gigglechick.com

by the way... i know i don't yap about politics all that often on here (today was a bit different - and just wait til november 2nd)... i am an independent... and i choose who i want... although, as you can see, i guess i lean toward the left a bit more than right

in 1988, dukakis.
in 1992, it was a no-brainer... i met him, and had to vote for clinton *sigh*
in 1996, ditto.
in 2000, gore.
i did vote Schundler (R) for governor of NJ a couple of years ago though. my first time. he was my neighbour in jersey city and i used to get his mail delivered to me by mistake. (plus i disliked mcgreevey very much)

in 2004, for the first time ever in all my years of being a registered voter, i had a fleeting thought of voting for bush. there's something about him that reminds me of my dad (except my dad's an intelligent guy). and after 9/11, i became a follower... not to mention, i watch fox news every day. there's something about him chuckling and he can crack a somewhat humourous joke or two...

but, we're picking a President... not a drinking buddy

(not that bush can drink)

so... yep... call me one of those flip-floppers... i almost changed my mind and voted bush.

almost. but bush seems to be anti-"flip-flop" :)

tonight pulled me back into the light.

it's almost here!!! it's on it's way! it's about a mile away right now... come on!!! get here before 10am!! woo!

(ps. i forgot to "rabbit rabbit". looking like a "tibbar, tibbar" evening

so at 9:35 i saw the fed ex truck pull into the condo complex... it's here... i thought... and i sat waiting with baited breath (not breath that smells like bait) for the guy to ring my beh-ellll-ellllll, ring my bell.

eh. didn't happen.

what? nooooooooo!!

why's the truck leaving? what what?

so i sat downstairs for the past hour and a half... watching ellen, watching the debate recap debates... and waiting.

then i decided to come back up here and track the packages again... maybe they were delivered to the wrong place...

eh... i failed to read the "Estimated Delivery: Oct. 1 @ 3pm"

garrrrrrghh. 4 more hours...

(did i ever mention that i am an instant gratification girl?)

but I want an Oompa Loompa NOW, daddy!!

so all i can do as i wait (somewhat patiently....) is peruse accessories and stuff for my treo 600...

i want to buy this (but will have to wait til i get some more cash on-hand... keeping my treo all safe and sound and silvery.

i didn't splurge yet for the docking cradle (didn't come with it...) once again...

then there's a book on how to do everything with your treo 600... awwwww, it sounds like a pet or child... hmmmmm... what will i name him (my car is already named Mr. T -- because of the license plate)

they're on my wish list of treo accessories......

i need a moment to be alone... *sigh* (my heart's beating too fast!!!)

on the phone with verizon as we speak. for some reason i can't connect to the web - so the tech dudes are trying to figure it out. am just getting a "signing on..." page for minutes on end. *sigh*

but i do have my contacts all plugged in and my calendar is filling up nicely :)

verizon rocks! they totally delved into the treo and got the web up and running!!! yay!!

audio post powered by hurricane party (me caterwauling in the car)

just drove home from princeton (had pizza and beer with mike....)

ick. well that audio post sucked. yikes. my apologies.

so anyway, went to the triumph brewery and then contes' pizza over in the tiger city...

had a keen time. keen. i think thursday or friday was like, 2 months of dating... something like that. crazy.

i'm finally blogging from my treO!!! oh the places we'll go!!!!!

:::plunked in on my treO:::

trying to get the category function to work...

::: plunked in on my treO:::

well, if i'm not yapping about my treo, my anti-baby vitamins or the debate... then i am posting an entry pleading for votes in a fark ps contest...

so go. vote for me (by the way... my entry is based on the game, of course.)

(you can view the voting results here...)

okay how awesome is michael for sending me the "how to do everything with your treo 600" book!!??? VERY!!

thank you SO much! now i can rule the world.

bwah hahahahahah!

so, on friday, one of my former neighbours who lived down the street from me when i lived in manasquan (technically, Wall) died... so, i am heading over to the wake at around 7pm... it's really sad.

ironically enough, the icky headhunter (the one who i told last week not to send my info to places unless they told me where first) well, she sent my stuff unbeknownst to me to "an opportunity"

um. could you be more specific? it's like pulling frigging teeth.

i get a one line email back:

"new Jersey state funeral association Corp office in Wall"

eh. yeah. um... i'm already on anti-depressants. eh... don't know if i would be keen working at a place like that.

not a huge fan of funerals...

although, funnily enough (probably because of my old neighbour) i was planning my obituary and my wake last night:

Erin Patrice "Gigglechick" Bennett
June 21, 1970 - Xxxxxxx XX, 20XX

Erin Patrice "Gigglechick" Bennett, XX, of Manasquan, died Tuesday at home. Born and raised in the Manasquan Shores section of Wall Township, Ms. Bennett resided there for 23 years before moving to Brick Township and Jersey City... and then back to Manasquan... because she hated Brick and Jersey City. She graduated from Wall High School and The University of the Arts in Philadelphia, where she recieved her Bachelor of Science in Industrial Design degree. She designed handbags for Nine West Accessories, stereos for Royal Sound Corp., websites for Fox.com, AmericanExpress.com and LenoxCollections.com - to name a few accomplishments. As well as web and product design, she was a published illustrator in national magazines. Besides her professional web design work, she also ran her own website, known worldwide as "gigglechick.com". This was spawned from her failed career as a stand-up comedianne in New York City. Ms. Bennett was a communicant of St. Denis Roman Catholic Church in Manasquan and a member of the Women of Irish Heritage of the Jersey Shore, as well as the Daughters of the American Revolution Jersey Shore Chapter.

She was predeceased by her loving Dalamatian, Skittering Archery Bullseye, her Yorkshire Terrier, Yankee Doodle Sweetheart, Golden Retreiver, Springstone's Split Buckshot, 52 gerbils, 2 ferrets; Norman and Norma, her mouse named Surfer, 7 horses; Lulu, Thunder, Apricot Brandy, Go Poco Pete, Spiffy Tiffy, Questionairre and Keepsake, a carnival goldfish called Wayne and her groundhog, Chuck. Surviving are her mother, Maureen, father Robert W. Bennett, as well as another Yorkshire Terrier, Blueberi Buckle and a trail of Irishmen that she was smitten with.

Visiting will be Friday night at the Neary-Quinn Funeral Home in Manasquan from 7pm - ??. There will be a $5 cover that includes free Guinness and pierogies. Entertainment will be provided by Joe Finn and the Pipes and Drums of the Jersey Shore Shillelagh's. All who attend are asked to tell a joke - not necessarily about Erin - and to bring 3 to 5 people. Memorial contributions may be made in her name to the Belmar Saint Patrick's Day Parade Committee, PO Box 331, Belmar, NJ 07719

seriously, i want to go out with people laughing (not in a thank god she's gone way, but in a hey, let's remember her in a kick ass funny way)

note: hopefully the obit will change at some point and i can slap some kids and a husband into the surviving bit... and add a name onto the bennett part.

that said. yep. i am loopy :)

anyone else willing to post their obit on their site?
(post your obit, then link back to this entry.)

it figures there's no huge $$$ payoff at the end of this - the one bloody time that i am actually kicking a little buttock in the paulkatcher.com football pool.

okay - so i am still waiting to hear from the place that i went to last week for the interview - apparently the creative director was on vacation from wednesday til yesterday - so i will most likely hear yea or nay soon.

here's the skinny..... i sent my resume off on a whim today to a bigwhig design headhunter in nyc - now, i've sent it to them in the past... pre-re-vamped portfolio... and never heard a thing... i sent my resume off about 20 minutes ago and got a voicemail 5 minutes later... they want to send my info/site off to a really kickass wedding planning site/company in soho (3 guesses which one) who need someone "with my exact qualifications, even the illustrations!" said the headhunter... let's just say i have knots in my stomach... good knots....

and this is a headhunter. not a staffing agency who's sending me to work with the dead... or with the folks from Six Feet Under... (actually that recruiter called me this morning to tell me to have lunch with a prospective crappo client this week - who will only have 2 weeks worth of work for me and i looked at the site and i was appalled. blech. wtf.)

okay. so. here's the deal, kids...

clap your hands three times... whistle 2 bars of amazing grace... snap your fingers 6 times (both hands)... click your heels once and twirl around 5 times...

now pick yourself up off the ground and shake off the dizziness before you scream "SOMEONE GIVE ERIN A SPECTACULAR FULL-TIME JOB!!!!"

well, john shabe over at the jersey side says that my obit is too long and i would have to pay by the word.

um, not for nothing, but i think i will have enough socked away by the time i kick to have 3 pages in the asbury park press written about me... that's the plan. (and seeing as i just bought a ridiculously expensive phone when i am unemployed, i think that my last published item about my life would be worth spending the bucks.)

well, now he can do those triple lindies off of clouds and stuff up there.

(go sign his guestbook)

squares2 -- go. play. get the black squares and circles. and don't blame me if you're addicted.

[snagged blatantly off big orange michael]

so i received an email today from tdellinger@innovativeoption.com...

Bennett,

Steven Spielberg's children's Movie Shark Tale negatively stereotypes Italian Americans. The gangster sharks have Italian-American names like Lino, Guiseppe and Vito. And they are ignorant, violent and racist.

Stereotyping is an ugly, discredited practice. It creates and reinforces bias and prejudice. Once imprinted, bias and prejudice are not easily undone. It is entirely inappropriate in a movie for children.

Robert Dinero plays Don Lino a cartoon Crime Boss. A Latino mother blasts her stereo out the window and screams out the window at her juvenile delinquent children who spray paint the neighborhood.

Negative stereotyping is wrong. Bigotry is wrong. Most importantly, it is NOT appropriate for young minds.

Tell the Hollywood billionaires you won’t play their game – letting them get rich by hurting children. And we know that once a wrong idea gets in a child’s head, it takes a lot of work to get it out.

Take a moment to moment to write the profiteers of the movie. Tell them what you think.
http://7067CDD0E0CD4F4853dde2ff3dfe8a1d.innovativeoption.com

If you don’t want more public awareness notices write abuse@innovativeoption.com

eh... perhaps it's because i have been off my ABVs for a week and a half now and the growlfest is brewing... but i wrote back (forgive me, all of my Italian friends...)

give me a break. it's a fricking cartoon. perhaps you should realize that the name "Erin" is Irish and I really don't care about your negative Italian stereotypes. The Irish have been dealing with the "drunk" ,"angry/fighting", "leprechaun-talking" Shamus/Paddy/Mick/Sully/Finn stereotypes for longer than your Italian issues.

Let it go and focus on something important in the world other than whining about cartoon sharks.

- Erin Patrice Bennett.

so, yep. i gave my name. if you guys don't hear from me for a few days at some point, I suggest you dredge the shores of Staten Island at some point.

i'm sure that this has already been pointed out all over the web - but i haven't been checking out the blogs/etc. today - i heard on the daily show...

last night (i did watch the debate) cheney gave out the web address factcheck.com for folks to get the "facts" on halliburton...

um... the daily show pointed out that cheney gave the wrong address - factcheck.COM actually goes to a site that says "WHY WE SHOULD NOT RE-ELECT PRESIDENT BUSH"

eh... nice one, cheney :)

i think he actually meant to go to factcheck.ORG

dude, ya' really ought to get those url addresses right...

so let's see - i haven't yapped all day and i am typing during the commercial break in ER... tuesday i have a meeting scheduled with that funeral director thing... i really don't want it, but whatever... and i am waiting on the response of the folks i had the interview with last week... they are waiting for a couple of my references to call them back and they are in the process of yapping with their HR dept. -- as far as the gig with the wedding thang. no word yet. that's about it... ER's back on.

i think my favourite part is Jimmy Mc leaping & screaming "hooray!! hooray!!"

supposed to go golfing with carol and a friend of her's tomorrow -- problem.... no open tee times, grrrrrrrrr - carol's gonna try to call spring meadow today but i haven't heard the verdict yet... i suppose that's what we get for waiting til the last minute to play (although we'd chatted about it a week and a half ago)

supposed to be beautiful again tomorrow... with a chance of rain just in time to hit the bars.. heh.

hmmmm... golfing may be a no-go tomorrow --- was gonna go to twinbrook for the 9 hole course just to get out there (and round it 2x) but carol wound up having some evaluation thing tomorrow for the girls' basketball team she coaches. gonna go out with mike though tomorrow night.

carol wants us to meet up to watch the yankees' game tomorrow night... i want to. i haven't sprung that on the boy yet... he's, eh, how can i say this without offending myself... not a yankees fan. in fact hates them. remind me that i have to wear my yankees visor... heh.

my allergies have been effing with me over the past 4 days and i've been sluggish as hell... today especially... so it's a joan of arcadia/presidential debate friday... woo.

I am downstairs watching the dog n' pony show (blogging from treo) I want kerry to bitchslap bush right now... maybe w will stop ranting and whining at the same time (how does he do both?) he's leapt off his stool and I thought bush was gonna try to wrassle with jfk... after the last debate my vote was swaying somewhat toward kerry....... one hour into this debate and I want election day to be this tuesday so I can click that kerry lever. bush just seemed whiny, agitated and still on the defensive... now w is talking about kerry and "what my opponent calls 'outsourcing' .'"
dude. it IS called outsourcing.

"need some wood?"... someone go check on that timber company allegation...

okay. my fingertips are getting tired from these teeny buttons...

hope this gets posted to ALL of the "internetS"

*rolling my eyes*

::: plunked in on my treO:::

dadgumit, i have a fribbig code - stubbed ub ears, snibblig dose... dot goig oub tonibe

ah... sorry, wendy... sorry twins... you guys played well, but, we couldn't go through october without kicking a little red sox arse... bring it on, boston... bring it on! the win made me feel a little better :)

(ah... memories of last year)

awwww... SNL just had a nice little tribute sketch to rodney... good stuff... nice and classy :)

yikes. apparently my comment at this post wasn't taken too kindly (as seen in this post)

i was just trying to have a little good natured fun - didn't say they sucked or anything... in fact i said they played very well (i didn't explain further that the twins had me screaming at the teevee and sweating bullets during the game tonight, but, jeeeeez.)

well, it's time to be a bit of a blog/traffic ho again...
thanks to ...

(of course, the past 3 months i've had to pay extra cash to tera-byte (my host) because i've gone wayyyyyyy over the bandwidth... so, why i want more traffic is beyond me :)

hmmmmm... looks like you can "rate my blog" on blogexplosion as well...

other than that... low key day, feeling a bit better, still kinda icky, but not so much...

last night i made (and cooked up) 54 galumpkies... anyone know what those are????

hmmmmm?

it would have been really cool if he could stop time and spin the earth backwards about 10 years or so...

christopher reeve was 52.

go to the christopher reeve paralysis foundation...

one of my oldest friends that i grew up with, michael, is riding in the MS New York City Bike Tour... he needs to raise some cash for this disease...

help him out by clicking here....

here's a word from this swell egg:

Hi Everyone,

On Sunday, October 17th, I will be one of 5,000 cyclists participating in the 20th Annual MS Bike Tour. I will be cycling 100 miles to raise money for the MS Society. This year the Tour's goal is to raise more than $1.6 million, and I want to help the MS Society reach that goal. To make a pledge to me, you can simply click on this link

Together we can conquer this devastating disease. The support you provide is vital to making continued strides in the battle against MS.

Thank you in advance for your generous support.

Sincerely,
Michael

so rather than slapping cash in my mini giggle fund for the time being, send a buck or two to michael and help out a great cause!!!!

allergies are evil

whoa! cool! good good good day! here's the skinny... my friend melissa called me and gave me the name of one of her headhunters who may have something for me... but...............

eh... just a public service announcement:

don't eat galumpkies (stuffed cabbage) for 6 out of 9 meals over 3 days.

thank you.

*groan*

guess who's going to work in NEW YORK BLOODY CITY STARTING THIS MONDAY THE 18th!!!!??????

FULLTIME, BABY, FULLTIME!!!!!!

(keep in mind the "bloody" and the uppercase letters are HAPPY HAPPY HAPPY screams!!!)

so, yep, i will be commuting by train (NJ Transit North Jersey Coastline to be exact) which will be $291 for a monthly pass.

hee! just spoke with my new creative director... i have to be into the office on monday by 10am

TEN!

yay! (i will most likely get in by 9:30, but just the fact that i can get in by 10 is awesome -- and i say "awesome" in the most excited of valley girl accents! totally.)

my 2000th entry (on moveable type - more in total over the past 3.5 years) is to say that i think kerry proved worty once again during the debate!!!

here's a great recap by olberman...

and the yanks won game two :)

as far as bush not "appointing" anyone by using a "litmus" test.. um... gosh... eh... so i suppose no diabetics will be appointed.

i think kerry's gonna get the gig as the celebrity spokesperson for Blue Cross Blue Shield, though

by the way!! it's gigglemom's birthday today!!!!! woo!!

i ate way too much tonight (picked up some hinck's turkey dinners for mom's birthday --- her choice... plus it was raining out all day and a good night of teevee and lounging)

so i am assuming that it's my gut that's killing me... although, now that the ABVs have been tossed to the curb after the doctor debacle , i may actually be getting my . 5 days early -- god help me. i don't like being surprised. think i am going to try and see how i fare with that aspect of being "drug-free" for a few months... i think. i mean, and again, sorry, boys... my "friend" would only hang around from monday around 3pm til wednesday night around 11... sometimes til thursday around 4am... i had it scheduled THAT perfectly. now... now... now all is shot to hell.

okay... i am either off to take some midol or pepto.

it's my friend jenn's birthday today! she's one of my oldest friends from high school -- the one i visited out in boulder 2 years ago... i totally have to go back out there again [especially since she broke up with the schmuck that was a jackass that weekend]

*if you're checking out that link, the pop-ups aren't working right, so ya' have to open in a new window then futz with the url... not the best photos... just chunky ones of me with short hair and hanging with jenn...

am supposed to go pumpkin picking with mike and a couple that he's friends with (who i met on labor day weekend and are swell eggs) - but that's tomorrow... hopefully the miserable gray rainy weather will chill for a few hours while we do that, then carve said gourds, eat dinner and then we're supposed to go on a haunted hayride... we'll see if the weather holds out...

hoping that it doesn't dump on boston tonight... i mean, i really don't feel like waiting an extra night to see the yanks beat the sox... let's get it over with and put the sox out of their unevitable misery (*chortle*)

i still have a tummyache... or whatever.

To fulfill a dream, to be allowed to sweat over lonely labor, to be given a chance to create, is the meat and potatoes of life. The money is the gravy.

-- Bette Davis (1908-1989) American Actress

gonna just make a list of the things i will be so happy about being in the city for:

1. new job - that's a given.

2. the gravy from the job... given as well.

3. the