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Erika

would you not like to be sitting on top of the world with your legs hanging free?

About Me


random facts about moi:
• i'm one of the nicest people you'll ever meet
• i question my sanity, i'm crazy
• i'm quite quirky
• i'm a huge dork
• i smile a lot. you should too, i hear it's contagious
• i drink nonfat chai tea lattes from starbucks religiously
• i pretty much have the coolest birthday ever: 3/11 :@)
• i read... a lot.
• i really don't give a shit what anyone thinks of me. i am who i am, and i don't try to fit in
• i'm fascinated with the little things in life, the things we too often take for granted
• i keep my attitude as positive as i can
• i'm very shy at first
• when i'm not being shy, i'm pretty outgoing and perverted, all those fun things... haha :)
• i'm passionate
• i'm ridiculously persistent
• it takes a lot to piss me off, but when i get mad, i get REALLY mad
• i give phenomenal massages
• i'm a hopeless romantic, but i feel i'm destined for eternal heartache
• i speak my mind too much when i should just shut up, but of course i don't
• i'm easily annoyed at the stupidity of some people
• i like to fuck with people, but it's all in good fun
• i don't eat red meat, pork, or seafood
• i make lists obsessively
• i love to be completely random
• i like to make people smile
• i'm very perceptive
• i have a huge heart. i wear it on my sleeve
• i'm extremely open minded
• i have OCD tendencies
• i know what i need. i fight for what i want
• i'm utterly repulsed by squid, pickles, mayonnaise, bagels, and bananas
• i think it's the most hilarious thing to tickle people
• i'm also quite ticklish myself
• if i could walk around barefoot all the time, i would. but, don't touch my feet
• i have a wicked addiction to chapstick
• i'm quick, i pick up on things fast, but sometimes what should be obvious flies so far over my head that the force of impact would kill me if it fell from such a height;)
• i love to be around people who can make me smile & laugh. if you can, points for you
• i'm terrible at telling stories, but i like to anyway
• i love to learn
• i love life, and it's infinite ability to surprise you
• i want to see the world

My Interests

general:
♥ my amazing & wonderful boyfriend Kevin :]

all you need is love
true friends through all ends
family
music is life
the simple things in life- the little things people take for granted far too often
the human mind in all of its nauseating glory
i want to see the world
life and it's infinite ability to surprise you
taking pictures
ink
laughing until it hurts
comfortable silences
crocheting
dancing
late nights
sporting events
road trips
text messages
sunshine
sunsets
writing
art
karaoke
poetry
making memories
stimulating conversations
bodies of water
tennis
swimming
the beach
exploring "haunted" places
the stars in the sky
feeling appreciated
strong opinions
painting
cooking [for others]
adventures
cuddling
camping
climbing trees
para sailing

I'd like to meet:

i'd like to meet anyone who...
...is real
...is caring
...is goofy

Red Lotus (Skt. kamala; Tib: pad ma chu skyes): This signifies the original nature and purity of the heart (hrdya). It is the lotus of love, compassion, passion and all other qualities of the heart.

Music:

tunes:
311

Movies:

movies:
i love movies. such as- dirty dancing, meet joe black, crybaby, the basketball diaries, bring it on, four rooms, pulp fiction, shawshank redemption, being john malkovich, can't buy me love, benny and joon, the boondock saints, dead poets society, billy madison, blow, drop dead fred, fear and loathing in las vegas, the goonies, indiana jones, star wars, monty python and the holy grail, true romance, the shining, super troopers, what's eating gilbert grape, the virgin suicides, good fellas, nothing to lose, stand by me, garden state, the big lebowski, eternal sunshine of the spotless mind, american beauty, trainspotting, a life less ordinary, & many more!

Television:

television: grey's anatomy, scrubs, seinfeld, jimmy neutron, fairly oddparents, angry beavers, sex & the city, bbc's coupling, law & order, gilmore girls, simpsons, family guy, mr. bean, the oblongs, the office(bbc version), monk, animal planet, cnn, the history channel

Books:

books: mmm-pages.
i like 'em in all shapes and sizes.

Heroes:

heroes: anyone who can overcome difficulties in life and stay strong and positive. people who are true to themselves. anyone with strong opinions who will stand up for what they believe in. passionate people who follow their dreams.

My Blog

don't open strange boxes in the garage...

so last night i was at Melissa's house, and i was helping her take her Christmas tree down.  we needed another box to fit some stuff in.  we found a perfectly sized box in her garage, but it...
Posted by Erika on Thu, 12 Jan 2006 09:52:00 PST

you can leave your hat on...

(that subject was just for you, Melanie) so, i joined in something this past Thursday that i never thought i'd experience.. i saw male exotic dancers at a club in Mentor.  i wasn't too thri...
Posted by Erika on Sat, 17 Dec 2005 01:11:00 PST

kids eating sticks

so i went to my dad's house today to drop something off, and as i was leaving South Euclid, i saw something very strange.  three boys, about 10-12 years old, playing in leaves.  that was fin...
Posted by Erika on Fri, 30 Sep 2005 01:48:00 PST

asiago pesto bread

so i went to this bread store in Mentor today with Melissa and Brianne.  I GOT THE MOST FABULOUS LOAF OF BREAD EVER! omg, it's orgasmic.  it's beautiful.  and it's blog worthy.  ha...
Posted by Erika on Fri, 23 Sep 2005 01:33:00 PST

my toady friend.

I MISS ENGELBERT HUMPERDINCK! don't you Melissa?   let's go to hinckley and find him..!!!! but wait, didn't he come to you and you KILLED HIM WITH THE LAWNMOWER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ...
Posted by Erika on Fri, 23 Sep 2005 11:45:00 PST

argh.

i've decided that nothing makes sense.  it really doesn't.  i don't understand one goddamn thing.  the world has gone completely off of it's rocker.  the entire world.  well, ...
Posted by Erika on Fri, 16 Sep 2005 02:35:00 PST

mayhem at Baker's Square

i must say that i've never had such an experience.  not one to drive Melissa to that level of insanity anyways.  I HAD TO ORDER THE DAMN CHEESE! lol:)  waiting 20 minutes for someone to...
Posted by Erika on Mon, 12 Sep 2005 01:28:00 PST

who steals a dog?!

so i talked to my friend today.  apparently his dog was dognapped.  nothing else was stolen.  weird people.  he called the police and all that... they'll probably get him back, bu...
Posted by Erika on Wed, 07 Sep 2005 02:14:00 PST

sometimes i wish the world would spin faster...

i'm a bit annoyed.  not letting myself get too annoyed or angry though.  i wonder why half the time i even attempt to get along with my family.  WTF?  asdfghjkl;!!!! they...
Posted by Erika on Tue, 06 Sep 2005 01:56:00 PST