friday love list: BECAUSE WE CAN DO IT BETTER THAN OPRAH.
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Every Friday for months and months (well, almost every Friday, but consistency is boring, no? No? Okay, fine. MAKE ME FEEL BAD ABOUT MYSELF) I’ve put up a Love List here, and you’ve been gracious enough to respond by posting Love Lists on your blogs or including your Love Lists in the comments.
And it’s awesome. Because LOVE IS AWESOME.
Which apparently Oprah now knows, since the big headline on her new issue of ‘O Magazine’ is LOVE LIST.
Did she rip it off from me? No. Of course she didn’t. Although her company IP has been in my referrers more than once.
STILL.
HEY.
MINE.
That means that today, we must do the MOST LOVING LIST OF ALL!
Which means we’re not dealing with stuff you love right now… no. Not stuff you loved last week. Or stuff you might love next week. Or stuff you kind of like a lot and it might turn into love but you’re just coming out of something and you’re not totally ready?
WHATEVER.
We’re dealing with THE STUFF YOU LOVE MOST. THE MOST LOVING STUFF. THE ULTI-LOVE. THE LOVE THAT ATE **INSERT YOUR CITY NAME HERE**.
And with that much love, can Oprah possibly out do us? I DON’T THINK SO.
THINGS I LOVE MOST AND BEST AND WHOA! THE LOVE OVERWHELMS ME!
My mom and dad, married for almost 38 years
My big brother who really IS bigger… like, almost a foot!
All my amazing and talented and gorgeous friends, all of whom show great patience in putting up with me, especially the one that lives with me day in and day out
Sunsets by the ocean
Hockey
Moonlight
Being high up in the mountains
Football playoffs
Sushi
Laughing so hard you can’t breathe or stand up straight
“Modern” design
Penguins
Big, soft chairs that fit two people
Worn-in leather with that perfect, smooth patina
Old alarm and wall clocks
Cashmere
Old-school oxford cloth shirts
The sound of waves crashing
Sand between my toes
My fireplace
Falling asleep on the phone
Sundresses
People with rich, deep laughs
Road trips
Roller coasters
Dark wood floors
Snowy days
Lemons
BBQ grilling
Paul Newman
Hoop earrings
Imperfect smiles
Perfect ballet flats
Hugging
Grace
David Letterman
Christmas lights
San Diego, CA (and Eric)
Encouraging people
Debating stuff and things
Soul music. And music in general.
Babies
Dark jeans
Potatoes
Live theatre and music
Horn-rimmed glasses
Four blankets, window open, -10 C
Sleeping in
Martin, my iBook, and my future MacBook Pro, Oliver (joining Toby and Rory and Quinn, iPods past and present)
Small pandas
Blue skies
Hot wings with bleu cheese dip
Watching CNN coverage of big things AS IT HAPPENS (I know, I know…)
That sticky-uppy man hair with the bit of product… so cute!
Blogging (really, can you tell?)
Lattes
Sephora
Club seats at sporting events
Magazines… non-fiction reading in general, actually
Foot rubs (ahhhhh…)
White sheets
Flipflops
Sophia Loren’s style
Big sunglasses (not Elton John-esque, more Audrey Hepburn)
Witty boys
Musician boys (apparently, pianists, guitarists and drummers…)
Intellectual boys
Boys who wear their pants the right length
Boys who can say, “I love you” without freaking out
Dancing for hours and hours
Cooking for parties
Down duvets… bigger the better
You
AND WHAT DO YOU LOVE MOST? Blog it, comment it, but DO IT TODAY. We gotta out-love the Big O.
Well, not that Big O… oh, you know what I mean. Yeesh.
LOVE!
January 25th, 2008 at 10:56 am
I love Ryan Reynolds. I really do.
And my friends.
And the sun outside.
And the fact that my nephew and sister-in-law are coming into town and I’m spending the afternoon with them.
And MegFowler.com
And the increasing readership of my blog.
And Ryan Reynolds (ooops, did I say that already?)
And my Mom’s new computer (she can now speak with me on Skype)
And my typing speed (105 wpm)
And vodka (with some gin, please)
And iced mochas
And Ryan Reynolds (obsessed much?)
And… so many beautiful things.
January 25th, 2008 at 11:22 am
I love…
Celery.
Mustard, extra spicy please.
Both together. Hrmm.
A new flippy chocolate brown skirt to demonstrate the ashen winter white of my legs.
Big Love season 2 on DVD.
A birthday gift card to Blockbuster so I can watch it for free.
Inappropriately warm winter days.
A complete and utter lack of food poisoning.
Yoga.
January 25th, 2008 at 12:28 pm
I love…
David
and Nelson
RUNNING
FRS+ - especially Peach/Mango
all of my fabulous friends
Adrienne & Daniel
desert summer nights
and days
beaches
yoga
the first run in new running shoes
a PR
whole wheat anything
pasta
a good Pinot or Sangiovese
Santa Barbara
my dad
all of my in-laws
lemony things
Venice
car trips
walking my dog
Starbucks
London
pizza
Bristol Farms
fruit
horses
gelato
Lance Armstrong!!!
football - especially the Patriots, especially Tom Brady
dark wood floors
puppies
nice hotel rooms
Sephora
having the time to read a book back to front in one day
getting my hair cut
Diesel!!!
Christian Louboutin closed toe, suede shoes
my Mini Cooper
blue
the process of doing laundry, including ironing
my iPhone
big salads
water
outdoor showers
having a clean house
doing laundry
Abercrombie & Fitch as well as Ruehl
Wii
staying with friends or friends staying with us
shorts
the Caribbean
massages
peanut butter combined with chocolate
the middle of a good book
comfy clothes
January 25th, 2008 at 1:35 pm
-The click-click of old fashioned type writers
-Potatoes
-House, M.D.
-These flannel pjs that I’ve had for a good ten years that I can’t get rid of even though the butt is wearing out and the legs come up to my knees.
-Burritos
-Laughing until my abdomen hurts
-Reading
-My handwriting when I write with big permanent marker
-Fall
-Movie theatre popcorn
-Meeting people from the internet (I met Ashley when I was driving across the country. We ate burritos together in Salt Lake City. She’s the person who turned me on to your wonderful Megness).
-Barefootedness in warm and cushy grass
January 25th, 2008 at 2:21 pm
cafe artigiano
sunny breezey vancouver days
knee socks
smell of woodchips
that fireplace show that comes on every christmas
our lady peace
taylor pyatt
soft fleece blankets
January 25th, 2008 at 2:43 pm
Cold and sunny Vancouver days like we’ve had all week
My dog, Hope
My living situation
My new roommates
Delany’s Lattes
Mat Kearney’s “All I Need”
Feist
The Canucks
My iPod touch
My MacBook
My parents
My Friends
The smell of the cinnamon bread candle in the kitchen
Friday Night Lights
The Office
John Krasinski
Monkeys, Apes and Gorillas
Marc Jacobs pink dress from the Spring line (that I will never own, yet love anyways)
My Frye boots
The Okananagan
Camping
My new Lulu pants
January 25th, 2008 at 3:23 pm
I hadn’t done a love list in a long time, but I did it today! It’s kept me in a great mood all day long, so thanks for contributing to my enjoyable Friday. :) My list is up on my blog.
January 25th, 2008 at 5:15 pm
Posted on my blog. Thanks for the incentive!
January 25th, 2008 at 7:42 pm
-getting changed into my fleece pajamas as soon as I get home from work
-my family, even the crazy ones
-good hair days (although they are few and far between these days)
-potato chips, the flavoured kind, like Honey Garlic or Buffalo Wing, dipped in plain yoghurt, eaten in bed after the kids are asleep
-a gin and tonic to go with my chips, if it has been a really bad day
-homemade chocolate chip cookies, or homemade chocolate anything, or just plain chocolate
-an email from an old friend that I haven’t seen in years, even though she is off travelling and doing all sorts of exciting things that I am not doing
-my little boy with the curly hair and beautiful smile
January 25th, 2008 at 8:14 pm
I love you for suggesting this great post idea. I’ll be making my own big love list on my blog tonight after the wee one I love is in bed. Love the love Meg!
January 25th, 2008 at 8:49 pm
It’s been a few weeks, but felt great to do one of these again. I love love lists!
Mine is at my blog:
http://greenlyleaping.blogspot.com/2008/01/friday-ulti-love-list.html
January 25th, 2008 at 9:09 pm
I love
… booking flights to Sri Lanka
… Boney M
… flirting when I thought I’d forgotten how
… warm woolen mittens
… blushing like a 16-year-old
… my highly impractical car
… my commitment to avoid all things beige
… rediscovering the idea of … love!
January 25th, 2008 at 9:29 pm
I blogged it like I do every Friday and all because of you Meg, only this time with a dedication to you. God love you and your wisdom, wry humor, quirky way of looking at life and the silly things you enjoy. You rock!
January 26th, 2008 at 12:49 am
I love…
family
soft sheets
fluffy comforter
open windows
new slippers
companionship of music
crackling fireplace
scented candles
rice flower and shea body lotion
books
the sounds of the sea
sunsets
my laptop
giggling in the dark with my best friend
giving gifts
fresh haircut and color
manicures
sleeping in
taking my grandson to a movie
a chilly starry night
lake tahoe
butterflies
my puppy
forgiveness
decorating my home
reading / sending letters
figure skating
hugs
whispered words
tender touches
hearing hearts
honesty
January 26th, 2008 at 1:54 pm
This is fabulous. It would take me too long to comment here, but I might steal! this idea fer my own blag.
Love it
Love you
:-)