1 Picture of Me

People call this my Kardashian picture. I'm saying 'people' as if the fame of this photo is widespread but this posting topic is a picture of myself so what's a little more ego boost/narcissism? Plus my hair and my kitten look sleek and fabulous. Blog challenge complete! Don't be shocked if I disappear until April, all of my deadlines are now this month. Buenas noches.

2 Songs

(the bird pictures were purely coincidental...)

If I had to choose my top 2 songs of all time they would be as follows: 

3 films

The following three movies are movies I can (and sometimes do) watch once a month and somehow not get sick of. They are all based on fabulous books as well, and like most readers I am picky about book-to-movie quality, but these pass the test. I am also realizing they are all British. Nice! Another movie I have been meaning to watch forever is The Red Shoes.

4 Books

Only four??! Fine. Just know this is very, very far from a full list of my favorite books. I love to read and I prefer these oldies but goodies:

1. Treasure Island - Robert Louis Stevenson. Adventure! Intrigue! Pirates! That Rob Louie has mad storytelling skills.

2. Northanger Abbey - Jane Austen. Katherine is one of my favorite literary characters and not just because of her name. She is an avid reader with an overactive imagination. Of all Jane's novels, I adore the lighthearted milieu and hint if mystery in Northanger.

3. The Master and Margarita - Mikhail Bulgakov. This historical satire was actually banned in the USSR for its shocking frankness about corruption and the government. It is extremely whimsy and fast paced a la Alice in Wonderland, and if you read this make sure it has ample footnotes. The book is exponentially better if you can reference the events and people Mikhail capriciously ridiculed.

4. Flappers and Philosophers - F. Scott Fitzgerald. This is the book I am currently reading and so far so good. Francis' flappers are always so simultaneously aloof and vulnerable. I am thinking Ardita, the main chica, is about to get herself into some trouble. No spoilers!

5 Foods

At the risk of salivating in the library, here are 5 of my favorite foods:

Salads

Mmm...cheese.

Key lime pie or ice cream 

Anything s'mores

Pineapple

6 Places

The following are places I love or would love to go to. It's currently snowing, which makes me wish that much more that my Costa Rica trip was closer.

Sulawesi, Indonesia

Greece

Costa Rica

Norway

Tuscany

Russia

7 Wants

Bear bread



All of it -- the man, the location, the glamour

Scottish fold cat

Ewok dog!

Capri

Beauty and the Beast library

8 Fears

Beyond the usual fears (losing a family or friend, hurricanes, etc.)....

1. Cockroaches
2. Clowns
3. Basic math
4. Getting lost in crowds
5. Confrontation
6. Calling strangers
7. Frollo from The Hunchbaback of Notre Dame (see picture)
8. My impending masters thesis defense

9 Loves

1. Going to operas (especially by Mozart)
2. Discovering hole-in-the-wall restaurants
3. Art history
4. Skiing
5. Visiting new cities/countries...and then living there
6. DANCE
8. Pie
9. Being with my family/best friends

Bonus love: KITTENS

10 Secrets

1. The weight listed on my drivers license is about 15 pounds off #wishfulthinking
2. I love lighting things on fire
3. My nickname at home is Ricky
4. I have never eaten at Taco Bell or Burger King
5. I can't watch creepy tv shows before bed or I have nutso dreams
6. I am penpals with my best friend and both my grandmas
7. I collect fridge magnets
8. I love excuses to bake treats
9. Star Wars nerd
10. I sometimes spit freeystyle rhymes like an O.G.
Bonus secret: I wore this shirt in public yesterday. Just the grocery store but still...haha

Bloggity blog 10

I know I've been neglecting my blog but if you took a look at my day planner you'd cringe too. I've decided that doing a ten day blog challenge, starting tomorrow, will be a good (more importantly easy) way to get back on track. I have some great events coming up in the next few months so I need to be at the top of my blogging game. I borrowed the template from here. Until tomorrow!

10 secrets
9 loves
8 fears
7 wants
6 places
5 foods
4 books
3 films
2 songs
1 picture of you