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Erin

I fear my mental crackers are crumbling

About Me

I'm a 27 year old female who is all pisces (sun sign and rising sign, which most astrologists consider the more significant of the 2). Astrology is complex and interesting but I don't follow it much, but the sign matches me completely, as I'm an almost constant daydreamer and I love anything to do with creativity, color, and fantasy.
I'm a huge movie nut, especially horror, an avid reader, self-proclaimed and proud-of-it internet addict, and have the most amazing son in the world. I love animals, life, God, the earth, and people. I love the moon, the night (am a night owl since birth, I just come more alive), winter and rain, violent weather with white lightning and rumbling thunder. I love my car, even if it's old, and if I had the time and money, I would drive it forever. I hate change and there's the typical sentimental trait of the pisces peeking out again. I have a lot of hobbies that grab my attention, including homemade hot process soapmaking, toiletry making, crafts, am obsessed with music and my mp3 player, ocassional fiction writing when I get off my lazy ass, decorating just about anything, amateur web design, dvd and entertainment memorabilia collecting, review writing (again, when I get off my behind), and have been a studying herbalist for several years. Work wise, I'm the office manager for a pool and spa renovation company.
I'm pleased to say I'll never fully grow up, for what would be the fun in that? I think it's important to keep that magic we experienced in our hearts as children alive, carrying a bit of optimism and wide-eyed wonder with us to our death beds. The world can be a cruel place - everyone needs to learn to be level headed enough to be wary and realistic, yet not allowing ourselves to linger on the small things can turn out just as dangerous in the end. I'm happy to say I figure I've found a decent balance between the two. But enough with all the serious talk - let's get on with the fun!
My Favorite Internet Stops
The BEST horror reviewer and forum online - linking to joblo.com, the best general movie forum: (Handle: ERIN_LoJ):
Another horror forum connected with the world's best horror magazine (Darkhaven80 handle)
Friend's Websites:
John's Wheels of Terror, never knew a person who put so much energy and time into a site and group, great guy and great stuff:
Jon the movie geek's home-made film venture:
My Last.fm details
I love the Universal Monsters!
The ULTIMATE Music Manager! Best for organizing, tagging, synchronizing with MP3 players, album art, free, and be sure to check out the forum as the program is fully customizable with custom scripts.
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Music:

I'll listen to about any kind of music, but my favorites are rock in all its forms. Hard rock, soft rock, oldies, classical, film soundtracks, small smidge of Opera, POP, alternative, about anything that's good. I've never been into rap and am more picky when it comes to country. I've never embraced nu-metal all that much. Just about every song in every genre strikes me as good every once in awhile.

Movies:

Rabid horror fan. Whether in movies, books, music, or collectibles. No favorite in the genre, there's too many to choose from. Because of this, I can't bring myself to list even one horror film in the below:
Some Non-Horror : Braveheart (The movie, the story, the music - all beautiful, haunting, amazing), Scarface (Building a small collection of memorabilia here, one of the best movies...ever), Man without a face (Another Mel Gibson have-to-see), Planes Trains and automobiles (John Candy - THE COMEDIAN), Meet the Parents, Romancing the Stone (Childhood favorite), Adventures in Babysitting (Beyond dorky but hilarious when I was a kid), French Kiss (Not the biggest Meg Ryan fan, but this one never grows old, sensational), Terms of Endearment (If you're ever in search of a tear-jerker, this is it), It's a Wonderful life, Gone with the wind, Red Heat (Yes, the Arnold comedy, it's hysterical), Rambo (First one was great), The Dirty Dozen, Dirty Harry, and many others. I'd better stop, the urge to start naming suspenses like Jacob's Ladder, Whatever happened to Baby Jane, and Vertigo and slipping into horror is killing me here
Favorite Actors - Al Pacino (I'm a major Pacino whore! This man can bring reality to anything, sensational), John Candy (The true comedian, he's missed), James Stewart (Truly inspiring, a great guy all around and one-of-a-kind actor, Vincent Price (Do I need to elaborate here??), and finally Michael Rosenbaum, not only because he's gorgeous, but because his talent screams volumes.
Actresses? Never had favorites the same as the men, none stood out as much. There's some great ones, but none I overly clicked with. Pity. The only one I've bonded with as a favorite 'horror' actress (although she plays in a lot more) is Dee Wallace Stone. Top notch act.

Television:

The Shield (Vic Mackey - amazing!), Smallville (Goofy idea but addicting as hell, a guilty pleasure), Sex and the City (True friends, amazing show), Seinfield (Weird how my top four start with S), Black and White Bewitched (never grows old), Green Acres (keeps me laughing non-stop, have to sympathize with Oliver), Home Improvement (Tim's antics and jokes are worth it), Roseanne (One of the BEST comedy sitcoms!), Law N Order (Whether the original or SUV, can't stand Criminal Intent), Without a trace (When the hell are they releasing more than Season 1 on DVD!?!?), The Outer Limits (Original, haven't caught the new yet, have to love it!), The Twilight Zone (Classic), Golden Girls (Another top favorite and good example of true friends), Cheers (Some dull moments here and there but overall terrific), The Flintstones (Come on, these are great), The Big Valley (A rare western I'm in love with, they've finally released the first season!), Sisters (Been YEARS, release the seasons! LOVED this way back when), Picket Fences (Another massive favorite, always made myself late for school catching this one, where I fell in love with Tom Skerrit's acting), Dallas (Own every season - the best soap opera on TV, bar none, never gets corny!), Bob Newhart and Newhart (both good in different ways, good if in the mood for deadpan humor), Clarissa Explains it all (ah, those were the days), The Honeymooners (Great oldie), That 70's Show (Thought it would be stupid, turned out clever), Inspector Gadget and Danger Mouse - other kiddie pleasures (Let's not forget first few years of Rugrats, I almost named Gage Tommy as a tribute!), Judge Judy (I try to catch it daily), Coach, The Wonder Years, and sadly there are more

Books:

I never had a favorite book, there are too many to choose from. Favorite Author - Laurell K Hamiltons Anita Blake Series (only the early ones 1-9, rest are readable but induce a grimace or so - hard core porn with no original plot left, rehashed scenes - it didn't have to get old, it just shouldn't have changed in the wrong direction!), Jonathan Kellermans Alex Delaware Series (Now there's a man, every book a page-turned, intelligent, well-written, great), Ruby Jean Jensen (She's let off some stinkers - Chain Letter reeks of high school writing and deadline story, but Celia and a few others are dark and disturbing like only she can do), Graham Masterton (Creative, amazing, amazing writer - loved everything he's done), select Douglas Clegg (he can fall hard sometimes, but other books - esp. anthologies, are great. Also loved his Harper trilogy), Dean Koontz (Geared more toward his earlier stuff but he's always great), Edward Lee - a great guilty pleasure, fine writer and filled with erotica horror, Andrew Neiderman - sadly, sadly overlooked but some 'fun' works - not to mention some horrible trash), and many others

Heroes:



My Blog

Podcasts

I've recently started exploring podcasts. Besides the obvious glorious Rue Morgue podcast (if you're a horror fan who hasn't heard this yet, for shame), here's a few I've found that are enjoyable:The ...
Posted by Erin on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 02:09:00 PST

MP3 player Altoid Tins

Browsing one day, I stumbled upon this idea. A lot of people do them, myself for one (although my fabric idea did NOT work yet). Converting an altoid container into an MP3 holder is a idea that's not ...
Posted by Erin on Sat, 31 Mar 2007 02:07:00 PST

Oh, man...

Just a quick note to say today my son ruined my mothers wood floor. ... She doesn't know it yet. Was at their house dropping brother off from babysitting duty, and he was driving his little Bob the Bu...
Posted by Erin on Mon, 26 Mar 2007 01:22:00 PST

Sound up

Finally, FINALLY, found the fix. Today I have computer sound. I pity those that work with computers all the time.Next week I  get Gage for Spring Break, blissfully happy about that but dreading the mo...
Posted by Erin on Wed, 21 Mar 2007 11:28:00 PST

Sound down

The sound on this stupid computer does NOT work. I believe it's because of the reformatting. I have tried - unsuccessfully - the download the needed driver for it. I'm about to pull my hair out, it's ...
Posted by Erin on Thu, 15 Mar 2007 12:18:00 PST

Quick, quick updates - Finally

Well, I'm finally back online at the apartment. It's been a busy month! Ive been found no fault in the car accident, so I'm thrilled on that. The living room and kitchen are almost done in the apartme...
Posted by Erin on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 12:38:00 PST

Apartment Excitement

Nabbed the apartment today. I'm hesistant and it doesn't seem real now. Delayed shock? I still hate the carpet, but at least there's a wonderful invention called throw rugs. The kitchen floor is ruine...
Posted by Erin on Fri, 02 Feb 2007 09:06:00 PST

People in my town don't know how to read

I've always wanted to be part of a book club. Looking online, it appears every other town around mine HAS one, except here. I've seen at one site where some people express interest, but they've been s...
Posted by Erin on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 10:02:00 PST

Moving Update - Utilities, Utilities, Utilities

Since I'm able to move in next Thursday (which sucks since it's that day because I have the two jobs on Thursday and will barely even get to GLANCE at the place), I'm trying to decide on packages and ...
Posted by Erin on Sun, 28 Jan 2007 09:41:00 PST

Life Update

Well ended up getting a Pontiac sunfire on Tuesday to replace my demolished car. Its used and has high mileage but is great on the eyes. Gage's face lit up when he saw it and realized it was now 'our ...
Posted by Erin on Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:28:00 PST