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GENERAL

  • Baking & Cooking
  • Coffee & Tea
  • Comfy Chairs
  • Comics
  • Daydreaming, Pretending
  • Efficiency, Lists, Organization, Simplicity
  • Family, Friends
  • Generosity, Giving, Kindness
  • Hiking, Nature, Recycling
  • Houston
  • Laughter
  • Legos
  • Libraries, Reading
  • Life, Religion
  • Maps, Road Trips, Travel
  • Money Management
  • Music
  • Night
  • Peace, Quiet, Stillness
may 17 2010 ∞
jan 17 2023 +
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  • Swedish (25%)
  • Irish (>12.5%)
  • Norwegian (12.5%)
  • English (?)
  • Polish (?)
  • French (?)
  • Dutch (?)
  • Probable Native American (?)
may 18 2010 ∞
sep 25 2012 +
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HAIR

  • Shampoo: John Fieda Full Repair, Selsun Blue Naturals
  • Conditioner: John Frieda Frizz-Ease Smooth Start Hydrating
  • Styling Products: CHI Silk Infusion, John Frieda Full Repair Touch-Up Flyaway Tamer, John Frieda Secret Weapon Flawless Finishing Creme, Aveeno Nourish+ Condition Leave-in Treatment
  • Tools: CHI Ceramic Hairstyling Iron, Blow Dryer(?), Brush(?), * Cricket Ultra Smooth Hair Detangler Comb, Hand Mirror(?), Hair Ties (Goody Ouchless - Brown)

FACE

  • Cleansing Tool: Clarisonic Mia2 (White)
  • Face Cleanser/ Wash: Origins A Perfect World Antioxidant Cleanser w/ White Tea
  • Face Peel: Origins Brighter By Nature High-Potency Brightening Peel w/ Fruit Acids
jul 4 2008 ∞
aug 5 2014 +
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APPETIZERS & SNACKS

  • Bruschetta
  • Garlic Bread
  • Pita Chips/ Flatbread/ Naan & Hummus/ Garlic Aioli
  • Pretzels
  • Salsa, Queso, Jalapeno & Tortilla Chips

BREAKFAST

  • Beignets
  • Shipley Do-Nuts

DESSERTS

  • Black Magic Cake
  • Orange Cookies
  • Oreos
  • Rhubarb Cake
  • White Cake

DRINKS

  • Cape Cod
mar 2 2010 ∞
feb 12 2019 +
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If no location is listed, then the establishment is in, or near, Houston, TX.

FAVORITES

  • American & Burgers: Backstreet Cafe, Dish Society, Federal American Grill, First Watch, Five Guys, Freddy's, Kerbey Lane Cafe (Austin, TX), The Linkery (San Diego, CA), Local Foods, Rio Chama Steakhouse (Santa Fe, NM), Salata, Willie Mae's Scotch House (New Orleans, LA)
  • Asian: BKK Thai (Corpus Christi, TX), Ling Long Dumpling & Noodle House, Little Thai Cafe
  • Barbecue: Arby's, Rudy's, The Salt Lick (Driftwood, TX), Swinging Door
  • Bars & Breweries: Saint Arnold, Stone (Escondido, CA)
  • Breakfast & Coffee: Café du Monde (New Orleans, LA), Caribou Coffee, First Watch, Hester's (Corpus Christi, TX), Mozarts (Austin, TX), Shipley Do-Nuts, Weikels Bakery (La Grange, TX)
mar 25 2010 ∞
jan 15 2023 +
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My Amortentia

  • Husband's Aftershave
  • Chrism
  • Clean, Warm Towel fresh from the Dryer

My Animagus and/ or Patronus Possibilities

  • Beagle
  • Golden Hamster
  • Scops Owl (Wizarding World)
  • Sea Turtle

My Blood Purity

My Boggart

  • Loved ones reanimated as Inferi
  • Riddikulus Effect - the Inferi synchronize swim with each other complete with classical music

My Favorite Hogwarts Subjects

jul 25 2008 ∞
jan 17 2023 +
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FAVORITE

  • Alaska
  • California: Cambria, Monterey, San Diego, Pizza Port (Ocean Beach)
  • Florida: Fantasia Gardens Miniature Golf (Orlando)
  • Kansas: Kansas City, Lawrence, Lindsborg
  • Louisiana: Mandeville, New Orleans
  • Minnesota
  • New Mexico: Las Cruces, Santa Fe
  • Texas: Hill Country, Houston

BASEBALL STADIUMS

  • Major
    • Astrodome (toured)
    • Kauffman Stadium
    • Minute Maid Park (toured)
    • Petco Park (toured, no game)
    • Rangers Ballpark in Arlington
    • Turner Field
jul 12 2008 ∞
jan 23 2019 +
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BANDS/ MUSICIANS

  • Beirut
  • Ben Folds Five, Ben Folds
  • Better Than Ezra
  • Big Boi
  • Bob Marley & The Wailers
  • Bruce Springsteen
  • The Cars
  • The Chieftains
  • Counting Crows
  • David Bowie
  • Don Rich & The Buckaroos
  • Eve 6
  • Flogging Molly
  • Garth Brooks
  • Geographer
  • The Killers, Brandon Flowers
  • Matchbox Twenty
  • Modest Mouse
  • Nine Inch Nails
  • Otis Redding
oct 1 2012 ∞
aug 27 2016 +
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GENERAL

  • Exercise Regularly
  • Finish Decorating House
  • Finish Scrapbooking
  • Learn to (fluently) Speak Spanish

TRAVEL

  • Inland Pacific Northwest: Coeur d'Alene, Idaho; Montana & Wyoming; Lake Louise & Calgary
  • Pacific Northwest Coast: Portland, Oregon; Seattle, Washington; Butchart Gardens & Vancouver
  • Hilo, Hawaii (again)
  • Belgium
  • Ireland
  • Northern Italy - Florence, Padua, Ravenna, Venice, etc.
  • New Zealand

ABBY TRAVEL

  • All National Parks
  • Midwest: Illinois (Chicago, Illinois State Fair, ...
apr 29 2010 ∞
apr 26 2023 +
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LEONID AFREMOV

  • Summer Downpour

M.C. ESCHER

  • Eye (1946)
  • Three Worlds (1955)
  • Waterfall (1961)

EDWARD HOPPER

  • Nighthawks (1942)

RENÉ MAGRITTE

  • La Trahison Des Images (1929)

PIET MONDRIAN

  • Composition No. 12 with Blue (1942)
  • Composition with Double Line and Blue (1935)
  • Gray Tree (1912)
  • Self Portrait (1900)

VERA NEUMANN

dec 11 2011 ∞
oct 22 2020 +
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CURRENT

  • Live Sports
  • S03E03 - Castle (ABC)
  • Good Eats (Food Network/ Cooking Channel)
  • S03E15B - Phineas and Ferb (Disney)
  • Saturday Night Live (NBC)
  • S03E03 - Sherlock (BBC/PBS) - minus 2013 Christmas mini-episode
  • S16E14 - South Park (Comedy Central)
  • XXIV - The Simpsons Halloween Specials/ Treehouse of Horrors (FOX)

WANT TO WATCH

  • Alfred Hitchcock Presents (CBS & NBC)
  • Baseball: A Film by Ken Burns (PBS)
  • Brooklyn Nine-Nine (FOX)
  • Marion and Geoff (BBC Two)
  • Muppets
  • The Simpsons (FOX)
  • Transparent (Amazon)
apr 28 2010 ∞
mar 5 2016 +
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RECENTLY WATCHED

  • Saving Mr. Banks (2013) - 05/25/2014

WANT TO SEE

  • Action & Thriller: The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939), The Man Who Knew Too Much (1934, 1956)
  • Adventure & Drama: The King's Speech (2010), Koyaanisqatsi: Life Out of Balance (1982), Out of Ireland (1995), Pi (1998), Pure Country (2002), A Raisin in the Sun (1961), The Shawshank Redemption (1994), The Song of Bernadette (1943), Smoke Signals (1998), Steel Magnolias (1989), St. Elmo's Fire (1985), The Sting (1973), A Streetcar Named Desire (1951), Tea with Mussolini (1999), There Be Dragons (2011), This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006), To Kill a Mockingbird (1962, again), To Live and Die in L.A. (1985), To Sir, With Love (1967), Water for Elephants (2011), What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)
mar 9 2010 ∞
jun 24 2018 +
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DOGS

  • Nina: (2019-Current) corgi, feisty, cuddler, big personality
  • Tanya: (1984-1997) shelter dog, mutt, mostly beagle, source of my love of dogs
  • Sarah Sue: (1997-2011) shelter dog, mutt, mostly corgi, quirky, awesome

HAMSTERS

  • Herbette "Herbie": golden, houdini-esque, playful
  • Hannah: golden, not friendly
may 18 2009 ∞
jul 4 2022 +