eight by eight

inspired by miss Lindsey.

8 books I have loved
1. Twilight series (most recent)
2. Angles & Demons +
3. The Giver
4. Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy +
5. Perks of Being a Wallflower
6. Book of Mormon
7. The Apology
8. The Coming of the Lord

8 favorite places to eat
1. Olive Garden
2. Cafe Rio
3. Senior Max
4. Home
5. Edward/Petty residence (they got skills)
6. Wingers
7. Subway
8. In comfort

8 things that happened yesterday
1. slept in
2. showered the good shower
3. ate left over thanksgiving
4. watched my sister and mother make my grandmother's old recipes
5. laughed.
6. cried.
7. ate pie
8. said happy birthday to someone

8 things I am looking forward to
1. Christmas lights
2. Christmas music
3. Christmas
4. Family
5. Final projects
6. To figure this life out... one day, see how this will end.
7. Reading tonight
8. Ham!!!

8 concerts I would love to attend
1. Menomena (again)
2. Bright Eyes
3. Bob Marley (if it were possible)
4. Fight!
5. Daft Punk
6. Ben Harper
7. Iron & Wine
8. Sufjan Stevens

8 places to visit
1. Venice
2. Mexico
3. Canada
4. Cambodia
6. Cayman Islands
7. Rain Forest
8. China

8 favorite movies
1. Elizabethtown
2. The Fountain
3. The Notebook
4. Everything is Illuminated
5. Ratatouille
6. Sleepless in Seattle (mostly for the music)
7. Harry Potters
8. Lord of the Rings ( basically any good adventure)

8 great songs
1. Ben Harper - Suzie Blue
2. Beirut- Elephant Gun
3. Bob Marley- Could You Be Loved
4. Bright Eyes- This is the First day of My Life
5. Bobby Darin- Beyond the Sea
6. DeVotchka- How it Ends
7. Justice- D.A.N.C.E.
8. Menomena - Wet and Rusting
9. Sufjan Stevens - Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois

8 amazing photographers
1. Robert ParkeHarrison - Architects Brother
2. James Nachtwey- Rwanda (1994)
3. Edward Muybridge - Study of Motion
4. Eugene Aget - documented a changing Paris
5. Francis Frith- travel photographer
6. Amy Jorgensen- Body Archive
7. Richard Avedon
8. Robert Frank

8 impacting things I have heard with my own ears
1. "If you make a mistake, make the best mistake you ever made." -grandfather
2. "Be selfish if you need to." - amanda
3. "If you are looking for a certain response, tell it to yourself." m.p.
4. "It is okay to not be okay." s.k.
5. "Always stay as sweet as you are." -grandmother
6. "I have never met someone so truthful." w.e.
7. "That is what parents do." - my mother who supports me through everything.
8. "Would you stop, and LISTEN!?" -anger/very right father