the tundrah blog

Crap Oh Crap. I have a meeting slash dinner date with the Senior VP of the company I'm interviewing with, not to mention what looks like the entire marketing department. Next Friday. I think I might have a mental nevous meltdown before I even get to ASR that day. Shit. What am I thinking???? I can't be a PR Manager?!? How the hell have I fooled them for this long?!?! Maybe I should take a hint, if they seem to still think I'm qualified, they must not be very smart....... Aughgghhh!!!

This is tundrah's first official link of the day/week/year!!! Eryn, aka "Baditude," put lots of work into this compelling piece, and it deserves your attention! Go! Go Now!!

Today's bullet points:
- ants struck again (have i ever mentioned that I HATE ants?)
- Sleater Kinney gets rockin' review, but I already told you this
- phone interview yesterday seemed to go well, but the verdict comes on friday-cross yr fingers for me
- got lead for help with website-hooray!
- must get work done today, been slacking..... yeah, right

This is my new favorite website. Word.

Okay, made it to round three, phone interview tomorrow am.... breathe.....

This has got to be the most pathetic thing I've ever seen. Who the hell is sending this woman money!?!? She gets points for being conniving, but all are erased by pure patheticness!!!!!

I just found out over the last few days that quite a few more people than I thought are reading this.... hope I'm not making too big a fool of myself..... And, I need to get my ass in gear and fix up my real site.... Ugh.

Weekend over. It was good and not so good.

Friday hit the races again, this time with Liam's money. We went big and it paid off. We won over a hundred bucks on one race, and our total overall profit ended up at about $60. It was really fun.

Then I proceeded to get sick again that night, so Saturday I was worthless. Didn't do much at all except lie in bed and read fashion magazines. The Mom even came over to hang out for a bit. Its nice having parents at close range.

Sunday, hung out at home in the am, gave the cat a bath, then went to Carlsbad with the intent of wakeboarding, but there were so many boats out and enough wind that we ended up just floating around for three hours. It was really nice actually. Then worked on my round 2 questions for the job... waiting to see if I make it to the phone interview stage, should know by this pm.... small town again? We shall see....

Peanut Butter loses to compassion....

This has been a spotty week for blogging. Yesterday my stomach was turning itself inside out for reasons I have yet to figure, and I was useless at home all day. Did well at the races on wednesday, and am hoping I'm not pushing my luck by heading to the track again today. Sonic Youth is playing, strangely enough, haven't seen them for a while. I kinda burned out on the whole Sonic Noise Feedback for Miles thing.... but it should be good to see them. And, that's about it, kinda out of it this week, waiting to hear back from Idaho territories.....

Hurricane Ant hit again this morning. This time to the $10 bag of cat food. Grrrrrrr..... They died a fiery Simple Green-induced death. I hate being the exterminator, but I guess I have no other choice. Bry used to be the cheif bug attacker, but now that he's gone, it's all up to me.

I'm writing about major mergers, the likes of which will change the resort world forever. Terrain parks are now covering entire mountains, let alone measly runs. The movement is in progress. Soon, people will forget that snowboarding was ever about trees or powder or cliff drops. Now it's all about the jib baby. Well maybe just in SoCal at least.

And, I applied for a job in Ketchum, Idaho. The boyfriend isn't so thrilled. I told him not to worry about it. This is like what, my 18th interview since I started working here, and I have yet to get a new job. Sigh. But again, it would be a cool job and I could actually afford to live in BFE Idaho. And I could probably even find a horse or two to hang out with. That would be nice.

Leaving work early, off to the races with Moms. Maybe I won't get slaughtered today like I did on Saturday. I'm becoming very suspicious with my betting. I've found that when I go with groups of people, especially those I don't know, I bet poorly. Whereas when I cruise with my Mom or just one other person, I do well. Today's the day! Or maybe I'll just win the lottery, I could probably manage $86 mil. That would be nice too.

The ants are ruining my life.

Well maybe not ruining, but definitely throwing a hitch in my routine. I was so desperate to eradicate them from my closet this AM, that after failed attempts of Borax smothering, I started hysterically spraying my most precious, expensive perfume all over the wall and my dirty clothes. It did seem to work, sort of. Oh well, it's not like I use it that much anyways...... And, the ants just add to my general hysteria about the dirtiness of our house. It's old dirty and bug-infested, and just the thought of it sends me into a mental tailspin. I lie in my bed and dream of the day that I can have housekeepers, gardeners, and pest-removal companies at my service. It's not that i don't want to do it on my own. If I was at home all day, my house would be spotless and the garden would be stunning. People would swoon as they pulled in the driveway and walked through the front door at the absolute "martha-stewarty-ness" of my abode. But alas. Working 40 (okay, more like 30) hours a week, at meager wages, and having a life just isn't conducive to my desired dwelling existence. I'm getting better, at least I haven't broken out in hives or had any panic attacks since my two former roomates left the house. One of them had a moldy bottle of apple juice that was moved from room to room in a battle of "I refuse to take your trash out" wills........ Someday, someday......

p.s. 60th Anniversary was great. And everyone's getting married.... ack!! All my recent watching of Sex and the City has made me feel better though, I've got a few good years left in me yet before really getting desperate......

I am freakin' pissed right now. I dropped almost $200 with Bluefly on Wedsneday, including $30 paid for 2 day shipping in order to get the stuff by tomorrow, and it's not due to get here til Monday. Fuck That. So Fuckin Pissed. And my life is being overrun by ants. In the yard, crawling all over me when watering, in the cat's food, in the bathroom, I HATE THEM!!!! Aaaaaggghhhhhhh!!!!!

Ugh. That's how I feel right now. The boyfriend has left town for a wedding, sans me, and the house will almost definitely be empty for the majority of the weekend. I'm looking forward to hanging out with the cat, poking around in the dirt, maybe do some making of stuff. Lisa and I signed a verbal contract last weekend that we would both have two handbags made by next weekend. I'll at least try to get one rolling, maybe this pm. Oh, and the big party is this weekend, my Grandparents 60th anniversary, at the hoity-toity Jonathan Club in Santa Monica (which wasn't their idea). Christ Almighty. I wonder if I'll have the heart to be married for 60 years. I sure hope so. I ordered a dress to wear from Bluefly.com, which looked pretty rockin, but I guess you never know when ordering online. Cross my fingers on that one. I've actually been an e-commerce slut lately. Sold those MM tix, bought some clothes, then pre-ordered the new Sleater-Kinney, which I already got-IT ROCKS.

The Resort Guide is grinding away, finally feel like I'm busy and getting stuff done. And I do need to send out a sincere apology RE my pro snowboarder rant. Specifically I apologize to one Mr.KJ, whom once tracked down was charming, witty, and quite speedy. Thanks dude, you rock. And that's about it I think. Again, I think I'm ready to get away from the computer, I'm getting sucked in again.... I'm getting lots of ideas for my site, hopefully soon I will get it rockin'......

So, last night we saw Blue Crush. I was expecting a cheesed-out, glammed-up, Hollywood portrayal of hot chicks that carry around surfboards. While to a certain extent I was rewarded for my low expectations, I was also surprised. I was surprised because, honest-to-God, I really liked the movie. The more I think about it actually, the more I like it. The acting was decent, the surfing was pretty legit, and while the story was nothing special, I really think it gives girls a positive message. They can be girls, yet still be tough, they can be tough, yet still be scared, they don't need a boy to be successful or able, but they can value boys as a support system. The part that really stuck out to me the most was during one of the ending climatic scenes-the main character, Anne Marie, is out in the water in her heat against Kalea Kennelly (sp?). While at first they show Kalea charging and kicking Anne Marie's ass, Kalea then paddles up to her and helps her out. It shows that you can be competetive, but also kind and helpful to those you're competing against. I don't feel that it was patronizing, but rather very positive. It's hard to be a girl in the world of action sports. The boys want you to keep up with them, yet not be better than them, nor lose your feminine qualities. It's a strange line to walk, and I think they really did a decent job of acknowledging it. There were scores of girls ages 10-16 at the show and they seemed amped. It was good to see..... I hope they get that extra motivational push to get out in the water or try sports thay've felt excluded from.
Sorry for the rant, but it really had an impact on me. Hmmm, maybe more to come.

The show last night was rockin'. The Mouses were on, at least Issac was, it was hard to tell what was going on with the rest as the sound wasn't so hot. But it was nice to see them, and the venue was actually much better than I had expected. Someone was actually smart enough to start an all-ages venue (again) in San Diego. Thats about all of interest for now. I have some work to do, or rather I'm feeling guilty about not working, so maybe I'll poke around and dig somethin up.......

Oh, tomorrow, we have tickets to a preview for Blue Crush! Sweet! I'm expecting it to be horrible, but entertaining. I'm rounding up all my surfing girlfriends, hopefully we'll get a few laughs out of it at the least.

Monday just pre-lunch. I am Ti-Red. Last night drove up to LA in typical traffic, it took us 3 hours to get there and 1.5 to get back. We went to Cake's Unlimited Sunshine Festival, and because of our lateness missed Modest Mouse, but caught half of DeLaSoul (good), Cake (very good), and The Flaming Lips (what the ?!?!). I have to say I was excited about seeing the Flaming Lips, but after watching an elaborate and promising stage set up with lights and smoke and disco balls, we were rewarded with no actual light show and about 8 people dressed in mascot costumes jumping around the stage. I was over it after one song. We then proceeded to the parking lot in an attempt to leave early, and found that we were packed in about 6 cars deep in all directions, with no hope of getting out. So, we did some waiting around, helped other people move cars, and finally got out of there. Long night, spent too much money on not enough entertainment and too much hassle. Oh well, you win some, you lose some. Tonight is Modest Mouse at a much smaller venue, which I'm hoping will be a good show. they've been inconsistent the last few times I've seen them, so who knows.

The Garage Sale went off grandly. We made a bunch o' cash and got rid of a lot o' shit. It was good. Also met some neighbors and other interesting types. Now I've got money 'til payday-Yay! Yesterday I surfed with the fam in the morning, then we went snorkeling with the leopard sharks in La Jolla. I really find it fascinating that I can lay face down in the water and just float there - maybe it seems so bizzare to me cause I could never get the hang of floating on my back when I was a kid.... I also saw a couple of stingrays, which creeped me out way more than the sharks. Anyways, it was tre cool. As much as my family drives me up the wall at times, they are quite fun overall. I am a lucky kid.

Sos it's nearly the weekend. The next few days hopefully will consist of a physical and mental clean up of storage spaces in my life. Get rid of the crap, make room for what's important, maybe make a little profit from the effort. Hmmmm. It'll be good for me to be away from the computer and the radio. Take a rest from the absorption of information. Today at lunch I holed up in my car with a good sandwich and a fat fashion mag, and before I knew it, an hour had gone by and I had to speed back to work. Does it mean I have anti-social issues when I forgo lunch with co-workers for hiding out reading magazines in my car? Quite possibly. I guess it depends who I'm lunching with. A lot of people are cooler than me and I really don't find them all that interesting. Bitch Moan bitch moan. The End.

I'm out. Happy Weekend.

Things are actually picking up at work, and yet here I am. Trolling the web for interesting stuff. There's lots of interesting and funny sites out there, some of my new favorites are Salon and Plastic - commentaries and links to news articles on what's going on in the world. And, I just found a site completely devoted to one of my pet peeves - overlawyered.com. So now I can track frivolous lawsuits as they happen. Sweet. Check out the new links over on the left.

Just a note to anyone who cares: Don't deal with pro snowboarders if you can avoid them. 9 out of 10 are either A)dumb, B)lazy, C)illiterate, D)too hard to track down to be worth your time, or E)any or all of the above. Unfortunately my job quite heavily depends on this breed of freaks, so I have to pretend like they're really cooler than me. Okay, I guess I don't really have to pretend cause they are, but whatever.

Eryn taped the Anna Nicole Smith show for me, so Heath and I are gonna likely camp out tonite and revel in idiocy. From viewing the commercials and reports I've heard, I have a feeling I'll only be watching it once, but hey, whatever it takes to keep up on current events right? I think I'm becoming a media junky. Not in the TV department, but definitely on the web and radio. (Confession: I listen to NPR on the way home from work every day....shhhh. Natalie and Alex, please don't hate me.)

Link for the day - I've definitely been a victim of this one: In your Inbox:
Someone has a crush on you! Enter your 18 best friends email addresses to find out who and become a victim of endless spam!

This is the link of the day: Jeebus, what is your zip code?

Note to self - after another template change, I discovered that just as when publishing my other webpage, Internet Explorer is infinitely more user-friendly than Netscape. Down with Netscape!!!! So, all is fixed. Yay!! I did also try to move this sucker on to my own site, but the transfer was a no-go. That's alright though, one small triumph is enough for today. I am happy again with my blogging existence.....

Today is here. Nothing exciting. Just waiting for something to happen, I'm not sure what. I did get my test results from my cardiologist, and all seems to be well. Hopefully no more episodes. I feel like I have so much to do, to get things going in some sort of productive direction, but I'm not quite sure when where or how. I did go surfing this morning, and was really the only one out there. There was a reason for that, the surf was miniscule and barely breaking, but I didn't care. It was great to be out there alone. I caught one great wave, and that was worth all the waiting.

Have a meeting on Friday with an interesting girl who hopefully can help me with some new options/ideas. We shall see. Now that this thing is all fucked up, I'm more motivated to put work back into my real website......

Update - Modest Mouse tickets sold for $110.50!!!!!! Yeah!!! I can eat until my next paycheck!!!!

So, I lost my title. Officially. Though I don't know who really "won," I do know I was a freakin mess. Thank god for good boyfriends, or I could still be crumpled in a heap in the corner of my bathroom.... But, it was fun. Food and drink were consumed, drinking games were played, tequila bottles shattered on the tile floor, cigarettes smoked - ugh, the thought makes me ill......

Much to my excitement, my Modest Mouse tix on Ebay are at $91!!! WooHoo! Maybe I'll have a little extra spending money next week, cause damn, I'm hurtin right now. That and hopefully the garage sale will put somethin extra in my pocket too.

Maybe today I'll figure out how to get this thing back in running order, but as of now its not pretty. Or rather, not working.....

Well, shit. I'm still trying to figure this all out. I thought i was so smart with my psuedo-html knowledge. Ah well.

In other news. I'm finally going to the races this pm. Yay! Then after my huge winning streak, we will be partying down at 865 La Mirada, for the third annual Randall girl's margarita night. I don't drink much. Honestly I don't remember the last time I was legitimately drunk. But once a year, my sisters, cousin and usually a stray boy or two get together, eat home-cooked shrimp burritos and drink lots of tequila. Gobs of it. Last year we even busted into some mescal, which turned out to be a mistake. And for some reason, I seem to always be the winner in the "holding down my shrimp burritos at 2am" category. We'll see if I can keep my title this year. I sure hope so.

Happy weekend.

So, its all jacked up now. I thought I would be brilliant and change over to a new template, but I shoul dhave just left th eother alone. Aggghhh!!!
I lost my archiving abilities, I keep trying to add comments, and it makes everything dissapear.... I must have erased some sort of html on accident...... ugh.
Somebody help me.
Or maybe I'll just have to start all over.
Boo on this shit.

my comments are screwing everything up!!! aaack!

I just changed my template - I liked the looks of the other one 100x better, but this one seems more functional. And I lost all the cool little alterations I did. Oh well, hope this works.....

I just ensured my future happiness via the Kill Rock Stars website. The new Sleater-Kinney album goes on sale Aug.20th, and I will be preordering ASAP. They are coming to play in Sept. too, and I can't think of a show that I've been so amped to see in a loooong time. I think I will hit at least two of the dates in SoCal, if I can find anyone to drag along with me. MM is coming as well, but the last few shows I've seen by them have been somewhat of a letdown. I don't know why they keep touring when they act like they're so burnt. Anyways.....

I just found out that my car registration I sent in weeks ago never seems to have gotten to the DMV. Grrrrr.... Am i losing my mind or am I a victim of the system?!?! Probably both. Sometimes I love the automated world, sometimes I hate it. I feel bad for my Mom and my Grandparents who seem to be drowning in the sea of tele-systemized customer service. If they need to find something that is new or obscure, they are absolutely at a loss. My Mom has been unsuccessfully scouring the cutesy craft stores on a mission from my uncle, for these goofy little dove-topped bubble containers for our Grandparents 60th wedding annivesary. She was telling me about it on the phone, and I said hang on Mom, go Google, bam. There they are. $8.95 for a 24 pack, available next day delivery. I love the internet. What else would I do all day?

Speaking of, I found this, on Sacklunch.com (yay!). I actually wanted to go to the exhibit, but someone I was with was less-than-enthused about it, so I'll have to make a stop next time I'm up there on my own time. It looks at first glance like it's just about the Surf Culture Exhibit at the Laguna Art Museum, but then it goes on to talk about the difficulty of having art spaces/galleries/museums near the beach. To be honest, I didn't read the whole thing, but it looks interesting. I'll go back and read it when I'm less ADD-ish. Word.