First Post

Well, let's see. Today is April 12, 2007.
First post on Blogger.
Not much to say other than i just turned on the heat in our room for the first time, b/c i've been using my little heater fan thing, for the first month of living here.
I'm Erika, btw. I like being called Irkie.
I don't much like the cold, b/c my hands already have a start of joint failure in them. Arthritus, if you will. I just moved to Asheville recently, last month, with my boyfriend Greg. Before, we'd been living in central North Carolina together since late November 2006, he'd been there since April. We've been together for about a year, minus the 600 mile difference for 6 of those months. He would come visit me in Tallahassee Florida, once a month during that time, which was very hard on me, but i never bugged him hardcore about moving in with him.
It was a very big step for me to move in with him. I'd never lived w/ a mate before. This is my first time of ever really being on my own.
From moving from Nc to Florida in 2005, i thought i was on my own, and i was in a sense, but not like this. When i moved in 05, I was still bunking w/ family, my mom & brother, even tho i was paying 1/3 of the rent & bills.
We are a secluded group, having friends through Greg's job, & mine as well, slowly. We haven't been here long enough to really enjoy the city for what it offers.
His job takes him away 4 days a week, leaving me here with the dog, & myself, & work. His job is stressful for me, b/c he's hardly here. But i knew that when i got with him. It wasn't always like this, and i miss the way it used to be. He's much better off now, but also more stressed. Greg is not good with stress... Neither am i, but i see how it affects him, and i try to do better than him, when stressed.
Anyway, why am i making this entry about our relationship? Please forgive me..
I'm not good with introductions. I'm very easily sidetracked. Can you tell?
Ok. As i said earlier, i'm 23, and a girl. Haha. I like rock music, mostly. Old & very few new bands. Techno is also a favvie of mine. I love to dance, no matter how hurt my calves are the next day. I dislike exercise tho. How's that for contradictions? :)
I'm not very smart. I used to be, till i started binge drinking & other things..
That was my reckless youth getting the best of me, in florida. Tallahassee is a place i would only like to visit, for the sake of my family. i would never live there again. It was a good lesson.
I'm gullable..As hell..i hate it. I'm more of a cat person. I had a cat. My friend lost him. I've too, been lost, ever since. Greg won't let me have a cat..I resent him for that.
Hopefully when i get my money situation under control, i will get some more fish. (I used to have fish too. I bought a 29 gallon tank, but left it to my brother, no charge, b/c my fish died and his lived, so it's their home now.) I love gold fish. Love them lots. Orandas mostly, lionheads secondly, moors third. Anyway, they're the only freshwater Pet fish i enjoy, don't know why, i just think all others are ugly. sue me.
I, uh, have to take care of the dog. Buddy. Sometimes he just bothers me to tears, like a baby, and i can't handle things. But most times he's a really amazingly awesome guy, and i have a lot of fun with him. You know girls and moods, well i just think i'm in one of those moods this week. Heh.
I do a lot of work online. Hah, "work." Did i say "work?" i mean Play. i "Play" a lot, online. I enjoy myspace, but seems that people are more egotistical than anything b/c of it, and it's starting to bore me. That, and i haven't befriended a whole lot of people in a while.
I also have a livejournal, that i believe will get more attention than this, although, i just started you, and i don't know yet which i like more..
I'm a homebody. I don't like to go out alone. That makes it hard to be social enough to make real friends, i suppose. I always thought about those really pretty people that must have like 25 real friends, and wonder how they manage their life? I don't have a cell phone, which makes me feel really weird when i see those commercials for "Who's in YOUR five?" and i think to myself, if i had a phone, with 5 people i could talk to instantly, who would they be? who do i talk to the most, that i know in real life? They would be: Greg, my mom, my dad, brother, and i do'nt know, Kevin? (Kevin is probably my best friend, and even tho i know him in real life, i talk to him online, but that's also b/c he lives 300 miles away.)
Anyway, i don't know why, but i suddenly just realised that this entry has become self-loathing.
Ugh! how do i manage to do that all the time?! Lol.

Anyway, don't feel bad for me. That last paragraph should be deleted, but i won't do it.
That's how i am, and i think it should be known, b/c this is MY blog, and if you want to get to know me, you'll have to find that about me eventually.

Today is Thursday. the last day of work for Greg. Our friend Chicken, His real name is Dave, but his "trail-name" is Chicken....He is bringing our mutual friend Tom (a.k.a. Peace Frog) to town, from the airport. He's been in Hawaii for the last month or so. :) I met Tom through Chicken and my brother.
K, When i moved to Florida, I was introduced to all my brother's friends early-on, and they in turn became aquaintances or friends of mine, too.
There was, Greg, Chicken, Tom, Bob, Dean, Jennifer (Bob's g/f), KJ and Eric (moved into my room when i moved here, they work w/ Bob on the Florida Trail Crew, and will soon be working w/ Greg) & people from the bar, Juniper (my bro's baby's mama), Carrie (Junipers' best friend), Wade, Paul, and a lot of other people i don't associate with now that i'm away from them.
People i talk about now, from Greg's work are: Carmen & Asa (they're going to Colorado), Mike, Jill, Chicken, Ian, Brian, Jody, & Will.
Mike & Asa used to live w/ us @ our crew house, before Greg & i moved here. I talk about them & Carmen mostly, b/c they are the dearest friends out of everyone, to me.
Chicken & Jill are moving in together.
Actually, i dont' know too much news on everyone.

Anyway, this is becomming boring, so i'm going to see what else i can do with this "Blog."