What I Ate in New Orleans

1. shrimp etouffee
2. pistolettes
3. ham & cheese po-boy
4. muffaletta
5. beignets
6. shrimp po-boy
7. raw oyster (just 1)
8. shrimp etouffee at K Paul's
9. veggies & pecan pie at Dooky Chase
10. shrimp remoulade
11. sweet potato & crawfish bisque
12. a taste of brisket
13. filet mignon
14. I won't even list everything I had at the Harrah's buffet on Christmas.
15. another muffaletta

Stuff I've Googled Lately

University of Memphis Law School
Manny Ramirez
Felipe Massa
Confederate Park
brisket
shortchanged
arrondismont
memphis motor vehicle inspection
quaker instant oatmeal
faith ringgold
#7 polycarbonate
2009 holidays
chelsea & ayers, memphis, tn
memphis school board districts
port saint lucie, fl
dinic's roast pork
footnote
ted faiers
Lines & Shapes
orangina
corn meal calories
eliasson waterfall
2009 holidays
5k miles
cauliflower
five in one
Wii
maysey craddock
tromp l'oeil

5QFriday

Chandler Pritchett asked me a list of questions and I answered with lists! See the interview here. Thanks, Chandler!

Topics of Discussion Over Drinks Last Night

1. bikini waxing
2. cars
3. New Orleans
4. dental procedures
5. fire alarms
6. muscle spasms
7. the Wii
8. Guitar Hero vs. Rock Band
9. gloriously large TV's
10. Malaysian shopping
11. underwear
12. puberty

Christmas Wish List

I don't have a Christmas Wish List. Isn't that weird?!

What to Do If You Find Yourself in a Horror Movie

1. Keep your clothes on.
2. Stay out of the woods.
3. Don't have sex.

On the Streets of Memphis

1. This dude (click on it to get a better look at him)



2. This vehicle/advertisement



3. Great big bird on Summer Avenue

I ♥ Stats

This is how I did in the St. Jude Marathon Weekend Memphis Grizzlies House 5k:

• Official time: 33:39 (for those of you who saw my 33:35 time on Facebook, that was the unofficial Elizabeth's iPod time)
• Overall placement: 666 (creepy - I know!) out of 2,147
  
• Placement for females: 293 out of 1,428
  
• Placement for my age group: 31 out of 157
• Pace: 10:52 minutes per mile

Year of Obsessions

I know the year isn't up, and I'm certain to become obsessed with something new within the next 3 1/2 weeks, but maybe my current obsession is making a list of the things I've been obsessed with in 2008?

1. Flight of the Conchords
2. Amelie - movie and soundtrack
3. Paris
4. Lines & Shapes
5. Swedish blogs: a) Camille Engman, b) Smosch, c) Fine Little Day, d) Studio Violet - the ultimate - it's about the studio that a) and c) share!
6. John from Cincinnati - short, confusing HBO series
7. reading (even more than usual)
8. Mark Bittman's How to Cook Everything
9. finding books by Elizabeth Taylor (the writer not the actress) in used book stores
10. tamales
11. finding the right slippers (still haven't found them)
12. Mansfield Park
13. the Juno soundtrack
14. Facebook
15. dresses
16. organizing my studio
17. bento boxes
18. mechanical pencils
19. Myers-Briggs personality types (ISTJ)
20. Memphis Farmers Market

And for the next few days I'll be obsessing over what I may have left off of this list.

A List I Found at Thanksgiving

Yesterday

In case anyone wants to know what I really do at my job, here's what I did yesterday:

1. visited a school
2. picked up a check
3. bought stamps
4. stamped envelopes
5. planned a party
6. made final changes to a plan we've been working on for 3 months
7. revised a letter
8. answered emails
9. answered phone calls
10. answered questions

I didn't say it would be interesting.

Thanksgiving Attendees, by Somerset & Me

Technology That Should Be Farther Along, in 2008!

1. phones that work
2. wigs in movies
3. flying cars