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My Life Is Like Glee

September 13th, 2010 by Manda | 2 Comments | Filed in Entertainment, Relationships

Picture this: my friends and I are at KTV (karaoke), singing and dancing and having a good time. Our last song comes on, which happens to be Journey’s Don’t Stop Believin’. Between all of us, we share two microphones. I end up sharing the microphone with my best guy friend, which is great because the two of us are the most jazzed about KTV out of our whole group. He’s ridiculously tall and adorable like Cory Monteith/Finn Hudson, and I’m short and feisty like Lea Michele/Rachel Berry. We sing Don’t Stop Believin’ to each other, belting our hearts out and dancing close together and loving every moment.

All the while, I couldn’t help but feel it was like we were recreating the pilot episode of Glee. It was just that perfect.

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What I’ve Learned From the 2010 World Cup

July 11th, 2010 by Manda | 7 Comments | Filed in Entertainment

Seeing as today is the 2010 World Cup final (GO NETHERLANDS!), here is a hodge-podge of what I’ve learned about soccer/fútbol and the World Cup in general from the 2010 World Cup.

  • Soccer/fútbol players must moonlight as actors, because I’ve never seen such childish, petulant drama on a sports arena. (Granted, I don’t watch a lot of sports.)
  • Speaking of drama, the French national team… a theater troupe of actors if there ever was one!
  • Vuvuzelas annoy everyone except South Africans, apparently.
  • FIFA referee calls are controversial at best, downright awful at worst.

My Brazilian soccer/fútbol player name is… MANDERTO!

This pie chart sums up the rest of my lessons from the World Cup, courtesy of Cracked:

And now, all talk of soccer will go quiet on the U.S. front until the World Cup in 2014!

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Books That Changed My World

June 29th, 2010 by Manda | 12 Comments | Filed in Entertainment

Inspired by Krissy, I’ve decided to compile a list of books that have changed my world. I don’t read life-changing books at a regular rate by any means; my book of choice is usually one in the chick lit category. But that’s not to say that I haven’t come across a life-changing book or two (or that chick lits aren’t capable of falling in that category!).

  • “The Book Thief” by Markus Zusak
    I can’t put into words just how monumental an impact this book hand on me. It’s wonderfully written, with some of the most vivid characters I’ve read. The premise is very unique (have you ever read a book narrated by Death?) and Zusak is a gifted storyteller.
  • “Atonement” by Ian McEwan
    I’m a sucker for romantic novels and the love story in “Atonement” just blows the rest out of the park. A sweeping love story set at the dawn of World War II, it explores how one girl’s serious mistake has irreversible implications for the lives of those around her. The balance of all the characters and intertwining plotlines is remarkably well done; it’s just a really amazing book.
  • “Someone Like You” by Sarah Dessen
    This is not the first Dessen book I read, but it will always remain my favorite. The strength of the bond between Halley and Scarlett has always been a benchmark for me when it comes to the strength of my own friendships. It’s such a pivotal story of growing up, becoming your own person and falling in love for the first time and all the trials and tribulations that come with it.
  • “The Great Gatsby” by F. Scott Fitzgerald
    A standard required reading for all juniors in high school in the US, this is the best required reading I was ever assigned. The characters are so distinctly unique and I love how they embody the characteristics of the roaring 20′s.
  • “The Golden Compass” by Philip Pullman
    I’ve read the entire “His Dark Materials” series and “The Golden Compass” is my favorite (with “The Subtle Knife” a very close second). I love how the story completely takes you into this world filled with daemons and there’s always a sense of the world being a much bigger and scarier place than we realize, with so much that is unknown. It’s another book that stays with you, which I think is the best quality a book can have.

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