erisgrrrl

I have a 4yo little boy who is insane and awesome.

Until the end of August my husband worked in a comic book shop/computer repair store so we're geeks to the max! I like to read X-men and Deadpool. (Remember to support local businesses whenever you can! My husband's job was lost due to a longtime local business closing down.)

Cooking is a major passion of mine- only eclipsed by my passion for eating! ;-) My husband has labeled my cooking style as "diva-ing" because I tend to go from smell to just add in bits of this and that to make something yummy! Right now I am obsessed with bento and with helping change the way children are fed in schools.

I love everything sparklie, pink, Hello Kitty and/or Japanese. I have extremely limited Japanese reading/speaking ability.

I don't have much spare time with a full-time job and kid but I try to do fun things when I can!

I consider myself very "old-fashioned" and very "alternative" at the same time. I want my son to be smart and kind and work hard. I want the best for him but I don't want him to grow up with the sense of entitlement that most kids now have. I have tattoos and piercings and Connor and I color our hair "funny" colors together. I encourage him to be creative and don't discourage him from playing with "girl" toys - in fact we battle with even labeling things as such. He doesn't have a TV in his room and gets limited access to the TV and computer - I'd rather he do something active or that is refining his motor skills. I yearn for the days of being able to send kids outside to play in the neighborhood and my wishful future includes becoming a "homesteader."

We have a cell phone but don't use it. I don't drink, smoke or do drugs but won't put myself in the "straight edge" category. My son already thinks that smoking and drinking are two of the worst behaviors a person can have and I hope he holds on to that for life!

I have a bit of a (bordering on unhealthy) container obsession. I love any little box or basket no matter how impractical it may be! I'm trying to wean myself from the habit but my husband shares the disease so it's hard! ;-)

I enjoy reading a great deal. I read the Twilight series and loved it. I like reading historical fiction (mostly about strong women) and food non-fiction the most...along with some crime/suspense. In the last month or so I've read: Bangkok 8, The Last Days of Dogtown (by the author of The Red Tent -one of my fave books of all time!), Ratio: The Simple Codes Behind The Craft of Everyday Cooking, The Making of A Chef, Mister Posterior and the Genius Child, Crooked Little Vein and right now I'm reading Fast Food Nation. Night of the Avenging Blowfish and The Red Tent are 2 of the best books I've ever cast my eyes upon. I also adore the Ya-Ya series. I loved Good Omens, American Gods and Anansi Boys. My husband is my comic book connection and I regularly read Runaways, Deadpool (all titles) and X-Men (all titles including Wolverine titles).

I have arond 500 CD's plus the digital music on my computer. I have very eclectic tastes and none of the music snobbery of other folks my age. I love pretty much anything I can dance to or sing along with. My preferences lean heavily toward female singers (or bands that are female majority) and singer/songwriters. I ADORE covers and usually like the new version better than the original.
The bands in heavy rotation for me right now include: Cobra Starship, The Gossip, The TingTings, Mika, NOFX, Black Kids, White Tie Affair, New Amsterdams. The ones I'll always love include: Dashboard Confessional, Tegan and Sara, Ani Difranco, The Get Up Kids, Saves The Day, Brand New and crappy 80's anything! I'm shivering with anticipation of the best new music year ever including new albums from: All Time Low, Cobra Starship, Mika, The Gossip, Brand New, Motion City Soundtrack and Tegan and Sara. I'm super excited about the albums that have already dropped this year including: The Sounds, Taking Back Sunday, NOFX....

I love TRYING to craft but often fail in the output. I make lots of blankets for my son and felt monsters for anyone who wants to look at them. I make jewelry for myself sometimes as well. I like to decoupage picture frames and am looking for really great female comic book covers to decoupage the side of my bento cabinet (yeah, I have so much bento stuff I had to move a dresser into the dining room to contain it all!). I'm currently trying to help my lovely friend prepare for her upcoming October wedding.

We don't watch many movies or much TV but I do love: iCarly, Dollhouse, House, Free Radio, Deadliest Warrior, Penguins of Madagascar. I terribly miss Pop-Up Video!

My son is the #1 thru #100 person in my life! :D I love him to death but I swear he gives me an aneurysm every day!

I enjoy picking up silly little things for him and welcome anything in a swap that he might like!

He is into Mr. Men and Little Misses, play money (or foreign money), Thomas The Tank Engine, Spongebob Squarepants, Disney's Cars, Ni Hao Kai-Lan, Lego Duplo, maps, road signs, Hello Kitty, doctor stuff and quartz rocks. His favorite bands are Paramore, Amy Winehouse, The Gossip and The Laurie Berkner Band.

When he was a baby he looked like these little monkeys on the clothes at Gymboree so I have a tattoo of those monkeys to celebrate my lil guy :D

I was flaked on my very first swap but was saved by Rejoicing. She sent the most fabulous package of pink goodness and I couldn't be more pleased with it! Thank you Rejoicing and thanks to everyone who goes out of her/his way to help out someone else in this way! :D

My hubby's name is Ben and he's the bestest! As I mentioned above, he used to work in a computer repair/comic book shop. So, obviously he LOVES all things geek. Wolverine, X-Men, Batman, Transformers (especially Optimus Prime), and GI Joe are some of his faves. He likes to draw and shares my obsession with tiny boxes/containers. He also loves pens and Sharpies. He likes cutes-y monsters, robots, bats, ninjas, pirates and Hello Kitty also. He loves to put together models and those cool little Lego sets that are made to be a car or plane. He doesn't really have very much time to read (the life of a house-husband is very demanding!) but he likes to pick up dark, detective type books.