So I managed to snag a flu. Woo hoo, big winner. After a long night out celebrating Darlene’s birthday and watching the Mango Kingz perform at Da Hukilau in San Francisco on Saturday, I woke up on Sunday morning with a feeling beyond worse than a hangover. No, really. I’m normally one of those “I-don’t-like-to-take-medicine” kind of people. In fact, I rarely get sick yet when I do, it’s always...

It’s been a while since I’ve updated on my 101 in 1001 progress. Since my last update, I’ve purchased a couple more albums, went on a one-on-one date with Alyssa, threw a surprise baby shower for my co-worker, and I’ve scheduled another Isagenix Cleansebeginning July 7th through July 15th. I felt like the results from the last cleanse were great, so I’m really looking forward to this one. Both my brother and...

Folks, I’m sorry to announce that Sebastian has passed away. He and his wife were just starting to consider having a child, too. Here’s the painful part… my nephew killed him!! Okay, okay — Sebastian is one of my Sims characters. Haha. The kids were playing on my laptop yesterday and, when it was returned to me, I noticed that there was a tombstone in front of my Sims house! WTF??? The tombstone read ‘Here...

At the request of my 4-year-old niece, Kayla, June 11th has been officially named Auntie Gemma Day!! Okay, perhaps “officially” isn’t the right word yet. Who would I need to call, though? Hallmark? Last Tuesday, my sister-in-law reminded Kayla that Father’s Day was coming up. “Kayla, are you going to make a card for Daddy since it’s Father’s Day?” “Okay, but Mommy… how come there...

I have all sorts of incriminating “things” on my cell phone. Pictures, emails, texts, oh my. John — are you SURE you didn’t find my cell phone at your house? I’m anxiously awaiting some form of blackmail. Paris Hilton, eat your heart out. I like to say what’s on my mind and not have to worry about what person, people, country, or race I may have offended with my mere words. Case in point, The...