Hi. I'm Brande. I spell it that way because "Brandy" is a boring name, and well, that just doesn't describe me very well. I'm a complex person, and not easily categorized. In fact, how I describe myself may very well change depending on the mood you've caught me in.

I am one of those people who have experimented with all walks of life out of pure curiosity, disregarding all risks and warnings. This has led me to hell and back on more than one occasion. For me, ignorance would be a far greater hell.

I am on a constant search to find the basic truths of life, and to this end I truly enjoy my solitude. I prefer to spend my time reading, writing, drawing, listening to music, and on other intellectual/artsy pursuits.

I consider myself to be an adventurous person, enjoying hiking, camping, and the like. I'll try anything once. I am constantly broadening my horizons, trying to become the fullest person I can be.

I value knowledge, honesty, and independence. I believe rules are polite suggestions. I despise vanity and shallowness. I have very little tolerance for narrow minded people. I believe cuddling and sleep do not mix.

I am trying to find a path in life that will bring me satisfaction and fulfillment. I have spent so many years discovering what I value, believe, and enjoy in this world. Now I am trying to find a way to incorporate them into my future. It seems I have only recently figured out that at some point we must all grow up, and I am not immune.

I too must choose a career. I have barely reached a point that I take this seriously.

I am making decisions. I am taking the steps necessary so that when I have it all figured out, I will be prepared to do whatever I must.

Learning new things.
Expanding myself.
Analyzing everything.
Playing Hackeysack.
Making plans I'll never keep.

I'm a deep thinker. That's what I'm always told anyway. I constantly recieve comments on my insight, and my tendency to over-analyze things.

a) Stranger in a Strange Land, The Cats Cradle, A Clockwork Orange, 1984, The Birth of Venus, The Red Tent, The Time Travelers Wife, One Hundred Years of Solitude, Lullaby among others.
b) Amores Perros, SLC Punk, Eternal Sunshine of a Spotless Mind, When Nietzsche Wept, War Inc.
c) Propagandhi, Sublime, Mewithoutyou, Cake, Atmoshphere, Bob Dylan, Immortal Technique, Nouvelle Vague, Slipknot, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, NAS, The Pixies, Morningwood, The Ramones, Alkaline Trio, Mindless Self Indulgence, Dresden Dolls, Placebo, Fiona Apple, Sex Pistols are some of my favorites..
d) I have developed an addiction to hotsauce...

My daughter, an education, music, my books, a sense of humor, and self respect.

What to do with my life.

Doing the same things I would be doing on any other night, something solitary that is preferably expanding me in some way: Reading, writing, drawing, creating something, destroying something else... Getting in touch with myself one way or another.

That I am a very private person and if you really want to know something about me you need to take the time to get to know me first. I can be very rude when people ask me questions that aren't any of their business.

You are able to sit quietly with another person. If you do not feel the need to come into someone else's life and try to fix everything. You are comfortable with yourself.