1. a banana muffin breakfast.
2. getting a seat on a busy bus.
3. the end of the week.
4. gatorade that tastes like freezies.
5. portable computers.

1. buses that wait for you.
2. altering office furniture.
3. delivering art to a client.
4. picking up pho on the way home.
5. epic battles on trains.

1. getting to expense baked goods.
2. visiting art stores on my lunch break.
3. making people laugh with my hilarious sidewalk struggles.
4. giving away things I can’t use.
5. not having to cook dinner.

1. losing yourself in the view out the car window.
2. magical motion sickness bracelets.
3. taking the rest of the morning off to sleep.
4. grocery store inspiration.
5. turning leftover potatoes into a delicious salad.

1. natural hot springs.
2. renting bicycles.
3. finding our way back.
4. thirty level high jenga.
5. a relaxing vacation.

1. rearranging office furniture.
2. taking the scenic route.
3. road trips with friends.
4. discovering the games room.
5. still having my foosball skills

1. breakfast in bed.
2. talking through problems.
3. a friend’s 30th birthday.
4. a friend’s 31st birthday.
5. an all around good day.

1. being handy with tools.
2. navy blue blazers.
3. annual haircutting traditions.
4. a fun and busy weekend ahead.
5. quiet date nights.

It is not a happy time in my city.  I never thought I would ever experience something like this in my lifetime.  And it makes me so fucking sad.

1. that many of the people I care about no longer live downtown.
2. that everyone else is safe.
3. all of the people who are just as ashamed as I am.
4. the moment when the door opened and my boyfriend came home.
5. tomorrow being a new day.