Top 5 part deux

So Emo has tasked me with entertaining her by posting more top 5's. And since she's the only one who reads my blog (I think), I decided that I should humor her and post some more. Besides, I'm bored at work, so this exercise has helped me with top 5 #10 in this post.

1. Top 5 favorite sports teams
• Blazers
• Oregon Ducks football
• Oregon Ducks basketball
• Auburn Tigers football
• Green Bay Packers (shout out to Kenny)

2. Top 5 least favorite sports teams
• Lakers (of course!)
• USC football
• USC basketball
• NY Yankees
• Lakers (I really hate them…they should be on here twice)

3. Top 5 favorite things to do on a weekend
• Eat ice cream
• Go to the gym (so that I can eat ice cream; see above)
• Sleep
• Wander around
• Taste the cheese samples at the grocery store

4. Top 5 favorite flavors of ice cream
• Blueberry Cheesecake
• Cookies N Cream
• Ben and Jerry’s Half Baked
• Any ice cream from Argentina with dulce de leche in it
• Ben and Jerry’s Fossil Fuel

5. Top 5 awkward situations in which I’ve found myself
• Running into 3 people I used to date in one day
• Running into 3 people I used to date in one day the following weekend
• Running into my date’s best friends on our 3rd date at a crowded baseball stadium
• Telling my contracting boss to go eff himself after he told me I didn’t deserve the money I was even making, much less a raise
• Receiving the famous “Spanish butterfly” poem in high school.

6. Top 5 gifts I’ve given to someone else
• GPS to my sister for graduation
• Redskins tickets to my dad for Christmas
• $$ for a TV to Natalie and Chris for their wedding
• One night’s stay in the hotel where they honeymooned to my parents for their 25th wedding anniversary
• Flew out to Portland as a surprise for my dad’s retirement

7. Top 5 pet peeves
• People making me wait by being late
• People spelling my name wrong
• Sheer laziness (mostly governmental laziness)
• Your vs. You’re and to a lesser degree, Their vs. They’re vs. There
• General incompetence (i.e. health insurance companies)

8. Top 5 things to do when I’m feeling down
• Eat Mac N Cheese
• Eat ice cream
• Go to the gym
• Drink wine with a good friend
• A nice warm shower

9. Top 5 best dates
• Pizza on a bench in Dupont Circle
• Rock climbing
• Salsa dancing lessons
• NBA playoff game
• Wine tasting

10. Top 5 things to do when I’m bored at work (or unemployed)
• Gchat
• Scrabulous
• Read espn.com
• Facebook
• Coming up with more top 5’s