Five Things that Don't Suck, Weekend Edition

1. not having a ton of stuff on the schedule for a change
2. the smell of pumpkin bread in the oven
3. a second, slow cup of coffee
4. dogs who let us sleep in a bit
5. PJs. Comfy, comfy PJs

Five Things that Don't Suck, Stuff I Do for a Living Edition

1. getting to visit good friends at other colleges
2. reading stuff that fascinates me
3. spending a lot of time thinking and processing
4. being creative
5. solving problems

Five Things that Don't Suck, Great Pumpkin Edition

1. Boris Karloff
2. Bela Lugosi
3. James Whale
4. Zita Johann*
5. tiny candy bars

*Google her. And then watch what she does. 

Five Things that Don't Suck, Largely Theoretical Edition

1. not seeing any Christmas commercials until after Halloween
2. not seeing any Christmas commercials until after Thanksgiving*
3. calmly rationing out tiny candy bars
4. only buying Halloween candy I don't like*
5. the prospect of the nursery school costume parade around campus today

*from the Fat Chance Dept.

Five Things that Don't Suck, Game 6 Edition

1. not jinxing the Sox
2. the way Papi likes to carry Koji around sometimes
3. a World Series that's actually fun to watch*
4. Koji saying, "I am just a regular human being."**
5. finishing out the Series at Fenway

*even if I don't allow myself to do so (see #1)
**possibly a lie

Five Things that Don't Suck, Case of the Mondays Edition

1. sleeping in
2. leisurely breakfasts
3. long conversations over a second cup of coffee*
4. the possibility of a nap later
5. The Sox and the Pats
*or a third. Or whatever.

Five Things that Don't Suck, Seeing Stars Edition

1. vegetables*
2. the gorgeous photo of a bee that my friend Nan brought to us yesterday**
3. pie for breakfast***
4. asterisks****
5. planning the next Clancy visit already

*almost all of them
**thanks, Nan!
***theoretical. I actually had roasted root vegetable hash with leftover roasted broccoli and cauliflower for breakfast. Because I have a will of IRON
****see what I did there?
*****mark your calendars