Colors: Black Plum, Hunter Green, Lime Green, Tangerine.

Animals: In general -- Owls (white, preferably), dogs. Pets -- Bunny "Domino" Foo-Foo, the Bunny from Hell; Ziggy, (as in Stardust), a peach-faced lovebird; Patches, the "gremlin-cat."

Foods: 1905 Shrimp Salad from the Columbia, Hawaiian pizza, Chinese (shrimp fried rice or shrimp w/lobster sauce), seafood, and unfortunately, CARBOHYDRATES!!!.

Drinks: Frappuccino, Vampire's Kiss (at the Castle), Sangria/Merlot, Sprite, Celestial Seasonings Herbal Teas, Raspberry Italian Soda.

Ice Cream: Mint Chocolate Chip, Starbuck's Javachip.

Restaurants: The Columbia, Bern's Steak House (the dessert room only; I don't eat beef!), Great Wall.

TV Shows: Nick@Nite, Buffy:The Vampire Slayer, Angel, 7th Heaven, The Drew Carey  Show, Whose Line Is It Anyway?, Ally McBeal, X-files, The Learning Channel, The Discovery Channel, VH1.

Movies: Labyrinth and other Jim Henson stuff, Gone With The Wind, Austin Powers, 80's John Hughes movies, Edward Scissorhands and other Tim Burton films, vampire/witch/ghost/gothic flicks.

Actor/Actress: Nicolas Cage / Minnie Driver.

Musicians: David Bowie, the Cure, Tori Amos (among many others...these three are my obsessions).

Songs: "Look Back in Anger" & "As the World Falls Down" (Bowie),
           "Catch" & "Wrong Number" (the Cure),
           "Precious Things" (Tori Amos).

Radio Station: Real Radio 104.1.

Books: Gone With The Wind (Margaret Mitchell), The World According to Garp (John Irving), psychological thrillers, gothic/fantasy genre, classic and neo-classic literature.

Authors: V.C Andrews (guilty pleasure), Shakespeare, Poe.

Cars: Black-on-black Excalibur, silver Audi TT coupe, & that little car with the British flag on the roof I've seen around town!

Artists: Escher, Dali, Van Gogh, Alma-Tadema, good black & white photography, most anything gothic or classic with round, soft, semi-naked people <giggle>.

Holiday: Halloween.

Stores: Wal-Mart, Old Navy, Walgreens, thrift stores, a growing affection for Lerner's of New York, Barnes & Noble, Moonbeam Wishes & Stardust Dreams.