In the tradition of Julie Andrews...

I just read last night's post, and realized that I sounded pretty pessimistic. In order to show everyone that I'm not, well, at least, I'm not about 25% of the time, I've decided to list all of my favorite things in no particular order!

1- Florida Natural Fruitsnacks. If you haven't had them, try them. 2 weight watcher points for 3 bags of them! Be careful, though. They're 100% juice, and if you eat too many of them at once (I've found my limit is 5 packs) they'll rip your mouth up from the acid in them. Target used to carry them, but now I can only find them at Von's (the only item I will purchase at that overpriced skag-market)

2- Smith's. Every quarter, (or every three months, for you non admin-types) they send out $5 off coupons just for using their card! I haven't seen any other supermarket do this, and the other coupons they send are really good. Being that Diet Coke (also on my favorite things list!) is usually upwards of $4 for 12 pack, I nearly always have a free coupon for that, in addition to a $1.50 off coupon for an additional, which I freaking love. Smith's also usually has the lowest prices out of all of the markets. Anybody that saves me money is going to be my friend, and any store that gives me awesome deals is going to be frequented.

3- E-Mails. Now I'm not talking about the viagra perscriptions, notices from corporate that the network is going to be down, free iphone offers, etc., I'm talking about honest to God, real e-mails. Particularly ones from agents I've queried, and people giving me compliments. (Or sending me coupons!) E-mail is what makes me look busy at work. You hear clacking away on a computer, someone's got to think you're diligently working, right? Probably not, but it makes me feel important.

4- Tyra Banks. Joel McHale can say whatever he wants about her, but I love her to pieces. I've never gotten to meet her in person, but she seems like a celebrity that is just really down to earth, and actually wants to get out there in the middle of her fans. Most of the stuff she talks about is superficial fluff, but, hell, it's most of the stuff I talk about, too. I think I might like Tyra even more than Oprah (dear God, no!) because she is more like me. I'm not a deep person. Sure, I care about the environment, I feel bad for kids in Africa, I don't like what the Chinese are doing to Tibet... but... the fact is, I spend more time thinking about how my ass looks in a pair of pants and what movies are coming out this weekend. Tyra seems to understand this, and she makes no judgements on all of us superficialites. Oprah makes me hate myself just a little bit.

5- James Marsden. He's just hot.

6- Broadway. About 90% of my ipod is showtunes. My music needs to tell me a story. The best ones are The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling Bee (bought purely for the title, listened to because, well, it's awesome) Little Shop of Horrors, Rent, Avenue Q (so not work appropriate), Chicago, and Wicked.

7- White Jasmine Incense. It's the only incense I burn while I work on Pomegranate Seeds. The smell is so intertwined with my characters, I literally can't think if I don't have it.

8- Diet Coke Plus. Diet Coke, as we all know, is evil, but Diet Coke Plus, well, that has vitamins and minerals. It's good for you, right?

9- South Park. Their social commentary is genius, it's hilarious, and, well, go look at #6. They do a lot of songs.

10- Matt the Weight Watcher Leader. He always has an upbeat, positive attitude, he has the creepy ability to remember anyone and everyone he crosses paths with, and he's helped me lose 60 pounds. What's not to like? Well, he does invalidate #6 a little bit. He makes us sing sometimes. While I'll sing in my car, I don't like to do it where people can hear me.

11- Nigerian Princes. They're willing to give you tons of money if you just empty your bank account, and fly to Nigeria to pick them up. How simple is that?!