1. the park rangers who agreed to give the hula hoops a spin (1.15.06)
2. the green spirally cauliflower (1.18.06)
3. sharing my MOCA discount with a stranger (1.19.06)
4. driving behind a Honda Coupe today that had its metal stick-on label changed to "SoupdeVille" (1.22.06)
5. hand-embroidered pillowcases (1.28.06)
6. post-rain big, fluffy white clouds
7. being introduced to a favorite patient's baby. baby is told "this is Christine; she took very good care of you before you were born". probably the nicest compliment I've ever received.
8. flowering fruit tree branches at the farmer's market (3.8.06)
9. giant chicken statues on top of buildings
10. the gnome collection (convention?) on top of New Roads school (3.10.06)
11. cesar at the coffee bean on ocean park. friendly --super friendly-- when confronted by a line of coffee-needy people at way too early in the morning (3.14.06)
12. North Woods Inn off the 5. looks like a log cabin covered in snow (3.14.06)
13. almost sunset with impending rain. stormy clouds with a vertical rainbow in the east (3.18.06)
14. Gaby cheering on runners at the marathon with silly, but inspiring words(3.19.06)
15. garlic rolls at C&O (3.25.06)
16. tomatomania. dozens of baby tomato plants with scrumptous descriptions of the fruits and names like boxcar willie. took place at tapia brothers farm with a great big chicken pen in the center (with a huge rooster) and bunnies with lots of space to chase each other (3.28.06)
17. waitresses that call me "hon" (4.1.06)
18. the sound of the tattoo gun (4.9.06)
19. fireworks lights at the go-kart track off the 405 (4.9.06)
20. successfully navigating public transportation in an unknown city. and the people who helped out when i wasn't sure what i was doing (4.10.06)
21. the house with the cows and pirate and cop and other random junk in the front yard. in santa monica. (5.6.06)
22. weekend of crazy lawn decorating ideas: rainbow angels (5.7.06)
23. hooping races (5.7.06)
24. really big thing: the large number of people who will stop and try to help when a bad accident happens (5.10.06)
25. jamaica cakes. it's a little bakeshop. haven't been in, just love the name.
26. the sparkly red miata i see all the time at my gym.
27. steve's version of "sweet child of mine" at amagi's (5.19.06)
28. the fig tree on ocean
29. baby ducks (5.31.06)
30. spontaneous dancing as i'm walking down the street w. grey (thanks for bring that back)
31. how whenever i order pasta at c&o there's always a piece of random noodle (i.e. angel hair in my fusilli)
32. bacon being made by anita just for me (7.2.06)
33. finding more anteaters/aardvarks around west l.a. (8.4 and 8.6.06)
34. FishN'Flush, because what will people think of next? FishnFlush.com (8.13.06)
35. SUV with a tail: someone stuck a big furry tail out of the trunk part of their SUV. made the commute up the 405 a little more fun (8.25.06)
36. silver sharpies
37. the miracle of water on half-dead plants and the speed with which it revives them (9.27.06)
38. the pumpkin field of the 405 (9.28.06)
39. "H-E-double hockey sticks" being said without irony (10.5.06)
40. softly snoring kitties
41. bundles of multi-colored radishes (10.17.06)
42. feral camels
43. older guy in VW smiling and waving as he drives past my car. he was way past before I realized he was waving because we have identical cars
44. people who wink
45. honey fig mascarpone gelato and the nice counterperson willing to check and see if there was any hiding in the back when i looked so forlorn at the gelato case because it was all gone. and there was some hiding in the back!
46. puppies that run with their tongues half out of their mouths
47. pelicans
48. hummingbirds smushing their entire faces into the flowers outside my door to get to the nectar
