musing mandy
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| Gender | Female |
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| Industry | Arts |
| Occupation | I manage a performing arts center at a college in upstate NY. I produce and promote music & performing arts events, presenting great talent and finding ways to engage the community. It rocks. |
| Location | Saratoga Springs, NY, United States |
| Introduction | After recently going through a tremendous period of personal growth, I had a desire to share. A sponge of inspiration and gratitude, I felt propelled to comment on what was happening to me and wring out the sponge. I started this blog to provide myself a place to communicate this openly and honestly, reminding myself that I need to keep it real. If I feel or think something so strongly that I share it here, I must stand by it, live it and be true to my words. How incredibly liberating! In chronicling new sources of inspiration and gratitude, my hope is that it inspires someone else. Thanks for joining me. |
| Interests | MUSIC! I also love the ocean (shelling, swimming, snorkeling, kayaking and sailing) and sunny days. I also love to travel and spend time in nature. I enjoy going to art galleries, theatre, jazz clubs and the symphony. I like learning about art history, wine,cooking & sustainable easting, reading cook books, going to the Farmer's Market, biking, driving my Jeep, going to car shows, sushi, working out, rollercoasters, animals, volunteering at animal shelters and walking the dogs, penny slots, the Cape, going to outdoor concerts in the summer, karaoke and Red Sox games. I'd like to wear flip flops year-round. |
| Favorite movies | THE DEPARTED, Juno, Borat, Seven, Blow, Casino, Never Ending Story, Meet the Parents/Fockers, My Cousin Vinny, The Shining, Goodwill Hunting, Boogie Nights, Legend, Dirty Dancing, Lord of the Rings, School of Rock, Harry Potter, Chicago, Lean on Me, Across the Universe, The Italian Job, The Exorcist, Stigmata, Lean on Me, The Gods Must Be Crazy, Pirates of the Caribbean and basically everything else that Johnny Depp has ever been in |
| Favorite music | DAVE MATTHEWS BAND & JASON MRAZ Adele, Aerosmith, Allman Bros., Amy Winehouse, Alysse Fischer, Beach Boys, Belle & Sebastian, Black Eyed Peas, The Beatles, Branford Marsalis, CCR, Clay Aiken, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Bushwalla, Celine, Charlie Parker, Chris Daughtry, Christina Aguilera, Dawn Mitschele, The Dead, Derek Trucks, Dido, Dixie Chicks, Dizzy Gillespie, Donovan Frankenreiter, Dropkick Murphy's, Duffy, Ella Fitzgerald, Elton John, Elvis, Eminem, Eric Clapton, G-Love, GNR, Grace Potter, Green Day, Hendrix, Herbie Hancock, Jack Johnson, James Brown, Janet Jackson, Janis Joplin, Jewel, Jimmy Smith, John Mayer, John Popper, John Scofield, Justin Timberlake, Journey, Kelly Clarkson, Kid Rock, Lauryn Hill, Led Zeppelin, Les Paul, Maceo Parker, Madonna, Makepeace Brothers, Mariah, Marley, Maroon 5, Medeski Martin & Wood, Michael Jackson, Miles, Mori Stylez, Nirvana, No Doubt, Norah Jones, Old 97's, Paul Desmond, Pearl Jam, Percy Hill, Phish, Pink Floyd, RHCP, Rob Thomas, Rusted Root, Santana, Sia, Simon & Garfunkel, Soulive/Kraz, Steely Dan, Stevie Wonder, The Stones, Tim Reynolds, Tristan Prettyman, Sublime, U2, Van Morrison, Victor Wooten, Wynton Marsalis My favorite classical composers are: Beethoven, Brahms, Bruch, Chopin, Debussy, Gershwin, Prokoviev, Rimsky-Korsakov, Stravinsky, Tchaikovsky, Wagner |
| Favorite books | Origin of Species, Hit Men, Harry Potter series, Where the Red Fern Grows, Charlotte's Web, Marley & Me, Mozart in the Jungle, Step Into the Light |