4 Things

(in no particular order…)

Four dreams I’ve had about my life:

1. Be happy.

2. Be able to write whenever I want.  Read as much as I want.

3. Become fluent in French.

4. Open a café/book shop where all the drink names are literary references.

Four careers I have wanted:

1. Teacher

2. Broadway actress/director/playwright

3. Veterinarian

4. Writer (particularly a novelist, but I’m branching out into “poet” as well)

Four favorite animals:

1. PENGUIN!  (Because of the family penguin joke)

2. Flamingo

3. Unicorn

4. Phoenix

Four movies I’ve watched more than once:

1. The Princess Bride

2. Ferris Bueller’s Day Off

3. The Star Wars trilogy

4. Love Actually

Four TV shows I watch:

1. Doctor Who

2. Glee

3. Once Upon a Time

4. Castle/House/Bones (occasionally)

Four places I have lived:

1. Des Plaines, IL

2. Chicago, IL

3. Bloomington, IL

4. London/Edinburgh (while on a school trip?)

Four places I’ve been:

1. Disneyland

2. The Globe Theatre

3. London Bridge (not in London)

4. The Grand Canyon

Four favorite drinks:

1. Lemonade

2. Chocolate milk

3. Grape Kool Aid

4. Orange juice

Four of my favorite foods:

1. French toast

2. Pizza

3. Macaroni and cheese

4. Green bean casserole

Four of my least favorite foods:

1. Carrots

2. Lima beans

3. Mango

4. Papaya

Four places I would like to be:

1. Home (amongst family)

2. IWU (amongst friends)

3. Scotland (amongst history)

4. In a library (amongst literature)

Four things I’m looking forward to this year:

1. Going to Disney World to participate in the Disney College Program.

2. Being able to read whenever I want.

3. Continuing the Poem-a-Day Project at least into September.

4. The Summer (Paris, house-sitting, and camping!)

Four favorite hobbies:

1. Reading (anything, but I draw the line at street signs)

2. Writing snippets of things and poetry

3. Knitting square flat things

4. Crafting

Four favorite quotes:

1. “Our greatest fear is not that we are inadequate, it is that we are powerful beyond measure…” – Marianne Williamson

2. “The knack of flying is learning to throw yourself at the ground and miss.” – Douglas Adams

3. “It’s not my job to be right.  It’s my job to be wrong in new and exciting ways.” – James Kennedy

4. “Life moves pretty fast.  If you don’t stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.” – Ferris Bueller