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margit's happies and crappies!

Here’s a bunch of random things that make me happy or make me nauseous! (Just having some fun here…)

1. Favorite Movie	To Kill a Mockingbird (Gregory Peck = yum + I named my first car “Scout” and I always wanted to have a son and name him Jeremy and then his nickname would be Jem. How about that for GROUPIE?!) When I was a teen I loved the movie Lenny with Dustin Hoffman. The guy was a mess but I loved that he wasn’t a hypocrite. I also LOVE Mary Poppins!
2. Least Favorite Movie	I hate Crimson Tide. I cried into my husband’s shoulder the whole time (Why didn’t I leave?) All I could think was “There are two stupid men deciding whether to start a nuclear war???” Also, The Last Temptation of Christ – fabulous book, horrible movie
3. Favorite TV Show	When I was a teen I loved MASH and The Mary Tyler Moore Show. Now I like Top Chef, Project Runway, ANTM, Dancing with the Stars (I'm a Mark Ballas fan) House, and UGLY BETTY ROCKS! (Guilty Pleasure: The Bachelor and The Bachelorette)
4. Least Favorite TV Show	Yo Momma!, Punk'd, Flavor of Love (barf) I can't even watch the commercials for these shows!
5. Favorite Actor	Old School: Gregory Peck, Dick Van Dyke. Current actors: Robert Downey Jr., Alan Rickman (he plays Severus Snape).
6. Favorite Actress	Old School: Julie Andrews. Current: Ellen Page
7. Favorite Website	POP CANDY! Can’t get enough of the Candy!
8. Favorite Book	I ADORE the Harry Potter series! Also the Twilight series, poetry by Hafiz, **Lamb, The Time Traveler’s Wife, Psalms, Running With Scissors, To Kill a Mockingbird, The Prince of Tides, The Color Purple, Nine Princes in Amber,** and A Return to Love (non-fiction)
9. Favorite Book When I Was a Teen	I loved James Michener’s books and reread them a lot. And To Kill a Mockingbird, Johnny Got His Gun, and The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
10. Favorite Music	New Wave (80’s), The Beatles, or World Music
11. Least Favorite Music	Rap. It hurts my head.
12. Best Concert Ever	Elton John at the L.A. Forum, 1973
13. Favorite Comic or Cartoon	Calvin and Hobbes!
14. 3 People I Admire	My husband (he’s really good at being my husband and, while it must be incredibly rewarding, I can’t imagine that it’s easy! I have a lot of spirit!), my friend Kyrie (she had a tough life and now she’s married to a great guy and they have two fabulous kids), my friend Brandi (she also has a great life and it didn’t come easy. Her faith in God is amazing. I’ve known her since she was 13. She’s an angel.)
15. 3 People I'd Like to Meet	Albus Dumbledore (I know he’s not real but…); Joseph Campbell – a really cool sort of philosopher type guy; Jesus Christ – come on, that would be pretty cool!
16. Old Dumbledore or New	OLD, OLD, OLD. I heart him.
17. Favorite Food	Sushi!
18. Least Favorite Food	Organ meats are gross (hearts, tongues, intestines. . .)
19. Thing I Like Best About Me	I'm quirky and creative and that makes me laugh.
20. Thing I Like the Least About Me	I worry.
21. 3 Sucky Things That Happened to Me When I Was A Teen	My best friend moved to Hong Kong; both my parents got really depressed; the boy I wanted to marry chose someone else (and then someone else!)
22. 3 Cool Things That Happened to Me When I Was A Teen	I got to travel a lot; I sang in musicals; I learned 5 foreign languages!
23. What I Loved About My Mom	She introduced me to plays and musicals and museums and operas and art galleries.
24. What I Wanted to Change About My Mom	I wish she had taken better care of herself.
25. What I Loved About My Dad	He was super funny!
26. What I Wanted to Change About My Dad	He could have used some anger management classes.
27. What I Like About Being A Step Mom	Just hanging out is so fun!
28. What I Don't Like About Being A Step Mom	Split families are HARD!
29. My Favorite Teacher Back Then	I had a few. I guess I would say Rabbi Yosi Gordon. He believed in me so much. He inspired me to become a teacher.
30. My Least Favorite Teacher Back Then	My 9th grade English teacher and my 11th grade American lit teacher – too serious and critical!

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