1. Amanda D. Favorite Color: RED Favorite Food: why discriminate? Favorite Holiday: Halloween Favorite Season: fall Favorite Subject: reading Favorite Book: (series) Sword of Truth Favorite Place: home with a good book Favorite Song: Don’t Stop Me Now, Queen Favorite Activity: movie speculating Favorite Movie: What Dreams May Come Favorite Celebrity: Robin Williams Favorite Person: Philip Donaway Favorite T.V. Show: Iron Chef America

2. My Personal Number Museum 9.25.1981: B-Day 2: No. of notable authors sharing my B-day (William Faulkner & Shel Silverstein) 1: No. of Yankee baseball players (Phil Rizzuto) 7: No. of actors/T.V. celebrities (Michael Douglas, Mark Hamill, Heather Locklear, Will Smith, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Christopher Reeve, & Barbara Walters) 66: Height in Inches <12 am: Time you were born 352-870-7608: Phone Number 6122: Address Number 3: Favorite Number 9.5W: Shoe Size

3. My Special Event Philip & I found each other.

4. 5 Things I Want My Class To Know About Me 1.I worry about everything—including that the padding in my cell will be too soft when I finally crack. 2.Don’t worry—when and if I go, I’m not planning on taking anyone with me. 3.I try not to make big plans since things generally don’t work out the way I plan. 4.Sometimes the minor details are more important to me than the whole picture. 5.Family comes first, always.

5. My Leisure Goals Through Dec. 2007 1. One baby, conceived around mid- September and carried healthy to term. 2. One novel, read in the beginning of November with ZERO missed classes. 3. One holiday season without stress.