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Amanda

In order to be IRREPLACABLE, one must always be DIFFERENT.

About Me

I am an aspiring actress and model with intentions to start college in January 2008 to major in Pre-Med. Due to my career choice and lifestyle, I tend to travel nearly every week, whether it be my parents in Humboldt, Iowa, home in downtown Minneapolis, Los Angeles, New York City, or Las Vegas...so its common that when you get in touch with me, I am at an airport waiting for a flight. ;)
I'm learning that somethings lost and somethings gained in living everyday. I am a very spiritual woman who is on fire for God, and believes that God created each and every one of us in His image and likeness and we, as HIs creation, are here to create peace and affect lives in the best possible way.
In my spare time, I like extreme sports (sailing, rock climbing, camping, canoeing...basically I'm a huge fan of the great outdoors), shopping (of course), photo shoots, reading, and volunteering at Big Brothers, Big Sisters of Minneapolis. The effect a person can have by mentoring to a young child is so much greater than anything imaginable...And last but not least, I am always trying to find ways to improve myself. A few random facts about me:
~ Most of my friends tell me that LA hasn't turned me into a LA girl yet. :)
~ I was adopted when I was 3 years old.
~ I love peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and oreos and milk.
~ My favorite ice cream is Mint Chocolate Chip from Dove
~ I can be less self-confident than I should be (from what people tell me)
~ I trust anyone until they give me a reason not to.
~ I'd rather sit at home watching movies and sipping a glass of milk with people who I love and loves me than go to a club or go out somewhere.
~ I tend to be high-maintenance when I'm getting ready and in everyday life, but I can change my own car oil...
~ I'm a leo.
~ When I go camping, I don't whine about the bugs. hehe
~ I love giving back massages more than receiving them.
~ I have a huge heart for the elderly and young children especially.
~ When I was little, I wanted to be a nurse just like my mom. :)
~ My favorite movie is Simply Irresistable with Sarah Michelle Geller.. One day, a guy is going to fall in love with me like he did her in the movie...
~ Witty, Emotional, Sensitive, Sweet, Caring, Kind, Passionate
~ My favorite thing to do with a man I'm in love with is fall asleep on the beach, waiting for the sun to come up, and waking up not caring about whoever is around you.
~ I'm the girl you can call up at 3 am just to chat, and no matter where I am, or how tired I am, I'll still listen without complaint.
~ I learned to separate a person from their behavior, there are no bad people in the world.

My Interests

Modeling, Chillin, Swimming, Working out, Shopping (c'mon, what girl doesn't?), Cars, Racing (NASCAR Baby!)

A to Z Survey
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A - Available Not really
B - Best Friend My mom
C - Crush hehe...
D - Dad's Name Stephen Runia
E - Easiest Person To Talk To My mom
F - Favorite Band Emerson Hart or The Goo Goo Dolls
G - Gummy Bears Or Worms Worms
H - Hometown Humboldt, Iowa
I - Instrument I used to play the clarinet in highschool, yes, I was a band geek.
J - Job Marketing Manager/Model
K - Kids Nope.
L - Longest Car Ride Los Angeles, CA to Humboldt, Iowa
M - Milk Flavor Whole white
N - Number Of Siblings 4 brothers and 3 sisters (counting biological)
O - One Wish For ten more wishes
P - Phobias The dark, being hurt.
Q - Favorite Quote Love is like war, easy to start, hard to stop, and impossible to forget.
R - Reason To Smile Listening to some women whine and complain about the stupidest things...
S - Song You Last Heard If You're Gonna Leave (Emerson Hart)
T - Time You Woke Up 9:30 am
U - Unknown Fact About Me I'm high maintanence when it comes to getting ready to go out, but I can change my own car oil...
V - Vegetable Broccoli
W - Worst Habits Having my phone constantly on me...
X - X-Rays You've Had Too many
Y - Your Favorite Food Italian
Z - Zodiac Sign Leo
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I'd like to meet:

YOU!

Music:

Top 40, Country, Just about anything really.

Movies:

Hmm...Good question. A lot of good ones have come out lately.

Television:

Extreme Makeover Home Edition, Dancing With The Stars

Books:

Suspect, Left Behind Series, True Believer, In Her Shoes

Heroes:

My parents. They still have yet to give up on me. :)

My Blog

We Will Never Forget

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Posted by Amanda on Mon, 10 Sep 2007 09:26:00 PST

Self Discipline

Discipline Discipline is the executing, the making it happen, the sacrifice entailed in doing whatever it takes to realize that vision. Discipline is willpower embodied. The opposite of discipline an...
Posted by Amanda on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:36:00 PST

The Ability to Delay Immediate Gratification in Exchange for Long-Term Goal Achievement

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Posted by Amanda on Tue, 24 Jul 2007 02:35:00 PST

The World Today

In light of the many perversions and jokes we send to one another for a laugh, this is a little different: This is not intended to be a joke, it's not funny, it's intended to get you thinking.Billy Gr...
Posted by Amanda on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 10:14:00 PST

21 Rules to Live By

There's some mighty fine advice in these words, even if you're not superstitious. This has been sent to you for good luck from the Anthony Robbins organization. It has been sent around the world ten t...
Posted by Amanda on Sat, 28 Apr 2007 10:13:00 PST