Redgage/Gather

I have been all over redgage and gather posting and posting and posting that I have totally neglected my wordpress blog and this blogger blog.

I guess because there is no monetary incentive to posting blogs here..

Then again, it's not like I'm bringing in the big bucks by posting stuff on there..

On Redgage, I have about $.20 collected from views of the stuff that I've posted. It's hard to get started on getting an active viewer base.. as is with any blog or website.. it's a slow beginning..

I have problems concentrating on a specific subject I should write about and sometimes the creative energy just isn't there to make a good posting on those sites.. as is with any blog or website I have.. I am just not creatively "on the ball" all the time..

On Gather.. I've got about 800+ points.. which I am trying to accumulate enough to get a $25 gift card to Amazon.com. I know that the more stuff I post.. the more points I get.. but again.. the creativity is just not there all the time..

Also.. with having to concentrate on school work.. it's hard to find time to really dive into the websites and get enough people to view my stuff..

Gotta keep on pushing.. I guess..

Extra dough

Extra money is always a good thing.. but I really don't have time to get an extra job.. so I found ways to make some extra money while doing the things I love.. going on the internet.. blogging.. yadda.. yadda..

I've found two great websites that have helped me with this extra money..

Redgage
This site allows you to post blog entries, pictures, links and stuff.. and it gives you money based on how many people view your stuff.. you get more money the more people view your stuff and leave comments for them. It encourages you to write good content... and to be interactive with others as well..

Gather
It's similar to Redgage, but it's based on a points system and these points can be redeemed for paypal payments.. or gift cards. I use this place to get target gift cards.. it' saves me money on everyday necessity shopping. They recently revamped their points system, so everyone's getting used to the way it works.. and my points seem to be accumulating a little faster than before.. so we'll see how well this works..

Clicking on the link sends you to my referral site where you can sign up with my referral.. check it out.. it's all free to join!

Shenanigans..

Fourth of July weekend was full of fun.. heat.. and heat..

It was HOOOOOT!

The thing I noticed about San Diego though.. was it blaring hot in the morning.. not as hot as the I.E.. but it was hot enough to complain about the heat.. but by 5ish in the early evening.. the cool breeze kicks in.. and then I'm freezing by 9pm..

Seriously?

Being from the Inland Empire.. the middle of the desert.. heat is something I'm used to in the summer.. but what I love most about summers here is that the heat last throughout the day.. and leaves a comfortable evening where I don't have to bring a sweater.. and I can still be in my shorts.. and not feel any cold..

That is why I didn't bring a sweater with me this weekend because I wasn't thinking that the weather down there would be any different..

I don't think I like that it gets cold at night there..

I like the comfort of Inland Empire summer nights.. ahh.. nice.

Slightly discouraged..

So tuition increased.. I got that email about a month ago.. so I don't know why I was so shocked to see the increase when I got a notification email this morning..

$2070..

Taking two classes in a row means I'll have to pay again next month.. I think.. something like that..

Plus bills..

Looks like I'm going to be "el negativo" with this month and next months expenses..

With all the pending salary cuts.. and furlough days.. I don't think I'd survive financially..

It's definitely time for a change.. thank God!

Two more months.. and I'm out of here.. hello.. Fullerton!

Counting down..

I'm sitting here at work.. 75 days left until I leave this facility and go back to the lab I worked at in fullerton.

That was the lab I worked at when I first start blogging on this blog.. full circle.. I'm going back.

I won't be the same lab-rat with the same lab-rat responsibilities though.. because I have grown.. personally.. and career-wise.. I'll have a different job with a different set of responsibilities..

I'm excited.. I'm growing up.. and growing out.. and I cant' wait for all the opportunities this holds for me..

I kinda hope I get to travel a little bit.. but I know that won't come for awhile..

I'll miss this lab.. the work.. the close-to-home-ness.. the short communte..

It's for the best.. God knows what is going to happen.. and I'm just following the path He's put me on..

Whoa..

Has it really been almost a month since my last post on this blog.. wow!

Poor Blogger.. I've set up camp at Wordpress and have been doing fairly well with that blog that I have neglected the blog that pretty much started my "blog craze."

This was always my first "mature blog" and now.. it's been left behind.. I will try not to let this happen.. I like this blog too much.. I have a fond sentimental attachement to this site and I don't want to see it neglected.

I added a swagbucks widget.. so that should mean that I should be here more often than not from now on.. check the widget out.. it's a search engine that will randomly give away "swag bucks" that are good for redeeming things.. like music.. cameras.. books.. etc..

I'm aiming for some sorta digital camcorder.. I've got a ways to go.. but any little search helps. It helps that I am doing research for class.. so I have good reason to be on the site..

Back to work!

Shopping and bopping..

Joe and I had a great Memorial Day weekend out of town. We went to Santa Monica and had fun at the beach and around Los Angeles and Beverly Hills..

We hit two malls and loved every second of it.

I'm in a "shopping" mood.. and right now.. it's more a "window shopping" thing than an actual shopping thing..

I also saw this really pretty engagement ring at the Tiffany & Co. Not that he and I are going to be engaged anytime soon.. but it was really fun to look..

I told Joe that was what I wanted.. but I looked at the price.. and it is waaaaay too much to be spending on an engagement ring.. haha.. $10K is too much for an engagement ring.. that's like.. half of the wedding budget.. that's a definite no..

Hahah.. well.. it's not like our engagement and wedding is happening anytime soon.. so there's lots of time to find something he's willing to buy me.. hahah.. lots of time..

Feelin' it..

I swear.. this has to be the longest month I am experiencing in my life..

Granted.. it does seem like the week went by quickly.. it just feels like we should be at the last week of May or something..

I always complain that the time flies by crazily and it's so hard to keep up.. but this month is ridiculous..

I think it's because I have got lots to look forward to at the end of the month.. the anniversary weekend.. and then the Vegas week vacation..

I just want this class to be over already.. it's a long needed vacation.. and a long-deserved weekend away with my boyfriend..

I'm procrastinating.. this paper needs to get written so I can work on the final paper so I have nothing to worry about on the anniversary weekend..

That should be motivation enough to get me cranking on the paper.. I have no idea why it isn't!!

Hey day.. may day..

It never ceases to amaze me how fast the years go by as I get older.. the months fly by like is just this ever-increasing momentum that is zooming us faster and faster through time..

Time never stops for anyone.. nor will it slow down for anyone.. no matter how much I try to ask for it..

Sometime.. all I need is an extra hour in the day.. an extra hour to sleep.. an extra hour of the day to do more things.. an extra hour for homework.. an extra day in the week to be able to relax and get things done..

But I gotta keep moving with the time.. and I gotta make sure I'm keeping up with it all.. I can't fall behnd because there is no such thing as falling behind time..

Oh boy.. let's hope that I continue to remain calm.. and keep my sanity through all of this..

This class is killin' me.. it really is..

La.. dee.. dah!

Click it.. live it.. love it.. learn it.. and continue reading it..

I've been spending a lot of time working on the blog above.. it's the go-to blog now.. I try to make it interesting.. less rambling.. less venting.. I try to spend more time thinking about what I am going to write before I enter something there..

So.. give it a shot.. go over there.. gimme some "viewer love.." and while you're at it.. some "comment love" would be nice..

Living life in the carpool lane..

Stitching queen!

I've been cross-stitching like crazy lately.. there are two cross-stitching projects that I had started last year.. and never finished.. but I'm finishing one of them now.. and that's cool..

Cross-stitching is relaxing for me.. I like watching something come together.. a couple of stitches.. looking like a blob of threaded colors.. suddenly.. from afar.. a whole picture comes to play.. it looks so cool..

I can't wait til the finished results.. I've got them on facebook.. I'm taking pictures of the progress.. when I finish.. I'm going to try to sell it on Etsy.com..

Can't wait!

Sleepy head..

I've been very "sleepyhead" lately.. I think it's because I have been sleeping a tad later than I usually do.. but not by much.. maybe a half an hour or so.. I guess that's late enough to cause some real sleepiness..

Oh man.. am I really getting old.. are the hours of sleep really affecting me this way?

Gosh..

These are the special times..

It's Good Friday.. a time to reflect on all that Jesus Christ has done for us.. all the suffering he endured for our sins.. and to thank God for all the blessings He has bestowed upon us..

Be mindful and prayerful.. remember what this day means to us.. and don't forget to celebrate the Resurrection on Easter Sunday..

These truly are blessed days!

The hardest part..

I think the hardest part about being in a relationship with someone that lives an hour and a half away is the fact that you can't see him when you want to..

Granted.. the distance is good.. it gives us perspective and prevents us from getting tired of each other too fast..

This distance prevents us from over-exposing ourselves to each other..

But when you want him around.. just for a simple hug.. or for a quick dinner.. or just to be around to tell him about your day.. it's kinda difficult..

The cell phone and text messages become your best friend and most reliable liason between the two of you.

It's hard.. but I know that if we keep working on it.. things will change.. and we will eventually be close enough to each other to have those quick dinners.. or those moments when you just want to be next to each other..

But then.. you'll also get those moments when you wish he did live an hour and a half way from you again.. hahaha.. I doubt it..

This distance will hopefully allow us to appreciate what we have when we are together and will allow us to cherish the time we will have together always..

If only it will come sooner than later.. :-)

April sneaks up again..

It never ceases to amaze me how fast time really does fly.

My boyfriend and I just recently celebrated the one year anniversary of us meeting each other. We can now say we've known each other for a year now..

Next up is the anniversary of our first day.. and then the anniversary of our actual declaration of our relationship..

I can't believe a year has flown by already..

My friend's babies are all turning a year old.. my other friend is going to have her baby soon..

Other friends are getting married..

I'm almost done with my MBA.. I just finished another class.. and by the looks of it.. I should only have about five more to go.. it seems like only yesterday that I started.. and it's true.. that only last year.. about one year ago in March.. I decided to pursue the MBA.. now I'm in the home stretch..

Time.. time.. time..

Here's to another fun-filled month! Enjoy it while it lasts!

Keurig.. my friend..

We have a Keurig coffee machine. It's that cool one that uses those little cups of pre-measured coffee.. you put it in one part.. put water.. and press a button..

Poof..

A perfect sized cup of coffee..

Ok.. so I gave up coffee for Lent.. but I think we already established this in a previous entry..

But did you know that Keurig has teas and hot chocolate as well?

They do.. and that is wonderful!

They have quite a selection at the Bed, Bath and Beyond..

Execellente!

Sickly..

I've been out of work for three days..

I'm finally going to go to the doctor to give me meds because I know I have a sinus infection.

It's Joe's birthday weekend too..

So sad.. I hope I feel better..

On a happier note.. I'm all over the NCAA March Madness.. it's so much fun keeping up with it all..

Just makes it so hard to keep up with my homework.. even tho I've been using these past few days to really make the most of my school time.. yay me!

Another quarter..

The first quarter of the year is flying by. We are halfway through March and it seems like I didn't get anything accomplished this month.

I actually have no idea where the first few weeks of March went.. or what I even did!

Now we are on the downward slope to the end of March.. and I have no idea what i want to accomplish.

Seems like time is running away from all of us..

Will we ever be able to catch it..

Work out!

I went to my Zumba class today.. first time since I was in Arizona..

It kicked my booty..

Then.. I went home.. and had a nice big serving of Sinigang.. my favoritest filipino food of all time..

Yummmy..

There goes my workout!

Check some linkage..

Ok.. now's the time to show off some linkage..

For starters.. there's my other blog.. Living life in the carpool lane..

Then.. there's my YouTube channel.. Artsyviray's Channel..

My Yelp page.. http://artsyviray.yelp.com

Uh.. I also have a Facebook.. and Myspace.. but I won't post those links here..

I'm tech savvy.. or I just have no life..