happy birthday to me

so i'm 32 today (callooh! callay!) and in honor of this momentous, um...moment, i've patched together a list of sorts.

32 favorite things

1. zippy’s saimin with char siu
2. big hair bands
3. how eucalyptus smells like home
4. the idea of blackberry tarts (i don’t think i’ve actually ever had one)
5. cosy london theatres
6. david crowder’s hair
7. this quote from LORD OF THE RINGS:
(sam to frodo) “I can’t carry it for you, but I can carry you...”
8. polka dots, especially bedecking umbrellas or galoshes
8b. the word galoshes
9. scented crayons
10. when it’s grey and damp and blustery outside, and i’m clad in a raddled sweatshirt, blue jeans, and wooly socks
11. a man who can really sing and/or play the piano
12. smiles that cause one’s cheeks to ball up and eyes to disappear
13. puddles
14. fireflies
15. bertie bott’s every flavor beans (pure ingenuity)
16. popsicles that turn your tongue purple
17. witty, pithy banter
18. a long, hard run where you forget yourself for a blessed while
19. first stars
20. taylor swift
21. homemade tortillas and fresh pasta
22. the way the earth turns golden in late afternoon light
23. pajamas with feet and bum flaps
24. this bit from DEAD POETS SOCIETY



25. the littleness of my children, and how i will probably always think of them this way
26. a good book, in which you can both lose and find yourself
27. fat, fuzzy bumblebees that look like they can barely remain airborne
28. the brilliance that was FREAKS AND GEEKS (why do all the good shows die young?)
29. jon mclaughlin
30. golden anniversaries
31. playing ants in the pants with elle and em (i’ve got me some mad ant-volleying skillz)
32. drvtry ,rddshrd (secret messages)
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please do your best to enjoy the remaining six minutes of my birthday...even though actually, i was not born until tomorrow at like 2am or something...very confusing, i know. we can just celebrate twice, because seriously. i'm all about the chocolate cake.