July 14: The rest of the list

okay. Since nobody else took the bait, four more things to feel positively about:

7. Post It Notes. God I love them. I'm disappointed by the limited colors available to me, particularly in the cheaper generic versions,* but I love them nonethless.

* "Ask your doctor if a generic version is available!" Maybe Post-Its are my drug of choice. Sadly, much like reall health care, the kind I want is undoubtedly not covered by my insurance.

8. Summer tomatoes. Every year I decide I'm not going to eat tomatoes out of season, but of course I do, because what's a salad without a little tomato? But then summer rolls around again, and real, earthy, drippy, mooshy garden tomatoes are available, and it's suddenly so clear that hothouse tomoatoes are horrible cardboard imitations. Mmmm. Tomaaaaaatoes.

9. Sparkly nail polish. If you're going to wear nail polish, sparkly is the best. I have heard that manicurists hate it because it never comes off. I love it because...well, it never comes off. Also? Sparkly!

10. Postcards. Postcards are the perfect form of communication; they're usually a pleasant surprise for the receiver, they're cheap, and you don't have to think of anything complex or well-argued to say. And if you write them when you're sort of drunk, you have the option of NOT mailing them in the morning.


That's it. I think I'll go whistle home now and eat a tomato sandwich.