dust particles in a shaft of light.
canopy trees over a winding road.
my shakespeare prof
sleepovers

that on film! drool. thanks bethany!

warm patches of carpet from the sunlight
4wheeler rides in an open field
finding out that my photos did turn out GREAT!
the sound of pepsi being opened.. pssssssssskkkssss


mmmm....

parents with small children. Makes me smile and sigh.
that heart-racing moment -- its HIM on the phone for ME.
people who help me settle down when I'm stressed out
tea

My boss being in a good mood even though I was totally late.
The fact that I did not screw up at work
Annoying a coworker really bad (she annoys me all the time, payback).
Book sales
walking out with five books and only spending $7.50
going on spending binges

Orchardees.
Strawberry jam.
Sofa beds.
Jumping just right in yoga class.
Getting Firefly for a second.
Not bashing my face in, pulling a tendon, spraining a wrist, et cetera (though I do have a rather large bruise forming on my right butt cheek. Owie).

coming back to the orchard after a few weeks' hiatus (did i spell that right?!? )

cinnamon raisin bread.

Ravioli and beer

beer and a bunch of friends.

being in a 9-peice praise band and not feeling utterly superfluous.

late night visits

sunshine that warms the soul.

getting a PM here in the orchard from my sister who's been on a cruise all week and wont be home until sunday. totally made my day.

(oh, and her and her boyfriend are both in the kareoke finals tomorrow night so everyone keep your fingers crossed that she wins a cool prize!!)

heh.

that's great. good luck to stephanie!

you mean there's places you can win prizes for that? Why didn't anyone tell me that?

Rides who run late when you really, really need them to be running late.

having weekends off from work for the first time in a long time.

300 disc CD 'mega' changers.

looking at the new Ikea catalogue.

having your very own record release party

congratulations!

when life comes together for a best friend. so good.

This moment.

Guinness. And having a soft bed to fall into shortly after consumption of said Guinness.

Good friends who engage in intellectual conversations.

Good food.

I'd like to take your Guinness and up it with some Bailey's.

...For this is a good combination when consumed fast...before the chunks start to form.

roasted marshmellow ice cream. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm ( i can die, now)

quiet saturday mornings

I'll have a couple sips and give the glass to you ... I have no tolerance, and have to drink everything very, very slowly. I wound up giving the last fourth or so of the glass to friends to finish off, because there was no way I was going to be able to chug it down in the two minutes before we left.

I love sleeping in on Saturdays!

D, I'm glad that you're happy, but don't die!

NPR

Me too! And I like staying up until 4:00 on Friday nights (and Saturday mornings)!

Holy cow ... This American Life is about to come on! Brandon, go listen in exactly six minutes: WMFE 90.7 on the radio, or wmfe.org and click the "listen live" link!

Maybe... I'm breeding chocobos in Final Fantasy VII (that's the equivalent of driving the little cart while playing golf).

No, listen to it! You have to experience it at least once! Don't you want to know why I drone on and on about this show every week?

planning halloween now! yeah!

"He Had It Comin'" from Chicago.

Trips to the coast for the weekend with twenty near strangers who became close freinds by the time I left.

Noooooooooooo! Not you too!





Favorite things:
nice church people
kids
clean laundry
lovely afternoons spent sitting in soft grass and warm sunshine with the sounds of crickets chirping and children playing drifting on the breeze
ice cream
home-cooked meals
pets (even dogs, if they're nice and I don't have to clean up after them)
juggling
singing
my homework being DONE
knowing my sister brough some homemade cinnamon buns back from Boonieville for me
getting a new pair of pants, new shorts, and two new T-shirts for $10
hair -- yay!
spontaneous naps that don't screw up my life
fitting into (some) size 8 clothes
the Orchard
breathing
smiles

Playing congas until every muscle in both of my arms is aching. Then packing up the equipment, going to another church, and playing bass for a set there. I love music.

Enjoying a hookah with ten other people.

you are so cool.

4 day weekends in the Caribbean...3 days till Friday! (I don't include the present)

Planning out my weekly schedule to the half hour, allotting 15 pre-midnight hours per week to my thesis, and still being able to let myself sleep in until noon on Mondays if I need to.

Hmm... let's see...

FINALLY seeing Gillian Welch live.
MEETING Gillian Welch and David Rawlings(omigod!)
Having my PICTURE TAKEN with Gillian Welch and David Rawlings.

*sigh*



And they're just soo darn friendly!!!

wait, wrong thread!

Being alert and awake, despite it being a monday morning.



Happy, happy morning!

my job

can you believe i'm saying this on a monday morning? can you believe i don't mind being here at all?! yeah, i'm a little weird sometimes

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watching ray's youngest girl's first travel soccer game - and watching them win
bright sunny days
clean bedsheets
coffee
the fact that gas prices are slowly going down ($2.03 now!)

My new sheet music for my voice lessons. I hope my teacher lets me sing "Criminal" or "I Feel the Earth Move." If not, I'll have to sweet-talk a piano-playing buddy of mine to grab a keyboard and team up for an open-mike night.

My new posters: a giant map of Middle-earth, and a black and white print of the Breakfast Club.

Why can't I be listing these as my favorite things?

I'm so very jealous...

The fact that I think about the breakfast club every time I hear "Don't you forget about me."