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Ave Andrea!

Yes, and....this is all true.

About Me


I'm Andrea.
I'm pretty awesome.
I've been a vegetarian for three years.
I've been straight edge for five.
I'm going to school to be a laboratory scientist.
I want to do research on cancer.
I'm sworn in with the US Army Reserve.
I'm shipping to basic training on November 21st.
I play bass guitar, guitar, cello and piano.
I also sing pretty well, but I'm really shy about it.
I'm a real, live, practicing Catholic.
I go to Latin Mass because I'm absolutely fascinated by it.
I have an extreme affinity for cuddling.
I would rather text message than talk on the phone.
I just moved back out on my own, and it feels great.
I have an adorable Australian Cattle Dog named Eden.
I work out a lot.
I'm pretty obsessive-compulsive.
I separate my M&Ms and eat my food clockwise.
I have a terrible fear of having bad breath.
I really, really, really don't like most girls.
I'm addicted to Cold Stone.
I love learning foreign languages.
I can tell you I love you in seven of them.
I love learning to play and sing cheesy love songs.
I'm the only person in my family to consistently have a good complexion.
I like good tattoos.
And the men who have them.
I love WWII-era military surplus rifles.
If you have an AK or an AR, you're not as cool as you think.
I listen to a lot of metal.
People are often surprised by this.
I love food, and I love to cook.
Cathedral architecture amazes me.
I have immense respect for people in the military or police and fire departments.
I love my country and support our troops.
You should too.
I don't like to be politically correct.
I can get along with pretty much anyone.
I like to chew my orange juice.
I love all things cranberry or pomegranate.
Guys from New England have the hottest accents.
My feet are actually just foot-shaped blocks of ice.
If I'm going to read it, it better be really old.
I watch the Discovery, History, and National Geographic Channels almost exclusively.
I love driving around chasing thunderstorms.
I have the best friends ever.
Everyone in my family has their own little idiosyncrasies.
It keeps things interesting.
I'm fascinated by mad scientists.
My car is pretty beat up, but I love it.
I'm probably the most loyal woman you'll ever meet.
I love being able to make people smile.
I'm incapable of being depressed.
I'm always happy about something.
I'm very picky when it comes to the opposite sex.
I'm really sick of stupid guys trying to talk to me.
Yeah, I'm pretty much awesome.
AOL IM: freedomsashotgun.
Yahoo IM: victoriousxmarch.

My Interests

My sweet life.
Friends.
Hugs.
Cuddles.
BONFIRES.
Food.
Metal.
Big swords and big axes.
Mil-surp rifles.
Volley fire.
Cities. I'm afraid of endless cornfields.
Pomegranate Frappucinos.
My Australian Cattle dog.
Being Italian.
Sobriety.
Self-respect.
Being smart.
Reading meaningful books.
Laughing.
Shooting.
Double doozie cookies.
Not being on the Atkins diet.

Create your own friendquiz here

I'd like to meet:


People with brains.
Who use them in non-annoying ways.
People in the military, especially if you're in my unit.

And people who aren't friends with this girl .

Message me first.

Music:


Movies:

Edward Norton.
Al Pacino.
Eddie Izzard.
Léon the Professional.
Full Metal Jacket.
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.
Hannibal Lecter.
Evil Dead.
Indiana Jones.
The Godfather.
The Believer.
The Warriors.
X-Men.
The Prestige.
Rain Man.
High Fidelity.
The Triplets of Belleville.
Girl, Interrupted.
Seven.
Snatch.
The Shawshank Redemption.
Call of the Wintermoon video.

Television:

The History Channel.
Man vs. Wild.
Mythbusters.
Deadliest Catch.
Dirty Jobs.
METALOCALYPSE!!

Books:

Marcus Aurelius.
Dante Alighieri.
Virgil.
Plato.
Niccolò Machiavelli (NOT Makaveli, fruits).
Aristotle.
Nikola Tesla.
John Milton.
C.S. Lewis.
James Redfield.
Truman Capote.
Khaled Hosseini.

Stream of consciousness novels.
Dan Brown.
Catcher in the Rye.
Sarum.

Heroes:

Amanda Jergens, Jason Thompson, Jonathan Missall, Father Jim, Daniel Adams, Jonah Salyers, Mosinmama Nicole, Brittany Weekly and all the rest of my friends in the military, Nikola Tesla, Simo Häyhä, Sig Hansen, and my family.

My Blog

Dear everyone.

Okay, guys, time to get a few things straight.It's official: I've enlisted. I am a Private First Class in the United States Army Reserve. I am leaving for basic training on November 21st, 2007, and ...
Posted by Ave Andrea! on Thu, 09 Aug 2007 03:43:00 PST

November.

Injured or wounded Soldiers need immediate treatment, so when Army physicians aren't available, the Health Care Specialist is authorized to step in to provide basi...
Posted by Ave Andrea! on Sun, 22 Jul 2007 06:45:00 PST

Erik = gay.

"Here are 10 weird things about me and my life. After reading, you need to make your own blog including 10 weird things about your life, then send messages out to 10 other people (including me) tellin...
Posted by Ave Andrea! on Tue, 05 Jun 2007 09:52:00 PST

A few things...

I was being a total loser earlier today and lurking other journals, and I came across one in which the owner wrote things she wanted to say to people but never would. I thought to myself, "this could...
Posted by Ave Andrea! on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 01:26:00 PST

I am so smart, S-M-R-T...

Final grades for this quarter:  BIO 205 - Microbiology:   95% BIO 206 - Lab for BIO 205:   90.15% What's funny is I skipped lecture over half of the quarter.   Next...
Posted by Ave Andrea! on Wed, 14 Mar 2007 03:36:00 PST

SWF.

No one reading this because they're just browsing my page and don't know me should pay attention to it, really, because dating via myspace is lame, but I'm bored, so here are a bunch of ridiculous que...
Posted by Ave Andrea! on Thu, 18 Jan 2007 03:35:00 PST

Birthday pictures.

Got tattooed and hung out with Andy:Dinner at Spaghetti Warehouse:Birthday balloon Viking helmet of Doom!Jonah!Good times with awesome people. Thanks to everyone!!!...
Posted by Ave Andrea! on Sun, 19 Nov 2006 07:18:00 PST

Movies!

Top 5 Actors1. Edward Norton2. Anthony Hopkins3. Dustin Hoffman4. Al Pacino5. Jean RenoTop 5 Actresses1. Madeline Kahn2. Audrey Hepburn3. Jodie Foster4. Natalie Portman5. Franka PotenteTop 5 Directors...
Posted by Ave Andrea! on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 10:47:00 PST

Birthday list.

November 17th is fast approaching, and this means it's almost time for me to turn the big 2-1. As such, I have compiled a list of what I believe would be proper birthday presents for such a momentous...
Posted by Ave Andrea! on Fri, 06 Oct 2006 10:33:00 PST

Why fall rules so hard.

As we close in on the vernal equinox, I thought I'd take the time to share with you all the reasons why fall is, in fact, awesome: -The weather is getting cooler.  This means it's time to bust ou...
Posted by Ave Andrea! on Wed, 13 Sep 2006 02:29:00 PST