• cats
• ballet
• jive/swing dancing
• burlesque
• old-fashioned things
• chapstick/lip gloss
• faeries
• Kerli Kõiv
• Emilie Autumn
• thunderstorms
• sunshowers
• rainy nights
• scented candles
• horror movies
• true crime stories
• exploring abandoned buildings
• the paranormal
• autumn and winter
• bookstores
• long walks at night
• pin-up girls
• the 1940's and 50's
• being in love
• documentaries
• geography/cartography
• european history
• asian cultures
• the idea of kar...

• censorship
• Fox News
• kids with no respect for their elders
• corrupt government officials
• attention whores
• hangovers
• being bored
• liking someone that doesn't like you back
• overly dramatic people
• people who don't understand sarcasm
• reality TV "stars" who have done nothing to attain their fame other than pointing cameras at their train wreck of a life
• Glenn Beck
• Sarah Palin
• child molesters
• trends
• morbidly obese people...

• asked for someone's autograph
• seen a meteor shower
• milked a cow
• held a baby lion cub
• had a one night stand
• gone on a blind date
• kissed a complete stranger
• prank called someone
• danced naked around a bonfire
• took a ride on a snowmobile
• drove an ATV (four-wheeler)
• finished a 5k race
• had a membership to a gym
• seen an opera
• made bread from scratch
• paid off my credit card debt (over $5,000)
• ridden on a motorcycle
• been s...

1. my name is Estrelka
2. everyone calls me Estrelly
3. I was born in Latvia (nobody ever seems to know where it is but that's okay)
4. I moved to the U.S. when I was 2
5. I have dual citizenship in Latvia and the U.S.
6. I have Latvian, French and Russian ancestry
7. I've lived in over 20 different cities
8. I almost never salt my food
9. I am a "cat person"
10. I have really pale skin
11. my eyes are light green, but when I cry they turn b...

• black licorice
• white chocolate
• winter
• thunderstorms
• blue cheese
• pickles/gerkins
• mayonnaise
• hippies
• symphonic metal
• eurotrash house music
• ABBA
• cauliflower
• seafood/fish
• hushpuppies
• black olives
• french fries dipped in a chocolate milkshake
• cheese whiz
• ketchup on eggs
• spinach
• mushrooms
• spicy brown mustard
• cottage cheese
• documentaries
• cheesy disaster-type movies
• southern accents
• brussel sprouts
• sardines on crackers
• ice hockey
• Zim...

• food and water
• sex
• music
• my curling iron
• mascara and eyeliner
• toothpaste and toothbrush
• my computer
• an internet connection
• my ipod
• TiVo

• saying "fuck" every other fucking word
• procrastinating
• picking at my fingernail polish
• picking at hangnails
• picking the mascara off my lashes
• not sticking to my vegetarian diet
• putting off working out too many days in a row
• avoiding people
• not caring about others enough
• drinking too much coffee
• going to bed at 3 AM
• not taking off my makeup before I go to bed

Things I should never do again. EVER. I've learned my lesson. I'm a terrible person.

• I played with a guy's heart. I didn't like him but I knew he really liked me. I hurt him and I let him hate me.
• I stole my mom's car for a few hours. I returned it and it had a broken side mirror when she got it back. I did fill up the tank though.
• I ran away from home when I was 13 and was planning to live on the st...

• that I own instead of rent
• pets are allowed
• they provide recycling bins
• close to lots of restaurants and stores
• near a large park with a lake and walking trails
• crime is a rare occurrence
• the neighborhood is mostly quiet
• water and gas are paid for by the association
• full-size kitchen appliances
• comes with a dishwasher, over-the-range microwave and washer & dryer
• has a large walk-in closet
• there is an extra s...

• it's small
• not enough windows
• car alarms going off at 5 AM
• strangers ringing my buzzer when they are trying to contact other people or get into the building
• HOA fee is high
• association took 5 years to fix our condemned balconies
• kitchen is tiny and badly laid out
• can't have a container garden because balcony faces north and is too shaded
• can't ever get enough natural light into the place
• not able to have h...

• sweet
• sensitive
• shy
• imaginative
• generous
• multifaceted
• intuitive
• compassionate
• sympathetic
• receptive
• big-hearted
• unpredictable
• gullible
• passive
• indecisive
• uncertain
• hot-tempered
• vindictive
• self-indulgent
• moody
• poetic

Want:

• an October wedding
• to get married in a garden-like setting or barefoot on a beach
• a small wedding consisting of close friends and family
• autumn colors (burgundy, ivory, chocolate brown, forest green, dark orange)
• vegetarian dishes as well as meat dishes
• light, simple makeup
• sex on the wedding night

Do not want:

• a ceremony in a church
• more than 100 people invited
• the traditional throwing of the bouquet/...

• I recycle plastic, metal, glass and paper
• I walk instead of drive if possible
• I turn off lights when not in a room and try to use as much natural light as possible
• I cut up those 6-pack plastic loop things that come with bottles/cans
• I replaced regular light bulbs with energy-saving light bulbs
• I open the windows and turn on the fans instead of using A/C during the summer when possible
• I changed regular...

• small talk
• singing
• saying "no"
• staying focused and motivated
• lighting a match
• slicing a pizza with a pizza cutter
• picking out gifts for people
• keeping up my online accounts
• mailing out holiday/birthday cards
• shopping for Christmas gifts before December 24th
• sticking to an exercise routine
• having patience in dealing with rude, idiot people
• forcing myself to be social when I don't want to be
• trying on new clothe...

• had a fake ID
• ridden a horse
• learned how to swim
• learned to ice skate
• learned to snow ski
• eaten sushi
• ran with scissors
• been in a mosh pit
• been dumped in a relationship
• seen The Godfather
• seen Moulin Rouge
• seen any Lord of the Rings movies
• learned to play a musical instrument
• learned to whistle
• been arrested
• fired a gun
• been to New York City
• been to Las Vegas
• got a tattoo
• got a piercing other than my ears
• found the e...

• 1 vs. 100
• 18 Kids and Counting
• Ace of Cakes
• American Chopper
• American Idol
• America's Next Top Model
• Are You Smarter Than A 5th Grader?
• The Bachelor
• Bad Girls Club
• Beauty and the Geek
• The Biggest Loser
• Bizarre Foods With Andrew Zimmern
• Bones
• Breaking Bad
• Captured
• Case Crackers
• Cash In The Attic
• Celebrity Paranormal Project
• Charm School
• Chef Academy
• Chopped
• Cold Case Files
• The Comedy Central Roast
• Critical Situation
• The Da...

• Ikea
• Costco
• Target
• Pottery Barn
• Crate & Barrel
• The Apple Store
• Ulta
• Victoria's Secret
• Carson Pirie Scott
• Kohl's
• Office Depot/Office Max
• any bookstore
• pawn shops/consignment shops
• dollar stores
• thrift stores

• die young
• skydive
• bungee jump
• get a fake spray-on tan
• die completely alone
• walk on a tightrope
• read the Bible
• attend a Catholic mass
• eat balut
• donate blood
• run with the bulls in Pamplona
• paint an interior wall black
• memorize the Gettysburg Address
• dress up like Santa Claus
• make a citizen's arrest
• rethink my stance on abortion
• cook a seven course meal
• give a speech or toast
• go kayaking
• eat until I puke
• travel long dis...

• acrophobia (fear of heights)
• aquaphobia (fear of drowning)
• apiphobia (fear of bees)
• arachnophobia (fear of spiders)
• bathophobia (fear of deep water)
• glossophobia (fear of speaking in public)
• pyrophobia (fear of fire)
• sociophobia (fear of being negatively evaluated in social situations)
• telephobia (fear of making/taking phone calls)
• thanatophobia (fear of dying)
• trypanophobia (fear of hypodermic needles)

• Dane Cook
• George Carlin
• Gilbert Gottfried
• Jeff Dunham
• Jim Gaffigan
• John Pinette
• Kyle Cease
• Lewis Black
• Lisa Lampanelli
• Margaret Cho
• Mitch Hedberg
• Ralphie May
• Steven Wright

• apple cinnamon oatmeal
• asparagus
• banana nut bread
• belgian waffles
• biscuits and gravy
• blackberry cobbler
• BLTs
• blueberry bagels
• broccoli
• celery with peanut butter
• cheesy green beans
• cherry tomatoes
• clam chowder
• cold borscht (saltibarsciai)
• cole slaw
• cooked cabbage
• cottage cheese and pineapple
• crab cakes
• crab rangoon
• creamed chipped beef on toast
• cream of broccoli soup
• cream of mushroom soup
• deviled eggs
• fajitas
• fettuccine ...

Non-alcoholic:

• apple cider
• banana milkshakes
• cappuccinos
• Portillo's chocolate cake shake
• chocolate milk
• eggnog
• hot chocolate with marshmallows
• Starbucks coffee frappuccinos
• honey lemon tea
• iced lattes
• sweet tea
• mango smoothies
• orange juice (no pulp)
• SoBe Lifewater Fuji Apple Pear
• super cold iced water
• Vanilla Coke

Alcoholic:

• amaretto cranberry
• cosmo
• Heineken
• mudslide
• long island iced tea
• pina colada
• Tabor Hill white wine...

• thunderstorms
• ocean waves crashing onto the beach
• rain hitting the window
• the popping of bubble wrap
• birds chirping in a forest
• rain on a tent
• quiet conversations in a coffee shop or cafe
• busy city streets
• a crackling campfire
• footsteps through snow
• the sound of a basketball being bounced
• heavy wind blowing

• fresh cut grass
• suntan lotion
• rain
• brewed coffee
• new car smell
• new leather
• chocolate
• fresh baked cinnamon buns
• the way my boyfriend smells when he is sweaty and dirty
• fresh towels from the laundry
• vanilla scented candles
• baked chocolate chip cookies
• bread baking in the oven
• old musty libraries
• ocean air
• newborn babies
• swimming pools/chlorine
• lilacs
• sauteed mushrooms and onions
• cooked cabbage
• the lumber department at ...

• banana split Dippin' Dots
• black licorice
• cappuccino Jelly Bellies
• caramel apples
• carrot cake with cream cheese icing
• chocolate almond biscotti
• chocolate covered coffee beans
• chocolate covered pretzels
• chocolate Teddy Grahams
• cinnamon rolls/pecan rolls
• cupcakes
• dark chocolate
• eclairs
• Edy's Swiss Orange sherbet
• Ferrero Rocher
• frozen bananas
• funnel cakes/elephant ears
• Hot Tamales
• key lime pie
• Mallomars/Schokokuss
• Marshm...

Foods:

• beets
• brazil nuts
• calamari
• coffee ice cream
• cold pizza
• dates
• durian fruit
• fruitcake
• grapefruit
• grape jelly
• green olives
• lentils
• lima beans/butter beans
• liver (any kind)
• mince meat pie
• mussels
• oranges (except for mandarin oranges & clementines)
• pork rinds
• prunes
• radishes
• rye bread
• stroganoff
• white grapes
• wintergreen gum/mints

Drinks:

• beer (except for Heineken)
• cheap vodka
• Pucker
• most sodas: Pepsi, Coca-Cola, Sprite, 7-U...

• Bad Romance - Lady GaGa
• Kashmir - Led Zeppelin
• I Did It For Love - BoA
• Eat You Up - BoA
• Girls On Top - BoA
• Fool's Gold - Adrienne Pierce
• A Whisper & A Clamor - Anberlin
• Inevitable - Anberlin
• The Haunting - Anberlin
• Paperthin Hymn - Anberlin
• Lucky - Bif Naked
• Dreams - The Cranberries
• Friday I'm In Love - The Cure
• Sound And Vision - David Bowie
• Cherry Lips - Garbage
• Only Happy When It Rains - Garbage
• Love Is Dead -...

Fast Food:

• BackYard Burgers
• Baskin Robbins
• Bo-Bo's
• Chipotle
• Deli One
• Dunkin Donuts
• Gigio's
• Handel's Ice Cream
• Intelligentsia
• Jamba Juice
• McAlister's Deli
• Papa John's
• Pinkberry
• Portillo's
• Roti Mediterranean Grill
• Starbucks
• Subway
• Taco Bell
• Tore & Luke's
• Zippy's

Sit Down:

• Barnelli's
• BD's Mongolian Barbeque
• Benihana
• Damon's
• Famous Dave's
• Geno's East
• Green Zebra
• Maggiano's
• Pizzeria Uno
• Salonica
• Stir Crazy
• Ted's Montana Grill
• TGI Frida...

1. 10
2. 10 Things I Hate About You
3. 101 Dalmatians (1996)
4. 12 Monkeys
5. 13 Going On 30
6. 2 Fast 2 Furious
7. 200 Cigarettes
8. 28 Days
9. The 40-Year-Old Virgin
10. 48 HRS.
11. The '70s
12. 8 Mile
13. The Abyss
14. The Accused
15. Ace Ventura: Pet Detective
16. Across The Universe
17. The Addams Family
18. Addams Family Values
19. Addicted To Plastic
20. Adventures In Babysitting
21. Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
22. AeonFlux
23. Afraid of the Dark
24. Airheads
25. Airplane!
26. Airplane II: The Sequel
27. Airpo...

• Alabama
• Connecticut
• District of Columbia
• Florida
• Georgia
• Illinois
• Indiana
• Iowa
• Kentucky
• Maryland
• Massachusetts
• Michigan
• Missouri
• New Jersey
• New York
• North Carolina
• Ohio
• Pennsylvania
• South Carolina
• Tennessee
• Virginia
• West Virginia
• Wisconsin

• Australia
• Austria
• Belarus
• Belgium
• Canada
• Czech Republic
• Estonia
• Finland
• France
• Germany
• Italy
• Latvia
• Liechtenstein
• Lithuania
• Luxembourg
• Moldova
• Poland
• Romania
• Russia
• Slovakia
• Spain
• Sweden
• Switzerland
• Ukraine
• United Kingdom
• United States

• Alcatraz (San Francisco, CA)
• Amsterdam, Netherlands
• Assateague Island, Maryland
• Australia's Western Coast
• Dylan's Candy Bar (NYC)
• French Quarter (New Orleans)
• The Grand Canyon (Arizona)
• Gulf Shores, Alabama
• Harmonyland and Sanrio Puroland (Japan)
• Hawaii
• Iceland
• Ireland
• Land Between The Lakes (Kentucky)
• Las Vegas
• Mammoth Cave (Kentucky)
• Montreal, Canada
• Navy Pier (Chicago)
• New York City
• Niagra Falls, Canada
• Scotland
• S...

• 13 Ghosts by Will Osborne
• 20,000 Years of Fashion by Francois Boucher
• American Lion by Jon Meacham
• American Project by Sudhir Alladi Venkatesh and William Julius Wilson
• And Then There Were None by Agatha Christie
• The Bonesetter's Daughter by Amy Tan
• Cabrini-Green In Words And Pictures by David T. Whitaker
• The Call of the Wild by Jack London
• Carrie by Stephen King
• The Cat Who Went To Paris by Peter Gethers
• C...

• 98 Degrees
• Adele
• Aerosmith
• The Aggrolites
• Alison Krauss & Union Station
• The B-52's
• Baha Men
• Ben Folds
• Ben Lee
• The Black Angels
• Blondie
• Bratmobile
• The Corrs
• Creedence Clearwater Revisited
• Debelah Morgan
• Diana Krall
• The Donnas
• Dream
• Emilie Autumn
• Flogging Molly
• Genesis
• George Thorogood & The Destroyers
• Gin Blossoms
• Halestorm
• Imogen Heap
• Jonny Lang
• Kid Beyond
• Lenny Kravitz
• Neil Diamond
• Pat Benatar
• The Raveonettes
• Rufus Wainwright
• S...

• Actress
• Administrative Assistant
• Author
• Baker/Bakery Owner
• Ballet Dancer (corps de ballet)
• Barista
• Bookkeeper
• Caterer
• Child Psychologist
• Coffee Shop Owner
• Court Reporter
• DJ Assistant
• Event Planner
• Exotic Dancer
• Factory Worker
• Fashion Buyer
• Fetish/Alt Model
• Flight Attendant
• Forensic Scientist
• Librarian
• Marriage Counselor
• Massage Therapist
• Nutritionist
• Office Temp
• Paralegal
• Pharmacy Technician
• Radio Host
• Restaurateur
• Retail Sa...