Saturday, January 1, 2011

Seemingly obligatory (but really, it's genuine) optimistic winter greeting

Whatever you do in January, have a good time doing it. This isn't the PC version of "Merry Christmas" "Happy Holidays" bullshit. This is more like "I hope you're happy with your set of circumstances, that you have enough of what you need to keep you going, that I hope you don't hate the weather where you're at, that you're safe from danger and hate."
So now I'm posting a list of things that make me happy in an attempt to pretend I'm optimistic. I write a lot of lists and this one has been in the works for a long time, and it's not done.
-drinking milk after eating PB
-purring cats sleeping on my shoulder
-the colour green
-pulling a piece of glass out of my foot
-the beach in the winter
-pilot g-tec-c4 pens with a .4 tip
-notebook paper. or paper in general
-scars that tell a story. preferably if that story is hilarious
-the extensive list of inside jokes my family seems to have
-body art
-doodles on the side of notes that turn into art
-the familiarity of hugging someone you know
-puppy fur. or puppies. ok fine all dogs. and cats. and most animals. narcoleptic goats.
-tomatoes
-frog solo
-coins from the year you were born
-knowing songs on the radio when you're in the car with someone who will sing along
-when i realize that a headache i had earlier is gone away
-the realization that i like a lot of animals just as much as i like a lot of people
-spider plants
-sending and getting mail
So let's pretend we're happy if just for a minute.

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