So that I will not be accused of only making lists of heavy and depressing stuff like doubts, here is installment #1 of “Things I Like”! I have put “10-2005″ in the title, which implies but does not do anything like promise that this will be a monthly series. The list is not supposed to be particularly deep, so please do not feel injured that I do not mention our relationship, or Jesus, or anything like that. But do remember that I spend most of my days coding, and so a lot of this will be my inner nerd coming out. Here is the list, in no particular order:
- Semifreddis cinnamon swirl bread
- Drinking tea again, since it’s cold enough to
- The Velvet Teen
- Jimmy Eat World’s Stay on My Side Tonight EP
- Takk
- Jed’s Other Poem
- Installing Kubuntu and trying to get wireless drivers working
- Ndiswrapper (see previous item)
- Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell
- Ruby on Rails
- Cron + PHP for the win in easy archive/backup
- “tail -f access_log | grep IP” for tracking use patterns on this site in real time, and “tail -f access_log” in general for a good procrastination method
- The World of Warcraft grind
- Flaming Dr. Peppers
- The Palo Alto Moonlight 10k (for complicated reasons having to do with not paying the sign-up fee, I ran as “Ryan Frederick”, in the 30-39 division, though I am still only 23)
- Intense ultimate frisbee with friends
- Dropping temperatures and overcast skies
- Pad Thai all the time
- Harry Potter VI out loud with Nyffy (the Chris one)
- The Firefly Complete Series
- Arrested Development - Season One
- favicon.ico
- Pizza + beer + WoW with my brother at my family’s place in San Francisco
- Uncomfortable honesty
- A dream in progress
- Strong community
- Hope that doesn’t die for some reason
(OK, I did get a little deep at the end; I couldn’t help it!)
Things I like about october:
-pumpkin candles
-pumpkin pie
-little pumpkin candies
-pumpkin chai
-pumpkin latte
-pumpkin beer
-pumpkin ice cream
Things I’m looking forward to:
-cranberry candles
-cranberry sauce
-cranberry smoothie
-peppermint tea
-peppermint ice cream
Wow, your list looks a lot more consistent than mine.
Isn’t it interesting how October = pumpkin, November = cranberry, and December = peppermint. I have to say December is by far my favorite.
cron is a beautiful thing! i love my crontable… LOVE my crontable!
Cron sucks! I’m all about TRON!!!
Ohhh…I like this game!
Things I like about fall:
leaves changing pretty colors…and understanding the biology behind it =)
dreary afternoons
snuggling up by the first fire of the year
cozy sweaters
pumpkin pie
tromping through leaves and hearing them crunch underneath your feet
hearing the rain on the roof
warm gingerbread lattes in the red cups from starbucks
eating soup for dinner…and eating leftovers for lunch
turning the heat up really high in my car
seeing the joy in little kids when the dress up for halloween
pumpkin patches and hay rides
knowing that harry potter and the goblet of fire is not too far away!
fall is my favorite time of year!! =)
A few . . .
Lying in El Cap meadow as the sunset lights 3000 feet of stone on fire
Cinnamon toast and hot chocolate on a rainy day
Narrow trails through a forest
Wishing there were days of old, when magic ruled the air
Feeling my pulse quicken
Being wistful for you know not exactly what; this is my version of longing
Smiling and laughing to yourself when thinking of past conversations
Finding a perfect rhythm while running
Rocking out, singing along
Jonathan, I’m a little concerned about some of the things you said you enjoyed. So why don’t I write a long polemic on why what you like is wrong, and what I like is right. Up for it?