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| if your name was Fleece, I'd marry you. |
| 08.01.04 (2:45 am) [edit] |
ok, maybe not marry. I probably said that because I served at a wedding reception tonight. and because fleece is so comfortable! and warm, and my choice. I don't know if any of those qualities are what I'd look to marry, but they don't sound too bad right now. Maybe 'cause it's late. I worked a long shift (11 hours). I'm not complaining. I'm happy :wink: and sort of awake :shock: . Unlike my ride home. I got so sleepy! and time and miles seemed to drag so slowly! But I'll sleep soon, wearing my fleece, the cool pants of which were made by an old roomie of mine!! They have elephants (my favorite animal :o ) in front of a red background. I've sure enjoyed tonight. I talked w/ some pretty nice ladies, who made me feel like everything that I'm going through or that's bothering me is normal, like things will be OK, because it's just part of life.
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| if I were a cantaloupe |
| 07.31.04 (11:02 am) [edit] |
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I'd have a party w/ Honeydew, Peaches, Watermelon, Mango, and Grape. What beats water, and water-based thigns?? I am swam this morning, and had fruit in my breakfast and brunch. I'm glad fruit is in season, and that I can enjoy some from my parents' back yard and with some pretty cool people. |
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| turn turn turn |
| 07.30.04 (2:27 pm) [edit] |
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I petted (sounds so weird!) and played with a cat last night. I am very fond of dogs, but it was just the right timing for a cat. I came home late, and there it was, perched on a fence. I called it over, and talked w/ and touched it. I'm really glad we have tamed animals nearby. They seem to have an important role. |
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| birthname |
| 07.29.04 (7:19 pm) [edit] |
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Having a boyfriend with a similar name has led to some confusion and amusement. Going through http://www.behindthename.com/... , I found clear differences between our names. ‘Aaron’ is pronounced ‘Er-un’ and is from a Hebrew background, which most likely comes from an Egyptian origin. The meanings were given as ‘high mountain’ or ‘exalted. Some variations include: AARÓN ÁRON ARON ARRON – w/ the emphasis on the accented vowel. There is still an ‘o,’ ‘e,’ or ‘u’ sound in there, such as in the combination name AAREN, which can be used for either sex, and that is pronounced with the ‘en.’ ERIN, on the other hand, is an Anglicized form of Eireann, which is from Eirinn, which means ‘Ireland.’ ERIN is pronounced ‘ER-in.’ The only other variation I found was ERYN, which was pronounced the same. ‘Erin’ may not have many forms, but ELIZABETH, my middle name, sure does!! Some are: ELIKAPEKA, ELZBIETA, ELISAVET, EILÍS, and ELISABETA. Let me know what you find! (Names and meanings can be so fun!) |
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| noise |
| 07.28.04 (6:23 pm) [edit] |
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how many noises surround us? how many do we hear at one time? how many are at a frequency that we can't detect? in this room, i hear the fan blowing, computer monitor humming, the keys typing, my dad walking around outside (doors opening/closing), birds chirping, the wind blowing trees, ice interacting w/ my drink- - - and it's quiet here!!! It is much quieter than the dorms are a lot of times at my school. this neighborhood/backyard can be such a sanctuary for me! i remember fondly of lying on my back in the snow, watching it fall around and on me, and having it be so peaceful and mostly quiet out. how nice. but 'noise' can be good, also. I love hearing a friend's voice on the line or someone humming nearby. sigh . . . . |
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| creamy kisses |
| 07.27.04 (6:23 pm) [edit] |
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does anyone know the real or a good name for those candy mints that are in 'Hershey-kiss' shape, but have pastel colors, and little white balls on the bottom? I love them, but usually have to decsribe what they look like in order for people to know what I'm talking about.
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| what was she thinking? |
| 07.26.04 (3:37 pm) [edit] |
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so I'm standing at the window, washing dishes when i see a neighbor dog running around. we used to have a dog. i like dogs, and i didn't mind- i just looked around to see if anyone was trying to fetch her. they weren't. next thing i know, i hear clawing sounds, like a dog on the deck. didn't see, but decided to check it out. the dog had somehow made it into our enclosed-area (by a fence and gates) and jumped into our dry pool. it was trying to jump out, but couldn't. maybe there were rabbits under the deck, and she had managed to crawl under, until coming out by the pool. i don't know. i tried to build a make-shift plank, as the neighbor girl talked about thinking my house was haunted 'ever since i was really little'- said by probably an 8-year-old. the grandpa came and climbed down, lifted the dog out. there were little boys there, too- really excited, and fascinated that we have a big pool. kids can be so great!
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| Savage |
| 07.25.04 (11:08 pm) [edit] |
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'there's no place that i'd rather be.' i've got traveling in my blood. every place i've gone has had something cool and importand and/or inspiring about it. it makes me want to travel more. i've been in Wisconsin (minus the occasional hop over to Illinois) solely for the past not-even 2 months, and I have an itching to exlpore. I get that way during school, too- maybe being around the classrooms too much, inside the windows- but luckily, i have my car with me, and can drive to a cool suburb- or even past them!! One place i've gorwn to love is Savage, Minnesota. It's near Burnsville, which seems like a nice place, and is busy enough that there's a variety of stores/restaurants to visit- but Savage is past that, and just has hills and trees and love and peace. I can't explain why, but just cruising down there or having a picnic in the park is one of the best escapes for me. It's S/SW of Minneapolis. and planerides also fascinate me. It doesn't matter if I'm going or coming from someplace, and whether I'm tired or anything- just watching the land and clouds (clouds especially) is sooo great! I love different perspectives, and a ride in an airplane is sure one way to get that!! even seeing the (twin) cities as i land is really fun- last time i did that, i saw both groups of skylines, and the roads and houses and trees and lakes that connect them, and i related more to them being 'twins' than ever before. maybe i should look into a career that gets me on planes often! :) wouldn't that be fun?! at least w/ seeing and enjoying a variety of places, i know that wherever i go, for whatever amount of time, there's something neat about it that makes the experience even more worth it. |
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| this is your night |
| 07.24.04 (1:08 pm) [edit] |
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or day. i have the choice of what i do every second of every day, for the most part. you do, too. so what if you're scheduled for crappy hours? you have the choice to work there or not go to work at all. of course there are consequences, good and bad of a lot of what we do. as i'm getting rid of some of the junk that's accumulated over the spring semester, i'm choosing to recycle the paper. and i feel good and more sane when my life is organized a little. i think it's ok to take care of myself sometimes. it's good to volunteer and help others out as i can, but i don't want to be one of those people who expend so much energy, and everyone loves and appreciates, but then there own life falls apart or is a huge mess. i'm spoiled and blessed and have people that take good care of me. i'm staying with my parents, even though i'm almost out of college. they often cook for me. my friends put up with me. they want me to hang out with them. no one gives me crap. i know a lot of people who have a lot to complain about. bad bosses or difficult boyfriends to deal with or abusive people. i have none of those, in what some would call an easy life. i'd prefer to call it a good one. there's stuff i have to deal with every day, whether caused by myself or someone else. but i also choose to try to have a good attitude. "Mr. Jones and me . . " haha :lol: great song! |
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| the sun finds everyone |
| 07.22.04 (12:23 pm) [edit] |
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I like elephants- they are my favorite animal. One thing that I like about them is that they get themselves covered in dirt or mud to keep cool in the blazing sun.
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| grey |
| 07.21.04 (6:51 pm) [edit] |
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why are some things so hard to do? is it mainly a control/comfort issue? one thing i have a hard time doing is maintaining a regular contact w/ my friends, as time goes on. for some people, i stop trying to contact them at all, and it usually feels like it's my turn at ping pong. it's not like there's a huge fight or anything! i like people. i like my friends. should it make a difference if they're not down the hall or the road from me? i know in-person interaction is the most preferible, but i know that can't always be the case, and i don't want to be friends w/ only those i can see face-to-face. grrr!! :x and on the other hand, why can it be [i]soo[/i] easy to do what's blatantly the wrong thing? sometimes it's very obvious what should be done or avoided at all costs, but why don't i do it then? :?: sigh . . . that's why i enjoy solitude when i can. sometimes as an escape, to avoid hurting someone or being hurt, but then i'm missing out on a lot of good. i'm just glad that i have such forgiving friends, that let me come back and act like everything's OK, or talk stuff out, and then i feel accepted again.
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| millions of peaches |
| 07.20.04 (11:33 pm) [edit] |
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our (my family's) peach trees are getting weighed down with peaches!! great news! :wink: I can't think of something I like much more than a fresh peach off the tree. They're early this season, seeing that they're always ready for my birthday (less than 3 weeks away) but I'm ready for them- hoping that some stay around to celebrate with me. If you're able, I recommend growing food in your backyard or porch. Flowers are beautiful and very fulfilling, but food is more practical. even herbs, like basil. Fresh corn on the cob is unbeatable, as are many other vegetables and fruits that may not take much coaching or effort to produce- just perhaps space and time, and weather. If planting your own garden works, local farmers markets can be great!! I've tried them in at least 3 states, and they all have been excellent- much better than the shipped foods from teh grocer's. But some fruit, like the awesome mango I had tonight, can only be bought from some other state or country, which is quite all right, and gets cheers for diversity! If you've never tried a mango, or had a bad experience w/ one, I recommend giving it a try, perhaps in a fruit salad w/ plums and nectarines (a combination that tastes fabulous to me, and is recommended by many on the internet). What other ways are mangoes enjoyable?
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| a dream of mine |
| 07.19.04 (7:58 am) [edit] |
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first off, I apologize for any misleading from yesterday's title. I personally thought of it as racy and funny, seeing that 1) I'm a girl that's 2) NOT having sex and I like having catchy intros if I can. I actually slept through the night last night, and feel much better waking up than I did falling asleep. Today is 'one year' for Aaron and I! :P So here's me dream: (not a goal, but what my imagination thought of in my sleep) The setting was some time in the late 19th or 20th century. Some new guy (who reminded me of Indiana Jones) came to town and was destroying some stuff, I don't know what, but stuff was being broken, but no people were being hurt. It was definitely intimidating, though. Time passed, and I was walking w/ another guy (who was the good guy, who was sort of friends with 'Indiana') and he was carrying a big wooden box- and we were walking near a road, but through the woods- leaving town. I had my arm through this guys arm, and was friendly and talking. Then, we took a little break and opened the box, and 'Indiana' got out of the box and stretched, along w/ my SON, which means I married the guy I was walking w/. I knew that 'cause he was African-American, and 'Indiana' was Anglo. The whole 'Indiana' appearing, and 'that's my son' thing surprised me. I guess that I had liked Indiana, and he had married someone else, and that this guy had liked me, and I liked him, but didn't love him, but we married anyways. . . .So, part of the reason I thought it was in a different time, was that we were hiding from the public, and when people saw us, my husband was an escort, not married to me (racial junk)- so that's probably why we hid our kid, too. And Indiana, being the troublemaker he was, was running out of town. Now that I think of it, I don't know why his wife didn't come with. . . . Sorry if that dream didn't make sense to you, but it seemed very important to me when I woke up, so it seemed like I had to share it. |
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| that little blue pill . . . |
| 07.18.04 (9:52 am) [edit] |
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kept me awake last night! I have a summer cold, and thought sleep and water would be the best way to get through it, and I thought that pill, which aids at relieving symptoms, would help. It DID help with the symptoms, but it also prevented me from sleeping. I'd compare it to too much coffee or soda- but seeing that I like neither, I don't know if that's an adequate comparison. It was kind of cool, though- being very aware of my surroundings and being hyper. I should have used it in a creative manner, maybe painting something- instead, I had vain hopes of getting a good night's rest. The weather's been great! I walked to the store w/ my parents last night, and even today, it feels perfect. (maybe upper 70s, lower 80s) :D Things are better w/ my grandma. We went to a wedding shower, and talked some more. The shower got me thinking a lot about marriage and commitment, and some of the things that entails. I think marriage is in my future some day, and it will take effort, but it'll be worth it, especially if we have the same focus of putting God first in our lives. Seeing that it's Sunday, I hope you all can take a break today, relax and enjoy life a little. |
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| life begins before I wake up |
| 07.17.04 (8:14 am) [edit] |
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:oops: I'm such a jerk sometimes! and inconsiderate! I woke up to my grandma calling 'cause she's worried about me. Some things were miscommunicated, and she expected me to sleepover. I take the blame, and I apologized, but how can you really make up for someone worrying/ not sleeping well? Trying harder next time, to communicate and follow through is one thing, but is that enough? It's like I'm putting her through having kids again. on a more positive note: Welcome to my website! This is Erin, and I'm trying to share some stuff about me, and hopefully make it worth your time, perhaps inspiring you to linger on a topic I've written about. The links on the right will probably change soon. The only one I really recommend is Aaron. The rest are places I've worked at, excluding my school. I can't promise that they load fast or will entertain you for hours on end, they just represent companies I've spent time at. Although, I would recommend visiting au bon pain, a bakery, if you're ever around one- especially after 4, when the goodies are half price! If you have any questions/thoughts post them as comments- and it can be about anything related or not to the site- and I'll answer them the best I can! Hope this Saturday you can take a break and have a nice, cool drink. (iced tea, lemonade, but I'd go for something fruity- maybe a berry smoothie) |
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| A medley |
| 07.16.04 (7:04 pm) [edit] |
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of subtle scents. A soft fresh-cut grass, indistinguishable flowers, plants, and trees, all fragrancing the air by the gentle encouragement of the rain. Coming howe from banquet serving in anohter county, I discover this wonderful paradise, which includes a nice breeze and twittering birds. There's evidence of a rainfall, and clouds still longer, but the thunderstorms reported for this MidWestern city of mine is nowhere to be seen. Not that I mind either way. I like my rain and storms, but being abosorbed into this atmosphere I can describe no more specifically than 'LIFE' is sure a nice way to spend an afternoon. It's sure not like Minneapolis. When I've gaily walk downtown there, after rain, I have to frown. I guess when there's no life, trees, plants, the only smell the rain brings out is cement or garbage. Wet. Gross. But, alas, it's summer & I can enjoy renewing life. |
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