Counseling

• Affect Regulation Tool Box, Carolyn Daitch
• The Body Remembers: The Psychophysiology of Trauma and Trauma Treatment, Babette Rothschild
• Learned Optimism, Martin Seligman

Just Because

• A Thousand Days in Venice: An Unexpected Romance, Marlena de Blasi
• The Great Divorce, CS Lewis
• Ishmael, Daniel Quinn
• The Enchantress of Florence, Salman Rushdie

• 2 puppies, "Happy" and "Birthday", for (guess what?) my 8th birthday
• diamond studs, from Papa
• gold bangle, from Mama
• Nikon D70s, from R.
• Ipod, from R.
• Swiss Army luggage, from Mama and Papa
• Coach bag, from Mama and Papa
• small black Scottish terrier Beanie Baby, from J.D.
• collected works of the Bronte sisters, from Tita L.
• Russian gypsy fortune telling cards, from S.
• homemade trifle cake, from the D.Bros.

• Jane Austen
• the Bronte sisters
• Milan Kundera
• Kurt Vonnegut
• Tom Robbins
• Stephen King
• Carl Hiaasen
• Alain de Botton
• E. M. Forster
• Yalom
• Mary Pipher

• black leather wristlet (w/ DL, a couple credit cards, bank card, student i.d., some change)
• small nylon pencil case with yellow and green hi-liters, black gel ink pen, flash drive, mini post-it notes/flags
• my mp3 player
• my planner
• my digital recorder
• Clinique clarifying powder makeup
• dark brown kohl pencil
• eyelash curler
• Almay one-coat lengthening mascara in black
• Alba TerraGloss lipgloss in garnet
• Purell, small bottle
• blue water bottle

• 7 Samurai
• Amelie
• Pan's Labyrinth
• Whale Rider
• Like Water for Chocolate
• Eat Drink Man Woman
• Monsoon Wedding
• The Warrior (w/ Irfan Khan)
• The Clost (w/ Daniel Auteuil)
• Un Coeur en Hiver
• Ran
• Hidden Fortress
• Virgin Spring (chills, chills)

• seedless grapes
• manchego cheese
• challah bread
• o.j.
• 1% milk
• rooibos tea
• 3 lemons
• farfalle pasta
• EVOO
• asparagus
• thin sliced chix

• last kiss: Blackie the cat this a.m. =)
• last book read: The Screwtape Letters (re-read)
• last show: Euro 2008
• last plane ride: FL to BWI
• last film watched in theaters: don't remember, it's been that long?!
• last film watched at home: Harold and Kumar go to White Castle
• last ice cream flavor eaten: Strawberry
• last thing purchased: Toblerone
• last out of state visit: FL
• last funeral: my uncle's
• last restaurant i ate at: Faryab - Afghani restaurant for b-day dinner
• last amount i paid for gas: 52$
• last present given: Coach work tote
• last present received: a rolling travel tote

• a basic steak, with steamed/buttered asparagus and roasted new potatoes
• pesto pasta
• mozzarella and tomoto salad (technically no cooking involved)
• farfelle pasta, tossed in butter and EVOO, with lemon, asparagus, garlic, roma tomatoes, and some mozzarella
• baked salmon, with butter and lemon, with side of steamed spinach, on bed of lightly fried rice
• leche flan
• baklava
• biscotti, different types, except chocolate-dipped

• Nanny was a Dragon-Lady (in the best way possible)
• Daddy was a lamb (in the best way possible)
• Lolo Nando was a WWII guerilla in the Philippines, in a bolo battalion
• A Japanese officer wanted to marry Lola Nene (then a young widow), instead she ended up with her 2nd husband, Lolo Nando
• Lolo Nando and Lola Nene's first husband were distantly related cousins and close friends
• Daddy was a dancer
• Nanny wanted to be a nun
• Lola was a saint
• Nanny could sew the best outfits ever
• Lola could bake like nobody else
• We were all scared crapless of Nanny
• Nanny loved to island-hop
• Nanny didn't suffer fools
• I think Nanny and Daddy loved each other

• "What is your favorite word?" - "potential"
• "What is your least favorite word?" - "cunt"
• "What turns you on?" - yummy textures
• "What turns you off?" - smelling over-ripe
• "What sound do you love?" - walking over dried leaves in the fall
• "What sound or noise do you hate?" - farts, somebody saying "cunt!"
• "What profession other than yours would you like to attempt?" - bartending
• "What profession would you not like to participate in?" - pimping/any type of sales
• "What is your favorite curseword?" - "asshole!"
• "If god exists, what would you like him/her to say to you when you reach the pearly gates?" - "Welcome home."

• repainted wooden end tables in matching black
• sewed two ivory slipcovers for the old Klippan 2-seater, w/ repurposed shrunken Ikea cotton curtains
• blue newborn baby kimono for friend's grandson
• baby cardis for nephew and niece
• non-fussy baby girl blanket (sold!)

• tiramisu
• chocolate fudge cake
• a good trifle cake
• strawberry cheesecake
• chambord torte

• Secretary
• the Meg Ryan trifecta: When Harry Met Sally, Sleepless in Seattle, and You Got Mail
• An Affair to Remember
• Pretty Woman
• Before Sunrise
• Before Sunset
• Conversations with Other Women
• A Room with a View
• Pride and Prejudice (1995)
• Jane Eyre (2006)

• Believe nothing, no matter where you read it, or who said it, no matter if I have said it, unless it agrees with your own reason and your own common sense. - Buddha
• Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety. - Ben Franklin (paraphrased)
• Be kind, for everyone you meet is fighting a hard battle. - Plato
• To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven... - Ecclesiastes 3
• A coward is incapable of exhibiting love; it is the prerogative of the brave. - Gandhi
• It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to know of wonder and humility. - Rachel Carson
• Dissent is the highest form of patriotism. - Howard Zinn

• Basilisa I
• Fernando Sr.
• Judith
• Rachel
• Leah
• Corazon
• Rahul
• Raghuram
• Rosa Violeta
• Don Juan
• Victor
• Jane
• Joshua
• Samuel
• Ruth
• Michael
• Michelle
• Roman
• Isabel
• Nadreza
• Ludmila

• small hanging pot rack
• nice kitchen knives
• nice steak knives
• a large butcher block
• open wall shelves (2)
• a nice set of cutlery
• a nice set of white dishes
• organized kitchen cabinets
• streamlined spice rack
• a compact but more built up barware collection

• Captiva, FL
• Daramsala
• Kanniyakumari
• Goa
• Amsterdam
• Paris
• Milan
• Berlin
• Florence
• Bali
• Santorini

• Buddhist monk
• lighthouse custodian in Maine
• immigration lawyer
• flight attendant, for the traveling perks
• tarot card reader
• bartender

• lo-tech Verizon cell
• turquoise planner
• black canvas messenger
• mini digital recorder
• portable external hard drive
• iPod Nano
• blue water bottle
• two-tone tank watch
• Dell XPS laptop
• Moleskin notebook (for journal)
• Miquelrius notebook (for internship)
• multiple lint removers