- 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 +
- 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 +
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- 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 +
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 +
- 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 +
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 +
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