Saturday, May 11, 2013

Five Things that Don't Suck, Random Edition

1. weekends
2. cinnamon
3. long runs
4. being scolded for the various bee names I didn't include a couple of weeks ago (Buzz Aldrin, Buzz Lightyear, Ruth Buzzy)
5. pants

Friday, May 10, 2013

Five Things that Don't Suck, Slow Morning Edition

1. waking up without an alarm even though it's an on-campus day
2. huevos rancheros (not that I have any...but I would like to)
3. black t-shirts and jeans*
4.  watching the dogs both try to fit into the same sunny spot on the floor
5. Butler's quiet sense of victory

*Bonus: black t-shirts are especially good for hiding any huevos rancheros-related stains that might appear

Thursday, May 9, 2013

Five Things that Don't Suck, Mid-Week Date Night Edition

1. watching Robert Downey, Jr. blow things up (or dance, or mug for the camera, or read the phone book, or, really, whatever he wants me to pay 10 bucks to watch him do)
2. popcorn
3. not actually being the only people under the age of 80 in the theater for a change (it had to happen eventually)
4. the hilariously screen-filling list of special effects credits
5. picking random names out of the credits and telling Jed I want to change my name

Wednesday, May 8, 2013

Five Things that Don't Suck, Poor Sick Gracie Edition

1. chicken broth
2. belly rubs (gently!)
3. pity
4. naps
5. maybe a little piece of chicken. Maybe. OK, a little chicken...Is there any more chicken?

Tuesday, May 7, 2013

Five Things that Don't Suck, Giant Public Art Edition

1. The Spire of Dublin
2. that big chrome ball in Leeds (I think it's in Leeds)
3. the poetry tree in Torino
4. the LOVE in Philadelphia
5. that giant rubber duck (currently in Hong Kong, next location TBA)

Monday, May 6, 2013

Five Things that Don't Suck, Some Mondays are Easier than Others Edition

1. finals week (for the professors, anyway)
2. finding students sleeping in various parts of the library, clutching their Chinese take-out containers
3. owning stock in Red Bull or any of the local coffee places (theoretical)
4. the proverbial light at the end of the tunnel
5. being young enough to still think that pulling an all-nighter is a reasonable idea

Sunday, May 5, 2013

Five Things that Don't Suck, What a Difference a Year Makes Edition

1. spending an afternoon in the sun with good friends
2. the shower you take after working really, really hard
3. being able to see dirt wash down the drain like some yard-work version of the shower scene in Psycho
4. an exceptionally good night's sleep
5. not being the least bit achy the next day (RAAAAR! Mighty!)