What’s the best piece of advice you’ve ever received? Professor Thomas Horton (Rest in Peace) told me once, “You’re an ‘A’ student that does ‘C’ work.” It was the nicest thing anyone said to me in law school. He recognized that I had brains but I needed to put in the work to show that.
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How I Escape
How do you relax? I don’t relax–I escape. I escape my cats by going to the movies. I escape my job by going home. I escape friends by not telling them my plans. I escape family by not calling. I escape studying by doing anything else. I escape Portland by flying somewhere else. I escapeContinue reading “How I Escape”
Prompt: What I Watched
What TV shows did you watch as a kid? My television viewing habits were vast. I watched Andy Griffith win case after case on Matlock, I explored the universe with Star Trek, I accepted that life sucked from The Bundys on Married with Children and Roseanne, and I fell in love with Kevin Arnold onContinue reading “Prompt: What I Watched”
My name
Where did your name come from? My father gave me the name Erica. Erica is the feminine version of Eric, it means Ruler of All Things. I don’t think he knew that when he picked it. There are a few Ericas in my family. My last name is Martinez. Ez means “son of” and firstContinue reading “My name”
Erica's Films 