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Erik

Paperwork engineer in training

About Me

Living it up in sunny AZ...

My Interests

Offroading in my Jeep, mountain biking, NASCAR, AMA Supercross, and IRL racing, car audio stuff, sitting on my ass, various sexual activities.

I'd like to meet:

Ryan Newman, Sam Hornish Jr, Sir David Gilmour

Music:

Classic Rock primarily...also 311, jam bands and older stuff I grew up with...None of that newfangled bullshit for me.

Movies:

Aegis BMD test launch of a Standard Missile 3

Jeep Spot



Bumper cars on ice in Portland, OR



Blonde Star Commercial



Big Lebowski, Girl Next Door, Farenheit 9/11, Bowling For Columbine, Office Space, Super Troopers, Kill Bill, Van Wilder, Old School, Fight Club, Napoleon Dynamite, Saw

Television:

Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Nip/Tuck, 24, That 70's Show, American Chopper, Simpsons, Family Guy, Seinfeld

My Blog

Grand Canyon

I just backpacked the Grand Canyon last weekend with my dad and my brother. We started out at the South Rim early in the morning and hiked all the way down to the Colorado River at the bottom. We camp...
Posted by Erik on Sat, 20 Oct 2007 11:21:00 PST

So you want to ride me? A letter from your elevator.

So you want to ride me? Hi, I'm your elevator. Before you ride me I'd like to give you a brief tutorial to ensure maximum enjoyment. First, let's talk about how to get on me. Button Pressing: Wh...
Posted by Erik on Wed, 06 Jun 2007 06:41:00 PST

Indy 500 pics

Photos from the (wet) 2007 Indy 500 race.http://picasaweb.google.com/lantzem/Indy5002k7
Posted by Erik on Sun, 03 Jun 2007 03:12:00 PST

Washing a cat

1. Thoroughly clean the toilet. 2. Add the required amount of shampoo to the toilet water, and have both lids lifted. 3. Obtain the cat and soothe him while you carry him towards the bathroom. 4...
Posted by Erik on Thu, 29 Mar 2007 09:05:00 PST

HOW TO DRIVE IN PHOENIX

1. You must first learn to pronounce the city name, it is: FEE-NICKS'. There are other names to learn such as Awatukee (Ah-wa-Too-Kee) but that will be included in the advanced course. 2. The morning...
Posted by Erik on Fri, 23 Mar 2007 08:13:00 PST

Fellow Costco Shoppers

The Supers are among us. Saturday in Costco they were apparent everywhere mingling with us ordinary folks. BLINKER BOY  You sat in your powder blue minivan tending your liver spots waiting for som...
Posted by Erik on Mon, 05 Mar 2007 06:17:00 PST

Kona 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo

Here are photos from last weekend when I competed in the 24 Hours in the Old Pueblo which is a 24 hour mountain bike race. Our team finished 67th out of 101 teams. Not bad for our first time! 24 Hr Ra...
Posted by Erik on Thu, 22 Feb 2007 05:37:00 PST

The Zen of Costco

First, be sure that you are prepared. Do you have The Card? What do you Need? Next, consider the day and time. This is simply an exercise. There is no time that you can go to Costco when it will not...
Posted by Erik on Fri, 18 Aug 2006 12:23:00 PST

Office Poop survival guide

We've all been there but don't like to admit it. As much as we try to convince ourselves otherwise, the WORK POOP is inevitable. For those who hate pooping at work, following is the Survival Guide for...
Posted by Erik on Sat, 12 Aug 2006 05:41:00 PST

July 4th pics

Photos from our July 4th Jeep excursion in Tucson....
Posted by Erik on Wed, 05 Jul 2006 06:52:00 PST