I'm Amanda.
I work in/for a church...
I'm super laid back, and enjoy doing pretty much anything...
When I was 10 my sister shook me out of an apple tree (it was my own fault for climbing the tree, but her shaking the branches and throwing gross old apples didn't really help me stay in the tree... you decide who's to blame...)
I have mastered 5 different styles of whistling... (doooorktastic)
I'm a toucher (but not in the bad way.)
Generally, you'll find me with a smile on my face.
My life has been full, and I aim to enjoy all of it :)
I graduated from college last year, earning a degree in Theology, with minors in Educational Ministries, and Global and Urban Ministries.
I like to laugh, dance, teach, learn, play games, listen, and drive (and for a woman, I rock the house at driving :))

Right now I work two jobs, I'm a secretary (which is my paying gig) and a youth pastor. I do the first because it pays, and the second because, as strange as it is, I love working with kids, and Jesus.
I've been working with youth for the past 6 years. the most amazing thing about working with kids is if you show them you care, if you listen, and care enough to be there for them, they'll actually listen to you, and respect you. and beyond that, seeing who kids choose to be as well as watching them grow into who they want to be is freakin amazing.

I pretend to be an artist, so I'm working on a set of (7) oils, and hope to have a place lined up for a show. Also, as I was in Kenya last year and took over 1300 photos, I'm in the process of hanging my photos for sale.
And for the last couple of years I've been teaching myself/learning how to play the guitar.

Art- I mainly work in oils, I dig photography, and I can draw if I have to...
Communication- I'm witty/ I've got witticisms. I can hold a conversation, and I drop kick confrontation (I tend to deal with "problems" and then move on, what point is there dwelling in the negative? also working with kids requires thick skin, so I've been primed)

I'm good at going with the flow, almost too good. see, I'm laid back. and plans changing don't really irk me.

Are my eyes. They are this green-ish, blue-ish color... they do the job. Also my eyes are terribly emotive. They make it so unfairly possible for me to be read like a book.

Books: The Power Of One, For Whom The Bell Tolls, A Farewell to Arms, The Old Man And The Sea (any and all Hemingway), The Screwtape Letters, The Cronicles of Narnia- anything C.S. Lewis Wrote, The Harry Potter series (yeah yeah, laugh it up.) and much, much more that I can't think of at the moment...

Movies: Gran Torino, Away We Go, Inglorious Basterds, Zombieland, Stranger Than Fiction, Hot Fuzz, Shaun Of The Dead, Office Space, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Pineapple Express, Observe and Report, Amelie, anything Tim Burton touches- The Nightmare Before Christmas, The Corpse Bride, 9, Sleepy Hollow, Sweeny Todd, Coraline, Edward Scissor Hands ... The Royal Tenenbaums, The Darjeeling Limited, Rushmore, The Life Aquatic (basically, anything Wes Anderson does), Amelie...

Music: Alexi Murdoch, Arcade Fire, Barcelona, Blind Pilot, Bob Dylan, Bon Iver, Cat Power, The Colorful Quiet, Damien Rice, Death Cab For Cutie, The Decemberists, Elliot Smith, The Fray, Imogen Heap, Jack Johnson, Jack's Mannequin, John Vanderslice, Joshua James, Joshua Radin, Kings Of Leon, The Kinks, The Mama's And The Papa's, Matt & Kim, Modest Mouse, My Morning Jacket, Phoenix, Ra Ra Riot, Radiohead, Rogue Wave, The Rolling Stones, Silversun Pickups, Styx, The Velvet Underground...

Food: Indian, Mexican, Italian, Chinese... I don't discriminate. Its all good.

1) My job- I'm a youth pastor, basically it rocks my face off and is the bee's knees, simultaneously.
2) Technology... (i.e. computer, cell, ipod) I'll just clump it all together and cheat a little...
3) My family and friends...
4) My beliefs- I went to school to study religion and I came out with a solid faith. Along with that, I found my voice, and the things I value are worth speaking up about. I know quite a few people who would rather believe in nothing so they never have to speak up. And thats pretty lame.
5) Trust- it seems to be elusive these days...
6) Chocolate milk.

Redonkulous things. I'm a daydreamer. Beyond occasionally daydreaming, I'm making lists, planning lessons, raising funds, encouraging the people around me...

I'm pretty much game for anything... going to a concert, catching a movie, hitting a pub and getting beers w/ friends, getting out of town. Sometimes- dinner with the fam, throwing together a game night, or sitting at home reading or watching a movie... good times.

I recently got my 2nd tattoo. its a peony and cherry blossoms on my hip. Its pretty cool...

You want to have a goood time :) I'm looking for something on the serious side, but casual dating is fun too. I like to go on adventures, wanna come?