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Andria

Breathe deeply...

About Me



20 year old. Chef and restuarant owner in the making. Lover of the arts. Mature. Dedicated. Ardent woman with a wild side. Incredibly analytical. Open minded. Fun. Easy to talk to. Always willing to learn something new. Passionate about music, food, dancing, and much more. Determined. Enjoys playing videogames, painting, photography...Focused. Driven. Optimistic, with a goal to live life for all that it's worth. If you've got a question simply ask. ;)

My Interests

comics, taking chances, singing, music, drawing, art, Aspen, cooking, the fall, cuddling, conversation, travel, dancing, food, forensic science, movies, hugs, kissing, laughing, trying anything new, sports, culinary masterpieces, life, men, house parties, cars, painting, performing, poetry, sociology, rain, romance, quotes, samuri, hiking, culture, spices, a good story, videogames, star wars, stars, sunsets, photography, thunderstorms, warm fuzzy feelings, writing, pirates, fishing, and hangin out

I'd like to meet:

Anyone who has something interesting to say and loves to have fun

Music:

Jill Scott, Heather Headley, Erykah Badu, Talib Kweli, Herb Alpert, Robert Randolph and the Family Band, Ryan Shaw, Vaihi, the Postal Service, Tool, Josh Turner, Foo Fighters, Ludacris, Louis Armstrong, Beethoven, Domestic Problems, Audioslave, Mozart, Jimmy Witherspoon, Hapa, James Brown, the Ken Oak Band, Nick Black, Tracy Chapman, Charlie Parker, Notorious BIG, Barry White, Buddy Holly, the Killers, the Isley Brothers, Hope, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Queen, Anthony Hamilton, AFI, Boston, Mary J. Blige, Bob Marley, Harry Belafonte, Israel Kamakawiwo'ole, Fall Out Boy, Billie Holiday, Al Green, the Gorillaz, Chuck Berry, Jay-Z, Miles Davis, Weezer, Eric Clapton, Jim Croce, Dropkick Murphys, Pink Floyd, Natalie Merchant, Kansas, Arctic Monkeys, Jinxed, Anberlin, Led Zeppelin, The Format, Sam Cooke, Jet, Incubus, Journey, The Eagles, Fall Out Boy, Pat Benetar, Les Paul, Garbage, Chevelle, Common, Billy Joel, Damien Rice, the Killers, Simon & Garfunkel, Trans-siberian orchestra, Johnny Cash, Van Morrison, James Taylor, Jet, COLD, the Pussycat Dolls, Bruce Springsteen, Weezer, Cheap Trick, Pearl Jam, Dropkick Murphys, Natalie Merchant, HIM, 8mm, The Platters, Emii, Disturbed, The Corrs, Bon Jovi, Jim Croce, Bond, Sarah Mclachlan, Jay-Z, Norah Jones, Counting Crows, Buckcherry, AC/DC, Alkaline Trio, Outkast (old), Killswitch Engage, Eric Clapton, the Beatles, Emerson Drive, Phil Collins, The Police, Marvin Gaye, Chemical Brothers, Bonnie Raitt, Wild Cherry, Jeff Buckley, Miles Davis, BUSH, (some) Eminem, Metallica (early), Jimi Hendrix, Bon Jovi, Danny Elfman, The Doors, and anything you can dance to, rock to, or basically anything that sounds good

Movies:

I LOVE movies, mainly ones that touch the heart, soul, and move you --- (more recently) Pan's Labyrinth, Tombstone (so quotable), Pursuit of Happiness, Love Jones, Almost Famous, Little Miss Sunshine, The Rocketeer, The Last of the Mohicans, Cinderella Man, Closer, Snatch, Momento, Fight Club, The Princess Bride, Glory, Back to the Future, Crash, Love Actually, The Professional, Pride & Prejudice, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Lost in Translation, Gone in the Wind, Wedding Crashers, Sin City, My Cousin Vinny, the original Star Wars movies, Lord of the Rings, 16 Blocks, Always, When Harry Met Sally, Corpse Bride, Braveheart, Garden State

Television:

Actually I rarely watch tv...but when I do happen to watch it the show has to be educational

Books:

To Kill a Mockingbird, Blindness, the Count of Monte Cristo, Blood Legacy, Life of Pi, Cunt, Ender's Game , The Diving Bell and the Butterfly, Blankets, A Picture of Dorian Gray, Les Miserables, the Iliad, Macbeth, Invisible Monsters, comic books, If You Give a Mouse a Cookie, the Elephant's Child

My Blog

Rambling Poetic Reflection

People&. smile far too much when they meet me, Tend to need to tell me that I'm beautiful, At some point in our first conversationsNo longer phasing me,they are taken-aback by how casually I take ...
Posted by Andria on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 10:27:00 PST

Emotions running out...

the Shower Saves MeDrops of water, I listentapping into the puddled linedshower, tubstriking down my bodynaked, helpless, coldyelling over my sobssaving me from pityothers hearing my painClimb, I scal...
Posted by Andria on Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:03:00 PST

With the day of love approaching...

A few poems by muah, followed by some of my favorite love poems.A Giant on My Cloudby yours trulySilencelost in my ownpaintingsthoughtsmazepainting an abstract futuremixed colorsa puddle with oilunkno...
Posted by Andria on Thu, 08 Feb 2007 01:54:00 PST

The story of the move...

28 days ago I got back into California from Michigan and one of the best trips home ever...25 days ago I was threatened with a knife...12 days ago I moved into a new apartment, in a safer area, with s...
Posted by Andria on Thu, 01 Feb 2007 12:33:00 PST

Gray ceiling

Right now there's a gray ceiling on the Earth...a hazy cover over my mind, trying to cloud itself over into the darkness of night. Heh, excuse my poetic writing, it's carried over from weeks and month...
Posted by Andria on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 05:39:00 PST

A neverending page...

Living Life Bare   Some nights I cannot sleep, so I get up and go out into the cold night air take the echoing steps to the street and I walk I follow it down, past the   park, past the sto...
Posted by Andria on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 12:07:00 PST

A pencil forever in hand...

Alright, I do believe it's time for a quick recap. School is great but this week will be stressful for finals. Work is good but it will be changing a lot soon. Love life..."oi"...*laughs* it's a long ...
Posted by Andria on Sun, 05 Nov 2006 09:46:00 PST

California: a much needed update

California... Before I thought that Los Angeles did not make any sense. If you talk about it out loud it is the land of slow-flat car chases and girls with mercurochrome hair, tans, and big dreams....
Posted by Andria on Mon, 04 Sep 2006 12:11:00 PST

A pen running itself dry

Poetry and random writings to follow:The Sound of the NightIf I'm quiet enoughI can hear the city breathingThe hushed tones of cars easing along the roadsgoing home, to her place, to his, all slowly s...
Posted by Andria on Sat, 02 Sep 2006 01:33:00 PST

One more day

...until I move from Michigan to California and my life changes in so many ways. *sigh* It's stressful but I'm incredibly excited...I'll write more later.
Posted by Andria on Thu, 15 Jun 2006 09:37:00 PST