mmm, love the taste of a meme in the afternoon

Frank, you're the bomb! TICK TICK.

Five items in my freezer:
1. meatless meatballs
2. French toast
3. one 100-calorie pack thing of guacamole
4. cheese enchiladas
5. black bean burrito (clearly I was craving Mexican food on my last TJ's run)

Five items in the closet: well I officially don't have a closet since all of my stuff was packed into boxes and shoved into my old room...but I'll just go with what I have placed randomly around the main house which has become my "closet"
1. turbie towel (best invention ever)
2. two psychology textbooks
3. a storage container filled with all my purses
4. 3 reusable grocery bags
5. a selection of yoga pants and old college t-shirts

Five items in the car:
1. one green flip flop
2. a miniature bottle of Abercrombie&Fitch perfume from 10th grade
3. six library books from University of the Pacific, all on Chinese cinema (crap! They're overdue, too. Argh.)
4. several unlabeled mix CDs on the back seat
5. emergency supply of hair ties

Five items in my purse:
1. two pairs of sunglasses (aka one pair too many)
2. movie ticket stub for The Hangover on Friday July 3rd at 4:10
3. Trader Joe's Food Pilgrimager newsletter
4. a box of heartworm medication
5. tweezers

perfection

• The perfect outfit: a wrap dress in any color with coordinating pumps, a cute purse, and vintage Ray Ban Wayfarers.

• The perfect meal: breakfast: 1/2 cup oatmeal and 2 tablespoons peanut butter (seriously, I could eat this for every meal I am obsessed). lunch: veggie wrap on a whole wheat torilla with lots of hummus and a big side salad with veggies and apples. dinner: whole wheat pizza, lots of sauce, no cheese, pineapple, and tons of veggies. dessert: either vegan banana cream pie OR homemade dark chocolate peanut butter cups with vanilla soy "ice cream".
  

• The perfect hangover cure: this does not exist. I once had a hangover for two days.
  

• The perfect road trip: one that takes place in a big car with plenty of leg room. A couple close, super fun friends, lots of snackies from Trader Joe's, an assortment of Boner Jams CD mixes, and a cool destination that preferably includes hiking or camping.

• The perfect facial feature: teeth. Straight, white teeth are so sexy to me.

• The perfect drink: any flavor of Yogi tea. I love their little affirmations on the tea tags!

• The perfect song: Steady as We Go by The Dave Matthews Band or Toxic by Britney Spears...LOVE that song!
  

• The perfect sign of affection: opening up the car door for me/doors of restaurants etc. and giving me their coat/sweater when I'm cold.
  

• The perfect afternoon: laying on the couch with Tater Tot watching Sponge Bob, aka how I spent every Sunday of my last year in undergrad.
  

• The perfect vacation: a place where I can relax as much as I want and feel no pressure to do anything, but if I want to do something there's lots of options. In my experience, Cabo San Lucas and Thailand are the perfect vacation destinations.
  

• The perfect invention: the kindle. Being able to download English books in 3 seconds from the other side of the world has been so incredibly wonderful.

• The perfect album: every Dave Matthew's album. Yes, even I Did It despite all of its bad reviews, it was perfect. Like everything else associated with Dave.

• The perfect accent: vallery girl from Cali, duh.

• The perfect date: dinner and a movie, classic date that you really can't go wrong with.
  

• The perfect weather: sunny with blue skies, a bit of a breeze, not too hot. The type of weather where you can wear a sundress with a light cardigan and feel perfect.
  

• The perfect party: a tea party with your favorite girlfriends all dressed up, lots of delicious afternoon tea delights, gossiping, and maybe even some croquet.
  

• The perfect sport: walking on the bike trail with the Tot. XOXO boo, miss you!
  

• The perfect thing to say: "Did you lose weight?"
  

• The perfect day of the week: Sunday, it's the one day of the week I can be completely lazy and not feel bad about it at all.
  

strawberry likes to...

Andy always posts the funnest blogging ideas. For this one, just go to Google and type "[your name] likes to" and post the first ten results. I had to kind of cheat on mine since my parents spelled my name so unusual (real name), so I had to use the more traditional/boring spelling of it in order to get any results. I must say, mine were pretty cool for the most part.

1. Strawberry likes to help Mom cook.
Indeed, I do enjoy helping my mom cook when I'm home. I like cooking FOR my parents even more, they're the best people to test recipes out on.

2. Strawberry likes to keep things pale and interesting.
HAHAHA, this one is awesome because I'm so white. I don't really know what it means to "like to keep things pale and interesting" but I definitely keep things pale. SPF 30 every day, baby.

3. Strawberry likes to party...obviously.
When it's time to party, we have a tea party.

4. Strawberry likes to get sloppy drunk and hit on bartenders who are dumb and not that good looking (or nice) and then she drives home really really really fast listening to OAR - I mean not listening to OAR.
#1 I do not get sloppy drunk and hit on bartenders (I prefer getting sloppy drunk and hitting on much-older-than-me ferry boat captains at formals, thankyouverymuch) #2 I would never drive drunk. Ever. Period. #3 It's physically impossible for me to drive anywhere really really really fast in my jeep wrangler (they were built for off-terrain driving, not racing) and #4 Who the heck is OAR?

5. Strawberry likes to take risks.
I moved to China for a year, didn't I?

6. Strawberry likes to be outside and has been photographed frequently strolling along the sidewalks and beaches near her home.
Sounds pretty nice to me.

7. Strawberry likes to eat Ramon noodles, Fruity Pebbles, and cheese pizza.
WTF....was someone watching me from my window tonight and taking notes or something?

8. Strawberry likes to be the little spoon.
I'm always the little spoon. Duh.

9. Strawberry likes to go camping with her friends and enjoys anything that involves bright colors.
Camping is so much fun. I haven't been in a while but want to go some time when I get back in the States. Bright colors are okay, too.

10. Strawberry likes to say, “It’s only the beginning. Get ready.”
Hellz yes.

sometimes surveys are fun

Three names you go by:

Strawberry
Strawberry
Strawberry
(As I so eloquently said to my twin when she used my REAL name on a comment on someone's blog: "it's "strawberry" you dipshit, I use an effing pen name on the internet to keep my precious identity secret. gawd.")

Three things you like about yourself:

My fabulous new Pob (that's the terminology for the Posh bob) hair cut
I'm making a conscious effort to eliminate negativity in my life
I read a lot of books

Three things you dislike/hate about yourself:

Sometimes I'm too nice to people to the point where I feel like I'm being taking advantage of
Sleep is a huge priority in my life
I interrupt people a lot if a conversation is exciting to me, and most are

Three parts of your heritage:

Italian
Irish
Korean (I WISH!)

Three things that scare you:

Indecision
Stepping in puddles
Being coughed on

Three of your everyday essentials:

Kindle
Coffee
Watch

Three things you are wearing right now:

My #1 favorite t-shirt that is nearly a decade old
Red velour zip-up hoodie
Yoga pants

Three of your favourite bands/artists (at the moment):

Dave Matthews
Jewel
Death Cab for Cutie

Three of your favourite songs at present:

Love Ridden - Fiona Apple
Crooked Teeth - Death Cab for Cutie
Who Will Save Your Soul - Jewel

Three things you want to do in the next 12 months:

See Mount Everest
Live in the Now
Complete my thesis

Three things you want in a relationship (love is a given):

Enjoys cooking
Likes to laugh
Lots of date nights

Two truths and a lie:

I am obsessed with banana chips and pretty much anything banana flavored
I think you're a cool person
I changed my major four times

Three physical things about the opposite sex that appeal to you:

Mustaches
Good teeth
Nice hair

Three things you just can't do:

Watch Saved By the Bell
Understand people who like South Park more than Family Guy
Not laugh when something is funny, trying to stifle it only makes it louder

Three of your favorite hobbies:

The three Bs:
Baking
Blogging
Being the bomb

Three things you want to do really badly right now:

Have my tailor make about a dozen new dresses
Watch Ferris Bueller's Day Off
Talk to my friggin parents

Three careers you're considering:

Housewife
Writer/glorified housewife
Stay at home mom minus the mom part

Three places you want to go on vacation:

Thailand
Guatemala
Virgin Islands

Three kids names:

Scarlett
Rhett
Leonardo DiCaprio, Jr.

Three things you want to do before you die:

Live in France again
Write a book (shocking...a blogger who wants to write a book before they die? Unheard of.)
Feel satisfied

four is a horrible number

Four is pretty much one of the unluckiest numbers ever, according to Chinese beliefs. But, I'm bored and Frank posted this so I will, too, since I never do memes. Maybe you'll learn a few things about me, who knows, anything is possible with a meme.

Four jobs I've had:
1. Greeter at two different restaurants
2. Resident Assistant...something I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy
3. Property management assistant (I have my California real estate license!)
4. Columnist for a regional music and art monthly publication

Four movies I can watch over and over again:
1. Old School
2. The Big Lebowski
3. Sixteen Candles
4. Superbad

Four places I've lived:
1. Stockton, California
2. Madrid, Spain
3. Pau, France
4. Irvine, California

Four authors I could read over and over:
1. David Sedaris
2. J.D. Salinger
3. John Steinbeck
4. Anthony Bourdain

Four TV shows I love:
1. Family Guy
2. Whose Wedding Is It Anyway?
3. Top Chef
4. Anthony Bourdain: No Reservations

Four places I've vacationed:
1. Cabo San Lucas, Mexico
2.Kauai and Oahu, Hawaii
3. Paris, France
4. Mykonos, Greece

Four of my favorite dishes:
1. Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches
2. Lean cuisine pizza
3. Salad with cilantro, avocado, and fresh lemon juice
4. Yogurt and honey

Four sites I visit daily:
1. All the ones listed in my "favorite sites"
2. Facebook
3. All four of my e-mail accounts
4. iGoogle

Four places I would rather be right now:
1. Laughing on the couch with Rod
2. Home with Tater Tot
3. Under the Eiffel Tower
4. Hanging out in San Francisco