first loves and a thesaurus for emotions

as usual, i decided to play along at the last minute. such is my life right now. as Alex says: on May 14, post your first loves – first movie, first song/band, first book, and first person. Four loves, one blogfest! to see all the posts, go to Alex's blog.

first movie - i grew up in the early 60's, so i don't remember many movies from my childhood. (i *do* remember going to the drive-in a lot because we didn't have many sit-in theaters. i just don't remember what movies we watched.) the first movie i remember really loving is Star Wars. we stood in a line that stretched around the El Dorado theater. i still think the cgi and motion stop are amazing.

first song/band - my mom had a huge record collection and i remember listening to the group Bread. i loved all their songs. probably because i was a romantic at heart.

first book - i've loved books for as long as i can remember. i even worked in the library at my grade school and my junior high. i know i had at least two favorites i checked out repeatedly -- The Ghost of Opalina  (which i now realize has a creepy cover but i don't remember it being a creepy book) and The Velvet Room.

first love - no contest. Adam West as Batman. i wanted to marry him when i was 6 or 7. of course, now my one and only love is my husband.

and now for the thesaurus news -- Angela and Becca over at The Bookshelf Muse have written a great book that will help with your writing -- The Emotion Thesaurus. this is an in depth resource that gives you all the non-verbal cues for 75 different emotions. lucky you-- it's available today in physical and e-book form.