Favorite things

My wife asked me the other day what things I look forward to in a day.  The mental excercise of actually choosing things I liked was fun--much more fun than worrying about the things I didn't like.  So here's a list of "little things" I love.



I like a cool breeze blowing through an open bedroom window on a mildly stormy morning.  The distant rumbles of thunder, the wind in the trees and wonderful scent of rain just beginning combine to one of the best things ever.



I love checking play-by-post and seeing a new post.  I so rarely get to be a player that even the 30 minutes I get to write a paragraph is a joy, even if brief. (So post more often!)



I love finding a new cool game book.  I'm a rules junky.  I don't use the rules often and even when I do I'm not too religious about them.  I just like having the framework of a system to fall back on.



I love a good cup of coffee--lots of cream and a dash of sugar.  The only thing better than a good cup of of coffee is 3 cups.



Of course nothing compares to the 3 tiny hugs I get everyday after work (when I get home early enough).



I love getting to chat with a friend.  IM is probably the only thing that keeps me sane here in Kansas.  When I moved away from Nebraska 7 years ago, I never intended to leave forever.  So I kept up IM, posting and frequent visits.  As the years have gone by this system has proven remarkably effective.  I don't know if it will work forever, but I'm going to see.  There aren't a lot of game players in my immediate circle of contacts in KC.  So I love talking to my old friends and the few new friends I've stumbled across.



Similar, but slightly different.  I love getting message from my brother.  He lives in Washington and we only get to see each other about once a year.  Messages don't come often, but I love getting them.  Hi Justin!



Also, throughout a normal day my wife will send a steady stream of messages.  It's pretty cool to still be plugged in to the house even when I'm far away (or just at the office).



Video games... cool, but really only distant 2nd to playing with other people.  Probably why the MMORPG's have hooked me.  It's better than a normal vid, but not quite as cool as in person gaming, but also more available.



A great book or a great movie when they happen are... uh... great! *grin*



My new house is a constant amazement.  I've owned homes before, but this is the first one I've tried to re-model.  I hate the work, but the results are amazing.  Each day I come home and see my favorite colors is attitude improving.



An ice cold (like just starting to be slushy) Coke after working outside... mmmmm.  None of the diet crap either.



A cigar with a nice tawny port.



The fuzzy, purring, drooling cat greeting I get (or my wife gets) every morning.  Lucy is the best cat ever.



Hard wood floors.  So much nicer to my toes.  It makes me happy just to walk on them.



Strangely, a good country song playing loudly as I drive the truck is oddly satisfying.  I never really thought of myself as particularly country... but something about owning that giant truck made me get cowboy boots and "go country".  Sometimes I even fantasize about a hat.  I was born in Nebraska, I figure I'm allowed.