Friday Five: Repeat, Re-Run, Re-Do...

Songbird, over at RGBP, has noted that it's that time of year when TV shows end the season and head into summer reruns. Not having regular TV, I'd forgotten about that, but I appreciate the potential opportunity to catch up! Anyway, she writes, "In honor of this annual Time Warp, please share five things worth a repeat. These could be books, movies, CDs, recipes, vacations, or even TV shows."

let's see...five things worth repeating...I might have to do five categories so I can fit multiple things in each category! LOL.

In the realm of tv/movies:

*Any show by Joss Whedon (Buffy, Angel, Firefly, Dollhouse...).

*Doctor Who

*Battlestar Galactica

*The Princess Bride! (Yes, I'm *that* girl who can quote the entire movie from the beginning, including sound effects....)

*Harry Potter, especially the 5th/6th/7th movies

*The BBC/A&E Pride and Prejudice

honorable mention: Eddie Izzard...anything you can find on video or netflix, seriously.

in books:

*well, I'm a pastor so I probably have to say that the Bible falls in this category...

*Again, Harry Potter

*and again, Pride and Prejudice

*and again, the Princess Bride. who knew books could be so amazing?

*Almost Christian

*The Gifts of Imperfection

*Mary Oliver...all.

honorable mention: Lamb, Good Goats, the Margaret of Ashbury trilogy, Animal-Vegetable-Miracle

in music:

*the Indigo Girls--umm, everything they've ever put out is worth putting on repeat

*Mozart's 23rd piano concerto

*Beethoven's 6th symphony

*Styx...perhaps not their entire repertoire, but a good chunk. The Return To Paradise 2-CD set is a good start.

*Carrie Newcomer--again, everything she's got is incredible.

honorable mentions: the Book of Mormon soundtrack, the Barenaked Ladies, the soundtrack to Rent, David LaMotte, Mendelssohn's 4th symphony.

in live performance, should I ever have the opportunity again:

*The Book of Mormon (hands down the best musical I've ever seen)

*The Rite of Spring, fully staged by a ballet company with live music. There is NOTHING like this, nothing. you will be blown away.

*The Lion King (again, I've seen it twice and would go again in a heartbeat)

*David LaMotte (ask for a song from his children's collection!)

*The Indigo Girls (omg, amazing...every time, amazing, and no matter the venue, amazing.)

*Wicked (which I've seen twice and loved!)

in food:

*almost anything with potatoes, especially mashed potatoes.

*seitan "pot roast"

*locally grown illinois corn at the height of summer

*my aunt's s'mores cupcakes (vegan!)--I wish I had the recipe

*asparagus from my local grower, in season right now

*turtle sundaes

honorable mention: Annie's deluxe mac-n-cheese, green bean casserole, bean burritos, papa john's pizza

and a bonus: places to visit:

*Iona.

*Rome.

*Petra (Jordan).

*Damascus (well, at least before...I don't know what it's like now.)

*San Diego.

*Athens.

*Jerusalem and Bethlehem (not far apart geographically, but...).

honorable mentions: Disneyland!, the pyramids, Nile Cruises, Edinburgh, Amman (Jordan), Washington DC, Hawaii.

and a few minutes later, another bonus: restaurants worth a re-visit!

*the Laughing Seed Cafe, Asheville NC. best vegetarian restaurant in the country, imho.

*Abreo, in Rockford IL. yum.

*Chowpatti International Restaurant in Arlington Heights, IL. Indian Nachos...delish.

*the Flying Biscuit in ATL. dude, the biscuits...so good.

*Sipz Vegetarian Fuzion Cafe in San Diego. vegan sushi...and so much other goodness!

honorable mention: The Brick Store in Decatur GA, Duke's here in Crystal Lake, Krystal Thai (about 2 miles from my house), Graham's 318 for sipping chocolate in Geneva IL, The Chicago Diner, and Bin 36.

and you? what's worth repeating?