So we leave the mall as it's closing and we make our way to Kamina's house because Danielle bought her some food to eat since she didn't feel like coming out to LOTAWATA with us. We call her and she states that she is in the Central West End. She had been a bit stressed so we wanted to cheer her up. We meet her in front of Coffee Cartel and then we go to BRENNANS WINERY across the street. We share a bottle of wine....our FAVORITE WINE MARCO NEGRI. We chillout outside, talking, laughing, kamina eating, danielle chilling, and me just staring at the sky buzzed the PHUCK OUT!!!!!!!!!
Needless to say Danielle and I burnout, say goodbye to Kamina and then we chill and talk in front of Danielle's house for a couple of hours. So ya girl did NOT get home until 12:30am. I must say I had a great time kicking it with Danielle and Bridget and rounding it up with Kamina. I must say the food was pretty damn good, I had it for Lunch on Tuesday.
Tuesday-
hmm...... nawwwww don't remember it
Wednesday-
Called off from work because of MAJOR cramps (OUCH) and stayed at home playing XBOX until I had to be at job#2.
Thursday-
I'm typing this soooooooo I HOPE I remember what I did. Oh yea I went to work and left around 5:10pm. Came home and chilled out, oh and I'm watching Beverly Hills Cop I as I type this blog;) Oh well hope you all have a good night. HOPEFULLY I will be able to go the Hair Salon tomorrow. Because my wig is TYED, DYED, and FRIED!!!!! I holla PEACE
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