Tuesday, January 31, 2006

everything and all that crap

i have so much to tell you and have plain crap to share. With that dilemna, what better solution than to play the "4 things..." game.

Four jobs I've had:

1. Waitress/hostess (at my parents' restaurant in the late 70s)
2. Salesperson at the GAP
3. Office Assistant at my college Art History Department
4. Events coordinator at AAWW

Four movies I can watch over and over:
1. Ferris Beuller's Day Off
2. Keka
3. Love Actually
4. Defending Your Life

Four places I've lived: (meaning at least 6 months for me)

1. Queens, NY
2. Upper West Side Manhattan, NY
3. Marikina, Philippines
4. Laguna, Philippines
(what can i say, i don't get around much)

Four TV shows I love:
(this fluctuates for me)

1. Alias
2. Lost
3. House
4. Leap Years (my current morning guilty pleasure)

Four places I've vacationed:

1. Bohol, Philippines
2. London
3. San Francisco
4. Las Vegas

Four of my favorite dishes:

1. Mom's spaghetti
2. Dad's steak
3. Brian's hummus
4. Foie Gras

Four sites I visit daily:

1. The Superficial
2. Eonline Gossip Message Boards
3. Yahoo News
4. My links section

Four places I would rather be right now:

1. Bohol
2. Palawan
3. my bed
4. Rhone Valley

Four bloggers I am tagging:

1. DBD
2. Monica
3. Mimi
4. Emmy/Hummus/Chickapeaste

Sunday, January 01, 2006

Wines: Best of 2005

Best that I tasted this year:

Cotes du Rhone (any year, my absolute favorite red wine)
Domaine Drouhin Pinot Noir (2001)
Chateau La Grange Clinet Premieres Cotes de Bordeaux (2002)
Gallo of Sonoma Chardonnay
Chateauneuf du Pape, Louis Bernard (1998)
CV Century Cellar Chardonnay
El Coto Rioja (2002)
Puerta del Sol, Crianza en Roble, Vino de Crianza Consecha (2000)
Alvaribho Dorado Superior (2002)
Martha Clara Estate Reserve Chardonnay (2003)
Pindar Chardonnay Sunflower Special Reserve (2002)
Louis Latour Pouilly Fuisse (2003?)