An odd listing of snippets, whos-its, and whats-its about Amanda's life.
- Full Name: Amanda Sue Elena Quintana-Bowles
- Birthdate: November 25, 1973
- Her birthday lands on Thanksgiving every few years
- She's a Sagittarius...sun and moon sign
- She has hazel eyes
- She's 5'4", but swears she's 5'5"...
- Amanda is an asthmatic
- Enjoys drinking coffee and chai
- Performed at Cordelia's Restaurant for 19 years
- Amanda's recording studio nickname: The One-Take Wonder
- What are the top artists from her iPod: Lacuna Coil, Basic Pleasure Model, Sting, Anton Bruckner, & Jason Daniello
- Considers Paul McCartney, W.A. Mozart, and Sting musical geniuses
- Besides Spanish, really enjoys singing chamber ensemble music
- Favorite fine art styles: Pre-Rafaelite, Neo-Classical, Italian Renaissance, and Impressionist
- Other nicknames: Queenie, the Q, and...De-manda! (only once in a while!)
- Latest craze: Changing eating habits and maintaining a regular workout schedule
- Is an artist who enjoys working in watercolor, pastels and more recently, with acrylic on 3 dimensional pieces.
- Adores staying up and then sleeping late
- Worked as a bilingual DJ/On Air personality for 7 years
- 2003 marked Amanda's 20th anniversary of singing professionally
- Received the 2009 Hilos Culturales Lifetime Achievement award
- Owns a '06 MINI Cooper S - Purple Haze w/white roof
- Beauty Lifesaver: Smith's Rosebud Salve and Creme La Mer
- Can eat Hot Tamales candies till she gets sick
- Little known geekiness: LOVES fonts and can usually name fonts on everything from cereal boxes to TV commercials
- Favorite software: Adobe InDesign
- Is the Art Director at a print house
- She was webmistress/graphical artist for Los Alamos Natl. Lab for 3 years
- Designed and coded the whole aqmusic.com site.
- Enjoys eating buttery popcorn, Pocky and crystalized ginger
- Loves roses, especially the ones that have lots of fragrance
- Is a published, digital photographer
- Is a foodie who loves bento creation and has been published in 501 Bento Box Lunches as well as a Chinese textbook for children learning English
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