My Favorite Things

Movie...

Star Wars--I refuse to call it "A New Hope". It was "Star Wars" when I saw it the first thirty-one times, so to me it will always be "Star Wars".

Movie Actor...

Kenneth Branagh for Shakespeare and period pieces; Harrison Ford and Mel Gibson tied for action/adventure; Keanu Reeves for sheer numminess.

Movie Actress...

Sandra Bullock

Book...

All the Sneaky Pie mysteries by Rita Mae Brown; Neil Gaimon's "Neverwhen" and "Good Omens" (with Terry Prachett); Marion Zimmer Bradley's "Darkover" series; Anne McCaffrey's "Pern" series; Jude Devereux' Montgomery/Taggert books; any regency by Catherine Coulter; anything by Julie Garwood. I think I read too much.

Comic Book...

"Sandman", "Books of Magic", "Preacher", "Elfquest" (the original Pini ones).

Male Singer...

Meatloaf

Female Singer...

Sarah McLachlin for pop; Melissa Ethridge for rock; Reba for country.

Band...

Old U2 before the pop craze when they were still political; Kansas; Styx

Food...

Crab legs in drawn butter; Frango mints; anything chocolate; scones with clotted cream; homemade macaroni and cheese

Drink...

Diet Coke

Alcoholic Drink...

Pina Colada

Cheese...

Stilton

English Country House...

Chatsworth

Artist...

Thomas Gainsborough

Musical...

Hair

Television Show...

Off the air: M.A.S.H.; on the air: Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Runners up: The Simpsons, South Park, West Wing, Sports Night, XFiles, Angel, Roswell

Television Actor...

James Marsters--is this a surprise to anyone?

Television Actress...

Tied between Gillian Anderson and Sarah Michelle Gellar

Soap opera...

Santa Barbara...Yeah, I know, it's been off the air for years, but it's still the best!

Soap Actor...

Tied between Lane Davies from Santa Barbara and Charles Keating from Another World

Soap Actress...

Nancy Grahn when she was on Santa Barbara; Anne Heche when she was on Another World.

Animal...

Cat

Country...

Ireland

Spot in the whole world...

Tied between Stephen's Green in Dublin, and St. James Park in London.

Department Store...

Harrods!

Book Store...

Foyles in London

Musuem...

The British Musuem--I could live in the room with the Parthenon friezes.

Restaurant...

Pachamama's in Lawrence--has very inventive food and the best apple caramel dessert in the world.

Football Team...

Kansas City Chiefs

Basketball Team...

University of Kansas Jayhawks!

Olympic Sport--Summer...

Women's gymnastics

Olympic Sport--Winter...

Women's figure skating, and moguls skiing

Car...

Black jag with black leather interior

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