My Favorite Things

I haven't posted in a while. So how about I tell you some of my favorite things? This is in no particular order. I'm just going to write whatever comes to mind. Here goes:

1. Red. That's my favorite color. I actually love all colors, in their varying shades, but red is my favorite. 

2. Converse. I do so love my Chuck Taylors. They're also red:)

3. Umbrellas. I don't know why, but umbrellas are cool. Especially when they have polka dots. Just saying.

4. Musicals and romantic comedies. The clean ones, people. They make me happy. I don't even care if that's a cliche chick thing. Whatever. Here's a list of some of my favorite movies. A lot of them are not musicals or romantic comedies. So I'm cheating, but whatever.

• Singin' In the Rain
• Kate and Leopold
• Pride and Prejudice
• Avengers and all the other Marvel superhero movies. Especially Captain America;)
• Pirates of the Caribbean
• Star Wars
• The Rocketeer
• Megamind (One of the best cartoons ever. Seriously hilarious.)
• The Incredibles (and a whole lot of other Disney movies)
• Monsters Inc.
• Hallmark movies. Almost all of them. Occasionally there's a really cheesy one, or it's just kind of crappy in general, but for the most part, these are my faves.
• A bunch of other movies that shall remain nameless because I can't count or remember them all right now.

5. Pianos. This is really obvious, but whatever. It's true. I love pianos. I especially love my piano. I could probably write a whole blog post about my emotional attachment to pianos, so I'll stop now and write that some other time.

6. Mint ice cream. The chocolate chips are great, don't get me wrong, but mint is my true love. There's a special seasonal peppermint ice cream that comes out around Christmas, usually, but it costs an arm and a leg, because I think it's  Breyers or something, and it's also not usually featured in the grocery stores when I'm actually looking for it.

7. Hippy/gypsy skirts. Some people like to be all technical and fashion-forward and call them maxi skirts, which is great, and yeah, that's what they're called, but the ones I like specifically are gypsy skirts. The ones that you can plop down on the floor in, and not worry about modesty or anything, and still look pretty:)

8. Fancy boxes.

9. Embellished purses that carry everything. EVERYTHING. Like, I could put a couple of books, my makeup bag (which is about as big as a glasses case, with all the makeup I own in it), my sketchbook, markers and pencils, some crochet project I might want to work on, etc. These purses are rare, fabulous, and essential, and I love them.

10. Thesauruses. Thesauris? Whatever. They're awesome. #nerd

11. Speaking of nerd/geek, Star Wars.

12. Doctor Who

13. Merlin

14. Reading. Lol that one's obvious and pretty generalized, so some (not all, not in any particular order, and maybe not even my most favorite)favorite books are:

• Percy Jackson and the Olympians series
• Heroes of Olympus series (continuation of PJO)
• The Giver
• The Goose Girl (and the following Books of Bayern)
• Princess Academy (and its sequel)
• A Single Shard
• Hattie Big Sky
• Pride and Prejudice
• The Secret Life of Bees
• To Kill a Mockingbird
• The Freedom Factor
• Divergent [Insurgent, Allegiant]
• Homeless Bird
• etc. No, that's not a book, that just means that there are more books than I could possibly remember, list here, or otherwise tell you about.

15. Knit hats. I love them. Not the ugly shapeless ones that look like someone named Sage Claridge might have attempted to make, but the nice ones that you flaunt on a grey winter day. 

16. Guitars. I love guitars. I want to learn how to play, because it's really a fantastic instrument. Plus, there is almost nothing more attractive than a guy with a deep voice and an acoustic guitar.

17. Libraries. Duh.

18. Lava lamps. These things are cool, and this is an opinion that not even the fire of the Phlegethon will melt out of me.

19. Pinterest. I waste so much time on Pinterest. It's an addiction, I swear. 

20. Volkswagen bugs. The vintage ones. I saw one the other day that was shiny black and had whitewall tires. It was awesome.

21. Glass milk jugs.

22. Diva Dances at girls camp

23. Glow sticks

24. Tree houses

25. Andersen's fairy tales

26. Fluffy slippers

27. Window seats

28. Swing sets

29. Starburst

30. Sweet tarts

31. Shakespeare

32. Long cardigans

33. Ranunculus

34. Canopied beds

35. Fireplaces

36. Typewriters

37. Europe

38. England (more specific than Europe)

39. Yarn

40. Combat boots

41. Tutus

42. Purple tights

43. My favorite t-shirt (If you know me, you'll probably know which one this is. I wear it about twice a week, or until it gets dirty.)

44. Hot chocolate

45. Journals. Even though I never write in mine, or I use it for doodling until it's full and not a journal anymore, I love journals. Especially the scrappy kind. When you glue in pictures or ticket stubs, and write in fancy handwriting, and occasionally sketch or paint in it. With inspirational quotes on every few pages. With beautiful covers and sturdy paper. That is a journal. That's the kind I'd like to have, anyway.

46. Giant blankets

47. Studio C quote wars. I totally beat you guys, and you know it. I am the master of Studio C quotes. Oh and by "you guys" I mean Marley and Aaron.

48. Westport

49. The cello

50. My cell phone. Even if it does take crappy pictures.


Ok I think that's enough. There's tons more of course, but 50 is a good place to stop.


Sagerific

Flavored Concrete = Love? Um, no.

Valentine's day is in three days. THE ABOMINATION APPROACHETH. Blech. Ok, valentine's day isn't that bad. But those sweetheart candy things are nasty. I don't know if I can stand getting another box, eating one partly to be polite, partly to see if they've gotten any less disgusting since last year, then throwing the rest away because OH MY GOSH THE NASTYNESS. It's really annoying. Who associates love with a box of candies that taste like flavored concrete? Really?! Ok, rant over. 

Sagerific

P.S.

I apologize to anyone who likes those things. But I can't stand them.