5 Things to Have when Zombies attack!

Me- Zombie Repellent, a Chankla, A Friend to Trip, a Getaway Camel, & Girl Scout Cookies or another Friend to Trip


Jessica- Shotgun w/ Unlimited amounts of ammo, Unlimited supply of Anecdote, Tranquilizer Darts, Chains, & Friends


Lisa- Grease/Oil [whichever is slipperiest], a Big area of Clear Ground like an empty Wal-Mart, a Camera, Popcorn, & a Key to lock up the place when I'm finished.


Deanna- iPod, a Computer, a Bible & 2 Friends that aren't Zombies to talk to


Mom- 5 friends to put between me and the Zombie

Oh, how my friends are creative.

judging books

As kids we're taught not to judge a book by it's cover. But when we're older we're told not to bring that "unique" looking book home to meet the family on Thanksgiving.

haha

how weird is that? I just have one word of advice to my family - Don't be surprised ;D

I, I will survive!!

We made it!

We survived the roadtrip!
We're still alive! [though we came across some scary situations that lead us to believe we wouldn't be for long]
We're still friends!
We didn't bite eachothers heads off!
We still love eachother!
We had fun!



Such a fantastic experience. Drunk guy tried breaking into our room. I crowd surfed. Talked to strangers [actually kinda fun :D]. Got lost a couple times. Got sea sick [wasn't even on a boat]. Saw elephant seals! Visited cousing I haven't seen in 9 years. Took 600+ pics!



and now i'm sick with some God forsaken illness. I probably have walking pneumonia or bronchitis or something ridiculous like that.

Curve Balls

Cue curve ball #1
Issues finding a car to take on our road trip. Every option so far has broken down, been too small, too expensive, or something else.
But I'm thinking we have a solution... Lord willing and the creak don't rise.

Cue curve ball #2
money craziness
Which WILL be solved. It has to. If it doesn't everything falls apart.
Thank the Lord i'm a good saver. Yeah...that's right... this trip is coming out of my pocket...my own little lint filled pocket.

Cue curve ball #3
....actually I can't think of a #3. yay! =D haha
That's pretty amazing.

I gave in...

I got a Twitter. hahaha
twitter.com/ohhmanders

OhMyGoodness I leave in exactly one week for our roadtrip. I'm so excited. Off to San Jose for Fall Out Boy, Cobra Starship, All Time Low, Metro Station and Hey Monday!! Then to San Fran for major sight seeing, shopping, possible aquarium, and cousins I haven't seen in for-e-verr!!

Twitter?

What the nasty is a twitter and what is it's purpose?

Googlism

Go to Googlism.com, type in your name and see what comes up!

mandy is here
mandy is cute
mandy is such a special girl
mandy is toting candy canes in her backpack
mandy is giving you her butt (actually,no, i've become very fond of it.)
mandy is not anti
mandy is a dandy (if mandy is a dandy is liquor still quicker??)
mandy is a smoke colored domestic skunk and is the best pet i have ever owned (I resent that)
mandy is the bomb
mandy is a national spokeswoman for neutrogena products

mandy is a 9 (why thank you dear =])
mandy is a charming 30" artist porcelain doll (great...the creepiest kind out there)
mandy is also an evangelist and has an important ministry too (well you got one right)
mandy is the dumdass down the road (now that's not very nice)
mandy is an enthusiastic ball of energy
mandy is scared of butterflies (WTN?)
mandy is joined by big puppy bear
mandy is a virgin (correctomundo!) :D
mandy is a real dream (but of course ;) haha)
mandy is an adventurer (I try!)

mandy is not what the doctor ordered (correct on 3 levels. 1.mom wasn't supposed to have anymore kids. 2.thought i was twins. 3.thought i was a boy)
mandy is a domestic
mandy is being picked on by a bunch of girls at school and can't find out ways to deal with it until she meets tanya a new girl who moves in down the road (so SHE's the one who thinks I'm a dumbass!!!)
mandy is the first deaf student in her school
mandy is asked to look at the dry cleaning mark on a shirt worn by an unidentified man who was shot to death in an alley in downtown denver
mandy is tall (no kidding Sherlock)
mandy is beset by a trio of bad girls who conspire to make her life a complete misery
mandy is adopting a family in sanford for christmas
mandy is extremely knowledgeable about things
mandy is only interested in one thing (apparently not butterflies)

mandy is not quite ready
mandy is still available (why yes, yes she is)
mandy is ashamed yet shame cannot forgive the boys don't seem to notice the mind of who they're with
mandy is an orphan (I've always sworn I was adopted)
mandy is an idiot
mandy is much more intelligent than she lets on (Yet I'm an idiot....?)
mandy is a 5 year old spayed female (WRONG! I'm not 5.... lol)
mandy is a cow of outstanding pedigree (COW?!)
mandy is short for amanda and means 'beloved'
mandy is jumpy with nervous suspicion (i didn't used to be....)
mandy is truly becoming a golden girl (move over Sophia!!)

Loves it! <3

Dream interpretations!

I've been fascinated by interpreting my dreams, lately! It's so interesting. I know that alot of it, if not all of it, is bogus, but it's fun. Kinda like when you were a kid and you'd pretend your friends house was haunted just because it was an explanation to all those creepy noises you would hear.
I've also taken up writing in a journal. It's pretty great. It's more personal than writing here on a blog where everyone can see it and I get to mention names in my journal!! muahaha. lol jaykay...kinda. It's also helped me realise some stuff about myself, which i guess is good.

Rainbow

Yet another rainy day in beautiful southern California. We were supposed to go to Knott's today but it closed because of the rain. =/ I was kinda bitter towards it [the rain] because of that, and it woke me up at 7am. I was also starting to grow tired of it and frustrated that we haven't had any warm weather for a few weeks. But when I went outside today after it had temporarily stopped raining I saw the most beautiful rainbow. My heart immediately stopped thinking "why God?! Why?!" and went to "You know what, Thanks Lord." I'm selfish. California desperately needs all the rain it can get and I just wanted the sun so I can work on my tan. Boo me! But you know, I'm going to enjoy the rain as much as I can in all my pale glory! =D

Self Realizations:

• I'm selfish
  
• I'm insecure
  
• I let what people say affect me wayy more than I should
  
• I feel obnoxious and I don't like it
  
• I hold grudges
  
• I'm bitter

Happy Singles Appreciation Day!!

Singles Date tomorrow! Baking cookies in the morning and chick flicks for the rest of the day. Sleeping away valentines last year was pretty chill. But getting sick from the percocet, being in a bulky sling, and not being able to move kinda sucked. (my shoulder surgery was the day before)

According to one legend, Valentine actually sent the first 'valentine' greeting
himself. While in prison, it is believed that Valentine fell in love with a
young girl — who may have been his jailor's daughter — who visited him during
his confinement. Before his death, it is alleged that he wrote her a letter,
which he signed 'From your Valentine,' an expression that is still in use today.
Although the truth behind the Valentine legends is murky, the stories certainly
emphasize his appeal as a sympathetic, heroic, and, most importantly, romantic
figure.

Fun Valentines Day Facts:

• In the Middle Ages, there was a belief that the first unmarried person of the opposite sex you met on the morning of St. Valentine's Day would become your spouse.


• 73% of Valentine Day flowers are bought by men, whereas women buy only 23% of Valentine flowers.


• Around 3% of pet owners prefer to give Valentine gifts to their pets, as they are more grateful than humans!


• "Cupid" shoots people and it rhymes with "Stupid"


• He is also the son of the goddess Venus


• People had a belief that if a robin flies above an unmarried woman's head, then it is likely that her wedding knots would get tied with a sailor


• People have heard about the Valentine’s Day Massacre. It was where Al Capone had men from a rival Alcohol smuggling gang gunned down with machine guns at close range. The part that the history books don’t tell is that the killing was a mercy killing motivated out of love, not greed. You see all these men would have eventually died from liver failure from all the booze. This was a much less painful way for them to go.

Sunny with a chance of...

SoCal's weather has been pretty bipolar (no pun intended).
Last week it was crazy hot and I was able to sun bathe. Then the rain came. Then the rain went. Then it came again. Then it went and the clouds went with it and it became insanely windy. And it somehow came back and left again. hahaha Throw in some thunder and we have "weather gumbo"!! ...gumbo is the stuff that has like, everything in it right? lol

Such a rainy day. And it's mine.

Southern California is finally getting a good taste of rain! It's been raining/pooring all day and it's been fabulous!!! Spent the day relaxing, doing some laundry, making babies (computer program [no worries!]), and now I'm spending time with the ever so amazing Joker while eating popcorn and drinking hot cocoa.
I think I'll finish this day off by going to bed early....or telling myself I'm going to bed early and reading until the late hours of the night. Happens quite often....
Knott's tomorrow for Lisa's Birthday!!
Happy Birthday Lisapoo!!! <3>

Meet The Raisins!

Remember the California Raisins?! haha Omgoodness, I used to love watching this movie! If I could find it now, I'd be a very happy girl.

Also, Keep that girl I was talking about a couple posts back, in your prayers. Just found out she's pregnant and her and her boyfriend broke up.

It's odd how you can still love an old friend you haven't talked to in years.

It's February....

and it's 80 degrees in the shade! woo!
I was able to sit out in the backyard and read my book and tan for a little while before a bumble bee decided to crawl up my leg and I screamed and ran.

Eureka!!

I'm going to marry an Australian physical therapist/chiropractor/surgeon/plain ol' doctor.

why?

I need a doctor with me 24/7 with everything that happens to me.

&&

Aussie guys just aren't ugly. (well...most. lol)

So it's settled. Now I just need to talk it over with the Head Honcho upstairs.

Mentally Flinching

A couple of friends and I just made plans for a roadtrip in April. But everything came together wayy too smoothly. Call me pessimistic, but I'm waiting for that darn curve ball that the Bunny of Disappointment likes to throw at you at the most inopportune times!

But if this all works out, I will be one happy camper =D

THE DARK KNIGHT

I'm the kind that lives forever

Some might think clumsiness is cute. Me- I think it's a burden. =P hahah Elise and I have decided that I should probably just marry a physical therapist.
Cinema Bizarre - Perhaps the most amazing band to come from Germany. And they are making their debut in the US in April and guess who might be going to see them? That's right! Me! =D I'm so stoked!
On another note. I might be having twin cousins sooner than expected! It's a bitter sweet moment. Just keep the whole situation in your prayers.

Sleeeeep for Daaaayys

Oh my word!

This weekend has been the craziest/best/most amazing/busiest weekend EVER!

Disneyland on Friday was fantastic! I was blessed with our amazing Southern California weather. I think it almost reached 90. Saturday and Sunday were spent with some of the most wonderful girlies you will ever meet.

haha

Staying up for 24+ hours, going to bed at 2pm, waking up at 10pm, going back to bed at 2am, and then sleeping till 10am makes for a very tired Mandy....

Hahaha When i got home from the hotel I showered and I put clean sheet on my bed but then I got hungry so I decided I'd eat before i slept. But as I was crawling over my bed so i could get to the kitchen I fell over and that's all she wrote. hahah I toootally just like knocked out right then and there. I didn't even get to eat.