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i forgot to rabbit, rabbit. (i wound up saying "lay down, Beri" more than twice though.)... Read the rest of "OF COURSE..."

just got home from the gym 20 minutes ago... yeah. The Gym. no, it's not a bar named "The Gym" it's Anytime Fitness. so it's open 24 hours a day. i went at around 10:30pm did 5:15minutes on the elliptical (I went on Friday and only did 5 minutes and then packed it in and went home... was dying.) so, i brought my Smart Girls Do Dumbbells book with me This is what I did tonight (Day 1): Classic Forward Curls - 5lb wt. | 2 sets | 12 reps V-Backs - ... Read More5lb wt. | 2 sets | 12 reps Bench Presses - 5lb wt. | 2 sets | 12 reps Kneeling Arm Rows - 5lb wt. | 2 sets (each arm)| 12 reps Side Raises - 5lb wt. | 2 sets | 12 reps Abs - Incline crunches - 1 set. Because they are horrid. Ab Twist with 8lb Medicine ball - 2 sets | 30 reps and then stretched. (my hip flexors had been KILLING me this morning.) one thing about the new gym is they don't really seem to have a designated... Read the rest of "GYM, JIM"

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hey all. first off... today is Giggledad's birthday!!! yayyyyyy! (I can't go see him because I either have a cold or allergies and i don't want to chance getting him sick... I think it might be allergies because giggleMOM has been smoking in the house for the past 2 weeks and I AM ALLERGIC TO CIGARETTE SMOKE...) what's been going on? 1.) the laptop screen is 99.99999% dried up (will post another photo soon, i know everyone is on the edge of their seats awaiting THAT one... 2.) saturday night - went with my friend to Atlantic City to see Madonna ( photos are here. some are good. some are crap. some are videos. ) 3.) Satruday morning, one of my clients, who also happened to be one of the best Irish singers on the Jersey Shore - Joe Finn - he passed away. I've been going to see him for about 30 years... GM took me back in the day, the kazoo on... Read the rest of "hectic, busy, sad, fun, busy sad week"

yes. my laptop is screwed. UPDATE @ 10PM (a few hours after the accident) UPDATE @ 12am: ... Read the rest of "eff."

so, i got a knock on the door today from the postwoman - had to sign for certified mail from the IRS. what the? (note: those of you who've been reading for a while may remember that H&R Block - when I went to them for 2006 - effed up my taxes and I got zapped for them this year... and am now on a payment plan with Uncle Sam) anyway... I've been paying online on the website they gave me and had set up my whole profile etc ages ago (for a $150 fee, no less) it's a 3rd party from the IRS... anyway... as it turns out - because I called the IRS today with a "what the???" phone call... -- the website had been applying the payments to 2008, not 2006. Thus the "Intent to Levy" notices. Lovely. Anyway, the IRS woman was really sweet. (Seriously, probably not one of the most frequently used sentences in the Modern English language.) She set everything straight and then gave me a better website to make payments on. Grand. Anyway. That was the drama of the day. (I should be outside taking p... Read the rest of "IRS.... yay!!"

okay... did a little drawing again. all in all it took me around 4 hours (on and off whilst watching teevee) --- i'm showing you the process in 4 parts. pardon the length of the entry!! ... Read the rest of "LIFE IS A BOWL OF CHERRIES..."

okay... i added a little background colour to the key lime pie. I think it makes the whipped cream stand out and pop a little more. before it was looking a little washed out. in other news: gigglemom's taken to smoking in the effing house again. so i smell like a smoker. oh. joy. all of my laundry now smells like smoke. the dog smells like smoke. oh and the oxygen tanks smell like smoke, too.... Read the rest of "A LITTLE BACKGROUND"

so, i'm addicted to facebook and getting back into illustrating. (feel free to add me as a friend on facebook. I'm listed as Erin Gigglechick Bennett -- just make a note that you read my blog :} so, what i've been doing is taking requests on the facebook of what types of food folks want me to draw. Basically so that I can do some quick practice sketches and get back into the swing of things... as well as train myself on this wacom tablet. I'm enjoying it... a lot. someone requested a key lime pie. voila... ... Read the rest of "TAKING REQUESTS"

besides horoscopes, I also get a "Positive Quote of the Day" sent to me... here's today's: To be alive, to be able to see, to walk,...it's all a miracle. -- Arthur Rubinstein (1887-1982) Polish Pianist yes, that's lovely. but, my knee is killing me again and I have a sore throat.... Read the rest of "POSITIVE QUOTE OF THE DAY"

so, I get my horoscope sent to me via email on a daily basis... i read it for kicks and giggles usually. sometimes it seems spot on... anyway... this is the horoscope i received for Monday: Your horoscope for November 10, 2008 No matter what friends may tell you, erin, this is NOT the day to make investments of any kind, from buying a house to starting a new savings account - and especially this is not a good day to invest online. The planetary energies for today don't favor computers or other forms of modern technology used in such transactions, so wait a day or two. Discussions about possibilities, however, are OK. Just don't do it yet! REEEEEEEEEEEEEALLY? Really? Don't invest... especially online? Not tomorrow, anyway. Um... I'm pretty sure that even an emu would be able to "read the stars" on THAT one. Who the hell is the merry band of astrologers? Warren Buffett. Alan Greenspan, Jim Cramer and Suze Orman??? sheesh.... Read the rest of "PSYCHIC SUZE ???"

Obama Win Causes Obsessive Supporters To Realize How Empty Their Lives Are... Read the rest of "THE AFTERGLOWMATH"

Gigglemom, half asleep, was talking with me and asked me: "Did you Tex Mex your cousin back yesterday?" yeah, GM, I Tex Mex'd him. on my cell phone by Taco Bell, I Tex Mex'd him.... Read the rest of "TECH TRANSLATION"

congratulations to Barack Obama on becoming the President-Elect. you all know that I was not a supporter of his... but, he's now our President, sooooooo, yeah, it's a pretty stunning scene I'm watching on teevee. i'm a little emotional... not totally crying etc etc etc, but, a few moments of being choked up (not to the point of the tears streaming down my face when I watched Hillary vote this morning... but, choked up enough.) sooooooooooooooooo... I'm sending this one out to the Obama folks out there tonight (especially NeilV and Pkev) ... CONGRATS!!! oh... and you didn't think that I would just have a nice little congrats post did ya' ??? *mwah* ... Read the rest of "HISTORY"

i have to wait till this afternoon to vote - because i have to get gigglemom dressed and ready to go, set up her oxygen tanks and get the wheelchair in the car... i'm pretty sure there won't be huge lines in Brick... but, I could be wrong. GM is still sleeping. I've been up since 7am because it feels like Christmas morning.... Read the rest of "wait for it.... waaaaaiiiiit.... wait... OKAY, VOTE!!!"

DON'T FORGET TO VOTE.... i'll be keeping my vote to myself (since I am still on the fence.) and now for completely unrelated illustrations! ... Read the rest of "HAPPY ELECTION DAY!!!"

• facebook • the wacom tablet • Five Guys one has the potential to kill me.... Read the rest of "3 ADDICTIONS"

unfortunately, i made myself hungry and am going to Five Guys Burgers & Fries now.... Read the rest of "well, i tried to curb my appetite by only drawing what i wanted"

i forgot to Rabbit, Rabbit.... Read the rest of "aaaand once again..."

first, don't forget to "rabbit, rabbit, first thing in the morning! second, i was playing around with the wacom tablet & pen tonight... trying to get the hang of it still... so, instead of that goofy Graffiti application on facebook (which is cool), I opened up my Photoshop and tried my hand at drawing something... I chose a pear. (I am digging the pen because this only took me 20 minutes to slap together. If I'd been using the mouse still, it would've taken me an hour... or longer... or it wouldn't look like this at all.)... Read the rest of "I AM DIGGING THIS... (and also a reminder...)"