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Maren

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About Me

I'm a singer. And I don't fit into a paragraph... I'm many things to many people; some of my roles include (in no particular order): Friend, singer, designer, lover, activist, daughter, artist, Reiki Master, songrwritter, musician, aunt, caretaker, seeker, student, gardener, songwriter, cook, home-owner, metaphysician, educator, storyteller, sister, customer, lover, cousin, healer, ex (variety of things... employee, lover, etc.), and a muse to many. Feel free to check out www.marenamdal.com and keep your eye open for the new page I'm planning to post when time permits me to work on the new layout/design!If you've never heard of me, and I've added you as a friend, it's because I stumbled across your page and either a)liked your music, b)thought we had somethings in common or c)both. Thanks for adding me as a MySpace friend!
You Are Spring!
Hopeful
Playful
Sweet
Fresh
Airy What Season Are You?
Your Scent is Mango
Sultry, sweet, and mellow
You enjoy every moment of life! What Scent Are You?
You Are Psyche!
Eternally in search of purpose and insight.
You're curious and creative with a total sense of wonder.
Totally empathetic, you pick up on other's moods easily.
Just be sure to pamper yourself as well! What Goddess Are You?
Your Gemstone is Emerald
Balanced, liberated, and peaceful.
You bring luck into any situation. What Gemstone Are You?
Your Aura is Purple
Your Personality: You're a dreamer and visionary. You believe you were put on this earth to do something great.
You in Love: You're very passionate but often too busy for love. You need a man who sees your vision and adopts it as his own.
Your Career: You need a job that helps you make a difference. You have a bright future as a guru, politician, teacher, or musician. What Color Is Your Aura?
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Sun 26° Sagittarius 55' Sagittarius Horoscope
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Moon Sign: Taurus
Moon 15° Taurus 00' Taurus Horoscope
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Rising Sign: Capricorn
Ascendant 0° Capricorn 00' Capricorn Horoscope
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My Interests

Music, Singing, Writting, Art, Theatre, Spirituality, my 100 year old house just west of downtown Minneapolis, my animals (two dogs, a cat, a parrot, and four chickens), and honestly, I'm really interested in paying my bills on time. *LOL* Service, Humanity, Education, Thomas Jefferson, Travel (I should have said travel sooner, I love travel almost as much as singing)...

I'd like to meet:

Old Friends! Having lived in Minneapolis for over four years now, I haven't kept in touch with friends from home... I'd love to re-connect.And New Friends! It's always fun to make new friends!And current friends... I don't see enough of you!

Music:

"Music is the space between the notes" In absolutely no order whatsoever: Joni Mitchell, Patty Griffin, Eddie Carrie, Alice Stuart, Joan Baez, Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals, Suzanne Vega, Laurie Lewis, Tom Rozum, Dar Williams, Shawn Colvin, Alison Krauss, Kim Ritchie, John Gorka, my Momma, Rose Cousins, David Gray, Gillian Welch, Nat King Cole, Sarah McLaughlin, Jack Johnson, Indigo Girls, Peter Gabriel, Aimee Mann, Al Green, Ani DiFranco, Willie Nelson, Emmylou Harris, Annie Lennox, Enya, Aretha Franklin, John Melancamp, Lucinda Williams, Jim Croce, Naci Griffith, Ryan Adams, Mindy Smith, John Hiatt, Tracy Chapman, Crosby Stills Nash and Young, Dave Carter, Tracy Grammer, Paul Chamberlain, Melissa Ethridge, James Taylor, U2, John Hiatt, Sarah Vaughn, The Carpenters, Madona, Elton John, Dolly Parton, John Prine, The Cranberries, Tori Amos, Timothy Mikulski, Elvis Costello, Sting, Amy Grant, Loreena McKennitt, Credence Clearwater Revival, Sarah Vaughn, Diana Krall, Kari Tauring, Bonnie Raitt, Cat Stevens, The Association, Ray Charles, Tom Waits, Billy Joel, Norah Jones, Fleetwood Mac, The Beatles, Jayhawks, George Clinton, Dixie Chicks, Dido, WASUFU, and many more...

Movies:

Maren's Wedding



The wedding of Maren Amdal and Gregory Stalpes - Minneapolis, 9/2/06 - Photos by David de Young Go see THE CONSTANT GARDNER. I mean it.Also, figure out where you can pre-view The Celestine Prophecy Movie. Saw it 4/8/06 and was pleasantly surprised!In that same vain, What the Bleep is worth owning and viewing on a regular basis.

Television:

Ok, so my husband got cable... NOVA (Did you see that one on String Theory? So Cool!), TPT (Love Independatn Lense), the History Channel, Discovery(Big fan of Living with the Kombai), HGTV (Especially Clean Sweep)... And I still watch NBC shows... I still like Crossing Jordan, and I've become a big HEROES fan. But still, who has time to watch television? I love DVR. I can do laundry, make dinner and watch whatever I want to all at the same time. Technology is wonderful.

Books:

If it is written, read it - then take your broad perspective and look at the world through your new eyes. For fun, I read a lot of Fantasy novels - the thicker the spine the better.

Heroes:

Catska; My Mother; Thomas Jefferson; Rumi;

My Blog

Maren on KFAI 90.3FM Minneapolis!

I had the honor being the hometown musician on the Twin Cities own KFAI radio station's "Womanist Power Authority" show this evening! If you'd like to listen, it will be audio archived for two weeks! ...
Posted by Maren on Mon, 26 Jun 2006 10:00:00 PST

How can it possibly be May?

I am just a little confused. I just turned around and it's suddenly May. How is this possible? I'm just a little confused... Wasn't it just Christmas? Heck, wasn't it just summer? But somehow the wi...
Posted by Maren on Mon, 08 May 2006 11:45:00 PST

5am

For some unknown reason, I'm still awake at five in the morning... I had a long full productive day, but apparently I wasn't done by bedtime... I worked until three and tried to go to sleep, and could...
Posted by Maren on Thu, 06 Apr 2006 02:52:00 PST

A little about me...

This is what you're supposed to do...and try not to spoil the fun! Just give in. Copy (not forward) this entire e-mail and paste it into a new email. Change all of the answers so that they apply to y...
Posted by Maren on Mon, 10 Apr 2006 01:10:00 PST

Anoth year's over, a New one's just begun

May blessings be showered upon all as 2006 enters into being!
Posted by Maren on Sun, 01 Jan 2006 04:53:00 PST

Wizard Women of Winter

  As Huldre live cozy inside the mountains and woods, so we live cozy inside our homes. This Thanksgiving weekend brought the first real accumulation of snow here in MN, and with it a lot of th...
Posted by Maren on Sun, 27 Nov 2005 11:59:00 PST

Prosperity

It is amazing how the universal laws of prosperity work when you allow them to.  I was reading a quote today, that I knew I had to write down: "Great hearts send forth the secret forces that ince...
Posted by Maren on Tue, 08 Nov 2005 08:21:00 PST

Now Entering: the land of Adobe

And no I don't mean the desert.  I have just installed Adobe Creative Suite, and am embarking on the adventure of learning yet another new program this month!  I've got the basics of Dreamwe...
Posted by Maren on Sun, 30 Oct 2005 03:04:00 PST

Clean and Clear

So, when  I started this whole thing, I thought I'd do a three day cleanse... And I went four days.  I broke my fast last night with some lovely organic butternut squash soup and a bananna b...
Posted by Maren on Sat, 22 Oct 2005 10:01:00 PST

Day Four

Day four, and I'm feeling better... My skin is clearer and those pestersome dark circles under my eyes are gone.  It's amazing what a good fast can do for you!  The new back fence is in, the...
Posted by Maren on Fri, 21 Oct 2005 12:24:00 PST