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I love lists. Maybe it's because I'm neurotic, or maybe it's genetic. My dad is a chronic list-maker as well. You have no idea how happy the existance of this website makes me. And so, if you are at all curious to get to know me better, there's probably no more appropriate context than this!

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FAVORITE LISTOGRAPHY MENTIONS
IMPORTANT NOTICES
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  • LEMONS/just about everything lemon scented/flavored
  • Dance
  • Summertime
  • Making mix CDs
  • Fortune cookies
  • Bubble baths
  • Fireworks
  • Craft projects
  • Flowers
  • Decorative/pretty journals and photo albums
  • Really good hugs
  • Rainbow Chip frosting (particularly with Teddy Grahams)
  • Musical Theater
  • Tiny things...seriously, I love things in miniature
  • 90s rock music
  • Makeup
  • Cooking/baking/obsessively watching the F...
apr 17 2010 ∞
oct 24 2011 +

Concerts I've Been to:

  • Astronautalis (3x?)
  • Augustana
  • Backstreet Boys (in 2010, and yes, it was awesome)
  • Christina Perri
  • Coldplay
  • Counting Crows
  • Death Cab for Cutie
  • Dropkick Murphy's
  • The Fray (2x...or well...2.5?)
  • Gavin DeGraw
  • The Goo Goo Dolls (2x)
  • Jack's Mannequin
  • Kelly Clarkson
  • Mae
  • O.A.R.
  • Something Corporate
  • Third Eye Blind (3x)

Concerts Yet to Be Crossed Off the Bucket List:

apr 17 2010 ∞
dec 5 2011 +
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  • Douglas Adams, "The Complete Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
  • Jane Austen, "Emma"
  • Ray Bradbury, "Fahrenheit 451"
  • Charlotte Bronte, "Jane Eyre"
  • Emily Bronte, "Wuthering Heights"
  • Lewis Carrol, "Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass"
  • Geoffrey Chaucer, "The Canterbury Tales"
  • Stephen Chbosky, "The Perks of Being a Wallflower"
  • Michael Crichton, "Jurassic Park"
  • Ernest Hemmingway, "Farewell to Arms"
  • Aldous Huxley, "Brave New World"
  • Henry James, "The Turn of the Screw and Other Short Novels"
  • Jack Kerouac, "On the Road"
  • Barbara Kingsolver, "The Poisonwood Bible"
  • Wally Lamb, "She's Come Undone"
  • Lois Lowry, "The Giver"
may 25 2010 ∞
dec 15 2010 +
  • Hollister - I folded clothes, worked the registers, and basically wanted to shoot myself
  • Summerscape Day Camp - Music Specialist, Counselor, Arts & Crafts Specialist, Late Program Supervisor
  • UConn Child Labs - preschool and toddler student teacher
  • Research Assistant - in the psych department, for multiple professors
  • Part-Time Nanny - four girls...enough said
  • Mary Kay
  • Manchester OB-GYN - I basically was the assistant to the Practice Manager....kind of like Dwight in the office, except my boss was awesome.
  • Greater Hartford Women's Health Associates - Surgical and Obstetrical Coordinator
may 20 2010 ∞
oct 24 2011 +
  • American Beauty
  • American History X
  • Billy Madison
  • The Boondock Saints
  • Center Stage
  • Dogma
  • Donnie Darko
  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind
  • Everything is Illuminated
  • Garden State
  • Just Married
  • The Little Mermaid
  • Little Miss Sunshine
  • Love Actually
  • Mary Poppins
  • Mean Girls
  • Monty Python and the Holy Grail
  • Moulin Rouge
  • Oldboy
  • One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
  • Pirates of the Caribbean
may 20 2010 ∞
dec 15 2010 +
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The way to my heart isn't entirely through my stomach, but if you want to make me happy, feeding me any of these things will certainly help.

  • Ben & Jerry's - Coffee Heath Bar Crunch Ice Cream
  • Big Y - Chicken Pot Pie
  • Birches Bar & Grill - Nachos (seriously, best nachos ever)
  • British Beer Company - Baked Brie
  • Carrabbas - Minestrone Soup, Zucchini Fritte (actually...pretty much anything at Carrabbas)
  • Cosi - T.B.M. Sandwich, and their bread is amazing
  • Dunkin' Donuts - Pumpkin Spice coffee (the one thing I look forward to in the fall)
  • Harry's Pizza - The Harry's Special
  • Johnny Rockets - The Original, with a turkey patty
apr 19 2010 ∞
oct 24 2011 +
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  • The Big Bang Theory
  • Community
  • Dawson's Creek (at least Seasons 1 and 2...I need the rest!)
  • Eureka
  • Firefly
  • Flight of the Conchords
  • Glee
  • Good Eats
  • The New Girl
  • The Office
  • Scrubs
  • Smash
  • So You Think You Can Dance
  • Top Gear
apr 26 2010 ∞
mar 20 2012 +
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  • Spiders, Bees...actually, any bug that can bite or sting me
  • Incorrect grammar/spelling
  • Anything involving needles (no, not the crafting kind, I actually like those, but rather the kind that doctors poke me with)
  • Losing/misplacing things
  • People who drive like jerks
  • Turnips
  • Headaches and getting nauseous from them
  • Swallowing pills
  • Getting woken up at the best part of a dream
  • Ironing
  • Allergies
  • How I constantly hurt myself by walking into things
  • People who chew with their mouths open
  • Feeling like I'm always late to everything
jun 1 2010 ∞
dec 15 2010 +
  • Adele, 21
  • Alanis Morissette, Jagged Little Pill
  • Anna Nalick, Wreck of the Day
  • Astronautalis, The Mighty Ocean & Nine Dark Theaters
  • Coldplay, A Rush of Blood to the Head
  • Counting Crows, August and Everything After
  • Damien Rice, O
  • Death Cab For Cutie, Plans
  • Death Cab For Cutie, Transatlanticism
  • The Fray, How to Save a Life
  • Garden State Soundtrack
  • Imogen Heap, Ellipse
  • Jimmy Eat World, Futures
  • John Mayer, Continuum
  • Lady Gaga, The Fame Monster
  • Mumford & Sons, Sigh No More
  • Muse, Absolution
  • One Republic, Waking Up
  • Third Eye Blind, Out of the Vein
apr 17 2010 ∞
jun 22 2011 +
  • Camelot
  • Carousel
  • Godspell
  • Les Miserables
  • Grease (Rizzo)
  • Fiddler on the Roof (Yente)
  • Guys and Dolls (Adelaide)
  • RENT
apr 17 2010 ∞
oct 24 2011 +
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Things I've already tried and/or do on a regular basis:

  • Jewelry Making (beaded/wire work/friendship bracelets/hemp and macrame)
  • Knitting
  • Crocheting
  • Cross Stitch
  • Folk painting
  • Floral design
  • Pottery/clay sculpture

Things I want to learn

  • Quilting/Sewing
  • Cake decorating (I've dabbled a bit with decorating cookies)
  • Scrapbooking
apr 19 2010 ∞
dec 15 2010 +