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things I collect:
pigs
Pyrex
little boxes (tin, wood, whatever)
tassels (beaded, crystal, etc)
Mary Engelbreit stuff
whimsical egg cups
vintage string holders
vintage planters (Inarco, Lefton, Relpo, Napco, Rubens, etc)
retro glasses/shot glasses/bowls (to hold my pennies)
pretty lidded jars
Landmark souvenirs (the Eiffel Tower in particular)
books (none in particular, just ones I know I will re-read)
roosters/chickens
charm bracelets
cut glass stuff (dishes, jars)
vintage pins (rhinestone in particular)
useless do-dads, tchotkes, knick knacks .. you know,  junk!

movies I like:
Goodfellas (Funny how? Funny like I’m a clown? I make you laugh?)
My Cousin Vinny (excuse me, did you say “Utes??”)
The Godfather Trilogy (you broke my heart, Fredo)
Napoleon Dynamite (Can you bring me my chapstick? But my lips hurt real bad!)
Memento
Romy and Michelle’s High School Reunion (“Is that an earthquake? No .. it’s Rrrrrramon”)
Fire in the Sky
the Untouchables (“Mr. Ness, I do not approve of your methods” “Yeah, well you’re not from Chicago”)
the Trouble with Angels (I have a scathingly brilliant idea!)
Money for Nothing
Seven (What’s in the box???)

food I’ll never touch:
lobster
mussels
trifle
clams

food I love:
tiramisu
chicken parmesan
mashed potatoes
roast beef

children I’ve given birth to:
two – one boy, one girl

pets:
2 (now) – a tuxedo cat named Cooper and a Collie  mix named Augie
2 (that have passed on) – Teddy and Delilah
1 (that’s with a foster family) – Ruby
1 (that died) – my hamster – Gelatin P. Seeds aka Mr Seeds

my favorite color:
blue! (then pink)

my favorite smells:
fresh cut grass
tulips
fresh paint
clean laundry
the top of a baby’s head
Spic and Span
bleach
detergent
Dial soap

my favorite authors:
Elizabeth Berg
Dean Koontz
Robert McCammon
Stephen King
Joy Fielding

my favorite music:
mostly everything from rock to rap,
disco to dance, pop to jazz, not too much country or gospel though
standards like Frank Sinatra and Barbra Streisand
the Killers, Joe Jackson, Elvis Costello, Earth Wind and Fire, Tower of Power, Foreigner, Genesis, AC/DC, Rush, Yes, Ludacris, Rihanna, Carly Simon, Queen, Fall Out Boy, Plain White Tees, Boys Like Girls, Metallica, Maroon 5, Chaka Khan  just to name a few

my favorite tv shows (past and present):
Heroes … good God this man is beautiful!
Pushing Daisies
reruns of Seinfeld and Everybody Loves Raymond
The Girls Next Door
Oz
the Sopranos
Sex and the City
Homefront

Actors/Actresses I like:
Andy Garcia
John Cusack
Reese Witherspoon
Joe Pesci
Robert De Niro
Al Pacino (sigh)
Marlon Brando
Diane Keaton
Paul Newman
Jack Nicholson
Julia Roberts

things I like/like to do:
photography
fonts (i’m addicted to them, call me a mother fonter!)
read (certified bookworm from a very early age)
sew (i’m a regular betsy ross!)
cross stitch
go to Thrift stores or flea markets!!
“create” things … I’m an artist at heart

Other things I like:
Starbucks cinnamon dolce lattes and frozen caramel macchiatos
Target stores (especially the Dollar Spot)
Home Companion magazine
Gary Larson (The Far Side)
french cross stitch magazines
shabby chic stuff, particularly old white furniture with glass knobs
vintage linens and aprons
my sewing machine
fabric stores
vintage kitchen gadgets
vintage cake carriers
Peanuts stuff (you know, Snoopy, Charlie Brown, etc)
Old fashioned, ornate silver mirrors
arranging/looking at/categorizing/fondling my crafty stuff, rather than actually USING it
Saturday mornings – the whole day unfolds ahead of you!

I am:
lazy
a procrastinator
generally happy
goofy
a Scorpio
loyal
sarcastic