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Ashley

In Sicily, women are more dangerous than shotguns.

About Me

Hi, I'm Ashley. I like long walks under the moonlight sky, holding hands while ice skating, and reading poetry on the front porch swing while sipping lemonade. ~ I'm looking forward to getting out of Toledo in the next two years and starting a new chapter in my life elsewhere. ~ Hawaii is the only state that is eluding me.~ My only claim to fame is that I'm related to Red Skelton, and no one knows who that is. ~ I'm going to be a professor, journalist, curator, or vagabond. I haven't decided yet.~ I look like Veruca from Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (the one with Gene Wilder).

My Interests

I like writing, reading, lying in bed listening to the rain,taking photos, history, traveling, dancing to classic rock, taking walks, biking, hiking, ice skating, watching hockey, playing volleyball, politics, getting coffee, collecting quotes, watching movies, the sound of church bells, old fashioned libraries, wildflowers, cranberry orange muffins, candles, the English countryside, phone conversations that last till 2 a.m., CHEESECAKE.I dislike: Scary /Action movies, watching baseball on t.v., math, racists, hypocrisy, scream-y music, slow walkers, cat haters and poor journalism.

I'd like to meet:

Dear Great Pumpkin, I am looking forward to your arrival on Halloween night. I hope you will bring me lots of presents -Linus of course!

Music:

The Beatles, Johnny Cash, 80s music, the Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Crosby, Stills, and Nash, Natasha Bedingfield, Led Zeppelin, CCR, the Rolling Stones, Carole King, John Denver, America, Simon & Garfunkel, Ben Harper, Coldplay, Norah Jones, Cream, Eric Clapton, The Guess Who, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, The Police, Duffy, blues, jazz, swing music.

Movies:

The Notebook, Pride & Prejudice, Win a Date with Tad Hamilton, Signs, Munich, Elizabethtown, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Roman Holiday,Pirates of the Caribbean, Big Fish, Marie Antoinette, Legally Blond, Before Sunrise, The Jerk, , Tropic Thunder, While you were sleeping, V for Vendetta, Hocus Pocus, Young Frankenstein, Spaceballs, A Beautiful Mind, Clue.

Television:

Travel Channel, Food Network, Gilmore Girls, Spongebob Squarepants, The Vicar of Dibley, Supernanny, Wife Swap, Dancing with the Stars.

Books:

The Hobbit, The Great Gatsby, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings, The Notebook, Marie Antoinette, history books, Pride & Prejudice, On the Road, The Perks of being a Wallflower, The Giver, C.S. Lewis books, Reading Lolita in Tehran, Captivating, Little House books, Bible.

Heroes:

"I have taken my good deeds and my bad deeds and thrown them together in a heap. Then I have fled from both of them to Christ, and in Him I have peace."- David Dickson

My Blog

Can I borrow an autoharp???

I haven't dressed up for Halloween since 8th grade (I was Laverne from Laverne & Shirley). This year is going to be different. I might go solo as Veruca from Willy Wonka or with Noah as a famous t...
Posted by Ashley on Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:37:00 PST

Live Poets Society

The autumn air fills me with delight. I was wondering, if you might,like to go away one nightand read some poems by candlelight. -meI want to get some people together and go out into the woods for som...
Posted by Ashley on Mon, 13 Oct 2008 04:32:00 PST

Weddings

I'm going to my 50th wedding this year. Well, that might be an exaggeration, but it feeellls like the 50th. In honor of love and all the good things that come along with it, I have found some nice quo...
Posted by Ashley on Sat, 11 Oct 2008 07:41:00 PST

Quote

I collect quotes. "The follies which a man regrets most in his life, are those which he didn't commit when he had the opportunity."- Helen Rowland
Posted by Ashley on Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:57:00 PST

The quirky little things

Ever have one of those days where you just wanna neglect all of your responsibilities and go experience something you really enjoy? You could say I'm there. I'm sooo busy that I feel joyless. In these...
Posted by Ashley on Thu, 09 Oct 2008 08:51:00 PST

Hmmm...

We have done almost everything in pairs since Noah, except govern. And the world has suffered for it. -Bella AbzugAgreed.
Posted by Ashley on Wed, 08 Oct 2008 08:04:00 PST

The not-so- true story of Alexander Hamilton

This is somewhat historically inaccurate. But it's really funny. Alexander HamiltonDisclaimer: May not be suitable for children under 13. The blogger does not condone drunkenness nor duels. Enjoy!...
Posted by Ashley on Sun, 05 Oct 2008 08:00:00 PST

Another movie...

The Curious Case of Benjamin Button    I can't tell you how excited I am for this movie to come out. It is three great things ("Big Fish" style fantasy movie, F.Scott Fitzgerald, and Sa...
Posted by Ashley on Fri, 03 Oct 2008 03:11:00 PST

Nick and Norah

    So this movie hasn't even come out yet, and I'm already quoting the two most popular lines. I think it's great to randomly say in the middle of a conversation, "I think we both said...
Posted by Ashley on Wed, 01 Oct 2008 07:09:00 PST

one of my favorites...

This is one of the best poems. It's creepy, but oh so romantic. It is after all, Edgar Allan Poe season.         Annabel Lee     It was many and many a ye...
Posted by Ashley on Fri, 26 Sep 2008 06:03:00 PST