7. Another big part of Erin’s life where she made a lot of friends was the View Askew message board. It was an online community on Kevin Smith’s website where fans of him and his work hung out. I joined it while I was in college and Erin ended up joining a little while after me. We both got pretty involved with it, making a lot of friends and having a lot of really good times with these super nice, interesting people. Of course, everyone loved Erin, as they always do, and she became really popular with some of the “boardies,” as we called ourselves. Apparently she was known for liking a lot of VA related things on facebook, so one of the boardies with whom she had become especially close, Brian Maxwell, had this sign made of her liking something on facebook and got it signed at a View Askew event by Kevin Smith and a bunch of View Askew celebrities. She was so happy when she got it, not only because it was signed by all these people, but because it was a sign of how accepted and loved she’d become by people in the VA community. Also shown is Erin’s Mooby beanie baby. Mooby is kind of a mascot for the View Askewniverse, showing up in a lot of movies like Dogma, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back, and Clerks II. I’ve got a ton of pictures of Erin with this little Mooby doll, most of them with her, it or both of them in very lewd and compromising positions.
What a beautiful way to honor Erin on her birthday. Thank you for continuing to keep her spirit alive and always sharing your love for her. Your words are genuine and thoughtful, something she always appreciated. The coffee mugs were a Christmas gift from me, with the thought you guys would each have one. She could not wait to use them, Lol. The pure vulgarity alone was enough to make that mug her favorite! Love you Aaron, I think of you, and her every day. -Jen
Thank you, Jen! I thought they were a gift and I’m happy to know they were from you. I’m keeping her vulgarity alive and still using that mug these days. I love and think about you, too, and I know that she lives on in your heart, so thank you for keeping her spirit alive, as well.