Because jodi did it ...
Book
That changed my life: World According to Garp. I read this when I was in high school seven times in a row! I loved his prose, how he mixed bleak comedy and tragedy so masterfully. I was particularly touched by his account of how Garp used to put his hand on his sleeping child to make sure he was still breathing. Beautiful.
That I couldn't live without: Confederacy of Dunces. Because it taught me more about characterization than I had ever learned before.
That I could do without: Anything by Grisham.
Guilty pleasure: Me too. Chick lit. Can't help it. Don't want to.
Movie
That changed my life: Wings of Desire Because it is beautiful and simple and doesn't clomp you over the head with its messages of hope and heartache.
That I couldn't live without: Spinal Tap , Young Frankenstein and Waiting for Guffman. Duh!
That I could do without: Stuff with Ben Affleck, Colin Farrell and I'm sorry to say most of Russell Crowe.
Guilty pleasure: Teen flicks!
Event/Memory
That changed my life: Mia's birth
That I couldn't live without: Watching the gremlin get in trouble every day.
That I could do without: The untimely death of my brother.
Guilty pleasure: The weekly delivery of my People Magazine!
Music
That changed my life: The Beatles
That I couldn't live without: The Replacements and the rest of the 80s midwest swells.
That I could live without: Dave Matthews
Guilty pleasure: Elton John
Person
That changed my life: Mia's dad, Adrian.
That I couldn't live without: My friends who have been so fucking supportive of me through good and bad. I love 'em!
That I could do without: My landlord's electrician who is really mean to me.
Guilty pleasure: Flirting with the musician down the street and the married guy who owns a restaurant in Bucktown.