ABCs.

Anna Jane of see jane. posted this last week. I thought it was cute and was just waiting for the right moment to share all my secrets.

Age: 23

Bed size: full

Chore you hate: filing bills, papers, and other junk... I put off opening my mail for weeks at a time sometimes...

Dogs: Love them and want one again someday, but for now, I'm all cats.

Essential start to your day: The Today Show.

Favorite color: Pink. Pink everything.

Gold or silver: Mostly gold right now.

Height: 5'9".

Instruments: I have played and quit violin, piano, recorder, French horn, and guitar.

Job title: Publishing assistant.

Kids: None, currently. Someday.

Live: New York, NY.

Mom's name: Kathy.

Nickname: A.J., Jojo, Rogue.

Overnight hospital stays: Once in high school.

Pet peeve: Bad grammar, even in text messages. "Aint" still isn't OK. Even in a text.

Quote from a movie: Two - "Damn the man, save the Empire." -Mark, Empire Records and "Every man has but one destiny." -Don Vito Corleone, The Godfather

Right or left handed: Right.

Siblings: One older brother, R.

Time you wake up: 7 a.m. weekdays, and the kitties usually get me up by 8 a.m. on the weekends to feed them.

Underwear: Usually something pink, no lie.

Vegetables you dislike: Beets. Not so hot on asparagus, but I'll usually eat it. Turnips and some other root veggies.

What makes you run late: Lingering over the Today Show too long, forgetting to pack lunch the night before.

X-rays you've had done: Various. Many of my ankles/knees.

Yummy food you make: I make some pretty baller mac & cheese, adapted from my brother's recipe.

Zoo animal: I like the big cats - lions, tigers, etc. And otters.

Oh hi, I live here.

My name is Andrea Jo, and I just moved to the Upper East Side of Manhattan. I'm 22, just started my Master's this month at NYU, and am currently interning at a major publishing house. I want to work in book publishing in editorial and acquisitions, oh, for the rest of my life. I love books, I love reading, and I love the city.

I'm from Minnesota originally, a good German Catholic girl, and naturally I love hearty food and the all-American sport known as ice hockey. I also play golf, Minnesota's favorite summer pastime. Summer to me is all about spending every spare second on the golf course or on a beautiful, clear blue lake pulling on an ice cold longneck.

I am at a transitional point in my life. I'm just developing my true sense of fashion, after the J.Crew and pearls days of college and the Birkenstocks of high school. I am rediscovering my Catholic faith, relearning what it all means to me in the context of my life today. I am getting in shape after the pizza and Ramen days of college, and learning how to run outside (it's hard in the New York winters!) without wanting to die.

The next few years will be really interesting for me, and I know there are a lot of young women out there, in New York and elsewhere, that are going through similar transitions. I promise to share sample sales, recipes, book reviews, and hopefully, my experiences as I grow and learn.

Oh, and I just adopted two little boy kittens, Hammie and Misko, so I'm bound to share a story every now and then about my new adventure into "parenthood."

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