happy list.

I once made "Happy List" when i was a naive yet happy-go-lucky fourteen year-old. Though still naive and slightly more straitlaced (darn), I feel like creating a new list.

Things That Make Me Happy
staring at artwork for a long period of time
christianity
ben inman
Bosch
Sam Abell
photography
creativity
spontaneity
late-night swimming in the moonlight
summer
grass under my toes
the way spring smells
cloves
endorphines
running, ellipticalizing, biking, and frolicking
fields full of sunflowers
finger-painting
rainy days
dark, moody skies
lightning and thunder
tornados
tomatos
blueberry bushes
soap bubbles in the sink
the word 'bicho'
japan
chopsticks
existential movies
woody allen
love movies
love
passion
beauty
abstract ideals
screaming at the top of my lungs
crying
doing laundry
letting my room get really messy and then cleaning it up in one gigantic undertaking
downy detergent
lavenders
bumblebees
british music
indie rock
learning
discovery
college
knowing someone really well
deep conversations
mindless conversations
sleeping
foreign men
tin lunchboxes
window shopping
craft-fairs
chicago, st. louis, new york, and valencia.
south america
travel
dreams
my roommate
living primitively (relatively speaking)
friendship.

okay, so i'm going to stop here. there's so much more. i'll add to it later.