22 thoughts on “friday love list: I NEED IT.

  1. Old friends and family who understand my weirdness
    Water
    A cold beer on a hot afternoon
    Basketball
    A great movie that charms me and makes me think
    Breyer’s mint chip ice cream
    Burn Notice TV show
    Music from my 20s
    Learning
    Cats, even mean ones
    Bare feet on green grass
    Watching waves
    Shoveling snow
    New clothes & old shoes
    For people to recommend things (films, books, music, YouTube videos) to me that they love
    Acknowledgment that I’ve done a good job
    Having enough money to cover my living expenses
    The day when my student loans will be completely paid off (probably the day before I pass away)
    New haircuts
    No voicemail messages
    Having someone say “I love you exactly as you are”

    Is this getting too Hallmarky?

  2. Pop tarts, hefe on a 100 degree day, sushi, american apparel track shirts, girls in cotton dresses, singing journey songs at the top of my lungs, fozzy bear, cheese, pot stickers, the smell of that one perfume, my family, wristbands from Gary v, road house, meg, mashed potatoes, cold showers, fall in new england, being drunk in pouring rain, fireballs, consoling a friend over Im, my dog, the feeling you get during takeoff, ham.

  3. I love the fact that I wake up every morning and can dialogue with some of the finest people in the world. Dig it.

  4. I love:

    belly laughs
    sleeping under a heavy duvet
    real maple syrup
    when my daughter asks me to sing for her
    oranges that peel easily AND taste sweet
    TiVo
    singing out loud to my music when no one else
    is home
    mango chutney
    LEGO
    cheesy old musicals
    barbecue
    red, red nail polish
    snooze alarms
    sandals
    cold beer on a hot day
    compassion
    remembering to pull laundry out of the
    dryer before it wrinkles
    northern lights
    a cool breeze on a hot day
    plants that spring back from near-death to
    thrive again
    traveling with my hubby
    becoming immersed in a really good book
    chopsticks
    being understood
    a perfect over-easy egg
    conditioner
    blowing bubbles with my kids
    bread pudding
    a great, big grin

  5. my new MacBook, Paolo
    margaritas
    old flip flops
    Blistex
    alternately, glittery lip gloss
    Harold and the Purple Crayon (just read it to students today)
    silver rings
    no alarm tomorrow morning
    Zyrtec, which may seem odd for a love list, but I swear it has CHANGED MY LIFE
    blackberries
    blueberries
    strawberries
    Tim Gunn
    daydreaming
    my niece, Allie, who has started laughing out loud in the two weeks since I’ve seen her and I get to get me some of that baby laugh tomorrow!

  6. I love:

    -I have a heterosexual man-crush on Warren Haynes. I love him. Which of course means I love Gov’t Mule too.
    -Cherry Coke
    -not giving a s*$t
    -making people laugh, even at my expense (usually at my expense…)
    -a good cup of coffee with a cig and an ativan (probably just triggered your spam filter right there)
    -Warren Haynes
    -repeating myself
    -slushies
    -watching my favorite bands (many dozens) play live
    -sleeping until noon

  7. I’m worried about different things… things coming up, things going down… while, of course, being aware the entire time that any sort of worrying is doing me very little good. I’m not one to slow down to worry, mind you — I’m a multitasking! — but fussing takes the fun out of too many things to give it the time of day.

  8. I assume you like to watch babies eat, as opposed to… well… “Get in! Mah! Belly!”

  9. *my friends
    *freckles
    *Ana’s hair
    *when friends or family come to visit
    *inside jokes with my dad
    *Pinkberry
    *yellow sun dresses
    *the Tour de France 1999-2006
    *Vespa riding on warm days
    *summer evenings in Venice
    *and Rome
    *Coldplay
    *the feeling after a long, hard run
    *my grandma’s “Stuten”
    *cat naps
    *routine
    *Louboutins
    *soy lattes
    *whole wheat anything
    *saunas
    *barley soup
    *deep sleep
    *Pureology hair products
    *humidity
    *Santa Barbara sunsets
    *parties
    *snapshots of good times
    *bargains
    *a sporty sweat
    *Ana’s bridal shower dress
    *fresh soft white bread with Nutella

  10. I love the sting of the ocean on my ankles in November. I love fish and chips too, but the fish makes me break out in hives and go bleh.

    Maybe you ate some cod?

  11. My new pad in a century-old house, which is about ten minutes from white-sand beaches.

  12. - Mail from my grandmother
    - Trying new restaurants in D.C.
    - Kindness from strangers
    - Getting into a good book
    - When my hair is really, really straight
    - Texting
    - Going home for the weekend
    - Being on airplanes
    - Lunch with my coworkers
    - Shopping at Target
    - Black Revlon eyeliner
    - Getting compliments on my work from my boss
    - Froyo with kiwis and honey
    - Waking up early, which is a total rarity
    - Getting out of work early on Fridays
    - Painting pottery
    - Living alone
    - My old teddy bear
    - Easy Mac
    - The one-screen theatre in my neighborhood
    - Midday naps
    - Defending Ohio to people who’ve never been there
    - Fruit punch hookah
    - TV-on-DVD marathons
    - Phone calls with my mom
    - Matrimonio margaritas from Alero
    - Making collage cards
    - Thinking about all the things I love

  13. my friends
    red wine
    polysybalic words
    coke zero
    jellies
    chinchillas
    teen romantic comedies
    pedicures
    little bro
    girls’ night out
    cupcakes
    my birthday (Sept 15)
    trampolines
    new clothes
    boys who look me in the eye (they’re up here, thanks)
    buying a Halloween pumpkin
    walking around my city on a nice day
    running in the park with a big dog
    my sheets

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