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Ten Things You May Want to Know About Ashley Davis
Ashley Davis | 4:42 PM on 02.01.2009 42 comments




I figured I would join in on this as well, since I've been looking for something to post in my Cblog for a while! Be warned though, I am a fairly boring person. It was really hard to come up with so many things about myself.

1. I was born with only one nostril. My right nostril was blocked with excess skin, and so I had to have a hole cut out right then and there to ensure that I could breathe. I still have a small visible bump of skin that was not cut away.

2. I have lived in over twenty different homes over the course of my life, and in five different states (North Carolina, Florida, Alabama, Pennsylvania, Arizona) over the past five years. This way of life has primed me for travel, and I am looking forward to where I will go next. I really want to explore the rest of the west coast for the first time.

3. I know a lot of "famous" people. Randall Munroe (of XKCD fame) is one of my best friends. We met while he was still in college. I have visited his apartment and slept in his living room, which is a ball pit with a couch in the middle of it. We also play Mario Kart Wii together on a regular basis. And, of course, our very own Aaron Linde is my even bester friend! <3

4. I love to wear scarves, and do so on a regular basis. It has become sort of a problem since I moved to the desert, but scarves are my "signature", so I can't give them up.

5. There was actually a period of a few years where I actually lost interest in gaming. It started around my freshman year of high school. I had recently gotten a Playstation, but only spent about three months with it before deciding to sell the system and its games for money to put toward other things. I still do not know why exactly my interest in videogames ever dropped, as I cannot see myself without them now, but I can single out the selling of the Playstation as one of those dumb things that teenagers are prone to do.

6. I am a supertaster, which makes me an extremely picky eater.

7. I have loved reading educational material ever since I was very young. It all started when the family got a set of encyclopedias. I read through every one several times and still have a lot of the information I learned stored away in my head. Today, thanks to the Internet, Wikipedia provides me the same joy, and even more useless trivia.

8. Even though most people my age are already finished with college, I am still just a freshman. I have a very hard time deciding on what I really want to do with my life because I have so many interests. My majors have ranged from military nursing to foreign language.

9. I am very shy about what I write and draw because I am the worst sort of perfectionist. I have actually been working on this post for hours. :(

10. I have sustained several head injuries over the course of my life: first, I was dropped on my head as an infant. Then I ran into a wall around age four and split my forehead open (the scar is still there). Lastly, in fifth grade, I fell backwards off of a swing and hit the back of my head on a wooden board. I believe these knocks to my head play a big part in who I am today.

P.S. - I am currently working on getting the images from the Boss Guide made up into wallpapers! Please let me know if there is a certain size you are interested in!



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Zombutler's Destructoid Blog
Good read, and that nostril thing is a crazy story.
Mikey's Destructoid Blog
I don't know you, but you're awesome.

Also...

Sonic and Robotnik 1280x1024 pleeeeaase.

:D
garison's Destructoid Blog
Great, Ashley! You are an awesome person, and it's great being able to learn more about you.

Also, some 1280X800 pixel resolutions would be nice :)
mid3vol's Destructoid Blog
dude a robotnik background would be awesome! and you don't sound boring at all. <3 scarves and that drawing is adorable!
Scary Womanizing Pig Mask's Destructoid Blog
Endure with you're scarves; fashion should never be compromised!

Also, great list :)
Fusiontr's Destructoid Blog
I absolutely adore your drawings
If they were ever made into posters, or even just available in print then I'd buy one

Unless you wanted to send me a few for my home office wall ;)
wardrox's Destructoid Blog
You touched Randall Munroe's balls. I salute you. I also have nerd-envy, but I guess that's a given :)
megaStryke's Destructoid Blog
11. Ashley Davis is the Destructoid sweetheart, but I doubt that she really knows that.
The Young Scot's Destructoid Blog
"I am a fairly boring person." followed by "I was born with only one nostril"

I question your logic!
Jonathan Holmes's Destructoid Blog
I'm a supertaster too!

I feel so much less alone now.
Ashley Davis's Destructoid Blog
@Fusiontr: I wish I had the time to churn out drawings on a regular basis! Drawing for profit would be a dream, but the way I draw is extremely time consuming. Don't get me wrong, you will get those posters. It may just be a couple of years till you do.

@megaStryke: *blush* :)

@The Young Scot: It's a lot more dull when it's the only "interesting" story you have to tell. I've heard it too many times for it to be exciting anymore!
Ashley Davis's Destructoid Blog
@Jonathan Holmes: Jon, were we separated at birth?
Mr Gilder's Destructoid Blog
#5 really hits home. Although I never lost interest in gaming, there was a dark time in my life when I traded in my Saturn, Genesis, and about 20 games each for a Playstation and a copy of Bushido blade. Granted, it's hardly the same thing, but as with your story, I look back on my decision here with ample confusion.

Also, your perfectionist tendencies pay off. It always shows. I love your stuff!
grafkhun's Destructoid Blog
Perfectionism is not a bad thing, merely a stigma of a stubborn desire for high quality. great post!

As for the wallpapers, well I'm using a Machinarium wallpaper that I refuse to change until the game comes out, but I'm sure macbook owners would like 1280 x 800 sized wallpapers ^_^
Jesus H Christ's Destructoid Blog
That's so awesome that you know Randal Munroe. He seems like a pretty cool dude, even if I don't understand a third to half of his comics. And I've seen pictures of that ball pit and it looks amazing. Jealous.
JTHomeslice's Destructoid Blog
Ashley Davis, supertaster. Tastes more than we do.
Solgrim's Destructoid Blog
What's sad is that with two nostrils I usually can only breath through one of them at any given time.
Ashley Davis's Destructoid Blog
@JTHomeslice: TMBG helped diagnose me!
pendelton21's Destructoid Blog
#9 = story of my life. Took me about 2 hours to do my "Ten Things" post. =]
Stella Wong's Destructoid Blog
The only thing I knew about you was that you draw cute things and you know games- it's really good to know more things about you.
Hamza CTZ Aziz's Destructoid Blog
I'm curious, did the ducks make the move with you to Arizona?
Ashley Davis's Destructoid Blog
@Hamza: Sadly, no. I wanted to keep him, but knew that no one would give me a place to stay if I had a messy wild animal in tow. Before I left Alabama, I donated him to the zoo. But apparently, he did not take to the "wild" life too well, so now he lives at the home of one of the zookeepers. They have a really big pond in their backyard for him, so I know he's a lot happier there. I do miss him an awful lot, though. :\
Tdiddy9182's Destructoid Blog
The series of head trauma incidents explains alot. Just kidding Ash, keep being awesome!
Ballistic's Destructoid Blog
I basically am the same as you when it comes to 6 and 8. Hope you do some more stuff about yourself!
NihonTiger90's Destructoid Blog
What is being a supertaster like? Is it annoying because you taste everything? Or is it great because you can... well, get the full taste of everything?
Ashley Davis's Destructoid Blog
@NihonTiger90: The first one. It makes a lot of food taste disgusting to me.
Samit Sarkar's Destructoid Blog
Re: #7...me too! Have you ever heard of this? I own it, and it's got all kinds of wonderful useless minutiae, such as [flips to random page]...

Composition of normal adult dentition:
Four canines--eight incisors--twelve molars--eight pre-molars.

The More You Know!
AgentMOO's Destructoid Blog
I think #5 has happened to many of us - real life, money, lack of interest can get in the way. Of course that makes it that much more engrossing when we find a game that brings us back.
coffeesash's Destructoid Blog
Wow we are very similar in 6, 7 and 9 o_O
Y0j1mb0's Destructoid Blog
I LOVE your art style.

If you ever feel the surprising need to be generous to me for whatever reason I request a bearded samurai as only you could do.
F Whipple's Destructoid Blog
My head has a habit of coming into contact with solid objects as well
Fronz's Destructoid Blog
So many awesome duck pictures, so many awesome stories. Another great read -- write more!
A New Challenger's Destructoid Blog
You remind me of my sister, who is also awesome.
jackal27's Destructoid Blog
Ashley, you're so cool and I love your drawings! I'm a perfectionist too and I can honestly say that I only wish I could draw with a unique style like you!
DanlHaas's Destructoid Blog
I've read a lot of these today, but yours is the only one that's convinced me that we need to be best friends. TMBG + AMAZING art + ducks = <3.

And is Munroe really as good a kisser as I think he is?
Steel Squirrel's Destructoid Blog
Very entertaining read as usual.

Also... I am 27 and just started being able to go back to school and I am still figuring out what the hell to do, so don't feel down about that... unless it accidentally made you feel worse... haha. =)
Monodi's Destructoid Blog
I got like 2 or 3 injuries in my head too. One was when I was like 3 and my big sister (7 by then) accidentally bashed me with the swing, i was lucky it didn't hit the directly on the eye or I would be blind, I have the scar little above my eyelid..

Other time I was like 7 or 8 years old and we were playing at my grandma's small backyard and suddenly I was running and hit my forehead with the sharp edge of an AC machine, I went to emergencies and they sewed it back. I don't recall where the injury was, maybe I can findd the scar if I look closely.
falinter's Destructoid Blog
I too am a member of the Ashley Is Awesome Club.
Love the art style and love the random articles you write.
Wexx's Destructoid Blog
Scarves are awesome. No question about it.

All of your writing/art is great (that I've seen), I have no idea why you doubt yourself so much :)

I'll take a 1680x1050 wallpaper, if you please :D
Xhumation's Destructoid Blog
One nostril, multiple head injuries and your still one of the awesomest members of this board.

Also I've been listening to back episodes of Podtoid and I must say you have a really sweet voice.
nebones's Destructoid Blog
I'm shy as hell to :[

Takes a lot for me to just post a cblog :[
Archwright's Destructoid Blog
I've bounced my head off of everything under the sun... but I've only ever gotten one concussion.

I feel out of a chair when I was an infant, and ran head long into a wall when I was four (pro. wrestling was forbidden in the house after that).

It's nice to know there are people out there whose heads attract damage.


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Awesome drawing of me by Jack Maverick!

Hi! My name is Ashley. I like video games, and to write and draw. Sometimes I combine the three. I have a huge knowledge of video game trivia and pop culture trivia in general, and I like to overanalyze things both for fun and for your entertainment.

I also like ducks and koala cookies.

My favorite game genres are puzzles, platformers, and scrolling shooters. I also really enjoy Mario Kart. But I don't like to limit myself, so I'll give anything a go at least once.

Even though my first console was an NES, I grew up mostly on the Genesis. Much of my childhood was spent playing Sonic 2 multiplayer by myself. I would switch the controller after every round and play both characters evenly so that it would always end in a tie.

I am a little shy, so you may have to prod me, but I would love to be your newest friend!

E-mail: stripedbird at gmail dot com
Gtalk: stripedbird at gmail dot com
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Also, ducks - Duck is now living with a zookeeper in Alabama who can supply him with a bigger swimming area than a bathtub. He is in a better place, free of Zappers and laughing dogs.


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