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  • John Linnell
  • My family
  • My silly little kitty, Ariel
  • My 2 bassets and dachshund back at my mom's
  • Living in Seattle
  • Getting on a creative jag where I can write and write for hours
  • Reading something good
  • Good coffee
  • Having books everywhere
  • Feeling all energized and peaceful simultaneously after doing a ritual (Wicca)
  • Finding random awesome things at thrift stores
  • Going to a diner or IHOP or Denny's with people in the middle of the night and talking and talking and talking over pots of coffee for hours
  • Converse All-Stars
  • Seeing a band I love live
  • Making someone a mix tape or CD
  • Surprising my friends with something thoughtful
  • Making fun of bad movies with my boyfriend
  • Getting anything in the mail
  • Enchiladas and pico de gallo
  • Jalapeño potato chips
  • Unexpectedly hearing a song I love on the radio
  • Finishing up a new zine
  • Petting random puppies that are out for walks
  • Having “epic” hair
  • Listening to cheerful music that makes me want to bounce around
  • Going on a trip somewhere exciting
  • Going on roadtrips
  • Making new friends
  • Random acts of kindness that restore my faith in humanity
  • Cooking something yummy
  • Coming home with a big stack of new books
  • Watching Ariel pounce on things/run around like a maniac/be silly in a million other ways
  • Learning how to do something new
  • Eating something that I'm really really in the mood for
  • Being told something I've written is good
  • Having a degree from Smith
  • Office supplies
  • Being really productive some days and getting a million things done
  • Writing like crazy during NaNoWriMo
  • Taking pictures with any of my cameras
  • Bright colours
  • Having an excuse to use an interesting word
  • Sour candy
  • Spicy things
  • Finding money in my pocket
  • Staying organized and tidy
  • Checking things off my to-do list
  • Really tacky tourist attractions
  • Weird warning signs and labels
  • Actually feeling emotionally stable
  • Autumn
  • Having good luck
  • Meeting someone I really admire
  • Finally meeting a friend from on-line in real life
  • Stripey tights and kneesocks
  • Referencing something obscure and having someone actually get it
  • Rainbows
  • Waking up in bed when it's cold outside and feeling all warm and snuggly
  • Finding something new to fixate on
  • Sunflowers
  • Polaroids
  • Typewriters
  • Girl Scout Peanutbutter Patties cookies
  • Being able to walk to all sorts of cool things right in my neighborhood
  • Getting new things for my American Girl dolls
  • Playing Sims 3
  • The Onion
  • Bitch magazine
  • Bust magazine
  • Having people I could trust with anything
  • Cupcakes from Cupcake Royale
  • Ice cream from Molly Moon's
  • Finding something I've been going crazy looking for
  • LiveJournal
  • Writing a spell that works
  • Sealing wax
  • Knowing Chris and I will have the most badass wedding ever
  • Hoodies with buttons on them
  • Speaking German
  • Seeing cute girls randomly
  • Being able to solve a problem
  • Conan O'Brien
  • The Kids in the Hall
  • Dollar stores
  • Exploring and taking pictures of interesting cemeteries
  • Pumpkin spice lattes in the autumn and peppermint mochas in the winter
  • Reading my poetry at open mics
  • Things with stars on them
  • Old movies
  • 1980s/1990s childhood things that make me nostalgic
  • Reading Kerouac
  • Glittery gel pens
  • Anything purple or red
  • Having an amazing therapist
  • Good sandwiches
  • Puffy dresses that billow out when I spin around
  • Starting a new journal
  • Helping someone who needs it
  • Sun tea
  • Being hopeful about the future
oct 20 2009 ∞
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