• Laughter is of the utmost importance in life.
• Life without my computer and car is ridiculously hard. :(
• Going too long without reading a good book is very bad for you.
• Everyone could stand some social etiquette reinforcement in their lives.
• Everyone could stand to be a little more sympathetic and empathetic.
• Even when it gets very dark in the world, there are people and events that continue to be beacons of light and hope.
• The simple things are oh so delicious, precious, and important. Don't forget them!
• If you need to take a drug test to seek employment, you need to have regular drug tests to be on welfare.

• Water
• Oolong Tea
• Lemon Zinger Tea
• Earl Grey Tea
• Iced Tea
• Taro Tea
• Thai Tea
• Lemonade
• Hot Chocolate with Caramel

In No Particular Order

Female

• Tilda Swinton
• Wendie Malick
• Brooke Elliott
• Kristin Chenoweth
• Kathy Bates
• Catherine Tate
• Katey Sagal

Male

• Woody Harrelson
• Robert Downey Jr.
• Djimon Hounsou
• David Tennant
• Patrick Stewart
• John C. Reilly
• Josh Hutcherson
• Tim Curry
• Zachary Quinto
• Richard Dean Anderson

• Another Earth - July 22
• Captain America - July 22
• ???

• I lived in Japan for three years when I was a child.
• I'm an AirForce brat.
• My favorite color is green.
• I love tea parties.
• Humor is of vital importance in my life.
• I feel complete after reading a good book.
• Spring is my favorite season; Fall is a close second.
• I was raised on MacGyver and Star Trek: The Next Generation.

By Deborah Tannen

• You Just Don't Understand: Women and Men in Conversation

By Rosina Lippi-Green

• English With an Accent: Language, Ideology and Discrimination in the United States

By Garth Nix

• Sabriel
• Lirael
• Abhorsen

By Phillip Pullman

• The Golden Compass (a.k.a. The Northern Lights)
• The Subtle Knife
• The Amber Spyglass

By Diana Wynne Jones

• "I'm a dork, a geek, and a nerd. I couldn't be happier about it."
• "It's not like I was even talking about sex. I was talking about using his body while he's asleep!"
• This piece of 'normal' conversation between my mother and myself:
  • Mom: "Why can't we do something more humane, like sing to the animals before we kill them?"
  • Me: "Yea! It could be like: Ah, ah, ah, ah, stayin' alive, stayin ali-BAM!"
  • Mom: "..............." D:
• "She is painfully lacking in tact. Perhaps that's how her people are." - Mom
• "This is the way the world ends, This is the way the world ends, This is the way the world ends, Not with a bang but a whimper." - T.S. Eliot, The Hollow Men
• Kirk's failure at logic:

• Fairy Tail
• One Piece
• Othello
• Bleach
• Yankee-kun to Megane-chan
• Defense Devil
• Soul Eater
• The World Only God Knows
• Beelzebub
• Beauty Pop
• Princess Resurrection
• Toradora!
• Chii's Sweet Home
• Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon
• Yu Yu Hakusho