Imago Dei http://www.mandikaye.com But by the grace of God, I am what I am. Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:38:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 en My playlist http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/08/27/my-playlist/ http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/08/27/my-playlist/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 18:38:22 +0000 Amanda http://www.mandikaye.com/?p=989 I made a new playlist this morning on my ipod, and I’ve been listening to it all morning. Notice a pattern?

  1. My Happy Ending - Avril Lavigne
  2. Believe - Cher
  3. Apologize - One Republic ft. Timbaland
  4. Bleeding Love - Leona Lewis
  5. Bottom of the Ocean - Miley Cyrus
  6. Breakaway - Kelly Clarkson
  7. So Much for Pretending - Bryan White
  8. Cold (But I’m Still Here) - Evans Blue
  9. Goodbye Time - Blake Shelton
  10. Gotta Go My Own Way - Vanessa Hudgens
  11. I’m Moving On - Rascall Flatts
  12. I Can’t Be Bothered - Miranda Lambert
  13. Leave the Pieces - the Wreckers
  14. Love Don’t Live Here Anymore - Lady Antebellum
  15. Misery - Good Charlotte
  16. Over You - Daughtry
  17. Running Away - Hoobastank
  18. Stronger Woman - Jewel
  19. When You Love Someone - Reba

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]]> http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/08/27/my-playlist/feed/ My Happy Ending http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/08/27/my-happy-ending/ http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/08/27/my-happy-ending/#comments Wed, 27 Aug 2008 17:45:11 +0000 Amanda http://www.mandikaye.com/?p=988 (not)

Let’s talk this over
It’s not like we’re dead
Was it something I did?
Was it something You said?
Don’t leave me hanging
In a city so dead
Caught up so high
On such a breakable thread

You were all the things I thought of you
And I thought we could be

You were everything, everything that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it
And all the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending

You’ve got your dumb friends
I know what they say
They tell you I’m difficult
But so are they
But they don’t know me
Do they even know you?
All that they talk about
All the shit that you do

You were all the things I thought of you
And I thought we could be

You were everything, everything that I wanted
We were meant to be, supposed to be, but we lost it
And all the memories, so close to me, just fade away
All this time you were pretending
So much for my happy ending

It’s nice to know you were there
Thanks for acting like you cared
And making me feel like I was the only one
It’s nice to know we had it all
Thanks for watching at the phone
And making me feel we were done

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]]> http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/08/27/my-happy-ending/feed/ Olympic Abs http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/08/08/olympic-abs/ http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/08/08/olympic-abs/#comments Fri, 08 Aug 2008 19:59:57 +0000 Amanda http://www.mandikaye.com/?p=987 Dana Torres is incredibly fit for a 41 year old woman.   I’m 25, and I pretty much have zero hope for looking like that (did you see how much she pays a year to stay in that kind of shape?).

I like this juxtaposition between “Olympic Abs” and “Simple Fitness.”

As much as I would love to end up completely ripped and defined like Torres, I’m going for overall health and fitness in my gym membership. Yes, I finally joined a gym! Shocking, I know. I’ve been walking around for the last 2 days sore as hell thanks to the leg machines and the bike. But it’s a good soreness. I’m proud of myself for pushing myself (well, for Cindy pushing me) and actually following through. It’s been less than a week, but I already feel healthier because I know I’m being proactive and actually working towards a better me.

I may never have olympic abs, but I know I’ll be happy with the results I get.

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]]> http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/08/08/olympic-abs/feed/ Life is good. http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/08/04/life-is-good/ http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/08/04/life-is-good/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 16:00:35 +0000 Amanda http://www.mandikaye.com/?p=985 I’m so happy right now.

That’s all. :) Go back to your regularly scheduled programming.

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]]> http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/08/04/life-is-good/feed/ Breaking Dawn http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/08/04/breaking-dawn/ http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/08/04/breaking-dawn/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:53:19 +0000 Amanda http://www.mandikaye.com/?p=984 Last summer I discovered the brilliance of Stephenie Meyer.

On Saturday, the saga was complete. After waiting a year for Breaking Dawn to arrive, I finished it in two days. It would have taken less time, but I was actually busy on Saturday… shocking, I know!

When I started the book, I was wary. The preface left me thinking the worst, and then I was shocked at the turn of events that took place (I managed to stay completely spoiler free for this one!). But in the end, it was fantastic. I laughed, I cried, I cried some more…

And while I’m sad the series is complete, I’m thrilled with the way it ended. There was a sense of finality. Closure. It wasn’t open ended in the slightest. Loose ends were tied up. And that’s how a series should end. When it’s over, it should be over.

Kudos to Stephenie for this amazing series. Now I can’t wait for Midnight Sun - the first book of the series written from a different character’s perspective!

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]]> http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/08/04/breaking-dawn/feed/ Krispy Kreme… Cheeseburgers? http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/08/04/krispy-kreme-cheeseburgers/ http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/08/04/krispy-kreme-cheeseburgers/#comments Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:45:05 +0000 Amanda http://www.mandikaye.com/?p=983 I’m speechless…

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]]> http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/08/04/krispy-kreme-cheeseburgers/feed/ I Miss It. http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/07/31/i-miss-it/ http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/07/31/i-miss-it/#comments Thu, 31 Jul 2008 18:14:31 +0000 Amanda http://www.mandikaye.com/?p=982 I looked at pictures from HeavenFest this morning. It made me realize something.

I miss it.

The fellowship. The deep sense of belonging. The sight of hundreds or thousands of people all with their hands lifted to the sky in harmony and unison with one another.

I’m floating along blindly alone. At least, that’s how it feels. None of my friends understand me anymore. I’m out of place in everything they do.

So, I miss it.

But I don’t regret anything. I know where I stand, and that isn’t changing.

But a little melancholy longing for the familiarity of the past has overtaken me, and I’m basking in it for the moment.

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]]> http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/07/31/i-miss-it/feed/ Chuck Norris. http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/07/21/chuck-norris/ http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/07/21/chuck-norris/#comments Mon, 21 Jul 2008 16:01:34 +0000 Amanda http://www.mandikaye.com/?p=981 I’m a closet fan of Chuck Norris. Not as an actor, but I love Chuck Norris jokes. Like seriously, they can have me rolling in laughter for a good 5 minutes (Chuck Norris CAN touch this!). I don’t know what the appeal is, but I think they’re fun.

So this news story also amuses me to no end. As does this cartoon.

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]]> http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/07/21/chuck-norris/feed/ Dr. Horrible http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/07/19/dr-horrible/ http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/07/19/dr-horrible/#comments Sun, 20 Jul 2008 03:03:48 +0000 Amanda http://www.mandikaye.com/?p=980 This is the coolest most awesomest thing I’ve seen in quite some time.

Seriously. Watch all three parts. Is le awesome.

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]]> http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/07/19/dr-horrible/feed/ It’s Not Dark http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/07/14/its-not-dark/ http://www.mandikaye.com/2008/07/14/its-not-dark/#comments Mon, 14 Jul 2008 16:41:34 +0000 Amanda http://www.mandikaye.com/?p=979 In response to J’s last comment…

I’m fine! I just stopped writing again because I realized that I was saying the same thing in every post. And that was boring me, so I know it was boring you guys!

I do stay pretty holed up still, but I’m okay with that. Although I’m looking into a gym membership, so that will get me out of my hole for a few hours a week. :)

I hope you all are doing okay!

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