list of favorites  

List of Favorite Things
-Toasted Marshmallows that are the color of a double-shot latte on the outside, and the consistency of warm buttercream icing on the inside.

-The squeaky-pinch of cold Autumn air on my cheekbones. Flannel.

-Two squares more chocolate in the bar than I can eat.

-Kundalini shivers

-Paddy's Irish Whiskey

-The smell of hay and the way the end of a horse's nose feels in my hand.

-The warmth of my cheeks when I am "mildly inebriated."

-Verbal sparring

-Reading the Dean & Deluca catalog. Yes, reading it.

-Sucking the milk back out of the cookie

-Laughing until I cry (or snort) Singing. Howling.

-Being underwater.

-Being scared.

-Being petted.

-Music that makes me cry not because it has sad lyrics, but because the music is so beautiful that it makes me cry.

-Having a cat parked on my chest, purring like a vibrator.

-Gingersnaps

-Snaggle-y teeth

-Peeling off a bathing suit in the shower.

-The smell of pipe tobacco

-Making random choices about where to put periods. and where not to

-Silk ties

-Fully-realized nerd moments

-Strong coffee with cream and sugar

-Necking

-Sex

-Being tickled 'til I beg for mercy

-Going to the movies alone. Popcorn with toxic butter-substitute.

-Pork barbeque. Steak fries.

-Listening to music on the car stereo because I have no wish to go anyplace besides my car.

-Vintage aurora-borealis rhinestones

-Tooled leather

-Shisha embroidery

-Black and white houndstooth wool

-Pipe dreams

-Rose colored glasses

-Turquoise

-The smell of shampoo. The feel and the taste of toothpaste.

-Vintage typewriters

-Heated car seats on a cold night. Cruise control.

-Hiking all day. Sleeping bags under the stars.

-Bark burns

-The word tintinnabulation

-Having a wet dog shake on me.

-Knowing the answer when a question is posed

-Not knowing the answer when a better question is posed


-Eating the last two squares of chocolate.