Sunday, May 25, 2008

Some months ago, I was having something of a bad some-months. I decided to tackle the problem by reminding myself of things that are not at all bad. I composed a list. The rules for the following list were that I could not be too specific (it would be thousands of entries long had I been), and could not be too general (in which case it would be hundreds of entries shorter).

Ashtree adopting the idea made me revisit mine recently (for a few additions, eg pinkberry. If you do not care much about my list, blame her. If you do, thank her, it was her idea to post highlights from it.


A COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF THE THINGS I LOVE ABOUT LIFE
thursday 24th January, 08. 2:34pm, Seattle, Washington.
(the crumpet shop)


2. breasts____________________3. playing C natural & B natural together on the piano
8. notebooks________________ _11. hand holding (but only in the two ways I find comfortable)
12. free verse_________________ 22. not shaving for days
28. play-fighting with 2-12 year olds_29. public transport
34. running on treadmills________ 42. friends you can be silent with
43. silence___________________46. that train ride from Hamburg to Prague
48. white bed sheets____________50. tulips
52. the way you said my name____ _57. the call to prayer in Turkey
60. lists_____________________61. the smell of laundromats
63. scarves___________________66. wood
67. trees_________________ __ _74. pipe organs
76. the concept of gravity_________85. sashimi
88. Adelaide_______________ _ _89. music scores
96. my yellow couch___________ _103. not having to drive
107. spats cafe_______________ _110. black ink
111. repeating lines.phrases i like over and over
112. definitions______________ _ 119. clouds
116. cats_______________ ____ _117. physical constants (eg. speed of light, mass of electron)
124. pancakes_________________132. Haifa
138. yellow pad paper_______ ____140. prayer
143. sunday________ _ ______ _ _152. being loved back
155. lying sideways on 1 seater couches
162. bright red anythings_________166. staying up all night kissing
172. rediscovery______________ _178. warm homes
179. quiet____________________185. too many pillows
190. genuine sentiment_________ _192. cooking with another person
199. women in underwear_______ _203. just making the bus
205. playing the piano for people when they need it
207. free refills________________210. being in love
214. West-Wing______________ _216. playing cards with Sahar
223. numbers_________________229. wooden floors
233. calling who you need and them picking up
241. obstacles viewed in hindsight_ _246. recognizing spiritual moments
250. libraries_________________258. my Indian prints from Mar
264. Southpark______________ _269. just listening
273. liking yourself naked________274. holding my hands over candles
282. the stamp from Bahji_____ _ _306. muffins

ok that's enough. currently the list goes to 343.
if you write me a list of random numbers, I promise to post them up (uncensored, so... be ready)

2 comments:

Ashley Ludwin said...

1. totally kidding about the dedication...

his idea people, his idea.

the only idea i did give you was:'pinkberry' which, now that i think of it, is a pretty big deal- so, keep the dedication.

ha

2. 61. the smell of laundromats <- YES!

Juicebox said...

breasts?! ahahha...at least you're honest