Brought to you by...The Number 8!
Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at 4:23PM 
"Number 8" by Jackson Pollock, 1948My friend Wendy B at Wendy Brandes Jewelry tagged me in (yet another) viral-blogging effort known as a "meme". Well, who am I to disappoint? So, I'm bringing the answers to you here. To be honest, the questions are rather thought-provoking, so I was only happy to share some responses.
8 Things I am passionate about...
staying close to friends & family
dogs
really good meals
laughing a lot
reading and writing
creating
being as well-dressed as I possibly can, given budget constraints
providing a quality output, no matter what I do
8 Things I want to do before I die...
stay at Hotel du Cap - Eden Roc, Cap d'Antibes
go on safari
own a home where I have a really big dining table to host lots of friends for dinner
ride my bike through Europe
see Machu Picchu
REALLY fall in love
go to the Oscars and the Vanity Fair Oscar Party
get a masters degree in...something
8 Things I say often...
"that's SO stinkin' cute!"
"oh my God, I LOVE it!"
"okay, that bitch be crazy..."
"let's get a taxi..."
"who's calling me now?"
"so...where're we going for happy hour?"
"does he have a Facebook profile?"
"let me know what you think..."
8 Books I have read lately...
The Fountainhead - Ayn Rand
Life of Pi - Yann Martel
Valley of the Dolls - Jacqueline Susann
Atonement - Ian McEwan
How Proust Can Change Your Life - Alain de Botton
The Red and the Black - Stendhal
Under the Banner of Heaven - Jon Krakauer
Entertaining is Fun! How to be a Popular Hostess - Dorothy Draper
8 Songs I could hear over and over...(this is truly a mutable category, but this is what's current)
"You're So Vain" - Carly Simon
"Do Ya" - Electric Light Orchestra
"Don't Rain on My Parade" - Barbra Streisand (Wendy B - you ain't the only one!)
"Tangled Up In Blue" - Bob Dylan
"Girlfriend Is Better" - Talking Heads
"Ceremony" - New Order
"Wave" - Sergio Mendes & Brasil '66
"You're the World to Me" - David Gray
8 Things that attract me to my best friends...
humor and sarcasm
honesty and frankness
a generous sense of hospitality
confident personal style
exchange of ideas
love of good food
a sense of adventure
love of the good life, but realizing it doesn't need to cost a lot
Here's where I'm supposed to tag eight other people, but I'm not so sure about that one. If you want to do this meme on your site, leave me a note in the comments and I'll tag you!
This meme was brought to you by the Number 8...enjoy this Sesame Street classic below!:
Reader Comments (2)
Hey, where's "Get WendyB jewelry" on your list?!
Also, your blog is nice.