Saturday, January 30, 2010

Happylist.

    - Beautifully descriptive writing
    - Nails perfectly painted a pretty color
    - My perfectly painted nails atop Fitzgerald's words
    - Being effortlessly awesome at academics
    - Homemade iced tea
    - Throwing together good outfits in minutes
    - The Beatles
    - The Getty
    - Humphrey Bogart
    - My dad's laugh
    - Writing anywhere but paper (hands, walls)
    - Pets
    - The Yardbirds
    - My little brother
    - My rings
    - My lacy lingerie romper I practically live in
    - Putting my hair up when it's wet so it dries wavy
    - Liking Dave Davies more than Ray Davies
    - Writing
    - Receiving positive feedback of any kind
    - Learning from constructive criticism
    - Amoeba
    - Slurpees
    - The beach
    - The Bay Area
    - The fact that Christine McVie is SO MUCH COOLER than Stevie Nicks
    - Having an affair with Brian Jones
    - Bringing songs out of retirement
    - Being optimistic to the point of absurdity
    - That  I lived in the former home of a 1920s starlet
    - That David Crosby may still or once lived in that town
    - That Richard Manuel definitely did in the 70's
    - The fact that I figured this out by blasting the Band from a car radio, surrounded by old dudes drinking beer, and having a particularly endearing fifty-something with cool shades say, "You know one of those guys used to live around here?"
    - The fact that Google can solve most problems regarding lack of information
    - Killing bugs
    - That time at Starbucks when I bonded with an older woman with green hair, who was sketching a natal chart, over killing bugs and keeping them in a jar. We both did it.
    - Natalie Portman's SNL rap
    - Jack Nicholson, and his apparently still-raging libido
    - Music blasting, television on mute, preferably tuned to a black and white film
    - Being practical
    - Being a dreamer
    - Ice cold beverages
    - Slightly melted chocolate chip cookies (especially for breakfast)
    - Barbra Streisand's apartment in The Way We Were!
    - The Temptations
    - John C. Reilly
    - Success in all forms
    - My furry leopard print coat
    - Finding mixed CDs from long ago
    - Glitter
    - George Harrison as my favorite Beatle
    - Jeff Beck
    - Howlin' Wolf's voice
    - Les Paul, for creating that gorgeous guitar, but also for his own musical accomplishments
    - Discovering music
    - Introducing others to music
    - Self-education
    - Knowledge! Endless knowledge!
    - CREAM CHEESE
    - The gangly charm of Jimmy Stewart
    - Pre-Raphaelites
    - Traveling
    - Astrology in small doses
    - Being physically obnoxious (i.e. Slapping asses and things of that nature)
    - Randomly screaming for no apparently reason
    - Running, dancing, any sort of sudden movement around my house
    - Wearing the least amount of clothing as possible, but always wearing clothing
    - Bubbles!
    - Long, free flowing hair
    - Fresh flowers
    - Running into famous dudes at Whole Foods
    - Always on best behavior at Whole Foods because everyone appears to be famous, even if they aren't
    - Aimless jam sessions, and the ability to turn them off
    - Musical visuals
    - ACCENTS
    - Dancing in the dark
    - Freshly laundered anything
    - Dreams full of surprises
    - Advent calendars! (Even when the chocolate tastes terrible, and the most fun stems from popping it out)
    - Candles
    - CREATING yourself
    - Records, record stores, turn tables, anything not new
    - Maps, globes
    - Scarves! Accessories! Hats
    - Gifts, giving and receiving
    - Making your dreams come true
    - Being RELENTLESS (mostly when regarding the above)
    - Candy, the holidays
    - LIFE LIFE LIFE
    - Fruit
    - Writing!!!
    - Reading
    - Dreaming, imagining, being absurd
    - Accepting the inevitable and enjoying everything else
    - YOUTH, innocence, naivete
    - Fireplaces, and the aroma of logs burning
    - Hot chocolate, hot tea, warm beverages that don't quench your thirst
    - FRIENDS
    - Not seeing people for a while, and realizing that you fucking adore them
    - Massive beds
    - Being alone
    - Being with people you love
    - Socks, up to your knees
    - Layers of clothing
    - Forgetting fear
    - Hair, in a thousand different ways
    - Being openly unique
    - Mmmm, positivity!
    - The fact that I've probably repeated a few things by now, because they make me REALLY happy
    - Being happy! Duh!
    - Getting shit done, and being crazy/ambitious
    - INDEPENDENCE, as a blessing, not a curse
    - Careless of other's opinions, but not feelings
    - Good (improving) posture
    - Slinky grace, like a cat
    - Confidence, not cockiness, not conceit
    - Making lists
    - The fact that I just want to KEEP building this list, because I know that SO MUCH makes me happy
    - Just everything, for what it is. Good, bad, its there. Be happy, and fuck everything that goes against that. Its fucking LIFE, make it a good one, every single day.
    - Have I said Jeff Beck? Well, fuck... JEFF BECK
    - How about this? I'll just say, MUSIC.
    - Your favorite songs on the radio, they just SOUND better
    - Anything that brings happiness, or shines a little light on the world around us, not just the world we each live in
    - Windows open wide
    - Eggwichs in the Valley
    - Did I say my little brother? I adore him endlessly
    - The main wall in my bedroom, magnificently adorned with pretty faces and relics of my life
    - The fake fireplace in my room that looks real, except that you can touch the artificial coal and flames, but I digress, as it is still produces heat!
    - Little Debbie snacks, a not-so-guilty pleasure
    - My love/hate relationship with Los Angeles
    - Talking about music with anyone, period
    - Katharine Hepburn
    - Fun email correspondences
    - Hoagy Carmichael! So much!
    - Oh, um, London?
    - And while we're at it, Buenos Aires
    - and Tokyo!
    - And my family in each respective city, except London, which makes up for it with babes and geniuses, and babe/geniuses
    - Rummaging for records!
    - The library
    - Clothes, but not fashion
    - Early cinema
    - Cooking, baking, dancing!
    - Exploring
    - Intriguing characters
    - Antiques, flea markets, thrift stores
    - Open minds
    - Fresh-cut flowers
    - Ernest Hemingway
    - Red lipstick!
    - The French language
    - DISNEYLAND
    - Long legs
    - Surprises
    - The smell of vinyl record sleeves... Mmm
    - Always being overdressed
    - Piggyback rides
    - Laughing and debating
    - Natural light
    - Orange juice
    - Candles
    - Extensive libraries
    - Full house, abundant energy
    - THAI FOOD!
    - In 'n' Out animal friiiiies
    - Bumby
    - Albums with nothing but great songs
    - Said albums all the way through, front to back, full pleasure
    - Mini Rainbow Chips Deluxe cookies!
    - Love

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