(24.1.2009.)

• neurology
• cellphone when I need it
• finding great sources for my school work
• pro.corbis.com
• kimi wa petto
• golden retrievers
• the fact that I don't feel sick after drinking
• ''it's so you!''
• flat ballet shoes
• smell of soil while peeling potatoes
• word of mouth as best recommendation
• the fact that Aristotle surveyed the whole of human knowledge as it was known in the Mediterranean world in his day
• Asia breaking up into a mass of tiny islands in the south
• poppies
• clear shallow coastal waters of a spectacular tropical sea
• a glass-bottomed boat
• getting organized for a new school year
• 'dancing to the big bang sound'
• ''beauty being simply reality seen with the eyes of love''
• french windows
• being the one to start an ovation
• a list of all the things I want to learn
• elegance of a mathematical proof
• Beatrix Potter
• Barbara Ann Kipfer's biography
• opening a book to a page, pointing, and using the word or phrase to launch a project
• the positive voice in my head
• feel-good music turned up to the max
• dancing in the dark
• people who, after hearing what I'm going to study, don't think that I'm too idealistic and impractical
• concept of playing chess in a park
• an outdoor room for sleeping in the summer
• idea of living by the sea for a while
• DVD's bonus content
• volunteering at the library
• the process of elimination
• imagining inside of a cake as a comfort place in visualizations (Eat Cake by Jeanne Ray)
• keeping exciting things in a glove compartment
• getting new shoes and then the feeling when putting my old shoes back on
• the quiet bravery of man
• the most excellent speech falling into silence
• dark red lipstick
• getting good results on IQ tests
• parmesan cheese
• umami
• having two seat all to myself on the bus
• a crazy theory that turns out to be correct
• milky way and mars chocolate
• Cosby show
• metaphors
• kinds of comfort and feel of security that only other human beings can offer
• navel oranges
• eating in the Bricks Pub, trattoria 'Agava', Nocturno, Boban, Hollywood...
• discovering that verb is same as noun
• cheese&onion chips
• where the water is not deep
• the buttery texture of avocados
• round table in a dinning room
• knowing that what I now have (am) was once among the things only hoped for
• Geraldine McEwan as Miss Marple
• subtle decollete
• Queer as folk
• Mulan (Disney)
• collecting and scrutinizing experiences and emotions the way other people like to collect coins and stamps
• solar yoga
• ajvar
• reading encyclopedia
• comfort food
• the latest generation of computer equipment
• politeness ( is inward kindness outwardly expressed )
• bringing mini dictionary to school or cafe
• innovative design
• Socrates : '' one who really knows will act ethicaly''
• making my grandma happy with my gratitude
• '' Design is basically the practise of combining stuff; ideally in ways that haven't been seen before. So the more stuff you know (about everything), the greater the chance you'll find a relevant and distinctive, and therefore effective (and original) combination.''
• painted stones
• tasty ice cream decorations
• the drum rhythms of Africa
• Russian folk music
• the night before vacation
• good, philosophic (non-freudian) interpretations of fairy tales
• fences of living plants - like the hedges
• letting my hair dry in the sun
• frankfurters in puffed pastry
• hamburger full with vegetables
• mix of spices for potatoes
• discovering new decoration style
• refreshing sourness of grapefruit
• lemon balm (melissa officinalis) scent
• rhubarb with sugar
• homemade canned fruit and vegetables
• never, never reading anything just because I feel I ought to
• chewing food slowly and long
• succeeding to decipher Cyrillic script
• chewing gums
• the secret of patience: do something else in the meantime
• finding homes for pets that need them
• having a picnic on the floor of my room
• being guided to ask myself the right questions
• lemonade
• charm of 1920s
• rocking chair
• half litre glasses
• when birds nest near our house
• a garden specifically for the scientific study of flowers
• my ability to learn quickly
• tasks in English competition exams in which you must use given words to form wanted meanings
• an out-of-the-way corner or nook
• the formation of new words by combining other words or word elements
• notes in the margin
• Dead Poets Society
• example sentences in a learners' dictionary
• saying the same word at the same time
• the chakra system
• making just the right amount of rice or pasta
• idea of two-week 300 km stroll up and down the Lake District, across the North York Moors and Yorkshire Dales
• the creative power of my word
• zipping up the tent
• the mild warmth of spring
• the tune of a happy song
• zest - the ability to find pleasure in all kinds of things
• the feel-good do-good phenomenon
• the things we have yet to name
• ''Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right or doing it better.'' (J. Updike)
• a tight jar lid when it finally comes off
• the right coolness at night for optimal sleeping
• “Don't ask yourself what the world needs. Ask yourself what makes you come alive and then go do that.”
• Lemony Snicket
• places with the most history per square mile, like Venice and Paris
• "When I get a little money, I buy books. And if there is any left over, I buy food." (Desiderius Erasmus)
• 'the orchard of ancient times was a pleasure garden of formal design, often adorned with fountains and statuary'
• questions that may concern the student of literature: biographical info, bibliography, historical knowledge, sources and influences, problems of method
• neutro roberts deodorant
• eating with someone
• philosophy classes
• French fries
• watching photoshop makeovers
• smart comics
• Croatian national handball team being in finals again (1.2.2009. :D)
• when it's 3 minutes before the bell that signals school is over
• literary surprises
• bedroom with its own garden
• catching all green lights
• resting on red lights
• when a pair of pants that didn’t fit me suddenly fits
• a professor calling on me for an answer
• seeing similarities between russian and croatian words
• menticulture - cultivation and improvement of the mind
• mandarin ducks (and fact that, if I were animal, I would be this one)
• finding right greeting card
• the satisfaction at having known the right spelling and successfully reaching the desired dictionary entry
• great décor in a restaurant
• waking before the alarm, which means you won't be startled
• learning about something - and then suddenly seeing it everywhere
• saving a life of a tiny bug
• geometry
• broadening your horizon - the more things you love, the more you are interested in, the more you enjoy
• clues that remind us of the direction we are supposed to be headed in
• a warm oil massage
• enjoying what you are reading for the beauty of the language
• when everything fits in the suitcase
• Mark Twain's quotes
• Terry Pratchett's quotes
• pizza night with my friends
• winning in something I haven't realize I'm so good at
• choosing my other major at university
• sunny fresh day after weeks of muddy weather
• 'Practical English Usage' (Swan, Oxford University Press)
• finding fonts
• risotto negro
• 'As Good as It Gets' movie
• 'Mad about you' TV show (with Helen Hunt)
• little frogs
• tomato, mozzarella, olive oil, herbs and fresh bread/foccacia
• a year with no mosquitoes
• clothes in layers
• being a good host
• pizza with tuna, olive oil and onion topping
• chicken or turkey fillet
• lemon in drinks and tea
• coloring books
• black and white illustrations in books which could be colored
• going to sleep knowing that I didn’t throw away the past day
• caramel, chocolate cookies, punch, walnuts flavors of ice cream
• kinder bueno and kinder chocolate
• lucid dreaming
• miniature products (especially free ones)
• UHU patafix
• trying foreign food/ products which have finally come to my country (e.g. maple syrup)
• days which seem so long
• milka chocolate
• our garden and terrace
• a sound when vacuum cleaner soaks something big in
• 'How do I look?' TV show
• male voices (e.g. song 'Pocketful of money')
• stationery shops
• popping bubble wrap
• long spoons
• breakfast after sleepover
• watching auditions for 'Story Super Nova Music Talent' or 'Croatia Top Model'
• packing the right and enough clothes for my trip
• baileys Irish cream liqueur
• being greeted by name in library/shop/bakery
• having lots of pillows
• documentaries which discover details about things I like but don't know much about
• small independent grocery shops with items I haven't seen since my childhood (e.g. sweet ice)
• new clothes
• paella
• cheap color for my printer
• having stock of empty CDs and DVDs, all kinds of paper, notebooks, wrapping paper...
• long writing tables
• photocopying expensive books
• feel of being able to say whatever I like in foreign countries (if I speak in croatian, ofcourse)
• winning a bet
• fathers who say "I love you"
• my cats running after ball (or chestnut :) )
• finding unlocked door when I come home or not having to lock it when I leave, because someone is there
• yellow highlighter
• dark pink T-shirts
• my black A-line skirt with pink and white polka dots (my favorite and best fitting one)
• being shampooed at the salon
• being able to stretch my legs in cinema (especially when I can put them on something =) )
• having a home, ''a comfortable place to lay your head at night, shelter from the storms''
• "the greatest masterpiece in literature is only a dictionary out of order." - Jean Cocteau
• shoelace long enough to tye tight knot
• different architectural periods and styles mixed together
• waterproof, comfortable shoes which are stable on ice
• houses which are in a constant interaction with their surroundings
• TV shows about fashion
• greenhouses which looks like they contain magic plants
• auto pager (firefox add-on)
• bokeh photos
• Slavic languages
• expeditions
• choir music
• 'Kad odrastem bicu kengur' (Serbian comedy)
• potato roasted with onion and red pepper (''restani krumpir'')
• enthusiastic textbook writers
• realizing that something I considered hard or boring I can understand quickly and learn with enjoyment (e.g. physical optics)
• clueless crosswords
• Eureka moments
• optimistic weather forecast
• ignoring pointless, absurd rules
• grape scent
• staying up late and watching great movies
• re-runs when I want them
• rolling up the cuffs of my trousers and getting into water
• polyvore
• eating in front of TV
• white linen
• toffee
• cheap (but good enough) cosmetics
• a touching request
• brave caring men
• the slow-fade option of fairy lights (and fairy lights in general)
• concept of gift cards
• kitchens with long work tables/islands and open shelves
• calming down my thoughts
• waterproof
• moss
• birch tree in interior/exterior design
• Reba (TV show),
• not having to set the alarm
• epic stories
• water shimmering in the distance
• shortcuts
• listening heart thudding
• the tap on my shoulder before I turn around
• bibliotherapy
• mars chocolate ice creams
• cartoon-like dogs
• swing jazz
• having someone I love waiting for me at the station
• the first sentences
• not reading the news
• the creak of a wood floor
• the car radios
• the anonymity of a big city
• scat singing
• mantra
• breakfast/tea/dinner on balcony
• simplicity
• ancient buildings and ruins which look like they've springed from the ground
• mom's 'madjarica' cake
• going to the zoo
• Ganesh
• writing on the train
• tesco shopping
• breaking into laughter in the middle of a heated discussion
• being tired after swimming 1 km and then picnic without remorse
• drive-in restaurants
• jaffa cookies
• eating ice cream straight out of the container
• wild strawberries
• regional offerings on the menu
• strawberries and cream
• melting butter
• vintage suitcases
• using the things I had been "saving" for a special occasion
• Midnight sun (Stephenie Meyer)
• writing love letters to him
• successful and harmless ditching
• milka chocolate winter limited editions
• via positiva (newsletter)
• liquid diets
• finding old letters and diaries
• accents
• meeting persons which I've thought I would never meet, like favorite writers
• Giordano Bruno
• page-a-day calendars
• career of pastry chef
• Julie Andrews
• My favorite things (Julie Andrews)
• last.fm
• Enya
• filling in the missing links of my education
• vendors working through the night
• summer thunderstorms
• '1,000 Places to See Before You Die' kind of books
• Noah And The Whale - Five Years Time
• my theta healing partner
• mouse pad
• angel sleeves
• sweater vests
• solar heating
• face creams that sooth
• dancing around the kitchen
• the moment in the movie-theater when the lights go out, just before the movie starts
• Slumdog millionaire soundtrack
• unsubscribing
• the sound of rain on the roof
• wild fruit
• friends for specific use
• flower-decked balconies
• finding free bench on perfect place
• fairy-like or flourish wallpapers
• a tin of mixed biscuits
• familiar surroundings
• coin purses
• melting-pot experiences
• simple-hearted dreams of children
• patterns which sunlight creates through the trees
• toy stores
• Barbie dolls
• beautiful vegetables
• smell of wax
• scent of elder
• breakfast date
• brunches
• melon juice
• smiling-meditation
• websteractionary = the act of looking up a word in a dictionary, only to spend 20 minutes looking at other words
• accommodation near the beach
• the equipment I need for a time out by myself: a good book(s), notebook,comfy place, (map), comfortable shoes and clothes,bottle of water, a safe feeling
• brothers and sisters who cooperate
• finding 4-leaf clover
• the smell of adventure
• idiomatic speaking
• saying goodbye to a fictive love
• soundtrack of Amelie
• dance lessons
• the final touches on a project
• 'tris' - order on the menu which is combination of three different meals, reduced to the size of one
• flatmate
• being on home ground
• end of homesickness
• homespun philosophies
• homing instincts
• eponyms
• hot dog
• terraced houses
• houseboat
• big happy households
• housetrained pets
• first house-warming party
• hyacinth
• ice lollies
• my milestones
• dog's nuzzling
• open days
• pacifism
• pampering myself and people I love
• oven gloves
• getting the window seat on an airplane
• guessing "whodunit" before the detective tells it
• being able to supply the word someone's looking for
• iced coffee with ice cream
• sweet looking gadgets and appliances
• flowers which looks like home of fairies
• Dalmatian coast and islands
• how ordinary things, like thimble, become magical because of books or movies
• how learning philosophy finally explains history and art
• the wonders of an interesting people's homes
• prunes in non-sweet meals
• swallows' nesting under our roof
• skirts to the knees
• the rabbit hole in Wonderland
• neighbors who mind their own business, but smile every time we meet
• the smell of the air just before a snowfall
• sounds of a zoo
• breaking the record
• Somewhere Over The Rainbow (Doris Day)
• isolated beaches
• 'You are completly and utterly free to create your wonderful life! :) '
• stray dogs which comes to wish me a nice day
• having a variety of teas in the cupboard
• the art of verbal embroidery
• having someone to touch and be touched by
• finding the perfect make-up foundation
• kind strangers which help me in unpleasant/unexpected situations
• girly movies
• hearing that friends of friends want to meet me
• very big trees
• hearing the sound of a loved one's homecoming footsteps
• a reliable recommender of what's what on the menu
• knowing the meaning of the words of a song
• sleeping bags
• slowing down the morning
• the crossroads of ancient trade routes
• strolling in shallow water along the sandy bottom
• not being forced into being around others when I feel down
• the feel of hair conditioner
• turning off the last light and feeling safe
• when someone brings great potluck supper
• Winnie-the-Pooh stories
• the release of giving things away
• 'He's not that into you' movie
• magical realism
• flea markets
• my prom night outfit
• Palmer Joss (Contact)
• men who know and love cooking
• working on theatrical plays
• fathers who hug, kiss, and say I love you to their children
• McDonalds' apple pie
• american apple pie
• reading the biography of a great scientist/artist
• the food in the school cafeteria
• friends having a rock-bottom knowledge of each other's fears and pains
• being met at the train station or airport by someone you love
• Dharma&Greg
• white furniture
• Longman's books for English learners (e.g. Right word Wrong word and English grammar usage)
• being awaken and waiting dawn with few friends while others are sound asleep
• a perfect-fitting bra
• hearing that I've helped someone to become the person she/he wants to be
• Barbara Streisand's movie The Mirror Has Two Faces
• movie Something's Gotta Give (Diane Keaton, Jack Nicholson, Keanu Reeves)
• Dr. House
• ice pops
• scent of apricot
• movie theaters with cupholders
• being asked just the right question by someone who knows what it is I really want to talk about
• Grey'a anatomy TV show
• learning
• kitten from 'Whiskas' TV commercial
• taking out the maximum number of books from the library
• paper dolls
• music movies
• turning music on very very loud
• art journals
• 'Rory's first days on Yale' episodes of Gilmore Girls
• pizza bianca
• something good found by happenstance and belonging to nobody
• meaning of PhD. title - a Doctor of Philosophy
• idea of earning PhD
• beautiful blank books
• French films and language
• photos of the cakes preparation
• being a college student
• meringue cakes
• chocolate chunks
• making caramel souce
• design blogs
• cooking blogs
• being 44th
• being Philosophy & English student
• Paul Bettany
• homemade ice cream
• color of white chocolat
• style of Vianne Rocher
• oxford flats
• Jack Gallaghar (Mental)