1. happy people holding hands.
2. discovering you are standing next to a friend at a crosswalk.
3. bright blue shirts with lasers on them.
4. never having to play on a company baseball team.
5. living vicariously through people who can wear yellow.

1. nerd dates.
2. junk food supplies.
3. remembering to save.
4. classic computer games.
5. poisoning wizards for the greater good.

1. quietly enjoying someone’s company.
2. flights that arrive twenty minutes early.
3. coming home to a fish that is still very much alive.
4. rewarding said fish with a new cave.
5. giant televisions that double as monitors for nerdy times.

1. being a sausage mule.
2. “I’ve lost my google.”
3. small town restaurants.
4. still having room for butter tarts.
5. surrounding yourself with dogs and family.

1. not needing to get out of bed.
2. driving around in a convertible.
3. big sunglasses and sunny days.
4. good encounters with ex boyfriends.
5. people who can tell when you are happy.

1. misheard song lyrics.
2. inflight televisions.
3. discovering a woman who looks like a cross between paula abdul and my mother.
4. a decent airport dinner.
5. the view from an airplane window.

1. the real bagels.
2. mountains of chorizo.
3. seafood feasts.
4. things smothered by berries.
5. spectacular six course testing menus.

1. the granville island market.
2. buying in bulk.
3. fancy grilled cheese.
4. twizzler desserts.
5. floating pool toys.

1. inside jokes.
2. other people who deal with dead mice.
3. keeping busy.
4. an assortment of candy.
5. helping a friend’s feet.

1. clean fish bowls.
2. time to read.
3. a splash of lime.
4. amaretto gelato.
5. a weekend full of art.