Juan Loco Strikes Again!

I have not seen Juan Carlos for a while. He is such a good guy, I miss him a lot. He moved to Mexico with his wife but now he is back and she is going to have a baby soon! I am excited for them! He is on the threshold of so many good things. It really makes me happy. Tonight we were texting - he is so hysterical. Here is a copy of the texts:

Me: hey Juan Loco - how is it going? long time!

JC: Good. I am going to be your neighbor in two weeks.

ME: Awesome - got any extra rooms?

JC: Sorry no but there is a large backyard!

Me: You are funny! I went for a great job here in Esco - fingers crossed

JC: Great - I am trying to apply for a better job myself.

Me: Let me guess - as a gigolo?

JC: What is that?

Me: It is a man that gets paid to make women "happy"

JC: Oh no I got fired from that job

Me: you could not keep all those women happy and smiling - I don't believe it

JC: No, the problem is that I gave them so much pleasure they all kept dying on me

Me: AHHHHHH you are soooo funny - I miss you very much!

JC: Me too man - you are one of the good ones

October 1rst

I cannot believe it is October already, what a year this has been. Trying, frustrating, motivating, improving, wandering, scary, exciting - yes it has been a year.

My interview went so well on Friday - I know I always say that but I swear they do. I was fully prepared, energetic, full of examples, really engaged with the interviewers in dialog plus I am a perfect fit. I so have my fingers crossed. They even gave me tests that I prepped for. All week long I have been taking personality tests plus solving word problems. I know you cannot really study for a personality test, as I don't know what personality they are looking for but man did I do a lot of self diagnosing this week - along with equations, ratios and fractions.

I also watched the movie "October Sky" this week. I remember once going to the drive-ins and "October Sky" was on the other screen. I kept looking over at it and although I could not hear it, I told myself I wanted to see it. I don't even remember what movie I actually saw. I rarely picked out the drive-in movies to see. Is it odd that I have memories like that? My mind is like fractions - I only ever remember snippets and yet I have no idea why the snippets that stick in my memory do so. I have to ask other people all the time to fill in the rest of the story. Matt and Michelle are really good at that so I guess I should not dwell on it.

Anyway finally seeing "October Sky" was fantastic. I bought it on VHS for 20 cents and loved it. It had that "Stand By Me" feel although not quite as profound. It put a nice sheen on the gee we can do anything story but it threw in enough substance to have some meat to it without being heady. It just focused on a nice, enjoyable, and positive story. The theme of we can do anything was greatly appreciated by the current me!

PS: I was just reading over my posted and noticed the tag line on the October Sky box "A great movie that will live in your memory forever!". How funny is that? Guess there is truth in advertising as it definitely stuck in my memory all these years. HA

Another Success

While I certainly cannot live off of ebay - it has been helping me out bit. I got the above Burberry shirt for $5 at the thrift store. It was in great condition but it is only a size small so even with my weight accomplishment as of late - it would never ever fit me. But since I loved it and know it was a great deal I bought it. I thought about giving it to Oscar because I said before he would look good in it plus it would be funny him wearing a $200 shirt in TJ and no one realizing but in any case I posted it to ebay. It ended up selling for $55 - woohoo. I wish I could figure out the secret but I cannot - it is so it or miss but with a couple hits like this it makes it worth it. I did end up also finding a Burberry black polo that fits me awesome and was only $2.50. I love that shirt too but now I am thinking I may post it too. We shall see. But in the meantime I will still work on trying to figure out the secret.

Bling

I found this bracelet at the thrift store for a buck, so of course I bought it. I don't know why - well actually I do, I bought it cause it is bright and shiny and I love pearls. I have been wearing it ever since I got it and boy has it garnered a lot of attention. The guys at the coffee club were immediately all over it, but I expected that. What I really enjoy are the reactions and or comments of the folks like at the dry cleaners, cvs or grocery store. I am a bit surprised at how such a small item causes such a large stir but that just confirms how fabulous it is, right? I have a really big interview on this Friday and soooooo want to wear it, but I think it will remain home. I don't want to have the volume set at 10 right off the bat - although I am tempted.

Autumn is Here

First and foremost - how awesome is this post! The high school down the street has a sign on its fence - I forget exactly what it says but it did contain the letter S and P --- yay! There is always a photo op - win!

Among the other wins as of late - I met today with a temp agency in Sorrento Valley that has a perfect position for a benefits administrator here in Escondido that they want to present me for. They are presenting 3 candidate but the agency said I was their favorite candidate, which means they will push me. Of course it is all up to the client so who know but hopefully I will at least be able to get in the door and speak with them. Fingers crossed yet again!

Also today I had my latest eBay auctions closed and made $200. It was certainly well beyond my expectations and helps out greatly. Now I am on the hunt for more great stuff to sell. It takes just a couple hours a week of hunting the local thrift stores on their sale days but it working out so far.

Saturday I saw my friend that I posted a picture of below. I have not seen him in a LONG time and there is a bit of a story there, so I was apprehensive, but it was awesome. He noticed right away that I had released weight and complemented me - that was a good way to start! It truly was good to see him - we had some laughs for sure. I watch really odd stuff on Netflix - especially documentaries which I love. He was saying how he did nothing by juicing one week and I said it reminded me of a documentary I saw - he saw the same one! How awesome! It reminded me of what a interesting, in addition to good looking, guy he is.

Lastly tonight was weigh in. Last week I had a miserable week and gained an ugly amount. It was so ugly that although I released weight this week, I did not release all that I gained last week. But I did release a respectable amount and feel back in control and on the right track. It seems like I have so much bubbling up that I must be on the threshold of something good. I am going to keep working toward it. I will make this happen because I can make it happen!

Hope every one's autumn is off to a great start. I really am feeling that mine is! Please :)

It is Time

I am going back to the gym today. I was so very miserable for two solid weeks and just did not go. I realize not going was making things worse but I just could not muster the energy. I don't know what the future holds (although I know what I am trying to make of it) but I do know that it should not stop me from enjoying the present. Time to shake this off and keep moving. 50 pounds released so far and I am back to increase that number. Today is a really good day!

Should Be Nice

Wow - I have not seen you in a while but I will see you tomorrow. I am pleased but a bit nervous. Things got crazy there for a bit. But now there is just a lot of water under the bridge. I don't really hang on to things like that, plus I remember a lot of fun times together. It will just be nice to catch up a bit. I get so very curious. I really do think a great epithet for my headstone is, "Here lies Scott, he was very curious". I will admit that I feel it is very good to be curious and have a wonder of the world. Where it becomes a flaw for me is that I don't know when sometimes a question is just better left unasked or moreover sometimes unanswered. I do not think this will be the case tomorrow. I just want a smile and perhaps a laugh and I remember we had plenty of those.