It would have been called “The 100″ but I couldn’t get the next 30, so here’s a short list of (70) things I’m thankful for.
Happy Thanksgiving!
1. Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers film
2. Home
3. The City of Lawrence
4. Taking the lead
5. Fantastic films
6. Great books
7. My intro to Western Civilization class and my amazing, over-the-top professor.
8. My computer
9. The Internet (duh, really)
10. My cell-phone, despite the expensive service
11. My job(s)
12. Ability; possibilities
13. My car
14. Various hair removal products: no thank you, No-Shave November
15. Music
16. Madonna
17. Great friends
18. Family
19. A-ha moments
20. Apples
21. Cleaning products
22. Foam-mattress thingies that make your bed 10x more comfortable
23. Lots of pillows
24. Running shoes
25. You! Me! Dancing!
26. The TV show Everwood
27. GLEE!
28. SUA
29. New experiences
30. Women’s clothing, during the 30s to 40s transition. Androgyny rocks!
31. Jaunty caps.
32. Lessons learned (“and they don’t come cheap”)
33. Not ice-skating, but getting the chance to.
34. Guest bedrooms
35. Doing laundry for free
36. Warm clothes on cold days
37. More than enough blankets
38. The Shins
39. Opaque tights
40. High heels
41. The color red
42. Tchaikovsky
43. The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, specifically
44. Actually, The Nutcracker
45. Christmastime
46. Alvin and the Chipmunks
47. Movie theaters
48. Lazy days.
49. Water filters
50. Princes and Princesses
51. YouTube
52. Teen movies from the 90s
53. Teen movies from the 80s
54. The complete works of Winona Ryder
55. Images of Grace Kelly
56. Mika’s song “Grace Kelly”
57. Waist-emphasizing dresses
58. Occasions that call for dresses
59. Work
60. Skirts
61. Puppies
62. Kittens
63. Harper’s Bazaar
64. Vogue
65. Red lipstick.
66. Short hair.
67. California
68. Classics—classic literature, movies, whatever
69. Music, people, and events that make it easier to find happiness
70. Music and lyrics by Irving Berlin