Another suggestion from my blog muse was to write a letter to the Erin of the Future. :D So here's my letter to me in ten years.
Dear 32-year-old Erin,
Hello! It's 22-year-old Erin, remember me? I'm just writing to see how you're doing, how life's going and all. I hope it's going pretty well. For Pete's sake, I hope you're done with college. If you're still in school, punch yourself in the face RIGHT NOW. I'm gonna know if you did it or not. =/
Am I married yet? I guess I hope I am - I mean, it doesn't matter if you're still single, I'm sure life is still awesome. But it'd be nice to be married by now. What's our hypothetical husband like? I hope he's handsome and funny, smart but not too much smarter than me, sweet and caring, with interests similar to mine. I'm not even going to ask if he likes Harry Potter, because if you married him, I'm sure he does. Did we have a Harry Potter themed wedding?! Oh, I hope so. If you didn't have a HP-themed wedding, punch yourself in the face again. SERIOUSLY. That's just messed up. (I'm pretty sure we had a Harry Potter themed wedding, or at LEAST some references here and there. Like the bride and groom figurines were in Gryffindor colors or something. Or maybe we served butterbeer. I'm sure we figured something out.)
Are you a famous author yet? Were you famous before your 10-year high school reunion rolled around? If you weren't, I guess it's okay. I was just looking forward to rubbing it in the faces of everyone who was mean to me. XD But hey, as long as we're a famous best-selling author now, I'm cool. And with pronouns like these, how could we/you/I not be?!
I hope we've had a lot of adventures and fun in our lifetime. When the time comes to write a memoir, I hope future-future-me has a LOT to write about. And I hope our life has been full of joy and happiness, love and friendship. I sincerely hope my parents are still around, and my sisters are close and doing well in their future lives. Let me know how things are going with you, 32-year-old self! I look forward to finding out all about you. :D
Love,
22-year-old Erin
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Wednesday, September 15, 2010
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
I dream about sharks an awful lot.
I'm wearing fake glasses as I write this. You know, those glasses with clear plastic lenses that they sell in like, Claire's? I totally have a pair, and they have rhinestones on the corners, and they're awesome, and I'm wearing them.
Anyway. My blog muse suggested I write about dreams I've had, which is a terrific topic because I have the MOST CRACKED OUT DREAMS EVER. Seriously. My subconscious is a crazy person.
When I was little, I used to have a lot of recurring dreams. There were three or four dreams I'd have over and over - not for several nights in a row, but for years, with months in between them. It was weird. And they didn't seem to mean anything, either. There was one dream I always had where I was a little fish, just swimming around being a fish, and then suddenly I looked down ('cause fish can do that) and there were like, fifteen sharks in a circle directly beneath me. I'd race for the surface and they'd chase me and just as I was either about to break free or be eaten, I'd wake up. That sounds like it'd mean something, like being trapped in a situation or being afraid of something, I don't know. But I was little, like eight or so. There wasn't much going on in my life.
Another recurring dream from my childhood, which actually became something of an inside joke for me and my sisters: I'm hanging out in my backyard with my little sister, and we're running around playing or whatever. We get to the back corner of our yard, which is fenced in, and we look back towards the house - and somehow, the entire yard is made of ice. Like, not ice over the grass, it's MADE of ice. There's water underneath us, and we're standing on maybe a foot of solid ice. I'm trying to get my sister to go back to the house, when all of a sudden there's a whipcrack in the air and we look to the other side of the yard, which seems to go on and on at this point, and there's a freaking ESKIMO on a DOGSLED rushing towards us. He looks scary, so I start freaking out. Then my sister points out that underneath the ice, in the water, there are sharks. Apparently I was secretly scared of sharks, I don't know. But as soon as we see the sharks, the ice starts to crack. The Eskimo is getting closer, the sharks are right under us, and the ice cracks. Just before we were about to either fall or get caught, I'd wake up.
Pretty sure I had some other recurring nightmares as a child, but I've also had some amazing one-time dreams. XD They're usually funny and weird. This one time I dreamt about pirates, and I was hanging out with this ridiculously gay pirate, just eating mashed potatoes on his pirate ship. It was weird. I don't even like mashed potatoes that much. O_o
I also had a dream about ice skating with Neil Patrick Harris, then stumbling upon a human sacrifice, escaping it, and returning home to find that a bunch of wizard rock people had mailed me cookies and cupcakes.
I've had nightmares about Doctor Who (the Weeping Angels, need I say more?), Harry Potter (literally, one time I had the dream that's just flashes of green light, a woman screaming, and high cold laughter), and Buffy (the Gentlemen freaked me the eff out). I have dreams about famous people and people I know.
My dreams usually happen like movies - they're vivid, there's music and sound effects and crazy visual effects, and there's usually some sort of either completely insane or intensely epic plot. Like traveling from planet to planet via magic doors, being chased by terrifying Police who look like monks and want to kill you. Or delivering some magic musical instrument to someone in a school run by people I know irl, running up and down staircases that only go in one direction, mourning the loss of a girl I dislike in a Spanish class taught by one of my friends, all the while trying to get this made-up musical instrument to the right person so they can save us all.
My dreams are often the inspiration for stories, sometimes poems, and most recently a book. The ones with good plots, at least. Some of them are just insanity. XD So I kind of like having such an intense imagination, because as long as I dream, I'll have plots for books and stories. And being a writer is what I want, so I guess as long as I dream, I have a shot at my dreams?
... No. Let's just pretend I never said that. :D
Anyway. My blog muse suggested I write about dreams I've had, which is a terrific topic because I have the MOST CRACKED OUT DREAMS EVER. Seriously. My subconscious is a crazy person.
When I was little, I used to have a lot of recurring dreams. There were three or four dreams I'd have over and over - not for several nights in a row, but for years, with months in between them. It was weird. And they didn't seem to mean anything, either. There was one dream I always had where I was a little fish, just swimming around being a fish, and then suddenly I looked down ('cause fish can do that) and there were like, fifteen sharks in a circle directly beneath me. I'd race for the surface and they'd chase me and just as I was either about to break free or be eaten, I'd wake up. That sounds like it'd mean something, like being trapped in a situation or being afraid of something, I don't know. But I was little, like eight or so. There wasn't much going on in my life.
Another recurring dream from my childhood, which actually became something of an inside joke for me and my sisters: I'm hanging out in my backyard with my little sister, and we're running around playing or whatever. We get to the back corner of our yard, which is fenced in, and we look back towards the house - and somehow, the entire yard is made of ice. Like, not ice over the grass, it's MADE of ice. There's water underneath us, and we're standing on maybe a foot of solid ice. I'm trying to get my sister to go back to the house, when all of a sudden there's a whipcrack in the air and we look to the other side of the yard, which seems to go on and on at this point, and there's a freaking ESKIMO on a DOGSLED rushing towards us. He looks scary, so I start freaking out. Then my sister points out that underneath the ice, in the water, there are sharks. Apparently I was secretly scared of sharks, I don't know. But as soon as we see the sharks, the ice starts to crack. The Eskimo is getting closer, the sharks are right under us, and the ice cracks. Just before we were about to either fall or get caught, I'd wake up.
Pretty sure I had some other recurring nightmares as a child, but I've also had some amazing one-time dreams. XD They're usually funny and weird. This one time I dreamt about pirates, and I was hanging out with this ridiculously gay pirate, just eating mashed potatoes on his pirate ship. It was weird. I don't even like mashed potatoes that much. O_o
I also had a dream about ice skating with Neil Patrick Harris, then stumbling upon a human sacrifice, escaping it, and returning home to find that a bunch of wizard rock people had mailed me cookies and cupcakes.
I've had nightmares about Doctor Who (the Weeping Angels, need I say more?), Harry Potter (literally, one time I had the dream that's just flashes of green light, a woman screaming, and high cold laughter), and Buffy (the Gentlemen freaked me the eff out). I have dreams about famous people and people I know.
My dreams usually happen like movies - they're vivid, there's music and sound effects and crazy visual effects, and there's usually some sort of either completely insane or intensely epic plot. Like traveling from planet to planet via magic doors, being chased by terrifying Police who look like monks and want to kill you. Or delivering some magic musical instrument to someone in a school run by people I know irl, running up and down staircases that only go in one direction, mourning the loss of a girl I dislike in a Spanish class taught by one of my friends, all the while trying to get this made-up musical instrument to the right person so they can save us all.
My dreams are often the inspiration for stories, sometimes poems, and most recently a book. The ones with good plots, at least. Some of them are just insanity. XD So I kind of like having such an intense imagination, because as long as I dream, I'll have plots for books and stories. And being a writer is what I want, so I guess as long as I dream, I have a shot at my dreams?
... No. Let's just pretend I never said that. :D
Sunday, April 25, 2010
Pimpage! The friends and family edition. :D
To break up the ranty-ness, this post is going to be one of two posts full of stuff I like and support and think that you should, too! :D This edition is the People-I-Actually-Know edition.
http://www.myspace.com/bobbyshropshire - This is actually my daddy! :D He's a musician, mostly country/blues/jazz/folk type music. He's pretty awesome. And I'm not just saying that 'cause he's my dad. ^_^ Listen to his stuff on MySpace, become a fan on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bobby-Shropshire/112648524002), and buy his albums and comedy DVD on Etsy (http://www.etsy.com/shop/bobbyshropshire)!
http://www.myspace.com/bibisellison - Hometown rock star. This girl has RIDICULOUS pipes, man. She's insane. Really awesome. Check her out, friend her on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/#!/BibisEllisonBand?ref=ts), go see her live! She needs to be famous. :D
http://www.etsy.com/shop/shaebay - Awesome girl, AMAZING crafts. She's kinda geeky and crazy, so her stuff is always really fun. :D Also here's her blog (http://shaesrandommusings.blogspot.com/)! Follow her!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/acorngirl - Another cool crafter person. She's super nice and makes really cool stuff.
http://christineashleypictures.blogspot.com/ - Follow her too! Her pictures are AMAZING. I went to school with her a long time ago, and she's an awesome person. Seriously though. Her blog is GORGEOUS.
http://advocationofthedevil.blogspot.com/ - Another friend, really interesting blog (when she updates it :D). Follow her, as well. ^_^
http://www.taithompson.com/ - Friend of mine who does graphic design stuffs. It's pretty cool.
http://jamiesessions.blogspot.com/ - If you like home-brewed beer and wrestling, this blog is for you. :D He's an awesome guy and I love him, and his blog should be followed. Do it!
http://www.amyopoly.com/ - A friend of mine from waaaay back in the day is now a makeup artist, and this is her site! She's pretty good at it, too! There's some really cool tutorials, and she talks about a lot of neat things related to makeup, if you're interested in that sort of thing. It's a cool site, and she's also got a blog and a Youtube account. :D Check it out!
All right, that's all I can think of at the mo'. I'm sure there's more, and hey - if any of you guys with cool stuff on the webs sees this post, leave a comment with a link! And return the favor by pimpin' out my blog/Etsy, plzkthx. :D
http://www.myspace.com/bobbyshropshire - This is actually my daddy! :D He's a musician, mostly country/blues/jazz/folk type music. He's pretty awesome. And I'm not just saying that 'cause he's my dad. ^_^ Listen to his stuff on MySpace, become a fan on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/pages/Bobby-Shropshire/112648524002), and buy his albums and comedy DVD on Etsy (http://www.etsy.com/shop/bobbyshropshire)!
http://www.myspace.com/bibisellison - Hometown rock star. This girl has RIDICULOUS pipes, man. She's insane. Really awesome. Check her out, friend her on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/#!/BibisEllisonBand?ref=ts), go see her live! She needs to be famous. :D
http://www.etsy.com/shop/shaebay - Awesome girl, AMAZING crafts. She's kinda geeky and crazy, so her stuff is always really fun. :D Also here's her blog (http://shaesrandommusings.blogspot.com/)! Follow her!
http://www.etsy.com/shop/acorngirl - Another cool crafter person. She's super nice and makes really cool stuff.
http://christineashleypictures.blogspot.com/ - Follow her too! Her pictures are AMAZING. I went to school with her a long time ago, and she's an awesome person. Seriously though. Her blog is GORGEOUS.
http://advocationofthedevil.blogspot.com/ - Another friend, really interesting blog (when she updates it :D). Follow her, as well. ^_^
http://www.taithompson.com/ - Friend of mine who does graphic design stuffs. It's pretty cool.
http://jamiesessions.blogspot.com/ - If you like home-brewed beer and wrestling, this blog is for you. :D He's an awesome guy and I love him, and his blog should be followed. Do it!
http://www.amyopoly.com/ - A friend of mine from waaaay back in the day is now a makeup artist, and this is her site! She's pretty good at it, too! There's some really cool tutorials, and she talks about a lot of neat things related to makeup, if you're interested in that sort of thing. It's a cool site, and she's also got a blog and a Youtube account. :D Check it out!
All right, that's all I can think of at the mo'. I'm sure there's more, and hey - if any of you guys with cool stuff on the webs sees this post, leave a comment with a link! And return the favor by pimpin' out my blog/Etsy, plzkthx. :D
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