just set off the security alarm at my office. that was fun. (not.) i'm definitely awake now.

f/ot: pistons 106, bucks 102.

• i love chauncey billups. you go, mr. big shot!
• tj ford is really small. only 5'10"
• sitting in the first row on the upper level allows you to shout directly down to the floor. i feel the players can really hear me.
• being on your feet and cheering your brains out is essential to helping your team to victory.

my head hurts, but it only hurts this bad after i've been working. it doesn't take much work for my head to start hurting. i think my body is trying to tell me something. "stop working" perhaps? i mean, when your body is telling you something in the form of pain, it might be good to listen to it, right?

i once told eric that i wanted to ask bill gates (or any equally rich gazillionaire) for a million dollars. that's like $20 to any of us regular joe schmoes. then i wouldn't have to work where i work. of course i would share it. it would be quite selfish of me to keep the whole million to myself. wouldn't that be nice? then it wouldn't be so scary to open up, say...A Bun In The Oven with mads. that makes me giggle. it's pure genius (and all madeleine, i might add). a bakery in the front with an ob office in the back. "enjoy a cinnamon roll and de-caf coffee while you wait!" if only...

we're back from sd.

*exhale*

our flight coming into detroit was delayed a half hour and then our luggage didn't get transferred, so we didnt' get home until 3am. i'm still on pacific coast time, so it's amazing that i'm up and functioning right now. i did however, choose the "work from home" option because 1) i dont' have a car and 2) i would probably die on the way to work because i fell asleep at the wheel.

congrats gene and helen! the wedding was really nice and gene looked really really happy. the reception was in the nicest tent i've ever seen. (when i heard that the reception was going to be in a "tent" i was thinking more of a canopy with open sides on some grass behind the hotel, not a permanent structure complete with doors and carpet.) isaiah danced the night away. he couldn't stop himself if he tried. the music played, therefore he danced. he charmed the pants off of everyone. there were so many random people coming up to see isaiah. i met way more people than i should have.

got to catch up a little with everyone, although i wish i could have caught up more. watched tv with chris lum and passed on out the couch just like the good old days at lake village. played trivial pusuit pop culture edition at the hotel. trivial pursuit a la gauntlet style did not quite work out in jon yang's favor. isaiah counted the stars with me and tita lynn while the boys attempted to catch lobster in la jolla. saw galvez for the first time since his surgery. he's making such an awesome recovery. i can only imagine how frustrating it is for him to be limited physically, especially after all the tris, races, surfing, etc. he's been doing. i feel that it must be very humbling and hard to endure this kind of recovery. you have to be so strong (mentally and physically), and galvez is. i have no doubt he'll be up and walking without any aids in no time. he's strong and determined. he's the man. galvez, you're my hero. (*tangent: when galvez got in the car, i was like "isaiah, say hi to tito galvez!" tito galvez?? sounded funny, especially since mrs. galvez was right there.)

thanks, hongk, for playing host and letting us take over your bedroom for the weekend. isaiah left you a pink bottle of baby magic lotion in case you ever wanted to smell like a filipino lola. =P i don't think he'd be offended if you threw it away. can't wait to see those of you cali folk coming into michigan soon (or you know, in four months). miss you already.

what a crappy day. people that are rude, impatient, and bitchy can really ruin your day. they frustrate you to the point that you can't thoroughly enjoy the gorgeous sunny 50 degree weather outside. definitely looking forward to hanging out in sd for a few days....far far away from the office!

i forgot to mention in yesterday's post that eric's blog has moved back to blogspot. so those of you that haven't changed your link to his blog in years and years, that link should work now.

i'm sick. i hate being sick. i've been sick for a month, and it just won't go away. i finally caved and took robitussin dm. since i'm pregnant, i try to not take medicine if i can tough it out. but i'm too miserable to tough it out. i'm sure people at work are expecting me to respond to their emails even though i'm sick. i can't believe that i work for a company like that. please pray for me...i'm gonna start looking for a new job and i have no idea what i want to do. i'm getting out of this field once baby #2 is born. i'm nervous but excited. any suggestions??

hello 2006!

i had so much fun on new years. it has been a while since i was so excited to go to a party. when i was little, we'd go to my cousins' house every year and party it up in their disco-carpeted basement. one of the cousins recently bought the house from his dad and re-did everything but the basement. so we brought the new years eve party back to the old house and partied like it was the 1980s. while we were getting ready, we drew inspiration from berry gordy's "the last dragon." i had crimped hair and wore obnoxious bright blue eyeshadow. eric wore legwarmers. my little niece ran around in her leotard and tights as flashdance. my cousin wore a poofy strapless pink prom dress with layers and layers of lace. j used half a bottle of polo cologne that night. my cousin was lamar from revenge of the nerds. spence wore stone-washed guess? jeans and a members only jacket. we karaoke'd to "we are the world" and whitney houston. good times. great way to bring in the new year.