My Big Ol' GIGANTIC Post!
So I guess its time that I finally post this up. I keep meaning to post and then something happens... and then I have to double post... then triple post... and on and on and on... to the point where I didn't wanna post anymore due to the sheer size of it -_-... SOOOOOO… I just blurted it all out now (it took me like an hour!)... warning.. its a LOT OF stuff...so I would suggest not reading it unless you have the time or at least read them in parts… but be warned that it does have some really important information regarding my job... where Im going to be living soon and what I look like now... my life O_O!
But if you want the one sentence summary, BASICALLY... things in my life have been going really really great for me!
GRADUATION: Rocio, Orlando and Patrick just all recently graduated which is great!(with Jon too graduating this summer... ACTUALLY only really Rocio "graduated" graduated but everyone will be done by September) and Sheryl finally got her loan and got accepted to nursing school! Just nice to know that while my life is finally starting to move again people are starting to get their lives going too!
WEIGHT: Im happy to say that this current diet is going pretty well. For those of you who dont know through me talking bout it or from the team fitness posts, I joined Medifast (sorry Pernell that this link took so long to post) with one of my co-workers mostly to help her out and be a support and to try it out and see how it was. Originally I was supposed to only be on it for 2 weeks.... but im happy to say that ive lost a total of about 25 pounds (its continually fluctuating about 5-8 pounds)in a little over a month. I think the biggest thing about this too is that I dont feel overly like im super dieting and I feel like, at least personally, that I can easily transition back into a regular diet and keep off the weight with my new eating habits and knowledge. I've got about another month to go, as I want to lose a total of about 40 pounds total so we will see how the second half goes. PLUS I have a gym membership now AND I have about 6 sessions with a trainer left so those should be help too! GAH I even started going to spin classes that ended up ripping a hole in my workout pants... literally! and my first session with my trainer left my mid section feeling like someone wailed on it with a baseball bat...(figurativly -_-).
You know the best part of it all is that I feel so energetic now and not always "tired" like I used to. Im not constantly yawning or falling asleep at work... and I think a big part of that really comes from the fact that even though I ate a lot... it really was a lot of junk. Oh! and I feel so much more ... erm... "spritely" is the best way to put it... like I've always felt that way on the inside... like at any given second I could hop a fence if I needed to, run up the side of a hill or climb a whatevers anytime I wanted... but after doing something like that I totally would end up tired or sweaty or out of breath... Like I could do it... I would force myself but it was always a struggle... I feel like nowadays my body can better handle the way my spontaneous mind is. -_-... man and I started wearing medium shirts... my pants are down from 38 waists to 33 right now... Its like ok, I used to go shopping with some little skinny boys and I used to always get mad that they would have trouble finding clothes that "fit"... and in my head im like "hullo! I cant even put this shirt around my fat body!... get a large, it fits around your stick of a figure!" Like I always had this scenario where like if me and a skinny guy were on a deserted island nekked with only a box of small t-shirts... the skinny guy would have clothes to wear whereas i would have to fashion some kind of moo moo or fat cape out of all the smalls to have something to wear. What it is though is that there's a difference between being able to put on clothes and them actually looking nice... cuz now some of my larger stuff isnt looking too hot on me =/... Its like I finally graduated from wondering if that kewl shirt would fit around my fat frame to whether or not they have an actually size that looks "nice" on me... its such a trip O_o... BLEH but I feel like im bragging every time I talk about it so ima stop now cuz I don’t wanna turn in to some conceited jerk who’s all about himself. Before and after pictures to come (sorry number 2 apology for Pernell… lol ill get those pictures up soon).
JOB: So… for those of you who have been following some of my posts, I’ve been applying and trying to get this one position up north since January. I had applied to the Media Operations department of ILM… Industrial, Light and Magic, which is George Lucas’ special effects company in San Francisco. After being interviewed… and then interviewed again and then being offered a plane flight up and an interview there but then doing that conference call over the phone… it was down to me and 2 other people…. And then it kind of just froze… I followed up in April and then in May with them saying there were no new updates and finally at the end of May I asked about applying for just a general “PA” position for a project… so I got transferred to ANOTHER HR lady who ended up interviewing me again … but then I found out that one of those other 2 people that were with me in the top TOTALLY had already did exactly what I did and got the PA job -_-… and Charmaine had told me this so when the HR lady called me to “touch base” I figured she was going to officially tell me the same thing… but then she left another voicemail mentioning an “opportunity” for me so I followed up with her and she offered for me to apply for ANOTHER position, which was an assistant to the Production department. So then I conference interviewed AGAIN with 3 people from that department about 3 days later… and then that following Monday I came in to interview with their boss. Pretty much by then no one had any more questions so the in person interview took like 15 mins tops O_o… and then they were all “thanks! The HR lady will walk you out” and then just left… it totally scared the crap outta me like “did I do something wrong?” kinda deal, but the HR lady in the exit debriefing told me that they would discuss it and then email her back later with their results and then she would contact me later with their decision... so literally im only about 5 mins out the door when I get a call from her saying “You haven’t left yet have you? Remember that email I said I had to wait for? They totally sent it while we were debriefing and I would like to offer you a position here”… So yeh I work for Industrial Light and Magic now =) * insert tape recorded studio applause now*
Ok so Cons: I get paid less… and its contractual so its only for 6 months… I have to move up north and move in with my parents for a while… I have to work overtime… and Ill probably have to do a lot of gopher stuff…
PROS… its freaking ILM! And is 100 times closer to something I would wanna do as a career for the rest of my life… I work overtime but I get it paid like overtime too =). Moving up north isn’t so bad, its sad and I don’t have the “BEST” relationship with my folks, but its ok, and I know some people who have it a lot worse. Although its only for 6 months its one of those “6 months with chance of renew” kind of deals and I still get benefits… PLUS all three of the ladies who I interviewed the first time have ALL HAD MY POSITION which is a promising thing =). And about the gopher thing… I LOVE THAT KIND OF STUFF =P … Go get me coffee… Find those forms… Go get lunch? Shieeeetttt… I like to do that kind of stuff for my friends for free, at least this way im getting paid for it =P. Only turn off would be if people were dicks… then I would be mad but nice people asking me to set something up? Noooo Prob.
MOVING: New job = have to move all my junk up north… you know... I know I get a lot of guff about me having a lot of stuff but you know what… All that junk is totally movable… even all my furniture is made 85% out of plastic milk crates (you know it sound weird but I think my plastic shelves and bed looked kewl acutally )or cube shelving… BASICALLY this last Friday nite and Saturday morning I totally packed up ALLLLL my stuff. That afternoon I went and got an Enterprise rental cargo van… and then I drove it up Saturday afternoon / nite… got to my house at 1am… slept til 6am… unloaded all my crap and then drove it back down. AND THEN I went to Disneyland with my niece cuz she was down here with her cousins and I wanted to see her… so Im exhausted right now but feel VERY accomplished. I did it all by myself, didn’t have to pay movers or anything… and the only thing that REALLY cost the most was stupid gas -_-… ALL in ALL I ended up spending $400 on the rental and gas… with gas being about $322 dollars -_-… But at least all my stuff is up north. So much less stress right now! I literally have my computer… a pile of clothes some random bathroom stuff and my mini stereo system… that’s it O_o…
The best part about this all is that all that money for moving was paid for by gambling… randomly the one weekend I went up to interview for my job, my sisters wanted to go to an Indian casino near one of their houses for a few hours and between 2 machines I won about $400 dollars =P…and I was wondering why I just won it all of a sudden and figured it out after this trip… it was to pay for moving. I had a feeling things were going for me too… cuz like that weekend was SOOOO hot and I was worried that I would be all sweaty in my interview clothes… and then that day it was super cold (and only that day cuz it went back to being SO hot the next day)... and then literally all my bart trains and buses lined up exactily... and when getting to the airport I thought I was going to be late… but then my plane was delayed 20 mins which put me EXACTILY on time… and then this weekend moving everything fit PERFECTLY into the van... like right up to the door... and I got the rental back EXACTILY in 24 hours so I didn’t have to pay any extra… I dunno if its just cuz Ive changed my outlook on life or if Im just looking at all the positive stuff versus the negative, but I really do feel like im on a roll here when it comes to the good fortune train.
Now if only I could find someone to start a meaningful relationship with, possibly up north?*hint* *hint* life =)
EDIT: MY LAST DAY OF WORK IS JULY 4TH... I HAVE ABOUT A WEEK OF NOTHING HERE REALLY AND THEN I START MY NEW JOB ON JULY 14TH JUST IN CASE PPL WANNA HANG OR GET TOGETHER OR SOMETHING BEFORE I LEAVE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
But if you want the one sentence summary, BASICALLY... things in my life have been going really really great for me!
GRADUATION: Rocio, Orlando and Patrick just all recently graduated which is great!(with Jon too graduating this summer... ACTUALLY only really Rocio "graduated" graduated but everyone will be done by September) and Sheryl finally got her loan and got accepted to nursing school! Just nice to know that while my life is finally starting to move again people are starting to get their lives going too!
WEIGHT: Im happy to say that this current diet is going pretty well. For those of you who dont know through me talking bout it or from the team fitness posts, I joined Medifast (sorry Pernell that this link took so long to post) with one of my co-workers mostly to help her out and be a support and to try it out and see how it was. Originally I was supposed to only be on it for 2 weeks.... but im happy to say that ive lost a total of about 25 pounds (its continually fluctuating about 5-8 pounds)in a little over a month. I think the biggest thing about this too is that I dont feel overly like im super dieting and I feel like, at least personally, that I can easily transition back into a regular diet and keep off the weight with my new eating habits and knowledge. I've got about another month to go, as I want to lose a total of about 40 pounds total so we will see how the second half goes. PLUS I have a gym membership now AND I have about 6 sessions with a trainer left so those should be help too! GAH I even started going to spin classes that ended up ripping a hole in my workout pants... literally! and my first session with my trainer left my mid section feeling like someone wailed on it with a baseball bat...(figurativly -_-).
You know the best part of it all is that I feel so energetic now and not always "tired" like I used to. Im not constantly yawning or falling asleep at work... and I think a big part of that really comes from the fact that even though I ate a lot... it really was a lot of junk. Oh! and I feel so much more ... erm... "spritely" is the best way to put it... like I've always felt that way on the inside... like at any given second I could hop a fence if I needed to, run up the side of a hill or climb a whatevers anytime I wanted... but after doing something like that I totally would end up tired or sweaty or out of breath... Like I could do it... I would force myself but it was always a struggle... I feel like nowadays my body can better handle the way my spontaneous mind is. -_-... man and I started wearing medium shirts... my pants are down from 38 waists to 33 right now... Its like ok, I used to go shopping with some little skinny boys and I used to always get mad that they would have trouble finding clothes that "fit"... and in my head im like "hullo! I cant even put this shirt around my fat body!... get a large, it fits around your stick of a figure!" Like I always had this scenario where like if me and a skinny guy were on a deserted island nekked with only a box of small t-shirts... the skinny guy would have clothes to wear whereas i would have to fashion some kind of moo moo or fat cape out of all the smalls to have something to wear. What it is though is that there's a difference between being able to put on clothes and them actually looking nice... cuz now some of my larger stuff isnt looking too hot on me =/... Its like I finally graduated from wondering if that kewl shirt would fit around my fat frame to whether or not they have an actually size that looks "nice" on me... its such a trip O_o... BLEH but I feel like im bragging every time I talk about it so ima stop now cuz I don’t wanna turn in to some conceited jerk who’s all about himself. Before and after pictures to come (sorry number 2 apology for Pernell… lol ill get those pictures up soon).
JOB: So… for those of you who have been following some of my posts, I’ve been applying and trying to get this one position up north since January. I had applied to the Media Operations department of ILM… Industrial, Light and Magic, which is George Lucas’ special effects company in San Francisco. After being interviewed… and then interviewed again and then being offered a plane flight up and an interview there but then doing that conference call over the phone… it was down to me and 2 other people…. And then it kind of just froze… I followed up in April and then in May with them saying there were no new updates and finally at the end of May I asked about applying for just a general “PA” position for a project… so I got transferred to ANOTHER HR lady who ended up interviewing me again … but then I found out that one of those other 2 people that were with me in the top TOTALLY had already did exactly what I did and got the PA job -_-… and Charmaine had told me this so when the HR lady called me to “touch base” I figured she was going to officially tell me the same thing… but then she left another voicemail mentioning an “opportunity” for me so I followed up with her and she offered for me to apply for ANOTHER position, which was an assistant to the Production department. So then I conference interviewed AGAIN with 3 people from that department about 3 days later… and then that following Monday I came in to interview with their boss. Pretty much by then no one had any more questions so the in person interview took like 15 mins tops O_o… and then they were all “thanks! The HR lady will walk you out” and then just left… it totally scared the crap outta me like “did I do something wrong?” kinda deal, but the HR lady in the exit debriefing told me that they would discuss it and then email her back later with their results and then she would contact me later with their decision... so literally im only about 5 mins out the door when I get a call from her saying “You haven’t left yet have you? Remember that email I said I had to wait for? They totally sent it while we were debriefing and I would like to offer you a position here”… So yeh I work for Industrial Light and Magic now =) * insert tape recorded studio applause now*
Ok so Cons: I get paid less… and its contractual so its only for 6 months… I have to move up north and move in with my parents for a while… I have to work overtime… and Ill probably have to do a lot of gopher stuff…
PROS… its freaking ILM! And is 100 times closer to something I would wanna do as a career for the rest of my life… I work overtime but I get it paid like overtime too =). Moving up north isn’t so bad, its sad and I don’t have the “BEST” relationship with my folks, but its ok, and I know some people who have it a lot worse. Although its only for 6 months its one of those “6 months with chance of renew” kind of deals and I still get benefits… PLUS all three of the ladies who I interviewed the first time have ALL HAD MY POSITION which is a promising thing =). And about the gopher thing… I LOVE THAT KIND OF STUFF =P … Go get me coffee… Find those forms… Go get lunch? Shieeeetttt… I like to do that kind of stuff for my friends for free, at least this way im getting paid for it =P. Only turn off would be if people were dicks… then I would be mad but nice people asking me to set something up? Noooo Prob.
MOVING: New job = have to move all my junk up north… you know... I know I get a lot of guff about me having a lot of stuff but you know what… All that junk is totally movable… even all my furniture is made 85% out of plastic milk crates (you know it sound weird but I think my plastic shelves and bed looked kewl acutally )or cube shelving… BASICALLY this last Friday nite and Saturday morning I totally packed up ALLLLL my stuff. That afternoon I went and got an Enterprise rental cargo van… and then I drove it up Saturday afternoon / nite… got to my house at 1am… slept til 6am… unloaded all my crap and then drove it back down. AND THEN I went to Disneyland with my niece cuz she was down here with her cousins and I wanted to see her… so Im exhausted right now but feel VERY accomplished. I did it all by myself, didn’t have to pay movers or anything… and the only thing that REALLY cost the most was stupid gas -_-… ALL in ALL I ended up spending $400 on the rental and gas… with gas being about $322 dollars -_-… But at least all my stuff is up north. So much less stress right now! I literally have my computer… a pile of clothes some random bathroom stuff and my mini stereo system… that’s it O_o…
The best part about this all is that all that money for moving was paid for by gambling… randomly the one weekend I went up to interview for my job, my sisters wanted to go to an Indian casino near one of their houses for a few hours and between 2 machines I won about $400 dollars =P…and I was wondering why I just won it all of a sudden and figured it out after this trip… it was to pay for moving. I had a feeling things were going for me too… cuz like that weekend was SOOOO hot and I was worried that I would be all sweaty in my interview clothes… and then that day it was super cold (and only that day cuz it went back to being SO hot the next day)... and then literally all my bart trains and buses lined up exactily... and when getting to the airport I thought I was going to be late… but then my plane was delayed 20 mins which put me EXACTILY on time… and then this weekend moving everything fit PERFECTLY into the van... like right up to the door... and I got the rental back EXACTILY in 24 hours so I didn’t have to pay any extra… I dunno if its just cuz Ive changed my outlook on life or if Im just looking at all the positive stuff versus the negative, but I really do feel like im on a roll here when it comes to the good fortune train.
Now if only I could find someone to start a meaningful relationship with, possibly up north?*hint* *hint* life =)
EDIT: MY LAST DAY OF WORK IS JULY 4TH... I HAVE ABOUT A WEEK OF NOTHING HERE REALLY AND THEN I START MY NEW JOB ON JULY 14TH JUST IN CASE PPL WANNA HANG OR GET TOGETHER OR SOMETHING BEFORE I LEAVE SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA