Jessie Angel
09 September 2009 @ 02:11 pm
So I finally started my chemotherapy yesterday.  It was some 4.5 hours, but it wasn't as bad as I thought it would be.  For the most part I was just cold and slightly queazy.  I did get more nauseous as I got home but I got some meds and ginger tea/candy helped bunches.

I haven't been eating as much... just can't stomach the thought.

Nurse told me that one of my chemo drugs (I take two) is the one that makes me crazy nauseous and that I will probably feel the side-effects for the next seven days -oh joy!- I said... "It can't be worse than having morning sickness all day."  It's not.  It's more annoying.

Had my second session  today.  It was only two hours.  Tomorrow is my last session (another two hours) and then I'm done for the  month.

I'll be going back October 6th for my second round of chemo.  Will probably lose my hair then... I'll be rocking though. I look good in any hair style and I always wondered if I had a pretty head.  I'll be sporting the baldie for a while but it will be much fun to play with.  Then I some new hair and I'm hoping its as pretty as my daughter's.

I will go back to work next week -thank GOD!- I'm not one to stay at home all the time and just do nothing productive.  Work will keep my mind off things.  So all it's all good.  Everyone there is understanding and I'm sure the change in atmosphere will do my soul some wonders.  I'm a little apprehensive though, since it's been a long while since I've worked, but I'm sure in a week or two it will be just like old times and I'll be kicking some major booty.  

Anyway... all in all, things are good.  Or as good as they are gonna get.  I'll take it one day at a time and see how I feel later on.

I'll keep you all's posted - XOXO

 
 
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Jessie Angel
21 May 2009 @ 04:42 pm

So we get VIP Laker playoff tickets for tonight's game and of course... I can't go. That's just wrong on so many different levels.

I guess the hubby will just have to make some really good pics for me and then make it up with an amazing brunch in bed this weekend or something.

The lucky dog.

Actually, he deserves it. He has been so supportive and stayed with me through even the toughest parts of my recovery.

Still... Lucky b.

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Jessie Angel
07 May 2009 @ 09:48 pm

I just wanted to say thank you to everyone for your support during this difficult time.  Truly, it means the world to me.

I know I haven't -blogged- about what's been going on... about having cancer, about how I feel about it, etc., (even though I have talked to some of you one-on-one), I just can't find the right words that could express what I've been thinking about lately.  I'm sure I'll be able to sort everything out in my head once this is all over, and I'll be able to share everything then.

Well, I am going in for surgery tomorrow morning and I'll be at the hospital all weekend.  If everything goes well, I should be back home by Monday.

One of my good friends will be updating my Facebook account and Twitter for me so that you all know what's going on with my recovery.  Heck, knowing how I am, I may ask for my iPhone right away so I can go 'live' straight from my hospital bed... :)

Hmmn... well, I'll be at Torrance Memorial Medical Center and for those who have my phone number, you can text me and such... I'm sure my husband will text you back with the room number.

Anyway, thank you all again for all your kind words and support... and wish me luck!!!

Love you all!


 
 
Location: Still at home
Mood: nervous
 
 
Jessie Angel
22 January 2009 @ 12:23 pm

So I finally got around to to fixing the cross-posting feature on my personal blog and LiveJournal.  Now I won't have to go back and forth!!! No more missed posts, or blah blah stuff like that. 

I'm so excited.  I know- I know- it doesn't take much these days to make me happy.

On to life events...

So I've been playing Guitar Hero World Tour like crazy.  My little munchkin has gotten a real kick at watching mommy strum her stuff.  Its fun, but I think she just likes the noise though, and watching mommy make a fool of herself.  But it's hilarious to watch.  I still suck though, I just don't have enough time to play like I want to.  I'll never be any good at this rate.  I so wanna play against my friends online. HA!  [loves PS3 just for that reason].

Work has been hectic as always.  My desk is back to looking like national disaster zone.  At least I am not sick, like everyone else seems to be *knocks on wood*.  It's like bio-warfare here at the office.  Everyone's desk is a biohazard zone.

In other news, I did end up getting my 'WTF?' stamp.  HA!  Lots of people got a kick on that one.  Now, every time I get some B.S. document that makes no sense to me at all... I send it back with a 'WTF?' stamp.  Everyone wants one now.  I think I started a trend.

OMG!  And what's with everyone using 'meh' these days?  That's like my word!!!! LOLS!  I use that more than I really should.  I know it's not really a word and what not, but heck, it's fun to use when there is really no comment or I just feel like whatever.  And while we're on the subject of words... you should check out this post (Friday Fun Meme) on my blog.   It's a little word play deal.  It's fun.

Personal life has been good so far.  Health wise, it was a bad year for me last year.  I had to deal with a lot of issues that had set me back not only emotionally but also physically (damn that weight!), but after finishing physical therapy (not to mention countless chiropractor visits) I got the clear from my doctor to go back to the gym.  I start next week.  So I'm excited.  The people that are in the 'know' have been very supportive and I will forever be grateful to them.  Had to quit Japanese class unfortunately because of this, but I've been keeping up with it.  I got to Japanese Meetups and the whole nine!  Its really quite funny... yes indeedy.

I've been also hanging out a lot with my friends.  In fact, we went to a karaoke bar a while back, went ice skating (which I should have NEVER done), movies, bars, Hollywood, and this Friday my gal-friends and I are hosting a tea party/wine tasting/cheese tasting party.  Yes, I know, we are corny, but heck- it's fun.  We had a movie night last time, we had to do something different this time. (Dana-chan!  Frenchanine!  I love you :D)

So all and all, things have been good so far.  I guess I should have seen this post coming.  I didn't post anything for a while and I had been itching to talk about what had been going on in my life.  So there you have it folks.  That's my story...  so far.

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Jessie Angel
11 January 2009 @ 01:09 am

Here are a few radom quotes I found, they are meaningful... to me.

"Reasonable people adapt to the world. Unreasonable people persist in trying to adapt the world to themselves. Therefore, all progress depends on unreasonable people." --George Bernard Shaw

"Personally, I prefer a politician who is curious enough to have smoked pot and tried cocaine or LSD. It is a small mind indeed that's afraid to try something new or unknown."

"I don't know the secret of success, but the secret of failure is to try to please everybody." --Bill Cosby

"Great minds discuss ideas, average minds discuss events, small minds discuss people." --Admiral Hyman G. Rickover

"Work like you don't need money, Love like you've never been hurt, and Dance like no one's watching."

The last quote is the most meaningful to me, and I'll tell you why:

On work:  I work my ass off, and have some really, bad-blah-urk, and horrible days at work, but I can honestly say that I love my job... And yes, I could't tell you how much money I make an hour (or per year... you'll have to ask my husband that question), and I really forget when payday is cuz I hardly ever pay attention, and all of this because I love my job. I  love the people that I work with and my bosses are great people.  How many poeple can truly say they love their job?  And, seriously, the corporate can be a harsh place at times, but heck, we have fun too. 

On love: Once upon a time I was young and naive.  I trusted blindly and I was insecure and I was hurt, not once but twice by people I loved.  I was betrayed by people who I considered my friends.  For a while there I had lost myself, I had become distant and a bit cold, but somehow I found my way back again.  I found that I could still love and that those who hurt me before weren't worth the trouble or my tears.  Love found me again, old wounds healed and the guy who had hurt me the most was able to mend the broken pieces of my heart somehow.  Maybe he was trying to find himself too.  I'm still somewhat naive, I'm a dork and I act like a teen (a very mature, cute and intelligent teen), but that's just part of who I am... my charm I guess.

On dancing?:  hey!  I'm young, and even if I was 90, I would still try and have fun.  I mean come one, I've only got one life to live here, why waste it when I can make wonderful memores for myself, family and friends?  HA!  Yeah yeah, we should all play Guitar Hero World tour together, you'll really see me getting jiggy with it... I'll show you my groove.  You'll like it.

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Wow... sorry for that.  I guess I had more on my mind than I cared to admit.
 
 
Mood: pensive
 
 
Jessie Angel
05 December 2008 @ 05:02 pm
[Wow.. I'm just full of spam today aren't I?"]

My hair requires extra... EXTRA care. I remember the first time I had it bleached, it totally freaked out on me. It was a sad, sad day. BUT! Thanks to my super-duper-cool hair stylist, we were able to repair the damage. Now my hair is healthy again!

Yay!

I can run my fingers through it, and it feels silky soft -grins- It's still very short (I cut it over the summer because, hello! California is always super hot in the summer), but I'm thinking about letting it grow out again. My husband want's me to dye it black once again, but bleh, what's the fun in black? Although, I do look kinda hot with black hair (JK).

If anything, I'll make it fun, maybe red, maybe low lights, maybe something totally crazy. I don't know yet.

Well, as for the reason for this post... for those of you girlies (and guy...ies?) out there who have had horrible experiences with bleach and refues to take the balding route, here's a few things you can do to repair your hair:



(Compliments of Karen Marie Shelton of Hair Boutique) )
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Location: meh
Mood: blah
Music: bleh
 
 
Jessie Angel
04 December 2008 @ 02:17 pm
I want to be remembered as the girl who always smiles even when her heart is broken, and the one who could always brighten up your day even if she couldn’t brighten up her own…

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Location: meh
Mood: meh
Music: meh
 
 
Jessie Angel
01 October 2008 @ 02:53 pm

For those of you in the Los Angeles area, it's a HOT one today.  A scorching 95 degrees.  To many of you, that may be nothing, heck, here in California that's nothing, but for some reason, it feels like it's WAY more than that.

I'm glad that I'm in a building with AC... I'm already dreading going home just for that reason (no AC there) and I know it sounds a bit bipolar-ish, cuz all I've been ranting since this morning is how much I wish I were home.  But heck.  Once the temperature started to rise, being at work didn't suck as much.

Go figure...

:P

 
 
Mood: crazy
 
 
Jessie Angel
So I was up until 3 in the freggin' morning the other day trying to get my journal 'just right'.  I think I did fairly decent.   I was able to update my profile and add a new layout.  The only thing I'm missing is a header banner or something.  I'll get around to that, but for now I think I did fairly decent.

In other mundane news, it's Monday... did you notice?  I sure as hell did.  I so did not wanna be here today.  I guess on the upside, I only work today and tomorrow and then I head off to Disneyland with the family (it's Cindy's 2nd birthday on the 30th... so yeah, what better place to celebrate than in the land of magic?)

Still... work is being a 'poo-poo-head' this morning.  I think it's a conspiracy!  A plot to try and keep me here, tied down while the hubby and baby enjoy their time off.  "CURSE YOU CARLOS AND YOUR DAY OFF!! CURSE YOU!!"

-sigh-

So how is your Monday going so far?.................... Urgk!  It's barely 9:17am.... I got a looooooooooooong way to go.
 
 
Location: teh office
Mood: rushed
Music: 'Viva la Vida" - Coldplay
 
 
Jessie Angel
07 February 2007 @ 05:11 pm

LIFE ISN'T ABOUT
FINDING YOURSELF.
LIFE IS ABOUT
CREATING YOURSELF.

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Mood: calm
Music: Pink Floyd