Sarah's Ramblings

95 Things I Like

I'd considered compiling a list of 100 Things About Me, as it is seems to be S.O.P. for most bloggers. But you know what? That's way hard. And, to come up with 100 things, I think I'd need to have some stuff up I'd rather leave off the interweb, thankyewverymuch. So I thought I'd make a list of 100 things I like, or that make me happy. And it took me a couple months but I came up with ninety-five. Yes, it's not 100. Consider it Amish. Or a clever reference to the 95 Theses. Whatever.

1. The smell on people when they come in from the cold
2. Cinnamon
3. Nutmeg
4. Pirates
5. Merino wool
6. Walking into a new yarn store
7. Hershey’s Almond & Toffee chocolate bars
8. Shakespeare
9. The sound of my cousin’s laughter
   
10. The smell of fresh bread
    
11. Unreliable narrators
    
12. Ambiguous endings
    
13. The flash I get when I understand a new concept
    
14. A warm cat on my lap
    
15. Weather where you are perfectly comfortable in a t-shirt and jeans
    
16. Chai lattes
    
17. Frappucinos
    
18. Wandering with friends (Melissa, remember the night we saw Spongebob?)
    
19. The fact that the Beatles are the #1 band of all time
    
20. The smell of a new book
    
21. My Denise interchangeable knitting needles
    
22. Terrible puns
    
23. Ginger
    
24. Waking well-rested
    
25. Making someone laugh
    
26. Being able to ‘read’ knitting
    
27. Terry Pratchett’s sense of humour
    
28. The concept of all day breakfasts
    
29. Space photographs (even when they’re digitally coloured in)
    
30. Being able to quote off the top of my head
    
31. When someone recognizes that quote
    
32. Trivia contests
    
33. Libraries
    
34. The smell of the rainforest on the Sunshine Coast
    
35. Old-school animation
    
36. The best sketch comedy show ever, Kids in the Hall
    
37. Kittens
    
38. The however misguided belief that I might just be a prodigy at piano playing / driftwood sculpture / cricket / composing sonnets, but I just haven’t tried it yet
    
39. A cold glass of filtered water with just a few squeezes of lemon or lime juice
    
40. Getting mail
    
41. The part with Cyd Charisse in Singin’ in the Rain
    
42. Abbey Road
    
43. T-shirt iron-on transfers
    
44. Doing ‘the twist’ and other such dances
    
45. Baking (as in cookies)
    
46. Hugs
    
47. Crisp apples
    
48. Homemade pumpkin pie
    
49. Flannel sheets
    
50. Sourdough toast
    
51. Everything bagels with cream cheese
    
52. How much music my relatively small iPod can carry
    
53. Starbucks toffee nut lattes
    
54. Sleeping in freshly-washed sheets
    
55. Taking the train, even if it’s just to commute
    
56. Discovering a new band / author / TV show / series
    
57. Hats
    
58. Scarves
59. T. S. Eliot
    
60. Cinnamon buns with lots of icing
    
61. A job well done
    
62. Starbucks cranberry bliss bars
    
63. New socks
    
64. Vanier Park in Vancouver
    
65. Sitting on the steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery in the sun
    
66. Picnics
    
67. High-tops
    
68. Glue guns
    
69. Headphones with volume controls along the cord
    
70. Unnatural shades of hair dye
    
71. Lip gloss that tastes like candy
    
72. Autumnal shades of orange
    
73. The Mackenzie King estate as the leaves are changing colours
    
74. Free wireless internet
    
75. Googly eyes
    
76. The magic of blocking lace
    
77. The sound of crashing ocean waves
    
78. Starbucks and Chapters’ close commercial alliance
    
79. Spring green
    
80. Craft stores
    
81. Cat’s eye frames
    
82. Turbulence
    
83. Wooden roller coasters
    
84. Spinach pizza
    
85. Spinach salad
    
86. Gelato
    
87. The "Rhapsody in Blue" section from Fantasia 2000
    
88. Old records and the multitudes of possibilities therein
    
89. Hot (as in fresh) samosas
    
90. Self-striping sock yarn
    
91. Traveling
    
92. Ice skating
    
93. Old sailing ships
    
94. My friends
    
95. My family
    

posted by Sarah @ 10:34 AM