I love to read, but due to responsibilities, I go through phases. I'll read 10 books back to back over a short time period, then nothing for a few weeks. Some of my favorite authors are Elizabeth George, Nevada Barr, Sue Grafton, Patricia Cornwell, David Balducci, Anne Rice, Nora Roberts, and Janet Chapman. My all time favorite book is The Power of One by Bryce Courtenay. I reread it at least once a year. I also dig the Alex Cross mystery/thrillers. I'm currently working my way through the Sookie Stackhouse Southern Vampire Mysteries by Charlaine Harris.

As for music, I am a Madonna fan. I'm currently obsessed with the Twilight soundtrack, and have been listening to other stuff by Muse, Blue Foundation, Paramour, and Linkin Park. I also am enamored of Justin Timberlake, and his music ;P. I like some easier r&b, and some dancy current pop music, like Britney Spears and more recently Rhianna and Beyonce, but as an 80's girl, I just go nuts for 80's tunes.

I'm a serial monagamist when it comes to 'ships. I find I have a hard time focusing on more than one or two at a time. LOL! So currently my big 'ship is Edward/Bella. Even as Grissom is poised to leave CSI, Grissom/Sara will always have my heart, as it was my first 'fandom.' My current biggest ship is Blair/Chuck. I have become the biggest Gossip Girl fan! Secondary to B/C, I ship Jenny/Nate. Jude/Tommy from Instant Star is a favorite, as I am a sucker for unlikely pairs. Finally, since before 'ships, and fandom and Live Journal existed, Brenda/Dylan. I started watching 90210 recently and hoped they would be together, but TPTB put Kelly and Dylan together. Boo Hoo.

Some of my favorite shows are: The Tudors, Gossip Girl, The Closer, Saving Grace, Madmen, Medium, Eleventh Hour, Without a Trace, Law and Order, orig and SVU, CSI, CSI Miami, and Moonlight, I also like some reality tv, which my hubby will watch with me, such as Top Chef, and America's Best Dance Crew (hence my liking of some dancy, light r&b music), City Confidential, Intervention, and I Survived. I love The Bachelor, and the Bachelorette, Tori and Dean, and shamefully ;P we watched every season of The Flavor of Love, I Love New York, and the Flavor of Love Charm School.

As for Actors and Actresses, I'll watch anything with Tom Cruise, Johnny Depp, Keanu Reeves, Rob Lowe, and Robert Downey Jr. (See my affinity for 80's icons?) Ben Affleck, Matt Damon, Bradd Pitt, Brian Austin Green, Will Smith and George Clooney too. More recently, when I'm in my cradle robbing mindset, I enjoy Shia LaBeuf, Jonathan Rhys Myers, Zac Efron, Ashton Kutcher, a short haired Daniel Radcliffe, and of course Robert Pattinson, Kellan Lutz, Jackson Rathbone and Peter Facinelli. Add Ed Westwick and Chace Crawford from Gossip Girl!! Ed Westwick's portrayal of Chuck Bass is sheer perfection. I like Reese Witherspoon, Julia Roberts, Kate Beckinsale, Kate Winslet, Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Garner, Jenny Garth, Tori Spelling, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Sara Jessica Parker.

Like I’ve said before, I’m an 80’s girl, so I love, LOVE 80’s teen movies. All time favorite 80’s movies include: St. Elmo’s Fire, Breakfast Club, Sixteen Candles, Less than Zero, Pretty in Pink, Some Kind of Wonderful

I also love Steel Magnolias, Bull Durham, Anything Tom Cruise, Matrix, Ocean’s Eleven, Crouching Tiger Hidden Dragon, Legends of the Fall, Pirates of the C, Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, A Walk to Remember, Twilight.

I just want to put my disclaimer here, in case I forgot it on a story. I haven't figured out how to edit these stories yet, so here goes:

I of course make nothing off of these stories. Stephenie Meyer owns all recognizable characters and any references from the Twilight Universe.