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I had a really productive day today at work. It’s not like I am not productive normally, but I felt as though I was ‘on’ today, which is surprising considering that it is a Monday and all. I am beginning to have a firm grasp of my job and now I have to organize everything. My desk is quite a mess right now. An organized mess, but a mess nonetheless. One of my bosses got back from a NY sales meeting and we went out to lunch. It sounds like my network is doing great and wonderful things in the near future, so I am excited. Lunch took quite some time, so I got back to work a bit late and stayed late as well. It’s starting to get cooler at night and the sun is setting earlier. Fall is coming and I don’t know if this will last. There is usually one last heat wave towards the end of the month or as late as mid-October. But leaving the garage at work felt so different because it was dark outside. I was perplexed as to how fast the seasons are changing. I know that people like other cities because they had “real” seasons, but I think that they are overrated. I grew up in Modesto and we had all 4 seasons and it wasn’t better. It got extremely cold in the winter and hot in the summer. Fall is probably the best time of year, but Spring is so unpredictable with the rain and such. I kinda like that LA is warm pretty much most of the year. I welcome the rain and the cold weather. It isn’t as bad as people think and it never lasts for very long (except for El Niño a few years ago). I think that there is nothing wrong with having a sunny Thanksgiving and Christmas. It’s actually quite lovely.

I know that my life gets busy and complicated, but it’s hard for me to not think about the stress that my friends are under right now. I feel so helpless sometimes because there’s nothing that I can do in most instances. I feel so bad and the only thing that I can do is offer my ears and myself to them. That is what I normally do. I hope that in a strange way they feel better because of it. Not because it’s just something that I do, but I actually do care. I talked to a few people today going through rough times. I wish that I can help more. My heart goes out to them. You know who you are. Just letting you guys know that I am always here and that I am very easy to get a hold of. I am fortunate to have so many great friends around. I don’t know what I would do without them. I’d probably go insane.

On a lighter note, I saw my favorite dysfunctional family tonight. Arrested Development was on and I am so happy that they’re back on the air with their new season! I finally have something to watch on TV!! I’m kinda bummed that Fox would put them up against Monday Night Football though. It feels like they are trying to do everything they can to make them get low ratings, when I know that they can do better. Check out Oscar’s website that was mentioned in today’s episode. It’s a riot. The show was so funny. I missed it so much. And I love Tivo because I can rewind it at anytime if I couldn’t hear a joke or missed a part of it. Yay technology! Lost is premiering this Wednesday too! What a great week! I unfortunately will be starting a UCLA extension class that meets on Wednesdays, so I will have to watch it some other time. But I know that I will more than likely watch it when I get home from class. I’m actually excited about this class. It’s related to my field of work and I know that I will learn so much from it. Yay! I am just bummed because I found out that they are postponing Scrubs until January. I’m not a big fan of that at all. Boo NBC! Oh well, I guess I will have to find more constructive things to do with my time now.

S&TC quote of the day:
“Even before the first leaf falls, you can feel the seasons click. The air is crisp, the summer is gone and for the first night in a long time, you need a blanket on your bed.” -Carrie (Season 4 – I Heart NY)