The Ambience of Amber (or, Almost Everything You Need To Know About Me)

I realize this post will bring us up to four for today but I figured I should get my intro out of the way so I can move on to this week's actual theme. Now, onward!

Howdy, y'all! I'm Amber, the resident Texas native. (Note: you will never see me use the word 'howdy' ever again. Ever.) Like most places, Texas is not what so many people assume it to be. Well, at least not where I live. However, I would never deign to assume that Nerdfighters would think like the masses so I won't go into The Myths of Texas. But feel free to ask anything you'd like about Texas (or anything else. While we're here I should mention that I like asides.) I'm 22 years old and right now I'm double majoring in Business and Fashion Merchandising.

Right now. The background of my academic career is lengthy, so I'll give you the long and short of it. I have a learning disability. This paired with the fact that i'm incredibly lazy makes me a terrible student. I love learning, but I don't love doing homework so I didn't really do all that well in high school. So out of high school instead of going to a university I got a job. Well, that didn't work out. I then decided to enroll in a local community college. Three years later, I'm still here. Since enrolling I've been a Theatre major, an English major, an Education major, an English Literature major and now finally a Business and Fashion Merchandising major. I have a bad case of I-don't-know-what-the-fuck-I-want-to-do-with-my-life (is cursing okay here? I'm really bad with that. I'll try and tone it down).

Good news though! I'll be transferring to The University of North Texas next fall! Thank goodness! I'm not really proud of the fact that I've been at a two year school for three years, but it is what it is. Anyway, I know what you're wondering. You're wondering why there is a fashion merchandising major in with all these other brilliantly, scholarly, wonderful majors. (I mean, Archaeology. That's awesome!) I am also wondering the same thing. But we're all Nerdfighters which means we're all awesome so I'll do my best not to say anything too stupid (but hey, I'm not making any promises. I am, after all, American). So, back to the topic at hand. Fashion Merchandising, Amber? Nerds don't major in Fashion Merchandising. Yeah well, I'm the exception, not the rule. And I LOVE fashion! And clothes! And scarfs! And hats! And shoes! Homgshoesss! But(!) I don't love it as much as I love theatre, or reading, or classic literature. Which, I think, is why I've finally settled on business as a major and career choice. The things I love, I love too much for me to want to make a job out of doing them. There are other reasons but they aren't very interesting so I'll spare you the details.  I'd really like to either manage or own a retail store that focuses on handmade, sustainable and upcycled clothing. I'm all about turning something old and outdated an turning it into something better and awesome.

In regards to my life outside academia, I love warm sunny days (Which is good because it's dead winter here and it's 72 degrees outside. Seriously, I'm contemplating a picnic), walks in the park, good books, the Internets. Also, books. Like leather/hard bound. Like I'm-the-most-beautiful-copy-of-Arabian-Nights- that-you-have-ever-seen books. I'm sure you can already tell by my previous freak out over shoes that I am girl in the most stereotypical of ways. I'm sure the men are doing their best not to roll their eyes (Don't hold back boys! I mean...men!). So yeah, I like all that girly stuff. But I also like camping, and swimming, and baseball, and floating in rivers during the summer. And Harry Potter, of course! I watch way too much television. I play the piano. I have two horribly annoying younger brothers, a huge extended family and really cool parents (No, really. My parents are awesome.) Also...Ilikevampirefiction. I know, /I know/! Don't kill me! Don't worry, I detest Twilight as much as the next sane person. But yeah, I like vampires. And zombies. Alright. I'm cutting this off. I've rambled long enough.

While I don't like to focus on the negative, things I do not like include (but are not limited to): Doctor Who, The Jersey Shore, most rap music, scifi (Battlestar Galactica, Star Wars, Stargate, Star Trek. Seriously, come up with names that don't include the word 'star'. Also, Doctor Who), Twilight, Doctor Who, apples (it's the texture), world suck, decepticons (by the way, I don't like Transformers for two reasons: Megan. Fox.) Have I mentioned that I don't like Doctor Who?

Alright, folks. That ends the Amber portion of our programing for today, I hope you enjoyed it! :D

P. S.  I love talking to people and I love procrastinating so please feel free to Skype me any time! :D

P. P. S. I'm really not as disdainful as my picture would lead you to believe. My friend drew it and I think it's cute.