Author Archives: Amanda Livingston

The 15 Best Episodes of The Office

**INCLUDES THE OFFICE (US) SPOILERS. DO NOT READ ON IF YOU HAVEN’T SEEN THIS SHOW** For those of you who don’t know me, The Office is my favorite TV show in the whole world. I’ve watched it (in total) an absurd amount of times. … Continue reading

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Amanda’s Sophomore Year Reflection

I was feeling nostalgic and reading over some of the stuff that I wrote last year when I came across my freshman year reflection, which you can read below if you want, but you’re really under no obligation to (it’s under … Continue reading

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The Bravest Thing I Have Ever Done

I was 15 and I was in love with a boy. Those of you who know me probably know who it is, and maybe it’s even too soon to write about this publicly (?) but it’s too late now, I’ve already … Continue reading

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Originally posted on Victim to Charm:
Here’s the second A-Z Challenge guest blogger. Welcome Amanda from Amanda Under Construction!  It’s said in response to long meaningful messages, when the sender isn’t sure of what to say or is annoyed/bothered by the recipient. It’s…

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Likes and Dislikes

Things I Like: Solving other people’s problems. Doing things for myself. Sharpie pens. Knowing all the words to a song and being able to sing along to the whole thing. Not dreaming (I tend to sleep better when I don’t … Continue reading

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Amanda’s Social Media Sabbatical

Everyone needs a break sometimes.  Note: I know I use a lot of parenthesis. I would apologize for that, but that’s how I write, so deal with it. I love social media. I am a social media FIEND. I have … Continue reading

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Goodbye (Until Tomorrow)

**THE LAST FIVE YEARS MOVIE/MUSICAL SPOILERS** I may be late on this bandwagon, but I just watched The Last Five Years with Anna Kendrick and Jeremy Jordan (the movie musical, based on the musical by Jason Robert Brown, who interestingly enough is from Ossining!) … Continue reading

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Likes and Dislikes

Things I Like: Taking Buzzfeed quizzes. Granny panties. Eating peaches that aren’t ripe. Anything having to do with Audrey Hepburn. Knowing more about something than someone else. Feeling confident enough in what I know to argue with someone about something. … Continue reading

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Amanda’s Celebration of Life (Yes, I know this is a euphemism for a funeral.) (It’s an inside joke that I wasn’t even a part of initially.) (Just laugh and pretend you know what I’m talking about.)

Note: A lot of this is unedited. And only the first part above the horizontal line is necessary to read, the rest is for my archives.     I am 19 going on 20 Amanda is a trendy teen no more! … Continue reading

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Girls Aren’t Good At Math

My sister and I are different in a few major ways. She has a rounder face than I do and thicker hair, and she has a small Filipino nose where I have a longer one. My sister is more independent, … Continue reading

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