List #208: things that make me feel good inside

List #208: a Sampling of some things that make me feel good inside

1. Scoring a Goal in hockey (of any flavor)
2. seeing or hearing positive things about Minnesota
3. Lois calling Clark "smallville" on tv
4. the Green Lantern Corps oath
5. Sesame street
6. Having a good idea
7. Atom Eve/Invincible
8. Grandpa's house
9. A cold glass of water from the tap
10. good boy-girl harmonies
11. wearing mittens, or putting warm, dry, socked feet into sorels.
12. when kids like me.

List #207: Animals that scare me

List #207: Animals that scare me (as in I wouldn't want to encounter them in the wild)

1. Snakes (because they might be poisonous or constrict-y)
2. Snapping turtles
3. Sharks
4. Leeches
5. Humans
6. Wolverines
7. Polar Bears or Grizzly bears
8. Candiru
9. Electric Eels
10. Piranha
11. chupacabra
12. Wild hunting dogs
13. Tigers
14. Alligators (I'd rather have him as my friend, than have him in my boat) or crocodiles
15. Cassowary

List #206: A few reasons I'm happy to be rereading Ender's Game

List #206: A few reasons I'm happy to be rereading "Ender's Game"

1. Education is in the form of interactive video games
2. Tablet PCs
3. "I taught you everything I know. I didn't teach you everything _I_ know"
4. How fun the battle rooms sound (Battle school on the whole... not as much fun)
5. Bean
6. Gives me an excuse to reread "Ender's Shadow"

List #205: Best things I learned this summer

List #205: Best things I learned this summer

1. Disc Golf
2. the correct response to "Everybody Stand Up"... (I love to stand up, it's my favorite thing to do)
3. Grizzly Bear, Frankmusik, MGMT
4. Smoothies
5. The Fitness Center
6. Podcasts + driving
7. Cruise control
8. Where I want to be in three years
9. Omaha
10. My sister's dog is okay sometimes
11. The Blackwater
12. Order of the Stick

List #204: My projected fall TV watching schedule, with commentary

List #204: My projected fall TV watching schedule, with commentary


1. How I Met Your Mother, Monday 8-8:30 CBS (Heroes has become 'wait til DVD')
2. Big Bang Theory, Monday 9:30-10 CBS (need to find something to kill the 8:30-9:30 block)
3. Glee, Wednesday 9:00-10:00 Fox (gonna give it a try. liked the pilot)
4. Bones, Thursday 8:00-9:00 Fox (usually Likeable)
5. The Office, Thursday 9:00-9:30 NBC
6. 30 Rock, Thursday 9:30-10:00 NBC (once it starts)
7. Smallville, Friday 8:00-9:00 CW (why does it have to conflict with Heroclix!)
8. Dollhouse,Friday 9:00-10:00 Fox

Bonus: Things I will probably watch once they start, mostly out of habit, and that, If Jesus really loved me, would be on either Wednesday or Tuesday nights so that I don't have to choose between obligation to them and my desire to watch the better Monday/Thursday stuff.
1. 24
2. Lost

Bonus: Something I'd watch if I still have cable and didn't conflict with anything else.
1. Caprica

List #203: Favorite textures

List #203: Favorite textures (in no particular order)

1. Flour
2. Really nice paper
3. Flannel
4. Rice (dry)
5. Hair
6. Silk
7. well sanded wood
8. Rubber
9. water
10. Underarmor

List #202: Things I'm excited for in the upcoming future

List #202: Things I'm excited for in the upcoming future

1. Field Hockey season
2. cooler weather
3. the continuation of Blackest Night
4. "throw down your heart" DVD
5. Getting Groceries
6. New TV season
7. Christmas break