3:28 PM|so... last night we went on the Sea Devil out of Point Pleasant... man, what a fun little excursion! got there around 7:30pm... imbibed a few beverages... met a few boys... good night all around... then ker and i walked over to the Union Landing and i ran into my first boyfriend ever (steve... let's just say our first date ended up in a car accident - starting off my dating career nicely)... here are a few photos from last eve - (click on the thumbnail to see larger photo)

 
leo is in the grass skirt (ha ha!) kerry and the mikes are there too...

a howler monkey hanging from the top of the boat

me (sans double chin!! wheeeeHA!) and steve, gazing longingly at the bar. pretty much, kerry was premature in shooting the pic.
 
steve and myself.... and then me and some weird guy that tried to kiss me.. nice face, erin

jessica, me, jen and kerry at the U.L. this afternoon for lunch... going back there tonight, too...

11:31 AM|so tonight kerry & i are going on this party boat in point pleasant -- no fishing... just an open bar & hors d'ouvres from 8pm - 12am... something different... it's a tad cloudy with a chance of thunderstorms though... oh well... should be a blast anyway!

i will definitely keep you posted on my status of sobriety (um... which will be gone after 8:15pm) and the green around the gills feeling of seasickness... we aren't supposed to go into the ocean, just the river, but there IS a chance that we will be heading out past the inlet into the wild wet blue yonder...

what to wear? what to wear? looking like i might be blowing some change on some casual thing from old navy (it's right down the street from my mom's)... yep, nothing like spending money on clothes when i barely have it for my rent. thinking i have to cash out on my 401k plan...dammit.

10:19 PM|

jeezuz! i am getting to the point where i think this condo is the E ticket at Insectia World... what the hell... i THOUGHT it was a praying mantis, but i think this thing (which HAD been stuck in between the screen door and the sliding door) is a 3 inch long freaky assed leaf looking grasshopper... no idea. cripes. why couldn't we be infested with nice butterflies instead of the nuttiest looking insects?!?!?! come on... this is Jersey... not the Outback.

1:35 PM|

hey there!!! holy crow!!! so last night was my show at stand up NY!
you KNOW how worried i was that i wouldn't get 7 people to show for me, right!??!

well... god bless you guys, but i had FIFTEEN (15) people show for me!!!

THANK YOU - A MILLION THANK YOUs!!!

i think i did pretty damned well for not having been onstage in about 6 or 7 months... the ten minutes went by in a *snap*! had written new material yesterday and i was timid about testing it out for the first time... but all went swell... i just had a "what the hell" attitude... and once i knew i had more than 7 people i calmed down and focused on my set... i really do hate having to be worried whether or not folks will show up.

but once again... THANK YOU GUYS for showing up AND also thanks to everyone who sent good luck wishes my way... my right leg is broken now!!!!

afterward, kerry and i went to little italy and had dinner (and a carafe of wine) at 12 midnight... y'know, having a good set, not bombing, having a good meal and having 5 waiters say "Bella Bella" to you for 2 hours is a good thing -- well, the "bella bella" stuff got a little creepy after a while and i was downstairs going into the ladies room and the guy with a mop was in there and said "scuzi bella" and upstairs kerry was getting her hand groped by a fat italian who said "bella are you married?"... but all in all... 'twas a grand time!!

and yep... that's me doing my schtick in the photo... um... i am going to a weight watchers meeting tonight i think :)

1:44 PM|well... it's official... spoke with the vet about 30 minutes ago... archie does have cancer.
we're just going to watch him...make sure he's not going through anything painful... once he is experiencing the slightest hint of uncomfort we are putting him down. poor kid.

1:24 AM|i am SO not going to be able to sleep. getting the creeps and willies every 3 seconds, thinking that thing or it's brother is crawling in my hair....
::((shiver))::

1:22 AM|guessing that thing was a stick bug of some sort...

12:42 AM|well... this is pretty cool... backwash.com just sent me an email saying my content was recommended... thank you...

12:30 AM|MOTHER OF GOD! WHAT THE HELL IS THIS!?!??!?!?!
this is on my screen door, about 5 inches long... i do NOT like bugs... it's a bug right!??!?!?! ACK! bejeezuz!
(click the image for the larger view)

11:19 PM|My pirate name is: Mad Anne Kidd
"Every pirate is a little bit crazy. You, though, are more than just a little bit. Even though you're not always the traditional swaggering gallant, your steadiness and planning make you a fine, reliable pirate. Arr!"

{link courtesy of swallowing tacks - who, ironically enough, is Captain Anne Kidd... anyone out there try this and is NOT named "somethingorother" Anne Kidd?}

11:04 PM|*phew* okay... so the "street rumors" were wrong.... 6 or 7 are coming... but that doesn't mean i don't need MORE people there!!!! ya' still can pity me if you want!!! now i've gotta hunker down and memorize my set :)

9:27 PM|ok... so i feel sick to my stomach right now and i am misty eyed...okay more than misty eyed.... i THOUGHT i was going to have seven people finally show up to my show... i know that 4 are DEFINITE... but... word on the street has it that the other 3 can't make it.... so i am stuck. screwed. fuck.

this is the reason WHY i HATE bringer shows. instead of going over my set in my mind, i am worried that i won't get up onstage because i am short 3 or 4 people and feel sick. so the bringer aspect is churning over and over in my head now. fuck (excuse the language. but...dammit.)

anyone in the NEW YORK CITY / LONG ISLAND / NORTH JERSEY area, i BEG of you (yes. beg.) please come to my show. please make reservations by calling 212.595.0850 the 9pm show, say you are there to see Erin Bennett (stand up ny - w. 78th and b'way)

let me know if you can make it. yes i sound pitiful right now. hopefully pitiful enough to get you to come to the show...

the show will have Russ Meneve, Joe Matarese and Eddie Ifft performing... all of 'em have been on Conan and Comedy Central...

12:03 PM|um... so i HAVE to find time to write more material today... for tomorrow night's show... (at Stand Up New York - west 78th and broadway, NYC... 8:45pm... $10 cover/2 drink minimum... tell them you are there to see erin bennett)

anyone out there planning on coming to the show? (puh-leeeeeeze!!)

10:30 AM|well... my friend johnny storm and i just had a nice little IM exchange:

GigglechickHA: go to my site to see what i created for dinner last night (photos)

johnny storm: you put pictures of your meal on the web?

GigglechickHA: yes... beer butt chicken...

johnny storm: Erin, honey, its time to get out more :)

johnny storm: why do I see you having a digital camera as not such a good thing

10:18 AM|"Everyone who has ever taken a shower has had an idea. It's the person who gets out of the shower, dries off, and does something about it that makes a difference." – Nolan Bushnell

um... i just woke up. no shower yet.

9:09 PM|

oh dear Lord... it was delicious! i rock! i am gonna open up a restaurant called Erin's Ol' Fashioned Beer Butt Chicken Haus!!! (and my mom actually said it was "really good" usually she says "eh...so-so..." or "i'm SURE it's not your fault that it tastes like this" so "really good" is a rave review!!!!)

btw... yes. i love rice. lots of it. and my food presentation skills are a bit slapdash!

7:52 PM|ok... so i am trying this for the first time. it better be fricking good because i just knocked the chickens over and the first cans of beer spilled out. and i also burnt the knuckle on the middle finger of my left hand. perhaps the fire gods didn't like me flipping them the bird.

so far my birds are burning... so i am taking a moment to bitch about them on here :)

12:26 PM|

so yesterday was danny's 35th surprise party (his birthday was actually on thursday...) and it's not exactly his 35th SURPRISE party, it's the surprise party for his 35th birthday - i am sure you got the jist, i just was too lazy to hit the delete key 40 times to correct myself, so instead i am blathering on...the picture is of my cousin kerry, danny and moi - with my hair all haggered from the pool and sporting a cheesy smile.

kenny pulled me into the pool with my shirt and skirt on. yay. wasn't there 20 minutes before that happened. luckily i realized i would be in contact with about 1000 cousins, so i wore my bathing suit underneath... because odds were that i was goin' in.

let's see... i am tired. i am achy. i played volleyball for 2 hours. i fell a lot - chevy chase pratt fall volleyball player that i am. plus the fact that i ran into the lines that hold the net up - they pretty much 'clotheslined' me in the true sense of the word and i was flat on my back.

had one beer - after friday night, 1 was plenty. all in all, it was a nice day.
below is danny and his nostril.