…away from losing a total of 40 pounds.

40 pounds!  If you’d told me on January 17, 2008 that I would ever reach my 40-pound mark, I’d have just laughed in your face and said, “Whatever dude.”  As much as I was determined to lose my supposed 96 pounds this year and as much as I planned to work out 3-4x a week, it wasn’t far from my mind that, like everything else in my life, I’d give up and move on to something else (read: quitting the “lifestyle change” and just stuffing myself all over again with endless foods and vowing we’d start again the next day, next week, next month or next year).  Being overweight all my life, what was another pound anyways?  I could still find clothes to fit me (albeit not as cute) and I could still walk properly — these were my thought processes back in the days when I was still living in denial.  There was absolutely nothing that laughter could not hide and as long as I kept up the charade of making people laugh, being fat felt almost as normal as being skinny.

That is, of course, until you’re naked and you come face to face with a full-length mirror.  (Or you get inside a room with a bunch of Filipinos and they want to understand why you’re so fat and they tell you if you were skinnier, you’d be prettier!).  Whatever the case, I’m done, done, done with all this obesity crap.  I want to be a skinny bitch for once.

So what else is there to do?  Kick some more @ss!

O’s wedding

There’s a reason why this picture is small. I didn’t want to make it so obvious that the hubby and I need acne cream. I can’t wait to get a facial in Manila (it’s so expensive here!). My face is aching for a facial, I can’t express it enough. I used to be really paranoid about my skin back when I was younger (you know how it is when you’re in highschool, even younger than that) but now? Whatever. So I’ve got pimples, don’t stare at me if it hurts you so much. Life goes on.

Still, I had to make the picture small. LOL.

The wretched King Minos has decided your fate. His tale wraps around his body 2 times.

The sweet light no longer strikes against your eyes. Your shade has been banished to… the Second Level of Hell!

Second Level of Hell

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You have come to a place mute of all light, where the wind bellows as the sea does in a tempest. This is the realm where the lustful spend eternity. Here, sinners are blown around endlessly by the unforgiving winds of unquenchable desire as punishment for their transgressions. The infernal hurricane that never rests hurtles the spirits onward in its rapine, whirling them round, and smiting, it molests them. You have betrayed reason at the behest of your appetite for pleasure, and so here you are doomed to remain. Cleopatra and Helen of Troy are two that share in your fate.

The Dante’s Inferno Test has banished you to the Second Level of Hell!
Here is how you matched up against all the levels:

Level	Score
Purgatory (Repenting Believers)	Very Low
Level 1 – Limbo (Virtuous Non-Believers)	Very Low
Level 2 (Lustful)	Very High
Level 3 (Gluttonous)	High
Level 4 (Prodigal and Avaricious)	Moderate
Level 5 (Wrathful and Gloomy)	Moderate
Level 6 – The City of Dis (Heretics)	Very Low
Level 7 (Violent)	Moderate
Level 8- the Malebolge (Fraudulent, Malicious, Panderers)	Very High
Level 9 – Cocytus (Treacherous)	Moderate

Take the Dante Inferno Hell Test

Your Love Life is Like The Princess Bride

“Since the invention of the kiss, there have only been five kisses that were rated the most passionate, the most pure. This one left them all behind.”For you, love is like a fairy tale – albeit a fairly twisted one. You believe romance is all about loyalty, fate, and a good big of goofy fun. Your love style: Idealistic yet quirky Your Hollywood Ending Will Be: Perfectly romantic

What Movie Is Your Love Life Like?

Half Moon Cay, Bahamas

Still have to download more cruise pictures to my compact flash card. Our cruise was ages ago and I still haven’t organized our photos. The same can be said about San Diego. And speaking of pictures, I don’t even have an album fixed up for Erynne since birth. Isn’t that so sad? My mom was so diligent with things like this when my sister and I were little. We had dozens of photo albums documenting everything.

Someday.

And if you think I’m going to show you my body in what is supposed to be a bathing suit, NO.  Why do you think I was hiding behind the hubby?  Hahahahaha.  And you want to know something hilarious?  Some lady from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania had my swimming outfit.  We were on the same excursion (swimming and feeding the stingrays!) and there were only about 20 of us — you think anyone noticed?  HA!

You Are a Drama Princess (or Prince)

You’re not over the top dramatic, but you have your moments. You know how to steal the spotlight… And how to act out to get your way. People around you know that you’re good for a laugh. But at times, your drama gets a bit too much for everyone. Tone it down a tad, and you’ll still be the center of attention.

Them Google gods, that is.  I have absolutely no page rank in the world wide web as I type this.

Wonderful.  Absolutely wonderful.  So how’s your week goin?

Players: buhaymisis | kathycot | whenmomspeaks | kathycotcooks | celluliticbliss | celluliticbliss 2 | underneath it all

1. Whats your latest addiction?

:: losing weight (but not wanting to do the work to get there!).  not so much ‘latest’ addiction but FOOD is right up there.

2. What are you listening to?

:: the sound of hubby’s computer system – so loud!

3. How late did you stay up last night and why?

:: midnight – hubby did homework and I usually wait for him to come to bed.

4. Who were you with last friday night?

:: as always, hubby and daughter.

5. Do you think you will be in a relationship 3 months from now?

:: yes, with my husband.

6. When is the next time you’ll see your close friends?

:: when i can get myself back to alaska, ohio and seattle!

7. What were you doing this morning at 7am?

:: still trying to sleep while listening to the hubby get ready for work.

8. What radio station do you listen to the most?

:: i don’t know what it’s called here but usually 96.5 and 99.7.

9. What was the reason you last cried?

:: i can’t remember.  probably something petty since i can’t remember.

10. Have you ever talked to someone when they were high?

:: yep.

11. What’s the fifth text in your inbox say?

:: “M on d line wid keith” – from hubby when i was trying to frantically call him one day at work and he wouldn’t pick up.

12.Where was the last coffee shop u go?

:: Seattle’s Best at Borders last week.

13.Whats ur outfit right now?

:: brown shirt and grey gym shorts.

16. What were you doing at 11pm last night?

:: using the laptop in bed while waiting for hubby to come to bed.

17. Who was the last person you talked to last night before bed?

:: hubby.

18. Will you be driving in a year?

:: i hope so.

19. Is there anything that you are craving right now?

:: to be a skinny bitch.

20. When did your last hug take place?

:: this morning, from Erynne.

22. Have you ever started a sentence with “No offense, but…”?

:: sometimes i don’t even use “no offense” and just charge right in.  LOL.

23. Do you drink tea?

:: never.  nasty!

24.Have you ever been arrested?

:: no but i did have the cops come over to my home to lecture me after me and my friends toilet-papered my ex-aunt’s house .  my dad laughed and told the officer to take me to jail, LOL.  (my mom, on the other hand, didn’t think it was so funny).

25. Have you rode in someone else’s car today?

:: nope.

26. Have you made a mistake this past week?

:: always.  with Erynne.

27. Who was the last person you texted?

:: my aunt E.

28. Are you happy with your life right now?

:: i’m doing exactly what i said i was going to do — so i should be happy.

29. In the past 72 hours have you been under the influence?

:: no.

30. What’s the connection between you and the last person you texted?

:: she’s my uncle’s wife.

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I bought mine early last month at Bloomie’s.  Not for $88 but still, at clearance price, it was still pretty high.  Now it’s dirt cheap!  WTH man!  I knew I shouldn’t have listened to the hubby.  But oh I had to buy them because they were the only type that would fit my fat feet (hahahahahaha!).  I couldn’t let go of them for fear I wouldn’t have cute summer shoes to wear (stufid!).  The retarded part?  I’ve only worn them once.  And why?  Because I’m not skinny enough to have them cute little outfits to go with these shoes.  Let me see you wear Lane Bryant clothes with these, I dare you.

You live and learn.

(But they’re still cute.  And they do fit my feet.  Showing my ankles with these is another thing though.  WTH was I thinking?).

Hey guys, what do you think of these?  I found these on ZenniOptical.com:

 

I was going to get frames in Manila (cheap, hey!) but I saw Zenni on Fox and realized there was no need to wait for Manila.  Zenni Optical sells glasses as low as $8!  That’s such a steal, I can’t tell you ~ I went to Costco for the frames I’m wearing now.  At the time, I thought my $150 Costco frames and lenses were cheap but Zenni’s even more affordable!  If you’ve ever gotten glasses from Costco, the selection isn’t all that great.  But Zenni Optical?  They’ve got all these cool and funky frames to choose from.  You’d be crazy not to get frames from Zenni Optical (check out their free add-ons!).  What’re you waiting for?