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Name: Andrea
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Age: 23, born May 4, 1985
Location: Western North Carolina
Occupation: Freelance Artist / housewife

All About You

1. Describe your ideal house/home. Please go into as much detail as possible, and be sure to include your ideal geographical location in the description!.
I think that in the end, my ideal house would be something Victorian, with gabled roofs and huge bay windows to let in lots of sunlight and warmth. It'd be filled full of wonderful antiques, huge chests and ornate dressers and so on. As for setting, probably somewhere that has a lot of snow in the wintertime, and tons of rain in the summer, preferably with the latter being very warm.
I'd love for my dream-home to be on a large tract of land, preferably with tons of nice, thick forests all around. Wildlife is a plus, I love watching wild birds and small critters go about their daily lives. I'd love to have a place to raise some of my own food, but in all honesty I'd probably just get too attached to them and end up having a ton of very exotic farm pets.

2. Name three things you are afraid of. Explain.
Spiders - Creepy crawlies that might bite you and just might hurt you quite badly or in some cases even kill you, what's not to be afraid of?
The dark - I am scared to death by things that I can't see, and of the thought that in true darkness something could be mere inches from my face and I'd never see it until it was too late to react.
As trite as it might sound, being alone. I yearn for companionship, someone to talk to, someone to relate to. Without that interaction, I would whiter and die.

3. Imagine you’re given the classic opportunity: a genie granting you three wishes. What would you wish for? Wishing for more wishes is not permitted!
My first wish would be to enough weight to feel comfortable with myself again. I've always been a bit on the overweight side, and I've always wondered what it would be like to be a 'normal' weight, because society always seems to 'look down' on bigger people.
My second wish would be for more time to spend with my friends. The few that I have, I never get to see because they've either moved far away or they just have very busy schedules. I miss just hanging out.
My third wish would probably be for something much more noble, such as ending hunger, or for peace on earth. I like when good things happen to people that have had really poor luck, and making anyone's day brighter is always put before myself.

4. In your life so far, what accomplishment are you the most proud of? You can list more than one if you have trouble deciding. ;)
I'm quite proud of my artistic talents, and the attention that they bring me. I know that might not really sound like much of an accomplishment, but quite honestly I've done very little with my life to be proud of. I've been drawing since I could hold a pencil, and I managed to get a full college scholarship to an art institute here in North Carolina. I really think I thrived in that environment, and I always try to be better and better with my work.

5. Which of the following is most important to you: Love, Money, Knowledge, Family, Friendship, Adventure, or Pleasure? Which is the least important to you?
Friendship is the most important to me, because to me that also brings love and adventure. Without friendship, there really is nothing, to me. The least of all those, to me, is money. People that think they need money to be successful or to prove something to other people confuse me greatly.

6. What's one quote (or passage, song lyric, etc.) that effectively describes you and your values?
The cities grow
The rivers flow
Where you are, I'll never know
If you were right and I was wrong
Why are you the one who's gone
The lights go out, the bridges burn
Once you're gone, you can't return
Remember how you used to say I'd be the one to runaway
But I'm still here
-- Vertical Horizon - 'I'm Still Here'
What I mean by choosing this song passage, is that I feel like I'm a good friend that always stands strong for my friends - but at the same time I feel like I've been quite left behind in life, while all my friends are off doing great, exciting things. Sometimes I feel very alone because of all of that.

7. How do you manage your money? On that note, how important is money/financial security to you?
The only real money-managing I do is to save and penny-pinch. I like to make sure I always have a nice padding, just in case something bad happens. Financial security is very important to me, one of my biggest worries is from money troubles. I tend to hoarde back money 'just in case' and sadly it usually ends up that there does come some sort of a crisis and so my hording wasn't in vain.

8. Name (and elaborate on) some of your hobbies. What are your favorite things to do outside of school/the office?
My biggest and most time-consuming hobby is, by far, gaming. I admit I'm a bit addicted to MMORPG games, especially World of Warcraft. I love the aspect of being able to 'be' a big hero, and I love feeling like my character helps tell the story. Aside from that, I guess drawing could be considered a hobby. I love being able to create my own little worlds and make up elaborate histories for my characters. Your world is only as big as you can imagine it to be.

9. Name (and elaborate on) your top three BEST and top three WORST qualities (personality-related, not physical).
My best qualities, I suppose, are...
- Personality - I've been told I'm absolutely addictive to be around, I always seem to be able to make people laugh, or cheer someone up that's down.
- Dedication - If I say I'll do something, I'll keep my word. I also tend to be true, to a fault, to my friends and causes I believe in.
...I really, honestly can't think of a third that's really worth noting. I like to think that I'm a good all-around person. :|
My worst qualities are:
- I tend to be rather stingy, to the point where sometimes I tend to do without because I don't want to spend money.
- I'm a terrible packrat, which sort of goes along with the above. I have SO much useless stuff that I just can't bare to get rid of, and it usually just ends up packed away because of that.
- I tend to get 'addicted' to things far too easily. For example, I'm quite addicted to MMORPG games and I find myself putting off doing other, perhaps healthier things to play.

A Song of Ice and Fire Related
I've actually only read "A Game of Thrones" and am just starting in on "A Clash of Kings", so I will answer accordingly.

1.Who are your favorite three characters in the series?
I have a very soft spot in my heart for Bran Stark, I love his character and I feel so horrible about what happens to him.
I adore Daenerys Targaryen, after all who couldn't love someone that brought something as amazing as a dragon back into the world?
Osha, the Wildling woman. While she might be a 'slave' per se, she does seem to have grown to ...at least tolerate her position.

2.Who are your least favorite three characters in the series?
Catelyn Stark. Ugh, I just HATE her.
Tyrion Lannister, I just really hate the fact that half the time you have absolutely no clue where his true alliegences are.
Jaimie Lannister, again I have no real reason to hate him, I just dislike the way his character is portraied.

3.#1 Favorite moment in all of ASOIAF so far?
oh gosh, this is really hard. I love the scene near the end of "A Game of Thrones" where Jaimie is delivered into captivity, and Robb is triumphant in the battle.

4. In your dream-world, how would you like to see the series end?
I really don't have a set speculation on this, yet. As almost everyone, I'd love to see my favorite characters triumph and the ones I dislike to meet a quick justice. :)

ninja edit: Wow, now that I look at it, my application isn't nearly as long as I had hoped it would come out being. If anyone needs more elaboration, by all means let me know and I'll try and fix it up. <3

Also: I know you guys like people to read a bit more of the series than I have because of spoilers and whatnot, but I fear I've already had a good deal of the story spoiled for me so I don't mind at all. :)