these are a few of my favorite things.

i had to steal this from lauren. and then add on to it.

favorites:
flower = orchid (the white ones with the pink centers)

fruit = ruby red grapefruit (or oranges)

contemporary actor = kevin spacey

contemporary actress = claire danes ("shopgirl" was awesome)

classic actor = marcello mastroianni

classic actress = anouk aimee

contemporary book = "white noise" by don delillo

classic book = "lolita" by vladimir nabokov

contemporary writer = augusten burroughs

classic writer = vladimir nabokov

photographer = man ray

painter = salvador dali

blockbuster movie = "when harry met sally" (yeah, it counts)

indie movie = "harold & maude" (to me, this is the only movie in the world)

foreign movie = "amelie"

classic movie = "the graduate"

animated movie = "wall-e" (fucking rocked)

80s movie = "short circuit"

90s movie = "before sunrise"
contemporary movie = "the royal tenenbaums"

classical musician = mozart

60s band = the beatles

70s band = led zeppelin
80s band = the smiths

90s band = elliott smith

current band = of montreal (at the moment)

record = "building nothing out of something" by modest mouse (also at the moment)
song = "florida" by starfucker

classic tv show = "the golden girls" (it is too a classic- ask paul, he'll back me up)

contemporary tv show = "flight of the conchords"

cartoon = "family guy"

male singer = conor oberst

female singer = chan marshall (aka cat power)

animal = pygmy tarsier (aka the "real-life furby")

mythical creature = nessie

obscure color = periwinkle

actual color = purple

decade (not lived in) = 1920s

decade (lived in) = 1980s

broadway show = "phantom of the opera"

magazine = "national geographic" (also, "bust" is definitely up there)

country = scotland

drink = cuban con panna (or a grapefruit izze)

film character = stephane from "the science of sleep"

novel character = grendel (as portrayed in the john gardner novel)

theme park = slide rock in sedona, arizona (if e. coli is a theme...)

shakespearian play = "hamlet"

non-shakespearian play = "pygmalion" by george bernard shaw

philosopher = albert camus

textile pattern = big polka dots

fabric = bamboo

store = powell's or house of vintage (both in portland)

cuisine = thai (naturally. LTK for life)
perfume = an essential oil blend called "valentine" that is sold in a little shop on hawthorne
nut = honey roasted peanut

christian holiday = christmas (because presents are lovely)

pagan holiday = halloween

national holiday = 4th of july (for the fireworks)

day of the week = sunday (just because i usually have sundays off)

town = flagstaff, arizona

city = portland, oregon

vitamin = d
person (famous) = miranda july
person (familiar) = that's a secret
gift to receive = jewelry
item of clothing = my white tank top with the anatomically correct hearts screenprint
poem = "somewhere i've never travelled, gladly beyond" by e.e. cummings
deity = kali
vehicle = vespa (oh, if only...)
designer = marc jacobs
season = spring