Good words are worth much and cost little.
-George Herbet

Here are some of my favourites:

1. Persnickety
2. Shenanigans
3. Canoodling
4. Weasal
5. Heebie jeebies

Which words do you like best?

Posted by Bridey

One girl´s catch is another girl´s Saturday morning regret, right? So what are the things that turn your head? Here are a few of mine:

England may be a small, damp country, but right now I don't think I could live anywhere else. Here's why I love it so much!

1. The Rain - yes, the first thing most people complain about but it has its charms! Listening to the rain drumming against the window on a warm summer night is one of my favourite ways to relax, and when we do get a hot, sunny day we appreciate it so much!
2. The Food - Fish and chips, Cadburys chocolate, roast dinners, treacle sponge and custard, all washed down with a pint of real ale. British food may not be the healthiest, but it's so satisfying!
3. Our History - It makes it so easy to be a tourist in one's own country! Visiting castles never gets old! (no pun intended)
4. The size - No matter where you need to get to, it's less than a day away, and you're almost always just a few hours at the most from a beach!
5. British Comedy - it's the best! Nothing beats Fry and Laurie, Red Dwarf (though the new episodes weren't that great), Monty Python etc.
6. Bank Holidays - Paid days off work for no apparent reason? Yes please!

What do you enjoy most about your country? 

1. 
   
   A girl’s body is a temple. A temple that should never ever be near a boy, or a boy’s penis, at least until she is married, and then she should only get near said penis when the time came to procreate.
2. 
   
   Dancing is for married couples to participate in within the privacy of their own home.
3. 
   
   Singing is best when done loudly with organ music.
4. 
   
   Morality cuts off at the knee. Dresses below the knee are modest. Dresses above the knee are decidedly slutty.
5. 
   
   Sexual content on the television or in the movies should be greeted with general panic and anxiety. An added, “Honey! Where’s the remote?! WHO HAS THE REMOTE?!” by my father, while he leaps from the couch, is usually a good addition to the situation
6. 
   
   Broadway is a wicked place and you should never want to go there. At least, this is what my mother told me when I told her I wanted to be an actor. I was eight.
7. 
   
   Crazy women fall in love with clergy. My dad always had all the crazies just “stopping by” to say hello, at which point, he’d say, “Oh…hi! Let me get my wife,” and pawn them off on my less-than-sympathetic mother.
8. 
   
   Brothers and sisters are built in best friends. Arguments amongst siblings were not tolerated. I hope to teach this same lesson to my children, should my uterus betray me after all these years.
9. 
   
   “Shut up” is a mean thing to say when you say it for real.
10. 
    
    It doesn’t matter where you come from, it’s where you end up. My ending is drastically different than what my parents hoped, but I can’t regret my past or the things that I look back on and find to be silly or close-minded. I am who I am because of…and in spite of…my childhood.

I like to think that I'm a fairly calm and easy-going person, but there are some things that really grind my gears:

• Shops that don't display prices (usually because they are way overpriced)
• Inconsiderate drivers, especially if they drive too slow, tailgate, or indicate for three blocks before finally turning
• Blunt kitchen knives
• When people get angry with me for throwing out expired food or medicine (even if it is over 15 years old...)
• If someone gets too much margarine and wipes the remainder back in the container even though it's covered with crumbs

What is guaranteed to turn you into a cranky pants?

Posted by Bridey

1. Uncooked angel hair pasta
2. Dough/batter of all kinds
3. Stinky tofu
4. Peanut butter and banana sandwiches (only found weird by non-Americans)
5. Chili for breakfast
   
6. Cabbage sauted with garlic. Huge bowls of it.

And you?

Posted by Sarah Von

Eyeliah of www.StyleSymmetry.com is a West Coast Canadian Girl who likes to blog her outfit posts daily and post favorite inspirations she finds on the web. She is obsessive with her list making so was obviously compelled to contribute to List Addicts.

Okay, so please say I am not the only one addicted to uber-sweet treats? It's the perfect thing to eat right before bed to keep you up (hello sugar) and also give you nightmares! They make your teeth sore and your dentist mad, but it is so worth it!

A few of my favorites are....

• Tootsie Pops
• Rocket Candies
• Popeye Candy Sticks
• Super Nibs
• Double Lollies

What are your favorites?

Sometimes we surprise everyone - including ourselves! Below is a list of things that I once thought I would never, ever do. And yet here I am, 26.5 years old and the proud of accomplish-er of all them. Kind of makes me wonder what I'll have done, where I'll have gone, in another three, five or ten years. The possibilities are endless...

1. Become a person who regularly runs 6 miles at a time and is training for a half marathon. (In 2nd grade, I was in remedial gym. I've come a long way, baby.)

2. Go completely vegan. (My parents don't believe a meal is complete unless it includes meat. Quite a hurdle to overcome.)

3. Be a librarian. (Mom suggested to become a librarian, and I laughed in her face. Now I think it's once of the coolest professions around.)

4. Live in Texas. (I'm a New Yorker born and raised, but when Texas came calling I had to answer.)

5. Become friends with my sisters. (We fought tooth and nail growing up. Now we hang out together every chance we get, which isn't nearly as often as I'd like.)

Now it's your turn - how have you surprised yourself?

There are some movies that I have watched so many times that if I ever felt the urge I could re-enact the whole thing. I'll just point out that most of these are from my childhood...

• The Princess Bride
• Super Troopers 
• Jurassic Park
• Lord of the Rings: Return of the King
• Independence Day
• The Last Unicorn
• Anchorman
• The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (old BBC version)

Are there any movies you've seen countless times and could probably quote in their entirety?

Posted by Bridey

• Month camping in France & Northern Italy: cheese, picnics, and an excessive amount of driving
  
• North Island road trip in New Zealand: childhood friends, barbecues and laughter
  
• Week in Paris: love, madeleines and lots of sight-seeing
  
• Family holiday in Australia: theme parks, shopping and dangerous wildlife
  
• Intrepid tour of Thailand: islands, street markets and adventures
  

What are the best holidays you've ever had?

Posted by Bridey