8 is the magic number...

well not really but it is the amount of questions to some cool surveys Ginger has tagged me to complete. It took me forever but I am returning the favor to Sheila, Haute , JJ , Jay and all my other friends lurking out there. I would love to know more about you!

8 Things I am Passionate About

1. Love. being in it...showing it to others
2. Fairness ..or my own sometimes skewed version of it (it's the Libra in me)
3. Knowledge..my inquisitive mind wont ever stand still
4. My wanderlust...I want to be a citizen of the world
5. Chai Tea
6. Creativity in all forms..poetry, prose, art, fashion, music, dance
7. Beauty..in wherever I find it..nature, paintings, clothes, buildings, people
8. My own writing..most times i feel like its not good enough..but I'm learning to love it

8 Things I Want To Do Before I Die

1. Live in Italy
2. Know what it feels like to be wealthy
3. Fall in love...stay in love
4. Have a book published
5. Travel to every continent
6. Live in a Victorian house with a wrap around porch
7. Know my purpose in life
8. Be at complete peace with every decision and choice I've made

8 Things I Say Too Often

1. WTF!
2. You are stupid!!
3. LOL
4. I was "like"..
5. Oh my Gawd!
6. I know...right?!?
7. Are you serious?
8. Sweetie

8 Books I Have Read Lately

1. The Alchemist
2. Eat, Pray, Love
3. The Lovely Bones
4. Love in the Time of Cholera
5. The Road
6. The Audacity of Hope
7. The New Earth
8. The Kite Runner

8 Songs (Artists) I Could Listen to Over and Over Again

1. The Blower's Daughter - Damian Rice
2. The Prayer - Andrea Bocelli and Celine Dion or Heather Headley
3. Autumn Leaves- Eva Cassidy
4. She Keeps On Passing Me By - Pharcyde
5. This Woman's Work - Maxwell
6. Lost Without You - Robin Thicke
7. Closer - Nine Inch Nails
8. Half the Man - Jamiroquai

8 Things That Attract Me To My Friends

1. their ability to love me for who i am
2. courageousness
3. talent
4. pure silliness
5. beauty
6. authenticity
7. wit and intellect
8. sensitivity