i am samantha. i am going through divorce, and learning to live my life again newly single in Chattanooga, tennessee. i hate the concept of a “quirky” girl, but I have my quirks. I’m different, I’m unique. i’m a nerd. i like writing. i love anything vintage. i wear dresses in the winter. we have high aspirations. i see good in everyone. i am lucky enough to have been blessed with one of the most amazing best girl friends, court . that girl won my heart with a photo of her holding a globe, and will forever hold it. I own my own company . i am a journalist. Twitter Facebook Myspace Non Sobriety Our Radio Show TGDaily InGameNow APCMag samantha@samanthaashleirose.com aim: humanordncr7 Favorite things: Late nights on a crowded balcony with friends, sunshine through the clouds, dark hair and light eyes, a guy who wears a hat, rocking chairs on a front porch, dangling my feet into the water off a dock, babies laughing, the perfect bottle of wine with a nice meal, fashion, my dog(s), great friends, traveling, the ocean- the smell, the waves, the sand underneath my toes, Football-NFL, fantasy football with the guys, Golden Tee, Tiger Woods Golf, reveling in having the tiniest hands and toes on the planet, trying to hide my elf ears, dancing like the music will never stop, singing to the top of my lungs, my friends, decorating, falling in love with myself and my life and this world, running in the rain, jumping in puddles, climbing fences, climbing trees, shooting guns, cowboy boots, being a little princess, giving to others, southern accents, croakies, laughing as loud and as much as possible, junior league, volunteering, bull frogs after the rain, a new issue of vogue, a great smile, working out, my cello, haute couture,the girls next door, a PBR on a hot Southern summer afternoon, organic cigarettes on days that I just have a little Marilyn in me, my independence, photography, Savannah Georgia, cake batter flavored ice cream, sleeping in, climbing rocks in silence, meditation, using my creativity, embracing myself and who I am, and maintaining my passion for the environment. Product Review (FTC REQUIRED) Disclaimer: Every product reviewed here, unless I personally state I paid for it was sent to me by the company in question, or their PR Firm for review. I exercise journalistic integrity and review all products from a non biased manner. I am not advertising for the company/firm or being paid for a review- though I did receive the product on a complimentary basis in exchange for review (how else would I review something I’ve never seen nor touched). Now on with it… disclaimer: I sit here today, and at 23, I have absolutely NO IDEA who I definitively am. But I know what I stand for, I know what I believe. I know that there are things I did in the past that were not right, or fair. I have made mistakes. In 20 years I’ll look back at the girl sitting here with her big curly hair, ever changing passions and ideals, the dreamer, the friend, the lover and I won’t dislike her. I don’t dislike the me from the past, I merely recognize I’ve grown above and beyond and I AM NOT defined by what people might have THOUGHT about me. I joked here before, regarding being always right. That was merely a joke. I learn on a daily basis. I value the opinions and ideals of others, but nothing will ever stop me from expressing my own. Debate and discussion is not about making someone believe or stand for your ideals. It is about expressing them, so that someone could be more enlightened to “the other side of the story”. Being right is less important than being heard. Educate someone. Tumblr (3.0; @urbanredneck)http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/basically- he’s advised me to go straight to the emergency room. awesome. I have a power point...http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234642743http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234642743Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:05:55 -0500<img src="http://4.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_ksntagQhWX1qz70oto1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a href="http://thewarmingsun.tumblr.com/post/234639037/hipsterrunoff-hornie-4-mariah-carey-from" target="_blank">thewarmingsun</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://hipsterrunoff.tumblr.com/post/234339587/hornie-4-mariah-carey-from-behind" target="_blank">hipsterrunoff</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Hornie 4 Mariah Carey from behind.</p> </blockquote> <p>OHHH NO WHAT HAPPENED!?</p> </blockquote> <p><b>What happened is she is a REAL woman and we gain weight occasionally- nothing about her looks awful.</b></p> <p><b>This kind of shit really gets on my nerves. </b></p> <p><b>This is why women, and young girls have such body image issues.</b></p> <p><b>This is why people can’t be comfortable being themselves. </b></p> <p><b>WE, WOMEN, DO THIS TO ONE ANOTHER. <br/></b></p>http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234641832http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234641832Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:04:39 -0500<img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kso70wauv31qzsxv1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Last stop of the night on the Photo Tour: Before there were boobies…</p> <p>I say that in a Real Housewives NJ way.</p> <p>I laugh at the minimalistic nature of their existence.</p> <p>Its ok- they caught up, or something…</p>http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234608515http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234608515Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:26:56 -0500<img src="http://2.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kso6f0OaVO1qzsxv1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Photo Tour Stop 11: Bonnie’s Birthday. These girls saved me in college- we had our differences but we had so much fun. I don’t think I could have gotten so lucky as to have met them.</p>http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234595843http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234595843Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:13:48 -0500<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kso6aaakY91qzsxv1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Photo Tour Stop 10: Justin! I’ve always loved a hippie boy who listens to great music, has great hair, and knows how to have a good time…</p>http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234593145http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234593145Thu, 05 Nov 2009 23:10:58 -0500<img src="http://14.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kso455AToQ1qzsxv1o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://11.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kso455AToQ1qzsxv1o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kso455AToQ1qzsxv1o3_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kso455AToQ1qzsxv1o4_250.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p>Photo Tour Stop 9: My first one bedroom apartment in college. Equipped with Kitty, the cat that taught Luxxe to be a cat.</p>http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234550299http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234550299Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:24:41 -0500<img src="http://18.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kso356B3Ko1qzsxv1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Photo Tour Stop 9: So- I was 19 here too. I’d just cut off all of my hair- due to a break up, or some other need to change my hair style.</p> <p>I was out this particular night, and decided it’d be fun to take photos upside down.</p> <p>I’d finally found a bra to make my late blooming chesticles look gigantic, but they only looked that way if I was laying down.</p> <p>So yea…thats what I did.</p>http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234530815http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234530815Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:03:06 -0500<img src="http://16.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kso31cxSln1qzsxv1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Photo Tour Stop 8: Elfkin McGee.</p> <p>I have always had such elf like features- from my tiny ears, to my hobbit toes, to my upturned nose.</p> <p>I actually love this photo.</p> <p>It shows my favorite elfy qualities.</p>http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234528470http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234528470Thu, 05 Nov 2009 22:00:48 -0500<img src="http://13.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kso2yxTqIr1qzsxv1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Photo Tour Stop 7: More fun with the boys…</p> <p>I was 19 here.</p>http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234526989http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234526989Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:59:21 -0500<img src="http://21.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kso2xlurNX1qzsxv1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Photo Tour Stop 6: I was 19, in my 2nd apartment with my roommate Sarah- this was a local police officer. He was so much fun- we had such good times. This night, we spilled a red drink all over our carpet. It stayed until we moved. This was right before I ruined one of my best friendships ever. Either way- for some reason people liked to pick me up by my belt loops during this era of my life.</p> <p>Being a midget rocks.</p>http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234526162http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234526162Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:58:33 -0500<img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kso269Wi6A1qzsxv1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Photo Tour Stop 5: Me and Damon- my friends baby Maltipoo- Luxxe spawned an obsession and everyone bought one.</p> <p>I was digging on the “sexy teacher” look those days…</p>http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234511255http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234511255Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:42:08 -0500<img src="http://15.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kso23rsbgo1qzsxv1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Photo Tour Stop 4: The year the Steelers won the Super Bowl. I’d always been a fan- I had $800 banking on this game- that investment won me a lot of money;).</p> <p>Also- I was pretty good at shotgunning beers.</p>http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234509937http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234509937Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:40:39 -0500<img src="http://8.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kso1rxvMen1qzsxv1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Photo Tour Stop 3: That time I lived with boys.</p> <p>Male roommates- would be the product of the background of this photo.</p> <p>I shot this to send via email to my roomie while he was at work.</p> <p>Though it still looks like a shit sty- I had totally cleaned it up that day- I was nice and decided to undo my passive aggressive placement of his dirty dishes in his bed.</p> <p>He hadn’t slept in his bed in weeks…</p> <p>All because he wouldn’t wash his dishes…</p> <p>either way…I think I even vacuumed.</p>http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234503247http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234503247Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:33:32 -0500<img src="http://12.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kso1j8KgJh1qzsxv1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Photo Tour Stop 2: Sunburn from hell…</p> <p>This is what happens when one spends 2 days at a music festival, with no sunscreen because not only is she 22 and invincible, but she also is “black” and “black people don’t get sunburn”…</p> <p>Yea, umm, I’ve been burning since 1985- and I don’t know why I always try and convince myself that my darker pigmentation will somehow start to magically prevent 2nd degree burns from the sky.</p>http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234498409http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234498409Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:28:20 -0500<img src="http://9.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kso1ar5J4Q1qzsxv1o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Photo Tour Stop 1: OMFG, Did I wait until the last minute to do something (again?).</p> <p>I think this face happens like once a week.</p> <p>I work 24/7. There is always an e-mail to be answered, a pitch to be sent out, a press kit to be designed, a bid to send, someone to call, a meeting to schedule, an invoice to write up.</p> <p>Often times, I’m left scratching my head.</p> <p>However, I think about how much it rocks that not only do I have a job, but I love my job, and I am completely in control of my destiny.</p>http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234493733http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234493733Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:23:15 -0500Procrastination: 60% of the time it works 100% of the time.http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234491158http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234491158Thu, 05 Nov 2009 21:20:16 -0500On the way to collect my things from the exes place tonight I started cramping AGAIN. The kind of...http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234417944http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234417944Thu, 05 Nov 2009 20:00:24 -0500without your request. you should actually just be in a constant state of happy that on one of the...http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234261317http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234261317Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:56:49 -0500If you're in the PR Industry this Webinar I'm aiding in hosting might be of assistance to you or...http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234237033http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/234237033Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:26:47 -0500Content writers needed to complete Question and Answer summaries using provided keywords. This is an...http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/233469135http://urbanredneck.tumblr.com/post/233469135Wed, 04 Nov 2009 21:41:00 -0500