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The Enchanted Forrest chronicles (Dealing with Dragons, Searching for Dragons, Calling on Dragons, Talking to Dragons) No question. It is one of the best book series  for kids EVER. And it's one of those you can still enjoy as an adult. It's sad that it's not really all that well known - I only know of a few people who actually know about this series, but it was one of my favorites as a kid - I got into it before I got into Harry Potter. I think that every kid should have a copy of this series, because it's just that good.

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I was talking to someone who was ranting about some anime or other, and they complained that the main caracter was too positive. They wanted the main caracter to be "depressed and emo like the rest of us" this really brought home a point to me - I can't abide negative people. I have to say that I have as much reason as anyone else to be negative. True, I may have less reason than some to be negative, but I have also have more reason than others. I, however, see the glass as half full (and that's on a bad day). I'm serious - even on my worst days, I can always find something to make me happy, there is always something that will make me smile. And I have to say, that's not something I ever want to loose. Perhaps that's why I don't like being around negative people - it's hard to be positive when other people are negative. And I have to say, I feel that they choose it themselves. Really. And dont give me that "misunderstood" garbage. I know "misunderstood", probably better than a lot of you reading this. But I was able to see the good in it - I know myself, for one. But I'm getting off track. Bottom line: people choose to see the rose, or they choose to see the thorns, it's as simple as that.

so: to all the negative people out there: slap yourself upside the head, and at the end of the day, look back and say "X happened today, and it was really great because Y." If you look for the negative, that's what you will see in teh world, however if you look for the positive, that's what you will find. And you can make a choice. And that choice makes all the difference in the world.

I have to say that every ethnicity has it's beautiful and not so beautiful people, and it's important to keep in mind that individuals vary eithin an ethnicity so it's hard to come up with a typical "look". as a basis of judging. However, I almost have to say that ... for guys its really a tie. (I'm going to assume similar ages here) I find a lot of Asian guys to be drop dead georgeous. The same thing goes for (and go ahead and call me crazy) Italian guys . I'd say - based on the guys I know - those are the two ethnicities where more guys are good looking than other ethnicities. But that's not to say that guys of other ethnicities can't be good looking either.

As for girls ... well ... I really don't have an opinion. I don't notice girls along racial lines, though perhaps - again, based strictly on the people I know personally - Hispanic women might be my answer there. Of the women I know, most of the ones I would classify as "beautiful" are Hispanic.    

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Any fo my favorites, really. Though at the moment, (and keep in mind that this is reflecting my thoughts at the moment I write them, which, on the subject of movies, and music, and other forms of entertainment, varies with my mood) I am tempted to say "The Mummy Returns" Yeah, yeah, yeah. I know. However, I only have two words to give as an explination: Ardeth Bey.

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Writing a story that actually started coming true - either some sort of spell was placed on my computer (my 1991 Duracom (yes, with a monitor that only showed things in yellow with a black background, and the Sprint/DOS software, complete with the dot matrix printer ...), which I was still using in 2002, thank you very much!) or I was some sort of psychic (hey, with the amount of diet dr. pepper I was drinking when I write that story ... you never know ...) but the things I wrote about started to come true. (okay ... for example ... I was writing a scene where the caracters were telling a ghost story, and I pulled a name out of the air, but I was flipping through a book of ghost stories later, and the name I had pulled out of the air was actually a story in the book.) It freaked me out, then I told someone about it, and things settled down.
 

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When there's only one other person in the elvator, tap them on the shoulder and then pretend it wasn't you.

Say "Ding" on every floor.

Push the buttons and pretend they give you a shock. Smile, and go back for more.

Ask if you can push the button for other people, but push the wrong ones.

Call the Psychic Hotline from your cell phone and ask if they know what floor your on.

Hold the doors open and say your waiting for a friend. After a while, let the doors close, and say, "Hi Greg. How's your day been?"

Drop a pen and wait until someone goes to pick it up, then scream, "That's mine!"

Bring a camera and take pictures of everyone in the elevator.

Move your desk into the elevator and whenever anyone gets on, ask if they have an apointment.

Lay down the twister mat and ask people if they would like to play.

Leave a box in the corner, and when someone gets on, ask them if they can hear ticking.

Pretend you are a flight attendant and review emergency procedures and exits with the passengers.

Ask, "Did you feel that?"

Stand really close to someone, sniffing them occasionally.

When the doors close, announce to the others, "It's okay, don't panic, they open again!"

Swat at flies that don't exist.

Tell people that you can see their aura.

Call out, "Group Hug!"and then enforce it.

Grimace painfully while smacking your forehead and muttering, "Shut up, all of you, just shut up!"

Crack open your briefcase or purse, and while peering inside, ask, "Got enough air in there?"

Stand silently and motionless in the corner, facing the wall, without getting off.

Stare at another passenger for a while, then announce in horror, "Your one of THEM!" and back away slowly.

Wear a puppet on your hand and use it to talk to the other passengers.

Listen to the elevator walls with your stethoscope.

Make explosion noises when anyone presses a button.

Stare, grinning at another passenger for a while, then announce, "I have new socks on".

Draw a little square on the floor with chalk and announce to the other passnegers, "This is MY personal space!"

Meow occasionally.