1. well planned budgets.
2. great soundtracks.
3. mid afternoon swims.
4. good tattoos.
5. carefully placed fans.

1. the urban peasant.
2. an entire street of construction workers eating popsicles.
3. the cooling wind in the skytrain tunnel.
4. kickass tattooed seamstresses.
5. accompanying a friend on her wedding dress fitting.

1. the insult “you’re a noodle!”
2. people dressed as Patsy and Edina.
3. absolutely fabulous.
4. overestimating how long a walk will take.
5. beating the second king’s quest game.

1. unbridled fits of nostalgia.
2. getting the entire king’s quest game collection.
3. remembering the many late nights spent on the computer as a teenager.
4. text based computer games.
5. having a friend as nerdy as me to adventure with.

1. flying through the air on a swing.
2. pigeons that go into other peoples’ apartments.
3. giving into ice cream urges.
4. the antics of kitties.
5. brightly coloured snakes.

1. gelatinous mutant coconuts.
2. references to ramona quimby.
3. guard donkeys.
4. hot tub time machines.
5. free concerts in the park.

1. fridges full of food.
2. driving, even if it’s just around the parking garage.
3. the first freezie of the summer.
4. dogs that fetch.
5. a hot tub, movie and junk food.

1. little girls with kites.
2. the wizard of oz.
3. thomas keller.
4. thick green grass and barefeet.
5. red bowties.

1. the smell of freshly baked cinnamon buns.
2. the perfect omelette.
3. kids in the hall cameos.
4. rooftop hot tub parties.
5. good fonts.

1. “wolves don’t wear shirts with wolves on them.”
2. a very tiny woman with a very large map.
3. people who inadvertantly say dirty things without realizing it.
4. highschool horseshoe teams.
5. curly haired twins.