things that make me happy - 9.29.10

- thrift stores.

- sitting in my big red robe, sipping coffee (such as now).

- live music. i'm going to a show tomorrow night (jesca hoop and the eels), which i'm pretty excited about. and actually, i get to see a friend play with his band louis and the hunt, which will also be great.

- i reiterate: people who love what they do and want to do it really well. (can you tell i'm reading ayn rand right now?)

- accents and languages. i worked last night with a girl who had just moved from italy, a bartender from russia, and a waiter from serbia. and of course, much of the staff is also from latin america, which is awesome because it means i can pretty much speak spanish whenever i want.

things that balance my pleasant existence

i am still happy. i still love my life. but it doesn't make this article any less difficult or painful to read. this is where i lived and worked this summer. i know many of these girls. they are my sisters. i know their families. they are my family.

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things that make me happy - 9.28.10

--riding my bike through chicago. specifically, the moment when i go over the river and try to look down through the bridge to see the water. it's tricky and probably not very safe, but it makes me smile every time.
--people who do what they love and/or love what they do. i don't think they're necessarily the same thing. i think people who know what they love should do it. and for those that don't have the privilege to do so, it makes me really happy to see people loving what they might have to do.
--technology. specifically international phone cards and skype.
--apples. i did something kind of silly on sunday, when i bought a HUGE box of apples at my favorite farmers market. there were probably 60ish apples. but it was only $5! and i actually happened to have my car that day. (it's probably good that when i get impulsive, i generally buy a shit-ton of fruit.) i hope you can't OD on apples, because if so, i'm in for it. any body have any good, cheap, healthy ideas for a bunch of apples about to go bad?
--tights and boots. and the weather that lets me wear them!
--getting a glimpse into (undoubtedly) the next big hipster trend: seeing a guy (yes, pretty hipster) riding a unicycle down the road! completely impressive.
--knowing and using the word "sommalier" and not feeling too pretentious about it!
--getting off work, going to see contemporary art for free, sitting in the sun for a couple minutes to read, and then riding home on my bike. a premium day that made me quite happy.