Andrea Capitano
Stories (6/0)
I Am
Where do I begin? I don't really feel I have ever “fit in”. I know I have “fit in” but I never really FELT that I did. I have always had this feeling of being outside of what was going on around me. It feels as though I am staring through a looking glass. Like I am the constant observer of what is going on around me, not the willing participant. I tried for many years to actually feel like I fit into our current society. Ironically enough, the copious amount of drugs I used to attempt to do this only created the opposite effect. I became more of an outcast of modern society. It is only recently that I have accepted the fact that I do not think like the majority of people. And I have become completely okay with that. I spent many long nights researching why I think or act the way I do. I know from studying the MBTI that my personality is the rarest for a female. Maybe that is it? I was determined to be gifted at the age of 11. Maybe that is it? I could come up with theories as to why forever. I do very much like thinking in theory. It quite possibly be a combination of all of the theories I have mulled over back and forth. Frankly, it probably is. However, at the end of all this theorizing and constant back and forth of why am I the way I am, I discovered something truly important. It does not matter why I am the way I am. I just am. It does not matter if it was nature, nurture or a combination of both. It simply does not matter. The only thing that matters is that I am. I am that I am. And I am completely content and happy in that fact.
By Andrea Capitano3 years ago in Psyche
The Death Row Poet
This is William Richard “Bill” Bradford. This case has been of interest to me for decades. I remember the first time I heard of Bill. It was before I had even decided to pursue my degree in Criminal Justice. The case interested me so much because I had become quite close with one of Bradford’s ex wives. I was even a friend of one of his sons. I do not believe in coincidence. And the timing of meeting these people and pursuing my degree in Criminal Justice was incredible. I had first hand knowledge of someone who had intimately known a serial killer. The only better thing I could think of was if I had been able to interview Bradford myself. I did many research papers on him over the years. Having that personal knowledge was something I could not pass on. Sadly, both his son and ex wife have passed on. But I will always remember them so fondly. But it was obvious to see the devastation this man caused not only to his victims but to those who were close to him.
By Andrea Capitano3 years ago in Criminal
Thank You for Your Support
I remember being a very naive 18 year old, fresh out of private Christian school and thrust into this thing called life. I did not know who I was or what I was doing, as I am sure most at that age feel. I still remember it like it was yesterday. I was working as a technical support representative for AOL at the time. I received an IM from a coworker I had never talked to asking if I had a swinging partner. This green kid knew that swing dancing was quite popular at the time, but did not have any idea that you needed a specific partner for it. I had no idea. But, I was certainly going to find out. I came to find out that swing dancing was not actually what was meant by that question. But an instant connection occurred and I met the person that would introduce me to a whole world I had no idea existed. We became instant friends and began going to the clubs just about every night. I was having such an enriching experience, but I was also falling hopelessly in love with this man. I was doing this even though I knew he had a girlfriend in Orlando. Eventually the night came when I was to meet this girlfriend. It was that night at Masquerade that I met his girlfriend, Eddie. Once again my whole perspective on everything changed. I was introduced to this world of unconditional acceptance that I had never experienced. It was fun and exciting and tumultuous. I loved every second of it.
By Andrea Capitano3 years ago in Pride
Buckle Up, Gemini!
Hello my revelatory, airy twins! What a June you have in store! You are not called the social butterflies of the zodiac for nothing. In June you will be even more social than usual. This very well could be due to those long summer nights that will have your curious minds on a continual loop. Make sure to get a little sleep once and awhile, okay? Use that open mindedness to accept all the changes that are headed your way as we get deep into your season. Going into these changes with acceptance and non resistance will play out favorably for you even into the beginning of 2022. This will build the foundation for exciting opportunities to take place in the near future.
By Andrea Capitano3 years ago in Futurism
Truth Is My Passion
Passion runs in my veins. I would not be able to survive, let alone thrive,without it. Truth is what drives that passion. Becoming my authentic, true self and living in such a way that others become their bona fide selves is what sets my soul on fire. It is a fervor to create a new paradigm. A paradigm where we all can be in our individual form with no fear of what anyone thinks.
By Andrea Capitano3 years ago in Motivation