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Bald Eric

The times they are a-changin

About Me

Just your average bald guy having a good time, all the time.
I also live at balderic.com .

My Interests

Outdoorsy stuff like hiking, biking, sailing, soaking away the world in BFE hot springs and good music. Breakfast at Xochitl's...

Big Hodd Todd & The Monsters
"Soul For Every Cowboy"

HSUS MySpace Page | HSI Homepage

I'd like to meet:

everyone worthy. Of course, worthy is a relative term; are you?

Music:

All kinds: Dear & the Headlights , Pinback, The Magnetic Fields, Ramones, Blanche Davidian (hola Jamie & Zeb), Social Distortion, Authority Zero , Roger Clyne & The Peacemakers , Cousins Of The Wize (peace PI), Hans Olson , Tramps and Thieves , the Reign Kings , Jason DeVore , RUSH, Pink Floyd, Tool, Mazzy Star, Cat Power, The Dead Can Dance, Xymox, The Sisters Of Mercy, The Swans, The Jesus And Mary Chain, Aimee Mann, Alison Krauss, Echo & The Bunnymen, They Might Be Giants, Garbage, VNV Nation, The Damned, New Model Army, Johnny Cash, U2, Peter Murphy, Siouxsie, Pixies, Pogues, Robert Cray, Sigur Ros, ...

Movies:

The Wall, Sid&Nancy, Splendor in the Grass, What Dreams May Come, The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Gods Must Be Crazy, Deathrace 2000, Gothic

Television:

TLC, Discovery, History Channel, Lifetime (JK!!!!), Simpsons, Family Guy, Arrested Development

Books:

Desert Solitaire, The Monkey Wrench Gang (thanks Dave & Finkbine!), A Tale Of Two Cities, everything Anne Rice, Arizona Atlas & Gazatteer, Canyoneering Arizona, Arizona Rivers and Streams Guide- my sources for backcountry planning, how-to books on sailing and home improvement projects, damned tech manuals

Heroes:

Benjamin Franklin (kicked ass!), my brother- the strongest person I've ever known, all the GIs stuck in The Sandbox


TELL ME ABOUT YOURSELF - The Survey
Name: Eric
Birthday: February 9
Birthplace: Phoenix, AZ
Current Location: Scottsdale, AZ
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: What hair? Was light brown last I saw it...
Height: 6'2"
Right Handed or Left Handed: Right
Your Heritage: White boy; Finnish
The Shoes You Wore Today: Docs
Your Weakness: bedroom eyes
Your Fears: not living life to its fullest
Your Perfect Pizza: Papago Brewing's T-Rex with jalapenos
Goal You Would Like To Achieve This Year: prosper with my own business
Your Most Overused Phrase On an instant messenger: : )
Thoughts First Waking Up: already?!
Your Best Physical Feature: eyes
Your Bedtime: hopefully while it's still dark
Your Most Missed Memory: family camping trips
Pepsi or Coke: Coke (but Mountain Dew)
MacDonalds or Burger King: Burger King in a pinch
Single or Group Dates: I'm an Aquarius, so you choose
Lipton Ice Tea or Nestea: Lipton
Chocolate or Vanilla: Chocolate
Cappuccino or Coffee: Coffee
Do you Smoke: nope
Do you Swear: been known to utter a few words
Do you Sing: poorly
Do you Shower Daily: si
Have you Been in Love: absolutely
Do you want to go to College: hee hee hee
Do you want to get Married: I do
Do you belive in yourself: yes
Do you get Motion Sickness: no
Do you think you are Attractive: uniquely, yes
Are you a Health Freak: not this week
Do you get along with your Parents: very well
Do you like Thunderstorms: my favorite thing in the world
Do you play an Instrument: not well
In the past month have you Drank Alcohol: my liver seems to think so
In the past month have you Smoked: no
In the past month have you been on Drugs: no
In the past month have you gone on a Date: yes
In the past month have you gone to a Mall: unfortunately, yes
In the past month have you eaten a box of Oreos: nope
In the past month have you eaten Sushi: YES!!!
In the past month have you been on Stage: I have
In the past month have you been Dumped: nuh-uh
In the past month have you gone Skinny Dipping: yes
In the past month have you Stolen Anything: does a heart count?
Ever been Drunk: I don't remember...
Ever been called a Tease: yes
Ever been Beaten up: it was a mutual thing- I have a brother
Ever Shoplifted: no
How do you want to Die: happy
What do you want to be when you Grow Up: a daddy
What country would you most like to Visit: all of this one
In a Boy/Girl..
Favourite Eye Color: blue,green,grey
Favourite Hair Color: blonde,brunette,redhead
Short or Long Hair: no preference
Height: tall enough
Weight: proportionate
Best Clothing Style: her own
Number of Drugs I have taken: believe it or not, none
Number of CDs I own: more than 4
Number of Piercings: 3
Number of Tattoos: 0
Number of things in my Past I Regret: 2
CREATE YOUR OWN! - or - GET PAID TO TAKE SURVEYS!

My Blog

Laughs

Things that make my day better. ...
Posted by Bald Eric on Thu, 17 Apr 2008 01:48:00 PST

Content, but happy? Life fragments.

The house is getting better every day, little by little, and one of these days I'll be proud to host a gathering of my good friends. Still have a bunch of work to do but The Ghetto v 2.0 will be ready...
Posted by Bald Eric on Thu, 14 Feb 2008 08:07:00 PST

Life update v12.29.07

Haven't been on here much lately because of work, work, fun, work, work, beer, work, work, and work. Thrilling, huh? My life is rapidly being reclaimed by its rightful owner, me, and I'm not sure how ...
Posted by Bald Eric on Sun, 30 Dec 2007 04:35:00 PST

Goodbye, my buddy Cheetah

Fifteen minutes ago I walked into my house after another long night at work and having grabbed a bite and a couple of beers at Papago and noticed that it was kind of warm in my house, so my first thou...
Posted by Bald Eric on Thu, 08 Nov 2007 11:55:00 PST

Setting my sights

It's about time I caught up with myself for a change. Work has been hellish yet ridiculously fun; oxymoron for $1000, Alex?The 80+ hour weeks are over, well, for a while at least, and I'm once again f...
Posted by Bald Eric on Sat, 22 Sep 2007 11:19:00 PST

Things are...

Neat. Really, neat. I like my new job, I've uncorked my head from my ass and spent a short time with people I missed even more than I knew, and I've been getting to spend time with new wonderful peopl...
Posted by Bald Eric on Tue, 17 Jul 2007 11:33:00 PST

Friends?!?! WTF happened?

So I log in today and a bunch of friends' profiles appear to be deleted but they're not. Either 6 friends blacklisted me in unison or myspace sucks chocolate salty balls. grrrrrrrrrrr Was it something...
Posted by Bald Eric on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 08:21:00 PST

Cheers

Ok, a bunch of us were sitting around over many beers and just being when I mentioned a song to Doug that I wanted to play at Brent's service this coming Wednesday, and he countered, perfectly, "Do yo...
Posted by Bald Eric on Sun, 15 Apr 2007 02:18:00 PST

Show & Tell

I knocked off early yesterday and took Casey out to play for the afternoon. Saw a bunch of roadrunners, rabbits, buzzards, great blue herons and hawks watching us, a coyote up a hill and two river ott...
Posted by Bald Eric on Fri, 18 May 2007 05:12:00 PST

Can't wait for May!

So, again, previous commitments keep me from enjoying one of my favorite activities: sailing. Yep, the Rocky Point Challenge catamaran races are this weekend and I'll be stuck in a windowless hell dur...
Posted by Bald Eric on Fri, 20 Apr 2007 01:38:00 PST