Ones that sound pretty or look pretty (example: the British spelling of enamored > the US spelling).

• limerence
• obtuse
• enamoured
• disengaged
• ebullient
• somnambulism
• truncate
• eviscerate
• evocative
• epistolary
• coruscate
• corrosive
• kinetic
• delineate
• culminate
• disenfranchise
• blatant
• circumnavigate
• disavow
• epoch
• perpendicular
• crescendo
• pallid
• pristine
• coalesce
• sordid
• perspicacious
• auspicious
• trepidation
• hopefully
• fated
• listless
• deviate
• singe...

Here we go again! Rating system goes from no stars (HOW DID THIS SHIT GET PUBLISHED?) to five stars (READ IT NOW, OMG). Of course, my opinion is highly subjective.

1. The Sweet Far Thing, Libba Bray (January; *****)
2. Leftovers, Laura Weiss (January; *****)
3. Big Fat Manifesto, Susan Vaught (January; ****1/2)
4. The Astonishing Adventures of Fanboy and Goth Girl, Barry Lyga (January; ****)
5. Romeo's Ex: Rosaline's...

Now with a rating system! From no stars (please burn this book, as it will seriously make society a much better place) to five stars (READ IT NOW, YOU MORON). Of course, my opinion is highly subjective.

1. No One Cares What You Had for Lunch: 100 Ideas for Your Blog, Margaret Mason ****
2. Such a Pretty Girl, Laura Wiess *****
3. A Certain Slant of Light, Laura Whitcomb *****
4. The Earth, My Butt, and Other Big ...

In no particular order.

1. Taylor Kitsch
2. Robert Downey Jr.
3. Chris Brown
4. Topher Grace
5. Christian Bale
6. Jared Padalecki
7. Jon Foster
8. James Franco
9. Seth Rogan
10. Daniel Craig

1. Topher Grace
2. Daniel Craig
3. Jensen Ackles
4. Jake Gyllenhaal
5. Jared Padalecki
6. Johnny Depp
7. Orlando Bloom
8. Josh Holloway
9. Henry Ian Cusick
10. Milo Ventiglimia
11. Johnny Depp
12. Jack Davenport
13. Cullen Jones
14. James Franco
15. David Tennant
16. Michael Phelps
17. John Mayer
18. Jeffrey Dean Morgan

Fictional characters I have a thing for.

• Lloyd Dobler, Say Anything
• Jake Ryan, Sixteen Candles
• Josh, Clueless
• Patrick Verona, 10 Things I Hate About You
• Captain Jack Sparrow, Pirates of the Caribbean
• James Norrington, Pirates of the Caribbean
• Desmond Hume, Lost
• James "Sawyer" Ford, Lost
• Dan Humphrey, Gossip Girl (show)
• Rufus Humphrey, Gossip Girl (show)
• Marcus Flutie, the Jessica Darling series (books 1-2 on...

1. Topher Grace
2. Johnny Depp
3. Orlando Bloom
4. Josh Holloway
5. Naveen Andrews
6. Jack Davenport
7. John Mayer
8. Jake Gyllenhaal

1. Hercules (1997) (January, on DVD)
2. Cloverfield (x2) (January, in theater)
3. The Others (2001) (January, on DVD)
4. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (January, on DVD)
5. First Sunday (January, in theater)
6. Charlie Bartlett (February, in theater)
7. High Fidelity (February, on DVD)
8. Strictly Ballroom (March, on DVD)
9. Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (March, on DVD)
10. Meet the Browns (March, in theater)
11. Enchanted (March, on DV...

1. Step Up (January, on DVD)
2. Dreamgirls (January, in theater)
3. The Devil Wears Prada (January, on DVD)
4. Children of Men (in theater)
5. Inside Man (February, on DVD)
6. Waterproof (Feburary, on DVD)
7. The Prestige (April, on DVD)
8. An American in Paris (April, on DVD)
9. Spider-Man 3 (May, in theater)
10. Casino Royale (2006) (May, on DVD)
11. Boys' Night Out (May, on TV)
12. Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End (May, in theater) (x2...

Hello, nostalgia! I miss animated Disney movies, and their equally awesome soundtracks.

1. Part of Your World, The Little Mermaid
2. A Whole New World, Aladdin
3. Why Should I Worry?, Oliver and Company
4. Friend Like Me, Aladdin
5. Be Our Guest, Beauty and the Beast
6. I Wanna Be Like You, The Jungle Book
7. Kiss the Girl, The Little Mermaid
8. When You Wish Upon a Star, Pinocchio
9. Be Prepared, The Lion King
10. Poor Unfortunate Souls...

1. Rear Window
2. North By Northwest
3. A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
4. Jarhead
5. Some Kind of Wonderful
6. The Illusionist
7. The Color Purple
8. Juno
9. Garden State
10. Eternal Sunshine for the Spotless Mind
11. Saving Private Ryan
12. Edward Scissorhands
13. Memento
14. Alien
15. Terminator
16. Fight Club
17. When Harry Met Sally...
18. Goodfellas
19. Ghostbusters
20. Big
21. Witness
22. Air Force One
23. Cool Hand Luke

• Bon Voyage, Charlie Brown (And Don't Come Back!) (this movie, I think, is the reason why I was a bit of a Francophile. It definitely explains why I wanted to travel to France when I was little.)
• A Little Princess (the 1995 version. GAH. Such a gorgeous movie.)
• Race For Your Life, Charlie Brown (this one, along with Salute Your Shorts, made me want to go to summer camp as a kid)
• Little Giants (I liked...

1. 10 Things I Hate About You
2. Accepted
3. Aladdin
4. All Dogs Go to Heaven
5. Brown Sugar
6. Can't Hardly Wait
7. Casanova
8. Casino Royale (2006)
9. Cinderella
10. Clueless
11. The Devil Wears Prada
12. Dirty Dancing: Havana Nights
13. Disturbia
14. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story
15. Elizabethtown
16. Enchanted
17. Ever After: A Cinderella Story
18. Felicity: An American Girls Movie
19. An Inconvienent Truth
20. In Good Company
21. Heathers
22. Inside Man
23. Kiss Kiss Bang Bang
24. The Little Merma...

1. "Though we have not hit the ground, it doesn't mean we're not still falling."--Maroon 5, Nothing Lasts Forever
2. "I wasn't looking, but somehow you found me."--Carly Simon, Nobody Does it Better
3. "I'll make the most of all the sadness; you'll be a bitch because you can. You'll try to hit me just to hurt me, so you leave me feeling dirty 'cause you can't understand."--John Mayer, Slow Dancing in a Burni...

Hey, remember when MTV and VH1 used to actually show these things?

1. Madonna, Take a Bow
2. Missy Elliott featuring Ludacris, Gossip Folks
3. Chris Issak, Wicked Game
4. Justin Timberlake featuring T.I., My Love
5. Jay-Z, 99 Problems
6. Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Mary Jane's Last Dance
7. George Michael, Freedom '90
8. *NSYNC, Pop
9. Spice Girls, Too Much
10. The Verve, Bittersweet Symphony
11. Duran Duran, Hungry Like the Wo...

This is only counting pop music concerts, not the three classical ones I went to with school growing up, because I can't remember when exactly they were.

1. Backstreet Boys, September 6, 1998
2. Backstreet Boys, September 17, 1999
3. Backstreet Boys, February 21, 2000
4. Christina Aguilera and Destiny's Child, September 30, 2000
5. *NSYNC, July 8, 2001
6. *NSYNC, March 20, 2002
7. dcTalk, Jars of Clay, and Kirk Franklin, Oct...

• Just Your Average Jane: Emma Nelson (Degrassi: The Next Generation)
• Perfect Imperfections: Jessica/Marcus (Sloppy Firsts series)
• Love the One You're With: love triangles (general)
• Pretty Little Tart: Manny Santos (Degrassi: The Next Generation)
• We Ride Alone: Kate/Sawyer (Lost; season 2)
• Get Your Sexy On: Daniel Craig (general/ode to his hotness)
• Call Me the Gamemaster: Marcus Flutie (Sloppy Firsts seri...

1. "Belief is a beautiful armor, but makes for the heaviest sword."--John Mayer, Belief
2. "I got secrets can't leave Cancun."--Nelly, Hot in Herre
3. "I could be your everything if you let me, let me be."--8mm, Stunning
4. "Fill my heart with song and let me sing forevermore. You are all I long for, all I worship and adore."--Frank Sinatra, Fly Me to the Moon
5. "I don't care if you really care as long as you don't...

Songs that contributed to major scenes in movies (and TV shows).

1. Nobody Does it Better, Carly Simon (The Spy Who Loved Me)
2. Somewhere Over the Rainbow, Judy Garland (The Wizard of Oz)
3. It's Your Thing, The Isley Brothers (Out of Sight)
4. Come What May, Nicole Kidman and Ewan McGregor (Moulin Rouge!)
5. You Know My Name, Chris Cornell (Casino Royale)
6. In Your Eyes, Peter Gabriel (Say Anything)
7. I Want You to Want ...

I... have somewhat questionable taste in music.

• Rio, Duran Duran
• Songs About Jane, Maroon 5
• Continnum, John Mayer
• Stripped, Christina Aguilera
• Songs to Love and Die By, 8mm
• Nine Objects of Desire, Suzanne Vega
• No Strings Attached, *NSYNC
• Spiceworld, Spice Girls
• Franz Ferdinand, Franz Ferdinand
• Back to Basics, Christina Aguilera
• Daydream, Mariah Carey
• The Stranger, Billy Joel
• Talking Book, Stevie Wonder
• O, Damie...

1. You Shook Me All Night Long, AC/DC
2. Kissing a Fool, George Michael
3. IKEA, Jonathan Coulton
4. Marry Me, Amanda Marshall
5. What Happens Tomorrow, Duran Duran
6. Popular, Nada Surf
7. Crazy in Love, Snow Patrol
8. Some Hearts, Carrie Underwood
9. Bohemian Like You, The Dandy Warhols
10. Say Somethin', Mariah Carey
11. (At Your Best) You Are Love, Aaliyah
12. La Valse aux Margaux, Richard Galliano
13. Friend Like Me, Robin Williams
14. A Song For You,...

• Hearts will never be practical until they are made unbreakable.--The Wizard, The Wizard of Oz
• Writing, I think, is not apart from living. Writing is a kind of double living. The writer experiences everything twice. Once in reality and once in that mirror which waits always before or behind.--Catherine Drinker Bowen
• Fiction is a lie, and good fiction is the truth inside the lie.--Stephen King
• Deep dow...