Worthwhile things

[pat]

What a crappy day. Rather than doing my usual wallowing, however, I am going to list some of the things that make life worthwhile (in no particular order):


Beeswax candles
My kids
Ben and Jerry's Fudge Central
Roger McGuin's pealing guitar intro to "Mr. Tambourine Man"
Hugging brian1789
Cyberhugs (and real ones) from geekchick
Chatting with griffen
LJ -- and all my friends here
frankenboob's sense of humor
Christmas music
Advent wreaths
Pleasantly surprising people
PBS
The Powerpuff Girls
The Wild Thornberries
Hot tubs
Tom Lehrer
Folk music
Rock Music
Jazz
"Take Five" by Dave Brubek
"Rhapsody in Blue" by George Gershwin
"In My life" by the Beatles
The second side of "Abbey Road" -- especially that killer bridge between "Polythene Pam" and "She Came in through the Bathroom Window"
Roger Daltrey's vocals on "Won't Get Fooled Again"
just about anything sung by Kathy Mattea or Mary Chapin Carpenter
Good animation, traditional or computer-generated
Bad puns
Bonfires
Beaches in winter
"Red Dwarf"
"Law and Order" and "CSI"
"Bambi Meets Godzilla"
LOTR: novels and movies
silly Naked Quidditch sites
Singing
Sunrises and sunsets over the ocean
Football
T-ball games -- and the small people who play them
Knowing my friends know who I am, and they like me anyway


So, what do you think makes life worthwhile?

Comments

[the-ogre.livejournal.com]

"So, what do you think makes life worthwhile?"

There's so much!

Being partnered with 7patches
Being partnered with fannyfiga
Spending time in the company of good friends - and the having the ability to recognize that I really do have an amazing group of them.
Good music (listening to Taj Mahal's live version of "Corrina", right now (and it segued into "Dry & Heavy" from Burning Spear and then the live version of Monkey See by The Flecktones)
Good food
Winding roads and a motorcycle to explore them on
Books, and having time to read 'em.
Making art for myself and others
Juggling
Flying kites
Traveling to far places
Going on road trips
The coast - any ocean, any coast - especially when it's raining
Good design
Funky architecture
Massage
Hot tubbing
Getting the tasks that I set for myself completed.

I could literally go on for hours - and I've got a silly grin on my face now.

Ooooh... the pressure.

[frankenboob.livejournal.com]

First of all I'd like to state that I agree w/most of your list. (Hey! I'm on it too! Thank you. :) Were you still at the advent festival when I figured out that I was allergic to one of the greens? Rash up both arms. Pretty wreath though. Hee.

I don't even know where to start with my *worthwhile* list. Life, as a whole, is worthwhile... even if it (pardon the expression) sucks ass sometimes. By and large, what makes my life worthwhile is the belief that if I hang around long enough, I can catch the next upward swing. Faith that things will improve... that they're not as awful as they seem. Sounds hokey... but I wouldn't be here today if I didn't believe that life is a gift. (The whole *future/promise which lies within* shpeal.)

Off the top of my head:

My son in *footy pjs* & the size of his heart
My daughter's artistic abilities & ditto on the heart
Floating in the bathtub
Memories of my Grandmother
Photos... looking at old ones, taking new ones
Sleeping in the crook of D's arm (this should be at the top of the list)
Green tea ice cream
Ice cream in general
Friends... long lost & found again, new and intriguing
Cobalt blue drinking glasses
Getting kids to think *outside the box* (makes my job worthwhile)
Did I mention ice cream already?
Suede/Leather/Silk
Going to the movies
My bed...

On that note, I'm going to sign off and go climb into it... mmmmmm.