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Erika

erikawesterlind

About Me

I am 100% Swedish. I am the daughter of two anthropologists. I am a hippie, naturopathic, liberal, artist, Christian. I am a ski bum at heart. I am an outdoor lover stuck in the city. I am allergic to more things than I have fingers to count on. I am a musician, printmaker, potter. I am a brand new aunt. I'm married to the best guy in the world.

My Interests

Skiing, skiing, coffee, skiing, skiing, the outdoors, coffee, skiing, and mostly skiing.

I'd like to meet:

Mother Theresa, Dorothy Day, John Rawls, Martin Luther King Jr., and many other progressive Christian heroes.

Music:

I like to play.

My Blog

Dad's in the hospital

Sorry for the lack of Harry Potter correspondance...my Dad had a seizure on Sunday afternoon (two hours after I finished Harry Potter).  It was a weird experience, because I was in Harry Potter-l...
Posted by Erika on Sun, 29 Jul 2007 02:11:00 PST

New friends at Hogwarts

I met a friend at Hogwarts Bastyr Extension Campus where I have started taking Biochemistry for the fall (for all you non-muggles, it's the study of chemistry that doesn't change when you want it to)....
Posted by Erika on Wed, 18 Jul 2007 02:02:00 PST

Invites are in the mail

W/ invites are in the mail.  I'm pretty proud of them.  I definitely have the most unusual wedding invitations, I believe. I guess I should've done the cover to Invasion USA as the wedding i...
Posted by Erika on Fri, 29 Jun 2007 06:03:00 PST

Day 11 of allergy adventures

So on top of my amazing allergy adventures, now Jason is having his own allergy guhdnesses.  He reacted to some antibiotics and he's now a hive-covered-fiance.  The best kind, in my opinion....
Posted by Erika on Fri, 08 Dec 2006 12:21:00 PST

Day 3 of Allergy Adventures

Is it just me, or does it seem like Lent all over again.  If I lose my hair again, I'm gonna be ticked off.It's day 3 of my allergy-free diet.  So far I'm hopped up on enzymes and marshmallo...
Posted by Erika on Sat, 02 Dec 2006 06:01:00 PST

Sexy food allergies

Nothing is more physically attractive than a woman with multiple food allergies.  Oh how I love IBS!So I went to Bastyr's clinic again yesterday for my stomach problems again and I got the result...
Posted by Erika on Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:25:00 PST

Save Darfur

Friends, if you have a few seconds in your day (while you're waiting for a myspace page to load), go to savedarfur.org and send a letter to the president and your congressperson.  It is very impo...
Posted by Erika on Sat, 28 Oct 2006 02:57:00 PST

Planning a wedding.

    Planning a wedding sucks.  I hate dresses.  I hate going into bridal stores and seeing sappy women gooeing all over dresses and gunk.  And I really hate tiaras. ...
Posted by Erika on Thu, 19 Oct 2006 09:35:00 PST

Engaged!!!!

    That's right, engaged!!! Eeek! (I said yes!)Jason proposed to me today.  We are in the middle of a 3-week long road trip on our way from Nashville to Montana (and me headed to ...
Posted by Erika on Thu, 28 Sep 2006 06:16:00 PST

peacestartswithme.org

Hi Friends, I started a website called peacestartswithme.org (www.peacestartswithme.org) It is a place where we can pledge to make small lifestyle changes to spread peace.  Please, my friends, m...
Posted by Erika on Sat, 01 Jul 2006 03:41:00 PST