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Erica Schultz

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Okay, go ahead, ask... Why "muffin"?

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new stuff

On August 1, 2007, I got engaged to Justin Werfel. Yay! The wedding weekend is finally here! Double yay!!! Pictures etc. to come soon.

work

Freelance graphic design: "No job is too small for great design."

Resume available in two formats: HTML or Adobe PDF (325 KB). To view PDF files, download the free Acrobat Reader from Adobe by clicking on the button at right.

hobbies

Writing: poetry and prose.

The Hebrew alphabet -- including calligraphy and other handcrafted Judaica.

Theater: After playing Eleanor in The Lion in Winter in Davis Square, Somerville, in July 2004, I had the privilege of playing Sally in a Theatre@First production of Lanford Wilson's Talley's Folly (winner of the 1980 Pulitzer Prize for Drama) in February 2005. Subsequent productions: Chorus, The Merry Wives of Windsor, Nov. 11-19, 2005; Sophia Peabody Hawthorne, The Margaret Ghost by Carole Braverman, November 2006.

My synagogue: Temple Beth Shalom of Cambridge, where I am no longer First Vice-President but still serve on the Board, chair the 20s & 30s programming committee, gabbai the Friday night minyan, and help chant the Torah reading on a regular basis.

* But if you know me from before 1990 or so, perhaps you are now saying to yourself, "Since when is she Jewish?"

Singing (mezzo-soprano). Since Fall 1999, I've done a ton of cool stuff with the MIT Gilbert & Sullivan Players. I also perform Jewish a cappella around the Boston area with Honorable Menschen.

Reading. (Amazon.com wish list)

Games and puzzles: I currently play Kingdom of Loathing (online) and Animal Crossing (Nintendo GameCube). Crosswords are a favorite diversion in our house. My preferred board games are Encore and Apples to Apples.

bio

I was born October 6, 1972, in Dayton, Ohio. Most of my growing-up life was spent in Valparaiso, Indiana (a medium-sized suburb about an hour outside of Chicago; scenic photos here and here).

I moved to the Boston area in August of 1989 to attend Brandeis University in Waltham, Mass., where I majored in English and dabbled in languages and other fun stuff. I continued to live in Waltham for a couple of years, and then in May 1996 I moved up in the world to Cambridge, on Prospect Street near vibrant (albeit gentrifying) Central Square. In July 2006, after 10 years in Cambridge, I moved a mile up the street to Union Square, Somerville.

I have one brother (Rick), one sister-in-law (Lesley), and a beautiful niece, Eva Astrid Schultz, born May 11, 1998.

I self-assess as an ISFJ, although with strong INFJ overtones.

recommended
links

CASPIAN (Consumers Against Supermarket Privacy Invasion and Numbering) explains why supermarket purchase-tracking "savings" cards are EVIL.

I am a staunch supporter of Planned Parenthood.

Although I was for many years proudly car-free and a charter member of Zipcar (an innovative car-sharing service in metro Boston), I now drive a cute green 2001 Toyota Echo.

As anyone who's been to my house knows, I am a big fan of Peanuts.

The very pleasant RealSimple Magazine actually has a useful website with monthly content updates.

The Internet Movie Database is the preeminent example of "How did we ever live before the Web?"

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