Dispelling the Myths! 10 Facts About Erin...

Hello all. I feel that it is necessary to straighten out some of the myths that surround yours truly and explain to you people what I am really about! And yes, I am only posting this because it has been so fucking slow at work that I have NOTHING interesting to blog about.

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MYTH # 1
Erin has an unhealthy obsession with anime.
FACT:
My obsession with anime is not unhealthy. For it to be considered unhealthy it would mean that my obsession with anime would impact my day to day life in a negative way, and it doesn't. I don't miss work to watch anime, I don't skip interacting with people for anime and I realize that anime is not real. I am not in debt because of anime either. There for my obsession is no more unhealthy than people who are really into sports or who like to masturbate!

MYTH # 2
Erin has an unhealthy obsession with anime girls.
FACT:
This one is closer to fact, but still off. I am a person who appreciates the female body. I also appreciate anime. So the natural order of things is that I appreciate anime females!

MYTH # 3
Erin is gay.
FACT:
Not! In the words of the mighty Seinfeld, 'not that there is anything wrong with that', it's just not for me. Although I do have a lot of respect for gay men. Anyone who can bring them selves to kiss a big old hairy fucker has bigger cajoles than me. Actually, I think that more people should be gay. Think about it... How many gay people have you heard of going on nutso shooting rampages in schools or Denny's?

And wouldn't the world just be better if there were more lesbians around? Who wouldn't want to walk down the street and see chicks kissing?

MYTH # 4
Erin's obsession with anime has caused him to not have a girlfriend.
FACT:
The fact that I am overweight, ugly and just plain boring is why I don't have a girlfriend! I didn't have a girl friend long before I even knew what anime was! There is no cause and effect here. Let's move on.

MYTH # 5
Erin is a right wing wacko.
FACT:
Far from it, my fine feathered friends. Naturally, as a Libertarian I am going to lean more right than left, as true conservative values are for small government - which is one of the cornerstones of libertarian philosophy. However, being apathetic towards organized religion (I think religion would be a wonderful thing if people weren't allowed to gather in groups to discuss it) and more in favor of freedom rather than security I fall far to the left of 'right wing nut jobs'.

Besides, if you look at the current administration and the so-called 'neo-conservatives', they tend to be more towards the left than true conservatives. I can say that because since the 'neo-conservatives' took office, government has GROWN, spending has GROWN, true conservative and libertarian goals like the privatization of social security and the elimination of the income tax have NOT been implemented.

My political views are complex. While I am totally supportive of a 'we leave you alone, you leave us alone' policy of military isolation, I fully support the right of this country to launch a preemptive strike against a threat to the United States or our allies. That said, I do not believe Iraq was a threat and I think now it will be harder to justify preemptive military action against a real threat to both the citizenry and the international community (even though I support an 'up yours' policy of getting approval from the United Nations).

As far as the military goes, I think all European bases should be closed (please tell me again why we need a base in Germany) and the only overseas bases that should remain open are Korea and Japan; as we still have a UN mandated obligation in Korea and it's kind of important that we protect the anime coming from Japan. Plus we have an obligation to protect Taiwan.

Another thing that distinguishes me from the right wing wackos is that I, like any sensible American, would rather risk getting blown up by a suicide bomber than lose our freedoms. I will never understand why people think we need to give up our rights to be protected. It happened once because airport screeners did not do their jobs. It won't happen on an airplane again, trust me. No flight full of passengers will ever allow an airliner to be hijacked again.

If it happens again it's going to be related to the fact that we have 2,000+ miles of unguarded border in the south and 4,000+ in the north.

I support open immigration. My only requirement is that you come through a checkpoint. I think work visa's should be low cost and I think that you should be able to pay back the cost of them via payroll deductions. That way people can come here, and get work legally. I think permanent residency should be easier to obtain. Believe it or not, you can have open, yet secure borders. Let's build a great wall of China around the U.S. If it kept the Mongolians out, it sure as hell can keep drug smugglers, terrorists and day workers out.

Sorry for the political rant!

MYTH # 6
Erin wants to be a news photographer forever!
FACT:
Ah ha, ha ha, heh ha. Erin wants to make television shows.

MYTH # 7
Erin doesn't really have a show in the works.
FACT:
Do so!

The Erin & Gosnell Show, 10 minute vignettes based on the hour long comedy, The Chronicles of Erin and Gosnell. We probably would already have most of the episodes shot if I hadn't moved out here. It's still going to happen, just not as soon as I wanted.

Everyone who reads this blog can be on one of those shows were you talk about me before I became famous. It will air right after my tragic death in a sloth racing accident.

MYTH # 8
Erin likes Las Vegas.
FACT:
Yuck. I think this is the second worst city that I have ever lived in. Milwaukee was the first. However, I do have to admit that I have begun to see some of the brighter sides of this city, most of which seem to be brought out by tragedy. If only people were nice to each other during non-tragic times.

MYTH # 9
Erin's name is spelled the girl way.
FACT:
Erin is not a feminine spelling in my people's homeland of Ireland. In fact, ever hear the phrase 'Erin Go Bragh'? It means 'Ireland Forever'. Erin is the ancient Irish name for Ireland. So, while you bastard English may have made it a girls name, it's not!

MYTH # 10
Erin doesn't really exist. This blog is just a figment of the readers imagination.
FACT:
I do exist. I think, therefore I am. Yada, yada. I must exist. I tried to walk through a wall the other day so I could spy on some girls in a local college locker room, but I just ended up with a bloody nose and a big bruise on my head. Sad.