Saturday, January 16, 2010

100 things I love

I asked Sally for a list of 10 things she loves (searching for birthday ideas), and then I gave her mine, but we both decided that 10 things is not enough. So we're expanding to 100. Here they are (in no particular order):
  1. Spicy food
  2. Books
  3. Movies
  4. Sex
  5. The Internet
  6. Creme Brulee
  7. Alternative Pop Culture-y things
  8. Simple but cool jewellery
  9. Anything made of awesome wood
  10. Black pens/blank pages
  11. Noodles
  12. Dim sum
  13. Food (ha)
  14. David Burdeny's photographs
  15. Japan
  16. 30 Rock
  17. Graphic design
  18. Libraries
  19. Television
  20. Metallic eyeshadow
  21. Pantone notebooks
  22. Teen movies
  23. Tea
  24. Dark chocolate
  25. The idea of having a pet
  26. Journalling
  27. Jezebel.com
  28. Chopsticks
  29. Prawns
  30. The number 9 (and the number 27)
  31. Modern quilts
  32. Androgyny
  33. Black tank tops
  34. Black jeans
  35. Black
  36. Grey
  37. Vancouver's glass skyline
  38. Hot dogs
  39. New York
  40. Asian photo booths
  41. Teal
  42. Nerd glasses
  43. The ocean
  44. Hot tubs
  45. Crossword puzzles (only when I have a mechanical pencil)
  46. Almond croissants
  47. The Decemberists
  48. Candles that make the whole room smell like... warmth and love
  49. Graphic novels (/comics)
  50. &s
  51. Typography
  52. Rachel Maddow
  53. Jemaine Clement
  54. Orange juice with lemon squeezed in
  55. Giant bowls
  56. Daikon
  57. Cherry blossoms
  58. Reading to kids
  59. Bacon
  60. Pasta with garlic and anchovies and red pepper flakes
  61. Paul Simon
  62. Musicals
  63. Beatniks
  64. Floating on my back (usually in water, but on air would be cool too)
  65. Amazingly supple leather
  66. Learning cool computer things
  67. Paper cranes
  68. Spicy Caesars
  69. Watercolours 
  70. Modern Embroidery
  71. Ballet flats
  72. Moleskine planners
  73. Going to see matinees by myself
  74. E.E. Cummings
  75. Stories of Hollywood's Golden Age
  76. The Academy Awards
  77. Photography (especially portraits)
  78. Dancing
  79. Listening to Joni Mitchell alone in the afternoon while drinking tea
  80. Fresh, clean sheets
  81. Algemarin foam bath
  82. Hugs
  83. Speaking French
  84. Woody Allen movies
  85. Listening to the rain before I fall asleep
  86. Cooking while listening to music and drinking wine
  87. Trying new foods
  88. Raw silk
  89. Rock and roll haircuts
  90. Coffee (with cream)
  91. Singing along with the radio while riding in cars
  92. Great conversations
  93. Blogs and blogging
  94. Favourites (mine and other people's)
  95. Soup spoons
  96. Spicy scallop rolls
  97. Fashion
  98. Michelle Williams's 2006 Oscar dress 
  99. Astrology/new age awesomeness
  100. Love

3 comments:

Saf said...

you are the most interesting person I know.

alexandra said...

I love this.

Also, yes, you must read the razor's edge. I love somerset maugham so much.

Anonymous said...

And I love you for loving these things. It's moments like this -- ie, when you mention Michelle Williams' Oscar dress alongside countless other quirky favourites -- that I know we were meant to be friends.
xx j

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