Name: Ashley, though I go by Col for most stuff

Age: 23 (Good Lord, I'm gettin' old... /grins/)

Birthday: October 18

Other stuff: I have 3 brothers, 2 older and 1 younger, and now 2 adorable nieces: Justus Ophelia is 4 and Anna Maria is almost 2. /gushes about huggable-kissable nieces/ I have now graduated from SWIC (may it burn to the ground... /grumbles/), just waiting on my degree. And I'm about to be enrolled at SIUE. I honestly can't wait to get back to school!

I have a rather unhealthy (ignore me, I'm lying) obsession with Harry Potter. And anime now, Gravitation, Weiss Kreuz, and Yami no Matsuei being my favorites. /nods/ Some other, minor obsessions of mine are Backstreet Boys, Anita Blake: Vampire Hunter, Newsies, Labyrinth, and...uh...I think that's it. Maybe. Oooh, and Josh Groban! Can't believe I almost forgot Joshie... /grins/ But ya can't get that here anyway, 'cause ff.net won't allow it... So check out my web-site. /nods/

Note: Absolutely none of my stuff is beta'd. So if there are any mistakes, don't kill me 'kay? And if anyone would like to take up the job (for one or two or even all, doesn't matter), just e-mail me! Thanks!

IMPORTANT!! STATUS UPDATE! (posted 1/23/07)

Okay, so obviously my writing has slowed down a lot since I first started posting here. I know I've already lost a lot of readers, but this is a note for those of you who are still with me. I have not, by any means, stopped writing! Nor will I. Ever. It's not even an option. So, with that in mind, here's the status on all my current fics:

A Legacy Left Behind: The next chapter is in progress though not nearly going so well as I would hope. I'm having a bit of trouble hammering out all the little bits of the plot that worked their way in without presenting a resolution to all the problems they caused.

Against the Odds: As soon as I find a song to fit the next chapter, this'll be continued.

At the Heart of it All: Ummm... I promise I'm trying!!!! I have an outline for where I want it to go and everything, but... I dunno. It's being difficult right now. I have the first part of the next chap. written but can't get any further than that. /sighs/ We'll see...

Lightning Strikes Twice: Same basic problem as AtHoiA. I have the whole story outlined (with a sequel!), but it doesn't move from the part I'm currently working on.

Lights Go Out: Just finished Ch. 9 (obviously. /grins/). It's actually starting to wrap up a bit, even if it doesn't look like it right now. Ch.10 is the ever-important connection chapter that just seems to be evading me right now. I know what happens beyond that but just need to get to it first.

(Untitled for now): I have a Gravitation fic! /dances/ The first chapter is done and every following chapter planned. There'll only be 5 total, for anyone who wants to know. It's the basic premise of one of them leaves the other and they both pine away for a while before realizing that they actually belong together. Overdone, yes, but still fun. I want to make a bit more progress on it before I start posting it, but it will be coming soon. Promise!

Okay, and that's all of them. Hopefully all of you reading this will stick with me, have patience with me. I may be a bit slow, but I don't give up! /laughs/ 'Til next time! /waves/