The List

Penny and I spend a lot of time together. We travel together, attend meetings, photoshoots, have coffee. She's the photographer for Real Woman on the Run Magazine and fills a role within the team I can't function without.

I've known Penny for over three years now. As our friendship has grown, our conversations have deepened. We've gotten to know the quirks of each other's personalities. Penny has no expectations of me. It's not work to spend time with her. We have what I would consider to be an easy friendship.

When we travel on the highway, it's usually for a photoshoot, so we spend the better part of the day together. The agenda always looks the same. Meet at nine, travel until ten thirty. Interview. Photoshoot. Lunch. Shopping. All with good conversation.

We've talked 'girl' talk about everything. Raising kids and issues at school, our childhoods, our mistakes. Bowel movements and regularity. The way we feel about our bodies. Our skin. Our teeth. Our breasts. Old boyfriends and big mistakes. Movies. Books. Music. Sex.

On one trip to the city, Penny mentioned The List. I'd never heard of The List before.

Apparently everybody has a list. The List is - in a fantasy world, a list of people (generally famous) who, given the opportunity, you'd like to hook up with. To get to know - you know, in a *wink-wink* sort of way. Who you wouldn't kick out of bed for eating crackers. We've had plenty of laughs over that. We've even had a hearty discussion after dinner one night... Jenna (In Jenna's defense she mostly listened, however weeks later, confessed to me she'd found someone to be on her list), Leah, Darlene and Penny and I - who's on your list? Ew, no way, not him! Or Oh yes! Definitely him.

Sure, it's petty. Childish. Brainless. But fun, nonetheless.

Who's on your list? 

Don't feel bad about it. I know who's on my husband's list and he doesn't even know about The List. Shania Twain, Ashley Judd, Dianne Keaton, Eva Mendes... no wait, Eva Mendes is so lovely, she is on my list. (just kidding, Mother...)

So who's on my list?  Joaquin Pheonix. Robert Downey Jr. Leland Chapman. (from Dog the Bounty Hunter Hmmm. Who else? Ralph Fiennes. Mike Rowe from Discovery Channel's Dirty Jobs. Adam Sandler. Harvey Keitel. (Google search The Piano).

Aaaahh. Dermot Mulroney.

Ooohhh. Mark Ruffalo.

See why it's fun?

It's fun because when I say a name, you immediately make a face and either agree with a sigh or make a face and are repulsed. Ew! What are ya? Sick?

Like I did when Darlene suggested Hugh Grant and Colin Firth. Good thing we're all different.

Who's on your list?