Hey all, Vanderhall here. Welcome to my...lair... When I say lair, I truly mean the place where my writing resides. Some of it, that is. I have a few other pennames, one for poetry and one for another story that used to be on this one and one other with a bunch of secret crap! Anyway, here are some ofmy stories!! Only three are done (that would be Bryce, A Perfect Game and Sophomore Season) and the rest are in the works.

Currently, I have three babies: Losing Him. It's sad but beautiful, gritty but soft, harsh but delicate. And Grounded to Short, I had to keep going with something baseball, right? Yeah, I'm addicted, I think. And then there's Twilight Sets, my little historical, fantasy story. Read them and tell me what you think. So, that's it for now... please review my stuff if you read it... I don't mind CONSTRUCTIVE critisism but I really don't enjoy those pesky little flames. Thanks bunches! ~Vandi

and to break the icy exterior

is to break the glass cutting my heart

and if you could realize how much you mean to me

you would look at me differently

the love that burns

the love that's untouchable

the love that won't return

i'd reach out to grab you

but my hand passes right through

About Me
I am... 21, daddy's little girl, a writer, brunette, a shop-a-holic, easily annoyed, a diehard Yankees fan, a bitch, obsessive compulsive, a true Manhattan girl, easily addicted, a Blazer fan, sweet... sometimes, a photographer, quiet, easily amused, a princess, a future millionare, a bit of an alcoholic, just a little girl lost in my own little world...
I love... my boy, to write, kissing the Yankees, to sleep, BASEBALL!, to draw, to shop, New York, movies, books, Starbucks, Sylvia Plath even though she's a tad crazy, vodka and lots of it, basically every alcohol in existance, reviews, headlines on Leno, ♪♫♪music♪♫♪, caffine, photography, the way you can see your reflection in the glossy photopaper, pink electric guitars, Ferrari Spiders, Abercrombie jeans, my flat iron, J-Crew flip flops, jungle juice, my family, Kate Spade bags, my friends, my dogs, Manolo Blahnik's, MySpace, inside jokes, having someone's arms to hide in...
I hate... the Red Sox, people who don't have to work for things, riding the bus, CD's that skip, losing things, getting frustrated, people who read over your shoulder, Carson Daily, bandwagoners, not being perfect, being so far away from my family, frizz, proofreading, literary agents, getting up early, rain, humidity, waiting for the calm after the storm, loss...

...gravedigger, when you dig my grave, could you make it shallow so I can feel the rain...

FAVORITE STUFFS:

♪♫♪Music♪♫♪: Dave Matthews Band, Nirvana, the Doors, U2, Linkin Park, Eve 6, Third Eye Blind, Our Lady Peace, John Mayer, Switchfoot, Something Corperate, Story of The Year, Keane, Ashlee Simpson, Jimmy Eat World, Snow Patrol, Doves, the Perishers, Lifehouse, Acceptance, Ours, Imogen Heap, Youth Group, Straylight Run, Stars, Rogue Wave The Click Five, Alexz Johnson, Copeland, The Summer Obsession, Colbie Caillat, Paramore, Nickelback.

Movies: Mystic River, Pretty Woman, Sleeping Beauty, Breakfast at Tiffany's, Almost Famous, American Beauty, Crazy/Beautiful, 61, The Sandlot, the Incredibles, One Fine Day, Closer, the Princess Bride, Aladdin, My Girl, Willy Wonka.

TV: ER, the OC, Yankees games, Family Guy, Blazer games, Jay Leno, SNL, Conan O'Brien, Medium.

Reads: Truman Capote, Vladamir Nabokov, Leo Tolstoy, Janet Fitch, Sylvia Plath, Sarah Dessen, Alice Seabold, John Grisham, Brian Morton, Amanda Eyre Ward, W, Vogue, Nylon, anything classic, Becca is a genius, Hate to Hope and Bleeding Air... geniuses as well.

People: Grant, Bonnie, Lauren, Becca, Casey, Kayti, Jolene, Betsy, Krista, Renee, Charlene, Abby (both Abby's), Krista, Becky, Scott, Tricia, Angelique, Emilie, Trent (kidding), Kate, Demarie, James, my mommy and my daddy, Angelica L,

Actors: Sean Penn, Thomas Jane (woohoo, Mickey Mantle!), Johnny Depp, Jack Nicholson, Joaquin Phoenix, Harrison Ford, Jake Gyllenhal, Clive Owen, Trent Ford, Tim Robbins, Luke Mably.

Actresses: Audrey Hepburn, Julia Roberts, Sarah Jessica Parker, Jennifer Aniston, Erika Christensen, Kate Hudson, Rachel Bilson, Rachel McAdams, Evan Rachel Wood.

Athletes: Derek Jeter, Mike Mussina, Alex Rodriguez, Mariano Rivera, \Robin Ventura, Paul O'Neil, Bernie Williams, Jorge Posada, Tino Martinez, Hideki Matsui, Ichiro, Andy Pettitte, Nomar (I love the Nomar!), Tom Brady, Brandon Roy,

To Do's: watch baseball, write, photography, sleep, listen to music, read, talk about baseball, travel, dream, shop, laugh, draw, print pictures in the darkroom.

Boy's Names: Bradley, Carter, Cole, Trent, Brayden, Bryce, Dane, Luke, Ian, Harper, Seth, Mitchell.

Girl's Names: Ella, Gabrielle, Hillary, Miranda, Jaclyn, Lyndsey, Sabrina, Audrey, Blair, Sydney, Sophie, Christina, Meredith.

Song: "Hero" by Mariah Carey, it's like my song. Or I need to make it my song. It's so...

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~12/11/05~ Yes. Well, the next update was supposed to be Grounded but something strange happened. Sorry! But you get a new chapter of TS so I hope you love that too. The next update really will be Grounded, I swear on that one. I'm working on the chapter and it's going really well. It should be done in a couple days, I promise! T'amo! ~V

♥

you'll sit alone forever, if you wait for the right time.

what are you hoping for?

i'm here, i'm now, i'm ready, holding on tight

don't give away the end

the one thing that stays mine

♥

and some days, i'm somebody else.