friday love list: it’s raining, it’s pouring, i wish that i was snoring… OH HOLY COW THE SUN CAME OUT WOO!
Well, good morning, people.
I have four new bruises on my shoulders and arms from walking into door frames and the sides of elevators today. That’s how I know I’m tired… my balance disappears into the ether like cupcakes in an office kitchen. Either that or I’m dehydrated.
Sleep and water. Sleep and water. Two things I definitely don’t get enough of in my life. Oh, and Donettes. Who can get enough of those? The powdered ones. With coffee and a big glass of milk. THAT’S PERFECTION.
Why do I keep thinking about sugar?
Or why do I keep thinking about you, Sugar?
You know why.
Because I can’t get enough of your love, Babe…
There. That’s plenty of sugar for you…
And now for this week’s love list, which has no theme or boundaries whatsoever. Just pure love.
Which, like pure sugar, can get you through at least a couple hours with a smile on your face.
THINGS I LOVE
Sleeping in
Eating lemons
Clapping my hands when I’m happy
Smelling beachy
A good stapler
Hope
COFFEE
Sunrises
Rice bowls
Wit that doesn’t rely on cruelty
Chocolate-covered marshmallow bubble cookies
Having choices where at least one choice doesn’t suck
Music that makes you move almost involuntarily (and not just to turn it off)
Good dreams where you wake up kind of smiling
Sweet peas
COFFEE
DID I MENTION COFFEE
How many different kinds of laughs there are
My nonna’s engagement ring
Road trips (seriously, seriously missing them right now)
Sun breaking through clouds
Louisiana Hot Sauce
Ocean views
Being right (I know, I know…)
Being wrong in ways that help me learn (there, there.)
The sound of my coffeemaker starting up
Sundresses
Greek takeout
Shouting CAKE OR DEATH?
Asking people ridiculous questions that unlock their brains
Fresh flowers
Jazz
Inventing recipes
Dancing around my house by myself
Cold sausage rolls
Harmony
Freckles
PBS cooking shows
Curves
Barefootness on grass
Holmes on Holmes
George Clooney
Political debates with anyone I am not related to
Red toenails
A perfect sentence
Smack the Pingu
Soy candles
Clean (and very open) windows
Singing drives with Catherine
Marc Broussard (have I made that clear yet? Yeah, I get stuck on things…)
Advil Liqui-Gels
Bright rooms during the day, soft lighting at night
My new knives (Thank you for my Christmas present, Cat!)
And you? Tell me what you love today…
February 22nd, 2008 at 12:42 pm
mayan chocolate Hagen Das
shrimp anything
catnaps with the dog
February 22nd, 2008 at 12:55 pm
Today I’m all about:
- Free movie passes, especially when the movie doesn’t end up sucking
- Crunchy apples with no hint of mealiness
- Curried lentil soup with small pieces of crunchy apples in it as a garnish
- Anticipation
- New Balance retro runners
- Sunshine
- The perfect button
- Reading blogs at work
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:10 pm
Realizing, after having forgotten, that it’s Friday. It’s like finding money in your pocket.
Speaking of which, finding my tax return in my bank account.
Four straight days with no snow and two more forecasted! (Ok, it snowed overnight, but I did not see it and therefore it did not count.)
Sunshine, which we’ve had as a result of the no snow.
Baby Ruths
Target
The snooze button
Skirts with t-shirts and flip flops
Philadelphia Rolls
Cherry Coke Zero
Psych on USA Network
Meeting up with old college friends and finding them just as fun as ever
My new-found tool of procrastination: Twitter
Hot, salty fries
Ingrid Michaelson
And my new love, Marc Broussard. Thanks, Meg!
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:14 pm
Sunshine
Sushi
My new boots (sexy AND comfortable)
Not fighting with my kids
Quiet afternoons at work that allow me to post comments on blogs
Hot bath/good book/glass of wine
Nanaimo bars (even the store bought kind)
megfowler.com
that’s about all the love I can muster today.
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:20 pm
A woman after my own heart… coffee, George Clooney, and nearly everything else on your list… a couple that i didn’t see on your list…
heat. I’m in colorado, and it’s cold. I need some good ol fashioned SUMMER!!
The pictures my kids draw. even the one of the clown. I hate clowns.
leftover chinese food. mmmm
curling up on the couch with your best friend, be it platonic or otherwise and watching a movie ;)
February 22nd, 2008 at 1:24 pm
the snow this morning
the roots tonight
my bed later tonight
the fact that i only have 1/2 hr left to my day
my phone
my nail/eyebrow ladie who’s going to hook me up tonight!
have a great weekend!
February 22nd, 2008 at 2:20 pm
Today, I love the sandwich I had for lunch.
And my iPod Touch.
And my little Moleskine Pockets with del.icio.us, flickr, and Apple stickers on it.
And lemon green tea.
And Chasing Pavements by Adele.
And my blatant disregard of proper grammar.
February 22nd, 2008 at 3:04 pm
I love long walks on the beach and …
Who am I kidding. I don’t even like to walk. But I do love:
* baked french toast,
* a very big Cabernet,
* flamenco guitar in the backyard in summer after a raging steak-laden BBQ,
* an arm around the shoulders late at night and
* making things work on the first run of a web application.
What can I say, am I weird?
February 22nd, 2008 at 3:09 pm
+Red velvet cupcakes
+The surprise on my neighbor’s face when I presented her with red velvet cupcakes after she let me have a cup and a half of oil because I ran out
+Velvet Tuberose body lotion
+ballpoint pens
+the women I work with. Some of them.
+circling something and realizing I made a perfect circle. The love gets doubled if I’m writing with a ballpoint pen
+The lighthearted banter that flows around the office on a Friday afternoon
+Lost
+The smell of paper fresh out of the copy machine
+Being able to read megfowler.com at work; it’s one of the only blogs I have access to in my little cubicle filled world.
+hot baths, so hot it turns my skin pink
+not running out of hot water
+hilarious mental pictures
+the feeling I get when I see on my caller ID that my fiance is calling me. I love that I still get excited.
+Dove shampoo/body wash commercials
+my stapler. It’s the easiest stapler in the world to staple with. Gone are the days of leaning into the stapler with the whole of my body weight!
+Brightly colored paper clips
+a full refrigerator
+getting into the car and hearing a great song the minute I turn on the radio
February 22nd, 2008 at 3:18 pm
Me? I’m just loving it is Friday, I can stay up as long as I want and that alarm clock wont be ringing in the morning.
Course I am also loving the rapidly sinking glass of Merlot by my computer.
February 22nd, 2008 at 4:04 pm
- Lost
- A Diet Coke from Costco that only cost 84 cents!
- It is 15 degrees outside right now!
- That my plans tonight consist of pizza, beer, TV on DVD, and going to bed early. It’s been a busy week, so I’m looking forward to a quiet night in tonight.
- Sarcastic emails
- The glorious sunshine
- I get to go home in t-minus 26 minutes!
- Good books and magazines
February 22nd, 2008 at 7:04 pm
Today, I love
.my sister’s new puppy
.that my husband’s brand new business is succeeding
.that a plow cleared my driveway
.that my kids feel so safe that even when I tried to turn right and the car only went straight, they laughed and reminded me I was supposed to turn there
.the respect I get because of my career
February 22nd, 2008 at 9:28 pm
I love:
*That I Stumbled Upon this blog today… when I had no good plans for the evening… and finding out about this cool Love List thing!
*Getting excited about this list!
*Finding one item, from my mindless shopping, that I will actually get to use.
*My 4 crazy cats.
*The cheesy romance trilogy I read when I was a teenager, and that still makes my heart ache like a teenager.
*Sliced bananas with cream and Splenda! Mmmmmmh!
*Power Plate.
*That tomorrow the traffic here in Mexico is not as bad.
*Cold, clean sheets.
*Songs that remind me of good times.
*Lattes and good conversations at the table long after your done eating ( in spanish it’s called “sobre-mesa”).
*My birthday! (The part where I’m throwing a huge party, not the part where I’m turning 30)
*Clean hair.
*A great pair of jeans.
*Williams-Sonoma. (We don’t have anything like that over here)
*That my friends and I can’t dance, but singed up for a hip-hop class starting Monday.
Ok. Friday is almost over and I could do this for another hour but it beats the purpose.
Have a great weekend!
February 22nd, 2008 at 10:44 pm
Not being anywhere near close to prepared for my upcoming trip
&
Not caring, as I know it’ll be a good time no matter what
Also I kind of love yrr love list, except IMHO you should really consider replacing the word “Coffee” with the word “Tea.” Can you find a nice Tung Ting oolong where you are? This from a man who formerly consumed 4 shots of espresso every day upon waking.
February 23rd, 2008 at 8:33 am
I love that you never run out of lovely love lists! (say THAT fast five times!)
Oh, and did you say COFFEE??? Can’t get enough of that either!
Enjoy the sunshine, Meg.
February 23rd, 2008 at 11:38 am
Barry White. Seriously.
Thanks,
RM
PS: Without a doubt, you’re best love list/self portrait to date.
February 23rd, 2008 at 12:35 pm
~ my “Obama 08″ T-Shirt that came today
~ Levi Leipheimer’s time trial ride in Solvang
~ the sun is out and we can go hiking
~ the “highs in the 80s” that are forecasted for next week
~ Kim coming to visit
~ Ana got engaged last night! YEAH!
~ Yoga was awesome this morning
~ no bills in the mail today
~ but a brand new SELF magazine
~ dinner at the Yard House tonight
~ Caramel Frappuccino or Soy Latte (depending on the heat factor) after the hike
~ the original Raybould on my wall - my favorite one!!!
~ getting my Tour de France poster framed
~ playing Scrabulous on Facebook - addicted!!!
February 23rd, 2008 at 12:54 pm
Today I love:
My hair stylist
The loud wind chime outside my window
Silver jewelry
The dog park
Taking photos
Not dreading his phone calls anymore (DidIjustsaythatoutloudohmyhell)
The backspace button
My purple couch
Teva shoes
The Oscars
megfowler.com
Paying off debt instead of accumulating it
February 23rd, 2008 at 1:36 pm
My loves of the day:
Tylenol
The dark room
My wife making the kids stay away so I can sleep late
Looking at the Disney Vacation guide
That’s about it for today.
February 28th, 2008 at 6:57 pm
I love that time in th morning just before the birds start singing and all is still
the smell of baking bread
coffee ( try africafe organic instant its awesome!!!)
that little meowing sound that you girls make when our kisses find the “Spot” on your neck
Getting a whole day in the garage with nothing but my Vw beetle and good tunes.
February 29th, 2008 at 3:16 am
An Eddie Izzard fan, excellent.
February 29th, 2008 at 8:40 am
i love the crunch of a heavily distorted guitar
the feeling of acceleration when you stomp on the pedal
the sound of rain that’s gone on for days (i’m from
arizona)
walking around in strange cities
watching a dog lick someone right up the nostril
thick green moss and hanging ivy
frogs making noise after the rain that lasts for days
pie
March 3rd, 2008 at 9:01 pm
My Cat who is appropriately named Hunter Thompson
Ordering Mu shu with extra pancakes
Anthony Bourdain
Reading a great book
Death By Chocolate by Sia
Hazelnut drip in the morning and an espresso at night
Going out on the town with my man
Staying in wearing PJs with my man
Coming home after a 14 hour day and putting on sweats
When my friend D calls to talk biz
A Glass of good wine
Birds singing outside my window in the morning
Sleeping
Decorating my house
Cooking a big meal for friends
singing on the subway platform
New York City at night
Being in a plane just before it lands at home
Twitter
Making new friends
The smell of cut grass
The feeling I get when I open the paper and see one of my favorite bands is coming
Putting on makeup
Funny Commercials
Muppets
Ace of Cakes
Lavender Dr Bronners
Grocery shopping at Fairway in Redhook
Getting a Ride with my friend Tom
Planning my best friends wedding
visiting my friends in Europe
Getting a bargain
Dressing up
Laughing at anything
Googling
Traveling
New Orleans Jazzfest
Throwing a party
Making Lists