Obsessions

So I've recently started a list on my phone. In the notes section I've been getting all Oprah-like with my favorite things list. Things on this list are among a wide variety of things from food, tv shows, places, movies, songs, phrases among other things. I guess you could say that these are very specific things that I like. I feel like I always tell myself, "Gosh, I love this _____ so much," and then I forget about it and try to remember it. (You're probably thinking well if you love it so much then you wouldn't forget it.) Well, I do. I started to write some of it down. I thought I'd share with you what I have so far and explain it.

Hectee's favorite things (some):

1) the scene in the new Romeo and Juliet where they first meet - if you've ever seen the modern version of Romeo and Juliet, you know what I mean. This might sound kinda girly and weird (haha) but I truly believe in love at first sight. In this movie, I love everything about this scene. I'm sure if you were to ask some high-payed movie critic they would think I was crazy but I can't help it. Romeo sees an aquarium behind him in the restroom (I think it's between the girls and boys room) and is in a trance because of the neon, colorful fish in the tank. A lot of his enumeration probably had to do with the fact that he had taken an ecstasy pill earlier that day but then you see him and Juliet first see each other. I thought the scene was magical. It almost felt like I was there, seeing the love of my life through a fish tank. I just love it and smile everytime I see it.

2) ice cold dr. pepper - for the longest time, DP has been my favorite drink. When I was younger my dad worked for DP. I don't know if that had much to do with it but it's been a love affair with the drink ever since I can remember. Almost every Lent I try to give it up because it's something that I cannot truly live without.

3) road trips and the people you take them with - I mean, I think everyone loves this. When I was in HS we never took road trips so it wasn't until college that we started doing this. Trips to college station, houston, dallas, abilene, phoenix, east texas, the grand canyon, san antonio, tilden, noodle, omaha, mount ida, amarillo, fairplay colorado, denver, oxford mississippi are all places among others that I ventured to while in college. I've been to every stretch of texas and almost the entire south. I love roadies!

4) post secret - if you've never heard of post secret then I suggest that on this coming sunday, go to postsecret.com. I can't tell you how long I've looked and read post secret. There's something about hearing other people's secrets that draws me to it. One time, I went and put two of my secrets in a post secret book at a bookstore somewhere in Houston. Months later, I went to check on the books and they had both been bought. I always hear stories of people putting secrets in the books and people finding them. I guess it's the whole trust thing. You trust a stranger that you don't know or will never meet with your secret.

5) chicken fried steak - this is probably my favorite meal, ever. i've had a lot of chicken fried steak in my day and i'm very critical of how it's made. i went to this restaurant in oxford when I went on the square and I was so excited to see how a legit southern restaurant makes this texas gem. it was awful. if i had to compare it to something else it would be lower than the cfs they served to us in the high school cafeteria. yeah, that bad. one of the bests chicken fried steaks i've had was here at one of TC's best restaurants called Gus'. They have everything fried and everything Texas! The meal usually starts off with a sweet tea or dp, texas blooming onion for an appetizer with their homemade ranch. Yikes, their ranch might be the death of me one day. Then on to the main course, CHICKEN FRIED STEAK with french fries! Gosh, I want one. Soon

So this is just a snippet into some of my favorite things. Remember, never forget the things you love and always remember them. Maybe I can persuade you to start writing your own favorite things list. I tend to do a lot of lists. The other list I started was the soundtrack to my life list. I wrote that down on an index card but I'm pretty sure I lost it. I'm sure it will change with the years.