The Stylish, The Handsome, The One and Only: The Andy

       Hello and welcome to my blog post. I am And(rew)y. I am one of the few 17-year-olds in the Junior Academy. Music, video games, Fantasy (the genre), and reading are just a few of my passions. This year I plan on participating in Beta Club, Go Green, Young Democrats, and anything else that catches my eye. I am very active in Boy Scout Troop 73 and quickly approaching the rank of Eagle Scout. Until sophomore year I played violin and I have been playing guitar since middle school. When listening to music I usually stick to Folk and Classic Rock. My favorite bands include Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), Led Zeppelin, and Crosby, Stills, Nash (& Young). My favorite (solo) artists are Ray LaMontagne, Iron and Wine, and Damien Jurado. Though I have preferred tastes I tend to listen to anything and everything, so if you have any suggestions let me know. Right now I am alternating between the Soundgarden and Allman Brothers Pandora stations. I belong to the ever-growing species that is the PC gamer. I am NOT however a PC supremacist, I hold the belief that all video game consoles are created equally (even the WiiU). I am an ardent user of Reddit, twitch.tv, and youtube.
      This summer was pretty uneventful. I mostly stayed at home nerding in the darkest corners and crevices of the internet, hanging out with friends, and working at Kroger on Romany. The most important thing that happened to me was easily my last year at Boy Scout Summer Camp. By next June, if I return to Camp McKee, it will be as an adult leader in my troop. After returning to Camp every year since fifth grade It has become a tradition that I will never forget. One of the most important parts of the scouting system is the bonds that are created with nature and my friends.
      Of all my interests the one that I "geek out" the most about is Fantasy. This is anything that has to do with the genre; video games, movies, even music. By far the most important of these are Fantasy books. For years I have been an avid reader of Fantasy, mostly epic (or high) fantasy. If anyone cared as much as I do I could talk about the genre for days on end (Sorry Karl). My obsession first started with popular young adult series like Artemis Foul, The Bartimaeus Series, and Percy Jackson. Then came a decision that altered my life forever. I chose to read the predecessor to all High Fantasy; The Lord of The Rings. Though many now consider it rambling and outdated LOTR is what sparked my interest into the world of Fantasy and will retain a place in my heart and on my bookshelf forever.
       If you read all of this I must congratulate you, it is a true acomplishment. Good luck this year (and don't take anything too seriously).


                                       These are just a few of the High Fantasy series I have over the
                                                    past few years. The second two rows are all from the past year
                                                    (minus the first four Game of Thrones books which my sister stole).
                                                     There are many other books that have been lost, were from the
                                                     library, or I read more than two years ago. PS: If you
                                                    read this far you get to know I read all the Twilight books.

My Eagle Project

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Its loud.

Cool Guy: A Cool Guy

The Rap Battle: The Famous gif is at 1:15

(Its a parody and it might have profanity, I can't remember.)

EDIT: IT DOES HAVE PROFANITY. WATCH AT YOUR OWN RISK.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Iu90z9Akxgk

    This isn't really my favorite website, but Reddit is inappropriate at times so I will use this. It is basically my bible and I use it to get ideas for what to read next.