Okay, so it’s a tired meme, but I enjoyed reading it on lymjello’s blog, so I figured, what the heck, I’ll bite. I’ve also followed lymejello’s lead and added my own category.
Four jobs I’ve had:
1. Library Administrator
2. Magazine Reviewer
3. Manager of a Record Store
4. Tax form picker/shipper
Four movies I can watch over and over:
1. The Sweet Hereafter
2. Miss Firecracker
3. Passion Fish
4. Last Night
Four albums I can listen to over and over:
1. Emm Gryner, Girl Versions
2. Martha & the Muffins, Then Again – A Retrospective
3. Kate Bush, The Dreaming
4. Jane Siberry, The Walking
Four places I’ve lived (this one’s pretty boring for me):
1. Boston, MA
2. Melrose, MA
3. Andover, MA
4. Reading, MA
Four TV shows I love:
1. Star Trek: Deep Space 9
2. Twin Peaks
3. Days of Our Lives
4. The Comeback
Four highly regarded and recommended TV shows that I’ve never watched a single minute of:
1. 24
2. Commander-in-Chief
3. Alias
4. American Idol
Four places I’ve vacationed:
1. Australia
2. Canadian Rockies
3. Toronto, ON
4. Phoenix, AZ
Four boys I find adorable:
1. Scottie
2. Don
3. Jonno
4. Phil
Four of my favorite dishes:
1. Fancy Pants
2. Pasta Bolognese
3. Danish Pastries
4. Iced “Corn” Cookies
Four sites I visit daily:
1. Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film
2. Internet Movie Database
3. All These Wonderful Things
4. Dudes Nude
Four places I would rather be right now:
1. A Tropical Nude Beach
2. Watching a movie in a theatre
3. Visiting my friend in Buddina, Queensland, Australia!
4. Visiting Jennifer in Rutland, VT
A couple of things I want to mention further. This is only the second time in my history of reading comics that I have stopped buying The Avengers. The first was when Rob Leifield was writing it (it picked it up a few issues later when Walt Simonson took over). What Brian Michael Bendis has done with a former favorite title of mine is inexcusable. It in no way resembles a comic called The Avengers, and despite the use of one of my favorite characters from the 1970’s (Spider-Woman) it just plain sucks. DC knocks one out of the park with its massive Infinite Crisis event, including four terrific lead-in mini-series, and other regular titles picking up some compelling threads (the Wonder Woman/Superman clash specifically.) I am the first to admit how much I enjoy Young Avengers, a title I was sure to hate. Allan Heinberg has made a convert out of me. It’s great to read Dan Slott’s work, bringing old-style superheroics back to comics with a nice dose of humor on titles such as She-Hulk, The Thing and the Great Lakes Avengers mini-series. Who would have thought I would have enjoyed miniseries starring such obscure characters as Drax the Destroyer and Beta Ray Bill so much? And the attention paid to Zatanna this year has been very much welcomed. Kitty Pryde, on the other hand, a much-loved character, disappointed in her mini-series, which I just felt fell flat. The X-Men titles themselves were a mixed bag. I bucked the majority and really enjoyed Peter Milligan’s work on X-Men, while being greatly disappointed in Joss Whedon’s Astonishing X-Men despite a strong start in 2004. And Chris Claremont? Just give it up. Greg Pak did an astounding job adding another chapter to the Jean Grey/Phoenix saga. And to think, I’ve had dinner with him! And as for my 
boyfriend, talented artist/writer Phil Jimenez? He had a mixed year; his astounding pencils make Infinite Crisis so beautiful, and add some wonder to Otherworld, but his muddled writing in that series and the non-event, The Return of Donna Troy were disappointing. Finally there’s House of M. The less said about that mockery the better.