About Me
- About Me: ...Out of the Ashes...
Travel
- Places I love: Everywhere!
- Places I've been: England, Virginia, Central Texas, Florida, Cali & the SW portion of the USA
- Places to see before I die: Spain, Greece, Rome, Egypt, Poland, & Russia
- Dream Vacation: European tour & Alaskan Cruise
Television
- Favorite Shows: American Idol, Hereoes & Survivor & FRIENDS!
- Favorite Reruns: Friends, the Cosby Show
- Most Addictive Show: American Idol, Hereoes, Smallville & Survivor
- Favorite Late Night Talk Show: Craig Fergeuson
- Characters you relate to: the one that's in love with the guy who is just out of reach.
- Favorite Theme Song: Smallville - Somebody Save Me
- Show I Secretly Watch: Charmed & Smallville
- Show I wished wasn't cancelled: Friends & The Cosby Show
Movies
- Favorite Movies: I have far too many favorites. Sorry.
- Favorite Actors: Ewan McGregor, Jude Law, Christian Bale, Matt Damon....
- Favorite Genre: Anything Good
- Favorite Soundtracks: Pride & Prejudice; Memoirs of a Geisha; Schindler's List; Pearl Harbor; LOTR; Gladiator...there's more but I can't remember....
- Movie Quotes I say all the time: I speak "movie" so there's a lot. But Monty Python's are jumping up in the usage. "I'm not dead yet"...."and there was much rejoicing..."
- Movies I can watch over and over: Tombstone, Rebecca (and any Hitchcock film); Citizen Kane; Hook; Disney movies; The Godfather; Shawshank Redemption; Nacho Libre; Dumb & Dumber....and on and on....
- Actor that would play me in a movie: ME!
Books
- Favorite Books: Bible; My Utmost for His Highest; Hinds Feet on High Places; LOTR; any book about King Arthur or mythical types.... and so many many more....
- Favorite Authors: The Apostle Paul; Anyone who writes well
- Favorite Genres: Fantasy, Mystery, Arthurian Legend; Historical Fiction....Chrisian Non-Fiction Classics, Biographies, etc.
- Favorite Characters: the whole of the Arthurian Legend
- Favorite Quotes: "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain that which He cannot lose" - Jim Eliot "Love is friendship set on fire" - Jeremy Taylor
- Recent Reads: The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Food
- Favorite Cuisine: ALL OF IT
- Favorite Dishes: Ethnic Dishes
- Favorite Desserts: Creme Brulee & Ice Cream
- Favorite Drinks: Cream Soda is the most fav, but I don't really drink soda anymore so....Sweet Tea, Coffee & Water
- Favorite Junk Foods: Pizza, Heath Bars, Sunflower seeds, chips, pickles, chocolate....
- Best meal ever: Mama's enchiladas & Kim's Chicken & Leeks with Cous Cous
- My Original Recipes: Artichocke Chicken Alfredo Pizza
- Favorite Restaurants: Wael's Greek Food; Pho Yen; Gringo's; Buca Di Beppo
- Foods I hate: Bananas
More About Me
- Nicknames: Mandi, Manda, Panda, Manderz or some combination of them
- Nationality: Guess!
- Religion: I Love Jesus!
- Heroes: My Mom & Dad; Amy Carmichael; Ms. Kym & Pastor Ron; Elisabeth Eliot;
- Interests: Living Life Passionately and Walking in the Spirit
- Expertise: Being ME!
- Website: www.xanga.com/Renaissance_Phoenix
College
- School Name: University Of St. Thomas
- Status: Alumni
- Class of: 2002
- Degree type: Bachelors
- Major(s): History
Contact Info
- AIM: mandigal
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- Name: Amanda
- Gender: Female
- Member Since: 9/10/2006
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