100 Things That Make Me Happy (17 Sep 04)
- Books that are even more familiar than old friends
- Scones with real cream and strawberry jam
- Doggy smiles
- Mr G's goopiness
- Sparkly pop music
- Hypnotizing classical, with strings
- Legos
- Writing a story that seems to come out of nowhere
- Yankee Candle clean cotton candles
- Snarky fiction
- My iPod
- A new recipe that turns out beautifully
- Tolerance
- Bottles of water
- Browsing in a book store when I actually have money
- Snarky friends
- Peter O'Toole
- Haribo Gummi cherries
- Ink pens
- A clean dining room table
- Little green men
- Jack o'lanterns
- Brick Link
- Museums, at my own pace
- Tomatoes from the garden, with salt
- High-heeled boots
- Giving unexpected gifts
- Receiving an unexpected compliment
- Blazing sun, with a breeze
- Dahlias
- Hard-boiled detective novels
- Lurid pulp book covers
- Star Wars posters
- Postcards
- Fried rice without pre-packaged peas and cubed carrots
- Those extra thick wide noodles that Jill's Thai restaurant uses
- Action movies
- Roller coasters in the dark
- An internet connection that isn't flaky
- Sangria
- Heavy blankets
- Stuffed animals
- Biscuits and gravy
- Being able to play my music really loud
- Custom icons from people far more talented than I
- Falling madly in love with a new show or pairing and having someone with whom to fangirl about it
- Feeling like I'm not inconsequential
- Mongolian barbeque
- Doing something right the first time
- Being alone without feeling alone
- TV shows on DVD
- DVDs with a "play all" option
- Dark and broody British actors
- Cheesy sci-fi
- Driving in my car with my sunglasses on and the CD player loud
- New technology
- Brownies (no nuts) just out of the oven
- Finding out something that makes me love a friend even more
- Talking to my sister and not feeling awkward
- Varese Sarabande
- Reconnecting with an old friend without any guilt
- Whiskey
- Coffee mugs
- Clean, fluffy towels
- Not feeling panicky in group situations
- Sculpey
- Edward Gorey
- Popcorn and a movie
- Shirts that don't need to be ironed
- Zebras
- Free lunches
- Going to sleep to the sound of The Simpsons
- Stories that don't tell you everything
- Keen Eddie
- Knowing why we do the things we do
- Moral ambiguity in fictional characters
- Clean, easy-to-read websites
- Used CD stores
- Amusement parks
- German chocolate
- Castles
- History books
- Taking a nap during the day and staying up late at night
- Lunch with a friend
- New furniture
- Websites that tell you what music was in which episode
- Red
- Pony tails
- Film and tv adaptations of Sherlock Holmes
- Dancing, when you don't have to worry about how stupid you look
- Blue jeans
- Extra large t-shirts
- Figuring out how to say what you mean
- Monty Python
- The perfect cup of tea
- Dark Shadows
- Shopping for shoes
- Bags, luggage, and anything with a lot of pockets
- Bowling
- Full shelves and clean floors