THESE ARE A FEW OF MY... FAVORITE THINGS
* = all time favorites
I ADORE AUDIO BOOKS I have no time to read fiction, but I have at least 30 minutes of commuting a work day, plus errands...
I am never without an audio book in the car
N A R R A T O R S :
Jim Dale
Gerard Doyle
Brenden Fraser
George Guidall
Rob Inglis
Simon Jones
Stephen Lang
Paul Michael
Frank Muller
Leonard Nimoy
Nathaniel Parker
Davina Porter
F I C T I O N :
(in no specific order at this time)
The Lord Of The Rings*
by J.R.R. Tolkien:
The Hobbit
The Fellowship Of The Ring
The Two Towers
The Return Of The King
The Outlander Series
by Diana Gabaldon:
Outlander
Dragonfly in Amber
Voyager
Drums of Autumn
The Fiery Cross
A Breath Of Snow And Ashes
The Harry Potter Series
by J.K. Rowling:
The Sorcerer's Stone
The Chamber Of Secrets
The Prisoner Of Azkaban
The Goblet Of Fire
The Order Of The Phoenix
The Half-Blood Prince
The Deathly Hallows
Angels & Demons
The Da Vinci Code
by Dan Brown
The Fourth Realm Series
by John Twelve Hawks
The Traveler
The Dark River
Mists Of Avalon
by Marion Zimmer Bradley
American Gods
Stardust
by Neil Gaiman
Timeline
by Michael Crichton
The Artemis Fowl Series
by Eoin Colfer
Artemis Fowl
The Arctic Incident
The Eternity Code
The Opal Deception
The Lost Colony
The Vampire Chronicles (most)
by Anne Rice:
Interview With The Vampire
The Vampire Lestat
Queen Of The Damned
The Tale Of The Body Thief
Memnoch The Devil
Blackwood Farm
Blood Canticle
The Dark Tower Series
by Stephen King
The Gunslinger
The Drawing Of The Three
The Wastelands
Wizard And Glass
Wolves Of The Calla
Song For Susannah
The Dark Tower
The Mayfair Witches
by Anne Rice:
The Witching Hour
Lasher
Taltos
The Thief Lord
The Ink World Series
Ink Heart
Ink Spell
by Cornelia Funke
The Bartimaeus Trilogy
Amulet of Samarkand
The Golem's Eye
Ptolemy's Gate
by Jonathan Stroud
His Dark Materials Trilogy
The Golden Compass
The Subtle Knife
The Amber Spyglass
by Phillip Pullman
The Chronicles of Narnia
by C.S. Lewis
The Magician's Nephew
The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
The Horse And His Boy
Prince Caspian
The Voyage Of The Dawn Treader
The Silver Chair
The Last Battle
The Spiderwick Chronicles
by Tony DiTerlizzi
& Holly Black
~ The Field Guide
~ The Seeing Stone
~ Lucinda's Secret
~ The Ironwood Tree
~ The Wraith of Mulgarath
The FableHaven Series
by Brandon Mull
~ FableHaven
~ Rise Of The Evening Star
~ Grip Of The Shadow Plague
The Septimus Heap Series
by Angie Sage
~ Magyk
~ Flyte
~ Physik
~ Queste
HEROES/HEROINES: My Father
John Adams
Charles Darwin
Albert Einstein
Ben Franklin
Stephen Hawking
Elizabeth I
Mohandas K. Gandhi
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
Abraham Lincoln
James Madison
Thomas Paine
Mark Twain
Leonardo da Vinci
Voltaire
P O E T :
Edgar Allen Poe
M O V I E S :
Almost Famous
Blade
Blade Runner
Bram Stoker's Dracula
The Chronicles of Narnia:
- The Lion, The Witch & The Wardrobe
THE CROW*
Dangerous Liaisons
Death Becomes Her
The Devil Wears Prada
Dogma
The Fifth Element
Finding Nemo
The Forbidden Kingdom
Harry Potter:
- The Sorcerer's Stone
- The Chamber Of Secrets
- The Prisoner Of Azkaban
- The Goblet Of Fire
Heathers
Highlander
Indiana Jones Raiders Of The Lost Arc
Indiana Jones And The Temple Of Doom
Indiana Jones And The Last Crusade
Interview With The Vampire
Kung Fu Hustle
Lara Croft:
- Tomb Raider
- Cradle Of Life
Legend
The Lord Of The Rings:
- The Fellowship Of The Ring
- The Two Towers
- The Return Of The King
The Lost Boys
The Matrix
The Matrix: Reloaded
The Matrix: Revolutions
Men In Black
Monsters, Inc.
The Mummy
The Mummy Returns
The New Guy
Office Space
Pirates Of The Caribbean:
- The Curse Of The Black Pearl
- Dead Man's Chest
Practical Magic
The Princess Bride
Princess Mononoke
The Prophecy
Queen Of The Damned
The Replacements
Shanghaigh Noon & Knights
The Shawshank Redemption
Shrek Trilogy
Stargate
Star Wars
Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back
Star Wars: Return Of The Jedi
Tombstone
Under The Tuscan Sun
Underworld I & II
View From The Top
Young Guns I & II anythingJackie Chan anythingJet Li
T E L E V I S I O N :
A&E: Arts & Entertainment
Animal Planet
Biography Channel
Burn Notice
CSI: Las Vegas
Cold Case
Criminal Minds
Dennis Miller Live
Dexter
Discovery Channels
Fine Living
Firefly
Food Network
Friends
Great Cocktails
H G T V
Heroes
History Channels
How I Met Your Mother
Law & Order: CI
Law & Order: SVU
The Learning Channel
NASA Channel
National Geographic Channel
NCIS
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
Real Time with Bill Maher
Rome
Science Channel
Seinfeld
Sex And The City
Six Feet Under
The Soup
Style Channel
That 70's Show
Travel Channel
The Tudors
Will & Grace
Weeds
A C T O R S :
Sean Connery
Johnny Depp
Harrison Ford
Tommy Lee Jones
Val Kilmer
Morgan Freeman
Sir Anthony Hopkins
Viggo Mortensen
Brad Pitt
Will Smith
Christopher Walken
A C T R E S S E S :
Drew Barrymore
Cate Blanchett
Glenn Close
Angelina Jolie
Nicole Kidman
Diane Lane
Carrie-Ann Moss
Winona Ryder
Susan Sarandon
Meryl Streep
Diane Wiest
V I S U A L A R T I S T S :
Christopher Burkett (photographer)
Frans Lanting (photographer)
Art Wolfe (photographer)
Jonathon Earl Bowser (painter)
John William Waterhouse (painter)
Ryan Bliss (digital artist)
Joseph Michael Lisner (DAWN comic)
C O M E D I A N S :
George Carlin
David Cross
Bill Maher
Dennis Miller
Chris Rock
Robin Williams
M U S I C :
Adam Ant ("Wonderful")
Aerosmith
Alice In Chains
Tori Amos (early stuff)
Bon Jovi
Concrete Blonde
The Crow (soundtrack/score)
Dead Can Dance
Def Leppard
DELERIUM (esp. "Karma")
Dracula (score)
Eagles
Enigma (esp. "MCMXCa.D.")
Fleetwood Mac
Godsmack
Gene Loves Jezebel
Harry Potter (soundtracks/scores)
Heart
Iron Maiden
Elton John
Israel Kamakawiwo'ole
Lenny Kravitz
The Lord Of The Rings (soundtracks/scores)
LOREENA McKENNITT*
Megadeath
Peter Murphy
Practical Magic (soundtrack)
Prince
Steve Miller (early stuff
STEVIE NICKS*
Queensryche
Sade
Joe Satriani
Seal
Sisters of Mercy
Skid Row
Soundgarden
Stone Temple Pilots
Temple Of The Dog
Q U O T E:
"To see a world in a grain of sand and heaven in a wildflower, hold infinity in the palm of your hand and eternity in an hour."
~ William Blake
C O L O R S :
Black
Amethyst
Sapphire
Emerald
Garnet
Gold
S C E N T S :
Baby Animals
Dragon's Blood
Lavender Flowers
F O O D :
Yard House*
Cheesecake Factory
P.F. Chang's
D R I N K S :
Coffee
Keurig.com K-Cups
Breville BKC600XL
Single Serve Coffee Maker
Flowering Teas
C O C K T A I L S :
B A N A N A
BANSHEE
2 oz 99 Bananas (99 proof!)
2 oz Banana Liquer
2 oz White Creme de Cacoa
1 oz Cream (light or heavy)
Poor over rocks in shaker, strain into martini glass.
PEANUT BUTTER
CUP MARTINI
1.5 oz Bailey's
1.5 oz Buttershots
1.5 oz Frangelico
1.5 oz Godiva Chocolate Liquer
Poor over rocks in shaker, strain into martini glass.
GUILTY PLEASURE:
Fashion Magazines InStyle for fashion Vogue for fantasy
ORGANIC BEAUTY:
Bare Minerals Cosmetics
Yonka Skin Care
