No Time, No Time for Blogging!

Still working like a maniac. In the meantime, here is a meme I stole from Adrianne to keep you semi-entertained. I'm considering starting a photo blog dealing with the horrors of corporate catering. Let's see what's for dinner tonight!

Use the first letter of your name to find a word for each of the following:

Your Name - Genevieve
Four letter word - gasp
Boy name - Geoffrey
Girl name - Georgia
Occupation - Geologist
Color - Green
Beverage - Grape juice
Something found in a bathroom -
A Place -
Reason for being late -
Food -
Something you shout -

And, I'm even out of ideas for the rest... can anyone help?

Meme

From Bryony. I'm not tagging anyone but leave me a comment if you do it too so I can go read your answers!

1. What was I doing 10 years ago?

That would have been the fall of 1998. I had just started law school, and I was living in New Orleans. I think it was the only semester I sort of liked law school. I did live in a really great apartment, for only $500/month! It was big, had nice windows, hardwood floors, a screened-in porch, and a driveway.

2. What are 5 things on my to-do list today?

1. Call the tailor to see when my dress will be ready.
2. Talk to Ana. (done)
3. Call American Express about FedEx tracking number. (done)
4. Email replies from yesterday's emails.
5. Work at pro bono clinic.

3. What snacks do I enjoy?

Mostly sweet things, like chocolate. But I also like popcorn a lot. But normally my snacks are boring - today's morning snack (which I may skip, if I'm not hungry) is an apple and the afternoon snack is a yogurt.

4. Where are some places I've lived?

New Orleans, Washington, San Antonio, Paris, Brussels.

5. What things would I do if I were a billionaire?

Pay off my student loans. Do I have to think past that? Give to charity. Buy a nice house in Georgetown and hire a driver so I didn't have to worry about the lack of public transportation there, then buy carbon offsets for all the driving. Set up trust funds so that none of my sisters and cousins would have to pay for school with loans. Work only when I felt like it. (volunteer basis?) Travel more.

Who are they?!

Besides me and my aunt... that leaves three unknowns!

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 5 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

Food meme

From Martha.

1) Copy this list into your blog or journal, including these instructions.
2) Bold all the items you've eaten.
3) Cross out any items that you would never consider eating.


1. Venison
2. Nettle tea
3. Huevos rancheros
4. Steak tartar (aka filet americain in Belgium.)
5. Crocodile
6. Black pudding (Didn't like it, but thanks Bryony for the introduction)
7. Cheese fondue
8. Carp (Giant goldfish? I don't think so.)
9. Borscht
10. Baba ghanoush
11. Calamari
12. Pho
13. PB&J sandwich
14. Aloo gobi (I had to google this one. I don't like curry.)
15. Hot dog from a street cart (Nothing to do with the street cart. I don't like hot dogs.)
16. Epoisses (it's possible I've already had this and don't know it. I've eaten a lot of cheese in France.)
17. Black truffle
18. Fruit wine made from something other than grapes
19. Steamed pork buns
20. Pistachio ice cream
21. Heirloom tomatoes
22. Fresh wild berries (if you count strawberries I used to pick from our backyard. They were wild, though.)
23. Foie gras
24. Rice and beans
25. Brawn, or head cheese
26. Raw Scotch Bonnet pepper
27. Dulce de leche
28. Oysters
29. Not sure what happened to 29 and 30!
30.
31. Wasabi peas
32. Clam chowder
33. Salted lassi (thanks, google. Sounds gross.)
34. Sauerkraut (Do not like!)
35. Root beer float
36. Cognac
37. Clotted cream tea
38. Vodka jelly/Jell-O
39. Gumbo
40. Oxtail
41. Curried goat
42. Whole insects (on purpose? I've eaten bugs by accident...)
43. Phaal
44. Goat's milk
45. phaal
46. Fugu (pufferfish) (maybe. If I could be sure it wouldn't kill me.)
47. Chicken tikka masala
48. Eel
49. Krispy Kreme original glazed doughnut
50. Sea urchin
51. Prickly pear
52. Umeboshi
53. Abalone
54. Paneer
55. McDonald's Big Mac Meal (Is it anti-American that I've never had one?)
56. Spaetzle
57. Dirty gin martini
58. Beer above 8%
59. Poutine
60. Carob chips
61. S'mores
62. Sweetbreads
63. Kaolin
64. Currywurst
65. Durian
66. Frogs' legs
67. Beignets, churros, elephant ears or funnel cake
68. Haggis
69. Fried plantain
70. Chitterlings, or andouillette
71. Gazpacho
72. Caviar and blini (not with blini)
73. Louche absinthe
74. Gjetost
75. Roadkill
76. Baijiu (Chinese distilled alcohol)
77. Hostess Fruit Pie
78. Snail
79. Lapsang souchong
80. Bellini (Cocktail)
81. Tom yumfoods
82. Eggs Benedict
83. Pocky
84. Tasting menu at a three-Michelin-star restaurant (I wish!)
85. Kobe beef
86. Hare
87. Goulash
88. Flowers
89. Horse (I just couldn't get the picture of Black Beauty out of my head.)
90. Criollo chocolate
91. Spam
92. Soft shell crab
93. Rose harissa
94. Catfish
95. Mole poblano
96. Bagel and lox
97. Lobster Thermidor
98. Polenta
99. Jamaican Blue Mountain coffee
100. Rattlesnake

Meme

Stolen from Molly!

1. YOUR ROCK STAR NAME: (first pet & current car)
Jacques No Car
2.YOUR GANGSTA NAME: (fave ice cream flavor, favorite cookie)
Chocolate Chocolate Chip (that is not a good gangsta name!)
3. YOUR "FLY Guy/Girl" NAME: (first initial of first name, first three letters of your last name)
G-Mor
4. YOUR DETECTIVE NAME: (favorite color, favorite animal)
Green Unicorn
5. YOUR SOAP OPERA NAME: (middle name, city where you were born)
Lynn New Orleans
6. YOUR STAR WARS NAME: (the first 3 letters of your last name, first 2 letters of your first)
Morge
7. SUPERHERO NAME: ("The" + 2nd favorite color, favorite drink)
The Pink Coke
8. NASCAR NAME: (the first names of your grandfathers)
Elmer Richard
9. STRIPPER NAME: ( the name of your favorite perfume/cologne/scent, favorite candy)Lavender Chocolate
10.WITNESS PROTECTION NAME: (mother's & father's middle names )
W Lynn
11. TV WEATHER ANCHOR NAME: (Your 5th grade teacher's last name, a major city that starts with the same letter)
Fisk Frankfurt
12. SPY NAME/BOND GIRL: (your favorite season/holiday, flower)
Autumn Lily
13. CARTOON NAME: (favorite fruit, article of clothing you're wearing right now + "ie" or "y")
Grape Dressie
14. HIPPY NAME: (What you ate for breakfast, your favorite tree)
Burrito Willow
15. YOUR ROCKSTAR TOUR NAME: ("The" + Your fave hobby/craft, fave weather element + "Tour")
The Knitting Rain Tour

ABC Meme

Stolen from Trashy.

Accent- Erm, doesn't everyone? So, depending on where I am and what language I'm speaking. I've been told when I speak French my accent is "cute" and "beautiful... like John Malkovich." (still trying to work out what that means, exactly!)

Breakfast? - yes, every day

Chore I don't like- would it be easier to tell you the ones I do like? Grocery shopping and laundry. I've got a housekeeper to do the rest of it.

Dog or Cat- I like dogs better but I've got no pets.

Essential electronic- internet... the blackberry is great for portable internet. and my iPod!

Favorite Cologne- I like lavender.

Gold or Silver- I prefer silver color, so silver or platinum or white gold.

Handbag I carry most often- Nearly always have my Kipling messenger bag with me. When I don't, and I have a smaller bag, I switch it up.

Insomnia- nope

Job Title- staff attorney

Kids- none

Living arrangements- I live in a one bedroom, 3rd floor walk-up apartment

Most admirable trait- loyalty

Naughtiest Childhood Trait- I have a feeling I was quite bossy. I have a feeling I still can be.

Overnight Hospital Stays- when I was born, I don't think any other times.

Phobias- heights

Quote- Can't think of one... I don't collect quotes or anything.

Reason to smile- chocolate

Siblings- 2 sisters

Time to wake up- round 8.

Unusual talent or skill- I can read really fast.

Vegetables I Refuse to eat- fennel. Is it a vegetable? I also dislike endive.

Worst Habit- ask my mom, I'm sure she could tell you!

X-rays- teeth every, what, 2 years, at the dentist? no others that I can think of.

Yummy Stuff- chocolate. really, must you ask?

Zoo animals I like the most- I like our baby panda at the National Zoo, though he's not much of a baby anymore. And I really dig pygmy hippos.

Scattergories Meme

Due to a complete and total lack of inspiration this week, as well as needing practice for Sunday's game night at Rebeccah's, here is a meme lifted from TrashCan.

Use the first letter of your name to answer each of the questions. Your answers must be real places, things, names... nothing made up. If you can't think of anything, skip the question. You can't use your name for the boy's/girl's name question. If your name happens to start with the same letter as mine, sorry, you can't use my answers.

FAMOUS SINGER: G Love (with or without the Special Sauce, take your pick.)
FOUR LETTER WORD: Grin
STREET: Georgia Avenue
COLOR: Green
GIFTS/PRESENTS: Gems
THINGS IN A SOUVENIR SHOP: Gum
BOY'S NAME: Geoffrey
GIRL'S NAME: Gabriella
MOVIE TITLE: George of the Jungle
DRINK: Gin
OCCUPATION: Garbage collector
CELEBRITY: George Clooney
MAGAZINE: Gourmet
U.S. CITY: Galveston
PRO SPORTS: Gymnastics
FRUIT: Grapes
REASONS FOR BEING LATE FOR WORK: Got caught in traffic
SOMETHING YOU THROW AWAY: Garbage
THINGS YOU SHOUT: Go!
CARTOON CHARACTER: George, Curious

I tag Amy, Rachael, and Molly.

Meme

This is an interesting one that I found while blog surfing. Basically, you put in bold anything that applies to you, and then I'll include some of my own comments in italics.

Original source: The list is based on an exercise developed by Will Barratt, Meagan Cahill, Angie Carlen, Minnette Huck, Drew Lurker, Stacy Ploskonka at Illinois State University. The exercise developers ask that if you participate in this blog game, you acknowledge their copyright.
If you want to participate, please do the same.

Father went to college
Father finished college
Mother went to college
Mother finished college
Have any relative who is an attorney, physician, or professor - Can I count myself? Ok, no? My uncle is a dentist, and my sister is working on her PhD.
Were the same or higher class than your high school teachers - This is a really weird question that I'm not quite sure how to answer, other than, probably yes, and I never noticed this.
Had more than 50 books in your childhood home
Had more than 500 books in your childhood home
Were read children’s books by a parent - Yes. My dad loved to read to us. Although I am still scarred by having to listen to Good Night Moon every night, because my sister liked it so much.
Had lessons of any kind before you turned 18
Had more than two kinds of lessons before you turned 18 - piano, tennis, swimming, French... there were probably others but I can't think of them right now.
The people in the media who dress and talk like me are portrayed positively
Had a credit card with your name on it before you turned 18
Your parents (or a trust) paid for the majority of your college costs
Your parents (or a trust) paid for all of your college costs - As long as we're only counting college, not law school too.
Went to a private high school - I am a product of great public schools.
Went to summer camp - Girl Scout camp in the 6th grade.
Had a private tutor before you turned 18 - For one day, for precalculus. It was a disaster. I left in tears and my parents never made me go back.
Family vacations involved staying at hotels - Sometimes, especially if you count hotels while driving someplace else.
Your clothing was all bought new before you turned 18 - Yes, but only because I am the oldest. My poor little sister had to wear the same dress three times in a row, because my gran sent us matching dresses for holidays.
Your parents bought you a car that was not a hand-me-down from them - I had trouble learning to drive a manual transmission, so they bought an automatic. I can drive manual now!
There was original art in your house when you were a child
Had a phone in your room before you turned 18 - 12th Christmas present.
You and your family lived in a single family house - For as long as I remember. I think when I was born my parents lived in a duplex but we moved before I could remember that place.
Your parent(s) owned their own house or apartment before you left home
You had your own room as a child - Mostly. For a while Leslie & I shared a really huge room, and then I moved out into a room the size of a closet. (which didn't have a closet, ironically)
Participated in an SAT/ACT prep course
Had your own TV in your room in High School
Owned a mutual fund or IRA in High School or College
Flew anywhere on a commercial airline before you turned 16 - I think before I turned one even?
Went on a cruise with your family
Went on more than one cruise with your family
Your parents took you to museums and art galleries as you grew up
You were unaware of how much heating bills were for your family - Or any bill. Um, I still don't know how much my heating bill is... it's included in my rent.

I guess this meme is supposed to show that I had a privileged childhood. I did. Now that I'm paying my own bills, I see how much things cost. Kids are expensive!!

Backlog of Posts #4, or, Meme Time

I was tagged by Working Mom Knits!

The game is SCATTERGORIES...it's harder than it looks! Here are the rules: Use the 1st letter of your name to answer each of the following. They MUST be real places, names, things...NOTHING made up! If you can't think of anything, skip it. Try to use different answers if the person before you had the same 1st initial. You CAN'T use your name for the boy/girl name question.

Your Name: Genevieve
1. Famous Singer/Band: Goo Goo Dolls
2. 4 letter word: Gall
3. Street: G Street
4. Color: Green
5. Gifts/Presents: Gag Gifts
6. Vehicle: Golf Cart
7. Things in a Souvenir Shop: Glitter (come on. All souvenir tshirts have some glitter on them!)
8. Boy Name: George
9. Girl Name: Gertrude
10. Movie Title: Guess Who's Coming to Dinner
11. Drink: Grape Juice
12. Occupation: Golfer (see: Tiger Woods)
13. Celebrity: Ginnifer Goodwin
14. Magazine: Gourmet
15. U.S. City: Gainsville, FL
16. Pro Sports Teams: Giraffes? (um. wouldn't that be a great name for a basketball team?)
17. Reason for Being Late for Work: Got lost
18. Something You Throw Away: Garbage
19. Things You Shout: Gosh!
20. Cartoon Character: Goofy

Meme Time

I was tagged by Malady *and* Nicole!

Here are the rules:

1. Each player starts with 7 random facts about themselves.
2. People who are tagged write a post with the same.
3. At the end of the post tag 7 people.


1. I am tying on a French keyboard right now. That means instead of the top row being QWERTY, it's AZERTY, among other differences. Once I get used to it, it's not bad, but until then, it sort of hurts my hands, since I touch-type. (note: I started this post over a week ago. I'm just getting around to finishing it now. I'm no longer on the AZERTY keyboard!)

2. I took ballet lessons when I was little, but I quit after one or two years. I think it was because our teacher's name was Mrs. Katz and she called us all her little kittens and I don't really like cats.

3. I also took ice skating lessons when I was little. I don't remember why I quit those. In any event, they didn't really work, as I still can't even skate backwards.

4. I seem to have lost my voice over the weekend. I've no idea where it went.

5. Embarrassing but true: I love the show Instant Star, on the N. Those Canadians, they know teen drama.

6. I don't like Diet Coke.

7. I have 8 first cousins. 7 on one side, 1 on the other. None of them are older than me.

I tag:

Working Mom Knits

Reuss

Martha

Molly

Sarah

Paisley and

Gearnchniht

Genevieve Needs Weird Stuff, Apparently

I am very bored today, so, 2 posts in one day!

Instructions: google your name and the word needs. Report the top 10 results. (though my #10 was the same as #1, so you're getting the top 11)

1. Genevieve needs her Fluffernutter fix everyday. (what is Fluffernutter?)
2. Genevieve needs to bow. (to someone in particular?)
3. Genevieve needs to move out of her apartment. (maybe before the bedroom ceiling falls in again?)
4. Genevieve needs some help with a fabulous silver frame resource. (not really)
5. Genevieve needs a good place to stay. (see: #3)
6. Genevieve needs an au pair for the summer. (Genevieve needs a baby before she needs an au pair)
7. Genevieve needs batteries. (Am I secretly a robot? I'll never tell!)
8. Genevieve needs a blog. (already got a few)
9. Genevieve needs a dope emcee. (this one is my favorite. YES. In fact, you are correct, google. I do need a dope emcee. To follow me around and play a soundtrack to my life. How awesome would that be.)
10. Genevieve needs input from the council. (I have a council? Where has their input been for the rest of the tough decisions?)

Two by Two Meme

It's been a busy couple of days, and I haven't had time to come up with any great posts on my own, sorry! Here's a meme to hold you over until things calm down a bit.

Two names you go by
Genevieve
Geve
Two parts of your heritage
Gibralterian (is that a word?)
Cherokee
Two things that scare you
heights
bees
Two everyday essentials
a book
my iPod
Two things you are wearing right now
the earrings my parents gave me for my 21st birthday
black ballet flats
Two of your favorite current bands/artists
Ben Lee
Joshua Radin
Two things you want in a relationship (other than love)
trust
companionship
Two truths
I take the bus to work.
I have brown eyes. I like them.
Two favorite hobbies
knitting
reading
Two things you have to do this week
cook dinner for 6 other people
finish a work project
Two stores you shop at
this one is hard! I don't really have favorite stores anymore. I guess the store I go to most is Safeway but as you all know I don't like it there. I do like knitpicks but it's only online - does that count?
Two shows you like to watch
Scrubs
What About Brian
Two things you'd buy if money were no object
First I'd pay off my student loans. That's buying something, right? My education, just post-.
Then I'd buy a trip around the world. You can come too.
Two wishes for 2007
figure out my life!
a new job

This Post is Brought to You by the Letter B

Nabbalicious did a meme yesterday where she listed ten things she loved starting with a particular letter. I asked her for a letter, too, and I got B. If you want to play, too, leave me a comment & I'll be glad to give you a letter.

Baldy is my favorite stuffed animal. He's a dog, dressed like a train conductor. I've had him since I was a baby. He no longer looks like a train conductor, nor does he have fur anymore. (Hence, my parents named him Baldy) I plucked it all out when I was little. If you've been to my house, you've met Baldy.

Bananas are good, but only the green ones, and not banana flavored stuff. Hum. So more accurately, I love green, slightly crunchy bananas, but I think that still counts as a b.

Braff, Zach is hilarious. And cute. And one of my favorite movies evah is Garden State.

Ben Lee. Well, anyone who reads my blog regularly knows I love Ben Lee. (Just count the number of posts where I mention going to a Ben Lee show, for a starter...)

Bruges, Belgium (does that count as two?). It's adorable. Possibly the cutest city in Europe. I also love that you're supposed to eat mussels in Belgium. I love mussels.

Books. I have always loved books. When I was little I even used to take them to bed with me. (and the mail. I mean, you never know when you might get bored and want to read junk mail. Even if you can't read yet.) I'm a fast reader and I generally get through at least a couple books a week.

(the) Beach, specifically, Rehoboth Beach, Delaware. I love going to the beach, sitting on the sand, reading a book, napping, swimming, eating Grotto's pizza, which is actually pretty bad, or stopping for fried chicken just before the Bay Bridge on the way home. Of course, being the fair skinned princess that I am, I generally spend my time under the umbrella, lathered in SPF 45.

barney's, yeah, the store. I've never actually bought anything in there, because I can't afford to, but I do love looking at pretty pretty marc jacobs dresses.

Barney, the character on How I Met Your Mother, not the big purple dinosaur. Neil Patrick Harris makes this show. Barney is hilarious.

blowfish, not Hootie and the, but rather, the actual fish. My cousin does this awesome imitation of a blowfish. Ask me to try it for you sometime. I'm not as good, but you'll still be amused.

One Word MeMe

Sorry for lack of real content! It's been a slow week.

One
Word
Meme
No
Exceptions
and
No
Cheating

1. Yourself: busy
2. Your boyfriend/girlfriend (spouse): imaginary
3. Your hair: brown
4. Your mother: Vicki
5. Your Father: Dickie
6. Your Favorite Item: Baldy
7. Your dream last night: none
8. Your Favorite drink: Coke
9. Your Dream Car: Mini
10. The room you are in: office
11. Your Ex: married
12. Your fear: heights
13. What you want to be in 10 years? happy
14. Who you hung out with last night? myself
15. What You're Not: patient
16. Muffins: blueberry
17. One of Your Wish List Items: shoes
18. Time: now
19. The Last Thing You Did: worked
20. What You Are Wearing: clothes
21. Your Favorite Weather: cool
22. Your Favorite Book: Anne
23. The Last Thing You Ate: chicken
24. Your Life: booked
25. Your Mood: impatient
26. Your best friend: happy
27. What are you thinking about right now? tonight
28. Your car: old
29. What are you doing at the moment? typing
30. Your summer: hot
31. Your relationship status: single
32. What is on your TV? nothing
33. What is the weather like? humid
34. When is the last time you laughed? Today
35. Who do you tag? everyone!

Holiday Meme

From Amy.

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot chocolate.

2. Does Santa wrap presents or just set them under the tree? Wrapped but when I was little, not wrapped. Or, not all wrapped.

3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? Well, I prefer white lights. But my tree is this little two-footer I bought at CVS a few years ago. (yeah, it's fake... I live in a third floor walk up! Who wants to haul a tree up that.) Anyway, it's got fiber optic lights. I think you can change out the colored for white, but I decided if I'm going to have a tacky bought at the drug store tree, I want it to be as tacky as possible. So the colored lights stay.

4. Do you hang mistletoe? no. but I do have a creche. does that count for anything?

5. When do you put up your decorations? the first weekend in December. must do it this weekend.

6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? Yorkshire pudding.

7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child? waking up early to run downstairs & see what Santa brought.

8. When and how did you learn the truth about Santa? Santa is real! He lives in your heart. Just ask my mama.

9. Do you open a gift on Christmas Eve? We have a family party on Christmas Eve and everyone gets one present. We open those.

10. What kind of decorations are on your Christmas Tree? the same ones I've had since I was a baby. Most have my name on them. My favorite (which I don't hang on the tree, for fear it will fall & break) is a St Charles Ave streetcar painted red with a wreath on it and it says "Genevieve. 1979." I don't know where it came from!

11. Snow! Love it or Dread? I hate snow.

12. Can you ice skate? I even took lessons. But still, not very well.

13. Do you remember your favorite gift? Oh, I can't pick one!

14. What's the most important thing about the Holidays for you? I love chosing presents for people!

15. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? I love my sister's buckeyes and Mrs. Sebastian's sugar cookies. Which reminds me to email her for the recipe for those puppies.

16 What is your favorite holiday tradition? I really like our Christmas dinner food.

17. What tops your tree? an angel

18. What is your favourite holiday book? I don't have one. but my favorite Christmas movie? Home Alone.

19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? O Holy Night

20. Candy Canes! Yucky or Yummy? yucky. I don't like peppermint very much.

BookSwap Questionnaire

1. What is your favorite book of all time and why?
I find this question nearly impossible to answer! I don't think I have a favorite book of all time. The books I tend to read over and over tend to be books I loved from my childhood - Anne of Green Gables, A Proud Taste for Scarlet & Miniver, the Little House books, A String of Chances. The last book I loved was Jonathan Safran Foer's Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close. Which I have recommended to a few people, and, well, everyone who reads this blog. No one seemed to love it like me!

2. What type of book do you most enjoy reading?
Fiction. If I read non-fiction, it's the kind that reads like fiction. I've been obsessed with the Outlander series (by Diana Gabaldon) lately. It started out with me thinking they were pure romance novels, and I picked one up based on a recommendation. I'm on #4 now, and I really love them... so much more than romance! I also still read YA books.

I don't like mysteries much.

I keep a fairly accurate list of what I've read lately on allconsuming.net. You can click on the link in my sidebar to see that.

3. What fictional character do you most resemble?
This is another really hard question. I have no idea.

4. What is your favorite type of sweet or chocolate?
Dark, slightly bitter chocolate. But pretty much anything with chocolate and without coconut. I don't care much for candy without chocolate.

5. What are your hobbies?
Traveling, knitting, movie watching

6. Do you collect anything?
No, not really.

7. What is your favorite color?
Pink

8. What is your favorite movie and why?
Again, I don't have just one. I love Some Kind of Wonderful, Garden State, Love Actually.

9. When is your birthday?
May 12

10. What is your favorite scent?
lavender. I don't like smells like vanilla unless there are baked goods involved.

11. Do you have any allergies?
Nothing that would matter for this exchange.

12. Do you have wishlist on Amazon or another site?
Yes, email me for the link. For some reason it doesn't post well.

13. What kind of music do you like? Are you MP3 compatible?
Mostly indie pop stuff... Ben Lee, Ben Kweller, Belle & Sebastian, & Aimee Mann are particular favorites. My amazon wishlist is a pretty good gauge of this. Also, there are some albums listed on my allconsuming site. Yes, MP3 compatible... I have an iPod.