what they call a "girl crush"

I haven't kept my promise about writing with frequency and brevity, and one reason for that, as you can probably judge by the last post, is that I haven't been feeling very "up" lately--nay, I've been feeling down, making it difficult to post at all, and even more difficult to refrain from endless analysis when I do.

Another reason, though, is much lighter: Zooey Deschanel.  I've already gushed about (500) Days of Summer, and since I thought I should strive for variety here, I've held back on any items related to the actress/singer. 

But in the interest of moving on, I've decided to purge my girl crush in one go; here are some of the things I love about the ever-charming Zooey Deschanel (in addition to (500) Days of Summer):

1. She was named after the Zooey in the Salinger novel (Franny and Zooey, duh).

2. She showed up this season on Bones - and played a relative of her real life sister!

3. She said "This song explains why I'm leaving home to become a stewardess"  in Almost Famous.

4. She has an awesome recipe for spicy chickpeas (but it's even better if you add a bit of cinnamon and crank the heat to 375).

5. She was on one of the best shows ever (Weeds, duh).

And, finally, this video from She & Him, her increasingly successful project with M. Ward:



If that is not the definition of adorable, I don't know what is.