music, writing, stand up comedy, guitar hero, long walks, edward cullen, wine tasting, intelligent debates, road trips, reading as many books as i can get my hands on, sudoku, grilling out, swimming, tanning, html, tailgating @ miller park, softball, cross country skiing, broadway musicals, and anything that comes in the color pink.
"music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life." -red auerbach
i listen to just about anything.
sarah bareilles, three days grace, matchbox twenty, rascal flatts, kate voegel, seether, marc broussard, phil vassar, billy joel, jon mclaughlin, pat monahan, train, bon jovi, chris brown, keith urban, tom petty, justin timberlake, little big town.
anything with lyrics i can relate to or dirty, filthy beats that make you wanna dance.
"i'm just a fucked up girl looking for her own peace of mind. i'm not perfect." -clementine
eternal sunshine of the spotless mind is by far my favorite movie. the relationship between joel and clementine is both heartwrenching and believable; a combination that's almost oxymoronic in the film world. it has an incredible message, and every time i watch it i discover something i hadn't noticed before.
some other favorite of mine are anchorman, twister, the island, green street hooligans, shaun of the dead, love actually, batman, the indiana jones trilogy, house of 1,000 corpses, silent hill, the lord of the rings trilogy, a league of their own, enchanted, and anything disney.
"i love you.. in a really, really big, pretend to like your taste in music, let you eat the last piece of cheesecake, hold a radio over my head outside your window, unfortunate way that makes me hate you, love you. so pick me. choose me. love me." -meredith
i'm not a huge fan of t.v. there are so many different shows and it's impossible to keep up with all of the plot lines. i'm barely home enough to catch the shoes that i do enjoy; grey's anatomy, ugly betty, prison break, and pushing daisies. i'm also addicted to mXc, which i can rarely find anymore, and family guy.
"before you, life was like a moonless night. very dark, but there were stars; points of light and reason. and then you shot across my sky like a meteor. suddenly everything was on fire- there was brilliancy, there was beauty. when you were gone, when the meteor had fallen over the horizon, everything went black. nothing had changed, but my eyes were blinded by the light. i couldn't see the stars anymore- and there was no more reason for anything." -edward cullen
my current obsession is the twilight series by stephenie meyer. edward and bella spark a glimmer of hope that true love and soulmates could still, in fact, exist.
i always enjoy anything by jodi picoult. she writes about incredibly controversial issues, and her storytelling encompasses all points of view so well that i often end up identifying, and sympathizing, with characters that i would have shunned in the past. i'm also partial to the time traveler's wife, a tree grows in brooklyn, water for elephants, ishmael, the harry potter series, and the stephanie plum series
"nobody likes to lose control. it's a sign of weakness. still, there are times when the world stops spinning, when you feel like nothing's going to save you. no matter how hard you fight it, you fall. and it's scary as hell. but there's an upside to the free fall. it's the chance you give your friends to catch you."-mg
to kreegs, my fellow dq4l, for always knowing exactly what to say and exactly when to say it, and for refusing to allow my pessimism. you have an incredibly ability to hold your head high no matter what kind of crap life throws at you, never ceasing to believe that there are great things out there waiting for you. and there are. for both of us.
to bex, for being there around the clock, always, no matter what, always willing to beat the crap out of anyone who hurts me or stands in my way. i admire your conviction in who you are, and your ability to speak your mind and stand up for what you believe in, no regrets.
to furness, for sticking by me through all my crazy emotional outbreaks over the years, and teaching me how to be a strong, successful, and independent woman, just like you.
to my sister, for being pretty cool as far as sisters go, you've accomplished so much and i'm so proud of you. i can't wait to see the wonderful things that lie in store for you in the future.
to anyone who has shared a smile with a stranger, who has refused to give up, who has overcome opression, or who has done just a little bit of good in this world. to all of my friends and family, and to everyone who's touched my life in any way- you've played a part in making me who i am today, and i thank you for that.
you are my heroes.