About Me

  • About Me: Eat, drink, and be merry.

Books

  • Favorite Books: The Count of Monte Cristo, Rebecca, Pride and Prejudice, The Great Gatsby
  • Favorite Authors: Jane Austen, JK Rowling, CS Lewis, NT Wright
  • Favorite Genres: the Classics and Biblical Commentaries
  • Favorite Characters: Elizabeth Bennet, Edmond Dantes, Nick Calloway, Dorian Gray, Robin Hood
  • Favorite Quotes: Selfish people go around ruining other peoples' lives. (paraphrased from The Great Gatsby)
  • Recent Reads: The Screwtape Letters by CS Lewis, Villette by Charlotte Bronte, The Defense of Socrates by Plato

Food

  • Favorite Cuisine: Chicken Marsala
  • Favorite Desserts: Tiramisu, or anything chocolate
  • Favorite Drinks: Sugar-free Lemonade, Chocolate Milk
  • Favorite Junk Foods: Chili Cheese Fritos
  • Best meal ever: Lasagna in Glendalough, Ireland, after pretty much starving for 2 weeks in Europe
  • My Original Recipes: Lemon Butter and Herb Chicken, Crab Rangoon, Brownies with Strawberry Cream Cheese Glaze, Butter and Herb Noodles
  • Favorite Restaurants: Olive Garden, Tom and Jerry's, TGIFridays, Cheesecake Factory, Mongolian Barbecue, Taco Bell, TACO TICO
  • Foods I hate: Anything minty, overly-mushroomy, and beets

Style

  • Where I shop: Old Navy, Maurices, Gap, Target
  • I like to wear: Pajamas
  • Can't live without: American Eagle jeans
  • Prized Possessions: My flea market jewelry
  • Guilty Pleasure: Banana Republic, VS

Television

  • Favorite Shows: Heroes, Robin Hood, The Soup
  • Favorite Channels: PBS, E!, BBCA, MHD
  • Favorite Reruns: Will & Grace, Knight Rider, Family Guy
  • Most Addictive Show: Girls Next Door
  • Favorite Late Night Talk Show: Conan O'Brien
  • Favorite Theme Song: Saved by the Bell, Fresh Prince of Bel Aire
  • Show I Secretly Watch: Some Adult Swim shows

More About Me

  • Nicknames: Jillian, Jillie Fish, Pill, Pillby, the Fish
  • Religion: Christian/Protestant/Evangelical Free
  • Occupation: Laboratory Technician
  • Industry: Research & Development - Renewable Energy

Travel

  • Places I love: Chicago, San Diego, South Padre, London, Luxembourg, Brussels
  • Places I've been: Almost every state, Holland, Belgium, Luxembourg, France, Germany, England, Ireland
  • Places to see before I die: NYC, Canada, Brazil, Berlin, Italy, India
  • Dream Vacation: To stay in Luxembourg or London

Movies

  • Favorite Movies: Pride & Prejudice (A&E version)
  • Favorite Actors: Colin Firth, Jake Gyllenhaal, Jared Leto, Alan Rickman, Emma Thompson, Judi Dench
  • Favorite Directors: Baz Luhrman
  • Favorite Soundtracks: Swing Kids, Moulin Rouge
  • Movie Quotes I say all the time: "FOR-EV-ER!" (The Sandlot)
  • Movies I can watch over and over: Zoolander, Pride & Prejudice (all versions), Sleeping Beauty
  • Actor that would play me in a movie: Emilia Fox