<strong>physical activity</strong> (i'm putting this in because it
may be a dealbreaker for some of you): i honestly don't do much.
the grand majority of my jobs have been 'stand on your feet 8-12
hrs a day' sorts of things, and the last thing i want to do after
that or on my days off is something physically demanding. the
closest thing to a sport that i enjoy playing is mini golf (which i
will kick your ass in), bowling (which i totally suck at), and
croquet (which could go either way). :)<br />
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<strong>books:</strong> the sunrise lands series. anything by alton
brown. food magazines like saveur. i think i may have od'd on
reading as a kid, because i just don't seem to do it nearly as much
as i used to. update: i just bought, have started reading, and love
"a billion wicked thoughts". next up is "the ethical slut"<br />
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<strong>movies:</strong> anything with a car chase and decent plot,
but i'm not a comedy (see below) or horror fan. i'm also a sucker
for the sound of music and any type of sports, disney, or pixar
movie.<br />
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<strong>tv:</strong> dexter, unique eats, unique sweets, good eats,
iron chef america, and nerdy stuff like antiques roadshow, auction
kings and some not overly shallow things on food network and hgtv.
and again, i don't like comedy. not in a crabby 'i hate to laugh'
sort of way, but i call it overactive empathy and a low tolerance
for people doing stupid things. so when my roommate turns on always
sunny, the office, parks and rec, aqua teen, etc. i leave the
room.<br />
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<strong>music:</strong> unlike most people i meet, music just isn't
that big of a part in my life. the top artists that i can listen to
all the time and rarely get tired of are: a lot of classical and
choral (not much opera though), erin mccarley, straight no chaser,
and, during the correct season, a mind-boggling amount of christmas
music. and, i'm going to increase my nerditude even more by adding
the audiobook version of the sunrise lands series to this list.
update: i just discovered garfunkel &amp; oates - totally fuckin
hilarious.<br />
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<strong>podcasts:</strong> savage lovecast, white roof radio.<br />
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<strong>food:</strong> i'm a girl of simple tastes, and usually,
the less strongly flavored, the better (i'm really sensitive to
bitter and spicy flavors). this doesn't mean i only eat boring
stuff. in chicago, i had a food buddy and would try something new
every time we went out. if i have to pick, my two fav food regions
are southern italian and new/traditional american.<br />
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current food cravings: roasted bone marrow. and now that i've been
away from chicago for a bit, regional things like portillo's
hotdogs and oberweis milk. yes, milk. delivered to your back door
once a week in glass bottles.