Tiny little unimportant-in-the-grand-scheme-of things uh, things that irk me:
1. That Kobe Bryant's sexual assault charges led off the freakin' national news this evening. Even though another American soldier died in Iraq today.
2. There are no Taco Buenos in New York.
3. Bud Selig (the commissioner of baseball)
4. mosquitos
5. Any George Will column that isn't about baseball.

If I could get on a plane right now and fly any place in the world for the weekend, all expenses paid, I'd go to:
1. Wales
2. Australia (kind of far for just a weekend, though)
3. St. Louis
4. Seattle
5. Tulsa

The last 5 really good books I read:
1. Mona in the Promised Land by Gish Jen
2. Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros
3. Atonement by Ian McEwan
4. Winnie the Pooh by A.A. Milne (re-read)
5. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay by Michael Chabon (re-read)

Songs I am currently obsessed with:
1. "Volcano" by Damien Rice
2. "Slung Low" by Erin McKeon
3. "Wait No More" by Bruce Coburn
4. "Don't Make Me Come to Vegas" by Tori Amos

Guilty Pleasures:
1. Haagen Daas Chocolate Raspberry Torte Ice Cream
2. Alias
3. "cozy" mystery novels
4. Astrolounge by Smashmouth