Crazy Eights.

All the way from Cleveland comes a request from Amy to play along in this thing called Crazy Eights.

8 things I’m passionate about:
1. Roman
2. Cleocatra, Alliecat and Independence Eli Powell (aka. Cleo, Allie and Indy)
3. Taking photos
4. Health and Fitness (Lifetime Fitness!)
5. TV - in the form of good writing (like 30 Rock, Six Feet Under, Ugly Betty)
6. The work-week-recovery benefit of weekend naps
7. Being a good friend
8. Recycling

8 things I want to do before I die:
1. Travel (and photograph) Ireland, Australia, Scotland, and as many beaches I can get to
2. Learn how to do freeform peyote stitch and actually finish a project using it
3. Learn to speak Spanish fluently
4. Make a difference in other peoples’ lives
5. Start my own photography business, using alternative processes.
6. Spend a long vacation relaxing in one of those huts that live over the ocean
7. Learn how to scuba dive so I can take some amazing underwater pictures
8. Run (or walk) - ok, finish - a full marathon

8 things I say often:
1. ... ok.
2. Hey
3. Ohmygod.
4. Whatcha doing?
5. INDY! STOP IT! (he likes to “play” with Cleo, who doesn’t like to “play”)
6. Duh
7. Gotcha
8. I need caffeine.

8 books I’ve read recently (or am still reading):
1. Candyfreak: A Journey through the Chocolate Underbelly of America. Steve Almond
2. The Interruption of Everything. Terry McMilan
3. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. J.K. Rowling
4. Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking. Malcolm Gladwell
5. Jenny and the Jaws of Life: Short Stories. Jincy Willett
6. I Like You: Hospitality Under the Influence. Amy Sedaris
7. Polaroid Transfers: A Complete Visual Guide to Creating Image and Emulsion Transfers. Kathleen Carr
8. Through the Lens: National Geographic’s Greatest Photographs

8 Songs I Could Listen to Over and Over:
You can find all of these on my iPod right now:
1. What’d I Say - Parts I & II - Ray Charles
2. Times Like These - Foo Fighters
3. Where the Streets Have No Name - U2
4. Debaser - Pixies
5. One by One - Foo Fighters
6. Let Love Rule - Lenny Kravitz
7. Better Together - Jack Johnson
8. Burning Love - Elvis Presley

8 Things that Attract Me to My Best Friends:
1. They make me laugh.
2. They’re interesting because they’re all so smart.
3. They always have a shoulder I can lean on when I need one.
4. They’re real people - no pretense.
5. They make time for me.
6. They put up with (and support) my idiosyncrasies.
8. I can learn from them.

8 People I Think Should Do Crazy Eights:
1. Steph
2. Molly
3. Mom
4. Roman
5. Karen
6. Maurita
7. Angela
8. honestly, I don't think more than 8 people even read my blog :)