Five Things that Don't Suck, Jed's Birthday Edition

1. being 4 years younger than he is
2. spending the day with his family, whom I love
3. his fuzzy beard
4. the fact that he's a surprisingly good dancer
5. Saturday birthdays

Five Things that Don't Suck, Gotta Get Down on Friday Edition

1. a relatively short day on campus
2. making lemon cookies
3. eating the aforementioned lemon cookies
4. hanging out with Foleys
5. long weekends

Five Things that Don't Suck, Hanging Out with Julie Edition

1. saying hi to Julie in person*
2. lunch
3. having a day off campus without having to grade**
4. making llamas fat, one 25-cent handful of kibble at a time
5. making the ducks so fat on what is possibly that same kibble that they become too bloated to paddle***

*Hi, Julie!
**this will not last long
***theoretical but entertaining

Five Things that Don't Suck, Random Wednesday Edition

1. oatmeal
2. daisies
3. Robert Downey, Jr.
4. kinda getting stumped after Robert Downey, Jr. because what else could I possibly need to make my day brighter?
5. more Robert Downey, Jr.

Five Things that Don't Suck, Back to School Edition

1. pencils
2. books
3. my dirty looks
4. meeting new students
5. seeing (and hugging!) old students

Five Things that Don't Suck, Last Day of Summer Break Edition

1. not having a 6:30 alarm
2. a leisurely breakfast with my parents
3. getting a nap later if I need one*
4. getting a ton of creative stuff done this afternoon
5. clean laundry**

*I need one
**theoretical

Five Things that Don't Suck, Random End-of-Summer-Break Sunday Edition

1. hanging out with the bees
2. transcribing last night's poem
3. being kind of ready for classes to start*
4. celebrating all the summer birthdays at once
5. the last day of the 3-dog comedy show

*syllabus-wise, anyway