these are a few of my favorite things:

Jimmy.Writing. Reading. Finishing either. Mountain Dew. Doritos. Brad Pitt. My boys. My brothers. Mike. Nicole. Shannon. Heather. Eric. Peaches. Gastrock. Justin. Saturdays at around 2 in the morning when it seems like the whole world is at sleep and ripe for the taking.World Shakers. Rasberries. Lying in bed staring at the ceiling lost in thought or the lack there of. "Discovering" a new band or author. Chuck Palanhiuk. George Orwell. Edgar Allen Poe. Dave Eggers. Ernest Hemingway. John Stienbeck. Kurt Cobain. Dancing like no ones watching. walking to the library. new people, even though they scare me. compliments for no good reason. sushi. art. the metro. DC in the winter. ice skating. swing sets. flowers. especially red roses. romantic comedies. the word "quixotic." the phrase "diametrically opposed." john cusack. being held. holding my own. being told I'm smart. being told I'm pretty. scarfs. shoes. kermit the frog. guitars. trees. Ents. Rohan shield maidens(they're badass) old friends. bookends. cocoa. good books. bad books. Dean Koontz in the middle of a stormy night. incense. mocha frappachinos. emtpy coomposition notebooks. filled ones. pilot precise extra fine pens. ceramic cows. the ocean. swimming. cricket sounds. open fields. doing cartwheels. looking at stars. kisses. the keyboard clicking sound. nail polish. bubble bathes. harry potter. little women. gone with the wind. drawing. making mix cds. getting them. letters. pink. listening to music. my cat. my dog. classic rock. garage bands. lip balm. pea coats. my glasses. sweaters.my hair when its behaving and even when its not. my gap jeans. when people tell me I "have an aura." surprising people. skirts. dresses. heels. getting dressed up. being a girl. independence. my computer. john mayer. words. falling in love. friends. the simpsons. the west wing. beauty and the beast. movie night. late night phone calls. surprises. the washington post. crossword puzzles. fridays at exactly 2:05. my mother. my father. old movies. curling up into a ball to watch them. museums. babysitting. knowing all the words to "hit me baby one more time." very deep conversations. horribly shallow conversations. obscure references. inside jokes. ani diffranco. john contrane. ella fitzgerald. barry ween- boy genius. the boondocks. politcal cartoons. rock and roll jeopardy. monty python. pretending I don't give a damn. the fall. rain. snow. bruce springsteen. tom waits. moondance. the slate. all the president's men. center stage. cynicism. romanticism.