• bp
• apple
• perrier
• coke
• the islands of the bahamas
• GE
• dooce
• bond no. 9

fav numbers

top 20:

1. mark & chelsie, contemporary - "tim burton's wedding," to beautiful by me'shell ndegeocello, chor. by mia michaels
2. kherington & twitch, broadway to too darn hot from kiss me kate, chor. tyce d'orico

top 16:

1. courtney & gev, rumba, to - , chor. tony & melanie
2. chelsie & mark, hip hop to bleeding love by leona lewis, chor. by tabitha & napoleon

top 14:

1. kherington & twitch, contemporary, to...

fav girls:

1. chelsie hightower
2. kherington payne
3. courtney galiano
4. jessica king
5. kourtni lind
6. chelsea traille

fav boys:

1. joshua allen
2. twitch boss
3. gev manoukian
4. mark kanemura
5. will wingfield

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

• pull down school map
• library card catalog
• used library book checkout cards
• school lockers or locker baskets
• globe
• metal pharmacists cabinet
• metal medical instrument/side table
• wooden produce/wine crates
• pyrex
• mccoy pottery
• train case
• pained window frame
• trunk
• metal lawn furniture

• 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 h...

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 th...

• re-edit work
• re-create website
• branding
• business cards

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

• method
• publix house brand
• tocca
• metro mint
• izze
• thymes
• philou
• demeter
• philosophy
• apple
• meiji chelsea butter scotch
• lollia
• pacifica candles
• bond no. 9

cats:

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

other:

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

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 je...

tv:

• rory & logan - gilmore girls
• buffy & angel - buffy
• buffy & riley - buffy
• buffy & spike - buffy
• izzie & denny - grey's anatomy
• 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 & ...

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 & ...

• a new macbook pro
• a decent photo printer
• a flatbed (film) scanner
• equip. for TTV photography
• slipcover for my couch
• a better coffee table
• duvet + cover
• dvd-r
• small frying pan
• a new mattress

• 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

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

• harvey's seat belt bags
• ugly dolls
• postsecret.com

1. the rail
2. irish times RIP
3. B&B (the old upstairs) RIP
4. mcdonough's RIP?
5. wild wings
6. sorry charlie's RIP
7. savannah smiles
8. venus
9. pinky masters
10. the bayou
11. o'connell's RIP
12. the jinx

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 angr...

so i *just* discovered podcasts . . . yes i know . . . shock and awe! anyways, i'm kinda liking this idea but having trouble finding more stuff i like - so does anyone have any suggestions?

• garrison keillor - a prairie home companion's news from lake wobegon
• real time with bill maher
• garrison keillor - a writer's almanac
• this american life - chicago public radio

• 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
• goodnight moon by margaret wise brown 1947
• the velveteen rabbit by margery williams 1922
• the little prince by antoine de saint-exupery 1943

series:

• the berenstain bears by stan & jan berenstain b. 1962
• the ...

• 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 st...

besides variations of my given name, here are a few things i now respond to:

• red
• the pastel princess
• martha stewart
• tits mcgee
• kirsten dunst

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