• It's fun!
• It's an easy and noncommittal way to be creative
• It helps me stay organized and productive
• They act as little chronicles of my life at a given time
• Helps me remember stuff I'd forget otherwise
• I like to write things down

• The Dakota, Strawberry Fields, and the Imagine mosaic
• Shakespeare in the Park at the Delacorte Theatre
• The Alice in Wonderland Statue in Central Park
• Alice's Tea Cup restaurant
• Finally meet Rie in person!!
• LaMaMa Theatre
• Little Italy
• Chinatown
• Bluestockings book store, LES
• The Guggenheim Museum
• See the Met in its entirety
• The Whitney Museum
• The Rubin Museum
• Take a yoga class at Jivamukti
• Ride a bike in Central Park
• Meet one of the bloggers I know who lives there (Gala Darling, Isa Chandra Moscowitz, etc.)

As part of this challenge

• Zenith's tofu-walnut "meatball" subs with vegan basil creme
• Chocolate-chip pancakes
• Veggie lo mein
• Veggie mu shu
• Falafel
• Mussaman curry with tofu
• East-West Burritos or BBQ seitan burritos at Bueno y Sano
• Apple crisp
• Cupcakes!
• Veggie sushi rolls and miso soup
• Banana pudding with vanilla wafers :D
• Hummus
• Caramel corn
• My grandma's ricotta pie
• Garlic naan
• Thai summer rolls
• Steamed Chinese veggie dumplings with Hoisin sauce

As part of this challenge. Obviously abridged because I'm a harcore bookworm ;)

• Ash by Malinda Lo
• Illyria by Elizabeth Hand
• Good Omens by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
• Wildthorn by Jane Eagland
• The Witch of Portobello by Paolo Coelho
• Faery Tale: One Woman's Search for Enchantment in the Modern World by Signe Pike
• Reality Bites Back: The Troubling Truth About Guilty Pleasure TV by Jennifer L. Pozner
• Just Kids by Patti Smith
• Fairy Tales in Electri-City by Francesca Lia Block
• Wench by Dolen Perkins-Valdez
• The Televisionary Oracle by Rob Brezny
• Poser: My Life in Twenty-Three Yoga Poses by Claire Dederer
• Schizandra and the Gates of Mu by Laura B...

As part of this challenge

• Machine cappucino from the gas station (cheapo sugary swill, but so good!)
• Silly online games like It Girl on Facebook, Fallen London, Girl Games, etc.
• "Bitch beers"--fruity bottled alcoholic drinks like Mike's Hard Lemonade, Smirnoff Ice, Twisted Tea, etc.
• Brightly colored or patterned socks
• Hello Kitty anything
• Cooking shows, especially to do with cakes or cupcakes
• Paranormal investigation shows
• YA books (as long as they're well-written; no Twilight, plz)
• Kids' cartoons
• Crossword puzzles
• Anything with skulls on it
• Super-long naps
• Banana pudding with vanilla wafers!
• Singing loudly when alone

As part of this challenge. Today's theme was "Celebrity Crushes," but since I already have a list for that on here, I chose "favorite flowers" in honor of the first day of Spring!

• Hibsicus
• Lilac
• Jasmine
• Rose--especially sunset roses
• Gardenia
• Stargazer lily
• Snapdragon
• Foxglove
• Orchid
• Apple blossoms
• Crocus
• Poppy
• Violet
• Pansy
• Iris
• Amaryllis
• Lotus

As part of this challenge

• recommend
• receipt
• misspelled (hah!)
• accommodate
• acquire
• calendar
• guarantee
• occurrence
• rhythm
• hemorrhage
• sergeant
• Tennessee
• embarrass
• poinsettia
• Fahrenheit
• rendezvous
• hors d'oeuvre
• acknowledge
• pamphlet

As part of this challenge My interpretation of today's list is "Things I Love About My Boyfriend."

• His kindness
• His incredible patience with me and my various flaws
• He understands me like very few others can
• The cool things to which he's exposed me
• His positive attitude
• His friendliness and ability to make everyone feel happy and appreciated
• His interest in acting/films/media, plus the fact that we understand each other's "creative weirdness"
• His good rapport with kids and animals
• His love for his family
• His commitment to the relationship
• How he always lets me know how much he loves and appreciates me
• The small but meaningful things he does for me like making me coffee when I have t...

As part of this challenge

• Going ice skating or rollerblading
• Trying our luck at the casino
• Movie/junk TV night at home + bottle of wine :)
• Dinner out
• Cooking dinner together
• Happy hour at a bar for drinks and appetizers
• Visit a museum
• See a play
• Give each other massages
• "The poor man's opera" ;D
• Going to an amusement park (in the summer)
• Seeing a local band at a club
• The Pink Floyd laser-light show at the Science Center (preferably while stoned)
• Phipp's Conservatory (local botanical garden)
• Going to a greasy-spoon diner late at nig...

As part of this challenge.

• The outside of my bag!
• Hello Kitty wallet
• iPod
• Hot pink glasses case with glasses
• Small Ziploc bag with contact case and solution in it (I like to switch up between contacts and glasses)
• Makeup bag with makeup
• Whatever book I'm currently reading
• Cell phone
• Mints
• Lip gloss
• Loose change
• Small notebook
• Pens
• Turquoise Cheshire Cat beanie
• Turquoise PolarFleece gloves
• Eyeshadow compact
• Feminine hygiene supplies
• Mini bottle of hand sanitizer

As part of this challenge.

• Production meeting for film (Sunday)
• Basketball game with Steve, Dad, and Shirley (Sat.), possible dinner afterward
• Shave legs
• Face masque to clear up skin
• Email Marya, Sonya, and other L.A. peeps re: trip
• Notify authority figures (director, boss, etc.) about trip.
• Clean house a bit
• Finish book
• Find some way to get rid of the soreness in my neck & shoulders (bath, sore-muscle balm, massage, etc.)
• Get some sleep!!!

As part of this challenge

• Act
• Write poetry, essays, stories, musings, etc.
• Belly dance
• Read Tarot
• Vegetarian cooking
• Make new friends easily
• Yoga
• Tell dirty jokes
• Speak Spanish
• Find beauty and magic in everyday things
• Put together unique and cute outfits
• Be persistent and driven
• Scrabble
• Crossword puzzles
• English lit
• Analyze things
• Spout random factoids
• BJ's ;D
• Find cool things/places/people/ideas

• Echinacea tea (TONS)
• Lemon-ginger tea
• Vitamin C lozenges (the fruity, non-mentholated kind).
• EmerGen-C
• Hot baths
• Lots of sleep
• Lots of water
• Multivitamins
• Miso soup or other kinds of spicy, sinus-clearing Asian dishes (curry, kimchi, etc.)
• Alternate nostril breathing
• Sinus and/or sore-throat healing mudras ...
• Garlic
• Herbal sore-muscle rub
• The occasional shot 'o whiskey (thanks to my Irish-descended boyfriend for this one!)
• Blowing one's nose in the shower (more credit to my beau for this one). Steam heat...

• Animal rights/animal welfare/vegetarianism
• Literacy and education
• Arts programs/arts education
• Help for victims of sexual abuse
• Aid programs for women and children in underdeveloped countries
• Environmental protection and sustainability
• Rehabilitation for children who have suffered some kind of trauma (e.g. war orphans, child soldiers, child prostitutes, etc.)
• Suicide prevention and mental health awareness
• Religious tolerance
• Freedom of speech
• Affordable health care for all
• Feminism
• GLBT rights

• A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
• Fool by Christopher Moore
• Wintergirls by Laurie Halse Anderson
• Angelology by Danielle Trussoni
• House of Dolls by Francesca Lia Block
• The Penelopiad by Margaret Atwood
• Born Confused by Tanuja Desai Hidier
• The Rapture of Canaan by Sheri Reynolds
• The Good Fairies of New York by Martin Millar
• The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
• The Frenzy by Francesca Lia Block
• La Cucina by Lily Prior
• The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde
• Perchance to Dream by Lisa Mantchev

• Sarah McLachlan (three times)
• Tori Amos
• Emilie Autumn (three times)
• Electric Six
• Dashboard Confessional
• Krishna Das (three times)
• N'Sync (c'mon, I was 11 at the time!)
• The Spice Girls (ditto)
• Meredith Brooks
• Paula Cole
• Fenix TX
• Midtown
• Indigo Girls
• Anti-Flag (as part of a "Rock Against Bush" show)
• Seventh House (local band; several times)
• The Young Flyers (band in Western MA; I briefly dated the lead singer so I saw them many times)
• Ready Room (local band, several times; I ...

• whatever Francesca Lia Block releases next
• The Passion of Mary Magdalene by Elizabeth Cunningham
• American Gods by Neil Gaiman
• Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman
• Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert
• Fool by Christopher Moore
• The Mists of Avalon by Marion Zimmer Bradley
• Midnight's Children by Salman Rushdie
• The Red Book by Sera Beak
• A Great and Terrible Beauty by Libba Bray
• The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath
• On The Road by Jack Kerouac
• Tithe by Holly Black
• Brida by Paolo Coehlo
• Les Fleurs du Mal by Charles Baudelaire
• The Picture of Dorian Gray by Oscar Wilde

• A Midsummer Night's Dream
• Much Ado About Nothing
• Romeo & Juliet
• Hamlet
• Macbeth
• Othello
• The Merchant of Venice
• The Comedy of Errors
• As You Like It
• Henry IV, Part I
• Henry V
• Coriolanus
• Measure For Measure
• All's Well That Ends Well
• The Tempest
• King Lear
• The Winter's Tale
• The Merry Wives of Windsor

• find true love
• skinny dip
• travel to India and visit an ashram
• go to the Burning Man festival
• publish a book of my poetry
• be someone's muse
• own a gorgeous Victorian-style house in San Francisco
• stay awake for 24+ hours straight
• get the lead role in a play
• make out and/or have sex while stoned
• learn how to read tea leaves
• road trip with friends cross-country
• visit the Grand Canyon
• achieve self-actualization
• purchase a chaise lounge
• celebrate Carnival in Venice or Mardi Gras in New Orleans
• meet Francesca Lia Block
• take painting classes
• learn to speak French

• Psyche
• Isis
• Kali
• Athena
• Arianrhod
• Ishtar
• Brigid
• Lakshmi, especially in her incarnation as Radha
• Mary (not technically a goddess but she still rocks)
• Mary Magdalene (see above)
• The Muses, Thalia in particular (patroness of comic theatre)
• Uzume
• Gaia
• Kuan Yin
• Maeve
• Oshun
• Sophia
• Inanna

• The Skriker
• Sacred Marriage
• Pirates of Penzance
• Spoon River Anthology
• Catharsis
• Magic Mirror
• Museum
• Hello, Dolly!
• Tango
• A Midsummer Night's Dream (as stage manager, but nonetheless)
• Digital Dissociations
• The Merry Wives of Windsor

• The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
• The Girl Who Circumnavigated Fairyland in a Ship of Her Own Making by Catherynne Valente
• Orpheus Descending by Tennessee Williams
• Cupid & Psyche by M. Charlotte Craft (re-read)
• Beauty Queens by Libba Bray
• Sacre Bleu by Christopher Moore
• True West by Sam Shepard
• Time of the Faeries by J. Corsentino

• The Post Punk Kitchen
• Happy Herbivore
• VegWeb.com
• Oh She Glows
• Vegan Dad
• Fat Free Vegan
• Enlightened Cooking
• Happy Healthy Life
• EatingWell.com

As part of this challenge. I can't believe it's over! *tear*

• Work
• Re-shoot some of the scenes we messed up on Sunday
• Get some cold remmies
• Call Mom re: weekend plans
• Buy birthday stuff for Mom, Grandpa, and Ingrid
• Get back to Siv re: hookah
• Get back to Jessie re: weekend plans
• Give self Tarot reading
• Fold laundry
• Watch new SVU eppie if time
• Read
• Sleep

As part of this challenge

• It's ok to stand up for yourself, ask for what you need, and say "no" sometimes.
• There is no set time for healing; be patient and kind to yourself and don't judge yourself for needing more time than you think you "should".
• Confide in the people you trust. You don't have to go it alone.
• Take care of your physical, mental, and spiritual well-being.
• Trust your intuition.
• Don't waste time pining for guys who really aren't that into you.
• Also, if a guy won't hold your hand in public, it's a bad sign.
• Never drink rum out in the heat.
• High school is just a blip on the radar, and unimportant in retrospect.
• Appreciate the moment, because nothing lasts forever.

As part of this challenge

• Things to do
• Things to buy
• Favorite things
• Things I Love Thursday /gratitude lists
• Sorting out my thoughts
• Random stuff about me and my life
• Pros & cons
• Ideas
• Books (to read/have read)
• Goals
• Playlists
• Xmas or birthday gift ideas
• Wishlists
• Anything!

As part of this challenge

• Go to L.A.!!
• Celebrate the Equinox by doing a ritual
• Plant some flowers or herbs
• Go for more walks outside
• Celebrate my mom's and grandpa's birthdays in April!
• Eat good Easter candy (Cadbury Caramel Eggs, Reese's PB Eggs, and marshmallow Peeps, yummm!)
• Buy and wear some cute new sundresses & shoes
• Spring cleaning
• Have get-togethers on our screened-in back porch :)
• Go to some outdoor events
• Take some of the spring workshops at my yoga studio

As part of this challenge

• Hoodie, jacket or blanket
• iPod and/or good CDs
• Snax--energy bars, Wheat Thins, dried fruit, etc.
• Reading materials
• Notebook and pen
• Camera and batteries for it
• The script for whatever show I'm rehearsing for--long trips= plenty of time to drill lines!
• Traveling companions, because road trips are much more fun with friends :) (plus I need someone else to drive... :P)
• Water, diet soda, and/or coffee
• Sunglasses
• Hand sanitizer
• Print-out of directions

As part of this challenge

• Cough drops
• Echinacea tea
• Face wash
• Foundation
• Lipstick
• Peanut butter
• Rosemary
• Cayenne Pepper
• Diet Coke
• Tofu
• Balsamic vinegar
• Veggies
• New power cord for laptop
• Hotel reservations in L.A.!!
• AA batteries for camera
• New head shots!!
• Red wine
• Some new pillows for the couch
• Perfume
• FLB's latest book!

As part of this challenge

• Monday
  • Check whichever blogs update weekly
  • Catch up on "official" stuff missed over the weekend
  • Watch "No Reservations," sometimes.
• Tuesday
  • SVU rerun marathon on USA!
  • Belly dance class
• Wednesday
  • New SVU eppies!
  • New "1000 Ways To Die" eppies
  • Pick up copy of the City Paper
• Thursday
  • Make Things I Love Thursday list
  • Check Girl Games for new games
  • Yoga class

As part of this challenge

• Facebook
• LiveJournal
• YouTube
• Polyvore: my profile.
• Love in the time of global warming
• Gala Darling
• Shelfari
• LOLCats, and its sister sites
• Moonshine Junkyard
• Moon To Moon
• Hello Cute!
• Gives Me Hope
• 1000 Awesome Things
• The Awkward Turtle Breeding Ground
• College Humor
• Cracked.com
• Cute Overload
• The Oatmeal
• BPAL
• Conjure Oils

As part of this challenge

• snivel
• drool
• pudgy
• sludge
• mildew
• gunk
• whine
• sputum
• teats
• zesty (WTF does that mean, anyway?)
• tour de force
• pus
• any word beginning with the "wh" sound when it's pronounced in that pretentious academic way--"hwheat," "hwhere," etc.
• "hubby" in place of husband
• tuna
• pudenda
• decaffinated
• FML

As part of this challenge

• A potential trip to L.A.
• Seeing Marya again
• Starting to film the movie I'm in
• Francesca Lia Block's next book!
• Starting to read some of the new books I've bought
• Finishing the books I'm already reading
• Relaxing on the weekend
• Spring, and warmer weather
• Doing stuff for my mom's and grandpa's birthdays
• The Krishna Das show on 3/25
• Auditions at South Park Theatre
• Touring to promote the movie
• A nap
• Dinner--preferably cooking a new recipe from this cookbook
• Using my new LUSH soaps
• Wearing my new Hot Topic dress and Kohl's undies

• Wild-rice stuffed acorn squash
• Oven-roasted breaded & seasoned tofu
• Peanut noodles
• Orange-glazed brussels sprouts and carrots
• Oat bread
• Vegetarian chili
• Crispy kale "chips"
• Banana bread (especially good with chocolate chips!)
• Marinated tofu & veggie kebabs
• Roasted sweet potatoes with BBQ black beans
• Vegetable summer rolls
• Baked tofu with various kinds of marinades
• Vegan chocolate-Guinness cupcakes!
• Collard greens with pineapple (sounds odd but it's really good!)
• Black bean dip
• Pasta primavera

Crossed out = I've read it. I find these kinds of lists rather arbitrary, but it's fun to see which of these I've read.

• 2000s
• Never Let Me Go – Kazuo Ishiguro
• Saturday – Ian McEwan
• On Beauty – Zadie Smith
• Slow Man – J.M. Coetzee
• Adjunct: An Undigest – Peter Manson
• The Sea – John Banville
• The Red Queen – Margaret Drabble
• The Plot Against America – Philip Roth
• The Master – Colm Tóibín
• Vanishing Point – David Markson
• The Lambs of London – Peter Ackroyd
• Dining on Stones – Iain Sinclair
• Cloud Atlas – David Mitchell
• Drop City – T. Coraghessan Boyle
• The Colour – Rose Tremain
• Thursbitch – Alan Garner
• The Light of Day – Graham Swift

• Defututa
• Paris
• Bagdhad
• Paramatman
• Belle Epoque
• Nefertiti
• Black Pearl
• Eclipse
• The Forest Reverie
• Kubla Khan
• Scherezade
• Velvet
• Les Fleurs du Mal
• Morocco
• Ophelia
• Chimera
• Jezebel
• Les Bijoux
• Rapture
• Carnaval Diabolique
• L'Heure Verte

• read
• fill out internship applications
• do yoga
• meditate
• collage journal
• write
• make more random lists!
• deep breathing
• face masque
• look on Craigslist
• check audition notices
• take a bubble bath
• light some candles
• play with the cat
• draw
• clean room
• watch junk TV
• watch good movies
• paint nails
• use lavender aromatherapy stuff
• drink herbal tea

• Youki-Hi Bath Bomb
• Cupcake face masque
• Figs and Leaves soap
• Therapy massage bar
• Flying Fox shower gel
• Angels on Bare Skin facial scrub
• Sex Bomb bath bomb
• Stardust bath bomb
• Li'l LUSH Christmas Pud bath bomb
• Ocean Salt facial scrub
• Chocolate Whipstick lip balm
• Sex In The Shower emotibomb
• Up You Gets emotibomb
• Jasmine and Henna Fluff Eaze hair moisturizing treatment
• Jingle Spells bath bomb
• Snowcake soap
• Karma soap
• Vanilla In The Mist soap
• You Wash My Back... soap
• Snowshowers shower jelly

• Johnny Depp
• Orlando Bloom
• Jonathan Rhys Meyers
• Gael Garcia Bernal
• Brandon Boyd from Incubus
• Jude Law
• Brian Viglione from The Dresden Dolls
• James McAvoy
• Billy Crudup
• Edward Norton
• Jake Gyllenhall
• Gaspard Ulliel (watch "Paris, Je T'aime!" if you don't know who I'm talking about)
• Chris Pine
• George Peppard (Audrey's love interest in "Breakfast at Tiffany's")
• Fu'ad Aït Aattou (French actor in "The Last Mistress")
• Bo Burnham (c'mon, watch some of his comedy bits and just TRY to tell me that his way with w...

• caffeine
• sugar
• beautiful art
• Tarot decks
• journaling
• gauzy skirts
• theatre
• hot guys
• sex, physical affection, etc.
• dancing wildly
• naps
• color
• light
• photography
• hookah bars
• fruity girly drinks
• Francesca Lia Block's writing
• mythology
• poetry
• scented body lotion
• nice-smelling beauty products

• India
• Bali
• New Orleans
• Mexico
• Costa Rica
• Paris
• The Grand Canyon
• Las Vegas
• Venice
• Amsterdam
• New Zealand
• Australia
• Hawaii
• Ireland
• Glastonbury
• Jamaica
• Laguna Beach
• Thailand
• Greece, especially the islands
• Sedona, Arizona
• Salem, Mass.

• Much Ado About Nothing
• Roman Holiday
• Stardust
• Elizabethtown
• Stand By Me
• Across The Universe
• Chocolat
• Return of The King (or any of the Lord of the Rings films, but this one especially)
• Pleasantville
• Hedwig and the Angry Inch
• Amelie
• Sawaariya
• Juliet of the Spirits
• Paris, Je T'aime!
• Wristcutters: A Love Story (sounds contradictive but it's really not)
• What The Bleep Do We Know?
• A Little Princess (the 1993 version)

• Danny and the Deep Blue Sea
• The Pillowman
• Glengarry Glen Ross
• How I Learned to Drive
• In The Next Room: The Vibrator Play
• Cat on a Hot Tin Roof
• No Exit
• You Got Older

Before I buy/start some new books, I gotta read and/or finish these (in order, to some extent)

• Pink Smog by Francesca Lia Block (takes top priority)
• Damned by Chuck Palahniuk
• Faery Tale: One Woman's Search for Enchantment in the Modern World by Signe Pike
• The Witch of Portobello by Paolo Coelho
• Hedda Gabler by Henrik Ibsen
• Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead by Tom Stoppard
• When She Woke by Hillary Jordan
• So Silver Bright by Lisa Mantchev
• The Mabinogion
• Brave New World by Aldous Huxley
• The Night Circus by Erin Morgenstern
• The Elementals by FLB

As part of this challenge. The original prompt was "Places to Go on Vacation," but I already have one of those lists on here so I changed it. Plus I need to make a health food store run...

• Echinacea tea
• Vegan chocolate chips
• Vegan margarine
• Lavender flower water
• Herbal sore muscle rub
• Energy bars
• Seitan
• Ginger beer
• Primal Strips soy jerky
• Some kind of healthy chip-like snacks, like Pirate's Booty

As part of this challenge

• Sleeping
• Taking a hot bath
• Catching up on my reading
• Yoga
• Still exploring L.A., especially certain neighborhoods and their cute little shops, restaurants, sights to see, etc.
• Having lunch at Govinda's with Francesca Lia Block!
• Getting a massage or a facial
• Performing in/rehearsing for a cool play
• Giving myself a Tarot reading
• Hanging out with friends I haven't seen in awhile
• Gettin' some action! ;)
• Not worrying about the future

As part of this challenge. Mine's the L.A. edition, as the 22nd was the first full day of my trip there! (Most of these were seen from inside a car, but nonetheless.)

• The Santa Monica Pier!
• The Pacific Ocean!
• The 3rd Street Promenade!
• The 101 and 405 freeways, with traffic of course
• Culver City, and some of FLB's mentioned places, including:
  • The Culver Hotel and its lion fountain
  • The Hare Krishna temple
  • The town square, bordered by Trader Joe's, yoga studios, etc.
  • Cute Craftsman houses covered in vines and flowers
• The Sheraton Delfina hotel in Santa Monica
• Vidiots (yay FLB!)

As part of this challenge

• Tofu po'boys
• Baked falafel
• Pad Thai
• Rosemary bread
• Mango pancakes
• Fruit crisp
• Vegan ginger-chocolate chunk scones
• Carrot cake pancakes
• Jerk-spiced asparagus
• Various Indian dishes like saag aloo, dal, chana masala, etc.
• Thai curry
• Tofu or chickpea picatta
• Irish stew with seitan, beer, and potatoes
• Seitan & mushroom medallions in brandy sauce
• Veggie pot pie
• Polenta with black beans

As part of this challenge

• The Andy Warhol Museum
• The Carnegie Museums of Art and Natural History
• Phipp's Conservatory
• Pittsburgh Zoo and PPG Aquarium
• Carnegie Science Center
• The Rivers Casino
• The Point
• The South Side
  • Zenith (awesome vegan restaurant!)
  • Culture Shop (ethnic clothing store)
  • ElJay's Used Books
  • Lava Lounge
  • HKan hookah bar
  • Slacker (punk store)
  • The Beehive Coffeehouse
  • The Southside Works (more commercialized but still pretty cool)
  • The City Theatre

As part of this challenge

• Self-publish a book of my poems
• Make notecards with my photos and sell them online
• Grow my own herbs
• Bake a vegan pie or cake from scratch
• Make a travel journal/blog
• Learn to paint
• Draw some more costume designs
• More collaging
• Decoupage stuff like picture frames, wooden boxes, etc.

As part of this challenge

• To become the best version of myself
• To be able to control my temper more effectively
• The ability to know the right thing to say to people who need my advice/help/comfort/guidance
• Some nice new perfume, preferably from BPAL, Conjure Oils, or Nocturne Alchemy
• A dishwasher for our kitchen
• A pet--ideally a breed of cat to which Steve's relatives aren't allergic, and ideally adopted from a shelter.
• More money
• To visit Paris
• To make peace with my family situation
• To meet Francesca Lia Block one day
• More books! (can never have enough!!)
• Passing my driving test (gotta take it first, though :P)
• A nice place to live in a city I love

As part of this challenge. The original prompt was just "blog goals," but since I don't blog for a public audience--I have a friends-only LiveJournal--, I expanded it to include overall writing goals.

• Blog/LiveJournal Goals
  • Post more often! And I mean real entries, not this lazy meme crap...
  • More pictures
  • Write about more universal issues, not just personal stuff that others can't relate to as much
  • Make some more LJ friends through communities, and facilitate more connection & discussion through LJ.
  • Post more regularly on the writing and poetry blog. Find some prompts if I don't feel inspired on my own!
  • Find some new cool blogs to follow.
  • Comment on other people's entries more fr...

As part of this challenge. Most of the list consists of random songs stuck in my head throughout the day.

• Malibu--Hole
• Jaya Jaya Shiva Shambho--a Sanskrit chant, no idea who it's "by" but I've sung it at kirtans before
• Awakenings--Sarah McLachlan
• Illusions of Bliss--Sarah McLachlan
• Can't Help Falling in Love--UB40
• Sweet Caroline--Neil Diamond
• Down On My Knees--Jai Uttal
• The Wall-Pink Floyd
• No Woman No Cry--Bob Marley
• Waiting On An Angel--Ben Harper
• Time--Sarah McLachlan
• Thank God I'm Pretty--Emilie Autumn
• Vacation--Katy Rose

As part of this challenge

• Actress
• Writer
• Hippie
• Silly
• Cute
• Vegetarian
• Liberal
• Pagan
• Girlfriend
• Daughter
• Stepdaughter/stepsister
• Friend
• Animal lover
• Loyal
• Funny
• Passionate
• Tea drinker
• Yogini
• Colorful
• Thoughful & deep

• One Tin Soldier--Coven
• For Good--"Wicked" soundtrack
• Jenny Wren--Paul McCartney
• Little Willow--Paul McCartney
• Maybe California--Tori Amos
• Breakable--Fisher
• I Didn't Know I'd Love You So Much--REPO! The Genetic Opera soundtrack
• Perfect Girl--Sarah McLachlan

• Pachelbel's Canon
• Push-- Sarah McLachlan
• Ice Cream-- Sarah McLachlan
• Come What May-- Moulin Rouge soundtrack
• The Way You Look Tonight-- Frank Sinatra
• Is This Love-- Bob Marley & The Wailers
• 1985-- Wings
• My Love-- Paul McCartney
• Besame Mucho--Cesaria Evora (Beatles version would be nice too)
• Billie Jean--Michael Jackson
• (Just Like) Starting Over--John Lennon
• Oye Como Va--Tito Puente
• God Only Knows--The Beach Boys (or maybe a cover thereof...)
• Here, There, and Everywhere--Paul McCartney
• Can't Help Falling In Love--Elvis or UB40 version
• Forever--Ben Harper
• All Is Full of Love--Bjork

• Girls
  • Celeste
  • Isabella (or Isabel/lle)
  • Lily
  • Francesca
  • Sophia (or Sofia)
  • Carmen
  • Charlotte
  • Ariana
  • Marina
  • Mira
  • Serena
• Boys
  • Jesse
  • Seth
  • Gabriel
  • Paul
  • Adrian
  • Matthew

• Alice In Wonderland (Tim Burton version)
• Auntie Mame
• La Dolce Vita (finish watching)
• Satyricon
• Roma!
• Sabrina
• Funny Face
• I Shot Andy Warhol
• 500 Days of Summer
• Clash of the Titans (the original)
• The Simpsons Movie
• Edward Scissorhands
• Benny & Joon
• Titus Andronicus (Julie Taymor version)
• Rivers & Tides
• The Way of the Peaceful Warrior
• Taking Woodstock
• Girl, Interrupted
• New York, I Love You!
• Avatar
• more of Cocteau's "Orpheus" series

• skinny-dip in the pond
• eat a fancy sushi roll at Moshi Moshi
• get another tarot reading from Nina at Sacred Endeavors
• rent "La Dolce Vita" from Pleasant Street Video and actually make time to watch it
• rent a canoe with friends and take it out on the pond
• photo shoot on the hiking trail
• use up what's left on my Broadside Books gift card
• buy a PaPaYa! art journal and some other awesome and frivolous stuff at Faces (perhaps for post-grad apartment decor?)
• martinis with friends at the Tunnel Bar
• go to kirtan (Dave's and Shubal's) at least once more
• same as above but with DanceSpree, and bid farewell to the community there *tear*
• go to a few more reggae nights at Bishop'...

• Malibu and Coke (or, better yet, Diet Cherry Pepsi!)
• Mike's Hard Lemonade
• Appletinis at The Monkey Bar
• Grasshopper Martinis
• Blow Job shots (Amaretto & Baileys in a shot glass, topped with whipped creme. So called because you drink it with no hands; you wrap your mouth around the shotglass, throw your head back, and swallow ;D)
• Bahama Blue Mamas
• California Lemonade
• Pineapple Coconut Martinis at Bahama Breeze
• Pineapple Upside-Down Cake cocktails (tastes just like the cake!!)
• Buttershots (butterscotch flavored Schnapps!! Sooo addictive!)
• Kopparberg Pear Cider -- I drank this a lot in London but alas, I cannot find it in the States. Tastes just like pear juice...

• nuance
• superfluous
• incandescent
• numinous
• chiaroscuro
• faerie
• languid
• crystal
• radiance
• namaste
• auspicious
• clairvoyant
• aesthetic
• kinetic/kinesthetic
• subtle
• mellifluous
• serene
• prolific
• invoke
• enchant
• liqueur

• Amy Brown
• Josephine Wall
• Suza Scalora
• Jonathan Earl Browser
• Mickie Mueller
• J. Corsentino
• Hrana Janto
• Lisa Iris
• Jessica Galbreth
• Thalia Took
• Jane Starr Weils
• Amoreno
• Brian Froud
• Willow Arlenea
• Melissa Harris
• Jasmine Beckett-Griffith
• Selina Fenech