New Hobby - Knit and Purl

Hello! Hope we all had a good weekend. I especially hope it was better than mine. Well I have decided to attempt to pick up a new hobby, knitting. Those of you reading this that know me personally probably don’t think that Meseidy and knitting go together or even sound right in the same sentence, but yes I am going to attempt to knit. I bought a small starter kit over the weekend and have finally figured out how to knit and purl. Now I need to learn how to read these crazy pattern instructions and what are increase and decrease. Tonight am going to swing by the store and pick up another book, some more yarn and another set of needles. I can already think of several projects that I would like to attempt and since it is a hobby that is easy to do while watching tv…. it won’t interrupt my very important Law & Order time. One of the projects I would really like to try is the hat below for the winter (click on the pic to download pattern).

So far I have found it very relaxing, but I am having trouble keeping track of the pattern and what rows I am on but I will figure it out with time. Samson my cat seems to be enjoying the new hobby. He keeps playing with and trying to eat the yard while I knit. Last night I had to take a time out and untie him from the yarn because he got himself all knotted up. LOL We will see how well I do and whether or not I get frustrated with the new hobby.

Cool Knitting Links

Knitting Help

Knit Picks

Knit Happens

Purls Beyond Price

Vogue Knitting

One of the Lord's Blessings - Gummy Bears!

I am so grateful for many of the small pleasures that the Lord has bless us with and one of the ones I am most grateful for are Gummy Bears! YUM I LOVE GUMMY BEARS! They are so sweet and chewy and cute to boot. I can eat an entire bag of gummy bears till my jaw hurts from chewing. They are also so much fun to eat. Sometimes I will pretend that they are begging me not to eat them while I gnaw their head and limbs off one by one. I know that may sound a little disturbing but it is a gummy bear. Also have you ever noticed that you can do a before and after weight loss gummy bear? Allow me to explain. If you take your gummy bear and up it between your fingers from head to bottom and squeeze he gets fatter (this is the before) then if you hold him between your fingers on each side and squeeze he gets skinny (this is the after). I just love my gummy bears. J lol

Ok Quick But Odd Question

   Now most of us all know that the ears, nose, throat and sinuses are all connected, right?  So by saying that maybe the question I am about to ask isn’t so odd. Have you ever blown your nose, usually after crying, and little air bubbles come out of your tear duct?  I am just wondering?

New Blog Posted - Wind Scraps

I found a new blog called Wind Scraps: Listen to the Whisper of His Voice. Her name is Shannon and she is a pastor's wife, mother and author. It is a great blog and I think she is an awsome writter. Definatly a keeper and I am adding her onto my list of blog links. I was especially taken by her post about "Late Night Meetings" how she kept being woken in the middle of the night, until she finally realized that it was God trying to get her attention and spend time with her. I encourage you to take a look.

B-E-A-Utiful Day!

  It is such a beautiful day outside today, I wish I didn’t have to be in this office.  I took a small 10 minute break and went outside.  I walked over to the water and sat on a bench and just let the breeze and the peace come over me.  I could have just sat on that bench all day long watching the people go by.  I may just go out there again after work. J

Homegirl is Pregnant! HURRAY!

No folks not me, not yet, need the husband first! My girlfriend and her husband are expecting! I was one of the bridesmaids at the wedding almost 2 years ago. It will be fun to watch her go through this pregnancy and grow....LOL She has posted a pregnancy blog, go visit and share your pregnancy stories if you got any, keep them in your prayers!

Anyways, congradulations on getting knocked up! (sorry couldn't resist, I love saying knocked up) If it is a girl I expect you to name it after me! LOL

Luv ya! Mean it!

Emergency Numbers!

While I was surfing blogs today I came across this list on Tammy's Making a House a Home blog and I thought I would share it with you.

Emergency Numbers!

Emergency numbers may be dialed direct! No operator assistance is necessary!

• When in sorrow, call John 14.
• When men fail you, call Psalm 27.
• If you want to be fruitful, call John 15.
• When you have sinned, call Psalm 51.
• When you worry, call Matthew 6:19-34.
• When you are in danger, call Psalm 91.
• When God seems far away, call Psalm 139.
• When your faith needs stirring, call Hebrews 11.
• When you are lonely and fearful, call Psalm 23.
• When you grow bitter and critical, call I Corinthians 13.
• For Paul's secret to happiness, call Colossians 3:1-17.
• For understanding of Christianity, call II Corinthians 5:15-19.
• When you feel down and out, call Romans 8:31.
• When you want peace and rest, call Matthew 11:25-30.
• When the world seems bigger than God, call Psalm 90.
• When you want Christian assurance, call Romans 8:1-30.
• When you leave home for labor or travel, call Psalm 121.
• When your prayers grow narrow or selfish, call Psalm 67.
• For great invention/opportunity, call Isaiah 55.
• When you wasn’t courage for a task, call Joshua 1.
• For how to get along with fellow men, call Romans 12.
• When you think of investments and returns, call Mark 10.
• If you are depressed, call Psalm 27.
• If your pocketbook is empty, call Psalm 37.
• If you are loosing confidence in people, call I Corinthians 13.
• If people seem unkind, call John 15.
• If discouraged about your work, call Psalm 126.
• If you find the world growing small and yourself great, call Psalm 19.
  

Alternate numbers:

• For dealing with fear, call Psalm 34:7.
• For security, call Psalm 121:3.
• For assurance, call Mark 8:35.
• For reassurance, call Psalm 145:18.

All lines to Heaven are open 24 hours a day! Feed your faith, and doubt will starve to death.

The Consequence of Taking a Sleep Aid Too Late At Night

Shhhhhh! Very sleepy. FYI don't take a sleep aid at 1:30 a.m.

when you have to get up at 7:00 a.m.

Verse of the Week - John 16:13

Verse of the Week

13But when he, the Spirit of truth, comes, he will guide you into all truth. He will not speak on his own; he will speak only what he hears, and he will tell you what is yet to come..
--John 16:13, NIV

My Tendancy to Be a Recluse

Ok I am guilty! If I am having a rough time I have a tendency to be a little reclusive and I don’t discriminate. I had a bit of a tough weekend. I did nothing on Saturday but sleep in and laid on the coach….nice huh? And I could have done the same on Sunday, except I actually got up and went to church, even though I was totally distracted throughout the entire service. I know the topic was to pray for the nations but I unfortunately didn’t get much out of it, my mind was elsewhere. I did go out to lunch with the friends that I have made at church and then I went home. I plopped on the couch again with the intention of not getting up. 1. Because I felt like I poured myself into the sofa so there was no way I was going to get out of it, it is my safe place. 2. There was a Law & Order marathon on, and at the time I found the show and the pint of Haagen-Dazs I was eating very comforting. But one of my close girlfriends called me and invited me over for dinner and although my initial intention was to say no, I found myself saying yes. To my amazement I managed to turn off the tv get my tail off the sofa and over to her house. She is a great friend! We talked and prayed, she was a great support, I thank God for such a good friend.

Unfortunately over my bubble weekend I forgot that my mother was going into surgery this morning. I didn’t find out till I finally check my messages this morning from over the weekend. She had gastric bypass about a year ago and was now eligible for the plastic surgery. While I was all wrapped up in myself I forgot about my mother’s surgery. I called her today and thank God she is doing well.

On a lighter and more amusing note. I got the hiccups really bad this afternoon after lunch. I was holding my breath and drinking water but nothing was working. Then I get an email for one of my co-workers who is the secretary to the son of the owner of the firm and she works with him sometimes. So I get this email from her telling me that he “The Boss Man” wants to see me. My heart sunk and I about freaked, then from the corner of my eye I see her looking at me with a big grin. I was a joke! She was pulling my chain and my hiccups where gone. Unbelievable!

Ready Set Go!

Ok not to brag or anything but may I say I am the bomb....no… the queen.....nay.....the master of getting ready quickly! LOL I have to be at work at 8:30 a.m. and what time did I get up out of bed? 7:47! I actually got up this morning, showered, did my hair, dug through the pile of clean laundry I have right now because I haven't had time to put it away (which is driving me insane), ironed my clothes (one of them being linen pants), got dressed and was out the door by 8:15, with orange juice and Luna bar in hand. Thank goodness my office is only 15 mins away. Not that knowing any of this information will be particularly enlightening or life changing to any of you, but I guess I am still wired from marathon I ran this morning. Up, showered and dressed in 60 second or less! LOL I got alot of energy today, must be the new vitamins I am taking...:)

Last Night's Interview

So I went to this interview last night for the "personal sales assistant".  It is as a n assistant to a General Manager of a car dealership.  When he told me the dealership over the phone I thought it was another place, like a Carmax or something.  When I get there is a small mom & pop used car dealership, but I decide not to judge a book by its cover and still go in.  I meet with the manager and it was sounding pretty good at first and he practically offered me the position. But then he started going more in depth and he mentions the commercials he does and that he has the "Miracle Girls" in the commercial and in his ads and he points to an add on his desk.  Then it hits me and I remember his commercials where he has girls in the background like props, you can imagine the type.  Then he tells me about the 3 other candidates and he even has the guts to say to me about one of the girls "she is pretty....not as pretty as you" basically saying in so many words he was looking for a pretty girl to be his assistant because it can attract more business.  So he asks me if I was interested and I said I would have to think about it.  As I thought about it more and more I thought….um...no! lol Not really a position I would want to be in!  Ugh, typical car salesman....LOL   After that I went home and then to the gym. :) 

How Weird are You?

Looks like I am out of luck. :)

You Are 40% Weird

Normal enough to know that you're weird... But too weird to do anything about it!

How Weird Are You?

Verse of the Week - 2 Cor 4:8

Verse of the Week

We are pressed on every side by troubles, but we are not crushed and broken. We are perplexed, but we don't give up and quit.
--2 Corinthians 4:8, NLT

Shhhhhh Don't Tell Anyone!

Ok, so I have been MIA for a bit. I had a pretty good relaxing weekend, hung out with friends and did a lot of driving. J Didn’t make it to church on Sunday because I was beat and just couldn’t get out of bed…..oops L So no Sunday Service notes this week.

This afternoon….or evening I have an interview….shhh don’t tell anyone…LOL. As I have stated on many occasions I am not particularly happy here where I work. So yesterday out of curiosity I looked on the internet to see what kind of jobs were out there. I would like to get out of the legal field and try something different. I came across this add for a “personal sales assistant” and the pay that it listed looked very promising. I called to check it out and spoke with the man that is looking for the sales assistant. He explained to me what the position would be and I told him a little about my experience and we agreed to meet this evening at 7. Turns out he is the General Manager of a car dealership and he wants someone to help him follow up on sales leads, pull credit reports, contact clients, schedule appointments and so on. I know I could do all that no sweat. The only thing I need to check out is if this is base salary, base salary plus commission or just commission, but I can discuss that once I meet with him. We will just have to see what feeling I get out of it and pray about it, I don’t want to make any rash decisions. I will keep you posted.

See Your High School or College Pictures

Take a look at this website.  It is a database of high school and college pictures from yearbooks and stuff.  If you do a search you can probably find one of you too!  I found 2 pics, one group picture and a single one.  Try it out and let me know if you found a picture too!

World School Photographs

The Marvels of Modern Technology

Now please correct me if I am wrong but aren’t computers and all of this advanced technology that we have at our fingertips suppose to make things easier and more efficient? Then why is it that I come into work everyday and I ALWAYS have a moment that I want to grab my monitor or keyboard or whatever and throw it out the window? I really think sometimes that I would prefer to work on a typewriter. Think about it. You don’t have to worry about troubleshooting print jobs because it is right there. You don’t have to worry about saving every 5 seconds, because a typewriter doesn’t crash. You don’t have to beat your mouse repeatedly against the mouse pad because a typewriter won’t freeze on you. Have you ever heard of a typewriter getting a virus? I haven’t. Granted dealing with carbon copy paper would be a pain and I am of the generation before typewriters so I may not know what I am talking about, but COME ON am I going to have to threaten my computer and hold it dangling out a window threatening to drop it if it doesn’t behave or if it crashed one more time!

Think about what it has also done to our culture. We are a society of ADHD! Everyone has this need to be connected and constantly entertained. Family cars come with entertainment systems in them. Why not encourage your kid to read or play a game? A man in South Korea just dropped dead from playing a computer game for 49 hours straight! Does this not seem a little much? People are walking around now with “Bluetooth” ear pieces for their cell phone…you know the futuristic looking thing with the blinking blue light attached to their ear, because no one wants to miss a call. Everyone is on a cell phone everywhere! I went to the restroom the other day at a restaurant and some woman was in the stall next to me ON THE PHONE! Is it me or is this a little obsessive? Don’t get me wrong I do know may of the benefits of technology, I use them every day, but it doesn’t mean that it can’t annoy me or that we as a society are any better off.

It is just amazing to me how technology has affected society so much. It keeps us constantly occupied and you can easily end up with no time to yourself or time to spend with God. It also has had a huge part in taking God’s place in our lives. Before all of this people we more dependant on God and his word, because we didn’t have that quick fix before to take his place, like the computer game, internet, cell phone, etc.

If you take a leap and dare to do something different, turn off your phone, tv, computer and spend some quiet time alone and see what are your thoughts and what is in your heart, pray about it write it down, you will be surprised by what comes out and how free you feel afterwards.

So Sad To See You Go - SUPERSTAR!

There was one super bummer over the weekend. A very good and close friend of mine has moved away….:( Me and several of my friend hung out with her one last time on Friday, before she shipped off the next day.

So to my dear friend here is one last “Super Star” for you! LUV YA! MEAN IT!

Ultimate Frisbee

I have managed to yet add another injury to my long list of injuries.  However I am happy to say that this one was not self inflicted like most of them are.  I hung out with the folks from the small group I visited several Tuesdays ago.  We all met up at the ocean front and played a game of ultimate frisbee.   It is basically like football but with a Frisbee, but you can’t run with the frisbee.  So and I running down the field…..or beach, towards the frisbee and I get taken out by one of the guys.  He manages to step on my toe….hard!  It turned my nail up and started to bleed…..GROSS!  So I gimped my way over to the shower, where everyone goes to wash off the sand and rinsed off my toe.  But I am a tough girl I was ok, slapped a band-aid on the toe and sat out the rest of the game.  I haven’t been able to wear closed toe shoes, but otherwise it is doing well.

Afterwards we all went out for dinner.  It was a good time.  I was in the middle of the long table so I got to participate in variety of conversations.  The whole group seems really nice and the welcomed me right in.  I never felt out of place and that says a lot. 

Sunday I went to church, which was great I really needed to go and afterwards my new friends invited me out for lunch.  It was all in all a good weekend.  I thank God for bringing me new friends. J

Verse of the Week - Isaiah 40:29

Verse of the Week

He gives power to those who are tired and worn out; He offers strength to the weak.
--Isaiah 40:29, NLT

Prayer of Agreement - Sunday Service

Key Scripture Passages: Matthew 18:19-20

19"Again, I tell you that if two of you on earth agree about anything you ask for, it will be done for you by my Father in heaven. 20 For where two or three come together in my name, there am I with them.

If you agree to things on earth, God will grant it.

• You have to pray for things to happen
• Hoping does not change things
• When we all agree in prayer we can have what we ask
• This why it is good to pray together and pray for one another.

Definition of Agree: Sumphoneo

• sum "together" + phoneo "to sound"
• to be in harmony, once accord

Deuteronomy 32:30 -30 How could one an chase a thousand, or two put ten thousand to flight, unless their Rock had sold them, unless the LORD had given them up

We all must agree in our prayers or they will not stand

• Let us commit to God's heart for the unity of the spirit in the church for the sake of prayer

Ephesians 4:3 - 3 Make every effort to keep the unity of the Spirit through the bond of peace.

• Be perfectly joined together

1 Corinthians 1:10 -10 I appeal to you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that all of you agree with one another so that there may be no divisions among you and that you may be perfectly united in mind and thought

Practical Steps

1. Pray in and understandable language

   1 Corinthians 14:16 -16 If you are praising God with your spirit, how can one who finds himself among those who do not understand[a] say "Amen" to your thanksgiving, since he does not know what you are saying?

2. Listen with sensitivity to the words and heart of another's prayers

   James 1:19 - 19 My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,

3. Do not judge people on their prayers

   Matthew 7:1 - 1"Do not judge, or you too will be judged.

4. Agree with the promises of God's word together

   1 John 5:14-15 - 14 This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. 15 And if we know that he hears us - whatever we ask - we know that we have what we asked of him.

5. Add your own version of "Me too, Lord", agree with a yes Lord or Amen.

Word to Couples

• God joined you together as a uniquely powerfuinstrumentnt of prayer.

1 Peter 3:7 - 7Husbands, in the same way be considerate as you live with your wives, and treat them with respect as the weaker partner and as heirs with you of the gracious gift of life, so that nothing will hinder your prayers.

• A spirit of strife in your home is the Devil's main strategy to keep you from praying together

Word to Singles

• Every Moses needs an Aaron and Hur...Every Mary needs a Elizabeth
• Cultivate a prayer partner relationship with a like minded believer.

Word to Everyone

• Let us create aatmospherere of agreement, sensitivity and understanding were we call all pray together for one another. When we all come together in agreement and commit your heart to God for unity of spirit in the church for the sake of prayer, God can will move and answer your prayers.

My Levels

My level of desire to work right now it very low…..actually practically non-existent. I would be perfectly happy today at my apartment, doing laundry and vegging out on the sofa with my cat. But no unfortunately I am in this office, at this workstation and guess what I am doing……any guesses? If you said typing, COME ON DOWN and collect your prize!

My level of desire to run away and hop on a plane to a secluded island paradise VERY HIGH! Ah to be sitting on a beautiful beach with the temperature and a comfortable 78 degrees, sipping a Pina Colada.

Do you think I would get in trouble if I put some sand on the floor of my workstation and brought in a sunlamp?

C.S. Lewis and the Tao of "The Island"

C.S. Lewis and the Tao of "The Island"

A very interesting article on how "The Island" gives us a glimpse into Romans 1.

"In writing to the church in Rome, the Apostle Paul noted that people who know God, yet suppress the knowledge of their Creator, are driven to worship creatures. Such people become debased in their thinking and are given over to all manner of sin. In time, people regress from a belief in God to a belief that they are God, and once that belief becomes entrenched in significant elite cultural power bases the results are devastating – they are willing to do anything. Michael Bay's new film, "The Island," represents his first real foray into thoughtful action films. He gives us a glimpse into that Romans 1 world."

Soooooooo Excited!!!

Very cool concert coming here! Who you may ask….well some of my favorite bands! Audio Adrenaline, SuperChick and Pillar all here at the same time at the same concert. ROCK ON! Me very excited! Concert is October 20, so the plan is that I am going to go ahead and buy 2 tickets and hope that I find someone to go with from not till then, being that I can’t think of anyone off the top of my head that would be interested in going. Granted it is going to be crawling with youngsters, but I don’t care, it is going to ROCK! ( I have said rock 2 times already, I discretely rock out at my work station) Hurray, hurray, hurray! If you don’t know who I am talking about check out the “Tunes” links below on the sidebar. This is so going to ROCK!!!!

Verse of the Week

I have decided to try and post a new verse every week in the sidebar. I am also probably going to start posting my notes from Sunday's church service every week. I will try to be as diligent with this as possible.

Verse of the Week

“ You are my refuge and my shield; I have put my hope in your word. ”- Psalm 119:114

100 Things

1. I love God and Jesus.:)
2. I am named after a cave woman, see “Meseidy the Cavewoman”
3. I have been in 2 major relationships..
4. I want 3 boys.
5. I broke my jaw in 3 pieces and dislocated it when I was 13, Dr. said I would have lost my teeth if I hadn't had braces.
6. There is a palm tree in Guam with my face impressed on it.
7. My favorite color is Red.
8. I feel guilty that I don’t read my bible everyday.
9. My favorite flowers tulips and daisies.
10. I have married once
11. I am a dog person.
12. Dream job is to be a race car driver (I know nothing about cars and don’t watch NASCAR)
13. I love pralines and cream ice cream.
14. I have a kid sister who looks just like me just much shorter and we have nothing in common.
15. I lived in D.C. for 9/11 and was an eyewitness, see Google "Meseidy" - Silly Conspiracy Theorist
16. I LOVE high heels no less then 3 inches.
17. I am Puerto Rican and proud of it!
18. I type 60 wpm.
19. The only insect that I can’t stand are cockroaches.
20. I would shave my head if it was socially acceptable for women.
21. I won’t date anyone under 6 feet tall (remember 3 inch heels and I am 5'8")
22. My parents are still married.
23. I read Fox News
24. I am republican and am proud of it!
25. I love college basketball, I disappear the month of March.
26. I like to sit on the floor.
27. I always have to have at least one foot up.
28. I use humor to hide my feelings.
29. I am obsessed with Law & Order.
30. I would like to learn how to shoot a gun.
31. I don’t like mushrooms, flavor too strong.
32. I don’t know how to balance a check book.
33. I can’t stand cars in front of me when I am driving.
34. I have a heavy foot, translation I speed.
35. I have talked my way out of 3 speeding tickets and one car accident while driving without a license.
36. I am a method eater, I choose what I want to eat sometimes depending on how you eat it, ie. with hands,with fork, which chopsticks, on stick, in bowl, etc.
37. When I eat fruit I will get several pieces and eat them all a different way.
38. I have extremely vivid and bizarre dreams.
39. I don’t like the telephone to chat, get on get off.
40. I am a mission shopper, I only shop when on a mission to find something, I don’t window shop.
41. I hate trying clothes on; I am never the same size.
42. I have a pride issue, I don’t like anyone knowing I am hurt or vulnerable (I am working on this)
43. I want my next wedding to be on the beach.
44. I can over communicate.
45. My car is a disaster area right now.
46. I have been in 2 accidents with Mack trucks, (I keep getting in there blind spots)
47. I am now afraid of Mack trucks or any large truck.
48. I love gummy bears.
49. I was born 20 minutes or less from the Canadian boarder.
50. I use to have dreams when I was a kid of falling through portals and time traveling with my giant stuffed animals.
51. I think too much, and cover my ears when I want to stop thinking.
52. I wish my parents would go to couples counseling
53. My favorite dessert is pecan pie.
54. I don’t like chick flicks or ballads.
55. I believe in the dream of happly married with 2.5 kids and a dog.
56. I don’t understand Grits, how can something be so coarse and slimy at the same time?
57. I belch like a dude when I am alone.
58. I eat sitting on top of my kitchen counter.
59. I sit on/in the sink when I put my makeup on to get closer to the mirror.
60. I can lay on the couch sometimes for an entire day and not feel guilty about it.
61. I keep cards and mementos from almost all of my past relationships except my ex-husband.
62. I am a rebel at heart and it annoys me sometimes.
63. I voted for George W. Bush and am proud of it!
64. Even thought it has a negative connotation to it I love to say “knocked up” when referring to someone who is pregnant.
65. I cry easily, but not in front of people.
66. I use to curse like a sailor, now cursing makes me cringe
67. One of my favorite movies is Gone with the Wind even though I lived in Georgia for 7 years and hated it.
68. Definition of a good song is alot of drums and a loud guitar
69. I have had my heart broken twice, the second time hurt more then the first.
70. I won’t leave the house without earrings on.
71. I squeeze my toothpaste from the middle.
72. I say “dude” several times through out the day.
73. I find the term “You are such a girl” insulting.
74. I want to be a stay at home mom.
75. I don’t want to mirror my parent’s marriage.
76. I think about living on a boat for a year.
77. I graduated high school a year early.
78. I am horrible and grammar and spelling yet I am a secretary.
79. I am speak English and Spanish but neither of them very well.
80. I stick my foot in my mouth constantly.
81. My creativity sometimes surprises me.
82. I secretly wish I could have a surrogate carry and have my child.
83. I have never taken a driving exam, yet I have a valid driver’s license.
84. People who play their music really loud in there car with the bass cranked and make my car vibrate annoy me..
85. I don’t know what to do or say when someone is seriously ill or a loved one has passed away, so I usually say nothing.
86. I sell real estate part time and I have no clue what I am doing.
87. I was born with my hips dislocated.
88. It drives me crazy when people scrap there teeth on their fork or spoon.
89. I have a weakness for purses and shoes.
90. I would not hire myself as a secretary.
91. My car is paid off, first thing I have ever owned free and clear.
92. I like bacon and onions on my pizza.
93. My dog sleeps with me and takes up half the bed.
94. I am an amateur photographer.
95. I love my new job..
96. I talk to my dog and dance around my apartment when I am alone.
97. I use to be a smoker.
98. I make silly faces in the mirror when I am bored.
99. My favorite snack is a bowl of cereal.
100. I wash my feet after I take my shoes off.

Ever Feel Like This?

I know this is a little disturbing, but I can totally identify! I hate this stupid computer! Stupid Equitrax! UGH!

Regular Weekend

Hello! Well I had a good although regular weekend, actually it was so regular I can’t remember exactly what I did, but it consisted of dinner with friends and a movie. I went to see “The Island” over the weekend, which for some reason, which I can’t understand, is not doing well and has gotten really bad reviews from the critics, yet most Joe Shmoes really enjoyed it. I though it was a great movie, a must see in fact. Although there is one scene in particular that is pretty unbelievable but it is a movie after all, if the protagonist hadn’t survived the movie would have ended. Anyway it was a good movie and I think it had a great message of how you need to be careful when you try to play God.

Hurray! It's Friday!

I am in a much better and happier mood today! HURRAY! Could be because it is Friday, could be because I had a grande Chi Tea Latte from Starbucks or could be an answer to my prayers. I have been praying really hard for whatever is making me funky to go away. I can’t wait to get out of here, I feel like a race horse at the gate just dying to bust out! Lol

So it is Friday, I have nothing planned so far, it may be a slow weekend although it is always good to have a slow weekend once in awhile. Probably go home, have some dinner, watch something on the tube, pet my kitty, try not to get bitten or scratched and possibly go to the gym. Got to work off the nachos I had yesterday and Chinese I had today……not good….unless you are trying to collect fat deposits. LOL

Day Improving - I Smell Nachos

Ok, so my day is slowly improving.  Not so much because anything particularly good has happened but because I am slowly coming out of my funk….because I am forcing myself too.  Have to stay focused, mind away from “blah, funky” thoughts.  However I am now being driven a little crazy by the overwhelming smell of nachos.  I put my left over nachos under my desk and not it smells like I got some crazy Mexican fiesta going at my work station. 

Well I got an email back from the pastor asking about helping out at church, he said he would forward it to the individuals that head up each department, so hopefully I will hear from them soon and start to get more involved.  I am determined to get out of the rut! Also, my girlfriend who is moving away (sniff, sniff another friend leaving) called me to ask me to help her pack and I said yes.  Even though packing is not a favorite past time of mine it is better to be doing something, then nothing and fall back into “blah, funkiness”.  Tomorrow I will aim to be in a much better and up beat mood.  Besides it is Friday and a payday, that has to make me happy. J

Little Less Blah!

Ok just got back from lunch and ate the nachos which made me feel a little better (except for the fat deposits I feel taking up residence on my thighs). J  Also got an email from friend 2 calling me a “goof” for not telling her the real reason I wanted to do lunch. (mental note: still need to pray and work on the pride issue, stupid pride,  it is ok if people know you have feelings…lol) Then she had a nice encouraging word.  Good friend…..good times….lol

Blah is a state of mind I do not welcome! Shoo “blah” , shoo.  Lol

Blah!

Ever have one of those days that can just be described as “Blah”?  I am really making an attempt to cheer up and I know what is behind my “blahness” but I just can’t seem to kick it today.  It funny or ironic though how sometimes on these kind of days you make an attempt to connect with someone, do something to get you out of that funk but everyone is busy or doing something.  I call friend 1 for lunch, busy, I call friend 2 for lunch, “tomorrow is better”, I go to co-workers desk to see if maybe they want to do lunch, can’t got in late this morning.  Then I realize that my friend list lately is pretty short.  I am generally a very social and outgoing person, but lately I have been a bit anti-social and reclusive.  (I am sure a psychiatrist would have fun with that, “So how does that make you feel?”)  So I decide that this needs to be corrected and I call the church I have been visiting to see if there are any small groups meeting this evening……they are done for the summer. UGH!  Although the girl that answered the phone is in one of the groups and took my info and said she would call if they get together for something, lets hope she calls.  Lol  So my “blahness” at this point is not getting any better.  But I decide to push on! J  I emailed one of the pastor at the church and informed him of my interest in service opportunities like greeting, info booth and child care, may be this way I can get to know more people.  I pray he doesn’t email me back and say…..”We don’t need any help now, but we will keep you in mind if we do.”, I doubt that would be the case but hey it wouldn’t surprise me today. J   I think I going to go get a HUGE plate of nachos, comfort food. Lol  J 

Over It!

I am sooooooo utterly and completely over everything today, it isn’t even funny! I really think that in about 10 mins. I am going to loose it and start to eat the keys off my keyboard, may be I will follow the alphabet and start with the “A” or better yet may be I will try and make it more interesting and do the alphabet backwards and start with “Z”. The only problem with that is that it requires too much thinking and my brain hurts so I think I will go the easy route and start with “A”. Then I will move on to the numbers, which I will eat 2 at a time since I have the numbers on top of the keyboard and the number pad on the right of the keyboard. I will have to be careful when I do this, because I don’t want to choke. Once I finish with the numbers and letters I will move on to the symbols. I think I will throw caution to the wind with those and eat them randomly. Then once I get over that excitement (because that will be the high point of my day) I will calm down and start eating the remaining keys, which are the command keys, in alphabetical order. I am a little worried about the “Enter” key, it is pretty large and oddly shaped. Ok…..

…..A….B…..C…..D……….

Please pray for me.... :)

Google "Meseidy" - Silly Conspiricy Theorist

Ok, I am sure that all of us at some point or another have found ourselves "Googling" your own name or someone else’s name just to see what comes up. Well if you find yourself bored or in need to kill some time, which would probably be now since you are reading this blog, please feel free to “Google” my name……really go ahead…..in fact do it right now and then come back…………. Ok did you do it? Now I will explain. These silly conspiracy theorists! Always trying to say that the government is covering something up or is was a hoax to distract everyone or better yet it was aliens! LOL.

I was living in D.C. when the September 11 attacks occurred and if you read the comments, conspiracy theories and the few blogs out there that mention my eyewitness account they say several things. First they refer to me as a “he”, which I think is hilarious because if they had done their research they would have found a film interview of me on washingtonpost.com. (Please don’t try and find it, I hate this video I look and sound like a nini and I was a few pounds heavier, ick!) second they all say that I confirmed it was “mid-size plane”, third there is some mention that my bother-in-law saw the plane too, funny because I don’t have a brother-in-law, and forth, one person says that “I'm not sure exactly who Meseidy Rodriguez is, but his name appears in legal filings concerning Dick Cheney's top-secret energy policy meetings, which probably isn't a good sign.” (Silly conspiracy theorists)

So allow me to clarify. I am the Meseidy Rodriguez that all these people or talking about. First, I am a “She” not a “He” you would know this if you bothered to do your research! Second, I did say in my interview it was a “mid-size plane”, the fact of the matter is that that was the first thing that came out of my mouth. I was frantic and I couldn't think of the right words, when I saw it for the split second that I saw it, I only saw the tail end right before going into a tunnel. I was riding on the metro and when we came out the other end the plane had already crashed into the pentagon and all I could see was a huge cloud of smoke. When I ignorantly said “mid-size plane” I was thinking regular plane, if it had been some small propeller or charter plane or private jet I would have said a charter or a small jet. Besides you try and keep it together in such a situation. Third, I do not have a brother-in-law and it seems that for some reason there is some confusion with a statement that another witness made, "Cleveland Allen" who was on the train with me and we were together some of the day during the madness, the only thing I remember about him is that the dude was divorced with 3 kids and had the AUDASITY, to ask me out on a date later that day (hello chaos, people dying little inappropriate don’t you think?) and he is the one with the brother-in-law that saw the plane on Seminary Rd. Fourth, I am not some government operative or something silly like that, the only reason my name appears of some “legal filings concerning Dick Cheney's top-secret energy policy meetings” is because I was a legal assistant at the firm that file the pleading and I signed the certificate of service, I had nothing to do with the suit or investigation. I am just a poor Joe Shmoe that worked there. So people out there in conspiracy land get your stories straight and do some research and for goodness sake cut it out with the conspiracy theories!

Cavewoman's Mother Makes Clarification

My mother sent me an email the other day clarifying the story behind my name. Apparently she and my father were not out on a date, my father was out by himself or I assume with friend watching this movie. So my mother wanted me to clarify that my father saw the movie and picked the name and that she had not been smoking anything, but that doesn’t mean my father wasn’t. J

Agressive Pet Fee

The saga of Samson continues…..LOL.  I went go pick up Samson later Saturday afternoon.  I get there and walk up to the bus, PETA has a SNiPT program where they operate out of a bus, so I knock on the door.  A nice lady comes out and asks who I am picking up and I tell her Samson.  She makes a face and said, “Ok, just a moment”.  So I stand out there waiting, and she is taking a little longer than I would expect.  Finally she comes out and with this look on her face and says, “I am sorry but….” ,  (at this point I am on the verge of a heart attack, I am thinking this woman has killed my cat or something), “we are going to have to charge you an aggressive pet fee”.   (UGH psycho cat!).  The vet said, “I have met some mean kittys in my line of work, but your kitty is the meanest I have ever had to deal with”.  (Oh, my gosh!  Ground open up and swallow me, PLEASE!)   She proceeds to tell me about how Sammy manages to break out of his pet carrier, how they had to handle him with mittens and how they had to GAS HIM!  Then couldn’t even inject him, they had to gas him!  Well he wasn’t any better when he saw me….the DORK hissed at me!  Once I got him home he was better and now he is back to his normal self, but apparently my kitty is the meanest kitty. SIGH!

Samson is Not Going to Be Happy.......

Today is a beautiful day! The sun is out, the birds are chirping and the best thing of all my cat Samson is getting fixed. HURRAY!! That is right folks, they are coming off! He is not going to be happy with me....in fact I am sure he is going to down right mad at me. I am hoping that he is going to be high on all his medication and will play nice. I know it sounds kind of mean that I am so happy about him being fixed, but you have to understand my cat is a demon spawn! Sometimes he is sitting there purring his little heart out while you pet him and then suddenly he becomes possessed and attacks, believe me I have the scars to prove it. I love my cat, but he can be mean sometimes. So I think today is a beautiful day!

Visiting Continued

Good evening, or morning should I say? I just got back a little while ago from one of the cell groups that I mentioned I was going to visit. I went to the Spanish "Young Adults" and it went really well, the group was really small but everyone was very nice. I was hoping that I would meet someone from P.R. there but that didn't happen, no matter, everyone was great. They were all around the same age, "Young Adult", but they were all married except one other girl. It was still great to hang out with people who are as loud and animated as I am and spoke Spanish. It was funny because we were all from different Latin countries so we would use different words for the same thing and sometimes had to translate within ourselves....lol. The girls there all seemed really cool, I really pray that I can develop some friendships in the group. I defiantly will be visiting the Sunday service this Sunday. Later!

Another Uneventful Day.....Or Maybe Not......

I was sitting at my desk today diligently hard at work (of course) typing away, making edits, adding numbers and filing. My day was pretty uneventful.

Across from my desk is an empty office. As I was sitting at my desk diligently hard at work (of course) I start to hear a funny noise coming from the office that is suppose to be empty. I sounds like a low pitched screeching jammed copier and buzzing fax mixed together. So I stop typing for a moment and listen really hard, but then my phone rings and I have to answer….”J*** B****** office this is Meseidy.”……”I will put you through, just a moment.” Once I transfer the call I sit and start to listen again really hard. I can still here this noise coming from the empty office, so I get up and start to walk towards the door. Suddenly I am hit will this horrible smell of wet ink and burnt toner. I am thinking what in the world is in that room. Then suddenly I start to hear a telephone ringing, but when I look at my desk it isn’t my phone it is coming from the empty office. I grab the big long 3-hole puncher from my desk and start walking back to the door, the noise is getting louder,*SCREEECH-BUZZZZZ-RING*, it is horrible. I get to the door and start to turn the door knob, holding the 3-hole puncher with my right hand. I quickly swing the door open and the first think I notice is that horrible smell comes rushing out. Then suddenly I feel something hitting me, it is small and sharp, I fall back, one almost pokes my eye out. I am confused but I noticed they are staples. I try and get my bearings with the 3-hole puncher in my right hand ready to strike and when I look I see the most horrible thing you could find in an office. It is some mutant monster hybrid! I see photocopier, fax and telephone lines coming out of it. It is shooting staples and spitting paper and ink out all over the place it has gone WILD! It is so loud and noisy I can barely hear myself think and I can here that annoying woman, with the annoying voice, saying that annoying announcement, “Sorry this number is no longer in service, please check your number and call back again” over and over again. Suddenly I don’t know what came over me, I grab a pair of HUGE scissors with my free hand and I start to charge towards this horrible hybrid of copier, fax and phone. It squirts me with ink straight in the face. I am blinded for a moment but I have it under control. I cry out, “I am taking you OUT SUCKER!” I start beating it with the hole puncher, and cutting cords left and right with the scissors. There are staples and pieces of plastic from beating the beast everywhere, I am nicked all over. But I am not going down without a fight. “WRONG NUMBER MY TAIL!” I scream and smash it hard with the hole puncher. Suddenly there is silence and the room starts to fill with smoke. Then the fire alarm goes off, then the sprinklers go off, my co-workers come rushing in. “Meseidy, you are a hero, you took out the horrible mutant monster hybrid”!

………….*ring*……..*ring*…….”Sigh, J*** B******’s office this is Meseidy.”……

Ok so maybe I didn't kill a horrible mutant hybrid today, but I was diligently hard at work (of course) typing away, making edits, adding numbers and filing.

Visiting

I have been in search of a new church for awhile now. About I year ago I was looking, but got tired and went back to my old church, now I am out looking again. Not that my old church isn't good, but it is just time for me to find something else.

I have recently started visiting New Life @ Providence (see link in side bar) and so far I am really enjoying it. The congregation is very diverse and they have a Hispanic ministry, which is very appealing to me. I would love to meet some people who speak my language. The pastor is great, gives a great message, is very down to earth and is very funny so he manages to keep me awake through the entire service, which is something to be said about considering I have the attention span of a nate. This Sunday I plan to go again and also visit the Spanish church Nueva Vida which has a 2:00 p.m. service, so I will let you know how that goes.

Also, I have started to visit the churche's small groups, these are bible studies/social, good place to meet new people. I went to the first one on Tuesday and it was really good. Pretty big group of people, most of them in graduate school or are already out working like me. I had actually met the leader a year earlier at another church's small group, so I had someone to chat with for a bit after the bible study was over. He did a really good job leading and challenging the group to discussion. So all in all it went well, I may go again. I plan to visit some more groups thru he week. There was on on Wednesday, but I was pooped and too lazy to go, it will have to wait till next week. Tomorrow however, there is another group which I am going to visit, a "Young Adult" group (College/Early Career) that is run by the Spanish church Nueva Vida. I am looking forward to that one. Also, on Saturday there is another one that is Graduate/Early Career and focuses on people who live in my neighborhood. I will keep you posted on my visits, how they go and eventually make a decision.

Well it is getting late, I have to go see Law & Order and take a shower. LATER!

Edits! Edits! Edits!

You will probably hear me complain about this frequently, but I promise to try and keep it to a minimum. But I feel like going commando sometimes after I get the same document back for the 3 time with more edits! Me and my buddy here are taking on the Edit Obsessed Attorneys of the world! Anyone with me? Commandos Unite!

Meseidy the Cavewoman

Meseidy “Má-say-de” (noun)

What does “Meseidy” mean? That is a good question. Where does the name “Meseidy” come from? That has an interesting answer.

Every time I go so a restaurant or anywhere that they ask for your name I get a funny look. Sometimes I don’t even bother saying it, I just spell it out and then say it. Then the usual response is “Oh that it pretty. What does it mean?” Well the truth is it doesn’t mean anything, or if it does you would have to go back in time and ask your friendly neighbor the Caveman. Allow me to explain.

It all started a long, long, long time ago on a small island far away, named Puerto Rico. My parents were dating in the early 1970’s in high school (FYI: I suspect a magic herb played a part in this story but that suspicion has never been confirmed). So my parents went out on a date and saw a cheesy B flick that was dubbed in Spanish (remember we are in Puerto Rico) called “When Dinosaurs Ruled the Earth”. In this movie is a cavewoman or girl, I am not sure, and they call her (think caveman accent) MAA-SAY-BEE. So my parents (who I suspect are under some influence) think that this is a nice name for a girl. They wait till the end of the movie to see if it is listed in the credits and spelt out, then there it is….Meseiby. So they decide to change the “b” to a “d” and that it would be the perfect name for there first baby girl. That would be me….Meseidy.

So that is the story behind the name. There are positives and negatives to being named Meseidy. It is cool that don’t know and have never met anyone with my name and the complements are nice. However, I was a target as a child. I have heard it all. I have been called every expensive car in the book, why I would be called anything other then Mercedes Benz is beyond me. Then there are people who no matter how many times I correct them they can’t get my name right, so I gave up and I don’t correct anyone any more. Name variations are: Miss. Saydee, Mercedes, Misidi, Mesady, Saidee, etc. (my multiple personalities have taken on these names) So, even though I wouldn’t change my name now for anything in the world, parents out there please think before you name your child (and defiantly don’t pick a name if you are under any kind of “influence”).

Meseidy (a.k.a. Miss. Saydee, Mercedes, Misidi, Mesady, Saidee) Out! J

P.S. Mom or dad if you read this please feel free to make any comments. LUV YA!

Tight Pants

Predicament of the day? Tight pants.

This morning I was lazy and was looking through my closet trying to find something to wear. I really did not want to have to iron anything and low and behold at the back of my closet I find a pair of pants I haven’t worn in ages and do not require ironing. (They are skinny pants, all you girls out there know what that means) So I put them on and they fit. A little tight around the butt but they fit. I look in the mirror to see if they are inappropriately tight for work attire. Mind you I never turn on all the light in my apartment in the morning because I have just rolled out of bed and don’t want to go through the pain of my eyes readjusting……ergo I am lazy. J I put on a pressed button down dress shirt that is long enough and call it good. Well when I come into the office and the lovely florescent lights are glowing, I notice that these may be just a little too tight, inappropriatly tight. Long story short I have been hiding behind my desk all morning. Going to put these back in the closet, they will come out when a lose a few more pounds.

Well it is the end of the work day. HURRAY!!! What did my day consist of? Well the usual typing and editing. I know this is not my life. J

So now I have to run over to my friends office, pick up a computer, take it home, trash a couch, eat something and try and go to they gym. So off I go to run my errands and get this butt to the gym. J

The Curse Continues!

        New record!  Five pages of separate pages! Count them 1-2-3-4-5 pages! UGH, attorneys!

The Curse of The Separate Page

        As I have mentioned I work for an attorney.  I am a “legal assistant” a.k.a. glorified secretary.  What is the curse of the separate page?  I will tell you, it is the 10 or 12 additional pages of edits that my attorney keeps adding on.  He can’t just seems to simply answer a question, he has to write 3 handwritten pages worth of an answer.  Honestly it can be answered in just a few sentences.   So what happens to Meseidy?  She is typing ALL DAY LONG!  Then I get asked, why the filing isn’t up to date.  Maybe because you make 10 pages worth of edits on a document that is already 20 pages long!!!   Lord, give me patience.  I know I am not meant to do this the rest of my life. J

Introduction Please

Hola, mi nombre es Meseidy. Hello everyone out there! So for some peculiar reason you find yourself reading this space. Probably not because it is particularly interesting but more likely because you are bored, possibly at work, trying to kill time pretending that you are working (quick “CLICK” the window, someone is coming up behind you).

So anyways, a little about myself. Hmmmm, well as you can see from my profile I am 26 year old, single, young professional (or at least I play one in real life) and most important I love God! I work as a legal assistant in a law firm and do real estate on the side, but between you and me I am new at it and have no clue what I am doing. Shhhhhh! Don’t tell anyone. So it is just me and my demon cat Samson. I love him but he has left me with my share of battle scares. I also had a guinea pig named Gus, may he rest in peace. But he went out just as he should have….face first in his food bowl. That is all the little guy lived for….green pellets. I am pretty busy and will probably come and go. On my free time, I go to the gym, and hang out with friends. I am currently looking for a new church and pray that God will lead me to the right one. Then I need to get involved, because I have a tendency to keep to myself.

You may wonder what this space will consist of……well probably not, but I will tell you anyway. It will be mostly about me, and…..me, and…….well me. Doesn’t that sound fascinating? But no seriously it will be about me, my walk with God, my ideas, opinions and issues and believe me there are plenty of those. You may not get all the dirt but you will get the idea. But I guess that is what a “space” is basically about, a place to express yourself and just pray that one day at the right time you say just the right thing and it will speak and help whoever is reading it.

So here we go!