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Thursday
Feb102011
25 Things I Get All Double Rainbow Over *
Thursday, February 10, 2011 
- When I'm walking down the street and, although it's -25°F with a winchill of -37°F and my face is aching from the cold, I can feel spring ripping into the atmosphere with the heightened angle of the sun, and I know for the first that WINTER WILL TRULY END
- Dreams in which I get to talk to my older brother and he is free of all the physical impediments that take that away in waking life
- The rare moments when I get to spend time with people that feel like My People
- When I look at the Palinode and I know that bonding myself to him was the best thing I have ever done
- When one of my cats finds that perfect spot on my lap and I don't have to jump up right away to pee or cook or otherwise disturb our fine balance
- The prospect of becoming an aunt this year
- When the sun breaks through wet, heavy clouds and streaks down to earth right where I am standing
- When I feel that old rush of badass rebelliousness surge through me and I feel certain that this world is my bitch
- Really great sex
- Taking a photograph that catches someone's true face
- Letting someone know I care and feeling like they heard me
- The feel of slick muck through my toes
- When I slip my feet into a pair of shoes that fit with the comfort of orthopedics but look fantastic
- Office supply stores
- Finding a pair of jeans that just feel right on my body and look awesome with every shirt I own
- Working on a difficult design and then suddenly feeling the momentum of everything tumbling into balance
- Finding that $400 wool and cashmere coat for eleventy-thousand percent off
- Falling in love
- Stumbling across tiny, baby frogs
- Knowing that, no matter how narrow my vision is in a given moment, there is always more
- the Palinode's curried cauliflower
- Lying out in a field on a warm summer night and watching the moon
- Foot massages
- Understanding that hope can be a reasoned decision
- Completing a really satisfying list
I gave myself 25 minutes to write 25 things that make me get all double rainbow. Feel free to take 25 minutes and write your own. If you do, leave the url below so we can share and share alike!
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* The title makes reference to the double rainbow video that went viral:
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Reader Comments (13)
gah, this makes me miss you even more.
Also no cinnamon tic tacs. But I am still on the look out.
Yes!!
Great list woman!! And I heard this video on the radio and laughed til I thought I would die. It is hilarious!
Office supply stores! YES!
(Note to the 20 year old me: In 20 years, you will react to a list that includes "Office Supply Stores" and "Really Great Sex", and you will get excited about the former.)
I'm surprised at how many of these things I would actually put on my own list. ... Except maybe the frogs.
I love this list! And that video makes me laugh every single time, no matter how many times I've seen it!
Just reading this last made me feel better. AND it reminded me of how we used to go hunt (look for, not kill) the spring peepers (those little frogs that sing at night) when I was a kid. I can't believe I had forgotten.
I come here to fall in love, and know that without fail, I will....over and over, deeper and deeper. You, Dear Heart, are my Girl Crush, my fantasy of expression. I wish I had your ways....
Admiration and awe, coming your way.
SO inspiring!
XO
Barbara
This made me happy. I share a lot of these too. Especially #12. We could start a club.
Wait, really great sex is #9? AFTER a cat sitting on your lap? These are in no particular order, right?
Stacey, these were definitely in no particular order :)
Love the list, and all three of you ladies in that photo. Envious that you all got to hang out together. :)
Totally awesome! I played along at my place, too.