Got this from Rachel, and it seems like a nice day for some positivity. I tried not to copy too many of Rachel's, but what can I say? There are lots of things we both like.
1. the smell of autumn
2. new books
3. old books
4. big mugs of tea
5. dark chocolate
6. flannel sheets
7. long skirts
8. word games
9. fireplaces
10. winter sunshine
11. bright, soft yarn
12. the ocean
13. baking
14. NPR
15. chai
16. kittens
17. ice cream
18. long hair
19. lazy Sundays
20. spinning wheels
21. getting lost in a book
22. sweaters
23. traditional quilts
24. stuffed animals
25. sunrises
26. Bach
27. history
28. candles
29. cooking for others
30. windy country roads
31. L.L. Bean
32. weddings
33. cookie jars
34. taking pictures
35. making music
36. cutting coupons
37. Christmas carols
38. libraries
39. homework
40. blogs
41. Target
42. candy corn
43. artichokes
44. tiny wooden knitting needles
45. grocery shopping
46. getting e-mail
47. sorting things
48. espresso machines
49. cookbooks
50. writing
51. exploring new places
52. snow
53. dolls
54. jigsaw puzzles
55. musicals
56. roses
57. lighthouses
58. Victoriana
59. chick lit
60. mythology
61. roll-top desks
62. sidewalk chalk
63. seltzer
64. airports
65. coloring books
66. old trees
67. chamber music
68. mystery novels
69. algebra
70. memorizing poetry
71. babies
72. reconnecting with old friends
73. Cornwall
74. The Sims
75. knee socks
76. crossword puzzles
77. spare rooms
78. bookstores
79. real delis
80. long walks
81. old churches
82. logic problems
83. watching movies I've practically memorized
84. scones with clotted cream
85. discovering new favorites
86. pizza
87. Costco
88. library book sales
89. interesting salads
90. cross stitch
91. Tetris
92. historical fiction
93. knitting
94. Arthurian retellings
95. period movies
96. oldies
97. reading the Bible
98. gift certificates
99. notebooks
100. making lists
Rachel passed this to me. I feel honored. No, really. I'm not being sarcastic.
1. What are the total amount of music files on your computer?
I'm on my work computer right now, so none. At home... maybe 50?
2. The last CD you bought was?
Gosh. Umm. I got U2's How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb and Sesame Street Songs from the Street for Christmas (quite a combination, I know). Oh, so I guess the last one I actually physically bought was the U2 one, for my boyfriend to give my brother. Who gave it to me. Not the same copy, though.
3. What is the song you last listened to before this message?
Whatever was on in the car this morning? The last CD I listened to was Coldplay, but that was on Wednesday. Oh, wait, we listened to Keane on Wednesday too. I've listened to various radio stuff since then but I don't remember what.
4. Write down five songs you often listen to, or that mean a lot to you.
Oh, tons of songs mean a lot to me. We'll say Carole King's "Where You Lead," U2's "The First Time," Monkees' "Daydream Believer," Pachelbel's "Canon," and "Danny Boy."
5. Who are you gonna pass this stick to (three persons and why)?
Hmm. Who even reads here? Let's say Aisling, Lauren, and Amy.
Got this from Rachel, among others, although I'm changing the rules slightly:
1. I pick one dozen movies that are ones that I have special feelings about.
2. I pick a quote from each and post them.
3. You e-mail me to identify as many as you can. Name characters, context, etc. if you can--I'll use that as a tiebreaker. (I am trusting you to go by things you know and not to look things up on Google or anything.)
4. If you get the most right, I'll send you a prize!
Ready? Here goes:
1. "My daddy has to go away, but he'll return most any day."
2. "Her tongue appears to be hinged in the middle, but she may turn out all right."
3. "Dearest, loveliest Elizabeth!"
4. "All my life, when I'm quite grown-up I will always remember my grandfather and how he smelled of tobacco and peppermint."
5. "We may be a small country but we're a great one, too. The country of Shakespeare, Churchill, the Beatles, Sean Connery, Harry Potter. David Beckham's right foot. David Beckham's left foot, come to that."
6. "When what's left of you gets around to what's left to be gotten, what's left to be gotten won't be worth getting whatever it is you've got left."
7. "It's not normal for a woman to read! Soon she starts getting ideas, and thinking."
8. "He put snow on your ankle? With his own hands?"
9. "I haven't faced death. I've cheated death. I've tricked my way out of death and patted myself on the back for my ingenuity. I know nothing."
10. "My heart is, and always will be, yours."
11. "So much of what I see reminds me of something I read in a book, when shouldn't it be the other way around?"
12. "If the Nazis take over Austria, I have no doubt, Herr Zeller, that you will be the entire trumpet section."
Let the games begin!
