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Amanda

What did you expect Mother? I'm half MACHINE!!

About Me

After Katrina, I moved to Tallahassee to be near my sister. I found an amazing job and a great boy here, but I miss New Orleans a lot. I ease my longing with tons of outdoors activities and long hours at work.I am quite a foodie and will spend ridiculous amounts of money on epicurious endeavors. But I don't like to cook. I am originally from Ohio, but am a true Southern belle at heart (if Southern belle can also mean someone who is a feminist and forward-thinking). Oh, I got the vapors!
Your Heart Is Green
Love completes you, but that doesn't mean you seek it out.
When love comes your way, you integrate it peacefully into the rest of you life.
Your flirting style: Laid back
Your lucky first date: Walking around aimlessly and talking
Your dream lover: Is both enthusiastic and calm
What you bring to relationships: Balance What Color Heart Do You Have?
You Belong in Dublin
Friendly and down to earth, you want to enjoy Europe without snobbery or pretensions.
You're the perfect person to go wild on a pub crawl... or enjoy a quiet bike ride through the old part of town. What European City Do You Belong In?
You Are Chocolate Chip Ice Cream
You are kind, popular, and generous.
You tend to be successful at anything you try.
A social butterfly, you are great at entertaining a crowd.
You are most compatible with strawberry ice cream. What Flavor Ice Cream Are You?
You Are A Martini
You are the kind of drinker who appreciates a nice hard drink.
And for you, only quality alcohol. You don't waste your time on the cheap stuff.
Obviously, you're usually found with a martini in your hand. But sometimes you mix it up with a gin and tonic.
And you'd never, ever consider one of those flavored martinis. They're hardly a drink! What Alcoholic Drink Are You?

My Interests

good food, celebrity gossip, shopping, travel, movies, martinis, reading, laughing, home improvement/crafty projects, dressing up and embarrassing my dog, fighting "the man"

I'd like to meet:

People who like cultural events and outings. People who can appreciate good food and who are well traveled. People who are funny and can have a good time no matter the circumstances. People who will recognize Arrested Develoment as one of the best television shows ever to grace the small screen and that only watched the British version of Coupling. People who admit that, despite resisting, they love the American version of The Office.This layout is brought to you by whateverlife.com! ♥ Amanda's lame-ass excuse to break up:

"I'm sorry I just sobered up"

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Music:

BECK, Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, all the old standards, Mazzie Starr, Regina Specktor, Gwen Stefani, Nina Simone, Violent Femmes, anything 80's, Norah Jones, Robbie Williams, The Killers, John Mayer, Dave Matthews Band, Badly Drawn Boy, Belle & Sebastian, Abba, Soul Coughing, Shakira en espanol, The Roots, Black Eyed Peas (pre-Fergie), cheesy 70's, theme songs

Movies:

All mobster movies, Tombstone, The Usual Suspects, Hedwig and the Angry Inch, Pay It Forward, Newsies, Clue, Kill Bill Vol. I & II, Ocean's Eleven and Twelve, The Dreamers, The Life Aquatic, The Muppet Movie, Breakfast at Tiffanys, Napoleon Dynamite, Clueless, Swingers, Borat, Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory (both versions), The Neverending Story, Labrynth, All things Hitchcock, Ratatouille, Juno. I also like watching badly rated movies like Gigli and I Know Who Killed Me to see if I really want to gourge my eyes out half way through

Television:

All bad reality television (you know you like it too) like: The Amazing Race, Project Runway, Flavor of Love, Surreal Life, Survivor, Celebrity Fit Club, Real World, America's Next Top Model, Big Brother, The Simple Life, Top Chef, etc. For real shows: Family Guy, Simpsons, Futurama, Arrested Development (damn you Fox!!), Sex & the City reruns, The Sopranos, The Office, Entourage, Rome, Big Love, Family Plots, Inked, Will & Grace, That 70's Show, British Comedies, Antiques Roadshow, Monster House, The E True Hollywood Story, Lingo, Masterpiece Theater and the crazy shows on TLC with names like "Trashcan of Skin" and "Born Without a Face." I have never seen an episode of Grey's Anatomy...sorry, I just haven't.

Books:

Anderson Cooper (for his foxiness and his autobiography), Edith Wharton, Walter Lamb, Mario Puzo, David Sedaris, The Blind Assasin, Middlesex, The Lovely Bones, Jane Eyre, Wicked, Confessions of the Ugly Stepsister, The Handmaidens Tale, The PoisonWood Bible, Vanity Fair, The Mists of Avalon, Sleepers, Harry Potter Series, Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, Beautiful Crescent, Cane River, Interview with a Vampire, Catcher in the Rye, The Bell Jar, The Jane Eyre Affair, The Devil Wears Prada, The Nanny Diaries and War and Peace.