I Love

The thing is, I often don't reflect on blessings in my life. So, right now, I will. Here are some things I love (in no particular order! seriously, I'm mixing it up for affect! Proof: Jesus is last on this list):

my beautiful mom

Patty Griffin

pizza

yoga pants

watching movies

watching movies in my yoga pants

knitting

knitting while watching movies in my yoga pants

Bejeweled

Dramamine

boys in Jamaica (29 in particular)

my pretty cool dad

the fact that my dad loves you-tube

the smell of coffee

Van Morrison

hooded sweatshirts

quilts

books by Anne Tyler

campfires

my brilliant little sister, Babe

superhero movies (again, I can't understand this)

talking politics

Saturdays

public radio on Saturdays

thinking about how to live better

mushrooms (to eat)

my twin, my exact replica, Carla

the fact that I've known some of my friends for 15 or 25 years (or 30!)

facebook (not gonna lie)

shopping bags from Trader Joes

slate.com

my amazing middle sister, Sara

pajamas

changing into my pajamas 3 minutes after I come home

reading magazines

yellow

pedicures

spring freshness

long conversations with people I love

Jesus, my Savior and my Lord



What do you love?

'Puter

The thing is I just got my first real computer. I'm not sure why I haven't really purchased one before, but I think it may have something to do with the fact that I, unlike my sister Sara, almost always regret pretty much everything, especially big purchases. I've only had my computer for a week, so no regrets yet, but I'm anticipating a huge let-down one of these days. Which is probably why this is my first computer purchase in my 34 years of life. I'm not sure what the catalyst for the disappointment will be, but it's really inevitable. Maybe I'll hear about another better deal, or a key will fall off, or I'll realize that I didn't make sure that it came with a _______________. I'm not sure about the specifics, but I'm pretty sure that, generally, I'll regret this pretty soon.


My new computer

Cuteness factor: B-
Price: A- (it was a really great deal!)
Ability to eat up my evenings: strong
Likelihood that it will make me facebook weary: strong
Clickityness: C (it's too loud. i feel like my roommate can tell i'm playing bejeweled blitz)
Proof that I may be an adult: uncontested
Ability to help me file taxes in record time: A++

Wolverine for President

The thing is that I don't understand why I like comic book/superhero movies so much. It's really unexplainable. I hate hate comic books. I don't really like violence. They're sometimes hard to follow.

I also don't understand the appeal of Sarah Palin. I'm not really a Republican, so there's that. Also, I'm not a fan of strong speech or rhetoric purely for it's own sake and inciting feelings in people who already agree with you. (except for Jon Stewart, who is amazing simply because I already agree with most of what he says). And, she's often hard to follow.

So, in closing, it's apparent that though I can't explain why I like superhero movies, I do like them. And, while I can't explain why people like Sarah Palin, I don't like her. Perhaps it's that I like superheros because they aren't like anybody else; Sarah Palin is like alot of people that I know, and maybe that's why she doesn't appeal. I guess she's not ruling out a run for President, but in the Republican primary, I'd vote for a superhero over her anyday.