Painting. Fishing. Golfing. Reading Strange Novels. Swimming. Biking. Cooking. Canning my own salsa. Eating Organic Vegetables. Drinking hot coffee in the morning with just a hint of vanilla flavoring. Listening to NPR as I drive to work. Talking on the telephone with my family and friends. Wine. Dark chocolate with orange. Chapstick and lotion for hydration. SANDWICHES. Feta cheese with tomatoes and olives. Traveling to foreign lands. Fireplaces. A Prairie Home Companion. White gold. The smell of a hotel pool when you enter the lobby to check into your room. Ordering pay per view. Ellen Johnson's contagious laughter. Waterparks. Saving the boxes that my electronics come in. Garden tubs with bubbles. Jimmy John's. Matinees. Peanut Butter and Dill Pickle sandwiches. Old houses with creaky floors. Tennessee's furry face and soft meow. Autumn in Eastern Minnesota and Wisconsin. Lake of the Woods. Wrinkle free dress clothes. The snooze button. Flannel Robes. The Fighting Sioux. Massages. Down Comforters. Eyebrow Waxing (even for men). The Cookie Monster. Yoga. Apple. White Teeth. Nonsmokers. Background music. The Food Network.When I am in Vegas, I play roulette.
Ahhhhh almost anything.
Garden State. ANCHORMAN. Sideways. Love Actually. Pride and Prejudice (the old one, not the new one). Signs. A Fish Called Wanda. When Harry Met Sally. The Matrix. Shrek II (um, hello..need I go into my love for Puss in Boots?) etc...etc...
Everybody Loves Raymond. Law and Order (all of them). Project Runway. Jeopardy. CSI: Las Vegas. That 70's Show. Deal or No Deal. THE DAILY SHOW. THE COLBERT REPORT. Heroes. House. Anything on the food network, discovery channel or history channel.
I can't possibly list all of the books I love. I Know this Much is True by Wally Lamb. Memoirs of a Geisha. The Poisonwood Bible. The Great Gatsby. The Testament. And One Wore Grey. Confessions of a Shopaholic. Jazz by Toni Morrison. A Moveable Feast. Pride and Prejudice. The Desiderata of Happiness. Angels and Demons. Room with a View. American Gods. etc. etc.
Jeremy Sollund. Robin Bagley. Jeanne Raub.