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Erika

I am here for Friends

About Me

Well, it depends on which one of us you mean. www.ypuesnada.blogspot.com

My Interests

Bulldogs with good names, daytime drinking at the Telephone Bar, writing about everyone, playing tennis with people who don't take it too seriously, Chanel, Cash Cab, snowboarding with the pod, buying stuff, new seasons, making fun of people, 826NYC and the Superhero Supply Store, hugging Neil, waking up sober, sleepovers at Eric's candy shop, TONI

I'd like to meet:

People who can pronounce 'nuclear' correctly

Music:

Spoon, The Ballet, Fischerspooner, Scissor Sisters, Voxtrot, Killers, Andrew Bird, Chillout Sessions (!!!), Gnarls Barkley, Beck, Pheonix, Snow Patrol, Hot Hot Heat, Bob Sinclair, The Postal Service, The Divine Comedy, Nico, Aimee Mann, The Dresden Dolls, Adam Green, Manu Chao, Joni Mitchell, Dan Bern, Infinite Mass, The Smiths, Warren G, David Byrne, Biggie Smalls, N.E.R.D, Kenna, Missy Elliott, Ludakris, Big Pun, Lil Kim, Eminem, Snoop Dog, Radiohead, Tool, Weezer, Billy Joel, James Taylor, Tori Amos, Liz Phair, Ani DiFranco, The Talking Heads, Peter Gabriel, Belle and Sebastian, IZ, Herbie Hancock, Nina Simone, Edith Piaf, Ella Fitzgerald

Books:

Hemingway: Garden of Eden, 'Hills like White Elephants,' A Clean, Well-Lighted Place' //Atwood: The Robber Bride, Alias Grace, Oryx and Crake// Irving: A Prayer for Owen Meany, A Widow for One Year, The Fourth Hand// Steinbeck: East of Eden// Saramago: Blindness// Whitehead: Apex Hides the Hurt// Tim O'Brien: Tomcat in Love// Shirley JacksonL We Have Always Lived in The Castle Updike: Trust Me// Sartre: No Exit// Anne Tyler: Earthly Posessions, Celestial Navigation// David Sedaris: Me Talk Pretty One Day, Naked// Oates: The Tattoed Girl// Vonnegut: God Bless You Dr. Kevorkian, Timequake// Eugenides: Middlesex

Heroes:

My siblings

My Blog

Been A While

All of a sudden it's cold and everyone has boots and sweaters that came out of nowhere and my hair calms down by itself. I keep moving and I guess the time keeps going, too, and that's where Friday co...
Posted by Erika on Fri, 30 Sep 2005 08:08:00 PST

sometimes

there are too many people in my way when i'm walking down sixth avenue and i have to keep sidestepping them noisily in flip-flops and swipe them every so often with my handbag just to let them know wh...
Posted by Erika on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Wynn Las Vegas

So, maybe I'm a spoiled brat. Some people might have no problem spending a few nights in Vegas at just any old hotel or even a very nice hotel. I, on the other hand, will never again visit this place ...
Posted by Erika on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Reasons Why Strange Men On The Street Should Not Ask Me Out On Dates

1. I will invariably say no. (Unless, of course, the man is not a stranger but actually Jack Nicholson. Then I will say yes). 2. I am sweating and really don't feel like talking to anyone. 3. Dates ...
Posted by Erika on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Lifetime

I didn't mean to watch four consecutive hours of Lifetime today. I had my plan all mapped out- get up, go to my interview, spend an hour or so at the bookstore and then write for a few hours before st...
Posted by Erika on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Things That Reminded Me of Brian Today

1) Rocket Wraps 2) Forbes Magazine Building 3) Anyone with a slogan on his shirt 4) All of the songs on my ipod 5) The fact that there is Tony Robbins on my ipod 6) Darkly tinted Maximas 7) Babies asl...
Posted by Erika on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

I Hate Brooklyn

It's really hard to recall if I have ever gotten in and out of Brooklyn without some wrenching difficulty that ruins the evening. I leave parties with ample time to get home without passing out on the...
Posted by Erika on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Nada y pues nada

Here we go again only lightly this time into the bowels of self that become thicker and more unmanageable in the absence of the other. Sinking only takes a second and he drives away. I hope that he sl...
Posted by Erika on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

Things One Might Do Instead of Working In The Summer

One might find herself glued (quite literally, due to the scorching heat) to a chair at a local coffee shop in a desperate attempt to complete the focal chapter of her novel. She might be disturbed by...
Posted by Erika on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST

This so-called 'meme'

Can someone tell me, please, what the term 'meme' is short for? Meanwhile, since this offers an opportunity for me to talk about my two favorite topics (books and myself), here are my responses: book...
Posted by Erika on Mon, 01 Jan 1900 12:00:00 PST