Eminent Eights

Thanks Thom for tagging me in the Lucky Chinese Tag - Eminent Eights.

8 TV Shows I Like To Watch

One Tree Hill
Iron Chef
American Idol (so excited for it to start)
Unwrapped (candy/ice cream/yummy goodness lol)
Jeopardy
Gossip Girl
Dr. Oz
The Good Wife

8 Favorite Places to Eat and Drink

  Fresco
Mandarin Palace
Subway
Pick Up Stix
Hometown Buffet
Panera
Rusty's
Yo Yum Yum Frozen Yogurt

 8 Things I Look Forward To

My Wii Party on Saturday (Thank you Houseparty.com)
Going to learn tonight
Being done with this cold
Making my blog better in 2010
The next book I am going to read...what shall I pick???
Blog comments (gotta love em)
Going to visit my uncle in May
Playing Slingo on Facebook lol

8 Things That Happened Yesterday

I found what everyone thinks is a black widow in my bathroom
  I worked for 8 hours (I normally only work 4-5)
I got to see the film "The Tribe" finally
I finished reading "The Quickie" by James Patterson (I need to blog about it still)
I ate cheddar cheese Mini Pringles (Can you tell I'm running out of things?)
I played on facebook a lot as usual
I got to see all of my kids at work after a very long winter break
I got asked to have a meeting tomorrow...I hate meetings!!!

8 Things I Love About Winter

  70+ degree temps (love California)
While it's warm, it's cool enough to not be HOT
Rainy days
Hot chocolate (it is just more enjoyable during the winter)
Sweaters (I feel silly wearing them other seasons)
Ear muffs (I bought my first pair this year)
Snow (going to snow means travelling!!)
Chanukah

8 Things On My Wishlist

A new TV (this is supposed to be my mom's Chanukah gift to me)
A new dresser (this is supposed to be my dad's Chanukah gift to me)
A new printer (this is supposed to be my sister's Chanukah gift to us)
A new dog or dogs (I really want two, my mom barely wants one)
Leopard geckos (This definitely has to be two..I'd feel guilty to only have one)
PlayStation 3 or a Blu-Ray player
  New friends / stronger friendships with current friends (My circle of local friends was about 1 last year...I need to change that this year)
A boyfriend??? lol

8 Things I Am Passionate About

 Reading
Animals / animal rights
Cooking
Blogging
Music
Chocolate
  My religion
Facebook?? lol

8 Words/Phrases I Often Use

 Oh my sh*t (excuse my bad language, but I don't believe in saying G*d's name in vain) 
No (I tend to start sentences with no, even when I am saying yes)
Like Dad always says...(My sister and I were joking the other day about all the crazy phrases my dad has taught us)
OMG (I use this all the time online and in texts)
LOL (Another one I use all the time online and in texts..even when I'm not laughing.  At this point I think I say it any time I find something even remotely amusing)
Hello?? (My phone rings often)
Bye (gotta hang up the phone lol)
What's on the DVR? (I barely ever watch live TV)

8 Things I Learnt From The Past

When a person is always trying to bring others down, it's because they're miserable people
  Think before speaking
You need to have friends around you
When it comes down to it, your family will always be there for you
Don't lie..it will always catch up with you
Don't trust the DVR to record your favorite shows..check on it!
The bottom oven just doesn't cook the same as the top oven
When you microwave fish fillets, cover them so they don't explode!

8 Places I Would Love To Go/Visit/See

Japan (it is my culture after all)
Hawaii (then I could visit Thom lol)
Australia / New Zealand (people normally group those 2 into one trip)
Alaska
Paris
Traverse City, Michigan (I have heard it's very similar to Santa Barbara)
The whole continent of South America (I have no idea where...so I think anywhere cool would be fine)
Washington state 

8 Blog Friends I Want To Tag

Michelle at Flying Giggles and Lollipops
Felicia at Go Graham Go!
Audrey at Audrey's Spot for Recipe Tips & Hints
Sarah at Class and Coffee
Shannon at The Mommy-Files
Stacie at Simply Stacie
Jessica at Jessica's Mental Vomit
Anitra at The Mama Zone

 Thanks for reading through this very long tag :)