Ashlee [ECHELON/Twilighter]

About Me

"The Yankees belong to George Steinbrenner and the Dodgers belong to Manifest Destiny, but the Red Sox, more than any other team, belong to the fans." -- Steve Wulf, Sports Illustrated
"Follow your dreams no matter what. No matter how old you are or how young you are, you should be living your wildest fucking fantasies. That's the only reason we're on this planet." -- Jared Leto
My friends call me "Thrashlee", but you may call me Ashlee, Ash, Smash du Fromage, etc. Die-hard Boston Red Sox fan (and not of the bandwagon persuasion, either). My only request for my 21st b-day in April of 2004 was for Boston to win the World Series. Looks like I got my wish times two because they've just won their second WS championship in 4 years! I'm also an artist. Going to school for graphic design and hoping to get into comic book illustration or animation. Can't think of anything more kickass in life than drawing comic books. I also design tattoos for my friends.
Much Echelon Love to everyone I've met because of 30STM, especially Ms. Dawnya and Takola.
David "Fez" Martins ~ 08.21.82 - 08.19.07 ~ HORNS UP! KEEP IT METAL!!!
Fez, you were my first friend at S&S and you definitely made work awesome. You introduced me to Iron Maiden, made sure I was playing my bass guitar as much as possible, and made me look forward to Hockey Fridays at the park. Regardless of your struggles, you always had a smile for everyone. You made people you had just met feel as though you'd known them for years and that's something not many people on this earth can do. I'll miss that. Teach the rest of the angels how to rock, Fez. You really are El Fez, Luchador Magnifico. I love you and I'll see you on the other side.
"If the people we love are stolen from us, the way to have them live on is to never stop loving them. Buildings burn...people die...but real love is forever." - Sarah, "The Crow"

Danielle Christine Soares ~ 09/13/84 - 02/11/06 ~ FOREVER YOUNG...
Goodbye, my beautiful Danielle. You rocked more than you could ever imagine, and your strength serves as a reminder that no matter how bad things get, a smile should never fade. I love you, girl. I'll see you on the other side...
SOME STUFF I LOVE:
This explains it all:
To think that I used to scoff at my friends back in 2001 when they told me that I really needed to read those books. My initial thought was, "Yeah right, guys. How can a kids' book get people in their late teens/early twenties as hooked as you are?!" But eventually I gave in. The minute I finished Sorcerer's Stone, I officially became a hooked one. I couldn't wait to see what Harry, Ron, and Hermione were going to do next. Thus began the next six years of my life. On Friday, 07.20.07, I attended my first (and sadly, last) midnight book party. And on Saturday, 07.21.07, I joined people from all over the world in turning that last page with what was a mix of sadness and gratification. J.K. Rowling truly is a genius, and I'm glad I got to grow up with Harry.

Total comic book geek and proud of it! Been reading them since I was 9 and I will not (much to my mom's dismay) sell my collection for anything. Some of the stuff I read: * X-Men * Spider-Man * Soulfire * X-23 (both miniseries) * Shrugged * Runaways * Iron and the Maiden * Danger Girl * Gen 13 * Fathom * Gargoyles * Dead @17 * The Umbrella Academy
I LOVE The Hills!!!

I am also a Grey's Anatomy junkie.

I miss My So-Called Life . Thank God for the DVDs!!!

Third Eye Blind. They've been my all-time favorite band since I first heard "Semi-Charmed Life" when I was 14 years old, and it was like I found myself. Nowhere else had I ever heard such honesty and feeling in the lyrics to songs and I don't think I ever will. Their music really is the soundtrack to my life.

30 Seconds To Mars. As you can probably tell by now, I'm a fan. Or I should say, I am ECHELON!!! They are the most fan-oriented band I've ever seen and the most amazing group of guys.

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My Interests

art, cartoons, sculpture, comic books, art history, Boston Red Sox, Thayer St., Providence, R.I., San Francisco, J. Scott Campbell, Danger Girl, Gen 13, sleeping, skateboarding, snowboarding, writing, Harry Potter, Spider-Man, tattoos, piercings, Conan O'Brien, Runaways, vintage clothing, painting, bass guitars, Rhode Island boys, baseball, football, hockey, VanGogh, Manet, Monet, dogs, cats, Franz Marc, Derek Lowe, Tim Wakefield, Curt Schilling, Bronson Arroyo, Fenway Park, X-Men, Jim Lee, Claddaugh rings, Jason Varitek, bowling, San Francisco, singing in rock bands, Mooninites vs. Plutoniums, Brak, Zorak, No Problemo, Caramel Apple Cider, Soulfire, Wildsiderz, Wade Boggs, David Ortiz, Matt Clement, Gabe Kapler, Tony Graffanino, Josh Beckett, Jonathan Papelbon, Jon Lester, Mike Timlin, green army men, New England Patriots, Tom Brady, Tedy Bruschi, reading, Puggles

I'd like to meet:

TIM WAKEFIELD!

JIM CRAIG! (My mom knows him, we just haven't met yet!)

Music:

If it sounds good, I'll listen to it. Third Eye Blind, silverchair, Jeff Buckley, Lacuna Coil, 30 Seconds To Mars, Strata, Pete Yorn, Arch Enemy, Iron Maiden, Death Cab For Cutie, Brad Paisley, The Wreckers, In Flames, Opeth, John Mayer, Dashboard Confessional, Alter Bridge, Maroon 5, Guster, 311, Crossfade, Incubus, The Doors, The Beatles, The Who, Pink Floyd, Hall & Oates, The Clash, Deftones, Dropkick Murphys, Ocean Machine (Devin Townsend), Anthrax, Velvet Revolver, Rush, The Postal Service, Tool, Weezer, A Perfect Circle, A Wilhelm Scream/Smackin' Isaiah, Michelle Branch, Avril Lavigne, Evanescence, Van Halen, Chevelle, Blondie, Poe, Liz Phair, Soundgarden, Chris Cornell, Paramore, Aly and AJ, Skid Row, Gomez, Snow Patrol, The Fray, Psapp, Bloc Party, Regina Spektor, Lily Allen, Natasha Bedingfield, Vaughan Penn, Sara Barellies, Jimmy Eat World

Movies:

The Harry Potter flicks, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, Spider-Man, The Nightmare Before Christmas, Say Anything, The Lion King, Cannibal! The Musical, Requiem For A Dream, Equilibrium, Girl Interrupted, Borat, American Psycho, Kill Bill, Say Anything, The Boondocks Saints, Kung-Fu Hustle, Sin City, Shawn of the Dead, A Christmas Story, Batman Begins, The X-Men trilogy, Superman I and II, Superman Begins, Evil Dead 1 & 2, Army of Darkness, The Crow

Television:

The Hills, My So-Called Life, YinYangYo!, Grey's Anatomy, Heroes, Daria, Miami Ink, LA Ink, Lost, Laguna Beach (seasons 1 & 2 only), Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends, Clone High, Overhaulin', Kim Possible, Recess, Toon Disney, Invader Zim, Family Guy, Futurama, The Simpsons, Dave The Barbarian, Gargoyles, X-Men, 24, The Tick, Metalocalypse, Squidbillies, and anything else that looks interesting.

Books:

The Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling, The Inheritance Trilogy by Christopher Paolini, Marley and Me by John Grogan, Angels and Demons and The DaVinci Code by Dan Brown, The Dark Is Rising Sequence by Susan Cooper, poetry books, any book by Amelia Atwater-Rhodes, and the Bunnicula books by James and Deborah Howe (I read those in 2nd grade and I still love them!), The Twilight Series by Stephenie Meyer.
Comics: Soulfire, Gen 13, Fathom, Runaways, Wolverine: Origin, X-23: Target X, Wildsiderz, Danger Girl, Dead @ 17, Shrugged, Gargoyles, X-Men, and whatever looks interesting/has amazing art.

Heroes:

Anyone who works to cure cancer at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute/Jimmy Fund, Nana (my artistic mentor!), Uncle, Uncle Bobby, Danielle Soares, Fez Martins, Tim Wakefield, Walt Disney, J. Scott Campbell, Jim Lee, Jeff Buckley, J.K. Rowling, Cristina Scabbia, the 2004 Boston Red Sox, Buddy, and my little kitty girl and boy, Isis and Mo(MISS YOU!!!).

My Blog

I heart early June heatwaves.

It was already 80* when I woke up at 6:30 this morning. I didn't need to be up for anything, but I was already a sweaty mess as soon as my eyes opened so I got up and decided today would be the day t...
Posted by Ashlee [ECHELON/Twilighter] on Tue, 10 Jun 2008 05:57:00 PST

Yeah, Sex And The City introduced me to a love letter.

This love letter by Ludvig Von Beethoven was a turning point in the SATC movie and it really is beautiful. It definitely has become one of my favorites, but not just because of the film. It's just.....
Posted by Ashlee [ECHELON/Twilighter] on Sun, 01 Jun 2008 07:09:00 PST

JK Rowling pens "prequel" to Harry Potter for charity.

I found out through Mugglenet.com that there's a postcard-sized book being put together with short stories being written on each card by well-known authors. Each book will be sold for 5 British pound...
Posted by Ashlee [ECHELON/Twilighter] on Fri, 30 May 2008 04:49:00 PST

I actually like my job now.

With Bitchface gone and the fact that I've proven myself to the new store manager and Front End manager by staying there all night last week, I'm back in the gas station for every shift again. It's n...
Posted by Ashlee [ECHELON/Twilighter] on Mon, 26 May 2008 06:35:00 PST

All the grades are in.

I got another C in Publication Design as well. What kills me is that if I wasn't out so much (and I did have damn good reasons...my Uncle Bobby died from lukiemia...I had strep throat, then the flu),...
Posted by Ashlee [ECHELON/Twilighter] on Wed, 21 May 2008 06:53:00 PST

Another grade to add to the list.

Only this one's just okay. I got a C in Graphic Design II. I deserve it; my logo research was shaky even though my advertisements/collateral were really well-done. Still, it doesn't mean that it doe...
Posted by Ashlee [ECHELON/Twilighter] on Tue, 20 May 2008 09:05:00 PST

SO going to sleep.

It's 10 of 4am and I'm just getting into bed. It took from 9:30 til 3:20am to finish the updates to the system. Crawling into bed just as The Hills starts on The N. Nice.My sisters better let me sl...
Posted by Ashlee [ECHELON/Twilighter] on Tue, 20 May 2008 12:57:00 PST

Is it 2:30am yet?

Yeah, it's 11:30 and I'm stuck at work. I came back here (after working a 6am-12:15pm shift) at 8:50pm to help my friend Erin close early because the main office is running updates from 9:15-2:30am (...
Posted by Ashlee [ECHELON/Twilighter] on Tue, 20 May 2008 08:53:00 PST

DVD Goodness!

Since I got a hard-earned and well-deserved B in Math, I decided to treat myself with the complete Sex And The City box set. Plus it was $100 off and I had a Best Buy Rewards coupon, so it was defini...
Posted by Ashlee [ECHELON/Twilighter] on Tue, 20 May 2008 09:22:00 PST

Third Eye Blind was AMAZING!

Sure, the annoying drunk outside was a hazard of arriving at the venue 3.5 hours ahead of the doors opening, but it was worth it. We were the 7th/8th people in line and when we got inside, I ran righ...
Posted by Ashlee [ECHELON/Twilighter] on Thu, 08 May 2008 01:10:00 PST