things that i think are awesome, pt. 1

it's been a tradition as of late that when megan, m.e. and i get bored at work, we email lists to one another. any kind of list. something to kick the brain into gear on those days when we're a little slow on the uptake; a workout for our sarcasm centers and a little reminder of how hilarious we are. even if only in our own minds.
today, i am not feeling witty. so instead of making a list of painful dental procedures i'd rather be enduring instead of sitting in my office, or reasons why i think my hairdresser should go to hell, or all of the guys i've slept with and run into at the same bar in one night, i'm making the first list in a series of lists of things that make me happy.
take that, universe.

1. once in the not-so-distant past, megan and i tried to pull a mattress out from behind my couch (don't ask what it was doing there - those details are not important) and we were wasted and couldn't lift the damn thing off the ground and i accidentally ripped the tag off of the mattress and megan told me i was going to jail.
2. taking naps in the sunshine. preferably in a park. preferably with no children. dogs are ok.
3. saying "you got guttenburged". i actually have yet to say it, but when i do, it's gonna rock your socks off.
4. listening to r&b with duane hooper. no explanation needed. if you saw how this boy smiles when r. kelly comes on, you'd never want for anything more in your life. except for maybe more r. kelly.
5. bubble wrap
6. reading emails that m.e. sends that give me the best visual pictures of exactly what she's doing. for example, "Now I'm putting a hurting on a bag of carmel corn flavored ricecakes. I'm almost down to the last cake...I'll probably dump the crumbs all over my face." that shit makes me happy for real.
7. shopping at target for shit i don't and won't need in a million years.
8. good ol' fashioned flirting. so fun.
9. jeff buckley's "hallelujah". i don't need to say anything about this song. it's made of pure magic.
10. not exercising
11. champagne
12. getting letters in the mail - and let me just state for the record, i haven't gotten one in almost 8 years. so somebody needs to get on it.
13. george harrison
14. the hat company sign i bought from the antique store that's hanging in my bathroom. megan - you know the one.
15. saturday mornings
16. brian's breakfast at lunch time
17. gareth listening to "buffalo stance" on loop in oakland for an entire weekend.
18. post-it notes. dangerous love affair.
19. having a clean bathtub
20. impromptu dance parties with steve-o, sean, jamie and nikki
21. liquid eyeliner
22. burnt rancheria campgrounds
23. theme parties at dan reed's house in the boondocks
24. making mimi laugh until she cries and breaks a sweat. i know it sounds mean, but it's actually quite excellent. her laugh is contagious.
25. recalling outfits of the past with megan
26. "lola" by the kinks
27. the suspension bridge at night
28. geo's shoe collection
29. drums
30. greek island cafe at seaport


ok. i think that's sufficient for the time being. i promise sometime soon i'll be back to write something of significance that doesn't involve making a list. but dig this anyway. i'm smiling.