Thursday, November 08, 2007

333 of My favorite things...

Hmm. Well, Sarah just wrote her 100th Blog post (congrats Sarah) in which she considered listing 100 of her favorite things. I thought that was a neat challenge... I am ALMOST sure I can do 100, but can I do 333 which is my blog post number?

  1. Burnt Fudge
  2. Abby's giggle when Steve is tickling her
  3. Steve's giggle during a movie
  4. Steve's helpless giggle while being tickled (different)
  5. Listening to Abby read a book to herself in bed
  6. Listening to Abby make up songs about every mundane thing that she does
  7. Taking artsy photos
  8. Having people like artsy photos
  9. Providing artsy photos for people
  10. Arranging photos in scrapbooks
  11. Looking at scrapbooks
  12. Looking back at pictures, videos, mementos
  13. Cookie batter
  14. Brownie batter
  15. Chocolate Chip Cookie Cake
  16. Turtle Cookies
  17. Deep Chocolate Cake
  18. Carnation Instant Breakfast
  19. Cheerios
  20. Chicken Fajitas (homemade)
  21. Fried Rice from El Torito
  22. Salsa from El Torito
  23. Cindy's Salsa
  24. Abby's voice
  25. Abby saying 'I love you too!'
  26. Abby praying
  27. Steve praying
  28. Steve's voice
  29. Steve chatting (cracks me up - I think it's literally cute I think because it happens so seldom it's like a treat)
  30. Steve getting deeply Biblical
  31. Steve getting indignant
  32. Aaron telling stories (especially when he was tempted to cross the street without permission)
  33. Memories of telling stories around Thanksgiving table
  34. Finding out who everyone's Secret Santa is
  35. Getting my hair done/looking nice
  36. BUYING clothes for me
  37. buying clothes for Abby
  38. Harry Potter!
  39. Pern
  40. Lord of the Rings
  41. Dexter
  42. Coupling (UK)
  43. Psych (well, the pairing - not sure if the show itself would be a favorite worthy without it)
  44. Dirty Jobs with Mike Rowe
  45. Vicky Bliss and everything Elizabeth Peters
  46. Bet Me and Getting Rid of Bradley
  47. The Dueling Blog Jenny and Bob did
  48. Blogging
  49. Analyzing friends and family with my dad
  50. Sharing credit for amazing art with my mom
  51. FIREFLY
  52. Serenity
  53. Round Table Pizza
  54. Moonlit Sonata
  55. The feeling while playing a piano song well
  56. Being in a really great choir
  57. Watching Abby play with friends
  58. Watching Abby in ballet
  59. Return to Me ensemble
  60. Having Steve feel Jack move in my belly
  61. Listening to Steve talk about Abby
  62. Pride and Prejudice 2005
  63. Rummikub
  64. ScrUNO
  65. The Condo in Coronado
  66. Rain on the roof
  67. The smell of rain/especially on asphalt
  68. Walking in Montecito
  69. Looking up Love Signs with Linda Goodman
  70. The house after Gladys has cleaned
  71. Napping without limit
  72. Sleeping in without consequence
  73. Cuddling with Abby in the morning
  74. The sound when I am downstairs of Abby's not so gentle feet going pitter patter overhead
  75. The look of joy on Abby's face when she's with kids
  76. Dishing with Hazel
  77. Watching Samantha be wrapped around Abby's finger
  78. Kittens
  79. Jack the cat
  80. Memories of walking with my mom and Thor in the early morning in Newbury Park
  81. Memory of my mom showing me she had done the unthinkable - thrown caution to the wind and picked up a kitten on my parents morning bike ride
  82. Staring at the Christmas tree
  83. Completing a task
  84. Reading a book
  85. Mary Stewart
  86. Barbara Michaels
  87. Cliffs at Night
  88. Chocolate Sauce
  89. Extremely soft powdered doughnuts
  90. Extremely salty shelled peanuts
  91. An Interesting or Emotional Oprah show
  92. A Beat-down type Dr. Phil show
  93. Planet Earth
  94. HD television (not the channel)
  95. The Lion King (Stage)
  96. Les Miserables
  97. Phantom of the Opera (Michael Crawford)
  98. Getting a massage
  99. Going to the spa
  100. Sitting in a spa
  101. Getting my nails done
  102. Making a good joke
  103. Ticking off things from a list
  104. Motowi tileworks
  105. Sid Dickens tiles
  106. All those frilly plates at Anthropologie
  107. All those expensive clothes at Anthropologie
  108. Chipwiches
  109. Dove Ice Cream Bars
  110. Oreos with Milk
  111. Milk
  112. Knudson Chocolate Milk
  113. The Newbury Park Doughnut shop mini-doughnuts (white with sprinkles)
  114. Chocolate Fudge Shake from 31 Flavors
  115. Having no credit card debt
  116. Feeling like I've made a good decision
  117. My bed
  118. My linens
  119. Getting mail
  120. Getting email messages
  121. Drawing
  122. Painting
  123. Lino-cut making
  124. Etching
  125. Dreaming (good ones)
  126. Shredded Chedder Cheese
  127. well groomed eyebrows
  128. The Closer
  129. Futurama
  130. Home Videos (tv show)
  131. Scarecrow & Mrs. King
  132. Star Wars
  133. Mr. Nubling's Class
  134. Eddie Izzard
  135. Memories of getting junk food from Vons in college in the middle of the night
  136. Rusty's Pizza in Montecito
  137. Walking the grounds of Westmont
  138. Memories of cuddling with Steve in the early days
  139. Having epiphanies
  140. Taking a shower
  141. X-files
  142. Apples
  143. Spying on classmates on Myspace
  144. Writing
  145. Hot Fudge Cake from Bob's Big Boy
  146. Bloopers from TV or movies
  147. Purple
  148. Blue
  149. Abby's first bedroom wall
  150. Being barefoot
  151. Memories of camping at the beach - hearing the waves at night
  152. Mom's wheatgerm pancakes
  153. Burnt bacon with pancakes
  154. Quizno's hot sandwich
  155. Coco's old herb butter with French bread
  156. The video of Wesley and Abby giggling uncontrollably
  157. Julia's dimples
  158. The story of drunk Shannon and Dave to the rescue (pre-wedding)
  159. Garfield
  160. BC Comics
  161. Superhero movies
  162. The music from superhero movies
  163. The Incredibles
  164. Finding Nemo
  165. Sleeping Beauty
  166. The Emperor's New Groove
  167. The wind
  168. Baby kicking/moving (also rather uncomfortable)
  169. Red
  170. Impressing someone
  171. Islands Fruit Punch
  172. Corn
  173. Flowers (before they die)
  174. Bookworm
  175. Text Twist
  176. Pinball (windows)
  177. Minesweeper
  178. New sheets
  179. My laptop
  180. Yoga/Pilates
  181. The feeling of the drug releasing a headache
  182. Celtic designs
  183. English Accents
  184. Irish Accents
  185. Scottish Accents
  186. Wales
  187. Museums
  188. Catch me if you Can
  189. The Office (UK)
  190. The Office (USA) mostly for Jim and Pam
  191. James Bond
  192. Olive Garden Spinach Dip
  193. Olive Garden Breadstix and Salad
  194. Macaroni Grill bowtie pasta thing
  195. Watching the History Channel
  196. The crack of my back from a chiropractor
  197. Milky Ways
  198. Three Musketeers without the chocolate
  199. Bagels with Cream cheese
  200. Those cream cheese and turkey wrap things
  201. Mijares Chicken Burrito
  202. Domenico's Pizza
  203. CPK roasted garlic chicken pizza
  204. CPK herb onion bread
  205. Silence
  206. Violin
  207. George Winston
  208. Hallelujah (songs)
  209. Christmas music
  210. Boyband music
  211. Murder by Death (movie)
  212. Noises Off
  213. Newsradio
  214. The Carol Burnett Show
  215. 30 Rock
  216. Mystery Science Theatre
  217. The Muppets
  218. Wendy's fries
  219. Nancy Drew
  220. Romance Scully/Mulder style
  221. Monk
  222. Getting truly engrossed in a book
  223. Knowing that Steve loves Harry Potter
  224. Staring at a campfire
  225. Being bundled up in the cold
  226. Getting presents
  227. Jewelry
  228. Stars
  229. Cafe Bizou Steak
  230. French fries soaked in steak juice (eww that sounds gross)
  231. Framing pictures in a cool way
  232. Vases
  233. Candles
  234. Sunbeams when it's cold
  235. Water
  236. Dancing
  237. Strictly Ballroom
  238. Figuring out a problem
  239. Pilgrim's Progress
  240. Sunsets
  241. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon
  242. Matrix
  243. Fresh Churros from Disneyland
  244. See's Milk Patties
  245. Knowing everything about Art History (as I once did whilst studying for the AP Art History test)
  246. E.T.
  247. Pirates of the Caribbean
  248. Signs (movie)
  249. Apollo 13
  250. Stitch (as a character)
  251. The Departed (except for you know what)
  252. The Hunt for Red October (music and movie)
  253. Patriot Games (book only)
  254. The Prince of Egypt
  255. Airplane!
  256. Monty Python
  257. The Iron Giant
  258. Newborn stretches
  259. Newborn complete sleep
  260. Baby pouts
  261. When a discipline works
  262. Abby's peace in sleep
  263. Steve's sleepy grouchy face
  264. Fresh Tortillas from the California Adventure Tortilla factory
  265. Lightning
  266. Nature Shows/Sunrise Earth
  267. Harmonizing
  268. Cool bags/boxes
  269. Miniature things
  270. Warm Fuzzy Soft Socks
  271. Pastries by Nancy cake
  272. Having heat and A/C
  273. Our Mantle
  274. Our Living Room
  275. Falling asleep when I'm really really exhausted
  276. Seeing how complex and perfect God's involvement in my life is
  277. Primrose/Flaxseed Oil (completely manages my complexion after years and years and years of trouble)
  278. The quiet right after a party when there is still a couple people left
  279. Spanx
  280. Artsy Photography books (Andy Goldsworthy)
  281. Reubens
  282. Michaelangelo
  283. Rodin
  284. Norman Rockwell
  285. Giving a great gift
  286. Ansel Adams (the dramatic ones)
  287. Wallace and Grommit
  288. Simon and Garfunkel
  289. The Internet
  290. Fancy Barbies
  291. Mozart Requiem
  292. Following Peacocks
  293. Ravioli
  294. Seeing the re-release of Star Wars at the Arlington
  295. Throwing Pots in Pottery class
  296. Documentaries
  297. Stuffed animals
  298. Cool artsy faucets
  299. GPS
  300. Warm, fresh turkey for Thanksgiving
  301. Falling asleep on the couch (with Steve when we were dating)
  302. Bazooka bubblegum
  303. Taco Bell/Del Taco (depending on pregnancy)
  304. Wrinkle in Time etc...
  305. The fields of England
  306. Sculpture
  307. Nadia the mini-series
  308. GE Soft Light for the living areas (so nice)
  309. Long Lasting lights for halls and closets (just so nice not to have to replace constantly)
  310. Christmas Ornament
  311. Chandeliers
  312. Crystals
  313. Seashells
  314. Laughing in Mr. Pardee's class
  315. Dolphins
  316. Planning out the Calender
  317. A little opera
  318. New Linens (not fresh sheets as much as whole new look)
  319. Vanilla soft serve with cone
  320. Quilts and blankets
  321. Steve and my tattoos
  322. Lotion
  323. Packing in advance
  324. Nightmare Before Christmas
  325. Popcorn
  326. Maternity underwear
  327. Comfy Deep Couches
  328. Comfy Deep Carpet
  329. The way Abby says she wants an "Orange Bling Machine"
  330. Surround sound
  331. Being on time
  332. Martinelli's NON-sparkling Apple Juice
  333. Wide Angle lens
Okay, so, granted, without food or movies this would be a much smaller list ;)

7 comments:

Dave said...

VERY, very impressive. And far fewer "cheats" than I would have used. Kudos.

Dave said...

And HEY - one of the shows I worked on made the list. Now what about Mucha Lucha, Krypto the Superdog and Sylvester & Tweety?

Creative Mama said...

dude. your dedicated. nice work.

Albert said...

awesome honey!

Juliana Shain said...

I'm saving this as a word doc for future present ideas.

Ada said...

Dave, you worked on Scarecrow and Mrs. King?!!! Score!

Dave said...

My bad. I thought I saw Hardcastle & McCormick on the list.