Oct. 21: Pieces of eight

Jen E at mommablogsalot tagged me for this meme.

8 favorite TV shows (currently airing)

1. The Office
   
2. 30 Rock
   
3. The New Adventures of Old Christine
   
4. My Name is Earl
   
5. CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
   
6. CSI: Miami
   
7. CSI: NY
   
8. Law & Order

8 favorite restaurants

1. Morton’s
   
2. Ruth’s Chris Steak House
   
3. Red Robin—love the Banzai burger
   
4. Burgerville—best local fast food. People have been known to come from faraway places like Colorado for the burgers. :)
   
5. Macaroni Grill
   
6. Stanfords—Henry Weinhard’s cheddar cheese soup
   
7. California Pizza Kitchen—Pear & Gorgonzola pizza on honey-wheat dough
   
8. Cheesecake Factory

8 things that happened yesterday

1. I woke up with a drippy cold, so...
   
2. I rescheduled work for the day, and...
   
3. I rested as much as possible
   
4. I worked on a web site project that’s way overdue
   
5. I got new shoes in the mail
   
6. The kids went to Grandpa & Grandma’s after school
   
7. I ate pasta (again!)
   
8. I watched CSI:Miami

8 things to look forward to

1. Our next Broadway in Portland musical (Spring Awakening) on Thursday evening
   
2. Election Day
   
3. The launch of my friend’s new blog (no pressure for greatness, you-know-who)
   
4. Halloween
   
5. Two upcoming field trips with Katie’s class—one to Pittock Mansion, the other an “urban walking tour” of Portland
   
6. Thanksgiving vacation in San Francisco
   
7. Seeing Daryl, Sally and Presley at Christmas
   
8. (A white?) Christmas in Sunriver

8 things I love about fall

1. The colors, I guess
   
2. Halloween
   
3. Warm socks
   
4. Cozy blankets
   
5. Curling up with a good book, warm socks, and a cozy blanket
   
6. New TV seasons begin again
   
7. Jack’s birthday
   
8. Christmas is coming!

(I just want to point out that these eight things were very difficult to come up with because I do not love fall so, y’know, yay Jen.)

8 things on my wish list

1. President Obama. This will thrill me, but best of all it will make my neighbor go absolutely bat-shit insane. Wheeee!
   
2. Chief of Staff Jen (heh heh)
   
3. A maid
   
4. A magical vacuum cleaner that actually picks up dog hair off the rug (for the maid to use, of course)
   
5. That I won’t totally stress myself out trying to plan Jack’s birthday party
   
6. No rain on Halloween this year
   
7. More hours in the day for reading. I have a stack of books to read that you would not believe. Really. You wouldn’t.
   
8. A big soaking bathtub for our master bathroom

8 people I am tagging

1. Lori
   
2. Kathy
   
3. Sherilee
   
4. Dan
   
5. Chris at My Two Cents
   
6. You
   
7. You
   
8. And You