Posted for no apparent reason, except that I needed a pick-me-up because it’s been a crappy week. Feel free to add your own list in the comments.
Monkeys, especially:
– Curious George
– Hanuman
– King Kong
Board Games, especially:
– Clue
Dave, the Computer Table
– from Ikea, this laptop table is awesome.
Big Things
Pirates
Volkswagen Microbuses
Tinfoil Hats
Paper Craft
Dioramas
View-Master Viewers
Recycling
Old Advertising Murals
Zoltar, and other Fortune Teller Machines
Victorian Houses
The Winchester Mystery House
Food and Drink
Diet Dr. Pepper
Bengal Spice tea
Caesar Salad from Bravo
Crab Rangoon from Mandarin House
Chicken Piccata/Chicken with lemon butter and capers
Waffles
Crab Cakes from Oceanaire
Prime Rib from Colorado Steakhouse (its all about the perfect horseradish sauce)
My Mom’s Lasagna (which is really Better Homes and Gardens)
Words and Authors
Books in General
Shakespeare
Jane Austen
P.G. Wodehouse
Georgette Heyer (a guilty pleasure)
Umberto Eco
Good Slash Fiction (oooooooooo la la)
Bad Fan Fiction (like watching a train wreck where nobody gets hurt, but there’s lots of noise and smashing)
Geek Things
Kinetic Sculptures
Old Clocks
Weather Vanes
Lightning Rods
Monorails
Compasses
Windmills and Wind Turbines
The Internets
Apple Macintosh
Think Geek
American Science and Surplus
Action Figures
Sports Stuff
Water Aerobics
Adult Tricycles (I have no idea why)
Movies
Auntie Mame
Fight Club
Alfred Hitchcock
Jimmy Stewart
Cary Grant
Audrey Hepburn
Kate Hepburn
Television
Buffy
Heroes
Veronica Mars
Grey’s Anatomy
Music
I hate to even get started, the list is too long