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Erik's first task upon emerging from his packaging was to test the integrity of Chérie's chandelier. Fortunately for them both, it is quite securely attached to the ceiling. |
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Erik gets a close look at "a small jar" and isn't even slightly amused. |
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A somewhat larger jar also fails to make a good impression on Erik. Things are not looking good for Susan Kay. |
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Erik checks out the piano.... |
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Erik prepares to "meet his maker" by mailing himself to El Gibbs, Leroux's Erik plush toy designer, Biskuits at DeviantART.com. |
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Curse you, Susan Kay! I told you it wouldn't work! Even this large jar is not big enough to contain Erik! (PS: I assure you Erik was NOT harmed in the taking of this photo and I hereby promise to never do this again!) |
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Random silliness, me in a mask, almost all 100 Eriks featured at once. More fun than a Where's Waldo cartoon. |
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Me at the post office on 12/22/2009. The first 3 Eriks depart on Christmas Eve for their new homes. (They're going to Lizzy in VA, Kathryn in PA and El in MN.) |
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Bye Erik! |
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Pictured here, Joe, the World's Most Tolerant Husband, and one of our girls. |
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This shot reminds me of The Warblers from Chuck E. Cheese when I was a kid. It's actually three Eriks vying for a spot on top of the chair at the end of my dining room table. |
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Please be careful with your Eriks, folks. They're not above getting aggressive with one another and possibly even with other plush toys. |
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The 9-year-old immediately adopted an Erik, although that was not part of the plan. See below for really cute and totally unplanned dialogue. (I apologize for the creepiness of posting her without a face; there are legal reasons why I can't put her picture on the Internet.) |
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Three dozen domestic pre-ordered Eriks were shipped on 12/29/2009. (Boy, my family and I sure got some strange looks at the post office as we used the automated postage machine to stamp all these guys! |
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Bon Voyage, Erik. (Please keep your hands and feet inside the Tyvek envelope at all times, and thank you for traveling with the US Mail.) |
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