New Favorite Thing: Andrew Bird

Andrew Bird: Brilliant multi-instrumental musician.

Pros: His amazing violin and whistling talent along with his beautiful lyrics.

Cons: I can't whistle along with his songs.

Verdict: He is on my list of people to see in concert before I die. And we need to get married. Stat!

New Favorite Thing: Chicago

Chicago: the windy city, the Chicago Art Institute, deep-dish pizza, and so much more.

Pros: the pretty buildings, being in a city that is not New York, beautiful artwork in the Art Institute.

Cons: I live 800 miles away.

Verdict: I wish I were able to visit Chicago more often (and also not with such a big group). Spring break?

New Favorite Thing: Matthew Goode

Matthew Goode: British actor in movies like A Single Man and Leap Year, most recently.

Pros: Oh my goodness just look at those blue eyes. And that accent? Oh my!

Cons: He was in the not so excellent readaptation of Brideshead Revisited which was tedious to watch, to say the least. Also starred in Chasing Liberty with Mandy Moore, unfortunately.

Verdict: As much as I loved his Irish accent in Leap Year, I would take him as is any day of the week.

New Favorite Thing: Simon Pegg

Simon Pegg: British actor in such films as Hot Fuzz, Shaun of the Dead, Run Fatboy Run, and most recently, Star Trek. Also writes and directs!

Pros: Oh so funny and also does many movies with the endearing Nick Frost.

Cons: Is married/middle aged.

Verdict: As Hot Fuzz is one of my favorite movies, I would watch a Simon Pegg film any day of the week.

New Favorite Thing: Bomb in a Birdcage

A Fine Frenzy: Indie songstress with interesting, thought-provoking lyrics to boot.

Pros: I am especially in love with the first six songs of her new cd, lyrics like "How can a body contain something so great/ My shell may suddenly break out will come birds".

Cons: I am not a big fan of about three songs on the cd, and also, my voice does not and will never sound like hers.

Verdict: Although this is not an album I will be listening to straight through (like her first), a majority of the songs are frequenters of my "what i am listening to now" playlist on iTunes.

New Favorite Thing: Charlie

Charlieissocoollike: Youtube sensation, member of the Chartjackers, friends with Alex Day, etc.

Pros: Superb ukulele skills, British accent, not to mention pretty darn cute.

Cons: Lives all the way in England, does not post new Youtube videos very often anymore.

Verdict: I really wish I could go to VidCon to see him in person. Or to England, I am not picky. We could do an awesome ukulele duet together.

New Favorite Thing: Blogging

Blogs: there are over 112,000,000 that exist (thank you Wikipedia), and still people decide to add more. People like me. Blogs like this.

Pros: Sharing a part of yourself in the hope that someone or many in the massive void that is the Internet will see and feel some sort of connection, feeling like you are a part of something bigger than yourself, plus the confidence booster that follows when people follow.

Cons: Takes up time that could be otherwise spent reading a book or socializing, and it can be just a tad egotistical.

Verdict: Regardless of whether or not people read, it is meaningful to me, so it will continue, thank you very much. That sentence had much too many commas I apologize.