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Ashley aka Varda [21st]

It's Like Kissing A Blowtourch, It's Rock And Roll

About Me


Oh what is there to know about me?
I have alot of nicknames. Mac, B-Mac, Mirax, Asho, Varda, etc.
I'm in a relationship with the most amazing man on the face of this earth. His name is Ashton. I love him with all of my <3
I’m a geek… Simple as that…
I make costumes
I’m a cancer survivor, and damn proud of it. Recovery was probably the hardest time of my life, the hardest thing to go through, and the thing that shaped me the most.
My friends are my life
I’m a photographer. It’s what I do when I’m not sewing.
I have a healthy obsession with David Bowie
You're never to old to play dress-up
I believe that there is good in everyone
David Tennant is awesome
I love the color Pink
I wear skirts... alot
I hate dresses.. usually
Dickies is the only brand name I proudly wear
I'm the personal morale officer of Captain WeirdBeird
I like to investigate the paranormal
I'm terrified of spiders
...and heights
Well, I saw Lon Chaney walking with the Queen... Doing the Werewolves of London
The word game: dreamer, lover, fighter, believer, stubborn, confident, caring, loyal, and a bunch of other stuff that you get to figure out on your own ;)

My Interests

If you put Jenn and Myself into video form, it would look like this...

Ok ok, the serious stuff now.
Religion
Politics
Philosophy
Pirates
Music
Travel
Paranormal Research and Investigation

I'd like to meet:

David Bowie
Cyndi Lauper
Robert Plant
Jimmy Page
Simon Pegg

Music:

Finally updated! Imagine that.. After like.. a year
At The Drive In
David Bowie
Jimmy Buffet
C.C.R.
CKY
Coheed and Cambria
Cyndi Lauper
The Dresden Dolls
Fall Out Boy
Finch
Foo Fighters
Glassjaw
Green Day
Head Automatica(first album, not the new crap)
Billy Idol- Hey Hey What Get Laid Get...
Michael Jackson
The Kinks
Led Zeppelin
The Mars Volta
Peter Murphy
Panic! At the Disco
Tom Petty
Pink Floyd
Queen
REM
The Rolling Stones
The Smiths
Styx
Sweet
Weezer
and a bunch of others.. Basically i listen to a bunch of stuff... lots of older stuff... Mainly 80's i suppose. Whatever i feel like listening to really.

Movies:

Star Wars
The Goonies
Harry Potter
Labyrinth
Encino Man
The Hebrew Hammer
Animal House
Blues Brothers
Ever After
Pirates of The Carribean
O Brother Where Art Thou
Lord Of The Rings
Rudy
Ferris Buellers's Day Off
Dogma
The Prestige
Keeping the Faith
Shaun of the Dead
Hot Fuzz

Television:

Gilmore Girls
Scrubs
Family Guy
South Park
Firefly
Venture Brothers
Ghost Hunters
MythBusters
Doctor Who
Spaced
Blackpool
The King of Queens
Yes, Dear

Books:

Harry Potter
Lord Of The Rings
I, Jedi
Fight Club
Fahrenheit 451
Invisible Monsters
The Great Gatsby
Wicked
House of Leaves
Pirate books. I read way too many;)

Heroes:

This section has always been tough for me to fill out... It's not that I dont have people I look up to, it's expressing WHY I look up to them the way I do.
Cyndi Lauper
Sean Astin
Michael A. Stackpole and Aaron Allston: Oddly enough, a few books managed to make me realize who I truely was after cancer. But sometimes that's all it takes.
My Friends: Because let's face it, putting up with me is worse than a full time job ;)

My Blog

Goodbye, Old Friend

It well may be That we will never meet again in this lifetime So let me say before we part: So much of me is what I haveLearned from you You'll be with me, like a handprint on my heart Now whatever wa...
Posted by Ashley aka Varda [21st] on Fri, 22 Aug 2008 08:58:00 PST

Ashley Life Update!

It occured to me while updating people on Ashton and I, that I never updated people on my life lol.. So here it goes.Back in January, I got promoted to Supervisor. Yippie! This meant a pay raise(alway...
Posted by Ashley aka Varda [21st] on Tue, 17 Jun 2008 09:06:00 PST

Ashley and Ashton update

How are we doing, you ask? Amazingly :). We're very much in love, and enjoying each other. It's so fun learning new things about him, and it's fun letting him learn knew things about me! I cant wait f...
Posted by Ashley aka Varda [21st] on Sat, 14 Jun 2008 04:22:00 PST

Defying Gravity takes on Wicked!

So I just got back from one of the most amazing experiences of my life, Wicked. Now i know what you're saying... It's just a play. Yes.. yes it is. But this is one i have always felt a connection with...
Posted by Ashley aka Varda [21st] on Fri, 14 Dec 2007 03:45:00 PST

What I learned today...

1. I DONT like getting up at stupid o'clock(aka 4:30 am) to go march in a parade.2. I DONT like standing around in the cold for 2 hours to march in a parade.3. Waving your hands with hand armor made o...
Posted by Ashley aka Varda [21st] on Sun, 02 Dec 2007 06:59:00 PST

Pre-Chattacon "To-do" list

Shockingly, I have a to-do list for a con this small. how does THAT happen?!1. Cobra Ninja of Dooooooooooom for Kris2. David Bowie outfit. It has gone from a jacket to a full on outfit including a poo...
Posted by Ashley aka Varda [21st] on Tue, 13 Nov 2007 03:53:00 PST

Witches Weekend Of Fun

Much anticipated.. I know ;)Friday, Jenn and Channing arrived at my casa and we packed up to go to the Hampton Inn in Richmond. After a nice hour car-ride, where Channing almost hit me, because the gu...
Posted by Ashley aka Varda [21st] on Tue, 06 Nov 2007 01:34:00 PST

A Costumer’s Rant Part 3: Quality over Quantity

This is by far one of my favorite rants... I'm not even kidding "Quality Over Quantity" This issue seems to happen no matter what you do... People striving to have the most costumes... Why does this ...
Posted by Ashley aka Varda [21st] on Sat, 29 Sep 2007 08:24:00 PST

A Costumers Rant part 2: Cliques and Status

A Costumer's Rant part 2: Cliques and Status After returning from Dragoncon, I realized my dislike for status and cliques grew to an insane amount. Now I know you're asking, Why? Why do I dislike some...
Posted by Ashley aka Varda [21st] on Mon, 17 Sep 2007 11:30:00 PST

A Costumer's Rant part 1

This is a VERY touchy subject, if you're going to post about this please be respectful. I know you all have seen atleast one person in this situation. You're walking around and you see someone dresse...
Posted by Ashley aka Varda [21st] on Wed, 01 Aug 2007 11:49:00 PST