i found it!

an epiphany at last! it's just too perfect!

gwynn is g-g-gr-r-r-e-a-t-t!

bigs up to tony gwynn. this hometown hero was elected yesterday to the hall of fame, being selected on 532 out of 545 ballots, 97.7 percent. whoo-hoo! you'll find him in cooperstown on july 29, 2007, alongside cal ripken, jr. both guys played their entire mlb career with only one team, gwynn with the san diego padres and ripken with the baltimore orioles! both were also elected on their first year of eligibility. congrats! i remember watching the padres play when i was but a mere child. my grandmother and i would watch all the so-cal teams play. i was a big fan of the national league. nowadays i prefer the american league, but with all the eye candy leaving the american league (i.e. mark mulder), what's a girl to do?!

some highlights of tony's career: (taken from wikipedia)

• 8-time nl batting champion (1984, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1994, 1995, 1996, & 1997), tying him with honus wagner.
• 5 gold glove awards
• retired in 2001 with 3,141 hits and a lifetime batting average of .338. ( the only time he batted below .300 was in 1982, when he batted .289).
• spokesperson for jerome's furniture store...lol
  

food for thought

for lunch i pledge to dine on a nissin cup noodle in honor of momofuku ando, the japanese inventor of instant noodles . he died from a heart attack on friday, january 5. he was 96.

[excerpt from yahoo news] Born in Taiwan, Ando founded his company in 1948 from a humble family operation. Faced with food shortages in post-World War II Japan, Ando thought a quality, convenient noodle product would help feed the masses.

In 1958, his "Chicken Ramen" — the first instant noodle — was introduced after many trials. Following its success, the company added other products, such as the "Cup Noodle" in 1971.

he whose brilliance warmed the stomachs of many a struggling college student lacking funds or a dormitory meal plan. with some change, hot water or a microwave, and a plastic fork (all of which one can borrow or acquire from a convenience store), anyone can feast instantly on the salty noodles. to make it even more filling, eat it with rice or bread. rip, mr. ando.

other misc: dottie's chocolate chip french toast with toasted pecans and maple syrup is a temptation all too easy to surrender to.

qtip and cash ace their health exam. all systems a go!

the crazy rabbit lady

cash and qtip had their annual exams today. dr. kim should be calling me back within the next day or so to notify me of their blood test results. I snuck them into my office, where they will serve as my office assistants for the day. thankfully it appears that none of my coworkers are severely allergic to rabbits, so they are quietly keeping me company in my cube. after the initial oohs and aahs over how gosh darn cute cash is, i was asked how many bunnies i have now. which lead me to amuse myself with a little peek into the future:

scenario: chris bemoans the fate of his first true love

it is the year 2042 and chris is enjoying the day with his grandchild chris torres III. as they sat watching the evening news, little chris asks his gramps, "grandpa, isn't that story about the old lady who lives down the street with lots of rabbits?"
"why yes it is. "
"my friends at school call her old maid ona. is that her name?"
"no, little chris. her name is rowena. she's an animal hoarder."
"a what?! grandpa just said a bad word!" the little boy exclaimed.
"no i didn't. i didn't say whore, chris. i said hoar-der. that's a person who has too many pets."
"ok, that's good, 'cuz aidan's dad said she was your girlfriend before you met grandma. that would be soooo gross if she was a whore!"
"don't say that. that old lady was quite a stunner back when i knew her. so many guys would flock to her, but she finally gave me a chance after i begged her so many times."
"so what happened?"
"well, she just kept on getting bunnies. she had one bunny, this white bunny named qtip. then she got another named cash. then some more, patch and kayla. and before you knew it, we had a whole warren! she even had this dog. this super-adorable dog named chewy and even he got overwhelmed by so many bunnies. it got so bad i'd dream of rabbits. i had to leave."
"so then you met grandma and you fell in love?"
"well, not quite. no one was as hot as rowena. she was the best damn thing that happened in my life. in fact, i'd up and leave your grandma right now if i had only gotten a pre-nup. but don't tell your grandma that. or your mom and dad either."

pelosi is in da hizouse...

big ups to nancy pelosi...today she officially became the first woman speaker of the u.s. house of representatives, as well as the first californian and first san franciscan to become speaker of the 435 member house. third-in-command, baby!

"this is an historic moment, for the congress, and for the women of this country," she[nancy pelosi] was to tell her colleagues. "it is a moment for which we have waited more than 200 years. never losing faith, we waited through the many years of struggle to achieve our rights." - sfgate.com

yeah! as a woman, as a californian, as a catholic, and as a bay area resident, i'm proud that she is representing me.

the primroses were over.

and so it begins. a new year, a new chapter. in 2006 i leave behind a somewhat bittersweet end to so many things. a few highs, so many lulls, and some disappointing lows. the skin has thickened and now it has shedded.
the artist in me must graciously thank miss tumalad (thank her lucky stars) for inspiring me to create again. and since i have chosen a most unconventional manner in which to display my drawing, some have seen it as defacing the most precious of all surfaces. i would have to disagree - the action has actually rejuvenated this empty creative well, prompting this surge to action. what quietly lay dormant in my dreams, heart, and thoughts have been revisited for more definitive action.

happy anniversary to my hunny-bunny. :)