I was just thinking about a topic I really want to write about, but started to doubt myself because perhaps it reveals a little too much about me (although, when has that ever stopped me??)...so, instead, I thought I'd list a few things about myself that the world doesn't know but that I do feel like sharing.
Favorite musical artists:
Billy Joel, Ani DiFranco, Depeche Mode, Erasure, The Be Good Tanyas, Norah Jones
Favorite books:
Wally Lamb novels She's Come Undone and I Know This Much Is True, Annie Dillard's Pilgrim at Tinker Creek, Emily Bronte's Wuthering Heights, and most Charles Dickens. Just getting into Jane Austen these days. My heart still hurts from Richard Wright's Native Son and certain required-high-school-reading classics like Catch 22, One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest, The Sound and the Fury, The Sun Also Rises, To Kill a Mockingbird, 1984, The Great Gatsby, and The Catcher in the Rye, to name a long few, still resonate. My reading candy is the Harry Potter series, hands down.
Favorite Movies:
I'll be completely forthcoming. I still love Tom Cruise, even though the rest of the world gave up on him when he jumped the shark by jumping the couch. Still a favorite is Top Gun, but I also love A Few Good Men and The Firm.
My true favorite movies, however are far too many to list, but I'll share a sample so you get a flavor of my taste in movies: I've Loved You So Long, An Education, Precious, The English Patient, When Harry Met Sally, The Shawshank Redemption, The Negotiator, Lean On Me, Philadelphia, just about anything the BBC puts out...I tend to lean toward the epic biographical movies like Gandhi, Out of Africa, Macolm X and Schindler's List. I like the stories of (real) people's lives.
Favorite TV shows:
Right now, by far it's "The Good Wife," "Glee," and PBS' "Frontline" and "American Experience." I also enjoy "Burn Notice," almost all the HGTV shows, and "Mad Men," when I have access to cable television.
Favorite Names:
Names I would give my unborn children if my husband were willing (he's not). River, Forest, Shenandoah, Yul, Shelby, Wren, Sable. And no, I don't plan to have a child for each of these names.
Favorite Flavor: Ginger (ice cream, tea, candy, bread, cake, ale, beer, etc)
Favorite Scent: Lavendar
Other Faves:
NPR, all day long. Literally, Sunday through Saturday, from the time I get up in the morning till dinnertime. And yes, I am both a listener and a member.
My friends' blogs. I read and catch up whenever I see there's a new post.
This might sound creepy, but I love to just sit and stare at my beautiful daughter. From her smooth round cheeks to those pouty red lips, she is stunning and I still can't believe Adam and I had anything to do with her creation. Favorite...thing...ever.
Time spent with a glass of red wine and a crossword puzzle. Geeky? Maybe. Totally chillaxed and happy? Definitely.
Long chats with my mother and sister.
Long chats with any of my close girlfriends.
Watching my husband sleep, even if it's just when he forgot to turn off his computer after a Skype session...at night, the internet connection is so good that the video quality is clear enough to show the rise and fall of his chest as he breathes. Adam is definitely one of my favorite things.
My dogs, even though they're no longer alive, are still amongst my favorite things. They taught me what I already knew to be true about myself, and I will miss them forever.
So, folks, that's me in a nutshell. I'm sure I've missed a book or a movie that I absolutely adore, and I know I'll knock my head against the wall when I realize I left out my very favorite music artist. So, if that happens, I guess I'll have to write an addendum to this post to make sure the afterthoughts get included.
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