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My favourite things from the www.1000awesomethings.com list

  • Getting grass stains
  • Locking people out of the car and pretending to drive away
  • Finding money you didn’t even know you lost
  • Waiters and waitresses who bring free refills without asking
  • Picking up a q and a u at the same time in Scrabble
  • Blowing your nose in the shower
  • Picking the perfect nacho off someone else’s plate
  • When you pull up to a red light and the guy in front of you nudges up a bit so you can make a right turn
  • Eating the last piece of dessert somebody left at your house
  • Picking your nose
  • Wearing underwear just out of the dryer
  • Old, dangerous playground equipment
  • High tens
  • Sleeping in new bed sheets
  • Tire names
  • Illegal naps
  • Building a stack of pancakes that looks just like the front of the box
  • The day when you first realize you can drive
  • Planning for snoozes
  • Being the first person into a really crowded movie theater and getting the prime seats
  • Using Rock-Paper-Scissors to settle anything
  • Sneezing three or more times in a row
  • Rain hair
  • The first shower you take after not showering for a really long time
  • The Universal Fry-Sharing Policy
  • Eating cookies like Cookie Monster
  • Finally getting a piece of popcorn that’s been stuck in your teeth all day out
  • Eating foods you loved when you were a kid
  • A really cold glass of water on a really hot day
  • Watching ‘The Price Is Right’ when you’re at home sick
  • Getting the eyelash out of your eye
  • Hitting a bunch of green lights in a row
  • When you’re really tired and about to fall asleep and someone throws a blanket on you
  • Hanging your hand out the window of a car
  • When you arrive at your destination just as a great song ends on the radio
  • Drinking a glass of cold water right after eating ice cream
  • Using all the different shampoos and soaps in someone else’s shower
  • When you manage to squeeze enough toothpaste out for one last brush
  • Picking scabs
  • Playing old-school video games
  • Getting something with actual handwriting on it in the mail
  • When the only other person going up in the elevator is going to the same floor as you
  • Taking your shoes and socks off after a really long day
  • Peeing in a pool
  • Paying for something with exact change
  • Getting piggy-backed anywhere
  • The Parking Lot Pull Through (HELLLL YEAHHHH)
  • Taking your bra off after wearing it for hours
  • When you get the milk to cereal ratio just right
  • The Perfect Egg Crack
  • The Laugh Echo
  • Playing with a baby and not having to change its diaper
  • Crying
  • Absolute perfect silence
  • Good escalator etiquette
  • Celebrities on Sesame Street
  • Finally having your ears pop back to normal long after a flight or swim
  • Remembering what movie that guy is from
  • Finding the TV remote after looking forever
  • When the public bathroom has paper towel instead of hand dryers
  • Returning to your warm and comfy bed after getting up to pee in the middle of the night
  • Gym pain
  • Watching something download really fast
  • Getting recognized for doing something you love
  • Squeezing through a door as it’s shutting without touching it
  • Getting into a bed with clean sheets after shaving your legs
  • When you’re watching one of your favorite movies and you realize you don’t remember how it ends
  • Waking up before your alarm clock and realizing you’ve got lots of sleep time left
  • Thinking it’s Thursday when it’s Friday
  • The moment at a restaurant after you see your food coming from the kitchen and before it lands on your table
  • Taking your high heels off at the end of the night and walking home in bare feet
  • When a big chunk of ear wax randomly falls out of your ear
  • Drinking those little ice crystals floating in your freezing cold glass of Coke
  • When you go out for lunch and come back to a way better parking spot
  • When the free bread they bring you at the restaurant is warm
  • Passing under a bridge on the highway when it’s pouring rain
  • When you’re awkwardly standing by yourself with a full cafeteria tray of food and then suddenly spot your friend waving at you
  • Sneaking cheaper candy into the movie theatre
  • Old school sugar cereals
  • Taking the stairs beside somebody taking the escalator
  • When somebody holds the elevator door for you
  • When you flip to a radio station just as a song you love is starting
  • Eating the crusts of the sandwich first to save the middle part for last (HELL YES. I ALWAYS DO THIS!)
  • Listening to your new favorite song over and over again
  • A long hug when you really need it
  • Taking the price tag off in one clean peel
  • Jumping as many stairs as possible
  • When you sneeze and a stranger says bless you
  • The final seconds of untangling a really big knot
  • Letting go of the gas pump at just the right moment
  • When a stranger walks by and offers to take a picture of you and the person you’re with
  • Tips
  • When you drive from a rough road onto a smooth one
  • When you suddenly remember it’s a long weekend
  • When you get to your seat just as the previews are starting
  • Peeling that thin plastic film off new electronics
  • When someone compliments your new haircut
  • The first couple hours of the roadtrip
  • When batteries are included
  • Hilarious last minute Halloween costumes
  • Carrying all the groceries in from the car in one big trip
  • Rocking out on air instruments
  • When the hiccups stop
  • Finding something you lost a long time ago after you already gave up looking for it
  • Slowing down
  • Coming back to your own bed after a long trip
  • The moment after you wake up from a nightmare and suddenly realize it was all just a dream
  • When it feels like the lyrics to the song you’re listening to were written just for you
  • Riding home with a box of pizza on your lap
  • Flavor pockets
  • When the dog’s really excited you’re back home
  • Staying up past your bedtime when you were a kid
  • Singing the songs you just heard on the way home from the concert
  • Trying to understand what your friend’s saying when you’re underwater
  • When you tune the radio station perfectly so there’s absolutely no static
  • Finally farting after the guests leave
  • Finding hidden compartments in things you already own
  • Walking on grass with bare feet
  • Setting the new high score on a video game
  • Walking around naked when you’re home alone
  • When a cop finally passes you after driving behind you for a while
  • Driving on the highway really late at night when the roads are empty
  • Anything on tap
  • Swapping driver’s licenses with a friend and laughing at each other’s photos
  • Sitting on your freshly made bed and admiring your work after cleaning your room
  • Tossing garbage in the trash can from far away
  • Taking your ponytail out
  • Looking at all the hair on the floor after you just got a haircut
  • When the guy with a full cart of groceries lets you go ahead because you’re only buying one thing
  • Nudging the shower faucet a little bit hotter then a little bit hotter
  • Realizing you still remember your childhood friend’s phone number
  • Unforgettable friends
  • Moving forward and moving on
  • Letting the waves bury your feet at the beach
  • Putting on your most flattering pair of pants
  • Getting a stuck ball out of somewhere by using another ball
  • Staying in your pajamas all day
  • School field trip day
  • Finding treasures in your Spring jacket pocket
  • Wrong colored foods
  • The TV Treasure Chest Moment
  • Catching food in your mouth
  • Taking a spin on a shopping cart
  • Finally peeing after holding it forever
  • The night before a really big day
  • That teacher
  • When you learn a new word and then suddenly start seeing it everywhere
  • Dancing when you’re home alone
  • Napping with somebody else
  • Picking up something that turns out to be a lot lighter than you expected
  • Peeling that sticky glue off the back of your new credit card
  • Riding on someone’s shoulders when you were a kid
apr 12 2009 ∞
may 15 2010 +