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Erin Elsbeth

I am here for Friends

About Me

i am a east coastah' who loves living on the west coast for now. (i will be moving back at some point though.) i love laughing till i cry. i hate going to bed when around good company .at some point in my life i would love to own two giraffes and name them vinager and schnizel. teaching art classes to little kids is the best job i have ever had..

My Interests

Taking adventure walks,laughing, seahorses, hot sauce sampling, camping,sitting in natural hotsprings, dorking out, crafting, dancing, drawing, learning,checking out shows, riding my bike, playing scrabble, eating, hanging out by the ocean, cooking, tai chi, being outside, bowling, reading, roller skating, snuggling with my kitties, spending time with fun smart people.

I'd like to meet:

the person that opens up the first dunkin' donuts in san francisco

Music:

Broken Social Scene, Kevin Drew, Feist, Apostle of Hustle, Diplo, Pixies, Bjork, Dj Shadow, Richie Hawtin, Thievery Corp, English Beat, Coco Rosie,Flaming Lips, Tosca, Gorillaz, King Tubby, Nick Drake, Beck, Elvis Presley, Four Tet, Stereolab,Desmond Dekker,Paul Simon, Dead Can Dance, the Talking Heads, Cat Power, Eagles of Death Metal, Built to Spill,Talk Talk, Land of the Loops, PJ harvey, Grand Puba,Arcade Fire, Rahzel, The Roots, Wu Tang, Os Mutantes,A Tribe Called Quest,Wayward Sway, Xavier Rudd, The Slip,Iron and Wine,My Morning Jacket, Guided by Voices,Mike Relm, Gary Numan, Hall and Oates, Kruder and Dorfmeister, The American Analog Set,Blvd, Ghostland Observatory, Prefuse 73... there are sooo many..

Movies:

Mad Hot Ballroom, Run Lola Run, Best in Show, Rushmore,Finding Nemo, Groundhog Day, Raising Arizona, Better off Dead, Office Space, The Iron Giant, High Fidelity, Say Anything, American Movie, Billy Elliot, Fargo, Spellbound,Eternal Sunshine, R Kelly in the closet, Blades of Glory,Thumbsucker

Television:

meh

Books:

a few faves: A Prayer for Owen Meany, A Tree Grows in Brookyln, Franny and Zoe, Naked, Running With Scissors, Apathy, Catcher in the Rye, The Executioners Song, The Tipping Point, Where the wild things are, The Unmaking of Elvis Presley, Julie and Julia, Rats....and any true crime books

Heroes:

mi madre

My Blog

and they're gone

my tonsils that is.  i can't open my mouth wide enough yet to see, but i know that they are gone.  i look and feel like a total wreck but also know that i am getting better.  it will ta...
Posted by Erin Elsbeth on Fri, 05 Jan 2007 08:54:00 PST

yikes

i am one week away from having my surgery and i am starting to really wig out. getting my tonsils taken out doesn't concern me as much as getting the side of my face cut open. hospitals are scary! ...
Posted by Erin Elsbeth on Wed, 27 Dec 2006 12:52:00 PST

5 for freer

so the new developments these days would be.....1. i got to kick it with my good friend Ashley last friday, we were blessed with free tickets to the Live 105 concert and got to see Modest Mouse, the ...
Posted by Erin Elsbeth on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 08:47:00 PST

can't wait for turkey!

i just ate for the first time today about a hour ago and it was a egg salad sandwich which was the most bland thing i have ever tasted in my life.  i had gotten it at some chain coffee shop on fi...
Posted by Erin Elsbeth on Thu, 23 Nov 2006 03:50:00 PST

the positive side of being home sick

the good things that have come out of me being sick...- getting to sleep as much as possible without feeling "lazy"- i haven't smoked a cancer stick since last monday-haven't drank alcohol in a week-...
Posted by Erin Elsbeth on Mon, 09 Oct 2006 06:29:00 PST

my 1st Burning Man!!!

I don't even know where to begin....It was the most amazing place/experience I have ever had. I LOVED: riding my bike around at night looking at the floats, people in gorgeous costumes, and hearing ...
Posted by Erin Elsbeth on Fri, 08 Sep 2006 04:13:00 PST

running on fumes

yup, that is me. i am soooooo excited to be going to Burningman in 10 days you have no idea. good friends, new friends,seeing old friends, music, camping, art, food, dancing, pirate gear, wigs, cost...
Posted by Erin Elsbeth on Mon, 21 Aug 2006 11:20:00 PST

things I should've done today instead of listening to drum & bass on my walkman, lying in bed

1. brought my comforter to the drycleaners around the corner2. left my computer OFF3. my dishes, all of them instead of half4. gone for a walk5. made a budget plan so I can go to Burning Man6. cal...
Posted by Erin Elsbeth on Fri, 14 Jul 2006 03:56:00 PST

my new vice

Rollerskating. I went yesterday and have been thinking about it all day. Some of the things I am thinking are...when I get my *dream* roller skates how much fun it will be, how I can't wait to get r...
Posted by Erin Elsbeth on Tue, 30 May 2006 03:03:00 PST

birthday excitement!

Some years around my birthday I could care less. Other years I feel like running around and gathering everyone I know onto the beach and having BBQ food and bonfires all night!This year I am really e...
Posted by Erin Elsbeth on Sat, 13 May 2006 11:36:00 PST