• angie harmon (vera wang 2001)
• portia de rossi (zac possen 2008)
• coco rocha (zac posen 2010)
• gwen stefani (john galliano for christian dior 2002)
• jacqueline kennedy (ann lowe 1953)
• princess diana (elizabeth emanuel 1981)
• molly sims (marchesa 2011)
• carolyn bessette-kennedy (1996 narciso rodriguez)
• dita von teese (vivienne westwood 2005)
• heidi montag (balenciaga 2008 mexican elopement) (i hate that i like this)
• lauren bush lauren (ralph lauren 2011)
• grace kelly (helen rose 1956)
• courtney cox (valentino 1999)

• audrey niffenegger
• charlaine harris
• diana gabaldon
• stephenie meyer
• suzanne collins

• giraffes
• owls
• fennec foxes
• bunnies
• flamingos
• goats
• chickens
• axolotls

Folding Cameras:

• Kodak Vest Pocket Hawk-Eye (1925-34)

Rangefinder Cameras:

• Argus Match-Matic C3 "the Brick"(1958-66)(serial# 1829105289)

Viewfinder Cameras:

• Zeiss Ikon Contina IIa (1954-56)

SLR:

• Asahi Pentax K1000 (1976-90)(serial# 7493624)("Penny")
• Nikkormat (Nikon) FTN(1967-75)(serial# 3743982)

TLR:

• Rolleiflex Automat 6x6 - Model K4A (1951-54)(serial# 1.269.025)
• Kodak Duaflex III(1950's)

Box:

• Butcher's Carbine No.2 (est. c.1920's)

• belly
• enzo's pizza
• farm burger
• floataway cafe
• holy taco
• jim n nicks
• mediterranean grill
• morelli's ice cream
• spoon
• suno
• vortex

• bella swan & edward cullen- the twilight series
• clare abshire & henry detamble - the time traveler's wife
• alice cullen & jasper whitlock hale - the twilight series
• sookie stackhouse & eric northman - the sookie stackhouse series
• wanda/pet & ian o'shea - the host
• claire & jamie fraser - outlander series

that were important to me

• red dog* - pam, roger & dallas' wiener dog
• sam* - ginny's siamese
• muffin* & boo* - brother & andrea's cats, my neice & nephew
• sullivan*, dempsey* & corbitt - brother & andrea's boxers, my nephews
• duke - jon (& mine's) boxer
• rory* - jack russell hugh found and fostered
• claude* - mom's birman kitten she lost to pemphigus
• larry the lizard - aunt jamie's lizard
• barb* - mike q's cat
• roxy - lauren's dog
• christopher - ragdoll found on gilbert st.
• freckles (nemo) - long haired black and white, animal action rescue (AAR)
• josie - very affectionate, tiny, short ha...

• apple
• bond no. 9
• bp
• chicago fire dept.
• coca-cola
• estee lauder
• Fleur de California wine
• GE
• georgia peach
• perrier
• the islands of the bahamas

also good:

• starbucks
• girlscouts
• union 76
• oscar de la renta
• steelers

• eat at the crab shack and feed your leftovers to the cats that live there
• when your car doesn't start don't be surprised that it has been shot. and don't be surprised when the cops are not surprised
• embrace the to-go cup. abuse it's privilidges
• ponder the fact that the spanish moss is neither spanish nor moss
• if you go out drinking and think there's any chance you'll wind up in river st., don't wear heels!
• be grateful that frozen paradise is gone
• when friends & family come to visit they will want to go to lady & sons. drive them past the line around the block outside and then take them to sweet potatos instead
• wear flip flops all year long
• be thankfull that target finally came to ...

cats:

• tutu I
• throckmorton
• tutu II
• sam
• sophie
• lucy
• whiskey
• stella

other:

• state fair (goldfish)
• harlow (goldfish)
• buster (hamster)
• kermit (guess)
• assorted chameleons
• assorted fish

movies:

• anne shirley & gilbert blythe - anne of green gables
• tristan & susannah - legends of the fall
• briseis & achilles - troy
• johnny cash & june carter - walk the line
• noah & allie - the notebook
• estella & finn - great expectations
• penny lane & william miller - almost famous
• lloyd dobler & diane court - say anything
• jack twist & ennis del mar - brokeback mountain
• claire & bender - the breakfast club
• joe & susan - meet joe black
• lizzie & mr. darcy - pride & prejudice (2005)
• cecelia & robbie - atonement
• edward cullen & bella swan - twilight

• rinko kawauchi "utatane"
• sally mann "immediate family"
• howard schatz "pool light"
• serge normant "metamorphosis"

• the giving tree by shel silverstein 1964
• eloise by kay thompson 1955
• if i ran the circus by dr. seuss 1956
• where the sidewalk ends by shel silverstein 1974
• the light in the attic by shel silverstein 1981
• koko's kitten by francine patterson 1987
• goodnight moon by margaret wise brown 1947
• the velveteen rabbit by margery williams 1922
• the little prince by antoine de saint-exupery 1943
• if you're afraid of the dark, remember the night rainbow by cooper edens 1979

series:

• the berenstain bears by stan & jan berenstain b. 1962
• the boxcar children by gertrude chandler ...

• lucy, whiskey or stelly's furs
• earlobes - specifically cold ones (it's a weird fetish from childhood - don't ask)
• having my back rubbed or scratched
• having fingers run thru my hair
• t-shirt sheets & vintage cotton t-shirts
• warm, fluffy towels right out of the dryer
• my grama's skin
• sharp scissors cutting thru dense paper
• a thick blue ballpoint writing on dense paper
• shoving my finger into a pot of thick lotion or cream - it's a weird compulsion!
• braiding long, smooth, healthy hair
• lathering aveeno shaving cream onto my legs
• my wet hair after it's been conditioned
• just about anything that's really really soft!

• movies: the family stone & home alone
• songs: the christians & the pagans by dar williams, all i want for christmas is you by mariah carey, carol of the bells & holiday road
• food: the candied sweet potatoes
• type of tree: pink tinsel
• type of lights: the old vintage style multicolored big bulbs or plain white
• activity: wrapping the presents
• tradition: grama's shrimp cocktail appatizer for christmas eve dinner
• memory: sitting on the dining room floor, listening to christmas records in the dark with my mom when i was very little.

• ttv
• aqua tones
• carnival themes
• sand & surf
• grain
• velvia cross processing
• holga
• square formats
• punchy saturation
• lens flare
• sunkissed coloring
• soft focus
• pinhole
• secret & abandoned places
• typographies
• heads viewed upside down
• polaroids

• allison holker
• travis wall
• natalie fotopoulos
• heidi groskeutz
• ivan kumaev
• dmitry chaplin
• jessica fernandez

fav group dances:

• ramalama bang bang by roisin murphy, top 10, choreo by wade robson
• sexy back by justin timberlake, top 4, choreo by wade robson
• born to be alive by patrick hernandez, top 12, choreo by

fav coupled dances:

• travis & heidi, contemporary, to calling you by celine dion choreo by mia michaels
• allison & ivan,contemporary, to why by an...

• do not pay attention to what he says, but rather to what he DOES
• if he really likes you - and he's worth it - he will make sure that you know
• know when to say to yourself "he's just not that into you"
• you know you really care about someone when you are truly concerned for their wellbeing
• if you broke up once, there was prolly a damn good reason
• people don't change. atleast not when it comes to the areas where you want them too
• do not chase them. you are worth being chased. and if he's worth it, he'll put a little effort into it
• never date someone that you wouldn't want to break-up with. meaning if you do break-up will they handle it like an adullt or will they be cruel and mean.

• athabaska
• canoe
• chinook
• creatures
• critters
• crustacean
• fricassee
• inbetwixt
• interlochen
• lumiere
• lush
• merde
• pontoon
• trafalgar
• trebuchet
• troglodyte
• turducken

& a few good pairs:

• kamikazee chickadee
• lake wobegon

• weekly massages
• eames molded plastic rocker --->
• fresh flowers every week
• endless art supplies & studio space
• an adequate jewelry box
• a hot tub
• most of the contents of shopSCAD
• ALL my digi pics printed
• my old vhs tapes converted to dvd
• a really good large format printer
• a back massaging chair

• fast cars & freedon - rascal flatts
• happy girl - martine mcbride
• mystic buzz - freddy jones band
• down w/ you - ellie lawson
• champagne high - sister hazel
• just to be the next to be with you - mr. big
• pour some sugar on me - def leppard
• starry eyes surprise - paul oakenfold
• crazy poker - o.a.r.

• see cirque's O. it was amazing. breathtaking.
• go back to camp. but that part of my life has passed.
• stand on the beach in nice, france @ 3am and listen to the surf roll inand out. it was like thunder.
• go back to school. hopefully someday . . .
• drive past a field full of lightning bugs
• have sleepovers.
• have a dance party and a bonfire in the middle of the woods
• have my whole family backtogether again for christmas at grama's
• spend my birthday at great america with my brother & andrea like when i was little.
• drive out to tybee and lay in the surf at dusk

in savannah:

• @ home (RIP)
• shopSCAD
• paris flea market
• one fish two fish
• terra cotta
• 2 pale josephines

in chicago:

• american science & surplus
• old orchard

in atlanta:

• scott antique market
• kudzu antiques
• highland row antiques

in charleston,sc:

• king st.

in france:

• shop by feel
• have a freakish sense of smell
• i was 2 weeks late for my own birth and have been late for everything ever since
• am a terrible liar
• will sing along in the car to anything and everything - even the songs i don't like. and i don't care that i can't really sing
• love, LOVE, love magazines. and love shreading them also.
• am HIGHLY opinionated. and have no problem sharing my opinion.
• have the appetite of a fat kid
• am easily seduced with a back rub. or a head scratch
• consider my pussycat my child
• am freaked out by pregnancy, birth,and the entire concept of conceiving/carrying/having children. i may eventually have kids but they will NOT be coming outta me!

• a big, close, loving, crazy family
• a husband that loves me
• a job i love that gives me a sense of purpose, accomplishment & satisfaction
• the ability to go back to school to get another degree or a graduate degree
• a beautiful wedding
• for all (or atleast most) of my friends to get along
• to have a group of friends - "friends" style
• to have those friends over for dinner parties
• to have a blog
• to have a room where i live just for a studio/office space
• 3 cats
• a hot tub
• to have a gallery show of my work
• to have enough energy to have all of these things

stand out favorites

• camp
• lake geneva
• sarasota
• charleston
• old sheldon church
• france:
  • lacoste (photo i shot in the valley, summer 2004 ---> )
  • nice
  • isle sur le sorgue

• pastry chef
• emt
• jewelry designer (--->)
• massage therapist
• florist
• professional blogger
• wedding planner
• professional organizer
• photo stylist
• photo researcher
• photo history professor
• photo editor
• art director
• gallery curator
• personal shopper
• cat breeder (birmans)
• holiday gift wrapper
• travel photographer & writer
• professional "nose" (perfumer)
• hair stylist/makeup artist
• antiques (vintage) dealer

• him doing the crossword puzzle
• him watching the game and listening to it on the radio at the same time
• his popcorn
• the time he burned the garlic and the fire dept. showed up
• us in the basement of medinah listening to the man play the piano (vintage postcard of medinah temple ---> )
• watching the show with him in the center aisle of medinah
• our "date" at the barclay club and walking back on the beach
• he & i playing gin
• the funny horn on the old blue mercedes
• going to the barn
• picking apples at the barn and then making apple pies using that funny coring machine
• him at his desk in the circus office
• the time i was a brat in vegas and he too...

• my grampa paul (who died 2 yrs before i was born)
• nana & grampy (when they were newly married, b/f the had my mother so maybe i'd understand them better as people)
• my parents as teenagers
• my grama - any time. i miss her more than i could begin to say
• richard nickel (i'm guessing the conversation would be a little quiet but i'd still be interested) (--->)
• princess diana (cliche i know, but she seemed so genuine & caring. and very productive with her time and resources)

• peony (--->)
• renunculus
• cabbage & garden roses
• astilbe
• camelia
• dahlia
• daffodil
• hydrangea
• lilac
• poppy
• lilly of the valley
• orchids

and not exactly flowers but . . .

• pussy willows
• fiddle heads
• silver dollars
• fern fraunds
• baby's breath
• cudzu
• ivy

• cleaning
• organizing
• arranging
• editing
• mounting/cropping/cutting
• details in general

• aqua
• butter yellow
• petal pink
• moss green
• spring green
• heather grey
• fuschia
• periwinkle
• lemon yellow
• "sunny d" orange
• red hair orange

• jessica stam (--->)
• carolyn murphy
• marissa miller
• doutzen kroes
• coco rocha
• missy & frankie rayder
• maggie rizer
• stephanie seymore
• angie everheart
• giselle

♀

• molly michaela
• imogen esma
• elodie grace
• sheila
• deirdre
• maeve

♂

• kelly
• luke
• connor
• etienne-matou
• jack
• patrick (paddy)

♀/♂

• alix
• delaney
• murphy

a few others i enjoy:

• fleetwood mac
• u2
• erasure
• rascal flatts
• diana krall
• garth brooks
• kila
• freddy jones band

• akai hanna
• the bagel
• dee's
• frances' deli
• greek islands
• hackney's
• hemma's kitchen
• itto sushi
• the jolly inn
• par's cove
• pasta bowl
• pizza capri
• pizza metro
• potbelly's
• the weiner's circle

RIP:

• arnie's bagels
• casbah (still open but no longer any good)
• mamacita's

• jake gyllenhaal
• matt czuchry
• matthew goode
• scott foley
• tahmoh penikett
• ed westwick
• prince harry
• sebastian stan
• simon woods
• colin farrell
• kevin mckidd
• hayden christensen
• joaquin pheonix
• marc blucas
• christian bale
• cole hauser
• jeffrey dean morgan
• prince william
• john mayer
• peter sarsgaard
• eric bana

• zotz
• vosges caramels
• vosges
• maple sugar candy
• spanish turron
• candied cinnamon & sugar almonds
• ginger chews
• pralines
• maple fudge
• japanese marukawa 7 flavor bubble gum
• peanut butter & jelly salt water taffy
• pop rocks
• cadbury crunchie & flake
• the small chinese lollipops on the long plastic sticks
• bit o honey
• clove chewing gum
• lemon heads
• candy cigarettes

yummy things i've eaten lately

• french dip + cottage fries - rj grunts
• pickles + sweet & sour cabbage borscht - the bagel
• apple fritters - the jolly inn
• chocolate & vanilla frozen yogurt + raspberry sauce & kiwi - place by parker
• candied sweet potatoes - thanksgiving
• cashew chicken - venus
• chicken picata - the cheesecake factory
• honey-baked ham, mixed berry pie from fox & obel - christmas
• jamba juice
• kinder chocolate
• saganaki, avgolemono, mousaka, spanakotiropita, dolmades, rice & potatoes, baklava, galaktoburiko w/ roditis - greek islands
• fig preserves w/ cream cheese on french bread
• rice pudding - whole foods

• What is your favorite word? http://listography.com/megs/i__3/words_i...
• What is your least favorite word? gals, hubby, preggo, kitty
• What turns you on? back rubs, confidence, intelligence
• What turns you off? rudeness, bad smells, stupidity/ignorance http://listography.com/megs/about_me/stu..._
• What sound or noise do you love? http://listography.com/megs/i__3/the_sou..._._._.
• What sound or noise do you hate? alarm clock
• What is your favorite curse word? flying fuck
• What profession other than your own would you like to attempt? singer (if only i could sing)
• What profession would you not like to do? garbage collector
• If Heaven exists, what would you like to hear God say when you arrive at the Pearly Gates? "Welcome back! We missed you. How was it this time?"

auditions:

• chyna lee smith to you'll find a way by santigold

(NEED TO WATCH MEET THE TOP 20 thru TOP 10)

top 6:

• melanie moore, solo to "cracks" (flux pavillion remix) by Freestylers feat. Belle Humble

• being read to, story-time
• the feeling of absolute freedom that first afternoon that school would get out for summer vacation
• riding (and sleeping) in the back seat on car trips. listening to garrison keillor and other radio shows.
• how we (classmates) would play with and braid each other's hair, rub backs, scratch hands, etc.
• my mom taking me out of the tub and wrapping me up in a huge fluffy towel
• how bath time could be an adventure
• how fishing for quarters at the bottom of a pool could be entertaining for hours
• opportunities to play with clay
• that is was still ok to share secrets with your friends or ask really personal questions
• snacks - ants on a log, apple juice and cookies, peanut butter apples, juice boxes...

• reading
• organization
• vintage
• sytycd
• blogs
• lists
• collecting inspiration
• jewelry
• redheads
• summer
• the coast
• my cats

girls:

• caitlin kinney
• randi evans
• kayla rydomski
• jeanette manrara
• jeanine mason

guys:

• kupono aweau
• ade obayomi
• phillip chbeeb
• jonathan platero
• evan kasprzak

auditions:

• caitlin to "winter song" by sara bareilles & ingrid michaelson

top 20:

• caitlin & jason, bollywood to "jai ho" from slumdob millinaire, chor. nakul

that i've read since i finally started reading again

• stiff: the curious lives of human cadavers by mary roach
• the last lecture by randy pausch
• twilight by stephenie meyer*
• midnight sun by stephenie meyer
• new moon by stephenie meyer
• eclipse by stephenie meyer*
• breaking dawn by stephenie meyer*
• the host by stephenie meyer*
• the hunger games by suzanne collins*
• a certain slant of light by laura whitcomb
• the sookie stackhouse novels 1-9 by charlaine harris*
• the strain by guillermo del toro and chuck hogan
• the time traveler's wife by audrey niffenegger*
• water for elephants by sara gruen

inspired by http://fashionindie.com/30-things-woman-...

• having a good cry
• cute animals i.e. cuteoverload.com
• twilight
• chuck bass
• shopping as therapy
• multiple pillows
• scented candles
• anything in miniature
• magazines
• dancing
• foreplay
• bubble baths
• shoes
• clear or nearly clear nail polish
• the need for "products"
• talking about our "feelings"
• making out just to makeout
• collections
• jewelry
• scented soap

the scents that always remind me of summer, inspired by this

• campfire
• pine (camp)
• suntan lotion
• chlorine
• food on the bbq
• sun soaked skin
• wooden dock/harbor smell
• lightning & thunder in the air
• savannah at low tide
• old, slightly mildewy, tents & packs
• beach
• perfect hope perfume
• roger & gallet lettuce soap

inspired by http://www.thedieline.com/blog/

• apple
• bond no. 9
• demeter
• estee lauder
• izze
• l'occitane
• lollia
• meiji chelsea butter scotch
• method
• metro mint
• pacifica candles
• philosophy
• philou
• thymes
• tocca

• rory & logan - gilmore girls
• buffy & angel - buffy
• buffy & riley - buffy
• buffy & spike - buffy
• izzie & denny - grey's anatomy
• jake & hamilton - young americans
• kate & sawyer - lost
• benson & stabler - law & order: svu
• angela chase & jordan catalano - my so-called life
• monica & chandler - friends
• felicity & noel - felicity
• mulder & scully - x files
• liz & lucky I - gh
• liz & jason - gh
• jake & payton - one tree hill
• octavia & agrippa - rome
• liz & max - roswell
• chuck & blair - gossip girl
• brian & justin - queer as folk
• sierra(priya) & victor(anthony) - dollhou...

so, if i ever change my mind and decide to have children (and by have i mean ADOPT) there are a few things i want to remember. mostly, these are things i remember thinking when i was a child and wishing my parents and adults understood.

• kids understand what your talking about more than you think. even when you're being vague or think you're talking in code
• instead of yelling at kids and getting angry at them - reason with them! novel concept, i know. i always remember that problems were solved much faster when my father took me aside, calmly explained that i was being a brat/difficult/an asshole and that it was upsetting my mother. he would ask me what the problem was and then try to explain to me how if i stopped doing whatever it was, how things could go so much easier. it always worked.
• as parents, just b/c it is your job to ma...

• almost famous
• amelie
• black hawk down
• buffy the vampire slayer: the album
• chicago (original broadway cast - not the movie)
• cirque du soleil: alegria
• cirque du soleil: O
• city of angles
• dirty dancing
• empire records
• felicity
• felicity: sr year
• garden state
• great expectations
• great expectations the score
• i am sam
• meet joe black
• practical magic
• romeo + juliet
• serendipity

a collection of my personal favorites from "213 Things Skippy is No Longer Allowed ...

• 2. My proper military title is “Specialist Schwarz” not “Princess Anastasia”.
• 29. The Irish MPs are not after “Me frosted lucky charms”.
• 35. Not allowed to sing “High Speed Dirt” by Megadeth during airborne operations. (“See the earth below/Soon to make a crater/Blue sky, black death, I’m off to meet my maker”)
• 37. Our medic is called “Sgt Larwasa”, not “Dr. Feelgood”.
• 38. Our supply Sgt is “Sgt Watkins” not “Sugar Daddy”.
• 43. Camouflage body paint is not a uniform.
• 45. I am not allowed to “Go to Bragg boulevard and shake daddy’s little money maker for twenties stuffed into my undies”...

inspired by this

• when my teeth scrape against the hard candy coating of things like m 'n m's or skittles
• raw tomatos and their "insides"
• the stuff caught in the sink or tub drain
• bugs. or anything with an exoskeleton
• raw meat
• armpit hair. worse if it's long and stringy
• nose jobs with the hammer and the chisel
• walking over big grates on the sidewalk
• having to watch someone do something really embarassing or awkward on tv. i just can't watch
• hearing normal people try to rap
• having to go to the bathroom when you're wearing a wet swimsuit. and trying to pull it back on when you're done
• the time i accidentally stepped on that f...

• lacey schwimmer
• danny tidwell
• jessi peralta
• pasha kovalev
• neil haskell
• sara von gillern
• kameron bink

fav group dances:

fav coupled dances:

• lacey & danny, samba, top 10, to hip hip chin chin by club des belugas, choreo by dmitry chaplin w/ heidi
• lacey & pasha, top -, hip hop, in the morning by junior boys, choreo by dave scott
• lacey & kameron, top 20, contemporary, to dancing by elisa, choreo by mia michaels
• lacey & kameron, top 18, broadway, to all that jazz from chicago, choreo by tyce d...

• a good thunderstorm
• purring
• my mother coming down the hall or working in the kitchen when i'm home
• rain on the tree canopy above
• the sound of my birks on the gravel on the path next to the lagoon at camp
• walking that path as it began to rain and hearing the rain on the lilly pads
• absolute silence while laying in the tub
• (the memory of) lucy's whimpers, mews and huffs
• stella's squeaky purr
• (irish dancing) hard shoes
• singing in the car
• the waves rolling in and out along the rock beach in nice, france
• typing on a satisfying keyboard
• the whoosh and hiss of ground rushing under the wheels of a bike
• the crackle of a bonfire

• double dare
• duck tales
• fraggle rock
• full house
• hey dude
• inspector gadget
• kids incorporated
• mr. rogers
• road to avonlea
• strawberry shortcake
• the golden girls
• the mickey mouse club
• the munsters
• the patty duke show
• you can't do that on television

movies:

• auntie mame
• down to you
• empire records
• return to oz
• the family stone

tv series:

• felicity
• gilmore girls
• my so-called life
• sytycd

♂

• argyle
• claude II
• finnigan
• gusgus
• oliver
• phineaus
• seamus
• sprocket
• tristan

♀

• bronwyn
• clove
• darby
• emmy/emmie
• fiona
• margeaux (marggie)
• nelly
• olivia
• pepper

• joss whedon
• bill maher
• craig ferguson
• heather b. armstrong, aka dooce
• robin williams
• the writers of friends
• rachel maddow
• dane cook
• jourdain + ryan + roemer + alcohol

• that all my best ideas come as i'm falling asleep
• that i can never remember my dreams enough to write them down. and the harder i try to remember, the more i forget them - like trying to hold on to sand.
• that i fluctuate b/w 120-150lbs. so my clothes are always either too big or too small
• that i can't go more than a month without being on antibiotics
• that lucy can't talk to me and i don't understand her meows
• that my mouse doesn't track well on bedsheets
• that my handwritting is never predictable, it always looks different. and what does that mean!?
• that i can't get lasik b/c i have "excessively large pupils"
• and someday when i can get lasik i know i...

• i'm left eyed
• i grew up around the circus. no, i'm not a carnie.
• i have chronic fatigue syndrome w/ secondary fibromyalgia, a circadian rhythm abnormality & chronic daily headaches. my insurance company dislikes me.
• unlike most people, when my adreneline starts pumping my blood pressure drops drastically
• some people follow sports. i follow irish dancing (TIDC in the pic ---> )
• i prefer rainy days
• i can turn my tongue upside down
• i've never had a glass of milk in my whole life (and never want to)
• i was a vegetarian for 10 years and still can't eat steak. and refuse to prepare raw meat.
• i wish i knew how to sew
• i broke off my front teeth as a toddler a...

• free samples
• chalcedony and cabochon settings
• framing an image in my lens
• most anything vintage
• secret spots & hidden places
• paper, print & pattern
• thunder, lightning and torrential downpours
• a warm tub of bubbles (--->)
• a good massage
• handwritten letters
• inspiration binges
• kindred spirits
• redheads
• the smell of laundry
• scent memories
• underwater kisses
• standing out in the rain
• dusk & twilight
• TTV photography
• vintage postcards

• seeing dar williams in concert and she led the audience in singing the chorus of Iowa over and over and over again
• the time i was walking by the lagoon at night, the sound of the gravel under my birks and it started to rain
• laying on the picnic table outside the earthlodge looking up through the pine trees at the stars
• swimming and kissing in the fountain in forsythe park then going up to the roof of the scad radio bldg
• sitting on the dining room floor in the dark with mom when i was very small listening to xmas records
• suddenly running from behind the dh to the afield
• walking around savannah in a power outtage with brandon
• watching a storm come across the valley while on top of lacoste

• hug
• play with my hair & scratch my head
• all start singing along together @ a concert or bar
• want to be helpful
• remember that theirs is not the only (and therefor right) point of view
• connect, on any level
• can organize themselves to do something as a group, like mature adults!
• try to be empathetic, when they can't be sypathetic
• call, just as i was thinking about them
• write letters - handwritten ones (pic ---> )
• create work that inspires me . . . speaks to me
• make an effort to fix their mistakes
• sincerely apologize
• save something silly for me just b/c they know i'll appreciate it

• her earlobes
• "dance,dance,dance"
• "oh my baby, oh my baby . . ."
• shalimar
• cocoa butter
• carmex mixed with lipstick
• popcorn
• bread n butter
• her brown mercedes, it's scent and the knobs on the radio
• her sitting at her vanity
• us sleeping with a pillow b/w us
• her doing my homework
• her drawing me pictures
• lilacs in her backyard (---> )
• her tomato plants
• her seat on the couch, next to the clown lamp
• her running her fingers thru my hair
• her furs
• the red velvet couch

RIP 4/17/2001 - 7/4/2008

• when she sleeps in the teeny tiniest little ball, where you can barely tell which end is which
• sleeps with her paws over her eyes
• how she freaks her self out when she's playing. like "holy shit i'm being a total spaz. i better completely spaz out and get the fuck out of here b/f anyone notices . . . "
• makes precious little whimper noises when she's dreaming
• the little under-her-breath noises she makes when i pick her up or when she's sitting next to me and it's quiet
• when she's cleaning herself and she's sitting there like an otter
• when she's completely relaxed and stetches out on her back when she's sleeping
• her little meeps before i can put the (full) food bowl down on the ground - the on...

if you wanna see me sob like a baby . . . music:

• i grieve by peter gabriel
• breathe me by sia
• along december by counting crows
• i shall believe by sheryl crow
• what hurts the most by rascal flatts
• full of grace by sarah mclachlan
• if you're reading this by tim mcgraw
• come home soon by shedaisy
• prolly wouldn't be this way by leanna rimes
• storms in africa & ebudae by enya
• in a mist by the drovers
• just about anyone singing on the loose

movies/tv:

• buffy episode "the body" (the one where joyce dies)
• the end of "meet joe black"
• "what dreams may come"

• graduating college
• my 24th place at oireachtas
• leaving home, both times
• my 4.0 at columbia
• my eye (--->)
• my brain and the fact that i can think for myself
• my insatiable sense of curiosity and desire to learn and understand
• my organization/cleaning skills

• cat: tutu & throcky
• cut: tutu scratched my face as a baby
• friend: dallas
• funeral: my godfather uncle jack
• job: indentured family servant
• concert: gloria estafan @ the michigan state fair. i think i was 9
• makeup: covergirl
• real camera: pentax k1000
• cd: erasure, depeche mode & the spindoctors (which i traded for green day "dookie") from my brother for my 12th birthday
• kiss: andy rouse 7th grade
• solo dress: megan kenning's
• high school: loyola academy
• boyfriend: pat dillon
• oireachtas: cincinatti
• college: harrington institute of interior design
• drink on my 21st: a leinie's honeyberry
• cell phone: nokia

• the sharing award in kindergarten
• initiative & creativity in art, high school
• lots of medals from irish dancing
• most likely to be injured, high school
• best in school costume, halloween sr. year for glinda the good witch

• dar williams . . . in madison & point(--->)
• indigo girls . . . @ ravinia & lilith fair
• dmb . . . @ alpine
• counting crows . . . in milwaukee
• nickel creek . . . @ the sav civic center
• rusted root . . . in madison & milwaukee
• sister hazel . . . in forsythe park
• sarah mclachlan . . . @ lilith fair
• black 47 . . . @ irish fest

• b matthews bakery
• b&d burgers
• belford's
• bella's
• casbah
• firefly
• gallery espresso
• midtown deli
• molly macpherson's
• saigon
• season's
• six pence pub
• sweet potatoes
• the crab shack
• the gryphon tea room
• the king & i
• vinnie's

• the ability and desire to teach me things - someone i can learn from
• can tell a good story
• can kiss me in a way that melts my heart
• will read to me
• will allow his picture to be taken . . .alot
• doesn't mind (& maybe even likes it) when i play with his earlobes
• gray boxer briefs. please & thank you.
• able to give a decent massage
• not afraid to wear a pink shirt
• likes to take little adventures & go exploring
• the ability to comfort
• able to fold
• come eqipped with atleast one power tool
• willing to admit when he is wrong
• willing to (learn to) dance with me
• can cook atleast 3 things
• loves cats (or atleast mine)

• inept grocery baggers
• people who do not spellcheck/proof read. if you are on a computer there is no excuse for misspellings - you have spellcheck & google!
• people who do not know how to properly hold a knife & fork or cut meat
• inept dishwasher loaders
• there/their/they're your/you're to/too
• people who refuse to use punctuation
• men in ill-fitting suits
• people who answer their cellphones at the table
• people who take up 2 parking spaces
• people who call Irish Dance 'Riverdance'
• irish dancers who tie their soft shoes incorrectly

• kirsten dunst
• dorothy in the wizard of oz
• ariel from the little mermaid

• zooey deschanel
• kate middleton
• dita von teese
• gossip girl - serena/blair/jenny
• blake lively
• practical magic - sally & gilly owens
• emily henderson
• jennifer aniston
• emersonmade
• lauren conrad
• reese witherspoon
• mad men
• felicity porter (freshman yr) & keri russell
• karen gillan
• katy perry

save if the house is on fire:

• cats
• mac
• contents of my jewelry box
• wallet + phone
• woobie
• pictures
• high school journals
• portfolio & all photo work
• filing box
• genealogical research binder
• camp box
• keepsake box

if there's more time:

• lucy's ashes
• camera collection
• makeup bag
• image collection binders
• lacoste box

inspired by:

• Publix
• country radio
• southern manners
• southern accents
• southern cooking
• humidity
• southern boys
• greenery all year round
• boiled peanuts
• brunswick stew

things i WON'T miss:

• insects of unusual size
• crime
• poor race relations
• lacking education
• dry sundays
• horrible news casts

girls:

• ashleigh di lello
• karen hauer
• noelle marsh
• katheryn mccormick

boys:

• nathan trasoras
• jakob karr
• legacy perez
• ryan di lello
• russell ferguson

top 20 showcase

• group number to "comanche" by the revels, chor. wade robson

top 16

• ashleigh & jakob, jazz, (cane number) to "relax" by frankie goes to hollywood, chor. mandy moore

• anne shirley - anne of green gables
• rory gilmore - gilmore girls
• buffy summers - buffy the vampire slayer
• claire beauchamp randall fraser - outlander series
• bella cullen - breaking dawn, twilight series
• alice cullen - twilight series
• gwen cooper - torchwood
• echo - dollhouse
• izzie stevens - grey's anatomy
• angela chase - my so-called life
• penny lane - almost famous
• june carter - walk the line
• baby houseman - dirty dancing
• blair waldorff - gossip girl
• charlie cantilini - monster in law
• stephanie nielsen - the nienie dialogues

• gilbert blythe
• edward cullen
• logan huntzburger
• lloyd dobler
• henry detamble
• tristan ludlow
• denny duquette
• dr. owen hunt
• lucky spencer I
• christian nielsen (he's fictional to me)

i've heard that were interesting. some were people, some were characters, some were pets

• adair/adaire
• addison
• alette
• archer
• astrid
• auden
• beau
• beckanne
• beylah
• clove
• clover
• coty
• dabney
• donas
• elliette
• elisabetta
• ember
• emerette

• michaela - trinity
• mrs. stawicki - 8th grade language arts
• mrs. schultz - 8th grade math
• mrs. haverkamp - 6th grade language arts
• mr. benson - loyola, algebra
• mr. cleland - loyola, 2D design
• dr. zarob - woodlands, history
• dr. sheiber - woodlands, history
• chuck reynolds - columbia, intro photo
• craig stevens - scad, photo history I
• tom fischer - scad, photo history II
• steve aishman - scad, web design

a selection of my personal favorites from The 99 Rules for Living in Savannah

• 1. Call it "The Book." You read it once. Years ago. Got it?
• 2. Parking Services is very, very efficient. Don't test them.
• 5. When asked about the estimated completion date of Truman Parkway, laugh.
• 9. On St. Patrick's Day, don't count on parking north of, say, DeRenne Avenue.
• 10. Leave the Spanish moss alone.
• 11. Perpetuate the myth that Victory Drive has the longest line of palm trees in the world.
• 12. If a tourist asks what that rank odor in the air is, say it's the smell of money.
• 13. Yield when entering a square.
• 16. Emphasize "East" or "West" when giving your address to a pizza delivery place.

inspired by this

• green dress worn by keira knightley in atonement
• yellow satin dress worn by kate hudson in how to lose a guy in 10 day
• little black givenchy dress worn by audrey hepburn in breakfast at tiffany's
• wedding dress worn by audrey hepburn in funny face
• wedding dress worn my jennifer lopez in monster in law
• yellow satin slip dresses worn by the bridesmaids in monster in law
• red dress worn by jessica rabbit in who framed roger rabbit
• cream dress worn by jennifer gray at the end of dirty dancing
• greenish brown burnout velvet dress by DKNY worn by gwyneth paltrow in great expectations
• pink dress worn by gwyneth paltrow during...

• lincoln park conservatory
• all my favorite places to eat
• food of every ethnic variety you can think of
• a wet & enveloping spring season
• all the amazing architecture
• lake shore drive
• american science & surplus
• that it's laid out on a grid - like any sensible city should be
• decent newscasts
• the beauty of the north shore
• a true fall

• being cold. i don't tolerate cold very well. and it just makes me fucking cranky.
• companies that spout their religious affiliations & beliefs on their packaging
• those who missuse there, their & they're, your & you're, to & too
• having to drive with people who excellerate suddenly. then let up. then excellerate suddenly. then let up. then excellerate suddenly. then let up. ahhh!
• when people lie about stupid little stuff and then laugh at you when you believe them.
• women being referred to as "Mrs. Joe Smith" it's bad enough that she had to give up half of her identity and take his last name. she has a first name. USE IT!
• when girls squeal, en masse. just shoot them. put them - & us - out of our missery. (bonus points if they were squealin...

and i just don't see the appeal . . .

• religion/god
• "having" babies
• sports (with balls)
• stupid humor movies
• snl humor
• starbucks
• mornings
• snow
• paris hilton
• rap/hip hop
• movies like hostel & saw
• coke (not the cola kind)
• reading harry potter
• star wars
• running
• brown liquor
• getting totally shitfaced
• video games
• wanting to be famous
• seinfeld

(or wouldn't want to)

• chapstick
• mac powerbooks
• concealor
• bras
• soap
• the internet
• jeans
• digi cameras
• microwaves
• cable
• shampoo & conditioner
• itunes
• blush
• lipstick
• red hair dye
• wet TP
• nail files
• dryer sheets

• when everyone starts singing along during a concert or at a bar
• when everyones leaving the theatre in a daze after a movie with a really great ending
• the drive back from the beach when everyone's salty, sleepy and sunkissed
• when the power goes out. something about a power outtage in the summer just brings everyone outside and together.
• whenever something is really funny and i really can't stop laughing
• having a hand to hold
• moments of artistic inspiration & discovery
• dancing around the house in my underwear
• when i see something that speaks to me so much that it gives me the chils. and sometimes it's something i can't even articulate
• the absolute rush i got when doing our st...

• laundry

nature:

• ripe starfruit
• pine trees
• lilacs
• rain
• savannah at low tide
• sweet almond oil
• sweet basil leaves
• the way my cats smell
• campfires & burning leaves

products:

• dryer sheets
• estee lauder lipstick
• the detergent i used when i was in france
• aveeno shaving cream
• pond's cold cream
• aveda products

• 3 men and a baby
• anne of green gables
• annie
• auntie mame
• back to the future
• big
• dirty rotten scoundrels
• flight of the navigator
• home alone
• mary poppins
• return to oz
• the blue lagoon
• the boy who could fly
• the cutting edge/"toe-pick!"
• the little mermaid
• the mighty ducks
• the never ending story
• the parent trap
• the rescuers
• troop beverly hills
• who framed roger rabbit?

• ivan collins
• tom collins
• bloody mary
• mojito
• the ritz (courvoisier,champagne,cointreau & pomegranate juice)
• lemon drop
• sangria
• mimosa
• gin & tonic
• margaritas
• madras w/ a shot of sprite
• an EXCESSIVELY dirty martini

2007/2008

• images (a fav by alicia bock ---> )
• collecting inspiration
• so you think you can dance
• magazines . . . and shredding them . . . and then archiving my shreds
• art, design & craft blogs
• the nienie dialogues & dooce
• listography (obviously)
• kissing
• redheads
• organizing
• thunderstorms
• savannah
• flickr favorites
• aqua (the color)
• homegoods
• soft things
• scented soap
• music
• the internet

• "unless you work here, or sleep with someone who works here you need to go home" ~b n b at bar time, back in the day
• "shut up and paddle" ~the girls, bwca summer '01
• "way to go city! way to be!!" ~eric in the bus upon entering gordes, france summer '04
• "i can't eat candycanes! it's like eating a reindeer . . . candy canes are toys, reindeer are people!" ~either katie or virg ( i have to look that one up + chuck's quote about georgia o'keefe)
• "i wish you a disease free happy valentines megHon . . . " ~skinner '07
• "if you love something set it free. if it comes back it's yours forever. if it doesn't, hunt it down and drag its ass back!" ~jon
• "i know!!!" (said like monica on friends) ~allie & i

• cameras
• vintage furniture
• mccoy pottery - planters & ashtrays
• maps
• beach sand
• vintage ball mason jars
• glass labware (volumetric flasks/erlenmeyer flasks/beakers etc)
• quotes
• vintage postcards
• images
• books
• graphic letters (mostly M's)
• vintage glass coffee carafes
• tiny bowls
• interesting vintage textiles
• skeleton keys

collections i'm trying to start:

• costume jewelry
• found amusing vintage photographs

• on a picnic
• ice skatting
• sledding
• paragliding*
• rafting*
• to a water park
• antiquing/junking/thrifting/to an estate sale*
• to a spa*
• tubing down a river
• swimming in the rain
• on a roadtrip from maine to keywest and from vancouver to southern cali*
• to a drive in movie*
• to a fondue resteraunt*
• on a zip line

(*never done it b/f)

things i've learned the hard way, and general advice:

via Others:

• this too shall pass. ~mom
• "you can pick your friends and you can pick your nose but you can't pick your friends nose." ~ dad
• "don't become too famous or else they might make a statue out of you. and then you'll spend eternity with pigeons crapping all over you." ~ dad, again
• "every new beginning comes from some other beginning's end." ~silly lyrics that i tell myself over and over
• "If you’re worried about someone who dislikes you, first ask yourself whether they’re an asshole. If you don’t like them, and they don’t like you, that’s not a problem. That’s a mutual understanding." via mighty girl

Me:

perfums:

• shalimar - grama (--->)
• eau d'azur, l'occitane - summer 2004, lacoste france
• banana republic classic - senior prom (in the roll on vial)
• perfect hope - end of summer 2005, hilton head
• sunflowers - eigth grade
• ckone - freshman year of high school LA
• tresor - andrea, the boat in sarasota over xmas
• lauren by ralph lauren - andrea a long time ago
• gap om - freshman year of high school, bridget and the ribbon on my backpack
• hypnotic poison - lauren and her house in savannah
• pour un femme du caron - allie
• cashmere mist donna karan - sarah audet & 502 east park, sav

• her hands
• her hugs
• the smell of her chapstick
• the sound of her in the kitchen late at night
• her drying her hair every day
• the clinking of ice cubes in her glass
• her swearing at the middle bedroom closet
• putting on her makeup, sitting on the floor in front of the radiator. or on the back of the tiolet when i was much younger.
• folding laundry on the stove
• her reading to me in my crib w/ throcky when i was a baby
• her wrapping me up in a towel on the bathroom floor after my bath when i was a baby
• making me "sick soup"
• her being the family "wordrobe mistress"

• bay window with a seat
• spiral staircase (--->)
• a sleeping porch
• angled ceilings upstairs
• steam room
• lots of little places to take naps
• a vintage style tiled bathroom
• fireplaces w/ beautiful mantels
• a solarium/conservatory (--->)
• hot tub
• monsterous bathtub
• built-ins
• a bay window behind the kitchen sink with shelves for herbs
• excessive closet space
• a turret or some kind of tower
• a few walls of exposed brick painted white

and outside . . .

• an outdoor shower

• photo history (the 1st photo of a person, deguerre 1839 --->)
• 2d design
• algebra (go figure)
• any class with chuck
• any class with aishman
• any class with zig

• art nouveau
• art deco
• prarie style
• pin up art (petty ---> )

ideas for future custumes:

• jessica rabbit (--->)
• dia de los muertos
• joan holloway from mad men
• alice in wonderland
• playboy bunny - green satin suit
• wendy darling from peter pan
• a sea monkey
• a cupcake
• ballerina
• rita hayworth
• woodland fairy

i have been:

• a pumpkin - preschool
• minny mouse - kindergarten
• a ladybug
• a fairy princess - 2nd grade
• a present - 4th grade
• 50's poodle skirt theme - 1995, 8th grade

• bones
• burn notice
• cougar town
• covert affairs
• criminal minds
• dexter
• fringe
• gossip girl
• grey's anatomy
• in plain sight
• mad men
• private practice
• rookie blue
• suits
• svu
• switched at birth
• sytycd
• true blood
• torchwood
• vampire diaries
• weeds

either strange things i enjoy eating (A.) or the weird &/or specific ways i eat normal stuff(B) . . . (you know that scene in when harry meet sally where meg ryan orders her food and is a pain in the ass? i admit it, *sometimes* that is me)

• A.
• pumpernickel bread
• aunt nellie's whole pickeled beets. must be eaten out of the jar, over the sink
• oshinko. it's a pickled japanese root of some sort. it's bright yellow and crunchy and fabulous!
• raw broccoli hearts - the white centers of the stalks
• i love brussel sprouts!
• and boiled cabbage
• and boiled potatoes (god, i'm irish!)
• baby corn on the cob
• hearts of palm
• white bread with mayo. but only once ever...

• fried dough, most any kind: elephant ears, beignets, krispy kreme, funnel cake, etc.
• french fries, esp. w/ malt vinegar
• pasta
• fried bananas/plantains
• fried cheesecake (i actually found a place with bananas inside the fried cheesecake. oh. my. quivver.)
• candied sweet potatoes
• crusty french bread
• chocolate covered strawberries
• the green olives sitting on the bar
• eating a spoonfull of butter creamed with sugar when baking
• drinking half the cherry jello liquid b/f i add the cold water to the hot
• holiday leftovers
• my mother's spaghetti sauce
• crepes. stuffed with nutella and strawberries w/ whipped cream. or any fruit. or...