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Manda

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My Interests

Writing, reading, nature, birds of prey, good food, great wine.

I'd like to meet:

The Dalai Lama; Jeanette Winterson; Tom Waits; Elvis Costello; Cole Porter; Eddie Izzard. And George Weasley, of course.

Music:

This is just the tip of the iceburg: Cole Porter, Ella Fitzgerald, The Eels, Tom Waits, Elvis Costello, The Killers, AFI, Drowning Pool, Static X, Aimee Mann, Beth Orton, Patty Griffin, Someone Still Loves You, Boris Yeltsin... the list goes on.

Movies:

Again, this is just a summary of what is otherwise a HUGE list: Amelie, Mirrormask, Dead Poets Society, Garden State, Sliding Doors, Shaun of the Dead, Wonderboys, Little Miss Sunshine. Band of Brothers was a mini-series, but I loved that, too.

Television:

House; Law and Order SVU; CSI; Scrubs; West Wing. That's pretty much all the TV I indulge in regularly. When I was in SC I liked a show on Turner South called Junkin', but I can't get that anymore. My favorite medium is radio. These are my favorite radio shows: This American Life; Says You; Michael Feldman's What Do You Know?; The Thistle and Shamrock.

Books:

There is no way I could ever give a complete list. Here is my top 5 (in no particular order): Sexing the Cherry by Jeanette Winterson, A Trail of Heart's Blood Wherever We Go by Robert Olmstead, Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman, The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold and Good Grief by Lolly Winston. I expect to re-do that list shortly; expect to see Life of Pi by Yann Martel and Time Traveller's Wife replace two of the present honorees. Honorable mention also goes to the entire Thursday Next series by Jasper Fforde and almost anything written by Lucy Maude Montgomery. Of course, you couldn't seperate me from my Harry Potter collection, but those are so much more than books to me.

Heroes:

People who can make perfect toast. Anne Shirley. The mighty ellipsis ...

My Blog

Watch!

You should watch this in a safe environment, hopefully one where you lie down if you laugh yourself silly. (NOT safe for work.) ...
Posted by Manda on Sun, 16 Mar 2008 08:51:00 PST

Day 3: Longest recap ever!

One can spend an awful lot of time at Disney World eating cheeseburgers and fries. In light of that, I recommend going to one of the finer restaurants offered in the parks at least one night of your v...
Posted by Manda on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 10:36:00 PST

Day Two!

Animal Kingdom is probably my favorite park overall at DW. I'm a big animal lover, and AK is one of the best-constructed animal parks I've ever been to. When AK first opened in 1998 they made a big de...
Posted by Manda on Thu, 13 Dec 2007 11:07:00 PST

GDT 2007: Day One!

Hello, and welcome to my "Amanda's Advertisement for Disney World" Blog! Also known as "The Longest Blog in the World"   Before I start my day-by-day recap of our Disney trip last week, I have an...
Posted by Manda on Tue, 11 Dec 2007 02:20:00 PST

Have a very weepy Christmas

I don't know what's going on, but I've been weepy as all hell for the last few days. And not in a sad way, more like in that annoying Lifetime TV girly way. I see a beautiful Christmas tree, a good C...
Posted by Manda on Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:06:00 PST

What better time?

One of my favorite quotes from the Dalai Lama is that one must "be the change you wish to see in the world."  You want a kinder, more considerate society? Try being a kinder, more considerate per...
Posted by Manda on Mon, 26 Nov 2007 09:22:00 PST

Hard to be thankful when...

It can be really hard to be thankful when you're stranded on the side of the GW Parkway for 2 hours with a flat tire waiting for AAA. And waiting. And waiting. And getting honked at by drivers who are...
Posted by Manda on Fri, 23 Nov 2007 07:54:00 PST

Thanks

I was inspired this morning by an email I got from the folks over at Mental Floss that included staffer Jason's list of reasons to be thankful: "I'm thankful for the strict enforcement of my bus line'...
Posted by Manda on Wed, 21 Nov 2007 08:16:00 PST

I’m in love!

How much do I love Raven Symone? I can't even explain. Just go here. Seriously. http://ravensymonepresents.com/
Posted by Manda on Wed, 14 Nov 2007 05:20:00 PST

Why I’m still a feminist

I was already thinking of blogging this article and calling it "Why I'm still a feminist" before I even got to the last paragraph. Great minds think alike. http://shakespearessister.blogspot.com/2007/...
Posted by Manda on Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:14:00 PST