• the wind rattling my fire escape
• giant green living room
• the view from my roof
• being able to climb out of my bedroom window
• kylea's pitcher plant
• geckos
• crickets chirping (before they become gecko food)
• having the two best burgers in sf only one block away on either side
• the crazy old couple who own the corner liquor store
• listening to kids play in the schoolyard when i'm home in the daytime
• living room win...

• naive melody - the talking heads
• fly - nick drake
• waves - nouvelle vague
• into the mystic - van morrison

annoyingly, i'm sick all of the time.

• green tea
• wheat toast with butter
• MASHED POTATOES
• chicken soup... especially pho
• someone to take care of me
• sappy movies
• blankies
• quiet
• someone to take care of me
• hugs

from scratch, kids...

• fettuccine alfredo
• meatloaf
• mashed potatoes
• pretty much anything involving potatoes
• steak
• cupcakes
• bloody marys
• mac and cheese
• tomato soup
• oatmeal cookies
• snickerdoodles
• hot chocolate
• bread pudding
• butterscotch pudding
• meatballs
• potato soup

i am a bit of a fanatic...

• bistro 60 (nyc) - best burger ever.
• zazi (sf)
• big mouth burger (sf)
• zeitgeist (sf)
• mo's (sf)
• slow club (sf)
• whiz burger (sf)
• rare (nyc)
• chez maman (sf)
• ritespot (sf)

• de young museum
• dolores park
• my bed
• atlas cafe
• lost weekend video
• tartine bakery
• union square at christmas time
• baker beach
• castro muni station
• my fire escape
• gabe's window

big and small things that put me on the mend

• being alone
• chocolate pudding from tartine
• cooking a big fancy meal for myself
• staying in my pajamas
• re-reading a favorite book in one sitting
• cigarettes
• eavesdropping
• going for a walk in north beach (where there's no chance of running into anyone i know)
• the mona lisa restaurant in north beach by myself (the waiters there always tell me i'm beautiful and bring ...

1. crayola crayons
2. leaves in the fall
3. anything baking
4. salt water
5. coffee brewing when i wake up
6. warm milk
7. gasoline
8. dirt
9. snow
10. vintage clothing stores/ old clothes
11. melted butter

either because of meaning or the way they sound

• gubernatorial
• phlegm
• worcestershire
• glottis
• never
• blog
• psuedointellectualism
• apathy
• scrod
• moist

1. alcatraz
2. on a trolley
3. the sfmoma
4. the paddle boats in golden gate park (and most everywhere in gg park)
5. the fillmore
6. walking the golden gate bridge
7. sf zoo
8. de young museum
9. coit tower
10. exploratorium
11. palace of fine arts

a revolving list.

• october

things that threaten to overwhelm me

• insane relatives
• the continuing aftermath of dad's death
• worry over my little sister

• dances on empty dancefloors if the song is right
• quotes song lyrics semi obsessively
• spends hours alone in silence without realizing it
• gets destroyed for days over a beautiful book
• craves dancing
• wears dresses more than other clothes
• cries when happy as much as when sad
• forgives endlessly
• loves wrecklessly
• almost never wears socks
• never turns down a good glass of wine
• enjoys doing things the long way
• has the...

whether romantic or platonic...

• face life bravely
• tell me you love harold and maude
• appreciate a good steak
• dance like a nerd with me
• share my secret love of bad movies
• take care of me when i'm sick (bonus if you bring mashed potatoes)
• live passionately
• smile genuinely
• love kitties
• laugh with me until our sides and faces hurt
• give good hugs
• feed me something really amazing

• missjes.com my blog
• i remember my friend andy's memories
• in passing eavesdropping in the bay area
• explodingdog great pictures
• cupcake bakeshop i heart cupcakes
• post secret nice to be reminded that everyone is weird
• friends livejournals (sorry, i'm not outting my friends)
• found magazine because i like finding things too
• ready made someday i will have this much time and patience
• you tube obvious reasons
• misse...

lately i've been getting a lot of static because of some common misconceptions about me being a shallow party girl

• i'm super shy (people think i'm a snob because i don't initiate conversations with new people - i'm actually just terrified.)
• i actually can't wait to settle down and be a mom (with the right person, if they exist)
• i would rather stay in than go out (i just don't have anyone to stay in w...

things that make my life so good

• knowing there's no need to rush. i've been given all of the time i'll ever need
• dancing all of the time
• letting go when i need a good cry
• giving big bear hugs
• visualizing exactly how i'd punch the idiots of the world that are beyond my control and laughing to myself about it
• realizing anything is possible if i want to make it happen
• being genuinely nice to people
• listening...

1. extremely loud and incredibly close
2. the tipping point
3. letters to a young poet
4. everything is illuminated
5. the glass bead game
6. love in the time of cholera
7. sex, drugs and cocoa puffs
8. a heartbreaking work of staggering genius
9. in cold blood
10. east of eden
11. the alchemist
12. notes from the underground
13. the fire next time
14. sula
15. half asleep in frog pajamas
16. unbearable lightness of being
17. prozzac nation
18. moriya
19. ascension
20. lessons in essen...

my dad was killed in a car crash on november 13 2006.

• his belly laugh
• the best cooking in the world
• going for long drives
• watching him drag race
• bear hugs
• my only other liberal family member
• celebrating our birthdays together
• knowing i don't have to say anything for him to understand
• knowing if everyone else falls through, he'll have my back
• fishing
• his ability to drive anywhere without a map or directions
• kn...

• americans who use british spellings in an attempt to be cute
• people who wear clothes that don't fit them
• idiots who don't use turn signals
• overly loud cell phone talkers
• strangers who sit too close to me on public transportation
• those who don't know the difference between "your" and "you're"
• thinking something is another flavor and having it turn out to be peanut butter
• duck shoes
• smug mac users (yes, i k...

1. go snorkeling
2. go scuba diving
3. take a hot air balloon ride
4. backpack europe
5. set foot in every time zone
6. join a band
7. take a year off
8. get a tattoo
9. get married
10. join the peace corps (americorps... close enough?)
11. go spelunking
12. go hitchiking
13. live alone
14. visit all 50 states
15. learn to sew
16. learn to play an instrument
17. go on a safari
18. swim with dolphins
19. rock climb
20. visit broadway
21. be in a movie
22. hike a mountain
23. walk that bridge in centra...

1. franny and zooey
2. the little prince
3. lolita
4. into the wild
5. blankets
6. the perks of being a wallflower
7. nine stories (okay so really any jd salinger)
8. the picture of dorian grey
9. you can't go home again
10. zen and the art of motorcycle maintenance

• macaulay culkin
• conan o'brien
• john stewart
• jake gyllenhaal
• george stephanopoulos
• jimmy stewart
• joey ramone
• ira glass
• johnny depp
• faris badwan