January 8th, 2017
1000 Things We Like: Cold Sunday Night Edition
Thanks so much for continuing to like things, you guys. The cold, coupled with having to go back to work tomorrow morning, when it will no doubt still be cold, is hell on my morale. So these really cheered me up. Enjoy these likes!
From Frederique Delapree
112. Star Trek: The Next Generation
113. OWL magazine
114. A diverse and well-organised sticker album
115. Calligraphy
116. People with red hair
117. Blue nail polish
From AMT
118. winter clementines
119. dogs snoring
120. the fact that little staplers have appeared multiple times on multiple of these lists
121. sparing amounts of eggnog
123. recycling my christmas tree
124. buying many plane tickets all at once
125. good reviews
126. when people you’ve always liked turn out to also be really successful
127. almond butter
128. right after you’ve vacuumed
129. zipping up very long boots
130. ice skating outside in a new american town and guessing who the other canadian-born skaters are
131. atomic fireball cinnamon candies
132. extra lip balm
133. finding toonies in my american purse(s)
134. very warm socks
135. very warm leg warmers
136. lindy hop
137. watching the dog run in her sleep
138. flavoured coffee (i know.)
139. hugging
From Alison Foster
140. watching people eat ice cream (extra bonus if the person is over 80 years old).
141. The print from my baby’s ear that gets left on my arm from breast-feeding).
142. Ear hair on babies.
143. Listening to a really good song really loudly on repeat for an entire car ride or road trip.
144. Opening up a suitcase that still smells like the last trip you took.
145. Fat cats.
146. Beer.
147. Butter tarts made by my parents.
148. Nice people.
149. Laughing with people.
150. Swimming/floating.
151. Long, hot showers.
152. Sleeping outside in the sun.
153. Learning how to do something.
154. The smell of new clothes.
155. Segue (both in language and the ride-y kind).
156. Segues.
157. Segways.
158. Sleeping.
159. Puns.
160. Online shopping.
161. In-store shopping.
162. Singing/playing music with others.
163. Singing/playing music by myself.
164. Listening to my daughter sing.
165. Sewing.
166. Falling asleep during yoga class.
167. When someone farts during yoga class.
168. Farting during yoga class.
169. Farting in general.
170. Going out for breakfast.
171. Stars.
172. The moon.
173. Science.
174. Math.
175. Art.
176. The relationship between math and art.
177. Making art.
178. Finding things that you’ve lost.
179. Making faces in the mirror.
180. Heated seats.
181. Watching TV with my husband at the end of the day when the kids are asleep.
182. Knowing that there are many more things that I like and that it may take the rest of my life to make a complete list.
I’m sad AMT picked flavoured coffee because yes!
Almonds
January 10th, 2017 at 4:57 amHaving a very satisfying imaginary conversation in your head
Construction paper
Icicles
Emojis
Toddler sneezes
Beauty Blenders (they work!)
Lesser awards shows (like People’s Choice or Golden Globes)
Justin Bieber’s Sorry (Yes, I said it!)
Very sharp kitchen knives
A hard copy of your local paper
The feeling of autonomy and control that driving a car provides
Logic puzzles in Tele 7 Jeux magazine
Pâté and baguette
The shape of the Orangina bottle
Lisa Frank stationery
A big map of the world
Top hats
novels by Marilynne Robinson
January 11th, 2017 at 10:33 amholding a magnolia warbler in my hand
watching a displaying American woodcock
eating my mom’s borscht
letters in the mail
watching the mailman’s truck arrive
usable beautiful pottery
buying the ideal mug
writing letters
Chekhov’s Lady with a Lapdog
early Woody Allen movies
the first cup of coffee of the day
binoculars
bird t-shirts by Paul Riss
Marimekko bags
herring
cardamom buns
dense rye bread
the first red-winged blackbird of spring
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