i found it.

i know every girl thinks she's carrie bradshaw. it's the way the show is set up. anyone who's seen an episode of sex and the city knows that carrie represents every woman, and that charlotte, miranda and samantha represent her three extremes. carrie carries a piece of each of their personalities just as she carries their love, and that is the beauty of the show.

it's how girlfriends work. my friends are my friends because i see a little of myself in each of them, but also because we have that sisterly love.

anyway, carrie is a writer, loves girly things, is completely confident and totally insecure. i've wanted a totally carrie quote to grace the title of my blog for months, and here is is, folks: "maybe the best any of us can do is not quit, play the hand we've been given and accessorize the outfit we've got." amen, sister.

i will now reward you with five minutes of uninterrupted eye contact.

that's the only funny line in the whole movie. there. now you don't have to see "baby mama." i'm disappointed, tina fey.

i want a blog ABOUT something

my (now former) roommate is going to start a blog about cleaning and cleaning products. i said, "i want a blog that's about something!" to which she replied, "you should blog about shoes." so here it is, little erin, my post about shoes. when i have a shoe story, i will faithfully tell it here.

i have a wedding to attend (working toward my 27 dresses!!) this weekend, and all i want is a pair of black heels with a pointy toe and a heel under 6 inches. now you would think that a reasonably sized city with two good malls would have a pair for me. don't feel foolish - i thought the same thing. i found one pair, but first let me explain to you my rules for shoes and handbags, so you will understand why these shoes were unacceptable.

1. i will not spend over $100 on a pair of shoes or a handbag. i don't really care if you think i'm cheap.
2. if i am spending over $50 on a pair of shoes or a handbag, i demand leather. if you are interested in a $70 vinyl purse, i've got some swamp land in florida you might wanna take a look at. again, i don't care if you think i'm cheap.

and there you go. i'm not jessica simpson and i don't have her accessories budget, so get over it.

so...i find these totaly cute black, pointy, 3-inch spike heels that i just love, and they're $104.

to make a long story short, i found a great shoe clearance at the Grand Teton Mall during a trip to idaho falls and found precisely what i needed - for $35. i was so happy, i even sprang for another pair - purple crocodile pumps.

we adore each filthy chore

this weekend i spent an inordinate amount of time cleaning my apartment. and for a small sliver of time, i felt what must be the housewife's equivalent excitement of finding designer jeans for $50 at tj maxx (complete and utter exhilaration): yes, it's discovering how using a mr. clean magic eraser can scrub dirt out of places you never thought possible.

what started as a quest to make the kitchen sink faucet shine like the top of the chrysler building became a game. i felt a little like monica gellar, knowing that if anyone could out-clean myself, it would be me. and i think it's safe to say that i succeeded. not only is the dishwasher now as white as the day it was born, but the front door looks like it got a fresh coat of paint, and every base board in sight is completely pristine.

i encourage you to go out and buy a few magic erasers as soon as you can, and then just see where the day takes you!

take a chance.

sometimes, all you have to do to get what you want is ask for it.

two words.

david cook. gosh, it's like every week i forget the joy that is american idol, and then i remember that i'll get to hear david cook sing and i wait with bated breath wondering what he's going to cook up this time (no pun intended).

and maybe the weirdest part of the whole thing is that i'm being totally serious. i'm about five seconds away from hopping on itunes and building myself a david cook album (that doesn't include that SKETCH our lady peace rendition).

in related news, let me know if you think of a HOBBY i can take up. holy hannah.

all my hopes and dreams

i just realized that "juno" will be out on dvd next tuesday and can i just say: i couldn't be happier. i love that movie for so many reasons. let's list a few. ok.

1. michael cera is a comic genius. and while george michael bluth will always be your best role, i couldn't be happier that you have been able to go from a geeky kid in those zack morris shirts dating ann (her?) to a geeky kid who had enough game to get a girl pregnant. and a smart one like ellen page, to boot.

2. rainn wilson's funny cameo at the beginning: "that ain't no etch-a-sketch. this is one doodle that can't be un-did, homeskillet." i don't care who you are. a nerdy white man calling ellen page "homeskillet" is just delightful.

3. the movie references other movies. for pop culture junkies, this is truly the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. "bleeker's mom looked like a woman who could have been attractive at one time. but, now she just looks like a hobbit. you know, that fat one who was in 'goonies?'"

lbh, i could go on here. but i think you get the point. just buy it people. buy the movie.

image: http://i.imdb.com/Photos/Ss/0467406/JunoFINAL.jpg

Ahem.

This is just to say that even though David Cook wore that girly jacket and did a terrible cover of that cute Our Lady Peace song, I still like him better than that other David on American Idol.

image: http://www.newsday.com/media/photo/2008-03/36940782.jpg

raining more than ever...

i have this thing about urban music. (i call it urban music because i know it makes me sound even more square than i really am.) i just can't take it seriously. the beats are so severe, the vocals are so shouty, and they're all about lipgloss, grillz and umbrellas.

the other day when i was looking for a way to put some music on my blog a la playlist.com (can't figure it out...would SURE love a tutorial), i came across a fab little singer named marie digby. among her folky pop music is a cute little number called umbrella.



of course we know that this is a rihanna song, but all we hear from her these days is "please don't stop the music." please do, actually. someone please, please stop the music.

marie digby's "umbrella" is a minimalist, sweet song with - get this - lyrics i can understand. it reminded me of how much i love the people close to me. all of you...you can stand under my umbrella. ella. ella. eh. eh. eh...

hot wheels, man.

a few months ago i realized that i had been telling everyone that my little brother was 14 when really not only was he 15, he would soon be 16. so he is 16 now and has a driver's license, and looky here at his new ride.it's a 1986 celica. yeah, that's a toyota (name that movie). i particularly love the pop-up headlights and the authentic rims!

i just can't believe that my tiny kid brother is driving. let's see...here's some births/deaths of the year i started driving:

y2k freakout. napster. gw bid for the presidency. the ibook. lance armstrong's tour de france winning streak. the matrix. pokemon. ricky martin. who wants to be a millionaire? blair witch project. "baby one more time." shel silverstein dies. jfk jr dies. columbine massacre. backstreet boys "millennium" sets first-week sales record of the 90s. "genie in a bottle." the new radicals break up. geri halliwell's post-spice efforts. faith hill's "breathe" video...she kept the dress. blue da ba dee da ba dah. mandy moore's "candy" video...loved that green vw. no, i don't want no scrub. shania twain takes an official pro stance on guy liner with her "man! i feel like a woman" video.

think about it.

what would you do with a huge raise? i think i might...

1. take piano lessons
2. give to the make a wish foundation
3. get eyelash extensions

shauna rocks.

today my friend/coworker brought me last week's issue of us weekly, which features none other than the lovely lauren conrad! page after page of her fabulous hair color for my personal enrichment. thanks, Shauna!

i am so sketchy.

so tonight, ryan seacrest gets on that american idol stage and announces some ridiculous news about some people i don't know about taking some sort of action and preempting tonight's episode! i don't know if it's worse that i actually fell for it (april fools - very funny, ryan) or the fact that upon hearing the news i was about thisclose to being about 80% bugged.

in related news, it's sure going to be nice when i finally have enough energy to go out and do things again. (devotees will remember that i had a recent run-in with mono and that i enjoy sleeping and popsicles.)

the show was on, of course, and i'm going to be honest. if i had to have watched "moment of truth" the way ryan was letting on at the beginning, i wouldn't have missed a thing.
you are so smug, seacrest.

how do i love thee?

ok, so i decided that for a few posts, i will abolish the use of caps. i write emails for a living, and everything must be formatted perfectly and totally grammatically sound. i guess that doesn't hold true on my little blog here, but still, i am reaching for that shift key like you wouldn't believe right now. it is kind of nice though, right? a little more informal?
well the point of the matter is, death cab for cutie has a new single out, called "i will possess your heart," and i just love it. i don't know if i love it because i know it's death cab or what, but i can totally hear in my head what it will sound like live, and i can hardly wait to act like a hipster and go to their concert here in may. can hardly freakin wait.

you can hear the song right now on their myspace page. makes me feel kinda icky linking to myspace but i know that once you fall in love with the song you'll do the right thing and download it for real american money just like i did.