Alex Marie, that's my name. If it weren't for the 'Marie' part, I'd be mistaken for a boy, like I have been until people actually meet me in person or see a picture (though there was this one time when someone saw my profile picture and asked: "Hey, that's your gf?"). I'm a figure skater, who likes to spin WAY more than I like to jump. I've played the trumpet for five years, and I'm going to be a freshman member of the marching band next fall. I'm 14 now, 15 in October, but I can pass for 12. Many of my friends guessed I was turning 13, and I just skipped a couple grades (which would be a MAJOR accomplishment for me, since the only subjects I'm really good at are Math, Comm. Arts and Band). I live in the boom & bust town of Kirkwood, Missouri; a train-town that never really busted near St. Louis.
I have strange obsessions, like weapons that were created before gunpowder, knight-training and Draco Malfoy. I'm on Team: Guy - Who - Hit - Bella - With - A - Car (sorry, folks). I subconciously need to brush my teeth constantly, out of an extreme fear of bad breath and that dirty-mouth feeling. Most adults say I'm going to be a lawyer when I grow up, even though I strongly dislike thinking about conflicts and I want to skip this whole "growing up" part. I'll act as a lawyer on a T.V. show sometime, instead. I ride bikes a lot, and participate in the yearly RAGBRAI ride across the state of Iowa.
I have a passion for St. Louis food. Any kind of Italian food, Gooey Butter dessert, Pork Steak, or Gus Pretzel you could think of, I've probably had before. Heck, I even knew the original Gus from the Gus' Pretzel company!
My idols are Helen Keller (because she was an amazing woman who overcame feats most non-disabled people have never done), Kristin Cashore (because her writing has such amazing proise and a poetic feel to it that I hope will someday rub off on my own writing), Jack Nicholson (because he is the greatest actor I've seen when it comes to acting like he is truly mad), Kathy Bates (for the same reason as Jack Nicholson), Stephen King (because he is a genius, and if he weren't such a creative person, his sense and tolerance of gore might have caused him to be either suicidal or a serial killer), Shane Dawson (because he knows so many ways to make me laugh in his YouTube videos), and my grandpa (because he gets road rage).
Wow, thats a lot of words. Those of you who are still reading (besides me) I thank you for your time.
