One caveat: these things weren’t necessarily first published/unleashed upon the world in 2010. They only came to my attention in the past year.

10. The Hunger Games trilogy. Or, more specifically, the debut novel, The Hunger Games. A page-turner depicting an eerie future where teens must fight to the death on reality TV. For young adult readers. And you!

9. The Maid, a Chilean movie about… a maid. I can recreate her expressionless face quite adeptly. 

8. The Noble Fir. I strongly approve of this cider-on-tap Northwestern-themed bar with travel/hiking/camping books in their reading nook. Also, I like the large windows.

7. August: Osage County. I heart the Paramount. 

6. Jasmine pearl tea, courtesy Kuan Yin Teahouse, Wallingford. The teahouse itself is a yogic safe place, and the tea is all kinds of awesome.  

5. Tina Fey - in honor of her ongoing fabulousness. 

4. The color of the sky in the Sacred Valley, Peru. 

3. Unmistaken Child. You will not regret seeing this documentary. Tibetan landscape, reincarnation, babies… I must see it again. 

2. Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide. This should inform everyone’s future work/charitable donations in some way!  

1. Elliott Bay Book Company and Rancho Bravo adjacent to one another. And I thought this could only happen in my perfect world!