Earlier today, Erika Christensen was a guest on “The Talk” and you can now watch a clip from her appearance right here!

I think my only problem with the lovely NBC ensemble drama “Parenthood” is that, before it existed, I had gotten through several years of life without shouting “I LOVE THIS FAMILY” or “CRAIG T. NELSON, DON’T GO IN THERE!” at a television set.

Alas, I am now so invested in the Braverman family that I text my sister and best friend (also huge fans) after sad episodes just to “make sure” they’re “OK.”

If you aren’t already a “Parenthood” superfan, go watch an episode right now. It’s a really generous, well-done representation of a family — there’s lots of good drama but it’s always grounded in humor and warmth and Mae Whitman’s incredible rotating cast of amazing haircuts. Am I gushing? Yes. Which is why I totally dorked out when I found out I was going to be able to talk to Erika Christensen, who is what I will dorkily call “the coolest.”

I’ve been a fan of Erika’s since her early starring roles in “Traffic” and “Swimf@n” (which I still, incidentally, use as a verb to describe clingy white people). She’s been acting since she was about yea big, and I love her very complex portrayal of Julia, a sweet, funny, type-A working mother with a hot househusband (even though I feel bad that since she’s a lawyer on the show she constantly has to wear office-wear while Bonnie Bedelia gets to roll in caftans and Lauren Graham gets to wear chill hipster bartender outfits).

We asked the lovely Erika the same five questions we always ask, and as a result, I am now going to download some “skrillex” and buy Vitamin E.

XOJane: What is the grossest (or weirdest) thing in your purse?

Erika: Oh, my god, I actually have a good answer for this one. Yes! I’m so excited. OK, either me or my boyfriend found this — it’s a carrot butt. You know, like you’ve eaten the whole carrot except for the end? That was in my bag.

Whaaaaat? Those are biodegradable!

No! I was impressed with myself. I will recycle anything. I think it’s because if somebody has something that can’t be thrown out, I’m the one who just puts it in my bag.

Your commitment to the environment is laudable. I mean, a carrot butt. Whats the closest you’ve come to being arrested?

Mmmmm. OK… I don’t know if you know this? But if you get around 25 miles an hour above the speed limit? They arrest you and confiscate your car. I was doing like… 95? A long time ago, on a very straight, tempting, beautiful stretch of highway. And the cop was so nice about it. I remember he asked me, “Excuse me, miss may I see your pilot’s license?”

Ha! I love funny cops. Obviously I have to ask you what your whip was at the time.

I was about 17, so it would have been my mom’s car, so I think a Saturn?

I love that you were burning rubber in a SATURN. You made that cop’s day. OK — what pills do you take every day?

I’m a huge vitamin person. I take… let’s say a lot of different vitamins. But I suppose kind of the staples are Vitamin C and Vitamin E. Vitamin C is the magic cure-all though.

And wait, Vitamin E is for… Skin? Eyes?

Oh yeah, and your brain, and for hormones… Basically if you consume any kind of fat — which you should, your body needs it and it’s a good thing — you should take Vitamin E, because you need that to use the fat for everything else. It keeps you running.

What’s the weirdest thing you do when you’re alone?

Oh, definitely solo dance party.

Yes. So, not weird at all.

Well, I mean, come on, I’m a human being. I either go into some real hiphop — real hip hop being like Dead Prez or something or… OK, dub step is not “my world,” but there are a couple that my brothers have turned me onto that are just… Like skrillex, and oh, please let me remember the title of this one, it’s so good. Ahhh. OH! I remember! I remember! (Laughs for several minutes.) “Woo Boost.”

WHAT?

Like, W-O-O space B-O-O-S-T.

Oh my God. I have to download that immediately. WOO BOOST. Okay, somewhat related: have you ever faked an orgasm? (Julieanne Note: inevitably after asking this question is an ominous pause and I start Catholic-ly sweating and freaking out.)

I’m sure I have and I’m sure I didn’t think of it that way at the time? I honestly want to go into wayyyy more detail here, so I’ll just leave it there.

Who is on your “celebs to make out with” list?

Oh boy. Hm. I do get to make out with [her hot "Parenthood" husband] Sam Jaeger every week.

AND FOR THIS YOU ARE LUCKY. He is unbelievably hot. I just watched an episode with my sister and he would just like, make a face and we’d shout “JOEL!” Like teenagers.

No way! That’s great. I’m going to do some press with him in a few hours. I’m telling him you said that.

I hope you do! JOELLLLL!

Oh. But wait… I just thought of like, a whole list of celeb make outs, but it’s bad…

My mom talks about how she wants to make love to Philip Seymour Hoffman, I am basically unshakable at this point.

Yes, but, your mom is probably not going to run into Philip Seymour Hoffman some day. OK, I will probably run into these people, but my top three are Sean Penn, Mark Ruffalo, Sam Rockwell.

You have such a type.

Do you think so?

Toussled haired do-gooders. Well, I mean, I don’t know if Sam Rockwell is a do gooder.

You don’t know if he… “does good”?

I will have to research that. Thank you. I will continue to squeal over your TV husband. I really, really love the show.

Thanks! It’s been fun.

“Parenthood” airs Tuesdays at 10 PM EST on NBC, and is extra great.

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Between time on Twitter and checking in online with her skateboarding buds, the ‘Parenthood’ star plays catch-up with ‘The Wire’ and ‘Breaking Bad’

What’s the first information you consume in the morning?
I suppose it’s a tie among text messages, emails and Twitter. I use Twitter for everything. When there’s breaking news, it doesn’t matter who you follow, you’re going to find out about it.

What do you read or watch or listen to at the breakfast table?
I had a big New York Times crossword puzzle phase. And there’s a book that I’ve been meaning to read that’s sitting on my breakfast table—it’s called Stiff, and it’s about the journey of your body if you donate it to science after you die. A friend recommended it. My boyfriend keeps asking, “Can you get this off the table?” because the cover is a cadaver’s bare feet.

What occupies your mind in the car, on the subway, train or bus?
I’ll get in trouble if I say Twitter! I’m an NPR and KCRW person.

Are you a TV junkie or on an airtime-restricted diet?
Probably more of the latter—I’m on a fairly restricted TV intake.

If you’re a couch potato, what do you watch, and how: TV, laptop or tablet?
I’m a latecomer to It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, but now I’m really into it, and I just watched this last season of Breaking Bad and am hooked. I’m also making my way through the third season of The Wire on DVD. It’s definitely a saga. I watch everything on my TV.

Before bed, do you bite into a novel, graze on Twitter or fast until morning?
I tend to be on Twitter. I’m also reading scripts for the show, and I’ll read magazines. I subscribe to Elle and VeloNews.

Which is more nutritious: print or Web?
Print, probably, because the choices have been made for you, although I choose the Web because I like to make my own choices.

Give us the skinny on your favorite app.
My favorites are AccuWeather, Yelp, and Words With Friends. But I generally use my iPad to read scripts.

What’s your biggest digital indulgence?
Fashion blogs and food blogs! I like Net-a-Porter’s online magazine, and I was just on Joy the Baker’s blog. I’ve also spent many hours on TheBerrics.com. It’s a skateboarding website with all kinds of short films and content, and it’s all my buddies. If being a skateboarder were a personality type and not actually an athletic activity, then I’d say I’m a skateboarder. But I don’t ride one. I’m a bicycle person.

With such a bloated media universe, how do you cut out the fat?
Discipline, of course! There comes a time where you say, “It’s time for bed,” and that’s the end. I can be a binger when it comes to information, but most of the time I’m pretty good and I try to focus on my own life and personal communication.

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Erika Christensen and Sam Jaeger to chat about the adoption process their characters are going through.

Parenthood Season 3 Episode 14 Promo/Preview “It Is What It Is”.

Parenthood Season 3 Episode 12 Promo/Preview “Road Trip”.

I have just added 92 high definition screen captures of Erika Christensen from the latest episode of “Parenthood”, 3×11, into our photo gallery!

Back in October, Erika Christensen was a guest at the Dior Beauty Garden Party in Los Angeles. I have just added 16 photos from the event into our photo gallery!

Some new scoop about what’s ahead in “Parenthood” for 2012 has been revealed by Ask the Addict!

As a fortunate mother of not just one, but two adoptive children, Julia’s story on PARENTHOOD continues to have me in hysterics. Please tell me she patches things up with coffee girl Zoe? — Renessa
The TV Addict:As much as we hate to be the bearer of bad news, when PARENTHOOD returns in 2012, it will do so with a decidedly different coffee GUY at Julia’s office. Zoe, at least for the time being, may be out of the picture.

I have just added 193 high definition screen captures of Erika Christensen from this past week’s episode of “Parenthood” into our photo gallery!