The Westering Hills

My brain is wandering tonight and I can’t seem to concentrate on anything, so here are some short lists about myself, as inspired by Interrupted Wanderlust:

Four jobs I’ve had in my life

1. Crewperson at Wendy’s in glamorous Dayton, Ohio
2. Baker/cashier at Cinnabon’s at horrible Bellevue Square Mall in Bellevue, WA
3. Record store clerk, then assistant manager at Cellophane Square Records in Seattle, WA
4. Workers’ compensation claims manager at non-profit HMO in Seattle, WA

Four movies I’d watch over and over

1. Roman Holiday
2. The Graduate
3. Straight to Hell
4. A&E’s Pride & Prejudice series

Four places I’ve lived

1. Dayton, Ohio (born-n-bred)
2. Montgomery, AL (in 3rd grade, as Air Force brat)
3. Yellow Springs, OH (college)
4. Seattle, WA (finished college, then never left)

Four TV shows I like to watch

1. The Simpsons
2. The Daily Show
3. Any of those PBS reality shows, like “Frontier House”
4. Antiques Roadshow

Four favorite places I’ve been on vacation

1. Belize
2. Annual weekend trip to Mt. Rainier, staying at the National Inn
3. Hawai’i
4. Disneyworld, twice, both before I was 12

Four websites I visit daily

1. Monkeyfilter
2. My personal blogroll (dozens of blogs!)
3. Slashfood
4. University of Washington employment page (still looking for work!)

Four of my favorite foods

1. Tomatoes
2. Asparagus
3. Popcorn
4. Let’s be honest, anything salty and crunchy!

Four places I’d rather be right now

1. At the National Inn at Mt. Rainier, sitting in front of the lodge’s big fireplace
2. Hawai’i
3. Oh, who am I kidding, I’d rather be nowhere else than here on the couch with the cats in my own home!
4. I’m totally serious, see #3!