Top 5

Top 5 "Dad lines" that Mark (probably) won't be able to use...
since our baby turned out to be a boy.


5. Ano na naman 'tong narinig ko na nakipag sabunutan ka raw sa classmate mo?
4. Sinong nagsabing pwede kang lumabas ng naka spaghetti-strap. Magbihis ka nga!
3. Alin na nga dito, regular or with wings?
2. Ikaw ba ang bagong boyfriend na anak ko?
1. You touch my daughter, I kill you!

Things have a way of sorting themselves out in the end...

... and it seems like the end is near...

There are some things that just aren't meant to be.

Of Office Politics and Squirrely Wrath

I hate office politics!

I used to work in an OP-free place where everybody gets along. The head honchos in our branch worked really hard to cushion us from all the bullshit from the higher-ups. AND IT WORKED - we loved working with each other, nobody needed to suck up in order to get ahead.

It's different where I work now. Everybody's looking over everybody else's shoulder. It sucks!

Haaaaaay... I'm tired of getting dragged into the arguments.. and the "investigations"... The office atmosphere is really getting affected, productivity is down, and the coffee is starting to suck (not that I'm allowed to drink any, crap!).

So, what do I do? I listen to the Squirrel Song ALL DAY! I figured that if I have my headphones on, the people here will stop trying to talk to me. They won't be able to force me to take sides...


Thanks, Foamy...
http://www.illwillpress.com/vault.html -- Office Politics Victims' Haven

On losing my edge

"I had an edge, Sir. I had an edge, and I've lost it. And I need it. I need it back. So...if you could just tell me...how you keep yours...and how not to be affected? I know I could be a great surgeon. So if you could just give me the answers, I would really appreciate it."

-Cristina Yang, Grey's Anatomy

I felt for that character when she said these lines. I really did. I, too, feel like I lost my edge.

Not so long ago...
I could work from 8 to 8 and still have enough energy to watch a late night film.
I could handle two jobs at a time.
I could hyper-commute. I never took a cab unless I'm really really late.
I could skip meals and not feel anything.
I could "operate" at 100% even with no sleep and run on pure adrenalin for 3 straight days.

But now... I can't. Not anymore. Not yet anyway.

Spent a month and a half in bed... I couldn't even stand up to get a glass of water. The 30 second run to the sink completely drained me. Lost more than ten pounds in 1 month (Normally, this would be a good thing).

When you read books and mags, you'd get the idea that people GLOW when they're pregnant. I don't glow. I'm practically gray. I look like a freakin' vampire.

AT LEAST I'm back on my feet. And I've gained back 2 pounds I still can't stay up as long as I like, but I feel like I'm getting there. I'm back at work, HR had to do some hocus pocus on my skeds so I won't get fired. I'm getting there.. I'm getting my edge back.