actors/actresses: Ellen Burstyn, Jennifer Connelly, Jude Law, Frances O'Connor, Haley Joel Osment, Bruce Willis

animals: betas, cats, chickens, ducks, leopards, horses

artists: Brom, Dali, Dumas, Magritte, Solar, Wonner

authors: Lloyd Alexander, Frances Hodgson Burnett, Susan Cooper, Tanith Lee, Charles de Lint, Stephen King, Garth Nixx

characters: Battle Angel Alita (or Gally) from same-named series, Edward from Cowboy Bebop, Edward from Final Fantasy 4 (2 in USA), Julie from "The Maxx," Tenoh Haruka A.K.A. Sailor Uranus from "Sailor Moon," Vampire Hunter D from same-named anime, Terra from Final Fantasy 6 (3 in USA)

colors: black, burgandy, dark blue, silver

deep stuff: being listened to, displays of 'unpopular' morality, empathy, honesty, real faith in a higher power (instead of just 'believing' in the religion while forgetting the deity)

edibles: Brown Sugar Pop Tarts, chalupas, Cherry Coke, chocolate oranges, chocolate pancakes from IHOP, chocolate raspberries, cookie monsters from Cheddars, Dr. Pepper, fried rice, hot chocolate, pasta, pickles, pizza, Vanilla Coke, waffles

games: Asheron's Call, Chrono Trigger, EverQuest, Final Fantasy 2/4, Final Fantasy 5, Final Fantasy 3/6, Tetris

happenings: finding spelling errors in my English syllabus, getting a present, saying exactly the right thing for the moment, Scarborough Faire, sleeping during rainstorms

items: black laquer furniture, candles, garter belts, leopard print things, masks, opals, satin, sculptures, seashells, silk, velvet

movies: "A.I.," "Dancer in the Dark," "Labyrinth," "Lord of the Rings - Fellowship of the Ring," "Requiem For a Dream," "Rocky Horror Picture Show," "The 6th Sense," "The Emperor's New Groove," "The Fifth Element," "The Matrix," "What Lies Beneath," "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"

musicians: Fiona Apple, Aqua, The Beatles, Bjork, The Cranberries, Sheryl Crow, Dave Matthews Band, Ani Difranco, Missy Elliot, Eminem, Garbage, Genesis, Gorillaz, Janet, Jamiroquai, Billy Joel, Marilyn Manson, No Doubt, Outkast, Pink, Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Shakira, Weird Al Yankovic

pastimes: painting, poetry, RPGs, sculpture, walking, webdesign

places: abandoned buildings, attics, balconies, libraries, museums, open fields, porches, riverbeds, secret rooms, staircases, window seats

poets: e.e. cummings, Emily Dickinson, T.S. Elliot, Robert Frost, Jesse, Edgar Allen Poe, Stef, Walt Whitman

season: autumn

time of day: midnight to sunrise