-Pastimes-
being spotaneous, swimming-surfing-jet skiing (really, anything with water involved), theatre adoration (including going to broadway as frequently as possible), deep talks about grammar & spelling (and overusing parentheses), investigating medical stuff, rita's & coffee dates, psychology, living in the countryside, being competitive over things that do not involve competition and being (probably too) passive in things that do, and going out for food of the late night variety.
-Music-
well, i'll never stop loving good christian alternative/rock music and fun, upbeat country songs. but thanks to miss lashley ruth, my musical selection may be taking a shift toward more poignant artists who would be likely to appear at coffeehouses and other such small venues.
however, i could listen to these for hours: goo goo dolls, james taylor, U2, ten shekel shirt, caedmon's call, little big town, dixie chicks, jars of clay, starfield, larue, rascal flatts, skillet, smalltown poets, derek webb, sandra mccracken, kendall payne, audio adrenaline, sara evans, shedaisy, lonestar, switchfoot, waking ashland, josh groban, handel, john rutter..
-Movies-
mostly those on the pensive side (think amelie, eternal sunshine, and the like), but the occasional chick flick is sometimes just what ya need, no?
-Television-
desperate & grey's .. but i am totally almost an original watcher. none of this post-superbowl stuff. i'm also partial to old sictoms (especially taxi, full house, and who's the boss?). and reality tv--but only the ones that actually help people, nothing with lots of drama.
-Literature-
blue like jazz, runaway jury, searching for God knows what, speak, the perks of being a wallflower, the traveling pants books, in the time of the butterflies, life's journeys according to mister rogers (yes, really), almost anything from the "psychology" section of bookstores, and everything lurlene mcdaniel will always hold a place in my heart.
-I'd Like to Meet-
Julie Andrews, Lurlene McDaniel, C.S. Lewis, Donald Miller, Mr. Rogers, and Jesus Christ