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readingredhead) wrote2006-10-26 07:09 pm
readingredhead) wrote2006-10-26 07:09 pm
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Pick-Me-Up
1. NaNoWriMo
2. Hot chocolate on a cold day
3. puppies/kitties/anything small, soft, and cudly
4. stuffed animals
5. knitting
6. friends
7. group activities that involve public humiliation but are so funny that no one who's supposed to be humiliated actually cares
8. Humanities and the ability to for once be placed in a class where the focus is on thinking
9. writing stories
10. writing good stories
11. traveling through Europe
12. my laptop with all its techie gadgets (though most people still have more)
13. the right to vote once I turn 18
14. the right to speak my mind about whatever I want, provided that I use discretion where necessary
15. playing the piano and getting the piece I've been working on for forever to finally sound right
16. singing in the shower and feeling like I've hit all the right notes, even if I haven't
17. understanding things
18. understanding math
19. camaraderie in unlikely places, from unknown faces
20. love
21. Christmas
22. the ocean
23. the sky filled with the moon and thousands upon thousands upon thousands of stars
24. the smell of the pavement after a rain
25. the sound of thunder
26. caramel
27. warm blankets
28. accomplishing a long-held goal, like when I wrote my novel last November
29. musical theater
30. San Francisco
31. Stanford
32. road trips to unknown places
33. field trips to see the Lion King and Wicked, and Berkeley and UCLA
34. the way that dew covers grass in the morning and makes it look silver
35. really thick fog
36. honesty when it's not required
37. laughter
38. when kids say things that are really profound
39. optimism
40. the right to public protest
41. lying out in the sun with my eyes closed and feeling the warmth on my skin, without having to worry about getting a sunburn
42. the insane number of languages there are out there that I want to learn
43. quantum physics and string theory and all of those other things I don't understand but am still intrigued by
44. X-Files
45. The Nanny (the TV show), especially when Fran starts to act like my aunt (or occasionally vice-versa)
46. tales of unexpected consequences
47. when true love conquers all -- especially when "all" is quite a lot -- even if it's only in the books or the movies
48. when a large group of people gather together and sing the same song, whether or not it's being sung well
49. the concept of "the Force"
50. people I respect and admire
51. Julie E. Czerneda and her writing
52. planning surprises for other people
53. writers' workshops where the participants are competent
54. reading aloud or being read aloud to
55. participating in a play or other dramatic performance
56. cafes and coffee shops
57. bookstores
58. old leather-bound tomes written on parchment
59. encouragement and complements from an unlikely source
60. respect
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Some things here, I think, can be (and are) enjoyed by most everyone. Writing workshops with competent folks: nice. Ahem.
I cannot stress the importance of reading aloud enough. Seriously. The kids I work with on Fridays can't read good. For them, reading aloud builds confidence and encourages growth. When we read Ulysses aloud, that was a thing of growth, but a different kind of growth. And in the mornings when there's no library science to be performed, my friend reads children's books to me. We feel a little touched in the head 'cause we enjoy it lots, but it's one of the few things that makes life worthwhile. Y'know?
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I was having a bad day, and I needed to do this to cheer myself up. Today continued to make me feel better. Glad I could help!
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Saw your username on the NaNo forums, thought I'd "visit the website". *waves a paw* (Ironically enough, my "WWW" also redirects to my LJ) :)
Lizard Rat out.
Random Web Wanderer in Albany NY
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