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I am currently having a love affair with pistachio nuts. They might be the most delicious little snacks in the world. Of course, they're so ridiculously expensive that I can't afford to buy them very often. But maybe that's one of the reasons I enjoy them so much?

In other news, I have almost completed my CNA training. I passed the class & finished up all of my clinical hours. (Clinicals were an amazing experience, by the way.) So now all I have to do is go take the state test- which consists of both a written and a skills exam. I've been kind of putting it off, because I'm not sure that I'm fully prepared to take it quite yet. I am a terrible test-taker. But at the end of the day, I can only study so much... I know what I really need to do is just bite the bullet & go take the dang test. So wish me luck. I'm gonna need it.

Still alive!

My poor, little blog rarely gets any love from me, which makes me feel very sorry for it. Therefore, I'm going to start blogging more regularly, if only to make myself feel more... productive? Yeah, let's go with that.
Well, I don't really have anything terribly life-altering to post about; I'm not in school right now, & have been out of a solid job for a few months now. I blame the economy, because really- that is the reason that I've been out of work for this long. It's been incredibly discouraging, but today I received some very joyous news- starting tomorrow, I am going to be watching a 16-month old baby girl on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, & Thursdays. She lives in our neighborhood, & my mom actually watches her on Mondays & Fridays, so she'll be spending 5 days a week at our house. She is the cutest little thing since Tess was that age. [That's not to say that Tess isn't still the most adorable girl in the universe, because she is. But there is nothing like a chubby little toddler, & kids just grow up way too fast these days!] Anyway, watching her will be a blessing for me, because not only will I be making money- and not having to get any taxes taken out of my paycheck- but it will also just be great to be doing a daycare-type job again. I've been missing my babies so much from the 2 daycares I've worked at over the past year. It's tough to go from taking care of them all day, all week long, & then suddenly never seeing them again. And some of those kids I had been taking care of since they were new babies; it was sad for me to bond with them & love them so much, & then just kind of be cut off. Some of them would even cry when their moms came to pick them up at the end of the day, because they didn't want to leave me. Which honestly made me feel horrible sometimes, but also happy to know that they loved me back. Anyway, the point is, it's a good-news day! I figured such a day was deserving of a blog-entry, so... that's about all I've got for now. Check back in soon, & see how much better I get at posting! 'Cause that's totally gonna happen. ; )

Hey- I'm alive!

Who knew, right? Yeah, I'm a bad blogger. But thankfully, I've come to terms with it, & am learning to cope.
Anyway.
I'm never quite sure what to "blog" about, which is part of the reason that I rarely do. But I figure a movie review is as good a subject as any, seeing as I am, after all, a movie fuh-REAK. So here are the two most recent films I have viewed:

Exhibit A~ the Haunting in Connecticut.
Awful. Boring. Incredibly predictable. Big YAWN. I actually did fall asleep, trying to get through it.
Don't waste your time.

Exhibit B~ Quarantine.
Now, this has been on DVD for awhile, but I never did get around to watching it until tonight. And...
It was GOOD! Quite good, actually. It IS a remake, yes, & I have yet to see the original film that it is based upon. ["Rec," which was released in Spain in '07- and apparently won many awards & was borderline remarkable.] Perhaps if I had seen the original, I wouldn't be giving the American remake such a glowing review; who knows.
The point is.... I LOVE horror movies. And there are truly only two to three movies (roughly) that have ever actually been able to "scare" me in the slightest. But I have to admit, this is one of them.
Three stars, I'd say!
Anyway, that about wraps up my review. That'll be $500. Thank you & Goodnight. = )

Interesting, I guess.

Apparently, there is a "Sarah Palin Baby Name Generator." So I decided to check it out & see what I would have been named, had Sarah Palin been my mother. And the winner is...
~Comma Liberty Palin~
Sweet, right?
Anyway. That's my blog post for the day. Hope it changed your life.

P.S. If you are curious as to what S.P. would have named YOU, go here:

http://politsk.blogspot.com/2008/09/sarah_13.html

Celebrity Collage, Yo.

http://www.myheritage.com/collage

MyHeritage: Family tree - Genealogy - Celebrity

Survey Time!

1.WERE YOU NAMED AFTER ANYONE?
My dad used to say that he & my mom named me Erin after some girl on Happy Days, which I guess was a popular show back in the day. Not sure if it was the name of a character or an actress, but I'm pretty sure my dad was joking anyway, so I don't worry about it much. And I think Elizabeth is a family name? My aunt is named Mary Elizabeth, so I guess it is. = )
2. WHEN WAS THE LAST TIME YOU CRIED?
Hmmm... a few days ago, I think. Kind of a rough week.
3. DO YOU LIKE YOUR HANDWRITING?
Only when I take the time to make it look cute.
4. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE LUNCH MEAT?
Turkey, I guess.
5. DO YOU HAVE KIDS?
Nope. Will someday.
6. IF YOU WERE ANOTHER PERSON WOULD YOU BE FRIENDS WITH YOU?
Absolutely, I would. I tend to crack myself up.
7. DO YOU USE SARCASM A LOT?
Never heard of such a thing.
8. DO YOU STILL HAVE YOUR TONSILS?
Yes, I do.
9. WOULD YOU BUNGEE JUMP?
I would hyperventilate. I won't even ride the Rocket at Lagoon.
10. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE CEREAL?
I like a few. Cinnamon Life is pretty good.
11. DO YOU UNTIE YOUR SHOES WHEN YOU TAKE THEM OFF?
Sometimes. I don't normally wear shoes with laces, though.
12. DO YOU THINK YOU ARE STRONG?
Emotionally? Yes. Physically? Not so much.
13. WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE ICE CREAM?
Chocolate Peanut Butter.
14. WHAT IS THE FIRST THING YOU NOTICE ABOUT PEOPLE?
Their... face.
15. RED OR PINK?
Pink, for sure.
16. WHAT IS THE LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT YOURSELF?
The fact that I'm fat. If we're talking physical features, that is.
17. WHO DO YOU MISS THE MOST?
I miss Seth like crazy, & I miss Baby Cole every day. I wonder what he would look like now, and everything else.
18. DO YOU WANT EVERYONE TO SEND THIS BACK TO YOU?
No... it's a good cure for boredom, though.
19. WHAT COLOR SHOES ARE YOU WEARING?
Not wearing shoes.
20. WHAT WAS THE LAST THING YOU ATE?
Popcorn.
21. WHAT ARE YOU LISTENING TO RIGHT NOW?
David Archuleta. Holla!
22. IF YOU WERE A CRAYON, WHAT COLOR WOULD YOU BE?
Sparkly blue.
23. FAVORITE SMELLS?
Newborn babies. RAIN. And... cigarette smoke. I realize that most people find that gross, but it's always reminded me of some of my family in Oklahoma that I only see every few years. So I've loved the smell since I was a little kid.
24. WHO WAS THE LAST PERSON YOU TALKED TO ON THE PHONE?
I don't really talk on the phone; I'm all about texting. I missed a call from Jared earlier tonight, though.
25. DO YOU LIKE THE PERSON WHO SENT THIS TO YOU?
Nobody sent it to me; it's a survey.
26. FAVORITE SPORTS TO WATCH?
Gymnastics, Basketball, Figure-Skating.
27. HAIR COLOR?
Blonde.
28. EYE COLOR?
Blue.
29. DO YOU WEAR CONTACTS?
Sure do.
30. FAVORITE FOOD?
TYPE of food? Chinese.
31. SCARY MOVIES OR HAPPY ENDINGS?
I love both.
32. LAST MOVIE YOU WATCHED?
Haha, I watched the Single's Ward with some of my family tonight. So ridiculous.
33. WHAT COLOR SHIRT ARE YOU WEARING?
Black.
34. SUMMER OR WINTER?
Summer! But I LOVE Christmas, too.
35. HUGS OR KISSES?
Depends on who I'm receiving them from.
36. FAVORITE DESSERT?
That's a tough one. Lately, probably ice-cream.
37. WHAT BOOK ARE YOU READING NOW?
New Moon. I flew through Twilight, but this one is a bit harder to get into.
38. WHAT IS ON YOUR MOUSE PAD?
Don't have one; I'm on my laptop.
39. WHAT IS THE FARTHEST YOU HAVE BEEN FROM HOME?
Not far. Texas, I think.
40. DO YOU HAVE A SPECIAL TALENT?
Is being amazing a talent?
41. WHERE WERE YOU BORN?
Lawton, Oklahoma.
42. IF YOU COULD GO ANYWHERE WHERE WOULD IT BE?
EGYPT!

Dinkin Flicka.

So... I'm going to come right out with it:
The rumors are true- I am now 22 & 1/2. It happened on May 12th, at 12:31 AM, and honestly, it was a pretty big moment for me. I won't even bother sugar-coating it for anyone. Some serious stuff. But more importantly- I experienced a pretty monumental 'first' this past week. I was stung by a bee. Yes, for the very first time. Ever. And I have to say that it hurt alot more than I expected it would. But in a way, that's a good thing, because the overall experience didn't let me down, which I appreciate. In other news, American Idol ended this week,which I am still working on getting over. Our sweet baby, David Archuleta, did not win- which didn't surprise me in the least, since I'm psychic- leaving the winner's slot open for the disturbingly beautiful David R. Cook. Yes, I know his middle name, & yes, that fact does worry me a great deal. But thankfully, I've been able to come to terms with it. So... good for me, I guess. I can't help the fact that if he met me, he would propose to me within the first half-hour. Because if I could help it, I would. So... chew on that for awhile. Anyway, it is WAY past my bedtime, so I'll check back in when I feel like it. Take it sleazy, Friends.