• vegetable patch
• raspberry bushes
• chickens and turkeys
• angora rabbits (for wool)
• Christmas tree farm
• herbs (several)
• spinning wheel
• Hunter boots
• ..to be continued...

• Amélie Poulain
• Hermione Granger
• Luna Lovegood
• Susan Pevensie
• Lucy Pevensie
• Summer Finn
• Molly Hooper
• Helga Hufflepuff
• Wendy Darling
• Daisy Buchanan
• the Crawley sisters

• Lemon Breeland
• Daniel Humphrey
• Mycroft Holmes
• Sherlock Holmes
• Emma Pillsbury
• Blair Waldorf
• Jessica Day
• Steven Hyde

others I love, though not as much

• Winston Bishops
• Will Shuester
• Mrs. Hudson
• Molly Hooper
• John Watson
• Lavon Hayes
• George Tucker
• Noah "Puck" Puckerman
• Lily van der Woodsen
• Jackie Burkhart

also know as, the only reasons I watch Go...

• only wears red, plaid, white, black and brown
• shortens his beard in the summer, but hasn't shaved in 30 years
• is overweight in a teddy-bear kind of way
• wakes up early to feed the reindeer
• cooks delicious spaghetti sauce
• makes breakfast-in-bed for mother Christmas every now and then
• goes to Brazil for New Year's
• loves aviator sunglasses
• won't admit he likes Elton John, Paul McCartney and John Lennon
• jives surprisingly well
• can call birds
• prefers bow-ties
• isn't cranky. except when mother Christmas makes salad for lunch.
• vents his frustrations by painting his sleigh

my playlists only (others' will make another list, soon)

in order: 1st one is my favorite, etc.

• voldemort is a unicorn
  • every track in here is super-sweet, sung by a female vocalist and unrelated to the others. I love that, and I'm also quite proud of the title/cover art choice.
• namasté or the divine in me salutes the...
  • I use this mix when I want to relax or do yoga. I'm a busy girl, so I quite literally don't have time to be sad. whenever I'm crying, I just put this on and feel better.
• the good and the wicked
  • my favorite study mix.
• the cat's pajamas and the bee's knees

be able to:

• knit socks
• read runes
• read playing cards and tarot cards
• decorate cakes (fancily)
• work wonders with analogue cameras from different eras

know all about:

• sabbats
• Celtic mythology
• classical music
• flowers

• I should be studying.
• I knit (or at least, I try).
• my appartment looks like a 3rd grade classroom.
  • if you met my roommate and me, you'd understand.
• "it's real for us."
• looking at house plans is one of my favorite hobbies.
• I love flowers and butterflies, but I love birds even more.
  • sometimes hearing birds sing make me feel better, like everything makes sense.
• nature inspires me.
• I love indie pop mostly, but also bits of indie rock, indie folk, classical, soundtracks, big band, classic rock and 80's pop.
• I'm trying to be a doctor. it may or may ...

• cook something new every week.
• visit a new spot every week.
• go to the botanical garden before all the leaves die. bring Holga.
• master the art of slow cooking (esp. spaghetti sauce and chili).
• find a knitting club or a book club.
• take a yoga class.
• sweat every day.
• keep writing.
• do the dishes every day.
• have at least one social activity every week.
• smile and ask questions.
• find a favourite of each: café, second-hand bookstore, second-hand clothing store, cinema, museum, park, restaurant, pub/bar.
• find a favourite market and go at least once every two weeks.
• start looking for a summer job in my fiel...

• know that if you survive your first year, you can survive the rest.
• keep a visual reminder of your goal (mine is a diagram of the medicine curriculum of my school of choice, tacked above my bedpost).
• while you keep your goal in mind, focus on finding your classes interesting.
• choose electives based on your level of interest for them, not based on the curve or how easy they might be.
• do study in advance for organic chemistry (for other classes, do as you please).
• take one summer class if you can afford it (if not, it's not the end of the world).
• keep your sleeping, eating and exercising patterns healthy and regular.
• do find the time to exercise, cook and sleep (for your mental, not physical health).

(roughly in order, starting with my favourite)

• Ursula Franklin
• Helga Hufflepuff
• Karine Vanasse
• Florence Nightingale
• Regina Spektor
• Jane Goodall
• Hermione Granger
• Emily Stowe
• George Sand
• Beatrix Potter

• has only one true love, the sea
• burns his eyes as he looks at the sun shining on the beloved waves
• cares in his own twisted way
• cares so much, in fact, he spends his time trying not to care
• uses questionable techniques so as not to care
• sings himself to sleep sometimes
• has had his heart broken one too many times (in another life it seems to him sometimes... other days, it seems to him like only yesterday)
• has a love-hate relationship with his freedom. there is nothing he loves so much... but the price is hard to pay
• looks down on women and the navy, but never on strong able men, whatever the culture or skin colour
• ...is a pirate.

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• reading children's fiction all the time, aloud to kids or silently to myself.
• spending my days crafting, encouraging kids to read or running errands.
• when kids come up with something super-cute
• when kids smile
• cake
• quiet moments with my iPod
• painting pinguins
• lunchtimes in the park reading
• knowing everything about the library
• mixing paint together
• people's reactions when they see the decorations we made
• thinking up cool stuff for kids to do
• story times
• everything.

I worked at the library, taking care of the children's summer program.

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• hares
• hedgehogs
• deers
• birds
  • black-capped chickadees
• groundhogs
• butterflies
• ladybugs
• foxes

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• Gwen
• Leia
• Neville
• Keegan
• Sidney

(roughly in order)

• Robin Hood
• Indiana Jones
• Charlie Weasley
• Arsène Lupin
• Le Survenant
• John Watson
• Bill Weasley
• Cyrano de Bergerac
• Han Solo
• Sherlock Holmes
• Mycroft Holmes
• Holden Caulfield
• Gale Hawthorne

• early sunsets, and the way the sunbeams look on the snow
• snowflake kisses
• scarves, mittens, and hats
• ice-induced adrenaline rushes
• tea, hot chocolate, latte, and morning coffee
• chili
• christmas lights
• brisk walks
• cross-country skiing - the quiet woods
• snow-shoeing and finding deer tracks in the snow
• chickadees, still strong
• the sun, distant and beautiful
• peppermint and gingerbread flavoured things
• free hot chocolate at community events
• the relief of stepping inside a building
• snow days

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• wears mostly pastel colors: green, beige, pink, gray, and blue
• changes her haircut every few months. sometimes her hair is chin-length, sometimes it is set in a loose bun.
• is plump in all the right places
• always ends up with flour on her cheeks in some way or another
• loves cat-eye sunglasses
• listens to Joni Mitchell, Simon & Garfunkel and Regina Spektor
• never laughs at father Christmas's horrible music taste
• trips all the time, except when she dances
• pays the reindeer secret visits (to feed them apples, their favorites)
• has never lost a game of Scrabble in her life
• knows wildflowers by their names, and flower-presses as a hobby

others' playlists only

roughly in order (1st is kind of my favorite, etc.) in general I love users rather than playlists.

• cathedral & choir
  • beauty.
• ten happy songs
  • perfect for cooking. I use it all the time.
• seeing double
  • everything creuse does is lovely, and this is especially clever.
• bus stop, bus go, she stays, love grows ...
  • lovely lovely classic rocks selection
• grinch
  • not grinch-y at all. I love montmartre.

• knitting (my Hufflepuff scarf)
• lettering (fancily)
• drawing (anything)
• writing (something pretty)
• walking (with my camera)
• cooking (something yummy)

image: caitlin kidder

• chicken chili
• slow-cooked pork, potatoes, turnip, cabbage and carrots
• oatmeal, chocolate chips and dried cranberry cookies
• spaghetti in general
• curry noodles

image: kerb