after returning from grocery shopping/enjoying outdoors, i am taking a quick break before returning to enjoying outdoors. i'm not doing anything today besides relaxing and enjoying myself, dammit. :) :) :) :) :)

[eight songs that get stuck in your head frequently]
1. the random justin timberlake song i can never remember the name of but i love
2. lately, bombs over baghdad
3. mraz - the remedy
4. mraz - you & i both
5. howie - brace yourself
6. coldplay - clocks
7. nelly - hot in herre
8. tori - wednesday

[four beverages you drink frequently]
1. water
2. tea
3. vodka cran
4. midori sour

[five tv shows you liked when you were a little kid]
1. mr. rogers' neighborhood
2. gem
3. fraggle rock
4. you can't do that on television
5. mr. wizard

[four places to go in your area]
1. museums
2. adams morgan
3. chipotle
4. i'm in dc. take your pick.

[four things to do when you're bored]
1. read
2. talk on the phone
3. play guitar
4. listen to music and sing along

[four things that never fail to cheer you up]
1. mraz
2. my friends
3. chipotle
4. writing

[four things you can't live without]
1. journal
2. music
3. friends
4. chipotle ;)

[about ten years ago *list three things*]
1. i was preparing to graduate from elementary school
2. i wore leggings and oversized sweaters
3. the top of the log cabin was the cool place to chill during recess

[about two years ago *list three things*]
1. i was uber sports editor girl
2. mark pater in a towel sighting
3. i was preparing for my first trip to dc for actf

[about one year ago *list three things*]
1. graduation was looming
2. i was scared to death of graduation - we coped. we drank a lot and took photos. :)
3. i was preparing for my second trip to dc for actf

[today...]
1. is a glorious day in the greater dc metropolitan area
2. is oscar sunday
3. is howie sunday

[seven things you love]
1. music
2. theater
3. friends
4. family
5. writing
6. warmth
7. hugs

[seven things you dislike]
1. being cold
2. war
3. mondays
4. lack of time
5. struggling
6. drama
7. seafood

[seven things on your desk]
1. frame with four photos in it
2. books
3. printer
4. candles
5. cds
6. contact lenses
7. photo box

[seven facts about you]
1. i'm working on the great american novel
2. i have a 19-year-old big little brother who is a kickass punk
3. my dream job right now is theater critic for the washington post
4. i have been living in the washington area for over half a year now
5. i love going to concerts
6. i have never been able to tolerate the taste of beer
7. i have an extensive list of future husbands, which makes it clear that i will give liz taylor a run for her money in the whole number of marriages game.

[7 artists/bands/people should give a listen to]
1. jason mraz
2. howie day
3. rufus wainwright
4. bleu
5. jeff buckley
6. averi
7. main street east
among the tons of others ... this is just a random collection of suggestions. not indicative of any particular preferences or anything.

[four things you would eat on the last day of your life]
1. a huge mexican meal - with daquaris
2. lemon sherbert from richardson's (middleton, mass.)
3. chocolate covered expresso beans
4. peanut butter cups

[four records from your collection that you will never get tired of]
1. any of the live mraz i have (thanks paul!)
2. averi - direction of motion
3. jeff buckley - grace
4. tori - scarlet's walk

[six music celebrities you would have sex with]
1. mraz
2. howie
3. bono
4. mayer
5. lead singer of eve 6
6. justin timberlake

[four vacations you have taken]
1. the "vickie in vegas" tour (utah and vegas)
2. florida
3. boston area
4. o'neill (although it's certainly not a VACATION, it was as amazing an experience as vacations tend to be) - connecticut

[four things you'd like to learn]
1. my guitar. finally.
2. how/when/where all of shakespeare's works were written.
3. how to write dialogue
4. EVERYthing (hehehehe) about orlando bloom. ;-)