Oh blogger where art thou?

Where have you been? You might be asking....that or..nothing at all seeing is how I don't think anyone looks at this page anymore. But hey thats ok, I haven't been here and I think my cousin forgot about it too.
Where have we been? Well I fell into Myspace, and yes I'm sorry, but nobody I knew was on blogger.com so like most people I started one and its pretty cool.
I have since moved away from evil San Diego and I'm happily back in Washington..ahhh clean air.
I have also given the finger to Target, I quit about 3 weeks ago and started working at a casino. Its pretty cool there so far, my only complaint is a co-worker likes to take things out of my hands and then treat me as if I don't know what I'm doing. Luckily I'm not going to be working with her much longer, soon I will be working graveyard shift there and will probably never see here....yay.
Nothing has really changed with Willow, shes still doing her Willow stuff. I think she just plain forgot that we had this set up.
I'm not sure what else to say, its almost 3:30am and I have to be up by 7:00am to go to orientation for work. Yea, I know, you are suppose to do that before you start work, well seems they like large groups and not just a few people at a time.
Apparently they are putting us on a bus and taking us somewhere....hummm...
So I think it would be best if I got a few short hours in before that...sounds good?
If anyone still pops on here (and I hope so) let me know how you are.
Lillys rating: Don't be too hopefull if they put you on a short bus.

The pressure of being high

High blood pressure what were you thinking?
I can't tell you when it started but according to my doctor my blood pressure is high. She asked me if I worked in a stressful place, when I told her I worked guest services and photo lab at Target she made that "Oh shoot I see what you mean" face.
Thats not all thats causing my body to freak, its also my life at home thats adding to it just not so much. In less than a year we will be packing up our plop and moving out of California. Needless to say I'm super stoked about getting out of this bunghole city. I'm stressed out about where I'm going to live and if I will have a roomie. But Lilly you are married what gives? Long story short my husband is going to school in Wyoming for about a year and I'm not giving up another job to move there as well and start out at the bottom. I have worked so hard at getting where I am today. I'm going to get a transfer home and get a place and wait for his school to be over. Sounds like a plan but without someone to share rent with it will be extreamily hard to find a place I can dwell.
I have a potential roomie but thats all up in the air but I'm nervous that it won't work out in my favor and then I'm SKA---ROO---ED!
So thats why my blood pressure is a wee bit out of wack. Once again however Google has come to my rescue and supplied me with enough information and tips on how to lower my pressure. Starting with a diet...blah! I knew there would be a downside! More fruits and veggies, less salt. Then there is exercise....once again my chubby bubble butt isn't happy about that. I thought I was getting enough exercise at work. I work roughly 30-38 hours a week the last thing on my mind is a bowl of fruit followed by a few carrot sticks and then a nice schweaty workout. By the way my husband is home when I get there and I don't exactialy want him to see me work out. I'm sure I would be a riot to watch.
I know the doctor could give me pills to down and that would take care of the problem. But the last few times I have been in for a check up they mention the high blood pressure but never opt to do anything about it. I think I will take the first step to do it myself rather than taking those steps into the hospital while I'm clutching my chest and wondering to myself why I didn't do any thing sooner.
Just as a matter-of-fact its cheaper to buy food thats bad for you than it is to keep yourseld stocked with things like fruits, veggies, and fish just to name a few. I'm going to try but I doubt it will last long. The budget here isn't bad but its not also good enough to be able to do alot of things like get good things for your body.....hummmm lipo would help....well it would help me be less fat!
I will try and keep you posted on my updates and also post more in here. If you want me to talk about any topic just let me know in the comments. I'd be happy to.
Lillys rating: Blood and sweat and tears! Oh My!

Chris Daughtry out, I sit here and pout.

My so called "American Idol Pony" this year was Chris Daughtry. Why pony? Ever hear the phrase "Pick your pony?" Last year it was Keith even though he never made it to Hollywood. He sang "Like a virgin" I would have let him through just to see what he would come up with later on the show. Now that would have been something to watch. Anywhosawhatsit, I thought Chris was going to go all the the way. He was the reason I watched the show, he has talent and I know that eventhough he didn't win he will be big someday. He already got an offer from the band "Fuel" to be the new lead singer. I hope he takes it because I like that band, but it makes me wonder what happened to the former lead singer? He quit or pass away? I will have to google that later. I'm sure you can imagine my sadness and shock when I saw that Chris was in the bottom 2, I thought he would be safe and Kathryn McPhee would be the one to flee....no longer singing on her knee....she did not get a vote from me......when she didn't go home I made a little wee.
At least now there are alot of angry people out there standing up for Chris, saying that when they called to vote for Chris the answering service stated that they just voted for someone else. Now theres a website collecting "Signatures" against Chris going home and as soon as I find it I'm going to shamelessly sign it. Up to 23 thousand I hear. By the way, I would pay my cousin Willow a hundred bucks to go on next year and sing for Simon, I think that would be the best singing interview EVER! All in all I think that Chris should have been the next American Idol, I did my part by voting for him 3 times every show. What can ya do?
Lillys rating: A goal so far, a vote too few

Thought-byte on science

Okay my first point is that my husband is in Mississippi. Our house is a non drinking house, but since he is so far away I am drinking in the house. This is a BIG thing, and is totally weird cuz I have never drank in my house before.

I hate Monsanto!!!

A hunter in the polar wastelands went hunting and killed a polar bear. Or so he thought until the DNA evidence came back and said "you killed a hybrid between a polar bear and a grizzly". Damn it! It could have been the start of a new species but someone killed it!!! I am sad.

Thought-byte on TV

My favorite shows are in order: Lost, Grey's Anatomy, House, Numbers, Law and Order SVU, Invasion and I think I will soon add 24 to that list as soon as I catch up on all the other seasons.

They are intelligent shows and are very popular with large audiences.

I like comedies also. However for some reason, even though the most popular shows display intelligence, comedy writers appear to be the most unoriginal and boorish people in existance. Who are they targetting? Is there no such thing as an intelligent sit-com these days. I mean The Cosby Show was hilarious and intelligent, even Seinfield and Friends did not insult our intelligence, but I find the majority of the drivel passing as comedy these days to be redundant and ignorant.

Willow thinks she wants to laugh but can't find many opportunities.

Thought-bytes of South America and I hate Monsanto!!!

Happy Birthday Cruz Hernandez!!! At 128 the El Salvadorian woman is possibly the oldest living person, although Guiness claims it is Ecuadorian Maria Esther de Capovilla who is a mere 116. Let the battle of the post-centurians begin. I put my U.S. dollars on Cruz, because US dollars is the currency in El Salvador and Ecuador. Didn't know that.

Latin America is feeling its oil. Good ol' Evo Morales nationalized Bolivias oil and true to world wide form his pal Hugo Chavez mentioned they didn't like like that Peru had finalized a free-trade agreement with Washington. Neither do they want to share their resources with Washington. The want to isolationist the resources of South America and I wish them the best, I would like to see the same in our country!!!

I must admit I kind of like Evo Morales at least as portrayed by the BBC. Small time coca farmer makes good!!!

I am hoping that the more other countries of the world attempt to use natural resources as chokeholds on our economy the faster American ingenuity gets us on the renewable resource bandwagon.

Child labor has dropped by 10% in the last 4 years. That is good news.

Half of Monsantos experiments in France are destroyed by the irate French each year. Wow I never thought I would be happy with any French actions, but le bon travail

Fifty women in Moracco were ordained as Muslim priests (morchidat). Finally a voice of reason as the moderate Islamic movement makes strides in a notoriously extremist region. They still don't get to lead prayers though, just wander around preaching the word to other women, but hey still great.

Willows thoughts on these matters matters.

Thought-bytes of the Moment.

I do not believe globalization is best for the worldwide economy. Globalization is great for exploitation of "third world countries" until they eventually realize they are being exploited and decide to nationalize their resources to the frustration dependent overconsumptive cultures at the top of the socioeconomic pyramid who got used to cheap honey.

Immigration to the United States should not be allocated to groups of people who cross into our borders illegally. There are enough people in the world trying to enter the United States legally to fill the job vacuum the deportation of the illegals would create. Twelve million bad little illegal immigrants out, twelve million good little legal immigrants who waited to do it right in. :)

Energy is a stranglehold tightening around the neck of the overconsumptive American population. The solution: a graduated tax on gasoline that increases with consumption. That and . . I don't know. . viable and subsidised (how many billion to Iraq was it again, where does the money go?) alternative energy resources.

Do not make laws, make tax cuts in the direction you want it to go. Instead of saying "This is illegal" say hmm, okay you can do it, but if you don't it will be much cheaper for you come tax time.

According to the World Conservation Union over 16,000 are endangered including polar bears and hippoes.

Ohh, and I still think Monsanto is evil. . . Yay Poland for having the sense to ban genetically modified seeds. No more polack jokes now!!!

Willow thinks. Well every now and then.

Why I hate California

As of 2003 my new home was in San Diego California. It was very different from any other place I had lived. There were gated appartments, gangs, kids running around in parking lots unsupervised. It took some getting use to not having any friends or family around. I was able to get a job quickly and started working part time. They had me as a cashier which was somewhat new to me, my previous jobs include dishwasher, cook/waitress, janitor, grounds keeper at a nursery, 1 hour photo/video clerk/western union/lotto/guest services and a greeter and cashier at KB Toys. I don't remember much about cashiering from KB Toys I just remembered I didn't do it well.
Well I got some training and I picked up the skills for using a register, I was pretty excited about it and got into my groove kinda fast.
Soon I noticed how different people acted here. They always seem to be in a huge rush and no matter what rude thing they were thinking they always said it. Weather it be about the store or some other thing that was bothering them.
I worked as a cashier for about a year and I started to get very irritated with the guests that were checking out. They would leave their carts in my lane, yap on the cell phone even when I was trying to talk to them. They would ask if I was open even if I was standing at my register and the light was on. Or they would comment things like "Oh you look like you need someone to check out!" or "You look bored." and "You rang that up wrong theres a sign saying its cheaper." The worst by the way was if I ran an item over the scanner and it didn't scan the first time the comment was always the same "Oh is it free then?" Getting this everyday takes its toll. I even noticed that I was angry before I even clocked in. After a doctors appointment I was told my blood pressure was a little high. Well that was the last straw for me, I talked to my boss and asked if I could be moved.
And I was, to guest services, I was very happy to be there, I had more power and if a guest got rude with me I was allowed to be rude back. So I was part time guest services and very little cashiering. I had to put up with rude people, people that got mad at me because I wouldn't give them cash for an item that they had no proof what so ever they bought it. It didn't bother me much for some reason, I suppose it was because I could tell the guest "NO"
A few months down the road I found out that 3 people from the photo lab were quitting, I jumped on the oppertunity to work in there and hopefully I wouldn't have to cashier anymore.
I got the job, I picked up how to run the lab and things were going great. But for some reason recently the people have changed. When I have been on the clock for 5 hours or more I am required by California law to take a lunch. Being the only one schedualed in the lab I had to shut everything off and post my "Off to lunch sign" Of corse people were still comming up to me trying to drop off film or use the digital computer kiosks. When I told them I couldn't take any film they would get angry with me and want to talk to my manager, saying that "This is unacceptable!" The worst comment I got was when I was in guest services, of corse they schedual us alone. There are 2 areas of guest servies where I help guests, one is an open room where people from outside come in to do returns or what not. The other is a window where people have gotten what they wanted for an exchange. Well I was helping a guest in the room and I noticed that there was a small line at the window. Just as I was finishing up the transaction an African american lady came in. I greeted her and told her that there were some people at the window that had been waiting and I would be with her shortly. She said that was fine and waited.
It took me less than a minute to help all 3 people that were waiting and as soon as I turned around to help the lady that had been waiting, she slammed her fist on the counter and demanded to speak to my manager. I was confused but I got my manager over there. The guest yelled that I "Must be a racist because she went to help some white people first!" I could not have been more shocked, I have never been called anything like that and it hit hard.
I appologised to her and said that I had no problem with any person of color or race and that if I came across as a racist that I was terribly sorry.
My manager at this time was helping her with her transaction while I was trying to help another guest that was somewhat frightened by the upset woman. Well after about the 5th time of being called a racist I pounded my fist on the counter and said "Excuse me ma'am, please stop calling me a racist, thats a strong word and to throw it around without really knowing can hurt someone. If I had ignored you, insulted you, or refused you service then yes I would be considered a racist. I greeted you and informed you that people had been waiting ahead of you. Now please stop calling me that." Well anything I said to her she didn't listen to, she called me a racist again and my manager finally spoke up and told the woman that she needed to let it go and to just leave.
I got called a racist again and it made me cry, I walked out and cried in a storage closet thats next to guest servies.
I was fed up with most of the people here, theres such a tiny handful of guests I like that I almost never see them. They are nice and understanding, I can't wait to get out of this state.
Lillys rating: California is no Washington