100 Things That Make Me Happy (17 Sep 04)
  1. Books that are even more familiar than old friends
  2. Scones with real cream and strawberry jam
  3. Doggy smiles
  4. Mr G's goopiness
  5. Sparkly pop music
  6. Hypnotizing classical, with strings
  7. Legos
  8. Writing a story that seems to come out of nowhere
  9. Yankee Candle clean cotton candles
  10. Snarky fiction
  11. My iPod
  12. A new recipe that turns out beautifully
  13. Tolerance
  14. Bottles of water
  15. Browsing in a book store when I actually have money
  16. Snarky friends
  17. Peter O'Toole
  18. Haribo Gummi cherries
  19. Ink pens
  20. A clean dining room table
  21. Little green men
  22. Jack o'lanterns
  23. Brick Link
  24. Museums, at my own pace
  25. Tomatoes from the garden, with salt
  26. High-heeled boots
  27. Giving unexpected gifts
  28. Receiving an unexpected compliment
  29. Blazing sun, with a breeze
  30. Dahlias
  31. Hard-boiled detective novels
  32. Lurid pulp book covers
  33. Star Wars posters
  34. Postcards
  35. Fried rice without pre-packaged peas and cubed carrots
  36. Those extra thick wide noodles that Jill's Thai restaurant uses
  37. Action movies
  38. Roller coasters in the dark
  39. An internet connection that isn't flaky
  40. Sangria
  41. Heavy blankets
  42. Stuffed animals
  43. Biscuits and gravy
  44. Being able to play my music really loud
  45. Custom icons from people far more talented than I
  46. Falling madly in love with a new show or pairing and having someone with whom to fangirl about it
  47. Feeling like I'm not inconsequential
  48. Mongolian barbeque
  49. Doing something right the first time
  50. Being alone without feeling alone
  51. TV shows on DVD
  52. DVDs with a "play all" option
  53. Dark and broody British actors
  54. Cheesy sci-fi
  55. Driving in my car with my sunglasses on and the CD player loud
  56. New technology
  57. Brownies (no nuts) just out of the oven
  58. Finding out something that makes me love a friend even more
  59. Talking to my sister and not feeling awkward
  60. Varese Sarabande
  61. Reconnecting with an old friend without any guilt
  62. Whiskey
  63. Coffee mugs
  64. Clean, fluffy towels
  65. Not feeling panicky in group situations
  66. Sculpey
  67. Edward Gorey
  68. Popcorn and a movie
  69. Shirts that don't need to be ironed
  70. Zebras
  71. Free lunches
  72. Going to sleep to the sound of The Simpsons
  73. Stories that don't tell you everything
  74. Keen Eddie
  75. Knowing why we do the things we do
  76. Moral ambiguity in fictional characters
  77. Clean, easy-to-read websites
  78. Used CD stores
  79. Amusement parks
  80. German chocolate
  81. Castles
  82. History books
  83. Taking a nap during the day and staying up late at night
  84. Lunch with a friend
  85. New furniture
  86. Websites that tell you what music was in which episode
  87. Red
  88. Pony tails
  89. Film and tv adaptations of Sherlock Holmes
  90. Dancing, when you don't have to worry about how stupid you look
  91. Blue jeans
  92. Extra large t-shirts
  93. Figuring out how to say what you mean
  94. Monty Python
  95. The perfect cup of tea
  96. Dark Shadows
  97. Shopping for shoes
  98. Bags, luggage, and anything with a lot of pockets
  99. Bowling
  100. Full shelves and clean floors