someone anonymously asked me on formspring what my weaknesses are, but my list is way too long for me to ever answer in their little text box. here goes:

- muffins. mmmmm, pumpkin, blueberry and corn are my favorite. if my thyroid and metabolism weren’t so nasty, i would eat them for breakfast everyday. i think their appeal for me is the fact that i can’t have them very often. they say forbidden fruit is always the sweetest, but i guess in my case, it’s muffins.

- a good war romance movie- i just saw atonement for the first time today and i think i am still reeling? i think the point of a movie is to pull one away from his/her life and into another realm and these do it for me moreso than say, a romantic comedy. the notebook is like this, and probably dear john but i heard it sucks hardcore so we will pretend it doesn’t exist, the english patient, cold mountain, etc.

- wifebeater and slacks combo (or when you can see a wifebeater under a mans outfit)-

alexander skarsgard in lady gaga’s “paparazzi” music video

that scene from the notebook

and that other scene, from atonement (i’ll get over this movie, just give me time)

marlon brando in a street car named desire (it’s not a wifebeater but undershirts do come close):

paul newman:

paul newman but without slacks (it doesn’t matter):

there are a lot more where those came from but this blog would go on forever if i actually included them all!

- a good book- i know i talk about movies allll the time on this blog, the moral of the story is that i can get sucked in easily if there is good plot and character development, and the same goes for novels. as i’ve said before, my empathy/living vicariously through other skills are VERY fine-tuned so, as sci-fi and cliche as it sounds, nothing better is putting down a book and feeling light-headed or disturbed or feeling like you want to change the world. the latter emotion comes from reading “to kill a mockingbird,” which is my favorite book and took part in inspiring me to pursue writing (or journalism, rather) as a career. this blog has nothing to show for my writing but i feel like as a journalist, you have the ability to be an advocate for anything that spurs your interest. wow, i just realized how sappy i just got but you get the picture!

- sense of humor- i’m trying to think of a valued friend who doesn’t have a sense of humor and i’m drawing a blank

i’m sure i have a lot more weaknesses but 1) im starting to get into “what i like about the opposite sex” territory and nobody cares about that but me 2) studying for my philosophy test is more imperative. ciao~