Days gone by...

Life has a strange way of going full circle when it comes to friends and relationships. I spent a half hour catching up today with a friend of mine from way back when. I always wonder if I seem as different to people, who knew me then, as I feel. It’s really hard to tell, but if anything the conversation was a resolution, restitution, reconnection type thing. It made me giddy with memories of parties and friends and music and good times.

We reminisced about a time when we all stayed up all night and watched the sun rise. I never do that anymore... I may have been totally screwed up when I was in Montana, but I really did have some good friends and amazing experiences. So, a shout out to Chris Murphy, I hope your life is happy and your band makes it big!

And in other news, it is raining again. All week long, raining, all next week raining... I think it's going to rain for my birthday party. But it's okay... I can turn my house in Studio 54 just as easily as my patio. We got our disco ball today... It's huge. :)

THE BLOGGER

So, I link to folks all the time. There are a few sites with blogs that I read on a regular basis. But there is one site, Greek Tragedy, that I read more than twice a day. This girl is gripping, seriously. None of that boring, “this is what I ate for dinner, I hate my boss, I got a new pair of panties” crap that I write about. This girls stuff is meaty and really gets inside your head. If you read all her posts you would know so many personal things about her but you still wouldn’t really know her. She’s a mystery but she’s so open. Her chronicles of life as a single girl in New York have garnered her comparisons to the ubiquitous Carrie Bradshaw. The Sex in the City stuff stops there. (Well, almost there, she says Mr. Big hit on her once…. Lucky girl. She turned him down.) She’s something else.

Anyway, I read her, I link her, I comment on her blog every now and again. Well, tonight, she returned the compliment by commenting on mine. A kind gesture, especially since I read that she gets something like 10,00 hits a day or something. Anyway, a shout out to Stephanie Klein, out there living the dream, writing her thoughts and sharing them with us. Everyone in the world should be so fortunate to read someone so real.

Taylor's new puppy, Raven. She is a Min-Pin and weighs a whopping 2 lbs!!!! 

My sister Emily as "Marie Antoinette" 

Maya and Uncle Tim 

Me and LENA!  

This pic is of everyone at our BBQ tonight... OUR FIRST BBQ OF THE SUMMER! And its even more important, because Sheila and Justin got engaged on this night. CONGRATS you guys!!!! 

Levi, Tay, and Tiff.... 

Tiff, Jess and me... 

SHEILA AND JUSTIN ARE ENGAGED!!!!!! 

Jessie and her husband, Aaron...  

Tiffany, Me and Jess at Hapa last night... 

Mathew smiling again....

He is soooo freaking adorable...

I prefer Duckie....

It is a strange thing to watch old John Hughes movies as an adult. Now, even though movies like The Breakfast Club, Pretty in Pink and Sixteen Candles weren’t really part of my generation, I look back on my early viewing and I remember feeling exactly as I was meant to feel. Jake Ryan is dreamy. Who doesn’t love the super hot popular guy with a heart of gold who picks the plain girl out of a crowd. As a very plain girl, I was really pinning all my hopes on a Jake Ryan of my own.

Last night I was watching TBS and happened upon the movie Pretty in Pink. I’ve only ever seen this movie one other time, so I ended up watching the whole thing last night, for nostalgia’s sake. I realized something about half-way through the movie. Now that I am more secure in who I am and not desperate for a rich, popular boy to notice me… I’m not as invested in the story as I was before. I’m more interested in Duckie. That scene where he dances around the record store to Otis Redding is hilarious. There is something really magnetic about his tortured weirdness….

That rich Andrew guy doesn’t say a single interesting thing in the whole movie. I find it difficult to understand how someone so uninspired could have played the male lead in the movie. If James Spader hadn’t been such a prick, maybe he’d have been a better choice. He was a huge asshole in the movie, but that sleepy eyed, slightly perverse sexuality that he oozes ( or maybe I’m just obsessed with that movie Secretary) is very intriguing. I don’t know. I guess the older you get, the formulas just don’t seem to make as much sense any more.

Give me more Duckies….

Happy happy happy hour!

After a day fraught with Azbell and idiocy, it is time for a happy hour. We’ll bundle up, (cos it’s a pourin’ down hail outside) and head to the Cricket for some happy hour happiness. Mainly just dinner. My drinking is shrinking, my health a concern, and the days that we drink are the days that we burn. The end of time is coming soon and it’s better to sing than wait for doom to find you waiting outside the door, a cricket I need, and I’ll say once more, to Daniel and dane and lena and all the rest of you lovely lot… I’m happy right now, cos it’s the hour to be happy.

p.s. Emily started her new job at Starbucks today. I hope she’s doing good… go Roo go!

Hi, my name is Erin…

And I am addicted to Ebay. It’s a sickness. I don’t spend that much, but I check it obsessively. (About 75 times a day) I have other things going on but if I even glance in the direction of my office I have to know what’s going on with my bids. I spend hours poring over selections of vintage dresses, designer high heels, just whatever. Carefully placing them in my “I’m watching this item” bin and mostly never bidding until I find that sweet deal. I spend a lot of time thinking about my bidding methods. How to swoop in gracefully in the last hour and get that item you really want. The rush of the “you won this item” email. And now, it has come to the point, when I go to the mall, I see a cute purse or cute shoes and say to myself… “I bet I could get that on eBay for so much cheaper….” *sigh* I’d love to write more, but I have to go check my eBay account.

Bill Gates is arrested....

The Smoking Gun: Archive

It's funny on so many levels... The first of which being, "it's the MAN getting the MAN down..." hahahahahaaaa, I kill me....

my new nephew, Mathew smiling... I think this is sooo cute. :) 

What a week!

So, the longest week of my life is finally over. We worked all last week, the previous weekend, and the week before… No breaks. Just me, getting up early every single flipping morning. Anyhoo, the big news this week is we got an excellent on our inspection which means we are home free for while at least. I am now free to focus on all the other things that I have going on in my life.

For instance… Emily is going to be here on Sunday. She starts her new job at Starbucks on Monday. Her whole plan is officially in effect. I’m proud of her taking this huge step; I know how frightening it can be to leave home. But, it’s time. She’s been needing this for a while. And I dare say my parents have been needing it too. The nest has to get emptied eventually.

Also this week, I finally got my camera! I love it! It’s so portable and the resolution is great… oh and it has video recording on it…with sound! That is so awesome. Tim bought us a really nice Printer/scanner/fax machine combo for our business. We have quite the set up now. We finally paid off the sound booth, so now with our super fast computers, printer, camera, sound booth…we are ready for our next year of working from home…God I can NOT wait until that’s what I get to do…

I’m getting all geared up for my party… I’ve ordered the decorations, my costume is almost complete and Tim’s is coming along nicely. We just need to order our lights and our keg and then we’re ready. It’s gonna be huge… I’ll make sure to post lots of pics of the whole thing.

More to come,
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Paka hates the paparazzi... 

me trying on my new wig... wooohooo 70's party! :)  

Cleo on the way to the vet. She has a little sore on her lip so she has to get a shot. This is her being very unsure about the trip. 

Cleo in her pretty new collar... 

This is for Daniel... apparently, Liger's just aren't enough...He requested an Eleguin. So here it is.... 

My afro wig that I ordered....

this party is going to be a blast! :) (for more info on my 70's party, go to www.villanovababy.com, click on "more")

Finally!

No More Ramen

a foody website about Oregon and living in the valley... (salem, eugene, willamette etc...)

Ain't it the TRUTH???? (blizzard news)

My Way News

Tim "de-snowing" the hammock 

okay, enough of this, I got snow in my underwear! 

snow angel construction is very serious business. 

Look at me... I'm frolicking!!! 

Enjoying a nice afternoon in our backyard.... 

trees? or snow beasts.... 

our backyard.... 

our yard and the neighbors house... 

The blizzard of 2005 

our hammock... 

Tim attempting to shovel the blizzard... 

PostSecret

PostSecret

this is one of the best blogs i have EVER read.


i've laughed, cried and felt nauseous and i've only read it for five minutes....

I think this is how I want my hair colored once I get out... I dig the stripey thing.... is that cool? or is it soooo 2004. :) 

untitled

…..sigh. long day. Long week…. Even longer weekend coming.  ….sigh.

Echo - I can't wait to see you again... (this pic always cracks me up...What is Rachel doing???) 

Arian - Happy Birthday GIRL! :) It was so good seeing you again... 

Jan Jan - words can't express how much i miss you.... damn, come to colorado some time!  

Woody - I wish we knew why. We'll always remember you... 

April - my Lil' Bit! How are things??? 

Bruce - Dairy Queen just isn't the same with you and your Saab. :) 

Jessie my darling! where are you these days???? how's married life? 

Sarah - you and Yo were such a bright spot in my life back in MT... I miss you guys LOTS AND LOTS!!! 

Tabitha - God, girl... this was the last pic we have of us together...we gotta remedy that someday soon... 

Jess - I miss you so much and one of the saddest things is how we never talk.... 

Ben - haha... this pic reminds me of reeeeeeeeeally long time ago... I'm glad we haven't lost touch. :)  

Daniel - you are one of my best and truest friends, and you play a mean game of UNO! 

My girl Stacia - You will always be one of my favorite people! If you come back and visit me, I promise never to tie you to a chair again! :) 

Ed & Trav - You guys were truly the epitome of cool in my book and I miss ya... 

2NS... I hope you are well, wherever you are... 

i finally got....

...my new home computer!!!! It's lightening fast and super cool. I LOVE it.... don't ask me how many mega-whosa-whatsists it is...cause i dont' know... If you are really curious, ask Tim. :)

so, in honor of my super fast new computer, i think i'm going to upload a few of my fav pics from way-back-when....


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this is what we did to MSgt Snyder's office the last time he went on a TDY... I didn't have picasa back then, so I forgot to blog this image...but i thought it was worth revisiting... 

eBay item 7505837580 (Ends Apr-06-05 19:16:05 PDT) - Canon PowerShot S410 DIGITAL ELPH 4.0 Megapixel 3-day

eBay item 7505837580 (Ends Apr-06-05 19:16:05 PDT) - Canon PowerShot S410 DIGITAL ELPH 4.0 Megapixel 3-day

This is my new camera... it should be here in a couple days....WOOOHOOOOO!

You're an Etch-a-Sketch!! You're the creative,
artsy type who doesn't need to actually utilize
a single muscle group in order to have fun.
Doesn't matter though, you're still cool.

What childhood toy from the 80s are you?

dancing the "can-can" all over my ghost...

Well, it's Sunday night... usually I'm grumpy on Sunday's but after the amazing dinner I had tonight, it's hard to be anything but satisfied. :) It was a crazy busy week last week. It won't really be letting up until after the ORI, so if things seem sparse around here, it's cause I'll be working insane hours.

So let me just tell you about what I did this weekend. On Friday night, Tim and I went out with our friends Sam & Rachel to the Denver Metro Art Thesis Show at the 1080 Gallery. We went mainly because I'd heard that Summer, Tim's ex that he lived with for 3 years was going to be there. I've seen pictures of her, but I've never met her, so I just wanted to see what she was like.
Sick, I know...Why torture myself? Anyway, we went... I was nervous that she be pretty, nice, and smart and that I'd end up liking her, when really all I wanted was to settle my mind about her. It may be wrong, but I always felt like I was in competition with her. She was Tim's only real serious relationship, and even though I know why it didn't work out with them, I still felt insecure about her presence in this town. I didn't want to worry about running into her somewhere and it catching both Tim and I off guard... so instead I thought we'd rain on her parade, or thesis show, as it were. I know, I'm awful. :)

When we showed up and Tim pointed her out to me, I was stunned. This ghost that had been haunting me all this time was dressed like a circus performer. Seriously, I wish I would have had a camera. She was wearing a can-can girl costume. I'm not sure if it was part of her thesis, but she was wearing huge pink flowers in her hair. She slouched around her display wearing a strange (ill-fitting) corset with bra straps hanging out. And below that, a handkerchief hemmed skirt with fishnets and platforms. Oh yeah... and black satin armpit length gloves. It was truly a sight to behold. She was pretty in the face, but it was truly secondary to the gharish circus costume she had on...

Now, it may seem as though I am being catty. And, anyone who knows me knows that I'm not above such things. I've been known to deliver some thoughtlessly uncaring barbs at people... But I've tried to not do that as much. I don't want to be known as a bitch. So, after a few raised eyebrow comments I tried to smile brightly, nod politely, and enjoy the rest of the show.

Tim introduced me to her as his wife of nine months. She had this look of faux happiness and the moment seemed really awkward. I didn't say anything to her, other than the obligatory "nice to meet you". As we turned to check out her display I saw some frantic eye motions to one of her friends and heard some whispers, but that was it. We finished the show without incident.

So then we all decided to head out to the Breckinridge Brewery to meet up with Naya. As Tim and I were walking to the car, I finally turned to him and sad," Did she always wear insane crap when you were dating her? I mean seriously...that was a freaking Halloween costume!" B