life, broken down into subsets of four things

Dave tagged me for this Four Things meme, so here we go:

Four Jobs I’ve Had:
1. Newspaper writer/reporter
2. Retail clerk (Target, Old Navy)
3. Security dispatcher
4. Fast-food drone

Four Movies I Can Watch Over and Over:
1. Midnight Cowboy
2. The Graduate
3. The Ice Storm
4. It’s a Wonderful Life

Four Places I’ve Lived:
1. Sacramento, CA
2. Austin, TX
3. Manchester, England
4. Manhattan

Four (or more) TV Shows I Love:
1. Gilmore Girls
2. The Sopranos
3. Survivor
4. Project Runway

Four Places I’ve Vacationed:
1. New York
2. Chicago, IL
3. Nashville, TN
4. South Padre Island, TX

Four of My Favorite Dishes:
1. Almost anything from Herbivore in SF or Real Food Daily in LA
2. The focaccia at Tapas, served with a pitcher of Sangria and maybe a side dish of marinated mushrooms or cheeses
3. Zelda’s pizza – spinach or pesto
4. French fries that are perfectly crispy brown on the outside.

Four Places I’d Rather Be:
1. On the open road with Cory
2. In New York with Cory
3. In London with Cory
4. Asleep on the couch with my cats Sophie & Trixie

Four Books I Could Read Over and Over:
1. The Unbearable Lightness of Being - Milan Kundera
2. A Prayer for Owen Meany - John Irving
3. To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
4. Housekeeping - Marilynne Robinson

Four Albums I Couldn’t Live Without
1. Mary Margaret O’Hara: Miss America
2. DJ Shadow: Endtroducing …
3. Jawbreaker: Dear You
4. Loretta Lynn: Honkytonk Girl (box set)

Four Bloggers I’m Tagging:
1. Maya
2. Keith
3. Sarah
4. Claire

Four Things I Want to Do Before I Die:
1. Live a long time
2. Finish and publish a novel.
3. Drive through Canada on my way to Alaska
4. Clean out the garage.