Everyone has something that makes life a little more bearable, right? Favorites, cravings, appreciations, etc. So here are some of mine...

Books

• Chicken Soup for the Soul. The stories from these books totally move me. If anything, they make me reflect on life and gain a greater appreciation for the little things, as well as help reveal the lighter side of tough situations.

Characters

• Winnie The Pooh and friends. My very first teddy bear was a musical Pooh bear. I also had a Pooh bib as a baby. And now, 20 years later, I still sleep with a stuffed Pooh (Yes, I admit it! =P =D)

• Elmo. Why? He was always the cutest Sesame Street monster, silly!

Chemical

• Acetone. In organic chem, we used this stuff to clean all the glassware (eg. test tubes, beakers, flasks) and I became so addicted to the smell. (Ether ain't bad either, but don't go there!) However, trust me, I don't spend my days huffing nail polish remover...

Colour (spell it the Canadian way)

• Blends of blue and green

• Light blue & light purple combos.

Disney

• Everything, anything Disney! Especially:

  • Pocahontas My all-time favorite Disney movie! Awesome soundtrack, touching and meaningful storyline, and Mel Gibson's s-m-o-o-t-h voice in John Smith ain't too bad either!

  • Walt Disneyworld. The most magical place on earth. What can I say? (Last time I was here: August 1999)

  • Disneyland. The happiest and 2nd most magical palce on earth. (Last time I was here: August 2001).

Drinks

• Dairy Queen milkshakes, McDonalds triple-thick eggnog milkshakes

• Chocolate milk...

Edibles

• Jelly Belly gourmet jelly beans. (They're the same people who made the Harry Potter Bernie Botts Every Flavour Beans.) Low in calories, extra tasty. Yummy!

• Cookies 'N Cream and cookie-dough ice cream. And any McDonald McFlurry! And anything with caramel! Seriously, nothing is ever "too sweet" for me; the sweeter the better!

• KFC. Fatty, cholesterol-rich, artery-clogging fried chicken. MMmmmmm...

Film

• Phenomenon. Just love this movie soooooo much.

• Save The Last Dance, City of Angels, The Majestic, Forrest Gump, Clueless, Vanilla Sky (yucky ending, but the rest was so... intense, I loved it), You've Got Mail (sweet and predictable, but cute!)

• Actors/Actresses: Julia Roberts, Meg Ryan, Mel Gibson, John Travolta

Misc. People

• Ricky Martin. Have you seen this guy move? Ooh-la-la. Could watch him for hours -- but not necessarily listen. (Notice I didn't put him under "Music"...)

Music

• Sergei Rachmaninoff. If you ask me my favourite classical composer, he's it. But he isn't exactly from the Classical era... Especially after watching Shine, I've been hooked on his Piano Concerto No. 3.

• Enrique Iglesias, "Hero". When listening through earphones, his opening whisper of "Let me be your hero..." sends shivers down my spine every time, I swear! It's as if he's whispering right into my ear... Hehheh, ok, I'm over it.

• Alicia Keys, Celine Dion, BSB, Enya, Alanis Morissete, No Doubt (all-time favorite Don't Speak), Darren Hayes (Insatiable)

• Solitudes CDs. A little new age instrumental. I absolutely love this stuff. (Does that make me a geek?) It's my study/essay-inspiration music.

Television

• The WB and its dramas of teenage/post-teenage angst. (I'm a sucker for mushy programming that deviates from reality, I admit it!) Gilmore Girls, Dawson's Creek, Felicity, 7th Heaven, etc. -- but I'm not obsessed, I swear.

• Friends. The ultimate comfort show. Never fails to amuse -- even the reruns. A comedic diversion from the trials of everyday life.

• Whose Line Is It Anyway?. Used to watch the British version before the American one came around. These guys are SO extremely talented and witty.

• Touched By An Angel, Caroline in the City (only reruns *sniff*), Simpsons, The Other Half, The View, Sunset Beach (also cancelled... *sniff*), 20/20.

Toothpaste

• Crest. Nothing else touches my teeth. =P