Two great articles re: a charity event happening tomorrow in FLL, put on through a charity I've been involved with, the Jessica June Children's Cancer Foundation. Stories like these really make you grateful for what and who you have in your life ... visit www.jjccf.org for more information or to make a donation.
Event to benefit family of teen fighting cancer
Two charities are rallying around a Margate father caring for a daughter with cancer -- and no money to pay the rent.
BY EILEEN SOLER
Special to The Miami Herald, August 1, 2009
Burly, hardworking Dave Blake picked up the pieces of a broken home a decade ago, when he was left with three kids, one paycheck and just enough money to cover the bills.
On Dec. 26, 2008, when the single dad's only daughter, Amanda, 15, was diagnosed with a rare form of osteosarcoma, a bone cancer, the chemical salesman quit his job and dedicated himself to saving his daughter.
For the whole article, click here: http://www.miamiherald.com/news/broward/communities/story/1165176.html?story_link=email_msg
Standing by Amanda — a father reaches out to the community to help his daughter
From Society Scene, A marketing publication of the Sun-Sentinel Company, August 5, 2009
Although many are coping with tough times, people still come together when one of their own is in need, as evident in the case of Amanda Blake. The 15-year-old South Florida girl is suffering from osteosarcoma, a rare form of bone cancer. Amanda and her two brothers are being raised by their single father, David, and have little contact with their mother. To care for his daughter, David had to leave his job, and since becoming unemployed, he has not been able to keep up with the household bills. The family, who resides in Margate, has relied on handouts and is living month-to-month with the threat of eviction looming.
When David reached out to the Jessica June Children's Cancer Foundation (JJCCF) a non-profit organization that provides temporary financial assistance for needy children fighting cancer, its founder, Sandra Muvdi, sprang into action.
For the whole article, click here: http://www.sun-sentinel.com/community/custom/society/broward/sfl-flsecoverboxstory1amanda0805seaug05,0,3934241.story
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Friday, July 31, 2009
delayed at FLL
it's never a good sign when you see that your flight is an hour delayed BEFORE you even re-print your boarding pass and check your bag.
of course there is a family of asians in front of me during the seemingly idiot-proof check-in process. and wouldn't you know that one of their bags is eight pounds overweight. the lady behind the counter says, "you can either pay $50 or remove the weight." low and behold, the woman doesn't have the KEY to her own suicase. good luck with that.
i just heard a five-year-old say to another family: "you have a baby and i don't, so you can go and i can't. i have to wait because i don't have a baby." i hear ya kid.
a failed attempt at trying to find an outlet. no one travels with laptops these days or anything. i must be crazy. finding an outlet in this place is like trying to find all my receipts the morning after a friday night in south beach.
speaking of spending stupid amounts of money for nothing, i just had the worst bbq chicken pizza of my life courtesy of UNO. i think there was actual bbq sauce in one corner of the pizza, which was opposite the corner of the chunk of onion, which was adjacent to the sad-looking pile of chicken. i'm thirsty but since i spent $8.75 on a pizza the size of my pinky nail, i only have $1.25 left from my $10 (check out those math skillz - booyah) bill. and we all know that $1.25 at the airport MIGHT get you the guy behind the counter's number and nothing else.
"the local time is 6:35. the local weather is sunny." NO SHIT. there is no amount of ipod volume that can drown out these people.
i just slammed my elbow on this chair while trying to somewhat discreetly pull out my birth control pills. i give up for the moment and shove them under my laptop.
i spy a man leaving his seat next to a concrete pole ... there may be an outlet on the backside of said pole ... SUCCESS! definitely a top 10 play. high five! as my birth control pills drop onto the floor as i'm gathering my things ...
how do people talk on the phone in the airport? it's louder than an air force base with things taking off and landing and other people talking too loudly on THEIR cell phones. people summoning people to retrieve lost belongings at the security checkpoint and counter people (what are their actual job titles anyway?) telling you for the 234o8239479437th time that your flight is delayed due to airtraffic control and to stay in the gate area because your flight "may leave early." i mean who's that REALLY ever happened to?
my hands smell like hand sanitizer and greasy non-bbq sauce ...
weird that i'm jealous of people boarding a flight to kansas?????
of course there is a family of asians in front of me during the seemingly idiot-proof check-in process. and wouldn't you know that one of their bags is eight pounds overweight. the lady behind the counter says, "you can either pay $50 or remove the weight." low and behold, the woman doesn't have the KEY to her own suicase. good luck with that.
i just heard a five-year-old say to another family: "you have a baby and i don't, so you can go and i can't. i have to wait because i don't have a baby." i hear ya kid.
a failed attempt at trying to find an outlet. no one travels with laptops these days or anything. i must be crazy. finding an outlet in this place is like trying to find all my receipts the morning after a friday night in south beach.
speaking of spending stupid amounts of money for nothing, i just had the worst bbq chicken pizza of my life courtesy of UNO. i think there was actual bbq sauce in one corner of the pizza, which was opposite the corner of the chunk of onion, which was adjacent to the sad-looking pile of chicken. i'm thirsty but since i spent $8.75 on a pizza the size of my pinky nail, i only have $1.25 left from my $10 (check out those math skillz - booyah) bill. and we all know that $1.25 at the airport MIGHT get you the guy behind the counter's number and nothing else.
"the local time is 6:35. the local weather is sunny." NO SHIT. there is no amount of ipod volume that can drown out these people.
i just slammed my elbow on this chair while trying to somewhat discreetly pull out my birth control pills. i give up for the moment and shove them under my laptop.
i spy a man leaving his seat next to a concrete pole ... there may be an outlet on the backside of said pole ... SUCCESS! definitely a top 10 play. high five! as my birth control pills drop onto the floor as i'm gathering my things ...
how do people talk on the phone in the airport? it's louder than an air force base with things taking off and landing and other people talking too loudly on THEIR cell phones. people summoning people to retrieve lost belongings at the security checkpoint and counter people (what are their actual job titles anyway?) telling you for the 234o8239479437th time that your flight is delayed due to airtraffic control and to stay in the gate area because your flight "may leave early." i mean who's that REALLY ever happened to?
my hands smell like hand sanitizer and greasy non-bbq sauce ...
weird that i'm jealous of people boarding a flight to kansas?????
Monday, July 27, 2009
a little A&I (that's awkward and inappropriate)
psumaeg05 (1:54:37 PM): who is ronald and why is he texting me
kcdidier (1:56:16 PM): hehe.
kcdidier (1:56:19 PM): ROTFL!
kcdidier (1:56:21 PM): hahahahahhaahahahau
psumaeg05 (1:56:32 PM): lol
kcdidier (1:56:33 PM): I kid you not... copy of convo with kiki:
kcdidier (1:56:52 PM): butnotforgive (1:37:55 PM): did we drink AT martini bar last night?kcdidier (1:40:00 PM): yup
kcdidier (1:40:05 PM): at least two drinks
butnotforgive (1:40:14 PM): what. really?
kcdidier (1:43:07 PM): nod.
kcdidier (1:43:14 PM): that nice gentleman bought us one.
kcdidier (1:43:22 PM): Ronald
kcdidier (1:56:53 PM): ...
kcdidier (1:57:17 PM): butnotforgive (1:43:49 PM): we met a ronald...?
kcdidier (1:48:27 PM): sure did.
kcdidier (1:48:29 PM): he was lovely.
kcdidier (1:48:38 PM): he didn't want to talk to us though, just maegan.
kcdidier (1:49:04 PM): who gave him the cold shoulder most the night, and then proceeded to tell him all about her pity party and how guys only want to do her not date her.
butnotforgive (1:49:22 PM): sweet jesus
psumaeg05 (1:57:33 PM): lol
psumaeg05 (1:57:37 PM): omg
kcdidier (1:57:42 PM): you actually started crying in front of this dude.
kcdidier (1:57:45 PM): and he's calling you?
kcdidier (1:57:48 PM): whaaa?
psumaeg05 (1:57:57 PM): that is so backwards
psumaeg05 (1:59:57 PM): ugh why do i give people my ACTUAL number
kcdidier (1:56:16 PM): hehe.
kcdidier (1:56:19 PM): ROTFL!
kcdidier (1:56:21 PM): hahahahahhaahahahau
psumaeg05 (1:56:32 PM): lol
kcdidier (1:56:33 PM): I kid you not... copy of convo with kiki:
kcdidier (1:56:52 PM): butnotforgive (1:37:55 PM): did we drink AT martini bar last night?kcdidier (1:40:00 PM): yup
kcdidier (1:40:05 PM): at least two drinks
butnotforgive (1:40:14 PM): what. really?
kcdidier (1:43:07 PM): nod.
kcdidier (1:43:14 PM): that nice gentleman bought us one.
kcdidier (1:43:22 PM): Ronald
kcdidier (1:56:53 PM): ...
kcdidier (1:57:17 PM): butnotforgive (1:43:49 PM): we met a ronald...?
kcdidier (1:48:27 PM): sure did.
kcdidier (1:48:29 PM): he was lovely.
kcdidier (1:48:38 PM): he didn't want to talk to us though, just maegan.
kcdidier (1:49:04 PM): who gave him the cold shoulder most the night, and then proceeded to tell him all about her pity party and how guys only want to do her not date her.
butnotforgive (1:49:22 PM): sweet jesus
psumaeg05 (1:57:33 PM): lol
psumaeg05 (1:57:37 PM): omg
kcdidier (1:57:42 PM): you actually started crying in front of this dude.
kcdidier (1:57:45 PM): and he's calling you?
kcdidier (1:57:48 PM): whaaa?
psumaeg05 (1:57:57 PM): that is so backwards
psumaeg05 (1:59:57 PM): ugh why do i give people my ACTUAL number
Thursday, July 9, 2009
an interesting license plate
i know this makes me completely immature but enough already - i know you're laughing.
Tuesday, June 23, 2009
Saturday, June 20, 2009
AM thoughts
how is it june 20 already, meaning that i've been in miami almost a year?! ... 4 days til the dirty dizzle and i'm most excited to see my chulis, pay $6 for a ciroc and soda, and eat at all my fave spots ... i just counted nine mosquito bites on my legs from work and i look like i have the chicken pox - i don't think i ever knew miami HAD freakin mosquitos ... speaking of work, this little girl misses her little whure and can't wait to score some distasi's lasagna swag ... i think i would just die without coffee ... i have a slight headache from three vodka sodas and two beers (OK four beers but the first two were at a different bar and i was basically unaffected by the time i found parking downtown) ... just realized that when it comes to news, if it's not on E!, ESPN or twitter, i don't know about it ... had fun at tobacco road last night after being there one other time and hating it - goes to show that it's all about who you're with ... i don't think anyone talks on the phone more than my great aunt, who is 89-years-old and arguably has a better social life than i do ... but what should i do after work tonight? ... glad that i caught so you think you can dance the other night and discovered katriana debarge's song titled "goodbye" - obsessed with the lyrics for now and really want to choreograph a dance to it, or learn the one she already has ... also loving the "ego" remix with kanye and have rediscovered "miss new booty" and "stuntin like my daddy" ... i feel like i have a runny nose ALL the time ... thinking i should get in the shower so i can buy that new guess bag on my way to work ... hoping i can be in a good mood ALL day today instead of just 3/4 of the day ... hey hey hey, goodbye
Friday, June 5, 2009
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