Give Me Five!

I often get into ruts where I don’t blog because I think, “Who cares? Why would anyone want to hear what I have to say about the lost art of gold leafing?” (That’s just an example of course. This entry will not be about gold leafing.) I think to be a blogger is to be at least a little narcissistic. You have to be to expect that people are interested in your writing, especially the kind of writing where you talk about yourself to no end. All that being said, this blog entry highlights the overall subject of this entire blog…ME!

You know what I like? I’ll tell you what I like, and I’ll do it in list form. Why? Because I love lists! I categorize my whole life in “Top 5” lists. This is actually only partly because I adore lists. The other part is that I can’t make up my dang mind about much of anything. Or can I…? No, I’m pretty sure I can’t. When people ask me about my “favorites,” I respond with a list of my favorite Top 5 in the subject.

So, since you’re reading MY blog about ME, I will give you some of my Top 5 lists. These are not ranked, because, well, that would defeat the purpose…

Top 5 Favorite Musical Artists/Groups

1.       Michael Jackson     

2.       Beach Boys

3.       Billy Joel

4.       Elton John

5.       Charlie Daniels

Top 5 Favorite Foods

1.       Food Lion Brand Premium Heavenly Hash Ice Cream

2.       Snickers Ice Cream Bars

3.       Chocolate Chip Cookies

4.       Fried Chicken

5.       Avocados

Top 5 Favorite Movies

1.       The Wizard of Oz

2.       Finding Nemo

3.       Pee Wee’s Big Adventure

4.       The Fugitive

5.       Rate Race

Top 5 Favorite Colors

1.       Pink (Well, look at me being all decisive!)

Top 5 Favorite Animals

1.       Elephants

2.       Koalas

3.       Dogs

4.       Unicorns

5.       Pigs…but only cute ones

Top 5 Favorite TV Shows

1.       Laverne & Shirley

2.       Wheel of Fortune/Jeopardy (Yes, I count them together. If you watch one, you watch the other.)

3.       Seinfeld

4.       Family Feud

5.       I Love Lucy

Top 5 Favorite Books

1.       Olivia by Ian Falconer

2.       Olivia Saves the Circus by Ian Falconer

3.       My Point…and I Do Have One by Ellen DeGeneres

4.       The Hobbit by J.R.R.Tolkien

5.       If You Give a Mouse a Cookie by Laura Joffe Numeroff

(I think so much can be said in the few short pages of a children’s book.)

Top 5 Favorite Songs

1.       Good Vibrations (Beach Boys)

2.       This Just In (or whatever that beepy little song is they play on newscasts)

3.       Devil Went Down to Georgia (Charlie Daniels Band)

4.       The Theme Song to Hawaii Five-O

5.       A Fifth of Beethoven (Walter Murphy and the Big Apple Band)

Top 5 Favorite Gummy Bear Colors

1.       Red

2.       Orange

3.       Yellow

4.       Green

5.       Clear

Well, I hoped you learned something about me, since you are obviously interested if you’re still reading. Or maybe you’re just nosy? Either way, I like to write about myself, and you read it. That’s what blogging’s all about, right?

Ok, one more list!

Top 5 Reasons You Might’ve Read This Blog Entry

1.       You find me interesting and mysterious.

2.       You are dazzled by my hilarious wit. 

3.       You are nosy.

4.       You read this whole thing before you realized I am not Tina Fey.

5.       You are stalking me.