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~*~We say that we agree and then never change~*~

About Me


My name is Mandi. I am in love with the most caring, understanding and accepting man in the world. I love you, Ryan. To be honest, music really is the biggest part of my life and I am proud to be a musician not just a singer. My main objective in life is to sing for a big time Opera House. I have a very strong and outgoing personality. You either love me, or love to hate me. I have a handful of friends who I can really, REALLY count on no matter what, and that, to me is better than having all the money in the world. I just finished regional auditions for the Chicago Opera. That was a BLAST!*! The one things I want to achieve in my lifetime are to know that I did the best with the things God gave me, and to die knowing that I'm going to be with my Savior. I leave you with these parting words of wisdom. When life hands you lemons, make beef stew. Tru dat, double tru!!

My Interests

I can't go a day without singing or ballroom dancing. I'm in the Queen's Guard at the Renaissance Faire. I love children and I can't wait to get married to an awesome godly man and be a mommy someday!!! I am a "shoe hoarder" I can't live without a cute pair of BOGO shoes and I love accessories. A good outfit is never any further than the closest pair of earrings, a handbag, and all the right attitude!!

I'd like to meet:

MY LORD and SAVIOR, JESUS CHRIST!!! The man of my dreams, Lily Pons (the opera singer pictured above), Adam West (the original batman!),Alan Rickman *le growl*, Jane Austen, J.R.R. Tolkien, Emmitt Smith, Jerry Rice, C.S. Lewis, and my biological father...

Music:



Well, I teach voice lessons and I work for a small private school as a voice teacher. I'm an Opera Performance Major. I'm in my 5th year of study. I'm minoring in choral conducting. I like all sorts of music. THE TEN TENORS ROCK MY SOCKS!!!!!! Teitur, Metallica, Fear Factory, Techno, 80's Misc., Jazz, Swing, Phat Cat Swinger, Classical, Opera, Broadway, Eric Clapton, John Mayer (awesome in concert!), Jason Mraz, Eric Whitacre, Il Divo, The Beatles, The Monkees, Keane, John Williams, Danny Elfman, Phil Collins, Daniel and Natasha Beddingfield (respectively), Michael W. Smith, Michael Buble, Jars of Clay, Skillet, O.C. Supertones, Amy Lee and last but not least, Josh Groban...

Movies:

I love movies based on old-timey novels like Madame Bovary, Pride and Prejudice and The Forsyte Saga. I am still a Titanic fan. I also love the LOTR trilogy, anything with Orlando Bloom...*sigh*, Harry Potter, Pirates of the Caribbean, Memoirs of a Geisha, Borat, Napoleon Dynamite, Sleeping Beauty, Peter Pan, The Little Mermaid, Finding Nemo, any crazy martial artsy asian flick, and Trigun (it's an anime series) I love Drew Barrymore movies, she's like my idol. I also LOOOOOOVE sappy love crap...I like Kiera Knightley, Adrien Brody, Julia Roberts, Will Ferrell, Jeremy Irons, Liam Neeson, Kate Winslet, Johhny Depp,and Leonardo DiCaprio.

Television:

I watch alot of the Food Network because I love to cook. I'm in LOOOOVE with Alton Brown. *talk nerdy to me baby* I am absolutely addicted to LOST (no thanks to Andy!!)... You can also catch me watching Aqua Teen, Robot Chicken, Animes, SNL, news, and British T.V.

Books:

I love the LOTR trilogy. I read alot of sci-fi and sappy love crap. I love C.S. Lewis. I just finished Wicked and now i'm reading Mirror, Mirror by Gregory Maguire. I'm also reading Memoirs of a Geisha. I adore the Harry Potter series. I recommend "The 5 Love Languages for Singles" and "Boundaries in Marriage" they really help you to understand yourself and the ones you love. Oh! and I really like books about history, mostly ancient...

Heroes:

Jesus, Alton Brown, and my bff MONICA!! aka my secret lova... yea, that's what we are, we try so hard to hide the way we feel....

My Blog

I wanna go to Zanarkand!

BEST SONG EVER!! I love this arrangement!! If all the music were this beautiful in "Zanarkand", I would move tomorrow. My wonderful Monica is arranging it for string quartet so I can walk down th...
Posted by Ransomed on Fri, 18 May 2007 12:25:00 PST

10 Reasons to date an E.M.T.

10 Reasons to date an EMT 1) Anytime, Anywhere, Anyway you need us. 2) Of course, we are already familiar with latex. 3) EMT's are prepared for any rhythm. 4) We always come when we are called. 5) We...
Posted by Ransomed on Tue, 08 May 2007 12:02:00 PST

To quote Dido....

I just want to thank all of you who came to my party. I think we had fun. (even WITHOUT alcohol...) The "Disney/Pixar Scene It" was a blast. Thanks Ryan!! Thank you for all the great gifts, and most o...
Posted by Ransomed on Sun, 29 Apr 2007 01:45:00 PST

INVITE to my Birthday Bash!!!

I'm  throwing a party in honor of  MY 23rd BIRTHDAY andYOU are invited!!When: April 28th, 2007 4:00 p.m. till wheneverWhere: My Mom's HouseR.S.V.P PLEASE?!!? : Either call me or send me...
Posted by Ransomed on Sat, 14 Apr 2007 03:55:00 PST

Random 3am musings...

Life can be summed up as the embodyment of a soul and the proceeding occurence of events and experiences leading to the cessation of purpose...
Posted by Ransomed on Sat, 17 Mar 2007 05:18:00 PST

Boundaries

     So right now I am reading an amazing  book called "Boundaries in Marriage". It's not just for married people or for couples, it's for those people that want to have a las...
Posted by Ransomed on Thu, 08 Mar 2007 11:12:00 PST

I'm going to Hawai'i... YAY!!!

So guess what I got for Christmas?? A TRIP TO HAWAI"I!!!!!! Ryan is taking me to Hawai'i to meet his family for the holidays. We are gonna go hiking, and snorkling, and cliff diving, and SHOPPING!!, a...
Posted by Ransomed on Sun, 26 Nov 2006 08:45:00 PST

I'm a MUSIC TEACHER!!!

So... guess what?? I JUST GOT MY FIRST TEACHING JOB!!I have been hired to teach voice classes AND private lessons for $30 an hour. I will have somewhere around 9 voice classes a week PLUS any private ...
Posted by Ransomed on Mon, 04 Sep 2006 01:40:00 PST

having a nice guy....

To every guy that's said, "Sex can wait." that's said, "You really are special." that was never too busy to drive across town to see her. that gives flowers and a card when she is sick. ...
Posted by Ransomed on Fri, 13 Jan 2006 01:59:00 PST

expectations and new years nostalgia

I can't stand being expected to do something... I won't do things just because it's "the norm"... The Norm, whoever he is, is TrenDY! I hate trendy, and I hate categories. "Take me as I am" and not&nb...
Posted by Ransomed on Tue, 03 Jan 2006 03:25:00 PST