tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-206843022024-02-06T20:51:05.918-08:00Hello Out ThereIt's my world and I'll do what I want to!MynMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387204631972306081noreply@blogger.comBlogger148125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684302.post-51035326301054187602017-08-31T19:03:00.001-07:002017-08-31T19:03:11.065-07:00Thoughts 08.28.17 till today<p dir="ltr">Massive headache... Please go away.</p>
<p dir="ltr">How many people does it seriously take to ask the same question in a 3 minute span? - TWO!!!</p>
<p dir="ltr">Sure, I've got 15 different responsibilities that need to be done before month end. I really don't mind stopping what I'm doing because you can't find what you need.</p>
<p dir="ltr">It's too damn hot... Dripping should not be a norm.</p>
<p dir="ltr">Gas bubbles, stop making me look so bloated that everyone thinks I'm pregnant.</p>
MynMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387204631972306081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684302.post-91323931785471092992016-08-13T00:26:00.001-07:002016-08-13T00:26:42.592-07:00Jeopardy Info Sheet - A List of Five Interesting Facts<p dir="ltr">If your a Jeopardy! fan like my family has been for many years, you're familiar with the game show format of answers in the form of a question. Well, that's not what this post is all about. After the first commercial break, Alex Trebek, as you know, will discuss a certain topic with each contestant. If you're like me, you might wonder how these subjects come about, and how Alex knows what to talk about with the participants. Mental Floss recently wrote an <a href="http://m.mentalfloss.com/article.php?id=84186">article</a> about it. From what they say, Jeopardy! will email a information package to each contestant. On one of the sheets ask that they list five interesting facts about themselves. As you know, I love completing these type of questionnaires... Here are my responses from the sample list in the article:<br></p>
<p dir="ltr"><b>What's the most romantic thing you've done or had done to you?</b><br></p>
<p dir="ltr"><b>What's your most treasured possession?</b><br></p>
<p dir="ltr"><b>What's your secret ambition?</b><br></p>
<p dir="ltr"><b>Any brushes with greatness?</b><br></p>
<p dir="ltr">Now that I've answered them, let's see yours!!! Copy and paste the questions in the comments section, and share your answers! </p>
MynMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387204631972306081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684302.post-9970604151340674382016-08-08T14:55:00.000-07:002016-08-08T14:55:08.715-07:00Riley<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We have a new member of the family, Riley Bosworth, our new kitten.<br />
Click on the <a href="https://goo.gl/photos/PCCXKyjEjrB5Wbbh9" target="_blank">link</a> to see her slide show.<br />
You can also see more pictures of her on her Shutterfly <a href="https://rileyourkitten.shutterfly.com/" target="_blank">page</a>.MynMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387204631972306081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684302.post-32220978319397680602016-06-25T12:00:00.000-07:002016-07-26T06:03:36.682-07:00The Boss Style<blockquote class="tr_bq">
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<b><span style="font-family: inherit;"><span style="color: black;">Prompt: <i>Describe a former boss you have had, or your current boss. Did you learn anything from them? What type of management style did they have?</i></span></span></b></blockquote>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">A
former boss that I had was great, but very passive. She would go about her
day-to-day business, and the only thing that mattered was that you complete your
daily tasks. We, in the department, did that, plus more. However, our extra
efforts were never acknowledged. We always went beyond performing responsibilities
that were never a part of our job descriptions. It was always recognized, but
never appreciated. Upper management filled her ears with what they felt was
right. When it came to supporting her staff, she always sided with what the
boss wanted because, from our eyes, she believed that was the right way to go.
It became frustrating towards the latter months of my employment that my
efforts to be the best employee I could be diminished.</span><br />
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<span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">I
have had my share of voicing my opinion since Day 1. I truly believe in having
a constructive atmosphere to work in, but I always felt that management ought
to deliver positivity in the office. A company should always value their team. Therefore,
when expressing my "concerns" to my boss, it always felt that I, as
she has specified previously, was not a "family" thing to
do. A complaint of discomfort with an employee's conduct towards me was
deemed yet one more issue for them to deal with. In the end, it became, to
some degree, a matter tucked away given that I was now branded as trouble.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #3d596d; font-family: "Georgia","serif";"><span style="color: black; font-family: inherit;">Ultimately,
I no longer work for the company. This supervisor shall resume finding
success, along with upper management, with the team they have built. I am
on a continued journey to discover my place in the workforce. Overall,
what I take from this knowledge is that I should never doubt myself to regain happiness.
I devoted the last two years at this establishment deeming myself worthless and
unaccomplished on a daily basis because I had lost confidence as a person, and
not an employee. For me, the lesson I walk away is that family supports
each other. She wanted us to be a family, but support was never
there. It is a two-way street...</span></span>MynMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387204631972306081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684302.post-90922732804281416082016-06-22T00:40:00.001-07:002016-06-22T00:40:33.755-07:00Music - A Quiz Thing (Part 5)<p dir="ltr">Opening Credits: Maneater - Nelly Furtado<br>
Waking Up: Say You Do - Dierks Bentley<br>
First Day of School: Apologize - One Republic<br>
Falling in Love: Please Don't Leave Me - P!no<br>
Fight Song: To Love You More - Celine Dion<br>
Breaking Up: Sounds of Summer - Dierks Bentley<br>
Prom: Run To You - Whitney Houston<br>
College Life: Runaway Train - Soul Asylum<br>
Mental Breakdown: Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen<br>
Getting Back Together: Take Your Time - Sam Hunt<br>
Wedding: Changes - 2Pac<br>
Birth of a Child: Work - Rihanna<br>
Final Battle: Someone to Watch Over Me: WordHarmonie<br>
Funeral Song: Lose Yourself - Eminem<br>
Ending Credit: Roses - The Chainsmokers</p>
MynMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387204631972306081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684302.post-36356610217067805012016-06-19T19:41:00.001-07:002016-06-19T19:41:14.213-07:00"Paint The Night" Fam Bam Date Night ~ 06.04.16Video clip of the Fam Bam Date Night at Disneyland<br />
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<span style="background-color: #f1c232;"><b>Prompt:</b></span> <b><i>You must pack a time capsule to be opened 100 years from today. What would be in it? Also, leave a note to the recipient telling them something they wouldn't already know.</i></b></blockquote>
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I have one thing that I would LOVE to put in this time capsule. However, this item was not a piece that our society would eventually benefit from.</div>
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Dear Capsule Holder,<br />
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During my time, technology has evolved to a level where our daily lives have become one with it.<br />
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We rely on our Android & iPhones everyday - to tell us when and where we will be; to guide us to where we should be; to provide us a reminder of days past and present; and, to keep in touch with those we love and cherish in our lives. We have televisions that we call "smart;" virtual reality ("VR") that can give us an experience that we could never imagine we would ever experience; and we have printers that can take an image on paper and make it real.<br />
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I can't imagine how many of these have been enhanced or even still exist in 2116. Some may be in a continuous series (i.e., iPhone 200, possibly?); others may be extinct. Whatever it may be, technology cannot always be successful.<br />
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Here is one of our most recent technology fail:<br />
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<b><a href="http://hoverboard.com/" target="_blank">Hoverboard</a></b><div>
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The concept was great! As a child, I enjoyed the idea of the "floating skateboard" that Marty McFly utilized in his 1950s adventure in "<a href="https://youtu.be/TkyLnWm1iCs" target="_blank">Back to The Future</a>." However, the thought of a product that I myself, or even my nephew, would use to maneuver around in, and then spontaneously combust, just doesn't fly.<br />
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<img height="200" src="https://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/BlueDuck_3-4.jpg" width="320" /><br />
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It was an innovated product that foresaw the future. People dreamt of "floating transportation" in 2010. When this product came about, everyone was excited that this ingenious item was introduced. The "<a href="https://youtu.be/TkyLnWm1iCs">Back to the Future</a>" craze was discussed with the possibilities as to what our future may bring. Despite that, our society never may be a feasible reality.<br />
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The Hoverboard brought on many problems. One was the issue with the spontaneous combustion. There were issues with the lithium ion batteries used to power these boards. The issue here? Nobody knew exactly what caused these fires. Several of the instances occurred when using the device or even just plugged in, charging, at a mall kiosk.<br />
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Another problem was the design itself. As you can see, it doesn't necessarily "hover" as the name implies. The "self-balancing electric scooter" is considered a motor vehicle, just like a motorcycle (at least here in California). There are many safety regulations and precautions that one must follow. In addition, if you look at the design, it is very similar to a product that was popular a few years earlier, the <a href="http://www.segway.com/">Segway</a>, but minus the handles used to move around. Segway actually filed a <a href="http://mashable.com/2015/09/15/segway-vs-hovertrax/#oLh1a7rHXsqL">patent lawsuit</a> against Hoverboard (and other several companies that have similar designs).<br />
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Your generation may have bettered this product. In the end, though, it isn't about what the Hoverboard has brought on for our society. It is the need to understand that failures do happen. Take this on as something to learn from. Continue to dream the dream of making technology at its finest, but learn that failure often brings a lesson. Take this on and succeed.<br />
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From 2016,<br />
Marissa</div>
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MynMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387204631972306081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684302.post-14918247990410299122016-06-12T21:03:00.000-07:002016-06-12T21:03:00.194-07:00Four Things About Me<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Four Names I Go By:</b><br />
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<li>Rissa</li>
<li>Issa</li>
<li>Midge</li>
<li>Babe</li>
</ul>
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<b>Four Places I've Lived:</b></div>
<ul>
<li>Los Angeles, CA</li>
<li>Baldwin Park, CA</li>
<li>Fullerton, CA</li>
<li>Nashville, TN</li>
<li><br /></li>
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<b>Four Things I Love to Watch on TV:</b></div>
<ul>
<li>Grey's Anatomy</li>
<li>The Vampire Diaries</li>
<li>The Originals</li>
<li>Once Upon a Time</li>
</ul>
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<b>Four Places I Have Visited:</b></div>
<ul>
<li>Portland, OR</li>
<li>Manila, Philippines</li>
<li>Copenhagen, Denmark</li>
<li>Dublin, Ireland</li>
</ul>
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<b>Four Things I Love to Eat:</b></div>
<ul>
<li>Sushi</li>
<li>Beef Shawarma</li>
<li><i>ANY</i> kind of Jimmy John's sandwich that doesn't have turkey</li>
<li>Pancit palabok</li>
</ul>
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<b>Four Favorite Drinks:</b></div>
<ul>
<li>Any kind of latte (as long as it's sugar free)</li>
<li>Coke Zero</li>
<li>Bloody Mary</li>
<li>Not Your Daddy's Root Beer</li>
</ul>
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<b>Four Favorite Things to Do:</b></div>
<ul>
<li>Photography</li>
<li>Blogging</li>
<li>Baking</li>
<li>Gaming with The Hubs</li>
</ul>
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<b><span style="color: blue;">Now here is what you're supposed to do. Please don't spoil the fun... copy and paste this and update it with your responses.</span></b></div>
MynMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387204631972306081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684302.post-48855787600109154302016-06-10T22:21:00.001-07:002016-06-10T22:21:59.446-07:00500 Writing PromptsAs you know, my writing has diminished through the years. I've lived a pretty uneventful life since my mom has passed away, and have lived the same cycle of life.<div><br></div><div>I came across a series of books today at Barnes & Noble. Each book had a theme ... Art/drawing, journaling, and the book in the picture. Many of these prompts are rather interesting. So, every week, I'll pick a prompt and write about it. It could be a paragraph, it could be more. Completely depends on how my creative writing flows...</div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzZsDyhtTr0vcYt5ajMEHisZuC8MzliCfCwybigOYSpCUYRdNquaMpDJ_y86evCkr8ha2OVmsY2HgxP_m0Pf06vI8r_dfF2jkB4zXd9aigWBhUCzSuMN9tmLrhxSSfE7Cq2uw/s640/blogger-image--2522295.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzZsDyhtTr0vcYt5ajMEHisZuC8MzliCfCwybigOYSpCUYRdNquaMpDJ_y86evCkr8ha2OVmsY2HgxP_m0Pf06vI8r_dfF2jkB4zXd9aigWBhUCzSuMN9tmLrhxSSfE7Cq2uw/s640/blogger-image--2522295.jpg"></a></div></div>MynMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387204631972306081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684302.post-34998382362913989822016-05-14T21:27:00.001-07:002016-05-14T21:27:03.136-07:00When to Update an Old Blog Post<p dir="ltr">Check out @problogger's Tweet: https://twitter.com/problogger/status/729444313990500353?s=09</p>
MynMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387204631972306081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684302.post-15184614065216388682015-08-18T12:57:00.000-07:002015-08-18T12:57:27.390-07:00The Thoughts<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I have been through many ups and downs in my life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Broken hearts, love... Anger, loss... Struggles just to have a life I feel I deserve...</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I spent yesterday morning full of resentment. I wasn't exactly angry, per we, but resentful. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">In a way, I acted a bit selfish by putting my needs first. It stemmed from the fact that I didn't want to go to school. I just wanted to lock myself up in my room, bundle up under the blankets, and lay in bed with no one to disturb me - that included my husband, my dad, and even the dog.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I know, due to circumstances, my husband stays home. The way I see it? Hubs can do whatever he wants, go wherever he his able to get to, sleep for as long, or little, as he can or wants. Me? The responsibilities kick in. I have a job where I deal with people I don't want to deal with for eight (VERY LONG) hours. I hate driving. A 15 minute (sometimes 20-25 minutes going home) commute is very long for me. Have I mentioned that I HATE driving? So, just the thought of having to get up to go to work, let alone DRIVE to work, adds to the feelings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">Anyway, to bring everything back to perspective, the resentment carries on. I feel that the burden falls unto me. I feel like I often cannot enjoy the life that I want... I deserve... Now, don't get me wrong. This isn't necessarily directed to anyone. This is all because of the circumstances of my current life. It all a feeling of no sense of control. I often find it as a punishment where one thing wrong leads to another. I resent the fact that I see people doing things, enjoying things, having things... </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Calibri;">I should not feel this way... </span>MynMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387204631972306081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684302.post-69940289067569672992015-07-26T16:04:00.001-07:002015-07-26T16:04:31.158-07:00Music - A Quiz Thing (Part 4)<p dir="ltr">Opening Credits: When I Was Your Man - Jasmine Thompson</p>
<p dir="ltr">Waking Up: It's Going To Take Some Time - Carpenters</p>
<p dir="ltr">First Day of School: Blank Space - Taylor Swift</p>
<p dir="ltr">Falling in Love: Say Something - Alex & Sierra (The X Factor USA)</p>
<p dir="ltr">Fight Song: When I'm Gone - Eminem</p>
<p dir="ltr">Breaking Up: You - Chris Young</p>
<p dir="ltr">Prom: Cruisin' - Smokey Robinson</p>
<p dir="ltr">College Life: I Only Have Eyes For You - Frank Sinatra & Count Basie</p>
<p dir="ltr">Mental Breakdown: Suspicious Minds - Elvis Presley</p>
<p dir="ltr">Getting Back Together: Feels Like Tonight - Daughtry</p>
<p dir="ltr">Wedding: You'll Lose A Good Thing - Barbara Lynn</p>
<p dir="ltr">Birth of a Child: Home - Michael Bublé</p>
<p dir="ltr">Final Battle: Can't Help Falling In Love - Elvis Presley</p>
<p dir="ltr">Funeral Song: I Run To You - Lady Antebellum</p>
<p dir="ltr">Ending Credit: Hero - Mariah Carey</p>
MynMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387204631972306081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684302.post-57761558573154610862015-05-26T22:53:00.001-07:002015-05-26T22:53:26.116-07:00Mina's Spring Recital ~ 05.26.15I am so proud of my niece!!! Here is her solo performance at her school's Spring Recital!<br />
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There have been times where I feel that everything that happens seem to go wrong.<div><br></div><div>There have been times where I have experienced one thing where I feel lost, where I cannot connect with anyone. However, those that have encountered similar situations do not receive the same treatments, feelings.<br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9YYmJkYZW7FgfJ7oXJlIqEZIyu8FRdb93FCfPvXWe1qdWZGqX2Urz_oCeZng1u5AcfvLgkRLA4pemIfIDEHYdy-d8H959P0MZkjlppEHMZn3tw8keRSw4pRN80T5reqodyYb/s640/blogger-image--1579350915.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiq9YYmJkYZW7FgfJ7oXJlIqEZIyu8FRdb93FCfPvXWe1qdWZGqX2Urz_oCeZng1u5AcfvLgkRLA4pemIfIDEHYdy-d8H959P0MZkjlppEHMZn3tw8keRSw4pRN80T5reqodyYb/s640/blogger-image--1579350915.jpg"></a></div></div>MynMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387204631972306081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684302.post-88933186466717459072015-05-01T20:54:00.002-07:002015-05-01T20:54:45.869-07:00Shared PageHello, Readers,<br />
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Please welcome my husband, Rob, to the blog! Every once in awhile, he'll be posting... Just as I have before, it will be full of thoughts, ideas, stories, etc.... Enjoy! ~MB~MynMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387204631972306081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684302.post-4716701206849675462014-10-03T15:30:00.001-07:002014-10-03T15:30:02.699-07:00Feeling SickI often wonder if I am slightly a hypochondriac. I've had horrible migraines, sore throats and stomach ailments. However, I can never pinpoint the cause of it. Is it my diabetes? Is it allergies? Did I eat something my body didn't agree with? It could be one, or some, or all if it! Who knows?<div><br></div><div>This sick feeling makes me start to wonder how I live my life. It isn't necessarily the best kind of life... It's the life of convenience and the right decisions. I have no excuses for it, so I may be punishing my body.</div><div><br></div><div>I seriously hate this feeling. I live my on medications, which will be for my whole entire life. So, medications to make me feel better? I'd rather feel crappy, and wonder if it's all in my head!</div>MynMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387204631972306081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684302.post-35177474418640406242014-06-01T20:48:00.001-07:002014-06-01T20:48:06.155-07:00New TransitionsChanges have occurred recently - for both myself and my husband. Both have been a positive aspect in the troublesome 4+ years that we have endured. Between job losses and personal losses, there have been times where the worst of me had wanted to give up.MynMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387204631972306081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684302.post-44512886237123286512013-12-22T23:25:00.001-08:002013-12-22T23:25:05.648-08:00Merry Christmas!I just wanted to share a picture of our Christmas tree in the office... Here's wishing everyone a wonderful holiday!!!<div><br></div><div><br><div class="separator" style="clear: both;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTszPnw69ucyxU4wZfT5tuD9nL1UfHgcuSpIWRmGfSntSZazJ1-n09miERSSLgHTBYmdOD14YBs7rlvy3GDNNQb7CURuQWG7oLyhOlUYTFk4iiWrV6hEK2gmGJSN2rUYy4HZa/s640/blogger-image--288497197.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTszPnw69ucyxU4wZfT5tuD9nL1UfHgcuSpIWRmGfSntSZazJ1-n09miERSSLgHTBYmdOD14YBs7rlvy3GDNNQb7CURuQWG7oLyhOlUYTFk4iiWrV6hEK2gmGJSN2rUYy4HZa/s640/blogger-image--288497197.jpg"></a></div></div>MynMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387204631972306081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684302.post-41958849297380114162013-12-03T19:46:00.001-08:002013-12-03T19:55:23.190-08:00Music - A Quiz Thing (Take 3)Opening Credits: Feel Like Home - Ft. Minor<div><br></div><div>Waking Up: Too Much Rain - Paul McCartney</div><div><br></div><div>First Day of School: Bohemian Rhapsody - Queen</div><div><br></div><div>Falling in Love: Regulate - Nate Dogg & Warren G</div><div><br></div><div>Fight Song: Rolling in the Deep - Adele</div><div><br></div><div>Breaking Up: With You - Linkin Park</div><div><br></div><div>Prom: I'll Make Love to You - Boyz II Men</div><div><br></div><div>College Life: So Far... - Eminem</div><div><br></div><div>Mental Breakdown: Forgotten - Linkin Park</div><div><br></div><div>Getting Back Together: Can't Help Falling in Love - Ingrid Michaelson</div><div><br></div><div>Wedding: Baby - Brandy</div><div><br></div><div>Birth of a Child: The Moment You Were Mine - Regine Velasquez</div><div><br></div><div>Final Battle: Crawling - Linkin Park</div><div><br></div><div>Funeral Song: Call Me Maybe - Carly Rae Jepsen</div><div><br></div><div>Ending Credit: Turn Me On - Kevin Lyttle</div>MynMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387204631972306081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684302.post-26721345318542892752013-10-12T01:29:00.001-07:002015-05-24T01:24:58.782-07:00DisappointmentHas there ever been a moment where you place all your trust in a person just to have it ruined by one thing? Well, tonight I felt that I just went through all that. I feel so hurt that i just want to ball up in a corner to cry. It is just so disappointing that I seriously can feel my heart ache. It makes me question how much respect I actually do get from a person that I feel so easily hurt from this. It often feels exhausting to even try and put up a fight to voice out how this makes me feel. It hurts even more the person doesn't even want to hear it. It makes me cry that I don't even get an "I'm sorry" from all this. It's these kinds of moments were I've lost hope... Given up... Not wanting to deal with it anymore... Just walk away...MynMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387204631972306081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684302.post-86543293371749746322013-07-09T18:05:00.001-07:002013-07-09T18:05:32.857-07:00Speech Communication - Public SpeakingSchool has started this week, yesterday to be exact. I have three classes this term - a full-time schedule - with two on-campus and one online. The one online? Well, that's the one I would like to talk about. You see, the class online is a Public Speaking class. One may wonder how that may work... I do, too... I thought about the whole entire time I was on school break. So much anticipation has built up over what might occur during this class that I didn't even get the chance to enjoy my summer break. Sad, isn't it?<br />
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Well, the anticipation (and the slight anxiety) has dissipated, and I know have a better understanding as to how it works. A majority of the class requires A LOT OF WRITING. I have come to realize, however, that the THREE English classes that I have taken (with Professor Taylor and Baxley) definitely has not prepared me for writing. I now need to re-learn MLA format to write my essays for this Speech class. In addition, Professor Daly has explained how we will be presenting our speeches. He has stated that we will either send him a video file or present it to a group or <a href="http://www.toastmasters.org/" target="_blank">Toastmasters</a> (there are several options he has mentioned).<br />
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Week 1 begins.... not a lot of reading, but a lot of writing. Also, one self-assessment! How would one do an analysis? I'll let you know once I figure it out!MynMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387204631972306081noreply@blogger.com2Mt Sierra College, 101 Huntington Drive, Monrovia, CA 91016, USA34.1408835 -117.999102399999977.7875879999999995 -159.30769639999997 60.494179 -76.69050839999997tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684302.post-45577031190672950652013-05-06T02:34:00.001-07:002013-05-06T02:35:27.506-07:00The BFF's Bridal Shower 05/05/13<p dir=ltr>Highlighted pictures to celebrate my best friend!</p>
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<br />MynMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387204631972306081noreply@blogger.com0Baldwin Park, CA, USA34.072924124749292 -117.9682731628417434.069636124749294 -117.97331566284174 34.07621212474929 -117.96323066284174tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684302.post-32123897242687971792013-03-30T00:58:00.001-07:002013-03-30T00:58:25.112-07:00New Beginnings<p dir=ltr>Easter comes upon us on Sunday. It represents NEW LIFE, thus, new beginnings.  Monday, April 1st, brings on a new start. I begin my internship on that day with Merit Lilin, a company that provides monitoring systems.  It is the "break" that I have been needing since I was permanently "laid off" by Tetra Tech almost a year and a half ago.  This internship, though it is unpaid, is something that will eventually lead me to the career that I have been longing to have since I went to CSUF 19 years ago.</p>
<p dir=ltr>Fingers crossed that things will go well... Update on Monday!</p>
MynMayhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06387204631972306081noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20684302.post-75966677193199729722013-03-29T22:57:00.001-07:002013-03-29T23:38:06.617-07:00Cauliflower Crust Pizza<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<li>Half of a large cauliflower</li>
<li>1 large egg</li>
<li>1 cup mozarella cheese, thinly shredded</li>
<li>1 tsp dried oregano</li>
<li>1/2 tsp minced garlic (dry or fresh)</li>
<li>1/2 tsp onion salt</li>
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<li>1/2 c tomato-basil marinara or pizza sauce</li>
<li>1/2 c mozarella cheese, thinly shredded</li>
<li>Canadian bacon, sliced</li>
<li>1/2 c pineapple tidbits</li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Grate the cauliflower with the box grater, using the big holes, until you have approximately 2 cups.<br />
Microwave the cauliflower for 8 minutes to dry it out.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Next, add the egg, cheese and spices. Mix together.<br />
Preheat the oven to 450ºF.<br />
Spray a 9" round pizza pan or cookie sheet with nonstick spray.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Press the cauliflower mixture onto the pan (as above).<br />
Spray top of "crust" with nonstick spray.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Heat in oven for 10-15 minutes or golden brown.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Add sauce and 1/4 cup of shredded cheese.<br />
Then, top with Canadian bacon and pineapple.<br />
Finally, top the pizza with the remaining cheese.</td></tr>
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