| it's never too late to live happily ever after |
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Goodbye livejournal, hello tumblr? I have not written in my livejournal in quite some time, and honestly I am not the same person that I was when I started it five years ago. I am no longer SetOnRepeat. I am in a different place now. I have grown. I am beginning to find out who I am, what my purpose is. It is not to say I do not miss who I was then because I do, but not nearly as much as the people I was around when I was that person. I miss them greatly. I often find myself reminiscing about those times. I miss the open mics, the concerts, the car rides, the mall trips. I miss Nick, Justin, Pat, Courtney, the BHC, Joe, Chap, Nora, and most of all Ben. All these people played a major role in my life during the past five years. Silly Hats Only, Mandy Moore dances, singing Taking Back Sunday in the back of vans, singing the acoustic Fallout Boy album down winding roads, Damien Rice and Nick Drake on night drives, writing and playing songs in cemeteries in Shortsville, reading plays at the lake, playing house while house sitting... these are some of my fondest memories. My life then was coasting. I was lost but now, I am found.
Fast forward to where I am now. I'm living in Rochester with Greg and the cutest person in a puppy's body, Preston Meyers Flannery. This past year of school, I got a 4.0 the first semester and a 3.95 the second semester. My cumulative gpais 3.972. I'm majoring in Psychology. I joined the campus activities board where I met some great people, especially Kristen, Anthony and Chyna who have become some of my best friends. I went to St. Louis for a convention. I got to meet Caroline Rhea, Howie Day and Cary Brothers. I got to see some of the best performers, musicians, comedians on the college circuit right now. I helped book Pauly Shore as the homecoming headliner for October.
Now it is summer. I am in need of a job. In my down time I decided to create the tumblr to help pass the time. With all this free time I do a lot of thinking and I come up with a lot of lists, lots of lists. I will probably post them and whatever random thoughts I have on there.
http://mandapantalones.tumblr.com/
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[15 Feb 2008|07:18am] |
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I'm going to the NACA conference in St. Louis until Wednesday. I know it's supposed to be an educational trip but I'm just excited about seeing/meeting:
Howie Day
Caroline Rhea
Anthony Rapp from Rent
Mr. Belding from Saved by the Bell
LANCE BASS
This is my first time flying and I am unbelievably scared. I've been crying uncontrollably because I am a big baby. Greg's mom bought me all of the weekly trashy magazines to read on the plane. I hope it helps.
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[28 Dec 2007|04:17pm] |
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Juno my new second favorite movie. I saw it on christmas and I'm seeing it again tonight. You must go see it.
2007 best movies:
1. Waitress
2. Juno
3. Hairspray / Superbad
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| You should probably read this book... |
[06 Nov 2007|08:17am] |
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I am reading an amazing book that I think anyone who is a musician or just loves music and really psychology should read. It's called "This Is Your Brain On Music - The Science of Human Obsession" by Daniel J. Levitin. I strongly suggest it to everyone.
Here's a quick review about it From Publishers Weekly Starred Review.
Think of a song that resonates deep down in your being. Now imagine sitting down with someone who was there when the song was recorded and can tell you how that series of sounds was committed to tape, and who can also explain why that particular combination of rhythms, timbres and pitches has lodged in your memory, making your pulse race and your heart swell every time you hear it. Remarkably, Levitin does all this and more, interrogating the basic nature of hearing and of music making (this is likely the only book whose jacket sports blurbs from both Oliver Sacks and Stevie Wonder), without losing an affectionate appreciation for the songs he's reducing to neural impulses. Levitin is the ideal guide to this material: he enjoyed a successful career as a rock musician and studio producer before turning to cognitive neuroscience, earning a Ph.D. and becoming a top researcher into how our brains interpret music. Though the book starts off a little dryly (the first chapter is a crash course in music theory), Levitin's snappy prose and relaxed style quickly win one over and will leave readers thinking about the contents of their iPods in an entirely new way.
Seriously, look for this book the next time you're at Barnes and Nobles or Borders.
Nick Maynard, I must thank you for finding that book since we only went into Barnes and Nobles to see if you were working on Sunday and I can across this book.
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[21 Jul 2007|11:55am] |
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Hairspray is amazing. Go see it. Besides Waitress, it's definitely the best movie I've seen this year.
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| every time she sneezes I believe it's love.... |
[12 May 2007|03:09pm] |
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It's gross, but you know you found the one when the boy you love will wipe the sweat from his forehead with a tissue you blew your nose with.
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| I'd like to help for Earth Day - World Wildlife Fund fundraising |
[27 Mar 2007|07:53am] |
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Coinstar estimates that there is more than $10 billion in change sitting idle in American homes. It's time for change, so why not put this spare change to work this Earth Day? I am collecting coins from now until Earth Day (April 22nd) to help the World Wildlife Fund protect the future of nature. If anyone is willing to help out and give me a little of their extra change that would be great! If we each make a little change, together we can make a big difference.
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[26 Feb 2007|07:40am] |
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Reese Witherspoon was the prettiest person at the Academy Awards last night. She was just stunning. Her hair color was fantastic. Clive Owen gets my award for best looking male. Not only is he a looker, that man knows how to put together an outfit.
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[02 Feb 2007|11:29pm] |
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Tonight Greg and I went to see Because I Said So. While waiting in the lounge we saw a boy and a girl on a bench eating popcorn with a whole bunch of it spilled on the floor beneath them. As we came up to get our ticket stubs ripped I looked at the people on the bench and the boy was none other than Teddy Geiger! He's much better looking in real life than he is in pictures or on the screen. Oh yeah, and the movie was super cute and funny. I love Mandy Moore forever.
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[15 Dec 2006|10:26pm] |
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Daaaaaamn. I am lovin this "The Sweet Escape" song by Gwen Stefani. It's totally addicting. I don't know why but the chorus reminds me of songs from the Jackson Five era. Good stuff.
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[12 Dec 2006|10:41pm] |
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Shows with reflective and insightful voice overs in the beginning or at the end of an episode are my favorite, like Sex and the City and Gregy's Anatomy.
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[10 Dec 2006|08:00pm] |
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What are your top 3 new bands of '06?
Mine are:
The Fray
Ray Lamontagne
Regina Spektor
runners up:
Rhett Miller
Schuyler Fisk
The Wreckers
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[09 Dec 2006|12:46am] |
1. When is the last time you held hands with someone?
Around 3:20ish.
2. You wake up as the opposite gender, what's the one thing you would do?
Probably look to see how big my package was.
3. Have you ever crawled through a window?
Yes, when I lived downstairs I'd go out my window at night.
4. Where is your mom?
In the kitchen.
5. Morning or night person?
Lately, a morning person.
6. What was the last movie you watched?
Little Women
7. Favorite number?
14
8. Any cool scars?
Just on my face from when I as attacked by a dog in 2nd grade.
9. Things about the opposite sex you notice first?
Style or hair.
10. What do you do when no one is watching?
Pull up my pants because they always fall down!
11. Ever been in love?
I am.
12. What's something your friends make fun of you for?
Um, everything?
13. What is your curfew?
n/a
14. Do you talk a lot?
Sometimes.
15. You + alcohol = rarely if not never..
16. What's your worst personality flaw?
Jealousy/Insecurity
17. Would you marry for money?
No.
18. Could you live without a computer?
I pretty much do right now.
19. If you could live in any past time period, where would it be?
Shouldn't it be when? Renaissance
20. Do you drink enough water?
I drink orange flavored water all the time since I gave up soda.
21. Do you wear shoes in the house or take 'em off?
I wear slippers.. all the time!
22.What is your favorite fruit?
Strawberries, apples, oranges, pineapples.
23. What is your favorite place to visit?
Out of the places I've been, it's been New Jersey but I'd like to go back to Wilmington.
24. Are you photogenic?
It depends who I'm with.
25. Do you dream in colored or black and white?
Color
26. Why do you take surveys?
Pass time.
27. Do you drink alcohol?
No.
28. What is the most beautiful language?
Poetry.
29. Do you like being kissed when you are asleep?
Below my eye, above my cheek.
30. What do you like most; sunrise or sunset?
Sunset.
.31. Do you want to live till 100 yrs?
No.
32. Is a flat stomach important to you?
I'm chubby.
33. When you watch movies at home, do you like the lights switched on or off?
Off but I"ll fall asleep.
34. Do you believe in magic?
Sometimes.
35. Do you like to watch cartoons?
Old school like Hey Arnold or Doug or Rocko's Modern Life
36. At what age did you find out that Santa Claus wasn't real?
I don't know.
37. Do you write poems?
Not so much now.
38. Do you snort?
Not really.
39. You sleep more on your back, front, or sides?
Back or front.
40. Would you rather have a poodle or a rottweiler?
I hate them both.
41. Are you basically a happy person?
It varies.
42. Are you tired?
Yes.
43. Did you drink anything with caffeine today?
Nope.
44. How many landline/cellphones do you have in your home?
Not many.
45. Do you get along with your parents?
Yes.
6. Do you like/love anyone now?
Yes.
47. What do you do when you're sad?
Shut down.
48. What do you need most now?
Sleep.
49. What song are you listening to now?
Greg talking on the phone.
50. What are you craving now?
Cuddling in my bed.
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| Footprints and fallen leaves, these are the kind of things lovers think of... |
[10 Oct 2006|01:59am] |
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Cartel was amazing. I was very impressed. Their set wasn't too long, luckily they're coming back in like February I think? Megan and her friend hung out with me and Greg during the show. I adore Megan. It made me happy that she liked Greg.
I bought the apple thermal I wanted from Delias at the store in the Buffalo Mall. Greg and I ate at Jack Astors. There were a bunch of staff people waiting by the door and they complimented my dinosaur shirt. A few minutes after we were seated a girl from the group came over and told us that they had a talk and decided that Greg and I are the cutest couple *pause* ever. It was nice. I was embarrassed and turned red. Greg teased me because apparently I couldn't stop smiling.
Saturday we ate lunch with his parents then we went to two costume shops. We're not going to be power rangers anymore, now we're going to be Peter Pan and Tink because of my new fascination with fairies. I tried on one that I really liked but it was way too big on me in the back but the rest fit. We're going to make our own costumes but I also want to go back and get that and try to adjust it because I liked it so much.
Sunday I went with him to water polo and I started and finished Ruby that day.
OO, Thursday I started reading I Was A Teenage Fairy and got 60 pages into it before hanging out with Greg. That night he read to me 60 pages before and 60 pages after we went to Bazils. I fell asleep after about 8 pages after he started reading again but he still read it out loud til he finished the book. How amazing is he? Eat your heart out.
Today after he got out of class we watched two episodes of Ugly Betty that he downloaded for me and then we went on a walk down Park Ave and then to the Wegman's on East Ave and back home. It was beautiful. I put bunch-a-crunch in some guys shoes by the side of the road and I spilled some as we were walking and we'd stop to watch to see if birds and squirrels would eat them. The best part was when a person was walking their dog and the dog stopped to eat them.
I feel like the luckiest girl in the world.
I read three Francesca Lia Block books since last Monday. I started reading her books in August and so far I read 11. I have five more on hold at the library and then I have just three books left of hers to read after that. Her books are my new best friend. I feel like I need her words to breathe. I'm going to feel so lost when I'm done reading all her books, sort of like that week I watched all 6 seasons of Sex and the City and then had to return the DVDs to the library. I become too involved with fictional characters but they seem more real to me than some people do. I prefer books to people.
Before I started reading FLB books, I was reading Running With Scissors. I wanted to read it before the movie comes out and I'm 30 pages into it and I have two weeks to finish. If I can read three books in one week, this should be a piece of cake. The only hard part is I've become so familar with FLB writing style it's going to be difficult to adjust to someone elses.
Now I'm going to go to bed so I can wake up and read. Goodnight lovelies.
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Cartel with my favorite person tomorrow :)!
Plus other fun fall things like the apple farm and trying on Halloween costumes this weekend.
Maybe if it's not too wet out, we can jump in some leaves?
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i love you much(most beautiful darling)
more than anyone on the earth and i
like you better than everything in the sky
--sunlight and singing welcome your coming
although winter may be everywhere
with such a silence and such a darkness
noone can quite begin to guess
(except my life)the true time of year--
and if what calls itself a world should have
the luck to hear such singing(or glimpse such
sunlight as will leap higher than high
through gayer than gayest someone's heart at your each
nearerness)everyone certainly would(my
most beautiful darling)believe in nothing but love
I am the luckiest girl in the world.
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The Gritty Midi Gang is playing at the Bug Jar on Sunday November 5th with Kalpana.
Hell freakin yes!
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| This is mostly for Molly, Kristin, Liz and Joe |
[19 Sep 2006|01:30pm] |
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I found this funny, you probably will too.
You Know You're From Canandaigua When...
1. you make the new's top 10 coldest places in the nation almost every night in the winter
2. you make fun of people who think 3 inches of snow is a lot
3. your town has an equal number of bars and churches
4. we have 4 seasons.. almost winter, winter, still winter and road construction
5. you have no idea what jimmie's are don't know why someone would want them on their ice-cream
6. you can drive 65 during 2 feet of snow without flinching
7. 99% of the accidents are caused by deer not other cars
8. one word.. Wegmans
9. no one has any idea how to pronounce the name of your town
10. what the heck is "the city"?? Cuz here.. the city means rochester!
11. you've been very very close to hitting a drunk walking near or around eddie o'brien's at nght
12. there are sometimes more tractors on the road than cars
13. cow tipping is always the last resort for a boring fridy night
14. the weekend hangout spots are.. homes, wegmans, denny's, the movies and thats about it
15. there is a palm tree in our highschool
16. Administrators job is to make your highschool life miserable.. aka.. use every tactic to get you in trouble ie: walkie talkies, scooters, camera's
17. We have a greater drug capita ration than NYC
18. We have more school lockdowns than the Bronx
19. The highschool is in the middle of the country surrounded by fields
20. Effing Florida had more snow days than we did
21. You don't drink "wooter" you drink "water"
22. You end up saying.. "get me out of this effing town" every single day of your life
23. Marie is an alcoholic and we all know it
24. It will be 70 degrees out one day and the next -20 degrees and no one thinks anything of it
25. Screw savage and his stupid wheel lock
26. You know the name Edmund Dibble and wish you didn't
27. Anything past Pennsylvania is "down south"
28. We don't have an accent.. YOU do
29. Amy Story could probably single handedly take over the whole school
30. They shut off the effing heat in the winter and expect us to not where our jackets on days when its like -500 degrees out.. then when it actually is 80 in the summer and there is no AC the administration wonders why all the girls are in tank tops.. idiots
31. 5 week reports are evil
32. New people show up on different sports teams every year because they got caught drinking and don't want to miss their own seasons
33. The music/drama department wins everything but no one knows it
34. You go to look up cancer or exotic birds on a school comp for a big project and BESS says no
35. speaking of BESS.. Ms. Best has tallied more enemies than a lot of people in the school
36. If we weren't so lazy we might actually follow through with freshman Fridays
37. if you talk semi-loud in the café a whistle will be blown and you WILL get in trouble for "fighting"
38. swimming sucks but a fire drill in the winter, during swimming makes you want to kill yourself
39. Who says yellow limo?!?! Bittle.. go home
40. The freshman's performance at the pep rally is beyond pathetic
41. For the rest of your life, when you hear the "Star Spangled Banner", you want to yell "BRAVES!" at the end.
42. Whenever you hear/see or say you are from CA you think canandaigua but everyone else just assumes it means california and then is confused when you tell them they're wrong
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