My name's Andrew, and this is my Self-Summary (a work in progress)!

I didn't realize how horrible at describing myself I am until I decided to revamp my self summary. . . I also didn't realize that I look like I have a drinking/partying problem until I uploaded more photos. . . My problem is that I usually only find myself on the business end of a camera when I've been drinking. . . This could be interesting. . .

I've recently found myself addicted to the Unmitigated Drama forum... Who knew such a horrible thing could provide so much entertainment?

I'm kind of a "black sheep" (not being black, it is figurative, not literal), always have been in the circles of friends I've held in my life time. Perhaps I bring some form of equilibrium to these groups? For whatever reason, I seem to "fill in the gaps" in respect to personalities, interests, and perspectives. Or maybe I'm just weirder than my friends?

I enjoy all sorts of things. I play my fair share of computer games, but can separate myself from them. I try to keep up with what's going on in the world, because I'm a citizen of the world and like to know what's going on in my "community". I love football at all levels. The Tennessee Volunteers and the EKU Colonels are my college teams, as well as anyone who is playing Western Kentucky University (fuck 'em!). As for NFL, I've always been a huge Miami Dolphins fan.
I'm curious... Not in the bi/curious way, but in the constantly trying to learn about everything. A "life-long hunger for knowledge", if you will. I also absolutely love stand-up comedy, but I'm not creative enough to actually do it.

I am a very liberal person, I support big government, I think that taxes are highly necessary (and should be a little higher on everyone with this economic disaster) but still shitty at the same time, I believe in civil liberties, human rights, and peace and social justice, and I definitely support government funded programs. At the same time, I believe the free market isn't a bad thing; the free market just needs regulation. Unlike other liberals, I am very supportive of gun rights and I'm not very concerned with the environment (which makes me a great candidate for anything in Kentucky politics).

I have no religion, which is fine, trust me. . . I keep myself from being a "moral degenerate" using this really cool "book" I like to call The Constitution of The United States of America. Sound lame? Most likely it does, but not having a religion, I apparently "have to believe in something". So I take this document, and a whole slew of supporting ideas from society's greatest minds, with me wherever I go (in my mind, that is). I try to avoid having to make a case if I can. Oh, and I do keep a pocket Constitution and Declaration of Independence in my car.

Here's the kicker. . . I've got quite the country side to myself. Every now and again, you'll hear it slip out through my accent (especially if I've been drinking).

GO VOLS!!

At the moment, I'm taking some time off from school to work so I can finance my degree.

Figuring out and solving problems. I enjoy fixing things to gain a more in depth understanding of how they work.
I'm also really good at playing Devil's Advocate.
Showing people that folks from Kentucky aren't "stupid, inbred, redneck hicks" I LOVE doing that!

The first thing people notice about me (aside from me not being white, which should be obvious) isn't really something they notice about me. People notice, through me, that you can't judge a book by it's cover.

Because I'm lazy, I'm just going to pull this directly off my facebook. . .

Music: Country, Rascal Flatts, Toby Keith, Keith Urban, Nickel Creek, Brad Paisley, Brooks and Dunn, Craig Morgan, Deanna Carter, Garth Brooks, Emerson Drive, George Strait, Gretchen Wilson, Jamie O'Neal, Jo Dee Messenia, Joe Nichols, John Michael Montgomery, Cascada, Johnny Cash, Lonestar, Montgomery Gentry, Pat Green, Terri Clark, Tim McGraw, Travis Tritt, Angel One, Avril Lavigne, Arutunian, Boridin, Dvorak, Giacchino, Haydn, Hindemith, Holst, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rossini, Sibelius, Stravinsky, Shostakovich, John Williams, John Coltrane, Fergie, Sonny Rolins, Tom Varner, David Amram, Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, The Brian Setzer Orchestra, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Dropkick Murphys, Flogging Molly, AC/DC, t.A.T.u,

TV Shows: COPS, The Shield, Scrubs, Half Way Home, Monday Night Football, Cash Cab

Movies: Super Troopers, Kingdom of Heaven, A Bridge Too Far, The Alien movies, anything with Bruce Campbell (Bubba Hotep, Army of Darkness), The Star Wars movies, The Lord of The Rings movies, Hidalgo, Hostile Waters, Team America: World Police, Hamlet, Finding Neverland, The Longest Day, Narnia, The Departed, The Guardian, 28 Days Later, Saving Private Ryan, Romeo and Juliet, Without a Paddle, Predator, The Longest Day, A Bridge Too Far, 300, Old School, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, Shoot 'Em Up, V For Vendetta, Patton, more to come

Books Starship Troopers, Rainbow Six, The Andromeda Strain, Alas Babylon, The Stand, The Sum of All Fears, The Bear and the Dragon, Clear and Present Danger, Patriot Games, The Hunt for Red October, Any other Jack Ryan book, Splinter Cell, Jurassic Park, The Lost World, Red Rabbit, The Action Hero's Handbook, The Chronicles of Narnia (NOT limited to The Lion The Witch and The Wardrobe) Hostile Waters, Magazines I enjoy are, Car and Driver, PC Gamer.

My iPhone (yes, I am gloating about it), my car, my job, my family, Satellite radio (Sirius!!), Money.

Yes, I am apparently materialistic...
= )

Work. Sad, I know. I just don't have anything else going on in my life at the moment.

I'm usually out relaxing and recovering from the past week at work. And by relaxing and recovering, I mean going out to a bar and having a few drinks with my friends.

You've got nothin' better to do? Not really. . . You should message me if you think I seem alright, have interest, or just simply want to chit-chat. I'm a pretty easy person to talk to, and I always enjoy doing it!
Oh, and if you've got a grip on the English language (assuming it is your first language)