raindrops on roses and whiskers on kittens, bright copper kettles and warm woolen mittens, brown paper packages tied up with string -

these are a few of my favorite things.

- my gauged earrings that mini-me gave to me. it's not like i'm trying to make my ear holes bigger, but they are like rebel earrings for a cautious rebel. i mean, they ARE gauged... just really teeny gauge. heh. i like that i can put these in & just leave 'em. they go with everything. they don't hurt to sleep in. i can play futbol with them in. i like how they look.

- my killers hot fuss cd that mini-me gave me. i was listening to this for the bagillionth time the other day on the way to futbol. mini-me gave me this for... christmas, i think. when she gave it to me, it was the first new cd i had had in many years. it was like an introduction to the music of the modern world b/c at the time i was re-re-re-replaying all the billy joel, jackson browne, eagles, and dan fogelberg cd's i had had for a couple dozen years. this cd reopened my musical life. and, it is a really good cd.

- my nintendo ds that mini-me gave me. favorite games: tetris & galaga. unfortunately, grownups are not allowed to take the ds to the 'shroom for a couple rounds of tetris while waiting on the pizza. sometimes it is truly tiresome to be a grownup. kids are allowed -- nay, encouraged -- to sit quietly and play the ds. it's just not fair!!

- my mystery answer watch that mini-me gave me. i wear this watch every single day. i do usually wear a dress watch to work, except on fridays, but i put on the mystery answer watch as soon as i get home. it seems so simple, but it's really fabulous. it's just the right size and has all the normal functionality - time, date, chrono, alarm, timer, and indiglo. the indiglo comes in handy for those dark-of-night trips to the fred. i like to know what time it is so i know how much more sleeping i can do. plus the greatest thing about the mystery answer watch is the mystery answer feature. it's like having a magic eight ball on my wrist. stellar!

- my chuck taylors that mini-me gave me. they're plain lo-rise black chucks. perfect for a young urban hipster like me. they go great with skirts & shorts & skorts & pants. they're probably a little too clean b/c i probably take a little too good care of them. but, hey, they're MY chucks - i'll treat 'em how i want!


in conclusion: mini-me rocks.