*LIKES*:
rain. horseback riding. pleasant surprises. new clothes. friendly strangers. soft jazz music. fake bake (whoo hoo!). Forever21. desserts. bottled water. manicures & pedicures. Europe. staying up until dawn. sleeping until noon. breakfast at Denny's. good books. therapeutic massages. nice restaurants. floral arrangement. goosedown comforters. singing in the car. giftwrapping. pizookie. cuddling. soft kisses. Law & Order. rocket science. Shirley Temples with extra maraschino cherries. Vanity Fair. playing piano. Voss water. Cranium. cooking dinner. Eminem. korean barbecue. Mensa. english accents. cardinal & gold. Happy Bunny. figure skating. dark, cynical movies. LiveStrong bracelets. Steinway pianos. champagne. Britney Spears. fresh fruit. Simon Cowell (some people just need to hear the truth!). sashimi. dried mango. chocolate fondue. autobiographies. mental_floss. ylang ylang. The Pussycat Dolls. views of the sunrise from a hotel room window. papaya goat cheese quesadillas. farmers markets. nacho cheese (the real kind out of the machine, not the microwaved melted stuff). Avenue Q. condiments. chess. smoked salmon. mini-quiches. reality shows on BravoTV. mythical creatures. people who don't constantly disappoint me.
*DISLIKES*:
orange juice with pulp. being lost in traffic. Jessica Simpson (no brain). Ashlee Simpson (no talent). flaky people. movies with stupid humor. alarm clocks. ignorance. Friendster. taking medicine. walking ANYwhere. dumb questions (yes, there is such a thing). illegible handwriting. abbreviations. saran wrap. LIARS. white bread. beer. email. republicans. democrats. liquor shots. girls who hide their faces behind a wall of makeup. KaZaA (lags my computer). anyone in the college greek system. Valentine's Day conversation heart candies. people that don't call me back. holidays. carnations. insects (particularly ants). reality television. drama. mornings. people who suck at board games (i'm not picking you for my team!). bar soap. Shakespeare. homework. all American Idol contestants thus far except Kelly & Clay. meter maids. wal-mart. girls who consider themselves 'models' because they have a website. diets. go-go "dancers". square/red states. Dubya Bush. supermarket flowers. telemarketers. fUCLA Bruins. stripper boots (slutty). Gwyneth Paltrow. 2-in-1 shampoo. hippies. mean people. club promoters. salespeople of any kind. Tom Cruise & his Scientology family of freaks. having to repeat myself. broken promises.
*HABITS*:
ketchup never goes on top of the fries. correcting others' grammar. lathering soap on hands for the duration of the "happy birthday" song. procrastination to the Nth degree. always sitting in the inside of the booth. eating late at night. thinking too much. compartmentalizing. exhibiting road rage. leaving a mess. never finishing what i started. making fun of stupid people. cussing like a trucker. getting abrasively loud when i'm angry. long showers. being "fashionably" late. buying books faster than i can read them. backseat driving. littering. singing in the car.
*OBSESSIONS*:
handbags. French pink. Christina Aguilera. conspiracy theories. crossword puzzles. reflective sunglasses. Girls Aloud. high heels.
*STUFF TO ACCOMPLISH*: (in no particular order)
1) get so famous that i get punk'd by Ashton Kutcher
2) speak 10 languages
3) spend at least one day in every single country in the world
4) memorize the alphabet backwards (handy while drunk)
5) learn trade craft so i can kick ass. literally.
6) read every volume A-Z of Encyclopaedia Britannica
7) become a food critic so i can write reviews about bad restaurants
8) get into Mensa
9) start my own edible lip gloss line with different flavors & colors
10) become a Rhodes Scholar
11) win a spelling bee
12) appear on an episode of Law & Order
13) learn to yodel (just because i think it's funny)
14) found my own secret society
15) compete at Blackpool
16) watch The Iditarod
17) sing with a Baptist church choir
18) see Ace of Base perform live in concert
19) ride in a helicopter (preferably not medical airlift)
20) watch the finals of the Cliburn
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"Pain and suffering are always inevitable for a large intelligence and a deep heart. The really great men must, I think, have great sadness on Earth."
--Feodor Dostoyevsky (1821-81)
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