Showing posts with label facebook. Show all posts
Showing posts with label facebook. Show all posts

8.26.2011

Summers End

Hi.
My name is Erin for those of you who may have forgotten me or what have you..
Can I possibly back out of this whole going to school thing?
I know it starts in two days..yes two days; on a SATURDAY...but surely skipping one semester will be ok?

I kid.

I'm ready to have that diploma in my hand, and do something else with my life.
Like go to this lovely university I work for.
Did I tell you guys I've already received my certificate in Basic Photography?
It wasn't great for my motivation.
Honestly, I wanted to grab that thing, and high tail it out of school, not looking back.
I have since, come to my senses and realize that I need to finish what I've started.

Cause I don't not finish what I start. Unless its absolutely necessary.

That's another thing I'm going to write in my "Erin's Attributes column".

Speaking of "attributes", my friend Rebekah, and I were musing on here we are, two amazingly quirky, crazy, fun, single ladies and "no one" knows much about us. I suggested we started just letting people know what our shining attributes are. I mean, otherwise they'll come up with their own opinions, which might be the wrong ones.. so why not give 'them' the facts straight up.

You know? So "they" know what they are getting into. #smirks 

For instance..."people" pretty much think I'm only concerned about my dogs..admittedly I am quite passionate about dogs and training, which is to say that I do talk about my dogs/post stuff about training quite a bit. 

Ok. A lot. 


The alternative would be to complain about people, actions, relationship failures, etc..etc.. 

However, I'm think I need to spread a little bit more about myself out there as well... 

Of course the idea is to get it out there as subtly as possible, because honestly we're not really...um... "looking" shall we say. Life is complicated enough already.

  • Randomly announce what you are good at on Facebook. 
  • Create/Buy T-Shirts proclaiming your attributes 

  • Push come to shove, just take out a wanted ad. But good luck.  You never know what you might get!



These are just ideas of course. 
If you try them (and they work) let me know! 

However, now I've digressed so much that I have completely forgotten the point behind this post. So in conclusion, school starts in a couple of days and right now I am hoping that I'll be on that train. 

Cause once again Financial Aid has failed me. Not really a surprise, but I was hoping I'd get through this semester drama free. 

Alas it is not to be. 

For once I'm not stressed about it, what's meant to be will be. 

So I'll leave you, to get back to your weekend..heading over the mountain tomorrow to visit old friends and their dogs.. .:) 

TATA! 

Erin 

P.S. ( Blogger now has predictive text? Can you say annoying?) 

5.23.2011

Mental Funk

A friend of mind, "kindly" posted a video of someone jumping to their death on Facebook. I knew it would send me into a funk, but I couldn't stop myself from watching, hoping, wondering someone or something would stop this. After all who was standing their video taping this person's anguish? I can still see the guy climb up onto the railing and let himself fall into the sky.

I wonder how someone can get to the point where their life means absolutely nothing to them. It makes me wonder if there was anyone out there who was searching for him, wondering about him, panicking at the thought of him causing him physical pain.

Of course I'm kind of depressed for the rest of the evening, my heart is heavy as I know he's not the only one out there, but what can I, one small person in this great big universe do?

I can pray, and hope that if I every come across someone in the balances, that I will have the courage to step up and say something.

I can't imagine.......


erin leigh

6.03.2010

Facebook Rants

Facebook & Relationships
Seriously, who knew that those two words would EVER be put togther!? As someone whose been on Facebook for...well since its started... I never thought it was a place to keep a relationship alive and well!
Over the years I have had several friends date, become in engaged, and get married...and we knew "almost" every detail because of the constant status updates with:

  • "I LoVE {insert name} so much! 
  • Missing {insert name}!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  • 10 more days till I see {insert name}!!!!!!
  • I"M GETTING MARRIED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 
  • I have the Hubby/wife/boyfriend/girlfriend in the WORLD!!!!!!!!

I mean the first time its cute, third time, you're rolling your eyes, and by the 20th time your starting to hide status updates. You really don't have to convince US that you love him/her!

T.M.I!
I don't know maybe I'm just uber private or something, but  for me Facebook is not the place for all my information. I don't have my last name up there, I don't have my address or phone number, my photos can only be viewed if you are my friend, I don't post my location to my status, I don't really like that my hometown/current town are up there, None of my current job info is on there and I don't post grievances against other people that are on Facebook.

Leaving Facebook
I love it when people get off of Facebook, cause they "don't have time" for it. Time for WHAT!?! Its JUST a website!! There is no rule that says you have to look at every photo, respond to every comment, post regularity, or check it everyday!?


End Rant.
Only cause I got distracted and forgot what else I was going to rant about. Be happy.

9.08.2009

ABCs

A
- Age: 20
- Annoyance: Being told obvious things.
- Animal: DOG (duh)


B
- Birthday: September 8th - That would be Today.
- Best weather: Summer
- Been in Love: With all my 8 dogs
- Been on stage: Several Times
- Believe in Magic: nope
- Believe in God: Yep
- Believe in Santa: No....Do you? Seriously?
- Candy: Skittles
- Color: Green
- Chocolate or Vanilla: Vanilla
- Chinese or Mexican: Mexican
- Cake or pie: Cake
- Continent/Country to visit: I like the USA pretty well myself


D
- Day or Night: night!!
- Dance in the rain?: maybe


E
- Eggs: Toad in a Hole
- Eyes: brown


F
- Full name: Erin Leigh ******
- Food: Pizza


G
- Greatest Fear:
- Goals: Help as many kids/people who need Service Dogs
- Gum: Was addicted too it, kind of gotten away from it
- Get along with your parents? For the most part
- Good luck charms: nope
H
- Hair Color: brown
- Height: 5'4
- Happy: Thanks to God Yep!
- Holiday: Christmas
- How do you want to die: ....well..how about when Jesus comes that way I don't even have to die!!

I
- Ice Cream: Cookies and Cream, Blue Bell Homemade Vanilla....
- Instrument: Piano

J
- Job: Service Dog Trainer & Webmaster


K
- Kick boxing or karate: Karate!
-Keep a journal?: I have like a gazzilion blogs

L
- Longest Car Ride:NC - NJ
- Love: Everyone ::
- Letter: E
-Laughed so hard you cried: Ask my friends! LOL Yes.
M
- Milk flavor: Chocolate
- Motion sickness?: nope
- McD’s or BK: Neither but if I had to choose it would be Burger King
N
- Number of Siblings: 5
- Number of Petes: 2
- Number: 3
O
- One wish: Live in a neighborhood with place I can walk and walk and walk
- Perfect Pizza: Cheese or Pepperoni w/ stuffed Crust
- Pepsi/Coke: Pepsi
Q
- Quail: no
R
- Reason to cry: Someone died
- Reality T.V.: time killer
- Ring size: 8-7
.
S

- Song:
- Salad Dressing: Ewww none! Hate the stuff!
- Shoe: Flip Flops
- Skipped school?: ..yep
-Slept outside: In a tent
- Sing well?: I can hold a tune and sing harmony...does that count?
-Sing in the shower?: Sometimes
- Swear?: NOPE!!!
- Strawberries/Blueberries: Strawberries

T
- Time for bed: 11 PM .....at least that's when i start thinking I need to go to bed :-)
- Thunderstorms: Annoying..have to shut your computer off :((
U
- Unpredictable: Life
V
- Vacation spot: My Bed


W
- Weakness: Procrastination
- Worst feeling: Giving away your dog
-Wanted to be a model ever?: Naah
- Where do we go when we die?: Heaven or Hell ... Your Choice!
- Worst Weather?: Extreme Thunderstorms
X
- X-Rays: Nope never
Y
- Year it is now: 2009
- Yellow: Warm fuzzy Feelings

Z
- Zoo animal:Tiger