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Welcome To Hell

If You Don't Laugh, You'll Cry

Created on 2006-01-14 20:12:18 (#9258735), last updated 2009-11-09

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Name:	pandamint
Birthdate:	1986-09-05
Location:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

Contact:

peppermint_mosquito@hotmail.com

Bio

The Basics
Right, well. The name's Amanda for those who don't know. I am also frequently called panda or
peppermint or `mint/minty etc hence the pandamint thing.

I'm currently 21 and I'm from Melbourne [Australia] and am pretty-well sport obsessed. That's what most people call it anyway. You won't hear any complaints about it from me, I love it.

I study Professional Writing & Editing, which I somewhat enjoy, though getting back into the routine of it after 3 months of holidays is proving a tough task.

Interests
To sum me up in five words: I love music and sport. As far as music goes, there isn't much that I don't like, though I draw the line at techno and metal. I am loving Rockabilly and Psychobilly music at the moment.

I also love oldies - this ranges from 60s, 70s, 80s, and 90s lame stuff. That's not to say there isn't earlier stuff that I love too. I also love the old swing tunes from the Rat Pack and the likes, and I don't mind listening to the odd bit of classical music when the mood strikes. I especially like Chopin - I love piano music. My favourite piece by Chopin is Fantasie Impromptu, so if you get a chance, have a listen; it’s really beautiful.

I like the odd bit of r&b here and there and I like a lot of the top 40 stuff, and I am also loving house music at the moment. It's kind of motivating; it makes you want to dance, so naturally it's heaps of fun to dance to in clubs. It's also pretty good to clean to.

I enjoy playing poker, and also enjoy watching professionals play poker. I play online and with mates mostly although I haven't been playing much lately. I play a little bit on Facebook poker nowadays. I don’t really have the attention span for it at the moment, as much as I used to, but I still enjoy going on there and messing around with a few donkeys here and there.

I like playing against the guys and beating them. It’s fun. Ladies are learning to play more and more now, so it’s always good to have other girls around to gang up on the guys like they enjoy doing to me. Another advantage of being female and playing poker is that it’s quite easy to play dumb against people who don’t know you. So for all the girls reading this, keep that in mind.

As far as professionals go, I love Daniel "Kid Poker" Negreanu. He's amazing. He always seems to know what everyone else has. I also really like Gus Hansen and I like Phil Laak ‘The Unibomber’ because I like his gimmick and attitude. I also quite enjoy watching him on his show with Antonio ‘The Magician’ Esfandiari called ‘I Bet You’. The premise of the show is the two of them running around in all sorts of crazy places making bets with each other. This ranges from who can eat an ice cream the fastest, to who has the higher sperm count. It’s insane, and highly entertaining.

I love many sports, and I grew up with sport as a part of everyday life, and especially the weekends. I grew up with AFL, but have more recently in my life broken out of the confines of the interests of my family and have taken up interest in so many other things. I support the NRL, the Super 14s and have always loved tennis; and the list goes on.

Cricket in the summertime has always been a mainstay in the household, and I love that too. I love sitting in my lounge with my dad, watching cricket. I love giving him five whenever an Aussie scores a boundary, or more excitedly giving him a hi-5 when we get a wicket.

In more recent years, it appears that football has taken over my life. It’s all-consuming and intense. I love it. I love the A-League and my Melbourne Victory. I love my Northern Terrace and the wonderful people who make up the terrace. I love hitting up the pub pre-match and having a drink with so many friendly faces and likeminded people. I love going to the game and chanting as one with everyone, and linking arms with people I don’t even know, to “Jump for Melbourne Victory, Ole!” I know that every time I do this, I’m going to be on the receiving end of a bruise or three from the chairs in front, but strangely, I love that too. I love that everyone knows everyone. I hate that everyone knows everyone. I love that I’ve found so many people who share my passion and simply ‘get it’. Finally, I love that so many people, spanning far and wide across this beautiful country, share my distain for Graham Arnold.

Red Junior
I love my cat. He is always around when I need him and he loves me unconditionally. He's a menace, but I adore him for it.