Will They Ever Believe Me?

Last night, upon arriving back home from the midnight showing of District 9 (Remarkable. Get thee to a movie theater to witness a new chapter in history of most original films ever), my second-rate vision failed me once again. Through the hallway I stumbled, blinded by darkness and my seemingly outdated eyewear prescription, until I thought myself to be in/around my doorway. Believing it to be open, I strode right in, or at least as "in" as you can get when the solid oak door is shut.

It's finally time for me to take action and do my homework from Hannah-the-NY-Wonder. We're supposed to invite our bloggy friends over for a virtual dinner party! Here are the rules:

"If you were going to allow us to spend a night at your home, we'd like to know the following:

1. What books are on your favorite shelf?

2. What DVDs are on your favorite shelf?

3. What are your two favorite cookbooks?

4. Select 1-3 recipes you will cook for your special guests.

5. What will we be drinking that's available?

Feel free to add pictures/descriptions of anything else you want. I think we'll be able to learn a lot about each other simply by seeing what we like to read, eat, drink, etc.."

What a swell idea!!

I will start with the book I just read, the ones I am currently reading, and The One.

I recently finished Revolutionary Road by David Yates. I hope you enjoy my ghetto picture taking. Since my camera is STILL missing in action I decided to get real resourceful and use a mirror with my webcam so the words would not be backward. I now invite you to (besides come to my virtual dinner party) revel in my substandard photography. Anyway, the book was a HORRIFIC delight.

Since I just finished watching the anime series, which came out first, I felt I needed to eat everything Eva-related that studio Gainax produced. So on with the manga, I said: I'm currently on Neon Genesis Evangelion: Volume 6. If you like giant robots piloted by sexy 14 year-olds who have to beat the living innards out of these monsters called Angels who repeatedly invade Tokyo-3, the eva series is for you.

Tennessee Williams collection. Pretty sure I don't need to say anything else here, except that I

like reading plays aloud in my bedroom. With accents. Hopefully I'm giving the gods of Barnes & Noble a right old laugh 'n a half. (Did you catch that rhyme?)

The Two Towers by J.R.R. Tolkien. Comfort food for your soul. I am so obsessed with Samwise Gamgee, by the way, that I a.) wrote a post named after him, and b.) named my dog after him.

To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. This is my favorite book. My car's name is Scout Finch. She is the ultimate badass of american literature, and my attachment to the book produces tears every time.

The One - The book that started it all: Harriet the Spy by Louise Fitzhugh. Harriet is the one who told me I needed to write things down. She was the notebook-crazy loner inside of me, ultimately making me the same. She's also hilarious, and if you haven't read it you probably can in an easy and jovial hour. If you regret it, please let me know.

Which brings me to:

All of my loves. My notebook loves by the guiding light of Harriet. My favorite "shelf" would probably be these babies, my treasures, although they are not on a traditional shelf and are more likely hidden so other people won't ever find out about some of the ridiculous/embarrassing tripe I've written about in the past. That one on top is not yet filled, so it hasn't yet been tossed in the hiding place with all the others, to be rifled through with disgust/wonder later in life. You probably expected me to include Harry Potter. That's a given.

As for DVDs, my moving box containing them hasn't been opened yet so I'll just explain some things. My comfort movies are: Extended Lord of the Rings trilogy. Harry Potter and the all of them (you know it). The Little Mermaid (I've watched this movie probably over 60 times. All after I turned 19). Mirrormask. Dummy. Love Actually. Amelie. King of California. Mansfield Park. Batman: The Animated Series. The A&E version of Pride and Prejudice. I could watch any of them, at any time, however many times.

For those of you wondering, I do have a Disney DVD shelf.

My favorite cookbooks. Well, like Hannah and Cool As Folk, I cannot cook to save my life. Therefore, we'd probably end up in some hip area of town where all there is to eat is Pho noodle soup, and all there is to drink is milk tea with boba. Yes, I'm one of those people. What can I say, there's asian in my blood and it needs to be satisfied.

Now for a couple of last minute touches: Let's listen to The Smiths, The Queen is Dead or Louder Than Bombs. I'm still not over them. And if you wanted we could play The Legend of Zelda: The Phantom Hourglass, which is the game I'm presently trying to beat, or we could just wave our wands around.

Did I even need to tell you that I own a Harry Potter wand? Don't be surprised when you see my Golden Snitch 20 Questions, either.

I now nominate 1. Emily 2. Brian 3. Chelsea 4. Toothfairynotes and 5. Sarah!!! HURRAH.