Things I like...

Cupcakes (red velvet most of all)
Wine (white in the summer, red in the fall/winter)
Gritty detective novels (the more pulp, the better)
Houdini (my dog's named after him)
London (lived there for 5 yrs)
Fondue (it's a bizarre obsession)
Museums (I work in one)

Bands I am listening to right now:
The National
The Hold Steady
Stars
Jane Vrain and the Dark Matter
Decemberists
The Editors
Tokyo Police Club