WHO WHAT

Taken from joeypoey, who took it from someone else.

You know how sometimes people on your friends-list post about stuff going on in their life, and all of a sudden you think "Wait a minute? Since when were they working THERE? Since when were they dating HIM/HER? Since when???" And then you wonder how you could have missed all that seemingly pretty standard information, but somehow you feel too ashamed to ask for clarification because it seems like info you should already know? It happens to all of us sometimes.

Please copy the topics below, erase my answers and put yours in their place, and then post it in your journal! Please elaborate on the questions that would benefit from elaboration. One-Word-Answers seldom help anyone out.

1. First Name: Legally it's Andrew, but I don't like that name at all. My name of choice is Sasha, and I eventually plan to make that my legal name. Other options include Javs, Javier, and Tangy (although only angelheadedhpst calls me that!).


This was for a self-portrait assignment in my Intro. to Photography class in the fall. I think it sums me up pretty well. Occasionally I straighten my hair, causing me to look quite a bit different (and better, in my opinion), but I'm normally too lazy or I get up too late or something.

2. Age: Twenty. This needs no elaboration.

3. Location: I am a proud resident of Akron, Ohio. It's the kind of place where most people wouldn't want to live, but I love it here. The house I live in with three friends (permanently) and my boyfriend (temporarily) is literally two houses away from the Cuyahoga River, and there's a beautiful wooded park along its shores. The century-old house isn't perfect, but it's pretty big and has a lot of charm. We moved in here about a month ago and we're still working to fix it up and get it to be the way we want it.

4. Occupation: I am employed as a student assistant in a College of Education computer lab at The University of Akron. When I'm there, I'm in charge of three computer labs as well as tech support for the entire building. It's pretty easy, but it can get extremely boring when I work long shifts.

Additionally, I am a student at the same university, majoring in Metalsmithing. I get a lot of questions about what that actually is. It can be many things, I guess, but I mostly make jewelry. I was originally majoring in Photography, but I took a Metalsmithing class on a whim last semester and fell in love with it.

5. Partner: I've been with bandach (Fritz) for around three years with a couple of short intermissions. He is living with me in Akron for the summer, but he's from Texas and goes to school in Indiana.

6. Kids: None now, and probably none ever. :O

7. Brothers & Sisters: I have one brother, Ryan. He's six and a half years older than me, so we've never been particularly close. We rarely fought as kids, but then again we rarely spoke. He was basically my anti-role model, and we are very much opposites because of that. He loves sports and women. As a teenager he got in trouble pretty frequently and has spent time in jail. He was arrested for drunk driving when he was fifteen years old. He's a lot different now though, which is definitely a good thing.

8. Pets: The only pet that lives with me is my ferret Norbert. I also have a cat named Rusty and a dog named Missy who both live at my parents' house. (They also have a pet pygmy goat, but that one isn't mine.) There's a cat that lives in the neighborhood that hangs out in our house once in a while, but it isn't ours. It's declawed and well-cared for, so it must belong to someone.

10. Parents: My parents' names are Ralph and Beverly. I've gotten along well with them overall, although my dad and I haven't always been terribly close.

My mom and I have a lot in common and we are both sort of broody people, and we spend a lot of time talking about why everything sucks. It's nice to have someone with whom I can talk about those things. If I complained to my dad he'd just tell me to suck it up. (In fact, he doesn't believe in depression, which is kinda funny considering he's an alcoholic due to his own depression.) My mom is one of the most important people in my life, and I would be devastated if anything were to happen to her.

My dad is an extremely hard worker who has always done his best to support the family, but he's a compulsive shopper and a poor decision maker. Although he was always working long hours when I was a kid, we were still really poor (to the point of frequently going without running water and/or electricity) due to his unchecked spending. Although I have a lot to be angry with him about, he's very kind and charismatic, which makes it difficult to stay legitimately mad at him. Recently he stole a $4,667 check from me and took out a credit card in my name. I confronted him about it, and now he's (very slowly) paying me back. Still, I love him and get along with him these days.

The one rift between my parents and me is my sexuality. Although they've never been particularly religious people, there's still something inside them that causes them to disapprove of homosexuality. When I first revealed it to them, they made my life pretty miserable for a while. We still don't really talk about it. Someday I hope it will stop being such a taboo subject.

11. Who are some of your closest friends?: Oh, I dunno. My closest (and oldest) friend is Andrew Lang. We've been friends since I moved to Mansfield with my parents in second grade. Beyond that, I can't really say. If people don't talk to me for a while, I tend to think they don't like me anymore and that makes me like them less. Other good friends include Alyssa, Nate, Kristen, Cole, Jim (angelheadedhpst), Astro, and Mag.