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Erik

For a day, for an hour

About Me

What about me?

My Interests

Music, staying in, getting on, getting up, sleeping in, eating out, getting down, tuning in, breakfast, dinner, Starbucks(tm), the dog park, snow, shows, water, mountains.

I'd like to meet:

Sane, logical, realistic people. Okay, yeah, they don't exist. You'll do just fine! ;)

Music:

Front Line Assembly, The Pixies, Ladytron, Shiny Toy Guns, Bloc Party remixed, Stabbing Westward, NIN, Muse, Faith No More, the Presets, Postal Service, Moby, White Stripes, Queens of the Stoneage, Sunscreem, Juno Reactor, Ferry Corsten, PvD, Skinny Puppy, Interpol, Franz Ferdinand, Sasha, Industrial, Goth, Trance, 80's, Nu Wave Flipside... On & on until the break of dawn...

Movies:

Stranger Than Fiction, Walk the Line, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Garden State, Love Actually, Afterhours, Brazil, Ronin, Heat, the Insider, Michael Mann, Cohen Brothers, the Arclight!

Television:

Movies.

Books:

'Socks' by Beverly Cleary, 'Flowers for Algernon' by Daniel Keyes

Heroes:

Jeffery Wigand & Lowell Bergman. And those with strength and conviction of character and the will to stand up against that which is wrong, unjust and unfair. The underdog. Anyone who doesn't run and hide in the face of adversity.

My Blog

America Homogenized

Guess the "No Child Left Behind" act wasn't enough (AKA "let's bring everyone down to the lowest common level" act) .  Now children are being punished for being too good at something: http://msn....
Posted by Erik on Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:12:00 PST

Why Do We Need Stricter Gun Laws?

We need a license to drive an automobile and adult supervision until we get that license.  We need a license to get married (but unfortunately not to have children), there are even restrictions o...
Posted by Erik on Wed, 13 Aug 2008 01:41:00 PST

Talk

Oh lover I can't, I can't get through.I've been trying hard to reach you, cause I don't know what to do.Oh lover I can't believe it's true.I'm so scared about the future and I wanna talk to you.Oh, I ...
Posted by Erik on Sat, 21 Jun 2008 08:15:00 PST

Useless Hands-Free Phone Law Goes Into Effect July

Starting July 1st in California, one can not use their cellphone while driving a car without a handsfree device.  I've known this was coming for a while.  What a completely stupid & ...
Posted by Erik on Tue, 03 Jun 2008 02:15:00 PST

Nothing But You (PvD)

Norwegian:Jeg har ingentingMen jeg har altNar jeg har deg.English:I have nothingBut I have everythingWhen I have you....
Posted by Erik on Fri, 09 May 2008 09:39:00 PST

Wuthering Heights

Out on the wiley, windy moorsWe’d roll and fall in green.You had a temper like my jealousy:Too hot, too greedy.How could you leave me,When I needed to possess you?I hated you. I loved you, too.B...
Posted by Erik on Thu, 03 Apr 2008 02:33:00 PST

Into The Wild

"And so it turned out that only a life similar to the life of those around us, merging with it without a ripple, is genuine life, and that an unshared happiness is not happiness...  Happiness onl...
Posted by Erik on Wed, 02 Apr 2008 01:03:00 PST

Re-Gifting of Second Hand Thoughts

Borrowed from Melinda’s quote from Anahata: "When we don’t know what to do about some emotional dilemma, we can be sure that it’s because our heads are getting in the way: Our h...
Posted by Erik on Sun, 30 Mar 2008 02:17:00 PST

Laid

This bed is on fireWith passion and loveThe neighbours complain about the noises aboveBut she only cums when she's on topMy therapist said not to see you no moreShe said you're like a disease without ...
Posted by Erik on Sat, 01 Sep 2007 08:36:00 PST

Disappointed

No, not about me this time.  But what happened to a friend of mine recently just reminded me yet once again how lame so many of you are.  It begs to ask: What are 'friends' for?Pro...
Posted by Erik on Tue, 12 Jun 2007 04:51:00 PST