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Amanda

Love is giving someone the ability to hurt you...but trusting them not to.

About Me

My name's obviously Amanda, I'm happily taken, and I'm from Roanoke, Virginia (and can't wait to get the hell outta this place!). I'm 19, which I guess is cool, however I'm counting down the days til I can legally buy alcohol lol. I went to Patrick Henry High and Gov. School but I finished early since I had the credits to do so (woo hoo!). I plan on taking a medical-related course in college sometime, but I'm having a hard time deciding...radiography, surgical tech, and nursing specializing in neuroscience are what I'm debating on.
I suck at keeping on topic, and those survey things give me a headache, so how about a list?
For starters, I love my job.
Secondly, I didn't get a Myspace so I could find "friends" from my past. Chances are if we're not friends now, there's a reason why we lost touch.
My biggest pet peeve is when someone makes a promise but doesn't stick to their word. I don't make promises unless I know damn sure I can keep 'em, and I have a very low tollerance for being let down.
I'm a huge UVA fan!
Making plans really isn't my thing because I get frustrated when things don't go according to that plan.
I pay attention to detail when it comes to myself and other people. A silly example, I always have my toenails painted. They feel naked without it. And I think the most annoying thing ever is when a girl has bad looking hands.
I like keeping my life drama-free. I'm a rather mellow person, so I like other mellow, chilled out, drama-free people (sounds like I just described a stoner haha)
I've always found life easier when looking for the positive in most situations. It's not always easy to do, but shit happens to everyone. I try to look at life as a big learning experience.
Speaking of which, another big pet peeve of mine is people who can't let go of the past. As everyone else in this world, I've had my share of ups and downs but you won't hear me whine about them 24/7. This means I don't care about my/your exes, shit that happened years ago, etc. You can't enjoy the present if you're stuck in the past. Learn and move on is my motto.
Trust, honesty, and respect means everything to me. Takes awhile to gain it, but a split second to lose it.
I don't know where'd I'd be without music and stand-up comedy. A good stand-up comedian never fails to make me laugh. And music is something that never lets me down. No matter how I'm feeling, there's always gonna be a song out there that I can relate to. And as for my taste in music...I like everything. And I mean everything. From rock, country, and rap....to classical and heavy metal...I dig it.
Deep down inside, I'm a huge nerd. Math has always been "my thing" (I once had a drunken thought of getting the symbol for Pi tattooed on my back LOL), I don't mind picking up a good book now and then, and I know too many things about computers that I probably shouldn't know.
I love art. If I didn't have shit to pay, I'd quit work and spend every day drawing/painting and be a bum.
Anything medical-related highly fascinates me.
I like video games, but I'm not as into them as I used to be. I'm up for all kinds though. Kid games, violent "I can't put this game down until I blow up your face and watch you bleed to death MWAHAHA" games, racing games, etc.
Thanks to my favorite dude-pal Cody (who drinks crack from a bottle but we won't go into that), my current addictions are Monster energy drinks and Starbucks coffee. Oh yeah, and late night discussions while driving around "The Loop" lol. And lets not forget about the time we saw Mike Jones in Lynchburg...
Steven says I sound like a dweeber. Given the fact I don't know what a dweeber is or what one sounds like, he didn't mean it as an insult because he's such a lovely person. I mean just look at his myspace, he took a picture with his kitty. edit: only now he's being all anti-myspace since he MOVED!!
Kelly "Kelzy" Renee is the other half to my mexican side (neither one of us is even slightly hispanic. you'll only get the joke if you're cool enough). She also informs me about upcoming concerts, sexy cars, and hot famous men. She'd make a perfect boyfriend ;)
Titus Ashton Doyle has the coolest name EVER. That's why I call him "Titties". Who loves titties? =D lol
I'm done rambling lol, but just ask if there's anything else you want to know.

My Interests

concerts, music in general, computers, Java programming, hanging out with friends, cooking, outdoors, long country drives, traveling anywhere (lol), anything medical related, chemistry, neuroscience, psychology, reading a good book every now and then, etc

I'd like to meet:

the band members of Metallica, Godsmack, and Staind (already met them, but meeting them again would rock), Anthony Kiedis and Flea (of the Red Hot Chili Peppers), Dane Cook, Keanu Reeves (it's an inside joke), Trey Parker and Matt Stone (the creators of South Park), Angelina Jolie because I would SO do her, Tim McGraw just so I could hand him a mirror to prove what his skanky wife Faith Hill has done to him, AND last but not least...Keith Urban I don't care if he's an alcoholic and a crackhead...I'd still have his babies (only if I were single of course). Nicole Kidman could join in too if she wanted, but I'd rather have him all to myself.

Music:

I'm very open-minded when it comes to music. Chances are, if you name it, I dig it. In no particular order, some of my favorite bands/artists:

- Metallica
- Godsmack
- Staind
- 3 Doors Down
- Tool
- A Perfect Circle
- Papa Roach
- Lifehouse
- Keith Urban
- Chris Cagle
- Stone Temple Pilots
- Red Hot Chili Peppers
- Foo Fighters
- Chris Daughtry
- Tim McGraw
- Lynyrd Skynyrd
- The Marshall Tucker Band
- Steve Miller Band
- Eric Clapton
- Brad Paisley
- Soundgarden
- Nickelback
- Default
- Puddle of Mudd
- Theory of a Deadman
- Disturbed
- Linkin Park
- Hinder
- 12 Stones
- Day of Fire
- Chevelle
- No Address
- Fear Factory
- Ludacris
- T.I.
- Crossfade
- Breaking Benjamin
- Dierks Bentley
- Dido
- Flaw
- Goo Goo Dolls
- Vertical Horizon
- Matchbox 20
- Dave Matthews Band
- Jack Johnson
- Shawn Mullins
- Lonestar
- Edwin McCain
- Michael Bublé
- Hootie and the Blowfish
- Yellowcard
- New Found Glory
- The Offspring
- KoRn
- Limp Bizkit
- Incubus
- Evanescence
- Shinedown

...and lots more. Quite a variety I know lol. I listen to mostly rock, but there's always gonna be a place in my heart for most anything country and any song that makes me wanna cry my eyes out. I'm a sucker for love songs.

Movies:

I'm not picky. I love action, drama, comedy, horror, sappy chick flicks, and even Jackass 1 & 2 lol

Television:

House, Grey's Anatomy, South Park, Forensic Files, Trauma: Life in the ER, My Name Is Earl, The Daily Show, The Colbert Report, Chapelle's Show, Pimp My Ride, Jackass, Insomniac with Dave Attell, The Jetsons (gotta love old school cartoons), Reno 911, The Simpsons, Family Guy, etc.

Books:

A Million Little Pieces by James Frey, My Friend Leonard by James Frey, White Oleander by Janet Fitch, Stiff: The Curious Lives of Human Cadavers by Mary Roach, most Stephen King novels, and random psychology books.

Heroes:

Mom for adding entertainment and humor to my life, and for always listening to me and trying to understand me. It means the world to me. And Grandma for always supporting me no matter what.

My Blog

Tagged

The rules: Once you have been tagged, you have to write a blog with 10 weird, random things, facts, or habits about yourself. At the end, you choose 10 people to be tagged, list their names, and why y...
Posted by Amanda on Thu, 03 May 2007 06:28:00 PST

Tis the season for ranting!

Ah yes, it's that time of year when I feel like venting my anger and frustration in my Myspace blog. I know yall love the ranting...well....at least Kelly does, because she's always full of good ...
Posted by Amanda on Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:52:00 PST

I nearly died laughing

"Dude, I will shit on your porch!" - Noah, at work, talking to someone on the phone who apparently was being lazy about giving Noah his new Godsmack CD back. So...Noah threatened to shit on his porch....
Posted by Amanda on Tue, 02 May 2006 08:52:00 PST

car, concert, canada and....whatnot.

The Honda....is....*sigh*....dead. Err it's no longer is my possession. Last Wednesday I replaced it with an '05 Mitsubishi Lancer. It's barely used (only 13,000 miles), it smells incredibly new, AND ...
Posted by Amanda on Wed, 22 Mar 2006 11:24:00 PST

Oh how I love Comedy Central

So I'm watching TV and feel the need to quote something that almost made me choke on my ramen noodles... "Oh no...Steven has no audio! My nipples are twisted in despair! "- Steven Colbert ...
Posted by Amanda on Tue, 07 Feb 2006 09:16:00 PST

I bought myself an early Valentine's present

...and his name is Edward. Apparently all the stores are already putting out their Valentine's Day stuff. Yep, that's him. He only cost $1.99! And the little heart on his pudgy tummy is su...
Posted by Amanda on Fri, 13 Jan 2006 11:04:00 PST

I'm feeling random

I hate slow drivers. I hate flat Coke. I hate how it's like 50-60 degrees outside. What happened to winter?! I want it to snow  (Remember the Blizzard of '96? Man, that was awesome) And I hate th...
Posted by Amanda on Wed, 11 Jan 2006 10:43:00 PST

Adoption. The other Amanda made me do it!

adopt your own virtual pet!His name is Samuel. He's purple and proud of it (if ya know what I mean). Be jealous of his cuteness. Ha!...
Posted by Amanda on Thu, 29 Dec 2005 05:03:00 PST

The New Bunny

Just thought I'd post a picture of The New Bunny. *here's your cue to go "awww"* This makes bunny number 12. Yep, that's correct, we've got 12 bunnies. Although we're going to sell 2 or 3 of the ones...
Posted by Amanda on Sat, 22 Oct 2005 10:38:00 PST

fuck the sadness

Why is it that no matter how happy I am, I can't be happy? I'm not sure if that even makes sense... Life's been going ok lately. Things could be worse, things could be better. I don't really have a re...
Posted by Amanda on Sat, 17 Sep 2005 04:54:00 PST