- An Education
- The Fantastic Mr. Fox
- Two for the Road
- Roman Holiday
- Days of Heaven
- The Virgin Suicides
- The Remains of the Day
- The Umbrellas of Cherbourg
- Dirty Pretty Things
- A Very Long Engagement
- Priceless
- Coco avant Chanel
- Tideland
- MirrorMask
- The Young Victoria
- Crazy Heart
- Up
- The Family Stone
feb 24 2010 ∞
oct 26 2014 +
- The Secret History, Donna Tartt
- Sorcery and Cecelia , Patricia C. Wrede and Caroline Stevermeier
- Jane Eyre , Charlotte Brontë
- The Location Scout , Kevin Fanning
- How I Learned To Love You From So Far Away , Kevin Fanning
- Beauty , Robin McKinley
- St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves , Karen Russell
- How to Read Literature Like a Professor , Thomas C. Foster
- Dealing with Dragons , Patricia C. Wrede
- A Little Princess , Frances Hodgson Burnett
- The Arcanum , Thomas Wheeler
- The Book Thief , Markus Zusak
- The Time Traveler's Wife , Audrey Niffenegger
- The Little Prince , Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
- The Hunger Games , Suzanne Collins (2)
- Catching Fire , Suzanne Collins (2)
- A Homemade Life , Molly Wizenberg
- Robin Kane and the Mystery of the Phantom... , Eileen Hill
jan 4 2010 ∞
oct 26 2010 +
- a serrated knife through bread crust
- the hollow rustling noise of ice in a fountain drink
- zippers
- rapid typing
- heavy books closing-- soft thud-flutter
- high heels on uncarpeted floors
jul 10 2009 ∞
feb 23 2012 +
- niece
- indispensable
- inseparable
- sorcerer
- raccoon
- acknowledgment
- embarrassment
- sheriff
jun 4 2009 ∞
apr 28 2010 +
- hypotenuse
- pistachio
- plethora
- gossamer
- pluperfect
- ostentatious
- myriad
- unmitigated
- sassafrass
- ubiquitous
- arabesque
- placket
- circumvent
- widdershins
- quaint
- sarcophagus
- manuscript
- gloaming
- maudlin
- tranklements
- hirsute
may 28 2009 ∞
aug 31 2010 +
- people reading my magazines before I do
- people who think "herbal" means it's not medicine
- people who answer rhetorical questions
- bad table manners
- engaged couples who put their registry information in their wedding/reception invitation
- people who text constantly
- people who say "it just doesn't fit my personality"
- cell phones during movies and especially during plays
- conceptual Shakespeare
- people who think Jo should have ended up with Laurie
- when visitors show up at my door without calling first and expect to stay and chat for an hour or two
- people that put words in my mouth
- French manicures on toes
may 28 2009 ∞
oct 25 2014 +
- Firefly
- Pushing Daisies
- Game of Thrones
- Arrested Development
- 30 Rock
- Freaks and Geeks
- The X-Files
- Hannibal
- Doctor Who
- Dollhouse
- Orphan Black
- Daria
- Project Runway
- Robot Chicken
- South Park
- Home Movies
- New Girl
- Louie
- It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
- Anthony Bourdain's various television shows
may 27 2009 ∞
oct 25 2014 +
- Cathy - The Last Five Years
- Jo - Little Women
- The Baker's Wife - Into the Woods
- Elizabeth - The Crucible
- Stella - A Streetcar Named Desire
- Amneris - Aida
- Lizzie - The Rainmaker
- Nora - A Doll's House
- Catherine - Suddenly Last Summer
- Glinda - Wicked
- Evelyn - Ragtime
- Annabel - Lucky Stiff
- Catherine - Proof
- Jane - Jane Eyre
- Florence - Chess
- Lucy - Jekyll and Hyde
- Beatrice - Much Ado About Nothing
- Rosalind - As You Like It
- Miranda - The Tempest
- Queen Elizabeth - Richard III
may 27 2009 ∞
jul 8 2009 +
- Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë
- Dracula by Bram Stoker
- I Capture the Castle by Dodie Smith
- The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger
- Everything Is Illuminated by Jonathan Safran Foer
- Life of Pi by Yann Martel
- Ella Minnow Pea by Mark Dunn
- Ex Libris by Anne Fadiman
- At Large and At Small by Anne Fadiman
- You Shall Know Our Velocity! by Dave Eggers
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera
- The Hours by Michael Cunningham
- The Man with the Dancing Eyes by Sophie Dahl
- Hypocrite in a Pouffy White Dress by Susan Jane Gilman
- Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris
- A Year In Provence by Peter Mayles
- Beauty by Robin McKinley
- The Ordinary Princess by M.M. Kaye
- The Last Unicorn by Peter S. Beagle
- Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
- The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake by Aimee Bender
may 26 2009 ∞
oct 26 2014 +
- "Doctor Blind" - Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton
- "Between the Bars" - Metric (Elliott Smith cover)
- "I'll Never Tear You Apart" - Martin Tielli
- "Nicest Thing" - Kate Nash
- "Dream" - Priscilla Ahn
- "Winter Song" - Sara Bareilles and Ingrid Michaelson
- "One Crowded Hour" - Augie March
- "In the Red" - Tina Dico
- "Row" - The Rheostatics
- "This Heart's On Fire" - Wolf Parade
- "Use Somebody" - Kings of Leon
- "Turn Into" - Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- "So Much Love" - The Rocket Summer
- "Oxford Comma" - Vampire Weekend
may 26 2009 ∞
may 27 2009 +
- Ireland
- Dublin, countryside, Giant's Causeway, ANYWHERE
- England
- London, countryside, moors, Haworth Parsonage, Isle of Sark
- Greece
- Santorini, Mykonos, Athens, Crete, countryside
- Sweden
- Canada
- Prince Edward Island (Basin Head Beach), Montreal, Toronto, British Columbia
- Switzerland
- Iceland
may 25 2009 ∞
mar 23 2014 +
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- velvet being rubbed against the weave
- cotton socks that don't retain their shape (especially worn around the house on very dry feet)
mar 13 2011 ∞
mar 13 2011 +
- "Song for a Blue Guitar" - Red House Painters
- "Russia" - Ramona Falls
- "The Dam Song" - Samantha Crain and the Midnight Shivers
- "Animal" - Neon Trees
- "The Captain and the Hourglass" - Laura Marling
- "King of Anything" - Sara Bareilles
- "Home" - Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros
- "Dog Days Are Over" - Florence + the Machine
jan 13 2010 ∞
jul 14 2010 +
jul 12 2009 ∞
mar 7 2013 +
- Neverwhere , Neil Gaiman
- The Dead Travel Fast , Eric Nuzum
- The Graveyard Book , Neil Gaiman
- Eat Pray Love , Elizabeth Gilbert
- Good Omens , Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett
- The House of Mirth , Edith Wharton
- Ladders to Fire , Anaïs Nin
- At Large and At Small , Anne Fadiman
- You Shall Know Our Velocity! , Dave Eggers
- Life of Pi , Yann Martel
- A Year in Provence , Peter Mayles
- Villette , Charlotte Brontë
- To Kill a Mockingbird , Harper Lee
- A Tree Grows in Brooklyn , Betty Smith
- Fahrenheit 451 , Ray Bradbury
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy , Douglas Adams
- Holy Fools , Joanne Harris
- The Secret Garden , Frances Hodgson Burnett
- Perfume: The Story of a Murderer , Patrick Süskind
- How We Are Hungry , Dave Eggers
- Fragile Things , Neil Gaiman
jun 4 2009 ∞
jan 4 2010 +
- cake
- moist
- incident
- studly
- seed
- taut
may 28 2009 ∞
oct 25 2014 +
- letterpress
- graphic design
- typography
- floral arrangement
- artists' books
- making paper
- paper art installations
- photography
- cake decorating
- cooking
- embroidery
- the environment/going green
- calligraphy, specifically Spencerian script
may 28 2009 ∞
may 5 2010 +
- sea-monsters
- small spaces
- being buried alive
- Pyramid Head from Silent Hill
- demonic/Satanic possessions
- water that's deep enough my feet can't touch the bottom
- the wind
may 28 2009 ∞
may 28 2009 +
- perfume/body spray
- BPAL imps
- lip gloss
- little notebooks
- hair pins
- black dresses
- messenger bags
- books of any size, shape, and color
- curse words/phrases in various languages
- very flat shoes
- leggings
- oversized cardigans
- scarves
may 27 2009 ∞
oct 12 2009 +
- Rear Window (1954)
- To Kill A Mockingbird (1962)
- Young Frankenstein (1974)*
- The Silence of the Lambs (1991)
- Empire Records (1995)*
- Se7en (1995)
- Ever After (1998)*
- Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999)
- GalaxyQuest (1999)*
- Amélie (2001)*
- Moulin Rouge! (2001)*
- Spirited Away (2001)
- 28 Days Later (2002)*
- Hero (2002)*
- Lost in Translation (2003)*
- Love Actually (2003)*
- Peter Pan (2003)
- Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
- Garden State (2004)
- Mean Girls (2004)
- Shaun of the Dead (2004)*
may 27 2009 ∞
oct 26 2014 +
- "Since You've Been Around" - Rosie Thomas
- "Use Somebody" - Karima Francis (Kings of Leon cover)
- "Girl in the War" - Josh Ritter
- "Uncomfortably Slow" - Newton Faulkner
- "Pistachio" - Lisa Hannigan
- "Her Morning Elegance" - Oren Lavie
- "Mykonos" - Fleet Foxes
- "A Violent Yet Flammable World" - Au Revoir Simone
- "Comme des Enfants" - Coeur de Pirate
- "Pretty Good Year" - Tori Amos
- "Siren" - Tori Amos
- "Empty" - Metric
- "Wolf Like Me" - TV on the Radio
- "Re: Stacks" - Bon Iver
- "Let's Get Lost" - Tina Dico
- "I Say Fever" - Ramona Falls
- "Time Lapse Lifeline" - Maria Taylor
- "Saltwater Queen" - The Battle of Land an...
may 26 2009 ∞
dec 26 2009 +
- museum curator
- prop stylist
- florist
- art historian
- college professor (English or theater)
may 25 2009 ∞
feb 16 2011 +
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- Thomas Jefferson
- John and Abigail Adams
- Joan of Arc
- Camille Claudel
- Rasputin
- Marie Antoinette
- Francisco Goya (Black Paintings)
- Fernando Pessoa
- anyone from the French Revolution
feb 17 2010 ∞
mar 30 2011 +
- "The unicorn lived in a lilac wood, and she lived all alone." -Peter S. Beagle, The Last Unicorn
- "If this typewriter can't do it, then fuck it, it can't be done." -Tom Robbins, Still Life with Woodpecker
jul 20 2009 ∞
aug 28 2009 +
- Baby Aspirin Holocaust
- Hommes Frites
- Jon and Chainsaw Minus 9
- Time Zone Dissidents
- Define Statutory
- Certified Wombat Feces
jun 12 2009 ∞
jun 27 2009 +
- the apparently arbitrary applause at fashion shows (is it because they like the clothes suddenly? do they recognize the model? why are they clapping? I'm clueless.)
- beachside houses that have swimming pools
- why people cannot tell the difference between "reply" and "reply all" when responding to mass Facebook messages
- Kyle MacLachlan's career
jun 1 2009 ∞
dec 19 2010 +
- the way people smell and look when just awakened from sleep
- the sound car tires make on wet streets
- the smell of sunscreen
may 28 2009 ∞
nov 24 2009 +
- Tori Amos
- Sarah McLachlan
- Regina Spektor
- Howie Day
- Tom McRae
- Frou Frou
- Iron & Wine
- Lisa Hannigan
- Damien Rice
- Tegan and Sara
- Paolo Nutini
- Andrew Bird
- A Fine Frenzy
- Emily Haines and the Soft Skeleton
- Metric
- Yeah Yeah Yeahs
- Ray LaMontagne
- Martin Tielli
- Kings of Leon
- Coeur de Pirate
- Megan Slankard
may 28 2009 ∞
oct 26 2014 +
- Helena - A Midsummer Night's Dream
- Germaine - Picasso at the Lapin Agile
- Janet - Rocky Horror Show
- Hot Scientist - T.C.B. The Conspiracies Bureau (film)
- Amish Prostitute- Lancaster Vice (film)
- Gwendolen - The Importance of Being Earnest (twice)
- Betty - Sure Thing (short film)
- Katrina - Sleepy Hollow
- Bianca - The Taming of the Shrew
- Catherine - The Foreigner
- Tansy - The Nerd
- Vera - And Then There Were None (Ten Little Indians)
- Lady Anne - Richard III
- Nancy - Play It Again, Sam
- Lady Macduff - Macbeth
- Ophelia - Hamlet
may 27 2009 ∞
may 27 2009 +
- Red Rock Brewery
- for the gigantic fried mozzarella-stuffed marinara portobello mushroom and the smoked salmon with cream cheese and capers and the beer crackers and the Jack Mormons
- Osaka
- for the sushi, the miso soup, and for Nancy the Owner who always stops by to say hi to us
- Maestro's (RIP)
- for the gelato, but mostly for the chocolate latte (clouds and heaven in a cup)
- Spark Lounge (RIP)
- for the Christmas-in-a-glass and the Shirley Temples with the cotton candy and for the little "tastes" from the kitchen
may 26 2009 ∞
oct 26 2014 +
- "The Wrong Girl" - Missy Higgins
- "I Don't Want To Be Me" - Amanda Clemens
- "Rain" - Patty Griffin
- "God In My Bed" - k's Choice
- "Your Battlefield" - Susie Suh
- "Love Song" - Sara Bareilles
- "Such a Common Bird" - Ane Brun feat. Wendy MacNeill
- "Ramalama (Bang Bang)" - Roisin Murphy
- "One for the Shareholder" - Maria Taylor
- "Heart's a Mess" - Gotye
- "Scarlet" - Brooke Fraser
- "Empty" - Ray LaMontagne
- "And a Tear Isn't Such a Bad Thing" - The Guggenheim Grotto
- "You Are the Moon" - The Hush Sound
- "Boats and Birds" - Gregory and the Hawk
- "Bring On the Wonder" - Susan Enan
- "Pushing Daisies Suite" - James Dooley
may 26 2009 ∞
may 27 2009 +
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