Eating, laughing, tv, music, cleaning, money, Portland, relaxing, pop culture, the media, sleeping, hanging out with friends, coffee, New York, Eva Longoria, Mariah Carey, cashews, bookstores, cities, skyscrapers, skylines, mansions, Britney Spears, Seattle, cheap stuff, teriyaki, thai food, mexican food, chips and salsa, politics, winter, useless facts, trivia, Cirque du Soleil, contortion, snow, live music recordings, hummus, escalades, espresso, popcorn, magazines, wacky phrases like "oh my car," Suze Orman, Kelly Ripa, water, superfood
Oh many people. Anyone who knows me, would probably assume Mariah Carey. And they'd be right. :) But in addition to the Lovely Miss M, I'd love to meet Condoleezza Rice because she is brilliant, has such poise and a commanding presence and Dick Morris because he is the master of political analysis.
Tha' Beyoncé doing an acoustic version of my favorite song of the year:
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Everything - EXCEPT country. Basically, give me a good melody and a soulful voice, and I'm good. If only it were truly that easy.
Hip-Hop, Soul and R&B: - my genre of choice -
¡¡MARIAH CAREY!!, Beyonce/Destiny's Child, Ciara, 50 Cent, Monica, Usher, Patti LaBelle (the REAL Queen of Soul), Alicia Keys, Nelly, Boyz II Men, Brandy
Pop:
Britney, Gwen Sefani/No Doubt, Some Madonna, Kelly Clarkson, Some Janet Jackson
Pop-Rock:
Matchbox 20, Coldplay, Some Green Day (let's face it, they're pop-rock), Blink 182, Robbie Williams, Third Eye Blind, and I'm starting to discover Death Cab for Cutie
Opera/Classical:
Mozart, Queen of the Night aria, Pachelbel's Canon in D, Beverly Sills - basically any good coloratura
Misc.:
Live performances, Cirque Du Soleil sountracks, Christmas music, gospel (the Winans, Kirk Franklin)
Kill Bill Vol 1, While you were Sleeping, Eve's Bayou, True Lies, Speed, Million Dollar Baby, Enemy of the State, Hope Floats
I've always had a crush on Sandra Bullock
Desperate Housewives, Brothers & Sisters, Supernanny, The O'Reilly Factor, Will & Grace, Suze Orman, American Idol, Everybody Loves Raymond, The X-Files, On the Record, Family Guy, The Simpsons
Slander, Harry Potter, The Giver, Dress Your Family on Corduroy and Denim, A Short History of Nearly Everything, I'm not a picky reader. I much pickier about music!
I know this is lame, but anyone who has overcome obstacles and acheived their goals. There's nothing more inspiring than a rags-to-riches story