hi I'm Erica

1. I have an eleven-year-old who is currently in the process of updating her web presences too so I'll link when she's got those
2. I am seriously obsessed with how cool my daughter is
3. I lived in three states and six cities the first five years of my life
4. I have lived in multiple regions of the West Coast and the Midwest
5. I was raised in a Filipino-American and Jewish-American household
6. Aquarius/Sagittarius/Aries
7. I have been writing code and making websites since about kindergarten
8. I used to be a programmer and public speaker but I quit that
9. I also used to be a touring folk-punk musician but I quit that too lol
10. Now I work in higher education and I love it
11. I also do stand-up
12. My favorite books to read are about music history, true crime, and political/social issues
13. I have a BS and MA in sociology
14. I have a genetic thing called Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, so I'm sick frequently
15. I also have bipolar disorder, borderline personality disorder, antisocial personality traits, and I'm autistic
16. Basically I'm really fun to be around because I'm physically/mentally ill and annoying and cancel plans a lot
17. I'm vegetarian, I don't eat dairy, and very rarely eat eggs
18. Outside the US, I've been to the Philippines, Japan, and South Korea
19. I can type 120 words per minute (weird flex I know)
20. I went to an alternative school for high school