An ongoing list of things that I find particularly pleasurable day by day... (this is probably going to be longest because it's the first and I'll start rambling about random things that were just always pleasing, not only this month)

• the view of the sunset from my dorm window
• rambling but insightful conversations with Dana Cohen
• my dorm room in the dark late at night with only the christmas lights and the cool lightbulb on
• Medusa and her ice chamber
• badass jackets
• listening to music while absent-mindedly wandering the city
• knowing people sincerely care about me
• secret beach (aka the David Weld Sanctuary...)
• getting to see people that I love
• reviewing my essays "privileged" with Beautiful Lane
• popcorn with extra butter and garlic seasoning
• being able to start where I left off with people I haven't seen in a long time
• autumn shadows on Long Island
• iced coffee
• small boxes and containers
• free food
• making extreme decisions in short, sporadic time periods
• listography
• driving and listening to music
• shocking myself
• being tagged in new pictures on facebook
• Christmas songs
• thinking about what to give people for the holidays
• pointless books that I can't help looking at in Urban Outfitters
• beaches in the snow
• spliffs
• meeting people I actually enjoy being around
• the Secrettrois ladies
• chicken pad thai (for delivery!)
• life chats in cheesy scenic places
• the Tao Te Ching
• my dorm room bed
• the pink flowers that are currently in bloom on my windowsill
• tweezing random hairs
• long, hot showers
• garlic
• holding compact, soft covered books with matte finishes
• thunderstorms
• blackouts
• small catastrophes that everyone is involved in
• traveling alone or in small groups
• traveling late at night/early in the morning
• crisp, chilly winter air
• seeing my breath
• wearing a coat as much as possible
• Think Coffee
• prof. Miriam Frank being in a good, rambling mood in the morning
• the weird quiet echo that comes along with winter
• grapes and anything grape related
• being a "lavish Roman"
• badass boots
• Marcus Aurelius' Meditations
• when the Empire State Building is only lit up white
• Jon MacNair's illustrations
• When people go home
• privileged powwows in my room at 4 in the morning with 3 or 4 people
• vegetable samosas
• when my room has "good vibes" (unfortunately, these are short-lived.)
• sleeping
• two large pizzas from Dominos for $13
• Loren Worsley basically becoming my fourth roommate
• Burberry
• double stuffed Oreos dipped in coffee
• silent but complete understandings between Loren and I
• being bitchy to people that I realized don't matter in my life
• Amy's microwaveable food
• watching movies
• Devendra the snake in my closet
• snowstorms
• Will Notini's pasta parties
• Fluke FLAC to mp3 plugin
• knowing I'm going to Portland next month!
• browsing through a variety of random books at bookstores
• watching Devendra the snake eat fetal mice
• wine
  • white burgundy
  • some random merlot from Israel
  • St. Francis' Wild Oak merlot
• waking up to a perfect dusting of snow