with joe

• ✔ annie hall
• ✔ lucky # slevin
• ✔ american psycho
• ✔ stand by me
• ✔ wall.e
• "gimme more" dance party
• ✔ bake
  • http://www.cupcakeproject.com/2007/12/fe...
• conversations using accents
• ✔ take him to the reservoir
• hammock
• ✔ go shopping
• ✔ steak salad dinner
• loganton waterfalls
• ✔ untitled
• ✔ ice cream
• ✔ each make a cd of our favorite songs and switch cds
• road trip along the new england coast

photographers

• ansel adams
• henri cartier besson
• william eggleston
• harry callahan
• aaron siskind
• annie leibovitz
• robert frank
  • harper's bazaar photog.
• thomas prior
• jason nocito
• wai lin tse

photos

• under water/in water
• portraits
• in the junk yard
• silhouettes
• in a tree
• photoshoot with barbies
• slip 'n slide
• the rails to trails waterfall
• masks/painted faces
• ✔ jackie in her mom's old dress
  • in a field with flowers

what i find attractive about the opposite sex

• intelligence
• imperfections
• great taste in music
• bold, dark eyebrows
• deep set eyes
• being able to hold conversations with my parents
• being nice to my dog
• open mindedness
• saying "love you" to a parent on the phone before hanging up
• defined jawlines

what needs downloaded

• ✔ girl talk
• the mars volta
• ✔ the decemberists
• ✔ arcade fire
• ✔ passion pit
• jaymay
• ✔ beirut's 'march of the zapotec/realpeople holland ep'
• ✔ neko case's 'middle cyclone'
• ✔ more neutral milk hotel

favorite boy names

• xavier
• jonah
• adam
• oskar
• jack
• omar
• vincent
• oliver
• elliott
• colin
• niko
• lane
• wyatt
• achilles
• atticus
• vaughn

songs i don't get sick of listening to

• elephant gun - beirut
• sic transit gloria...glory fades - brand new
• american pie - don mclean
• bohemian rhapsody - queen
• hey ya - outkast
• yeah! - usher
• take me out - franz ferdinand
• angeles - elliott smith

books i've read recently

• east of eden
• their eyes were watching god
• american psycho
• running with scissors
• extremely loud and incredibly close
• catcher in the rye
• the curious case of benjamin button

the soundtrack to my life

• ✔ the shins
  • delta spirit
• ✔ beirut
• ✔ the avett brothers
• neko case
• ✔ christina aguilera
  • the pussycat dolls
  • danity kane
• stevie wonder
• blitzen trapper
• ✔ tallest man on earth
• the beatles
• brand new
• ✔ wolf parade
  • the listening party
• the smiths
• girl talk

the admired and adored

• zach condon
• jason schwartzman
• jesse lacey
• luke wilson
• james mercer
• bo burnham
• jemaine clement
• matt damon
• sidney crosby
• christina aguilera
• cate blanchett
• devin antram

favorite artists

• henri matisse
• freida khalo
• frank lloyd wright

possible places to apply

• university of maryland
• university of pittsburgh
• kutztown university
• millersville university
• seton hill university
• penn state university
• SUNY new paltz
• marymount manhattan university
• temple university
• corcoran college of art & design
• west chester university

DIY stuff

• http://www.parkandcube.com/?p=1543
  • embellished tights
• http://mommyknows.com/birthday-party-can...
  • candy sushi
• http://www.purlbee.com/valentine-heart-p...
  • felt heart pins
• http://www.freepeople.com/images/blog/Ta...
  • tank top
• hole-y plain tee
• fake chanel t-shirt
• ✔ shredded tee/tank
• tattered, shredded tights
• tie dye (naturally)
  • http://www.pioneerthinking.com/naturaldy...

summmer 2009 playlist

• sleeping lessons - the shins
• green light - john legend ft. andre 3000
• wake up - the arcade fire
• california on my mind - wild light
• my night with the prostitute from marseille - beirut
• whatever gets you through the night - john lennon
• #9 dream - john lennon
• coast of carolina - telekinesis

my favorite teachers (chronologically)

• miss fortin, first grade
• mrs. cooper, second grade
• mrs. alexander, fifth grade
• mrs. dickey, seventh grade (spanish)
• mr. eldred, seventh grade (science)
• mrs. baker, ninth grade (english)
• mrs. temple, tenth grade (english)
• mrs. mccoullough, ninth-present (spanish)

most visited sites

• www.facebook.com
• www.etsy.com
• www.urbanoutfitters.com
• blog.freepeople.com
• www.fml.com
• www.postsecret.com
• www.daytrotter.com
• www.textsfromlastnight.com
• www.pandora.com
• www.wikipedia.org
• www.songmeanings.com
• www.flickr.com
• www.seventeen.com

what makes me shriek of happiness

• dancing
• dressing up for halloween
• buying dresses for prom
• planning get togethers
• seeing my aunt mimi
• sporting events
• text messages from crushes
• watching movies with crushes
• bon fires
• the susquhanna river
• roller coasters
• sour patch kids
• listening to music with my brother
• shopping!
• giving people gifts
• sleeping in my bed
• hugging my mom
• mowing the grass
• tucking my dog into bed
• watching hockey games with my dad

ideas for halloween

• ✔ amy winehouse
• bob dylan
• "tangled up in blue"- dress in all black and tangle yourself in blue yarn
• karen walker of will & grace (my friend, nick, would be jack mcfarlan)
• velma kelly of chicago
• ✔ judy funnie of doug
• dorothy from the wizard of oz
  • joe as the scarecrow, ben as the cowardly lion, zak as the tin , henry as toto
• ✔ scout finch of to kill a mockingbird
• gaston & le fou
  • with jackie
• annie hall

possible future careers

• public relations
• photojournalist
• news anchor
• nurse
• speech pathologist/audiologist
• personal stylist
• crazy cool aunt
• hooters waitress
• psychiatrist
• zoologist

movies i'll continue to watch

• the wizard of oz
• stand by me
• american beauty
• donnie darko
• the curious case of benjamin button
• good will hunting
• rushmore
• the darjeeling limited
• the royal tenenbaums
• the exorcist
• the secret life of bees
• chicago

places to return to in philadelhia

• brauhaus schmitz
• pietros
• capogiro
• naked chocolate

places to go to in philadelphia

• el vez
• chris's jazz cafe

to look up/buy

• film cameras
• camera accessories
• winter jacket
• ✔ lyrical dance sandals/footies
• ✔ black headband
• socks

25 books to read before you're 25

• ✔ Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury
• The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay
• To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee
• The Jungle by Upton Sinclair
• The Fountainhead by Ayn Rand
• Catch-22 by Joseph Heller
• The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald
• The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway
• The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova
• ✔ Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
• Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card
• The Quiet American by Graham Greene
• ✔ _ The Catcher in the Rye_ by J.D. Salinger
• The Stand by Stephen King
• Animal Farm by George Orwell
• On the Road by Jack Kerouac
• Invisible Monsters by Chuck Palahniuk
• ✔ Of Mice and Men by John Steinbeck
• ✔ The Crucible by Arthur Miller

words i learned from listening to the shins

• mull
• meander
• condescend
• android
• fetter
• lan (local area network)

summer 2009

• ✔ intern at washintonian magazine
• have a tie dye party
• ✔ slip 'n slides
• ✔ bonfires
• ✔ have a summer love
• ✔ go to the beach
• float down the river
• ✔ have meaningful conversations under the stars
• ✔ take naps in the hammock
• ✔ make money
  • unfortunately, it'll be at mcdonald's..but whatever
• have a formal dinner with friends
• dance party/rave
• ✔ insomniac party

adjectives that describe me

• silly
• sprite/fairy-like
• short
• poised
• hot tempered
• snippy
• outgoing
• caring
• optimistic
• determined...
  • but occasionally lazy!
• emotional
• detail-oriented
• judgmental
  • i'm working on it, trust me

favorite girl names

• harper
• amélie
• simone
• norah
• adele
• neko
• sadie
• belle

where i'd love to live and/or visit

• ✔ san francisco, ca
• ✔ washington d.c.
• ✔ pittsburgh, pa
• spain
• ✔ costa rica
• greece
• switzerland
• croatia
• ✔ boston, ma
• france
• germany
• new zealand
• ✔ new york city/greenwich village, ny
• hawaii
• new orleans, la

for when i'm really bored

• project runway (!!!)
• the soup
• lovespring international
• freaks & geeks
• the wonder years
• boy meets world
• cash cab
• family feud
• two & a half men
• arrested development
• america's best dance crew
• glee

mm, mm good

• ice cream cake
• chinese
• italian
• steak
• french onion soup
• broccoli
• cucumbers
• carrots
• rice
• strawberries
• kiwi
• apples
• (crunchy) grapes
• nectarines
• bananas
• bread
• chocolate
• sunchips
• cran-grape juice
• lemonade