Tag, I'm It

 I was tagged for this by Kys at Stir Fry Awesomeness (she is super awesome, btw), and in an effort to keep resolution # whatever-that-was (the one that says I'll blog once a week), here goes...

8 TV SHOWS I WATCH

• NCIS, the original
• Criminal Minds
• Fringe
• Bones (yes, my husband hates this too)
• Top Chef
• Intervention
• The Jersey Shore (this one is not by choice, but its a bad car accident with lots of carnage, you can't look away)
• Almost anything on the Food Network except Sandra Lee (somebody shoot her)

 8 FAVORITE PLACES TO EAT AND DRINK

• Our local sushi bar (no, I'm not telling you where that is)
• Oba Sushi (Pasadena)
• Boulevard (SF)
• Craftsteak (LV)
• Euro Pane (Pasadena)
• Fleming's
• Bette's Diner (Berkeley, CA for breakfast only, lunch is blah)
• Rutt's Cafe (Culver City, CA)
• Honorable mention goes to the Ritz Carlton San Francisco, which makes the best $11 cappuccino I've ever had

8 THINGS I LOOK FORWARD TO

• Wednesdays & Fridays (da Bug goes to daycare part-time)
• Paychecks.  Maybe someday I will get another one.
• Dinner out with the girls
• Massage
• Vacation
• Nap time, his and mine
  
• Spring in LA
• Our 5 year anniversary in Sedona with da Bug
  

8 THINGS THAT HAPPENED YESTERDAY/OVER THE WEEKEND (that's how uneventful my life is, I had to combine 2 days)

• Bug's fever broke
• Dim Sum with Mom, Judy & CJ's 100-year-old Great Grandma! 
  
• Caught up on blogs... twice!
• Rutt's for breakfast, only a 40 minute drive for a $17 breakfast
• At dim sum, a button on my shirt popped open and my belly pooched out.  Sexy.
• Bug Bath.
• Uncle Jayson's visit.
• Grocery shopping in the rain, aka "quiet time"
  

8 THINGS I LOVE ABOUT WINTER

• Its not really "winter" in LA
• Rain
• Growing garlic, as slow a process as that is
• Winter soups and slow braises
• Hot baths
• Hot chocolate
• Boots
• Still being able to grill (in boots, after a hot bath, with a hot choco in hand)... it is LA, after all

8 THINGS ON MY WISH LIST

• a mini food processor
• a touchless soap dispenser
• front yard remodel
• kitchen/laundry room remodel to attach the cabana to the main house
• closets.  oh dear God, please send closets!
• a job.  not high on the wish list, but its there.
• shoes.  more please.
• financial freedom, aka unlimited funds.

8 THINGS I'M PASSIONATE ABOUT

• Food (can ya tell?)
• the Hubs
• Gardening (sorta, see item 1)
• Clean feet
• Education
• Reading
• Writing
• Personal responsibility & manifesting your own life. Don't cry me a river, I don't wanna hear it.  Do something about it.

8 WORDS I USE OFTEN

• "That's a dollar" (into the swear jar, that is)
• Feracious (this is one of my favorite words.  Its a cross between "fierce" and "voracious")
• "Um.... okay...."
• "What is wrong with people?"
• "Are you a stinky bug?"  He usually is.
• "Do you have any cash?"
• "... the store..."  everything revolves around the grocery store
• "Okay, but..."
  

8 THINGS I'VE LEARNED FROM THE PAST

• To leave it there.
• If its inedible, its inedible.
• Once you've taken off those rose colored glasses, you don't want to look through them again.
• Always double the garlic called for in recipes.
• Always halve the chipotle and/or adobo called for in recipes.
• Say yes to the epidural.
• Write it down, write it down, write it down!
• Some things don't change.  Move on.
  

8 THINGS I CURRENTLY WANT/NEED

• A snack.  Seriously, its late.
• Closets.  We tore the doors off ours to put in the new hardwood floors.... 9 months ago.
• A lime/lemon squeezer.  I wore the enamel off my old one.
• The final crown to replace this temporary (in my mouth, not on my head).
• Dots Cupcakes.  All the time.
• To lose 8 lbs.  These two are probably not going to happen together.
  
• A haircut.
• A massage that doesn't hurt.

8 PEOPLE YOU SHOULD FOLLOW

• Stir Fry Awesomeness (of course)
• The Crazy Baby Mama
• Orangette
• Bake at 350
• Prague Blog

I'm supposed to tag 8 people, but if you feel inclined to share... please do!