- indiana jones is my all-american hero.
- i'm infatuated with and mystified by the power of open water over me.
- my father is responsible for my love of corndogs. i love sharing that with him.
- i prefer stripes to polka-dots.
- i wish i was a faster and more comprehensive reader.
- my grandfather's dictionary is one of my most prized possessions.
- i don't count calories but i read the nutrition label on everything i buy.
- the voice of matt berninger, lead singer of the national, completely mesmerizes me.
- i'm coming to understand what people mean by saying their thirties are/were their best and favourite years.
- one of my only regrets is not taking the time to know my grandparents while i had the opportunity.
- i like the simple life.
- there is no one i look up to more and no one more amazing than my mother.
- i could never live carb-free.
- in relationships, holding hands and tender kisses on the forehead are some of my most favourite things.
- i love feeding the ducks of lake merritt on a golden [sunday] afternoon.
- sometimes i find myself lying on my back on the cool floor of my apartment with classical music quietly sweeping over me, rushing peace and serenity.
- my father's apple-cranberry pie is the best pie i've ever eaten.
- i love the way riding my bicycle makes me feel.
- it is not uncommon for me to give inanimate objects names and sometimes personalities.
- someday i hope to volunteer at a rhino reserve in africa.
- i like to "discover" things and places for myself in my own time.
- the back of my apartment door is covered in notes and cards i've collected over the years. it's a reminder of the lives i've had the opportunity to be a part of.
- "jane eyre" is the best book i've read recently.
- i do not like facebook.
- there is a story of nostalgia behind most items in my apartment.
- when i was an early teenager, i couldn't take any kind of roadtrip without a box of froot loops to keep me occupied.
- i love my name.
- i do pushups and pray every morning.
- i'm lucky to love hanging out with my parents as much as i do. they're great company.
- my heart was first broken when i was twenty.
- my maternal grandmother is the closest thing i have to a real style icon. she was the definition of classy with her handkerchiefs, patent leather shoes and scarves.
- i miss and long for the feeling of piano keys under my fingers. i think my paternal grandmother would be surprised, and hopefully happy, to hear me admit such a thing. i wasn't her best pupil.
bonus: memories of birthdays passed. what a blast.
