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  • The smell of my bed
  • Chocolate Rasberry Luna Bars
  • Unexpected text messages
  • Children wearing glasses. Lisps/accents make it even better.
  • Waking up to the sound of rain with the luxury of rolling over and falling back asleep to it
  • Commas. I overuse them
  • Pointless post-It notes
  • Business casual
  • Sweat pants and fuzzy socks
  • Washing my face
  • Videochatting with my mom
  • Bert and Ernie (Bert especially)
  • Treehouses
  • Reduced Fat Jif
  • Ballet Shoes
  • Maple bars on a Sunday morning
  • Stumbling across a great chick flick at 1am
jan 27 2009 ∞
dec 17 2013 +
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  • Girls who think talking like a child makes them cute
  • My driveway gate swinging shut before I can drive through. When it happens multiple times I have been known to shout obscenities
  • Chipped finger nail polish
  • Remembering something you needed as you pull out of the grocery store parking lot
  • People who ask costume characters "is it hot in there?"
  • The fat black detective on Law & Order. You peaked with Kangaroo Jack, now get off my show
  • Bumper stickers. I can't help but feel the need to drive close enough to read them, and then am almost always disappointed
  • Middle Schoolers
  • Celebrity gossip. I really don't care. I do, however, enjoy hearing celebrity gossip from my father , who is always up to date
feb 9 2009 ∞
jan 30 2011 +
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  • "Mom, you're gonna have that necklace on forever. Even in your little casket."
  • "You should call me Amelia Bedelia, because I get things confused ALL the time."
  • "Emily, are you telling secrets about me?" "No." "You liar. You deceitful liar."
  • (At In-n-out) "I can see them cooking the hamburgers, and cooking the fries, and killing the cows."
  • "If I became a vegetarian, Nolan would disown me."
  • (Directed toward a speeding motorcyclist) "He needs to find the light of day. He needs the light of Christ."
  • (Re: A political video watched at school) "I'm not sure what it was about, but it had that guy from Jingle All The Way in it!"
  • "Emily, I wanted to tell you. I found a boy's phone number from camp last year, but I threw it away, because, well, you kno...
jan 24 2009 ∞
apr 28 2009 +
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  • All Things Atari
  • Star Wars Episode 1: Racer - N64
  • Mario Tennis - N64
  • Super Smash Bros - N64
  • Mario Kart - N64
  • Goldeneye 007 - N64
  • Tony Hawk's Pro Skater -N64
  • F-Zero X - N64
  • Barbie Horse Adventures - PS2
  • Katamari Damacy - PS2
  • We Love Katamari - PS2
  • Harry Potter(s) - PS2
  • Kingdom Hearts (1&2) - PS2*
  • Halo (1,2,3) - Xbox (loooove it)
  • Fable (1&2) - Xbox*
  • Beautiful Katamari - Xbox
  • The Burger King Games - Xbox (creepy to the maxx) (yes, maxx with 2 x's)
  • Wii Fit - Wii
  • Wii Sports - Wii
  • Wario Ware: Smooth Moves - Wii
apr 14 2009 ∞
apr 15 2009 +
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  • Humphrey's (a balcony suite above a kick-ass concert)
  • Hotel Del Coronado
  • The Mission Inn
  • Crystal Pier Cottages
  • La Valencia
  • US Grant Hotel
jul 20 2010 ∞
jul 21 2010 +
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  • Charmed (I love those sister witches)
  • Skins (so filthy. so good.)
  • The Rocket Summer (16 all over again)
  • Britannia High (British HSM, need I say more?)
  • Computer solitaire (hours of it. I may have a problem.)
  • Secret crushes on awkward men (bring on the nerds.)
  • Young Adult Fantasy Fiction novels (magic, dragons, etc.)
  • Facebook stalking ("that's his new gf? eeew!")
  • People Watching
  • Winnie the Pooh literature (all kinds.)
  • Eating after midnight
  • This website
  • Nacho Cheese Doritos
  • Wayne Brady
jan 23 2009 ∞
dec 17 2013 +
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  • "When I was your age, television was called books" - The Princess Bride
  • "...the balance shall tip in the favor of culture, like a big fat fucking retarded fucking black girl on a see-saw opposite... a dwarf." - In Bruges
  • "Kill the son of a bitch!!" - my mother while watching The Punisher War Zone
  • "I think I blacked out. Or maybe I just closed my eyes...." - my flatmate Maggie
  • "God has not been trying an experiment on my faith or love in order to find out their quality. He knew it already. It was I who didn’t. In this trial He makes us occupy the dock, the witness box, and the bench all at once. He always knew that my temple was a house of cards. His only way of making me realize the fact was to knock it down" - C.S. Lewis
  • *sniff* "I thought I smelt cookies wafting from the ovens of the little elves who ...
apr 16 2009 ∞
apr 23 2010 +
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  • Cafe Bassam - Bankers Hill, CA
  • Crackatoa - San Diego, CA
  • Cafe Tazza - Chula Vista, CA
  • Hyperion - Fredericksburg, VA
  • Milltown Cafe - Milton, WA
  • Cosmos - La Mesa, CA
  • Ryan Bros - San Diego, CA
  • City Dock - Annapolis, MD
  • Full of Beans - Ojai, CA
  • Santa Paula Coffee Company - Santa Paula, CA
  • Wild Goose Cafe - Carmel, CA
  • The Living Room - San Diego, CA
  • Village Coffee - Mission Valley, CA
  • Zoeys - Ventura, CA
  • Lestats - San Diego, CA
  • Hard Bean Coffee and Books - Annapolis, MD
  • Claire De Lune - North Park, CA
  • Friendly Grounds - Santee, CA
  • Twiggs - San Diego, CA
feb 2 2009 ∞
apr 26 2009 +
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  • Millions
  • Dear Frankie
  • Amelie
  • The Baxter
  • Paris Je T'aime
  • Harry Potter(s)
  • Star Wars (the originals)
  • Hudsucker Proxy
  • Slumdog Millionaire
  • Once
  • About A Boy
  • Love Actually
  • Sleepless in Seattle
  • You've Got Mail
  • The Princess Bride
  • Bella
  • Finding Nemo
  • The Rainmaker
  • Roman Holiday
  • Top Hat
  • Only You
jan 23 2009 ∞
apr 18 2009 +
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  • Everything on the Guilty Pleasures List
  • Sleep in
  • Puddle Jump
  • Visit Cafe Bassam
  • Solitary walk (no hoods or umbrellas allowed)
  • Bake snickerdoodles
  • Eat snickerdoodles
  • Drink tea
  • Cuddle (w/a book, blanket, or boy)
  • Call a friend living in another state
  • Make lists
  • Listen to beautiful music
jan 23 2009 ∞
dec 17 2013 +
  • Lincoln
  • Adelai - Adeline - Adelaide
  • Liam
  • Eloise
  • Manon
apr 6 2011 ∞
oct 9 2011 +
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  • The Tao of Pooh - Benjamin Hoff
  • The Shack - William P. Young
  • The Prophet - Kahlil Gibran
  • Persuasion - Jane Austen
  • The Complete Harry Potters Series- JK Rowling
  • The Complete Tales of Winnie-the-Pooh - A.A. Milne
  • The Adventures of Tom Sawyer/Huckleberry Finn - Mark Twain
  • The Pleasure of My Company - Steve Martin
  • The Forbidden Door - Jeanne K. Norweb
  • The Little Prince - Antoine de Saint-Expurey
  • The Keys to the Kingdom Series - Garth Nix
  • The Enchanted Forest Chronicles - Patricia C. Wrede
  • Bridge to Teribithia - Katherine Paterson
  • Mandy - Julie Andrews
  • Little Women - Louisa May Alcott
  • The Giving Tree - Shel Silverstein
  • The Encyclopedia Brown Books - Donald J. Sobol

and everything written by:

  • Nick Hornby
jan 24 2009 ∞
mar 11 2009 +
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  • The Weepies
  • Ray LaMontagne
  • Gregory Page
  • James Taylor
  • Sufjan Stevens
  • The Swell Season
  • Cat Stevens
  • Simon and Garfunkel
  • Minnie Driver
  • Jenny Lewis
  • Frank Sinatra
  • Death Cab for Cutie
  • Inara George
  • Emiliana Torrini
  • John Williams
  • Randy Newman
  • George Winston
  • Dave Carter & Tracy Grammer
  • Michael Bublé
  • Belle & Sebastian
  • The Beatles
jan 26 2009 ∞
apr 11 2010 +