things that make me happy

i keep stumbling across things that people who are way cooler than me are doing/making. so i'm going to post about them. also, i've got my own personal challenge going on. i have got to make it through this entire post without saying "folks" since i noticed i have done so in the last three posts. not cool, val. not cool.

things that make me happy:

1) regina spektor: awesome lyrics, quirky musical arrangements, kick-ass video with a headless man...(ps kudos to tim for this one)


2) ben folds covering "bitches ain't shit": first of all, i love ben folds. love. and yes he's all married now with frally and living in crocodile country in that other hemisphere, but he's still doing righteous stuff, like covering dr. dre staples. although the lyrics clash a bit with my feminist/women's studies upbringing, i can't help but love this song. here he is playing it live...

ben (yeah, first name, i know, **swooning**) also covered postal service's "such great heights" and it basically rocks the kasbah. (kudos to brian for this one)...

AND, on his new EP he has a video of "landed" with a monkey.
monkeys. monkeys make everything better.

3) mtv's "made": now that i have cable i can waste time watching marathons. two weekends ago it was project runway marathon. and today it was "made" on mtv. the basic premise is that youthful types feel like shit with how they currently are (ahh, teen angst) and want to be "made" into something (cheerleader, prom prince, girlie girl, soccer player, breakdancer, etc. etc.) yeah ok, i mean i don't know what i like about this show. maybe it's because the people really work hard for something they really want and make some major changes, even if they are for the most part very superficial things. but according to a made coach "success is in the journey" and by gollie these people are doing something, and also making me crack up while they go about it.

4) new jersey's ruling on same sex unions (can't say the m word yet). sure it's got some caveats. but it's a step in the left direction...

article with lots of info...click here

5) crispy noodles.

6) my new vaccum. dude. i've never experienced suction like this in my life. and i mean that in the cleanest way possible. haha. cleanest. literally. rofl.

this is my new electrolux harmony. hi harmony. you rock.

7) there are some battles you just cannot win. starbucks is one of those battles. on my floor at school it is so NOT COOL to like starbucks. we all bash it but then, like the liberal hypocrites rush and bill refer to us as, we trot across the block and come back with our venti skim latte double shot hold the whip with room. no. i haven't actually ordered that. i stick with my grande coffee and french toast bagel with extra butter. i from the south. gimme a little bagel with my butter. for real.
(ps. starbucks has chocolate powder on their little counter with the half and half and stuff. i pour that in and man, it's total awesomeness).


8) soup weather. i LOVE soup weather. big cups of hot soup that feels like it sticks to your insides. best part of winter is the soup. by far.

9) imac. i love you. i love you and your big screen and remote control goodness. mmmm. i'm so glad to have you as part of my life now. you are sooo sooo hot. h-o-t-t.


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k, that's all for now. maybe some of these things will make you happy too.

currently listening: "my love" by justin timberlake. hahahahaha. love it.
currently reading: not enough