girlgreybeast has said to spread this like the plague. I'm into that. Here we go:

10 bands/singers I'm really into lately

1) Bob Dylan

2) The Beatles

3) The Cure

4) The Magnetic Fields

5) David Bowie

6) Switchfoot

7) R.E.M.

8) Moby

9) The Cars

10)Crowded House

9 things that make me smile

1) Avadore when he's being goofy on purpose

2) Zane Grey (the cat) when he's napping

3) Katie Finn (the dog) when she's excited for a treat

4) Rice when he's having a really, really good day

5) Good writing

6) Good music

7) Golden days

8) Neal's blog

9) A great writing instrument

8 things I wear daily

1) Underwear

2) Silver watch Rice bought me

3) My wedding/engagement rings (so beautiful -- sapphires and diamonds)

4) Glasses

5) Something to keep my hair out of my face

6) An apron

7) A blue cardigan that belonged to my grandfather

8) A smile

7 things that annoy me

1) When people make incorrect or unfounded assumptions that are unproductive

2) Cluttery crap left around/When people just don't pick up after themselves

3) The way a particular bachelor keeps leaving my kitchen

4) People who give parenting advice because they think you don't know what's up with your kid

5) My neighbors and their dogs

6) The way the local university spends its resources

7) Being treated "differently" because I'm a young female

6 things I'm looking forward to

1) Avi's birthday tomorrow

2) My birthday Friday (when Rice and I play and the in-laws take Avadore for a night)

3) Baby #2

4) Blossoms on the fruit trees

5) Having my house back again

6) Mirrormask

5 things I'm scared of

1) The current state/future of our government and all the things that entails

2) Winter killing himself while he's living with us. Well, killing himself just in general.)

3) My loved ones getting seriously hurt

4) Dying before I get a chance to raise my children

5) If Rice's business venture seriously tanks

4 things that are on my desk

1) CDs

2) The skeleton at the computer

3) Writing references

4) Family pictures

3 movies I could watch over and over again

1) Wonderboys

2) Labyrinth

3) The Neverending Story

2 of my favorite songs at the moment

1) "Wild World" by Cat Stevens

2) "Do You Realize" by The Flaming Lips

1 person I could spend the rest of my life with

1) Rice