My iPod Shuffle: The League of Nations

I am the proud owner of an iPod Shuffle. While it only holds about 120 – 4 minute long songs (I think I currently have 136 songs on there), I must admit that my iPod is multicultural.

I have five languages and seven countries represented!

Here’s what I got going on:

Giorgia, Italy, Italian
Christian Castro, Mexico, Spanish
Ha-Ash, Mexico, Spanish
JD Natasha, US, Spanish
Ivete Sangalo, Brazil, Portuguese
Kelly Chen, China, Mandarin
Yanzi, China, Mandarin
Guy Sebastian, Australia, English
Vanessa Amorosi, Australia, English
Delta Goodrem, Australia, English
Melanie C, UK, English
Melanie B, UK, English
Geri Haliwell, UK, English

And a host of other American singers who all sing in English!

Now that’s pretty eclectic, right?

I'm Still Here!

So despite what I said in my last post, I have not yet taken the step toward poverty. For some reason I am struggling with the personal debate over whether I endure this hellish job for a while until I figure something out, our endure the pain an suffering of not being able to buy nice dinners and over priced jeans that make my ass look hot.

On a sidenote. Sirens magazine posted a link to my blog via this months Letter from the Editors. So if you are new to my blog, Welcome! I hope that you'll say hello.

Poor Me!

So as I approach the finale year of my 20’s I ponder what is the appropriate gift to give myself?

I mean what do you give the guy who has everything (stress, depression, fatigue and low self-esteem)? How about poverty? I am thinking (less thinking more action) of walking off my job today! Yup, I want to quit in the worst way.

As I see it, why bother being miserable and making money, when I can just sit at home and be miserable, poor but not have to deal with the people and this place that I hate!

I ask myself what I did so wrong in this world to have put myself in this situation. Well, there are too many mistakes to mention them all, but I know there has to be away to get out from under this dark cloud. See this is where in the movie version of my life, that the clouds part and the voice from above yells down the answer…

Wake up Pablo…life is not a movie…so no answers from above.

So all that is left to say is “Happy Birthday Pablo…I hope you enjoy your present.”

Would you want these people as your friends?

The photo above is from the Members Page of a financial industry organization. I don’t think I really want to be a member of this group. Look at the picture, would you want to socialize with these people. They all seem kind of sketchy. Here is my take on the men for L to R.

Guy 1: He looks like he has a secret…perhaps he is gay?
Guy 2: Why is he smiling? He is having an affair – with Guy 1’s wife.
Guy 3: Don’t leave this man alone with your children. He looks like pedophile! Check his hard drive for kiddie porn.
Guy 4: All that comes to mind is “Ah, Which way did he go George?”

Snarks of The Day

It occurs to me that all pop stars need lessons in dictation. How many times have you thought the words to a song were were quite different than the actual lyrics. For example, Ashlee (I just got a nose job) Simpson’s song Boy Friend – I just realized she is not saying "I danced with your boyfriend" and in fact saying “I didn’t steal your boy friend”


The office would be much more productive if people brought their babies into work everyday! I don’t know which is worse the baby screaming and crying or the stupid baby talk from all the adults!

Sad News

One of my favorite readers (a co-worker/friend) passed away today.

Finding out this news has really upset me and made me think about my own life. One day you are here, and the next day you might not be.

It is not that I am not afraid of death; I just feel sorry for the people that get left behind. It is they who suffer from the pain.

I also vow not to listen to people when they have foolish pride. This friend would not let people visit her in the hospital, as she did not want to be seen as weak. Because of that foolish pride, I missed out on the last 4 months of her life! We only spoke a handful of times on the phone. I felt guilty bothering her or making her explain things multiple times.

I do have fond memories of her. She was my salvation in the work place. She made me laugh, smile and get though the crappy days in the office.

I’ll miss her and cherish the time we did get to spend together.