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Andrea & Vern

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My Interests

Music:

My favs: Lisa Loeb, Madonna, Jill Sobule, Tom Petty, Poe, REM. I'm also into musicals (recent favs: Phantom of the Opera, Evita) and jazz (esp. the Sim City 2000 game soundtrack). I'll listen to almost any music other than country.

Movies:

I usually gravitate towards Mafia related, psychological thrillers, or musicals. Donny Brasco, A Beautiful Mind, American Psycho II (not I), Chicago, Evita, Falling Down, The Green Mile, Reservoir Dogs, 50 First Dates, The Harry Potter Movies, on and on and onI was recently asked by a family member why Mafia related movies? They command respect face-to-face and yet stab each other behind the back. There is a heirarchy but that doesn't protect you... I could go on and on, but in short the answer is simple. Their everyday life is just so different from mine that it is nice to just have a change of pace. The first mafia related movie I saw was Donnie Brasco, about an undercover cop who infiltrates the mafia to the point that he started thinking and acting like them. Very interesting scenario. From there, I was hooked. I must admit that I've never seen the Godfather movies. Would I really consider myself a Mafia aficionado? No, but I do enjoy the occasional mafia movie. :)

Television:

House, Las Vegas, Gilmore Girls, all the adult cartoons (King of the Hill, Simpsons, Family Guy, American Dad, South Park), the occasional CSI, Veronica Mars, etc.

Books:

Comics: Calvin & Hobbes, Get Fuzzy. Books: Most anything by Amy Tan (The Joy Luck Club, The Hundred Secret Senses), The Ann of Green Gables Series, Works by Jane Austen, Works by James Frey (hey it's still entertaining even if its not true)

Heroes:

I know this sounds cheesy, but it's honest-- I think just about anybody in this world is a hero in one aspect or another. They just need to recognize their good qualities and/or accomplishments and exploit them.

My Blog

Merced in the news...

My hometown, Merced, CA, is usually a pretty small blip on the radar.  However, we finally made the news... http://images.businessweek.com/ss/07/09/0918_bargains/index_ 01.htm?campaign_id=msn Best...
Posted by Andrea & Vern on Thu, 06 Dec 2007 07:53:00 PST

Im on a vendor site!

I have two pictures in my hairdresser's portfolio online!  Do you know which two are me?  http://www.bellissimobrides.com/index2.php Hrm... I think she had her pictures before I even had mi...
Posted by Andrea & Vern on Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:23:00 PST

Wedding Pics!!!

Finally, our professional pictures are in!  I think they turned out well,  although some of the faces I made were embarassing.  Even then, I think they look more true to the mood o...
Posted by Andrea & Vern on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 08:05:00 PST

Some Wedding photos

Below is our Flickr account.  Some wedding photos have been added , but I will more will be forthcoming as they are received from family/friends.  So, check back! http://www.f...
Posted by Andrea & Vern on Sat, 03 Nov 2007 11:56:00 PST

Updates...

We survived the wedding and were married October 20th in Yosemite.  We then took off to Hawaii for our Honeymoon and just got back. I'm looking forward to life returning to normal, but I don't wa...
Posted by Andrea & Vern on Mon, 29 Oct 2007 10:26:00 PST

Weddings... again

Ok things are going better... but there is still SO MUCH TO DO!  How do people survive this?
Posted by Andrea & Vern on Thu, 27 Sep 2007 10:30:00 PST

Of Weddings

Well, this time last year I thought that there was no way I could plan a wedding in two-three months.  This year, I'm doing it.  In the past week, I have located a location, caterer, and pho...
Posted by Andrea & Vern on Thu, 16 Aug 2007 09:50:00 PST

Dewey Point Pictures

Vern and I snowshoed from Badger Pass to Dewey Point yesterday.  No views from the point, but beautiful softly falling snow throughout the hike. http://www.flickr.com/photos/katzechicx/sets/72157...
Posted by Andrea & Vern on Tue, 13 Feb 2007 06:24:00 PST

Important Announcement

I'm out of school for winter break!  I just finished taking my Econ final exam and turned in my paper earlier today. The past three months have been grueling.  I have to put in a l...
Posted by Andrea & Vern on Sun, 17 Dec 2006 04:27:00 PST

Top 10 Racist Commercials

Top 10 racist commercials.  I can't believe some of these, especially the VW one.  I suspect its a true commercial because they always have very catchy commercials...   http:/...
Posted by Andrea & Vern on Sat, 11 Nov 2006 08:38:00 PST