T.G.I. f'ing FRIDAY and other Tributes

Not much time to post since I am out living! Buckle your seat belts because I will verve around and leave!

I have almost finished my first week at the new job. It is going well so far. The hardest part of this job will be memorizing the building(s)! They have the original building, two different add-on's and now they are completing the third one! What I am trying to say is not all halls or elevators lead to the places I need to get to and there is no map to get it in my head faster. Honestly that is the biggest stress of the job so far. The evening shift is 1pm-9:30pm so I can still have a life before and after work. At the last big hospital it was 2:45pm-11:15pm so you missed concerts, dinners, late nite happy hours and such. I am looking forward to settling in and getting back to going out too! The base pay is even better than my last job and I get evening differential pay on top of that! Not bad for a gal 3 years out of school. I am earning above the max pay grade for the last big hospital I was at and where I started. I have to wait 3 months to get my health bene's through the union but then I will have health care -YIPPIE!

I had a pretty good birthday week. I finished painting my parents and my big projects, enjoyed a bike ride and first Thursday in the sun, attended the Hillsboro Gem Faire, (I call it the bead show) went crazy dancing at 80's nite, had the family August b-day BBQ on Saturday and chilled on Sunday before starting work Monday. I was overly blessed in birthday presents I was not expecting. My "Wrestling buddies" got me "the John Cena Experience" 3 DVD collection I had wanted for Christmas! *drool* I gotta say the first DVD "A day in the life" made me "love" him a little bit more. I'm reluctant to watch in bed because it seems like porn to me. ;) Wil got me the 3 Maroon 5 albums he could find which I am listening to now. They are mostly pop but listening to them makes me in a happy mood so it is good. My parents spoiled me. My dad got me Lady GaGa's new CD, and some pretties at the bead show and a cow timer. My mom gave me a smaller painting I have admired for years, a lamp that sits on top of my file cab (in my closet near the head of my bed) so I could get rid of the Ikea floor lamp that is ugly and it the way. My brother gave me a bike pump and a better cable to help lock my bike up. There were a few little things for the cow collection. Auntie BFF sent me a Fandango Gift card! All in all the Diva has felt that her birth month has been one big Diva love fest!

Tomorrow Derby is playing at the Music Millenium Customer appreciation BBQ - go see them!

48 is great . . . . so far

I had a pretty fun birthday! Thanks to all that came along for the fun times. I had always meant to go to Casa del Matador but never made it there until last night. I highly recommend the happy hour ! The food was really tasty and the portions are regular size for $4-$5 bucks! The drinks were good too but seemed pricey. Anyway, we ordered several dishes and all tried them. We laughed and learned more about each other and had a great evening. Susu even went to tell a guy at the bar that my co-worker Buffy thought he was cute! He took his time but eventually came over to talk to her. When we got ready to go to the movie she chose to stay with him.

We tottered off to see the movie "The other Guys" When we went to see "Inception" a few weeks ago this was a preview and opening night was my birthday. I told Kelly I wanted to go see that movie on my birthday. It was entertaining and made me laugh so I liked it. It could have been the four cocktails I had right before?

With no real plan except for the start of the evening I had an idea what I wanted to do next. . . . Go see my favorite stripper at the Acrop. I have not visited her for quite awhile and hoped she would be there. I used to know her schedule but could not remember it (especially after four well made cocktails in less than an hour and a half) so we went. Luck of luck she was there on an evening she does not normally work - talk about karma! The rest of the crew was up for this but my lovely son, Wil. He refused to go to a strip club with his mom. I was sad he waited in the parking lot but in we went. Jenna remembered me which was very sweet. When she was done with her circuit Kelly bought me a lap dance . . . very nice. Happy birthday to me.

Oh! I got the movie "Whip it" from my Auntie! I was very thrilled to receive an adorable movie about derby.

Another reason to come to the Season opener

I just used my discount one last time for this stint at Hanna Andersson. I got the girls Dreaming of a Dance
Tutu in black (look under the girls sale tab on the far left) to wear for Roller Derby. I'm such a silly girl but I love it.

Jan 16th at the Expo center. Take the MAX (yellow line)out so you can enjoy PBR (one of our main sponsers) rosecityrollers.com for more information and purchace tickets. Come to the after party (free with your RCR ticket stub) and tell me how much you like my tutu. :)

Rose City Rollers

The next bout is going to be special. Instead of an inter league matches we are having the first ever nationally ranked derby match on Portland soil! On Saturday, April 21^st the Rose City Rollers (RCR) return to the Portland Expo Center. Rose City’s all-star team, The Wheels of Justice, will face off against Sin City’s Neander Dolls in a grudge match stemming from Sin City’s recent 3-point victory over Rose City at the Dust Devil tournament in Tuscon, AZ. The evening will also include an exhibition match between Portland’s junior all-star team, The Axles of Annihilation, as they take on Bend’s Lava City Roller Dolls.

The derby action will consist of 3 20-minute periods of nationally ranked play accompanied by 2 15-minute periods of exhibition play. To keep fans entertained, the night will also feature periodic Jam Skating stylings by some of the participant’s in the upcoming World Skating Association’s Regional Jam Skate Qualifiers.

Not only will derby ticket holders be witness to a historic and hugely entertaining event, but they can also feel good about a portion of ticket proceeds going to the American Cancer Society and the Making Strides Against Breast Cancer Walk taking place in Portland on Sunday, May 13, 2007.

If you let me know by tomorrow afternoon that you want tickets I will sell them you you with no fees! Tickets I can sell are general admission tickets. For a limited time at $12. each.