Catcher in the Rye by J.D.Salinger

Alas, Babylon by Pat Frank

Junky by William S. Burroughs

The Odessey by Homer

God-Shaped Hole by Tiffanie DeBartolo

The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card

1984 by George Orwell

The Bell Jar by Sylvia Plath

Technopoly: The Surrender of Culture to Technology by Neil Postman

But Not Tonight by Depeche Mode - David Gahan sings this with a lot of soul; I can hear it. He sounds like he's on the verge of crying, as if he's had this huge revelation about feeling alive.

My Way by Frank Sinatra - It's all about living with no regrets, taking chances, and doing things YOUR WAY. Sing it, Frankie!

Never Been to Me by Charlene - I used to hear this song all the time when I was younger, but I never paid attention to the lyrics. I ran into it again recently and the lyrics really move me. It reminds me to just be me.

Different Drum by the Lemonheads - Ok, so Evan Dando didn't write this. Actually, I think Michael Nesmith did for Linda Ronstadt. Someone correct me if I'm wrong! At any rate, I love the way Evan Dando sings it, and the lyrics are... well, good, yet sad, yet truthful in so many fucking ways heheh.

This Wasn't Supposed to Happen by Sugarcubes - This was the band Bjork was in before she went solo. Have you ever been in a situation where you're totally content with not being in a relationship and then (BAM!) someone incredible forces his/her way into your life? Yeah, it's kinda like that.

Perfect by Alanis Morissette - During my rebellious phase, this song really made me cry. My parents really expected a lot from me, and maybe I expected a lot from myself, which is why I took it so hard.

Have You Ever Needed Someone So Bad by Lef Leppard - It's all about heartaches and heart-breaks. Why does it always feel like I should be listening to this song while it's raining?

Wouldn't It Be Nice by The Beach Boys - When I was a kid, all I ever wanted was to grow up and live my life. Ahh, how I wish to be a kid again!

A Different Corner by Wham! - I love ballads. I love ballads with heart. My favorite lines in this song: "And if all that there is is this fear of being used, I should go back to being lonely and confused. If I could, I would. I swear."

That Thing You Do! - I saw this movie five times in the theaters. The first time I saw it, Kelly and I were just walking around in downtown Santa Barbara and figured 'hey, I've seen the previews, it looks good, let's go see it.' We, of course, immediately fell in love with it. As soon as we walked out of the theater, we went next door to the music store and bought the soundtrack. When we got a hold of the movie on tape, we'd watch it incessantly. We even got our bowling team name from this movie. The Oneders. (: "There's a man in a really nice camper who wants to put our song on the radio! Gimme a pen... I'm signing, you're signing, we're all signing!"

Forest Gump - How can anyone not love this movie? Tom Hanks is amazing. I've been watching him since Bosom Buddies.

Clueless - There's something about Cher's innocent niavite that really makes this movie. The outfits are awesome (I know, I'm stuck in the 90s wardrobe), the characters are funny, and who couldn't stand to watch Alicia Silverstone and Paul Rudd for 90 minutes? "Thank you, Josh. I so need lessons from you on how to be cool. Tell me that part about Kenny G, again?"

My Big Fat Greek Wedding - I put off watching this movie for a long time, mainly because there was so much hype about it... but when I finally did, I became obsessive! I think I watched it every day for about two weeks straight. I can totally relate to Tula's family, not because of its size, but because they're so frikkin weird! It really hit home hehe.

While You Were Sleeping - This was one of the many movies that Kelly and I would watch over and over and over... no wonder people called our room "the cave". (:

So I Married an Ax Murderer - Better than Austin Powers, better than Wayne's World, better than... just better! Maybe I have a thing for beatnik poets, I don't know. I love the fact that the film is located in San Francisco. I'd have to say the character that made this movie was Charlie's dad. "Because he puts an addictive chemical in his chicken that makes you crave for it nightly, smartass!"

Some Kind of Wonderful - My favorite John Hughes movie -- closely tied with Pretty in Pink because Ducky is such a killer character, but wins because I just can't stand Andrew McCarthy, heh.

Remember the Titans - I used to have Pulp Fiction on this list, but I replaced it with this movie. Who would have ever thought I'd replace a movie about gangsters and drugs with a movie about FOOTBALL, of all things! This movie is pretty cool, though.

Shrek - Eddie Murphy should definitely stick to animated films. I don't know about Mike Meyers, though. If I watch this movie with my eyes closed, I could easily picture Shrek as Fat Bastard. "Ohh, you both have layers! Not everybody likes onoins, you know. ...Cake! Everybody loves cake!"

Pulp Fiction - Okay, so I had to put Pulp Fiction back on the list. How could I not? It's a classic!

Cheez-Its - I blame Gary for my love of Cheez-Its.

Macaroni Grill's Chicken Ceasar Salad - Macaroni Grill, in general, but their chicken ceasar salads are yum!

Mr. Chau's - I can't even consider this REAL Chinese food; my ancestors would scold me for an eternity once I joined them in the afterlife! But cracked-out Sundays just wouldn't be complete without some Mr. Chau's!

The Rainforest Cafe - simply for its ambience

Pappa Murphy's pizza - it's the only pizza I'll buy now hehe

pho and pearl milk teas - Ray and I always go to a specific place for pho. It never ceases to amaze them how much we order.

IHOP - mmm, breakfast 6:

sushi - the first time I fainted, I was waiting for a table at Ariake's with Gary and Wenci. I always think of that every time I think about sushi hehe

pate and sourdough bread - don't ask! Sometimes I just crave it!

Jamba Juice - specifically Mango-A-GoGo: a meal in a cup, for when you're on the run, or if your jaw is just too tired to chew. (:

http://www.horoscope.com/ - what's your sign?

A Collection of Word Oddities and Trivia - I don't remember how I ran into this site, but I'm so glad I did! It really is proof of my true geekiness. :D

http://www.homestarrunner.com/sbemail.html - Strong Bad's emails are the best thing on the entire site. I recommend watching "Flag Day" and "Techno"!!

Visible Earth - CamCam introduced me to this site. I could spend hours and hours looking through it. It really does make me feel small, hehe.

JT's Blocks - sometimes it's Literati, sometimes it's Diamond Mine. I just got into this new one called What Word, but most of the time it's all about "The Blocks"

Singing Horsies! - [click on the horsies] hahahah even when listening to it for only a few seconds (hell, sometimes even just thinking about it!) it'll be stuck in my head for HOURS

Moon Phases - It's always good to know what phase the moon is in. Did you know that on the day of a new moon, good deeds count 10,000x?

http://www.alanismorissette.com

Merriam-Webster Online - words are nice. I like words.

http://www.emode.com/ - personality tests are always good for killing a little time

"It's okay Sharon, they know 'stop, drop, and roll!'" - Ray and I were laying by the fire at a Syner beach party watching a couple of Syner guys making designs in the sand with gasoline, lighting them, then proceeded to jump and prance through them. I said to Ray, "Isn't that dangerous?" and that was his response.

"This is not my bracelet! This is my watch!" - One day in silkscreen class, my friend Mindy looks at her bracelet and screams this quote. I guess she had put on her sister's bracelet by accident and it was hilarious, the way she said it with utter confusion then extreme delight. I guess you had to be there.

"I can't paint still-life. I'm not Dutch!" - Another exciting day in silkscreen class. The second assignment is explained to us: make a still-life design using layers with wax paper. I was frustrated with my design. The Dutch part is a geeky art history thing, refering to the Dutch artists of the 1600s, like Vermeer, Steen, and Heda.

"They're not Russian... they're 'Russian' to the grave!" - After a full night of drinking and dancing, Ray and I get a really early call from Jules the next morning: "Let's go to Olive Garden." Cool. As we're getting on the Arden exit, I see this car full of old people-- grey hair, curlers still intact, the whole jive. I say to the two of them, "Look at that car full of OLD people!" Jules says, "I think they're Russian..." Then Ray says, "They're not Russian, they're 'Russian' to the grave! >laugh<

"Evil angry cocktails staring at you through olive eyes." - Shane and I were on our way to the San Jose Museum of Art one Saturday and passed by this art/craft show in the Second Street plaza. There was a painting of a martini glass with two olives in it, looking quite sinister. Then Shane blurts out this cool one-liner.

"I'll give you my stool." - I think I like this quote because sounds dirtier than it really is. (: I was looking at office furniture online, particularly office chairs. I was explaining to Ray that my chair isn't very comfortable. Then he says, "I'll give you my stool." and I started giggling because, well, you've gotta appreciate a little poop humor once in a while.

"Instead of putting bad things in the freezer, I'll put good things in my shoe!" - Ray and I [notice how most of these quotes come from silly conversations with Ray? haha] were in court for his arraignment and when we took a 15-minute break, I was telling him about one of my favorite Friends episodes. It was the one where Rachel goes to get ice from the boys' apt and says to Joey, "Why is there a book in the freezer?" He was reading The Shining and when it gets to a scary part, he puts it in the freezer! Ray had a really, really kute DA. He was sitting with one foot resting on his knee when I was telling the story, so he slipped the DA's business card into the side of this shoe. Silly Ray.

"Your kung fu is strong. But The Gay is stronger." - I was talking to bunni one night after drinking and dancing at Faces. Ray had already showered and hopped into the futon. I told bunni, "Ray is nekkid... well, except for the blanket." That's when bunni said I should try to "turn him straight." I said I couldn't. He said "Your kung fu is strong." Then I said, "But the Gay is stronger."

"My optics!" - This quote is from Transformers: the Movie. I don't know why I found it so funny. It must have been a cracked out Sunday. For a while, though, I started screaming "My optics!" at every chance I got. Eventually I had forgotten it, until recently when Arune reminded me. I was cracking up so hard, I had to put it in my PDA, so I would never forget it again. (:

"I'm purspurting!" - My brother (Tim) and I have a strange habit of making up words and passing them for real ones. He likes to say, "I'm perspirating." I keep telling him that the correct word is "perspiring"... you know, to perspire. Then he says, "What about perspiration? I'm perspirating!" After a couple of minutes of trying to figure out how to explain this to him, I say, "Perspiration is a noun... like condensation. 'Perspire' is a verb, and the way you conjugate that verb is 'perspiring'." I'm telling this story to Ray as we're standing in line at Albertson's, buying alcohol. Ray starts going through words: perspiring, perspiration, perspurtion? Then I scream, "I'm purspurting!" and Ray is DYING from laughter for about five minutes. It's our new favorite made-up word!