• garlic
• seafood at home especially shellfish
• watching movies at home after work

• put half in savings
• pay off mattress
• stock up on yarn
• buy one of Deb's new spring necklaces
• new dress
• see #9 in "25 Things I want"

1. Mariage Freres Casablanca Tea
2. Set of Damn Fine Tea with tins
3. Flat black leather boots
4. Brown boots
5. More white tshirts
6. A giant supply of Twinkle Soft Chunky yarn in all colors
7. Lots of Shinji Katoh stuff
8. Those Danish Alice in Wonderland tea cup sets
9. A pair of red Swedish Hasbeens - clogs
10. Rock or Bijules rings from Bijules
11. new skinny dark jeans
12. long tunic sweaters
13. new winter coat (check sales!)
14. new Bonbons
15. Karen ...

EAT

• Bar Artisanal
• DGDB
• The Breslin
• Scarpetta
• Minetta Tavern
• Faustina

DRINK

• Clover Club
• Rye
• Mayahuel
• Death & Co

OTHER:

• Travel to the Philippines
• Get a new job. Deadline: end of summer!
• Finish house things - need more frames and artwork, paint bench, repaint kitchen, industrial chandelier.
• Make a work area in the bedroom - more bins, clean up expedit, need comfy chair
• Get a museum membership
• Build up my Etsy/knitting...

• blue sky chunky alpaca - 50% wool, 50% alpaca (US 15, 45 yds)
• cascade 128 superwash - 100% superwash wool (US 10, 120+ yds)
• debbie bliss alpaca silk - alpaca, silk (US 7-8, 65 yds)
• elsebeth lavold silky flamme - wool, alpaca, silk (US 10, 82 yds)
• Twinkle soft chunky by wenlan chia - the best, softest, loftiest virgin wool

• grace
• remy
• noah
• sirena
• vesper
• roark (yes, seriously)
• crimson
• clover (i met a clover in my knitting group and she's why)

• power adapters needed? - got my answer: (the electricity supply is 220 Volt, 50 Hz with a square pin 13 amp plug).
• duffle bag only for domestic flights, what happens to the rest of our luggage?
• what vaccinations recommended and how far in advance?

• halston
• chaiken
• alexander wang
• custo barcelona
• grey ant
• band of outsiders
• suni

• magnolia bakery or crumbs
• grimaldi's or lombardi's
• times square
• a restaurant in little italy
• the statue of liberty
• the empire state building
• joe's shanghai for soup buns

• red hook lobster pound lobster rolls at the flea: $14 up from $13 (since summer)
• lobster place shucking fee 20 cents up from 10 cents (since summer)
• elysian avatar beers (big bottles) almost $10 up from $5 at local grocery
• 'ino's antipasti platter $12 (used to be $10 for the longest time)
• asia dog hot dogs $5 from $4

• knit swimcap w/ knit flowers
• chain links - use big needles, thread with swavorski crystals
• moleskin mini craft cover notebooks - rose garden vegetables

• Fashion Week 2008, made friends with a photographer and fashion designer on the subway.
• transferring trains at the 6th ave/14th st station, there was a subway performer playing the sax in that long tunnel connecting the 1-2-3 trains to 6th ave. He was playing the Beatles. A man in a suit had set his briefcase down to sing along.

• dresser + new drawer knobs
• ball jars + tea lights/candles
• shelf w/ hooks http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?lis...
• paint! what color for bedroom, bathroom, living room, kitchen, 2nd bathroom, rumpus room??
• darkroom supplies
• rug for hallway
• stuff for second bathroom
• block shelves (boxes) for living room wall
• frames for artwork
• dining room table
• bench for dining table
• 3 more chairs plus paint for repainting
• j...

• a new refrigerator
• cabinets with glass windows so you can see what's inside
• tons of natural light everywhere
• gas stove with griddle/grill option
• ventilated hood over stove with lighting
• herb garden
• lots of color
• blond hardwood floors

• 4GB RAM upgrade for Darcy
• More yarn for projects
• New books
• Rice cooker with steamer
• 1TB hard drive - for music or for pictures??
• dining room table
• craft table
• small pull-out couch
• paint

• The public transportation system
• The diversity - Flushing Chinatown to Polish Greenpoint in the same day
• Brownstones
• People just don't give a F
• Creative people around me - my knitting group, my friends
• Brooklyn Flea
• The Strand
• DUMBO
• The Brooklyn Bridge
• The Doughnut Plant
• Sugar Sweet Sunshine
• Russ & Daughters
• Il Laboratorio del Gelato
• Bodegas
• It really doesn't sleep
• Ben's Kosher Deli
• Stoop sales & people dumping p...

I joined a lotto pool with Angel.

• Give my mom money to retire. Old fart does not need to be looking for a job as she nears 60. To keep her busy I will enroll her in craft and cooking classes.
• Quit my job. Take painting, pottery, glassblowing, cake icing and digital editing classes.
• Buy Kate Spade dinnerware.
• Buy Esther Derkx tea sets and wine glasses.
• Travel the world for a year.
• Buy that &*#$%@! leathe...

• Scarpetta
• Kyo-Ya
• James review here
• Babbo
• Fette Sau
• Prune
• Frank's 457
• Al Di La
• Kefi
• Baked
• Bar Artisanal
• Porchetta

• bikini
• that fragging leather jacket
• new dark blue skinny jeans
• black flat boots
• black flats
• black bag
• thinking about that old navy sweater, black with white bird
• thin gold bangles
• a new shirt dress
• skinny navy blue slacks
• black slacks
• pinstriped slacks
• spring coat
• sandals
• fall coat
• gray cardigan
• denim leggings - madewell
• new winter coat
• nude bra
• Bvlgari green tea edp
• Verre NY initial necklace
• Uniqlo heat tech jeans, u...

1. I have a friend who died over 3 years ago whose number I can't seem to erase from my phone. I also still email him.
2. I love salad. Like I really really love salad. I could do just lettuce and dressing. Maybe I just love lettuce of all kinds. And arugula. And cress. I love salad.
3. I am 30 but look like I am 15. I just can't bring myself to dress my age, it is too much work. Too much coordinating.
4. I've r...

• old enough to remember life before AIM and 28.8 kbps modems
• old enough to know what slapping someone with a frozen trout is
• old enough to remember what movies and cartoons looked like without CGI
• old enough to have watched edward scissorhands in the theater
• old enough to remember slap bracelets
• old enough to remember when river phoenix was a real live heartthrob
• old enough to remember what a popple is

• NY Botanical Garden
• DIA: Beacon
• Storm King Art Center
• Trail riding??
• Glass house
• Mafia

A girl can dream!

• The dress: I want to mix jersey w/ silk chiffon - a nice, flowy, comfortable strapless number.
• Colors: navy, kelly green, cream.
• Flowers: mostly gerbera daisies. But for the aisle walk, orchids. Absolutely NO BABY'S BREATH!!
• FOOD: yummy hors d'oeuvres - carpaccio, oysters, foie gras, veggie things... and then for the main, BBQ - I want Carolina style pulled pork, big ass beef ribs, L...

• bodum teapot with infuser
• new dishes
• deep cereal/ice cream bowls
• ice cream maker
• immersion blender
• food processor
• stovetop grill
• microplane grater
• y-peeler
• wine rack
• new company store comforter in light tan/khaki or kelly green
• a pretty bowl filled with these
• paint for living room - sunny lemon yellow
• frames for the artwork i've bought, vintage and new
• funky chair for living room
• welcome mat
• gel mat for kitchen ...

• Fully Flared DVD
• jewelry making class, sewing class, advanced knitting class, etc.
• an herb garden that doesn't die...i'd need sunshine in the apartment for this so i guess i want sunshine for xmas.
• cookbooks with beautiful photography
• what i talk about when i talk about running by haruki murakami
• a new coat - black, red or gray. or houndstooth.
• a leather jacket from m0851
• bonbon oiseau bracelet, necklace...

• undulate
• tiffin wallah
• ubiquitous
• palimpsest
• wunderkammer
• parapluie
• scrimshaw
• home
• dove
• utopia
• zephyr

• Paranoid Park (2007) - directed by Gus Van Sant
• Dumplings (2006) - directed by Fruit Chan
• Invisible Waves (2006) - directed by Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
• Lady in the Water (2006) - directed by M. Night Shyamalan
• The White Countess (2005) - directed by James Ivory
• Eros (2004) - segment "The Hand", directed by Wong Kar-wai
• Three... Extremes (2004) - segment "Dumplings", directed by Fruit Chan
• 2046 (2004) - directe...

• people who write/say "that's whack." or "that's whacked." it's WACK. it's SLANG.
• people who say they're ON LINE at the grocery store. or at the movies. or anywhere that they are standing IN a line. where is the fucking line that you're standing on??
• confusing WORST with WORSE. one is a NOUN. the other is an ADJECTIVE. "i have it worst than you. the weather is worst than yesterday." STOP IT.
• incorrect...

• Biosphere
• eat at Au Pied de Cochon
• eat a Montreal bagel
• stay at Casa Bianca

1. Yoga/pilates 3x a week
2. Save save save save
3. Take one good photograph every day
4. Visit the library
5. Finally eat at Momofuku so I can once and for all say "I tried it (AGAIN) and I still fucking hate David Chang's food!"
6. Make a conscious effort to waste less: less time, less garbage, etc.
7. Focus more on local and seasonal products.
8. Paint the living room and bedroom.
9. Get a new Mac Book & start working on my book...

• This guy gets on the train while we're stuck at BK Bridge. Doors won't close. He's sittin there kicking and punching it til the conductor fixes it. When the train starts to move, he starts talking to this one girl seated in front of him. Pulls some NY State license plate keychains out of his pocket and tries to give them to her. They say "I <3 YOU" "SWEET" and "SEXY." and keeps saying "I love you....

• Holly Golightly
• Mary Jensen (There's Something About Mary)
• Debbie Harry

• Learn to scuba dive - get certified
• See all seven wonders. I've got one down, 6 to go.
• Achieve career sanity.
• Get myself out of debt. Should take about 6-7 years.
• Travel to all 50 states. So far I've done: Cali, Arizona, Hawaii, Oregon, Washington, Texas, Florida, Virginia, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Jersey, Utah...

• Wes Anderson
• Spike Lee
• Jim Jarmusch
• Jenny Lewis
• Ray Cappo
• Michel Gondry
• Jack Black
• Jack Kerouac
• Hunter S. Thompson
• William S. Burroughs
• Banana Yoshimoto
• Aaron Cometbus
• Anthony Bourdain
• Carl Safina

1. long days in the summer
2. hidden treasures wherever you go
3. funny subway situations, shared w/ another commuter
4. comfortable silences
5. cooking for friends
6. in the springtime when trees and flowers start to bloom again
7. in the fall when leaves start to turn
8. biking at night
9. kissing in the rain
10. road trips

• drove cross country, east coast to west coast
• changed a flat tire by myself
• supported myself since age 18...hence disgusting credit card debt that i am NOT proud of
• also, any job I've ever gotten I've gotten by myself (no connections)
• 1995(?) - APEC individual and gold medal winner on borrowed horse in Australia
• taught myself to knit via books and internetz
• Best Pony Rider 1992 at Spruce Meadows, Albert...

• undulate (i'll have to think of more later)
• moist
• colors. juxtaposition. the sky.
• narrowmindedness, ignorance and selfishness
• "shit"
• silence
• someone snapping their gum or chewing with their mouth open. someone sucking on hard candy loudly.
• marine biology, food styling or landscaping
• anything in an office
• "Da be da ne?"

• Mel Bradley
• T White - all 3 of them
• S White, RIP
• the Thomases
• Renny
• Ry
• the Riveras
• Erin, Audrey, Ange
• Soph
• Annie
• B
• Angel
• Andrew
• Tomo, Tina
• Lee
• Yuko
• Jen D
• Kelly C

• 5th grade - highest accomplishment in art
• another grade - highest accomplishment in English
• Alpha Chi society in college (for good grades)
• Special Award in Communications (my major)
• graduated Summa Cum Laude
• some best rider award at Spruce Meadows
• team and individual gold at APAC Showjumping competition in Australia, 1996
• various championships/reserve championships at different horse shows
• NorCal Pony Fin...

• Village Tart
• Purple Yam
• The Breslin
• Umi Nom
• Minetta Tavern
• Prune
• Bar Artisanal
• Kefi
• Bar Breton
• Dovetail
• Allen & Delancey
• Corner 28
• Snacky
• Resto
• Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill
• Ushiwakamaru
• Amorina Pizza
• Tailor
• Terroir
• Bar Milano
• Babbo
• Sfoglia
• Scarpetta
• dell'Anima
• Market Table
• Bacaro
• Frank's 457
• Al di la
• Il Torchio
• Death & Company
• PDT
• Cookshop
• Royale Cafe
• Tyler Kord's new restaurant in Ft. Greene
• Abigail Wine Bar & Cafe
• Franklin Park
• K...

• Valentine's day
• Broken Embraces
• The Road
• Sherlock Holmes
• 9
• Thirst
• Whip It even tho it's directed by Drew Barrymore
• White on Rice
• Brothers
• The Informant
• The Answer Man
• I Hate Valentine's Day
• Ponyo
• The Time Traveler's Wife
• Alice in Wonderland
• Fantastic Mr. Fox
• Where the Wild Things Are
• Moon
• 500 Days of Summer
• Transformers: Revenge
• GI Joe: Rise of Cobra
• The Soloist
• Wolverine
• Star Trek
• Next Day Air
• Hangover
• Julie & Julia
• Up
• The ...

• Burson - call Lu to make sure she's there
• Thanh Long
• Burritos
• Foreign Cinema (maybe)
• Ferry Building
• Napa - the Bounty Hunter, Bouchon/Ad Hoc, rent bikes and tour vineyards
• Trail riding in Point Reyes
• http://www.miettecakes.com/contact.html#... Miette bakery and candy store
• Dim sum - Koi Palace
• Big Basin
• Monterey, Carmel, Pebble Beach
• Muir Woods, Stinson Beach
• People to see: Joe & Alli; Butch & Lu; Bill & Rose...

• Make a pinhole camera and take portraits of friends.
• Start using my Print Gocco again to make cards, etc.
• Knit knit knit. Alex wants a new scarf.
• Cookbook/photo book
• Practicing food styling
• Go to flea market and troll for antique frames, then paint with paint samples and insert own drawings and photos
• Start up my own mini catering company

• sharon cuneta (my mom's doing)
• joe montana
• charles bronson - his daughter used to ride horses and i saw him at a horse show and asked for his autograph. RIP.
• jerry rice - trick or treated at his house
• mikee cojuangco - rode horses together
• aga mulach - we were in hiroshima together
• rupert everett on bleecker
• britney spears - i've waited on her
• hanson - waited on them
• the roots - waited on them too!
• the bald...

• Styx - Renegade
• Joy Division - Digital
• Led Zeppelin - Over the Hills & Far Away
• Jimi Hendrix - Little Wing

• skateboard. I have been a frustrated skateboarder since age 10 when John McDonald brought his deck to school. It was love at first ollie.
• play an instrument, preferably bass guitar.
• cook asian food - chinese, japanese, filipino, thai, viet, everything.
• sing. i'm also a frustrated rock star. my mother laughs at me when i sing.
• photoshop/flash/etc. i'd be more marketable in the fields of work i'm intere...

• lived in: San Mateo, Foster City, Woodside, Burnaby (BC), Manila (Philippines), Hackettstown (NJ), Manhattan, Brooklyn
• Delhi, India
• Hiroshima, Japan
• Nagasaki, Japan
• Kyoto, Japan
• Tokyo, Japan
• Shibuya, Japan
• Austin, TX
• Los Angeles, CA
• Monterrey, CA
• Pebble Beach, CA
• Santa Cruz, CA
• San Diego, CA
• Auburn, CA
• Calgary, AB
• Vancouver, BC
• Toronto, ON
• Watkins Glen, NY
• Boston, MA
• Vermont (forgot the name of the town)
• Java, Indone...

• Most people don't die until the very last moment: but some start to die twenty years before their time, and sometimes earlier. They are the unhappy ones of the world.
• ...I warn you that when the great people of this world start loving you, it means that they are going to make sausage meat out of you.
• That's the way it goes with men - it's certainly very hard to accomplish all that's required of one ...

• Mr/Miss Me Too
• Leaning against the entire pole in the subway
• Chewing with mouth open, elbows on table, any kind of bad table etiquette
• Taking up the sidewalk 3-4-5 people abreast
• Slow walkers
• Picky eaters
• Annoying drunks
• Offensive body odor
• People who really tried...but failed. EG: take a walk around the East Village. And 5th Avenue. It's life, people, not a fashion show. Plus you look pretty busted anywa...

• Foundation - self titled
• Ratatat - Classics
• Feist - the Black Sessions, Let it Die
• Nirvana - Incesticide
• Shuggie Otis - Inspiration Information
• The Delfonics (La la la la Means I Love You - Greatest Hits album)
• any Edith Piaf album
• U2 - Achtung Baby

• chauncey billups
• shuggie
• dingleberry
• bonita applebum
• kid & play
• tampopo
• bunny wailer

• El Paso, TX 2009 (also hitting up Killeen and Austin again)
• Austin, TX 3/2008
• San Francisco, CA (hometown) 10/2008
• Italy
• Spain
• Portugal
• the Netherlands
• Argentina
• Brazil
• Colombia
• Palawan (Philippines) Xmas 2009
• Montreal 2009
• Vietnam
• DIA:Beacon
• Painted Desert/Grand Canyon
• Sweden