Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Nov 27, 2009, 8:00 am
I have a very quirky cat. He tries behavior out for a few weeks and then (usually) abandons it for something new. For example, last month he'd do this: He'd jump up on the big bed in the middl...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Nov 25, 2009, 8:00 am
Y'all. My "Berry Berry" lip liner. I don't think I can getting one more sharpening out of it. If I stick it in a sharpener, I think it will get stuck because there's no more pencil left fo...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Nov 23, 2009, 8:00 am
This week is very special because Freddie and I are both taking the ENTIRE week off. I have been looking forward to resting this week for MONTHS. Naturally, of course, we both started fighting minor s...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Nov 19, 2009, 1:41 pm
I have a reputation for being pretty put-together. Actually, it's crucial to my survival job. I work as a front desk receptionist at a private bank and have been instructed to conduct myself as a ...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Nov 18, 2009, 4:33 pm
I watch "Supernanny" because I work with children (REAL children at fun job #3 and bankers at my "money" job....which, yeah...children) and I have all these questions about discipline. For example - s...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Nov 16, 2009, 4:38 pm
SO, here's the deal: My friend Kdawgg had a traumatic break up over the summer. She started dabbling in acrylic painting, to keep her mind off grinding away at all the "what ifs". She's been e...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Nov 13, 2009, 9:20 am
Freddie, talking on the phone with me a few weeks ago, while on a business trip in El Paso: Freddie: "...after my Walmart run, I went to the local Mexican restaurant for dinner. The-Only-Other-Guy-On-...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Nov 9, 2009, 7:07 pm
So remember back when Freddie and I had a movie date under the stars....? And I asked him to bring snacks AND HE BROUGHT THIS: And remember how I had to explain to him the "Bring Snacks" is girl code....
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Nov 3, 2009, 1:37 pm
*gasp* YOU GUYS!! There's a Note War in my apartment building!! So, I noticed a small grocery bag with some trash in it on my neighbor's welcome mat. It was tied up at the handles. Fine. I fig...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Nov 2, 2009, 4:55 pm
I was ALL SET to go to the Annual Greenwich Village Halloween Parade this year, but my plans were foiled! It all started with a phone call from Freddie (in Kansas City) on Friday night. "I missed my f...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Oct 30, 2009, 3:49 pm
A few weeks ago, we spent a very wet afternoon with our family in a pumpkin patch in Texas. My valiant efforts at decorating my apartment (inspired by this trip!) have not met the high standard I envi...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Oct 28, 2009, 6:35 am
I got home from the closing night party and logged into my email and find THIS from the photographer who just shot our show. On the eve of your great success, I wanted to put together a little mini "s...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Oct 27, 2009, 12:14 pm
Who knew? Always be your best because you never know when there's a blogger in the house... http://mdransom.blogspot.com/ Thank you, Mark, for a wonderful review. What an encouragement!
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Oct 26, 2009, 3:21 pm
Y'all -- I have stuff to say. I just don't feel like sayin' it.I am so sorry for the dip in blogging. I am opening a show tonight. I worked really hard on it and I am happy with the...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Oct 23, 2009, 4:57 pm
I'm sorry I haven't blogged for a few days. I've been in rehearsals all week for a show that opens on Monday and I am e-x-h-a-u-s-t-e-d. Last weekend I made a few vegetarian dishes that ar...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Oct 14, 2009, 12:04 pm
I just earned $21 while doing my husband's laundry. ...and by "earned" I mean: It fell out of various pockets and now it's mine.
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Oct 13, 2009, 2:30 pm
This week I read: "...illuminates the heart of darkness." -- says the quote from Newsweek. Yeah. NOT KIDDING. (I am supposed to be on week 42 right now. I've got a couple of long flights coming up...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Oct 12, 2009, 2:00 pm
Last week I read: What a trippy play! It all centers around a young woman who lives in the Bronx. One night, she is visited by her guardian angel, who tells her that she is on her own now because...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Oct 7, 2009, 11:07 pm
Since June, I've been working with some artist friends at starting a new theater company. The company that we all met and received training at has limited mainstage opportunities. The Artistic Dir...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Oct 7, 2009, 4:21 pm
About 10 days ago, I made an impulse buy at our neighborhood drugstore. ...a $12 pumpkin spice candle. I don't even like candles. I have had a silly fear of them ever since: 1) my old cat, Mabel, ...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Oct 6, 2009, 12:30 am
Last week I read: What a great play! As you can see, it's "a play in two plays"! It is two One Acts that deal with the subject of racism. The author employs a "Theater of the Absurd" approach in.....
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Oct 5, 2009, 3:52 pm
Every time Freddie can't find something, he emphatically announces that "Someone STOLE it." "Where's the remote? Someone STOLE it!" "Where's my metrocard? Someone STOLE it!" "Where's m...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Sep 30, 2009, 4:59 pm
I got a little behind on my play reading this month, what with the birthday month and anniversary festivities. I *am* getting myself caught up. On the plane ride back from St. Louis, I read: I read th...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Sep 29, 2009, 12:29 pm
Did you know there is a Six Flags amusement park in St. Louis? Well, not "in" St. Louis, but very close by. I did not know that -- and I actually like the Six Flags amusement parks a lot! I...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Sep 28, 2009, 12:26 pm
While in St. Louis, we went to a game -- Cardinals vs. Cubs What a beautiful stadium!! Do you know what I like best about this stadium? They don't "strip search" you at the entrance like they do i...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Sep 27, 2009, 7:28 pm
We went to City Museum while we were in St. Louis. It's not a "real" museum. It is an "exploratorium" made up of recycled materials. It looks pretty funky! And maybe a little...um...dangerous! Unf...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Sep 24, 2009, 4:04 pm
Last weekend we were in Missouri, celebrating our anniversary. We went to Meramec Caverns. Caves are cool! Here's the Meramec River. And here's the entrance to the caverns, which go back and d...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Sep 23, 2009, 1:17 pm
I just went on vacation for a long weekend and had to explain very specific feeding instructions to my cat sitter for the first time in my life. In the past, my relationship with my pets (almost all c...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Sep 17, 2009, 4:45 pm
Back to the US Open! Yes....we went BACK. Sure, we went to the US Open with our grounds admissions passes (as documented a few blog entries ago) and, eh, it was ai'ight. But THEN. THEN! The most a...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Sep 16, 2009, 4:49 pm
My relationship with jeans has been very rocky, indeed. I didn't even own a pair of jeans until I was in fourth grade. They were hand-me-downs from a friend. I don't think I would have volunta...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Sep 12, 2009, 2:02 pm
The night of my birthday, I had a hankering for white cake and chocolate ice cream. Unfortunately, it was already pretty late at night and the grocery store near my house only had yellow cake (blergh!...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Sep 10, 2009, 4:44 pm
O-KAY. So I am experiencing technical difficulties. I have tried to write this blog TWICE now with "the new typepad" and both times my blog froze up half way through and, of course, erased EVERYTHING ...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Sep 9, 2009, 1:43 pm
I'm working out of the "new" Typepad now and I kind of don't like it because your stats come up right away. I have never been into checking my stats -- in fact it makes me nervous. I have noti...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Sep 1, 2009, 9:04 am
Last week I read: A good play! This play involves two room-mates dealing with the accidental death of their third room-mate...and the volatile older brother of the deceased room-mate who comes into th...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Aug 25, 2009, 1:48 pm
Saturday was Spa day. You know, birthday month and all. I went with my friend, Kdawgg. (We are not wearing make up because we are about to get facials.) This is where we went. They are very good. They...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Aug 24, 2009, 1:34 pm
One gripe!
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Aug 24, 2009, 1:31 pm
My friend wrote a book. It's being "sold" as a cross between Indian Jones and The Da Vinci Code. I didn't care much for the hoopla surrounding The Da Vinci Code -- I got so tired of trying to ...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Aug 24, 2009, 1:30 pm
On Sunday, we gathered with a group of friends to "skype" Ashley and Samantha. I am not a huge fan of Skype. When Freddie was working in Germany, we had all sorts of problems with it. It would cut out...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Aug 24, 2009, 1:14 pm
Freddie was in town and came by my office a couple of times last week. He snapped this quick picture...which totally gave me an idea. My office REALLY needs an internal directory document with everyon...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Aug 22, 2009, 10:19 pm
Last week was SUPER busy, so this week I read TWO plays-- By Bert V. Royal and By Stephen Karam I didn't plan for these plays to both be about the high school experience. I literally pulled them o...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Aug 21, 2009, 11:24 am
It's birthday month. My birthday is August 29, so one might argue that my birthday month is the whole month of August, but actually it doesn't really kick in for me until August 20th. I've...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Aug 19, 2009, 4:45 pm
Is there anything better? On our way to church on Sunday morning, we discovered a street fair right outside our front door! For those of you who haven't been to a street fair? Street Fairs are the...
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Erin G. posted an article on Luckybwaygirl - Aug 18, 2009, 4:48 pm
This is one of the ultimate summer activities in New York City. Every year, HBO sponsors about seven Monday night movies in the park. The movies are usually classics - oldies - but the last movie of t...
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