Five and Fifteen Favorites

Instead of a list of my 20 favorite things (because there is an awful lot to love in this life, and it's hard to choose), I have listed here my favorite things in 20 categories. Mostly I have tried to pick topics people don't hear me talk about very often, but there are certainly a few exceptions I just couldn't resist including.

1. Actor: Paul Bettany

2. Comedian: Brian Regan

3. Digital artist: Charlie Bowater

4. Disney princess: Belle

5. Food to make: deviled eggs

6. Fruit: mulberries

7. Grocery store: Safeway

8. Hogwarts House: Ravenclaw

9. Inclement weather: thunderstorm

10. Insect: firefly

11. Jelly Belly flavor: Tutti-Fruitti

12. Movie theater candy: Dots

13. Pixar movie: Ratatouille

14. Pizza: Domino's hand tossed crust with barbecue sauce, pineapple, and bacon

15. Scene from Fantasia: "The Pastoral Symphony"

16. Sea creature: stingray

17. Semi manufacturer: Kenworth

18. Shel Silverstein poem: "Invitation"

19. Superhero: Stupendous Man

20. Webcomic: Lackadaisy

Listening to: "Somebody" by Bonnie McKee

Reading: The Many Adventures of Winnie-the-Pooh by A.A. Milne