Ramblings of a Crazy Woman

It was a fun night out on the town this last Saturday as Brian and I celebrated Halloween at a Robertson St. club in WeHo called Pearl. For a guy who says he doesn't like Halloween, my hubby sure knows how to pick the costumes. This year he went as Magnum PI. He was a hit at the party. All the ladies and hmmm men wanted to rub their fingers through his chest of curly hair. I of course had to wear the purple wig, although, I think I am going to retire it. It had a good run. At the party we ran into all the presidents from Point Break (Regan, Nixon, etc), Bob's Big Boy, One Night Stand, a Star Wars Storm Trooper, Jennifer Gardner aka Alias, Indiana Jones, Marilyn Monroe (a lot of them), Sugar Daddy, Trophy Wife, Raggedy Ann, a bunch of slutty girls, a grandma, a pumpkin, a swat team member, a priest, and Sherlock Holmes. After taking a few spins on the dance floor and proving we still had the moves, Brian and I said our ado's and called it a year. See yah Halloween, in t...

The hubby got the news a while back from our dentist that he needed to get his wisdom teeth pulled. Not because anything was wrong but because as you get older the teeth pretty much like where they have been and don't like to come out easy. He thought this week would be a good week to do do the deed because he had a week off before starting his new TV editing gig called TEN YEARS YOUNGER. So he called me up at work on Tuesday and asked if I could be his designated driver. When you have oral surgery they drug you up and you must have a driver wait for you at the office while they take the teeth out. I didn't mind as I got out of the office for a half of day plus he seemed a bit nervous so I wanted to be there for him. He went in at about 9:30AM on Wed and came out about 11:10AM. His checks were puffy. Following close behind him was a lady who gave me a bunch of paperwork on how to care for him. I had already filled his two prescriptions so we immediately went home. He w...

This week went buy really quick. Had a belated birthday dinner with Caroline on Tuesday and caught up on 3 months worth of goings-on, etc. Heard rumors that Toby is supposed to be back in town but I have been hearing them for a few weeks now and there has been no siting as of yet. I am supposed to catch up with him and Caroline soon reminding me of the old El Torrito and red boots days. I wonder if he ever got his car back? hum? Caught up on some TV, well, tried too, I kept falling asleep. I think I have tried to watch Journeyman 3 times now. Oh well, thank god for replay and the ability to take your time. Talked to El Jefe for three hours on Thursday and another hour last night He tried to convince me to go to this big where house party but I was dog tired. Don't know why I didn't do anything all week except work. Couldn't believe I spoke to him for 3 hours, for 3 hours I should have at least gotten a personal appearance. Supposed to get tacos with him soon. Supposed t...

Or my big ass SUV will get you! Yep, Brian and I bought the JEEP Patriot this weekend and it is so completely awesome!! I love it, love it, love it!! My JEEP is a deep steel blue so it's not as bright as this picture but thanks to Costco I was able to get this puppy for under invoice and got a ton more features then the car I test drove last weekend. I love Costco! If you are in the market to buy a new car check out their car buying program. I also love State Farm. I thought my insurance was going to go way up but thanks to multi-policies my new car is only a hundred bucks more than the old hunk of junk (which is being donated to charity). I was soooo very pleased this morning. I never really cared about cars but I must say I am in love with the new vehicle. I can't believe I own something so pretty. Besides buying the car, Brian and I worked more on our den. It's very exciting to see all our craft projects come to light! Brian made a molding/shelving thing about 3/...

Remember that old brown cabinet from Brian's childhood bedroom set that used to be our TV cabinet at Noble? Well, my handy hubby shabby chiqued it and turned it into this beauty to go into our bedroom! We use it to store more clothes. Can you identity what has been changed? ANSWER: Brian took off the old doors and use them for shelving. He replaced them with shutters he received free from a home and garden show at work. He added bead board to the sides and modeling. He also added decorative wood panels (which I am not sure if you can see from the pictures to the middle stripe and the drawer fronts. He sanded the older brown finish and painted white to match the interior trim of our bedroom,

Jung - Oct 7th Mr. Hinojosa - Oct 9th Ms. Caroline - Oct 10th

Ok, so this weekend I went looking for cars to replace my 12-year old red chevy crapalier. I ran into every kind of car salesman. The slimy kind, the old kind, the I don't care kind and the no hassle/nice kind. I even ran into a finance guy who asked me what he had to do to convince me to take his car home.  I was almost taken in by his let's make a deal attitude but little did he know he had just ran into "I am on a tight budget girl." I haven't bought a car since I was 20 (and really my mom negogiated that deal and that car) and I wasn't about to buy the first car I looked at.   Nope, little did Mr. Finance guy know that I wasn't making any deals until the good ole financial numbers told me I could. So I went home minus the new car but I sure came home with a ton of brochures.  The brochures were pretty but they didn't help me with my decision. This is where you the readership come in.  Of all the cars I tested, I have narrowed my choice of car down ...

Wednesday, I get a call from the hubby after work asking me to pick him up. I have never gotten a call like this before so I was immediately concerned.  Apparently, his eye had swollen and he couldn't open it.  I tried my best to get to Burbank from Hollywood as fast as I could.  It seemed my carpenter husband was busy making shelving for our den when a wood chip from his saw grazed his eye.  He spent the afternoon washing his eye out but after driving to work with the sun in his face, his eye began to really bother him. When your lovedone is hurting you try to do anything to help them so I made several calls. My eye place suggested one doctor but he never called me back so I settled on urgent care.  When my baby got in the car, my race car driver instinct kicked in and I progressed to weave in and out of traffic trying to get my patient to the the urgent care place before it closed.  I was exuding stress.  To make matters worse, my check engine light came on so not only did I thin...

Everyday I spend about 30 minutes in the car listening to the radio on the commute (which ironically is only 8 miles).  This week, the talk really wasn't different than any other day...a bunch of people complaining about their significant other.  If someone wasn't cheating, they were lazy or they didn't spend enough time with their kids.  It seems that no matter the channel, DJ's have become therapists, providing answers to people's problems over the air. Overall, I don't have a problem with DJ's giving out advice as a lot of people seem to really need help.  What I found interesting in these call-ins was all the silly chatter about relationships gone bad.  I couldn't help but wonder how long these people are willing to stay miserable until they change their lives?  A ton of people call in to these shows (and let's face it, if you call in, you already have a hunch something is wrong) and they seem generally surprised when the DJ tells them the truth ...