Friday, May 30, 2003 {work: san bruno, ca} balancing pots it took a while to learn how to do it. it stressed me out even. i was finally able to balance. an easy task? no.... i just do it okay. im not the expert, but these things manage to stay atop my head. as i tiptoe/run around with them on my head, i wobble. they wobble. i gauge. and then i compensate. they stablize. there have been times when i thought i would falter, thinking that they would fall. but miraculously i would somehow adjust so they stay atop. i would continue the rhythm of the dance, almost to the point where it was automatic and i wouldnt think about it anymore. i'm that skillful. i can do it. i can do it all! or so i thought. a beautiful dance, yes, but sad thing is... when one falls, the tendency is for everything else to follow, everything crashing to the ground... curtain * 9:21 AM * bernadette * *

Tuesday, May 20, 2003 {work: san bruno, ca} the weather's changing... and im soooo congested. can someone please scrape my sinuses? thanks. update: i just finished a whole box of kleenex (125 count). i am now happily on drugs. yay! * 12:45 PM * bernadette * *

Monday, May 19, 2003 {work: san bruno, ca} one of my betta fishes.. died over the weekend. boo. [i told you guys i got fishes, right? oh yeah, i forgot, i've been slacking. =P] i dont even think it was because it wasnt getting fed. it wouldnt even eat when the betta fish flakes/pellets got sprinkled in the tank. last week, the little fishy was just swimming like it was strugging. i figured maybe it was sick or something. and sure enough when i got home last night, i saw that it lay lifeless at the bottom, all covered with white fuzz. sad. =( nico and i flushed the little guy down the toilet. i watched as the blue creature swirled into the whirlpool. i looked at my other fish swimming happily in the other tank. bubbles were forming around the edges of the water's surface. apparently this meant that the fish was ready to mate. maybe i should get a female betta fish so that i can make more betta fishies. that would be cool... * 9:31 AM * bernadette * *

Friday, May 02, 2003 {work: san bruno, ca} ketchup packets random thought: what exactly is the life span of ketchup packets? you know what i'm talking about - the ones that you save/collect in your refrigerator when you get a surplus from the fast food restaurant. they are very convenient when you're on the go, (no need for bulky ketchup bottle to carry around in your lunchpail) and have a hassle-free disposal method (ie, throw empty packet in trash). but is there an expiration date? i mean, you know you dont use ALL of the ketchup packets at once... how do you know to dispose of the collection from the refrigerator? (and maybe replenish with fresh packets from said fast food restaurant)... hm. * 12:56 PM * bernadette * *

Thursday, May 01, 2003 {work: san bruno, ca} 5 months, tomorrow tomorrow will be my 5 month anniversary since i started working here.... *sigh* i need a vacation. =P * 3:52 PM * bernadette * *