Movies, authors, animals, music, foods and words! These are my favorites (though incomplete and in no particular order).

My Favorite Movies

  • Some Like It Hot (1959)
  • Stranger Than Fiction (2006)
  • The Matrix (1999)
  • Framed (1990)
  • Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
  • Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol (2011)

My Favorite Authors

  • Laurie R. King
  • Elizabeth Peters
  • Peter David
  • Agatha Christie
  • Harper Lee
  • Herman Melville
  • A. A. Milne
  • Kenneth Grahame
  • Charlie Kaufman
  • Maggie O’Ferrell

My Favorite Animals

  • Bears (all)
  • Wolves (all)
  • Lobsters (really quite fascinating)
  • Dragonflies
  • Birds (yes, all)
  • Humans (not all, actually)

My Favorite Music

  • The Beatles
  • Flaming Lips
  • Eagles of Death Metal (note: NOT death metal band)
  • Jim Croce
  • Barbra Streisand
  • ABBA
  • Rush
  • Pat Metheny Group
  • Jamie Lidell
  • Robert Plant

My Favorite Foods

  • Gluten-free, no-dairy pizza (because it’s pizza that doesn’t hurt me)
  • Vegan Chocolate
  • pretty much anything I cook myself (I’m good)
  • Coconuts and everything that can be made with them
  • Broccoli
  • Cauliflower
  • Kale (yes, I really do love it)
  • Pesto (vegan only)
  • Fresh herb salads!
  • Avocados

(Some) of my favorite words…

  • Beautiful
  • Wallow
  • Tinker
  • Snip
  • Cantankerous
  • Moxie
  • Feelings
  • Wackadoodle
  • Parched
  • Walker
  • any word with the sound of ”crow” in it